Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 263 Firearms, Battle Reports, Bad News

On May 34, the Blade's Edge Mountains was still the valley where Professor Bob conducted the gunpowder test.

The thunderous rumbling sounded continuously, and the sound of cannons was deafening, echoing in the valley...

Lorist took a look of shock, the disgraced Master Sid, Professor Bob, Master Falling, and the old Julian and Swarder who were also promoted to Master treatment, crawled out of the trench and walked towards The seven bronze cannons more than twenty meters away.

Lorist found that he had underestimated the casting level of this other world. A dozen days ago, under the guidance of Master Sid, he looked at the bronze barrels cast by Old Julian according to his design drawings, only to find out less than a month ago. At the time, Julian had forged twelve bronze cannons for him. Master Sid disdainfully said that bronze casting is actually the lowest level of blacksmith apprenticeship skills, used for hand training, and the true highest level of casting is still the steel he has trained now.

Lorist smiled bitterly. The so-called stainless steel of Master Sid was refined by the continuous hammering of a hydraulic forging machine. Without refractory bricks to build a new refining furnace, it cannot be refined at high temperature. Molten steel cannot be used to forge artillery.

In his previous life, Lorist was just the director of a small handicraft factory. He didn't know how to make steel or cast guns. But one of his small handicraft factory products is a bronze cannon model, the size of a palm, it is a very good display on a desk, and can also be used as a paperweight. Of course these small bronze cannons were not cast, but turned out on a lathe.

I remember that at that time Lorist had a lot of interest in this kind of small bronze cannon model. I was wondering why in ancient times, bronze was used to cast artillery instead of refined iron. I read some articles about bronze casting artillery on Baidu. I found that the ancients were really smart, and the applicability and cost-effectiveness of casting bronze guns was higher than that of fine iron. Of course, Lorister can't remember the messy data, but the impression left in his mind is that before the development of the steel industry without a certain industrial foundation, it is best to use bronze to cast artillery.

Thanks to the fact that the model of the small bronze artillery was scaled down according to the real artillery, Lorester can easily restore it, and all the data are clearly marked on the design drawings. Old Julian also cast twelve bronze artillery pieces in one go based on his design drawings.

However, after careful inspection, there were trachoma on the wall of the barrel or the inner barrel of the barrel was not straight. Five artillery pieces were removed. The remaining seven bronze artillery Lorester ordered the workers to polish the inner barrel smoothly and equip it again. The gun mount was finally transported to the valley where Professor Bob was testing gunpowder.

Today is the first test of the gun. The seven bronze guns are aimed at a cliff 400 meters away. After the launch, the artillery position was filled with smoke, and the cliff that became the target was also tumbling down and falling rocks...

"Sigvar is here, isn't this a magic crystal cannon?" Professor Bob exclaimed as he looked at the destroyed cliff in the distance.

"Magic Crystal Cannon?" Lorester was a little inexplicable, what was that?

"My lord, I have read some records about the era of magical civilization. The above mentioned that the magician discovered the remains of the Sky Fleet passed down by goblins, and improved and invented a weapon with long-range power that uses magic crystals as power. It is called the Magic Crystal Cannon, which can crush a mountain with one shot. It is said that the power of the largest Magic Crystal Cannon can shoot down the stars. Later, after a war with the gods, all the Magic Crystal Cannons were transported to the Kingdom of God. There were several gods, but later due to slow charging and slow reaction speed, the magic crystal artillery force was wiped out under the raid of the Kingdom of God army..." Professor Bob explained.

"Oh, yes, but ours is an artillery, which is incomparable to the magic crystal cannon. It is purely using the explosive power of gunpowder to launch the projectile, and the power is not as powerful as the magic crystal cannon." Compared to the magic crystal cannon, these bronze artillery of his own are simply weak.

"My lord, the temperature of No. 1 to No. 3 guns is normal, the tentacles are a bit warm, and the mount has no displacement. No. 4 to No. 6 guns are a bit hot, and the No. 6 gun has the highest temperature, and the displacement is also the most serious. Cm. In addition, a small crack appeared in the body of the No. 7 gun. The whole body of the gun was red and hot. Even the mount tilted to the left and left its original position..."

The guard who went to inspect the seven bronze artillery pieces took the animal skin paper folder that recorded the inspection results and reported to Lorist. Old Julien on the side was a little reddened, and only one shot was reimbursed after the test shot. It made him feel embarrassed for casting these bronze cannons.

Lorist smiled and said, "Master Julien, it’s none of your business. This is testing the largest gunpowder load of these bronze guns. The gunpowder on the No. 7 gun is almost seven times that of the No. 1 gun. No bursts on the spot only appeared. A small crack indicates that the quality of the bronze cannons you cast is very good."

Next, Lorister ordered the guards to clean the barrel again, and the charges continued to be tested, but now it was a series of test shots, and the best charge quantity was verified, as well as the range, power, interval and heat dissipation of the gun. Speed ​​and durability of the bronze guns, how many guns can be fired continuously to reach the maximum number of firings, and a series of tests.

After a few more rounds of test firing, Lorist returned to the resting place with a few masters, and the guards in the valley continued to test the artillery.

The rumbling of the cannon no longer affects the conversation of everyone in the room. Lorist looked at a few of them. Professor Bob was thoughtful. Master Julien looked very excited. He didn't expect that the bronze cannons he had cast would be so powerful. Master Sid was surprised and eager to try it. Perhaps in his mind, artillery was a novel thing, and it was worth his careful study. The one with a frustrated face was Master Farin, his face pale as if he lost his soul.

"Master Farin, what's wrong with you?" Lorist asked with concern.

Master Farin replied somewhat lostly: "My lord, with artillery, the ballistas and steel crossbows will be useless in the future. Both the range and the power of the artillery are far beyond the steel crossbow, and the artillery can last. As the development continues, steel crossbows and ballistas are about to reach their end. I think that when artillery replaces steel crossbows, my master crossbow maker will be useless and can no longer serve the family."

So, Lorist understood what was going on with Master Farin's depression. He patted Master Farin on the shoulder lightly, smiled and comforted and said, "Master Farin, some things don’t look like this. I classify these steel ballistic catapults as long-range attack weapons in cold weapons, while artillery These are hot weapons, and the two are different. You are a genuine master in cold weapons. I think the steel crossbows you make are already at the pinnacle. There can be no one who can surpass you in cold weapons. As for artillery. These, we are all beginners in hot weapons, and everyone is at a level now. In the next firearm research, I still need your skill to make some exquisite parts, don’t worry, the family has always been like you Proud of the master..."

Cold weapon? Hot weapon? Still have firearms?

Master Sid came with interest: "My lord, why are there such classifications, and what are the firearms? Are they those artillery?"

Lorister explained: “Like the steel catapult, it mainly uses the elasticity and tension of the steel sheet to launch projectiles. It is based on its own ability that I classify them as cold weapons.

The artillery uses the explosive power and impact force of gunpowder to launch projectiles. The bronze barrel is used to restrain the explosive force of the gunpowder and form a support pipe in the barrel for the impact on the target. It does not launch itself. Projectile capacity. So I call all long-range weapons that rely on the explosive power of gunpowder as firearms, and classify them as hot weapons. Of course, my classification is very crude now, just to make a rough distinction. "

Lorist motioned everyone to sit down at the table: "Everyone has seen the launch of these bronze artillery pieces, but there are still a lot of tests on these bronze artillery pieces. I want some of you to set up a firearms development team to complete the bronze artillery pieces first. Developed a complete launch system for these artillery. For example, attaching a sighting device to the bronze artillery, estimating the approximate launching elevation angle based on the distance of the target, etc., to complete this work as soon as possible.

The situation facing the family is very serious. Last time Hilovas Island was coveted by the Chicked Chamber of Commerce of the Ford Business Alliance. Fortunately, the war between the Business Alliance and the Kingdom of Trimble prevented our family territory from being annexed. After you finish the test of these bronze artillery, Master Julian will immediately arrange for manpower to cast a batch of bronze artillery of the same specifications. This batch of artillery is prepared to be equipped on battleships. With gunboats, we can protect our family territory and maritime interests from infringement. "

Lorist clapped his hands, and Sward brought in a box and opened the box. Inside was the dwarf rifle.

"This is the famous dwarf musket. Its principle is similar to our bronze artillery. It also fires lead bullets with gunpowder. But because of Professor Bob, it now seems that their gunpowder is useless. It was developed by Professor Bob. Gunpowder is more powerful than the dwarves used for thousands of years, the ratio is more reasonable, and the cost is lower. This is all the credit of Professor Bob."

Lorist first praised Professor Bob for a few words, and then told Schward to hang some drawings on the wall: "These are two firearms I designed based on the dwarf musket, one is also a long-barreled musket, and the other This is a roulette pistol. I have marked all the parts and data on it, but these are only my guess calculations, and I need to modify them according to the actual situation in physical manufacturing."

The two guns Lorist designed this time are flintlock muskets. Of course, the firing device is not as exaggerated as a dwarf carved with a dragon. The Dwarf Muskete uses clockwork, and three or four misfires out of ten are normal. The flintlock musket designed by Lorist uses the mature firing device of flint and steel in the past, but he doesn't know if these masters can make it.

The short roulette pistol is the revolver of the previous life. The biggest difficulty of this revolver designed by Lorist lies in the cartridge case and flash hider, as well as the rifled barrel. Lorist, like those magazines and percussive rifles, can be sure that these skilled craftsmen make them by hand. The bullet shells and rifled barrels can also be handled with a little thought, but the flash hider is not good, but Lorist is ready to Throw this problem to Professor Bobo to study, he himself is not prepared for a headache.

Lorist divided the tasks between the masters and professors of his staff. Needless to say, Professor Bob, he was responsible for studying the flash hider, and incidentally, he studied the bombs fired by the bronze artillery. Master Sid cooperated with Master Julian, responsible for the development of the production of two long and short gun barrels and the selection of gun materials. There is spare time to study how to improve the bronze artillery. As for Master Farin, he is the most dexterous one. All the bolts and firing devices are all manufactured by him...

After assigning the testing of the bronze artillery and the development of the two types of muskets to these people, Lorist patted his **** and left the valley with ease...

On June 2nd, Lorist returned to Rock Castle. The steward Speer who stayed behind at the castle quickly brought to Lorist two thick stacks of documents, all of which needed to be signed by Lorist or had to be reported to him. . Lorist sighed and had to devote himself to these cumbersome affairs.

Schward knocked on the door and walked in: "My lord, this is the letter just sent from Silovas Island, and the first report sent by the Remmed Knight from Morente City. It also contains information about the business alliance. The report on the conquest of the Trimble Kingdom and the conquest of the Second Highness in the Kingdom of Ridley."

Lorist lifted up: "Let me see."

In early April, Lemmard took his three wives to Morient City, where he planned to open a pharmacist treatment facility for paediatrics and gynecology, as the center of information collection buried by the Norton family in Morient City. It seems that he is very comfortable with this new appointment. After only two months, the first report was sent.

In the letter, Lemmard first talked about their arrival in Morente and their resettlement, and then they reported on the war between the business alliance and the Kingdom of Trimble. The second sit-in war began again. But this time, nearly 100,000 armies of seven countries confronted the 150,000 armies of the Commercial Alliance under the King Feyes in the Trimble Kingdom. Morient Daily said that it seems that this war will not end before Trimble VII's vault is drained.

Then the Second Royal Highness encountered big trouble in the battle of the Kingdom of Ridley. The nobles of the Androff Province of the Kingdom of Ridley were not intimidated by the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Second Royal Highness. They did not buy the Second Royal Highness. Account. His Royal Highness sent an army of 100,000 to the raid, but the nobles who depended on the land fought more with less, and even suffered a few defeats. There were even two contained soldiers from the Kingdom of Ridley. The Corps' mutiny on the spot has even more fueled the momentum of those territorial nobles. As a result, the 100,000 army only ran back to more than 40,000, and it is said that the two highnesses vomited blood.

Lorist smiled openly. The longer these two wars were delayed, the better the family situation. He wished those people would fight for ten or eight years.

Putting down Remmed's report letter, and then picked up the letter from Silovas Island, it turned out that Fatty Shi wrote a dozen thick sheets of animal skins, no major or minor matters were overlooked, and the report was extremely detailed.

First of all, the first batch of fur trades with the Peterson Chamber of Commerce have been completed. More than half a million Golden Fortunes of 500,000 have been shipped back to the family territory with this freight merchant ship. The remaining gold coins and the Peterson Chamber of Commerce have shipped one Millions of catties of grain are stored in Shilovas Island as a reserve for development.

Secondly, Fatty Shi and the Peterson Chamber of Commerce reached an agreement. He handed over 17 sets of refined iron equipment samples and the atlas with dozens of gorgeous armor and equipment to the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. The Peterson Chamber of Commerce came forward to fight for it. Of course, the Peterson Chamber of Commerce is not in vain. They demanded a 10% return, and Fatty Shi has agreed. He stated in the letter that this is the best of both worlds. The Peterson Chamber of Commerce will only get more orders to gain profits~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the Norton family can hide behind and will not become the target of others.

Next is about the resource exploration situation of Hilovas Island. Master Sid’s eldest son Drogova brought people into the volcanic area of ​​Hilovas Island for exploration in April. Good news has been spreading for more than a month. He is currently Seven kinds of mineral resources have been discovered in the mountainous areas, among which there are large reserves of iron ore and silver ore. It is believed that there will be more new discoveries in the mountainous area when the exploration is completed. Fatty Shi has decided to wait for the completion of the development projects to convert the migrant labor into miners for resource extraction.

Finally, Fatty Shi complained a few words, and by the way told Lorist that his father had gone to the Northland with the ship this time, and he was going to buy a house in the newly built seaport city to open a store, let Lorist take care of it, etc...

After reading the letter, Lorist asked Schward to pack up and rush to the newly built seaport city. He happened to go to the Niujiaowan Shipyard to supervise the completion of the launch of the latest sailing warship and arrange the sailors to conduct bronze artillery shooting training. .

Lorist was still busy in June, until one day at the end of June, Schward drove in: "My lord, my lord, it's not good, the island of Silova has been attacked!"

……(To be continued.)