Seeing this scene, the Wenchen were shocked, and the generals' faces suddenly became solemn, only they understood that there was really no good way to deal with such a lancer, especially when the infantry encountered this kind of lancer, it was simply an unsolvable nightmare.

With the mobility of cavalry, but also the destructive power and long-range shooting ability of musketeers, this type of army has surpassed this era.

The intensive use of gunpowder weapons, especially artillery, will fundamentally change the pattern of warfare, artillery can be far beyond the enemy's range, or even after the enemy's charge range, can launch a desperate attack, and the musketeer's three rows of overlapping fire can hit the ground and kill the enemy who pounces on him

As for the lancers, they are definitely the best class to harass behind enemy lines and attack enemy troops in the air. Moreover, if it is on a large scale, not only can guerrilla tactics be adopted, but at a critical juncture, it is still possible to abandon the gun and knife and launch a group charge against the enemy that cavalry is accustomed to.

After the end was finally over, our group galloped to the shelling range to admire the results of the battle, not to mention the leather armor, even the plate chain composite armor and the heavy plate armor left a shocking and hideous breach. And some of the badly damaged armor has simply turned into a pile of scrap metal, and it is almost impossible to see the shape it should have.

The entire target position, except for the areas that were not affected by the shells, was full of fallen targets, and most of them were broken into various shapes.

Seeing that everyone had a toothache, they inhaled vigorously. "Obediently, the power of the thunder is beyond the reach of it." A Wenchen came to say this, but no one laughed at him for being sour, because everyone thought he was right, and Tianlei was afraid that he would not be able to achieve such an effect.

The other two ranges were much better, at least not as destructive as the artillery, but the flintlock muskets left black bullet holes in the armor of the grass targets. There are a lot of dents in the heavy plate armor, and there are also bullet holes that have been broken.

This made everyone gasp, you know, heavy plate armor is definitely the most powerful defensive equipment in this era, it is understandable that it cannot resist the terrifying heavy gunpowder weapon of artillery, but it is also impossible to resist the attack of a flintlock pistol held by a single person, how can this not be surprising.

"A distance of one hundred meters to one hundred and thirty meters can be penetrated, and after one hundred and thirty meters, it cannot be penetrated." Qu Tuquan stood next to him, standing straight and explaining, but with the excitement and brilliance on his face, he could see that he was very proud of his subordinates.

"And artillery can wreak havoc on the enemy three miles away, and such a war is really not to be fought." Luo Shixin shook his head again and again, with a look of emotion, as if he felt that generals like them, who like to play muscles and capture the flag, have no way to think of in front of such a weapon.

"Oh my God, if my Huaxia army, no, half of the army uses such gunpowder weapons, no one in the world will be our opponent." Han Shige rubbed his stiff face and let out such an emotion.

Here, it was only half of the Praetorian Guards Firearms Regiment performing. The Janissaries firearms battalion had a total of six battalions, one artillery battalion, one lancer battalion, three cuirassier rifle battalions. There is also a baggage battalion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this firearm?" I looked at the sloppy targets and armor, glanced at these deeply touched court officials, and asked.

"Firearms are sharp, and they are beyond the reach of human beings." Kong Yingda shook his head and said heavily.

"The great evil must not fall into the hands of those with different aspirations." Du Ruhui frowned and said so, and his words were immediately approved by the vast majority of people present.

"Du Qing's words are very good, so I have always been very careful, and the headquarters of the Firearms Research Institute is controlled by the Special Operations Department of the Praetorian Guard." I nodded and explained

"Your Majesty, when will this equipment be able to equip the army?" Luo Shixin stared at the Praetorian Guard Firearms Regiment that had been assembled and lined up, and the greed and possession in his eyes made his face a little distorted.

"By the end of this year, the artillery may be able to equip such an artillery battalion again." I looked at the Janissary Firearms Regiment and said proudly. "As for this rear-loading flintlock gun that fires conical warheads, workers are currently being trained, and it is expected that it will take two months before it can join trial production...... At that time, if we start working at full capacity, we will be able to produce about 1,700 pieces of artillery and five artillery pieces per month. ”

"That's it?" Han Shige scratched his fluffy chin and said with a dissatisfied expression. I glared at this guy speechlessly. "That's it? Do you know that just a chambering technology, I don't know how much manpower and material resources were spent to make a water machine chambering machine? Each musket has more than a hundred processes, each of which requires at least ten to fifteen people to operate......"

Ben Gongzi was angry, his eyes widened, and he spat and said to this guy. The important ministers of the court who heard a large number of votes all smashed their tongues one after another.

"In other words, if you want to produce 1,700 of these firearms every month, you need more than 2,000 factory personnel?" Seeing me nodding, Fang Xuanling couldn't help grinning. "More than 100 processes, so complicated?"

"This is natural, in order to ensure the stability and durability of firearms, it has taken more than five years since the beginning of the development of muskets, and more than 5,000 steel tubes have been spent on the barrel alone, from the beginning of development to the determination of the model. Of course, in the future, if these workers become skilled workers, the output can be doubled every month. I sighed with a deep breath. Money, it's all made with money.

From the beginning of the development of the musket to the present, the total cost has exceeded 4.8 million yuan, which is definitely the largest investment since the crossing of this son. And it's also the longest-lasting investment.

Even my mother, who usually doesn't care what kind of investment I make, is quite complaining, spending millions of dollars to throw it in, and throwing it dozens or millions a year, I am afraid that only Ben Gongzi, who knows history and understands the important role of gunpowder weapons for the progress of the times and for the maintenance of agricultural civilization, will dare to do so.

It is precisely because of the large amount of investment that these excellent gunpowder weapons that exceed this era by nearly a thousand years can be developed, even in the nineteenth century, they are definitely top-notch weapons.

The power of artillery in support operations and long-range strikes is obvious to all, or although the flintlock pistol is also difficult to resist, the flintlock pistol is a single weapon, and the lethality and killing range are far inferior to the artillery, so the feeling is not too strong, after all, the bow and crossbow can also achieve this effect.

But artillery, the fear that it is very likely to be shelled from the sky by artillery shells from a distance of several miles, is definitely not something that ordinary people can bear.

If large-scale gun manufacturing is really carried out in the future, some of the unimportant parts can be outsourced, such as the butt, such as the flintlock device, or the hydraulic retraction device.

In this way, the production of weapons in this factory of 2,500 people can be increased by another 30%, and even the artillery can be increased to 10 guns per month, but the problem is that brass is still scarce, so I am very much looking forward to the construction of the railroad as soon as possible. At that time, as long as the brass from Luzon Island arrived in Cochin, a day later, it would be able to reach the ordnance factory in the south of Chang'an.

Wei Zheng and others proposed to strengthen stricter monitoring of the research and development and production of gunpowder weapons. And Wei Yunqi and others are more concerned with when they will be able to equip the army with weapons and equipment that transcend the times.

In addition, I also told them that although gunpowder weapons are powerful and powerful, this weapon has a disadvantage, that is, it is more expensive to maintain in the later stage, and compared with cold weapons, there is also a problem of moisture.

Although various methods have been used to limit and preserve gunpowder, moisture is still a big problem, but it is much better than the original storage of gunpowder. After careful grinding, the gunpowder particles, which have an extremely smooth surface, are fed into graphite barrels and coated with a thin layer of graphite powder.

It does not affect the quality of gunpowder at all, but it can ensure that the moisture resistance of gunpowder increases, and it is generally wrapped in sandwiched oiled paper, after such treatment, the gunpowder that has been left for the longest time can still be used for more than five years.

Although this shelf life is not comparable to that of later generations, I remember that it seems that in the chaotic time of Ukraine in the 21st century, someone used World War II shells, and that kind of moisture-proof performance is really embarrassing, but the problem is that I live in an era, but it is more than a thousand years before them, so it is already remarkable to be able to achieve such moisture-proof performance.

After the exercise, after expressing condolences and encouragement to the troops participating in the exercise, an emergency meeting began directly on the platform of Fang Cai. That was the meeting on how to ensure the secrecy and security of gunpowder weapons.

At the meeting, I directly told these important officials of the court the advantages and disadvantages of gunpowder weapons, the advantages are that they have a long range, great power, and strong lethality, and they are not limited by physical strength like bows and arrows.

The disadvantage is also obvious, that is, gunpowder weapons are prone to moisture, but now after several years of research and improvement, the problem of moisture has been greatly solved, but there is another important problem is supply.

Unlike cold weapons, gunpowder weapons must use ammunition, and without ammunition, all flintlock guns can only be used as spears, and they are very short spears. As for the artillery, without ammunition, it can't be carried to smash people.

However, this shortcoming of it happens to be conducive to the court's control of the army. In the event of a rebellion in the army, the supply of ammunition will be cut off, and the weapons in their hands will be no different from scrap metal. Even if the ministers heard the shortcomings and looked melancholy, they all showed a relieved expression after listening to my analysis.