Hearing Bi Maokang's words, Zhu Youxiao immediately became interested.

Rockets have always been something that Zhu Youxiao has always valued, but it has not had any effect for so long, which made Zhu Youxiao a little disappointed.

Unexpectedly, this time Bi Maokang still has such a magic weapon hidden.

In the land of China. One of the more famous rockets is the Fire Dragon, but it has not been used well on land.

But on the world battlefield, rockets have never withdrawn. One of the more famous rockets is the Congreve rocket.

Rockets propelled by gunpowder in the Song Dynasty were introduced to India around the Yuan or Ming Dynasty and were quickly copied and improved by the Indians.

When Britain and France invaded India, they were hit hard by Congreve rockets, so they learned from this rocket and improved it.

In the era when artillery was bulky and difficult to carry, rockets played a very important role, and were even called the soul of artillery without a gun body.

Whether it was the Anglo-French War or the Opium War, all of them had rockets. It was only later that the artillery became lighter and more powerful, and the rocket gradually withdrew from the stage of historical warfare.

However, the rocket did not completely withdraw from the arena of war, and after a long period of development, missiles were born on the basis of the rocket.

But all the people of later generations, there is no one who does not know missiles, the real great power heavy weapon - Dongfeng Express.

Although those missile fantasies can't be done now, the rocket can still be done, after all, Daming has a technical foundation, and the rocket has no technical difficulty, so it won't be too difficult to make it.

The only thing that satisfies is to install a triangular tail, so that the rocket can maintain its direction when rotating in the air, so that it will not fly around. It can also hit the target accurately.

There may be deviations, but this thing itself is a cover-type lethal weapon, and the accuracy is almost not too much of a problem.

Now that Bi Maokang said that it has been manufactured, how can Zhu Youxiao be unhappy?

"Take me to see it!" Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Maokang and said in a somewhat eager tone.

Before the artillery did not meet Zhu Youxiao's expectations, this rocket was the best substitute product. Whether it's a long-range attack or a city defense battle, it's a very awesome weapon.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help it.

Seeing His Majesty so happy, Bi Maokang's heart was even happier.

Sure enough, I guessed correctly, Your Majesty really likes this thing very much. It's not in vain that he's been doing it for so long, day and night.

So Bi Maokang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please." ”

A group of people quickly walked to the nearby shooting range.

There are five rockets, large and small, parked here, all arranged in a triangular shelf, neatly arranged.

Clearly, Bi Maokang was prepared.

Looking at the big guy in front of him, Zhu Youxiao nodded with a smile and said, "Introduction." ”

Bi Maokang nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." We made a total of five rockets, which grew from left to right. ”

"The one on the left is the smallest, only five catties, and the range is fifty zhang after ignition. The body of the rocket is iron, and when it explodes, it will produce great power, and the fragments will also have great damage. ”

"In addition, fifteen catties, twenty-five catties, thirty-five catties, and the largest fifty catties. Among them, the longest range can reach 300 zhang, and the power is extraordinary. ”

There was inevitably some smugness in Bi Maokang's tone.

These rockets were made with great effort, so naturally they need to explain them well. This is also their credit, and they will rely on this for future promotions.

"At the tail of the rocket, according to what His Majesty said, a triangular tail is installed, which can stabilize the shape of the rocket after launch, and do not deviate from the direction during rotation, so as to lock the target as much as possible and reduce the error range."

"We did a lot of experiments in this area and found the most suitable angle and the most suitable tail for the size of the rocket. After doing this, we have what we are today. ”

In this regard, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty will not have anything backward, after all, rockets have been manufactured in the land of China, coupled with the principle of the tail of the bow and arrow, there is not much difficulty in manufacturing.

The main problem is the concept and the material. Conceptually, Zhu Youxiao has already told them; In terms of materials, it has also been being developed and has never stopped, so it is not a big problem.

Now that the copper-iron alloy process of the Ming Dynasty has reached a very high level, there is no problem with the body used to cast the rocket.

Looking at the lead dragged behind the rocket, Zhu Youxiao said to Bi Maokang: "Try it right away, put two and try it." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bi Maokang hurriedly agreed.

Although it was to be released, Zhu Youxiao naturally couldn't watch it here, and he was escorted and withdrew far away.

Bi Maokang arranged for people to start releasing rockets, starting with the smallest.

Soon someone with a torch ignited a five-pound rocket.

The five-pound rocket fuse was much shorter, and the propellant was quickly ignited. Then the tail of the rocket hissed sparks and white smoke came out.

The flames burst into flames, and the rockets flew out of the launcher in an instant.

Looking at this rocket, Zhu Youxiao had a smile on his face.

The rocket swirled in the air with a red tail flame and flew towards a target not far away.

To say that it is a target is actually to draw a circle on the ground.

In the eyes of everyone, the rocket slammed into the circle with a loud bang.

The explosion instantly kicked up countless white smoke, and the surrounding dirt was also blown up, and the flames burned.

Although the power of black powder is limited, it cannot stand up to this use. Five catties of black powder are not small.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction.

That's what he wants.

"Go ahead." Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Maokang and said with a smile.

Bi Maokang nodded hurriedly and motioned to the people next to him to wave the flag.

Seeing this flag, the person next to him quickly ignited a fifteen-pound rocket.

Just like just now, the rocket burned and flew, landed with a loud bang, and the ground was once again blown up into a big crater, which was much more powerful than the five-pound rocket just now.

Although the rocket has many drawbacks, such as it can only be fired at a fixed angle, otherwise it will land early, but it will not explode; If it is launched late, it will explode in mid-air.

After all, it has not exploded on the ground, and it can only be timed by calculus, so the risk will be much greater. But seeing such power, many risks are not taken into account.

If there are a large number of them, they will fall overwhelmingly, and even if they land without exploding, they will not be delayed for too long. If you want to artificially destroy it, it is estimated that there is not enough time.

It can be said that this is a good weapon.

After the last fifty-pound rocket landed, looking at the huge crater that was blown up, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction.

Bi Maokang on the side saw that Zhu Youxiao was satisfied, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the next minister is going to make a launcher." ”

"The minister has already thought about it, and is ready to use the chariots in the army to improve, and a row of nine rockets is loaded. Ignite a fuse and all nine rockets will be fired one after the other. ”

"On the periphery of the rocket, a firing cylinder will be placed. The cylinder is already angled and cast in a standardized way. When you need to use it, you can use it by placing the rocket directly into the cylinder and igniting it, and you can use it without adjusting the angle to fire. ”

In order to increase the speed of the launch, nine rockets were fired at the same time, greatly increasing the intensity of firepower.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Maokang, and the expression on his face was very exciting.

Good fellow, worthy of a genius in firearms, at this time he had already thought of this method.

Isn't this a rocket launcher?

Use a cart with a launcher on it, nine iron pipes, and a rocket in each iron pipe; The lead wires were connected underneath and finally ignited, and nine rockets fired in a salvo.

Why does this thing feel a bit like a rocket in the future?

Of course, the difference is too far away to be the same. But nine were launched at once, and the scene should have the feeling of bombing.

Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction and said, "This idea is very good, and I will immediately put it into research." Ask people to give money, ask for money, and make it as soon as possible. After you make it, you have to report it to me immediately. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bi Maokang hurriedly agreed.

His Majesty's proposal has been taken seriously by His Majesty, which is good news. When he makes the thing, the credit will be there again.

Bi Maokang felt that the day of promotion and knighthood was not far off.

Looking at the rockets in front of him, Zhu Youxiao was a little unsatisfied, and then looked at Bi Maokang and asked, "Is there anything else you have here that I can see?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there really is something." Bi Maokang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember the hand-cranked machine gun you mentioned earlier?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "What, have you already made it?" ”

"We haven't made it yet, but we've solved the problem of the firing pin and have already made it." Bi Maokang said with some excitement: "It's just that the output is low, the cost is too high, and it is even more expensive than gold." The main reason is that the scrap rate is too high, and the materials are still unqualified. ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Youxiao said in a somewhat excited tone: "Spend as much as you want." ”

It's a really good thing, even if it's more expensive than gold, it doesn't matter how much it does. itself is a firing pin, making thousands or tens of thousands, Zhu Youxiao is willing to spend money on this.

The so-called rotary machine is actually a hand-cranked Gatling.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao was impressed by this firearm was because it did not need to use metal fixed ammunition, but paper shells to set ammunition.

The rate of fire can reach 200 rounds per minute, with either six or ten barrels. If you change to metal fixed ammunition, it can reach 1,200 rounds per minute, and this is still in the case of hand cranking.

Before the advent of the Maxim machine gun, the hand-cranked Gatling was a bug.

Zhu Youxiao once mentioned it to Bi Maokang, but he didn't expect them to really try to do it, and they actually got the firing pin out!

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