The Arsenal On the morning of February 28, 1894, a large number of people were gathered at the Lüliang Arsenal. They were officers of regimental rank and above from the First and Second Divisions of the Qing Dynasty's new-style army, as well as some technicians from the Lüliang Arsenal. Of course, there were also a few prominent figures, namely Zhou Bing and Murong Xue. "Mr. Zhou, we can test the cannon now," said Mr. Ruobo, a technician at the arsenal. "Mr. Ruobo, is our recoil-operated gun technology ready?" Zhou Bing asked. “Hehe, Mr. Zhou, I think we can conduct the test of the barrel-operated gun next month,” Ruo Bo said with a smile. “Okay, let’s see how powerful this mortar is now!” Zhou Bing said. “Okay, Mr. Zhou, we can start the test firing immediately,” Ruo Bo said, turning

