480 War Preparation 6
In the workshop outside the city, Li You did another thing. He made two casting molds out of steel, and asked several blacksmiths to cast two cannons out of cast iron, and then cut the cast iron again with a boring machine and a cutting tool. The bore of the gun is the same caliber as other artillery. It is just front-mounted. The tube wall is still very thick. The body of the gun is almost one meter long. His plan is to launch iron beads. At close range, it is powerful. Not small, it can kill and wound the enemy on a large scale.
Looking at the thick guy with a thickness of three centimeters on the front tube wall, Li You shook his head helplessly. He really didn't want to make this kind of gun, but in fortresses and battlefields, it is better to have it than nothing, how powerful is it? , Will it explode? He still needs to try to know.
To the west of the bastion fortress, Li You asked two men weighing three hundred kilograms to be pulled here with two artillery carts, and placed them at a distance of 100 meters from the fortress’s heavy stone wall. Can the shotgun be formed at such a distance effectively? Strike, Li You didn't know. In order to test the two guns, Li You added three catties of gunpowder to see if this cast iron gun could stand it. ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм
After the gunpowder was loaded, he wrapped hundreds of iron balls with a diameter of about one centimeter in cloth and stuffed them into the barrel. This time the lead wire could be added a bit longer. Then, Li You ran away quickly. He was really scared. This thing explodes, after all, the cast iron is too brittle. Although the rear part is nearly five centimeters thick, the risk of exploding is still very high.
At this moment, Heizi and Tanzberg came here, and they really wanted to see what Li You was tinkering with during this time. After a loud "bang", the cannon exploded, but he jumped off the two people and the guards behind them, and he was stunned. Then he looked at others and saw several people besides him. Some were dumbfounded, others were nothing at all, and those slaves who worked seemed to be used to it.
Li Youzheng wanted to check at the stone wall, and when he saw the two of them coming, he shouted: "Don't be stunned, come here."
After the two passed, Heizi asked, "Young Master, what is this? Why is such a big movement like thunder."
Before Li You could speak, Tanzberg couldn't wait to ask: "Daduhu, what is this thing, why is there such a loud noise? You asked me to be a blacksmith, is it used to make this thing? What's the use?"
Li You said in Sogdian: "General Tanzberg, this is a cannon. After being loaded with gunpowder, it can inspire iron beads to attack the enemy. Did you see the stone wall in front? It, now, let’s see if the iron ball hit the stone wall."
After speaking, Li You took the lead. Fortunately, Heizi could understand now, so he didn't ask much. He followed Li You and Tanzberg to the stone wall. The results of the inspection are still good. Although there are some iron beads on the ground, clear bullet marks on the stone wall can be seen. For Heizi and Tanzberg, this might be very powerful. If so many iron balls were shot out in one shot, it would be a powerful weapon to kill the enemy on the battlefield. Now, the two of them are a little happy, they I just wanted to ask how to deal with the upcoming war.
"Young Master, with this thing, we are not afraid of the big cannibals. Why didn't you make it clear earlier, so that you have been thinking about how to fight the big cannibals during this period of time."
"You really think too much. Getting this stuff is not as easy as you think. By the time of the war, there won't be many guns. If the big cannibal can bear such damage and fight with us to the end, We still won’t have too much chance of winning, and ultimately it depends on the people in your hands."
Li You really does not have much confidence. In the end, it is estimated that this type of cast iron cannon will not be cast. It is estimated that it will only be more than a dozen or twenty. The current workload of the blacksmiths is very heavy, especially the people who make explosive bombs. , I can’t sleep long enough to get up and continue to work. In this way, I can only make ten per day. Such a number is really too small. Now, the first batch of coal shipped by Zhang Da is about to run out. If it can't be connected, the number of weapons will be reduced. Thinking of this, Li You has a headache. If it weren't for these circumstances, Li You wouldn't have been ruthless to cast iron cannons with all his strength. After all, this thing is relatively simple, and the shot iron balls are easy to obtain, so I can only use this as a supplement.
After checking the barrel carefully, Li You felt relieved. The amount of medicine in the future is two catties, and the barrel should be acceptable. Next, he will test another cannon. If there is no problem, he can cast it with all his strength. How much he can make depends on when the enemy comes.
When the artillery fired again, Tanzberg was filled with infinite joy. In his opinion, the enemy would never withstand the blow of this weapon. As long as the artillery was a little more, the enemy would be frightened. It came back after a big defeat.
Next, Li You asked Dong Kui and others to run under the stone wall to insert a few wooden targets, and asked them to start charging the artillery. After all, Li You taught them how to use artillery, and they need to add more. Practice and teach others when you go back. This time the medicine is two kilograms. Whether it can be as powerful as before can only be known after this time.
Li You asked Heizi, "How many people were brought over from Zhuhai Park now?"
"More than 80 people died in the battle, and 406 people are left. The rest are disabled, and the disabled have made their homes here."
Li You nodded, he knew that only these people were missing, because Heizi used them less, otherwise, where would they die.
"These people asked them to come to me, and I will teach them how to use these weapons." New 81 Chinese network update the fastest computer terminal: https://
"Knowing the young master, I will let them come after the little one returns."
After giving instructions to Heizi, Li You said to Tanzberg again: "General Tanzberg, I need someone to use these weapons here. You can help me find some. It doesn’t need too many, about 300 people are enough, but there are One requirement is that they must be loyal and they must need reliable people."
Regarding this requirement, even if Li You does not say anything, Tanzberg will do the same. The current Huo Xunguo is a bit complicated. Although most of the soldiers in the army are the original Huo Xunguo, some others have also been added , Who wants to be reliable, he will not choose casually.
"Most Protector, I will pick the warriors from the Ute Department to come."
"Well, I want someone tomorrow."
Tanzberg nodded and said, "I'll go back and select people later, so that they will be here tomorrow morning."
After talking about this, the artillery sounded again. The recoil of the gun body was obviously smaller, but its power remained undiminished. Li You had seen several targets inserted on the ground fall down, and the stone wall was still shot out by iron beads. A cloud of dust, not bad. (End of this chapter)