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Chapter 477 The roar of cannons

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    "This gun has a rear sight and a star in front. The machine gun pops out and both hands are motionless. Aim to a millimeter and hit the target within an inch. Combined with the long barrel and energy accumulation, the range is longer and the power is greater!"

    Qi Jiguang introduced the gun in a deep voice and then demonstrated it to everyone in person.

    He first pointed the muzzle at himself, and poured a certain amount of gunpowder into the mouth of the gun using a pre-installed small bamboo tube.  Then compact it with a rod, put in a lead, and compact it again with a rod.

    Then turn the gun body, pour the additional fine gunpowder into the fire door of the gun, shake it carefully, and temporarily close the fire door after the gunpowder enters the gun chamber through the wire door.

    And insert the lighted match rope into the faucet.  Then he opened the fire door again, held the gun body with both hands, put his face against the butt of the gun, and aimed at the straw man a hundred steps away.

    Finally, the trigger was pulled, the dragon's head pushed the match rope into the fire door, the medicine burned and the blunderbuss sounded, and the straw man a hundred steps away fell to the ground!

    Although the rate of fire is not improved compared to the fire gun, it can be operated by a single person, and it can be aimed at three points and one line like the later generations of muskets, so the shooting accuracy is naturally greatly improved.

    In addition, the gun barrel is slender, making it easier to gather gas, and the range is naturally twice that of a fire gun.

    The so-called bird gun is named after this gun can shoot down flying birds.

    This is already the most outstanding firearm of the Ming Dynasty.

    ??~~

    When the smoke cleared, General Qi showed his face, caressed the gun in his hand, and said to Zhao Hao:

    "This blunderbuss was created by the Yi people in Taixi. It was used by the Japanese at first. The officers and soldiers holding fire blunderbuss could not compete with it. It was not until the 27th year of Jiajing that Zhu Zhongcheng recovered Shuangyu and seized this kind of bird blunderbuss and other well-made bird blunderbuss.  After the imperial court tried it out, they found that all the firearms were eclipsed. The Ministry of Industry imitated 10,000 firearms at one time. After they were put into use in the southeast, the anti-Japanese situation gradually improved."

    "The gun is so strong!" Zhao Shizhen was already intoxicated by the beauty of that shot and couldn't extricate himself.

    Zhao Hao was a little indifferent. After all, four hundred years later, this object had been renamed an earth gun, and it could really only be used to kill birds.

    Well, unlike four hundred years later, even Europe today has developed mature flintlock guns.  It's just some human factors that prevented it from becoming popular immediately.

    What made Zhao Hao¡¯s eyes shine was the gunpowder used by Qi Jiguang.

    He poured the gunpowder in the small bamboo tube into the palm of his hand and took a look at it. He saw that the gunpowder was in the shape of granules, as big as sesame seeds.

    "Gunpowder granulation" Zhao Hao let out a sigh, damn, I am missing another patent.

    "At first, in order to solve the problem of loose gunpowder that was easily affected by moisture and difficult to transport and store, I suddenly had the idea to make the gunpowder into a whole piece. But when it was broken and used, it turned out like this. I thought that this batch of gunpowder would be  It was a waste, but unexpectedly I found that the power was much greater, and the barrel of the gun was easier to clean The only problem is that it is not easy to ignite, so the fire door is still filled with gunpowder powder."

    Qi Jiguang couldn¡¯t help but shake his head and sigh after saying this. This is his unique secret recipe.  "I didn't expect that the doctor actually understands this? No wonder Mr. Zhang must ask you for guidance."

    "Haha, I understand a little bit." Zhao Hao smiled modestly and said: "This is similar to the principle of coal lotus root."

    "I would like to hear the details." Qi Jiguang immediately asked for advice humbly.

    "Because the gaps between the gunpowder particles are larger, the combustion will be more complete, the power will naturally increase, and the residue after burning will naturally be less." Zhao Hao explained.

    "Sure enough, it's the same as Coal Lotus Root." The disciples quickly took out their notebooks and wrote down this.

    Then, at Zhao Hao's request, Qi Jiguang explained how to make granular gunpowder.

    ¡°Put gunpowder in a ratio of monosulfide, dinitrate and three charcoal, add water and pound it half dry with a wooden mortar, then dry it into a medicine cake, and mash it into rice grain size when you use it.¡±

    Then, he heard Zhao Hao whisper in his ear: "Seriously, don't use water next time."

    "What's the use?" Qi Jiguang looked forward to it.

    'Urine.  ¡¯ Zhao Hao really wanted to tell him the best answer, but he was afraid that General Qi would think he was teasing him, so he had to give the second-best answer:

    "Shochu."

    "Okay, let's try it later." Qi Jiguang nodded heavily and asked humbly: "I wonder if there is anything else that can be improved?"

    "At present, the range, power and accuracy of the bird gun are good. The biggest problem is that the shooting speed is too slow." Zhao Hao said seriously: "Of course, the seven-step shooting method that the general asked his subordinates to use is indeed a solution.  There is a way. But firstly, it takes too much training, and secondly, it takes up too many troops."

    "Not bad." Qi Jiguang smiled bitterly and said: "I am not confident that it can be promoted."

    ~~

    Next, Qi Jiguang demonstrated to Zhao Hao the three main artillery pieces of the Ming army: the Folangji, the Tiger Crouching Cannon, and the General Cannon.

    The Folang machine gun is also called the Zimu cannon.  It is an iron breech-loading smoothbore cannon.  The biggest feature is that the barrel is thick and open. The pre-installed sub-cannons are filled into the barrel and ignited to fire.

    After firing one shot, take it out, replace it with another sub-cannon, and then fire the second shot.  Therefore, as long as the sub-cannon is sufficient, the rate of fire is faster than that of a cannon.

    The biggest disadvantage is that the gap tolerance between the sub-cannon and the barrel is large, causing leakage of gunpowder gas, so the range and power are insufficient.

    " However, a large Folang machine weighing seven to eight hundred kilograms, under the control of Hu Shouren, can smash a Trojan horse a mile away. Its combat effectiveness is already very impressive.

    The small Fo Lang machine weighs less than ten kilograms and is equipped with five to nine sub-cannons loaded with shotguns, making it very suitable for mobile combat firepower.

    But for Qi Jiajun, the Tiger Crouching Cannon, which is also lightweight, has a longer range and is more powerful, is a more ideal mobile warfare partner.

    When everyone saw the two-foot-long cannon fixed on the ground with large iron nails, the shotgun fired instantly knocked down a dozen straw men a mile away, and they were all horrified.

    Wang Wuyang and others were frightened. They didn¡¯t expect there to be such a vicious weapon in the world

    Only Zhao Shizhen was jumping up and down with excitement, wishing he could rush up and kiss the tiger squatting cannon.

    As for the power of the general's cannon, it was even more frightening. Once it went down, it directly blew up the opposite mountain wall into rubble.

    But the cannon, which is nearly four feet tall and weighs more than two thousand kilograms, seems to be only useful for defending the city.

    If used in field operations, it would be enough to become a logistical nightmare

    ??~~

    After all the weapons prepared were demonstrated, Qi Jiguang looked at Zhao Hao expectantly, waiting for him to have good suggestions.

    "I do have a few ideas" Zhao Hao was shocked to the point where his ears were buzzing, and he still pretended to mutter: "But you have to try it to know, otherwise you won't be able to tell."

    "Of course." Qi Jiguang said with deep understanding: "The general has also tinkered with some things, and he has figured them out bit by bit. Until he really succeeds, he really doesn't know which idea is right."

    Zhao Haoxin said that it was because, General Qi, you were too cautious, which happened to be the opposite for me.

    I know which idea is right, but I may not be able to figure it out

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