Lu Chengqi nodded and said, "Yes, artillery is called the god of war, and there is a reason for it. I told you www.biquge.info no matter how powerful a rifle is, it can only solve one enemy with one shot. But sharp artillery can hit a large area. The most terrifying thing is that dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of cannons are fired at the same time, and under the cover of firepower, there is almost no chance of survival. But our current technology can't reach the point of a dozen and a large area, and can only do a dozen and one line. ”

Shen Kuo asked, "Why not?" ”

As soon as Lu Chengqi told them about the techniques of thunder, mercury, fire caps, and flowering bombs, they were silent. Before the invention of smokeless gunpowder, it was impossible to develop flowering bombs.

Lu Chengqi saw that they had been hit, so he smiled and said, "You have written this down, it will be made one day, what are you afraid of?" The meal should be eaten in one bite, and the road should be walked step by step. If you want to make a flowering bomb, you must understand the study of nature and understand it thoroughly, so that it is possible. ”

The three of them nodded, and Su Song said, "Is this gun a breech gun or a breech gun?"

Lu Chengqi thought for a while and said: "The rear-loading cannon is powerful, and with rifling, the firing range must be very long." The first drawing he gave Tang Xun was actually a front-loading smoothbore cannon, which was the famous Hongyi cannon in the Ming Dynasty.

However, although the barrel of this cannon is long, the wall of the tube is very thick, and it is gradually thickened from the muzzle to the tail of the cannon, which conforms to the principle of the chamber pressure from high to low when the gunpowder is burned. But the loading of shells was too slow, and the barrel of the cannon was too heavy, which was only suitable for siege, not for field battles. Each time it is fired, it will seriously deviate from the original firing position. In order to continue firing, it is necessary to go through the steps of resetting, reloading, and setting the direction and elevation angles again. There are a lot of shortcomings. Lu Chengqi has a Mini gun, so he naturally can't look down on this kind of front-loading smoothbore gun. This front-loading smoothbore gun has a slow rate of fire, although it is powerful, and there is no problem in bombarding the city wall, but it can move too slowly, and it is a joke to use it against cavalry.

Besides, Lu Chengqi's vision is not only limited to fighting the Khitans, he also needs cannons that can be mounted on sea ships. The various inconveniences of the front-loading smoothbore gun have been eliminated by Lu Chengqi in his heart.

Lu Chengqi and the three of them discussed the barrel, locked door and plug of the breech-loading rifled gun, and decided to make one first. But making a cannon is not making a gun, it is much more complicated than making a gun. The front-loading smoothbore gun is fine, but this rear-loading rifled gun is really a technical job. First of all, the manufacture of the barrel is the most difficult step, what is the thickness, what is the size, everyone has no data, and it needs to be explored step by step.

And this is also the embarrassment of liberal arts students, although they know artillery, they don't know how to make it. And no wonder, in later generations, who will pay attention to this, except for military fans? It was also after being reborn that Lu Chengqi realized the power of rifles and artillery, so he racked his brains to draw the drawings, as for whether it was accurate or not, only God knows.

The four of them were gossiping, and finally set the style of this rear-loading rifled gun before dark, and no one knew whether it could be beaten or not.

When Lu Chengqi was about to return to the palace, Shen Kuo suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the finalized rifle has not yet been named, please give it a name!" ”

Lu Chengqi also discovered that this bar rifle does not have a name, and it is naturally not possible to use the historical name Mini gun. Lu Chengqi thought for a while and said, "Let's name it after my year, it's called Hongxiang-style rifle, and that cannon is also called Hongxiang-style artillery." ”

The three of them were speechless about Lu Chengqi's naming level, but this is easy to remember, at least everyone remembers it. Lu Chengqi thought that he had achieved a good result, and went back happily, leaving the three of them still fighting at night to study the feasibility of artillery.

In the next few days, the artillery began to work, although Lu Chengqi was very anxious, but he had a specialization in the art industry, and he still didn't want to participate in things he didn't understand, and waiting for news in the palace was not a solution, Lu Chengqi began to wander around the forbidden army camp and the Royal Military Academy, giving ideological lessons to the forbidden army and the royal military academy cadets. In fact, this was the best way for the emperor to control the army. Through ideological education, consolidate loyalty to Dashun and the emperor.

Lu Chengqi believes that a strong army must not only have correct training methods and strict discipline, but also have faith and understand what it is fighting for. At the same time, it is also necessary to supplement rewards and incentives, formulate a pension system, and a promotion system, so as to stabilize the worries of the soldiers, so as to pull up an army.

Because they often go to the forbidden army camp, the general forbidden army is not so excited to see the emperor, just as the little emperor is a teacher, and the distance between them is invisibly narrowed. Di Qing noticed this relationship, and specially advised Lu Chengqi: "Your Majesty has no distance from the forbidden army like this, does it hurt Your Majesty's majesty a little?" ”

Lu Chengqi also knew that Di Qing was afraid that his imperial power would no longer be there, and he would not be able to suppress the forbidden army. Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "Di Qing, if an army is in awe of its leader, its combat effectiveness is not strong. But if you love the leader, then the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and even if the whole army is annihilated, no one retreats. ”

Di Qing thought about it, and this was the same reason, but he still had concerns: "But Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven after all, is there a loss of royal etiquette with such a low profile?" ”

Lu Chengqi smiled and said, "If I don't love my army and my people, am I still a qualified son of heaven?" ”

Di Qing was speechless, and could only acquiesce to this result. Lu Chengqi didn't dwell on this issue with him, but led him out of the barracks, and asked people to bring the Hongxiang-style rifle that had just been finalized, and without saying much, he shot it out directly, and the thunderous gunfire frightened Di Qing almost to the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, this is ...... What is it? ”

Lu Chengqi asked him to go 500 meters away to see the trees that were hit, Di Qing went to take a look, and was shocked inexplicably: he saw a lead bullet, deeply embedded in the trunk of the tree, and was punched out of a hole the size of a wine glass.

Di Qing was shocked, returned to Lu Chengqi's side, and asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of demon method is this?" ”

Lu Chengqi laughed and said: "This is not a demon law, this is the latest weapon I ordered the Ordnance Supervisor to manufacture, called a rifle, a Hongxiang-style rifle." Di Qing, how do you think the lethality of this weapon is compared to that of a bow and arrow? ”

Di Qing really deserved to be a famous general, and he could see the advantages and disadvantages of the weapon at a glance, and said honestly: "Far more than bows and arrows, if there are thousands of such rifles, under the salvo, the cavalry will not be able to get close." ”

Lu Chengqi nodded and said, "Yes, Di Qing has really been in battle for a long time and has profound knowledge. The Ordnance Warden can now make more than a dozen rifles a day, which is not much, but I am very pleased. Di Qing, your task is to find about 1,000 archers with archery talent in the forbidden army, first organize them into a single team, and after you have trained and disciplined, I will equip you with rifles. ”

Di Qing agreed, Lu Chengqi asked Di Qing to personally shoot a few shots, Di Qing couldn't put it down, and said: "If there was such a weapon thirty years ago, why did the old man lose so aggrieved in the battle under Youyun City?" ”

Lu Chengqi said proudly: "Di Qing doesn't have to be like this, the blood feud has to be washed away with blood." The Khitan people can't jump for long, and one day, I will step on the Yin Mountain and conquer the grassland! ”

When Di Qing heard this, his blood was also boiling, and he said, "I am willing to lead the horse for Your Majesty!" ”

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and laughed, and for a while, the heroic laughter resounded through the Guanzhong Plain and spread far away......

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