Chapter 271 Artillery

Ning Chen, Qi Yuanzhong, and Lei An rode out of the city.

Leian brought an army of 50,000 this time.

Daxuan has a vast territory and rich resources, so there are many enemy countries eyeing Daxuan.

But there is South Vietnam in the south, and the Tuoluo Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom in the north are eyeing it.

There are still many enemy countries who want to take a bite of Daxuan's flesh.

Therefore, although Daxuan's national power is prosperous, his military strength is still somewhat insufficient.

Many armies cannot move.

The army brought by Qi Yuanzhong has been stationed outside the city, with tents stretching as far as the eye can see.

Ning Chen and others came to the Musket Camp.

Because the artillery is still in parts, Emperor Xuan has not established an artillery battalion yet, so it is temporarily handed over to the artillery battalion.

All parts are wrapped in oil paper and packed in wooden boxes.

Qi Yuanzhong also brought dozens of skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of War this time.

This actually made Ning Chen worry a lot.

Parts were taken out one by one.

What Qi Yuanzhong meant was to keep a few skilled craftsmen and leave the rest.

Assembling artillery cannot be taught to too many people.

Ning Chen rejected his proposal.

Neither muskets nor artillery are precision gadgets.

Find a few skilled craftsmen, take it apart and study it, and then you can imitate it.

Therefore, leakage is a matter of time. It is estimated that within two years, enemy countries will also have these things.

If you want to be truly invincible, you can't just rely on secrecy. You must upgrade these firearms to increase their lethality.

Ning Chen asked all the skilled craftsmen to watch.

Under his command, these people began to assemble it.

It's not difficult at all.

It was just the first time that I was a little unfamiliar, so it took me two hours to assemble an artillery piece.

Ning Chen's face was filled with excitement.

"Come on, pull it out and try."

The artillery was pulled out into the field.

Yuan Long, Mu Anbang, Pan Yucheng and others all came to join in the fun.

Ning Chen designed two types of cannonballs at that time. One was a solid bullet, which was actually a big iron ball.

Solid bullets are used in sieges. They are a powerful tool for blasting open enemy doors and are easy to make.

On the battlefield, the lethality is not bad... Once the artillery fires out, it will be a bloody road, and the soldiers along the way will be shattered by the artillery shells.

The other type is hollow-point bullets, which can explode when they hit the ground, causing secondary damage.

However, this kind of artillery shell is extremely difficult to make. It contains precision parts such as the firing pin... and it is also unstable and has the risk of exploding the barrel.

The key is that Ning Chen hasn't taught it yet, and the skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of War haven't been able to make it.

Therefore, only solid bullets were brought this time.

Today's artillery is actually a large musket.

The firing principle is the same, which is to rely on the high-temperature and high-pressure gas generated by the combustion of gunpowder in the barrel.

Because it was his first launch, Ning Chen didn’t know how far this thing could shoot?

He asked people to aim the artillery at the mountain wall in the distance, about five hundred steps away.

Under Ning Chen's command, gunpowder and shells were loaded.

Ning Chen said: "Give me the torch."

Lei An quickly lit the torch and handed it to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen walked up to the cannon and was about to light the fuse. After thinking for a moment, he handed the torch to a soldier from the musket battalion, "Here, you will fire the first cannon. From now on, you will be my Daxuan's artillery king."

The soldier took the torch with excitement on his face and said, "Thank you, General Ning!"

Ning Chen nodded, indicating that he could light the fuse.

The soldier lit the fuse with a torch.

The fuse burns quickly and smokes.

Ning Chen quickly stepped back and covered his ears.

Pan Yucheng and Feng Qizheng had been staring at Ning Chen closely. When they saw him step back and cover his ears... they had a tacit understanding and followed suit.

Especially Feng Qizheng, when Ning Chen tested the musket for the first time, he almost went deaf.

boom! ! !

The terrifying explosion was like thunder exploding in the ears, shaking the mountains and the earth.

The ground beneath my feet was shaking.

Fire erupted from the muzzle and smoke rose.

The soldier who lit the fuse was shocked and sat down on the ground, his eyes dull.

Yuan Long and others were shaken so hard that their heads were buzzing.

This terrifying sound almost scared their hearts to a halt.

The shells fired from the barrel hit the mountain wall in the distance.

boom! ! !

After the second big explosion, a large area of ​​the mountain wall collapsed, gravel rolled down, and waves of smoke and dust swept across.

Although Ning Chen covered his ears, he was still stunned by the shock.

He stepped forward quickly, his face full of joy. The power was much greater than he imagined.

Ning Chen shouted: "Step back five hundred steps and try again!"

He had to confirm the range of the artillery.

After Ning Chen finished speaking, no one moved.

He looked back and saw that everyone's faces were pale and their eyes were frightened.

Just this sound can scare people to death.

The terrifying explosion frightened the soldiers in the distant camp, and all of them turned pale.

The horses were neighing, restless and frightened!

"Are you guys okay?"

Ning Chen asked.

Everyone only saw Ning Chen's mouth moving, but didn't hear a word he said.

Qi Yuanzhong shouted: "What are you talking about? I can't hear you clearly."

Ning Chen covered his face silently.

He waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

Pan Yucheng and Feng Qizheng covered their ears in advance, but they were frightened by the explosion and stood there for a long time before they recovered.

This thing is dozens of times scarier than the sound of a musket.

Pan Yucheng said angrily: "You're kidding too much."

Ning Chen shook his head, "I'm not joking, I did it on purpose."

Pan Yucheng: "???"

"Old Pan, what do you think of the power of this artillery?"

Pan Yucheng said with lingering fear: "It's terrible!"

Ning Chen said seriously: "So, we must first let our people get familiar with the explosion and power of the artillery."

"Otherwise, when we get to the battlefield, the artillery will sound and our people will be scared to the point of weakness and horses will be frightened. How can we fight this battle?"

Pan Yucheng finally understood Ning Chen's intention.

That's right, we must let our people get familiar with it first, otherwise, when we get to the battlefield, the artillery will sound and our people will be scared to the point of weakness and horses will be frightened. At that time, people and horses will definitely fall down and be in chaos.

After a long time, Yuan Long and others recovered.

Lei An's face turned pale, "This thing is too scary!"

Mu Anbang nodded, "If this is pulled to the battlefield, the enemy will be scared to death?"

Qi Yuanzhong looked at the collapsed mountain wall in the distance, terrified and shocked, "Ning Chen, how did you make this thing?"

Ning Chen smiled and said, "What is this? When I make the explosive bomb, you will know what horror is? It will blow up a large area."

Qi Yuanzhong said with lingering fear, "Ning Chen, I am very glad that you are from my Daxuan. If you are from the enemy country, it will definitely be our nightmare."

Mu Anbang, Lei An and others nodded repeatedly, expressing their deep agreement.

If Ning Chen is their enemy, it will definitely be a nightmare.

They are really glad that Ning Chen is from Daxuan.

Ning Chen smiled. In his previous life, this thing was eliminated for dozens of hundreds of years and was not even qualified to go to the battlefield.

"Back five hundred steps and try again!"

Ning Chen ordered.