Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 121 The waterproof method of the flintlock (please subscribe!)
The gunpowder smoke dissipated, and the gate of Haicheng City completely collapsed, and the Qing soldiers hiding behind the gate were affected by the explosion. Some died on the spot, while those who survived lay on the ground and wailed miserably.

Seeing that these wounded soldiers could not be saved, blood bubbles kept coming out of their mouths and noses, and they were breathing less than they were breathing in. Seeing this, a soldier from the first team stabbed him with a bayonet and gave him a good time.

"attack!"

Seeing that the gate of the city had been broken, Pan Aqiang commanded the sword and ordered the entire first battalion to press on.

There were not many soldiers left to defend the city. The first battalion easily suppressed the counterattack of the remaining Qing soldiers by relying on flintlock guns and grenades.

Facing the ferocious attack of the guards, they panicked. The enemy on the opposite side fired faster and farther than them.

Knowing sorcery, and throwing a palm thunder from his hand when he is close, how can he fight it?
Compared with the two, the bird guns in their hands are not as good as the fire sticks.

Unable to fight, some Qing soldiers retreated directly to find a bunker, running while hiding. They have been able to fight until now, and they are already extremely loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

However, under the guard of the Guards, how could they retreat unscathed.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A series of gunshots, those green battalion soldiers who turned around and fled were hit by lead bullets one by one and fell to the ground. Seeing them fell to the ground, the guards sent another grenade to ensure safety!

"Hold it, don't retreat!"

Lvying roared at the matter of slashing the boss and running away.

But this is of no use at all. At this time, it is no longer the green camp's decision whether to stand up or not.

There was a fierce tiger in the front, and a vicious dog in the back. Seeing that the general would not kill them, a green battalion soldier directly raised his blunderbuss and pointed it at the general who was carrying a big knife.

"boom!"

Shooting at close range, the green camp shattered the cotton armor on the general manager like tofu, and the strong impact of the lead bullets knocked the loyal general manager to the ground.

"The boss is dead! Brothers, run!"

Seeing that the person who sent them to death fell down, the green battalion soldiers threw away the blunderbuss in their hands without hesitation, and ran for their lives with all their might.

Seeing that the enemy was in chaos, the troops of the first battalion quickly followed up and completely controlled the city wall in a short time. The Qing army in the city no longer had the fighting spirit to run away, and they knelt down and surrendered one after another.

With a small number of casualties, Haicheng City was quickly occupied, and this town full of memories of the Mingzheng Group returned to the embrace of King Yanping.

Zhangzhou Fucheng, the residence of the General Soldier.

Li Yong, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by the general, "Junmen! Junmen!"

Li Yong frowned, sat up from the bed, put on his clothes, and walked out of the room. Seeing that his subordinates had all come over, he couldn't help wondering, "What happened?"

"Reporting to the military gate, the situation is critical. After receiving an urgent report from Haicheng, the puppet sea bandits suddenly crossed the Jiulong River and captured Haicheng City."

Li Yong was taken aback immediately, and said in panic, "Zhangzhou Mansion is in danger!"

"Junmen! What should we do now?" the general panicked.

Li Yong said in a deep voice: "Send someone to inform Master Wan immediately."

The general worried: "Master Wan is stationed in Quanzhou Mansion, I'm afraid he won't be able to provide immediate support for a while!"

Li Yong walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, stopped suddenly, and said through gritted teeth: "Since I am the commander in chief of Zhangzhou, the task of stopping pirates, defending Zhangzhou, and waiting for Quanzhou's support is none other than me!"

He didn't believe that the huge Zhangzhou Mansion could be breached so quickly!
Li Yong glanced at his confidants, and said fiercely: "Brothers, the hypocritical pirates will definitely not let us go, let's fight."

On the one hand, Li Yong sent people to Quanzhou to report the news, and on the other hand, he sent scouts to investigate the movements of the guards.

Under Li Yong's command, the Qing army's urban defense organization in Zhangzhou was very rapid.

Li Yong didn't feel disheartened because of Shi Lang's death, on the contrary, he thought this was an opportunity, so he trained the army more attentively.

Because of his inherent impression, Li Yong believed that Mingzheng's Master Lu was not good enough. Once Mingzheng landed, he would have a chance to show his face.

Now the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived.

However, the reality cruelly tore up his script. There were only 3000 soldiers guarding Zhangzhou Fucheng out of the [-] guards.

This is how to fight, he originally got the news from Haicheng that Mingzheng's siege force was about 2000 people, he gritted his teeth, and could still defend for a while.

In the current situation, he thought to himself that if he had known this earlier, he should not stick to the city. Now he has become a turtle in the urn, and he can't escape, so why not surrender!
In the 35th year of the Yongli calendar, on the morning of October [-]th.

In the Fucheng of Zhangzhou, the torrential rain poured down.

The sudden heavy rain made Li Yong, the commander in chief, feel a glimmer of hope. Maybe he didn't need to surrender.

However, Zheng Kezang had already considered this point.

In the southeast area, the weather is cloudy and sunny, so the waterproof method of the flintlock is very necessary.

Compared with the matchlock gun, the ignition rate of the flintlock gun in harsh environments, such as wet weather and windy weather, is better than that of the matchlock gun. The smoldering match has better adaptability to the environment.

But if it's a heavy rain, flint hair is still useless.

For example, in the Sanyuanli Anti-British Incident in 1841, heavy rain made the British army's flintlock guns unusable and was surrounded by angry Sanyuanli Xiangyong.

So here comes the question, wars can’t always be fought against the weather, so is there any waterproof method for flintlock guns in this era?
Of course there is.

The firing of the flintlock relies on the hammer spring to drive the hammer. The flint of the hammer hits the anvil to generate sparks. The sparks ignite the primer in the medicine pool. .

Then when it rains, the most troublesome thing is that the medicine in the medicine pond is wet by the rain.

Therefore, if you want not to turn into a fire stick, you have to take some protective measures to prevent the medicine pool from being soaked.

The easiest way is to cover the entire firing assembly with a layer of waterproof stuff, and then turn on the shooting when it needs to fire.

For example, the equipment commonly used in modern wars or hunting in Europe and the United States is covered with a layer of cowhide on the firing component, which looks like a cow's knee joint after being put on.

However, the problem is that it is too troublesome to put on this layer of cowhide. You have to take it off before firing, and won’t it still be wet after shooting?
At that time, the medicine pool will have to be dried again, and then the medicine will be applied.

In fact, there are solutions, such as putting a thin iron box around the entire launch assembly.

Zheng Kezang's guards took this approach.

This iron box comes from Dongning Manufacturing Bureau, the quality is guaranteed!

As for the cannon, the key to using it in rainy weather is to prevent the gunpowder from getting wet during the firing process. The guards are also ready for this!
They used wooden barrels to seal the gunpowder. At the same time, in order to ensure that the barrels were dry, the Guards gunners would hold umbrellas in one hand and something like a mop in the other to dry the barrels as much as possible after each shot.

Although the rate of fire is slow, it works.

In addition, the blasting team of the guards was as efficient as ever, and the tall Zhangzhou city was vulnerable.

Seeing the performance of the guards, Li Yong said that Zheng has sorcery skills, and he can shoot firecrackers on rainy days!
In this regard, he discarded his final fantasy, I don't want this city, vote!

(End of this chapter)