Chapter 223: Firearms Design That Amazed Aboriginal People

"I almost forgot, I came here with an idea. It was an idea that came up during the Battle of Ningyuan." After returning to the study with Xu Guangqi, Zhu Youxiao said helplessly, "Originally, I came here at this time.

I was looking for your main purpose, but a series of things happened that almost made me forget it."

"Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty." Xu Guangqi made a gesture of listening attentively. He did not dare to take the emperor's remarks lightly at all. Who knows when he would make an astonishing statement.

"Well, I thought, since the artillery can fire solid lead bullets, can it also fire explosive packets?" Zhu Youxiao immediately described the design of the heartless cannon.

Historically, that army made the explosive packets into the shape of a disc, but that was to match the wide diameter of the gasoline barrels. In the Ming Dynasty, it was impossible to find gasoline barrels, so they had to find another launcher.

Zhu Youxiao did not design this launcher or build a catapult to launch it, but simply used the existing cast iron artillery.

Use the existing artillery to fire this kind of explosive pack. After all, the heartless cannon was also made by the army according to local conditions. There was no need for Zhu Youxiao to copy it mechanically and get a gasoline barrel in the Ming Dynasty.

When the launcher was changed, the shape of the explosive package naturally also had to be changed. In this regard, he did not use a spherical shape, but a cylindrical shape. If a spherical shape was used, the amount of explosive charge would inevitably be reduced, and Zhu Youxiao could not just use explosives.

Bao specially designed a large-caliber artillery, which is no different from making a gasoline barrel.

In this way, when the caliber remains unchanged, the cylinder forms the best choice. Although such a shape will inevitably affect the range, such a sacrifice is acceptable when considering the power. Based on the current basis

See, it's almost impossible to make other explosives.

The only explosive material is black powder. With the power of black powder, if it is a spherical shell, limited by the caliber, the power will be much smaller. It is better to sacrifice some range in exchange for a cylindrical shell with a high charge.

"This is such a fantastic idea!" After listening to the emperor's narration, Xu Guangqi expressed admiration. In this way, an artillery has one more choice and one more tactic.

"Not only that, you can also add iron stones and the like to the cylindrical ammunition, which can not only increase the weight, make the shells hit farther, but also better kill the enemy after the explosion. As for isolating the heat of the burning gunpowder

, I have heard of something called asbestos cloth. It should be possible to make a cylindrical iron frame inside and wrap the asbestos cloth outside. Of course, Aiqing can also consider using iron as the outer shell and experiment with the distance between the two.

cost, and the power of the explosion.”

"As for the ignition problem, you can use a fuse like a firecracker, put the fuse at the front of the shell, and set it to a suitable length." Zhu Youxiao finished his idea in one breath, and Xu Guangqi and Xu Guangqi were heard next to him.

Song Yingxing's eyes were filled with sparkles. He really didn't know how the emperor's head grew and he had so many novel ideas.

But what surprised them was that this was not over yet. Zhu Youxiao took a breath and said again, "In addition to this shell, we can also put gunpowder in a huge container." He opened his hands and gestured,

Seems like I'm thinking of adjectives.

This idea was obtained by Zhu Youxiao from information about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. At that time, they put gunpowder in coffins and used it to blow up the city gates. The huge amount of gunpowder was so powerful that the wooden city gates could not withstand it.

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He actually didn't want to use the word coffin, but after thinking about it, he found that in this era, there seemed to be no other better airtight adjectives except coffins, so he had to give up looking for a substitute, made a square sign and said, "For example

We put the black powder into the coffin, seal it tightly, and then place it at the city gate or at the foot of the city wall."

"After a loud bang, everything was reduced to ashes!" Zhu Youxiao held up his hands and made gestures with his mouth, simulating the scene of the coffin board exploding.

"Hiss!" In line with the emperor's gesture, Xu Guangqi couldn't help but think about that scene, and this thought immediately made him take a breath. Although this design is simple, its effect is greater than the cylindrical explosive pack just now.

With this coffin board explosive, any city wall in the world will no longer be an obstacle.

Very easily, Xu Guangqi combined this method of using explosives with traditional tunnel tactics. The attacker did not have to work hard to dig a tunnel into the city. He only needed to drive to the foot of the city wall, then place gunpowder, and there was a bang. As long as there was enough gunpowder,

, the entire wall will collapse.

After thinking about this, Xu Guangqi couldn't help but marvel in his heart. The emperor's talent in warfare was really amazing. Gunpowder had been around for a long time, and muskets and artillery had been widely used since the founding of the country. But even the Hongwu Emperor, who had been fighting all his life,

, none of them have mastered the use of firearms to an astonishing level like the current Saint.

His Majesty's talent in the field of battle truly does not belong to any famous general in the world. Even if he was not born into an emperor's family, he would not be unknown.

"Your Majesty is truly a genius, and the old ministers admire him!" Xu Guangqi praised again.

"Aiqing praised me so much, which makes me ashamed." Zhu Youxiao was slightly modest, "But I hope Xu Aiqing can test this idea as soon as possible and then make it into a finished product. As for the model, Aiqing can decide it by herself. By the way, the previous one

The new rifle will be positioned as the Apocalypse II type. The Apocalypse rifle should be discontinued. The three-pound cannon should also be discontinued. It is too powerful and has a smaller range than the six-pound cannon. In the future, the six-pound cannon should be used for infantry fire support."

"The half-length twelve-pound cannon is not bad, but it is less powerful. We should try to produce the half-length eighteen-pound cannon as soon as possible to control the range and weight of the artillery. It should not be too heavy. The range of the infantry cannon is secondary, but the most important thing is

The most important thing is that it should be light weight and easy to carry.”

"The key points of artillery production are range and caliber, and the weight must be controlled according to the installation location. For example, shore guns and naval guns do not need to consider weight. Both are fixed launchers, unlike infantry guns.

It needs to be maneuvered. Of course, the farther the artillery fires, the better, and the lighter the weight, the better. The power depends on the caliber and gunpowder. These require Aiqing to conduct experiments on elements to find better materials and gunpowder.

formula."

"The ignition method of artillery also needs to be further improved. The muskets can use flintlocks, and the artillery can also be used. This is not urgent for the infantry, but it is urgent for the navy. Naval warfare changes much faster than land warfare. For ships

For the gunners on board, the most important thing is this instant launch device, which allows them to grasp the fighter aircraft more accurately."

Zhu Youxiao spoke out his understanding of artillery in one breath without stopping. His rapid and continuous words made Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing stunned for a while. While they were surprised, it also made them look forward to the future more clearly.

Be clear and know the direction of the research.

However, this is not all of Zhu Youxiao. After talking about artillery, he continued to talk about muskets, "Now the quality of this musket is very good and can be used for a long time, but this is not the end of the musket. The quality of the barrel

On the one hand, the forging method is used now, but the material is still pig iron. In the next step, after the production of steel can be guaranteed, steel pipes can be used as the source of gun barrels."

"In addition to this, there is also the issue of rifling." After saying this, Zhu Youxiao made a gesture on the flat piece of paper, "rifling is three spiral lines, spread throughout the inside of the barrel. Such a barrel can make the projectile

Rotating inside the barrel can not only stabilize the ballistics but also increase the range, which is very useful. Once the rifling can be figured out, the projectiles can be changed into the shape of this kind of wotou, and the ammunition can be fixed with paper shells to stabilize the range."

Zhu Youxiao threw out novel designs one after another, which made the two audience members completely stunned. Every design here allowed them to experiment for a long time, not to mention so many.

"By the way, I also remembered something." After talking about the idea of ​​mini bombs, Zhu Youxiao described the principle of the microscope, "This thing should be helpful to you in studying elements. Although it cannot be seen by others,

Atoms and molecules, but being able to see very small things can help you further understand the concept of atoms and molecules."

Although he was surprised, Song Yingxing quickly woke up and wrote down what he heard in a book. If he didn't understand or forgot something, he boldly asked the emperor for questions, and Zhu Youxiao also patiently answered him one by one.

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"Okay, that's all I have to say. Xu Aiqing should do more experiments and get reports on artillery shells that are easy to produce results as soon as possible. The Yulin Army will go out in a month, hoping to replace it with new equipment." Seeing Song Yingxing finish recording, Zhu You

The school didn't intend to stay any longer and would leave after explaining everything.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will arrange personnel for experiments as soon as possible, and then arrange the production line to work in three shifts to produce new weapons as soon as possible." Xu Guangqi patted his chest and assured.

"That makes me feel at ease." Zhu Youxiao nodded and then left the study.

However, a few minutes later, as soon as he walked out of the building, Xu Guangqi hurriedly chased him from behind.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. Your Majesty, please wait a moment." He ran over panting and stopped Zhu Youxiao who was about to leave.

"I forgot one thing," he gasped. "A missionary came to me and said that he was here to fulfill his agreement with His Majesty. He also said that he hoped that Your Majesty would not forget his original promise."

"Missionary? The original promise?" Zhu Youxiao was asked inexplicably, and Monk Zhang Er was confused.

"The missionary's name is Tang Ruowang. He said that last year, when His Majesty was still the grandson, he promised to him that as long as he helped His Majesty cast guns, His Majesty would support his missionary work and help him build a church in the capital." Xu Guangqi relayed.

"Tang Ruowang, I remember it, but when did I say that I would support his missionary work?" At this point, Zhu Youxiao's tone turned cold, completely gone from the spring breeze and the coldness of the emperor when he was discussing academics with them just now.
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