On the 'Grand General', Li Yuanshan came to the deck where the artillery was arranged. He took a telescope and used the knowledge learned at the Maritime Academy to quickly calculate the many small Japanese pirate ships that were rushing towards him.
"Gunpowder 100%~"
Then he very calmly gave the order to load gunpowder.
"Captain, will 100% gunpowder explode the chamber?"
But as soon as his order was given, someone next to him said worriedly.
"You can rest assured, this is an artillery piece manufactured by Miyun Iron Works."
Li Yuanshan said very confidently, his eyes looking at the dozen artillery pieces lined up on the deck. These dozen artillery pieces were very different from the artillery pieces currently used by the Ming Dynasty army.
These artillery pieces were modified by Liu Jin based on the ship-type long guns that were widely used in Europe in the 17th century. This kind of long guns also has a popular name called Hongyi cannon.
This kind of long gun has many advantages. The barrel is long, the wall is thick, the caliber is large, and the overall shape gradually becomes thicker from the muzzle to the breech, which is in line with the principle that the chamber pressure changes from high to low when gunpowder is burned.
There are cylindrical lugs on both sides of the center of gravity of the gun body. The gun can adjust the shooting angle based on this axis and change the range according to the amount of gunpowder. It is equipped with a front sight and a rear sight, and calculates the ballistic trajectory according to the parabola. The accuracy is very high and the range is very high.
It's very far, theoretically it can reach twenty miles.
The most important thing in casting a cannon is naturally the material.
Some people are worried about the explosion of the chamber, which is not unreasonable, especially the artillery of the Ming army. Due to the deduction of military expenditures and the depletion of armaments, the quality of the manufactured artillery and muskets is extremely poor, and the chambers are often exploded.
Therefore, when artillerymen are shooting, they often only dare to load a small amount of gunpowder, fearing that the chamber will explode and kill themselves.
But the artillery manufactured by Miyun Iron Works is completely different. These artillery were all manufactured under the guidance of Liu Jin. Liu Jin directly used grinding tools and poured molten iron at one time. All the artillery used were of the highest quality.
of steel.
After hearing Li Yuanshan's words, the people in charge of controlling the artillery looked at each other. Without any further hesitation, they loaded 100% of the gunpowder into the gunpowder and quickly set up the artillery, ready to fire at any time.
"Light the fire~"
Li Yuanshan made some calculations and coldly gave the order to light the fire.
"Boom~~"
As the fuses burned, the muzzles of more than a dozen artillery pieces instantly ejected streams of flames, and at the same time there was a deafening loud noise.
"Buzz~buzz~"
People next to the artillery had their ears ringing.
"I'll go~ This cannon is too powerful."
"It's not like I haven't played cannon before. Compared with this, the sound is no different from a firecracker."
The knowledgeable people couldn't help but pick out their ears and couldn't help but marvel.
Just by listening to the sound, you can tell that the quality of this artillery is very high, and 100% of the gunpowder is added into it. There is nothing wrong with this artillery, and the sound it makes is deafening.
"Dong~dong~"
On the sea more than ten miles away, many Japanese pirate ships were traveling rapidly, accompanied by iron pellets falling from the sky, and huge water columns instantly rose up on the sea surface.
"What a powerful artillery~"
Matsuura Takanobu, who was paying attention to every move on the battlefield, was shocked. From such a long distance, the opponent's artillery was actually able to hit it, and it seemed that the shots were very accurate. Just a few of them almost hit.
Already.
"What kind of cannon is this?"
Matsuura Takanobu asked directly about what he was talking about.
"I don't know either. As far as I know, the quality of the Ming army's artillery is very poor. It can only shoot a few hundred meters."
Wang Zhi thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Only a few hundred meters?"
Matsuura Takanobu had a vague premonition.
"Who fired the cannon?"
"How can you hit someone from such a distance?"
On the "Huo Qubing", Dong Mu, the leader of the advance team, heard the huge sound of cannons and immediately roared angrily.
"It was Vice Captain Li who fired the cannon~"
The men under his command took a closer look and quickly replied.
"If you mess around, no matter how far away you are, you won't be able to hit the enemy at all. It will only be a waste of gunpowder."
When Dong Mu heard this, he couldn't help but said that he still knew something about this. He knew very well how far the Ming Dynasty's artillery could shoot.
However, just as he finished speaking, in his field of vision, he saw huge water columns rising from the sea on the side of the Japanese pirates.
"This~"
He quickly came to the artillery firing deck of his ship, carefully looked at the dozens of artillery pieces in front of him, and then touched around on these artillery pieces.
"What kind of cannon is this?"
"The range is so far~"
Dong Mu was dumbfounded. The artillery in front of him was completely different from the artillery he had seen before. It was longer and thicker, and the surface of the artillery was very smooth, without a trace of pits. More importantly, this artillery, its cannon
Although there is not a single gap visible, there are front sights and rear sights on it, and many numbers are engraved on it.
"This is the Miyun cannon cast by Miyun Iron Factory~"
The person responsible for directing the design was a man named Duan Ping, who also graduated from a college in Tianjin. At this time, he was holding a pen and notebook in his hand, and recorded a lot of numbers on it.
"Miyun Cannon?"
"This cannon is really amazing."
After hearing this, Dong Mu nodded and said.
"Captain, please, can we fire?"
Duan Ping asked for instructions.
"Fire the guns and kill these Japanese pirates~"
Dong Mu nodded and ordered, and then said: "Send the order to all ships to fire immediately!"
"Yes~"
The messenger on the side immediately replied, and then the flagman began to convey Dong Mu's order with several flags of different colors.
"Boom~"
Dong Mu had just finished conveying the order, and the dozen or so artillery pieces on the "Huo Qubing" also started firing.
The huge sound shook Dong Mu's head and he was a little dumbfounded, but he quickly picked up the telescope and looked at the sea ahead.
"Dong~dong~"
The first round of shooting failed.
It is definitely not an easy task to shoot at a moving ship in rough seas, not to mention that there are still more than ten miles between the two sides.
"The distance is 11 miles, the wind speed is 4 miles, and the angle is lowered by one point~"
"Ten percent gunpowder~"
Here, Duan Ping also held a telescope and carefully observed the firing of the first round of artillery shells. Then he quickly started writing, drawing and calculating with paper and pen.
After calculating the corresponding data, he immediately gave the order very calmly.
As soon as the gunner heard this, he started to operate calmly, loading gunpowder and adjusting the shooting angle.
"Shoot~"
Duan Ping waved the flag in his hand, and more than a dozen artillery pieces roared again.
"Dong~dong~"
On dozens of ships, cannons began to roar.
The people responsible for commanding and shooting on each ship are all graduates of Tianjin Maritime University, and they are also very good students in mathematics.
Calculating data and measuring distances are basically what they must learn, and they come in handy at this time.
"Kill~"
"Come on~"
On the sea, hundreds of Japanese pirate ships rushed toward more than a dozen large ships. The Japanese pirates and pirates on board were all very excited.
"Dong~dong"
Projectiles continued to fall towards them, and huge water columns rose up on the sea.
"Boom~"
An unlucky Japanese pirate ship, a cannonball landed on it very accurately, instantly smashing a huge hole in the small ship. The Japanese pirates near the hole suffered heavy casualties.
"Ah~"
Japanese pirates, the pirates screamed in pain, and then began to panic, because this small boat was hit by this cannon, and a large hole appeared, and sea water began to pour in from the hole.
.
"Caka~"
Before they could react, a crisp sound rang out, and the boat broke into two pieces. The remaining Japanese pirates and pirates on the boat all fell into the sea and began to struggle desperately.
"This is so accurate!"
Matsuura Takanobu wiped his eyes and looked in disbelief. The second round of attacks just destroyed three of his ships.
Three ships is nothing, but the key is that the distance between the two sides is more than ten miles at this time. With such a long distance, it is a bit scary that the other side can actually hit.
"Speed up and rush over~"
Matsuura Takanobu roared angrily. As long as he allowed them to get close to him, he believed that with the bravery of his men, he could easily capture these ships of the opponent.
However, the nightmare has just begun.
After the first and second rounds of firing, the person responsible for directing the firing will have a rough idea of the range, elevation, and parabola of the artillery.
What comes next is when the technology is truly showcased.
On a ship, the person responsible for directing the shooting was constantly making calculations, and immediately ordered an attack after the calculation was completed.
"Boom~"
Accompanied by deafening loud noises, cannonballs attacked the Japanese pirate group one after another.
"Beautiful~"
Dong Mu had been looking at the Japanese pirate ships with a telescope. In his field of vision, under the third round of attacks, several Japanese pirate ships were hit, directly punching huge holes in these ships. The ships were densely packed with
The Japanese pirates and pirates were suddenly covered in blood and flesh.
"This cannon shoots too accurately!"
Dong Mu clenched his fists in excitement. It was incredible that he could shoot so accurately from such a long distance.
This made him couldn't help but look at Duan Ping next to him with admiration. Despite his young age, he was only eighteen years old, and he came from a humble background. He was holding a pen and a notebook, writing and drawing in the notebook, and when he was directing the artillery bombardment, he
