Chapter 422 Copper-Iron Alloy Cannon 5 After loading, Kong Sheng gave a categorical order: "Ignite, launch" Two soldiers supported the gun carriage, and the two soldiers looked nervous on the other side, carefully lighting the fuse with a fire breaker, and when the sound of the fuse burning, the four soldiers immediately ran quickly to the sides to avoid according to Kong Sheng's order.
This is to avoid the consequences of self-injury from the chamber.
After all, it was the first test launch, and Kong Sheng was not sure.
If the chamber is blown up, the soldiers will cause unnecessary casualties.
Kong Sheng stood at the far end of the rear, staring at the large artillery in the launch site that he had painstakingly forged, and his mood was very nervous.
In fact, the soldiers standing behind him were also a little nervous, they didn't know what kind of movement this swarthy and cold mysterious thing in front of them would make.
More than a dozen seconds passed, and the fuse was apparently burning, but the gun carriage stood quietly and unmoving.
Kong Sheng frowned, and clenched his fists in some disappointment: what is the problem of failure Without Kong Sheng's order, the four soldiers in charge of the test firing were still far from the ground on both sides.
Wu Xian Wujie turned his head to look at Kong Sheng, hesitated and stopped.
Kong Sheng's face was a little gloomy.
It took so much effort and cost to create a useless waste.
The first test launch, which was considered a failure It's also normal to fail, nothing is a one-time manufacturing success.
But in order to cast this artillery, Kong Sheng paid too much financial and material resources, and he lost such a huge amount of materials to make a dumb cannon, which was useless, and Kong Sheng was naturally extremely disappointed.
But at this moment, the gun carriage in the distance shook suddenly, the barrel rebounded significantly backwards, and the huge solid iron egg was launched, and it swept through the air at a speed and parabola that was difficult to see with the naked eye, and roared away. yes Kong Sheng was extremely excited, he looked up at the direction where the cannonball was flying, but his face immediately became a little strange, and then there was a loud roar from a distance, and the cannonball actually crashed into the cliff with a broken arm like a devastation, and the smoke and dust were flying all over the sky and it was impossible to see the state clearly.
Kong Sheng clenched his fists in amazement, and laughed wildly on his horse, whether it was range or power, it was far beyond his expectations But Kong Sheng's laughter was not over, not far away there was a whistling sound of the earth shaking the mountain, and before everyone could react, the cliff was like a domino that had been pushed down, and it fell violently, and countless boulders exploded and splashed down, covering most of the grassland in an instant, and the ground was shaking violently, and the smoke and dust were rolling like dragons, covering half of the sky in a short time The earthquake was Kong Sheng's first reaction, but he immediately realized that it was not an earthquake, but the follow-up effectiveness of the shell.
It is not the real power of the cannonball, but it may be because this mountain cliff has been eroded by wind and rain for a long time, and the mountain rock has long been rotten and hollow, and it suddenly encountered the explosion and collision of the cannonball, causing a landslide, and the collapse of the entire mountain wall is a reasonable thing All the soldiers' faces turned pale, and they all gasped with strange and terrified eyes as they looked at the monster-like cannon with a faint smoke from the muzzle.
What kind of thing is this, if this kind of thing is fired into the crowd, then how amazing the consequences are, the iron King Kong can't withstand such a bombardment, and it will definitely be blown to pieces Most of them turned to look at the radiant Kong Sheng with awe.
Kong Sheng laughed and galloped over on his horse, he was going to check the power and effect of the cannon himself.
Aside from the accidental factors and the triggered landslide, the power of this cannon also exceeded Kong Sheng's expectations.
If Kong Sheng's expectation was originally a "soil cannon", then the power of this finished cannon is infinitely close to the heavy artillery of later generations.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the current casting metallurgical process is not too much worse than that of the later Song and Ming dynasties, and the creative and innovative power produced by the carefully selected skilled craftsmen and Kong Sheng's advanced thinking "pointing" is amazing.
Kong Sheng turned over and dismounted, standing on the edge of the collapse of the mountain, staring at the broken wall that was still a little dusty, and his face was ecstatic.
Chang'an City.
Outside the city, there was a sudden roar of heaven and earth shaking in the direction of the southern mountainous area, and countless merchants and people in the city looked up at the sky in amazement, and they could clearly see the churning mushroom clouds on the yellow sky filled with smoke and dust.
And inside the palace city, Emperor Li Heng was walking in the quiet palace path, when he suddenly heard this loud noise and vibrate, and his face changed suddenly.
As the emperor, he immediately considered the warnings from heaven, the signs of heaven and earth, and natural and man-made disasters, all of which were deep-seated public opinion factors that affected the legitimacy of his rule.
And when encountering natural and man-made disasters, being the emperor is the most headache.
Not only does the state treasury have to spend a lot of money on disaster relief and aid to the people, but it also has to bear the corresponding "political responsibility", and in some cases, it even has to issue an edict to show a certain humility and reverence for God's punishment.
The Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven, the Emperor of Heaven governs on behalf of the Heavens, and since the Heavens are angry, it can only show that there is something wrong with the Emperor's virtue.
I can't help but say that the logic of the ancients is actually quite simple.
"Fifth, what kind of movement is this, is it an earthquake" The emperor's voice trembled slightly.
A black-clothed shadow guard flashed out from behind him, bowed down and said in a low voice: "I don't know, I need to investigate, it should be in the mountains in the direction of Zhongnan." ” Li Heng took a deep breath: "Go and investigate quickly, if there is any change, report to me immediately."
The figure of the black-clothed shadow guard disappeared in a flash.
Li Heng walked in the direction of Daming Palace with a dark face and a heavy heart, he put aside Luan's drive, and walked extremely fast, and gradually left behind a dry eunuch palace maid and guard.
Yu Chaoen's expression changed, his eyes flickered, and he waved his hand, signaling Luan to hurry up and chase the emperor.
Yu Chaoen didn't care too much about this shaking outside the city, what could this be, the big deal was an earthquake, and there was no movement in the palace anyway; What he feared and feared was the elusive black-clothed shadow guard beside the emperor, these people were all masters of the masters, obeying the emperor's orders, protecting the emperor day and night, without permission, no one would think of getting close to the emperor half a step.
As he walked, Li Heng stopped and stood on the side of the road and fell into deep thought for a long time.
After a long time, Li Hengcai waved his hand to Yu Chaoen's gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "Spread my will, quickly summon Li Yu, Du Hongjian and the crown prince Li Yu into the palace to see them and tell them that I am waiting for them in the imperial study, and the speed should be fast."
"The slave understands, so she will send someone to summon her," Yu Chaoen bowed down with a smile. oshow7 t1706231537: