Great Tang Southern Emperor

Secondly, Mr. Lieutenant, don’t forget that His Royal Highness is guarded by a whole naval fleet. This fleet consists of ten third-tier battleships, plus more destroyers and cruisers. Such a huge military force is even enough to capture a city without a navy guard... Captain, what method do you think the enemy will use to besiege His Highness the Crown Prince to such an extent that he has to ask for help?

You must know that place is on the sea, even if you are trapped on an isolated island with so many warships and troops blocking it, not everyone can easily surround the prince.Do you think there is any other possibility except that the enemy also has more guns and ships?Do you want to use crossbow arrows?This is even more nonsense. "

"I..." Li Liang was speechless, because he found that what Bu Xizhao said actually made sense.

"Well, you're right." Although Li Liang didn't like Bu Xizhao very much, he still agreed with his statement: "Then since you raised the question, what do you think we should do now?"

"This is very simple. First of all, we must tell the deputy governor and deputy governor of our speculation."

"Naturally, I've asked someone to notify me." Li Liang wished he could slap himself in the face. He still needed someone to remind him of such a simple matter.

"Secondly, defend the fourth area well, and don't let the enemy stab us from behind."

"Huh? Don't you need to support the front?" Li Liang was taken aback, and his heart was even more upset, because standing in front of Bu Xizhao, he always felt that his IQ had been crushed. This feeling was very uncomfortable, and he couldn't help arguing—— This was also his original idea. He originally planned to support the front line after smoothing the fourth area. After all, as a soldier, what can he do if he doesn't go to the battlefield? .

Bu Xizhao shook his head and said: "It's not that we don't need it, but we can't. We only have less than 1000 people, and we are seriously short of ammunition. Even if we push all the people up, it won't be of much use to the frontline where the cannon contest is the main means... In other words, if even the cannons don't work, do you think there is any use for us to fill them in?

On the contrary, our place is behind the front line. If we go to the front line, the enemy is likely to attack from here again. At the most critical juncture of the battle, even a riot on the scale just now is enough to be fatal. Someone attacked the back, Do you think the people on the front line will still be in the mood to fight?We might lose the battle.So as long as we keep the rear well, we will do a great job, and there is no need to go to the front to participate in the battle.

As long as we can hold this rear line of defense, the only place the enemy can attack is the port... Although they may have planned this way, if there is a problem in our rear, then they will definitely not give up this good opportunity. "

"That's right." Li Liang felt reasonable when he heard it, and he also recognized Bu Xizhao in his heart. Although he still wanted to go to the battlefield deep in his heart, as a qualified soldier, he also knew what he should do at this time. He didn't give him an order directly, but that didn't mean he didn't know how to do it—after all, he had fought on the battlefield for so many years, and he knew what to do was the best choice.

"boom!"

There was another violent explosion sound from the front, but unlike the previous explosion of the ammunition depot, this time the explosion was very crisp, obviously it was the explosion sound of a single shell.

"This is... this is the sound of a 150mm shell exploding, but the sound doesn't seem to be quite the same as our shell... It seems that your guess is right, the enemy really has a cannon." Li Liang just listened carefully. , he could hear the caliber and specifications of the shells—it was obviously not the sound of his own cannon. This is a skill that almost all battlefield veterans have honed, but it also made his face even uglier.

"It seems that the enemy really has cannons, and they are 150mm cannons. How could they have such powerful cannons?" The Coconut Harbor Fort could not be defended for long, which further explained another problem, that is, the enemy's technology was almost the same as that of the Datang Arsenal. After all, this was a 150mm cannon.

Not to mention that it is a remarkable achievement to install such a giant cannon on a warship - it took more than a year for the Yuezhou Shipyard to put the 150mm cannon on the warship, but it took more than a year to research the corresponding method, and this is the main reason why the first and second battleships have not been unable to launch into service for a long time. Now that the enemy has such a method, it is indeed extraordinary.

Let’s just say that the 150mm naval gun is cast, that is a high-tech – let’s just talk about the barrel, such a thick gun barrel, even if it is cast as a whole, it is very difficult, and it must be kept heated during the casting process Uniform, without trachoma and impurities, let alone a little deformation, a slight mistake will cause the barrel to be unqualified, and may cause accidents such as bombing when it explodes.What's more, it is necessary to ensure that the deviation is within the specified range when polishing... This kind of technology, even the oldest Chang'an Arsenal in Datang, has a not 20% success rate. The most elite craftsmen and masters in Tang Dynasty can't be 100% qualified just like this. The enemy is just a group of rookies. How do they do it?

Not to mention the material is a big problem - the steel of the 150mm naval gun is not like the 75mm and [-]mm small guns. Although they agree in nature, both the material composition and the quenching process are different. It is completely different. Even if a material is not re-developed, the effort and resources invested in it are almost the same as re-development.

What's more, after solving the problem of cannons, there is still the problem of cannonballs. The production process of cannonballs is not at all easier than that of cannons.

But the enemy now quietly took out the 150mm, and through the sound of the explosion, it is clear that their shells are different from Datang's, which shows that they have really mastered the cannon technology, and it was independently developed. ... How can this not make Li Liang feel frightened?

And that's not all, what Li Liang is more worried about is that the enemy also has decisive weapons, so this battle will be difficult, maybe Yegang might really lose...

"It seems to be true." Bu Xizhao's face was also serious: "But fortunately, it seems that they don't have many naval guns of this caliber. This should be regarded as a surprise."

"Hehe, I hope so." Li Liang's face is still stinky, and he still feels uncomfortable. Naval battles are not about the number of shells, but accuracy and luck. As long as your shells are accurate enough, even one shell You can sink the enemy's warship, but if you are unlucky or the shells are not accurate enough, even if you have 400 shells, it is difficult to sink the enemy's ship-the battleship Bismarck suffered more than [-] shells and more than four This is the best example. If the shells are accurate enough, it may be less than one-tenth of the time to send the Bismarck into the deep sea.

Not to mention that Li Liang and Bu Xizhao were maintaining order in the rear, and they guessed right on the front line. The front line had indeed started a war, and they had already discovered the enemy's traces in advance... The matter started a quarter of an hour ago.

A quarter of an hour ago, when Li Liang and Bu Xizhao were counting the losses in No. [-] area, hot air balloons were rising over the Yegang Fort, which had already received the news that the war was about to start. Balloon - can be used as a watchtower to see farther, and can also designate shelling coordinates for artillery and correct the shooting angle.

Just as the hot air balloon had just risen, before it even reached the limit height, the orderly below saw the watchman on the hot air balloon desperately waving the flag in his hand.

The messenger immediately translated it as quickly as possible: "Lord Governor, there is news from the hot air balloon that there is a fleet outside the port. Go ahead, we are still fifty kilometers away."

Sima Cuo and others waited in the largest fort in Yegang, and immediately ordered: "Let them report the exact coordinates, and then the fort will bombard the warning. If they continue to move forward, the forts will not be polite. Sink."

"Yes." The subordinate immediately took the order and waved the command flag to convey the news.

"Boom boom boom!"

The range of 20 kilometers is beyond the reach of ordinary cannons. Among all the coastal defense forts in the entire coconut port, only two forts can achieve it.These two forts are located at the forefront of Yegang, and they are like crabs with two huge pincers that protect the entire Yegang. If the enemy dares to come, they can make them come and go.On these two forts, each fort is equipped with the five most powerful cannons in the entire Tang Dynasty—the Zhenguan 205-year-old [-] cannon...a cannon known as the most powerful cannon in the Tang Dynasty.

As the name suggests, this cannon was successfully developed in Zhenguan 20 years ago. It has a caliber of 53 mm and a multiple diameter of [-]. The length of the barrel alone reaches [-] meters, and the range is as high as [-] kilometers. Kilo, in the Datang military sequence, the code name of this cannon is 'Greedy Wolf'.

The caliber of the "Tanglang" cannon is not the largest among all the cannons produced by Datang. As early as ten years ago, the Datang Arsenal produced mortars with a caliber of more than [-] mm, but the production of this mortar was too large. Overcoming difficulties, an average of half a year can produce one door, and now all of them are equipped in Chang'an City to protect the safety of Chang'an.

Similarly, this is not the one with the longest range. Eight years ago, the Shuzhong Arsenal produced a 120mm cannon with a range of up to [-] kilometers. Unfortunately, due to the insufficient power of the shell, it did not obtain a production license. , you can only seal up the drawing and save it for later.

It is not the most powerful cannon. Of course, it is meaningless to entangle the power, because the power of a cannon mainly depends on the composition of the explosives. Nowadays, the explosives of Datang’s cannons mainly use black powder, which is not the most powerful. If If it is replaced by the ammonium nitrate explosive made by Li Zhen, the power of any cannon can be improved by several levels, so it is meaningless to pursue the power. As long as the explosives are good, the power of the cannon will naturally be greater. It is a pity that Li Zhen is not a chemical engineer. Until now, he has been unable to extract ammonium nitrate industrially, so he can only hand over the refining method to his alchemists, let them slowly extract and accumulate in the laboratory, and at the same time study the industrial extraction method of ammonium nitrate explosives...

Chapter 1139 'Greedy Wolf' cannon

Chapter 87 'Greedy Wolf' Cannon

Since it doesn't have the longest range or the largest caliber, why call the 'Greedy Wolf' cannon the strongest?

The reason is very simple, that is the overall performance of the "Tanlang" cannon is the best: first, the "Tanlang" cannon is powerful enough, although the caliber is only [-] mm, but because the shell is slender, so the charge The number is several times more than the shells of the same caliber, and the explosive power is naturally stronger.

The second is the range. Although the range of the "Tanglang" cannon is not the farthest, it is also ranked second. Compared with cannons of the same level and even [-]mm cannons, it is also the farthest in terms of range, not to mention Although the "Greedy Wolf" cannon has a huge caliber, it still belongs to the ranks of cannons in terms of multiple diameters and ballistics, and the range of cannons is inherently longer than that of howitzers.

Finally, the 'Greedy Wolf' cannon is very light, with a self-weight of only about seven tons. Some people may laugh at this light weight. Is seven tons considered light?But everyone should know that even during World War II, the German army had a 'k18' 173mm cannon. This cannon was known as the best cannon in World War II, but the 'k18' was far inferior to the 'Greedy Wolf' cannon in terms of caliber and range. , that is, the power may be exceeded due to explosives, but such a cannon has a self-weight of more than 17520 tons ([-]kg to be exact), and the power of the 'Greedy Wolf' cannon is only Seven tons, this weight is really light, and the operation is extremely convenient. With the right tools, ten people can make the "Tanglang" cannon roar, and even if the steel battleship comes out, the "Tanglang" cannon can even It can be used as a perfect main gun of a battleship without modification.

It's a pity that the steel battleship hasn't come out yet, and the reaction force of the "Tanglang" cannon is too strong. When the cannon is fired, it produces a huge vibration, and the wooden hull can't bear it at all-180mm is already the limit of the wooden boat. No matter how much it takes, I really can't bear it anymore. The Yuezhou Shipyard has done relevant experiments. They put a "Tianlang" cannon on a first-class battleship and fired it. There was a creaking sound of breaking, and cracks appeared on the nearby deck. After the repair, it was found that the ribs of the ship were broken, and even the keel was damaged. The plan to finally put the "Greedy Wolf" cannon on the battleship failed after all. , Those crazy ship designers saw that wooden warships had reached their peak, so they followed Li Zhen's order and began to study steel warships (before they didn't think steel warships could be popularized).

Some people may ask, even with so many advantages, this cannon is not the strongest, right?

True, but what about accuracy?

Accuracy is the biggest reason why the 'Greedy Wolf' cannon claims to be the strongest: under the operation of a group of familiar gunners, the hit rate is as high as 70.00% at a distance of 40.00 kilometers, and 15.00% at a distance of [-] kilometers. Ten kilometers away, the hit rate is also [-]%. The performance is simply super... Note that this is a sea target. If it is a land target, the hit rate will be even higher.

As I said before, the power of a qualified cannon is never the most important thing. Even if you go down with a cannon and blow up a mountain...it can indeed be called the strongest. If a cannon can flatten a mountain, then dozens An error of hundreds of meters is meaningless at all.

But are there such powerful cannons now?

Naturally, there is no such thing, so accuracy becomes a measure of how qualified a cannon is.

It's a pity that although the "Greed Wolf" cannon has various advantages, it also has a disadvantage, that is, the output is too low, so that even in an economic and military important place like Coconut Port, there are only ten guns. , it is a pity.

This seems to be almost a common shortcoming of excellent weapons - it is also an example of the war period in later generations. Hans Meow's "Tiger" and "Leopard" tanks are known as the best tanks in World War II, let alone Mao Xiong's shoddy T34 Yes, Yingjiang's Sherman can still fight, and there are almost no opponents in the vertical and horizontal battlefields.But in the end, because the output was too low, all these excellent tanks were submerged in the vast ocean of t34.Just imagine, if the output of the 'Tiger' and 'Leopard' could be increased tenfold, even though the head of state might still fail, he wouldn't be so embarrassing, would he?

There is also the Suomi submachine gun, which was also the best submachine gun at that time. It was also because of the complicated manufacturing process and high cost. In the full 1931 years from 1953 to 22, Suomi produced a total of [-] pieces... …Is such a gun useful in World War II?In the end, Maoxiong's Bobosha and Yingjiang's Thomson became famous on the battlefield, but Suomi became the soy sauce player on the battlefield.

Of course, everything is not absolute, not to say that the assembly line technology can not make a good weapon, the same Hans Meow, g42 general-purpose machine gun, known as the machine gun with the fastest rate of fire during World War II, because the rate of fire is so fast that the sound is connected into a line , so its sound is not the 'da da da' sound like the traditional machine gun, but the 'hissing' sound, like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, so it is also called 'Xiniusile's chainsaw' or 'Xi Niu Si Le's chainsaw' Niu Si Le's tearing machine'.

However, such an excellent machine gun has a very simple structure. Because a large number of stamping parts are used, the pruning machine gun can completely achieve high output in assembly line production.The only disadvantage may be that the appearance is a bit ugly-at first glance, it seems to be assembled with some iron sheets and an iron pipe, a rough patchwork, but in the face of excellent performance, even the picky head of state has to yield.

Although the "Greedy Wolf" cannon is not as exquisite as the Tiger Leopard or Suomi, it is still a long way from the g42 that can be produced on an assembly line. In fact, the structure of the "Greedy Wolf" is very simple. It’s just a little more complicated than ordinary cannons. The problem is that each part requires high precision. Almost 50.00% of the parts even need to be handcrafted by craftsmen. This greatly limits the output of the “Tanglang” cannon. So if you want mass production, you must improve the processing technology.

It is conceivable that when the "Tanglang" cannon can be mass-produced, even if the steel battleship is still far away, but if all the cannons on all the forts in Datang are equipped with the "Tanglang" cannon, then even if the enemy also has cannons I'm afraid it will be difficult to get close to the coast of Datang, let alone the embarrassment like today.

Chapter 1140 I Can Finally Eat Meat

Chapter 88 can finally eat meat

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Woooooo~"