Cutting 1719

Chapter 36 The Napoleon Cannon
Ning Yu actually thinks very clearly that in this era, the more advanced the better, the easier it is to mass-produce the better.Strictly speaking, flintlock guns and Napoleon guns are weapons that can be mass-produced, and in this era, there are not many technical difficulties that need to be overcome.

Compared with the mother-child cannons and mountain-splitting cannons currently used by the Qing army, the performance of the Napoleon cannon is too strong.

In terms of range, the six-pound Napoleon cannon has an effective range of more than 300 meters, while the twelve-pound cannon has an effective range of about two kilometers. How far is the effective range of the sub-cannon at this time? 150 meters to 200 meters, that is, the mother and child cannon that Ning Yu asked Lei Tuozi to make before, and it can hit 300 meters with ten percent of the medicine.

This gap can no longer be solved by manpower, so Ning Yu decisively abandoned the mother-child cannon and chose to manufacture the Napoleon cannon. To solve the technical problems of the Napoleon cannon, more attention should be paid to the steel, but Ning Yu is not very worried about this. , because Yunmeng's iron mine is already in normal operation, and the daily output of wrought iron reaches thousands of catties. After this month, thirty to forty thousand catties of wrought iron is not a big problem.

The rest of the matter was handed over to Lei Tuozi. Sometimes Ning Yu was really lucky to meet a rare gun master in this world here. He not only has rich experience, but also has a great ability to learn. Powerful, so many subsequent things can be handed over to him to solve.

Ning Yu looked at Lei Tuozi and said: "It's been quite a hard time during this period, and winter will soon be over. After a while, the Ning family will send a few carts of charcoal for Mrs. Sister-in-law and the others, and then don't worry about eating. Here I will tell my father that everything is supplied with the highest standard. In addition, after making the cannon I mentioned, each person will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver, and the master will take 1000 taels."

In this year, 1000 taels of silver is quite a lot, so Lei Tuozi knelt down in panic and said, "Master, this is too much money, and the hunchback can't bear it. Since I became an old man, my surname Lei has been here Eating the Ning family's food, the Ning family's affairs are also my Lei Tuozi's affairs, so naturally it is obligatory."

Ning Yu helped Lei Tuozi up with a smile, and said: "Speaking seriously, you are still my elder, and there are still many things to do after that. If this kind of cannon is really made, 1000 taels is really not much."

These words were said by Lei Tuozi, who was very grateful, so he hurriedly greeted the craftsmen and started trial production.Now the craftsmen in the yard also know who this young master is, so they always look at him with a little awe, not only in awe of his identity, but also in awe of his knowledge.

Seeing that the matter here was over, Ning Yu didn't stay any longer and went back to Xiaogan's old house.

At present, things in the Young Eagle Camp, the salt mine, the iron mine, and the cannon workshop are all on the right track, so Ning Yu also lived a comfortable life for a while, and accompanied the old lady to burn incense and worship Buddha from time to time, but Every time he went to Ci'en Temple, Ning Yu would always think of Master Yuanhui.Although the two had only stayed together for a few days and talked several times, what Yuan Hui said deeply affected Ning Yu.

The day passed without knowing it, and Dongyue arrived in a blink of an eye.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Bursts of dull gunshots came from the shooting range in the Young Eagle Camp. Ning Yu also held a flintlock gun in his hand, and lightly pulled the trigger with his fingers. A small hole appeared.

Rows of cadets from the Young Eagle Battalion have put on newly-made thunder-type flintlock guns and are participating in spear training. However, some scattered small holes appeared on the target paper 150 meters away. Although the speed is not high, the range is enough.

If you want to make the gun more accurate, you need to draw rifling in the barrel, but the process of rifling is not very perfect now. Using lead bullets for a long time will wear the rifling, and eventually it will still be inaccurate, so Ning Yu also Not too pushy.

"Report to the camp, today's spear training is over, please give instructions!" Dong Ce said loudly, the young man who had been in the Young Eagle Camp for almost a year now has become very tall, with piercing eyes and a full face. Perseverance.

"After each team returns to the camp, submit a report on the use of the Thunder-type gun, mainly talking about the shortcomings, and see what needs to be improved." Ning Yu put down the gun in his hand, and wiped his face with the towel Ning Si handed over. .

The weather is still relatively cold now, but Ning Yu and the students of the Young Eagle Battalion don't care too much, but this time the training has achieved its goal.Among the one hundred guns, only two had problems with the action, and none of them exploded, which made Ning Yu very satisfied.

However, Ning Yu decided to arrange a few students to learn how to repair it. At that time, a firearms maintenance team will be formed with the army, which can also make the service life of the flintlock longer.

And news came from the Cannon Workshop that the research and development of the Thunder Cannon is coming to an end, and four six-pound Thunder Cannons will probably be manufactured in the spring of next year. The prototype was developed on this basis.As for the 24-jin cannon and the [-]-jin cannon, there are not enough manpower at present, and we need to continue to deploy manpower.

Ning Yu didn't even think about it, so he swiped his pen and allocated another 3 taels of silver. This authority was obtained after he negotiated with the family - any part he thought was worth investing, 3 taels could be decided by himself, and then A hundred reliable craftsmen were arranged for Lei Tuozi to use.

The Cannon Workshop itself is located in Xiaogan County. It is an old site that the Ning family has operated for a hundred years. Every day, someone will monitor whether there are outsiders entering the intersection. , and don't have to worry about someone leaking the secret.

In the Young Eagle Battalion today, there are more than 14 apprentices, of which more than 200 are under the age of ten and only receive basic education and military training courses, and more than 14 of them are under the age of [-]. The previous training subjects were used for planning, and the remaining [-] people were over [-] years old, and began to get in touch with flintlock guns and more advanced military training courses.

Although this move is very sensitive, in today's Young Eagle Battalion, the students have already completed the ideological education class, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they only know Ning Yu and don't know the court.Therefore, Ning Yu also began to train in line tactics and platoon guns with confidence.

Modern line tactics must also be achieved with flintlock guns, because in the age of matchlock guns, shooting in a dense line of musketeers was almost suicidal, because when equipped with matchlock guns or shotguns, it is necessary to Carry a matchlock four to six meters long. The matchlock is either wrapped around the neck and shoulders, or wrapped around the bullet belt. When firing, it is easy to ignite the scattered gunpowder around it, so it takes two to four steps to fire.

With flintlock guns, it is different. Soldiers can load and fire in a dense formation without worrying about confusion.

Therefore, in Ning Yu's view, the Young Eagle Battalion can turn to a more professional militarized organization.

　From tomorrow to Sunday, there will be three days, one update every day, because Qingkong is going to Beijing for a business trip, so there is not so much time, please understand.Continue to resume two more next Monday.

　　
　
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