I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

When he got up early in the morning, Wu Ze had already run away and wanted to see the wedding mansion that Mi Xing had prepared for him. He wanted to decorate it well.

"Alas", Liu Sheng sighed in frustration. After Wu Ze got married, he could no longer live with him. Liu Sheng was still a little reluctant to leave this good brother who had been following him, but no one could stop anyone from running towards a better life. s future.

Wang Liao was already so busy that he couldn't see anyone. Liang Shouyi went to recruit troops and start training. Lu Yan knew that he almost framed Wang Liao and felt very guilty. He took the Dark Breath Guard to the Song Dynasty, and Hu Xing also went to Nanjing. .

In the entire Shuozhou, only Liu Sheng is the most free. Open the map. This winter, the reform of Shuozhou will be completed, and Liang Shouyi's soldiers will be trained. By then, he will definitely develop outwards. To the north is Shengzhou. To the west is Shazhou, to the east is Yingzhou, and to the south is Da Songhe West Road.

None of them are very good attacks. In fact, the Khitan is already in trouble. The best is to attack Yingzhou, then go north to conquer Yunzhou, and use Yunzhou as a springboard to capture Youzhou. At this point, Liu Sheng has the capital to compete for the world.

But Liu Sheng wanted the Khitans and Jurchens to consume each other, so it was best to drag the Song Dynasty into the water.

Liu Sheng glanced at Xixia inadvertently. At this time, Li Bingchang was the emperor. This Xixia emperor had a good reputation in history. Under his hands, Xixia turned from decline to prosperity, ending the dictatorship of foreign relatives and nobles that had appeared in the past dynasties.

In the later period when the Jurchens destroyed the Liao Dynasty, they rejected Emperor Tianzuo's request for help, joined forces with the Jurchens to destroy the Liao Dynasty, and took the opportunity to invade and occupy thousands of miles of Hexi, and gained huge benefits.

He should be about the same age as Liu Sheng this year. Although he is a talented person, it takes time to develop. It has only been two years since he took charge. In the past few years, he was pinned to the ground and rubbed by the Song Dynasty and almost destroyed the country. The Xixia army could not even defeat the Song army. It happened to be used by Liu Sheng for leveling.

Liu Sheng was studying the map, and after looking for a long time, he found that the places in contact with Shuozhou were all barren lands. This put a lot of pressure on the army's later material transportation, and the Song Dynasty almost drove the party members into the desert. .

It would be completely thankless for Liu Sheng to fight Xixia now... he silently put away the map.

At this time, Wang Tiezhu sent someone to report that the cannon was cast.

Liu Sheng followed the visitor to the training venue with great joy.

Seeing that Wang Tiezhu and others were already waiting here, there was something covered with red cloth beside them.

Everyone was very happy to see Liu Sheng's arrival.

Wang Tiezhu stepped forward and said: "General, this is the artillery we forged."

After saying that, he directly pulled open the covered announcement.

Liu Sheng didn't know how to describe the artillery made by Wang Tiezhu and others.

It was different from any artillery he had ever seen. It was far different from what he had imagined. It was placed on the frame and was about two meters long. It looked like a cone. It looked fine from the top, but it got thicker as it went down. What I knew was that the cannon was not good. I knew it but thought it was a solid iron lump.

The diameter of the muzzle is ten centimeters. The paint-painted barrel and the thickness of the wall are almost thicker than Liu Sheng's two palms. The bottom part of the gun feels definitely as thick as his own calf.

Since Wang Tiezhu was very excited, "General, look at our cannon. It can be pulled by a horse."

Liu Sheng looked up and down and asked, "How much does this cannon weigh?"

"It's less than two thousand pounds, and three horses can pull it."

Liu Sheng wanted to vomit blood. This iron lump weighed two thousand pounds? How thick is the cannon shell?

"Take a shot and see, just hit that tree." Liu Sheng pointed to a big tree about 50 meters away and said.

A group of people started to get busy.

What surprised Liu Sheng was that it was actually rear-loading, which made Liu Sheng look at these craftsmen with admiration.

The four people worked hard for about a minute and finally got ready. Two big men stepped forward, holding the frame of the bike and aiming at the tree pointed by Liu Sheng.

There was a person on the side directing, "Move to the left, it's too much, go back a little, okay, okay, don't move." A few more people quickly picked up bricks and put them under the shelf.

With an ignition, there was a loud "boom" five seconds later.

The artillery finally fired,

"It missed. Move a little further to the left."

Liu Sheng estimated that it would take at least 3 minutes to aim the gun with the charge. It was so powerful!

I saw the projectile slowly rolling forward at 200 meters.

.....What is the use of this kind of gun?

Well, Liu Sheng stopped everyone's urge to have a fight.

Wang Tiezhu excitedly ran to Liu Sheng and said, "General, how about our cannon?"

Liu Sheng wanted to say that any steel pipe welded on would be better than this one.

But looking at Wang Tiezhu's expectant eyes, Liu Sheng said: "It's not bad. It's just too heavy, the range is not far, the reloading is a bit slow, and the power is not good. It needs to be improved."

After a pause, Liu Sheng said: "This cannon seems to have nothing to do with the blueprint I gave you, except that it has the same cannon name!"

Wang Tiezhu smiled bitterly and said: "General, according to your request, the barrel is too thin and will be useless after a few hits, and it is easy to explode."

Although this cannon is a bit bulky, it can be fired without exploding."

Liu Sheng looked at the cannon in front of him, searching for the little knowledge he had about artillery in his mind.

Then he said to Wang Tiezhu: "Make this cannon into one piece, and put the shells in from the front.

The sealing of the rear-entry cannon is too poor to push the projectile out at maximum power. This is a complete waste. "

If the cannon wall is too thin, you can add a few iron bars.

If you are afraid of exploding the barrel, make the tail thicker and make the barrel longer. "

Wang Tiezhu quickly recorded what Liu Sheng said.

Seeing how serious he remembered, Liu Sheng said, "What I said may not be accurate. You can discuss it after you go back. A one-thousand-pound cannon must be able to hit at least five miles away."

It weighs one ton and can fire a 200-meter cannon. Can it be called a cannon? It's slow to reload, so what's the use of it?

In fact, what Liu Sheng is thinking about most now is the Ming Dynasty's Crouching Tiger Cannon. The principle is very simple. It is a simple iron pipe, sealed at one end, and reinforced with thick ropes. There are two short iron claws below to hold up the front part of the barrel, allowing The barrel is slightly tilted, and this kind of artillery can shoot 500m, which is the longest range artillery in the world at that time.

But Liu Sheng drew so many drawings, and Wang Tiezhu was so desperate that he chose the Hongyi Cannon. The Hongyi Cannon can shoot far, and the key is that it is really heavy. Although it is heavy, it does not have the range and power. It's very hard to accept.

Liu Sheng gathered all the craftsmen together and said: "Not everyone has to gather together to make a cannon. You can do it separately. If you want to make the cannon you want, bring a few apprentices with you. Whoever can make me first?" For your request, I will be rewarded with two hundred guans."

Liu Sheng, a group of craftsmen, had nothing to say. He had already acquired his skills, but the things they made were still unsatisfactory.

Even the pouring method was given to them. It is impossible that a one-meter-long iron pipe cannot be cast in so many days.

This progress is really slow.

It still needs some scholars. If it is produced by scholars, it will definitely not follow a step-by-step process and will have all kinds of ideas.