The flintlock pistol has not been able to fire the projectile, Xiao Mo and Zeng Gongliang are also very anxious, but they have always been looking for reasons in the structure of the gun, which also makes them close to a misunderstanding!

Of course, there are certain problems with the structure of the gun body, it is better to hit the distance between the anvil and the flint, and it was not until the gun just now that it was adjusted to the best position!

But that's not why the gun didn't go off! After Xiao Mo's observation, he found that the biggest problem was the projectile!

This kind of projectile is a relatively simple projectile made by Xiao Mo in combination with all the craftsmanship of the An Dynasty! The front end of the projectile is made of hard iron, the front has a pointed end, the whole body is cone-shaped, the whole body is round, and the rear end is gunpowder, which is wrapped in a thin layer of iron.

But Xiao Mo found that this layer of iron sheet is very hard, perhaps this is the reason why the anvil can't penetrate the iron sheet and can't detonate the gunpowder, so the projectile can't be launched!

So, Xiao Mo told Zeng Gongliang about his discovery, and the latter also observed it and felt that the problem should be on the projectile.

Next, Zeng Gongliang immediately followed Xiao Mo's request and asked the craftsman to remake a bullet case, which was still wrapped in hard iron on the outside, and except for the warhead, the middle was almost vacuum.

Xiao Mo asked people to carefully fill the gunpowder into it, and in the end, the fire at the bottom was only covered with a layer of Bobo's copper sheet.

Moreover, in order to detonate the fire at the bottom even if the firing pin did not penetrate the copper sheet, Xiao Mo also had some gaps reserved inside the projectile without filling it with gunpowder.

In this way, with the void, the gunpowder also has room to move and can produce an explosion!

After further improvements, it finally produced a bullet that was more suitable for Xiao Mo's design.

And Xiao Mo has been in the barracks for three days, and Xiao Mo has not returned to Changle Town for these three days, and finally Yu Niang and the others said that Xiao Mo will not come back, and it is not good for a group of women from the Xiao family to live in the Lin family.

So Xiao Mo had no choice but to ask Zhao Guanying to take them all to the barracks.

happened to encounter the new projectile coming out, and then Xiao Mo took Yu Niang and them, as well as Zeng Gongliang and Sun Bo, to the shooting range in the barracks to experiment with the new projectile.

This time, Xiao Mo personally handled the knife and loaded the projectile into the chamber of the gun, and then he aimed at the opposite wall, and pulled the trigger with a gritted tooth!

"Bang ......"

The sound of gunpowder exploding rang in everyone's ears, and then there was a noise on the other side of the wall.

Xiao Mo was overjoyed when he saw it, and he rushed to the wall with a cheer, and then looked for bullet holes.

Finally, the bullet hole was found, and I saw that the bullet was deeply embedded in the brick of the wall, and the brick that was hit was already cracked on it!

"It's so powerful!" Zeng Gongliang was amazed.

Even the bricks were beaten like this, so you can imagine what the result would have been if the projectile had been shot at a person's body!

"It's done!" Zhao Guanying was also overjoyed, and he said to the women around him: "Ladies, Erlang has succeeded, we have succeeded!" ”

"Success?"

Although the women were a little puzzled, after seeing the movement just now, they also knew the power of this musket, so they congratulated Xiao Mo!

Xiao Mo waved his hand to everyone, and then said to Zeng Gongliang: "Lord Zeng, how many bullets are there?" ”

Zeng Gongliang took out all the bullets, Xiao Mo looked at it, there were still more than a dozen, so he said: "Knock out all these bullets and see if there will be any projectiles that don't go off!" ”

So the soldiers divided a few rounds of ammunition, a total of sixteen rounds, and this time they all fired!

It is clear that the development of muskets has been very successful at this point!

Zeng Gongliang even burst into tears, he wiped the corners of his eyes and said to Xiao Mo: "My lord, the lower officials have been like a day for months, and they don't think about this day anymore all the time, and finally ...... The emperor lives up to his wishes! ”

Xiao Mo nodded, he knew how much Zeng Gongliang had suffered for this musket!

In the past few months, Zeng Gongliang has supervised and studied this flintlock pistol day and night, and he has personally done everything with Gongsun Bo, but the effect is not very ideal!

And...... There have even been cases of borechambers that caused bullets to come out from behind, killing and injuring soldiers.

Of course, after all, there are very few such things, because before Xiao Mo came to the barracks, most of the projectiles couldn't even hit, and only a few, individual projectiles were not very thick because of the fire at the bottom, so they exploded!

Now, the musket is finally ready to be fired, and Zeng Gongliang is as happy as seeing his children grow up and then take the high school imperial examination!

Xiao Mo said to Zeng Gongliang: "Mr. Zeng has created another sharp weapon for the country, and his hard work is high!" When Xiao Mo returns to Beijing this time, he will definitely ask for a reputation for his husband in front of the emperor! ”

As for the fame, to be honest, Zeng Gongliang had already seen it through, so he shook his head and said: "General, all the wishes of the lower officials in his life are on the artillery and musket paper, if the great general really wants to get a half-official position for the lower officials, the lower officials are grateful!" It's just that...... Don't let the subordinate leave this barracks! ”

Xiao Mo listened, saluted Zeng Gongliang, and then said: "Mr. is talented, let Xiao Mo be convinced!" Since Mr. is obsessed with the important things here, then Xiao Mo will become Mr. Other than that...... This short gun has been developed, so let's listen to it for the time being! ”

Zeng Gongliang nodded at Xiao Mo, and he naturally knew what Xiao Mo meant.

These short guns are easy to carry, but they have a limited range, and the musket that Xiao Mo wants is a long gun with a long range!

These spears are still in the experiment, but after finding out the problem of muskets, I believe that Zeng Gongliang should be able to make spears soon!

After talking to Zeng Gongliang, Xiao Mo took Yu Niang and them to live in the barracks for a few more days, during which they returned to Changle Town to say goodbye to Lin Chong and the villagers, because Xiao Mo also stayed in Luzhou for many days this time, and it was time to go back to the capital!

Before leaving, Xiu Zhiming rushed to the barracks after hearing the news.

The musket was successful, and as the person who contributed the most money in this military camp, Xiu Zhiming naturally would not forget to come to Xiao Mo to ask for a little benefit.

But the spears are still being refined and manufactured, and there are currently only ten short guns.

And these ten short guns, Xiao Mo naturally can't give all of them the name of Xiu, and Xiao Mo also opened his mouth to the name of Xiu Lion in line with the principle of strange goods: "Brother Xiu, we are brothers, but ...... This short spear is an important weapon of the country, and ordinary people must not have it...... Of course, Brother Xiao is a royal nobleman, and he is rich in the world, and this military camp is also funded by Brother Xiu, so ......" Xiao Mo smiled, looked at the name of Xiu and said: "I am going to sell a few handfuls to Brother Xiu, I don't know what price Brother Xiu is willing to pay?" ”