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Chapter 62 Discussing Artillery (Please recommend for collection)

Lu Chengqi nodded and said, "Yes, artillery is called the god of war for a reason. I told you that no matter how powerful a rifle is, it can only kill one enemy with one shot. But sharp artillery, But it can hit a large area. The most terrifying thing is that dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of cannons fire at the same time. Under the cover of firepower, there is almost no chance of survival. But our current technology cannot reach a dozen For a large area, only one dozen lines can be achieved.”

Shen Kuo asked, "Why not?"

When Lu Chengqi told them the techniques of thunder, mercury, caps, and explosive bombs, they fell silent.Before the invention of smokeless gunpowder, it was simply impossible to develop explosive bombs.

Seeing that they were hit, Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "You write this down, you will make it one day, what are you afraid of? You have to eat every bite, and you have to walk step by step. If you don't learn to walk, you can't do it if you want to run If you want to make flower bombs, you must understand the science of nature, and then it is possible."

The three nodded, and Su Song said: "Is this artillery a front-loading gun or a breech-loading gun?"

Lu Chengqi thought for a while, and said: "The breech-loading gun is powerful, and with rifling, it must have a long range." The first blueprint he gave Tang Xun was actually a front-loading smoothbore gun, which was a famous gun in the Ming Dynasty. Hongyi Cannon.

However, although this kind of cannon has a long barrel and a thick wall, it is gradually thickened from the muzzle to the tail, which conforms to the principle that the chamber pressure changes from high to low when gunpowder burns.But the loading of shells is too slow, and the gun body is too heavy, so it is only suitable for siege, not for field battles.Every time it is launched, it will seriously deviate from the original shooting position.To continue launching, you need to go through the steps of resetting, reloading, and setting the azimuth and elevation angles again.There are so many shortcomings.Lu Chengqi had a minigun, so he naturally looked down on this kind of front-loading smoothbore gun.This front-mounted smoothbore gun has a slow rate of fire. Although it is powerful, it has no problem blasting the city wall, but it moves too slowly, so it is a joke to use it against cavalry.

Besides, Lu Chengqi's vision is not limited to fighting the Khitans, he also needs cannons that can be mounted on sea ships.The various inconveniences of front-mounted smoothbore guns have been eliminated by Lu Chengqi in his heart.

Lu Chengqi and the three discussed issues such as the barrel of the breech-loading rifled gun, the locking of the gun door and the tight plug, and decided to make one to try.But making guns is not making guns, it is much more complicated than making guns.The front-mounted smoothbore gun is okay, but the rear-loaded rifled gun is really a skill.First of all, the manufacture of the gun barrel is the most difficult step. Everyone has no data on the thickness and size, and needs to explore step by step.

And this is also the embarrassment of liberal arts students. Although they know artillery, they don't know how to make it.No wonder, in later generations, except for military fans, who would pay attention to this?It was also after rebirth that Lu Chengqi realized the power of rifles and cannons, so he racked his brains to draw the blueprints. As for whether they are accurate, only God knows.

The four talked a lot, and finally settled on the style of this breech-loading rifled gun before dark. As for whether it can be fired well, no one has a clue.

When Lu Chengqi was waiting to return to the palace, Shen Kuo suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the finished rifle has not yet been named, please give it a name!"

It was only then that Lu Chengqi discovered that this rifle did not have a name yet, so it was impossible to use the historical name of the Minigun.Lu Chengqi thought for a while and said, "Let's name it after my year name. It's called the Hongxiang rifle, and that cannon is also called the Hongxiang artillery."

The three of them were speechless about Lu Chengqi's naming level, but it was easy to remember, at least everyone remembered it.Lu Chengqi thought he had achieved a good result, so he went back happily, leaving the three of them still burning the lights to study the feasibility of the artillery.

In the next few days, the artillery started to work. Although Lu Chengqi was very impatient, he specialized in art, so he should not participate in things he didn’t understand. Waiting for news in the palace was not an option. Forbidden soldiers and cadets of the Royal Military Academy attend ideological classes.In fact, this is the emperor's best way to control the army.Through ideological education, consolidate the loyalty to Dashun and the emperor.

Lu Chengqi believes that a strong army must not only have correct training methods and strict discipline, but also have faith and understand why they fight.At the same time, it must be supplemented with rewards and incentives, a pension system, a promotion system, and the peace of mind of the soldiers can be regarded as pulling up an army.

Because they often went to the barracks of the Forbidden Army, the ordinary Forbidden Army was not so excited when they saw the Emperor, they just treated the little Emperor as a teacher, and the distance between them was invisibly drawn.Di Qing noticed this relationship, and specifically advised Lu Chengqi: "Your Majesty is so far away from the Imperial Army, does it hurt His Majesty's majesty?"

Lu Chengqi also knew that Di Qing was afraid that his emperor's power would no longer be able to restrain the imperial army.Lu Chengqi smiled and said, "Di Qing, if an army respects its leader, its combat effectiveness is not strong. But if it loves its leader, then its combat effectiveness is extremely strong. Even if the entire army is wiped out, no one will retreat. "

When Di Qing thought about it, this was also the case, but he still had concerns: "But His Majesty is the Son of Heaven after all, so with such a low profile, is it a breach of royal etiquette?"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said, "If I don't love my army and my people, can I still be considered a qualified emperor?"

Di Qing was speechless and could only acquiesce to the result.Lu Chengqi didn't entangle him with this issue, but led him outside the barracks, and asked someone to bring him a Hongxiang-style rifle that had just been finalized. He didn't say much, and shot him directly. Di Qing almost fell to the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, what is this... what is this?"

Lu Chengqi asked him to look at the tree that was hit 500 meters away. Di Qing went to have a look, and was inexplicably shocked: he saw a lead bullet deeply embedded in the tree trunk, and a hole the size of a wine glass was punched out.

Di Qing was puzzled, returned to Lu Chengqi's side, and asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of magic is this?"

Lu Chengqi laughed and said: "This is not a demon method. This is the latest weapon that I ordered the Military Weapons Supervisor to manufacture. It is called a rifle, a Hongxiang-style rifle. Di Qing, what do you think of this weapon's lethality compared to bows and arrows? "

Di Qing was indeed worthy of being a famous general. He could tell the quality of weapons at a glance, and said honestly: "It is far more than bows and arrows. If there are thousands of such rifles, cavalry can't get close even if they fire them all at once."

Lu Chengqi nodded, and said: "Yes, Di Qing has been in battle for a long time and has profound knowledge. The military inspector can now manufacture more than ten rifles a day, which is not a lot, but I am also very pleased. Di Qing, your The task is to find about a thousand archers with talent in archery among the forbidden army, and organize them into a single team first, and after training and discipline, I will equip you with rifles."

Di Qing agreed, and Lu Chengqi asked Di Qing to shoot a few shots himself. Di Qing fondled the body of the gun and said, "If there was such a weapon 30 years ago, why would the old man lose so aggrievedly in the battle under Youyun City?" ?”

Lu Chengqi said proudly: "Di Qing doesn't have to be like this, the blood feud has to be washed away with blood. The Khitan people won't be able to jump for long, and one day I will ride the horses on the Yinshan Mountains and conquer the grasslands!"

When Di Qing heard this, his blood boiled with enthusiasm, and he said, "I would like to lead the horse and pedal for His Majesty!"

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled. For a while, the heroic laughter resounded across the Guanzhong Plain and spread far away...

(End of this chapter)