Horse artillery is a type of artillery that has been comprehensively reduced. His caliber was only two inches, which was a necessary possibility to reduce the weight of the gun and increase mobility, and in order to maximize his mobility, the entire gun carriage was completely renovated and a metal gun carriage was used. Rather than wooden, most of the artillery at this time used wooden gun mounts. Because this made it possible to reduce the cost of manufacturing the artillery, but the problem was that the wooden gun carriage was made somewhat heavy. The bulky gun carriage seriously affected the mobility of the artillery.

In order to increase the mobility of the artillery, the only way to do it was to use an all-metal gun mount, which made it strong and durable. But the problem is that the cost of such artillery is extremely high. Therefore, at present, it can only exist temporarily in the laboratory, and in the large-scale equipment of the extraordinary troops. Because no army can afford such a large military expenditure at present. The cost of casting such a cannon is not cheap.

It was the first time that many of the cadets had encountered such a gun. The main purpose of horse artillery was to be used against cavalry with high-speed impacts. It can be said that this is an artillery specially developed for cavalry. The main task of the Republican Army in the next stage, and the main target, is the cavalry units.

Luoyang, Beijing. On the playground of the New Army in the West Garden.

Today, it is surrounded by people. I don't know if Emperor Han Ling did this on purpose, or if a very confidential matter was leaked out. In short, a large number of people gathered around the playground of the New Army in West Park.

"What's going on?" A Luoyang man asked curiously. Firefox is ready to open a beauty salon. Because after she made a mask for the queen a few times, the queen was very happy, what women like most is the beauty of their appearance, and the same is true for the queen, milk mask. The vitamin C mask is actually a large amount of orange juice, and after applying the mask, the queen feels that her entire face is tense. After the introduction of the Queen. The general's wife and some concubines have such a need, after all, a woman's face is a magic weapon to attract men.

"Isn't it to invent a few sexy underwear, so that men's interest will be higher." Firefox thought so. Firefox suddenly found that this is a big, big market, you know. At present, women do not have very formal underwear, and even women have very few supplies. The status of women is somewhat serious and cannot be compared. If such a large market is fully developed, the profits are considerable.

"Cannons. The cannons were transported from the north. Look over there. A Luoyang man said. After hearing this, Firefox also had to stand in the car and look into the distance. Not to mention, the red cloth covered with it seems to be a cannon. It looks bulky.

In the stands. Emperor Han Ling looked at the cannon with satisfaction.

"It's still Zhang Changzhi who works hard for me, I didn't expect it to be done so quickly." Emperor Han Ling said.

"These are all for Your Majesty's worries." Zhang Lan's face was not red, and her heart was not beating. And his expression was sincere and fearful. Actually, this cannon. He made a lot of money. The price of a cannon is more than two hundred thousand dollars. That's a lot of money. But he alone took 100,000 dollars, and the Republican Army took 50,000 dollars. The rest was divided among the people below. Zhang Rang is also allowed.

"Let's get started." Emperor Han Ling waved his arm and said. The cannon was suddenly lifted from the red cloth that covered it. The thick barrel of the cannon was exposed.

"That's a cannon. It's black. It looks tough. Luoyang people said. Firefox couldn't help but shake his head, it looked older than those cannons on the city gate.

Emperor Han Ling, who was in the stands, looked carefully and nodded. There were three such cannons in total. No matter how much it is, Emperor Han Ling will have to sell his pants to get more money to buy cannons. Zhang Rang saw Emperor Han Ling nodding, and his heart suddenly became happy. In fact, the cannons originally exported by the Republican Army should have been cast in bronze. The color should be the kind of bling. However, Zhang Rang insisted on exporting the artillery cast from pig iron.

This is because guns made of pig iron are much cheaper. It only costs 50,000 yuan, and the bronze cast cannon is more than 50,000 yuan, and the price is much higher all of a sudden, and if you buy such a gun, the profit margin will be reduced a lot. In order to make more money, Zhang Rang imported bulky cast iron artillery, because it used cast-iron artillery. The price of the cannon was cut in half, but the cannon was much bulkier. Because the artillery had to have thick walls to withstand greater pressure. In the same caliber. Cast iron guns were more than twice as heavy as bronze guns. As a result, the artillery as a whole looks extremely bulky and has low mobility. And the Republican Army also took this situation into account, so it used bronze casting.

In the end, it was Shangwu who decided to export cast-iron artillery. This is because iron is cheaper than copper, since Luoyang is in such demand. Then you can practice with these cast irons, so that you can gain experience. At the same time, it can also greatly mislead Luoyang. Shang Wu knew that after Luoyang got the artillery, it would definitely cast such artillery on a large scale. As long as they dare to use pig iron for casting, they will inevitably take a big detour. Because the craftsmen of this era were not able to deal with some of the technical problems in cast iron artillery well. And there is a big hidden danger in such a problem, after a certain number of shots. In particular, after successive launches, there will be extremely serious explosion-chamber accidents.

Arguably. The use of bronze is a helpless move. Because bronze is expensive. But bronze can solve some technical problems, using more mature effects to solve more technical advantages. If the government also uses such weapons, their situation will also be very bad.

Because bronze is an important strategic resource, a large number of bronze cast artillery will lead to a large-scale reduction in the number of artillery on the Republican side. Again, this is extremely bad for the IRA.

"What's the use of something so bulky?" General He Jin shook his head and said. Obviously, his knowledge of artillery is still on the surface. And Zhu Jun, Yuan Shao and others were very puzzled. Because the cannons they see are golden, while the cannons exported by the Republican Army are black, and it is clear that the material has changed radically. They still don't know exactly why. But they could feel the unleashing of the terrifying power of that cannon.

"Let's get started." Emperor Han Ling was already a little impatient. Zhang Rang had to patiently say a series of measures that must cover his ears, open his mouth, and protect his safety, but Zhang Rang's mother-in-law made Emperor Han Ling shout extremely dissatisfied.

"Alright. Let's go. I don't have to worry about coming to such a point, so let's get started. Let's go. "Emperor Han Ling didn't take it to heart.

The artillery began to reload the artillery. Their firing position was five hundred paces beyond the stands, and Emperor Han Ling still felt that it was a little far away. But in Zhang Rang's view, it's not far off. Who knows if this thing will explode. In fact, such a situation really occurs when artillery fires. The artillery unit of the Xiyuan New Army, which returned from studying in Handan, seriously loaded the shells. Their lives are at stake. They had to be serious, and their goal was a grass target three hundred paces away. The target had a large number of planks on it, and was dressed in a certain amount of armor.

"Ready. Ready. The artilleryman shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty. It's time to go. Want. Be careful. Zhang Rang said cautiously.

"Got it. Let's go. Emperor Han Ling said. The general He Jin didn't cover his ears, he looked at all this disapprehantly, in his opinion, this was just witchcraft.

"Put." One of the gunners shouted.

"Boom." There was a loud bang. The shells whistled out, and then they heard the clattering of the shells. When the cannon fire was heard, some of the people who were lying on the high ground fell down. It's too loud. Huge smoke obscured the artillery. But the sheer power of the shells surprised everyone. They were already in a state of astonishment, and now they were even more surprised. It's surprise on top of surprise. Stunned.

Emperor Han Ling's ears were buzzing. He saw with his own eyes that the huge iron ball flew directly over, and the target wearing armor in the distance was shattered, and sawdust flew everywhere, such an attack was not a situation that people could resist at all. It's a crazy attack.

The general's face was also very unsightly, his face was pale and bloodless, and not only that, his ears were ringing. He had no idea what was going to happen around him. He felt like his legs weren't his own. It seems to be shaking all the time.

The power of the solid shells is still very great, and the targets hit are crooked. It looks extremely cruel and unbearable.

"This. This is the cannon? "Many people in Luoyang have seen the power of cannons. For the first time, they saw a weapon of such a terrifying force.

"No wonder they lost so many troops all at once." Many people slowly reacted and said this. This was not something that could be resisted by man, for they saw that the armor was blown away. A lot of armor was beaten and scattered. Not only that, but there were also straw men on some targets, and as a result, the helmets on the straw men were deflated. That's a lot of power. to form such a huge threat.

Everyone has seen the power of the cannon and has a feeling like this.

"This. This is the cannon? "Emperor Han Ling can't even hear his own voice. His ears were ringing. But he must also have the majesty that an emperor should have.

"Yes. Your Majesty. Zhang Rang replied cautiously. And Emperor Han Ling could only see Zhang Rang open his mouth to answer, but he couldn't hear it. Buzzing sound.