Chapter 118: Flintlock Pistol
In addition to leading his blacksmiths to start mass production of flintlock rifles, Blacksmith Zhang also gave Yu Xiaotian a surprise, that is, the flintlock short gun that Yu Xiaotian had always wanted was now trial-produced by Blacksmith Zhang, and this flintlock short gun was directly made into a double barrel according to Yu Xiaotian's requirements.
Yu Xiaotian was so happy now, holding this short gun and grinning happily, this guy is a better self-defense weapon than an ordinary sword, as long as it is usually loaded and the nose is turned on when used, it can be in a firing state at any time, and when it is close to fighting with the enemy on the boat, it is cold and cold, even if the other party is a 10,000-strong enemy, it will still be blasted into scum.
As soon as he saw this short gun, which was still a little clumsy, Yu Xiaotian immediately took it, ran outside and found a random target to try his hand, only to hear two roars, the recoil of the short gun shook his wrist numb, and he almost fell off the ground.
The first short gun created by Blacksmith Zhang, the caliber is still about fifteen millimeters, so the charge is large, making this thing very powerful, ten steps away from an inch thick plank, actually directly penetrated, but this guy is a little bulky, one is really not convenient to hang on the waist, in addition, the weight is too large when holding it in one hand, and the recoil is too great, if the user's wrist strength is insufficient, it is likely to be a fire, and the gun will be lost.
So Yu Xiaotian pocketed this short gun and told Blacksmith Zhang that this thing was still too big, and he asked to continue to make it shorter and more delicate, which could be inserted into the waist, and it would be more convenient to carry, and the firing mechanism should also be as delicate and meticulous as possible to improve the firing rate.
After all, short guns are not better than long guns, they are all close-range fire, if the firing rate is too low, if a fire results in blind fire, it will cost people's lives, which is why he asked this short gun to be made into a double barrel, that is, there is one more insurance, a shot does not fire, at least there is one more chance.
Moreover, the short gun is fired at close range, and it does not need to be too large in caliber, and the gun tube can be made thinner, which can not only reduce weight, but also ensure that when shooting at short distances, it has enough lethality.
Blacksmith Zhang was very happy to see that Yu Xiaotian was very satisfied with the short gun made this time, and immediately agreed, saying that he would do what Yu Xiaotian said immediately.
As a result, in less than a month's work, a short gun that looked much more delicate was taken out by Zhang Blacksmith and handed over to Yu Xiaotian for trial, this short gun was reduced to about eight millimeters in accordance with Yu Xiaotian's requirements, and the caliber of the gun tube was reduced to about eight millimeters, although the power was reduced, but it became shorter and lighter, and the flintlock mechanism was also reduced a lot, but the spring was thickened on the contrary, so that the hammer strength was stronger when it was fired, so that the firing rate of the flintlock mechanism was a little higher.
Yu Xiaotian couldn't put down this new gun, and tried firing it many times, and the recoil, accuracy and weight could basically meet his requirements, so he immediately took this short gun into his bag again and became his first official personal gun.
However, this short gun can not be said to be without a little problem, because the spring part is thickened and strengthened, the trigger of the gun seems a little heavy, and when the fingers are pulled, it is a little laborious, so that it affects the shooting accuracy a little, and the user may pull the trigger hard at the same time, and pull the muzzle downward, so that the bullet shot is lower.
But for Yu Xiaotian, this shortcoming is still acceptable to him at present, after all, under normal circumstances, the user will only pull out this thing and fire when he is forced to do so, and the enemy must be very close at that time, even if the projectile is slightly lower, it can basically guarantee to shoot the target, and such accuracy can still be guaranteed.
On the whole, the effective range of this short gun is a distance of more than ten meters to more than twenty or so, and even the effective range of the three-eyed gun cannot be reached, beyond this distance, not only does the accuracy become very poor, but the power is also greatly weakened, and the slightly thicker clothes may not be able to penetrate it, but as a short gun, this defect is not much of a problem, the key is to be able to hit the sound, surprise the enemy to a guy, Da Luo Immortal I am afraid that they will also be hit.
After getting this short gun, Yu Xiaotian let the gun work in the production of standard long guns at the same time, but also began to produce this kind of short gun, initially used to equip the captains and leaders of his subordinates as a personal weapon, the next step after the production is large, can be a large number of equipment for the sailors to use on the ship, when the broadside battle, think about a group of people take out a row of double-barreled short guns, thunderbolt at the enemy on the enemy ship a salvo, it is estimated that the next battle will be much easier.
In addition to these things, Yu Xiaotian also encountered an unexpected thing in the past few months.
At the beginning of July, the one-eyed dragon and Liu Yidao, who had always maintained a good relationship with their sea wolves, suddenly came to Nanri Island with their respective men and ships, and asked to see Yu Xiaotian and say that they had something important to discuss.
Yu Xiaotian immediately summoned them, but he didn't expect the two of them to propose something to Yu Xiaotian that Yu Xiaotian didn't expect.
The two of them didn't know which tendon was twisted, but they actually proposed that they were willing to take their subordinates and merge into the sea wolves, and from then on they were willing to listen to orders under the Xiaotian account.
At that time, Yu Xiaotian felt a little dizzy, so far, he has not felt that his Wang Ba's qi has reached the level of a big explosion, he can raise his arms and exhale, so that countless little brothers bow down!
Although he has now begun to explode equipment, weapons, and industry, he has not yet felt that he can make people look forward to it.
And today, these two suddenly brought it up with their subordinates to listen to his account, there must be something wrong with this matter, and they have nothing to do with it, either treachery or theft! Could it be that these two guys want to make some trouble?
With this idea in mind, Yu Xiaotian hurriedly stopped the conversation between the two of them, waved his hand and said, "Slow and slow!" Two of you! What's going on today? Why did you suddenly bring up this matter?
Could it be that someone under Yu has been persecuting you recently? Or are you in trouble and need my help?
In that case, tell me who did it, or who is going to have trouble with you, and see that I don't chop him up and feed the fish!" ”
Liu Yidao shook his head with a wry smile and said, "That's not it!" The brothers of the sea wolf have a good relationship with us brothers, but no one is going to bully us! We didn't get into any trouble! ”
The one-eyed dragon also nodded yes.
Yu Xiaotian didn't understand, and asked Liu Yidao and the one-eyed dragon: "If this is not the case, then the two of you let your big boss not do it, why did you come to me to bring up this matter?" ”
After Liu Yidao and the one-eyed dragon looked at each other for a while, they shook their heads again and smiled bitterly: "It's not that we are full, in fact, for more than a year, our guys have had a very comfortable life!"
Now that Yu Dangjia controls the sea surface of the entire Fuzhou area, the merchant ships in the past are all aware of the power of the sea wolf, and Yu Dangjia collects their past passage fares, and we have also reaped a lot of benefits!
In addition, you have cleaned up those small groups of peers one after another, and calmed the sea within hundreds of miles around, and the sea is also very calm these days!
But that's why we're running out of work! Walking around the sea, almost all the ships we met paid you the passage fare, and we could only raise our hands to let them go.
We haven't had a decent vote in months! At first, a few of our peers complained about this, but when I think about it, Yu Dangjia didn't treat us badly, and what should be given to us was also given to us, and I can't complain about you!
However, our brothers and sisters are also idle, and they are blind and eating and waiting for death every day, and there are many things to do.
And they all know that Yu Da is very generous to his brothers, eats well, dresses well, and uses them well! But we can't compare with you! Where can I give my brothers such a day?
People don't dare to compare, and they haven't sent it on this day! During these days, many of our subordinates were restless, and some people secretly discussed, so it was better to simply switch to the master's subordinates to do things and pull them down!
A few days ago, some brothers had already secretly run away, although I don't know if Lu Dao came to Nanri Island, but it is estimated that it is not far from ten!
Originally, Brother Dulong and I were still very angry about this, thinking that this matter was all to blame on the big boss, where did we do such a thing, and this still didn't let us people get mixed up?
Originally, I, Liu, even thought about it, if it didn't work, I wouldn't be here in Fuzhou, so I simply took the brothers south and went to Quanzhou to pull them down!
But then I met Brother Dulong and talked about it, but I didn't expect that Brother Dulong was the same as me anywhere, and the brothers under him were unstable, so I advised Brother Dulong, if it didn't work, he would go south with me and pull him down!
However, Brother Dulong persuaded me that it would be difficult for us to make a living if we went to the south, and there were many peers over there, including more than a dozen large peers, and I am afraid it would be difficult for me to gain a foothold in the past!
Instead of going over there, we might as well just go to the big boss! I think about it too! I think we all came out together to mix in the Fuzhou area!
But in the past two years, look at Yu Da's management of the sea wolf, but we are still this virtue, I can't accept it!
Now look at the brothers who followed Yu Dangjia at the beginning, who was not better than us in the past, but now they are not the same as obeying orders under the account of the master, and they are doing it vigorously, Wang Sange, Fang Wu and they can now follow Yu Dang's family to do it with all their hearts, what can we not pull down our face?
Rather than waiting for the gang to disperse, it is better to bring the brothers here now to take refuge in the master, so I hope that the head of the family will see the face of us and others who used to get along well, and accept my waiting! ”
Liu Yidao told Xiaotian about this matter as it was.