Song Yang arranged a reception banquet at noon, accompanied by several important officials from Jiangzhou.
After dinner, Yu Ming, Ma Cheng, Song Chengwang and others couldn't wait to run out, saying they wanted to see how the test site was being prepared.
Seeing these people being so active, Liu Min felt confused for a while. What on earth was this squatting tiger cannon?
While eating, he had a general understanding. The Crouching Tiger Cannon was an offensive weapon that could fire powerful shells.
Liu Min's understanding is also a kind of catapult.
No wonder, what do you want him to think about something he has never seen?
"Let's go. You'll know after you go and see it. Mr. Liu, you will definitely feel incredible." Seventh Uncle Song Tong smiled and asked Liu Min to follow everyone to the test range.
"Two princes, I'm really looking forward to it!" Liu Min said with a smile.
The gun test range is no longer on the original school grounds.
First of all, the place is not big, but now that it is close to the new city, it is a bit disturbing to the people.
The new gun test range was moved to ten miles south of the new city.
Relatively speaking, it is closer to Lushan Mountain.
When Song Yang and others arrived, Yu Ming and Song Chengwang were circling a row of tiger squatting cannons.
Ma Cheng was comparing the targets in front of him.
Wang Jinshi has handed over the artillery to the management of a revival army.
However, he himself also brought his apprentice to the scene to provide technical guidance and quality inspection.
The Renaissance Army that received the Crouching Tiger Artillery was the team of the Crouching Tiger Artillery Battalion.
A total of five hundred people were under the control of Song Chengwang.
It is expected to be equipped with 200 squatting tiger cannons, each with two gunners, and the remaining 100 people will be in charge of logistics, lookouts, positions, etc.
What was to be tested this time was a salvo of thirty guns.
In fact, thirty doors were produced this time. Including the previous three doors, there should be thirty-three.
However, exactly three of the thirty doors in this batch were defective and were directly eliminated.
After adding the original three, we have thirty cannons.
There are thirty doors in a row arranged neatly.
Next to each artillery piece were two Ba'ath Army soldiers.
They have been familiar with the Tiger Crouching Cannon for several days.
But there is no actual operation.
Speaking of which, today was also their first time testing cannons.
Everyone was very excited.
When the first three Tiger Crouching Cannons were put into test firing, many people saw it.
As a Renaissance Army soldier, everyone longs to own a Tiger Crouching Cannon.
"See you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is a thousand years old!"
Song Yang arrived at the shooting range, and all the soldiers stood in line to greet him.
After saying hello, Song Yang looked at the target in front.
Starting from 200 meters away, a large number of scarecrows were placed, hundreds of them.
This time it was a test of the volley of artillery, so of course there were more targets.
"This... must be three hundred steps?" Liu Min looked at the target in the distance and immediately said in shock.
There are often catapults that can hit three to five hundred steps, but they are so big. Liu Min has been an official for many years and also worked as a border officer for several years, so of course he has seen catapults.
But this tiger crouching cannon in front of me...
Liu Min feels that the rhubarb grown at home is bigger than this thing...
The limitations of his knowledge made Liu Min a little confused, but he couldn't say anything.
After all, he could guess from the excited and expectant expressions of Yu Ming and others that this little thing had other uses.
"General Qi! The target is ready!"
"Report! The Tiger Crouching Cannon is ready!"
The soldiers trotted to Song Chengwang and reported.
Song Chengwang came to Song Yang seriously again and reported:
"The Tiger Crouching Cannon is ready, please order the cannon test!"
The soldiers of the Tiger Crouching Artillery Battalion have been studying theoretical knowledge for several days, regardless of whether they can operate it well.
Anyway, the process is already understood.
The target has been aimed at three points and one line, the elixir has been loaded, and now it is waiting to be launched.
Song Chengwang has now put on light armor.
He has been growing very fast. He is already 1.7 meters tall, and with this armor, he really looks like a general.
"Let's get started." Song Yang waved his hand and said.
Although Yu Ming and Ma Cheng were itching to test the artillery this time, they did not try it themselves.
The first round of test guns will be handed over to the soldiers of the Tiger Crouching Artillery Battalion.
"preparation!"
"put!"
Song Chengwang wanted to take command personally. He stood on the left side of a row of squatting tiger cannons, holding a small red flag in his hand. When the red flag fell, he said "let it go".
"Zizzizi~"
Thirty squatting tiger cannons were ignited at the same time, and the sizzling fire began to burn, emitting bursts of white smoke.
Liu Min still didn't know why.
He looked at the soldiers holding torches and felt strange. In the end, these soldiers also lit a "little thread"?
"Master Liu, cover your ears and be careful." Seventh Uncle Song Tong reminded carefully.
"Ah?" Liu Min was stunned, and subconsciously raised her hands to cover her ears.
As a result, as soon as I put it to my ear, I heard the rumbling sound coming from the row of squatting tiger cannons.
"Boom boom boom~"
Thirty doors in a row, launched almost simultaneously.
After the series of sounds ended, Liu Min had already taken several steps back.
It’s okay not to be afraid.
Never seen this thing before.
If he hadn't still had some city power, and the two princes and several adults were here, Liu Min might have shouted "Monster!"
Of course there is another person in the same condition as Liu Min, Gao Junyan... who is afraid of loud noises.
If he hadn't been an official in Jiangzhou, this guy wouldn't have participated in the artillery test even if he was killed...
Except for one who was timid and one who was ignorant, all the other officials, big and small, looked excited.
This scene is so spectacular.
A blast of cannons, not to mention the power, is already very scary.
Coupled with the smoke that came out of the collapse, it was almost like the demon wind appeared in the world...
"This...is this gunpowder? Why is it so impressive?" Li Min was surprised.
He knew about gunpowder and had seen muskets when he was serving on the border.
The momentum is different from that of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, but the smell of black smoke is the same.
"It is indeed a weapon using gunpowder as propellant. Let's go ahead and have a look." Song Yang was not too shocked.
He has seen large-scale war scenes (on TV).
Lead everyone to the target.
Only three or four targets at the 200-meter mark were reached.
Because the Tiger Crouching Cannon is ejected at an elevation angle.
The shell passed directly over the 200-meter target.
Walk further back, starting from 250 meters and ending at 450 meters.
There are forty or fifty targets in this area.
Only thirty rounds were fired, but there were forty or fifty targets.
Some shells knocked down more than one target.
Looking at the target at the end, the refugees were so shocked that they were speechless.
From such a long distance, it was directly torn apart by cannonballs.
If you hit someone, there would still be a lot of them?
Regardless of whether you are elite or not, even a martial arts master cannot withstand such an attack.
Liu Min swallowed, turned to look at Song Yang and said, "Your Majesty, I understand! It turns out that Jiangzhou's confidence lies here!"
Liu Min now fully experienced the power of the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
With this thing in hand, the two kings of Jiangning, the bandits of Jiangbei, and all the rebels will have only two options: surrender or death under the bombs!
"Your Majesty, forgive me, but the common people are guilty!"
Liu Min was excited when a voice came from the side.
Everyone was stunned and turned around to see that it was Wang Jinshi.
"Master Wang, what's going on?" Song Yang was also stunned.
"Your Majesty, the lack of supervision by the common people caused the three-door Tiger squatting cannon to explode. It is the villain's fault."
Wang Jinshi said with a bitter face.
It turned out that it had exploded.
"Exploded chamber? Is anyone injured?" Song Yang looked at the gun tester in confusion, but no one was injured.
"No, no one was injured, the gun barrel just cracked." Wang Jinshi explained hurriedly.
"Oh, it doesn't matter. It's just a small problem. Just pay attention to this when you produce it in the future. By the way, the workers who produced these three cannons will be fined for ten days."
The punishment given by Song Yang was not severe, it just taught him a lesson.
Wang Jinshi was so busy that he thanked him.
He was thanking some of his apprentices.
"Okay. Let's continue. There are still twenty-seven doors left to try, and there are also explosive bombs." Song Yang waved his hand.
The soldiers of the Tiger Crouching Artillery Battalion began to rearrange the targets.
The target was moved to between fifty and one hundred meters.
Many targets were set at a distance of fifty meters.
They were densely packed, like a marching phalanx.
Less than half an hour later, the target was set.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon has already been replaced with explosive shells.
This time it was a salvo of twenty-seven doors.
Liu Min has calmed down and is no longer afraid.
I have experienced solid bullets just now, and now I am even more looking forward to the effect of blooming bullets.
"Gunner ready!"
"aim!"
"put!"
Song Chengwang was still directing excitedly, and the flag fell.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon is fired.
"Boom boom boom!"
There was another series of explosions.
Within 100 meters, the field of vision is good and everyone can clearly see the target.
"This! How could we... be like this..."
Liu Min was speechless.
Just like this, a large area of targets fell down from fifty meters away.
A quick glance showed that at least half of the targets were reached.
There must be three or four hundred targets.
If you pour half of it at once, there will be about 200.
Twenty-seven cannons, one volley killed two hundred of them!
Liu Min just watched the whole process of loading and igniting.
At a distance of fifty meters, the enemy came forward, which was enough for the Tiger Crouching Cannon to fire two volleys.
This is not counting the previous solid bullets.
In other words, when the Tiger Crouching Cannon is immobile, the enemy has to pay a price of at least five to six hundred men to get in front of the twenty-seven Crouching Tiger Cannon!
If this thing had a hundred doors... it would be unimaginable!
"Uncle Wang! Look! This Tiger Crouching Cannon is so powerful!" Song Chengwang excitedly pulled Song Yang forward.
Song Yang laughed and said: "The real way of fighting is actually not like this. After the salvo, there will be a gap between shots, and the enemy will rush over."
"I told you about lining up to shoot off cannons. You can try it later."
Song Yang taught Song Chengwang.
Song Chengwang, Yu Ming, Ma Cheng and other senior military officers were all taught by Song Yang.
"Oh! Yes, yes! Try! Try!"
Song Chengwang did not take everyone to the front to see the results, and directly asked the artillery troops to prepare and continue to test the artillery.
The artillery was divided into two groups, one with fourteen guns and the other with thirteen guns.
Arrange in formation and start firing in turns.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Two groups of Crouching Tiger Cannons fired one after another. Although the firepower was a bit inferior, people could see the advantages of this kind of firing.
After two rounds, Song Chengwang’s loud laughter came:
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Uncle Wang! Uncle Wang! I understand! As long as we add one or two groups of Crouching Tiger Cannons, we can fire continuously!"
"With this style of play, the enemy won't even have a chance to get close!"