This is not the Datang I am familiar with

This artillery uses the design of the rear charge, so the bolt door is opened from the breech.

When the bolt door is opened, shells and gunpowder packs are put in one by one, and the bolt door is closed, leaving only the lead wire of the gunpowder pack still outside.

Chen Fang looked at the fuse, when did he integrate the propellant gunpowder package and the shell, and then changed the way of igniting the gunpowder from the matchlock ignition method to the percussion method.Just like a flintlock gun, the power of this artillery will be greatly improved.

Of course, if the shells can also be changed to impact detonation, the effect will be perfect.It is basically the prototype of modern artillery.

Of course, at this time, Chen Fang had no shortage of knowledge reserves. Liu Naihe's notes were a treasure trove, and Chen Fang spent a lot of effort researching them down.

In fact, what is lacking is time and Datang's industrial foundation.

There is no rush for this, you have to take your time.

The bolt door closed with a bang.

The eyes of Zhongwu and Wu Meiniang are all fixed on here at this moment, and at this time the people of the Military Weapons Supervision have set up targets in the distance, and the targets are live targets, specifically a few pigs are arranged in the distance.

Chen Fang remembered that the living targets used to test the power of artillery in the Northern Han Dynasty were slaves, and Chen Fang could not do this using human beings as targets.

Everything was ready, Chen Fang took the fire box handed over by the military supervisor, and the fire box ignited the lead wire of the gunpowder package. At this time, as the faint gunpowder smoke spread, Chen Fang stepped back several feet away, and then blocked the ear hole with his finger.The surrounding military inspectors also blocked their ear holes.

With a roar that shook the world and weeping ghosts and gods, as the heavy steel-cast artillery retreated tens of centimeters under the strong recoil, with the fire from the muzzle and the rapidly diffuse smoke, there was another loud bang in the distance.

A burst of flames exploded in the air, and dozens of shattered and irregular metal fragments were driven by the conversion of chemical energy into kinetic energy at the moment when the gunpowder exploded, drawing traces of extremely fast movement in the air, and then, there was no more.

A few pigs screamed and jumped up and down, pushing against the hard ground of the school yard.

"Ah! Your Majesty, ministers, it exploded earlier! Let's try again."

Chen Fang scratched his hair and smiled embarrassedly.

However, it was the power of the shell that exploded ahead of time that already stunned Man Zuowu.

A few sharp-eyed generals had already seen that a wooden pillar broke from the upper two-thirds of the school field.

It can easily blow off a wooden pillar as thick as an adult's thigh in an instant. The power of this shell is already amazing.

All the soldiers couldn't sit still, especially the generals among them, who were so shocked that they couldn't speak for a while.

However, Chen Fang was calmly modifying the length of the lead wire of the cannonball, and the lead wire was used as a delay. In the first experiment, he did not grasp the time and distance well, which is normal.

Chen Fang quickly went through the approximate relationship between the distance of the school field and the burning speed of the fuse in his mind, and lengthened the fuse a bit.

It seems that the first thing to do is to study how to make the shell detonate on impact. It is too troublesome to use the lead wire to delay.

With the same roar, this time the shell exploded three meters above the pigs, and the powerful chemical energy released instantly was transformed into the kinetic energy of the shell fragments, releasing a rainstorm of metal above the pigs.

As the boom of the shells exploded, there was only the howling of a pig.

All the warriors couldn't sit still at this moment, even Wu Meiniang ignored the bloody and tragic scene and walked there.

Chen Fang hurried over and supported Wu Meiniang with his hands.

The generals ran there first, and saw several dead pigs lying in a pool of blood, and saw a domestic pig whose buttocks were still bleeding, and the whole buttocks had been torn open, they were stunned.

Chen Fang had also pulled Wu Meiniang over at this time.See that screaming domestic pig.Chen Fang took the fishbone dagger from his waist and stabbed it into the pig's neck, ending its tragic fate.

"My lord, what is this thing called?"

A general looked at Chen Fang, stars could almost appear in his eyes, and his eyes tightened Chen Dafang's frightened chrysanthemum for a moment.

I'm really afraid that this eight-foot strong man will run over for a bear hug and then a bear kiss.

"This is called artillery. What you see is made in a hurry. If it is improved, it will be even more powerful. A normal city gate can't even hold a single shell, and even a strong city wall will definitely not be able to withstand a full round." If it is used to kill ordinary soldiers, some steel materials can be added to the shells, which will be more powerful."

The generals looked at the son-in-law, and didn't know what to say at this moment. At this moment, the power of the artillery had been intuitively displayed in front of the generals. Just like that, the son-in-law said that the power was not enough.

And according to what the son-in-law said, there are different types of artillery, and the shells used to deal with different targets will be different.

At this time, Wu Meiniang's hand held by Chen Fang had already clenched Chen Fang's hand, and she looked at Chen Fang with an indescribable nervousness and palpitations.

"Mother, this cannon is too powerful, son-in-law, hurry up, try bombing the building with it."

Li Xian was talking there, the face of the military inspector turned green instantly, Your Highness, you are bombarding the building here, aren't you tearing down my military inspector!

However, Li Xian is the direct prince, and he dare not speak nonsense even if he kills the military inspector.

Chapter 716

At this time, several generals were also staring at the cannon, and one general was already pointing at the fence of the school grounds, this is to blast the fence!Another general seemed to feel that blasting the wall could not show the power of the artillery, and pointed to a building.

"My son-in-law, let us see the power of this artillery bombarding the building!"

The military inspector wanted to cry, but when all the Wu and queens left, the military inspector looked at the ruins around his school grounds, helpless.

What else to do at this time, clean up the ruins!Then rebuild. Fortunately, the Ministry of Industry and the general are responsible for these things. Anyway, building houses and repairing walls are not the scope of the military supervision.

At this time, the military inspector had indeed seen the power of artillery. He had been working in the military inspector, so he could naturally feel that his military inspector would be busy in the future, and he was very busy.

But at this time, he still remembered the last words of the empress when she left, from today onwards, the Armament Supervisor belongs to Tang Gongfang.

Originally one of the five supervisors in the Nine Temples, the Armament Supervisor is actually an extremely independent department. Due to the special duties of the Armament Supervisor, there are actually not a few people who fawn on them, and they will not lose their daily benefits.

Moreover, the military inspector is backed by twelve people in the capital. Although it is only a fourth-rank position, life in Chang'an is indeed easy.

Now it's all right, it will be managed by Tang Gongfang in the future, and I don't know what will happen in the future, and I don't know if it will be a good life under the rule of the son-in-law.

But at this time, there is no other way, what the empress says is the will, and I dare not disobey.In the past, the military inspector was really a one-of-a-kind existence here, but I don't know what to do in the future!I just hope that the son-in-law will not embarrass his little military supervisor too much!

Thinking about being transferred to Tang Gongfang with a word from the empress, and all the soldiers kept congratulating, the military supervisor really didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Hey, I will be a member of Tang Gongfang in the future, that's all, at least I will be directly in charge of the son-in-law in the future.

On the carriage, Wu Meiniang held Chen Fang's hand, and Chen Fang felt that Wu Meiniang's hand was cold and trembling.

"Chen Fang, Beihan really mastered this kind of thing?"

"Indeed, in the Northern Han Dynasty, I saw this kind of artillery salvo scene with my own eyes. I saw that they used living people to experiment, a pool of blood, broken limbs and remains. The Northern Han Dynasty even made slaves wear Mingguang armor. The test, Mingguang armor can't resist at all."

Wu Meiniang's hand grasped Chen Fang tightly. At this time, no courtiers knew that the artillery tested at the Military Weapons Supervision today had already been equipped with an unknown number of guns in the Northern Han Dynasty.

"The military department has been assigned to the Tang Workshop. This kind of artillery will be manufactured immediately, at any cost. The Ziwuling sub-workshop has expanded in scale, and the Youzhou sub-workshop has also stepped up construction. The output of cement has increased in the shortest possible time. "

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Prepare for war, at all costs!"

"Yes, I would like to obey your mother's will."

Wu Meiniang leaned against the wall of the carriage a little slumped, the power of the cannon was deeply shocked by the military monitoring test today, and the military power of the Northern Han Dynasty at this time also had a rough positioning in Wu Meiniang's heart.

At this time, Datang could not compete with the Northern Han at all. The only thing he could do was to catch up with the Northern Han and actively prepare for the war.

Artillery guns, various material reserves, Youzhou will be the most important and the first battlefield for the Northern Han and Datang.

The production capacity of cement will be increased at all costs, and Chen Fang also understands what the empress is thinking. She wants to build a cement-based road between Luoyang, Chang'an, and Youzhou, to strengthen the transportation capacity of materials to Youzhou, and to strengthen Datang. The ability to control Youzhou and counties along the way.

At this time, what Wu Meiniang was doing was the logistics support and material transportation that later generations would often say.

Before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first. This is true no matter what the era is. If the logistics cannot keep up, the battle cannot be fought.

The most famous battle of Guandu in the Three Kingdoms was the turning point when Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's Wuchao.And earlier, Daqin Xiuqin Zhidao.It is also for the purpose of transporting materials and troops to the north to counter the sturdy nomadic cavalry of the Huns.

Wu Meiniang was already determined to prepare for the battle, and Chen Fang was actually relieved. The empress felt the threat from the Northern Han Dynasty and actively prepared for the battle, which is a good thing.

He really went to the Northern Han Dynasty, and he knew best about the military strength comparison between the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty at this time.

Although I bombed Beigang and destroyed many years of accumulation of the Northern Han Dynasty, the strength of the Northern Han Dynasty is still not something that the Tang Dynasty can compete with at this time.

Beihan is a beast that has just been injured. When it licks its wounds and recovers its strength, what will Datang use to stop Beihan's footsteps?Prepare for war, only by preparing for war at all costs, can Datang survive under the strong ships and guns of the Northern Han Dynasty.

In the twilight, Wu Meiniang was sitting on the edge of the lotus pond today, and Chen Fang was sitting beside her. Wu Meiniang got up and stepped into the boat prepared on the side of the lotus pond. Chen Fang hurriedly followed, paddling the wooden oar, and the boat entered the lotus pond.

The moonlight is like water, falling on the lotus leaves, with a cool luster, and the lotus leaves are very dense, covering a large area of ​​moonlight.

The boat travels among the lotus leaves and under the moonlight, and the wooden oars paddle the water surface of the lotus pond, swinging pieces of green duckweed.

"Chen Fang, is there still time for us?"

When the boat reached the middle of the water, Chen Fang put the wooden oar on the boat and listened to Wu Meiniang utter a word.

"It depends on human effort. Today I have ordered the Military Weapons Supervision to step up preparations. The temporary plan is to expand the General Weapons Supervision, mainly to speed up the construction of blast furnaces and increase the production of steel. Sub-supervisors in various places will also step up construction. Only when the production of steel increases can we cast more Lots of artillery."

"I also sent someone to order from Ziwuling. Now my plan is that the imperial court will send more criminals to serve in Ziwuling to expand the scale of Ziwuling, and then send people from Ziwuling Branch to investigate Luoyang and Youzhou to find suitable buildings for construction. Branch workshop, the place where cement is made. At that time, the three places will jointly start making cement and building roads."

"Well, the Ministry of Criminal Justice will cooperate. I will make an order tomorrow that Li Shilang will arrange Xing disciples to meet the labor needs of Tang Workshop."

"Meiniang, in fact, the old minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs has not asked about the Ministry of Criminal Affairs for a long time."

Chen Fang intentionally or unintentionally mentioned that Li Shilang's promotion to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is also beneficial to Chen Fang, and the relationship between Tang Gongfang and the Ministry of Punishment will also be closer.

"After Hong'er's body recovers and the new king's succession ceremony, we will make arrangements."

Wu Meiniang's meaning was already obvious, the decree for Li Shilang to be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was to be awarded by Li Hong.

This is for Li Hong to win over people's hearts!At this time, the Tang Dynasty implemented the system of three provinces and six departments. The three provinces were Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province.

It is no small matter for the chiefs of the three provinces and six ministries to accept their fate. The six ministers are the highest official positions of the six ministries.Li Shilang was promoted to Li Shangshu, and Wu Meiniang deliberately left her eldest son to accept his fate. Wu Meiniang spared no effort in nurturing Li Hong.

Chapter 717

The boat pushed away the layers of duckweed, and the lotus leaves swayed in the lotus pond. Under the moonlight, a few pond fish jumped out of the water. Under the moonlight, the pond fish had shiny scales, and then fell into the water again.

Wu Meiniang talked with Chen Fang for a while, but at this moment her mood improved a lot.Seeing the power of artillery today, Wu Meiniang felt as uneasy as when Chen Fang first saw the fat-burning boiler.

The huge threat from the north was like a stick in her throat, which made her feel a little bad.

At this time, together with Chen Fang, his mood calmed down, and Chen Fang rowed the wooden oar again, ready to go back.

On the way back, he saw a fresh lotus pod that had just grown. Chen Fang picked it for Wu Meiniang and asked her to peel the lotus seeds to eat.

Lotus seeds calm down.

Finally on the shore, Chen Fang tied up the boat, and Wu Meiniang threw the broken lotus seed shells into the lotus pond, and the fish in the pond came to eat them.

"Chen Fang, it's great to have you. If you weren't with me, Meiniang really wouldn't know what to do."

"Your Majesty, it is my duty to relieve your worries and worries."

"Chen Fang, I suddenly want to eat peaches."

Chen Fang took Wu Meiniang and walked through the diffuse light from the palace lanterns. The light of the palace lanterns went all the way to the hill, and on the edge of the hill reflected a winding stone path, step by step upward, as if there was no end.

It's just picking peaches, there's no need to go up the mountain, but Wu Meiniang went up the mountain instead.

Chen Fang quickly picked a few big ripe peaches, looked at the attractive color and appearance, washed off the peach hairs in the diversion channel at the foot of the hill, then ignored the water on the peaches, carried them around with his clothes, and went after Wu Meiniang.

On the top of the hill, the gazebo is still there. From here, you can see the night view of Tang Gongfang. The roads are lit by palace lanterns, and the houses not far away are still lit by fire.

The lights in the night made people feel peaceful. Wu Meiniang was sitting on the stone bench in the gazebo. After being soaked in the night, the stone bench was already slightly cool.

Chen Fang handed the biggest peach to Wu Meiniang, watched her lightly open her red lips, and took a bite of the peach tip.

While Wu Meiniang was eating, Chen Fang put the rest of the peaches on the stone table, took out the embroidered handkerchief that she had prepared, and asked Wu Meiniang to wipe her hands that were stained with peach juice.

"This year's fresh peaches are very sweet!"

After Wu Meiniang said a word, she stopped talking, but looked at the lights in the distance, looked over the layers of houses in the Tang Workshop, and looked at Daming Palace and Taiji Palace not far away, where the lights in the palace reflected the sky, and the lights of the palace lanterns The light will not go out even in the middle of the night.

In the direction of Chang'an City, which is not far away, there are also lights flickering, but compared to the Tang Workshop and the Two Palaces, it is naturally much dimmer.

"Chen Fang, it would be great if there were no disputes and wars."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, everything is up to me."

Wu Meiniang looked at Chen Fang, and stretched out her hand. Chen Fang led her and sat beside Wu Meiniang.

Wu Meiniang didn't doubt Chen Fang's words at all, when he went to the Northern Han Dynasty alone and risked himself for himself.

In her heart, she no longer doubts that the man in front of her can shield her from the wind and rain, allowing her to move forward with confidence in the sun and rain.

Wu Meiniang suddenly felt that Chen Fang was like the person beside her holding an umbrella for her, accompanying her, shielding her from all the icy rain, the long flying snow, shielding her from difficulties and dangers, and shielding her from too many disturbances in the world.

Unknowingly, during the past two years, Wu Meiniang felt this man's figure tonight, which was as tall as a mountain and as solid as a stone.

He can make himself feel at ease, make himself happy, and make himself comfortable.

Unknowingly, he can warm his heart like spring rain that moisturizes things.

Wu Meiniang leaned into Chen Fang's arms unknowingly, the lights were bright, but she still needed someone to share with her.

Her hand was placed in Chen Fang's. It was slender and perfect, and it was as white as jade. All the beauty in this world can be used to describe this hand.

Wu Meiniang raised her head, looked at the man's face in the light of stars and moon, and gently closed her eyes.