On this day, from the Emperor and the Crown Prince, from the Seven Ministers, from the Governors' Office, the generals in Beijing, as long as they are qualified, regardless of whether it is related to military affairs, they all rushed to the test square of the Nanjing Military War Bureau, looking forward to seeing the latest invention of Duke Xingguo.

Before the agreed time had arrived, everyone who wanted to watch was here, and everyone was talking excitedly.

"I heard that the latest invented firearm by Duke of the State can make nomadic people only love peace from now on and no longer like to dance guns and sticks!"

"No, I have heard this statement, saying that the grassland people can become able to sing and dance well from now on!"

"Cavals are the most powerful troops. Is this firearm that powerful?"

"Yes, the cavalry's speed can jump far away in the blink of an eye. Once the speed is improved, how many bullets can the firearm fire at this speed alone?"

"That's right, but since His Majesty and the Duke both have high hopes for this, they will definitely be able to restrain the cavalry!"

"It's hard to say, or it can deal with cavalry, but it's too exaggerated to say that it can restrain cavalry and make the grassland people only love peace from now on!"

“…”

There is a very obvious feature among these discussions. Civil officials generally believe that the firearms newly invented by Duke Xingguo can restrain cavalry, but most of the military generals present, especially the army generals, do not see this, and they are skeptical about this.

It’s not their fault. It’s really that once the cavalry speed is accelerated, it will be too fast. Even if there are already breech guns that have begun to equip the troops, the rate of fire has been greatly improved compared to previous firearms, it is impossible to say that they can restrain the cavalry!

Since ancient times, cavalry has always dominated the military service on the battlefield. How fast does it take to let the cavalry exit the battlefield from now on?

Anyway, these generals can't imagine how fast the best gun would be to restrain the cavalry!

Amid their discussion, someone suddenly shouted: "The Duke is here!"

When he heard this, the scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned to look at the test room of the Military War Bureau.

I saw several soldiers and war situations behind Duke Xingguo, dragging something over.

After seeing this, many people immediately started to talk about it.

"Hey, is that a cannon? Why don't it look like a gun at all?"

"Yes, how can the gun have such two wheels that can be dragged away?"

"Haha, this gun is absolutely powerful, I can guarantee it!"

"If you use artillery as a gun, it's hard to say. But then again, how fast can this fire rate be?"

"Yes, the most important thing to restrain cavalry is the rate of fire, not the power of the bullet. Can this gun like a cannon work?"

“…”

Emperor Chongzhen and Crown Prince Zhu Cilang met him in the documentary and recognized him immediately. Both of them were immediately overjoyed.

The two of them were deeply impressed by the power of this kind of firearm from the first glance, and they were extremely impressed.

Emperor Chongzhen was a little more reserved based on his identity. Even though the prince Zhu Cilang was already an adult, he couldn't help but scream and said, "Wow, it's so amazing!"

When some generals heard this, they turned around and looked at him. Although they didn't say anything, most people thought in their hearts that the prince had never fought a war after all, and they didn't know the difference between guns and cannons. They thought that guns would be very powerful if they were made like cannons!

"Let you wait for a long time!" Zhang Mingwei walked into the crowd and immediately said to them with a smile.

He just reviewed the Maxim heavy machine gun and found no problems. Most likely, the test was fine, so he was in a good mood.

His Maxim heavy machine gun, called the Maxim Tretyakov machine gun in later generations, has two wheels, which can be convenient for marching.

But for people who have never seen this era, if there is a two-wheeled gun, is it still a gun? That is a cannon!

Look, Wang Chengen, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, said jokingly to Zhang Mingwei: "Duke, we have heard a lot of uninformed comments just now, saying that this is a cannon, not a gun!"

There was a little bit of pride in his words. Because he was not those who had no knowledge, he was one of the few people in the world who had seen this firearm at the beginning.

Zhang Mingwei heard this and said, "It's a gun or a cannon, you'll know after watching it!"

He obviously didn't care and asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Why don't we start?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he waved his hand with great enthusiasm and said, "Sir, please open your eyes quickly!"

"Yes, hurry up and let everyone open their eyes and let them all know the power of this gun!" Crown Prince Zhu Cixuan also echoed excitedly.

Most of the generals were a little embarrassed when Wang Chengen said it, but they had no choice but to be helpless. They were somewhat dissatisfied. After fighting for so many years, they also knew the series of weapons invented by the Duke before. No matter how powerful the gun in front of him was, where could it be?

To restrain the cavalry and let the cavalry withdraw from the war stage from then on, this must be an exaggeration of the literati!

Therefore, they all want to see with their own eyes how powerful this firearm is like a cannon!

After Duke Xingguo gave the order, the soldiers and soldiers arranged the firearm, pulled out a long cloth bag from a box, and inserted it into the firearm.

After seeing this, the civil officials and generals onlookers were curious. They were different, and they were definitely different from what they had seen before.

Zhang Mingwei saw their appearance and smiled and said, "If you want to see more clearly, you can go to the back of them and stand and watch."

They were in the observation center, which was more than ten meters away from the firearm operating place.

Although I can see it, my curiosity still drove civil servants and generals who had never seen before to rush over. Among them, those generals were the first to rush over. Li Laiheng, Li Dingguo, Li Guo, etc., these military generals in Beijing were the first to rush over.

By the time they passed, the bullet belt had been installed.

Li Laiheng and others were surprised when they saw the cloth bags covered with metal bullets. Although they had never seen them, it can be seen from the installed bullet belt that it seemed to be really different from an ordinary breech gun!

Then, a scene that surprised them even more: one of the soldiers and soldiers actually carried a bucket and added water to the barrel...

What's the situation?

For a moment, all the civil servants and generals who saw this scene were a little stunned.

They have never heard of any gun that needs to be filled with water. How can they shoot? Can they still be fired?

Many people subconsciously wanted to say something about this situation. However, Duke Xingguo finally held it back to it.

However, from their expressions, they had great questions about this kind of gun!

It can even be said that except for a limited number of people who have seen Maxim's heavy machine guns go crazy in the documentary, others have more or less doubts about the firearm in front of them.

At this moment, the military personnel operating the muskets signaled to Duke Xingguo, saying that they were ready.

Zhang Mingwei obtained the consent of Emperor Chongzhen and issued an order to shoot.

"Dear sirs, the voice is a little loud, so it's better to step back a little!"

When the civil servants heard the reminder of the military battle, the civil servants really retreated a little, but the generals such as Li Laiheng didn't care, but instead stared at them, without any intention of retreating.

The military battle situation had already reminded them and stopped caring about these adults. Just as they were about to shoot, they suddenly heard a shout: "Wait, let me shoot!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at it and found that the person who spoke was actually His Highness the Crown Prince. For a moment, they were a little stunned.

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen also see him, Zhu Cilang quickly explained excitedly: "Father, this is the most powerful firearm in the world and will definitely be recorded in history. My son wants to be the first person to shoot!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was moved. As the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, he had never been able to go to the battlefield, but after getting enough of his hands, the first person to shoot this heavy machine gun blinded the eyes of these ministers, and it seemed that it was really good.

So he scolded with a calm face: "As the Prince of the Ming Dynasty, is this okay?"

When he heard this, Zhu Cilang's excitement was immediately poured into a basin of cold water.

Before he could answer, the chief minister of the cabinet, Du Yinxi, quickly persuaded: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, you can't do anything randomly!"

After hearing this, the other civil officials followed suit. In short, even if a gentleman did not stand under a dangerous wall, Zhu Cilang blushed and realized that he was wrong.

Generals such as Li Laiheng were different. Zhu Cilang's words reminded them that no matter how suspicious this weapon, there was no doubt that Duke Xingguo and the emperor attached great importance to it. If this weapon was really the most powerful weapon in the world as the prince said, wouldn't it be beautiful to fire this shot yourself!

Thinking of this, these generals all asked for it. As for generals, there was no reason to refuse.

For a moment, several people in the military battle looked at each other and watched these generals grab the opportunity to shoot in front of the emperor.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and shouted, "It's just a shot and pull the trigger. What's so simple, do you guys forget their identities one by one?"

Li Laiheng and others felt embarrassed to get up, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

Then Emperor Chongzhen stood up, clapped his hands, and smiled on his face and said, "I'll fire this first shot!"

"..." As soon as he finished speaking, the people present, whether civil officials or generals, were stunned.

Zhu Cilang's eyes widened, stared at Emperor Chongzhen, and said in surprise: "Father...Father..."

I just said clearly that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, but the emperor will go on his own.
Chapter completed!