Chapter 1307 Return to the Firearms Workshop

After listening to Ye Zi's narration, Yun Zheng also learned about the situation in Xiqu.

Xiqu is in quite a mess now.

On the one hand, it was because the Sakya King Gundazan had already joined forces with the neighboring Xibo tribe to formally declare war on Xiqu.

At the beginning of the war, they achieved good results with the help of Yu Shizhong and others.

But later, with the Xiqu army approaching and their food and grass not being sufficient, they were forced to switch from offense to defense.

The two sides fought many times, and Yu Shizhong's army gained a lot of advantages, but also lost a lot of men under the fierce attack of the enemy.

Now, the two sides gradually reached a stalemate, and Yu Shizhong transferred 6,000 troops from Huo Gu's troops for training in case of emergency.

However, because Xiqu sent a large number of troops to suppress the Sakya and Xibo tribes, the rebel forces on the Hungu tribe took the opportunity to expand.

In addition to the rebel group led by their people, there were three other rebel groups in the Hun Gu tribe, one of which had a closer relationship with the one they led.

Today, the Hun Gu tribe is in chaos.

There were also some small-scale rebellions in the north of Xiqu, but the impact of those rebellions in the north on Xiqu should not be very large.

"No wonder Xiqu sent people to spread those rumors."

Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng with a smile on her face, "I guess the new king of Xiqu really hopes that you will die in battle in Li."

The current chaos in Xiqu can entirely be said to be caused by Yun Zheng.

Qinpu and Suzan are not fools either, they definitely know that it is Yun Zheng who is behind this.

They probably already hated Yun Zheng to the core.

Yun Zheng smiled, touched his chin and said: "It seems that the new king of Xiqu is really not simple!"

"How to say?"

The two girls asked curiously at the same time.

Xiqu is already in such chaos, isn't the new king of Xiqu a simple person?

Yun Zheng said seriously: "Think carefully, are all the places where rebellions occurred in Xiqu places where our people participated?"

"Correct."

Miaoyin nodded gently, "But what does this mean?"

"Doesn't this explain the problem?"

Yun Zheng smiled, "Xiqu is in such a mess, but those places without our participation have not experienced any rebellion. Isn't this enough to prove that Qinpu is not a simple person?"

Xiqu is different from other countries.

They transformed from a tribal alliance into a large unified country.

Moreover, there was a change of royal power in a short period of time.

In this situation, someone took the lead in launching a rebellion, but other tribes did not take advantage of the situation, which shows that Qinpu’s control over Xiqu is very strong!

Moreover, among those other tribes, there should be many that recognize Chimp's rule.

For Chinpu, who had just taken office, it was not easy to achieve this and to maintain a stalemate with the troops led by Yu Shizhong!

"Now that you mention it, it seems that this Qinpu is indeed not a simple person!"

Ye Zi suddenly realized, "It seems that making Xiqu surrender completely is not as easy as I thought!"

Before this, she had thought that Xiqu was in such a mess, and once they officially took action against Xiqu, it would basically be like beating a fallen dog.

Now it seems that she thought too simply.

"probably."

Yun Zheng smiled, "However, whether it is easy or not, that's it! It's just a matter of time!"

Since we are on the way, we might as well go to the firearms workshop.

It has been almost two years since the Tiger Crouching Cannon was invented.

After such a long time and having accumulated so much experience, the firearms workshop should be able to produce cannons with larger calibers, right?

……

A day and a half later, Yun Zheng and his team arrived at the firearms workshop.

After leaving the royal guards on the periphery, Yun Zheng took Ye Zi and a few others into the firearms workshop.

Knowing that he was coming to the firearms workshop, Qin Qihu deliberately did not bring his wife and children.

Led by Yue Sheng, the person in charge of the firearms workshop, several people entered the firearms workshop for a visit.

After several years of development, the firearms workshop has expanded significantly and made great progress in various technologies.

Today, the firearms workshop can cast cannons with a maximum caliber of nearly three inches.

The firearms workshop displays two of the largest cannons ever cast.

One door is made of pure iron and the other is made of copper-based iron pipe.

Listening to Yue Sheng's introduction and looking at the weapons on display, the three were shocked and curious.

The firearms workshop quietly produced so many strange and bizarre things?

They have always thought that the firearms workshop only makes small things like explosive packs or tiger squat cannons!

Qin Qihu put his head close to the muzzle of the gun, looked inside carefully, and gestured with his fist, as if trying to see if he could fit his fist in.

"Don't stuff it in, or you might end up stuffing your head in there and not being able to get it out."

Yun Zheng called Qin Qihu.

"How is that possible? If you can get it in, you can definitely get it out."

Qin Qihu didn't take it seriously and looked surprised.

Yun Zheng smiled faintly, thinking secretly in his heart that if he could tinker with the light bulb one day, maybe he could let Qin Qihu put it in his mouth and try.

"What is the maximum range of these two guns?"

Yun Zheng asked Yue Sheng.

"About one hundred and fifty feet."

Yue Sheng replied: "However, if it exceeds a hundred feet, it may not be very accurate."

So the effective range is one hundred feet?

This effective range is not just a little bit off, it’s a lot worse!

He thought that the effective range of this cannon should be at least more than one mile!

Is it a problem with the gunpowder or a problem with the cannon casting process?

Yun Zheng thought for a moment, then pointed at the tail of the cannon and asked, "Can we lengthen it and make a hole so we can load the shells and gunpowder from here?"

Yun Zheng mainly wanted to install cannons on the warship.

What he had in mind was pretty much what a Francois cannon would look like.

In naval warfare, loading is definitely the main method. It is impossible for someone to stick half of his body out of the ship to load shells and gunpowder before firing.

"It's definitely no problem."

Yue Sheng said confidently, and suddenly changed the subject: "However, if a hole is opened here, the sealing performance will definitely be greatly reduced, and the range may be even shorter..."

"It would be best if the effective range could be over 100 feet!"

Yun Zheng ordered: "You can divide your current people into several groups. One group will continue to study the casting process of larger caliber cannons, another group will study the cannons that the king just mentioned, and another group will specialize in studying and improving bird guns."

"Yes!"

Yue Sheng accepted the order and looked at Yun Zheng bitterly, "But Your Highness, the gunpowder we have here is not even enough for regular testing..."

Even though the firearms workshop seems to be very large now, it is actually just a fake.

Not enough gunpowder!

The two largest cannons cast so far have only been tested twice!

Yun Zheng asked a simple question about shooting range, and he was able to answer it.

But if Yun Zheng asked too deeply, he himself didn't know.

Take artillery shells for example, all the shells they fired were solid shells.

They also made the shrapnel bomb that Yun Zheng had mentioned to them.

However, due to the lack of sufficient gunpowder for continuous testing and adjustment, the results were not very ideal.

Many things need to be constantly tested and improved.

There wasn't enough gunpowder, and sometimes they couldn't test it at all.

"It's no use telling this to me."

Yun Zheng was helpless. "At most, I can send people to the crowded places inside the pass to buy materials, and then order people to prospect for minerals everywhere! You just try it first..."