Reborn in the Water Margin as emperor, built tanks to level the world

"But what if we really made a projectile as big as the mouth of a pot?"

"Then after this, it will be quite laborious to make a corresponding barrel."

"If the officials really want to ask if it can be done, Wei Chen's answer is yes, it is indeed yes."

"However, when such weapons are applied to the battlefield, the improvement in power shown is quite limited compared to those of tanks and combat vehicles."

"Even if it is described as a thankless weapon and equipment, it is not an exaggeration."

Zhao Ji closed his eyes slightly and sighed inaudibly.

At the same time, there are more and more things on my mind:

It is limited to the diameter of the muzzle, so the diameter of the projectile must not be made too large.

Even so, why not make the projectile longer and longer?

correct!

Just like the missiles of later generations!

Appears cylindrical shape.

In this way, not only the diameter of the barrel does not need to be so large.

At the same time, the cylindrical projectile can also be filled with more explosives or other substances that can help kill enemy troops.

In this way, wouldn't the power of its shells be even greater?

When Zhao Ji thought of this, his eyes suddenly opened.

At the same time, a confident smile appeared again at the corner of his mouth:

"Shen Aiqing, considering the current technical level of the artillery shell, it is really impossible to make it bigger."

"Then why not just make it into a cylindrical shape?"

When Shen Kuo first heard this, his face was still full of confusion.

But he himself, after all, has been exposed to almost all of those things for many years.

Therefore, once Zhao Ji reminded him, he began to think more deeply.

But as he thought about it, he frowned again:

"But officials, although they made the projectile into a cylindrical shape, they could indeed add more explosives inside, making it more powerful."

"But when the cylindrical projectile is fired through the barrel, it is difficult to fly a straight parabola due to its shape."

"If that's the case, how can we hit the target accurately?"

The smile on Zhao Ji's face continued, but at the moment, he did not immediately answer Shen Kuo's question.

But with a big wave of his hand, he went straight towards the Zhongshi Road and said:

"My beloved, please send someone over with a crossbow."

Although that kind of teacher really doesn't understand what Zhao Ji wants to do with that thing at this time.

But after being stunned for a while, he still ordered his subordinate generals to get a bow from outside the palace.

And when the crossbow passed through the hands of more than ten people, it was passed to Zhao Ji one after another.

Zhao Ji didn't say much here, but immediately took up his bow and arrow and shot it towards the palace gate facing the dragon case.

At this moment, all civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

Because they really couldn't understand why Zhao Ji did this.

But when Zhao Ji handed the bow and arrow to the hands of Eunuch Sheng who was standing aside with a smile on his face, he immediately said loudly:

"The cylindrical cannonball doesn't go in a straight line, so what's the problem?"

"At worst, it's just behind the cylindrical shell, plus four or six tail fins, that's it."

"Just like the arrow I just shot out of the palace."

As soon as Zhao Ji said these words, all the civil and military officials in the court showed a look of surprise.

Especially Shen Kuo, who has been studying these things.

After hearing this, his face was filled with excitement:

"It's a little more troublesome to implement it this way."

"But if the cylindrical cannonball can be made to travel in a straight line when it comes out of the barrel."

"If the target point is not far from the train, it will be very easy to hit it."

"Okay, officials, just follow what the officials say."

"After the ministers dispersed from the court, they followed the officials' instructions and changed the round projectiles into cylindrical ones."

"And on the tail of the cylindrical shell, we used riveting and other techniques to create some tail fins."

Zhao Ji gently tapped the table in front of him with his index finger:

"Actually, Shen Aiqing, the role of our artillery shells should not be limited to killing and wounding enemy troops."

"It would also be possible if this effect could be set to disrupt the enemy's sight, reduce the enemy's movement speed, etc."

"It's just like the round projectiles fired by tanks and chariots."

"In there, not only explosives can be filled, but also various lead projectiles can be filled."

"In the cylindrical shells, we can also add some materials to assist our army in fighting."

"So that when our army is fighting the enemy, we can quickly expand our results and occupy a favorable situation on the battlefield."

In Shen Kuo's view, what Zhao Ji just said to him was too constructive.

If only those special artillery shells could be made one by one.

Then their Song army and horses will be even more invincible when fighting the enemy.

As soon as the court meeting ended, Shen Kuo walked out of the Jinluan Palace in a hurry and went straight to the Ministry of Works.

Because at the moment, the Song Dynasty is about to go to war with the Jin Kingdom, Fang La and other forces.

If he doesn't hurry up and produce that kind of weapons and equipment, then his weapons and equipment will lose their best use.

Originally, Zhao Ji thought that since the manufacturing technology of that kind of train gun was not complicated, considering the talent pool of the Ministry of Industry, if he wanted to build it, it would probably take less than a month.

But a few days later, when Zhao Ji personally went to the Ministry of Industry to inspect, he was told by Shen Kuo and others:

If one wanted to make such a heavy firearm now, it would probably not be possible in less than two months.

The difficulty lies not only in the giant cannon, but also in the ammunition.

Although Zhao Ji felt very helpless about this, the fact was right in front of him, but he could not tolerate not admitting it.

In the end, they had to give up the idea of ​​using the train cannon to lead the attack, and instead notified Zhongshi Dao, Zhongshi and others, and the whole army set off three days later.

The target is directly at Fang La's headquarters in the Kingdom of Jin and the Song Dynasty.

Three days later.

When two expeditionary armies of the Song Dynasty left the city of Tokyo.

The momentum when he left the city was still as huge as usual when he left the city to fight.

Almost all the people living in the capital spontaneously participated in the farewell ceremony.

Because these people knew very well that their Song Dynasty army could achieve consecutive battles and victories.

Then the lives of these ordinary people will get better and better.