Smokeless gunpowder was developed, and revolvers and bullets took shape.

The breech-loading artillery and breech-loading guns with explosive shells are still under development and should be ready for large-scale casting and production within two years.

However, smokeless gunpowder can be used as propellant at present. With the power of smokeless gunpowder, the caliber of cast artillery can be completely reduced, and the weight can also be reduced. In this way, the firepower will not be reduced, and transportation will be more convenient.

The next grenade to be tested was a grenade made by Daming itself. The developers were Sun Hedou, Sun Hejing and Zhao Yuanhua.

Sun Hejing held a grenade and was about to test it, but was stopped by Zhu Cixiang:

"Wait a minute, from now on you will only be responsible for the research and development, and leave it to the soldiers for use and testing. Don't you have dedicated test soldiers?"

Just kidding, how can scientists be allowed to conduct experiments in person? There are only a few people in the Ming Dynasty. If they all did it themselves, Zhu Cixiang would probably close down the Royal Academy of Sciences soon!

Sun Hejing didn't say anything. He smiled slightly, handed the grenade to a soldier, and said a few words, and then everyone started to retreat a distance.

Unscrew the back cover, pull the fuse, and then throw the grenade forcefully. The soldier has good arm strength and can throw it more than thirty steps.

"Rumble..."

A moment later, the grenade exploded violently, and a large crater was immediately created at the impact point...

"Succeeded..."

There was another burst of cheers at the scene...

The type of grenade developed by Sun Hedou and others is an imitation of the wooden-handled grenade in later generations in China. This kind of grenade can be thrown farther.

In fact, it is not difficult to develop hand grenades at present. Even if there is no primer, it can be ignited with flint. Of course, the primer effect is better.

Next came the landmine test. Landmines had been around for a long time in the Ming Dynasty. It was just a matter of type and power. The landmines were improved by Sun Hejing, Sun Hedou and Zhao Yuanhua, and they were also very successful.

After the revolvers, grenades and mines, it's time to watch other scientists perform.

Bi Maokang and Song Yingxing waved their hands, and soldiers immediately pushed out three artillery pieces. They were four people pushing, three people pushing, and two people pushing.

The gun mounts are all made of iron, and the windlass is also made of iron and has used bearings. A section of bracket is also dragged out from the back, which is mainly used to reset the gun after firing.

Such a light and flexible artillery carriage was exactly what Zhu Cixiang wanted. It was driven by mules and horses for marching, and two or three people on the battlefield could easily push or move an artillery gun with a range of a thousand steps.

Bi Maokang cupped his hands and said:

"Your Highness, these three field cannons are cast according to the process drawings you gave them. They are eight hundred catties, five hundred catties, and three hundred catties respectively.

Using smokeless gunpowder, you can fire three cannons continuously without cleaning the barrel. Each cannon has a cover door and front sight, and you can manually adjust the muzzle in a small range. Please introduce it to Your Highness, Mr. Song."

After hearing this, Song Yingxing hurriedly bowed to Zhu Cixiang, and then introduced the performance of the three field guns...

Hehe... Zhu Cixiang doesn't understand many professional terms, so I won't introduce them here!

After listening to Song Yingxing's introduction, Zhu Cixiang nodded with satisfaction. The specific effect and power will only be known through experiments!

An eight-hundred-pound field artillery fires solid shells at about a thousand paces and shotgun shells at about four hundred paces."

A five-hundred-pound field gun can fire solid shells at about six hundred paces and shotgun shells at about three hundred and five paces."

A three-hundred-pound field gun can fire solid shells at about 400 paces and shotgun shells at about 250 paces.

There is no proof for what you say. Try it first before speaking. Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and said:

"let's start!"

Zhu Cixi gave the order, and the artillerymen who were testing the artillery immediately began to take action. The fixed artillery carriage adjusted the muzzle, loaded the fixed charge of gunpowder, then pushed the solid bullet into the barrel of the gun, compacted it, and started ignition.

"Rumble..."

As the match was ignited, there was a sudden loud noise, and the solid bullet came out instantly, with a cloud of dust splashing around the bullseye...

In two minutes, the test of the three field guns was completed, and there was another burst of cheers at the scene.

Even though the Royal Academy of Sciences developed several types of firearms in just a few months, it took a full two hundred years to complete this journey in history.

Zhu Cixi could clearly see that when the gun was fired, the gun carriage shook violently, and the gun carriage instantly pressed down to relieve the recoil of the artillery, and the position barely moved.

It may be because these three types of artillery are lighter in weight. Zhu Cixi remembered that after the red cannon fired, the artillerymen had to work hard to reposition and calibrate it, which was troublesome.

Although the red cannon is very powerful, it is difficult to transport and fire slowly.

The power of the field artillery in front of me cannot be compared with the red cannon, but its firing speed is much faster. It can fire both sides in one minute, and it can even fire three rounds at a fast rate. It is similar to the Folang machine gun, but has a longer range.

Zhu Cixi knew that with the manufacturing drawings he had given him, the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty would definitely be able to develop the firearms he needed, but he did not have many requirements for the progress. The rifled gun was already at its peak in history.

Unexpectedly, they developed smokeless gunpowder and several types of firearms in just three months.

Blast furnaces have long appeared in ancient China, and there are blast furnaces among the cultural relics unearthed in the Han Dynasty.

After improving smelting technology and fuel, the materials of field guns are close to those of steel cannons.

Zhu Cixiang was sighing secretly, Bi Maokang cupped his hands and said with a smile:

"Your Highness, how about giving the cannon a name?"

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"Okay, let's call it Royal Field Artillery No. 123. When we develop a powerful firearm in the future, I will name it directly after you!"

Bi Maokang was immediately overjoyed:

"Royal Field Artillery No. 1, Royal Field Artillery No. 2, Royal Field Artillery No. 3... Damn it, they are so powerful and domineering, thank you for the name, Your Highness!"

Sun Heding looked at the wheel in his hand and his heart moved. He suddenly knelt down on one knee and raised his pistol high and said:

"Your Highness, this blunderbuss is quite worthy of the son of Wuchen. Please give it a name!"

"Fuck, haha..."

Sun Heding's actions shocked several scientists, and then they all laughed...

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and stretched out his hand to help Sun Heding:

"Okay, I will give you a name. Since it is equivalent to your son, how about calling him He Ding Hand Gun?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, I am so excited..."

Sun Heding did not expect that the crown prince would name this gun after him, and he knelt down again to kowtow to Zhu Cixiang three times to thank him!

Zhu Cihong pulled Sun Heding up and said with a smile:

"Quick Ping Shen, you are all meritorious ministers, Ming Dynasty cannot forget you..."

Sun Hedou, Sun Hejing, and Zhao Yuanhua looked at each other and wanted the crown prince to name the grenades and landmines.

But before they could say anything, Zhu Cihong saw through their thoughts and smiled:

"Haha, you three cannot be named after each other. The biggest function of this thing is to explode and injure people. You must not name it after my favorite general, just call it grenade or landmine!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The three of them bowed and thanked them.

However, they didn't understand what the Crown Prince meant for the moment, and they felt a little embarrassed. Zhao Yuanhua was better off because he was older, while Sun Hedou and Sun Hejing's fair faces were slightly red.

Sun Heding played with Heding's gun proudly, wandered up to his two younger brothers and said with a smile:

"The battle officially started. The Eight Banners of Jiannu launched a fierce charge against the Ming army. The crown prince gave an order: the soldiers threw Sun and fought Sun Hejing to kill Jiannu."

The soldiers received the order and quickly threw out the two brothers hanging from their waists. Whoosh whoosh... Sun Hejing and Sun Hedou fell into the Jiannu cavalry team one after another. Then there was an explosion and boom...

Hundreds of sun and dou sunhejing exploded violently in succession. The bombed flesh and blood of Jiannu flew across the army and were wiped out. The soldiers of the Ming army suddenly burst into cheers. The explosion of sunhe and dou sunhejing was so powerful..." I like the Ming Dynasty, and the prosperous age starts from the prince supervising the country. Please everyone.
Chapter completed!