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Chapter 275 Is it the king’s land in the whole world 11
"Capital, the guns used by these soldiers seem to be different from those of the Shenji Battalion. I heard that your brother serves in the navy. Can you help me clarify my doubts?"

The Jinyiwei Baihu were quite tolerant and neither panicked nor impatient, so they just watched the excitement with their hands behind their backs.Seeing ten Marines lined up in a row with weapons in hand, their attention was not on the imminent scene, but on carefully observing the style of the muskets.

Not to mention the firecrackers. It was also the first time for Li Rumei to encounter such a scene. She had a lot of doubts in her mind. She had never paid attention to the weapons used by the Marines. Now that she looked at them carefully, her brows furrowed even more tightly.

When the emperor summoned his two brothers to the Haihe Shipyard, in addition to persuading them with his own development and the country's future, he also displayed some novel objects, and this thing called a musket was one of them.Although there is only one word difference and the appearance is similar, they are really not the same thing.

I have seen all kinds of muskets and iron cannons used by the frontier army, the guard army, and the Beijing camp, including the Jurchens, Koreans, and Japanese. I have even operated them with my own hands. Compared with the muskets displayed by the emperor, they can be thrown away. , there is no advantage at all.

The barrel of the musket is thinner and longer than that of the musket, and there are three spiraling convex lines magically carved into it.The weight is about six or seven pounds, which is lighter than most fire guns.

The projectiles it fired were not small lead balls, but lead-wrapped iron bullets, in the shape of a long egg, with a hollow back.The emperor did not say why he did this, but the shooting effect was obvious to all.

Three of the five shots hit the human-shaped target a hundred steps away, piercing through a layer of iron armor, a layer of leather armor, and a layer of inch-thick pine boards that were covered with it. Their power and accuracy were astonishing.

The emperor even modestly said that his marksmanship was not good. If he trained rigorously for two or three months, he could hit five out of five shots.You don’t need to be as selective as an archer. As long as you have good eyesight and can lift a hoe, everyone can do it, from a ten-year-old child to a six or seventy-year-old man.

In addition to far superior power, range, and accuracy to fire guns, her brother Li Rumei also discovered an even greater advantage, the reloading speed.On the battlefield, firecrackers often only have one chance to fire when facing cavalry. They must rely on the protection of spearmen, sword and shield soldiers and archers to continue loading and firing a second time.

But the emperor's musket was different. It loaded projectiles very quickly. The gunpowder packet and projectiles were wrapped in fine silk into a cylinder in advance. The tail was pierced on the small spikes at the mouth of the gun, and it could be reloaded by pushing it through the bottom with a purl. Fire.

The ignition point is neither a match rope nor a tinder, but a very complicated metal mechanism. The thumb is pulled back and stuck, and the index finger pulls the spring below, which will naturally emit sparks to ignite the gunpowder.

If asked whether the Marines holding muskets could beat the villagers holding hoes and bamboo poles, Li Rumei felt that one could fight ten.No wonder Zhu Baihu kept urging himself to order an attack. The emperor said that a musket is not as effective as a hoe when being approached.

"...This gun is not that gun. I was lucky enough to see it in the Haihe Machinery Factory. His Majesty called it a musket. Alas...I am afraid there will be a river of blood today! Chen Yuanwai, Kochi County, if you two don't want to commit crime It's best to let the villagers disperse as soon as possible.

These are the navy appointed by His Majesty. The black sailing ship is anchored outside Changsha Port.I may not dare to kill the people without permission, but if I am killed by them, I will probably end up like a pirate and rioting with the people. Why bother? "

Thinking of the fact that the people under her rule were going to be shot dead with muskets, Li Rumei had to try again to convince the two village elders and her parents to let them understand that resistance was futile.

"Beep...bang..." Unfortunately, they were still a step too late. When they heard the black sailboat, Chen Yuanwai and Kochi County's eyes just flickered. A sharp copper whistle cut through the night sky, followed by a series of explosions. A white fog suddenly appeared near the corridor, and people were silhouetted under the light. "The second team comes out...raises the gun...aims..." Before most people present could clearly see the results of the battle, Zhu Baihu's short and powerful order rang out again.

Immediately after the first column of Marines finished firing, they squatted down, knelt on one leg and began to load the gun barrel. Another column of Marines lined up, raised their muskets to their shoulder sockets, and aimed at the gate.

"..." Li Rumei planned to stop this round of shooting. At such a close range, ten rounds of projectiles would be difficult to miss, and at least five or six people would be knocked down. This should have a deterrent effect.

"Du Si, it's the navy that's trying to quell the pirate mob, it's better for you and me to get less involved. Why don't we take this opportunity to think about how to report to the court after we go back, so as not to be caught and ruin Zhu Baihu's good intentions? .”

But as soon as he raised his hand, he was stopped by Jinyiwei Baihu before the words could be spoken.It's still the same smiling face, and it's still the same lazy tone, but it's clear and organized, as if it's already commonplace for this kind of thing, and it doesn't want to pay any more attention to it.

"You... beep... bang bang bang... boom!"

Li Rumei really wanted to ask what this Jinyiwei Baihu did before and why he was so cruel, but was interrupted by a copper whistle and a burst of explosions.Especially the last one, it was like thunder. It made people’s ears buzz and several red lanterns hanging in the yard were knocked off.

"Hiss... this is it?" The one who reacted fastest was Jinyiwei Baihu. When the voice sounded, he shrank behind Kochi County. Only half of his head was exposed and he looked around to find the source of the voice. His face was full of panic. At a loss.

It seems that he is not ruthless, nor is he so indifferent after seeing life and death, but he is born with a nonchalant character, and does everything without any hurry.When he was really in danger, his legs still trembled and the weird smile on his face disappeared.

"Sigh... There's no need to hide. It's the Marines outside who are firing. It must be that the villagers didn't listen to dissuasion and got too close. I've said it a long time ago, don't have any evil thoughts, you guys... If it weren't for the law Restraint, I really want to kill you two one by one!
Are you afraid now?It's too late!His Majesty's navy is dragging artillery. If the villagers are injured, they are afraid that there will be no Chenjia Village from tonight.Come on, shut their mouths! "

Li Rumei did not dodge. This kind of sound could not be said to be tired of hearing it, nor was it unfamiliar. She had heard it more than once in North Korea, Shaanxi, and Liaodong. The only answer was that the Marines outside were firing.

Those three carriages were not filled with food and grass, let alone for officers to ride on, but three cannons that were shorter and lighter than the naval guns equipped on the black sailing ships.Lin Nanping said it was called a field gun and was exclusively used by the Marine Corps.The advantage is that it is light, only weighing more than 400 kilograms. It is not good at direct shooting, but it can hit the shells three miles away.

It's too late to say anything now. Although you are the commander-in-chief and the highest military officer in Guangdong, you really can't command the navy.The only thing they can do is to point their noses at Chen Yuanwai and Kochi County and curse them, which is better than nothing.

(End of this chapter)