076 Thunder Rolling
The Nanyuan Schoolyard is still the same old place, and the soldiers of Shenji Camp are almost the same as those people. Even the Xu suits on their bodies are still in pieces before they can be replaced.
However, their appearance has been completely renewed.
Because, among them, the Qi family soldiers joined.
The reputation of the Qi family army is not revealed. Every Qi family army soldier has undergone strict training and countless battle baptisms. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the best in the Ming army, whether it is the arrangement of troops or the swords and guns.
After these soldiers of the Qi family army joined the Shenji Camp, they basically started with the sergeant commander. From the bottom, they were one to one lead four, and each could take into account both.
Under their influence, the soldiers of the Shenji Camp had developed a kind of perseverance that was fearless and determined in just a few days, and every move seemed like a veteran on the battlefield.
"block!"
"drink!"
"top!"
"ha!"
"prick!"
"kill!"
As soon as Taichang entered the Nanyuan wall, he heard a neat and powerful slogan and practice sound coming from the front.
Qi Jin's full of energy can be distinguished from a distance, and the shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers were even more imposing.
He couldn't wait to run over and see, "What a guy, the square formation arranged by the soldiers of the Tens of Ten Thousand Shenji Camp was as neatly measured as if they had used a ruler. They were holding a spear in their hands and practicing hard."
A long spear is the easiest weapon to be equipped with, because only one spear head needs to be built. If the gun is used by soldiers, they can make it by finding suitable materials. Therefore, the most common spear heads in the Ming army's armory are such spear heads, and seven or eight thousand are not a problem at all.
What does it feel like to block the assassination by tens of thousands of people at the same time?
Taichang only felt a murderous aura coming to his face!
He really didn't expect that the Shenji Camp had this momentum after just a few days of not seeing each other.
Qi Jin didn't expect that the emperor would come to inspect the Shenji Camp in such a short time.
He quickly raised his hand to ask everyone to stop practicing, then ran to Taichang, and respectfully knelt on one knee: "I will pay homage to the emperor, General Qi Jin."
This old general really practiced himself like a machine, his movements, tone, and expressions were the same as last time, and he had not changed at all.
Taichang quickly turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and helped Qi Jin up, and praised him repeatedly: "General Qi, you really make me admire you. In just a few days, you can train the Shenji Camp to such an aura!"
Qi Jin said a little ashamed: "Your Majesty, they can only arrange a standing formation now. If they keep moving and changing formations, it will still be a bit messy."
Taichang patted his shoulder and smiled, "It's good enough, the future is long, don't worry about this. I'm here today mainly because I want you to try the new artillery."
New artillery?
When Qi Jin heard this, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "I dare to ask the emperor, what kind of artillery is it?"
Taichang said proudly: "Thor light artillery."
Uh, Thor?
Qi Jin has never heard of it.
He stood there embarrassedly and didn't know how to speak.
Fortunately, the Jinyiwei soon rushed over with a flatbed carriage, which was covered with a cannon, a few shells, a can of gunpowder and a box of leads.
This cannon is so exquisitely made!
Qi Jin is an old expert. He could tell at a glance that the caliber of this cannon was the same as the tiger squat cannon, but the structure looked much more complicated.
He rubbed his hands impatiently and said, "Master, why not, start now?"
OK!
Taichang immediately pulled him to the cannon and opened the cannon door and introduced: "General Qi, look, you can open the cannon door by pulling out this pin. This is a cannonball, which can be loaded in advance, just like the cannonball of the Fran machine cannon. However, this cannonball is loaded from the breeze, not taken from above."
Qi Jin, a Fran machine cannon, naturally drove it. He took the sub-boat from Taichang without hesitation. He first took a lead and penetrated it into the small hole on the bottom of the sub-boat. Then he opened the gunpowder and scooped out the gunpowder inside, filled it finely and stuffed it tightly. Finally, he took another round shell and pressed it up hard. Even if the shell was loaded, it was loaded.
After he loaded it, he habitually grabbed the round shell and snatched it out, because the shell must be stuck on the hole of the sub-plane. If it is stuck, it will fall off when loading the sub-plane into the body.
This kind of thing happens often when using Fran cannons. Once the round shell falls off, it will be troublesome, because the gunpowder inside will fall off and you have to reload it.
Unexpectedly, the round shell was stuck quite tightly, and he clenched it a few times and it didn't move at all.
This size is so accurate!
He secretly praised in his heart, then stuffed the cannonball into the cannon body and closed the cannon door.
At this moment, he couldn't help but exclaim: "It's good to load it like this. After the sub-cannon of the Fran machine cannon is stuffed in, you have to knock forward with an iron wedge. After knocking, you have to pad the back tightly with iron blocks, otherwise the sub-cannon shell will be shot out, and the sub-cannon shell will be very likely to pop out."
Well, it’s indeed an experienced old friend.
Taichang nodded slightly and said, "There is another advantage of this new gun, that is, there is no need torches to ignite the fire. Look here, there is a handle. Just stick the lead in this position and then quickly move the handle to light the lead."
There was a thin groove behind the gun body. Qi Jin naturally knew that this was the place where the lead was penetrated, so he deliberately pressed the lead into the thin groove before closing the gun door, but he didn't know that the lead would also get stuck into the small box on the gun body.
After fixing the lead, he looked up at the front right of the square array, then pointed to a piece of grass in the distance and said, "Master, why don't you hit it there?"
Of course there is no problem with this.
It seems that Qi Jin is going to fire shells in front of the interview with the soldiers of the Shenji Camp. After all, most of these people will have to control artillery in the future, so it is better for them to see it first.
Taichang nodded slightly and said, "That's it, by the way, the position of the gun ear can adjust the angle of the muzzle, loosen the place, turn the handle, adjust it to the appropriate angle and then clamp it tightly."
When Qi Jin heard this, his eyes were lit.
This thing is good!
He excitedly held the handles on both sides of the cannon seat and carried the cannon from the carriage, put it on the ground and moved it a few times. After determining the direction, he adjusted the angle and then said solemnly: "Master, this cannon does not have a trace of smoke, it must have never fired a single shot, right?"
Taichang was shocked by his actions.
This cannon is indeed not heavy, less than a hundred kilograms, but the cannon seat is more than a hundred kilograms!
Qi Jin easily carried the thing worth more than 200 kilograms. How strong is this veteran general?
He nodded blankly and said, "Yes, this is the first time I tried the cannon."
Qi Jin said solemnly again: "It may explode when the cannon is tested, so please take twenty steps back."
Isn't this likely to explode?
You must know that the barrel and the barrel of the sub-bore have been finely ground and the joints are tightly matched. How can the chamber be exploded?
Not afraid of ten thousand, just fear of what if.
Although Taichang didn't believe it would explode, he still took Ge Cheng and others to retreat twenty steps.
Seeing that he had walked away, Qi Jin put his hand on the trigger and quickly pulled it.
A burst of blue smoke came out, and the lead was actually lit!
He quickly jumped and leaped forward.
This is not because he is afraid of it. It is mainly because the test gun is too common. When testing the gun, he is stupid and standing next to the cannon, and basically he is either dead or disabled. Of course, he will not take such unnecessary risks.
There was a loud "boom" sound, and as soon as he lay on the ground, the cannons roared.
The cannon body did not explode, and the shells had already flew out and smashed into the grass in front.
Taichang couldn't help but put down his telescope and clenched his fists excitedly.
Chapter completed!