"According to this person's rough comparison, the one who uses the Sky Boat Monster Gun is not a human, but a monster with long eyes under its armpits."

Su Fangyi said in detail, and Bai Liyan was shocked when she heard the news:

"What, long eyes under the armpits! Could it be that they fired such firearms with their armpits between them! ”

"Exactly, judging from the meaning of this person's strokes, this kind of monster is taller than the two heads of my Central Plains people, and its body is extremely large. There is a skull on his neck, and there is a larger eye in the middle of the skull, and his strength is very amazing, and he can move two hundred catties of pig iron as if he was taking something from his bag. ”

"Hiss......" Baili Yan's back was chilled, and he really couldn't imagine what kind of species this would be assigned to a planet, and he hurriedly said: "Then according to this, this person was caught by the monster and loaded on the ship, and then escaped." ”

"Yes. From this person's strokes are not very clear, but it can be roughly seen that the north of Haitian County is a very wide sea, and the white-skinned people and such monsters have fought on the land north of the sea for a long time. Oh, by the way, when this person was rescued, he still had some objects with him, and the master craftsman of the main hall pondered that it should be another short gun, Yongxing Hou is well-informed, so he might as well wait for me. ”

After speaking, Su Fangyi motioned to his subordinates to take a one-foot square wooden box, opened it and saw that it was indeed a breech pistol, the shape was not much different from the shape and structure used by humans, but the size was much larger.

Given that the monster has eyes under the armpits of both arms, it is not surprising that the strange guns that were found to be two meters long before, the design of the fire door in the back, they could not shoot against the shoulder at all, so they could only shoot under the armpits, and the fire door was just exposed to the back, and the smoke from the gunpowder and the possible explosion of the chamber would not hurt the vital parts of the human body in most cases.

Pistols, on the other hand, do not have the problem of shooting shoulder-to-shoulder, and the human-machine efficacy is roughly equivalent to that of humans, and even they are more convenient to use pistols than humans.

In addition to a pistol, there was a bullet pouch filled with lead pellets, a water bladder, and the last thing that was even more shocking, was a rusty and mottled steel helmet, more than two circles larger than the head of a human adult man, and the weight was extremely staggering, not to mention twelve pounds.

The weight of the early steel helmets of human beings was controlled below two kilograms, or even one and a half kilograms, in order to reduce the damage to the neck, and this helmet exceeded twelve catties, which was stamped and formed by steel, and there was a heavy iron piece in the center of the front that could be sagged, which was obviously used to cover the eyes in the middle of the face.

"What the hell, it's still playing, why didn't I find it on the ship in the first place!"

When she was secretly thinking in her heart, Bai Liyan vaguely thought that there was no steel helmet found on the heavenly ship eighteen years ago, and this steel helmet obviously should not be accidental.

Based on this, it is speculated that the helmet should have been a new invention of the northern hemisphere civilization in the last ten years, and was not used before that, or was not produced much, and was used to equip infantry troops, and then to the navy.

The earthlings were not equipped with steel helmets until World War I, and the thickness of human steel helmets was less than one-third of that of such helmets due to the constraints of human cervical skeletal endurance, which means that if the development of materials science is left unchecked, the thickness of this helmet can not only prevent stray bullet fragments, but also resist the firing of large-caliber high-speed kinetic energy bullets at medium and close range.

This had to lead to another question, what they were going to do with the helmet.

Human helmets are not used to block bullets, at least not to block breech metal shells fixed high-speed bullets, most of the early full-power rifles, in most cases, can penetrate the carbon steel helmets worn by humans, so before the emergence of high-strength fibers, human steel helmets are mainly used to prevent shell fragmentation.

In view of the low muzzle velocity of the black powder lead bullet of the breech gun and the extremely rapid loss of kinetic energy, this steel helmet of astonishing thickness is of little significance even if it can withstand the pouring force of the lead bullet.

The accuracy of front-loading smoothbore guns is extremely limited, and when shooting, line infantry platoon guns are mostly used to fire, and the density makes up for the accuracy, that is, the legendary platoon station and other shots, so the probability of a bullet hitting the head is very low. Unless the monster can hit more efficiently, it can only follow the same path as human tactics, and it doesn't make much sense to fire with a platoon of guns and wear a helmet.

Taking a step back, even if the monster has stray shotguns and flowering bullets, it doesn't make much sense to equip a helmet.

First of all, there is a medical problem, restricted by technical processing and the kinetic energy of black powder, most of the gun projectiles are very large, and the projectiles hit the limbs, which are basically amputations. Hit the abdomen and chest cavity of the human body, with the current medical conditions, more than seventy percent of them cannot save their lives.

At least Bailiyan doesn't think that there will be more developed medical technology in the northern hemisphere than Yicaotang, so it doesn't make much sense to equip a helmet.

With their strong physical ability, they can easily carry two hundred catties of pig iron, which is equivalent to the ease of human strong men carrying fifty or sixty catties of rice, according to this ratio, their weight-bearing capacity is four hundred and fifty catties, so why not wear eight-millimeter-thick plate armor, so it is only three hundred catties.

With this thickness of plate armor, the black powder kinetic energy projectile can hardly penetrate at zero distance, so why only equip a helmet without plate armor.

Secondly, just like the human species, Bailiyan does not believe that they are in harmony internally, there are multiple sovereign states on a continent, and there will inevitably be wars between them in order to compete for interests, so regardless of tactical issues, the generational difference in weapons between them is almost negligible.

So what's the point of equipping both sides with equal technology, and each other can damage with breech kinetic weapons, and only equip helmets and not plate armor, isn't this self-deception?

Finally, the efficiency, shelling density and projectile effectiveness of breech guns are far inferior to breech guns, and the fight between infantry is still dominated by rifles and bayonets, although this is not absolute, but it is undeniable that in the era of black powder breech guns, guns were stronger than guns. The artillery factor is weakened, the role of howitzers and fragmentation shells is much more limited, and the bayonets of both sides are loaded with red bullets, what use can helmets have.

It is not that Bailiyan is entangled in such trivial issues, but that the current worldview completely subverts the process of earth's history. The steel helmet is very simple to say, ordinary pots and pans factories can do it, the question is whether it makes sense.

Bai Liyan didn't believe that there was something that didn't exist twenty years ago, and suddenly appeared twenty years later, the army's standard equipment is all experience that has been tested by war for a long time, and it is impossible to rush into equipment, and there must be some reason why it has been ignored.

It's just that the hateful language can't be understood, and you can't ask the clues clearly. Now that things have developed to this point, Bailiyan's heart is cold, the threat is imminent, and there may not be much time left for the southern hemisphere.

Extrapolating from the distance, the northern hemisphere continent is getting closer and closer to the southern hemisphere continent, and the natural barrier brought by geographical isolation will disappear, and it is only a matter of time before the southern hemisphere continent is discovered.

Geographically, Haitian County is the northernmost county in the Changsun Kingdom, the closest to the Northern Hemisphere, and considering that the Northern Hemisphere has not moved southward in a big way for more than a decade, Bailiyan believes that the Northern Continent is most likely located in the Northwest Hemisphere or Northeast Hemisphere, roughly equivalent to the location from the southern part of South America to Saigon in Vietnam.

In the middle of the ocean is a vast ocean, and with current seafaring technology, it is impossible for a single sail ship or a small fleet to cross this distance without supplies, and must control the key large islands in the ocean to support exploration.

If the northern hemisphere continent were located directly opposite the southern hemisphere continent, the distance was only equivalent to the distance from the west coast of Guinea in Africa to the west coast of Brazil in South America, and a single sailing ship could complete a one-way journey in 30 to 40 days, and the southern hemisphere would have been explored and discovered long ago. It is still safe and sound, and it is clear that the distribution of the continents in the northern hemisphere is the first case.

And the appearance of white people shows that the northern civilization has taken control of large islands close enough to the southern hemisphere, and the fog caused by geographical isolation may disappear at any time. The royal guest urged for the guns, both for fear of invasion and for fear that the two species would eventually turn into a one-sided slaughter and extinction.

Bai Liyan was silent for a long time, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and said slowly:

"How many people know about this?"

Su Fangyi said:

Because I can't speak, I still need to ask for details. Therefore, the main hall was very cautious and did not dare to inform the princes, so as not to be attacked by public opinion. The most urgent task at the moment is to step up preparations for war and prevent problems before they occur. ”

"The stakes are high, and I have to think about it again. In addition, it is necessary to ascertain as soon as possible what the white man is saying, and I will at once dispatch capable men from the University Hall of Yongxing City to assist the royal guest, so that the situation in the north may be ascertained as soon as possible. ”

Wing Hing University Hall offers a language department to learn the language of the Jinxuedi people, study and translate their culture, and strengthen the understanding between the North and the South. Bai Liyan did not think that the white people of this world would be Latin. However, it is certain that language is a science with universal laws, and it is possible to start with regular vocabulary and then advance the logical system of language in an orderly manner.

At this time, a royal guest outside the house hurriedly came to report:

"Mr. Qiqi Su, urgent military situation."

"Show me."

The person who came handed over the bamboo tube, Su Fangyi took out a wax pill from it, pinched it and then opened it was a piece of paper with a square inch size, and after reading it, he immediately transferred it to Bai Liyan and said:

"The eldest grandson country has been defeated again."

Bai Liyan looked at it carefully and sighed:

"Alas...... This is an inevitable consequence. Changsun Guo's delusional desire to rely on one or two weapons to turn his strength around is pure fool's dream. However......" Bai Liyan paused for a moment, twisted his short beard and immediately said: "Ben Hou remembered another matter, the two of you should have heard of the overlord cannon of the Changsun Kingdom." ”

Su Fangyi nodded and said:

"Well, the rumors are very strong, and the middle ones are dead and injured."

"Don't hide it, last month I have ordered Yongxing City to imitate this cannon, the power is really amazing, and it is easy to imitate, it can be produced in large quantities, and it can be a heavy task. The two of you might as well go to the garrison of the military camp to take a look, and you will know that this cannon is powerful. ”

The conscienceless cannon can be regarded as a kind of firearm that is absolutely open at the moment, and if it appears in ancient Chinese history, it must have groundbreaking historical significance.