Chapter 67: Principles of Artillery
Fortunately, with Li Xiang's guidance, Emperor Lizong aimed at the target and decisively pulled the trigger, only to hear a bang, the muzzle of the gun jumped, and a puff of green smoke rose from the muzzle, and then there was an extra hole on the screen, the bullet did not hit the position of the peony flower, but hit the wood next to it, and pierced a hole in the wood about an inch thick, but the bullet did not know where to fly. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Such a big movement, immediately attracted more than a dozen internal guards, as well as frightened internal attendants, the previous eunuch ran in, I don't know what happened, the sound was too loud, like thunder, these people are worried about the emperor's safety, after all, if the emperor has an accident, then they all have to be buried together.
Emperor Lizong was also very surprised, the recoil of the gun was extremely large, and the power of the gun was really great, although it did not hit the target, but it did not deviate too far, he knew in his heart that this bullet could definitely kill people! If he encounters an assassin in the future, he can use a gun to protect himself, and get such a treasure, Emperor Lizong is naturally very happy, and when he saw that all the masters of the Great Inner Department also ran in, and all of them knelt on the ground, he laughed and said, "I'm fine!" Arise, all of you. ”
After the eunuch got up, he saw the emperor and Li Kang and his son standing intimately together, nothing happened, but the emperor still had a thing in his hand, fortunately it was fine, although I don't know what was ringing just now, but the eunuch also knew that Li Kang and his son were in the eyes of the emperor, and the future was just around the corner, the eunuch hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I'm scared to death of the slave!" What was it just now, it was as loud as thunder! ”
Emperor Lizong proudly raised the pistol in his hand and said with a smile: "From now on, this musket is my treasure, just now I personally tried the musket, don't be nervous!" However, no one is allowed to spread the word about the musket, understand? ”
The eunuch and the guards hurriedly claimed that it was.
Emperor Lizong said again: "Okay, there is nothing for you here. Well, pass on my will, let the two Aiqing of the Ordnance Supervisor come to see me, go quickly! ”
The eunuch hurriedly retreated, and the guards were worried when they saw Bai, but fortunately, the emperor was okay and also retreated.
Emperor Lizong smiled and said: "Two Aiqing, you accompany me to talk for a while, and when the two weapons supervisors arrive, you will discuss the production of the tiger squat cannon in detail, I can't wait to build this kind of cannon immediately and equip my Great Song army as soon as possible!" ”
Li Xiang nodded and said: "The emperor's mood, Weichen fully understands, but the production of this kind of artillery cannons should not be rushed, you have to take your time, after all, it is a brand new thing." ”
Accompanied Emperor Lizong to talk for an hour, and at this time, the chief and deputy chief of the ordnance supervisor finally came.
The main position of the ordnance supervisor is named Wang Daquan, and the deputy young eunuch is named Shen Rong, and the two of them saw that the emperor and Li Kang and his son were talking intimately, and they were also extremely puzzled, because this kind of treatment is not something ordinary people can have, and when the two of them knelt down to worship the emperor and got the emperor's permission, they stood aside tremblingly, and listened to the emperor explain the reason for summoning them.
As soon as they heard that it was for something called the Tiger Squat Cannon, the two became interested, after all, they were specifically responsible for weapons, and in recent years, the Great Song Dynasty has also attached great importance to firearms, so when they saw Li Xiang's design drawing of the Tiger Squat Cannon, they immediately knew that this was a great invention.
Emperor Lizong smiled and said, "Wang Aiqing, Shen Aiqing, what do you two think of this tiger squatting cannon?" How much stronger than your rockets, poison balls, and thunderbolts? ”
Wang Daquan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this thing is very good!" Wei Chen felt that this tiger squat cannon was more than ten times stronger than the best firearms in the Great Song Dynasty now. The farthest Divine Arm Bow could shoot arrows as many as 300 paces, but they were all curved shots. If this kind of cannon can really shoot 200 paces away, and 800 paces away when it is large, then after our army is equipped, it will definitely be able to sweep the world and be invincible! ”
Emperor Lizong smiled and said: "Well said, this is exactly the purpose of I asked you to come, this cannon was designed by Xiao Li Aiqing, you can have a good exchange." ”
Li Xiang said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, you have won the award!" The two seniors have a lot of experience than me, and I just have a little bit of creativity. Whether it can be realized or not depends on Lord Wang and Lord Shen. ”
Shen Rong said in surprise: "Your Majesty, Weichen originally thought that this kind of artillery should be designed by an old craftsman, but he never thought it would be a young man!" ”
Emperor Lizong smiled and said, "So, you have to learn from Xiao Li Aiqing." By the way, Xiao Li Aiqing, you can tell the two adults the principle of this cannon, so that they can research and make it faster. ”
Li Xiang nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!" Weichen believes that artillery can be defined as a barrel shooting weapon with a caliber of more than one inch and a projectile fired with gunpowder as an energy source, which is composed of two parts: the gun body and the gun carriage. The barrel is the main body of the barrel, which is used to give the projectile speed and flight direction, the tail of the gun is used to load the shell, and the bolt is used to lock the gun chamber to fire the shell. The principle of this kind of artillery firing is actually very simple, that is, when fired, the ****** of igniting the shell, this specially formulated firing gunpowder produces a large amount of high-pressure gas when burning, pushing the projectile forward along the barrel at a very high speed, the longer the barrel, the longer the range. The projectile exits the chamber of the gun to gain maximum speed and flies along a predetermined trajectory towards the target, while the gun carriage can play a role in stabilizing the direction of the gun and adjusting the pitch angle of the gun, as well as facilitating the march. ”
Wang Daquan said in surprise: "Little Brother Li, I didn't expect this artillery to hide so many truths!" But what you said is really reasonable, I'm waiting to be taught! ”
Li Xiangzheng said: "Lord Wang, in fact, during the firing of artillery, there will definitely be many special phenomena, I have only studied it theoretically, but what will happen in practice, all of this depends on the test to know." For example, in the process of firing artillery, the ablation and wear of the surface of the barrel and the inner chamber should be relatively large, so what materials are used and what processes are used to make them, these have a great deal of knowledge, and they need to be carefully studied by the craftsmen of the Ordnance Supervision in order to solve these problems and make the artillery really reach the practical stage. ”
Wang Daquan nodded and said, "Wang has been taught!" It's just that our current gunpowder formula is not powerful enough, Brother Li, how has your formula changed? ”
Li Xiang looked at the emperor and saw that he was watching the conversation between them with great interest, so he nodded and said, "Yes, the current gunpowder can't achieve the effect of firing cannonballs, so I changed the formula of gunpowder, one is to shoot gunpowder, and the other is to charge cannonballs." I wrote the formula on the design drawings of the Tiger Squat Cannon, you can take it back and study it again, it should be feasible, and there is room for improvement. ”