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- Chapter 21 The Power of Bronze Cannons
"Your Excellency Baron, our agents on the islands in the East China Sea have received secret information that pirates have targeted Tindor's trade fleet!"
In the castle meeting hall, Bonos reported to Lin Fenghan with a serious face.
"Oh! Are you sure?" Lin Fenghan quickly checked the territory's monthly balance report and material reserves, and asked seriously.
¡°In order to prepare for confirming the news, I have sent 31 triangle clippers to patrol the East China Sea. I believe there will be results soon.¡± Bonos replied cautiously.
"It's strange. How do you think the pirates knew that Tindor's noble merchant fleet would be here with us? What went wrong?" Lin Fenghan threw down the white paper tiredly and pinched his head with a headache.
"Baron, the pirates have spies in the ports of various countries along the East China Sea. People inside these ports often betray the information about the caravans for money. It is not surprising that the pirates know the information about the Tindor trade fleet route. The only thing worth mentioning is What we are considering is how many people the pirates will gather." Bonos said calmly.
"Yes! Worth considering!"
Lin Fenghan seriously took out a report and handed it to Bonos, and said seriously: "In the past two months, I have been crazy about expanding the army, stocking up on supplies, and manufacturing 70 bed crossbows, 50 catapults, 5,000 spears, and 7,000 spears. Arrow shafts. Although I have paid money to the territorial residents to eliminate their dissatisfaction, a quarter of the adult trees in the territory have been used by me. Our territory is an island with poor resources, so more land must be occupied to eliminate them. this thing."
"Bonos, you are my loyal subordinate. I want you to be honest. Two months ago, the Elante family had more than 90 gold coins, but now there are less than 500,000 left."
"This time, conquering the pirates and plundering their treasures, personnel, and ships is only secondary. What is important is to clear up the chaos on the islands in the East China Sea and establish our rule on the numerous islands in the East China Sea."
Lin Fenghan opened the door and said seriously to Bonos: "Follow me and call your brother here, and I will show you the next new thing."
"Okay!" Ponos was excited, instinctively feeling that something novel was waiting for them to watch.
On the mountain road far away from Haisha City, a serious-looking convoy was moving forward. Kelande, Kelande, Bonos, Bonodong, Pulet, Motel, and Rana, a young officer with a loyal face, were also brought by Lin Fenghan as an exception.
After walking on the mountain road for half an hour, the mysterious convoy came to a concave mountain gorge. Colander and others looked up and were shocked to find that more than 10 sentries were posted outside this gorge with an area of ??less than 3 kilometers.
After the motorcade arrived at the school grounds, Lin Fenghan waved and got out of the car, and said seriously to everyone who got off the car.
"Dear Knight Commander Coland, Knight Commander Coland, Admiral Bonos, Admiral Bonodon, General Platt, Interior Minister Motel, and my beloved Lana, Vera, and Noni. , Ross, Murat and other guards, today I will take you to the most mysterious place in the territory - Elant Academy of Science."
¡°Here lies the most mysterious thing in the territory, and here lies the power to change the entire world.¡±
"Now, we have armed more than 2,000 elite warriors, and we invented the pulley bow."
"We organized the chain arrow cart, ballistae, ballistae, and catapults into a group for combat."
"Our navy is already equipped with these terrible weapons."
"From now on, victory in war is no longer entirely determined by personal fighting qualities."
¡°We can proudly say that we have entered the era of mechanization with one foot.¡±
"Now, there are two things here that can really lead us into an era that is more advanced and powerful than our enemies."
Lin Fenghan waved his hand, and the canvas placed on the huge object in the school grounds was opened. A huge object 5 meters long, 90 centimeters in diameter, and 50 centimeters in muzzle, placed on a wooden gun mount, appeared in front of everyone. "(¡Ño¡Ñ)Wow! What is this!" "It's so huge!"
"How do you move something so big?"
"The bottom is the frame! But what is the iron cylinder placed at an angle above?"
"This guy seems to be made of bronze. What a waste! If it were used to make armor, at least 500 could be made."
"Yes! What on earth is this?"
?¡ everyone commented in shock.
"Uncle, is this the cannon you made? Why is it so big! It must be at least 10,000 kilograms!" Lin Fenghan looked at the huge cannon in shock, and asked Ali while he was pulling him.
"Good nephew!Not 10,000 kilograms, but 20,000 kilograms. It's close to 20 tons. There's nothing I can do about such a heavy weight. The equipment of the leader's blacksmith shop is backward and the ore is complicated. It took me a lot of effort to make this big thing. "Actually, the most important thing is that I once made a slightly smaller cannon with a length of 2 meters, but due to the gunpowder, the power of the cannon was too poor, the air pressure was not enough, and it often stalled." "
Ali said with a grimace: "Our era is the lunar era, and the laws of physics have changed since ancient times. The gunpowder we developed using monosulfur, dinitrate, and tricharcoal, with a little kerosene added, can indeed ignite. But it doesn't seem to be very powerful. It is powerful and burns very slowly. It takes 5 to 300 seconds for a cannon shell to be ignited and fired. This depends on the quality and characteristics of the gunpowder and the individual's character. However, once the cannon is fired, its power is indeed huge."
"The most important thing is the characteristics and changes of gunpowder." Ali picked up a little black gunpowder and gently threw it with a torch to light it.
brush! Huge puffs of smoke and air waves slowly spread around, and Lin Fenghan could clearly feel the change in air pressure.
"The formula you provided cannot make the gunpowder burn and ignite at all. I added other materials and fuel to the new gunpowder to burn it. This new gunpowder is not highly explosive, and the heat is not as terrible as recorded in ancient documents. "
"Once the new gunpowder is ignited, the first reaction is to smoke quickly, and at the same time, the same substance is quickly ignited inside, releasing huge air pressure. Our bronze cannon is driven by huge atmospheric pressure."
"Cannonballs must be special. Cannonballs made of stone are not qualified unless the synovial membrane is round enough. But once the amount of gunpowder is increased, this kind of cannonball will not work. It will explode directly into dust and gravel in the barrel. It is truly qualified. The only cannonballs left are copper ore and iron ore.¡±
Lin Fenghan opened his mouth in surprise and exclaimed: "It's so expensive."
"Yes! You see, the front of this cannonball is a 50cm diameter bronze cannonball, and the back is 50kg of mixed gunpowder wrapped in cloth and leather. Due to backward processing technology, the level of precision required for the production and classification of gunpowder cannot be improved now. In order to increase To increase explosive power and eliminate duds, in order to increase the pressure, artillery shells are generally sealed with fur and stuffed into the barrel."
Lin Fenghan asked excitedly: "Uncle, you are so smart. I want to know how you can pull such a huge cannon, its maximum power and theoretical data!"
"Haha! At least 35 to 50 good horses are needed to pull this cannon!"
Ali patted his chest arrogantly and said proudly: "This bronze cannon weighs 20 tons, has a barrel diameter of 90 centimeters, and a muzzle diameter of 50 centimeters. It can fire shells weighing 50 to 500 kilograms. I have done experiments, and the cannon is pointed at a If you fire a cannon at a special earthen wall kilometers away, if one shell hits it, the earthen wall that is five meters high, five meters wide, and thirty meters long will be completely destroyed."
"My nephew, I can proudly tell you now that most of the city walls in the world cannot withstand the power of this cannon." Lin Fenghan murmured in shock: "It is so powerful, if I install this cannon To the Hailan, what kind of ships on the ocean can resist my navy."
Ali smiled and pointed at several officers who were talking about it, and said seriously: "In order to impress these illiterate people for the first time, I will use the maximum power and range of the bronze cannon under safe conditions."
"Oh! They should really be exposed to it." Lin Fenghan nodded seriously.
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¡°This cannon is so powerful that it can blow even mountains into pieces.¡±
"Everyone must be careful. After a while, the cannon fired shells and retreated 20 meters away. Cover your ears."
"This turns out to be called a cannon!"
"What does it mean to cover your ears?"
Everyone was puzzled and followed Ali's instructions and retreated 20 meters away from the cannon, while Lin Fenghan ran 30 meters away and covered his ears.
"Hehe! I'm going to shoot, so be careful." Ali chuckled, looked at a few officers who were nonchalantly staying more than 10 meters away, and quickly lit the oil burning line on the cannon with a torch.
1 second?
5 seconds?
10 seconds?
"Ali, what's going on? Is it a misfire? Didn't you say that you can launch it in 5 seconds after increasing the dose? It's been more than 10 seconds." Lin Fenghan walked towards Ali in confusion.
"I don't know either!" Ali patted his head depressedly.
"What kind of cannon do I see? It's just for deception."
"I guess it's just to scare people. There is no weapon that can blow the mountain into pieces." Kelande glanced at Ali disdainfully and shouted loudly.
Boom!
A huge sound suddenly appeared, 60 degreesA white wave of air erupted from the muzzle of the bronze cannon in the gun mount. The bronze cannonball quickly flew into the sky with a stream of red flames and black dust. The huge gun mount itself also violently moved back 3 meters.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? At the end of the field of vision, a white water wave jumped up.
Many officers, including Bonos, Corland, Bonodong, Rana, and Pulet, were shocked and opened their mouths for a long time, speechless.
"How's it going? Is there any s+b now that says I'm here to live and die and wait for a meal." Aliye breathed in shock, and looked at Kelande with undisguised eyes of pride.
After a while, everyone finally came to their senses, and Ke Langde said with regret. "No way!"
"No way!"
"Master, I am blind! From now on, Master Ali, you will be my idol. Who is saying bad things about you? I, Centurion Kelande, will not let him go." Kelande was embarrassed. He smiled, patted his chest and said.
"Is it 3 kilometers or 5 kilometers!" Kelland murmured in shock.
"It seems to be close to 5,000 meters!" Plutt replied shockingly.
"so amazing."
¡°Let¡¯s not talk about the power of the shells, let¡¯s just say that this ultra-long range is enough to scare everyone.¡±
"yes!"
Lin Fenghan said seriously: "This kind of cannon is very heavy and requires a lot of gunpowder. Except for the navy, no army unit can use it in conventional operations and continuous operations. The ocean is endless and very flat, but the land is not Same, on land, its range is only within 1000 meters to 2000 meters. I'm afraid we can't study the explosive shells. The only powerful thing about this weapon is its penetration and attack power. I believe that any city wall None of them can stop the continuous attacks of this kind of heavy artillery."
"Good nephew! Due to technical, personnel, equipment, refining, and other comprehensive reasons, this kind of weapon can only be equipped to the navy. I am working hard to improve them and strive to reduce their size so that they are more suitable for war. ." Ali said proudly, patting his chest.
"Uncle, thank you."
"Generals, please come and see the next thing, a steam engine and ship." Lin Fenghan pointed at a strange boat with huge wooden wheels on both sides.
"Steam engine?"
"What the hell!"
"have no idea!"
"Let's go! Take a look."
Many officers and guardsmen walked towards the ship in surprise.
Lin Fenghan explained with a smile: "A steam engine is a kind of machinery. It uses coal and firewood to use the power of combustion to drive the pulley and make the pulley rotate. This kind of ship can keep burning as long as it has enough fuel."
"Generally, a small boat can reach a speed of 5 knots per hour in calm conditions, and can reach 10 or 15 knots in windy conditions. This kind of boat can reach a speed of 15 or even 20 knots in calm conditions."
"What a pity! Due to our serious backwardness in steel refining, generally wooden pulleys will collapse after five hours of continuous operation. This kind of steam engine ship may not be used this year."
"Oh my God!"
Bonos said in shock: "It sails 15 to 20 nautical miles every hour. This kind of legendary ship that was only available in ancient civilizations has really appeared. With such a ship, I am the greatest captain in the world. Father." Ah! The time has come to revitalize the family's reputation."
"Your Excellency, Baron, to be honest, have you inherited the heritage of ancient human civilization? Artillery, muskets, airships, tanks, ships, these are all unique products of ancient civilization!" Bonodong pulled Lin Fenghan and asked in shock. road.
"secret!"
"secret!"
Lin Fenghan smiled softly and said seriously to everyone: "Gentlemen, I trust you very much, that's why I brought you here to watch. The purpose of bringing you to pay attention to new weapons today is to give you a general understanding of future wars, and to give you a general understanding of the Elantra. The family is more loyal, I hope you can keep the secret here and fight for Elantra wholeheartedly."
"Long live the Baron!"
"Long live the Baron!"
The officers who came here shouted one after another, thanking Lin Fenghan for his trust. During the praise, Lin Fenghan suddenly saw the scene where he would conquer many islands in the East China Sea.
May 23, 2012 18:32:53;
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