Ming Zuo

Chapter 85 The Benefits of the New Gun
Although Wang Weiran's cowhide has not been delivered, the production of the ammunition box has already begun.

Tanners are everywhere, and their craftsmanship is not too bad.

The ammunition box made according to Zuo Menggeng's request can hold fifty bullets plus a flash cap at one time, enough for soldiers to use in World War I.

In front of everyone, Zuo Menggeng hung the ammunition box on his belt, showing the full form of the soldiers of the rear battalion when they were fighting.

He unbuttoned the ammo box again, lifted the lid, and pulled out a bullet.

Bi Maokang found something different.

"Hey, why does the bullet look like this?"

Zuo Menggeng showed the bullet to Bi Maokang.

"The front is the lead bullet, and the back is the propellant in the cardboard case. The amount of the propellant for all the bullets is fixed. After the calculation of the craftsmen, this is the best amount."

According to Zuo Menggeng's teaching, Bi Maokang took off the bullet and was attracted by the shape of the Mignet bullet.

"It's not a ball? What's the point of this projectile shape?"

Zuo Menggeng turned the barrel of the gun.

"Dongjiao Gong, please see, the inner wall of this musket is rifled. The bullet creates this appearance, and after it is fired out of the chamber, it will rotate under the influence of these rifles. In this way, the accuracy is greatly improved."

Bi Maokang didn't have any profound knowledge of physics, so he asked, "Why does the projectile become accurate when it rotates?"

Zuo Menggeng was not a great physics expert, and Bi Maokang could not understand what he said about centripetal force.

He chose an ordinary example.

"Have you ever seen a whirlpool in the water? The eye of the whirlpool is in the middle."

Having said that, Bi Maokang was impressed.But whether you believe it or not depends on the results.

Next, Bi Maokang watched Zuo Menggeng load the gun barrel with ammunition and ammunition, and then send it to the bottom of the barrel with a clear strip.

This process is exactly the same as the arquebus, nothing new.

But when Zuo Menggeng put the flash cap on the fuse hole, Bi Maokang turned into an active student again.

"What is this? Can it be used to ignite gunpowder?"

"This thing is called a flash cap. It is made of iron and contains mercury fulminate gunpowder. This kind of gunpowder will detonate as long as it is collided or stabbed. The spark enters the barrel of the gun through this hole, and the gunpowder can be ignited."

Bi Maokang scratched his beard and couldn't understand at all.

"What... thunder...what...what is mercury made of?"

Zuo Menggeng seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"This is a secret of our army, and only two people know about it in the whole army."

Your old man is not mine, so I can't tell you.

Bi Maokang blew his beard angrily.

"If you tell you how to make this medicine, the old man will also tell you a way to make firearms."

If you change to someone else, I'm afraid it will be heart-wrenching.

Bi Maokang has learned all his life and is proficient in all kinds of firearms, any one of which is a big killer.

However, Zuo Menggeng was not moved at all.

Does he like the firearms of this era?
Sorry, no.

"Next, I will demonstrate the use of this gun to Dongjiao Gong."

Zuo Menggeng took back the flash cap and buckled it on the flame hole again.The flat end fired the gun and aimed at the target fifty meters away.

Bi Maokang was stunned.

For the first time in his life, he was ignored in the field of firearms.

Does this young man not know how high the sky is, or does he really have some unique skills?

Just when he was stunned, Zuo Menggeng pulled the trigger.

"boom……"

The shotgun feels very good, almost as soon as you pull the trigger, the bullet will come out of the chamber.

When the flash cap was activated, it was only a light click, mixed with the sound of the gunshot, almost like a sound.

The main thing is that there is no smoke.

When arquebuses and flintlock guns are fired, after the gunpowder in the medicine pool is ignited, the smoke that rises can make people blind.

The detonation of mercury fulminate was just a puff of light smoke, which quickly dissipated.You can't see it if you don't pay attention.

Because the flames and gunpowder from the muzzle are more obvious.

Zuo Menggeng held the gun very tightly, and the feeling was the most obvious.

The recoil of the flash hat gun is very large, after all, the caliber of 12MM is there.However, the overall shooting feeling and the posture of holding the gun are very comfortable, and the soldiers will not be too tired to fight for a long time with the gun.

Overall, he is very satisfied with this flasher gun.

Others don't know what it's like to shoot and focus on the target.He had just finished firing when a group of people rushed over.

After checking the target, the cheers could be heard clearly from a distance.

Xu Dagan and Liu Yiyuan carried the target back together.

In order to test the effect, the target is a wooden figurine.There is a cotton armor on the outside, and a rattan armor is added.

The rattan armor brushed with tung oil is as hard as plate armor, and it is difficult for swords and spears to pierce.

But now, on the front of the rattan armor, there is obviously a hole the size of an index finger.There are clear scorch marks on the edge, which shows the kinetic energy of the bullet.

After removing the rattan armor, the same part of the cotton armor inside was also penetrated.

When I turned inside, I saw that the bullet had hit a piece of iron, causing it to shatter.

When the cotton armor is also taken off, the bullet point can be seen on the torso of the wooden man.The lead bullet had long since been deformed, sinking three inches deep into the wood, and was firmly embedded in it.

If there are no two layers of armor to block, if it is not wood but flesh and blood...

Bi Maokang finally came to his senses, and when he looked at the target, he exclaimed in surprise.

"Fifty steps to wear double-layer armor, this gun is so terrifying?"

Bi Maokang knew nothing about the virtues of the Ming army's arquebuses.

At a distance of fifty paces, if the target is armored, it is very likely that it will not be able to penetrate, which is basically a gun battle.

Zuo Menggeng was also very satisfied with the new gun, and ordered: "Move the target to a hundred meters."

The soldiers went immediately, and after a while the target was set up again.

This time, both Bi Maokang and Zhang Jimeng couldn't care less about their thoughts and stared at Zuo Menggeng's movements.

Zuo Menggeng reloaded for the second time, aiming slightly longer than the first time, and then pulled the trigger.

This time Bi Maokang kept staring at it, and finally found something wrong.

But it's too late to ask, everyone is related to the situation of the target.

A hit is definitely a hit, because everyone saw the target swaying obviously.

It is easy to hit the target [-] meters away, and only one shot is used, which is something that no other musket can think of.

The two soldiers rushed back excitedly carrying the target, and shouted when they were far away.

"Thousands, hit it. Hit the chest and still penetrate two layers of armor."

Zuo Menggeng had not yet done anything, and the others raised their arms and shouted.

A musket that can penetrate two layers of armor at a distance of [-] meters, even the most ignorant of war knows what it means.

The next step is to check the target, and Bi Maokang did it himself.The more I looked, the more shocked, my hands were shaking.

"This is a magic weapon! With such a weapon, why should you be afraid of Donglu?"

The test shot didn't end there.

One hundred and fifty meters, two hundred meters, two hundred and fifty meters...

At the farthest distance, the target was placed [-] meters away.

As the distance increases, the hit rate plummets.But everyone can see that this is not easy to cause when the distance increases, not the accuracy of the new gun.

Five shots hit one shot at [-] meters, and this efficiency is enough for actual combat.

After all, the muskets of this era are not for precision shooting, but for covering strikes based on quantity.

A single musket is not enough, but what about a hundred, a thousand?
You don't need to aim carefully, you can hit enemies [-] meters away just by covering it. In this era, there is no solution.

Bi Maokang burst into tears and couldn't hold it any longer.

"How is this thing made?"

What he cares most about is the fire hat.

He has seen the inside and outside of the new gun, and he thinks that it can be done without Zuo Menggeng.Only the flash cap made him powerless, and he had never heard of mercury fulminate.

Zuo Menggeng was cold-hearted and unmoved.

"Dongjiao Gong, this is the top secret of my back camp and cannot be leaked."

Bi Maokang's beard and hair were stretched, and he was furious.

"Do you know the benefits of this gun and this thing can solve the crisis in Liaodong?"

Zuo Menggeng understood, sighed softly, waved his hand, and made the irrelevant people retreat a little further.

"Dongjiao Gong, the younger generation was in the Liaodong army. Do you really think that the crisis in Liaodong is really unfavorable?"

Without waiting for Bi Maokang to say anything, he continued: "At any time, it is people who decide the outcome of the war. This person of the Ming Dynasty is dead. No matter how good the weapon is, it is useless."

Bi Maokang looked at Zuo Menggeng steadily, and vaguely understood something.He turned sharply and looked at his student.

As a result, Zhang Jimeng's indifferent appearance shocked him even more.

Without getting an answer, Bi Maokang left unhappily.

Looking at the old man's staggering back, Liu Yiyuan was a little nervous.

"This old man won't tell the court about me waiting?"

Zuo Menggeng did not dare to draw conclusions, but he trusted Zhang Jimeng.

"Let's pay more attention."

If Bi Maokang really wanted to report them, he would be sorry.

For the safety of so many people, even if Bi Maokang was a famous person in history, Zuo Menggeng would have to deal with it ruthlessly.

He didn't know that Bi Maokang and Zhang Jimeng were having a serious conversation on the way back.

　Thanks to the Marquis of Suide and Wenjun He Nenger for their rewarding rewards!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)