Chapter 305: Gunpowder Test Ground
"This place is indeed hidden."
"Did you find it? There's no wind in there. ”
"The sun is good, the sun is abundant, there is no wind, there are no wild beasts, it is indeed a good place."
Qi Ke went to put things, Bai Qing and they walked around in this small valley, and the more they looked, the more they felt that Qi Ke was really good at finding a place.
said that it was a small valley, but in fact, it was as big as twenty or thirty acres of land, and Qi Ke could use half of the area at best, which was enough for her to toss alone, and the men who were wandering around even found a place for her to boil water and cook.
This small area is on the same side as the shed, but it is separated by a distance, and fireworks are strictly prohibited on the side of the shed, and Qi Ke has built a stove with ingenuity.
She did not directly dig a pit on the ground and enclose a fire pit with stones, but a kind of military-style field stove, which is characterized by no light and no smoke, and strong concealment.
First dig a trapezoidal pit, people can squat down to do things, dig a pot at a distance, dig through the middle of the two openings, the big pit serves as a firewood burning mouth, the pot is on top of the small pit, dig a few flues around the small pit, cover the soil with branches, and finish.
Such a field soldier stove, if it weren't for Bai Qing and they were all soldiers, ordinary people might not be able to react to what the pit on the ground was for.
"This wild stove is kind of interesting......"
Just as the men's eyes were shining around the pit on the ground to assess the practicality, Qi Ke finished cleaning up the shed and brought the wolves over.
"Hey, you're already here?"
In the jacket carried by the wolves, in addition to the raw materials for making explosives packs, there is also a part of today's drinking water and lunch ingredients, this is actually the simple kitchen arranged by Qi Ke, a simple shelf made of bamboo and wood is placed under a small grass shed, and there are simple kitchen utensils for picnic on the shelf, there is mountain spring water flowing out at the edge of the valley, it is still okay to wash hands and dishes, and Qi Ke can bring his own drinking water.
"Is it to make a fire?" Seeing Qi Ke take out a water bag and a cloth bag suspected of containing food, the men couldn't help but roll up their sleeves.
"Yes, there is a mountain spring at the edge of the valley, which can be washed and brushed, and I plan to wash the pot to make ginger tea."
"Okay, okay, let's make a fire, you go wash the pot and fetch water."
"The firewood is there."
Qi Ke pointed out the location of the firewood, prepared the things, and went to the water to clean the pot with the pot.
Simple kitchen, firewood reserves are not much, enough to boil a water to cook a meal, it is still very easy to pick up some firewood and hay inside and outside the small valley, Qi Ke set up a firewood corner mainly to dry firewood, because the branches may be wet and not easy to use, pile firewood stacks, do not need to dry, it is not troublesome.
It was not too easy for Bai Qing and them to make a fire in the wild, and by the time Qi Ke came back with the cleaned pot and bamboo cup, the fire was already burning strongly.
The pot was put on the stove, the open flame was covered, and the lightless and smokeless stove was formed, there was no bright fire, and there was no pillar of smoke that could be used as a marker, the men deliberately walked farther away, and observed from all directions, but could not find obvious flaws, even the fire port of Tian Chai He was far away, it was difficult to see the fire, and he had to go closer, but if it was on a real battlefield, how could the soldiers who buried the pot and cook not attack the enemy when they came to him.
"This wild stove, it's really interesting...... "The structure of this wild stove is very simple, and after figuring it out, it is your own, Bai Qing Chengfeng and his soldiers learned it without any heart.
Qi Ke sits in a pot to boil water, boils ginger tea first, washes a simple bamboo cup as a water cup, and does not need to wash it when it is used up.
After drinking hot ginger tea, my body, hands and feet were warmed, and the fire in the stove was buried a little, and a group of people moved to the big shed to do business.
Qi can do it, and others will watch.
This gunpowder test site was actually arranged by Qi Ke when he moved out the one in the Qianhe Realm, so the grass on the roof of this shed looks like it has been weathered by wind and rain, and it is newly built as a whole, and it does leave all kinds of traces of use.
The shed here is only responsible for preparing the materials and wrapping them into explosives packets, as for the gunpowder formula, it is confidential, and it is impossible for Qi Ke to show them the process of how to make dangerous chemicals in this almost open-air shed, and let them see how to prepare the explosives into explosives packets.
Qi Ke took out a handful of gauze masks and distributed them, telling them to look at them and not get too close, in case the powder flew into their eyes and hurt their eyes.
After putting the tools and the small box containing the powder lead for a long time, Qi Ke put on the muslin gloves and began to work.
"This explosives package is still a semi-finished product, the semi-finished product means that the powder is not up to par, the ingredients are not very stable, avoid vigorously shaking or bumping, you should be careful when handling, and I can adjust the gunpowder prescription at any time, so I don't have any spot in my hand, last time those people were purely unlucky, just in time for me to change the new formula, and the explosives bag that was just pierced were used on them first overnight."
Bai Qing and the others couldn't help laughing while watching Qi Ke weigh and dispense medicine briskly and quickly, and they expressed sympathy for the unlucky bastards that day.
The army must have its own set of standards for testing new firearms, and Qi Ke brought more raw materials this time, just to let them try it here at a time, so he first tied five explosive bags in one go, and carefully flattened them to the empty shelf at the other end of the shed, and then pulled off the mask to change his breath.
"Do you want to try?"
"Try."
As soon as Bai Qing nodded, the soldiers immediately dispersed, took local materials and set up targets, and lined up in three rows at equal distances in the real gunpowder test site, so that the explosive power of the five explosive packs would be more intuitively expressed.
After the venue was arranged, some soldiers also went to the field stove to smoke a burning firewood and insert it on the ground as a torch, and Qi Ke brought an explosive bag to demonstrate how to light the fire and throw it out.
The lead used in the explosives package is not a high-grade material, it is the lead of fireworks, in order not to blow yourself up, to ensure that there is enough time to throw the explosives package out, so the lead is deliberately left relatively long.
Everyone stood on both sides of her, those who could cover their ears with both hands covered their ears, Qi Ke himself used two handkerchiefs to plug his ears, and the wolves also hid away early.
After igniting the lead on fire, Qi Ke made a sideways push shot put on the spot for a few seconds in his heart, except for not putting the explosive bag on the side of his neck, the other actions were not too changed, and he used the rotation of his legs and waist to drive his arm to throw the explosive bag far away.
This time the distance was farther than the last time, the last time I stepped on the ladder against the wall, the waist and legs could not exert force, only by taking advantage of the condescending advantage to accurately throw the explosive bag in the crowd, this time it was different, the posture standard force was correct, the explosive bag exploded above the target, and the targets in the three rows on the ground were staggered.
After the smoke cleared, Bai Qing waved his hand.
"Re-paved. The starting distance is doubled. ”
The soldiers ran forward, picked up the fallen targets, reinserted the undamaged ones back into the ground, and reinserted the damaged ones back into the ground, and then used their own ropes to measure the distance between the first row of targets and the position where Qi Ke was standing, and then changed directions and used the rope to measure twice the length as the starting position for the second round of the trial.
In the first round, Qi may be thrown so far, of course Bai Qing can't let his soldiers take the back interview, in case he also throws it at that distance, how embarrassing it is.
This second round was still tried by Qi Ke first, and the distance she threw out was very stable, about the same as just now, the explosive bag exploded in the open space, and the dust that rushed up couldn't even reach the targets in the first row.
Her throwing is equivalent to a reference, and then change the soldier's hand, without learning her special posture and movements from Qi Ke, let the soldier throw the lit explosive bag with his comfortable and accustomed movements.
Of course, the arm strength of a well-trained soldier is no problem, so a hard throw was thrown into the middle of the target, and then two soldiers were replaced, and the remaining two explosive bags were also blown up, and then the scene did not move, and went to pick up stones and learn her throwing action from Qi Ke.
After paying attention to the essentials of the action, while the soldiers practiced with stones, Qi Ke hurriedly put on masks and gloves, weighed and dispensed medicine, and tied five explosive bags, and then picked out the five soldiers who practiced the best movements and threw the stones the farthest, and each person received an explosive bag to start the third round of testing.
The site of the previous experiment was not cleaned up, so it was left there as a reference, and then, the man's arm strength combined with the appropriate correct posture equaled a significant effect.
Bai Qing and Cheng Feng applauded one after another, expressing great satisfaction.
"Not bad, really good!"
"Very good, very good!"
"In addition to the instability of gunpowder and inconvenient to carry and transport, the power of the explosion is okay."
"What is the inspiration for the improvement of the disadvantages of gunpowder instability? Do you want to talk to someone more? ”
"Don't do it for the time being, this explosives package is a transition, if the shortcomings of gunpowder stability are solved, the final product will not be like this, so don't discuss it with other craftsmen first, and save me from bringing my own ideas into the ditch."
If it can be done, what Qi Kezhen wants to do is a grenade, how can it be such an inconvenient explosive bag.
"Okay, the craftsmen who make firearms are ready-made, and you can say when you need them." Baiqing opened the door to convenience.
"Okay." Qi Ke glanced at the soldiers who were still unsatisfied, tilted his head and glanced at Bai Qing and Cheng Feng, whose hands were clean, "Why don't you try it two adults?" And the materials, I deliberately brought some more today. ”
"Okay!"
Bai Qing and Cheng Feng have long seen itchy, but they always remember that today's task is to test the explosive package, the test is the main thing, and their personal experience has to be put back, and the test is done at this time, since there are still extra materials, of course you are welcome.
If the instability of gunpowder is solved but the grenade has not been made, it is estimated that the soldiers will have to tie up the explosives bag by themselves, so it is necessary to experience it now.
Dispensing their own medicine, tying themselves up, igniting and throwing them, Bai Qing and the old men seemed to have found a new toy that they were interested in, and they couldn't stop at all, and the rumbling explosions were endless, and they just stopped when all the raw materials brought by Qi Ke were exhausted, and the surface soil layer was estimated to have been blown thin.