Chapter 193 Artillery

Facing the "cannon" that suddenly popped out of Zhang Hao's mouth, Dugu Junjie was a little dazed, hesitated for a while, and then stammered: "Young master, what is this...this...cannon...? Can I see the real thing? Without seeing the real thing, it's hard for me to define its utility."

Zhang Hao smiled: "Of course! But before you do that, think about it first. If there is a weapon, it has the power far beyond the trebuchet, the accuracy of the crossbow, and the range is even several times or ten times that of the crossbow. , faster than ordinary Nascent Soul stage flying swords, and even more powerful to self-destruct at the Nascent Soul Stage, how would you use this weapon?"

"Ah...does such a weapon really exist?"

Not only Dugu Junjie, but even Zhang Shengde was a little surprised——Is the explosives and artillery that Zhang Hao has been playing with recently really powerful? Isn't it just a combination of powder mixed with steel? He didn't even use the spirit stone!

"Come with me!" Zhang Hao got up and walked out.

Zhang Hao took his father Zhang Shengde, second uncle Zhang Shengye, eldest brother Zhang Han, and Dugu Junjie to the research base in the rear. When we entered the research base, we saw two artillery pieces.

In addition to the first-generation prototype, Huang Mingshan and others are finally checking the second-generation prototype. Compared with the first generation, the design of the second generation is more mature and reasonable.

The first generation was explored in a state of confusion; the second generation is very mature and the design is more reasonable. The length of the gun barrel has not changed, but it is much slimmer and has a more industrial elegance. The unique dark black after quenching makes the cannon a little darker and more ferocious.

On the outside of the cannon barrel, a sealing formation was added - this formation was used to strengthen the cannon barrel, but it also made the cannon more mysterious.

In addition, all parts have been optimized and adjusted.

However, the cannon withdrawal system has not yet been invented - because up to now, the artillery has not been actually fired, and there are many problems, and it is not convenient for Zhang Hao to 'advance' disclose.

And so far, all the tests have been done with small iron pipes, or individually and on a small scale to test the explosive power, etc.

All of this is quite a bit like building a car behind closed doors, but the difference is that Huang Mingshan and others have a solid foundation and can use mathematical calculations to replace some accumulated experience.

Dugu Junjie walked around the cannon several times, but didn't see anything.

This is said to be a weapon that surpasses the trebuchet + giant crossbow in an all-round way. It has neither the torsion spring of the trebuchet nor the exaggerated and powerful bow arm like the crossbow. Only a structure less than half a meter in size and similar to an ordinary hand crossbow was seen at the end of the barrel.

Seeing Lonely Junjie's appearance, Zhang Hao didn't explain. Instead, he asked about Huang Mingshan's specific situation.

Huang Mingshan dragged a large box from the side, which contained twelve black and gray shells. "Young master, this is all the shells that have been built so far. In order to better seal and make good use of the rifling, we used a melting plating method to plate a layer of lead-tin alloy on the outside of the shells.

The pewter alloy is soft, which can be better sealed, and can also be used as a lubricating layer, which will not wear the rifling of the barrel, etc.

The inside of the shell is made of ultra-hard tempered steel, which is brittle and has sharp fragments.

The bullet has a diameter of 10 cm, a length of 40 cm, a charge of 8 kg, and a total weight of 16 kg;

The shell diameter is 12 centimeters, the shell length is 60 centimeters, and the propellant is 1.2 kilograms.

It is preliminarily estimated that the maximum range of the shell should exceed 10 kilometers; the explosive power will spread to a radius of 100 meters. Specifically, actual testing is required. "

"Very good, we will start the actual test today!" Zhang Hao looked at the twelve black-gray, even rustic cannonballs, but he was very excited.

The seaside area of ​​Changshan Town where the Zhang family is located is a barren area with almost no human habitation. The guards quickly identified a no-man's land, which is about seven or eight kilometers wide and 20 kilometers long. There are only small hills with a height of more than ten meters along the way.

At the target location, a large number of wooden stakes, one foot thick and one person high, were placed to test the power of the shells.

Both cannons were dragged out, Huang Mingshan and others were the most excited, the cannons that had been studied for a long time finally had a chance to show their power. I just used small iron pipes to study before, it's really a bit aggrieved, isn't it?

Senior Brother Feng Zhiling jumped out of nowhere, wanting to watch. Zhang Hao turned his head and saw that Feng Zhiling was wearing a jade pendant with the words "150,000" on it. That's right, Senior Brother Feng has also invested in Dayang Group with himself, and he sold himself 150,000 top-grade spirit stones.

When Zhang Hao saw Feng Zhiling, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Brother, do you want to fire the first shot? This is a weapon that is as powerful as the self-destructing Nascent Soul Stage, and the range is expected to reach 10 kilometers."

"Okay!" Feng Zhiling was immediately excited. It's fun, the younger brother thought of me right away, so loyal!

Huang Mingshan and others adjusted the angle and checked the direction. To be cautious, they lifted a lot of stones and pressed them on the frame. After that, Huang Mingshan and others retreated more than ten meters under Zhang Hao's signal, and there was only wind in front. Zhiling is gone.

Feng Zhiling finally felt that something was wrong, turned his head to look at Zhang Hao and the others, Zhang Hao smiled, "Brother, this is also the first time we have tried to launch this thing. So, although the first shot is of great significance, there may be some Unknown danger. Look, do you want to change?"

When Feng Zhiling heard that he was going to change, he shook his head immediately: "Isn't it just dangerous, brother, I'm not afraid! Everything is ready, I'm going to fire!

Ha ha……"

Feng Zhiling roared excitedly, and after adding defense to himself, he pulled the trigger suddenly, the bowstring instantly slackened, and the firing pin hit the primer of the shell case, making a crisp sound.

But the next moment...

"boom!"

There was an indescribable shock, like a thunderbolt erupting flatly, a ball of flames rushed out of the muzzle crazily, billowing gunpowder smoke filled the air.

A faint black dot disappeared with a whoosh.

There was a faint scream in the air, but it was almost completely drowned out by the sound of the artillery itself.

The cannon itself even jumped up, and a lot of stones on the cannon frame were overturned. The cannon was pushed back by as much as one meter on the ground, and Feng Zhiling was knocked back by as much as two meters.

"What the hell!" Feng Zhiling yelled.

Not to mention Feng Zhiling, even Zhang Hao and the others were startled, the scene just now was too 'powerful'. Dugu Junjie's eyes were still a little dazed.

Zhang Hao rushed to Feng Zhiling's side, and asked with concern: "Senior brother, how are you doing?"

"What are you talking about? Louder, I can't hear you." Feng Zhiling yelled at the top of his voice.

Zhang Hao could only shout at the top of his voice, "Brother, are you alright?"

"Ah, it's okay, of course it's okay! It's so cool! Come again!" Feng Zhiling excitedly came to the second cannon, ready to fire again.

"Wait!" Zhang Hao stood in front of Feng Zhiling, "Wait until the first shell explodes. And it hasn't been loaded yet!"

"explode?"

"Wait for about half a minute. Ten seconds have passed now, and there are still twenty seconds left."

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he looked into the distance quietly, and everyone also waited quietly, especially Huang Mingshan and others, who were even more excited. The firing scene of the artillery was already very shocking. How about the explosion scene?

Time slipped away little by little, and half a minute was seen.

Suddenly, a cloud of gunpowder smoke rose in the distance, and the turbid smoke and mud rolled up; countless birds panicked. Some sea monsters by the sea are even more insane. After waiting for a while, there was a faint thunder.

"Go, go and have a look!" Zhang Hao took the lead and flew forward, but the flight was very slow. Feng Zhiling flew over and grabbed Zhang Hao by the way. After a while, he flew over, standing on a small hill beside him, looking at the crater in front, Zhang Hao also took a deep breath.

Ahead, there was a large crater about three meters deep and 12 to 3 meters deep. The edge of the crater was like an ax chiseling.

Within a range of more than 30 meters around the crater, all the wooden posts were overturned, and most of the wooden posts were horrible; only a few broken wooden posts stood crookedly 30 meters away, and many of them stood straight. As if being bitten, part of it disappeared directly.

It wasn't until a hundred meters away that some wooden posts were pierced with broken shrapnel. These shrapnel breaches are irregular, but they are all very sharp.

"It's all good steel!" Feng Zhiling picked up a piece of shrapnel, feeling a little sorry.

Zhang Hao smiled and asked, "Brother, what do you think of the power of this explosion?"

At this time, Feng Zhiling's ears had recovered. He looked sideways at the crater, looked around, and said slowly: "It's almost as powerful as the self-explosion of the peak Jindan. But if the lethality of the shrapnel is added, it is about the same as that of the Nascent Soul. It blew itself up in the beginning.”

Zhang Hao nodded in satisfaction, calling everyone to go back and continue the experiment. At the same time, he turned his head and asked Dugu Junjie: "How about this cannon?"