After listening to the command from Fengji, the gunman in the No. 1 gun position repeated it, and the gunmen immediately moved. The four gunmen cooperated and performed their duties, busy but not messy.

Gunner No. 1 stuffed four packs of gunpowder bags made of nitrified paper into the barrel, Gunner No. 2 pushed the gunpowder bag into the barrel with a bullet rod, Gunner No. 3 was responsible for inserting the fuse, Gunner No. 4 put the shells with wooden bullet brackets and wood pipe fuses from the muzzle, and the firing preparation was completed.

Although the loading process of the cannon is complicated, it actually takes only about three breaths, which is already very fast.

When the gunners loaded, the gunner was ready to ignite the Xinxiang. As soon as the loading was completed, he immediately shouted: "One shot is good."

Feng Jizhong shouted: "Light fire, fire the fire."

The cannon leader without hesitation put the incense head towards the fuse and ignited it.

"Hiss...bang...boom..."

The fuse was only ignited for less than two breaths, and a loud bang was heard, even the warship was shaken. A bunch of fire and smoke quickly rose from the target position in the distance, and the explosion came from afar.

It took less than ten breaths from the time Mao Shiba sent out a signal to the shell hitting the target. Yang Yifei was quite satisfied with his training results.

It is worth mentioning that the actual finished flowering shell is not the kind that Yang Yifei originally envisioned, and needs to ignite the fuse.

After several test shots, he found that although this shell is easy to make, produces faster, and has less logistical pressure, it is very dangerous, so he used a more advanced detonation method at the expense of production.

The initial flowering bullet requires first igniting the shell fuse, then igniting the cannon's launching medicine fuse, and knocking it out, which is very dangerous.

After the shell fuse is ignited, it is fine if it is successfully launched. Even if the length of the fuse is inaccurate, it doesn’t matter if it is blown up early or late, at least it won’t blow up your own people.

But once the shell fuze has been ignited and the launcher fuze has not been successfully ignited, or the fuse has not ignited the gunpowder, it is over. The shell will explode in the barrel, and the explosion will occur. Not only will one artillery be lost, the gunner team will also bury the artillery with it.

So Yang Yifei created another slightly more complex but safer shell. This shell uses a wood-pipe fuse and is equipped with a wooden bullet bracket.

This kind of fuse does not need to be specifically ignited. It can rely on the gas from the launcher to ignite the shell fuse. The moment the shell is fired out, it is ignited at the same time, which is very safe.

Of course, this is only theoretically safe, because the shell is spherical and friction with the inner wall of the barrel during the bore discharge will cause rolling.

What happens when the shell rolls to the fuse and faces the explosive launching drug? The only result is that the woody telescope is pressed into the body of the bullet and then directly detonates the shell in the barrel, which is also the result of the explosion.

So in order to solve this problem, the wooden support is the key. The wooden support can prevent the shell from rolling around, so that the fuse will always face the muzzle during the shell's bore.

In addition to this benefit, wooden brackets can also effectively seal gas leakage. Due to the light wooden brackets, the "badminton principle" self-stabilizing structure of heavy head and light tail will be caused, making the ballistic more accurate.

The famous "Hodgkis Grenades" and "Shucking Shot" during the American Civil War were this architecture. Yes, this kind of shell was two hundred years ahead of this era.

...

On the other hand, after Mao Shiba sent out the signal flare, everyone held their breath and waited for the arrival of that moment.

Although they have seen it many times when testing artillery guns and calculating the length of the telecommunications required for each number of charges.

But before, they would have shot shells into the sea and exploded a splash of water. They had never seen the scene of shells falling on land!

"call out……"

The Napoleon gun's bore out speed was 439 meters per second, exceeding the speed of sound, so they had not heard the roar of the cannon when it was fired, and there was a scream in the sky.

"Boom..."

With a loud bang, everyone felt that the land under their feet was shaking slightly. A piece of fire and smoke rose from the mountain peaks 150 or 60 meters away in front, and a large pit appeared at the bounce point.

Looking at the destructive power of the shell, everyone felt their hearts beating and their breathing became rapid, because what they saw was not only the power of the artillery, but also the hope of the great achievements of the anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Yifei grinned and said loudly: "Brothers, this cannon sound is probably not enough. I am afraid that Hong Antong will not be able to react. Let's give him a lively fun. The musket team will give me a round of guns to the mountain."

"yes."

As soon as he heard Yang Yifei's order, the musket team immediately became energetic. The musketeers on both wings were all ten people in a row, half a meter apart, and were divided into five rows in total.

During the battle, when the first row of musketeers finished firing, they immediately turned around and retreated from the queue gap to the back to load the bullets. The second row was connected, and then the third row, the fourth row, and the fifth row, went forward to fire in turn.

When the fifth row finishes the gun and the first row has almost loaded the ammunition, the cycle will continue to maintain the sustainability of the firepower.

At this time, Yang Yifei ordered the first row of musketeers immediately opened the hammer and pulled the trigger towards the mountain.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."

The gunshots rang out rhythmically, and it was only after five rounds that they calmed down again. The foot of the mountain was quiet, but the mountain was full of chaos.

The Dragon Cultists on the mountain were shocked when the cannons rang out, but they did not realize what was going on and were still asking each other.

But when Hong Antong, who was about to have breakfast, his face changed drastically when he heard the loud noise. The believers couldn't hear it. How could he, a guy who had been colluding with the Rakshasa Kingdom for many years, not hear it?

Su Quan asked with a faint look: "Master, what's the sound?"

Hong Antong said with a ugly expression: "It's the artillery, is it someone coming to attack Shenlong Island?"

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."

Following the sound of cannons, there were five dense musket volleys, and Hong Antong's face became even more ugly. "Mustgun, it turns out that someone attacked Shenlong Island. I heard that the sound had reached the foot of the mountain. Madam quickly left and left the house so that the house would not be knocked down."

Su Quan hurriedly stood up with Hong Antong and rushed out of the house. As soon as he arrived outside the door, he saw Wulong envoys coming quickly and hurriedly bowing to see the two of them.

Qinglong envoy Xu Xueting said anxiously: "Report to the leader, I don't know when a fleet appeared on the Northeast sea. Just now, a fire shot at the base on the ship. There were also dense muskets sounds at the foot of the mountain. Please ask the leader to decide."

Hong Antong said in a deep voice: "Select people to find out who came to attack Shenlong Island, how many people came, and ordered the sects to find a place to hide, so they should not enter the house."

"yes."

The Five Dragon Envoy took the order and Hong Antong quickly ran to the northeast. Su Quan hurriedly followed. Although she always wanted to kill Hong Antong, it was obvious that following him could bring her some sense of security.

When he arrived at the cliff in the northeast direction, Hong Antong hid behind a big rock and looked out. He saw four sea boats and dozens of small boats parked on the sea, but the distance was too far, and he couldn't see the specific situation on the boat.

"Strange, why did they stop after only one shot? There were no believers at the foot of the mountain, why did the other party fire a gun for no reason?" Hong Antong said to himself with a frown.

After Su Quan had passed the initial panic, he had calmed down at this time. After hearing Hong Antong's words, he felt aroused and said, "Master, would the other party not come to attack Shenlong Island? He just wanted to shoot the mountain and shock the tiger, and told us they were here."

Hong Antong's eyes were suddenly clear and praised: "Madam is really smart. It's very likely that this is the case. Let's go back first and wait for the Five Dragon Envoy to report."
Chapter completed!