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Chapter 2147 Gunpowder
The invention of firearms has epoch-making significance in the history of weapons.In reality, as early as the late Tang Dynasty, black gunpowder had been used in military affairs, and firearms such as "Flying Apsaras" appeared.In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, during the wars with Khitan and Xixia, firearms were further developed. According to the "Wu Jing Zongyao" compiled by the Renzong Dynasty, the firearms at that time included "rockets", "gunpowder whip arrows", "thunderbolt fireballs" "," Trebuchet ", etc.Since the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, ancient artillery began to become an important piece of equipment for the army. It was mainly used for attacking and defending fortresses, but also for field and water battles.

In the game, with the help of the boss, Zeng Yi and the others were full of expectations for the bronze cannons produced by the master craftsmen of the imperial court. The power of the copper cannons is indeed very powerful. A section of the wall built by the Dengzhou navy was smashed by a run. The distance is only 300 meters. This distance is far from what Zeng Yi and the others expected. They originally estimated that there should be [-] if not [-].

"Such a short distance is so useful!" The third child couldn't help complaining that the distance of 200 meters is only a blink of an eye for a warship sailing at high speed. No matter how short the distance is, it can't be fired at all After a few times, it was time to join the ship for hand-to-hand combat. If the court's warships were equipped with such artillery, the combat effectiveness would not be improved much at all, but the supply pressure of ammunition would increase exponentially.

In addition to being happy, the governor of the Dengzhou Navy also reacted, sighed, and said: "This kind of artillery is useless to equip warships at all. When it comes to land battles to attack cities, it may be useful, but it is not very useful. Two or three hundred The distance of the enemy's crossbow is completely within reach."

Zeng Yi pondered for a moment, "I'm experimenting with a few shots to see how long the running body can last!"

Afterwards, the cannon fired many times continuously, and the distance was always two or three hundred paces. However, what made everyone feel a little better was that the cannon did not explode. Zeng Yi said: "The strength of the cannon body should be Enough is enough, it has been contacted and launched dozens of times, and there is no problem. It is estimated that there must be no pressure to launch hundreds of times. This kind of strength is enough for equipment, but..." Zeng Yi looked at the boss and those masters, " But the range is too short, could this be a design problem?"

Before everyone could speak, the boss said from the side: "There is no problem with the design. The structure of the ancient bronze cannons under my influence is not much different." With some understanding, Zeng Yi and the others became even more puzzled when they heard what the boss said.

"It shouldn't be, there is no problem, but the range is too bad."

At this moment, Iron Hammer stood aside, and said very calmly: "Don't guess anymore, there is absolutely no problem with the material and structure. The reason why the shooting range is so short is probably due to the shells and gunpowder!"

"Balls and powder?"

The boss nodded at the side, "This is indeed the only possibility. We are still using stone ammunition now, and the ammunition is not too regular. Maybe it will be better if we make it more regular."

"Immediately cast some iron bullets, very regular balls!"

It didn't take much effort, a few hot, polished iron cast shells were sent over, Zeng Yi immediately ordered to load and launch, and with a loud noise, the cast iron shells were fired, this time the distance, Compared with the stone bombs in front, it is farther away, it is estimated to be 500 meters, but the distance is still a bit close.

"It seems that if we want to achieve the range in our minds, we must work hard on gunpowder!"

As one of the four great inventions of China.An outstanding achievement in the history of human civilization.Gunpowder is also known as black powder.Under the action of appropriate external energy, it can burn rapidly and regularly by itself, and generate a large amount of high-temperature gas at the same time.Gunpowder is a mixture of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal.A long time ago, our ancestors had a certain understanding of these three substances.As early as the Neolithic Age, when people fired pottery, they knew charcoal and used it as fuel.During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, charcoal was widely used in metallurgy.Charcoal has less ash than firewood and is stronger, making it a better fuel than firewood.Sulfur occurs naturally and has been mined since ancient times.People are often exposed to sulfur in life and production. For example, hot springs release the smell of sulfur. When metals are smelted, the released sulfur dioxide is pungent and unpleasant.

"What is the ratio of the gunpowder formula you use?" Zeng Yi turned around and asked those master craftsmen.

Those master craftsmen hurriedly told Zeng Yi the formula of the gunpowder they used, and as soon as the words fell, a master craftsman said: "My lord, in fact, the formula of this gunpowder is not fixed. As far as I know, the formula of gunpowder is actually very different. There are many, and the power is also different. To be honest, apart from this contact, we don't know exactly which formula is the most suitable!"

"Then experiment one by one!"

"My lord, we have tried several formulas that we have learned, but the effect is not satisfactory. If we continue to experiment, we need more formulas!"

Zeng Yi frowned, and after a while, he said to everyone: "You continue to experiment slowly. Let's go back to the capital first and try to find more gunpowder formulas for you! Keep firing this cannon to see where its limit is. , if the standard is met, the cannon barrel can be cast!"

The research on artillery is actually very close to success. As long as the problem of gunpowder is solved, your artillery can be mass-produced and equipped with navy warships.However, it is not easy to find the gunpowder formula when.

Afterwards, Zeng Yi and the others returned to the capital with Tie Hammer, and they left for two or three days. Zeng Yi then brought back the news that the problem with the cannon body had been resolved. , They were all very happy. When they learned that the research on artillery was only the last step, the problem of gunpowder, they immediately expressed that the imperial court would strongly support it.

From Liufan Dongchang to Jinyiwei, they all began to look for gunpowder formulas from their own collections on a large scale, and the results were not satisfactory. No matter whether it was Liufan or Dongchang Jinyiwei, the focus of the collection was one of martial arts cheats. The gunpowder formula is very rare, and each family only found a few kinds. If you look at it together, more than half of them are duplicates.

Gunpowder has been invented for a long time, but it has been used to make firecrackers for a long time, and it has not received much attention from the imperial court. Even the imperial court has not studied gunpowder as much as in the Jianghu. You must know whether it is Zeng Yi and others Gunpowder was used in the thunderbolt, thunderbolt, and hidden weapon of the Tang Sect.

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