"Fat man, I generally understand what you are saying. But look at the city wall made of stone on the opposite side. Can these cannonballs explode?" Liu Feng asked.

Based on Fatty's craftsmanship and their first weapons, it would be difficult to blow open the city wall. Without fundamental improvements, it would definitely not be easy to blow open a solid city wall. Firearms developed rapidly during the Ming Dynasty, but Zheng Chenggong's attack on the Heat

The 30-pounder cannons were used in the city of Lanzhe, but the 2,700 rounds of artillery shells only damaged the Utrecht Fort until it almost collapsed. The main structure of the city of Zhelanzia was not damaged at all.

Logically speaking, if you want to blow open a solid and thick city wall like Malava City, I am afraid that dozens of cartloads of artillery shells will be in vain.

"Uh," Kurut scratched his head and was very dissatisfied with Liu Feng's question. "Our artillery shells have pretty good explosive power. They can be blasted away by repeated attacks on city walls made of brick and earth structures."

"Oh, what a waste of happiness." Muji waved his hand, very disappointed.

"Isn't that right? Fatty, you've also seen it. Malava City is built of stone, and several groups of horses can run side by side on it. These cannonballs like yours are probably just scratching his itch."

"Kurut, since the results of your tests are not good, why bother to waste so much effort to bring them here."

"It looks good but is useless. I think these cannonballs, stone soup, and fire bombs are not much stronger."

"That's not necessarily true. At least the sound is loud enough to scare Deva."

"It would be great if we could scare a few of the Molava soldiers to death."

The people who were full of hope soon died down after listening to Kulut's enthusiastic story. It seemed that the city of Malava was really unstoppable. The names of Ma Jun and Fatty Kulut were from the army.

Everyone knows that. Although they like to joke with Kurut, everyone still admires such smart people. Not to mention Ma Jun, wheeled trebuchets and stone trucks have helped the Tianzhu army solve many big problems.

bother.

Even they couldn't think of a way to defeat the enemy. It seemed that Malwa City was destined to fight a protracted war.

Seeing that everyone was discouraged, Kurut quit and shouted loudly:

"Hey, let me tell you, do you think this thing is useless? Let me tell you, just a group of you guys, just standing around like this, can kill you all with just one cannonball. Do you want to try it?

of?"

Hearing this, Liu Feng's mind changed. Yes, if you can't blow open the city wall, you can kill the defenders. Even if that doesn't work, you can use fire cover and attack the city with ladders.

"Fat man, stop competing with them. You'd better explain how powerful this cannonball is and how powerful it is." Liu Feng said.

"Hey, hey", the fat man was proud, patted the black cannonball, and introduced proudly, "it looks like a round ball to you, but in fact, it is divided into two layers, and the inner layer is a hollow iron ball.

It is filled with gunpowder, and a negative line is connected to the outer layer."

"As for the outer layer, we wrap the leads with special flame-retardant materials, winding them like chicken intestines. In addition, the inside is all lead bullets. These lead bullets are large and small, and the big ones are as big as bird eggs.

, as small as a grain of rice.”

"When they explode, these lead bullets fly around, pierce the skin, penetrate into the bone marrow, or directly penetrate the body, very easily. Can you imagine how exciting it would be if this exploded on the tower of Malawa City?"

After Kurut finished speaking, he looked at everyone triumphantly. The soldiers who were watching no longer dared to despise this shell. It sounded like it was a big killer. Now the Molava army was not hiding in the stone tower.

Is it somewhere that cannot be hit? If this thing explodes, where can they hide?

"Kurut, you and Mr. Deheng have really made a great contribution." Zhao Yun listened to Kurut's story and immediately understood the strategic significance of this thing.

"Yes, the city of Malwa has left us troubled. With these cannonballs, it seems that the problem has been solved." Thalia was very happy after hearing this.

"Brother Fatty, you are so awesome." Asila reached out and patted Kurut on the shoulder, praising.

"It's really a good thing. It's much more powerful than our rocks."

"The fat man is mighty and domineering, smart and dexterous, and extraordinary."

This time the wind direction changed again, and when excited, some soldiers flattered them. On the side, Kuranyi was all smiles. Kurut seemed clumsy, but in fact he was dexterous. The structural design of this cannonball would probably be difficult for Ma Jun and Ku

Lute put in a lot of effort. Kuranyi was proud of his brother and even more happy about his future.

After taking Malava City, you can get married to Liu Feng. Thinking of this, Kuranyi's heart beat faster and she was very excited.

Seeing everyone complimenting him, Kurut felt a little embarrassed. He pulled Liu Feng and others aside and explained in a low voice, "To be honest with you, this cannonball was introduced in the book "Flying Fire Technique".

It was originally a complete artifact called the Red Cannon, but unfortunately, Mr. Ma Jun and I haven't studied it yet. It's just that this cannonball was completed first. I thought it would be useful to you, so I gathered a batch here to try out its power.

.”

Liu Feng nodded when he heard this. The Flying Fire Technique put forward a complete idea, from gunpowder to the production of cannons. However, many things in it, as well as the level of craftsmanship, even require the help of external factors such as hydraulic hammers, and

It’s really hard to say how high the yield rate is. After all, we are still in the age of manual work.

Firearms in the Ming Dynasty were very developed, including firing line guns, squatting tiger cannons, red cannons, and various modified weapons. They were praised as magical in history books and cultural works. However, in fact, their role on the battlefield was not that great.

One of the constraints is the yield rate of firearms.

To put it bluntly, there are too many defective products produced, and very few are actually usable. Even though Ma Jun is smart enough and Kurut is dexterous, it is not easy to master the craftsmanship of artillery. On the contrary, Nalanda

The eminent monks in the temple may really be able to help. There are many eminent monks who study geometry, mechanics, and astronomy. Working with Ma Jun, they should be able to speed up the progress.

But no matter what, nothing can be accomplished overnight. Therefore, at least before the Rongri Continent was wiped out, Liu Feng did not expect them. It was already very good to have such a semi-finished product.

As for the uses of artillery, there are many.

The city wall cannot be bombarded directly, and the suppression effect is still very obvious. Make good use of the suppression of these artillery shells to prevent the Molava army from approaching the city wall, then whether it is a ladder or a siege vehicle, it can play a big role.

"Kurut, how many cannonballs did you bring this time?" Thinking of this, Liu Feng asked.
Chapter completed!