Poor family mother and son

Iron ingots are limited, so how to use them effectively is a question that needs to be considered.

Daxuan's weapons and gunpowder have not yet been used in a good combination, which is the most beneficial aspect for Chu Qing.

As far as Chu Qing knew, when Daxuan's army attacked the Eastern Lun Imperial City, they used catapults to throw gunpowder bags, or directly stuck the gunpowder bags to the base of the wall and ignited them. This was considered a combination of weapons and gunpowder.

"So, instead of talking about 'Hongyi Cannon', let's discuss 'Conscience Cannon'." Chu Qing said to Xiaobao.

It seems that it is more cost-effective to beat a slice and fry a slice.

Chu Qing: "The name of 'Unconscionable Cannon' should be called 'Flying Thunder Cannon'. It was originally designed by a British engineer. It was originally just a projectile, mainly used to project poisonous gas bottles and fuel bottles. It was used in the First World War. first use in

This product is high quality and cheap, and our country also imported a batch; but the Guomin Party/government was in power at that time, they did not buy authentic British products, but bought a lot of German products;
Speaking of which, remember, our earliest Feilei Cannon was bought by the Guomin Party;
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, our army's equipment was relatively backward, and there were not many such guns, but the war was cruel, and we could not always rely on manpower to transport explosives to blast the enemy's bunkers;
In that way, engineers would often be shot and killed by machine guns in enemy bunkers halfway carrying explosive packs;

Our army is in the state of millet plus rifles*. It was too difficult at that time, and our armaments could not be bought completely, so what should we do?Make it yourself!
This involves raw materials again. As we said earlier, our conditions were difficult at that time, the war was tight, and we needed to solve this problem quickly, so we had to use ready-made materials as much as possible. At that time, we used the gasoline barrels of the enemy..."

Speaking of this, Chu Qing taught Xiaobao to sing the "Guerrilla Song" - "If there is no food or clothing, the enemy will come forward; if there is no gun or cannon, the enemy will make it for us!"

In the past, Meng Dao had not been educated, but here he made up for it.

Xiaobao listened very carefully, because what his mother/mother told was about their "hometown", which he hadn't heard much before.

What's more, my mother hasn't sung for several years, and the scene where a group of people echoed after a single person just hummed, never happened around my mother again.

Chu Qing sang the song, and continued what he just said: "Later, our army used the gasoline barrels of the enemy to modify them, and used the iron barrels as gun barrel launchers for explosive packs, filling them with propellant;
Then put the explosive package bundled into a round cake shape, and then ignite the propellant, and the explosive package can be thrown to a distance of about 200 meters;
And the damage distance can reach about 300 meters, that is really gods blocking and killing gods, and Buddhas blocking and killing Buddhas. "

After listening to it for a long time, Xiao Bao didn't understand: "What does that have to do with conscience? Now that we're at war, why bother with conscience?"

Chu Qing laughed: "This cannon is similar to the Feilei Cannon, it was inspired by the Feilei Cannon;
But it is so powerful that everything within its attack range will be blown up to the point that even the meat paste can't be seen;
Even if the whole body is left at a distance, it looks like there is no wound, but it will bleed from the seven orifices, and it will all be killed by the shock;

Since it is so powerful, it is naturally used in many wars, such as the War of Liberation, Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, etc.;

The War of Liberation was a war between our party and the Guomin Party. We also used this kind of flying thunder cannon. Doesn't this mean that they used the artillery introduced by the Guomin Party to beat themselves?That's why it's called 'Unconscionable Cannon'! "

How many catties of iron does a gasoline barrel use?Isn't this more refreshing than making a Hongyi cannon?It's just that the shooting range is a little closer, but it's also beyond the reach of an arrow.

Moreover, this saves the manufacture of shell casings.

Both Chu Qing and Xiaobao are very confident in their own "black powder mixed with white sugar", which is not comparable to Daxuan's gunpowder pack.

This "cave dialogue" was the most harmonious one between the mother and son in the past two years, because at least they reached an agreement on the issue of manufacturing "arms".

And also in this cave, there is one more thing agreed upon—the secrecy of the existence of sweet potatoes.

Chu Qing also taught Xiaobao how to deal with sweet potatoes.

I have a big goal, and I have to go to the country of Voss in time. It is very likely that I will leave after the Spring Festival, and I will leave the sweet potato problem to Xiaobao.

The way to deal with sweet potatoes is to make dried sweet potatoes, vermicelli, and starch. Thinking that you can eat hot and sour noodles made of sweet potato flour instead of noodles or rice noodles, Xiaobao listened seriously.

And the job of processing sweet potatoes was assigned by Xiaobao to his brothers in the soldiers, and he still thought that these people were the most reliable.

Compared to Chu Qing's mother and son, they are local aborigines and know the importance of the secret recipe. However, there is no technical difficulty in saying that it is a secret recipe. The so-called secrecy is only about controlling people.

Processing sweet potatoes is very easy, Chu Qing demonstrated it to Xiaobao once, and Xiaobao explained it clearly to everyone.

Since it is grown in Baibai Village, it is better to process it locally. There are plenty of it in the mountains, and the wind is strong enough on the mountains, so it is easy to dry the vermicelli.

The brothers of the soldiers gave full play to their military characteristics, and they were very agile in their work.

Chu Qing took advantage of the time before the Spring Festival to study "Unconscionable Cannon".

The structure of the "Unconscionable Cannon" is very simple, consisting of four parts, namely, the launch tube, the propellant, the isolation plate and the explosive package.

The role of the launch tube is to provide a simple guide for the explosive package, which is exactly the same as the role of the mortar barrel.

The launch tube is generally made of tubular iron barrels, and thick wooden barrels can also be used, but they must be tightened with iron wires or iron bars.

The function of the isolation plate is to isolate the propellant from the explosive package to avoid detonation.

The spacer is simply a circular plank of exactly the same diameter as the inside diameter of the launch tube, or a thick cake of mud, to enclose the propellant.

The assembly sequence is to load the propellant at the bottom of the iron barrel, then place an isolation plate, and then fill the explosive package.

It is a very simple thing, but it also played a powerful role in the era of war in that world,

Strictly speaking, this kind of thing cannot be regarded as a cannon in the true sense, it is just an explosive package projector, and the real lethality comes from the shock wave.

Chu Qing thought of this thing because firstly it doesn't need a lot of iron, secondly the principle is simple, and thirdly, the black powder made by Chu Qing is stronger than Daxuan's gunpowder.

But that being said, it is not easy to do this seemingly simple thing in practice, especially for someone like Chu Qing who only knows the principle and has no actual operation.

First of all, it is the barrel, and it is a problem to use as little iron ingot as possible, and to ensure a certain thickness.

Then there is a section of elm stump connected under the barrel. This elm stump needs to be dug out to have a large enough propellant chamber, and holes for placing lead wires must also be drilled;
Finally, it was blocked with two thick elm boards. The reason why the second half was made of wood is also due to the consideration of the blast and recoil.

In order to facilitate the adjustment of the barrel angle and the overall movement, a rack with wheels is also made under the barrel.

Since it was the first trial, I did everything by myself.

This is already a lot of work, if it is done, Chu Qing plans to make a batch of elm cannons, just like in the war years, as long as they can fire explosives.

*Note: I found out today that there is such a title as "Is a Xiaomi plus rifle a kind of gun", and even saw a statement about a rifle named "Xiaomi plus", and even understood Xiaomi as a certain brand. , I felt uncomfortable after watching it.

*In the early days of the War of Liberation, our party warned the United States: "Now what we have is millet and rifles, what you have is bread and cannons.

You support Chiang Kai-shek as much as you like, as long as you want to.

But one thing to keep in mind is, what kind of China is China?
China is definitely not owned by Chiang Kai-shek, China belongs to the Chinese people, and one day you will not be able to survive! "

*Xiaomi plus rifles embodies the strong character and the spirit of daring to sacrifice even if the people's army has no conditions to fight to the end.