Chapter 406: The Sea That Belongs To Me (Final Chapter)

  You can quickly enter this station, which provides free downloads of fine and txt formats! As the year-end approaches, Zhou Hu's training in Zhou Yuji's military camp has finally come to an end.

  Zhou Yuji was very satisfied with Zhou Huchen's recent performance, no longer going out to wander around, and there were no more opportunities for fighting and trouble. Although he had consumed a lot of food in the army, his son was no longer causing trouble, and the training in the army seemed to be effective too. Yuji thought it was already worth it.

  Having stayed at home for only two days, Zhou Huchen couldn't sit still any longer. After bidding farewell to his elderly mother and parents, he once again entered Zhou Yuji's military camp.

  Most of the soldiers had taken turns to go on leave, and those who remained in the camp with their commanders couldn't help but break out in cold sweat when they saw Zhou Huchen return again. They all started praying that Master Zhou wouldn't play any more tricks, as it was a big holiday season and no one could take it anymore.

  Fortunately, Zhou Huchen's target this time was the artillery camp, and these generals finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  The name of the artillery camp in Zhou Yu's camp was Ruihuo Camp, and the name of the camp officer was He Shijin. He was a son of a meritorious nobleman and an actual defender. His ancestors had been barons, but unfortunately, with the change of times, that title was already yesterday's yellow flower, and now the He family had declined to actually serve as mid-level military officers in the army.

  He Shi Jin happened to be on duty in the camp, so he naturally recognized Zhou Hu Chen. When his subordinates informed him that this young master had arrived at his camp, He Shi Jin was startled. Could it be that this young nobleman had taken a liking to the firearms camp and wanted to practice even during the New Year's holiday? Thinking about Zhou's various tricks, He Shi Jin began to feel uneasy.

  "Uncle He, Happy New Year!" Zhou Huchen began to ask as soon as he entered the camp gate:

  "Good! Good! Are the old lady and your mother all right?" He Shijin accompanied a smile, hastily asked back:

  "Thanks to Uncle To's blessing, everything is fine!"

  "Alright then, come on in, Tiger!"

  "Please go first, Uncle He!"

  As he walked towards his barracks, He Shijin asked Zhou Huchen, "Tiger, why aren't you at home preparing for the New Year? How did you end up here?"

  "There's nothing for me to do at home, I'm bored either way, let's come to your shooting range and have some fun!"

  Come on, He Shi Jin's face was bitter with a smile. Playing is okay, but don't use your own soldiers as targets. The artillery camp is not like other places, the things here are too dangerous.

  "Speak plainly, what do you see in me? Don't beat around the bush, Uncle He will take charge, just speak up!" Entering his own room, He Shijin was straightforward and asked directly, thinking that he would quickly send this little ancestor away to avoid trouble for himself.

  "Uncle, you are the officer of the artillery battalion. I, your nephew, came today without any other intention. In the future, I will also enter the military and learn about martial arts. For now, I just want to understand what kind of firearms our Great Ming has."

  "Oh, I see! It's rare for Tiger to be so attentive. Speaking of firearms, there are many, and I'll give you a detailed introduction!" Since it wasn't aimed at his own soldiers, He Shi-jin put his mind at ease and began introducing to Zhou Hu-chen: "Firstly, let's talk about the cannons. The number one is naturally the Red Hairy Cannon, which has the greatest power and range. There are also the General Cannon, Second-in-Command Cannon, Tiger Crouching Cannon, Exterminating Bandits Cannon, and the Frankish Machine... In addition, there are various fire spears; Bird Spears, Lu Mi Spears, Swift Thunder Spears, Lifting Spears, Nine-headed Birds, Five-thunder Divine Machines, Three-eyed Spears, Five-eyed Spears, Seven-star Spears, Bowl-mouthed Spears, and Basin-mouthed Spears. There's also the Self-born Fire Spear, a swarm of bees, fire arrows, fire bricks, fire monsters, divine fire flying birds..."

  He Shijin began to list the firearms one by one, his expression extremely focused.

  Zhou Huchen was already a bit dizzy, with so many firearms, he didn't know which one was good to use. In his memory, there were only a few kinds of firearms that were relatively practical. So, he immediately asked: "There are too many firearms! Uncle, tell me, what kind of firearm do we usually use?"

  "Infantry and cavalry most often used the three-eyed gun, while artillery most often used the General's Cannon and the Tiger Crouching Cannon."

  "Is that all?!"

  "That's all!"

  Zhou Huchen was taken aback, and he looked at He Shijin in surprise, continuing to ask: "Uncle, aren't there bird guns, Lu Mi cannons, and swift thunder cannons? With so many fire cannons, why only use the three-eyed cannon? There are also many artillery pieces, why only use the General Cannon and Tiger Squatting Cannon?"

  "He shook his head and explained to Zhou Huchen, "You don't understand this. Fire lances, except for the three-eyed lance, who dares to use others! Lu Mi lance is not bad! Do you know how expensive it is? Swift thunder lance, a beehive sounds good, but that thing is likely to be suicidal if not handled properly, let alone its range, that's just fireworks!!! As for cannons, the red barbarian cannon is too heavy and can only be used for defending cities. How could we use it? At most, we might use the general's cannon, but the most commonly used one is still the tiger squatting cannon. That thing is convenient and cheap!"

  Zhou Huchen was stunned, damn it! So many firearms, but only a few are useful!

  "Isn't it said that bird guns are quite good?! Why don't our gunners use bird guns?"

  "Who told you that?! Bird guns are useful! Do you know that bird guns will explode 10 out of ** times? Don't listen to those rumors! Three-eyed guns are more practical, won't easily explode, and the most convenient to hold!"

  It's been a long time since he spoke, Zhou Huchen was completely stunned, it's too damn deceptive! Historical books are indeed unreliable! The various firearms that were boasted to be divine, as well as this advanced bird gun, are all damn useless!!!

  "Uncle, how's the bird gun's range? What about its armor-piercing capability?" Zhou Huchen was extremely disappointed, but in the end, he still decided to thoroughly understand it:

  "Don't listen to the nonsense from outside! This bird gun doesn't have that much power, its maximum range won't exceed 100 steps. As for breaking armor, it's possible at 30-40 steps! Against heavy armor, it has to be within 20 steps! It's too easy to explode! The loading is too slow, against cavalry, there's only one chance, and you have to prevent explosion. Who dares to..."

  Firearms are going to ruin everything! The historical records are also being ruined! Upon realizing this, Zhou Huchen was about to lose all hope.

  "In fact, the firearms are not reliable, mainly due to manufacturing issues. Those responsible officials and craftsmen were not diligent, and these firearms... need I say more? The main issue is indeed a manufacturing problem. Soldiers don't want to use them, as a commander, how can you force your soldiers to commit suicide?" He Shijin spoke again, thoroughly dispelling the doubts in Zhou Huchen's mind:

  The quality is not up to par, firearms require precise manufacturing technology, it seems that there are still many aspects of the problem, Zhou Huchen felt a sense of helplessness. This time, he originally had another reliance, he was an in-school student of light industry machinery, those mechanical principles were in his memory. But now, in this state, his techniques were completely useless.

  This is a tragedy! Zhou Huchen will never be grateful to that card master who changed his fate again, and Cui Si is also being played!

  Looking at Zhou Huchen's disheartened face, He Shijin understood that this young master seemed to have lost hope in firearms.

  "Tiger, don't be too disappointed, there are still good things here! Why don't you take a look?" He Shijin decided to let Zhou Huchen see something to cheer him up:

  This firearms camp is too disappointing for Zhou Huchen, what good things can He Shijin have? What Zhou Huchen needs is a firearm with combat effectiveness and convenience, which is a musket. The three-eyed gun is just a flamethrower. As for the bird gun, forget it. Thinking about it also makes sense in historical logic. In the historical records, this magical thing did not play any role in the history of Southern Ming! It seems that the historical records of the bird gun are too strong, and it cannot become a conventional weapon that meets its own requirements under current circumstances.

  "Oh... Uncle, is there anything else good?" Zhou Huchen's interest was already waning, and he replied absent-mindedly:

  "Uncle, I have another powerful tool here! A fire lance that can pierce through iron armor from 70 to 80 steps away. Do you want to try it out, Little Tiger?"

  "Is it Lu Mi?"

  He Shijin smiled, this young master seems to be really smart, he knew what he was talking about as soon as he heard it.

  "The production of Lu Mi Gan is too difficult, requiring refined iron and extremely high-level craftsmen to produce, although its power and range are good, but its own shortcomings make it impossible to mass-produce!" Zhou Hu Chen has given a verdict on the Lu Mi Gan:

  What's it to you if making it is difficult or not? He Shijin was somewhat puzzled, wasn't this just for fun? Can't I give you a gun to play with and that's not enough? Why bother with so much effort?

  "Oh, right, Uncle, how many Lu Mi cannons do we have in our camp?" Zhou Huachen suddenly remembered that although the Lu Mi cannon was expensive, it could be accumulated, and it was still more valuable than the Bird Cannon and the Three-eyed Cannon.

  "Fifty pieces, a total of fifty pieces. This thing is usually not allowed to be used casually, it's too expensive! Uncle made an exception today, and Tiger can play with it for a bit!"

  "Alright! Since we're here anyway, let's have some fun with Lumity today."

  Disappointment breeds disappointment. Zhou Huchen decided to take a look anyway. If this Lu Mi rifle was really useful, he could think of another way out, which would be better than having no hope at all.

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