Fu Song

After washing up, he ate another breakfast that Xiao Jing thought had passed the longest time ever, and watched his cousin Xiao Ning walk out almost supported by two nuns. Now it was her study time, and But she wanted to follow Xiao Jing, no matter how Xiao Ning struggled and screamed, Jiang Yingxue was unmoved, while Xiao Cheng just ate his breakfast slowly, obviously he was used to Xiao Ning's behavior.

The second uncle's family really dotes on cousin Xiao Ning!

This idea suddenly flashed in Xiao Jing's mind.

There are also two younger sisters in my family, but under the guidance of their mother, they all follow the rules. It is impossible for Xiao Ning to yell, kick, and beat like Xiao Ning.

Cousin Xiao Ning is so happy!
"Okay, I finally got rid of this pestering guy, Jingan, let's go and see the gift I prepared for you!"

Xiao Cheng clapped his hands and stood up.

"Jing'an, several craftsmen have been busy working on this gift for several years. It can be said that there is only one such gift in the world." Jiang Yingxue on the side laughed.

Xiao Jing couldn't help being a little startled, her second mother is not a person who talks nonsense, she said that there is only one in this world, if there is really only one, then this gift is really very precious.

"Jing'an, how much do you know about gunpowder weapons?" Xiao Cheng asked while walking towards the inner study. "What do you think of the future of gunpowder weapons?"

The first time gunpowder weapons were used on the battlefield was by the Guangrui Army.

Since then, gunpowder weapons have really begun to be valued by everyone.

In the past, this kind of thing called medicine hair puppet was not valued by soldiers.

The Song army used to be equipped with a lot of gunpowder weapons such as thunderbolt bombs and swarms of bees, but they were just watching the excitement.

No one thinks that this thing can change the situation on the battlefield.

But now, everyone's understanding has naturally changed.

Whether it is the Liao Kingdom, the Song Army or the Western Army, they are all working hard to develop gunpowder weapons.

Da Song took the lead in making the artillery.

First came oak wood cannons, and now bronze cannons have appeared.

This time, the Chongming Bird that Xiao Jing was sitting on was equipped with more than a dozen bronze cannons, which could fire at enemy ships from miles away in water battles, and the solid bullets and flowering bullets they used could cause damage to the enemy. Hit hard.

However, the Liao Kingdom developed gunpowder pottery bombs for throwing, and they made great achievements in the battle of Suixian with the Song army. It can be said that if it were not for the power of gunpowder pottery bombs, Lu Ben'an would have fled in the battle of Sui County. Not going back.

Then, Da Song developed something called a hand cannon.

Naturally, the Western Army has been studying these things.

However, although the Guangrui Army was the first to use gunpowder weapons, in subsequent research, it lagged far behind the Liao Kingdom, let alone the Song Dynasty.

However, the development of such things not only requires a large number of experienced technicians, but also requires a large amount of money investment.

Like gunpowder, the gunpowder used by the Western Army is not much different from the gunpowder of the first generation.
But whether it is the Liao Kingdom or the Song Dynasty, great progress has been made in formula and manufacturing technology.

The power is increasing, but some of its by-products are decreasing.

The latest gunpowder used for bronze cannons in Song Dynasty produced very little smoke.

Of course, the current gunpowder weapons also have a lot of hidden problems, such as bronze cannons, the firing speed is very slow, even the most skilled soldiers can only fire three to five cannons at most in one stick of incense time.

As for the cavalry, within a distance of one or two miles, within a few breaths, they could reach the front of their eyes.

At that time, your heavy bronze cannons will become a burden, and you won't even be able to run away.

A bronze cannon can easily weigh a thousand catties. In Xiao Jing's view, it is not suitable for field battles.

Not to mention cavalry, even infantry can run faster than him.

Also works well on board.

Of course, it is also excellent for defending the city.

But if there are no soldiers to help outside, there is no city to defend inside.

When everything outside is wiped out, how long can a lonely city hold on!
After expressing his opinion, Xiao Jing finally concluded: "Utensils are foreign objects, and people are the most important thing after all. At least in my nephew's view, gunpowder weapons can now be used as a supplement to the battlefield, and can be used in certain specific situations. The situation plays a huge role, but on a wider battlefield, my nephew doesn’t think that horses and crossbows are more practical and effective.”

"Well, your opinion is also the unanimous opinion of many generals in our Great Song Dynasty. Although the development of gunpowder weapons has made great progress, it is still difficult to change the appearance and direction of war. But I want to say that in the future , Gunpowder will definitely change the form of war greatly, Jing'an, do you believe it?" Xiao Cheng laughed.

"Of course I believe what Second Uncle said!" Xiao Jing said, "Nephew must not forget that the gunpowder weapon that is truly lethal was produced under the leadership of Second Uncle."

"Don't dare to take the credit! This thing, if you really want to say it, was brought out by your second mother." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "At the beginning, I just made some suggestions. It was your second mother who paid for it. It took several years to produce the first generation of explosives."

"Erlang, you don't have to be humble. Without your suggestions and directional things, no matter how much money I invest, I will still only be a drug-produced puppet, not a weapon!" Jiang Yingxue said with a smile.

Xiao Jing looked at Jiang Yingxue in surprise.

"People outside don't know that your second mother is the owner of the highest-purity gunpowder manufacturer in the world!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "In the mountains of Guizhou, there is a special research institute for gunpowder weapons. Whether it is a technician or an ordinary worker, they are undoubtedly the most experienced group of people who develop gunpowder and gunpowder weapons in the world. And the owner of this weapons research institute is your second mother! The gift I want to give you is It is a product of this research institute."

Xiao Cheng has been running Guizhou for more than ten years. Guizhou Road can be said to be Xiao Cheng's backyard. It is not surprising that Xiao Jing hides some secrets of the Xiao family there, but this incident is undoubtedly too shocking.

"The research and development of gunpowder and gunpowder weapons is too expensive and dangerous." Jiang Yingxue said: "Up to now, the average annual investment has been more than 50 guns. Your mother and I have worked hard for a year to earn money." Yes, most of them fell into this research institute. Fortunately, the bronze cannon was put into practical use last year, and the hand cannon was also manufactured this year, so it can finally recover blood. But the cost is still high."

Xiao Jing had seen the bronze cannon, and he also knew about the existence of the hand cannon from Xu Shen's Jing'an Division. Zhang Cheng on Shanxi Road beheaded Li Chun, and then [-] people easily destroyed it under the watchful eyes of the Qinfeng Road tribal army. Li Gang's [-] descendants frightened other Qinfeng Road tribes to join Zhang Cheng's team without any doubts, thus establishing the current Qinfeng Road and Shaanxi Road pattern in one fell swoop.

"Er Niang, can our Western Army purchase a batch of hand cannons?" Xiao Jing asked eagerly: "We can offer the best price, as you know, it is very difficult for us to confront the Liao Army in the Western Regions, if If you can equip hand cannons in large quantities, you will definitely gain the upper hand!"

Jiang Yingxue chuckled: "Don't think that this research institute is mine, but the sale of such things is not something I can easily decide. It must be approved by the court. If you want dozens or hundreds of them, I will You can make decisions, but if you want too much, you can’t do it. Without the approval of the court, this thing will never be sold casually.”

Xiao Jing sighed in disappointment, thinking about it too.

Dozens or hundreds of pieces, how does it help the overall situation?

"The hand cannon performed very well in actual combat. The workshops under the research institute are working hard to produce it, but the production capacity is limited, and it is difficult to equip it on a large scale at once." Xiao Cheng shook his head and said: "If you want to increase production capacity, It would be impossible without a year or two. However, if the Western Army is in urgent need at that time, it is not impossible to do something special and dispatch a group urgently."

"Then thank Second Uncle first!" Xiao Jing said.

Xiao Cheng chuckled, being able to deploy urgently, of course there are prerequisites.If the Western Army did not go to war with the Liao people, it would naturally be impossible to pass with such weapons and equipment.

Different from other places, outside Xiao Cheng's study, there are several guards standing glaringly, and there are guards in full armor patrolling a little further outside.

Obviously, this place is the key protection object of the entire Xiao Mansion.

Xiao Jing couldn't wait any longer.

Now he can only guess that this gift should be a gunpowder weapon, but what kind of thing is it that can make his second uncle and second mother take it so seriously?

Xiao Cheng took a box from the bookshelf, put it in front of Xiao Jing, opened the lid, and took out something from inside.

About two feet long, there is a section of iron pipe in the front and a handle connected to the rear, and at the end, a wheel-like thing turns whizzingly when Xiao Cheng pulls it with his hand.On one side of the box, there is a row of cone-like things.

"What is this?" Xiao Jing had never seen this thing before.

Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "I call him a revolver! I drew this thing on paper a long time ago, and then gave it to your second mother. Your second mother arranged for the most experienced old technician in the research institute Started to get this thing, spent a lot of money over the years, right?"

"There are tens of thousands of guns, and several people were killed or injured!" Jiang Yingxue seemed a little distressed: "They are all the most experienced craftsmen!"

After several years, tens of thousands of dollars plus a few lives, Xiao Jing suddenly felt that the dark guy in front of him was too heavy to bear.

"Is this also a gunpowder weapon?"

"Yes, I just made one like this in a few years." With his finger hooked on the revolver, it spun like a windmill in his hand. Xiao Jing was terrified when he saw it, and he was afraid that he would fall to the ground and fall out anyway. . "If you want to get another one, it will take at least a year!"

"Is his damage powerful?" Xiao Jing asked.

Xiao Cheng smiled and said, "A three-year-old child holds this revolver, within ten steps, it will take your life easily."

Xiao Jing couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.

Watching Xiao Cheng take out a few small conical objects from the box and stuff them into the wheel, these things that Xiao Cheng called bullets fit perfectly with the holes in the wheel.

"It's enough to try one bullet. There are only twenty bullets in total. Use one bullet, and one less bullet!" Jiang Yingxue said on the side.

"It doesn't matter. We don't have copper bullets anymore. We can use cardboard bullets. Although the power is a little less, they can still hurt people!" Xiao Cheng smiled and raised his hand, pointing at a man in armor a few steps away. Wooden man, with a click, he pulled the hammer on the rear of the revolver.

"Don't you need to light a fire?" Xiao Jing didn't see the matchlock.

Whether it is a cannon or a hand cannon, a piece of matchlock hangs down and can only be fired after being ignited.

"This is the second wonder of this weapon. It's a flintlock gun and doesn't need to be ignited!" Xiao Cheng raised his right arm steadily, held the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, and aimed at the fake gun in front of him. Jiang Yingxue took a few steps back and covered her ears.

That two-foot-long revolver weighed at least a dozen catties.

Accompanied by the sound of the Kabbah was a huge roar, a puff of green smoke curled up, Xiao Jing saw the second uncle's hand slightly raised, obviously the recoil of this thing is not small, and ten steps away, the man in the iron helmet But the wooden man fell in response.

Xiao Jing was dumbfounded.

"Come on, let's see his power!" He dragged Xiao Jing to the side of the dummy on the ground, and squatted down. There was a small hole in the center of the iron helmet, and the armor did not provide any protection.

After removing the armor, one could see that the bullet was deeply embedded in the heart of the wooden man. Xiao Jing believed that if a person stood there alone, he would have died long ago.

Xiao Cheng helped the dummy up again, led Xiao Jing back ten steps away, and put the revolver into his hand, "Come on, try it too!"

Xiao Jing's hands trembled a little, and he couldn't aim at all. With Xiao Cheng's help, he stabilized his mind and activated the trigger.

The dummy was sent flying again.

"Second Uncle, can such a weapon be mass-produced?" He asked tremblingly.

Xiao Cheng smiled: "Didn't you just listen to what your second mother said? It took several years and several skilled craftsmen to make such a handful, and only twenty bullets were made. Works, as a gift for you, mass production? That's just a delusion!"

Xiao Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

He was sure that if he had this thing in his hand, indeed, a guy with no strength could easily take his own life.

"Although this thing can't be mass-produced, the firearms that are a few grades worse than him have already entered the experimental stage." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "We call him the matchlock gun. Of course, if we really want to say it, the matchlock gun is also better than the bow and arrow It’s not much better, and I’m not planning to equip troops on a large scale, only a purely experimental army. The kind you have in hand will be the mainstream in the future, but it will take time!”

"You mean, such muskets will become mainstream in the future?"

"Yes!" Xiao Cheng said with certainty: "It depends on the progress of our technology, maybe five years, maybe ten years, maybe longer. Of course, maybe you wake up suddenly overnight. Who knows!"