Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

"It's not too late, why don't we fire a shot now?"

Standing next to the cannon with a smile, Zhang Yan looked past Ma Jun, and couldn't help looking at the shooting range not far away.

No matter who it is, as long as it is a man, it is difficult to refuse the shock and temptation brought by this weapon of mass destruction.

Accompanied by Zhang Yan's words, all the generals couldn't help nodding at the moment, obviously eager to try, wanting to see whether this weapon, which was declared to be much more powerful than Zhentianlei during the initial development period, is really A paper tiger will break if poked.

Seeing this, Ma Jun naturally could only smile, and then stopped his endless data popularization, raised his hands in the direction of everyone, and shrugged slightly.

"Well, well, since you all hope so."

"Then let's fire a shot first."

……

All the people present were from the military, so when they did things, they naturally looked vigorous and resolute.

And Ma Jun, the only one who was not born in the army, was not indecisive. Seeing that everyone present agreed, he simply ordered some officials in the Science and Technology Department and began to transfer the artillery to the area that had been prepared for a long time. Within a good range area.

After everyone watched the officials put a weighed amount of gunpowder into the barrel of the gun, and then filled the muzzle with a pitch-black iron ball, even though everyone was a seasoned veteran, the gunpowder on the shooting range The atmosphere still inevitably became extremely dignified.

In the quiet air, it seemed that something was about to burst out, making Zhang Yan even a little out of breath.

……

"All of them! Irrelevant personnel immediately avoid! The first round of test firing of the Type [-] artillery prototype will begin soon!"

……

"Repeat! Everyone is there, and the irrelevant personnel immediately avoid it, and the first round of artillery test firing will begin soon!"

……

In the quiet air, an official with a dry voice was like a vulture, shouting with that special voice to make all the irrelevant people present to avoid it.

Soon, on the shooting range that was still a little noisy before, the staff quickly retreated, leaving only the opposite direction of the artillery, and a few big men from the army were standing under the eaves and pointing.

Seeing that there was no one in the shooting range, especially the direction of the wooden target, the official looked back at Ma Jun's direction, and Ma Jun also took a deep breath, and then nodded heavily at the other party.

……

"Next, start the first round of test firing!"

"The filling amount is a standard measurement, shoot the target, the No. [-] target!"

"The No. [-] battery is ready!"

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

……

"ignition!"

Chapter 25 Ma Jun with a plan

"preparation!"

"ignition!"

Following Ma Jun's order, Zhang Yan saw a small official holding a torch quickly ignite the torch in his hand, and then put the burning flame close to the medicine room at the end of the cannon.

The little official's movements are very proficient, obviously he has practiced countless times in secret.

When the dancing flame ignited the paper twister at the ignition hole, everyone present saw a wisp of green smoke slowly rising from the rear of the cannon, followed by a muffled sound, and the whole cannon body shook backwards. .

"boom--"

It was a sound like the cork of a wine bottle being pulled out. Standing far behind the crowd, Zhang Yan saw the cannon tremble, and then the filling inside the gunpowder chamber was quickly ignited, and the burning dregs were accompanied by a violent explosion. The expanding air quickly pushed the solid iron ball used as ammunition out of the gun barrel.

It’s just that there is no sense of deterrence as imagined by the ammunition being blasted out. In this test firing, Zhang Yan only saw the ammunition being shot out of the barrel, and after drawing an elegant arc in the air, it was accompanied by a burst of noise. It landed in front of the wooden target not far away.

That's right, the flying speed of the ammunition is so low that the human naked eye can see clearly, and the flying distance of the entire ammunition has only reached the level of less than 30 meters.

Not to mention that the wooden targets used as targets were destroyed, even touching the edges of those targets was not something the shells fired in this test could do.

……

"Well, this... this is probably the level of the three-eyed firecrackers used by the troops of the Southern Song Dynasty during the Song and Yuan Dynasties?"

"Although the range of 30 to [-] meters is normal for early weapons, it is not even half of the range of the bow and arrow. It will be the same as the crossbow. Isn't it a bit embarrassing for firearms..."

Seeing the cannonball flying out, Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat for the first time, and then he felt a sense of loss.

Although this effect was not as serious as the explosion, it always gave him a feeling of not being strong enough.

Not to mention the destructive pleasure, Zhang Yan didn't even hear the sound very clearly.

And all the people present, although their faces were tense, and no one said anything to spoil the fun, but from the eyes of the generals in the army, it can be seen that everyone can only accept this kind of rather cumbersome weapon. It is quite dissatisfied to exert such power.

It's just that it's not quite the same as the others. After seeing the cannon successfully ignited and fired, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to give instructions to the little officials very calmly.

"After the first round of test firing, the No. [-] artillery group immediately cleaned the barrel and reloaded, ready to start the second round of test firing!"

"The charge of the second round of test firing increased by one standard unit compared to the previous one. In addition, you guys..."

With a big wave of his hand, Ma Jun pointed to a few small officials hiding behind the crowd to watch the excitement, and ordered:

"Several of you, go and record the distance between the shell's first landing and the launch site, as well as the subsequent bounce positions, and record them all."

Waving to everyone, Ma Jun saw that the main body of the cannon was not damaged due to the firing of ammunition, and a look of confidence gradually appeared on his face.

Seeing his instructions, Zhang Yan suddenly realized, and while his heart gradually settled down, he also had a better understanding of Ma Jun's cautious and steady character.

"Hehe, that's how it is..."

He shook his head with a helpless smile. After Zhang Yan knew Ma Jun's plan, he regained his confidence in the power of this artillery.

Facing the questioning stares of Ye'er and the others beside him, he didn't say much, but pursed his lips and said:

"No need to say much, I'll just wait and see."

Soon, when everyone was muttering in their hearts, those petty officials had already cleaned up all the residues left in the artillery chamber and the medicine room, and added gunpowder and shells into it.

It's just that compared to last time, the gunpowder they loaded this time was twice as heavy as before.

Obviously, in the case of no significant difference in energy efficiency ratio, increasing the dosage is always the first way to improve the power of weapons.

"ignition!"

Following the other party's order, the person in charge of lighting the fire in the gun crew lit the paper again, and covered his ears with his hands.

This time, after doubling the amount of gunpowder, the "Eighty-eight Artillery" showed itself as a firearm for the first time in front of everyone, which is truly different from heavy weapons such as bed crossbows.

"boom--"

Obviously, unlike the dull sound last time, when the artillery was fired this time, the earth-shattering sound made most of the people present feel nervous.

And what appeared with that loud noise was a jet-black projectile.

Everyone saw that the two-inch-long iron ball skipped over the muzzle like a black shadow, and then turned into a black line, flying straight out from the edge of the target.

"So fast!"

Even Yang Feng, who was the strongest among the crowd, only had time to exclaim in his heart. The speed of the projectile was not to say that it was very different from before, but at least the gap was huge, which made him feel a little surprised.

But at this moment, the other two, that is, Zhang Yan and Ma Jun, screamed regretfully in their hearts with one voice.

It is indeed a pity that although the power of this test firing is much higher than that of the last one, the recoil force of the artillery is also much greater, resulting in the firing angle being too high when firing, and the ammunition did not hit the target directly, but Flew away from the target.

But fortunately, at least after this test, Zhang Yan can be sure in his heart that what he has spent so long tinkering with is obviously not the level of a children's toy that can only shoot a dozen or 20 meters away.

"The gun crew immediately cleaned the barrel and cooled the overheated barrel. Our test product is only this one. We must cherish it, and we must not cause too much loss in this experiment!"

"As for the others, what are you still looking at!"

"Hurry up and sort out and record the data of the second round of shooting."

Standing not far away, looking at Ma Jun giving orders, Zhang Yan smiled and shook his head.

I don't know why, although the other party has a very humble appearance whether in front of himself or in front of Zhang Ju and others, but when it comes to serious work, Ma Jun will subconsciously show a rather capable temperament , so that those officials from ordinary families are a little shocked.

But this is also good, after all, his age is too young compared to others, so pretending to be more mature may not be a bad thing in the workplace.

Chapter 26 Costs

Soon, under the command of Ma Jun, the third round of test firing with the same charge as the second round successfully hit the wooden target at a distance of 30 meters, and directly smashed the top of the wooden target. I am afraid that this kind of power falls on people, and it is not something ordinary soldiers of this era can easily bear.

While those petty officials were busy with their work, Zhang Yan also counted silently in his heart for a while, and then a burst of thoughts arose.

……

"From cleaning debris, cooling to reloading, the firing interval of a gun group is about three to four minutes? This is not bad."

"It's just that after this operation, I'm afraid it will take a lot of work to bring out the full strength of a cannon, and at least a ten-man squad will form the artillery crew, isn't it?"

"According to this ratio, I will prepare 3000 or [-] artillery pieces casually, and with the supporting transport team and guards, wouldn't it be necessary to reach a scale of [-] to [-] people?"

He secretly commented in his heart. Although Zhang Yanming had some complaints about the complicated operation process of this kind of artillery, he also knew that the ratio of artillery to soldiers was [-]:[-] in the period when the artillery just appeared. common thing.

Even in some poorer armies, a team of two to three thousand people may not be equipped with two or three artillery pieces.

And if twenty or thirty cannons formed a formation with each other, and the other party did not have any key technological breakthroughs, such vitality was actually enough for him.

If a battalion of a thousand people can be equipped with a hundred cannons, then the soldiers in this army are not human beings, and they are all replaced by mechanical prosthetics or even synthetic humans.

Reality is neither a novel nor a game. Naturally, such a thing would not happen in Lujiang under Zhang Yan's rule.

Silently thinking about the best way to use this [-]-type artillery, Zhang Yan's time passed quickly this afternoon.

At the same time, it took the entire Lujiang Science and Technology Department a whole afternoon to test and record all the various data of this artillery.

When Ma Jun found him with the data, Zhang Yan suddenly realized that it was already dark outside, but he didn't even have time to eat dinner.

Although he was hungry, it was obvious that the experimental data of his first firearm must be more attractive to him than food.

……

"Then, my lord, the basic test data is like this."

"Today we experimented with seven different charges. Among them, when we use four standard units of gunpowder, the artillery can exert the greatest power. The faster the artillery ejects from the chamber, the farther it will shoot."