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Miao Quanchen was warmly welcomed by the Dutch military and political circles in the Netherlands, not only because the Kunpeng caravan brought a lot of business opportunities to the Netherlands and mobilized the trade in the port of Amsterdam, but also because of the large number of weapons brought with him on the Mawei warship.

Originally, more than half of Geng Jingzhong's plans to trade with the Netherlands were originally equipped with arquebuses, but considering that some European armies were already equipped with flintlock pistols at this moment, the musket workshop stepped up production and changed the arquebus into flintlock pistols in half a month. The original barrels were all good, and the wooden tou also had tens of thousands in stock, so it was not too much trouble to change it at once. However, due to the lack of spare parts, in the end only 4,000 of the more than 13,000 arquebuses were modified.

The flintlock pistol was not uncommon in Europe, having been invented a long time ago, but it became popular sixty years ago, around 1610, when the Frenchman Marin Le Baurguioyes and his brother Pierre invented a more mature and practical flintlock pistol. You must know that although this technology has been developed very mature as early as the beginning of the sixteenth century, the previous generations of French Bourbon kings did not pay attention to it considering that the production cost of flintlock pistols was really high, and the production of zuò was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it was not as practical as the arquebus. There was an urgent need for a large number of recruits to fight, let alone the purchase of expensive and time-consuming flintlock pistols to equip the infantry in large quantities.

But it's different now. The monarch in power in France at the moment. Louis XIV, the Sun King, who claimed to be the greatest monarch of France. Louis XIV did not prohibit the development of flintlock pistols, which were well developed during his reign. Twenty years earlier, flintlock pistols had gradually entered service with the French army. Basically, however, arquebuses were still used in France until the 18th century. At this time, the French troops were armed with flintlock pistols only to a small part of the regular army (referring to grenadiers), but for the marines who needed to fight in the overseas colonies at any time, the arquebuses were too heavy and trivial. The flintlock pistol is relatively light and easy to equip, which is the best gun option. So, the first fully armed flintlock unit in France twenty years ago was the Marine Corps, and many French militias in the colonies used early flintlock muskets. The regular army and militia musket units in the country were still mainly equipped with arquebuses, and the main arquebuses were the same as those of the British, and they were also the improved version of the Swedish 1630 Sur arquebus, which was also used until the early 1700s, when it was gradually retired from active service and replaced by flintlock pistols.

At this time, the French army specifically referred to the army, which can be said to be the strongest in Europe. However, their army was still mainly armed with arquebuses and spears, and the battle formation was still the Spanish phalanx. But be careful. At this time, grenadiers appeared and were generally deployed in musket units, while grenadiers were armed with advanced flintlock pistols with gun harnesses. Now the gap between the countries is still wide, but twenty years later, around 1690, it will not be just France, but all European countries will have such equipment and formations.

At this time, the European armies were not very poorly configured, and France was slightly stronger. Now, France is the hegemon of the European continent under the leadership of the Sun King Louis XIV, and the equipment of the French army at this time, as well as the tactical use of military formations, marching battles, etc., are representative of the pointers. It would take another fifty years for the French to decide to make the flintlock standard rifle a military standard rifle and to produce it in large quantities for regular infantry regiments. This was a remarkable military feat and innovation, and it also started the supremacy of flintlock pistols on the battlefield for more than 250 years. In the past two hundred and fifty years, the flintlock pistol has hardly changed much in the structure of the machine parts and the appearance of the gun, which is also a remarkable achievement, that is to say, since the flintlock pistol was equipped with the troops and participated in the war twenty years ago, it has been developed quite maturely, and the basic structure and gun type have generally been very complete, so that the flintlock pistol developed in later generations has only been improved and refined.

Because the flintlock pistol is much stronger than the arquebus in military use, it has gradually become the main weapon equipped by the European infantry regiments, and because the flintlock pistol has higher technical requirements in the process, the price is also much more expensive. Open source is to develop land resources on a large scale and expand the plundering of overseas colonies. Throttling is to find ways to formulate standards in the industrial process to save materials, and materials with lower research and development costs should also take into account the adaptability of the battlefield. Because of the higher intensity of firepower projection brought by flintlock pistols on the battlefield, the scale of war gradually expanded, and a large amount of human and material resources were required to be invested in industrial fund-raising, production, research and development, and military service, and at the same time, more attention was paid to the flow of world trade. Such a process is the so-called good cycle of making the best use of people's talents, flowing smoothly and making the best use of the land.

European countries were notoriously resource-scarce, or they would not have occupied overseas colonies everywhere. For example, the Netherlands is too small in size to have a decent iron mine in the country. The production of the small mines is also quite low, and it is simply not enough to supply its own country. The Netherlands is at the forefront of the world in the development of ships, but not so much in terms of weapons. For example, the muskets that are now equipped in the Dutch army are all arquebuses. Therefore, it does not matter that there are still a considerable number of arquebuses among the guns brought by the Mawei Navy this time, after all, this is still the mainstream equipment of European countries in the Netherlands.

"Mr. Miao, General Chen, this is the training camp for soldiers. Now it's time to show off your muskets. William of Orange took Miao Quanchen and Chen Wu into a military camp in Amsterdam to prepare the weapons brought by the Mawei Army. The main weapons were muskets, and there were also 50 land guns, including 15 generals and 35 guns. These land guns are very different from the naval guns on the battleships, and the range is certainly not as far as that on the Mawei battleships, but it is also about a kilometer. But the biggest advantage is that the gun body is light, and the largest eighteen-pound gun weighs only 2,000 catties. And the smallest six-pounder general cannon was only more than 400 catties. The mount on the gun carriage moves quickly. It's simply a god of killing in land warfare. In several battles between the Mawei Army and the Qing Army. The artillery emplacement is to move many times, which depends on this light cannon.

But at the moment quite a few times when testing cannons. The business of this musket has not yet been negotiated, and it is still coming one by one.

"It's time to go!" Chen Wu replied. Then he nodded to the adjutant beside him, and with a wave of his hand, ten warriors ran forward and put the wooden plank that had been prepared a hundred meters away, which was an oak plank. This oak is mostly used for shipbuilding, and wood is the most scarce thing in the Netherlands. The various shipyards are made of countless pieces of wood. Each of the ten oak planks is three inches thick, or ten centimeters.

If these muskets were fired in a straight line, they would have been hit on wooden planks. There is a circle in the center of the plank, and a red heart in the middle of the circle. Hitting the heart of the red indicates that the accuracy is extremely high. Hit it inside the circle, indicating that the accuracy is okay. If you hit outside the circle, or even hit the plank, it means that the accuracy is really terrible. The thickness of the plank is used to measure the power of the bullet.

"First team, ready!"

"Put!" Ten fighters began to shoot with muskets in hand.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a loud bang. Everyone's eardrums shook slightly. A faint puff of black smoke came out. Immediately, there was a choking smell of gunpowder in the air. As soon as the shots rang out, the crowd ran to the front of the oak planks to check. Good fellow, there were four mid-hearted shots, and the others hit the oak plank. These muskets were unrifled, and there were a lot of mini bullets. The effective range is about 120 meters, but this is already ahead of all the muskets in Europe.

The warriors on one side immediately cut open the oak plank. It turned out that the original round buckshot itself had been completely deformed, like a twisted twist, and had penetrated the oak plank to a depth of an inch. It's so powerful, it's really appalling. William of Orange couldn't find any words to describe what he saw in front of him for a while, and he could only gasp in his heart. The Dutch officers who accompanied him were also in a hurry, and they all saw the superiority of this musket. But it's not over yet, it remains to test other properties of the musket.

"Go back, go on!"

Miao Quanchen and Chen Wu saw the surprised look of William and others in Orange, but they remained silent on the surface.

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

The ten fighters did not stop, constantly reloading, shooting, reloading and shooting, and after a dozen shots in a row, the oak plank in front really couldn't hold on, and was shattered by the bullets.

"Put on the planks and continue testing!"

Chen Wu said expressionlessly. Ten other fighters immediately went to get new planks, while the soldiers of the first squad continued to reload their muskets, and after the planks were placed, they continued to shoot.

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

The gunfire continued, and the smoke of gunfire filled the air. Now, whether it is Chen Wu or the Dutch officer, it is impossible to see where the bullet has hit at this time. But it doesn't matter, what we have to test now is the chance of the barrel exploding. For musketeers, the borechamber is always a huge psychological shadow. It's not just that the muskets made in China will explode, but also the muskets produced in European countries, which is a quality problem and is inevitable. Regardless of the East or the West, novices also have a sense of fear of the musket itself, and the place that makes them afraid is the problem of exploding.

Surprisingly, these ten barrels have been fighting for half an hour, and the ten fighters of the first team have been replaced by ten soldiers of the second team, and there are a full hundred rounds of ammunition, and these muskets have not been exploded. In this respect, this has overwhelmed the muskets of the Dutch army, which have not been able to last so long, and note that they have fired hundreds of rounds in a continuous manner.

"Stop!"

"How about Mr. Orange, the quality of my Ponytail Army's musket is okay!" Chen Wu said with a smile.

"Good, very good!" William of Orange gave a thumbs up and exclaimed. "Your soldiers shoot at a top speed, can you explain that kind of ammunition as well?"

"Of course!" (To be continued......)