Daming fire gun, the principle is similar to the Hongyi cannon, are front-loading smoothbore fire door ignition shooting, the fire gun is mostly made of copper, the inner chamber is trumpet-shaped, the barrel appears thin and too short, compared with the Hongyi cannon, the fire gun is very small, the fire and powder gas sealing is not good, so the range is short, easy to overheat, the rate of fire is slow, although it is not easy to blow up the chamber with copper as the material, but the cost is higher, and the copper is soft, each shot will cause the gun chamber to expand, the shooting accuracy and range drop very quickly, as a weapon The life is too short, The only advantage is the low weight. In front of the Hongyi cannon, which weighs thousands of pounds at every turn, the fire gun is really "a small witch".

Ding Sanpao finished introducing the firecrackers on the wooden frame one by one, and after looking at it carefully for a while, King Xin looked at Xue Fengxiang and asked:

"What is the current stock of Vulcan guns? How many troops have already been equipped? ”

Xue Fengxiang pondered and replied: "At present, there are 3,000 Vulcan guns in the warehouse, and about 20,000 are equipped in the army. ”

"Hmmm! The Vulcan gun should not be produced for the time being, after the general is redressed, it will be left for the use of the soldiers defending the city in the mainland, and some of the ones that should be eliminated will be eliminated, and they will be piled up here to occupy space, it is better to melt the production of new flintlock guns" King Xin was very satisfied, and then said: "The lethality of that continuous fire 'arrow' bullet is too weak, it needs to be improved, and it has great potential; The principle of the guns is much the same, try to develop a repeating flintlock pistol, which can be of great use against the Manchurian cavalry! ”

When Xue Fengxiang and Ding Sanpao heard this, they all nodded in agreement, and the old firearms in the warehouse should indeed be eliminated;

As early as the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, firearms have developed to the peak, no less than Westerners' firearms; In the late Wanli period, the decline of national strength, coupled with the continuous natural and man-made disasters, led to a deficit in the national treasury, and most of the military factories were closed one after another, leaving only Wang Gong Factory.

After King Xin experienced the dream, for him who had already predicted the future, he would never allow the Manchus to rule the Ming Dynasty, and cut off the history of the development of firearms that the Ming Empire had worked hard for several generations, and there was a historical and catastrophic fault.

After experiencing the dream world, King Xin vowed to work hard in this life, and to spend his whole life blocking the Manchurian invasion of the Ming Dynasty and destroying this history, even if he was shattered, he would never let the tragedy of history repeat!

Then, the two led King Shin to check the artillery, which mainly includes three types of artillery: the red-coat cannon, the tiger squat cannon and the breech-up cannon of the Franco!

The red-coat cannon, known as the general cannon, is made by introducing Western Dutch technology, with cannon lugs and sights, which can adjust the firing range, the gun weighs about 1.6 tons, and the ultimate firing range can reach 1900 meters.

In the great victory of Ningyuan, Yuan Chonghuan finally relied on the red-clothed cannon to defeat the Houjin Manchurian people, and won the victory of the battle of Ningyuan.

The red-coated cannon was introduced into the Ming Dynasty in the later period, also known as the Hongyi cannon, the Hongyi is a metaphor for the Western red-haired Dutch, so some people think that the Hongyi cannon is imported from the Westerners in the Netherlands, and the Ming Dynasty will all the front-loading smoothbore cannons imported from the Westerners are called the Hongyi cannon.

Many officials believe in superstition, in the 'Hongyi cannon' covered with red cloth, so called "red cannon", later, Zheng Chenggong was ordered to recover Taiwan, and the Dutch went to war, the two countries were at odds, this time to break off diplomatic relations;

During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, through the Portuguese in Macao, the Portuguese sold the British carrier-based Franc machine to the Ming Dynasty, that is, the breech canon. Shells.

breech cannon. The projectile uses a flowering cannon with a shell. bullet, the Ming Dynasty was equipped with more than 3,800 troops, and for a time, the Ming Dynasty's military strength reached its peak and was subdued in all directions.

Cannon. The projectile is equipped with a crosshair gate, with an effective firing range of up to 500 meters, and an elevation angle of 45 degrees, with a firing range of 1,000 meters; Large cannon. The cannon body is 2.5 meters, the medium cannon cannon body is 1.5 meters, and the small cannon cannon body is 1 meter.

Tiger squat cannon, the cannon body by increasing the hoop ring to prevent the explosion of the chamber, in General Qi Jiguang's fight against the Japanese invaders, the most commonly used firearm in the army, the tiger squat cannon barrel is thin, light and easy to carry and maneuver, the firing range is not far, very suitable for field mountain operations, mobile and flexible, because it is a front-loading launch, can be launched at a large elevation angle.

After looking at the artillery, King Shin was very satisfied, the fly in the ointment, now the treasury is empty, and the bullets. The storage of medicine was insufficient, so under the guidance of Xue Fengxiang Ding Sanpao, he came to the ammunition depot to check out!

"Your Highness, this is our own self-developed 'Flowering Cannon. Shell', a *** shell contains 500 grains of iron sand, the killing radius is about 30 meters, and it is a special cannon. Shells. Ding Sanpao explained.

King Xin was very happy when he heard this, this is a big killer, an important factor that will dominate the pattern of war in the future, so he said: "This kind of cannon. The ammunition must be produced as soon as possible, and it is strictly controlled as a senior secret of Wang Gong Factory, and without my permission, it is not allowed to leak or leave the warehouse without authorization, understand? ”

"My subordinates understand!" The two of them answered in unison.

Subsequently, I looked at **and**, the practicality is not too big, restricted by many factors, it is necessary to put the fuse into the open bamboo, and ignite the fuse to detonate ** when it is critical, however, it is better than nothing;

In the end, I watched the '10,000 enemies' kill and burn. Burn bombs, extremely lethal explosions. The firearm, weighing about 80 catties, the outer skin is made of mud, mainly used for defending the city, after ignition, it is put into the siege of the enemy army from top to bottom, and it is a sea of fire in an instant, which can be described as a sharp weapon for defending the city.

After getting out of the ammunition and ammunition depot, King Shin said solemnly: "The root of the problem now is that the purity of the gunpowder is insufficient, which leads to the lack of thrust for the instantaneous explosion of the firearm, so the range is greatly reduced."

"Your Highness?" Ding Sanpao was puzzled.

"You have to find a way to solve the procurement of saltpeter, the raw material for gunpowder, and find saltpeter ore with higher purity, and you can't blindly use ordinary saltpeter to produce gunpowder, and secondly, you see!" King Xin pointed to the 'red-coated cannon' and said: "This 'red-coated cannon' is too bulky in size, the battlefield flexibility is poor, and the survivability is small, so it can only be used as a city defense and shore artillery!" ”

The two of them listened and thought and nodded their heads.

"Three cannons, melt all the existing old cast iron firearms, and refine high-density steel, I have a lot of use." King Xin looked at Xue Fengxiang and asked, "Have you made the drawings that were given to you before?" ”

"Your Highness! It's done, and the subordinates are going to get it! ”

Now, even King Xin himself can't believe that he has used the knowledge in the dream realm so skillfully, and he is speaking out without thinking, and even the tone and character of his speech are also changing subtly.

Leaning slightly, Xue Fengxiang took a pair of stainless steel made of 'skeleton', King Xin looked at it, and checked it with his hand, about twenty pounds, so he put it on and tried it, kicked his feet hard, and his body rushed forward five or six meters, and he was stunned Xue Fengxiang and Ding Sanpao, but he didn't expect such a small set of 'skeleton skeleton' to be so magical!

King Xin shook his head and retreated the 'skeleton', obviously not too satisfied, Xue Fengxiang hurriedly asked, "Is Your Highness dissatisfied?" ”

"Well, this pair of robotic arms is too heavy, you can reduce it by half, make another 200 pairs according to this, let the craftsmen work overtime to make it, I have an urgent use, and it will be sent to the palace in three days, can it be done?"

When Xue Fengxiang heard this, he hesitated and said, "It should be no problem, I'll try my best!" ”

King Xin looked at Xue Fengxiang and continued: "Make me another 100 pairs of 'Zhuge Repeater', each pair is equipped with 30 crossbow arrows, and send them to the palace together, in addition, the size of the 'Zhuge Repeater' will be reduced to be able to shoot with one hand, which is convenient for hiding and carrying, and the push arm will be changed to stainless steel, and the crossbow string will be made of stainless steel wire to improve the lethality and range!" ”

Zhuge crossbow, developed by Zhuge Shenhou at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is an important lethality weapon for short-term combat in the cold weapon period, used for infiltration operations and guarding behind enemy lines, it is a very good weapon, and has been inherited for more than 1,000 years, indicating that the value of the crossbow is extremely high!

Next, Xinwang inspected the military workshop of Wang Gong factory, since the fire and pharmacy moved to Wang Gong factory, as the only preserved military industry department of the Ming Dynasty, inherited the history of military development for more than 200 years, the system is perfect, the key is to retain more than 2,000 old military craftsmen, they are the treasure of the Ming Dynasty, therefore, Xinwang made a special request, whether in terms of food or salary, the treatment of craftsmen in Daming can be described as the top; Therefore, these old military workers are very hard-working, and under the leadership of Xue Fengxiang and Ding Sanpao, they are thriving, and their R&D and innovation capabilities are constantly improving.

King Xin told Xue Fengxiang that military production must use a generation, a generation of research and development, and a generation of fantasy, and encourage the old military industry to be brave in innovation and dare to imagine, even if the fantasy can one day soar in the sky, or even travel in the distant starry sky, it is not impossible, as long as you dare to think, the wish can be realized, and the Ming Dynasty can go further!

Xue Fengxiang and Ding Sanpao looked at each other, their eyes were full of incredulity! Because, their teacher, Xu Guangqi, used to encourage them in the same way.