"Be careful, don't touch the fire unless you want to experience cremation." Bi Maokang immediately reminded that this was not very friendly.

Sure enough, it was a tissue paper bomb soaked in oil.

The order of operation of the front-loading musket is followed: the first step is to erect the musket and the butt is stable on the ground.

The second step is to load gunpowder and bullets, which is the most time-consuming and knowledgeable place.

The most common way to reload is to first open the powder sac with you, pour it into the barrel, pour the amount according to experience and manual work, and then use a long wooden stick to reach into the barrel and repeatedly tamp it, and then put in a round bullet.

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This kind of loading process generally takes more than ten seconds, and then you have to use a small stick to compact the lead bullet and gunpowder, and then the fire rope is in place, aiming and other steps, and you can shoot two shots a minute is considered a powerful veteran.

Moreover, because some arquebuses were greedy for silver, and the quality of the guns was questionable, the soldiers were afraid that they would hurt themselves by exploding the chambers, so they often filled less gunpowder.

As a result, the power has been reduced again and again, and you can't wear cotton armor at close range.

The elite of the Ming army in Sichuan, Zhejiang and Jiubian certainly found a better way, especially the Qi family army used a better solution.

That's paper-wrapped bullets.

A paper bag is loaded with gunpowder for a gun in advance, and it is directly torn and poured into the barrel, and the gunpowder quota is sufficient, as long as the quality of the gun is good enough, the power is enough to wear cotton armor within 50 steps.

Even the time of ramming in the barrel with a small stick is a little faster than the one poured directly into the gunpowder pot, and the shooting efficiency is significantly improved. It can shoot three shots in one minute, which is fifty percent faster than the traditional way.

The power and rate of fire have increased, from the Qi family army to the current Hunhe army, it is all operated in this way.

Can we continue to improve?

Wang Hongyu thought about this problem, but after observing the cumbersome operation of the arquebus in detail, as well as the fastest speed in history, he felt that there was almost no room for improvement at present.

Until I saw the oil-soaked soft paper bullet here at Bi Maokang.

"If what I expected is right, this paper-wrapped bullet does not need to be torn apart, it is put directly in the barrel, and then put in the lead bullet and compacted it with a small stick, and it is ready to shoot."

"It's kind of discerning." Bi Maokang agreed with Wang's analysis, but still focused on the barrel and body of the gun in his hand. But from the feeling of speaking, and the work in his hands that he still bowed his head, it can be seen that he didn't know that the person who came was Wang Hongyu.

Wang Hongyu smiled slightly, not caring about this.

"With this kind of ammunition, the rate of fire should be much faster without the steps of biting and pouring gunpowder, right?"

"Of course, it takes twenty breaths to shoot a cardboard bullet, and fifteen breaths is enough." Bi Maokang said it in a somewhat complacent tone.

"Awesome."

The rate of fire has been significantly improved, and this kind of thin paper wrapped bullet belongs to the gunpowder fixed loading and charging directly into the gun chamber. It's just one step away from quick reloading and ammo integration.

What hinders its continued development is the old problem of fire rope and open flame again.

"But because of the flammability, it is very limited to carry and use, right?" Wang Hongyu was unceremonious and directly pointed out the problem.

"Hey...... You're really picky, but you're on the point. ”

Bi Maokang finally put down the work in his hand, stood up and looked at Wang Hongyu.

His first reaction was that he was really handsome, and then he was amazed by his heroic but sharp temperament. Finally, it felt incredible to see him so young.

I thought that this person was probably a general of Wang Hongyu who was proficient in firearms, maybe he was some relative of the firearms general Zhang Mingshi.

Martial artists are relatively unruly, so when they enter the governor's yamen, they don't pay special respects when they see themselves.

"I'll teach you~"

Bi Maokang picked up a bullet wrapped in tissue paper, about the length of a man's index finger, and a little thicker.

"This paper is soaked in oil, young man, do you know why you need to soak it in oil?"

"Hahaha, of course it's to burn in the barrel, if the cardboard is not soaked in oil, the gunpowder will not ignite. Thin rice paper or soaked in oil can ignite and fire, but the gunpowder is not completely burned. Thin rice paper soaked in oil is easy to burn at one point. ”

Yes, as deeply as I thought. Bi Maokang was surprised in his heart, he really couldn't imagine that there were such people among the martial artists who knew firearms.

He must be Zhang Mingshi's general, and among the generals, only Zhang Mingshi has learned a lot from Zhao Shizhen, a firearms expert in Zhejiang. So it must be Zhang Mingshi's descendants.

Wang Hongyu did not stop, but continued to analyze, and even began to give examples:

"For example, the bird gun is charged in the most traditional way, and there will be a large amount of pungent white gunpowder smoke after shooting, which is actually the result of very insufficient combustion. A lot of gunpowder was wasted, and the power of lead bullet was greatly reduced.

However, oil-soaked tissue paper shells are not only more compact and flammable, but also have combustibles, so after firing, there is less white gunsmoke, and the muzzle fire will be brighter. Gunpowder is saved, the rate of fire is increased, and the power is increased. ”

I see!

Bi Maokang is overjoyed, his invention still has this effect~

But something is wrong, obviously I wanted to teach him just now, how do I feel a little taught?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

The only possibility is that this person likes ammunition very much, and has observed and studied this aspect a lot, so he is more able to speak.

"Looks like you know a lot about ammunition, so you should be very knowledgeable about it, right?"

"Well, in fact, I'm more familiar with arranging troops to fight, and ammunition is really not good at it." Wang Hongyu told the truth.

This...... Bi Maokang thinks this kid is a little crazy, is he deliberately saying this to show that he knows a lot?

He saw that this question not only failed him, so he came again: "I went to the ordnance workshop in Yunyang and saw a special production of Lumi guns and turtledove guns. Both of these guns are powerful weapons, do you think this one is better? ”

Isn't this question a question to be given?

Wang Hongyu thought to himself, these two guns were selected by himself, and of course he was very aware of the respective advantages and disadvantages of the two guns.

But more importantly, they have common drawbacks.

"The Rummy Gun is suitable for a large number of equipment, as a standard weapon for musketeers. The Turtledove is suitable for a small amount of equipment as a weapon for armor-piercing and sniping. ”

Yes, yes, Bi Maokang thought to himself, this is indeed the advantage, but let me tell you that kind of ......

Before he could say anything, he heard Wang Hongyu continue: "To be honest, the Lumi Gun and the Turtledove Foot Gun are not good, it is okay to use them now, and it is better to eliminate them in more than ten years."

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Bi Maokang was shocked.

These two guns are obviously good guns, how can they be bad, and they will be eliminated for more than ten years?

This was completely beyond his expectations.

"What's wrong?"

"It's just not good...... If you want me to analyze, maybe it is not so easy to understand, but I can give examples and ask questions, what do you think, Lord Governor? ”

"Okay, then you can ask an example." Bi Maokang was eager to know why he said that.

Wang Hongyu thought about it a little and had an idea.

"Dare to ask the governor, how does the ordinary bird gun equipped now compare with the Lumi gun and the turtledove foot gun?"