The transformation of the Jiaolong this time is a very large project. The weapons have moved from cold weapons to the firearms era. It can be said to be an earth-shaking change. For the platform of the Jiaolong, the changes are also very huge. Naturally, this cannot be completed in a day or two.
project.
While the shipbuilding masters were renovating the Jiaolong, another group of masters were still experimenting with the gunpowder, and were very close to success. The gunpowder currently being tested can already launch solid cannonballs seven hundred meters away. This
In fact, the firing range is completely ready for equipment, but Zeng Yi is still a little dissatisfied. He said it is 700 meters, but this is already the limit distance. At a distance of 700 meters, artillery shells have basically no power. You must know that Persia has begun to launch a large number of
Equipped with an ironclad ship, with the ironclad ship's defense, if the power of the artillery shells is not great, there is no way to break through the enemy's defense.
Finally, a few days later, those master craftsmen developed qualified gunpowder. Upon hearing the news, Zeng Yi, the four commanders of the navy in Dengzhou, and those with slightly higher status all ran to the shipyard.
Seeing so many people coming, Zeng Yi quickly asked the master craftsmen to conduct an experiment. The results of the experiment were very gratifying. The solid cannonballs were launched a thousand meters away, and the cannonballs still had power even a thousand meters away. The last one
The shell stopped one thousand two hundred meters away.
Seeing this range, the commander of the Dengzhou Navy was surprised and said: "With a distance of more than a thousand steps, no enemy weapon can reach this distance! It can be said that artillery is invincible beyond a thousand meters!"
A weapon with a range of more than one thousand meters can be regarded as an invincible artifact in this era. Even the most powerful three-bow crossbow in the Central Plains cannot reach this distance. Seeing this range, the old eunuch was first happy
, then his expression changed, and he immediately summoned the Dongchang people to strictly protect the shipyard. He also ordered the imperial army to not allow anyone to approach the shipyard without permission.
Zeng Yi understood the old eunuch's approach very well. Although the artillery was very large and heavy, the army could not carry out fast mobile operations, but during the siege, these cannons were definitely regarded as artifacts. Now the artillery
If the enemy gained the demonstrated range, the court had no way of limiting it. The most they could do was to use artillery against artillery.
Zeng Yi was very satisfied with the range and immediately ordered a test of its power. The artillery was aimed at a section of the city wall built imitating the city wall 800 meters away. With a loud noise, the artillery burst out with a burst of smoke, and the smoke dissipated. Everyone was watching.
The city wall 800 meters away had a big hole smashed by artillery.
A smile appeared on Zeng Yi's face, "Continue!"
The artillery used only five shells in total to destroy that section of the city wall. Everyone present instantly burst into cheers. A navy officer said with great joy: "With such power, even the enemy's armored ships cannot withstand a few shells."
Artillery attack!"
Another then said: "Not only the navy, but also the army will conduct siege battles in the future. They only need to pull up a few artillery pieces and destroy the enemy to the city wall in minutes!"
"Yes, although this temporary city wall is not as good as the city wall in the capital, it is still much thicker than the average small city wall!"
Everyone was very happy, but Zeng Yi immediately poured cold water on them, "Everyone, don't be too happy. You only saw the future and range of artillery, but not the accuracy. The accuracy of artillery is far better than
Not loading the ballista."
"Ah? This..." Everyone looked at Zeng Yi with puzzled faces. The accuracy shown by the cannon just now was very good. It was the first time for everyone to come into contact with a real artillery, and they were all confused about why Zeng Yi
Say this.
"This cannon is fixed here. The craftsmen have tested it countless times, and it is naturally very accurate. When you pull a cannon, you will know it!" Zeng Yi waved his hand, and the craftsmen immediately pulled over another cannon.
The result made those guys frown. A new artillery had poor accuracy, which was a rough distance. It fired several shells at first, but none of them landed at the target. It continued for ten rounds.
After a few shots, I hit one.
"Now you all know that with such accuracy, you can only use multiple cannons at once to demonstrate combat effectiveness! And please don't forget that gunpowder has a huge weakness. It is very afraid of rainy days. Once it gets wet,
, it’s basically unusable.”
The fourth child followed Zeng Yi's words and said: "Although artillery is powerful, it certainly has many limitations. It is impossible to be invincible just by relying on artillery!"
"The two adults are right. This is why we installed so many artillery pieces on the Jiaolong. Only in this way can we ensure the hit rate of the battleship."
The hit rate of smoothbore cannons such as bronze cannons is basically based on blinding. Although they are very powerful, because the cannonballs are solid, they basically rely on smashing to deal with soldiers. They can only exert their power when using large equipment such as the opponent's city wall warships. "
Hey, if only we could get some explosive bullets."
"The possibility of explosive shells is not high. Even if they can be made, it is definitely not something that can be made now. Game companies are not that stupid. You must know that the impact of solid shells on players is not great. If the explosive shells are developed, the impact will be
But it’s too big. A player has been practicing hard for so long, and then one shot kills a lot of people. The player can definitely tear down the game company."
"I'm telling you, brother, don't think about anything else. It's already great to be able to make this artillery. You're still thinking about explosive shells. If you have that kind of time, you might as well think about rifled cannons."
After the artillery experiment was successful, the old eunuch immediately reported the news back to the capital. A group of bigwigs in the capital were overjoyed. The next day, Wan Huojing, the military officer of the imperial court, came to Dengzhou with the imperial court's commendation, and Wan Huojing came to Dengzhou.
There were also 10,000 elite guardsmen who came with them. The big shots in the court were also very worried that weapons like cannons would be taken away by the enemy.
The imperial court's awards could not be given to Zeng Yi and others. The awards were given to the great craftsmen and veterans of Qin Tianjian. Zeng Yi did not have any complaints about this, but was very happy. The imperial court would definitely not forget their contributions, so now there are no
, must be waiting for them to be rewarded after they return to the capital. The rewards they receive when they return to the capital are not comparable to those of the great craftsmen.
"The research on gunpowder has been successful. The shipyards and craftsmen can be divided into two teams to produce artillery and gunpowder with all their strength." Although artillery has various limitations, everyone can see that the advantages of artillery definitely outweigh the disadvantages, and the court will definitely be greatly affected.
