The Prodigal Son of the Empire

Wang Kang gave the order.

"Yes!"

Under Wang Chen's command, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion began to operate.

The shells used in this kind of artillery are a large lead bullet weighing four to five catties and hundreds of small lead bullets weighing four to five renminbi. All the shells add up to more than seven catties.

It can be seen that the soldiers are very skilled in operation, loading ammunition, and adjusting the angle are very quick.

everything's ready.

"ignition!"

Wang Chen gave the order!

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

A series of bangs sounded, and the shells were fired under the thrust of the explosive explosion.

"Look."

Wang Chen handed Wang Kang a cylindrical object. This is a monocular, which was made by Wang Kang a long time ago and is now assembled in the army.

It can be clearly seen through the telescope that the big cannonballs fly hundreds of meters away, while the small cannonballs are flying in all directions, which can cause large-scale damage!

The scene was quite shocking!

"The most powerful weapon in the field!"

Seeing this scene, Wang Kang couldn't help sighing, this is not his evaluation, but this is how artillery of this specification was described in the Ming Dynasty.

But for now, this is a product of the era beyond!

Wang Kang asked: "How much of this kind of artillery can be produced?"

"Only these ten doors."

Tian Hong explained: "This is only made after repeated experiments, and even exploded many times!"

"The main reason is that there is a lack of mature craftsmen. In the process of building, the requirements for precision are very high, and there are many steps, and the scale is still too small!"

"Hey, Uncle Tian, ​​do you know a lot?"

Wang Kang joked with a smile, this is a good sign, for people of this era, firearms are a brand new thing.

To know him, one must know him.

"The more I see it, the more time passes, and the more I see it."

Tian Hong said: "However, this kind of firearm is indeed very powerful. If it is used on a large scale on the battlefield, the era of cold weapons can end."

"not that simple."

Wang Kang said: "The power of firearms is not small, but there is another key is how to use it."

During the Ming Dynasty, firearms had reached their peak, but they had not yet reached the level of equipping the entire army, nor had they completely broken out of the era of cold weapons, and the application of firearms still had some flaws...

The production capacity is low, the level of science and technology is underdeveloped, and there is another big problem, tactical thinking.

The serious rigidity of military tactical thinking has hindered the development of the military.

Different from cold weapon combat, in the combat using firearms, effective organization and application must be done. After all, this is a new thing.

It will take a certain amount of time to fight on a large scale.

However, the current top priority is to expand the scale of production...

In terms of personnel, it is only self-cultivation.

While Wang Kang was inspecting, he was also thinking about countermeasures.

But it still gave him some surprises.

In addition to the success of the artillery, the gunpowder has also been updated. Compared with the crudeness of the first generation, three-eyed guns and four-eyed guns have been newly created as individual gunpowder weapons.

It can be released continuously to form intensive firepower.

There is also a continuous gun, this kind of continuous-fire hand gun, of course, the number of manufactures is limited, and it has not yet formed a scale...

During the inspection, Wang Kang also learned that there is currently a special firearms manufacturing workshop here, and the main personnel are still the original old people and the apprentices they trained.

The current manufacturing results are largely due to repeated experiments.

This is really a complete money-burning behavior, but Wang Kang can accept it. Only with investment can there be output, let alone a completely new thing...

In the next few days, Wang Kang simply didn't go back, but stayed here. With his participation, he perfected the process of building and formed a system...

There is no mechanized production, everything depends on manpower, so we can only adopt the most primitive casting method!

Simply put, it is mold making, and the production is completed through molds.

But one advantage is that Wang Kang already has mature forged steel.

Made of steel, of course, is much better than pig iron and bronze, the weight is reduced and the quality is increased...

Under his guidance, the construction steps have been simplified a lot, and the efficiency and fault tolerance rate have also been increased. At the same time, Wang Kang also took the time to conduct tactical training for the Shenji Battalion, and compiled teaching materials!

At the same time, he also decided to invest more manpower, material and financial resources, build an arsenal, expand the production scale, and the Shenji Battalion will continue to expand, and Wang Chen will conduct selection training...

He believes that with such investment, it won't take long for the Shenji Camp to truly enter the battlefield, shine brilliantly, and shock the world!

For several days in a row, Wang Kang was arranging and managing these things, and built an arsenal dedicated to the production of firearms in the fastest time.

At the same time, the Shenji Battalion has officially expanded to 2000 people, and training has begun...

During this busy period, Li Ping, whom he had subdued in the grassland before, came back and brought back a large amount of sheepskin. In this case, he has another idea that can be realized...

[Author's digression]: The third update!

Chapter 952 is smashed out!

Li Ping, who was the deacon of the Jinyu Chamber of Commerce in Yangzhou City earlier, can be considered to have some vision. When Wang Kang first established the Fuyang Tabloid, he found cooperation, and the relationship was considered harmonious.

But later, following the instigation of the vice president of the Jinyu Chamber of Commerce, he intended to plot against Wang Kang, but was discovered by Wang Kang, and he completely opposed the Jinyu Chamber of Commerce...