A column of smoke erected on the beach at the southernmost tip of the island. Everyone stared blankly at the column of smoke, which was so damn far away. After a while, cheers spread throughout the island. Hiding in the building

Xiaoyu, who was watching the excitement from the top, was slapped red.

"Brother, this thing is really powerful." Li Xiao jumped up and down excitedly.

"That's what your brother and I made, and it doesn't cost anyone's life." Li Xiao said proudly.

Li Xiao's mouth twitched when he saw the scarecrow as the target, inserted there safely and soundly. But this was a minor problem. As long as we study the issue of charging, it shouldn't be a big problem.

All afternoon, Li Xiao was tinkering with the issues of charge, angle, and scale.

Running back and forth to the impact point was a problem, it was so damn tiring. Xiaoyu came over and was pushed out by Li Xiao. But the little girl lay on Li Xiao's ear and talked for a while, and then looked at Xiaobai with evil intentions.

The messenger of the new era has appeared. As soon as the doctor's cannon is fired, Li Xiu will go to the impact point to investigate, and then yell loudly at Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai will fly to Li Xiao and repeat Li Xiu's words loudly.

After speaking, Li Xiao will feed a piece of fish or beef jerky into Xiao Bai's mouth.

This guy actually knows that food must be obtained through labor, and he is almost becoming a spirit!

With Xiaobai's participation, the surveying and mapping work went very smoothly. In just two days, Li Xiao carved all the scales on the support column of the mortar. After the direction was corrected, the shooting distance determined the distance of the shell.

point.

The sledgehammer has finished casting artillery shells. Li Xiao knows that firing artillery shells is no different from setting off fireworks. Especially for mortar shells, the rate of fire is still acceptable. Theoretically speaking, after the first shot,

The second shot can be fired.

The great success brought by mortars led Li Xiao to start tinkering with fixed-load ammunition. If you want to increase the rate of fire of the weapon, fixed-load ammunition is indispensable. After all, front-loading is time-consuming and laborious, but after two days of research, Li Xiao came up with it.

I reluctantly gave up, and the reason was still the same as before. Without precision machining tools, the problem of tolerance cannot be solved. Being able to reduce the error to the millimeter level represents the highest level of craftsmanship of Pi Dao. Not everyone has this level.

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As long as something is handmade, large tolerances are almost inevitable. From ancient times to the present, no one has been able to solve this problem well.

The mortar is a good thing. It can be used against anything as long as the tolerance is not centimeter-level. It is simple and crude, and in the hands of experienced shooters, the hit rate is also good. Li Xiao was thinking about finding a way to use the mortar after this incident.

Miniaturization.

The 60mm mortar is easy to carry and has moderate power. It is a must-have item for traveling at home and killing people.

In comparison, Li Xiao's 120mm mortar seemed much bulkier. The shells were also very heavy, and Li Xiao couldn't lift a few hands without getting tired.

However, everything is relative. The heavier the shell, the greater the charge, and the greater the power of the explosion.

According to the calculation of the scarecrow as the target, it is basically difficult for people within a radius of five meters to survive. People outside five meters have little chance if they stand. If they lie down, there is a 20% to 30% chance of survival.

As the distance increases, the power of the artillery shells will decrease. Li Xiao once found a sharp piece of shrapnel in the belly of a scarecrow twenty meters away. You know, the scarecrows were all wearing the Ming army's standard cotton armor. Most Tatars

Zibing all wears this kind of cotton armor.

This was only the hard damage, the shock wave and the soft damage caused by the sound. Li Xiao hadn't had time to calculate it yet. Anyway, the subsequent mortar shells maintained a fixed charge of fifteen kilograms.

Until the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Big Hammer had tinkered with a total of six mortars. There were hundreds of shells, and the factory was still working overtime to prepare for the upcoming Tatar raid!

While Li Xiao was tinkering with mortars, Yu Lao's turntable gun also made a breakthrough. This thing should be regarded as a repeating rifle, not a machine gun. Ten barrels are arranged in a circle, and each barrel

They are all loaded. When the shooter fires, he only needs to pull the trigger to achieve continuous shooting.

After firing ten rounds of bullets, just pull a handle. The barrel will fall out like a revolver's magazine. Just pull out the barrels that are bound together and load a new magazine.

In the past few days, the old fisherman has been training the musketeers. Two skilled shooters can operate it easily. Plus two people are responsible for loading ammunition. One of these things requires four soldiers to serve. Although Li Xiao still feels it is a bit wasteful.

, but it is much better than what Inatomi Yunao tinkered with before.

An infantry squad was equipped with exactly two of these, and after working overtime, only eighteen were produced. Just enough to form a machine gun company!

The people who went home to visit relatives have left, and those who stayed were told that they need to take turns to take holidays. People gradually settled down and spent the New Year on the island in peace and contentment, waiting for the first group of people to come back before the second group of people could leave.

Starting from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the island has been on alert. Especially at night, there is even more noise.

Li Xiao's position is on the top of the mountain in the middle of the island, where the mortar position is located. On the top of the mountain, Li Xiao can provide fire support to various beachhead positions.

"Brother, will the Tatars really come?" Xiaoyu stayed in Li Xiao's arms and refused to leave. Li Xiao could do nothing. Anyway, the mortar position is the core position of Pi Island, and it is considered the safest place.

"Whether they come or not, we are still here?" Li Xiao hugged Xiaoyu and looked at the night sky like a curtain.

The moon in the sky is so thin that it is almost invisible, and there is no difference between it and the moon. Without the illumination of the moon, the sea is pitch black, and the real skills are invisible.

A few wind lamps were lit on the pier at the foot of the mountain, and several ships could be vaguely seen floating on the pier. Due to Li Xiao's arrangement, at night, all the boats on Pidao scattered to the surrounding sea. As long as Li Xiao

After lighting up the bonfire, all ships will rush towards Phi Island and sink all ships floating on the sea.

This time Li Xiao was ruthless and must make sure that the Tatar soldiers never come back.

After waiting all night, the dark sky showed a white fish belly. After a while, the sky covered the entire sea. The wind was very strong on the sea, but except for the ships on Pi Island, there were no other ships.

Li Xiao could only ask Li Xiu to light the smoke and summon the ship to return to the port. Floating on the sea in such a strong wind would be a misfortune!

After breakfast, everyone except the sentry went to bed. After staying up all night, she was very sleepy. Xiaoyu in her arms had already fallen asleep. She was wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket by Li Xiao, and there were beads of sweat oozing from her little nose.

He carried Xiaoyu to the bed, took off his coat and covered himself with the quilt. Xiaobai sneaked in sneakily, looked left and right, and then dove into Xiaoyu's bed. He folded his wings and closed his eyes!

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, is this a fucking bird? Whose bird is lying down and sleeping!

After staying up all night, Li Xiao was also dizzy. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, which is the day Li Xiao estimates is most likely to launch an attack. He must have a good sleep today, as the next few days will be very dangerous.

After sleeping all day, my stomach was growling when I woke up. When I arrived at the cafeteria, all I saw were sleepy-eyed people. What has troubled the people of Pi Island these past few days is that they have been sleeping day and night, and their habits have changed.

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Li Xiao really wanted the Tatars to come now and do something real, so that everyone could have a good New Year. I was so worried this day that I couldn't even have a good New Year.

The food is very good for the Chinese New Year, including dumplings, porridge, steamed buns, roasted buttery chicken, duck chopped into pieces, whole big elbows, and even sauced beef that was rarely available before. In addition to wine,

Besides, the meals are richer than ever before.

But everyone has little appetite, and staying up late is the most exhausting thing. Besides, on Phi Island, the food is definitely expensive. Usually everyone has enough oil and water in their stomachs, and it is hard to eat enough when facing a table of food.

"How about some wine for everyone? Brothers are all listless. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve." Ao Canghai looked at Li Xiao and asked. Man Gui also looked at Li Xiao, his eyes full of expectation.

After all, they are still organized and disciplined. These two men did not drink privately. Instead, they asked Li Xiao for instructions first!

Unknowingly, the people on Pi Island have become accustomed to being around Li Xiao. Li Xiao's words are orders, especially those who followed Li Xiao and escaped from Liaoyang. They witnessed with their own eyes an almost deserted island.

, how in the hands of Li Xiao, step by step, it turned into an island rich in materials and prospering.

Even rebellious people like Ao Canghai and Man Gui took Li Xiao as an absolute order.

"Forget it! As long as the head is still on the neck, there will be plenty of time to drink in the future. But if the head falls off, there will be no chance to drink in the future." Li Xiao's heart only relaxed for a second, but in the end he persisted.

Serve the wine.

"Hey...!" Ao Canghai listlessly stuffed a dumpling into his mouth, and Man Gui fiercely stuffed a large piece of beef into his mouth and chewed it. There are not many opportunities to eat beef in daily life, and it was the Chinese New Year on Phidao, so Li Xiao just let him

Kill some cows.

It gets dark early in winter, and the night becomes dark again. There is no moon at all tonight, and it is darker than last night. The ships are out to sea, and mines are densely planted. Everyone has hid in the house and sentry posts.

Staring hard at the dark sea.

At dawn, Li Xiao looked helplessly at the sea outside the glass window. The waves were still very big, but the Tatar soldiers still didn't come. Li Xiao seriously suspected that he had made a mistake, probably because of his nervousness. Today is New Year's Day

At thirty, should we have a good New Year, or should we continue to stay home?
Chapter completed!