"Zhiyuan, don't leave behind the various new weapons in the general workshop. If you are short of raw materials, money, or people, you can come to me. I can help you solve everything.
The money was delivered. Accompanied by Wang Mi, the two of them walked and chatted. Huan Chong actually still thought about things at Jiang's workshop. Compared to her father-in-law Xie Xuan, I have to say that Mr. Huan was really a general.
The matter of enhancing the combat capabilities of Jingzhou soldiers was regarded as a major matter and was taken seriously.
In the days since Xie Xuan returned to Jiankang City, except for mingling at the wedding banquet, he had almost never spoken to him.
Not to mention asking for weapons and paying for them.
"Old General Huan is too polite. Your Majesty will take care of the workshop. Your Majesty has already promised that the raw materials and personnel in the workshop will be placed at the disposal of the juniors."
"Thinking about it, there shouldn't be any problem."
"I would like to advise you not to take what His Majesty said too seriously."
"Your Majesty, he himself is short of money and desperately short of money, so how can he care about you?"
Huan Chong's words pulled Wang Mi out of his dream of getting rich. The expression on Old General Huan's face was quite intriguing.
He was probably also deeply affected by it.
Just when Wang Mi was about to ask Huan Chong for advice on new ways to make money, a small pony ran over from the direction of Jiankang Palace.
He was charging forward, his horse's hooves were kicking, and after a closer look, he realized that the man on the horse was none other than Pu Chao, the general minister!
"The two generals are actually here. This saves trouble!"
Pu Chao dismounted and ran towards the two of them. Huan Chong happened to have an ox cart parked in front of the palace gate. Wang Mi was not polite and simply jumped on and went to Jiang's workshop together.
The first thing everyone said after seeing Wang Mi was to be polite as usual and congratulate him on his wedding.
Wang Mi did the same, accepting all these congratulations.
"Shilang Wang, even if you have your beloved wife in your arms, you can't forget our colleagues in the workshop!" Pu Chao looked at Wang Mi with a smile and deliberately teased.
"How can this be?'
"Pu Jiangzuo is not coming today, so I will take time to check out the workshop in the afternoon." It has been several days since we started preparing for the wedding. During this time, we have also been doing various manufacturing tasks in the workshop.
Never stopped.
Most people are responsible for making pistols, and a small number of people, those skilled craftsmen, are all specially selected by Puchao to make artillery.
Compared with pistols, artillery has higher technical requirements for craftsmen. Although Pu Chao also realizes that artillery can be more effective on the battlefield, he can only leave this work to those skilled craftsmen first.
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The two sides cooperated sincerely, and now the workshop's warehouse and the yard are full of artillery.
"Shilang Wang, if you don't come here again, something big will happen in the workshop!" Pu Chao's tone was very threatening.
"The artillery is ready. The little apprentices all have itchy hands. I tried my best to stop them, so they didn't throw a few out to listen to the sound. If you don't come, I will not be able to control the situation.
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Unexpectedly, this artillery is actually more popular than a pistol, but it is not that easy to hear the sound and see the explosive effect of the artillery.
The most critical point is that they thought that they had made the artillery and had such an external model, but in the end was it both spiritual and physical, or just superficial.
It's a mule or a horse, and it has to be pulled out for a walk
Before the general arrived at the workshop, Mr. Huan Chong couldn't restrain his excitement and kept rubbing his hands. "Zhiyuan, I tried it last time. The power of your artillery is also extraordinary. I gave you so much money. You should always show some expression.'
Wang Mi understood Mr. Huan's hint instantly.
He nodded repeatedly: "That's natural. This junior will never treat General Huan badly."
"Today we go to the general's workshop to test the power of the artillery first. As long as they are all usable finished products, we will send them all to General Huan's house."
"General, you must not be polite.'
Of course I won't be polite. Mr. Huan smiled like a proud fox. This was what he had planned.
"You're welcome!'
"I'm not that greedy, just give me some."
"You have to leave some for your good father-in-law."
Oh my God!
O earth!
The most touching moment in history appeared out of thin air!
Huan Chong actually knew to think about Xie Xuan!
The situation suddenly opened up!
"They are all treasures!"
“I really want to give it a try!”
In the workshop, in the yard, in front of the window sill, any place that was convenient for drying was requisitioned.
The cannons piled together ranged from large to small, and their shapes were not particularly unified, let alone Wang Mi's requirements.
However, the craftsmen themselves are very satisfied and even want to try it themselves.
"No, no, no!'
"Pu Jianzuo gave the order before he left. We must wait until he comes back before we can use it!" "So what if we try?"
"We made the artillery ourselves, what big trouble can happen?"
The brothers were so eager to give it a try that they could no longer hold back. Some of them already had the artillery in their hands and had already prepared the throwing posture.
If you want to subdue these young and energetic guys, you have to use ruthless tactics.
Old Wei and other masters stepped forward and said with a serious face: "Do you want to become like General Huan?"
"Do you want to be like Lao Huan?" Master Yan, the carpenter, also stepped forward to help.
Bang bang bang!
Wow!
"You wouldn't dare!"
Thinking of the sensational damage caused by Mr. Huan that day, the young craftsmen let go one after another, and there was no need for the masters to talk nonsense or use force.
General Huan's intimidation power is really extraordinary.
"Slower!"
"Please handle with care!"
The artillery fell to the ground one after another, one here and one there. This was what Wang Mi saw as soon as he entered the door.
He rushed forward with a single stride, so frightened that his heart almost fell out of his chest.
It was okay if someone didn't scream, but when he did, the brothers became even more nervous. Those who could still maintain their movements and postures all changed.
There were round cannons, big and small, some smashed together, and some jumped far away. Xiao Wang's head buzzed, and he was immediately confused.
Bang bang bang!
Thick smoke billowed, houses collapsed, human bodies were blown to pieces, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. In an instant, these scenes appeared in front of Wang Mi's eyes.
Scenes from action movies and war movies that I had watched in my previous life kept running out uncontrollably.
It made him so upset that he couldn't distinguish between imagination and reality for a while.
Although the explosives for so many artillery pieces are relatively crude, once they explode at the same time, they will definitely cause a catastrophe in the general workshop.
Putting financial losses aside for now, it would be a pity if there were casualties! Thanks to steady people like Master Wei, the whole situation was not out of control.
Wang Mi followed them, picked up all the artillery pieces that had rolled far away, and piled them into the open space.
God bless!
The production of these artillery pieces was quite primitive, so much so that despite such changes, none of them actually exploded.
I really don't know whether I should be happy or regretful.
Can something that failed to explode after all the hard work really explode as expected in the official experiment later?
"Shilang Wang, we were wrong!"
"We don't dare anymore!'
In the blink of an eye, people fell to their knees in front of Wang Mi.
The apprentices piously begged him for mercy. Their sincerity was completely different from the way they were fearless just now and were determined to cause trouble.
"Masters, please rise.'
"As long as nothing happens, it's not a big deal!"
"How come it's not a big deal?" Huan Chong said with a strong belly, full of energy.
The young apprentices' knees, which they had just straightened, were about to bend down again. Wang Mi chuckled and said, "General Huan, if you have anything to say, you'd better say it quickly, or you'll scare them."
Huan Chong originally wanted to scare them a few more times, but after listening to Wang Mi's words, he decided to give him a face.
"These artillery pieces belong to our Jingzhou soldiers. If they damage them and use them secretly, wouldn't they be taking advantage of our Jingzhou soldiers?"
"How can I tolerate them?'
When it comes to protecting personal interests, Mr. Huan really fights for every inch of territory and will not give up until he accepts it.
"General Huan is right, everyone has heard it. I have promised to hand over all the artillery here today to General Huan."
"Everyone, save your money and leave some for General Huan."
Huan Chong snorted: What's left?
They're all obviously mine!
be mine!
Without further ado, today everyone came to the general workshop not to see how the artillery was doing. What everyone wanted to see was the actual combat effectiveness of these artillery pieces.
Others are still waiting and watching, even the producer Wang Mi. Only one person has no doubt about the power of the artillery.
He has tried it himself!
"Zhiyuan, look, everything is ready as you requested."
Pu Chao led a group of people through various workshops for a while, and soon arrived at the pre-selected location.
“Pujiangzuo found this place really well!”
There is a spacious open space in front of you. The grass and trees are all well trimmed. From a distance, the approximate shape is square with a circle.
According to Pu Chao, this place was originally a racecourse in the Jiankang Palace. When the previous generations of emperors just crossed south, the skills of bow and horse archery were not abandoned, and they would play horseback riding games here from time to time.
However, in recent decades, it has completely declined.
Originally, the racecourse and Jiang's workshop were two separate areas, but as time went by, the area of Jiang's workshop became larger and larger, and the racecourse was no longer useful, so the workshop was gradually included in the scope.
Reserve it for other uses.
And what was displayed in front of Wang Mi was of course not just a green and empty pasture, there were many things on the pasture.
Several mud walls that were directly removed from private houses were as thick as city walls, and the wooden city gates were even larger in size. There were also many captured Qin heavy armors.
These are all hard and heavy things that Wang Mi requested and that Pu Chao could collect. "Wang Shilang, let's see if these things are still suitable for use?"
Although Wang Mi didn't say anything, Pu Chao was still a little worried. After all, these things were dismantled by him and were incomparable with the real city walls and gates.
He is always worried that his errands are not done well enough.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work.
Although they are all semi-finished products, Wang Mi can also feel that Puchao spent a lot of effort to get them.
Moreover, it is just an experiment now. As long as the power of the artillery can be verified, it will be considered as achieving the goal. He has no intention of sending these simply produced artillery pieces to the battlefield as finished products.
It's so unattractive. A quick look at it shows that there's still a lot of room for improvement.
The young apprentices selected by Wang Mi lined up and stood in a row, with expressions on their faces full of pride and pride.
We are the chosen people of the light!
Referred to as the Chosen One!
Under the guidance of Wang Shilang, these people will learn how to use artillery and hit their targets.
Some apprentices raised their arms and made a high-throwing motion, while others nocked arrows from their bows and tied the cannon to the arrows.
In the current era, this is the main mode of simple artillery use.
One is manual throwing. In the current war model, this method of use is generally not mainstream.
By the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, ancient wars were almost centered on battles for cities. So where can artillery play its best role?
In the process of capturing the city, when the two sides were fighting for the battlefield, the personnel were in motion. In fact, the role of artillery was minimal.
Even if the apprentices can throw the artillery accurately, they will still be affected by the limitations of the human body, low stance, and insufficient kinetic energy.
The artillery cannot be thrown far at all and cannot cause significant damage to the enemy.
The method of throwing by hand is only applicable at the foot of the city.
Only when the distance between the soldiers and the city wall is very close, and the artillery can be thrown directly at the city wall and the gate, can it play the role of breaking the wall and breaking the door.
Therefore, the main method of using artillery at this time was to use bows and arrows as carriers to fly out.
This was also the main way to use artillery in the Song Dynasty, which was in the era of transition from cold weapons to hot weapons. It was very safe and efficient.
Due to the limitations of the times, the fuses of this kind of simple artillery are relatively long and thick, and it takes a long time to ignite the gunpowder.
First, ignite the artillery, draw the bow and shoot the arrows, so that there is enough time, and it can also avoid physical harm to the soldiers due to incorrect or untimely throwing.
Whether on a war horse, or standing on a high platform or high ground, the effectiveness of artillery can be fully utilized.
It has both height and range. A single arrow cluster is enough to hurt people, and with the support of artillery, its power is greatly increased.
Complete each other.
Now on this field, the soldiers who were also on horses doing drills started to move more vigorously.
They seem to have realized that when they go to the battlefield, they will be a more powerful team.
"Wang Shilang, let's shoot the arrows!"
Before anyone else could say anything, Zeng Jing couldn't help it anymore.
The artillery and bows and arrows are all ready, and he has been practicing for a long time.
These dwarf horses were all brought back by Wang Mi from the Nanyang battlefield. They were originally used by the cavalry of the Pistol Corps.
Now he was pulled out by Wang Mi and handed over to the artillery team.
The members of the original pistol team felt very uncomfortable seeing their former comrades possessing more advanced weapons.
If these people have artillery, will our pistol team have to step aside?