Nguyen Phuc Bao is the world's number one sister-in-law, how could he refuse Nguyen Phuc A Jiang's request? However, before nodding, he still put forward his own thoughts, "Little sister, it's okay to ask me to praise Hongchang, but this boy is extremely intelligent and energetic. I'm afraid he will hinder A Yuan."

"Brother, please relax. Hongchang cannot cause any harm to my nephew. People will not be greedy for you at all. Besides, taking down Beijin Mansion is just the beginning, and it is unknown if you retake Xuan Guang Mansion in the future. People must be sent to take care of so many territories. Ayuan is still so young. When will he help you?" Ruan Phuket Ah Jiang knew that the eldest brother's concerns make sense, but this truth is really inconsistent with Zhou Shixiong. If they own a state, how could they be greedy for the family business of Langshan Mansion? Besides, Langshan Mansion can be so prosperous, only if they help them.

"Since my younger sister said that, it's natural to worry about my brother. Should I arrange a position for Hongchang in Langshan City? I can't be my adopted son and I still work as a craftsman!" Ruan Phucbao said this. He and his sister are in full swing. No matter how powerful Ji Hongchang is, he is still rootless and can't make any big waves.

"Don't, Hongchang loves to make military armor. He is an interest in being a craftsman. Ping Xiangzhou also treats him as a VIP, so how could he really be a craftsman? He is now studying a new recruit armor. It is impossible to leave Ping Xiangzhou craftsman camp. Let's talk about this later." Ruan Phuket, who came to Langshan Prefecture to be an official, did not dare to think about it, and found an excuse to help Zhou Shixiong turn it over.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the battle report that had been tortured for more than ten days was finally sent to Lang Sang Mansion. Benson Town, which had just been returned to Beiping Mansion, fell again, and the battle to capture Beiping Mansion officially began.

The occupation of Benson this time was easier than last time. Nguyen Phuc Bao, who had planned it, left a team of detailed works when he returned Benson. When the Lang Sang Mansion soldiers drove outside Benson, the queen opened the door and let people enter the town. He occupied Benson without a single arrow. The most wonderful thing is that the two thousand Beizi Mansion soldiers guarding Benson were taken down in one fell swoop, reducing the only four thousand Beizi Mansion soldiers in Beizi Mansion to two thousand.

When he learned that Beijin City was empty in defense, the Lang Sang Prefecture Army commander Shan Yuming decided to split his troops to attack, leaving two thousand troops to garrison in Benson. Shan Yuming led an army of 8,000 to surround Beijin City. With the 4,000 troops in Xiangzhou and two thousand soldiers in Lang Sang Prefecture, he continued to travel westward and attacked Kuikun, the third largest town in Beijin Prefecture. The battle report received by Nguyen Phucbao was issued after occupying Benson. Now he doesn't have to worry about his actions being known to others. He just needs to worry whether the soldiers can take Beijin City. Alas, he still has to worry.

Zhou Shixiong also received a similar battle report, which was much more detailed than the one written by Shan Yuming. Not only did there be a war situation introduction, but also a prisoner of war confession. According to the confession, Zhou Shixiong learned that Beijin Mansion had completely turned to Xuanguang Mansion and lent Kuikun to Xuanguang Mansion as a garrison. Originally, there were only more than 1,000 Yao soldiers, but now there were more than 3,000 soldiers. The two thousand more were the soldiers of Xuanguang Mansion. No wonder Zhou did not go to attack Beijin City, but it turned out that he wanted to steal a big fish.

Zhou Shixiong never thought that he would let his soldiers sacrifice their heads and blood for the sake of Lang San Mansion. Of course, he was very dissatisfied with Zhou Er's behavior, but Zhou Shixiong had no choice but to give up his command. Since he handed over the command power to Zhou Er, how to mobilize Zhou Er's power on the battlefield was Zhou Er's power, so Zhou Shixiong could only sulk.

‘When you go back, you must teach these guys well so that they can understand when to strive for courage and when to be virtuous. I am not a member of the public ranks and have no interest in exerting the spirit of internationalism!’ Zhou Shixiong secretly complained about Zhou Er’s approach and muttered with grumbling.

"Brother Hongchang, the cannon has been brought up. When will it be tested?" Wan Qi'an couldn't do carpenter work. Zhou Shixiong sent him as a errand and went to Zhennan Pass to transfer a cannon back.

"Damn, let you get a cannon back, why do you pull the red cannon?!" There are two red cannons at Zhennan Pass. The gun is more than three meters long and weighs eighteen pounds. It is the original product purchased from the Dutch East India Company during the Apocalypse period. Use this cannon for testing, and the first generation of tanks can be bombarded. Don't be ugly in wooden chariots like Zhou Shixiong.

"How could I know? I'll take your letter to the official magistrate, and he asked someone to remove this cannon. Can't it be?" Wan Qi'an had seen the power of the Red Cannon, so it was impossible for him to deliberately pull the cannon over. Zhou Shixiong walked over and asked in a low voice, "What the hell is going on?"

When Wan Qi'an saw that Zhou Shixiong saw it, he smiled and took out a letter and handed it over, "It's all arranged by the magistrate, I really don't know what's going on."

Zhou Shixiong opened the letter and took a breath, "This Cheng Peng is so brave that he actually wants to build artillery privately!" It turned out that Zhou Shixiong had considered giving up the development of firearms because Guangxi was not suitable for using gunpowder. The reason why Guan Chongguang wanted to build his own cannon was to build two passes in the east and north of Pingxiangzhou to strengthen the protection of Pingxiangzhou. Anyway, there were a large number of steel ingots in the warehouse, so it would not be much for several cannons to be built.

It was the first time that Zhou Shixiong heard about the construction of the pass. He asked someone to call Tieyong and handed him the cannons and letters, and asked why he suddenly wanted to build the pass. "Hongchang, you are working all day long, and I don't know how big the Nanning Mansion has happened during this period. Two months ago, the thief in the Salt and Iron Supervisor's yamen was sneaked in and stole tens of thousands of taels of silver. He also left a letter saying that the eunuch in charge of the office was useless, and he was so angry that the salt and Iron Envoy was so angry that he was so angry that the magistrate of Nanning Mansion was stolen from his official seal last month. Wang Qingyu ordered all the states of the prefecture to assist in catching the thieves. Even the chieftains in the prison of the prefecture had to help, which made Nanning Mansion turn against the sky."

Needless to ask, you know that Zhou Hou did these two things. The intention of revenge is to intervene in Xiangzhou. The goal has been set by several officials in Xiangzhou. As for the order of the order, Zhou Shixiong ignored it.

"Even if Nanning Mansion has a turmoil, it's not necessary to build a pass!" Zhou Shixiong didn't hear any connection between these two things and couldn't help but say.

"The magistrate means that if you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of one. If someone pours dirty water on Pingxiangzhou and then rushes his army to occupy Pingxiangzhou, it will be too late to find a solution at that time." Tie Yong also thought in his heart that Guan Chongguang was a little bit of a big deal. After all, it would be a lot of steel to make a cannon. If it is made, it is just for him to see that he cannot accept it.

Zhou Shixiong thought for a while and said, "It's true that the people in the court can do anything. They can just get a joint bandit suppression into Pingxiangzhou, and then they will not leave and even give the prefect a convict of hiding bandits to the prefect. The more they think about it, the more likely it is." Zhou Shixiong followed Guan Chongguang's idea and felt that his idea of ​​strengthening defense was not exaggerated at all, and it was very reasonable.

"No matter whether it is possible or not, since the adults ordered us to do things well and make a few cannons easily." Tie Yong was very confident. As a top iron craftsman, although he had never cast artillery, the method of making any casting is the same, which would not defeat Tie Yong.

Zhou Shixiong waited for two days before waiting for the one-pound cannon and three-pound cannon he wanted. He held the iron egg as big as a chicken. Zhou Shixiong frowned. He saw the shells of ancient small-caliber cannons for the first time, but he didn't expect it to be so small. Then he felt relieved when he thought about it. The shells of a pound weigh less than one pound, and the shells of a three-pound cannon were less than three pounds, and the volume was not much larger.

The new deck is very powerful. One pound cannon cannot penetrate any distance bombardment. Three pound cannons can shatter the inner and outer layers of the deck at close range, but cannot penetrate the mezzanine made of piment cables. In theory, the composite deck can be put into use, and Zhou Shixiong's idea of ​​a chariot has taken another big step forward.

After the test, the deck was followed by the vehicle test. Zhou Shixiong designed several test methods. The first is to put the chariot within the range of the artillery and let the artillery attack, to see how many cannons are needed to completely destroy the chariot, and the second is to use a winch to pull the chariot to see how much damage the chariot will suffer when it passes through the artillery attack distance.

This kind of test is very fresh. More than a hundred craftsmen squeezed into the open space behind the craftsman camp to watch the fun. Some even drove out gambling plates, betting on how many cannons the chariot could withstand, and some betting on the chariots to fall apart before passing through the cannon attack range. Zhou Shixiong and Tieyong sat in the pergola next to the open space chatting. The specific test did not require Zhou Shixiong to supervise himself. After so many tests, there is no need to say more about how to do it.

"Hongchang, you think of this chariot as a really powerful one. No matter whether it can withstand artillery or not, it is already very powerful." At first, Tieyong thought that the chariot would use a lot of steel, so he personally supervised the work of the chariot development team. Unexpectedly, in addition to the steel used in the frame, only a layer of thin steel plate was installed on the front of the car, which was much, many times less than Tieyong's expectation.

Tieyong was of course very happy to save the consumption of steel, but at the same time he admired this young man very much. He could really find a way to process several materials and create a composite deck that could withstand the Baniu Crossbow. This alone would reduce Xiangzhou's spending on military armor by more than half.

"Don't praise me for Tie Master. This chariot is my idea, but in fact it is made by everyone's cooperation. Without the help of Tie Master and all the masters, it is impossible to make such a good thing." Zhou Shixiong would also be kind, but he doesn't have any money anyway.

Boom boom boom, one pound cannon bombarded twelve times in a row, breaking a large piece of the side wall of the chariot against one side of the cannon. However, in order to cool down, the cannon could not continue to expand its results, so Zhou Shixiong and Tieyong walked over to see the effect. The attack power of the one pound cannon was really limited. Although most of the shells were hit in a relatively concentrated area, the damage to the chariot was only broken by a piece of outer wall panel.

"Change the cannon, there is no need to test this one-pound cannon." Zhou Shixiong was very satisfied with the result. He could completely withstand a small-caliber artillery, and the practicality of the tank was greatly improved.

The final test result was that when the fixed target was fired, the chariot could completely resist the bombardment of one-pound cannon. The three-pound cannon hit the same position three times and completely penetrate the chariot. The multiple shots could destroy the chariot. The result showed that the chariot could not resist the 3-pound cannon for the time being. As for the result of the moving target, it was funny. In order to give the cannon a chance to hit the chariot, the craftsman who shaking the winch deliberately slowed down and cooperated with the gunner. However, the speechless artillery hit rate was really not good. After three mobile target tests, only one shot was hit.
Chapter completed!