Du Zhongxiao ordered the soldiers to pour gunpowder into the barrel of the gun, but because he couldn't grasp the quantity, he just ordered it to pour less. After pouring the gunpowder, I thought about it and didn't dare to let them load the projectile. The gunpowder loaded into the barrel was pounded firmly from the front end, and only then did Tao XVII, who was holding a red-hot iron bar, ignite it.

Tao Qiqi put the iron bar into the small hole of the fire door and asked Du Zhongxiao: "Official, is this it?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, yes." Just stick in. ”

Tao Seventeen nodded, gritted his teeth, and inserted the reddish iron bar into the small hole.

Almost in the blink of an eye, a puff of black smoke rose, and the strong smell of gunpowder choked people's eyes, and a burst of fire burst from the muzzle of the gun.

Tao Qiqi and the others widened their eyes and watched as the muzzle of the gun gradually dissipated. After a long while, he said, "Official, what's the use of this?" It took a lot of effort to make these steel pipes, just to set off a firework? ”

Du Zhongxiao calmed down and asked the soldiers to pick up the steel pipe and carefully see if it had cracked. Seeing that everything was normal, he said: "Of course it's not fireworks!" Think about it, if you put a projectile in front of it, and the gunpowder burns, won't it shoot out? ”

Tao Shi smiled and shook his head: "The official said that he was laughing, why did he shoot the projectile out." ”

Testing gunpowder was a dangerous job, and Du Zhongxiao had no consciousness to dedicate himself to the invention of the musket. He exhaled before he said, "Can you shoot it, don't you know if you put a projectile?" There's a buckshot there, and you put it in after it's filled with gunpowder. ”

Tao XVII agreed, smiled and joined the soldiers, refilled the gunpowder, picked up a buckshot and put it in.

Du Zhongxiao looked ahead, it was a small slope, and there was no one. However, he was still a little worried, so he asked Thirteen Lang to run over and check it carefully, before he said to Tao Seventeen: "You lit the gunpowder in the barrel as you did just now." ”

In Tao Qiqi's opinion, this is the same as setting off firecrackers before, just for fun. I picked up the iron bar from the fire next to it, looked at it, and the front end was red, and then slowly reached into the small hole at the rear end of the barrel.

Unlike just now, this time there was a muffled sound, and the smoke of gunpowder rose. The smoke of black powder was so thick that I couldn't see what was going on in front of me.

When the smoke cleared, everyone found that it was still the same as before. Tao Qiqi was stunned for a moment and said: "This time is different, there is a sound, it is not like fireworks, but a cannon battle." The crowd laughed.

Du Zhongxiao instructed the soldiers to pick up the iron pipe, and poured it down and down, only some residues, and there was no shadow of lead bullet. I looked at the barrel carefully, and it was indeed not broken, and I had some bottom in my heart. The most feared thing is that the quality of the steel pipe is not up to par, and it will explode at one point.

Pointing to the debris on the ground, Du Zhongxiao said, "Look, isn't the lead shot in front of you out?" ”

Tao Seventeen let out a "huh", and together with Thirteen Lang, he lay on the ground and looked carefully, where could he find the lead shot? The two of them didn't believe it, looked in the direction, and wanted to look for it in front of the barrel. Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't make trouble, there are still a lot of lead pills over there, just try again." ”

Tao Seventeen was interested, and personally filled the barrel with gunpowder, loaded the lead pellet into it, and ignited it important.

After several times, the lead shot could not be poured, and everyone believed that the lead shot had really been ejected.

At this time, the smell of gunsmoke around several people was extremely strong, and people couldn't open their eyes. Du Zhongxiao ordered that it would be like this today, and he would go back and find a way.

Tao Seventeen is in high spirits, where is he willing to leave? said in his mouth: "Don't worry, let me try again!" ”

After saying that, together with Thirteen Lang, he filled the barrel with gunpowder, pounded it into a strong one, and ignited it again. This time the sound was louder, which startled everyone. And it's not just the sound, it's also the smoke of gunpowder.

Tao Qiqi felt strange, and together with Thirteen Lang, despite the black smoke coming out of the barrel of the gun, he leaned on his stomach to check.

At this moment, a soldier pointed to the preface with an incredible expression: "Look, the lead shot really hit the front!" ”

Tao Qiqi straightened up and said: "Before ignition, I obviously put in the lead pellet, but I can't find it here, of course, I hit the front, what's so strange about this." It's just that the lead shot is too small, and it's not easy to find it for a while. ”

"No, I saw it hit that tree!" The soldier pointed to a tree with a thick bowl in front of him and said loudly.

Tao Seventeen was willing to believe, took Thirteen Lang's hand, and quickly ran to the tree pointed by the soldier. When I got to the front, I saw a lead pellet embedded deep in the trunk of a tree at a height of half a person. The small hole was still dripping around it, and it was the same one that had just been made.

Bending down with Thirteen Lang to look, Tao Seventeen said loudly: "The official came to see, the lead shot has entered the tree!" ”

Du Zhongxiao didn't want to have such an unexpected joy, so he hurriedly came over, carefully inspected the projectile in the tree, nodded and said, "I didn't expect the lead shot to be so powerful, it was really unexpected for me." Do you think this can shoot through the armor? ”

Tao Seventeen said: "This is simple, let Thirteen Lang put on the iron armor, stand here, let's fight!" ”

Thirteen Lang knocked Tao Seventeen's head and said angrily: "Don't mess around!" Is my body harder than a tree? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Okay, that's it for today." The barrel is filled with gunpowder, which can fire projectiles, there is no doubt about it. However, how to do this gun, how to charge, how to load, how to ignite, still need to be carefully considered. Pack up and go back. ”

Du Zhongxiao had never even touched a real gun in his previous life, and he didn't know how the gun was made. With only the impression of TV and movies, plus some bits and pieces of knowledge from books, it takes a lot of exploration to make a gun. Of course, Du Zhongxiao knew that artillery should be made first, the structure was simple, and the problems encountered were relatively few. But if you just sign the judgment and don't bring the army, what's the use of making artillery? I made a musket, which can be used by the people around me, and slowly accumulate experience, which can be regarded as a technical reserve. Datong Prison has good iron here, and he can't leave it for a while, so he moved this thought.

While walking, Du Zhongxiao sorted out the memories of his previous life. The impression of muskets, at first arquebuses, later flintlock pistols, as well as front-loading and rear-loading, smoothbore rifles, and so on. What the hell is going on with the arquebus, Du Zhongxiao has no impression at all, only remembers the name. Instead, the flintlock pistol remembers to use flint to ignite the gunpowder. As for the more advanced rear-loading guns, shelled bullets, etc., Du Zhongxiao still knew that he needed a primer, and he didn't have a clue about that thing.

Come to think of it, don't think about it when you choose a firearm in the rear load, you will definitely not be able to do it in a short time. All that can be done now is a flintlock pistol. As for the arquebus, one is backward, and the other Du Zhongxiao doesn't know how to do it, and it is definitely not lit with a red iron bar like today.

Due to the limitations of Du Zhongxiao's identity, he didn't think about how to deal with the Khitan and the party in the north, but according to the memory of his previous life, he tried to make the guns and cannons that could be used within the scope of his ability. When you have the opportunity, you can take it out directly, so as not to grind the gun in battle.

When will you have the opportunity to show your talents? Du Zhongxiao looked at the sun in the sky, and had no clue. If your own officials continue to do it step by step, sign the judgment and make a general judgment, and then do the governor, there may be repetition in the middle, I don't know what year and month. If you don't do Zhizhou, you don't have the opportunity to be alone, let alone the Khitan and the party, even the bandits won't use themselves, and they don't have the opportunity to go to the battlefield at all.