The prince does not fight for the heir

Chapter 17 Outlook for Thermal Weapons

Fu Xuechen had the bottom line in his heart, and couldn't help smiling at Yunzuo: "But have you ever thought, Your Highness, just like the blades of swords have developed from being made of easily damaged copper at the beginning to being made of fine iron today, their power has doubled The growth of firearms is the same? From the day it appeared, it is doomed to develop non-stop, becoming more and more powerful, getting closer and closer to the destructive power of fire, until it finally replaces swords and bows?"

Yun Zuo didn't quite believe it in his heart, but couldn't help being dazed by Fu Xuechen's extremely confident expression: "What did you say? Instead of swords and bows? How is this possible?"

"How is it impossible?" Fu Xuechen started the deceiving mode: "Take the nomadic cavalry in the north as an example! They grew up on horseback since they were young, and use the power of this horse to traverse the world. Although our bows and arrows can attack from a distance However, a single arrow is not powerful enough. Let alone the few sharpshooters in the army. The number is small. It is difficult for an ordinary sergeant's arrow to injure a person, let alone a horse. When the opponent arrives on horseback, the sergeant It can only be slaughtered, two legs can't run with four legs, right?"

"There are also swords and spears, which are melee weapons. You must get close to the enemy to start fighting, right? At this time, we have to have our own sergeants also ride horses, otherwise we will not be able to fight against the opponent's cavalry. But if both the enemy and us are fighting on horseback, how many of our army can match their nomads' riding skills?"

Yoon Zuo frowned, and his heart felt heavy when he heard it. He knew that although his father had unified the Central Plains, he still used the Great Wall to keep the threat from the north out of the Great Wall, but in fact, his father was also catching up. This is a good time for the several ethnic groups in the north to be in conflict with each other, and it is a good time to break up.

One day, if there is a hero in the north who kneads the scattered sand together, and then sends his troops south to invade the border, the disaster will be too serious. The infantry is no match for the cavalry, and the cavalry will not be able to make great achievements against the cavalry. Fu Xuechen's words are still true. Every sentence really pointed at the weakness of Darong Empire's military.

"So! When the firecracker develops to a great extent, all of this will be no problem!" Fu Xuechen is still talking freely: "At that time, each person will have a firecracker, hit people up and horses down, ten times a second, A few bullets can kill a person, so it can completely replace swords, bows and arrows!"

Yun Zuo squinted his eyes unconsciously: "You are talking about firecrackers? Don't it be an unknown 'artifact' you imagined?"

Hearing the sarcasm in the Sixth Prince's tone, Fu Xuechen quit: "How can I be imagining this? You said that the current firecrackers are slow to reload, so you can find a way to make ammunition packs with the same weight and size in advance." , When you need to use it, you can just plug it in, so the loading speed will be faster? Or change the front loading of the projectile to the rear loading, which can also speed up the loading speed a lot!"

"There is also the problem of the fuse. It is slow and cumbersome to ignite the fuse. It cannot be used in rainy or snowy weather. Isn't there such a thing as flint? Cut the flint into pea-sized pieces and install a small mechanism in the gun. Pulling the trigger can directly ignite the gunpowder pack in the chamber, isn’t that enough?”

"There is also the problem of projectiles. I feel that the bullet-shaped bullets do not have enough penetrating power. Then make the projectiles into pointed ones! Then do more research on the composition of the gunpowder to find out the same amount of gunpowder with greater power. , won’t the bullet’s penetrating power increase?”

"As for the accuracy, add rifling and front sights! There is also the problem of blasting the barrel, it must be because the quality of the barrel is too poor! Let those craftsmen work hard to create a blast furnace that can burn higher heat and produce better quality guns. Good molten steel is enough! And the quality of the steel has improved, the diameter of the gun barrel can be reduced, and the weight can also become lighter and easier to carry..."

Speaking of this, Fu Xuechen suddenly realized that he seemed to be talking too much!

Fortunately, at this time, the time for the riding and archery class seems to have arrived, and the other princes and companions have arrived at the martial arts arena one after another. Master Na and Master Liu, who had appeared in the martial arts test last time, also appeared side by side at the martial arts arena.

Fu Xuechen took the opportunity to stop the conversation: "In short, there are still many things that can be improved in the firecracker. I believe that all these improvements have been made to the extreme, and the era of firecrackers replacing swords and bows is coming! Well, the two instructors are Here we come, Your Highness, let's get ready for class!"

Fu Xuechen was overjoyed, and finally managed to delay the time with a flick, avoiding the pain of wasting his arms.

However, Yoon-joo was really dumbfounded by her blah-blah-blah. These sentences sounded like bragging, but when I thought about it carefully, they all seemed to have a strong feasibility. It seemed that according to her If it is improved in that way, one day, the firecrackers will really develop and become so powerful that they will eventually replace swords, guns, swords and halberds. Let alone the use of flint instead of lead wires, it can be called a wonderful improvement...

Thinking about this from time to time, it was the first time in history that Yoon Zuo was in a state of trance during the riding and archery class throughout the afternoon. It was only because of his exceptionally excellent riding and archery skills that he was able to get away with it.

Compared with later generations, the riding and archery class in this era is not long in the afternoon. It ends in an hour from half past midnight to half past midnight. Calculated according to the time of later generations, it is between two o'clock in the afternoon and four o'clock in the afternoon. In the meantime, school is quite early.

Taking advantage of school time, the younger princes usually spend a little more time in the martial arts arena, while the older princes, such as the fourth prince, will go to the royal library to read a lot of books, and they can also take the opportunity to ask the scholars of the library for advice. knowledge.

Today's Yun Zuo was in a trance, not in the mood to play, and did not return to the prince's place, but strolled outside the Qianming Palace unknowingly.

Emperor Yuan'an was currently reviewing the memorial in the Qinzheng Hall of the Qianming Palace. He heard Zheng Ze say that the sixth prince was outside the palace gate, and there was no report that he wanted to see him. He just wandered there, muttering a few words from time to time. Full of thoughts, he couldn't help being surprised, and immediately signaled Zheng Ze: "Tell him to come in!"

Even if they were father and son, after all, they were separated from each other before, and there was no chance to cultivate the family relationship between father and son. After the battle was finally over, his father became a majestic emperor again. There were many questions that could not be resolved, and it seemed that only his father in the palace could answer him, but when he came unconsciously, he hesitated, and when he heard the summons suddenly, he was so scared that he almost turned around and ran away.

"My son knocks on my father!" According to the etiquette in the palace, Yoon Zuo knelt on the ground with his palm on his left knee and right knee, and bowed his right fist to the ground.

"Get up!"

Hearing Emperor Yuan'an's cry, Yoon Zuo stood up and stood aside with his hands down and his head bowed.

(End of this chapter)