Chapter 43: Heading North
Zhang Chuxun handed the handcuff to Yang He, and he said: "Wait for the small one to make a yin-yang machine, and the handcuff will not be afraid of wind and rain when pouring medicine." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
Yang He took a closer look and secretly praised Zhang Chuxun's skills, although good materials are also indispensable.
He smiled: "You don't have to use a yin-yang machine. β
He saw that there seemed to be a pile of chickens, ducks and goose feathers in front of the hall, and immediately said, "Is this a duck feather or a goose feather?" β
Zhang Chugong was a little strange, but he still said: "Back to Xianggong, this is goose feathers." β
He explained a little that a few days ago, a village bought a few spearheads from them, because the exchange of materials was not enough, and they also brought a goose to pay, and then the three brothers feasted.
Yang He went over to pick up some goose feathers, and Minister Yang also helped pick them up together, and muttered: "Don't be stunned, help pick them up together." β
Everyone hurriedly stepped forward and helped, Yang He took a few goose feathers in his hand, and after a long drought and no rain, these goose feathers were quite dry.
He asked Zhang Chugong for some primers, Zhang Chugong looked quite puzzled, Zhang Chujing touched his head even more, he didn't understand what Yang Xianggong was going to do, only Zhang Chuxun's eyes lit up.
Yang He used a dagger to cut a selected goose feather into two pieces, compared the length of the feather, and then slightly sharpened, poured the coarse end full of primer, and then put the thin end on the sleeve tightly, and sharpened it with the dagger to make it sharper.
Finally, Yang He stuffed the goose feather primer tube into the hole of the fire door nest, and he pulled the hammer to the maximum position to be fired, and then pulled the plate machine.
"Smack!"
The hammer flint slashed down from the side of the fire sickle, and as the hammer fell into the nest of the fire door, the same large stream of smoke rose with the flames, and the fire was also successful!
"This ......"
Zhang Chugong and Zhang Zhujing were both a little dumbfounded, Minister Yang and others applauded loudly, and Zhang Chuxun's eyes brightened.
Yang He smiled, whether it is chickens, ducks and goose feathers, they are very flammable, and some slight sparks will ignite, especially when the primer is installed inside, and a large number of hot iron filings are brought down after the flint is scraped. That's no different from falling directly into the primer.
And with this goose feather primer tube, standardization is produced unconsciously, which can avoid sometimes pouring too much or too little.
The wind must not be afraid, even if it sometimes rains, this goose feather primer tube will not be afraid of wetting the gunpowder inside, so it can be said that it moves several times in one fell swoop.
Especially with the goose feather primer tube, the kind of automatic opening and closing of the yin-yang machine is not needed, saving a difficult step part.
"Xianggong's wisdom is amazing, I waited for day and night to see this goose feather tube, but I didn't think of using primer."
Zhang Zhugong was impressed, and Zhang Zhujing also looked at Yang He again and again, constantly scratching his head.
And Yang He pierced the window paper, and they were suddenly inspired.
Zhang Chujing said excitedly: "It can be used on the Winged Tiger Gun, so there is no need for a lead." β
Zhang Chuxun said: "Big brother's bird can also be used." β
Zhang Chugong nodded excitedly, the charge of the Winged Tiger Gun is no different from that of the Three-Eyed Gun, both of which are poured by the fire door, so that when the primer is rotated, it is easy to scatter, or it is blown away by the wind, or it is wet by some rain. In order to avoid the problem of the primer scattering, they had to tighten the charge when it was loaded, and even put the lead wire into the fire door.
This is very troublesome, not to mention, the lead is easy to harden, and the ignition is easy to extinguish, just like the firecrackers of later generations often fail to ignite.
Now, just plug a goose feather primer tube, not to mention that it will not be blown away by the wind, let alone sprinkled off, and even not afraid of some light rain.
In particular, their bird guns and winged tiger guns belong to the open flame of the arquebus, so they are not afraid of the problem of ignition or not.
Han Guan'er's eyes lit up beside him, this goose feather medicine tube was just used on his three-eyed gun, which was too convenient and practical.
Yan Dezheng and others were also impressed, Yang Xianggong had ordered to pay attention to collecting all kinds of chickens, ducks and goose feathers along the way, and they had been unsure why, it was originally used here.
Although Zhang Chugong's bird gun has the part of the yin and yang machine, it can also use the goose feather medicine tube to pour medicine into the fire gate nest, which is completely different from the convenience of directly stuffing a goose feather medicine tube.
It is also easier to keep than the next, even if you make the bird gun in the future, you can also save the step of yin and yang machine.
The three brothers discussed with Yang He that if the bird is a bird, the goose feather medicine tube is used on the self-generated fire gun, and the fire door nest should be deeper, so that if it is grooved, all the hot iron filings scraped off will fall into the groove, so that it is convenient to ignite the goose feather medicine tube inside.
In the discussion, everyone also felt that this goose feather primer tube is not without drawbacks, such as it is not easy to collect now, and the size of the medicine tube must be appropriate, otherwise it is too big, and it will be difficult for the goose feather primer tube to be stuffed into the fire door.
Yang He asked Zhang Zhugong if he had oiled paper, and Zhang Zhugong's eyes lit up and said, "Xianggong wants?" β
He took the oil paper, and also took the lead bullet gunpowder according to his words, Yang He looked at it, Zhang Chugong's gunpowder is very good, it belongs to willow ash gunpowder.
He carefully looked at his handcuffs, selected a certain amount of gunpowder, and then selected a closed buckshot, and then circled it into a paper tube, which became a fixed cartridge ammunition.
Everyone watched closely, not knowing what surprises Yang Xianggong had.
A thoughtful look flashed in Zhang Zhugong's eyes: "This is?" β
He glanced at his fourth brother Zhang Chuxun, Zhang Chuxun nodded at him, and then Zhang Chugong's eyes also brightened.
That Zhang Jing scratched his ears and cheeks, and was excited, and Yang He pierced another layer of window paper, making him think of a possibility.
After the Qi family's army, there was a general idea of customization in the Ming army, but they still introduced medicine and hair. Shots, lead bags, etc., were used separately, and special gunpowder was made of copper or bamboo pipes, and each tube was filled with exactly one gun, and it was divided equally.
This firing step is much simplified, but it is still not as dangerous as a fixed cartridge ammunition, especially if you carry bottles and cans on your back.
Fixed-loading cartridge ammunition can be described as a leap forward in the history of firearms, allowing people to have the concept of fixed-loading ammunition for the first time.
Looking at the paper tube in his hand, Yang He nodded with satisfaction, he made another goose feather primer tube, and walked out of the temple gate.
Everyone hurriedly followed, Yang He walked a few steps in front of the big cypress tree, directly stuffed the fixed paper shell ammunition into the gun tube, stabbed it to the end with a cane, and then pulled the hammer open, and stuffed the goose feather medicine tube into the fire door.
With a snort, the sharp end of the goose feather tube pierced the paper shell and was inserted into the gunpowder tube.
Generally, the paper shell should be bitten open and poured in, but the goose feather tube can pierce the paper shell, and Yang He will be directly stuffed in, which also saves a step.
Of course, there may be slightly more residue after such a launch, and it needs to be carefully disposed of afterwards.
"Kakaka!"
Yang will pull the hammer to the maximum position to be fired, and he will aim at the cypress tree and pull the trigger.
There was a loud bang, and a large puff of thick white smoke rose out, and the big cypress tree was shattered in the firelight.
"Good!"
Minister Yang and others applauded loudly, and Brother Zhang Chugong was also full of admiration.
Yang Xianggong made them more and more incomprehensible, he seemed to know everything, just like an unfathomable sea, the more he came into contact with it, the more unfathomable he felt.
At the same time, they were very excited, just goose feather medicine tube, and now it is a fixed cartridge ammunition, and the knowledge of secrets made them in a high degree of excitement.
They eagerly gathered around to discuss with Yang He, like elementary school students seeking knowledge.
Yang He also calmly informed that the three brothers could make and use this customized paper tube ammunition, but their paper tube was only limited to their firearms, and if they were replaced by other firearms, their fixed ammunition could not be used.
For example, the pre-packaged drugs used by Yang He's handcuffs are different from theirs.
It is not that Yang He wants to collect patent fees, but that the skill standards of craftsmen are different at this time, resulting in different diameters and sizes of each gun, and the quality of each gun.
The fixed amount of gunpowder may be just right for some guns, but if you put them in some guns, there may be a danger of exploding.
Just like Zhang Zhugong and others' bird guns, winged tiger guns, they can use the same fixed medicine, but if they are put on Han Guan'er's three-eyed guns, they may explode.
Because the amount of gunpowder was too much, the quality of his firearms could not withstand this amount.
This is also the disadvantage of firearms at this time, that is, in the Qi family's army, they also select guns of comparable caliber to form a general team, and then each general and each bureau has a lead bullet mold, and makes their own lead bullets, which cannot be used by all departments, let alone promoted to the whole army, which causes great pressure on logistics.
Therefore, it is necessary to unify the standards and manufacture almost the same firearms, so that the same fixed cartridge ammunition can be used uniformly.
But even so, the three Zhang Zhugong brothers were very excited, at least their firearms could use the same fixed-fit cartridges.
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Han Daxia and Qi Youxin rushed to the mountain temple, they heard the sound of a gun in the abandoned village, thinking that something was wrong, and seeing that Yang He was safe and sound, Qi Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't get much out of the abandoned village, which had obviously been searched countless times by passing refugees, and even the doors and windows of each house were rarely left.
At this time, it was still early for lunch, and Yang He instructed Han Daxia and Qi Youxin to urge the killer team to stand in line, just like yesterday, and there was a quarter of an hour of shield practice.
After discussing the dosage of the handcuffs with Yang He, they packed five rounds of fixed paper tube ammunition for Yang He, as well as five goose feather primer tubes.
Yang He loaded one shot in his handcuff, put the hammer down and stuffed it into the left side of his belt, and put the remaining four in the left inner pocket of his cloak.
Covering up his cloak, Yang He's heart was stable, in addition to the double insertion and the horse chopping knife, he also had a powerful hot weapon.
The Zhang Zhugong brothers also packed some customized sub-medicines for their bird guns and winged tiger guns, using a unified lead and dosage.
They carefully inspected the three-eyed guns shared by Han Guan'er and Luo Xianjue, and also chose the combined lead to wrap a few rounds of fixed ammunition for them, and it can be seen that the amount of gunpowder they used was obviously much less than that of the Zhang Zhugong brothers.
If there are too many, there may be a danger of exploding.
But at the very least, they all said goodbye to the dangerous bottles and cans, and kept the goose feather medicine tubes and the fixed cartridge ammunition in their lead bags.
At this point, the combined goose feather tube is also used up.
However, because there are not many goose feather tubes, Zhang Chugong did not use goose feather primer tubes, and he has a yin and yang machine that automatically opens and closes, which can block the strong wind, and just pour the medicine into the fire nest.
At this time, there is no need for Yang He to explain, he also knows what to do, the paper tube he packed was loaded with ammunition, one end was primer, and then the hair. Shoot, and finally lead bullet, and then tie the primer side with a thin wire, bite it open, and pour it into the fire door nest.
Yang He nodded secretly, at this time, the ingenuity of the person needless to say, only need to pierce the layer of window paper.
At noon, everyone had lunch in an abandoned mansion in the abandoned village.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Hu Qiuao's brothers had an encounter, and Chen Qiuao and the four of them braved the wind and snow and rushed to the mountain temple.
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"Whew, I'm freezing to death."
As soon as Hu Cheng came in, he cursed.
Zeng Youyu beside him also cursed repeatedly: "What a fucking ghost weather." β
Behind Hu Chengyi, his younger brother Hu Yiyi shrank his hands and feet, and only Chen Qiuao kept silent.
The four of them were full of weather, frost and exhaustion, all wearing red hats, cloaks, and big packages on their backs.
Judging by their expressions, it was obvious that this trip had tormented them indistinctly.
When they came in, they all walked into the hall with a shocking chill, and after hurriedly saluting Yang He, they hurriedly gathered around the fireplace to roast the fire, and it took a while to relieve their breath.
That Hu Yiyi looked at his brother, seemed to summon up great courage, and secretly handed a wrapped thing to Yang He: "Xianggong, this teapot is for you." β
He said to his sister Ying'er beside Yang He: "Ying'er, let's play eagle and catch chickens, okay?" I play the chick. β
Hu Cheng turned his head suddenly, his face was ugly, I said why is the teapot missing, it turned out that it was secretly hidden by this kid, and then given to Yang Xianggong?
What an elbow to turn out!
Yang He smiled dumbly, looking at this teapot, the texture is very ordinary, but at least there is no lack of mouth.
He shook his head and handed it to Minister Yang to make tea.
At this time, everyone gathered in the hall, Zhang Chugong brothers, Minister Yang, Qi Youxin, Yan Dezheng, Luo Xianjue, Han Daxia father and son chatted around the fireside, but only Yang He had a chair, and the rest were either standing or sitting on the ground with some weeds under their buttocks.
and younger siblings Yang Ying and Yang Qian, who are also snuggled up to Yang He.
Yang He asked about the experience of the four people, it turned out that they immediately packed their luggage after going back, but the colder the weather, the more difficult the road to walk, and the staggered river terrain made it difficult for them to cross, so even if they were familiar with this area, they have been until now.
As everyone spoke, the heat of the fire dissipated the cold on their bodies, and the charcoal inside burned red and steamed.
Soon, everyone drank hot tea again, and their whole bodies were warm and comfortable.
Hu Zhiyi and his sister Ying'er were playing the game of eagle catching chickens, and the palladium hand had been relieved, and he smiled and spoke, and asked Brother Zhang Chugong if he had the rocket he wanted to buy.
Zhang Chugong looked at Yang He: "Xianggong? β
He immediately took refuge in Yang He, so he naturally wanted to consult Yang He's opinion.
Yang He groaned slightly: "For the time being, your brothers can decide to deal with it." β
At the moment, there is no fixed place to live, and when they settle down, the seven soldiers will also be sincerely attached, and all kinds of materials will be uniformly deployed.
Occasionally, Hu Cheng and others also saw the change of the firearms leaning against the wall, and the bottles and cans of Zhang Zhugong and the three seemed to be missing, and after asking, he and Zeng Youyu both looked at Yang He with strange eyes, and Chen Qiuao also glanced at Yang He deeply.
Yesterday, he noticed Yang He's Shangli Bow, and at this time, his eyes swept over, and his eyes still flashed with admiration.
And even Yang He, there are now a total of five archers in the army.
Needless to say, Yang He used a Shangli bow, a bow power of 158 pounds, and the top one was strong.
Minister Yang, with a seven-force bow, eighty-pound bow force.
To everyone's surprise, among the two archers of the Hu brothers, it was the timid younger brother Hu Zhiyi who used the bow more powerfully.
He used eight forces to strengthen the bow, and the bow power was close to a hundred pounds, almost reaching the standard of a medium-force bow.
The bow force used by Hu Employment is similar to that of Minister Yang, which is also a seven-force bow and an eighty-pound bow force.
In the end, it was Han Daxia who used the weakest bow, fifty pounds, which made him feel quite lost.
Minister Yang secretly comforted him that he would definitely find a good bow for him in the future.
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That night, Yang He still ordered to roast a hundred catties of horse meat and hold a bonfire feast, and then in the evening he rested with Minister Yang and his younger brothers and sisters in the mountain temple, and the rest could only spend the night in the abandoned village, after all, the temple was really not big.
However, there was no bed in the house, only a pile of grass, Minister Yang built a large bonfire, and before going to bed, Zhang Chugong and Zhang Chuxun came in, took three blankets in their hands, and said that they were used by Yang He and others to keep out the cold. They looked guilty and inconsiderate, but Yang Xianggong arrived, but he didn't even make the bed.
That night, Yang He woke up, the cold was freezing, the bonfire flickered brightly and darkly, the cold wind outside was terrible, the wind was whirring in through the gap, the flames were shaking, and the dead branches in the fire made a soft sound of "popping" from time to time.
He looked at the scholar and his younger siblings beside him, wrapped in blankets, and sleeping soundly.
Yang He opened his eyes for a while, he lifted the blanket on his body, and slowly walked to the room of the three Zhang Zhugong brothers.
There was a fire burning inside, the same pile of grass, and the three brothers got into the haystack, huddled tightly.
Yang He watched silently for a while, sighed, and retreated silently.
He wrapped the blanket tightly and hoped that when he arrived at his destination, he would have a warm bed.
Let these people who follow them also have a warm bed.
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The next morning, the crowd set out, and before they left, they had a sumptuous breakfast of porridge, and Yang He mounted his horse, still wearing a royal blue soft-footed head, a purple cocoon silk armor, and a dark red cloak of mink fur around the collar.
The cold wind split the face and degraded the muscles and bones, and from time to time there were a little snowflakes, Yang He tightened his cloak, let his younger brothers and sisters stand in the back basket, and looked at Zhang Zhugong beside him with a confused expression, and he was even more reluctant to look at the mountain temple, after all, he had lived here for a long time, but now he was leaving.
He said to Yang He: "If it goes well, you can go to the official road today." β
Yang He nodded, indeed, from Grandma Mountain to the north, this road is easy to walk.
He looked back at the team, all of them were happy, especially those baggage teams, carrying large bags and small bags of things, except for the luggage of the seven soldiers, many of them were still the equipment of the Zhang Gong brothers, Yang He told to be careful, these are treasures.
He took a breath of cold air, and the cold air hit people, penetrated into his lungs, and made people feel refreshed.
Yang He instructed Han Daxia to open the way at the front sentry, and at the same time, Hu Zhiyi, Hu Zhiyi, Zeng Youyu, and Chen Qiuao were accompanied by him, and they were all under his command.
Chen Qiuao didn't make a sound, straightened out the javelin bag behind him, and strode forward.
Hu Cheng didn't say anything, pressed the knife on his waist, and stepped forward with his younger brother.
Once met the people in the team, sighed: "There is not a single beauty." β
He carried a rocket sac on his back and a palladium on his back, and he followed.
Looking at the team again, there were still killer teams, women and children, and baggage teams lined up, and Yang He finally said, "Let's go." β
The group set off and headed north, all the way away.
In the wilderness by the mountainside, their figures slowly turned into small dots like ants, and finally disappeared.