Daqin: Signing in at the beginning is ten times the combat power of Lu Bu

Chapter 564

Although the power of this 'black iron lump' is good and it has relatively strong strategic significance, it is nothing compared to artillery, and it can be regarded as icing on the cake.

What can really shine on the battlefield, and even directly determine the outcome of a war, must be artillery.

However, now that the firearms battalion is being built in full swing, and there are various training grounds that can demonstrate its power, many people, including Ying Zheng, have seen the power of the firearms battalion.

This also makes the production of firearms almost occupy more than 50.00% of the research resources in the Daqin Institute of Engineering, while the development of better and stronger artillery has been largely ignored, accounting for less than 5.00%.

"Compared to the artillery you just introduced, the firearms are far inferior in terms of practicality and power."

"Human resources and other items are inherently limited, and the focus should naturally be placed where they are most needed."

"In this case, then do as you said just now, and I will let everyone in the Engineering Academy cooperate with you according to your request."

Ying Zheng said sternly.

"Father, don't worry, my son will definitely not disappoint my father's trust."

Ying Yu bowed and responded with confidence on his face.

He has decided to use his reputation points to exchange for more advanced steel forging technology in the system mall.

With the rapid development of Daqin's technology, whether it is railway trains, or firearms and artillery that are about to be used, they all have very high requirements for the refining degree of steel.

With Daqin's existing steel forging technology, it would be okay if it was only used to make rough items such as soldier armor, and trains and railways could barely do it under forging and firing at ultra-high temperatures.

But if it is used to make more delicate things like artillery barrels, it is obviously not suitable.

Because as long as the precision of the steel used in them is slightly less than that, the possibility of the artillery blasting will be greatly increased, which is very dangerous.

Even if there is no bore blast, the barrel made of low-precision steel will have much poorer wear resistance, and it may be completely scrapped after only a few times of use.

For example, Ying Yu asked the Academy of Engineering to cast a bronze cannon for the first time to demonstrate the power of the cannon to Ying Zheng and the ministers, but it was scrapped shortly after the demonstration was completed. This is the disadvantage caused by insufficient steel forging technology .

Therefore, improving iron and steel forging technology has almost reached the point where it must be done.

With the current level of science and technology of the Daqin Institute of Engineering, if they are to be independently researched and improved, then if the steel forging technology can be improved to the point where it is more than enough to make artillery barrels, I am afraid that it will take at least five or six years. And there must be Ying Yu's guidance.

In the past five or six years, the production of many new utensils has to be put on hold, which is obviously extremely unfavorable to the future development of Daqin.

Instead of wasting time like this, it's better to use reputation points to directly exchange for more advanced steel forging technology.

Anyway, with my own prestige value of over [-] million, it is not enough to exchange for other epoch-making technologies. If we just let it exist there, this prestige value is just a number, meaningless.

And with more advanced steel forging technology, Daqin can manufacture more firearms and artillery as soon as possible. With their powerful destructive power, Daqin's military power is enough to leave other countries far behind. Difficult to beat.

Da Qin can also use this to achieve the great cause of unifying the world!

"I am the most at ease when you are doing business. I hope that when our Great Qin army marches to the Roman defense line to fight against Hannibal's Carthaginian army, I can see the firearms and artillery showing great power on the battlefield."

"By the way, what happened to the front of Rome and Carthage during this period of time?"

Ying Zheng asked.

Ying Zheng is still very concerned about the situation in Rome and Carthage.

After all, these two countries are almost side by side. As long as one of them is captured, it doesn't take much effort to capture the other.

Moreover, both Rome and Carthage are big countries in the Western Regions, similar to the previous Mauryan Dynasty, and they have a pivotal position in the Western Regions.

As long as Daqin can occupy them, it will be easy to radiate its own strength and ideas, which will be of great help to Daqin's great cause of unifying the Western Regions in the future.

It can even be said that as long as Rome and Carthage are conquered, more than half of the cause of Qin's unification of the Western Regions will be completed.

Therefore, after hearing about another dispute between Carthage and Rome, Ying Zheng paid special attention to the situation in the West.

"I report to Your Majesty, according to reports from Jin Yiwei's spies on both sides, on Hannibal's side, since he led the Carthaginian army to capture the Roman fortress, there has been no further action, so Hannibal's next battle The plan is not yet clear."

"On the Roman side, Scipio did not have any special arrangements, but sent more spies into the Carthaginian army to find out news.

In addition, the remaining main force of the Roman army was strictly ordered not to fight without authorization.

Just let the army camp on the front line to confront the Carthaginian army led by Hannibal. "

"Moreover, there are lights and festoons everywhere in the capital of Rome, and there is a lot of joy. It should be preparing for the wedding between Princess Sophie and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"According to the decision Scipio has made now, he should have no plans to ask our Great Qin for support for the time being, because so far, Rome has never sent any letter or signal to our Great Qin for help. Even the Roman missions currently residing in Daqin have never mentioned this matter to us.”

"Therefore, since the initial period when Carthage occupied the Roman defense line caused a huge storm, now Carthage and Rome have fallen into calm at the same time, and neither side has made any major moves."

Chen Ping reported information on Carthage and Rome.

After finishing speaking, Chen Ping walked out from the crowd of ministers and presented a detailed topographic map of Rome to Ying Zheng.

"It's strange that there is no movement on both sides."

Ying Zheng put on reading glasses and carefully observed the map in his hand, his brows were frowned suddenly, his face was full of doubts.