However, there is still a problem in the results of this test launch, that is, they have not yet tested the maximum charge of this new type of bird gun, and the larger the charge, the higher the muzzle velocity of the projectile, the farther the firing range, and the greater the lethality.

However, because this bird gun is still newly made, no one dares to load too much gunpowder, so Xiao Tianjian can take this risk, so whether the power can be enhanced, the big guy is not very clear for the time being.

However, the shortcomings of this new type of bird gun are also exposed, that is, the gun tube is a little too long, and the weight is too large, Xiao Tianjian also believes that it is impossible for the skilled craftsmen of this era not to realize the relationship between caliber, charge and range, and power, and the reason why those capable people in the Ming Dynasty such as Xu Guangqi did not do this, it is estimated that it is also because of the problems of the soldier's handling of the bird gun and the accompanying line, the bird gun will be basically set at eight to twelve millimeters, and the weight is about seven or eight catties, and the bird gun is not made bigger and heavier. And Xiao Tianjian is a firepower winner, he doesn't care about so many problems, the weight of twelve catties, although a bit heavy, but it is not a key problem that affects the soldiers' carrying or operation, he believes that through long-term rigorous training, and good food, his firecrackers can solve these problems.

And what he wants is to output more firepower than the enemy, fire before the enemy, and to achieve effective killing, at least to be able to suppress the enemy's main individual long-range weapons, and always maintain the advantage of the Xingtian Army in terms of firepower, only in this way can the Xingtian Army effectively kill the enemy, but also reduce its own casualties.

As for the difficulty of aiming this kind of bird-gun gun, the fishtail butt they now use has been offset to a certain extent, and if they want to further improve the shooting accuracy of the gunners, in addition to strict training, he has a very simple and effective attention.

"This bird gun is indeed a bit long, and it is a little heavy, for a big man like me, if you have enough strength, it is not a big problem, for us ordinary firecrackers, it is still a bit heavy, the power is up, but the head is down, this is not good! So be it! Let the carpenters add a collapsible wooden stick underneath the body of the spear when making this bird gun, so as to make it of the hardest wood, to make sure that it is stronger, and when the gun is aiming, you can put down the wooden stick and put the pestle on the ground, so that the firecrackers can rely on the wooden stick below to aim, I think in that case, if anyone still says that the support is not stable, then he can directly go to sweep the pigsty! Hehe! Xiao Tianjian couldn't put it down, looked at the new-style bird gun in his hand, squatted down, took a small branch, drew a rough shape on the ground, and proposed to Yang Changshou.

Yang Changshou immediately nodded and smiled: "The general is really wise, I have thought of this method in the past two days, but I have not thought of it as ingenious as the general, we just started thinking about equipping each firecracker with a short fork, you can put the bird gun on the fork to aim, in that case, you can also aim more accurately!" But compared to the general's method, the method we came up with is a little too stupid! The general's method is good, usually the pole is closed into the groove of the gun body, and when it is used, it is open to the ground, this method is much simpler, and it does not affect the musketeers to bring another knife! Hehe! ”

Xiao Tianjian secretly sweated, where is his great wisdom! He just saw a picture of a Western heavy arquebus in this era on the Internet in later generations, and the Western heavy arquebus, also took the method of expanding the caliber, extending the barrel, increasing the charge, the weight exceeded twenty pounds, for the tall Europeans, they could not aim according to the gun, let alone the short and thin Chinese of this era, so he could not make the bird as perverted as the Western heavy arquebus, only within the range of bearing, increase the caliber and weight of the bird, Anyway, his main opponent now is not a Westerner, but an official or a peer, if one day, he can face the Tartars of the East, for those barbarians who only know how to hold on to their bows and arrows, his current new bird gun is enough for them to drink a pot.

However, Xiao Tianjian is thick-skinned enough to withstand such praise from others, after all, at this time, the patent owner will not come to him to ask for patent fees, so he accepted it and continued to pretend to be wise.

"Hugh wants to praise me, I'm like you, I'm not necessarily much smarter, I just like to think more, as long as you think more about something, there is nothing that can't be solved! I think this type of bird gun has basically achieved the purpose I wanted, and it should be ready for mass production! Various molds can also be prepared in large quantities!

In addition, don't pity it for this bird gun, from tomorrow, carry out destructive tests on it, constantly increase the amount of charge, see how much gunpowder, in order to make it explode, and then determine a suitable charge, which can not only ensure the power of play, but also ensure the safety of our firecrackers, in short, to give full play to the power of this bird gun, so that whoever meets us, will suffer! After Xiao Tianjian was modest, he explained to Yang Changshou again.

Yang Changshou naturally nodded immediately and respectfully agreed, saying that he would do it immediately from tomorrow.

Then Xiao Tianjian asked: "The kind of short blade that I asked you to build that can be equipped on the bird gun, although I built some at the beginning, but then we left Tianlong Village, this matter was shelved, and now we have our own place, we want iron and iron, do you want to continue to do this?" ”

Yang Changshou immediately replied with a smile: "General, please rest assured, this matter is in your heart!" Can't forget! We are also thinking about how to make this kind of short blade, which can be pressed on the mouth of the gun without affecting the release of the gun, and it should be simple and strong, and it cannot fall off easily! ”

Xiao Tianjian immediately shook his head and said: "You don't have to be difficult about this matter, I'll go back and draw a picture for you, you can get it according to my method, this new type of bird gun, the length is long enough, plus the short blade, it is estimated that it is similar to the short spear, in this way, our fire gunner, once it comes to a critical moment, put the short blade on the gun, it is a group of short spearmen, as long as the enemy is not a spear, they will still suffer!" At least the firecracker also has the ability to protect himself, and he doesn't have to lose the guy as soon as he finishes the gun! ”

"But General, this new bird gun is too heavy, can the firecracker dance?" Yang Changshou asked Xiao Tianjian with some hesitation.

Xiao Tianjian stood up, held the bird gun in both hands, took half a step forward with his left foot, bent his knees and quickly picked up the bird gun, and made a stabbing movement forward, although the bird gun was not yet equipped with a bayonet, but in his hand, a swift spur still made people feel irresistible.

Then Xiao Tianjian made a few simple movements, or stabbed, or teased, or smashed, which dazzled several craftsmen, and then he restrained his body and put the shoulder rest of the bird on the ground.

"With this thing, no fancy tricks, it's a simple stab, as long as you practice this trick, when you line up in a queue, you can collectively stab forward, and the power is quite large, if it's really broken up, just a group of three, back to back, you can take care of the front and back, if the opponent is using a knife, a few people may not be able to gnaw them! If you really can't do it, this guy is so heavy, and if he smashes it, it's not much worse than an iron rod, as long as he smashes it, he can break people's tendons and bones! What's more, there is also this butt, when you are in close combat, if you miss a stab, if you let the opponent get close, you will use the butt to smash the opponent, which is enough for the opponent to drink a pot! In short, with just a few simple actions, no one can underestimate the power of the firecracker! ”

Before the invention of the machine gun, the formed musketeers, with bayonets, were a group of pikemen, lined up in dense arrays, and shot the enemy with a row of guns at a distance, and bayonets were put on the bayonets at close range, and the power of killing the enemy with bayonets was quite huge.

As long as you don't panic in battle, when facing the enemy, the lethality is quite large, until the time of the first or second war, the tactics of fighting bayonets will often be used, and even often affect the development of the war situation.

And this new type of bird gun is indeed too heavy, and it is a little difficult to fight with a bayonet, but it is not a problem to stab quickly, not to mention that his Xingtian Army originally paid attention to team cooperation, thinking about thousands of musketeers with bayonets, stabbing at the enemy together, it will also make people tremble.

After everyone watched Xiao Tianjian's demonstration, Tietou and his guards also took over the new-style bird gun, held it heavily in their hands, and followed the gesture of several stabs, and nodded that although it was a little heavier, but after installing the short blade, the assassination was still no problem, so Yang Changshou and other craftsmen had nothing to hesitate.

Because Xiao Tianjian said that only soldiers know what they want most, craftsmen build weapons for soldiers to use, so what soldiers want is what they need to build, and Xiao Tianjian, as the leader of the Xingtian Army, naturally knows very well what weapons to give to the generals.

After doing this, Xiao Tianjian left the Tiezuo area, and returned to the front camping area with Tietou, Zhang Chao and others, because of the breakthrough progress of the new bird gun, Xiao Tianjian was very happy today, and the special brigadier took out a few jars of wine from the stock, and distributed it, so that the craftsmen here could rest for a night, and Zhang Chao added meat dishes to everyone, so that the big guys could drink some wine and relax, some time ago when they killed Feng Tiancheng and the two bandits, they killed some horses of the other party, Now that the meat has been distributed and stockpiled, it is not a shortage of meat.

And for the matter of being able to eat meat, everyone here is very happy, everyone knows that it is not easy to eat meat in this era, so everyone is very happy, and there is also laughter and laughter in Shuangfeng Village.

And Xiao Tianjian also personally summoned several main persons in charge of the craftsman camp, arranged a few simple drinks and dishes in the simple house, and drank with them, which also made the highly nervous mood relax in the past few months.