back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 377

Following Shen Kuo's wishes and taking care of Su Song and Tang Xun's face, this is a win-win thing, and Lu Chengqi is still very happy to do it.After hearing this, Shen Kuo said downhill, "Your Majesty, let's see the advantage of the rear-mounted artillery is that it can be reloaded quickly. These three artillery should be the artillery that Su Jianzheng and Tang Shilang spared no effort to forge. , but still can’t solve the problem of air leakage. I’m stupid, and I secretly think that such an idea is correct. It’s just that Su Jianzheng and Tang Shilang’s authorities are fans, and they haven’t thought of a stupid solution yet.”

Tang Xun and Su Song looked at each other, but did not stop Shen Kuo from continuing.Lu Chengqi once said that it is not advisable to work on academic issues behind closed doors.It is impossible to rely on the strength of one person alone to make progress in science and technology.This is the time to brainstorm and work together to find a solution.

Lu Cheng inspired Shen Kuo to continue, and Shen Kuo got the approval of the little emperor, and said boldly: "In my humble opinion, the idea of ​​installing the gun door in the rear is a very good idea. It's just that the problem of air leakage is too serious. It’s all left behind by the two of you. If the problem of air leakage is solved, wouldn’t it be another sharp cannon?”

Lu Chengqi became interested. He always believed that the rate of fire of a cannon directly affects the direction of the battlefield.It's not difficult to shoot bullets, and Lu Chengqi has several plans in his mind, but the problem of the rate of fire is not something he can solve, so he said immediately: "Shen Qing, continue to talk."

Shen Kuo nodded, and said: "Your Majesty, I have a stupid idea, which is also based on the ideas of Su Jianzheng and Tang Shilang..."

Seeing that Shen Kuo was like a singing girl holding a pipa and half covering her face, Lu Chengqi wished to reward him with a chestnut, and thought to himself: "Damn, just say what you think, is this trying to whet my appetite?"

Fortunately, when Shen Kuo saw the displeasure on his face, he said quickly: "...I think it would be nice if this cannon was equipped with a bullet like the Hongxiang rifle. When firing the cannonball, you only need to put the bullet Put it into the cannon door, ignite it and fire the cannon..."

Shen Kuo's words made everyone present confused and incomprehensible.Seeing that they didn't understand, Shen Kuo anxiously gesticulated on a rear-mounted artillery piece and said, "Please look, Your Majesty, just hollow out this place, and then make another bullet, which contains black powder, gunpowder, and shells. When you want to fire a cannonball, just put the bullet in and ignite it..."

After all, Lu Chengqi was someone who had more than a thousand years of knowledge. After listening to Shen Kuo's description, he seemed to understand Shen Kuo's thoughts.This method seems familiar, I don't know where I have seen it.

It's just that Su Song and Tang Xun didn't have Lu Chengqi's understanding ability as well, and they were still at a loss as to what Shen Kuo was talking about.Seeing their confused eyes, Lu Chengqi knew that they didn't understand, so he said, "Shen Qing, how are your drawing skills? Why don't you draw your thoughts with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so that it will be clear at a glance?"

Shen Kuo was worried that he didn't know how to express his thoughts. Hearing what Lu Chengqi said, he was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, I will go to draw the design."

Lu Chengqi nodded, and Shen Kuo walked out of the test range without delay.As soon as Shen Kuo left with his front foot, the two range-measurement apprentices turned back with his back foot.The apprentice on the horse got off his horse, bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, we roughly measured that this cannon shot nine miles. If we increase the amount of gunpowder and use heavier shells, we should be able to hit twelve miles." land……"

Lu Chengqi was taken aback. He vaguely remembered that when later generations traveled in Humen, he heard from the tour guide that the imitation Hongyi cannon on the Humen Fort had a maximum range similar to that of this cannon, or even worse.In this way, this artillery made without regard to money already has first-class performance.If it can be equipped with flower bombs and increase the rate of fire, it will be a weapon of war!It is not unreasonable for later generations to regard cannon as the god of war.Hundreds of cannons were fired together, and hundreds of shells exploded in a small area at the same time. How could a living person survive?Lu Chengqi remembered the famous saying of a certain German military strategist: "Use limitless violence to annihilate the enemy's combat power. To achieve this goal, only the momentum of the combination of machine power and firepower can be achieved."

In the face of absolute firepower, any resistance seemed pale and powerless.It's not a question of being cruel or not. Wouldn't it be cruel to let the enemy rush up and kill you?
The emergence of gunpowder weapons must be the withdrawal of cold weapons from the war curtain.This is the process of history. In the face of more effective killing weapons, cold weapons can no longer keep up with the development of the trend.And just at this time, Dashun's cold weapons had also reached its peak, and the range of the bow and crossbow was close to the limit.If we want to continue to counter the mobility of nomads with the advantage of weapons, we can only develop further.

The appearance of Lu Chengqi also filled in the flaws of the original historical process.The development of black and gunpowder weapons led by him has achieved great results.If the cannon is completed again, what will the Khitans, Jurchens, and Mongols who have not yet formed be able to resist the Han people?
After seeing Lu Chengqi's surprised and thoughtful appearance, Su Song and Tang Xun regained a little confidence in their hearts that had been repeatedly beaten.

"I didn't expect the range of this cannon to be so amazing. Su Qing and Tang Qing, you all contributed a lot!" Lu Chengqi sighed sincerely, and now he finally understands why the Hongyi cannon was popular in the original history for 400 years. Years, the reason is the range!

This type of cannon does have advantages in design. The barrel is long and the wall is very thick, and it is gradually thickened from the muzzle to the tail, which is in line with the principle that the chamber pressure changes from high to low when gunpowder burns.There are cylindrical lugs on both sides of the center of gravity of the gun body. The gun can adjust the shooting angle based on this axis, and the range can be changed according to the amount of gunpowder. If the trajectory is calculated according to the parabola, the accuracy is very high.

According to the characteristics of Chinese history, when there is no obvious enemy, the development of weapons and everything stops and enters the city.So much so that in the Humen artillery battle and the Humen Fortress, there were still such cannons.Even if it is adjusted to the maximum range, it is still not as good as the British Armstrong gun!When Lu Chengqi traveled to Humen before his rebirth, when he heard this heavy history, he couldn't help being filled with righteous indignation, and his heart was filled with sullenness.

But China's history is like this, and it is biased towards building cities and defending them.And this kind of heavy cannon is very in line with the requirements of defending the city, and is so favored by the Chinese that for more than 300 years, there has been no progress except for making it heavier and heavier.In the Daoguang period of the later Qing Dynasty, the British used rear-loading rifled guns, and the Humen Fortress still had this kind of red barbarian cannon. In comparison, every Chinese who cherished the motherland was indignant!
Hearing Lu Chengqi's praise, Su Song and Tang Xun said in unison: "This is due to Your Majesty's foresight. The ministers have no credit for it, but they just put His Majesty's ideas into practice."

(End of this chapter)