Zhang Shun originally thought that this guy was going to get angry, and was about to order Wukong to capture him first. But he didn't expect that this guy heard this, was silent for a moment, suddenly laughed, then turned over and dismounted, bowed three times to Zhang Shun and shouted loudly

He shouted: "I am Suide Wei Congyi, also known as Junxi. I was originally from a hundred households in Suidewei's lineage. But because my hometown suffered a disaster and I couldn't make a living, I had to join the rebel army with my subordinates. However, the king was incompetent and we were hungry.

A full meal should not be eaten all. As the saying goes, 'Good birds choose trees to roost, and good ministers choose their masters to serve.' Now I heard that Your Excellency has high righteousness, and I have given up the king's own use and followed Your Excellency. I am willing to be used by eagles and dogs.

But I want to be satisfied with just one meal.”

After hearing this, Zhang Shun was very happy and said: "Zhenwu's son Long Ye! In the past Three Kingdoms, Zhao Zilong abandoned Gongsun Zan and followed Uncle Liu. This is probably the same!"

After saying that, he also turned over and dismounted, placed his left hand in front of the steel whip on his left waist, stretched out his hand and helped "Zilong" Wei Congyi up with his right hand. Wei Congyi was also very moved, and happily waved his brothers to put down their weapons and come together to pay homage to the lord.

The two sides were happy for a while. Zhang Shun asked Zhao Yutou to arrange Wei Congyi's men. He took Wei Congyi and introduced him to his subordinates Chen Changzhen, Xiao Qinhu, Zhang Sanbai and others. When Chen Changzhen saw this person, he expressed his unswerving expression.

, look at it visually.

Zhang Shun knew that there must be something hidden, but the two parties had not yet come out to each other, so there was no need to quarrel with each other now. Instead, Zhang Shun saw that he was showing off some food, so he arranged for a banquet to be prepared and he was treated to a drink.

After a while, Chen Jingzhi ordered his soldiers to place several side dishes and several large bowls of noodles. When Wei Congyi saw it, he was like a hungry wolf. Regardless of his appearance, he picked up his chopsticks and ate it in big gulps. Originally, this noodle was for one person.

Zhang Shun took two bites of the bowl. Seeing that Wei Congyi's bowl was almost empty, he pushed his own to him and said, "Brother Wei, eat slowly. If it's not enough, I have another bowl here. You can eat it together."

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"That's funny." Wei Congyi said sheepishly, "Since the drought in Suide, my family has had no harvest. I haven't eaten white flour for a long time, but I'm really greedy."

Hearing this, Chen Changzhen opened his mouth and was about to say something sarcastic, but Zhang Shun saw it and stopped him with a wink. After Wei Congyi finished eating his own, he started to eat Zhang Shun's. As he ate, he burst into tears and cried.

stand up.

Zhang Shun was shocked when he saw it: there were no onions on this side, so why were he crying? Of course, he asked with concern: "Brother Wei, why are you crying? But there is not enough food in this side?"

"No, no, no!" Wei Congyi cried, "I have eaten well here, but I think of my brothers outside. I can't even eat grass roots, tree bark, and grains and grass seeds. So I am sad, but it makes my lord

What a joke."

"No, this is the deep love between brothers." Zhang Shun heard this and said, "But it doesn't matter. Where is Chen Jingzhi? I also ordered some food to be prepared for Brother Wei's subordinates so that everyone can have a full meal immediately."

After Chen Jingzhi heard this, he went down to make arrangements. Wei Congyi was moved and immediately sat down, bowed to Zhang Shun three times, and shouted: "If Congyi wins the master like this, he will definitely die as a reward!"

At this time, the craftsman Liu Gang came in, walked up to Zhang Shun and said: "Your Majesty, all the pig iron has been stir-fried, and some wrought iron has come out. Lord, would you like to see how good it is?"

Zhang Shun looked at Wei Congyi, a little embarrassed, and was about to tell Liu Gang to look back. But he never thought that after Wei Congyi heard this, he returned to his seat, picked up the big bowl, and took three mouthfuls of it "snoring".

He ate all the noodles, drank all the soup in the bowl, licked the edge of the bowl, and then said: "My lord, I joined my lord from the righteous side, but I have not made any achievements. Although Congyi has no great talent, he has been here for a long time."

We know a thing or two about the artillery in the garrison, why don't you follow your lord and go to give advice?"

Zhang Shun was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "I don't know what kind of cannon to make. Let's talk as we walk. You can tell me what to do."

"There are several types of cannons. They are roughly divided into three types: earthen cannons, Western cannons and French guns. All these earthen cannons were produced in the Ming Dynasty and have long been out of use. Only the squatting tiger cannon made in Qinantang in the past is the most practical.

So far, it is the most used in the military."

"The second is the Flange machine. I heard it was passed down from the Flange machine country overseas. This thing has no other features except for the opening at the rear end, which can be quickly loaded and has continuous firepower. However, this causes the rear end to leak out and is more powerful.

weak."

"Finally, it is a Western cannon. It is said that it came from overseas. I heard that it is thin at the front and thick at the back, like a mallet. However, I have only heard about it and have never seen it with my own eyes."

Zhang Shun and Wei Congyi arrived at the iron-making place and took a cursory look at the wrought iron. It looked good, so they arranged for Liu Gang to continue frying it. At this time, Wei Congyi saw it and said: "This tiger squatting method is

It is forged from fine iron. It has just been formed and there is still residual heat, which is the perfect opportunity to burn it red and forge it, eliminating the need for the power of carbon fire."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shun asked Liu Gang to find a few people and take the opportunity to forge some tile-shaped iron sheets. He asked Wei Congyi to ask about the size of the cannon. Wei Congyi was most familiar with the Crouching Tiger Cannon, and he drew the Crouching Tiger Cannon in an instant.

, and explain the dimensions of each place.

It turns out that the Tiger Crouching Cannon is not the same model. Although its shape is the same, it also has different calibers. The most commonly used are two-inch caliber, two feet long, and weighing thirty-six kilograms; and three-inch caliber, three feet long, and heavy.

Two kinds of one hundred and twenty pounds.

Zhang Shun was very happy after hearing this, and ordered Liu Gang to lead the craftsmen to forge each type of artillery for trial use. Now the technical difficulty was gone. That night, Liu Gang brought out various large and small Tiger Crouching Cannons for Zhang Shun.

One door, please see Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shun only saw that the cannon in front of him was not very long, round, and had five iron pulleys on it, so he ordered the craftsmen to test-fire. This time the test-fire was quite successful. Three cannons were fired in succession, and the big and small tiger squatting cannons were both strong.

As usual. There is just a slight flaw. The large tiger crouching cannon broke free of the nails with claw nails, but the problem is not serious.

Zhang Shun ordered the craftsmen to weigh the weight again. One weighed about forty kilograms, and the other weighed more than one hundred and thirty kilograms, both of which were overweight. However, Wei Congyi said: "This artillery weighs thirty-six kilograms and one hundred and twenty kilograms."

All weights are ideal. In reality, many people are overweight, which does not affect use."

Originally, Zhang Shun wanted to keep improving, but then he thought about it, Douzhuang was still fighting in full swing, and it seemed that he didn't have that much time to slowly carve it out. He simply removed the iron hoop, thickened the cannon wall, and let the craftsmen cast it directly.

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As for the remaining fine iron, he simply asked the spared workers to intensify the hammer forging, first forging it into iron plates, and then processing it into breastplates for use. It turned out that Zhang Shun saw Wei Congyi wearing a fine iron armor, which looked mighty and domineering, but not
Chapter completed!