Kai Fu Han

Chapter 143 The One Style of Prospering the Han Dynasty

After Gao Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xinqi with expectant eyes, hoping that Liu Xinqi would break out another piece of good news.

"This advice is very pertinent."

Liu Xinqi affirmed Gao Yuan first.

“Although it’s a bit difficult, it’s not impossible.”

"The navy has been established for so long, but I have never done what Gao Yuan said to increase the long-distance combat capability of the warships because I have better considerations and don't want to waste limited resources and manpower on these weapons that are destined to be eliminated."

When Gao Yuan heard the words "destined to be eliminated", a look of joy appeared on his face, and he thought: "There is really good news."

Liu Xinqi continued:

"Originally, I planned to tell everyone this good news on the last agenda item. Since Gao Yuan has already mentioned it, I will let you know it first."

After speaking, Liu Xinqi waved to Liu Zhimu. When Liu Zhimu saw it, he excitedly took out a long object from the cloth bag beside him and stepped forward to hand it to Liu Xinqi.

"It is a magic weapon that our Master Liu, who forgot all about sleep and food, racked his brains and thought, and finally succeeded in making it after countless failures."

Hearing Liu Xinqi praising him so much, Liu Zhimu quickly declined: "The alliance leader is ridiculous. Without the alliance leader's support and guidance, I wouldn't be able to do it in my lifetime."

"What kind of 'magic weapon' is it? Don't lie about it."

Seeing that the two of them were building a relationship, and seeing that Liu Xinqi wanted to praise him again, Liu Xinshi couldn't help but urge him.

"Hahaha…"

"Okay, now let me give you a solemn introduction."

Liu Xinqi opened the long cloth bag in his hand.

"This will be the magic weapon for our Xinghan League to be invincible in the future."

"Xinghan Type [-] flintlock gun!"

Liu Xinqi raised the flintlock gun in his hand and showed it to everyone.

However, only Liu Zhimu stood up excitedly and applauded wildly. Everyone else looked at the iron pipe in Liu Xinqi's hand with an inexplicable look.

"Uh..." Liu Xinqi cleared his throat awkwardly.

"This gun is so short? It doesn't have a gun tip yet?" Liu Xinshi muttered, "What kind of magic weapon is it?"

Although it was a whisper, the voice was not quiet and everyone present could hear it clearly.

Liu Xinqi put down his raised arm, walked up to Liu Xinshi, and patted him on the back of the head.

"pain!"

"What are you in a hurry for?"

Then pointed outside.

"Go and ask the soldiers preparing outside to start."

"Oh."

After Liu Xinshi went out for a while, he returned to the house and opened the door.

Outside the gate is a small group of soldiers. The first soldier is holding a wooden man with an iron armor on it.

Stand the dummy on the ground near the outside of the door.

Then three large wooden boards one inch back were erected behind.

"Go outside the yard and clear the place. Don't let anyone stand behind the wooden board."

Liu Xinqi ordered the soldiers.

After the soldiers reported that the area was cleared, Liu Xinqi began to operate the flintlock gun in his hand.

This barrel has been cleaned previously.Liu Xinqi directly loaded the propellant and warhead from the muzzle of the gun, compacted it with a purge bar, and then loaded the ignition powder.

When all the processes are completed, it will take about three breaths (18 seconds).

"Everyone pay attention."

After shouting, Liu Xinqi stood in the innermost part of the room, which was thirty steps away from the wooden figure.

Liu Xinqi picked up his flintlock gun.

"Leader, let me do it, in case it explodes."

"There is no chance. If it explodes, there is no need to promote this weapon."

The flintlock gun in Liu Xinqi's hand was made by Liu Zhimu himself and had been tested several times with [-] times the propellant.

This time Liu Xinqi used a normal amount of propellant, and the chance of exploding the barrel was very slim.

"Everyone pay attention!"

Liu Xinqi shouted again.

Then he raised his flintlock gun and pointed it at the wooden man wearing iron armor (the flintlock gun still couldn't aim).

Pull the trigger.

Bang!A crisp sound.

Smoke billowed out from the muzzle of the gun and the fire door. The wooden man wearing iron armor in the distance was shot and flew more than a meter away, hitting the big wooden board behind.

"Wow!"

Liu Xinshi exclaimed.

"Go pick up the wooden man." Liu Xinqi ordered him.

Liu Xinshi immediately ran out the door, picked up the wooden figure that fell on the ground, returned to the hall, and handed it to Liu Xinqi.

After Liu Xinqi took it, he first faced the wooden figure to everyone and showed it. There was a small round hole on the chest of the armor.

Then the wooden figure was turned over. There was no armor on the back of the wooden figure, and there was a big hole in the middle of the back. You could see the light coming from the round hole in the armor on the front.

"This is a flintlock spear. It can break through iron armor in thirty steps. Those who hit it will be killed."

Liu Xinqi concluded.

There was a buzz, and the people below started talking in amazement.

Gao Yuan stepped forward and took the flintlock gun from Liu Xinqi's hand, turning it over and over carefully.

"The principle of this flintlock gun is very simple..."

After Liu Xinqi explained it to everyone, everyone finally understood.

"How often can this gun be fired?" Liu Xinang asked.

"Normal infantry, after being proficient in operation, can shoot at ten breaths (one minute). Soldiers should be faster, and can shoot at five breaths at the fastest." Liu Zhimu replied.

"This fire rate is very slow, much slower than a crossbow, and I don't think the 'flintlock' can aim and shoot, which will inevitably lead to poor shooting accuracy." Liu Xin'ang had some doubts: "When the two armies are fighting, the time to rush into the formation is not At this rate of fire, if you shoot at most once, you will be in close combat. How can this be considered a 'magic for winning'?"

Liu Xinqi saw that everyone's attention returned to the conversation between the two, and explained:

"Although the firing rate is slow and the shooting accuracy is low, this weapon still has many advantages. Although our Xinghan League's repeating crossbow is very powerful, it still has its upper limit of power. We have already hit the bottleneck of the repeating crossbow's power. And the manufacturing cost is also very high, whether it is steel wire or animal tendon, they are all expensive. Although bows and arrows can be more powerful, it takes too long to train an archer."

"The manufacturing cost of this flintlock gun is very low. Now Xinghan League has a blast furnace for steelmaking, and the cost of steel is low. After the barrel of the flintlock gun is made with a drilling machine, it is not only easy to make, but also very fast. One gun The cost of the pipe is about one tael of silver. And [-]% of the manufacturing cost of the flintlock gun is this iron pipe."

"In addition to its low manufacturing price, this flintlock gun is also very simple to use. Ordinary people who cannot read a single word can use it proficiently after one month of training and participate in the war normally. As long as you use this flintlock gun, no matter what the situation is on the battlefield, A veteran or a recruit who has been trained for a month can kill a fully armed and armored warrior with one shot."

"As for the problem of slow firing rate, it can be solved through battle formation. For example, using a three-stage volley gun combat method can not only make up for the lack of accuracy of flintlock guns, but also increase the shooting speed so that the interval between each shot is reduced to Three breaths, or even two breaths.”

(End of this chapter)