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Hongtianlei Ling Zhen looked at the mortar for a long time. In his heart, he really wanted to try out the power of this small cannon!

Ling Zhen had been depressed for too long. His hometown was destroyed by the Jin people, and he lost his beloved relatives and warm neighbors. If he did not have good kung fu skills, he would probably have died as tragically as his relatives and turned into a pile of bones.

Ling Zhen, unable to settle down and live a normal life, had to move around and wander around. Of course, he also wanted to fight against the Jin people and defend his country, but he was powerless because he was alone! Now the opportunity has come, not to mention that he can fight against the Jin people in the field he is best at and use what he is most proud of in his life. How could he not be willing to do it?

Ling Zhen said in a clear voice: "Commander Xu, Ling Zhen is willing to devote all his life's learning to this cause, and will not stop until his death!"

Xu Xian was overjoyed and said cheerfully, "That's great! Master Ling, please take charge of the artillery battalion. The personnel, funds, supplies and equipment you need will all be at your disposal. You can select and deploy all the troops. Choose the artillery and firearms production base and prepare to produce all kinds of artillery and firearms. You will be put to other uses later!"

Xu Xian continued, "Niu Tong, you must follow Master Ling's instructions throughout the process. No matter what Master Ling needs, do your best to fulfill the requirements!"

Niu Tong shouted, "Yes, I will follow Master Ling's instructions!"

Ling Zhen couldn't wait any longer. "Let's go. Where are the shells?"

Niu Tong said: "Report to Master Ling, in the armory, please follow me!"

In order to facilitate Ling Zhen to devote himself to the research and production of various types of artillery and guns, ammunition and shells, after soliciting Ling Zhen's opinion, Xu Xian arranged several people to help Ling Zhen move to the R&D and production base to take charge of the research and development and production of artillery and firearms.

After experiencing the power of the mortar, Ling Zhen saw more firearms, thermal weapons, howitzers, etc. His mind was suddenly opened up. He combined his previous ideas and began to devote himself to research and development and production.

In the opinion of Ling Zhen, the top firearms expert at the time, gunpowder was used to manufacture weapons and was mainly used in traditional fire attack tactics in ancient times as a means of arson.

Therefore, the rockets fired from bows and crossbows, as well as the "iron-mouthed fire kites" and "bamboo fire kites" made of wood, paper, or bamboo, filled with gunpowder, are all considered incendiary equipment. Sometimes poisons are added to gunpowder to make weapons such as poison smoke balls and thunderbolt fire balls that spread poison or emit smoke.

As the performance of gunpowder continued to improve, weapons that used the explosive properties of gunpowder began to appear, including powerful explosive firearms such as "Thunder Cannon", "Thunderbolt", "Iron Cannon", and other weapons with strong explosive power. In addition, the combustion properties of gunpowder were used to create single-handed flamethrower weapons - muskets. That is, a tube filled with gunpowder, usually a paper tube, was tied to a general spear. During combat, the gunpowder in the tube was ignited to make it spray fire to hurt the enemy. When the gunpowder burned out, the spear could also be used for stabbing and fighting. The most important aspect was the embryo of primitive tubular shooting firearms, which led to an epoch-making change in the subsequent weapon manufacturing technology. Tubular shooting firearms, that is, the appearance of guns.

Flamethrower, "Tuhuoqiang", is also made of bamboo tubes, filled with gunpowder and equipped with a "zi ke". In combat, the gunpowder is ignited, and the flame is sprayed first. After the flame is sprayed out, the "zi ke" is fired with a loud noise. What is a "zi ke"? It is the prototype of a bullet. Tuhuoqiang is made of a giant bamboo tube, so it is also called "Tuhuotong", which is the most primitive tubular shooting. The use of metal tubular shooting firearms and the production of metal tube guns and cannons also gradually appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty.

There were so many modern thermal weapons that suddenly appeared in front of Ling Zhen like a kaleidoscope, as if a new world had opened up in his mind!

Ling Zhen selected a group of suitable craftsmen and began various attempts and practices. Various types of firearms and artillery were successfully trial-produced one after another, and the production of thermal weapons gradually got on the right track.