In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, in November, the artillery training ground in the town was held. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In front of Wang Dou and the others, there were more than a dozen huge Divine Fire Flying Crow rockets, at this time, the crow body was erected, the fire line on the crow's belly stretched out, and the fire line of the flying rocket was connected together, and several assistants were holding long red iron hooks, preparing to ignite.

At this time, beside him, Han Chao, Zhong Tiaoyang, Zhao Xuan, Qi Tianliang and others gathered, as well as researchers from the Department of Military Science Lai Yuanlong, Li Maosen, Li Zhifen, Zhou Xianglu and others.

After returning from the Songshan War, Wang Dou had a strong interest in large rockets such as Shenhuo Flying Crow, and at the moment the military factory project was established, and it also began to build such large rockets.

After Zhou Xianglu defected to Wang Dou in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, a few years later, he also brought out a large group of technicians.

After the establishment of the Department of Military Sciences, Zhou Xianglu entered the department and became an intermediate researcher, with a lofty identity.

In order to show the importance of these research talents, Wang Dou specially stipulated that those who have the status of "researcher" and "designer" will only kneel when they see themselves, and enjoy enough dignity like soldiers with medals in the army.

Cast it with a peach, repay it with Li, Zhou Xianglu and others were grateful, and they were even more desperate to serve Wang Dou.

Because they knew that if they were craftsmen, except for this Xuanfu Town, the rest of the land would not treat them as human beings. or look at them squarely, not to mention their current identity and status, as well as a rich life.

At present, Zhou Xianglu is responsible for the research and improvement of the artillery group, and has a great helper and scribe under his command, and now he has added the research of rockets.

Compared with building the Hongyi cannon, large rockets such as the Divine Fire Crow actually have no technical content, and they are not as cumbersome as building small rockets. It's just that it's easy to build, but the problems of improving the range and wind direction of the big rocket have always troubled Zhou Xianglu and others.

He had adjusted the head, tail, and wings of the crow, but he still had a problem flying around. And there was too much gunpowder. The range of the crow is not far, and the installation is less, so it is better to build a Franc machine and a Hongyi cannon.

The artillery training ground is quite extensive, and a large area southeast of the teaching ground belongs to its scope. The terrain is also complex. There is a Hirakawa inside. There are mountains and hills, which are suitable for all kinds of battlefield training and analysis of artillery. It is also suitable as a training ground for rockets.

Zhou Xianglu wore glasses, quite an elegant taste, of course, at this time he was not wearing a squirt, a lens tied to the ear with a string, but the glasses of later generations are no different, but it is an improved version of the glasses studied by Wang Dou.

Seeing his assistants waiting for his orders, he shouted: "Ignition!" ”

The sizzle of the line of fire, and then the orange flames rose, and in the whooshing sound, one after another the Divine Fire Crow rockets flew into the sky with flames.

Looking at the big rocket dragging the green smoke, everyone couldn't help but look up, and Zhao Xuan muttered, "How spectacular." ”

Qi Tianliang said: "A rocket needs a lot of gunpowder, can it not be spectacular?" This kind of development is too expensive......"

Everyone watched as many points of blue smoke and light flew towards the intended target in the air, but ......

At this time, the cold wind was quite strong, and I saw some rockets turning around in the air, and even a few of them turned around and flew back to everyone.

Everyone was stunned, and Zhong Tiaoyang shouted: "Protect the general!" ”

Immediately, everyone's voices rang out: "Protect the general...... Take the general away......"

The soldiers of the escort battalion, as well as Han Chao, Qi Tianliang, Zhao Xuan, Lai Yuanlong, Li Zhifen and others, all rushed up desperately and protected Wang Dou.

Zhong Tiaoyang pulled Wang Dou's hand, he was running desperately, Zhou Xiang's face was like earth, if the general had an accident, not to mention that he fell into a state of no return, everything he dreamed of, everything in Xuanfu Town, would also come to naught.

He screamed and pounced, intending to use his body to shield Wang Dou from all possible dangers.

Fortunately, those rockets, dragging the flames, made a few more turns in the air, flew out diagonally, and then more than a hundred steps away, they hit the ground one after another, with a booming sound, and a huge burst of flames, and even a few exploded in the air.

Everyone looked at it in shock, and Zhong Tiaoyang shouted: "Come on, take down Zhou Xiang's chariot." ”

Zhou Xiang burst into tears, he was also so frightened that his soul was not possessed, fortunately the general was fine, if there was something, he would be to blame for his death, he knelt down and said: "The villain should die, he frightened the general, and the villain is willing to accept his guilt." ”

Li Maosen and the others also looked at Zhou Xianglu with hatred, if Wang Dou had something, they didn't dare to imagine what would happen in the future, perhaps, everything they had would not exist, they turned their heads, and they were unwilling to plead for Zhou Xiangran.

There is also Lai Yuanlong, who is also blue-faced, his current life is what he likes, what he dreams of, although he has the title of director of the Military Science Department, in fact, they are all technical researchers in the department, there is no intrigue, no yang and yin violations, no complicated affairs, only continuous research and research.

He is still the same raunchy appearance, but he is full of red light all day long, full of energy, intoxicated with his own research affairs, and only hopes that it will go on like this forever.

He thought even more: "I was too lax in disciplining my subordinates on weekdays, and I almost made a big mistake." ”

Wang Dou also had a thrilling feeling, the shadow of death was so close to him, for the first time, he felt that he was not as afraid of death as he imagined, perhaps, more unwillingly, he still had a lot of ambitions that had not been realized.

Seeing a few guards rushing up, he was about to tie up Zhou Xiang's wheel, he waved his hand: "That's it." ”

Wang Dou exhaled and said slowly: "It's not to blame Technician Zhou, there are always some accidents that are inevitable, if you are afraid of accidents, you don't have to do anything in the future." ”

He said in a deep voice, "However, this matter needs to be taken as a warning, each of you technicians is precious, and I would not have wanted anything to happen to you. You also have to come up with detailed safety regulations in the future. Prevent this from happening again......"

Qi Tianliang said worriedly: "Don't worry, General, this kind of thing will definitely not happen again in the future!" ”

He is directly in charge of the military industry, and if Wang Dou has an accident here, he can't imagine what will happen.

Han Chao also frowned and glanced at him, and said, "Old Qi, you did a bad job." ”

Qi Tianliang smiled bitterly: "Yes, yes, yes." ”

sighed in his heart that he was unlucky, and at the same time had the idea of retiring, in the past, his old wife Tao had an accident, and it was the general's magnanimity that spared her life. It's just a lot of old love. There will also be a day when it will run out.

His own family knows his own family affairs, and his talent is just mediocre, relying on Wang Dou's support, he has come to this point step by step. I already feel powerless. This is the matter today. Just a wake-up call. What should I do if I have an accident again?

It's better to retreat bravely, and you can enjoy the glory and wealth in the future, after all, you don't do anything. so that nothing will happen.

Zhou Xianglu cried bitterly, this day, if this matter is placed elsewhere in the Ming Dynasty, the dismissal of officials is only light, and it is normal to cut off a large number of heads, Wang Dou not only does not blame him, but also cares about their safety, even Lai Yuanlong, Li Maosen and others together, all of them have the feeling of death for their confidants.

Zhou Xiangzhi kowtowed heavily on the ground: "Thank you to the general, the general is very kind, and the villain's death is not enough to repay ......"

Wang Dou Wenyan asked him to get up: "Don't have ideological baggage, what to do, you still do it in the future." ”

Everyone continued to watch the launch of the Divine Fire Flying Crow Rocket, but this time Wang Dou and the others were far away and retreated to a safe enough place.

After firing a few more batches of rockets, Wang Dou was silent, this divine fire crow has an unstable flight and a short range, and it will still be difficult to use it in the future if it is not solved.

In later generations, the rocket is an indispensable weapon in all kinds of warfare, it is powerful, the application is also flexible and changeable, the most respected is its precision strike ability, all kinds of advantages combined, so that the rocket on the battlefield has become a terrifying attack weapon for the enemy.

But the current rocket ......

Coming to the Research Institute of the Military Science Department, there is a large and spacious compound here, not far from the training ground, after all, there is a military factory nearby, as well as a Zhencheng artillery foundry, which is set up nearby, which is conducive to turning theory into practice, as well as experiments on various theoretical products.

People come and go all over the courtyard, and many military craftsmen and elites gather here to study all kinds of weapons and serve as the soul and brain of various military industries.

Due to the high budget of the Department of Military Science, designers and researchers are free to express their ideas here.

In addition to ordinary weapons, many people have designed a whole bunch of strange weapons. Some people even studied the reloading of the fire gun from the rear, which made people laugh at it, and the opponent said: "If we can only eat from the front mouth, how can we eat with our buttocks?" ”

In the courtyard, behind every battle-proven weapon, there is a large number of discarded designs.

Just like Zhao Shizhen's Thunderbolt, this kind of multi-barreled arquebus has the advantage of bird guns and three-eyed guns, and it seems to have good prospects, but after experiments, many researchers have given up, according to them, this firearm is not practical.

Zhou Xianglu also has his own independent courtyard, and it can be seen that there are drawings everywhere, so it can be seen that he is also a workaholic and a research freak.

Before coming to a drawing on the case in the hall, Wang Dou saw a large scribbled pattern on it, drawing the appearance of various divine fire flying crows.

Most of the ordinary craftsmen are illiterate, but after Zhou Xiang entered Xuanfu Town, he also learned to read and draw, but the drawings drawn were mostly abstract patterns.

On the contrary, his assistant drew well, after all, these people are literate in Xuanfu Town, and they also have the standard concept of weights and measures, but these people have little experience and lack of practice, so they can only be used as assistants, and finally slowly improve.

"Zhou Lao thinks, where are the current rocket defects?"

Looking at the impressionist drawing, Wang Dou asked slowly.

Everyone was contemplative, Zhou Xianglu pondered for a while, and replied: "Back to the general, the small one thinks that the range is not far, and the flight is particularly unstable, which is the big disadvantage of the flying crow." The little one has changed its wings, and it is still inevitable to fly around......"

He muttered to himself: "Could it be that the rocket is too light?" The crow body made of bamboo and wood is easily affected by the wind direction? ”

Listening to Zhou Xiang's self-talk, Wang Dou suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and some of the later generations of information he had memorized in his mind came to his heart. (To be continued.) )