Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 236 Impact Flintlock
The rain stopped, the sky cleared, the sun was shining, the earth was wet, and a rainbow appeared in the sky.

"Haha!! It's done!!!"

An almost crazy voice sounded at the gun test site set up by the War Bureau. Bi Maokang was seen holding a blunderbuss. His whole body was wet, his eyes were wide open, and he was extremely excited. He looked at Wang Zheng, Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu, Sun Yuanhua, Mao Yuanyi and others.

"We have developed the percussion flintlock gun that your Majesty mentioned earlier!"

Bi Maokang's eyes were slightly red, and he held up the fire gun, his body trembling, "I really didn't expect that the fire gun can really get rid of the fire twist and burn, and the fire gun itself can be burned. Gentlemen, I have done it in the battle. All this is so hard-won!”

With that said, Bi Maokang, who was already in his fifties, could no longer control his emotions and burst into tears in public.

"It's not easy."

Wang Zheng shed tears and tried to control his emotions, "The success of the percussion flintlock gun undoubtedly proves that the rifling on the barrel has transformed the front-loaded gun into a rear-loading gun. The combination of gunpowder and projectiles has made the gun airtight." Ideas such as sex can be gradually realized through discussion and demonstration.”

"It will definitely come true!"

Bi Maokang clutched the fire gun tightly and said with excitement: "Let's just say that this percussion flintlock gun is compared with the most sophisticated Lumi gun. It has the same charge of 3 coins and ammunition of 3 coins. It saves the need for loading fire twist and ignition. Step by step, compare the quantity of powder and ammunition in bags, and become proficient in gun control.

In the same time, in a benchmark fierce battle environment, the former can complete 3 rounds of standard shooting, while the latter can only complete 2 rounds of standard shooting, or even 1 and a half rounds!

what does this mean?
What does this mean?
When I, the Ming Dynasty athlete, go to the battlefield, I can effectively reduce casualties and kill the enemy. This is extremely valuable for battlefield confrontation!

The most important point is that even on rainy days, as long as the gunpowder is not wet, the percussion flintlock gun can still fire, unlike the Lumi gun, bird gun, single-eyed gun, three-eyed gun, etc., as the soldiers said It would be disgusting to be reduced to a fire stick like that! "

As he spoke, Bi Maokang couldn't hold back again, and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.

Wang Zheng, Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu, Sun Yuanhua, and Mao Yuanyi can especially understand Bi Maokang's mood at this moment. Especially Song Yingxing and Jiao Xu, they are also involved in the development of the percussion flintlock gun. Otherwise, this musket would not be like this. Develop it soon.

"Let's talk about the range!"

Bi Maokang continued: "The Rumi gun has a maximum range of 200 meters or even further, but this range parameter is not very effective on the battlefield.

The effective range of the Rumi Gun is 90-120 meters. Anyone without armor will be injured if hit. The armor-piercing range of the Rumi Gun is 40-50 meters. Even if the person wearing armor is hit, the bullet will be injured.

And what about this percussion flintlock gun?Whether it is the farthest range, the effective range, or the armor-piercing range, the range can be increased by 15 meters. Gentlemen, you all know what this means, right? "

"I know."

Song Yingxing's breathing was a little rapid, and he nodded heavily: "Without emphasizing accuracy, take this percussion flintlock gun as an example, with a faster shooting frequency and a longer effective range, no matter what type of war it is, Our army tomorrow will have certain battlefield advantages.

Take the Liaodong battlefield as an example. In previous field battles, our Ming Dynasty army was limited by various factors. When fighting the Jianlu, we won less and lost more. One was the Jianlu's superb shooting skills, and the other was the strong coordination between the Jianlu troops. But if our army can install percussion flintlock guns of a corresponding size and organize them into formations, then even if it cannot defeat the Jianlu Eight Banners, it can still defeat the Jianlu Eight Banners on the battlefield! ""yes. "

Jiao Xu said with emotion: "The development of the percussion flintlock gun is certainly something to be happy about, but the more important accuracy cannot be solved. For us, this cannot be regarded as a success."

"But... at least there is progress on the flintlock."

At that time, Sun Yuanhua was in a low mood and said: "There has been no progress in the development of new artillery. The many existing artillery, based on the light, medium and heavy artillery proposed by His Majesty in the past, are worthy of development by the gun factory under the Bureau of War. Only a dozen models have been produced, and His Majesty proposed to innovate the cannon-casting technology, but so much money has been spent and there has been no major breakthrough so far."

Mao Yuanyi on the side became depressed after hearing this, and even couldn't help but sigh.

"When it comes to artillery, the progress in the development of gunpowder is not obvious."

At that time, Song Yingxing continued: "For example, the optimal ratio of black powder, what materials should be added to it, can effectively enhance the power of gunpowder, including the principle of adding sucrose, which can effectively enhance the power of gunpowder, these have not yet been clarified. "

The originally happy atmosphere now became depressed.

As for the crowd gathered not far away, everyone was originally very excited, but Sun Yuanhua and the others could be seen frowning and becoming confused.

What exactly happened here?
In the past time, Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, moved from the Bingzhan Bureau to the Xishan area and built corresponding industrial workshops. He invested a large amount of internal funds, which did not include land, manpower, and material resources. wait.

The development of the military industry is bound to be a gold-eating beast, and Zhu Youxiao knows this very well.

Even if arms trade is not carried out externally, this kind of investment is one-sided consumption and does not produce any value.

This also put a lot of mental pressure on Wang Zheng, Bi Maokang, Song Yingxing and other talents. There has been no progress and no breakthrough. How can they be worthy of the emperor's trust and reliance?

It’s just that this account cannot be calculated like this!
"My lords, my lords!"

Seeing everyone like this, Wang Zheng smiled and said: "Now is not the time to talk about this. The percussion flintlock gun has been developed. This is something to be happy about. I even want to go to the palace and report this to Your Majesty." After all, His Majesty attaches great importance to our military situation."

"What Wang Langzhong said is right."

Sun Yuanhua followed closely and said: "What I said just now is wrong. Any progress in the development of guns and artillery is good for our war situation. It at least proves that the efforts we have made in the past have not been in vain, Your Majesty." The direction pointed out is right, and if there is no progress now, it does not mean that there will be no progress in the future.”

"That's right!"

Bi Maokang nodded at this moment and said: "After the percussion flintlock gun has been developed, the next thing we have to solve is the rifling carving technology to improve the accuracy as much as possible. The rifling technology can even develop greatly and feed back to the artillery. In terms of research and development, all we have to do and do is work together to live up to His Majesty’s expectations!!”

(End of this chapter)