Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 783 Accept This Letter

I saw that the craftsman was familiar with the road, and after taking the musket from Song Yingxing, he stuffed a golden bullet into the barrel of the gun, and then returned it with a click, and then aimed at the wooden target in the distance.

Bang - After a puff of green smoke passed, the wooden target twenty steps away was hit accurately.

Not only did it hit, but the one-inch-thick wooden target was pierced through, which is something that old-style projectiles simply cannot do.

The craftsman didn't seem to be enjoying himself, he pulled the bolt to eject the cartridge case, and then started to reload, followed by another bang, and the gun hit a hit.

It takes only three breaths to reload between two guns, which is more than three times faster than the old front-loading rifled guns.

"Good marksmanship!" Zhu Cihong couldn't help applauding.

The craftsman handed the gun back to Song Yingxing, he was very surprised who was the young man who spoke, and thought that the prince hadn't spoken yet, how could this man be so ignorant of the rules.

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he realized that it was a bit abrupt, and smiled awkwardly.

"You go down first!" Song Yingxing said to the craftsman, which was regarded as a relief for Zhu Cihong.

After the craftsman left, there was no one else in Nuo Da's training ground.

"Liu Qing, this gun is good! It is much more beautiful than the muskets of the Huben camp, and it seems to be more powerful than the muskets of the Huben camp." Zhu Cihong snatched it from Song Yingxing's hand, and said while observing.

The muskets equipped by the Huben Camp are no different from those of the Imperial Guards and Frontier Army. They are second-generation rifled guns successfully developed more than a year ago. To be precise, they are second-generation front-loading rifles. projectile.

"Your Majesty, it's not only beautiful, but also powerful. Haven't you noticed that this gun reloads very quickly?" Liu Hongjian knew that Zhu Cihong was an amateur, so he began to explain to him the importance of reloading speed for warfare.

The musketeers of the Imperial Guard in the Ming Dynasty still use the large infantry formation. The so-called large square formation means that the musketeers line up in a tight formation during battle, and fire at the enemy in front in units of three rows.

When the two armies are at war, regardless of the influence of cavalry, artillery and musket range, it depends entirely on military discipline and willpower.

Wherever the formation is chaotic, the side is sure to lose, because the reason why three rows of salvos are fired is to increase the density of bullets, and the reason why they are arranged in a large square is because the loading speed is too slow. If you don't play like this, before the musket can fire a second shot, the local cavalry has already got their faces covered.

To put it bluntly, this is the famous queuing and shooting tactic. Whoever is ruthless and who is not afraid of death will win. This kind of tactic continued until around the American Civil War in the [-]th century.

The disadvantages of the large square formation do not stop there. The formation of the square formation greatly limits the mobility of the soldiers, so that under normal circumstances they can only shoot at the local musketeers, or wait for the opponent's infantry or cavalry to charge.

If the opponent is cunning enough to advance and retreat, then there is really no way. At this time, the training of soldiers is not strict enough, or limited to food and physical fitness.

Running fast will make the team scattered. If the local cavalry is smart enough to shoot back and forth with their carbines, the inexperienced musketeers will be wiped out immediately.

But even if you don't run, the enemy and us start shooting each other, and the tragic level is simply heinous. Let's give an example and everyone will understand.

In the Battle of Quebec between Britain and France in 3300, 2 British troops lined up in two rows and slowly approached 3500 French troops. The French army fired two rounds. The British army suffered about 20% casualties, but they did not fight back. General Major General Wolfe was shot three times and killed.

Until the two armies approached a distance of 30 meters, the British army knocked down more than 1000 French troops in the first round of volley, and at the same time beat the drums and played the bagpipes, and moved forward.

After the British army advanced about 10 meters, they fired a second round of salvo, and the French army fell down more than 800 people, and the French army collapsed.

The whole process only takes 20 minutes, which is a terrifying lethality in the era of cold weapons. You must know that there are many battles in history that are said to be bloody and drifting. Tens of thousands of deaths lasted for several days. In this battle, the two armies lost tens of thousands of dollars in 20 minutes. Thousands of people.

This is the reason why Liu Hongjian despises and dislikes this phalanx. In fact, he has always felt that he is not a qualified commander.

Well now, the most direct benefit of increasing the reload speed is that the Ming army can finally abandon the phalanx platoon tactics, and can finally find cover and shoot freely.

"This is the top secret of our Ming Dynasty, with this weapon, the army of Ming Dynasty will be invincible in the world.

The minister has already put down his words, if anyone dares to disclose half a piece of information about the rear-mounted musket to outsiders, your majesty, you will punish him from the nine clans. "Liu Hongjian said to Zhu Cihong very seriously.

Although there are only seven or eight craftsmen who develop rear-loading rifles in total, this is so important that even if mass production is realized in the future, the selection of workers must still be fully enclosed, and the character, personality, And the three generations of ancestors must be checked clearly.

War is what stimulates technological progress the most. Because of the war, Da Ming took the lead in improving the infantry phalanx. Half a year later, the Europa people also improved.

Daming developed a hand grenade because of the war, and it didn't take long for the Raksha country to copy it, and then the entire country of Europa learned it.

Even Liu Hongjian was thinking that perhaps Daming's rifled guns had been stolen. After all, these were not sophisticated things. As long as one looked at the barrel and knew the principle, then everything would be easy.

But the bottom line is different. As long as the secrecy is properly kept, the Europa people will not be able to figure it out even if they want to break their heads.

The reason is very simple. The bullet is specially made, and it will explode if you try to dissect it. Even if you try to pour out all the medicine inside, it is impossible to analyze the ingredients without precision instruments.

"I understand! I want to reward the two craftsmen who developed the primer!" Zhu Cihong said very solemnly.

"This is as it should be, Your Majesty, but you don't need to reward the silver." Liu Hongjian also said in relief.

Although the two of them got out the mercury fulminate by accident, it has to be said that the two of them are really working hard on the research and development without going down the mountain for two months, and I have to admit that Zhou Hengyi and Meng Zhongliang are the ones who got the bottom of the fire. father.

Liu Hongjian has already rewarded the two of them with 1 taels of silver according to the bold promise he made at the beginning, and the rest is the name.

"I want to make the two of them uncles, what does Liu Qing think?" Zhu Cihong thought for a while and asked.

There is a saying in the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty that non-military meritorious persons are not allowed to be knighted, but this ancestral system has long been trampled by Liu Hongjian and Chongzhen beyond recognition.

But the two still made outstanding contributions to the title system. First, they let go of the rewards of viscounts and barons, and second, they took back iron coupons on a large scale, that is, hereditary power.

The scope is so large that there are no more than ten people with hereditary power, including the prince.

Chongzhen was extremely disappointed with his clan, while Liu Hongjian was aware of Daming's illness—the imperial court raised hundreds of thousands of pigs that could only eat but not work.

The awards of titles and martial arts fully cover military merit and scientific research, that is to say, as long as the things you develop can benefit the country and the people, you can be knighted. This is called science and technology to rejuvenate the country.

Of course, these titles are all passing titles. If the descendants are not willing to work hard and want to sit back and enjoy the benefits, it is impossible.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with it," Liu Hongjian said seriously.

If primer rifles were installed in the army, the losses of musketeers would be greatly reduced. The imperial court would not have to pay high pensions, and the common people would not have to lose their sons, husbands, or fathers.

With this credit, it is not an exaggeration to be named a marquis.

"Well, I will draw up an order when I go back.

Oh, by the way, Liu Qing, when will this kind of gun ordnance be able to achieve mass production? "

Zhu Cihong is a little impatiently excited now, or the pressure brought by the Netherlands is too great.

"Not yet, it won't be possible for at least three months, this gun...isn't perfect yet!"

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