A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 157 The Big Wedding

In March, when the earth was warming up, Haizhou Wei welcomed a great event: Lu Cheng's wedding.

On this day, the entire Haizhou city was filled with joy inside and out, and General Lu Cheng's mansion was decorated with lights and was extremely lively.

Except for some who needed to stay behind, all the middle and upper-level officers of the four guards in southern Liaoning rushed to attend Lu Cheng's wedding banquet.

Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong, and all the generals of Liaodong sent congratulatory gifts.

Of course, the Khalkha tribe on the grassland also sent a lot of cattle, sheep and horses as gifts.

Lu Wenzhao, who received the news, did not rush over, saying that he was busy with official duties and could not spare the time.

Of course, even on the day of the wedding, the defenses of the major cities in southern Liaoning were not relaxed at all. Lu Cheng even asked the reconnaissance brigade to start investigating the movements of the Later Jin army early to avoid sneak attacks by the enemy.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly and the Later Jin did not launch a sneak attack.

At the wedding banquet, Lu Cheng accepted all the toasts from his officers. Except for the first few glasses of wine, all the rest were put into the storage space.

After a lot of noise and hustle and bustle, all the guests were finally sent away. When Lu Cheng came to the bridal chamber and closed the door, he saw Ding Baiying, who was usually restless, sitting obediently on the bed in a phoenix coronet and a red veil.

However, there were fewer snacks on the table. It was obvious that the bride couldn't resist her hunger and ate something secretly.

Seeing this scene, Lu Cheng couldn't help but smile slightly. Then he walked forward, reached out and lifted the red veil on Ding Baiying's head, revealing a bright and charming face.

Today, Ding Baiying is wearing a bright red wedding dress, a phoenix crown on her head, and a little rouge on her pretty face. She looks less heroic than usual and more feminine and charming.

"What? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something else?"

"I've almost finished eating. I don't know who made this rule that you're not allowed to eat after you put on the veil."

"Would you like another drink to moisten your throat?"

"Of course." Ding Baiying stood up and walked to the table. She poured herself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. The bride's gentleness disappeared instantly.

After eating a little more and taking a few sips of wine, Ding Baiying finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally it's over. I was almost suffocating. You guys are so lively outside, but there's not even anyone talking in this room."

"It's okay. It's a long night and we have a lot to talk about slowly."

"What are you going to do next? Tell me first."

"No need to explain this, just listen to my instructions and do whatever I tell you to do."

Women in later generations at least took a physiology and hygiene class before getting married, or learned some physiological knowledge through various channels, and some were even experienced people.

Women of this era were very simple, and many of them knew nothing before getting married. Usually, their mothers would teach them some simple knowledge the night before their wedding, or simply give them a picture book.

Ding Baiying lost both his parents when he was young, so naturally he had no exposure to this knowledge. At the moment, he was a complete novice and had no idea what to do specifically.

"Come, let me teach you how to support you first... No, don't use your teeth..."

“It feels a bit strange…”

"Once you get used to it, it won't be strange anymore, and you'll even like it..."

……

Lu Cheng is already 23 years old this year, in the prime of his life, and with his 19-point physique and extraordinary endurance, the result is predictable...

Even though Ding Baiying had been practicing martial arts since she was a child and her physique was far superior to that of ordinary women, it was still her first time and she was quickly defeated.

Last night, the rain was light and the wind was strong, and I couldn't sleep off the hangover...

Fortunately, Lu Cheng has no parents or elders in his house, so the new daughter-in-law doesn't have to get up early to pay respects and offer tea to the elders.

It was not until noon that Ding Baiying, who had had a good sleep, got dressed with the help of two maids and got up to have breakfast.

Seeing the nourishing medicinal food on the table and thinking of last night's troubles, Ding Baiying blushed again and asked, "Xiao He, where is your general?"

"The general had breakfast and went to the workshop. The general also told his wife to rest well at home and wait for his return."

Ding Baiying said no more, finished his meal in silence, stretched his arms and legs, and wanted to practice with the sword again, but when he picked up the sword, he found that he couldn't practice with the sword for the next two days. He couldn't help but complain: "You said it didn't hurt... You don't know how to feel sorry for others..."

The days after marriage are naturally full of sweetness and joy.

After getting over the initial discomfort, Ding Baiying became a little infatuated, but every time at the end, she would beg for mercy, and even began to persuade Lu Cheng to marry Zhang Yan as soon as possible.

But Zhang Yan is only fifteen years old this year.

Recently, it is the spring ploughing season, and the entire southern Liaoning region is bustling with busy scenes.

As early as a month ago, Lu Cheng mobilized the military and civilians from all over southern Liaoning to plow all the arable land, reclaim all the wasteland suitable for farming, and plant large areas of high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes.

As early as last year, the caravan of Haizhouwei brought enough seeds for farming from all over the south, and now they are all being used.

Lu Cheng attached great importance to this. Even though he had just gotten married, he would take time out to visit various regions to inspect the farming conditions.

If you want to be a good leader of a force, you must be able to farm and manage the army, and you must engage in agriculture and commerce, and focus on both military affairs and development.

Xiong Tingbi also attached great importance to these and was inspecting everywhere.

At the same time, the first batch of rifles produced by the firearms workshop has been equipped to the special operations brigade, which is also hiding in the mountains and forests for shooting training.

The quality of this batch of rifles is very good, with an effective range of nearly 300 meters. Some of them were made by the most experienced craftsmen, and their effective range even exceeds meters.

Of course, to achieve this range, it is also inseparable from the barrel that is nearly one meter long.

This kind of longer rifle is best used with a stand, or mounted on a cover for shooting, to ensure sufficient accuracy.

If the soldiers were simply asked to hold their guns and shoot in a squatting position, it would be difficult for them to hold the guns steadily because the center of gravity of the gun is relatively forward.

Therefore, in addition to the standard barrel length of nearly one meter, this batch of rifles also has some short barrels of sixty to seventy centimeters.

With this batch of rifles, once the special forces members have undergone a period of training and their marksmanship has improved, they will be able to snipe and kill the enemy from 300 meters away.

Afterwards, the firearms workshop selected two models of guns, long and short, based on the performance of this batch of guns and started mass production.

Lu Cheng also named these two guns, Lu-style first-generation rifle and Lu-style first-generation cavalry rifle.

Of course, the workshop also produced a batch of short-handed guns, which were also delivered to special forces members for use as close-combat defense weapons with an effective range of more than 40 meters.

The flintlock rifle, equipped with a percussion cap and paper shell bullets, has an overwhelming advantage over various weapons and equipment of this era.

Of course, Lu Cheng was not satisfied with this. He asked the craftsmen to step up the research and development of breech-loading rifles in addition to production.

In order to facilitate the production of the craftsmen, Lu Cheng also had people build a water wheel in the Haicheng River south of Haizhou Wei City to utilize the water power.

Not only that, Lu Cheng also personally drew some transmission device diagrams for the craftsmen to design and produce, and use them in daily production activities.

Lu Cheng set the next goal for the firearms workshop, which was to produce breech-loading rifles and simple mortars.

In fact, although the mortar weapon appeared relatively late, its technical difficulty is not too high.

The barrel of a mortar is just a larger steel pipe with a firing pin at the bottom.

As for the structure of the artillery shell, it can also be simplified, with a fuse and propellant to push the explosive head out.

The unscrupulous cannons used by China during the war were based on the same principle as mortars.

However, this unscrupulous cannon needs to be buried underground when used, instead of just placing a metal barrel on the ground and shooting like in movies and TV dramas.

Think about it, if a conscienceless cannon is to fire such a large explosive pack, it must have a lot of gunpowder for propellant. The chamber pressure when the explosive pack is fired is definitely not small. Even if it is buried in the soil, there is still a risk of the chamber exploding. It is even more dangerous if it is placed on the ground. I am afraid that the explosive pack will explode before it is fired.

It is for this reason that the Unscrupulous Cannon is more suitable for trench warfare.

Moreover, the range of unscrupulous cannons that have not undergone standardized processing is difficult to guarantee. The range is as far as one or two hundred meters and as close as forty or fifty meters. It is not particularly effective against cavalry attacks.

Mortars are different. They are easy to use and more flexible. They can be used for both defending cities and attacking.