Monument Yangmen

Chapter 804 Matchlock Gun

Matchlock guns, something that crossed the ages, were so easily created by a group of craftsmen's apprentices.

This really made Yang Qi a little hard to accept.

Yang Qi carefully fumbled for the matchlock gun in his hand, feeling a little unreal.

He carefully checked it a dozen times, and he can confirm that this is a matchlock gun that can be used normally.

In fact, Yang Qi was shocked because he forgot two things.

First of all, the manufacturing process of the matchlock gun is actually not difficult, and there is no way to compare it with many traditional crafts.

The second is the strength of the craftsmen.

These craftsmen who have seen stick figures for most of their lives can still restore many complex ancient crafts through many stick figures.

Now that there are precise drawings in front of them, how could they not make this thing?

For the craftsmen, the only difficulty with matchlock guns should be the materials used.

But as early as when they were casting cannons, they had already developed new alloys that could handle matchlock guns.

This problem was easily solved.

"Is it this thing?"

Seeing Yang Qi's agitated expression, Tang Gong approached obscenely to ask.

Yang Qi couldn't put it down holding the matchlock gun, and nodded heavily, "It's this thing, that's right..."

Tang Gong and all the craftsmen looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Then I saw Tang Gong rubbing his hands and said: "Then can your majesty teach us the magical skills of drawing?"

Holding the matchlock gun tightly, Yang Qi pondered: "Can I try the gun first?"

Tang Gong said anxiously: "I can't try it yet. This thing still needs small iron beads, twisted rope, and gunpowder... Let's draw a picture first, and the subordinate will ask the apprentice to prepare things for you..."

Tang Gongsheng dragged Yang Qi to teach them how to draw.

Yang Qi couldn't hold back them, so he had no choice but to go back to the room with his matchlock gun and teach them how to draw.

A group of old craftsmen have done fine work all their lives, and they quickly mastered the skills of drawing.

Yang Qi suppressed the urge to test the gun, and patiently taught them the drawing skills.

Just one afternoon.

These craftsmen got started with the art of drawing pictures.

After learning half a bucket of water one by one, they have already started bragging excitedly, saying that they will make a book of craftsmen in the future, which will include all the skills handed down from their ancestors and pass them on to the younger generations.

Yang Qi was very pleased that they had such thoughts.

While teaching them skills, he also told them that drawings about matchlock guns, artillery, etc. must not be revealed, let alone passed on to others without permission.

Under the leadership of Tang Gong, the craftsmen swear and swear that they will never spread the word.

The craftsmen continued to draw pictures until the evening, before they left satisfied one by one, and told Yang Qi that they would come back tomorrow.

Yang Qi sent them away, and immediately went to test the gun with matchlock guns, gunpowder, twisters, and iron beads.

He was a little impatient.

Sanguanzhai was built by Lao Yang when he resisted the Liao people.

Now it has been transformed into an arsenal, and many original buildings are still preserved.

For example, the watchtower at the highest point of the village is still preserved.

Yang Qi took the matchlock gun and went up to the watchtower.

After eagerly loading the gunpowder and iron bullets, Yang Qi slowly raised his gun and pointed it at the setting sun that was about to set.

As the first shot in this world, always shoot aggressively.

Shooting the sky and the ground into the air is far less enjoyable than shooting the sun.

aim!

"Sigh~"

After three breaths, Yang Qi gave up his plan to shoot the sun.

The setting sun is infinitely good, but Yang Qi doesn't have Hou Yi's divine eyes, just staring at it for three breaths, he sees things with a layer of double image.

After hesitating again and again, Yang Qi decided that it would be better to sacrifice the spear.

He lowered his head and looked in the forest at his feet for a while, only to find a hare scurrying around.

Yang Qi was overjoyed.

He raised his gun again and aimed nervously at the hare.

"Breathe~"

Taking a few deep breaths, I looked for the head.

Peng Pai also took a deep breath with a nervous expression on his face.

Pull the trigger that still grinds your hand.

The matchlock burns.

"Oh!"

A blast.

A cloud of sparks erupted from the barrel.

The iron balls deep in the barrel shot out rapidly.

Under the observation deck.

There was a small hole in the tree next to the hare.

On the observation deck, the monarch and his subjects looked at the audience expectantly.

The little rabbit next to the big tree under the stage ran away when the gunshots sounded, and plunged into the grass next to it. After it calmed down, it quietly poked its head out to look at it.

After feeling that there was no danger, it raised its small head and glanced contemptuously at the two monarchs and ministers on the observation deck.

Then, swinging her fat little butt, she leisurely disappeared into the woods.

Yang Qi looked away with embarrassment.

Peng Pai also looked away with embarrassment.

When Peng Pai cast his eyes on the matchlock gun in Yang Qi's hand, he looked strange.

Yang Qi felt the strange look in Peng Pai's eyes, he looked down at his hands, and the expression on his face became even more embarrassing.

It turned out that he was too nervous just now. After the gunshot, he subconsciously clenched the gun in his hand.

With Yang Qi's hand strength comparable to a monster, holding the gun barrel tightly, one can imagine what the gun barrel has become.

The barrel of the matchlock gun was crushed flat by Yang Qi.

Yang Qi took back the matchlock gun in his hand with embarrassment, and said flatly: "The quality is too poor and needs to be improved."

Peng Pai pretended to believe Yang Qi's explanation, and then suggested: "Your Majesty, I just saw that you hit that tree, why don't we go down and have a look?"

"it is good!"

Yang Qi nodded and agreed to Peng Pai's request.

Although the marksmanship was poor and he missed the rabbit, but he hit the big tree, which can test the power of the matchlock gun.

The two monarchs and ministers got off the watchtower and arrived in front of the big tree.

There is a hole in the big tree, and there is an iron ball in the hole, and the iron ball penetrates the wood more than an inch.

Peng Pai said in astonishment: "This little thing has such great power..."

Yang Qi nodded slowly, "That's natural..."

Peng Pai whispered in embarrassment: "But this subordinate feels that the purpose of this object is just ordinary. A good archer can also shoot such an effect with a bow and arrow. This subordinate does not understand why His Majesty made this object."

Yang Qi didn't explain too much, but just glanced at Peng Pai, and said, "Go and tell Tang Gong that tomorrow someone will rush to make ten matchlock guns. In addition, ask him to prepare ten pairs of leather armor, three pairs of iron armor and thirty pairs of guns. Deputy paper armor."

"The subordinates still feel that..."

"Why don't you go soon?!"

Peng Pai still wanted to express his emotion, but after hearing Yang Qi's unquestionable voice, he obediently bowed in response, and ran to find Tang Gong in desperation.

The next day.

early morning.

After eating.

Tang Gong and others brought the three kinds of A to Yang Qi's residence.

Tang Gong and others wanted to continue to pull Yang Qi to learn drawing skills, but Yang Qi vetoed it.

Yang Qiyi told them, "You guys practice first, I'm going to test the gun."

After playing Tang Gong and others.

Yang Qi asked Peng Pai to place three wooden figures in the yard.

Put armor on the wooden figures respectively, and then began to test the gun.

Suddenly, gunshots rang out in the courtyard of Yang Qi's residence.

The sound of bang bang bang was continuous.

The sound was like thunder, attracting people from the village to watch.

Even Tang Gong and others who were drawing pictures in the room left the drawings and came out to watch.

Three wooden men, wearing three kinds of armor, let Yang Qi shoot.

The wooden man in leather armor was easily pierced by the matchlock gun in Yang Qi's hand, and the iron bullet was embedded in the wooden man.

The wooden man in iron armor was still easily shot a hole by the matchlock gun in Yang Qi's hand.

Some people may think how it is possible for iron armor to be pierced by an arquebus, that is because they do not understand the structure of iron armor.

Iron armor is mostly scale armor, and armor is only a minority.

The production and maintenance of chain mail is cumbersome, so it cannot be equipped in large quantities into an army.

The scale armor can certainly defend against swords, guns, swords and halberds, and even some arrows, but it cannot really defend against all arrows.

Some rapid arrows can still penetrate the scale armor, and some heavy crossbows can also penetrate the scale armor.

This is why many generals in ancient times were still killed by arrows while wearing armor.

It's not that these arrows and crossbow arrows can penetrate the iron scales, but that after they hit the scales, their huge penetrating power will cause the scales to ripple, and gaps will be created for them to penetrate.

When Yang Qi tested the three sets of armor, Peng Pai's eyes almost popped out.

He also finally understood the purpose of the matchlock gun.

Seeing Yang Qi's ease of use, Peng Pai could tell that matchlock guns did not have high requirements for soldiers to use. He didn't know that the crossbowmen in the army needed to be carefully selected.

Any soldier can use it after a short training.

The matchlock gun can easily penetrate leather armor and scale armor.

That's even scarier.

As long as the arquebus is equipped with a large area.

That is equivalent to the fact that all the soldiers have become marksmen.

Peng Pai, who has experienced the battlefield, knows what effect a group of sharpshooters will have on the battlefield.

Plus artillery, thunderbolts, earth mines, explosive kits and other things.

The enemy has not approached at all, and it has been wiped out in sevens and eighties.

The remaining three or two kittens are not enough to chop.

Moreover, when the enemy has not approached, they will lose a large area of ​​soldiers and generals, which will also have a great impact on their morale.

It is very likely that a large-scale surrender will result.

After testing the iron armor and leather armor, Yang Qi also tested the paper armor.

On the contrary, paper armor has a higher defense against matchlock guns.

Yang Qi shot the paper armor three times, only one shot pierced through, and the remaining two shots were stuck.

(Popular science: This is not the author’s bragging. After the Manchus entered the customs, they equipped a large number of cotton armor and inlaid copper nails on the cotton armor to defend against muskets. Cotton armor and paper armor have the same effect.)
Although paper armor has a certain defense against matchlock guns.

But the main enemy of Yan State, the Liao army could not afford the equipment, and the Song army only had a small amount of soldiers and horses, so they relied more on their infantry armor.

Anyway, the enemy still doesn't know the existence of matchlock guns.

By the time they know about matchlock guns and come up with countermeasures, it may be a few years later.

At that time, Yang Qi estimated that the matchlock gun had been updated.

The flintlock gun probably came out as well.

The craftsmanship of the flintlock gun is not much more difficult than that of the matchlock gun.

It's just that the material requirements are relatively high.

After testing the armor-piercing, Yang Qi began to test the range again.

After more than [-] rounds of testing, the range of the matchlock gun was finally tested by Yang Qi.

Between forty feet and eighty feet.

Although it can't reach the perverted range of heavy crossbows, bed crossbows, and eight-ox crossbows, it has far surpassed ordinary bows and arrows.

Peng Pai was too shocked to speak.

He watched Yang Qi love to play with the matchlock gun in his hand, and said in astonishment: "Your Majesty, if this thing can equip the entire army...won't it be invincible..."

Yang Qi fumbled for the matchlock gun in his hand, and said with a faint smile: "Equip the whole army? Impossible. Although this thing is fierce, but it can't be overly thought that it will be very powerful after being equipped with the whole army.

You have nothing to do with it against the Iron Cavalry.

The most important thing is that its range, and the time it takes to reload ammunition, determine that it can't really become something that really dominates the battlefield. "

According to historical records, matchlock guns were very popular in the Ming Dynasty.

Basically, all armies have them, as well as artillery.

But even so, it still cannot be called invincible in front of the cavalry.

Even during World War I and World War II, cavalry was still active on the battlefield.

Unless Yang Qi can produce tanks, armored vehicles, machine guns, planes, and cannons.

However, the current technology is not up to it.

Peng Pai carefully recalled the scene of the arquebus battle against the cavalry, and nodded regretfully: "At a distance of eighty feet, if the light cavalry charges, it takes six breaths. Six breaths are not enough for the soldiers to refill their ammunition. It is true that they cannot dominate. battlefield……"

Yang Qi smiled and said: "Don't be discouraged, now we are the defenders, Song and Liao are the attackers, with this weapon, plus the advantage of the city wall, we can suppress them.

Moreover, although we can't dominate the battlefield now, as long as we work hard, we will do it sooner or later.

Even if we can't, we still have children and grandchildren.

One day, in this world, I will be the hero. "

Peng Pai nodded heavily.

However, when the two monarchs and ministers were talking, Tang Gong and others who had been watching the matchlock guns behind them were also discussing in a low voice.

"Tang Gong, Your Majesty strikes the thunder, clicks the twister, refills the ammunition, and cleans the tube. I always feel that it is time-consuming, and a little..."

"Anything else?"

"Still a little silly..."

"We feel the same way."

"So... are you all tired of living? Although I feel a little... But I can't say it out. He is His Majesty! If that word is passed to His Majesty's ears, we will all have to finish the game."

"Tang Gong, in fact, I think that His Majesty always strikes once, lights once, and has to wait so long, it's too troublesome..."

"Old Wu, do you have an idea?"

"Tang Gong, gunpowder can be ignited with sparks. See if we can use flint instead of the twister?"

"There are more...Old Wutou, Tang Gong, I think, can you think of a way to hold the gunpowder that is filled in the barrel, so that you can avoid frequent cleaning?"

"..."

A group of craftsmen have opened their minds this time.

One by one they made plans.

As a craftsman, especially a skilled craftsman, he naturally likes to strive for perfection.

And Yang Qi also encouraged them to innovate.

And Yang Qi also paid attention to the matchlock gun.

If they can transform the matchlock gun, it will be more convenient to use the matchlock gun.

Maybe Yang Qi can also give their children and grandchildren a name, or maybe even a half-job.

Moreover, Yang Qi has never been short of money to reward innovative craftsmen.

When the craftsmen were discussing in low voices, Yang Qi didn't know anything about it.

He didn't know it, he just took the first step.

The craftsmen have already started to help him figure out the second, third, and fourth steps...

Artisans now need time to experiment with their ideas.

When their experiment was successful, it was the time to surprise Yang Qi.

　Thanks to 'Lei Yunluo' for rewarding five hundred book coins!
　　
　
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