Prince of Chaos

Chapter 315 Sharpshooter

Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima followed Zhu Changluo to a mysterious school in the depths of Xishan Huangzhuang with anxiety.

When they were just approaching here, Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima heard the sound of thunderbolts that exploded from time to time.

However, based on their understanding of firearms over the years, the two knew that the sound was not thunder from the sky, but the sound of a powerful cannon!
The reason why Zhu Changluo dared to bring Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima here at this time is because his current identity and strength are different, and there is no need to hide some things as before.

Although, it is not yet possible to speak out about this secret base openly, but Zhu Changluo still has the confidence to bring two outsiders to see it.

"Hey, it's a lot worse. Why is this gun so difficult?"

Just as Zhu Changluo walked over with Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima, Niu Dapao, who was in charge of artillery research and development technology, shook his head in frustration, his face was blackened by gunpowder smoke.

Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima looked at an exaggerated cannon beside Niu Dapao, and they looked at it in disbelief, how could there be such a long barrel here!

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Duo, this is a field cannon built by the lonely man based on the Frang cannon. The body of the cannon is seven feet and eight inches long and the diameter is about three inches. The farthest shooting distance is [-] feet. It’s terrible, it’s still under debugging, what do the two gentlemen think?”

What Zhu Changluo said was easy, but for Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima, this cannon is simply not a magical weapon in the world!

The distance of 950 zhang, converted into the current unit, is more than [-] meters away.It's equivalent to shooting ten miles with one shot!

This is simply an incredible existence.

You must know that the farthest range of the French cannons recognized in the world is only five or six miles away.And the cannon in front of him actually has a range farther than the Francine cannon!
If he hadn't heard that this was said from the mouth of His Royal Highness, Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima, two firearms experts, would not believe it if they were killed.

Especially Zhao Shizhen, Zhao Shizhen is the most unbelievable, because his research on the Flang machine cannon is said to be second in Daming, and no one dares to say that it is the first.

He has systematically studied the Franc machine cannon.

Moreover, it is recorded in the important military work "Wu Bei Zhi" by Mao Yuanyi, a famous firearms expert in the Ming Dynasty, that the Flang machine cannons are divided into five categories.

Among them, the third and fourth categories belong to the light Fran cannon.The third type of Flang machine gun is four or five feet long, and the lead weight is 5 taels and 9 qian each, and the medicine is 6 taels.The fourth type of Flang machine gun is two or three feet long, and the lead weight is 3 taels each, and the medicine is 3 taels and a half.

The first and second categories are heavy-duty Francois cannons.The first type of Franc machine gun is eight or nine feet long, just like the field cannon in front of you. The lead in this cannon weighs 1 catty each (1 catty is equal to 16 taels in Ming Dynasty), and the medicine is also 1 catty.The second type of Flang cannon is six or seven feet long, each of which is filled with lead weighs 10 taels, and the medicine is 11 taels.

The shooting range of all kinds of Frang machine guns, which weighs more than 700 jin, can reach five or six miles.However, the giant cannon in front of him reached ten miles away!

Just imagine how terrifying this must be!The attack distance is abruptly doubled!

When the two of them saw the cannon, they couldn't move anymore, their eyeballs almost fell out, and they wished they could climb up to study it immediately.

Looking at the expressions of the two, Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "It's not too late for the two gentlemen to watch it later. After you have tried the firecracker with Gu, as long as you win, you can look at it as you want here."

Zhao Shizhen heard Zhu Changluo's words, and he said excitedly: "Your Highness, I have been convinced after seeing this cannon, and I am willing to study artillery for Your Highness here."

Zhu Changluo smiled, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, don't be so anxious. After the competition is over, I will explain it to you in detail."

Then, Zhu Changluo took Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima and left. The two walked behind and looked back at the distinctive cannon three times. Their intuition told them that this cannon was different from the cannon they had seen before. They are all different, as for where the difference lies, the two of them don't know yet at this time.

However, as long as Zhu Changluoken lets them do some research here, they will definitely be able to find out where this cannon is so good.

After leaving here, Zhu Changluo took them to the training ground for firecracker shooting.

After arriving here, Zhu Changluo greeted immediately: "Wang Shenqiang, bring your latest flintlock rifle and let Gu use it."

Wang Shenqiang is the firearms craftsman who invented the flintlock gun under Zhu Changluo's guidance and reward. According to the agreement, Zhu Changluo should give him the title of Marquis.

However, now Zhu Changluo is only the prince after all. Although he is also in charge of the country now, Zhu Changluo is still unable to bestow the reward of name and utensils for the time being.

However, even so, the craftsmen here will not doubt that the young and honorable crown prince is talking nonsense, because they know that one day, Zhu Changluo will fulfill his promise to them.

Just like Wang Shenqiang, his original name was not Shenqiang at all, but Wang Erqiang.It was because he had a sudden idea of ​​how to make a flintlock gun by chance, that's why he was named a sharp gun by Zhu Changluo.

At that time, Zhu Changluo told Wang Shenqiang in front of everyone, "From now on, you will be the Lord of Shenqiang in the Xishan Huangzhuang of my palace! The level and treatment will be according to the level of a first-level administrator. In the future, when this palace is in charge of the universe, you It's Daming's sharpshooter!"

As soon as Zhu Changluo said this, Wang Shenqiang and other firearms craftsmen around him were very excited. They were just ordinary firearms craftsmen. Nothing to do with money.

However, after they arrived at Xishan Huangzhuang, Zhu Changluo gave them the best treatment and the highest wages, and arranged for people to teach them to read, read, and learn mathematics from time to time, so that they would no longer be as muddle-headed as before. Feel to make firearms.

Gradually, in the past few years of study, although they can't say that all of them have made great changes, their overall firearms manufacturing experience and innovative spirit have long since changed from what they used to be.

They also learned to summarize, learned to record, and learned what Zhu Changluo often said: "All data must be accurate, and production must be standardized. Don't be afraid of waste, but be afraid of no progress."

Therefore, the musket parts they manufacture now are all standardized, and all of them can be disassembled and assembled arbitrarily.This cannot be said to be the first in the history of firearms manufacturing in Ming Dynasty, but it is definitely the firearms workshop that implements the most thorough standardization.

Wang Shenqiang immediately took a flintlock rifle about four feet long, and handed it to Zhu Changluo respectfully.

Zhu Changluo weighed the flintlock rifle, which weighed about twenty catties, and then turned to Dosima and said, "Mr. Duo, Gu's gun is ready. Later, Gu will let someone in the air thirty feet away Put up two targets on the ground, let's shoot ten shots each, and see who has the highest hit rate?"

When Duo Sima heard that he hit the target from thirty feet away, his confidence was shattered. The difficulty was not ordinary. Although his Lumi gun had a long range, the real shooting distance could reach about 200 meters.However, the effective range of the bullet that can really be controlled is only about 50 meters. After a distance of 50 meters, although the bullet is still lethal, it is really resigned to where it hits.

However, Duosima did not hesitate, he did not believe that there would be such a precise musket in this world.

Although the musket in Zhu Changluo's hand looked bluffing, but before witnessing the shooting with his own eyes, Duo Sima was still confident.

Duosima puffed up her chest and said, "Chen, it's okay."

Dosma took one subject at a time, and obviously regarded himself as Zhu Changluo's subordinate. Moreover, Dosma himself was a firearms officer in Turkey, and it was completely fine for him to be a subject to Zhu Changluo now.

Zhu Changluo smiled and said: "Okay, I appreciate your courage very much. In order to reward your courage, no matter whether you win or lose this competition, I can grant you one wish."

Duosima was overjoyed, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhu Changluo said to Zhao Shizhen: "Mr. Zhao, why not let you be the referee."

Zhao Shizhen said excitedly: "I am terrified, and I am honored."

Then, Zhu Changluo asked Zhao Shizhen to be the referee, and Zhao Shizhen personally checked and selected two round targets. After confirming that they were correct, Zhao Shizhen personally checked the two targets to a predetermined distance.

When he came back after inserting the target, Zhao Shizhen replied: "I have installed the target, please check it, Your Highness."

Zhu Changluo waved his hand and said: "No need, I'm just sending someone to check, even if I win, it may be invincible. Let's start like this."

Hearing what Zhu Changluo said, Duo Sima was even more fearless.

Zhu Changluo glanced at Duo Sima and said, "Mr. Duo, come first."

When Duo Sima heard that Zhu Changluo asked him to shoot first, he didn't hesitate, and immediately took out his Lumi blunderbuss, and then began to use a slender iron chisel to carefully press the gun barrel. Apply medicine and lead, and then install the matchlock.

Finally, after confirming that everything was ready, he held his breath, and then steadily held his Lumi gun to aim at the target thirty feet away.

Dosma felt the wind direction quietly, and tried hard to grasp the feeling of victory in his heart. When his eyes finally followed the barrel of the gun and saw the bull's-eye of the distant target, Dosma lit the match , and then held the Lumi blunderbuss motionlessly, quietly waiting for the matchlock to burn out and reach the gun body, then with a bang, a puff of smoke rose, and Duosima's first shot was finally released.

After firing the first shot, Dosma felt relieved.

At this time, the reporter who was in charge of watching Duosma's target trotted to Duosima's target, took a look, and shouted loudly: "2.6 rings!"

Duo Sima didn't understand, so Zhao Shizhen also looked at Zhu Changluo curiously.

Zhu Changluo explained: "The ring of 2.6 means that Mr. Duo hit, but it is far from the center."

However, Duo Sima didn't care how far it was from the center, what he cared about was that what Zhu Changluo said hit the mark.

As long as it hits, it means that he is likely to win.

Therefore, Duo Sima's face immediately showed an excited smile.

Zhu Changluo looked at the excited Duosima, and Zhu Changluo said: "Since Mr. Duo fired the first shot, Gu will also shoot the first shot. Let's shoot one by one and see what the result is."

Duosima said excitedly: "Please, Your Highness."

Then, he continued to stand aside with his head held high, waiting for Zhu Changluo to prepare,
However, Zhu Changluo did not insert a long iron drill into the barrel of the gun to load ammunition like Duosima did.Instead, he manually opened a mechanism about the size of a ring finger directly at a position where the barrel and the butt were handed over.

Then, Zhu Changluo took out a bullet with a pointed copper skin about an inch long from the box next to it and put it into the mechanism, then closed the mechanism, and pulled a protruding stick-shaped iron pin next to the mechanism to pull it. After a click, Zhu Changluo was ready.

This saves a lot of time compared to Duosima, which uses iron wires to feed ammunition.

However, this is not over yet, Zhu Changluo took out another strange device from the box containing the bullets, Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima took a careful look, and it felt like a telescope.

Zhu Changluo fixed the telescope on the butt of his flintlock rifle, and then held the flintlock rifle, aiming at a target thirty feet away through the telescope.

I saw that Zhu Changluo didn't take too long to prepare for aiming. When Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima were watching where Zhu Changluo was going to light the matchlock, Zhu Changluo pulled the trigger, bang, and a rifle bullet shot out.

There was also a fleeting spark at the head of the barrel, and it didn't emit a burst of smoke like the Lumi blunderbuss.

Seeing Zhu Changluo shoot a shot so easily, both of them were dumbfounded.

No matter how stupid the two of them were, they now understood why Zhu Changluo would call this firecracker a "flintlock rifle".

It can be fired without lighting a match, so why isn't it called flintlock?
Zhao Shizhen and Duo Sima's eyes lit up immediately, looking at the gun in Zhu Changluo's hand, no less than looking at the field cannon when they first arrived.

Their eyes were full of longing and desire, and they wished they could snatch the firecracker from Zhu Changluo's hand and study it immediately.

However, when they thought of Zhu Changluo's identity, the two could only resist the impulse in their hearts.

At this time, the voice of the reporter on the opposite side also came out.

The excited voice of the reporter shouted: "9.5 rings!"

Zhu Changluo's eyes lit up when he heard the score of 7.

However, it is incredible that today he scored 9.5 rings.

Could it be that the damn desire to win is at work for such a result?
After Wang Shenqiang heard the score of 9.5, he immediately came over and bowed excitedly to Zhu Changluo, "Your Highness is really a sharpshooter!"

Zhu Changluo laughed, in a good mood, "It's a fluke, it's just a fluke, I still know how lonely I am."

After saying this, Zhu Changluo said to Duo Sima: "Mr. Duo, please fire a second shot."

At this time, Duo Sima had completely lost the thought of firing a gun. He knelt on the ground and begged: "Your Highness, can I let the minister take a look at the firecracker in your hand? Just one look, I am willing to pay any price!"

Zhu Changluo said: "Mr. Duo please hurry up. The competition is not over yet. This is only the first shot."

Duosima said: "Your Highness, there is no need to compete. I have already lost. You just promised me that you would grant me a wish, and now my wish is to take a look at the firearm in your hand. Please grant me my wish."

As she said that, Duo Sima kowtowed heavily, almost crawling over to kiss Zhu Changluo's toes.

Zhu Changluo sighed: "Okay. I just promise you."

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