The brilliant sun fell from the sky, shining golden light on the bronze cannon. The rainy season is over, the sky is cloudless, but the sound of rolling thunder echoes in the mountains, like the roar of a giant beast. The continuous roars continued, and the villagers within dozens of miles all looked shocked. While praying to the supreme Lord God, they looked at the direction from which the roar came from.

In the nearby villages, the preaching priests have just been instructed: appease the villagers under their jurisdiction, and prohibit going to the place where the thunder is heard. Because there, the divinely inspired priesthood is holding a sacred ceremony to accept the divine power bestowed by the main god! Hearing the news, the priests of the village prayed devoutly for a few breaths, then hurriedly left with apprentices and militiamen to appease hundreds of villagers.

In the artillery field, Shulot stepped back dozens of steps. Wearing a bronze helmet, he stood behind a chest-length earthen wall, patiently watching the gunners operate.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Soon, the thunderous roar sounded again! Countless stone bullets flew out from the muzzle, and bursts of white smoke rose up. After a round of shelling, the gunners began to reload nervously.

They first added half a cannon twist at the fire door, which was the fuse that was about to be ignited. The position of the fire door is about 6.5 centimeters from the bottom of the gun, about 4 centimeters long and 1.3 centimeters wide. Around the fire gate there is a ring responsible for collecting gunpowder. This is the design proposed by Schlott to facilitate ignition. The Condor Cannon also has the same fire door, which is much more convenient than the previous wooden cannon.

After adding the gunpowder, the gunners carefully added half a catty of gunpowder from the muzzle one by one, separated by two inches of soil, and nearly a hundred stone pellets. The so-called soil separation is to use soil to separate gunpowder and stone pellets. Because it uses a solid bronze tiger squatting gun, it has a higher charge than the cast iron tiger squatting gun.

After loading, a gunner quickly checked the claw nails before the cannon and the iron tripper behind the cannon to make sure that the cannon body was stable. This is a lesson paid for with blood. The gun body of the tiger squatting gun is too light. If it is not fixed properly, the gun body will retreat several meters directly when the gun is shot down. In the initial test firing, two of Tilippi's apprentices were directly hit by the receding barrel, breaking ribs on the spot, vomiting blood and dying. Since then, Tirippi has never dared to stand behind the cannon.

After the inspection, the gunners carefully lit the guns with torches, then quickly covered their ears and crouched on both sides of the gun body.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The terrifying thunder sounded again! A puff of smoke rose up, obscuring the cannon. When the smoke dissipated, the wooden target 100 meters away was already full of holes. The limit range of the Yushenhu squat gun is about 500 meters, the effective range is about 200 meters, and the best shooting distance is within 100 meters. And if you want to break armor, you can even get closer. In fact, it is a large "sprayer", the closer it is, the more powerful it is. Fire shotguns at close range, and a dozen is a big piece!

The king knows that in the tactics of Qi's army, the firing of the tiger squatting cannon is arranged after the bird guns and rockets with a range of about 100 meters, which is the final killer.

"Good! Very good! Excellent!"

Seeing the shooting effect of the tiger squatting cannon, Shulot's eyes gradually shone. He was full of joy. In Central America, which lacked armor protection, this kind of light artillery was a killer weapon that swept across the infantry battle formation!

"If I have ten of these squatting cannons in the battle against Tarasco's army, and arrange them among the warriors of the personal guards, Tarasco's copper ax guards will not be able to rush through at all!"

The king sighed in his heart, and the memories of the arduous battle came to his mind. With the bronze artillery, future battles will be much easier! Especially when facing the shield-holding battle formation formed by elite warriors such as the Haircut Guards, Eagles, Jaguars, and Copper Axes, there is no need to invest in elite warriors!

Later, he conceived the use of this light artillery based on his experience in battle.

Due to the limitation of range, the tiger squatting gun must be arranged on the front line of the array and shoot under the cover of the infantry battle formation. The artillery fire will raise smoke and hinder the sight of the archers, so let them march with the shield infantry. On both sides of the artillery, brave assault infantry are deployed. After several rounds of bombardment and the enemy's formation loosens, launch a charge and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop! ...

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Xiulot thought about it for a long time, until the thunder suddenly exploded in the third round! He regained his senses and estimated the firing speed of the artillery. Although the gunners' operations are proficient, they are not simple and can be further optimized. The Condor Cannon fires slightly faster than the Wooden Cannon, about two rounds in a quarter of an hour; while the Tiger Crouching Cannon fires slightly faster than the Condor Cannon, about three rounds in a quarter of an hour.

"Well... this launch speed..."

The king fell silent. From this point of view, the first round of shooting is the most important. You need to get as close as possible, and shoot directly at the enemy's face!

"Your Majesty, look, how powerful is the Yushenhu squatting cannon?"

Tilippi straightened his chest and pointed to the wooden target in front of him. Xiu Luote heard the reputation and looked over. After three rounds of shelling, the target 100 meters away had been shattered and scattered all over the place. The ground is full of scattered stone pellets and wood chips. According to the spread area, five tiger squatting cannons can effectively cover the infantry front line of a hundred people wide on the battlefield.

"Praise be to the Almighty Lord God!"

Shulot groaned with a smile.

"This is the artifact bestowed by the Lord God on the alliance to rule the world!"

"Praise the supreme Lord God! Also praise the divinely inspired Majesty!"

Charape came forward and pulled Tilippi to kneel down and salute together. Then, Chalape raised his head respectfully and looked at the mighty His Majesty.

"We dedicate the cannon to you, the only sun in the world! This is the divine weapon given to the kingdom by the Lord God to rule the world!"

Hearing this, Shulot was slightly taken aback, and his heart fluctuated. With a calm face as usual, he nodded with a smile.

"Get up! You are all heroes of the kingdom and the alliance!"

Hearing this, the two foundry masters and technocrats stood up, waiting for the king's order. A few steps away, Bertard watched the scene quietly, with a smile on his lips.

The smoke dissipated, and the bronze cannon shone golden again. The king sniffed his nose and asked in a deep voice.

"Tilipi, what is the success rate of the tiger crouching cannon? If the copper supply is sufficient, how many can be cast in a month?"

Tiripi stretched out his fingers and pinched for a long time.

"Your Majesty, the Tiger Crouching Cannon is relatively easy to manufacture. Its model is simple, its range is short, and its airtightness requirements are not high... The success rate is about 60 to 70%! We can build ten cannons with the manpower required to build one Condor Cannon." There are still many tiger squat guns! So, if the Condor cannon is not built, 20 tiger squat guns can be produced in a month."

Hearing this, Shulot was startled. He chewed on the meaning of Tiripi's words and raised his eyebrows.

"You mean, the entire bronze workshop, with a thousand craftsmen and apprentices, can only produce 2 condor cannons or 20 tiger crouching cannons a month?"

"Your wise majesty, most of the people in the bronze workshop want to forge bronze armor and weapons. There are only one or two hundred people in the cannon casting bureau. What's more, the output of the workshop is mainly limited to copper. material output."

Chalape smiled all over his face and quickly explained.

Hearing this, Xiulot pondered for a while, then nodded slowly. After all, the gap in copper material is too big!

The Director of Industry and Mining, Nekari, wrote several times, saying that the miners were exhausted too quickly, and requested to increase the manpower in the mine. The huge mining area is like a greedy underground behemoth, constantly devouring the fresh life on the ground and spitting out the dusty wealth underground. Now, there are more than 3,000 miners in the copper mines in the mining area, and the average monthly output of 1,000 people is more than 6,000 jin of copper, which means that 20,000 jin of copper can be produced every month. Twenty thousand catties of copper material sounds like a lot, but it is actually just over ten tons.

All in all, the kingdom can only produce about 130 tons of copper a year. And the kingdom needs copper for cannon casting, copper for shipbuilding, copper for armor, copper for weapons, copper for agricultural tools, and copper for arrowheads! If these copper materials are added to various expenses, there is not much left at all.

Although the alliance has already exploited the copper mines in the Huetamo Mountains, the output of copper materials is probably less than half of the kingdom's, and it is still not enough for the needs of the Mexico Valley. If you add the large-scale copper mines mined by the Zapotecs in the remote Oaxaca region, and the sporadic open-pit copper mines mined by the Mayans further away... the copper production in the entire Central American world is irresponsible to the king According to my guess, it should be less than 300 tons per year. And to drive the entire Mesoamerican civilization forward, this copper output is far from enough!

In contrast, the copper production during the Xining period of the Song Dynasty was 20 million catties, or 10,000 tons. This is only the recorded official output, and it is unknown how many private harvests have not been included in the figures. In the Edo period, the copper production of an Ashio Copper Mine at its peak could reach 1,200 tons a year.

In fact, the Qinganbat mining area is located on the copper mountain and the giant vein belt, with reserves of tens of millions of tons, exceeding the Ashio copper mountain, and can be mined until the 21st century! Its mining potential is far from being released, and what is lacking are miners, or miners.

Thinking of this, Shulot lowered his eyes. The whole kingdom is full of hunger for war. This is an extreme desire for resources, land and manpower when a country is developing rapidly.

"His Majesty?"

"Well. Tiripi, starting from this month, we will cast 1 Condor Cannon and 10 Tiger Crouching Cannons every month! If the copper material is insufficient, we will suspend casting and study the casting process of larger artillery. After the test, all bronze cannons Just hand it over to the artillery battalion. The artillery battalion will recruit a new batch of gunners. You have to send skilled craftsmen to station in the artillery battalion. On the one hand, they will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the artillery, and on the other hand, they will teach the operation of the artillery. To sum it up!"

"Follow you, Your Majesty!"

Tirippi knelt down and saluted.

Shulot stretched out his hand and shook the casting master's hair. Then, with a gentle smile, he announced loudly.

"Tilipi, you have made great achievements in casting cannons! From today, I canonize you as a hereditary nobleman of the kingdom! From now on, your family has the right to participate in political affairs, and rest with the kingdom for generations! Praise the Lord God!"

"Ah! Thank you! Thank you for your generosity! Praise be to the Lord God!"

Tilippi looked excited and his eyes were a little moist. Two years of hard work day and night have finally paid off!

Beside him, Chalape lowered his head and sighed softly. From today, the metal family will split into two.

"Remember, the Condor Cannon and Tiger Crouching Cannon are just the beginning! Next, you must continue to explore the craft of casting cannons! Improve the production of clay molds, improve the quality of the cannon body, modify the length and shape of the barrel, and add more stable cannons. frame... More importantly, make bigger, thicker and longer artillery!"

Shulot ordered in a deep voice. Many pictures flashed in his mind, although they were only scales and half-claws, they pointed out the direction of the future.

"When I go back, I will draw some pictures for you as a reference!"

"The lord **** blesses! Your majesty is inspired by God!"

Tilippi bowed his head respectfully, sincerely praised, and his thoughts flew away. Although, most of the time, His Majesty's guidance is like a mess of slag, but there are always some subtle ideas, just like good luck, which can inspire people and save a lot of effort... Well, It must be that His Majesty didn't learn it carefully when he revealed it! If it were me instead...

"Tilipi!"

"Ah, yes!"

The foundry master hurriedly responded.

"How many bronze cannons are there in the bronze workshop? When will the next batch of cannons be delivered?"

"Ah! Your Majesty, there are 10 Sun Condor Cannons and 30 Rain God Tiger Squat Cannons. The new batch of clay models is being dried in the shade. Because the rainy season is coming and the air is humid, there is a delay..."

"Huh? Another delay?"

Shulot raised his eyebrows and stared at the casting master in front of him. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com The other party is middle-aged, but he has already started to bald, and his figure is much thinner than two years ago. The king exhaled and said calmly.

"Tirippi, promise me, try to do it on time, don't delay too long."

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty."

With a bitter face, Tiripi nodded in agreement. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Your Majesty, when will you go out again..."

As if hearing his heart, the voice of the king came again.

"Tirippi, before October, test all the artillery in stock and deliver them to the artillery battalion. Next, I will be of great use!"

"Follow your will, Your Highness!"

Thierry smiled brightly. He looked at Chalape with a smile, his brother looked at Bertard with a smile, and the warrior commander looked at His Majesty with a smile. Everyone has smiles on their faces. Because, the war is coming again!

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