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The Meng caravan was responsible for the transportation of houses between Anzhou and Lizhou. For this matter, Meng Qi seemed very nervous. There's nothing wrong with that. This time, the caravan brought a special cargo from Anju. It was fifty bird guns that had just been made in the Anzhou workshop. The shipment was very confidential and valuable. As soon as the caravan arrived in Lizhou, it was directly sent to the Jiedu Embassy and sent to Yang Tianhong.

Because of the drawings drawn by Yang Tianhong in advance as a reference, the appearance of the finished bird gun is no different from that of another world. The same is still a curved grip, a slender barrel, a beak pliers, a trigger, a medicine pool and other parts are complete, and the leads, gunpowder and even lead are all completely placed. It's really much better to follow the map than to blindly grope around. What's more, with the monks of the Guiyuan Sect's Flame Hall presiding over the entire research project in it, he naturally knew what kind of weapon could cause the greatest effect.

Yang Tianhong summoned his personal guards at the first time. This made Yang Qi and others can't help but pay attention to the bird gun itself. Jiedu made everyone inside and outside the mansion know Yang Tianhong's habits, or they have heard similar things. Yang Tianhong is not very old, but his temperament is more calm than that of the old man. Obviously, for such a strange-looking weapon as the bird gun, the grandfather has paid far more attention than ordinary things.

Yang Tianhong sowed a ban inside and outside the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, and all the Guiyuan Sect monks within the Xuanhuo Army were called, inside and outside, as if they were facing a great enemy. Yang Tianhong took Neiwei and Hua Jun to a private room in the backyard and carefully observed the birds in front of him. According to the relevant order he issued in Anzhou: for every bird gun made, the craftsman in charge of making it could get a reward of one or two silver. Of course, this money is not taken for nothing. The same. The craftsman had to engrave his name on the bird's gun. If there is a malfunction, a mistake, or a mistake in the construction and manufacturing process, which leads to an accidental explosion and injures the user, then the craftsman has to pay for his life with his head.

A tael of silver is already an extremely generous reward. Let alone. Yang Tianhong needs not one or two birds, but a long-term and huge number of work. As long as you keep doing it, the craftsman will soon become extremely rich, and it will not be difficult to calm down and work well.

There is silver as an incentive, there is a head to kill as a punishment, each bird gun is built with dedication, it looks like a handicraft, everywhere fine, there is no trace of error. Even the black powder that was sent. They are carefully sifted with a sieve, so as to be easy to use and powerful. Yang Tianhong took the bird gun and looked at it over and over again, until he really couldn't find anything wrong before slowly putting it down.

Still, it's just a bird that can't find fault with it.

There are a lot of drawbacks to this stuff. Moreover, some can still be fatal.

The grip is too small and short. Not easy to control. In this way, it is difficult to maintain stability when shooting. The accuracy must not be very good. Moreover, the gun tube is too thin and long, not to mention how much work will be taken to build such a gun tube, so the slender gun tube is easy to deform in a collision. The long barrel also made it relatively cumbersome to charge lead and compact gunpowder. Yang Tianhong looked over and over here, but the few guards who sent the bird over were extremely nervous, and he felt that his grandfather had watched too carefully. Especially looking at the look on Yang Tianhong's face. It was gloomy and obviously not very satisfied.

This is not the gun you want.

The fire gun in Yang Tianhong's memory is that the gun tube is shorter, the caliber is larger, and the grip of the fire gun is larger and longer. The kind that can be placed directly on the shoulder. However, knowing such regulations and shapes, soldiers do not mean that they can be manufactured immediately. Details and proportions can also make the difference between success and failure. Yang Tianhong didn't want to let Anzhou do trial production like this. There are many problems -- the control on the Anzhou side is not very tight, and if this set of things is learned by others, there will definitely be a big risk. After all, the appearance of black powder and bird guns was too long ahead of this era. This is not of this world at all.

There is another aspect, that is, now Yang Tianhong does not want the Xuanhuo soldiers to use firearms too early. Although the Xuanhuo Army is elite, recruits account for most of the periodicals. The number of core troops brought from the capital was originally small, and they had to be used separately in the reorganization of Anzhou and Lizhou. Despite the promotion of a large number of veterans to the rank of officer, it could not replace the role of ordinary soldiers. For new recruits, in any case, their courage and blood should be tempered in every hand-to-hand encounter. Now, whether it is Anzhou or Lizhou, there are still many recruits who have not seen blood and experienced actual combat. They must not be allowed to develop inertia and timidity in the casting of firearms early. It would be fine if there were frequent battles, but in this situation, they could not be brought into contact too soon.

Even if it is really going to be used on a large scale, it will have to wait a little longer.

The guards have their own school field in the Jiedu Embassy House. Because this side is still learning how to use firearms, it is surrounded by earthen walls. Yang Tianhong put down the bird gun and gave an order, and soon a team of 100 guards came to the school field to gather.

Yang Tianhong's voice was loud and loud: "Let's take twenty bird guns first, one for each person, fire and reload, the whole sequence can't be stopped, until you can't fire." ”

When the firecracker was being developed in Anzhou, Yang Tianhong began to train the guards. That's a stick-based method. Now that there is a physical object, the guards will not feel strange to use it.

The quality of this kind of bird gun is average, about seven rounds in a row, the gun pipe will become hot and overheated, and it can not be continued to be loaded and cast. If you are a knowledgeable person, you should wipe the tube with a moist thick cloth to cool down. Yang Tianhong also taught this experience, but he used to talk on paper and use wooden sticks as exercises, and there were not many times when he really used it.

Seeing Yang Tianhong come in person, the pro-guard team was all purging abnormal. They hope that they can perform well in front of Yang Tianhong, and if they are promoted because of their excellent performance, it will be extra joy.

"Ready!"

The officer who gave the order shouted loudly, and the soldiers immediately reloaded their ammunition according to the experience of the drill and training. First, the gunpowder was poured into the barrel, compacted with a strip, then put in the lead bullet, and then stuffed with straw paper, which was to prevent the lead from slipping out of the barrel when the muzzle was tilted downward. The gunpowder is then poured into the medicine pool. Clamp the lit fire rope to the beak pliers, and clamp the bird gun to the wooden fork.

The officer who gave the order glanced at it slightly, and after thinking that there was no problem, he raised the long knife in his hand, swung it down violently with all his might, and shouted loudly: "Fire!"

A series of muffled explosions rang out continuously. The entire school field was filled with white smoke, and the smell of sulfur saltpeter filled the field. The officer shouted "Ready" again, and the soldiers methodically began to clean the pipes and reload. Then another round of launches. Suddenly, the school field continued to explode like firecrackers, and the smell of gunpowder smoke became thicker and thicker, and the people standing nearby couldn't help but cry and cough. Fortunately, at this time, the wind in Lizhou is not small, and the smoke will soon be blown away.

After each fire is fired eight times. The whole tube has become piping hot. However, this time I didn't need to wipe it with a damp thick cloth, so I just waited for it to cool down. Over there, Yang Tianhong has a lot to do. The person who reported the target sent the wooden target made of thick wooden planks to the front, and Yang Tianhong carefully examined them one by one. There were three or four hits on each target. This hit rate does not seem to be high, but the soldiers have not been trained in real firearms too many times, and the quality of the bird gun itself leads to limited accuracy, so they can play such a result. It's already good. Looking at the depth at which the buckshot is embedded in the wooden target, it is estimated that ordinary armor and chain mail cannot be stopped.

Take a closer look at it for a while. Yang Tianhong said again: "Take a set of iron armor forged by us in Anzhou, and then take a complete set of armor made by the imperial court, first hit the armor, and then get ten steps closer and then fight." That's it, start at a distance of eighty paces. ”

Anzhou's self-produced iron armor is the kind of armor that is combined with forged iron plates. This kind of iron armor was built by the monks of the Guiyuan Sect. A considerable amount of dark iron is added to it, and the protection is extremely powerful. As for the armor made by the imperial court, it is needless to say. This is also the militaristic instrument of the entire Chu State. However, this kind of armor is too heavy compared to the standard iron armor of the Xuanhuo Army. The protection ability is far inferior to that of Anzhou Iron Armor. Therefore, the Xuanhuo Army has long been abandoned. Despite this, a lot of these imperial iron armors were stored in the treasury. After all, if there is no reference, it will not be possible to show the sophistication of Anzhou iron armor.

This shot was no different from just now. The fork that came out just now is also out at this time. For example, because the gun tube is too long, it is necessary to tilt the bird gun when using the through-bar. Because the tube is too thin, sometimes the angle of the whole strip is not right, so it is directly pinned inside. If the officer's command was shouted urgently, the soldiers panicked a little, and even raised their bird guns to knock the whole strip out directly. In addition, because of the repeated shooting, the soldiers' shoulders and arms were sore, and their upper bodies were not so stable. Wobbly, some people knelt directly on the ground, with painful expressions on their faces.

Several of the guards who were in charge of training the shooters did not look good, and they felt that they were losing face in front of their grandfather. However, Yang Tianhong didn't have any joy or anger on his face, just watched the shooting actions of the soldiers again and again, as well as the targets sent over each time.

Hot weapons must replace cold weapons. This is the inevitable law of the development of science and technology. Even if there are many problems with the bird guns made now, they will definitely squeeze out the cold weapons forever in the future.

Even at a distance of eighty paces, not a single lead bullet could damage the iron armor produced in Anzhou. For the armor produced by the imperial court, the damage is not very great. At most, it breaks the iron layer of the surface and shoots into the first layer of steel. At seventy steps, the damage still doesn't change. The distance was closer, and when it was about sixty steps, the iron armor produced in Anzhou was safe and sound, and more profound scratches and white spots began to appear on the imperial court armor. More recently, the lead bullets began to penetrate the imperial armor, and although most of the lead bullets were stopped by the iron blades embedded in the armor, there were still a small number of them directly penetrating the armor protective layer. At a distance of forty paces, scratches were made on the iron armor produced in Anju, and the imperial armor was penetrated. After about thirty steps, the court armor was still penetrated, and the damage effect was even more serious. The iron armor produced in Anzhou has been punched out of a relatively large depression. But even so, the wearer will not be hurt in it, at most there is some pain in the flesh.

In the end, the bird came close to twenty paces before firing. Anzhou's iron armor is handmade, and the chest armor is an iron plate that the blacksmith smashes with a hammer. It is inevitable that there will be uneven thicknesses. Just in a weak position, it was missed by the bird's gun. It's just that the buckshot was embedded in the small hole, but it didn't penetrate it.

It's just that, at this distance, there are less than four birds firing at the same time at a time. It's not because of the bird itself. It's that the soldiers can't keep up. When the physical strength is abundant, the natural movement is standard, and the balance of the body is stable. After the physical strength decreased, the soldier's movements began to become unstable, his body began to shake, and the standard movements during training began to make mistakes. At this time, because Yang Tianhong was beside him. It made the panicked soldiers even more nervous. Three men spilled lead in their pockets on the ground. Because of the close fire, everyone was very close, and the lead of several people was also mixed together, and when they picked it up and loaded, there were lead bullets that could not be stuffed into the muzzle.

This shows that the caliber of the bird gun is not uniform, the big one is big, and the small one is small. It's no wonder that there are no unified weights and measures in this world. Yang Tianhong also did not realize that it should be improved within the Anzhou system. This bird shooting exposed a lot of problems, and naturally there was a solution to deal with it.

When I saw this scene. Yang Tianhong's brows furrowed, and the craftsman who stood behind him from Anzhou became more and more worried. Not only was he worried in his heart, but even the soldiers who had gone into chaos were all terrified. The officers of the personal guards in charge of training and others were also nervous. However, the strange thing is that from beginning to end, Yang Tianhong did not reprimand or get angry. He was calm and didn't say a word.

This was also a surprise to everyone. To know. Although Yang Tianhong has a peaceful temperament, he has never had any kind temperament in military training. Everything is good to say. But if you can't. Rebuke and military law are equally unambiguous. It is really incomprehensible that he did not fire in a bird shot like today, which is full of mistakes and omissions.

Looking at these panicked subordinates, Yang Tianhong sighed secretly in his heart and waved his hand. "Train as usual" is the order, and everyone can really be sure. Grandpa really didn't mean to investigate. The officers of the Xuanhuo Army who are responsible for training these soldiers are secretly gritting their teeth, and in the future, they must train these disgraceful sons and daughters well and set up their own Xuanhuo Army brand.

Yang Tianhong did not leave the station of the guards, and walked directly into the nearby room to park. Except for a few guards. Then he called Meng Qi, and called the Anzhou steward who was in charge of escorting the birds.

"You hurry up and go back and pass on the order of your father, so that all the work of building the bird gun will be stopped. Then, take the blacksmith who made the bird gun, pick half of the people with the best skills, bring their families, and let them move the whole family to Lizhou, and settle down near the Jiedu Embassy Mansion. Yang Tianhong said with a calm face.

"Grandpa, grandpa, but what's wrong with it? The little one must go back and let them correct it, so as to satisfy the grandpa's side. The steward from Anzhou said tremblingly. Yang Tianhong's prestige is becoming more and more famous, and he is also the same in the Xuanhuo Army, which is naturally terrifying.

Yang Tianhong frowned, with some irritability in his tone, and said in a muffled voice: "Do what my father tells me, don't worry about anything else." If you should know, just do it. If you shouldn't know, don't ask a word. ”

When Yang Tianhong said this, the steward's body trembled subconsciously, and he hurriedly agreed. Yang Tianhong didn't say much to him, just waved his hand to let him go down, and let people hurry up and return to Anzhou.

"Put away all the bird guns and keep them in the armory. This matter is a secret in my Xuanhuo Army, and no rumors are allowed to leak it. ”

Yang Tianhong next commanded a few words, and Meng Qi, who was standing next to him, hurriedly agreed. Meng Qi's status in the Xuanhuo Army is not low. But now is obviously not usual, since Yang Tianhong has a straight face to speak, Meng Qi naturally does not dare to say more.

Before, seeing that the lead bullet could not be loaded into the gun, Yang Tianhong noticed a detail -- each bird gun is equipped with a fire rope, gunpowder and lead bullet. In order to ensure that there were no problems with the bird guns they made, these craftsmen must have made their own buckshots. Not well, even the gunpowder was sifted by themselves, which is indeed considered well-intentioned.

But this practice itself made Yang Tianhong cry and laugh. The standard of weights and measures used by each blacksmith should be different, and although everyone has done a lot of work, they have not created a batch of weapons of uniform specifications and sizes. In other words, the parts are not universal. If someone runs out of ammunition on the battlefield and picks up someone else's ammunition and can't use it, it's a big joke.

Be sure to give the blacksmiths a uniform measure of the gauge and let them build it in a uniform size. This matter cannot be delayed. However, it is good to sift the gunpowder and polish the lead bullet smoothly, so let them keep it up.

The piercing lethality of the bird gun surprised Yang Tianhong. It stands to reason that with such a slender gun, the lead bullet must not be too heavy, but it can still penetrate the protection of the imperial court standard armor. Yang Tianhong didn't want to change the length of the gun tube until he got reliable data and templates, but the grip of the bird gun must be the same as the one in the memory of another world, which can withstand it. (To be continued.) )