After a few days of leisurely staying at home, the "injury" on Li Xiu's body was finally almost healed.

In the meantime, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau came and informed him that the enhanced version of the bird gun had been made. Li Xiu was very excited, and immediately said that he would go to see it in two days.

Although I rested at home for a few days, everything was done by someone else, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.

This morning, Li Xiu got up from the kang and looked at Wang Bing, who was still asleep, and snickered in his heart. is not as good as her, but the kung fu in this area is more than enough to treat her.

Leaning over and kissing the beauty lightly on the forehead, Li Xiu went to practice in the morning.

After having breakfast with Yang Yuxuan, Li Xiu went straight to the Ordnance Bureau.

Looking at the newly developed bird gun about two meters long, Li Xiu was very excited, and the ambassador next to him was giving him a detailed explanation: "My lord, this gun has been improved, and now the range can reach one hundred and twenty steps, and one stick of incense can shoot eight shots."

One hundred and twenty steps? That's 60 meters.

Eight shots in five minutes? A little less.

Li Xiu frowned and said, "The range is still not far enough, and the launch is too slow, can I try the power?" ”

"No adults!"

The ambassador was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Although this bird gun is made of fine iron, it should not be blown up, but the operation steps are cumbersome, and it is easy to hurt the eyes when you point it, so don't risk yourself." ”

Status? Am I a papier-mâché?

Putting yourself at risk? Is it so scary?

Li Xiu listened to him rambling a lot, and regarded this gun as if he was going to the battlefield, and he wondered in his heart. He glanced at the ambassador and said, "How do you know how powerful it is if you don't try it?" ”

The ambassador refused to agree to live or die, and let Li Xiu test the gun.

If Lord Zhenfu had an accident trying to shoot a gun, wouldn't he have suffered with it?

A few days ago, the matter of Chongmen had already spread in the capital. Because of this incident, the old Zhang Ge of the current dynasty lost his official position, which shows the status of this Zhenfu Lord in the emperor's mind. How can he put himself in danger as a mere official?

Li Xiu is so depressed, aren't I just playing to rob?

For this kind of firearm of the Ming Dynasty, Li Xiu really wanted to experience it for himself and hit two shots.

In the end, the ambassador was so bad that Li Xiu was willing to give up. The ordnance bureau had to test the gun while the craftsman who developed the bird gun himself.

Naturally, the location of the test gun could not be chosen in the Ordnance Bureau. The ambassador led him to a compound far away from the Ordnance Bureau.

The bird gun is composed of a barrel, a powder pool, a bolt, a front sight, a gun handle, etc.

When used, through the pre-fired arquebus and the bolt, the compacted gunpowder in the ignition powder pool of the arquebus is driven, and the lead bullet in the barrel is ejected with the explosive force of gunpowder gas, killing and injuring the enemy.

The warsmith himself was an expert in this area, and he was quite skilled in this tedious process of firing the gun. He skillfully carried out a series of operations, and Li Xiu was dazzled for a while.

This Ming Dynasty bird gun is much more complicated than imagined.

Li Xiu also thought that this bird gun, like the rifles of later generations, pulled the trigger and fired. After seeing it, he understood why the bird gun was so slow.

I saw that the warmaker poured the gunpowder from the canister into the tube, and then poured the gunpowder from the mouth of the gun into the gun, and then pressed the fire, loaded the ammunition, and loaded the fire rope after a series of operations, and then the preparation was completed.

Li Xiu thought that if he went to get it himself, because he was not skilled, it was estimated that a stick of incense could be fired twice.

The warsmith lit the arquebus, then raised the bird gun with both hands, and through the crosshair at the front end of the barrel, aimed at a stake in front of him, and closed his eyes as he pulled the bolt.

Well, you don't need anything to protect your eyes, you don't need anything bright, you just need to close it

"Bang"

After a dull thud, it hit a stake sixty meters away.

Next, there is another series of preparations, because each tube can only be fired once.

In fact, Li Xiu was very dissatisfied with such a cumbersome process of starting a gun. But at this time, the technology was like this, and he specially asked the ambassador and the warmaker who developed the bird gun, and it was tantamount to fantasy to think of a way to launch without relying on the arquebus.

Since it had to be ignited before it could be used, Li Xiu was helpless, and he turned to ask the military craftsman: "Can you increase the range a little?" ”

The warsmith replied: "If the firing range is increased, the medicine will be lengthened, and the body of this gun will also be lengthened, and the weight will inevitably increase, and I am afraid that it will not be conducive to marching and fighting." ”

When Li Xiu heard this, he took the bird gun from his hand and tried the amount in his hand, which was indeed very heavy. If it is lengthened, I am afraid that the sergeant will have a hard time holding it.

After pondering for a while, Li Xiu said: "This is just right, and it can't be aggravated." You try again and see if you can add some range by other means. At that time, the official intends to make a statement to His Majesty that the Shenji Battalion will be equipped with this gun, and its combat power will inevitably increase greatly. ”

When the ambassador heard this, he said loudly: "My lord doesn't know, now that the imperial court's military budget is tight, the cost of this gun is too high, and it is very difficult to implement it in the army. ”

Li Xiu was stunned when he heard this, how could he forget this stubble?

Zhu Youzhen is so poor, although his proposal is good, I am afraid it will not be easy to be adopted.

Li Xiu asked quietly, "What is the status of the firearms in this Divine Machine Battalion now?" ”

The ambassador thought for a moment before he said: "The infantry of the Shenji Battalion has a previous bird gun, and there are all kinds of firearms in the rest, and the details are inconvenient for the lower officials to disclose." ”

It is true that this kind of problem of the establishment of the battalion cannot be leaked out casually.

Li Xiu nodded in understanding.

After seeing the newly developed bird gun, Li Xiu already had other ways to increase the launch speed.

The cumbersome operation steps are the main reason for this defect. When the technology cannot be changed for the time being, such shortcomings can be made up for through the cooperation of soldiers.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the general Mu Ying once improved a shooting method called the three-stage attack because of the defect of the slow firing of the firearm. This kind of combat method is very feasible. It's just that I don't know if the current Shenji Battalion still uses this tactic.

It's not that Li Xiu is biased, but the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty is really disappointing.

"In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng attacked the Beijing division, and the Beijing army went out of the palace, without fighting, and returned defeated when he heard the sound of artillery."

When you see such a record, do you still think that the three major battalions of the Gongwei Jing Division are the elite army of the Ming Dynasty?

Li Xiu knew that if he could practice the three-stage attack well, the standing strength of the Shenji Battalion would be greatly improved, which was inevitable. Of course, the premise is that he can intervene in the Shenji Battalion.

I came out and looked at the sky, and it was noon.

Li Xiu remembered that he still owed someone a painting. I don't have anything important to do now, so I'll go and paint a picture for Luo Yanran. (To be continued.) )

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