Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 392 391. Make preparations

"Ahem, this smoke is too big."

While coughing, Zhang Qi fanned his hands and walked out of the smoke.

This is also consistent with the scene after the line infantry fired in the early days when muskets were deployed in large numbers.

"Ahem, go get the straw target."

After the smoke dissipated, Zhang Qi called out softly, and Bai Xing, who had been confused for a long time, stepped forward and carried the target back without saying a word.

Only this time, instead of the surprise on her face after the previous rifle shot, she had a look of confusion.

"Your Majesty, did you really succeed in shooting just now?"

When asked by Bai Xing, Zhang Qi understood something. He glanced at the target and it was true.

The straw target was intact, without any trace of impact.

"The projectile has become erratic at a shooting distance of 20 meters."

"Shadow Guard! Look for holes on the nearby walls and floors!"

"promise!"

More than 30 shadow guards responded in unison, and then searched carefully on the school field.

About two-quarters of an hour later, a shadow guard discovered the traces caused by the warhead on the wall 40 meters away behind the grass target.

Looking at the musket in his hand, Zhang Qi couldn't help but shook his head.

You say no, judging from the bullet marks brought back by the shadow guard, the damage capability of lead bullets is still sufficient at a distance of nearly a hundred meters.

You say it's okay, 20 meters, it can't hit anyone, and it's not even sure whether it has a ballistic trajectory.

This is good news and bad news.

"Ten-meter target!"

Zhang Qi ordered the target to be set up again, and this time he tried to see if he could hit the target from a distance of ten meters.

Zhang Qi opened the loading port, cleaned up the paper scraps and residue inside, and loaded a single round bullet again.

Snapped--

Smoke filled the air again, but the difference this time was that the target ten meters away exploded the moment the gunshot sounded.

Judging from the performance of power, the lethality of smoothbore guns is actually more powerful than rifled guns.

However, Zhang Qi guessed that this might have something to do with the material of the warhead.

The bullets of the musket ammunition are made of lead, which is a relatively soft material. It must have undergone a drastic change in shape when it was touched after firing, which is why the target exploded like this.

Zhang Qi was finally satisfied with the performance of the musket at a distance of ten meters.

The shorter the distance, the shorter the distance. As long as it is clear that the projectile will go in the general direction after leaving the muzzle, then quantity can be used to make up for accuracy in large-scale battles.

No one stipulates that the precise shooting distance of ten meters cannot be extended to 100 meters.

According to the dense arrangement of combat soldiers in this era, a single salvo may be able to directly disperse the soldiers on the opposite side.

If one round isn't enough, shoot in three bursts.

Seeing the straw target that had been broken into pieces and didn't need to be carried back, Bai Xing's eyes lit up again.

In her eyes, the smoothbore gun in Zhang Qi's hand was more precious than the rifled gun in her hand.

She didn't have a very accurate understanding of whether it was accurate or not, but she had witnessed it with her own eyes whether the damage was serious or not.

"Your Majesty."

Seeing the look in Bai Xing's eyes, Zhang Qi knew without even guessing that this girl wanted to take advantage of her. The look in her eyes was exactly the same as when he saw the whale for the first time.

"Don't worry, I'll try the shotgun again."

"What kind of ammunition is a live bomb?"

Bai Xing asked curiously.

"Well, it's just a kind of bullet that spreads. You can call it a shotgun."

Zhang Qiyan explained briefly and comprehensively.

Bullets that can disperse are called shotguns without any problem.

"Oh." Bai Xing nodded half-understanding.

"Standing target, four targets are arranged horizontally with no spacing."

Asking people to set up targets again, this time Zhang Qi chose four grass targets densely arranged in one place, so that he could test the spread of shotguns.

Let's start with the horizontal direction. You can see the traces on the ground in the upper and lower ranges.

Clean the gun and load it.

With a crisp snap of the buckle closing, Zhang Qi raised his gun and took aim again.

bang——

Unlike the gunshots from the previous shots, the gunshots fired this time were a bit muffled and had some rustling sounds.

crackling.

Standing on the grass target ten meters away, it was like being hit by a heavy rain.

Thirty or forty small iron beads in the paper-wrapped warhead hit the target like a goddess scattering flowers.

So after the grass target was moved back by the shadow guards, it was covered with scattered small holes.

As few as three or four, as many as a dozen.

It was beyond Zhang Qi's expectation.

By checking the number of bullet holes, he was surprised to find that all the iron beads in the shotguns hit the target.

Although it's not a target.

However, it can be inferred from the diffusion traces that the iron beads were still confined in a relatively narrow channel after leaving the barrel.

"good."

"It can be put into use directly."

Zhang Qi had finished experimenting with the two guns and three types of bullets. He handed the guns to Bai Xing, who was already a little embarrassed, and he began to think about it.

If the firearms workshops in the world of horseback riding and cutting are now at full production, they can produce at least [-] rifled guns in a year. The output of smoothbore guns that do not require rifling to be milled is even greater, and there is no problem with [-] guns in a year.

This is also the reason why there are not many gun workshops in the world of riding and cutting.

However, now that firearms are new, Zhang Qi will not ask them to produce them at full capacity. Ten thousand smoothbore guns and three hundred rifled guns are enough.

Ten thousand muskets are more than enough to arm a line of 3000 soldiers, and not all of them can be large soldiers. Some talents must be selected from among the students.

In this way, in daily training and during wartime, we can better collect data for iterative upgrades.

These two kinds of firearms have just come out. Direct mass production will only end up in waste. It is better to start with small and sophisticated ones. After the real firearms that meet Zhang Qi's needs are released, it will be time to put them into mass production.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qi raised his eyes and looked at a shadow guard.

"I will arrange a vehicle after noon. I want to go back to Liaoning."

"promise."

The shadow guard handed over his hand and went to arrange the frame needed for the trip.

On the other side, Shirahoshi was still happily holding the gun in his hand.

Touch here, look there, and from time to time imitate Zhang Qi's aim when shooting.

Seeing her loving look, Zhang Qi smiled, took out a rifle bullet, and began to instruct Bai Xing on how to load and aim.

"Remember, no matter whether there are bullets or not, you are not allowed to point your gun at people. You must develop this habit."

While guiding Bai Xing to load the bullet, Zhang Qi gave a serious order.

"Yes."

Bai Xing was also solemn.

"Okay, the bullet is loaded, and the safety on the side of the trigger can be lowered."

"Similar to the crossbow, you use Wangshan to aim. The Wangshan groove at the back of the gun body coincides with the bulge in the front of the muzzle and the target."

"Pull the trigger!"

Snapped!
The sound of gunfire rang out, and Bai Xing's body was shaken. Fortunately, she walked out of the female barracks with considerable strength and her body shape did not change much.

(End of this chapter)