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Chapter 97 Triumph
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After hearing this, Zhu Daguang was so surprised that his eyes almost fell out, and he said in disbelief: "What, six hundred steps away, farther than the capstan bed crossbow? How is it possible!"

When Wang Shao heard this, he couldn't believe it.It was the first time he had seen the power of a rifle with his own eyes. Although it had stronger penetrating power than a bow and arrow and reloaded quickly, its range was not enough, so it could only be regarded as a decoration.How could it be improved into such a sharp weapon in just over a month?
Seeing that Zhu Daguang didn't believe it, the Musketeer team was asking someone to bring a wooden target and place it four hundred paces away.He quickly untied the Hongxiang-style rifle carried behind his back, checked the performance of the rifle, then loaded a conical lead bullet, poured gunpowder, and held his breath.Separate the legs, one in front of the other, stand firmly, put the butt of the gun firmly against the shoulder socket, and obtain a stable fulcrum.At the same time, the left hand stretched forward to hold the good mahogany under the barrel, the right hand gripped the butt of the gun and put the index finger on the trigger, opened the safety, and the flint on the reed was ready to fire.After preparing these, Peng Qing aimed at the distant target.

The name of this team is Peng Qing, who was originally the number one sharpshooter in the Forbidden Army, who can open a three-stone hard bow and shoot through Yang with a hundred steps.He has a natural talent for shooting.

At first he was transferred to the musketeer team, but he still didn't understand it.Anyone with ability has a weird temper.Peng Qing is like this.

After being transferred to the musketeer team, he could no longer touch bows and arrows, and because of this, he became emotional. Di Qing regarded him as a model, and the whole army criticized him, and he was imprisoned for three days.

After he got out of the small black room, he discovered that many of the best archers in the Forbidden Army had joined the Musketeer Team. He began to ponder: "Could it be that the rifle that Di Jiaoxi said is really better than the bow and arrow? Impossible, I I have seen the god arm crossbow that was just distributed, it can shoot four hundred paces away. What kind of rifle is this, can it compare to it?"

After he saw the power of the rifle with his own eyes, this idea was completely overturned.The power of the Hongxiang rifle far exceeded his imagination.It is a fact that the divine arm crossbow can shoot four hundred paces, but after two hundred paces, the aim is almost gone.Even Peng Qing couldn't guarantee that the arrow would hit the enemy's vitals from two hundred paces away.The god arm crossbow can penetrate armor in three hundred steps, and it's not just bragging.But after the arrow shoots three hundred steps, the penetrating power is no longer ideal.Thicker armor, such as the fine chain mail of the Custodian, cannot be penetrated.Even if it penetrates by luck, the damage is limited.

The power of the Hong Xiang rifle far exceeds that of the god arm crossbow in terms of long-distance strikes.In terms of shooting range, the most sophisticated Hongxiang rifle can cause effective damage within six hundred paces, which is unmatched by the magic arm crossbow.In terms of power, the Hongxiang rifle, which uses conical lead bullets, is well-made, and its power is almost the same as that of the historical prototype Minigun. It can strike accurately within [-] steps and penetrate armor within [-] steps. It's not a problem, hitting a vital point within [-] steps can also cause damage.

After such a comparison, Peng Qing fell in love with the Hongxiang rifle completely, even if it is not the most perfect, the flint ignition rate is only about [-]%, and sometimes it will cause mistakes.But its unparalleled power beyond the times made Peng Qing fall in love with it deeply.During his days in the Musketeers, Peng Qing was thinking about how to play accurately all the time, even when he was eating and sleeping.Soon, his shooting level became the first in the entire musketeer team, and because of this, he was awarded by Di Qing personally, the most powerful Hongxiang rifle, which is the one he is holding in his hand now.

"Boom!!!" A puff of white smoke immediately rose from the wooden target in the distance, and the black smoke from the barrel also curled up at the same time.

Although he had been prepared for a long time, the sound after the gunpowder was ignited was still too loud. Zhu Daguang couldn't help but rubbed his ears with his hands.Peng Qing was very confident in his marksmanship. After firing a shot, he cleaned the gunpowder tank and barrel, and put away the rifle.At this time, some soldiers had already brought the target over.

When Zhu Daguang and Wang Shao saw it, they were surprised from ear to ear.On a thick wooden board, a deformed lead bullet was deeply embedded in it.If it hits a person wearing armor, I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand the power of this gun.

Peng Qing laughed and said, "This gun can penetrate armor within 0 paces, but my shooting accuracy can only go up to [-] paces. One step, the penetrating effect will be greatly reduced, it will not hit the vital point, and it will cause almost no damage to the person wearing the armor."

In fact, this is why Lu Chengqi vigorously develops steelmaking techniques.Without a hard and flexible barrel and pulled rifling, the power of gunpowder cannot be exerted at all.If wrought iron is used to make the barrel, I am afraid that after ten shots, the rifling will be worn out, which is almost useless.Even if steel is used, this kind of low-quality steel is only enough to fire about [-] rounds for this Hongxiang-style rifle.After a great war, I am afraid that many rifles will need to be returned to the furnace to redo the barrel. After all, it is not high-strength steel.

Zhu Daguang sighed: "If you give me [-] such rifles, I can sweep the entire Khitan!" Wang Shao is not as straightforward as Zhu Daguang, but he agrees with this sentence.But he knows that the production of rifles is not easy, and he may not be able to supply them in large quantities in a short time.

Wang Shao shook his head and said, "It's hard, it's hard! General Zhu, it's almost dawn, let's go back to the city and talk about it. There are still [-] cavalry in the enemy's whereabouts. If we charge out now, our army will be exhausted." , I'm afraid we won't be defeated." At this moment, the imperial army has assembled and can move out.

Zhu Daguang nodded and said, "Go back to the city!"

Only then did the frontier soldiers and imperial guards recover from their shock, and looked enviously at the rifle in Peng Qing's hand.From their longing eyes, you can see their love for rifles.No way, which soldier doesn't love powerful weapons?
The frontier soldiers held down the Khitan prisoners, one by one leading their horses proudly, and walked forward.Occasionally some captives were disobedient, these rude frontier soldiers were not as disciplined as the imperial guards, they immediately kicked over and kicked the Khitan captive to the ground.At the same time, he was cursing: "You Khitan dogs, you have caused grandpa miserably, and you haven't slept well for several days! You are so unlucky today that you met your grandpa. I want you to experience it. What is war! Otherwise, you I don't even know how many eyes Prince Ma has, and how powerful your grandfather is!"

Such witty words made the guards fall down with laughter.Fortunately, the military discipline of the imperial army is very strict, and they did not form indiscriminately.

It took only a few quarters of an hour to reach Wulidi.At this time, Liu Yuanchang, Shepherd of Youzhou, had already put on his official uniform, and lined up to welcome these victorious warriors back home in triumph.

(End of this chapter)