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"So I just cast it directly from pig iron."

“We’ve already tried it once before, within thirty steps,”

"It is indeed incredibly powerful!"

"But after thirty steps, it's no longer of any use."

"As for the other type of firearm,"

Speaking of which,

Liu Huiniang looked utterly helpless.

"Brother, where did you see these things?"

"That musket is much smaller than this cannon."

"Now even artillery is being built,"

"It's all very troublesome,"

"Not to mention the much smaller muskets..."

Chapter 1098 Iron Shortage

"Don't rush if you can't build it yet."

Zhao Yuan comforted him,

"Let the blacksmith try it slowly,"

"The one who succeeds in manufacturing muskets first will be rewarded with 10,000 strings of cash and 100 acres of land."

"Don't worry, brother,"

Liu Huiniang smiled and said,

"I've already offered similar bounties,"

"Otherwise, these cannons wouldn't have been built so quickly."

The two of them were talking here.

Zhu Wu couldn't help but ask,

"Chief, bring out your Tiger Crouching Cannon so we can see it!"

"Ah Xiu, is this a convenient time?"

Zhao Yuan asked.

"Of course it's convenient,"

Liu Huiniang waved her hand.

He summoned the henchmen beside him to prepare.

Half an hour later,

The new experimental site has been prepared.

Unlike the previous bronze cannons that used thick wooden planks as targets at a distance of 100 paces,

The tiger-crouching cannon is about twenty or thirty paces in front of it.

No dead targets were placed.

Instead, they tied three sheep there with a rope!

"This cannon is half the size of the previous one,"

Zhu Wu couldn't help but ask,

Is the power really sufficient?

"Don't worry, Military Advisor Zhu,"

Liu Huiniang said with a smile,

"You'll see how powerful this Tiger Crouching Cannon is in a moment."

"Should we continue hiding behind that earthen wall?"

Xu Guanzhong asked.

"No need, this tiger-squatting cannon doesn't hold much gunpowder,"

Liu Huiniang replied,

"It won't explode like that bronze cannon."

"As long as you step back twenty paces, you can walk."

Following Liu Huiniang's instructions, Zhao Yuan and the others

They retreated to the back.

Two soldiers stepped forward.

Gunpowder and iron shot were quickly loaded into the tiger-squatting cannon.

after that,

A soldier stepped forward with a torch and lit it!

These soldiers had always followed Liu Huiniang in developing cannons.

They used torches to ignite the tiger-squatting cannon.

This was completely different from the previous method of carefully igniting the bronze cannon using a rod.

I knew that although this tiger-crouching cannon was cast from pig iron...

But it's clearly much safer than that bronze cannon.

After the soldiers lit the fire,

About ten seconds later,

The four people here,

There was a loud "bang".

Then a large amount of iron sand was sprayed out from the tiger-squatting cannon.

The three sheep located in front of the tiger-squatting cannon

He collapsed into a pool of blood in an instant.

"This sound is much quieter than the previous bronze cannon,"

After Zhu Wu made a comment,

After arriving at the front of Yangde with Zhao Yuan and the others,

He was then unable to speak.

The three sheep that were just jumping around a moment ago...

They were already lying in pools of blood.

All three sheep were beaten to a pulp.

On top of the rotten flesh,

It is embedded with a large amount of iron shot!

"If used in close combat, this would be an absolutely formidable weapon,"

Xu Guanzhong said,

"And unlike that bronze cannon,"

"This Tiger Crouching Cannon can now be cast from pig iron."

"Chief, I suggest we mass-produce these Tiger Crouching Cannons immediately."

"This item will definitely be of great use next year in dealing with the government troops' encirclement and suppression!"

"Um,"

Zhao Yuan nodded.

"The manufacture of weapons on the mountain has always been overseen by Military Advisor Zhu,"

"You, Military Advisor Zhu, will be in charge of making this Tiger Crouching Cannon."

"Yes!"

Zhu Wu quickly cupped his hands in agreement.

"Rest assured, Chieftain, we'll finish before the government troops encircle and suppress us next year,"

"I will definitely build more than a hundred Tiger Crouching Cannons for the mountain."

"Although making this tiger-crouching cannon isn't particularly difficult,"

Liu Huiniang said,

"But the demand for pig iron is also very high,"

"We need to continue purchasing pig iron from the village, and we need to increase the amount we purchase."

"Since the defeat of the government troops,"

Zhao Yuan said helplessly,

"The imperial court received military supplies such as pig iron and ox tendons transported to Liangshan,"

"The controls became increasingly strict."

"Nearly half of the merchants who used to supply pig iron to our mountain have stopped coming recently."

"If only we had iron mines on Liangshan Mountain!"

Xu Guanzhong said helplessly,

“Pig iron was already difficult to transport, and now the imperial court has imposed restrictions on it,”

"If this continues, forget about casting the Tiger Crouching Cannon,"

"I'm afraid even the weapons in the village aren't enough to make more."

"iron ore,"

Zhao Yuan pondered for a moment,

"I remember there should be a lot of iron ore mines around Xuzhou."

"There is indeed the largest iron ore mine in the Song Dynasty in Xuzhou,"

Xu Guanzhong said,

"But that iron mine was under strict government control,"

"Furthermore, the miners in those mines are mostly well-trained and strong,"

"Even if we send troops to attack, it won't be easy."

"Furthermore, even if we capture the mines,"

"The imperial court will likely launch a fierce counterattack as well,"

"And Xuzhou is a thousand miles away from Liangshan,"

"Too few soldiers and we can't hold the line; too many soldiers and we'll have trouble managing the money and supplies..."

Chapter 1099 The Female Zhuge

"Why bother attacking?"

Zhao Yuan laughed.

"What kind of people are these officials in the Song court?"