The power of cannons was unknown to the officials of the Song Dynasty.

Only Gao Qiu's subordinates have some experience in actual combat, but only experience, there are still some differences between muskets and cannons. Muskets weigh no more than 100 kilograms. Such thermal weapons use inefficient black gunpowder and have very weak control over the battlefield unless a large number of muskets are used to fill the insufficient weapon's killing power.

But the cannon is different, it is a super weapon that can turn the situation on the battlefield.

Unfortunately, Li Kui doesn't give any chance in time.

But this did not prevent Li Kui from letting the musket soldiers perform the shocking power represented by the Age of Hot Weapons to the officials of Fuyan Road.

"Cleaning the cannon chamber!"

"The gunpowder filling is complete!"

“Sealing is complete!”

"Load the projectile!"

...

Every time the soldiers finished a step, they stood up and shouted. This might not be the case on the battlefield, but during training, Li Kui asked everyone to do this. The purpose is very simple. During the soldiers' shouting, they actually deepened their understanding of the steps of using the musket, which is very beneficial for training novices.

And the musket is a high-risk military.

A musket exploded on the battlefield, and the manipulated musket soldiers were killed on the spot.

But this cannot conceal the rise of the musket on the battlefield. As long as the ammunition is sufficient, they can fill it tirelessly and fire it until the musket is completely scrapped.

"Renjie, why do you yell?"

Lu Huiqing lived for most of his life and had never seen a soldier who had a weapon collaborative shouting so seriously to show that he had done his duties without error.

It seems that it is useless, but he thinks that since Li Kui has requested this, he will definitely not do useless work.

Li Kui smiled and said, "After all, the musket is a new weapon. The workshops of the Ministry of Works and the Privy Council provided the army with a large number of gunpowder weapons, including rockets, rifles, rockets, etc., but these weapons are either insufficiently powerful or are not useful, which makes soldiers look down on these gunpowder weapons."

"But the muskets are different. Although this weapon is filled with gunpowder to fire projectiles. In essence, there is no difference between it and a blasting musket, but because of the different charge amount, the musket has greater destructive power. If it is not operated carefully, it will cause an explosion. We have had such an accident on the battlefield. The charge amount is not accurate and we took the medicine bag incorrectly. In addition, there are problems with the casting of the muskets, which resulted in two soldiers being killed by the explosion on the spot."

"So dangerous?"

Weapons are used to kill people, but as control, weapons are always in the hands of people. How could they hurt others and themselves like muskets?

Lu Huiqing also began to feel upset. He found that he seemed to be too close to the place where the musket test was tested.

Secretly tiptoed and hid behind.

When Li Kui saw it, he smiled embarrassedly and said, "I am old and I heard that gunpowder is poisonous. I am afraid that my body will not be able to hold back."

As for Lu Huiqing's shameless appearance, Li Kui couldn't say that he was poisonous. It was toxic. What should I compare to? What body could I stop it? But if I really sucked some thick smoke after the explosion of gunpowder, I would never die for ten or eight years. This is still a musket soldier, let alone other soldiers who were inhaled accidentally, there would definitely be no problem.

Otherwise, wouldn’t all the craftsmen who tested gunpowder in the Ministry of Works’ workshop be poisoned to death?

Not only Lu Huiqing was hiding, but even Gongsun Sheng was hiding behind him. Li Kui looked at his figure and Gongsun Sheng's body, and immediately realized that this kid used him as a shield!

Li Kui is not very jealous, how can he tolerate such a thing happening?

He turned his head and grinned at Gongsun Sheng. The latter was like a rat targeted by a poisonous snake, and his heart was almost stopped beating.

"Mr. Gongsun, the glorious task of ignition will be handed over to you." After saying that, Li Kui handed a burning torch to Gongsun Sheng and encouraged him: "Speaking of this, Mr. Gongsun is also a veteran of gunpowder. This wonderful idea of ​​this official has been influenced by you. At this point, such a glorious moment will naturally be bound to your credit, so please don't refuse."

Gongsun Sheng panicked and pressed a torch that was forced to be stuffed. He wanted to go out, but he didn't dare. He looked at his master Cheng Zhijie innocently like a bullied native dog.

The latter also thinks there is no big problem.

After all, didn’t Li Kui say that?

It has been used on the battlefield, and the Killing Dangxiang Cavalry is very useful. Now it is just a military exercise, so what big problems can arise.

"Sir, if I die, my mother." Gongsun Sheng's lips trembled with sighs. He had just heard the whispers between Li Kui and Lu Huiqing, and what a sudden explosion occurred on the battlefield and killed him on the spot... People who know nothing about gunpowder may be ignorant fearless, so naturally they will not take it to heart.

But Gongsun Sheng is not a novice, he also plays with gunpowder. He played very well at the beginning, so he naturally understood how dangerous this thing is?

How can his flesh and blood be able to stop the things that can even be blown up in the house?

But Li Kui said indifferently: "Don't worry, you'll be sure. If you don't add more medicine, just listen to the movement."

Gongsun Sheng might have really believed what others said, but what Li Kui said sounded like lying to a child to jump into a well, and he even bewitched with his voice: "How hot it is, how cool is the inside of the well?"

Gritting his teeth, he walked to the edge of the musket with a torch as if he was saving his power.

He hesitated for a long time and did not dare to lit it. Others didn't know it, but he understood that things like thunder made of gunpowder needed to be ignited with fuses. Of course, Taoist people would also use some other things instead, mainly because they were too expensive, and even the Dao Temple could not afford such consumption.

Especially things that do not use fuses are not safe and are even more dangerous to use.

Therefore, the fuse is not uncommon for Gongsun Sheng.

If Li Kui said something, he would probably guess that phosphorus fire may be the key ingredient used by Taoism to make palm thunder.

"Mr. Gongsun, hurry up!"

"Yes, Li Zhimi said, it's foolproof..."

Gongsun Sheng suddenly wanted to adjust the gun's gun's gun's gun's guns at these guys who were sarcastic and didn't bother to make a big deal, and knocked them into slags.

Silk

After the fuse was lit, there was a loud bang in just a few breaths, accompanied by the flames, smoke, and the pungent smell of sulfur, which filled the middle of the school grounds. Gongsun Sheng was even more frightened by the sudden loud noise and threw out the torch in his hand. Fortunately, he was also an expert in gunpowder, and he had a thunder in his palm, and I don’t know how many heroes were shady.

But the officials on Fuyan Road were very embarrassed. Lu Huiqing was so scared that the corners of her mouth were almost tilted. She felt a tingling pain in her heart. She finally calmed down and found that she was sitting on the ground with embarrassment.

The old face turned red, and Lu Huiqing sighed: "The power of ghosts and gods is simply the power of ghosts and gods! I want to ask Your Majesty that I must use a musket in the Song Dynasty. No, I need to use a cannon that is more powerful than a musket."

After saying that, he roared at the guards around him, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you check the power of the musket?"

This test is just to test the power of the muskets. Their target is a wall of earth. The muskets are fired at a distance of hundreds of steps. This distance is no longer powerful for the bow and arrow. If the divine arm bow can still kill, but its power is much smaller. If they encounter soldiers wearing thick armor, the effect will probably not be very good.

Soon, Lu Huiqing was also invited to the earthen wall. Looking at the dense holes on the earthen wall, Lu Huiqing sighed and said, "If this hits someone, how can you bear it?"

"Sir, this kind of lethality is not very harmful to war horses, especially when the distance is too far, the killing of thirty steps is considerable, but it is too close. The soldiers have to face the iron hooves of the cavalry after firing, so the performance of the musket on the battlefield is not satisfactory."

"Grandman, don't belittle yourself. This is already much better than the rifle gun. Which officials in the Ministry of Works are all full of mind, but they are indifferent to the body. Let my soldiers of the border soldiers use their lives to become their own level. I have to study their books!"

After seeing Lu Huiqing for a few hours, the old man always wanted to participate in this and that. Unlike Zhang Dun, who was not clean under his butt, especially his relatives, who were even teammates.

Lu Huiqing's private life is really flawless, and his family is also controlled by him and there is no place to criticize him.

This made him have strong combat power on the battlefield. Of course, if he was allowed to be the Chief Censor of the Censor, he would naturally be able to achieve the greatest release. Unfortunately, Lu Huiqing is now trapped in the northwest. If Fuyan Road is unfavorable in this battle with Xixia, Lu Huiqing will bear a major responsibility.

Even if he is not demoted, he will trap this boss who was once a stolen person in the court and even compete with Boss Wang in the frontier.

Youlong Shoal is probably what Lu Huiqing is now in this situation.

Fortunately, Hao Sui came, and Emperor Zhao Xu might not really like Lu Huiqing, but Zhao Xu, who had already begun to think about power, was no longer the ignorant and dull boy in the harem.

Perhaps, it is really possible to let Lu Huiqing return to the court.

In essence, Lu Huiqing's hatred for Zhang Dun and others is probably not as good as that for conservatives.

However, it is not a question to ponder these issues now. Li Kui is worried about the lack of attack power of the musket and wants to cast heavier and larger caliber cannons. This is the king of war, not a musket used as a transitional musket. Introducing this weapon, Li Kui naturally has the momentum of no one else in the world, but he cannot just talk about the advantages, but also the disadvantages. The disadvantages of this weapon are very obvious and fatal.

Li Kui said: "Mr. Lu doesn't know anything, so you might as well talk about the advantages and disadvantages of artillery. Faced with heavy cavalry, especially the iron cavalry with strong protection, the lethality of the musket is greatly reduced unless it is replaced with solid projectiles. However, it is not easy to build. If a three-pound projectile is killed, no matter whether it is a human or a war horse, it will be destroyed. This is the best place for such a weapon to face heavy cavalry on the battlefield in the future. Especially the heavy crossbows, it is not suitable for use on the battlefield."

"The second is the large-caliber artillery. The caliber of the muskets is too small, so they can only be used to make small iron balls and stone balls. Only by increasing the caliber can they create enough lethality. If there are two caliber artillery and ammunition, Jinmingzhai can not only save them, but also severely damage the Dangxiang people."

"Of course, artillery is not without its disadvantages. Compared with crossbows, it is still a heavy problem. This can be solved by pack horses, but if it is rainy or snowy, the gunpowder is damp, artillery will not only not become a weapon on the battlefield, but will even become a burden to become a infantryman."

"It's raining, this season is unlikely. But it's snowing..."

It is already late autumn and winter is approaching. This season, it will start to snow all over the northwest due to the cooling. If it is really rainy and snowy, it will be useless, which is really worrying.

Cheng Zhijie pondered for a long time and said, "Do your best and leave your destiny."

"I mean the same thing. I can't try it because of the disadvantages. It is not advisable to give up because of the choke. Now we are fighting on the back. It is best if Jinming Village can not be lost. At that time, I will have face to take this victory to the capital. But if Jinming Village is lost, we can barely make sense even with the military achievements of the heroes, but Your Majesty may be disappointed with us."

Lu Huiqing's eyes showed a kind of perseverance that would never repent. Most of the character of the reformists was like this. He did not listen to advice, and went all the way to the darkness, and never repentance... This was like their character, projected everywhere in their usual behavior.

Li Kui hesitated and said, "I used a lot of effort to cast these muskets in Jingzhao Mansion."

"Renjie, your understanding of the officialdom is too shallow. How could the officials of Jingzhao Prefecture care about your thoughts? I guess, if it weren't for the identity of Eunuch Hao, you wouldn't even call a craftsman. But the road of Fuyan would be different. I have the final say here. If I order it, I will deal with it if anyone refuses to follow it. Give me ten days, I will build you a gun weapon that can be used to fight."

Lu Huiqing's cold eyes were not filled with emotion, and no one would suspect that he could not do it when he heard his promise.

But artillery is really not easy.

Forget it, then he will tell him the focus of casting artillery and let him decide again.

In addition, Yan'an Prefecture could not do nothing. Li Yun went out of the city without stopping and took two thousand cavalry out of the city to harass the Dangxiang people.

As long as the leader of the Party Leader Xiang who besieged Jinming Village was able to divide the troops, Li Yun was half successful.

On the donor street, a group of people gathered around the family's yard to comment on the outside. A young man came over to watch the fun with a muffled voice: "My fellow villagers give in, give in."

"Boy, why are you squeezing?"

The person who was pushed was about to get angry, but saw that the other party was big and thick, with a fat face. The key was that he was holding a weapon in his hand, which was obviously not easy to mess with. He took back the insult that he wanted to attack his soul dignity and said coldly: "Recruiting senior servants, with a monthly salary of 20 jin."

"What, this is a good thing, I..."

The big man reached out and was about to announce the rankings, but he was immediately stopped by the people around him: "No need to announce the rankings, just enter the yard."

The man smiled whisperedly, touched the back of his head and smiled foolishly, "I thought it was the rule of the capital, but it turned out not!"

"Beijing? Have you been to Beijing? Don't talk nonsense here." A short and fat guy next to him said with bad intentions. The big man is not a good person to talk to, threatening the other party with big eyes.

Suddenly, with a 'Amitabha', an old monk behind him spoke, "Two, you have a lot of wisdom and a deep relationship with Buddha..."

"The thief is bald, say one more thing, grandpa breaks your yellow teeth!"
Chapter completed!