Live as the emperor

Chapter 177 Experimenting with New Equipment

The factory where Son of Light No. [-] is manufactured is located in a small canyon, the farthest in front is no more than one mile, and the narrowest place is only a dozen feet. The place surrounded by adobe walls is near the canyon.After passing through the canyon, there is a plain, but it is not pure grass, with small trees growing.

Chen Guang, Motuo, Min'er, and the people who made Son of Light No. [-] are all here.

They brought over a case of Son of Light One.

"The view here is wide and it happens to be a good place. Let's try the power of Son of Light No. [-] here." Chen Guang looked around and expressed great satisfaction.It's still better than ancient times, with a vast land and sparsely populated areas, and large expanses of forest everywhere, making living comfortable.

Chen Guang took a Son of Light No. [-] and walked forward a distance of more than [-] feet. He dug a hole and buried the Son of Light No. [-] in the soil, leaving a fuse outside. He lit the fuse. , and then ran back quickly.

In fact, the burning speed of cotton thread is not fast, but in order to ensure the combustion, kerosene is added, which can accelerate the burning of cotton thread. Chen Guang is not sure how powerful this is, of course, it can run as far as it can run.

"Boom..." Son of Light No. [-] exploded underground, and the whole earth seemed to shake, and then the soil was overturned into the sky, and then fell like rain.

Chen Guang has watched this scene countless times in anti-Japanese TV dramas. Although it was the first time he saw it with his own eyes, he was already mentally prepared. Apart from the joy that he finally succeeded in making the bomb, there was nothing special about it. Feel.

But other people are different. In this era when even alchemy has not yet discovered the characteristic of sulfur and charcoal being mixed together to burn violently, everything in front of them is simply like a miracle.

The moment the earth shook, Min'er screamed in fright, and the other people also looked on guard, surrounding Motuo in the middle.

When the soil mushroom cloud rose into the sky, everyone was dumbfounded, how tight the soil in the ground was!It takes a lot of effort to dig out the soil, but now a small Son of Light No. [-] throws all the soil into the air. This force is simply unimaginable.

"Go, go and have a look." When the soil completely fell, Chen Guang said with a smile.He was very satisfied with the power of Son of Light No. [-], and even more satisfied with the unprecedented shock that this power brought to all the people present.

Everyone couldn't wait to see the scene of the explosion. When Chen Guang said this, Mo Tuo couldn't help but rushed over, and the others followed suit.

A large pit appeared in the center of the explosion point. This pit was about two feet in diameter, about the size of a larger bathtub, and one foot deep, showing the shape of a bowl.All around is scattered soil.

"This...is amazing." Motuo looked at it, and had to give a thumbs up. A hole of this size could be blown up in the ground. What would happen if it exploded on a human body?
Chen Guang was actually satisfied with this power. He asked someone to bring a shovel, pointed to a circle of soil next to him, and said, "Dig this circle for me."

When the soil was dug up, there were many scratches inside. Chen Guang asked people to continue digging deeply, and a lot of iron pieces were dug out.Motuo looked at it and found it very strange, and said, "Why is there an iron piece in it?"

Chen Guang said with a smile: "These pieces of iron were placed in Son of Light No. [-]. After the explosion, they spread out in all directions and were all inserted into the soil. If it was on the battlefield, this thing would not be inserted into the soil." As simple as that, they'll pierce through armor and even cut people in half."

"High, it's really high." Motuo was completely impressed by Chen Guang's whimsical ideas.

Chen Guang took a closer look, stood up and said, "It's not bad, just follow this specification. With this thing, the Huns are not worth mentioning."

Then he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a piece of equipment that hadn't been tested, so he quickly said, "Oh yes, there's something else."

He asked someone to bring out another piece of equipment, which was a trebuchet, but it was different from the ordinary trebuchet. It was more sophisticated and much smaller than that kind of trebuchet.

"This is... a trebuchet?" This equipment already exists in this world, but it is not popular, and there is no way to popularize it, because the trebuchet is really too big, bigger than a siege vehicle, It takes more than a dozen people to cooperate to throw a stone out. The time and manpower it takes is not as efficient as using a siege engine to hit the door directly.

Chen Guangdao: "That's right, this is my improved trebuchet. This trebuchet can be operated by one person. It has a long range and can be adjusted in height. Most importantly, it is light enough. It only needs to install two wheels, plus A horse can be pulled around like a carriage."

Words have no proof, only demonstrations.This trebuchet uses a spring. When it is not in use, it looks like a right angle composed of two pieces of wood, one horizontal and one vertical. The horizontal piece of wood has a winch and a spring on it.Turn the winch, and the vertical wood will be pressed down. After reaching the limit of the spring, there will be a buckle near the winch, which will block the wood and prevent it from rebounding. Release the winch, and then as soon as the buckle is released, the wood will bounce back violently, and it will be loaded. The Son of Light No. [-] in the groove will be thrown out, because it uses a spring, which is much stronger than using something like beef tendon.

Chen Guang demonstrated the machine himself, and explained it while demonstrating it.He tightened the trebuchet, stuck it, installed a Son of Light No. [-], put the Son of Light No. [-] in the groove, ignited the fire, and snapped the buckle next to it, and the trebuchet immediately put the Son of Light No. [-] To pop out.

"This trebuchet can be easily operated by only one person, and it is very convenient to transport." Chen Guang explained.

The thrown Son of Light No. [-] drew a perfect arc in the air, landed on the ground, rolled, and then emitted a ball of fire, followed by a violent explosion and a strong earthquake.

Just now the Son of Light No. [-] exploded underground. You couldn’t see the effect of the light, you could only feel the vibration, but this one exploded directly on the surface. The ball grabbed the light and blinded everyone. s eyes.

"This is the correct way to open it. It's really stupid to lay mines." Chen Guang whispered to himself. The landmine warfare back then was already pressure sensitive. If you step on it, it will explode. He I have been working on making that kind of thing, but I haven't succeeded yet. This device that projects the Son of Light No. [-] is already the most advanced thing in the world.

(End of this chapter)