Zhu Xu's carriage soon came to the outside of the city, the base of the Ordnance Bureau.
Now it is much larger than in the past, still at the foot of the mountain, enclosing a large piece of land, with high city walls, ten people one post, five people and one sentry, and the defense is extremely tight.
Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang both came out, both of them had excitement on their faces, and saluted: "The minister greets the emperor." ” Zhu Xu waved his hand and said with a smile: "The two adults are exempt from courtesy, go, let me see your achievements these days." ” Xu Guangqi is now in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, and he stepped forward and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, we have made a lot of progress, please come with the ministers." ” Zhu Xu stepped forward and looked at the two of them.
Xu Guangqi is a literati, the literati in the late Ming Dynasty are generally upright, and Xu Guangqi is the same, perhaps because he has been in this base for a long time, and his face also has the toughness of a soldier.
Bi Maokang is the same as always, but there is a lot more eagerness in his eyes, like a scientist in later generations, who is devoted to research.
Zhu Xu walked and observed everywhere.
It has the appearance of a military base in later generations, with various training facilities, runways, iron pillar nets, bows and crossbows, and guns everywhere.
There are also quite a few soldiers who are training, shouting and shouting, surging with vitality and high spirits.
Zhu Xu nodded secretly and whispered to himself, "Not bad, yes, brainwashing is still very important......
Xu Guangqi and the others didn't hear it, and took Zhu Xu all the way to the highest watchtower in the base, which was the most suitable for watching the exercise.
Xu Guangqi stood beside Zhu Xu, pointed to the twenty black cannons below, like black cannons made of black gold, and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, after improvement, the current Hongyi cannon has a range of more than 1,000 zhang, so it can definitely suppress the cavalry, as long as the artillery is enough, and then increase the power of gunpowder, I believe that it will be able to destroy the cavalry of Jiannu, and I am not afraid of Jiannu!"
” When Zhu Xu heard a thousand zhang, he was also shocked, this is three thousand meters, and this distance can indeed suppress the cavalry.
However, if you want to use artillery to fight in the field with cavalry, it is still not suitable at present, and it is possible to take it by surprise, and with the mobility of cavalry, it is simply impossible to allow artillery to saturate and attack.
However, Zhu Xu would not discourage the two scientists, and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, not bad, come on, show me the performance." ” Hearing this, Bi Maokang made a gesture to a watchtower not far away.
As soon as the soldiers on the watchtower saw it, they immediately turned around and waved their flags.
As soon as the flag moved, hundreds of people poured out from all over the lodging in the open exercise ground, some went straight to the cannon, some ran to the trench, and one of them was a young man in his early twenties, wearing heavy armor and holding a long knife, standing in front of the cannon with a majestic attitude, which gave people a sense of majesty from a distance.
Zhu Xu looked at it with a hint of anticipation.
"Kill!"
The young man's long knife waved, sonorously and forcefully, and roared, and the bright long knife shone in the air, and the cold air was overwhelming.
"Ignition!"
Behind each cannon was a deacock, and they drank almost at the same time.
The gunner stepped forward with a torch and lit the cannon.
"Attack!"
At the same time, dozens of them ran into the tunnel, holding spears, pulling wires, carrying Lou Kuang on their backs, and flying shuttles.
Zhu Xu was curious, he could only be regarded as a military fringe enthusiast, these were all seen on TV, so what was taught was also 'outside', most of them were supplemented and modified by Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao and others.
Boom, boom, boom It was deafening, the strong smell of gunpowder entered the nose, and in the distance of the base, the small hills piled up with rubble exploded in response, and the dust filled the sky, and the rubble rained like an earthquake, and the whole base was trembling.
The gunners quickly filled the shells, flew out one by one, and exploded in the distance.
The soldiers in the tunnel, turning left and turning, also flew in front of the impulse, set up their spears, like engineering soldiers, pulled up barbed wire, set up traps, and even threw simple grenades according to the needs of the exercise.
The power of twenty cannons is really extraordinary, especially in a concentrated bombardment of one place.
The smoke and dust were billowing like a wave, and the sound of the explosion alone had an absolute impact.
Zhu Xu stood there, visually measuring the effective killing distance of more than three thousand meters, if there were hundreds of doors erected on the city gate, it would definitely be a sharp weapon to defend the city!
As for the engineers who are still running back and forth in the tunnels below and arranging the defense line, Zhu Xu is also very satisfied, and it will be of great use in the future!
In his heart, Zhu Xu's gaze also shifted to the young man in command, standing in front of the cannon, standing upright like a pine, without fear, yelling from time to time, slashing and waving the long knife left and again, very aggressive.
Ten shots of each cannon stopped, and the young man turned around, ran to the watchtower, and knelt on one knee: "Return to the emperor, the drill is over!"
” Zhu Xu stretched out his head to look at him and said with a smile: "This person is good, where did you find it?"
” Cao Bianjiao also nodded secretly, this person can't see anything, but his arrangement today's formation is orderly, and he should be from a military background.
Xu Guangqi bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, this person is borrowed from the Ministry of War, and he is Sun Shilang's old general. ” Zhu Xu sighed, stretched out his head with a smile, and said loudly: "Flat, do a good job, reward a hundred taels of silver!"
” Cai Xiao knelt on the ground and responded loudly: "Thank you, Emperor!
” As soon as he finished speaking, nearly a hundred soldiers behind him also knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Thank you, Emperor!"
” Zhu Xu smiled with satisfaction, and said to Xu Guangqi, "It's a talent, it's a waste here." ” Xu Guangqi knew what Zhu Xu meant, and said with a smile: "Yes, Master Sun said it, it's just a temporary loan, and it won't be long before I have to go back." ” Zhu Xu nodded, looked up, there was still dust in the distance, the smell of gunpowder was full, and he was in a good mood, and said: "Well, it's all good, but the power of gunpowder is not enough, we must specialize in researching gunpowder that is more powerful!"
” When Xu Guangqi heard this, he said: "Yes, the minister also has this intention, and he will gather people as soon as possible and concentrate on research." ” Zhu Xujaw said: "The bird gun is not good enough, it needs to be connected, at least it is fast to change ammunition, the range is long, and it is easy to carry." ” This is the direction of Bi Maokang's specialization, he said, "Yes, the minister is constantly experimenting, and there will be results as soon as possible." ” Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "It's a good thing to have a sense of urgency, but don't be in a hurry, step by step, some things can't be done overnight." ” The king said this, but the courtiers really can't do this.
Bi Maokang said a few words as if reassuring.
Zhu Xu was very satisfied, with these, he had a little more confidence in stabilizing Liaodong, and looked at Xu Guangqi and said, "Now, how many cannons can be built in a month?"
” Xu Guangqi knew Zhu Xu's intentions, and the palace urged him not once or twice, so he thought about it for a while, and said, "Back to the emperor, if the six ministries and the local government fully support it, one month, now, ten doors are okay." ” "Ten doors?"
Zhu Xu thoughtfully, there are more than 200 doors in a year?
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Not to mention the whole country, even the fortresses everywhere, not two hundred gates are enough.
Zhu Xu's face was certain, and he said in a deep voice, "I don't care what method you use, ask someone to give people, ask for silver to give silver, and before May, create a hundred more doors for me!"
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