Lu Ning took Guo Jia, Tian Chou, Gu Yong, Guan Ning and other civil and military officials to the training camp of the Ministry of War to test the cannon. The explosion did not happen, which made Lu Ning's unresolved heart fall. The power of the cannon also shocked the world when he saw civil and military officials for the first time. They were all stunned and could never have dreamed that the cannon would have such a powerful deterrent force. What is commendable is that the range of the cannon actually reached nearly three kilometers, which was unthinkable in ancient times. In the era of cold weapons, both sides fought in close combat mainly in close combat. They could strike each other within three kilometers. Even if they were not lethal enough, they could cause huge panic and pressure to the other party from their heart. In this era, even if they could see an explosion, it would be shocking. If they could cause huge lethality to the other party several kilometers away, it would undoubtedly be a terrifying event.

The successful test firing of the artillery greatly encouraged the soldiers and civilian officials present. Everyone expressed deep respect to Ma Jun and his craftsmen who participated in the development of artillery. Even Mr. Cai Yong, who was always more traditional, apologized and congratulated Ma Jun and others. The others had nothing to say, and everyone congratulated Ma Jun and the craftsmen.

Sima Lang, who usually opposes military expansion and increase military expenditures, saw that the artillery was so powerful this time, immediately suggested: "Brother, we need to increase military spending and let the army purchase such artillery in large quantities. At the same time, we must give Deheng and others a heavy reward. They are really like what Big Brother said. Their inventions will really be famous in history, and people will remember their contributions."

As the Prime Minister of the Internal Affairs Office under Lu Ning, Gu Yong, said without thinking and immediately said: "In order for our army to equip such artillery as soon as possible, we will provide unconditional satisfaction in military spending. Deheng and their funds will also fully support Deheng and others in scientific research. This is a big event and will greatly benefit our army's combat effectiveness, especially shortening the time to end troubled times, which is also what we all hope for."

When Lu Ning heard this, Khan, how did this artillery test fire suddenly become an on-site office meeting? Although the artillery was successful, it was still far from entering actual combat, so it was as easy as you said. On the one hand, the current production capacity could not produce many artillery at once; on the other hand, with artillery, it had to be used. The key is to shoot accurately and have small errors, and be able to hit the designated target, otherwise it would be only a deterrent effect.

Dian Wei, who never interrupted, was excited when he saw that the cannon had such a huge lethality. He looked left and right again, touched here and there with his hands. "Lord, after we have such cannons, who else is our opponent in the world? As long as we set the cannon in front of the formation and take a few cannons, the other party will surrender even if they don't take a ride." Hahaha.

After hearing Dian Wei's words, everyone laughed and thought Dian Wei was right. But Lu Ning, a time traveler, knew very well that artillery was not omnipotent, and talent was the main one. Not to mention anything else, the Roman Empire alone probably had almost completely conquered the Mesopotamia. In 300 years, the territory of the empire reached the Great Britain, the Rhine and the Danube in the north, expanded to Mesopotamia in the east, and the southern part of Egypt, northern Sudan and the entire North Africa.

The Mediterranean coast; it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and becomes an arrogant empire. Such achievements are unprecedented and also give Lu Ning a sense of crisis and urgency. After all, Lu Ning is very clear about the direction of history and knows the various humiliations and national disasters that the Han people suffered in later generations. He does not want history to repeat it. He wants the Han people to become completely powerful, become the real world hegemon, become the country and nation that dominates the world, and does not want to hurt the Han people anymore.

Lu Ning shook his head and said in a heavy mood: "Ziman, no matter how powerful the artillery is, it is not omnipotent, nor can it dominate the world with the cannon. Artillery is just a weapon and equipment in war. It is a dead thing, it depends on how the person who uses it. Deciding whether the outcome of a battle is to be dominated by people, talent is the most important thing. If there is no talent, no matter how powerful the weapons and equipment are, it will also fail."

Tian Chou, one of the earliest people of Lu Ning, is now in charge of logistics work. When he sees himself, he will immediately have more artillery. As one of the main strategists under Lu Ning, he is very clear about the role of artillery in the army. This weapon not only causes panic and pressure on the other party, but also helps his soldiers to strengthen their confidence and morale.

Tian Chou saw that everyone was extremely excited and his joy was not concealed. "Lord, the artillery test was successful. Should we go back and celebrate well? This is a big deal!"

This idea was exactly what everyone thought, everyone was extremely happy and wanted to go back and celebrate. Tian Chou's words reached their hearts, which was exactly what they wanted to say.

Lu Ning knew that this cannon was only partially successful, and it was not very successful. There was still no step to do it. Since the cannon was successfully tested and would not explode, then we should continue to improve the remaining test. "Zi Tai, this cannon can only be said to be able to be fired, can be used, but it cannot be said to be completely done. The accuracy of the cannon has not been corrected. Since we have all come, why not take this opportunity to correct the cannon. This will play a very important role in the future development of cannons with better production performance. It is not too late to go back to celebrate after we calibrate the cannons."

This gun was found in a direction and randomly hitting the ground, without considering accuracy at all. Now, knowing the range of the gun and the lethality of the gun, it would be much easier to correct its accuracy. Lu Ning wanted to strike while the iron was hot and finish this matter.

Guo Jia, who is the most useful in his mind, thought for a while and understood the problem. He asked directly: "Lord, how should this cannon be calibrated?"

Everyone heard Lu Ning say that he also needed to proofread the artillery. Although many civilian officials did not know what it meant, even military generals would not know much about what it was. It is estimated that only a few people including Ma Jun, Guo Jia, Tian Chou understood Lu Ning's words. Since Lu Ning said it, of course, he had to finish the subsequent work and could not give up halfway.

Lu Ning explained: "This is similar to archery. You need a target. The cannon fires at the target, and then corrects it according to the landing point of the shell until it completely hits the target." The current conditions can only be restricted by this kind of local method, and other methods cannot be achieved.

When Guo Jia heard this, it was not simple. Isn’t it enough to ask the soldiers to set up more targets? “Lord, just let the soldiers set up more targets between two and three kilometers, so that they can fire and calibrate various targets, record the landing points of each shell, and then summarize and study them.”

Khan, smart people are ox. As long as you say the previous sentence, someone will make up for you. This is the benefit of having a top counselor. "When Fengxiao said it right, just do it like this. Ziman, let the soldiers set up some targets as Fengxiao said."

Dian Wei arranged for people to hold up the target to replace it. When the target was set, everyone followed Lu Ning back to the cannon company. As the developer of the cannon, Ma Jun felt itchy and kept rubbing his hands. He wanted to shoot a shot himself. After all, this was the first cannon he made by himself. Ma Jun came up and looked at Lu Ning with a eager look: "Lord, can you tell me to shoot a shot? I really want to experience this feeling?"

After hearing this, Lu Ning burst into laughter, looked up at Ma Jun, and then said slowly: "Deheng, you also want to experience it. This is a good thing. After you experience it, you will know more clearly how to improve the performance of the artillery in the future. Even if you don't say it, I will let you shoot it yourself!"

After hearing this, Ma Jun was overjoyed. He felt surrounded by floating in the clouds, and felt a little fluttering. "Thank you for your accomplishment, I will definitely live up to my entrustedness!"

Lu Ning asked everyone to stand far again, preferably more than twenty meters. Lu Ning and Ma Jun were the same, and adjusted the direction of the cannon. After confirming that there was no problem, Lu Ning nodded to Ma Jun and told him that he could ignite the lead of the cannon.

Ma Jun raised his hand to ignite the lead of the cannon. After a moment, he heard a loud bang, and the cannon fired at the right-most target. The shells cut through the sky and fell down. Then the fire flashed, and the stones flew away, but they were too far from the target. This accurate head was really too far away!

Lu Ning was not discouraged, and immediately adjusted the cannon ruler again with Ma Jun, and then Ma Jun ignited the lead of the cannon again. After the loud bang, the shell landed a little closer to the target, but it still failed. Otherwise, Lu Ning and Ma Jun would adjust the scale once every shot, and fired eight guns in a row. Finally, the cannon was weak and hit the target. The target disappeared and was blown to pieces.

"I hit it! I hit it!" Everyone cheered in unison, and praised it. Ma Jun was smiling and was in a very happy mood. The feeling of pleasure was really indescribable.

Lu Ning still refused to give up and was not satisfied. He continued to fire at another target. This time, he failed to hit and exploded ten feet away from the target.

Alas!" A voice of regret sounded, from Guan Ning and others.

After hearing this, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Guan Daxian, don't worry, you will get better after the lord adjusts. After all, this is a new thing. Only by constantly exploring and summarizing will you have good results."

Sima Lang smiled and said, "Yes, Guan Daxian, don't worry, there is time! It's much better than the first one."

Lu Ning kept adjusting the cannon ruler and fired continuously until the fourth cannon, when he hit the shot, it attracted another cheer.

Then Lu Ning continued to fire at targets with the assistance of soldiers, and the accuracy became higher and higher. In the end, either hit a shot or the landing point of the shell was only one meter or two meters away from the target. Such a level should have been very difficult in ancient times. After all, the conditions were limited, and it was even more impossible to be accurate to a fraction of the centimeters.
Chapter completed!