Although there was a discrepancy between the figures converted by Lin Weiye and the real data, Sun Yuanhua was still deeply shocked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info81

Although the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were able to imitate the shape of the Hongyi cannon, they did not know why, and the cannon was naturally unsatisfactory. The Hongyi cannon that he and his mentor Xu Guangqi worked hard to get out was similar in caliber to the cannon in front of them, but the length reached 1o feet, and in order to avoid exploding, the cannon wall was thickened, and the cannon body alone weighed 4,000 catties.

The barrel is too long and the steering is not flexible enough, and the gun body is too heavy to be transported, resulting in such a cannon being only used to defend and siege the city, and there is no need to think about it in the field. In terms of range, although it is "eroded for dozens of miles" under the pen of the literati, Sun Yuanhua is very clear, the really useful range is less than three miles, and no matter how far it goes, it can only be heard, and it is unknown where the cannon flies. And the cannon in front of him, the length and weight are only half of the Hongyi cannon, extremely light and flexible, can be used in field battles, is the cannon of his dreams.

The only thing he wasn't sure about was how many shots the cannon could take. Lin told him: "You can shoot 12 pounds...... 1o pounds of shells. ”

The common Hongyi cannon can only hit 1o catties of cannons, what is this concept, that is, the Hongyi cannon that is one zhang long and weighs four thousand catties is basically the same as the cannon that weighs about half a zhang and weighs 1,000 catties. Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but lament that he and his teacher had been thinking about it for many years, but it turned out to be useless.

Lin Weiye, who didn't know his inner thoughts, made up another knife: "The muzzle of this cannon can reach 439 m/s at the beginning...... Well, that is to say, the degree of the cannonball can fly three or four hundred steps away in the effort of taking a breath, and the degree of the Hongyi cannon is less than half of it......" He was afraid that Sun Yuanhua would not understand the meaning of the beginning of the cannon, so he explained by analogy, "The faster this degree, the greater the power of the cannon......"

Sun Yuanhua nodded miserably. The faster the degree, the stronger the destructive power, he naturally understands the truth, the arrows shot by the strong bow and crossbow are far faster than ordinary bows and arrows, and the power is greater, and the cannon is naturally the same. In this way, the bulky Hongyi cannon is not as powerful as this cannon.

He sighed: "It's really a heaven outside the sky, there are people outside the world, this little brother can create such an artifact, which makes the old man breathtaking, in comparison, the Hongyi cannon is useless." In the past few years in Dengzhou, I have trained the army with artillery, thinking that I have trained a strong army for the imperial court, but now it seems that it is just the view of the frog at the bottom of the well, and it is just a waste of money and food for the imperial court. Even if Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng don't rebel, the firearms of the Dengzhou New Army are far inferior to those of Brother Xia, and I still try my best to appease the rebels......"

Xia Nan said: "Lord Sun doesn't have to be presumptuous, compared to other officials in the imperial court, you can introduce the cannon casting technique of the Franco machine, and hire the Franco machine man to teach the art of cannon manipulation, which is already very remarkable." It's just that the government and the opposition are short-sighted and don't attach importance to firearms, and if they can train more new troops equipped with new firearms, why worry that the Tartars will not retreat and the thieves will not be destroyed? ”

Sun Yuanhua was hit by the pain point, high-fived and said: "This is true, but it is a pity that except for me and my teacher, no one in the government and the opposition attaches importance to firearms, so that the war situation in Liaodong is losing and retreating, and the thieves in Shaanxi are not going to lose their tails." ”

Seeing him like this, Xia Nan decided to strike while the iron was hot and took him to the shooting range to observe, so that he could dispel the idea of returning to the capital. Orders were given to go down and have the convoy prepare for 12-pounder mountain grenades and rifle fire.

By the time the group arrived at the range, two 12-pounder mountain howitzers were ready. Sun Yuanhua's eyes lit up when he saw these two small cannons, and he stepped forward to inspect and caress them, and the smooth cannon wall and small cannon body made him love it.

"This small cannon can be polished so smoothly and so light, it must also be used for confrontation between two armies in the field, right?"

"Lord Sun, the cannon I just saw is used for the confrontation of large armies, and this kind of small cannon can be used for small units because it is flexible and easy to carry, and it can be used for small units to fight and walk." Lin Weiye said.

"Oh? This small cannon is light and light, I don't know how powerful the cannon is? ”

Summer South signaled the gunner to test fire. The gunner took out the fixed solid ammunition and loaded it into the barrel, pushed the shell to the end with a ramshell, then inserted the letter tube with the fire rope from the fire door, punctured the cloth gunpowder bag, adjusted the position of the gun, aimed at a circular mound with a height and diameter of two meters 5oo meters in front of him, and then lit the fire rope.

In the quiet gaze of Sun Yuanhua and others, the fire rope exposed outside the barrel burned out, and a trace of sparks came out of the fire door, and after a few seconds, there was a loud "boom", and the shell accurately hit the target. The mound exploded, accompanied by fire and loud noises, and the earth and mud and rocks were splashed everywhere with an astonishing sound—in order to create an effect, some gunpowder was buried in the mound, and after being hit by a hot solid bullet, it burned rapidly, producing an explosion in the enclosed space—Sun Yuanhua's mouth opened wide and did not close it for a while.

After a long time, he reacted and sighed: "Such a small cannon can actually hit so far, so accurately, and the power is enough." If the imperial court had such a large and small cannon, would the Donglu and the thieves be opponents? ”

Xia Nan was determined to completely shock him, and said leisurely: "It's not enough to have a cannon alone, and please ask Lord Sun to observe the firecracker!" ”

Twenty guards squatted and stood in two rows, skillfully loading, tamping, and leveling, and the movements were done in one go, pulling the trigger, and the gunshots rang out, and the smoke filled everyone's eyes, and the whole process took only about 20 seconds.

Sun Yuanhua stroked his beard and nodded, he didn't see the difference between this gun and the bird gun used by the Ming army, but only in terms of reload, it can be regarded as elite. It's just that in this way, he is even more suspicious, is Xia Nan really a self-proclaimed businessman?

In Dengzhou City, he had seen the hand-to-hand combat ability of Xia Nan's men, and now he had seen the sophistication of his firearms. If the cast cannon can be sold to the government, then what about these bird guns? It's not uncommon for a businessman to hire some bodyguards to protect the hospital, but he has already committed a taboo in the government with a bird gun, what is his intention?

Before he could think deeply, the twenty members of the team began another round of shooting, and the interval between the first shot was just over twenty seconds. At this time, Sun Yuanhua was stunned, the bird guns of the officers and soldiers were all lit with fire ropes, and the reloading degree was extremely slow, and when facing the impact of the enemy, they could often only shoot once, and the bird guns in his hands could only be used as burning sticks.

By the time the third round of shooting began, he had almost sat on the ground. This kind of shooting, let alone facing the infantry, even if the opposing cavalry moves to attack, it is enough for these cavalry to drink a pot. If there are thousands of such guns, the cavalry of the Liaodong Tartars is not to be feared. (To be continued.) )