Hepo Town was the seat of Jiexi County in later generations. As the name suggests, it is naturally to the west of Jieyang County and adjacent to Huizhou Prefecture. Fengshunying is in Jieyang County and crosses the northwest of Xinheng Town, and then to the north is Cheng Township.

County. There are two places here. Effective control can block enemies from these two directions.

However, Zheng Hongkui was the first to send troops to Jieyang County, and Zheng Hongkui should be responsible for the defense. Zheng Chenggong's army entered the Jieyang area, which also aroused the fear of Liu Gongxian and others. Although there have been no problems so far, but

Still, Shi Lang brought it out.

It is difficult to say clearly whether the opposition was motivated by genuine intention or not, because when Zheng Chenggong swept through the three counties in southwestern Chaozhou and then moved north to Jieyang, Liu Gongxian and others did appear to be on guard.

Especially when Zheng Chenggong raided Huibai Village and Cai Yuanlai of Xinheng Town came to attack him, the gates of the village were closed tightly, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Another round of disputes, still without a result. In the final analysis, Zheng Chenggong estimated that it was not Liu Gongxian, even Huang Yingjie was one level worse, but in the final analysis it was his fourth uncle Zheng Hongkui, because once he won this

These two key points completely sealed Zheng Hongkui's presence in the county. Some rifts were inevitable between the two of them.

For this reason, Zheng Chenggong decided to go to Jieyang County to talk to Zheng Hongkui first. The next day, Chen Kai, Shi Lang and others followed Zheng Chenggong into the county.

After entering the city, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui had a secret conversation. As for the former's invitation, the latter expressed their willingness to cooperate with the troops entering Hepo Town and Fengshun Camp. Speaking of which, Zheng Hongkui's invasion of Chaozhou was actually less powerful than Zheng Chenggong's.

It was only a month later, but it was not as good as Zheng Chenggong's sweeping of southern Chaozhou. Zheng Hongkui was successful at first, but when he occupied Jieyang County, he fell into the quagmire of local tycoons and could not extricate himself. Even his original ally Liu Gongxian

Attitudes are also changing.

Zheng Chenggong was able to do so smoothly, in the final analysis, because he was stronger, coupled with the power of winning the capital of Chaozhou, and the unity of heaven and man, Zheng Hongkui only brought 3,000 soldiers and horses, and his prestige was not enough to shake or

To frighten the local tycoons, they can only slowly expand their territory like a tortoise crawling.

"I have long said that Da Mu is the darling of my Ishii Zheng family. If you have such an ambition, I support it."

"Thank you, Uncle Fourth, for your understanding."

"It's okay, there is no difference between us uncles and nephews."

Or speaking of this, the little knots he had earlier had disappeared. Next, Zheng Hongkui was like a child getting a fun toy, taking the one he accidentally picked up a few days ago.

The baby took it out and showed it to Zheng Chenggong and others.

"This cannon was created when I was patrolling the port one night, and I vaguely saw something shining in the water. The next day, I went into the water and took a look, and I realized it was a cannon. I originally thought it was just a cannon.

, but when it was taken out and actually used, I realized that it was a sacred object. As long as you pray sincerely before firing, you will definitely hit the target. I relied on this object to show off my power when I attacked Xinxuzhai earlier."

Zheng Hongkui stroked the cannon body made of red copper. The erotic feeling was like touching the skin of a lover, which made Chen Kai's scalp numb. However, when he carefully recalled Zheng Hongkui's story about the origin of this cannon,

After talking about the magic, Chen Kai's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Spirit gun!"

Chen Kai's words came out of his mouth, but they happened to be heard by Zheng Hongkui. He savored them carefully, and praised them with his hands in his hands: "Chen Shenjun's name is very good, it's called Lingqiang. Just call Lingzhao!"

Seeing Zheng Hongkui using Chen Kai's words to give his "new lover" a famous name, especially seeing the excitement, Chen Kai couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"What a mouthful I am, and I have become the father of the naming of spirit guns."

The so-called spiritual cannon was fished out of the water by Zheng Hongkui in the dock of Jieyang Port in history. It is said that praying before firing the cannon will ensure that the cannon will hit the target with perfect accuracy. This cannon later came into the hands of Zheng Chenggong and he cherished it even more. Not only did he let Skilled craftsmen imitated it and made a secondary gun for the spirit gun. They even punished or even executed the officer in charge when the spirit gun fell into the water.

"Can your Majesty please take a look at this door, um, Linggun?"

Even if he talks too much, Chen Kai feels that he should understand clearly, because he doesn't believe that praying can always hit the target, and he always wants to find out the reason.

Perhaps because of the father of the name, Zheng Hongkui did not show too much "jealousy" towards Chen Kai. After receiving the approval, Chen Kai came closer. Before he could take a closer look, he noticed that there was actually a heap on his body. Densely packed symbols were placed there, without any concealment.

Chen Kai's attention was suddenly attracted by these symbols. He couldn't really tell what they meant, but the appearance of these symbols was clearly letters derived from Latin. It was just that he didn't know which one they were. National, and what exactly does it mean?

"I dare to ask what language Duke Ding uses to pray every time?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone was puzzled, but people like Zheng Chenggong obviously realized that Chen Kai must have discovered something to do this.

"Does this make a difference?"

With a puzzled look on his face, Zheng Hongkui replied calmly. Unexpectedly, Chen Kai then asked: "Yes, this cannon was made in Taixi. Could Ding Guogong be praying in Chinese?" Right?"

"It was made by Taixi, but I think that as long as you are sincere, gods can understand it."

sharp!

Zheng Hongkui said it was a matter of course, but Chen Kai was sweating. He simply stopped mentioning the matter and directly asked Zheng Hongkui about the weight and range of the artillery shells. The answer he got was not beyond his expectation. .

"24-pounder!"

With that said, Chen Kai nodded, and then asked the artillery crew about the precautions for the use of the artillery. He quickly found the gun gauge, gun ruler, scale plate and telescope from the gunner's body.

"Were these all fished out with this cannon?"

"When I went back to Chen Shenjun, they were all fished out together. I have tried it many times in my humble job, so it should be a matching set."

It is common in Europe for artillery to be equipped with measurement tools. However, China has still taken a detour in the flow of experience. Fortunately, there are still many artillerymen who know this kind of thing in the past. This is an exchange between the East and the West. A great achievement, but it is a pity that it has not been passed down.

Hearing this, Chen Kai nodded, and then gave a large mound that looked very close to the gun crew for a test firing in front of him.

Sure enough, everyone in the artillery crew aimed and loaded in the normal order. The gunner even fiddled with those items back and forth, and continued to instruct his men to adjust the angle of the artillery according to the results. Waiting for everything

After all the steps were completed, everyone knelt down and prayed around the cannon, muttering something to each other. Their expressions were quite sincere, and even Zheng Hongkui looked like it was natural.

The seal was lit, and the stinging snake got into the cannon body like a frightened snake. The next second, there was only a bang, the cannon body shook, and among the spray of sparks and gunpowder smoke, a dark streak appeared

The afterimages came out more and more, and after crossing a perfect parabola, they hit the big mound directly.

"This thing is really a divine thing."

There was still a buzzing in his ears, and Chen Kai didn't hear who said this, but Yueyue silently felt that it was Shi Xian's voice. However, he could clearly see the scene just now, so he simply took it as

In front of Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong, Shi Lang, Shi Xian and others, they randomly found a gun crew from Zheng Chenggong's men. After determining the gunpowder loading and other matters, they simulated the scene just now and started resetting, aiming and

Loading.

"No one is allowed to pray, not even to say it silently in their hearts!"

After giving the order, Chen Kai asked for a wooden board and a piece of black charcoal. While playing with the measuring tools, he started writing and drawing on the wooden board with a carbon pen. He even took time to observe the flagpole.

Listless flag.

"The target I am aiming at is the mound."

Following Chen Kai's finger, a slightly smaller mound farther away than the mound just now has become Chen Kai's target. The target is smaller and the distance is farther, so the hit rate will naturally drop further.

It was inevitable. Especially since Chen Kai didn't let everyone pray and just drew talismans there for a long time, he was even less favored by others. Even brothers Shi Lang and Shi Xian looked like they were laughing.

A long time passed, and everyone was already impatient with waiting. Chen Kai stopped, breathed a sigh of relief, let the artillery crew make the final adjustments, and then issued the order to fire.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the artillery vibrated, and the afterimage of the black shell crossed the parabola, and actually hit the mound as Chen Kai pointed out, which immediately attracted everyone's jaw-dropping.

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"I didn't expect that I would be able to do this."

Zheng Chenggong smiled excitedly, but the Shi brothers could no longer laugh. Seeing this, Chen Kai also bowed his hand and explained: "This is mathematics."

In fact, Chen Kai also returned the parabola formula to his mathematics teacher early. Fortunately, the principle behind it will not be completely useless just because one or two formulas are forgotten.

Chen Kai had just watched a round of test firings, and relied on relatively accurate measuring tools to re-derive the formula. Some vague impressions reappeared in his mind in one stroke. Then he went back to the other way, and relied on measuring tools to re-derive the formula.

By calculating and deriving from formulas, we can get a data that is comparable to rich experience. After all, a starting point is the origin, there are clear angles and the length of the horizontal axis.

I have done it before, but the impression has long been blurred.

But in the final analysis, this artillery is well-cast and the matching measuring tools are also extremely precise. It is a rare quality product. Otherwise, any slight mistake or omission will make a huge difference. In the final analysis, mathematics is an extremely precise science.

, not talking about something for fun.

Chen Kai didn't know whether the accuracy of this gun was accidental or the work of a skilled craftsman. However, just as he continued to try to learn more about it, Zheng Hongkui was shocked that Chen Kai could accurately command the gun crew for the first time.

After hitting the target, he quickly gave an explanation that convinced everyone, and Chen Kai was choked to the point that he couldn't say a word.
Chapter completed!