A trace of Mars ignited at the tail of the fuse and quickly extended into the inside of the Hu Zun cannon barrel.

"boom……"

When Mars reached its end, a deafening explosion suddenly sounded.

Then, the orange-red flame produced by the burning of gunpowder ejected from the muzzle.

Not only that, the black smoke produced by the burning of black gunpowder also emerged from the muzzle and quickly enveloped the tiger cannon.

Of course, the pungent smell of smoke produced by the burning of gunpowder is spreading with the black smoke.

When everyone reacted from the shock of the shelling and looked at the scarecrows dozens of meters away from Wei Zheng's eyes, the row of scarecrows in the front had all been pushed to the front.

After nodding very satisfied with the shelling effect he had observed, Wei Zheng shouted: "Let's go with me to see the specific results of this gun. See how powerful the Tiger Lord cannon is, and whether it can satisfy everyone."

Among the dense scarecrows, more than a dozen scarecrows scattered on the outermost periphery were all knocked down to the ground. Not only that, several lead bullets were scattered on each scarecrow...

It can be imagined that if all these scarecrows were replaced with Tartar soldiers and put on ordinary leather armor, the dense lead bullets fired by the Tiger Cannon could easily be shot into the Tartars' bodies and a destructive blow to the Tartars.

Shi Chang, who was closely behind Wei Zheng, said with a look of surprise: "General, the power of the Tiger Cannon is so great. If you shoot one shot, it is even more powerful than the round of arrows shot by dozens of our archers..."

Seeing everyone's increasingly hot eyes at Hu Zun Cannon, Wei Zheng interrupted decisively.

"Brothers, although the power of the Tiger Cannon is very powerful, the Tiger Cannon is not without its shortcomings."

"First of all, the weight of the Tiger Lord cannon is too clear and the barrel wall is too thin. This determines that the Tiger Lord cannon cannot hold too much gunpowder, and the Tiger Lord cannon explodes when it is fired..."

"There is less gunpowder used to fire artillery shells, and the range of the Tiger Cannon is very close... The Tiger Cannons in front of us can only fly out of eighty meters even if they fire solid iron bombs. Of course, if they launch the shotgun we just shot, their effective range is only forty meters at most, which is not within the range of the Tartar archers."

"So, in any battle where the tiger cannon participate, the gunner must be prepared to defend against the Tartar archers. The shields that should be prepared must be prepared, and you must not be careless..."

Seeing everyone nodding thoughtfully, Wei Zheng continued to speak.

"This is one of them. The Tiger Lord Cannon has another disadvantage, that is, it is that it is loading too slowly... After one shot is shot, it will take a long time to complete the preparation for the second cannon. In this process, enemies dozens of meters away have rushed to everyone..."

"So, in many battles that the Ming army had experienced, the Tiger Cannon often had to withdraw from the battlefield after firing a round of shells, and there was almost no possibility of maintaining the sustainability of artillery fire..."

At this moment, Wei Zheng could no longer see the heat just now on everyone's face, but a heavy feeling.

At this time, Wei Zheng's words suddenly changed, and he followed and added: "The disadvantage of the Tiger Lord's range is close to the target, and we cannot change it. However, we can seize artillery with a range of farther and more powerful than the Tiger Lord's cannon from the Tatars to make up for our shortcomings..."

"However, we can find other ways to solve the disadvantage of the Tiger Zun Cannon's loading time for too long and the shooting speed is too slow..."

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng suddenly showed a mysterious smile on his face, reminding everyone: "In order to shoot more shells before the enemy attacks our true meaning and give the enemy greater damage, we can solve this problem in two aspects."

"The first aspect is to change our shelling method, and the second aspect is to find ways to shoot shells..."

Shi Chang's eyes lit up in front of Wei Zheng, and he asked Wei Zheng with anticipation: "General, do you already have a specific solution?"

Wei Zheng did not speak, but asked with a mysterious look on his face: "Well... you should have seen spearmen training in normal times. Haven't you found anything available from spearmen one after another..."

Under Wei Zheng's reminder, everyone, including Shi Chang, fell into silence and thinking.

Just as Wei Zheng was about to give some reminders again, Shi Chang suddenly thought of something and asked Wei Zheng thoughtfully: "General, what do you mean is to divide the tiger cannon into three, and fire the cannon round after round..."

"Yes..." Wei Zheng said with an excited expression.

"According to the width of the front of the battlefield, divide the Tiger Venerable cannon into two or three... After the first batch of Tiger Venerable cannons fire, the second batch of Tiger Venerable cannons, the third round of Tiger Venerable cannons... followed closely with the fire."

"After three-wheeled cannon fire, the Tartars would be blocked by the lead shells fired by the Tiger Cannon dozens of meters away. At this time, the first batch of Tiger Cannons that had been fired have been reloaded and can carry out a new round of shooting..."

"In this way, our limited Tiger Cannon cannons cannons over and over again. Before the enemy attacks our positions, they can shoot as many lead bullets as possible to kill the enemy's vitality..."

What Wei Zheng said is summarized into a few words, which is the 'three-stage' shooting.

The "three-stage" shooting used on muskets is used on cannons, allowing the cannons to exert greater power on the battlefield.

Therefore, as soon as Wei Zheng's analysis fell, Shi Chang replied with surprise: "General, I understand... By firing artillery in this way, you can continuously maintain the continuous artillery fire and give the enemy's attacking troops the maximum killing."

Wei Zheng nodded in agreement. Then he continued to order.

"Whether you divide into three-stage types to shoot or two-stage types to shoot, your artillery platoon needs to explore on your own. Therefore, in addition to training, your next tasks will also summarize the training results at any time and find out new tactics for artillery combat."

"Please rest assured, General, and ensure that the task is completed..." More than 20 gunners said in unison, full of confidence in their words.

Seeing the confident expression on everyone's faces recovered again, Wei Zheng continued to speak: "Next, we will solve the problem of loading the Tiger Zun Cannon..."

"The entire Tiger Zun Cannon loading process has the following steps: loading gunpowder, compacting; loading lead bullets, compacting; finally loading solid iron balls. Only in the end can it be launched..."

"This series of processes is both complex and indispensable..."

"During the battle, as long as one of the links is missing, the shells we loaded cannot be shot out, and even a blow-up occurs."

"Everyone think about it, is there any way to reduce these links and save the time for shell loading..."

The artillery's "three-stage" shooting methods have exceeded the acceptance range of these "cannoners", not to mention the more advanced artillery loading technology.

So, after Wei Zheng finished speaking, he responded to him in addition to silence.

Wei Zheng, who had already had his own ideas in his heart, did not hide it and said bluntly to everyone: "Brothers, I have an idea in my heart and I don't know if it's feasible..."

"Everyone should be clear: among all the cannons equipped by the official army, in addition to the Tiger Cannon, there is also a Folang machine cannon with more powerful performance."

"There is a great advantage of the Folang machine guns that are loading quickly. The reason for this is that each Folang machine gun is equipped with several sub-cannons. As long as the sub-cannon is loaded into the barrel, the Folang machine gun can be fired, and there is no need to go through the cumbersome loading process like the Tiger Cannon..."

"My thought is whether we can prefabricate the Tiger Cannon shells in advance like the Flang machine cannon. On the battlefield, directly load the prefabricated shells into the barrel and insert the fuse, and then fire the cannon to reduce the cumbersome loading process."

"Premade shells..." Shi Chang, who had never contacted the Flanger cannon, asked in confusion.

"Yes, it is to pre-made shells... use a mold of the same caliber as the gun, compact the gunpowder and lead bullets. Then, wrap it with waterproof oil paper, and apply a layer of lubricated grease around it."

"On the battlefield, directly stuff this prefabricated shell with oil paper into the barrel chamber, and then pierce the fuse through the oil paper, insert it into the prefabricated shell, and finally ignite the fuse and fire the gun."
Chapter completed!