More children, more blessings, starting from marrying a wife to fight for world hegemony

Chapter 220 The Unexpected Firearm

There are three types of artillery made by Mo Xing and the others. One is a red cannon with wheels, one is a mortar, and the other is not a cannon. It is only the size of a rifle and looks more like a rifle.

The red cannon is very similar to Lu Chen's 122mm howitzer. Although it is not as big as the howitzer and its structure is not complicated, it can be seen from the cylindrical shell that this red cannon is not the red cannon on his blueprint. .

Lu Chen caressed the muzzle of the cannon and looked it over carefully. The cannon is three meters long and it should fire around 75mm shells.

Then he lifted the wheel of the cannon, and lifted the wheel of the cannon with one hand. He estimated the weight, which was about three or four hundred kilograms.

The outer wall of this heavy cannon is relatively rough, and the barrel is relatively thick. It seems that the material is not strong enough, so the barrel is thickened deliberately.

In the northern country without any industrial foundation, it is not easy to manufacture such a cannon. Lu Chen doesn't dislike the ugly appearance of this cannon at all.

He squatted down, looked at the bullet port again, and found that the firing principle of this artillery was similar to that of his 122mm howitzer. They all fired the shell by igniting the fuel in the shell by triggering the primer.

This……

Is it a bit too advanced?
He just wants to make red cannons.

The traditional red cannon is to light the match with fire, and then fire the shells.

The heavy artillery made by Moxing and the others can basically be said to be a replica of howitzers.

It can be seen that the craftsmen like Mo Xing have basically figured out the firing principle of the howitzer.

Lu Chen couldn't help thinking, who said that ancient people were stupid, give them a howitzer, they can make a smaller version, which is smarter than some modern people.

If he was given the same number of people, he would definitely not be able to make similar artillery.

Of course, the appearance is similar to the appearance, the key is to be able to launch.

Then Lu Chen picked up a cannonball from the side, and he found that this cannonball was also very much like a shrunken version of a 122mm howitzer.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen loaded the cannonball, and then personally operated the cannon in front of him to fire it into the distance.

With a loud "boom", the shell was launched, and the flying shell soon made a "boom" explosion sound in the distance.

Because of the gunpowder, the power of the explosion is far less than that of a 122mm howitzer, but this heavy artillery is basically enough in this world of martial arts.

As long as the other party does not have a great master warrior to take action, with this kind of heavy artillery, the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom can basically crush the troops of all dynasties, even the master is useless.

After trying the first improved version of the red cannon, Lu Chen took a look at the second mortar.

The basic principle of a mortar is the same as that of a heavy artillery, using gravity to drop the shell, and then let the primer hit the firing pin inside the barrel.

At this time, Lu Chen was very excited. Unexpectedly, he just took a howitzer for Mo Xing and the others to dismantle. Mo Xing and the others not only made an improved version of the red cannon, but also invented a mortar that is easy to carry.

Lu Chen had never taught Mo Xing and the others how to make mortars.

Lu Chen didn't test the mortar, he just glanced at the shells of the mortar, and then his eyes fell on the so-called "small cannon" made by Mo Xing and the others.

Mo Xing's so-called small cannon, in Lu Chen's view, is just a rifle, but it fires steel balls, and has a separate primer, and can only hold one bullet, one bullet.

However, this is only the first version of the musket, and it is not easy to use, and it is normal, and the world does not yet have a complete industrial foundation, so it is already very good to be able to make such a simple musket.

Although muskets are not very useful at present, compared with those muskets that have to be filled with gunpowder manually, the muskets made by Moxing are obviously much easier to use. The muskets they made are filled with gunpowder in containers. There is no need to manually fill the gunpowder, so it is very convenient to carry, and the most important thing is that the gunpowder is not easy to get wet.

Lu Chen picked up the "small cannon", loaded the bullets and primer, and tested the gun himself.boom!
With the sound of the gunshot, the steel ball was pushed out by the deflagrating gunpowder, and the next moment, the steel ball directly shot into the tree trunk dozens of meters away.

The power is not bad.

If it can be improved further and the steel balls are changed into pointed bullets, the power can be further improved.

After testing the musket, Lu Chen turned his head, pointed to the improved red cannon and mortar and said to Mo Xing: "Next, we will mass-produce these two cannons, at least three hundred of each."

Mo Xing said: "My lord, do you want to make that little cannon?"

The small cannon that Mo Xing said naturally refers to the musket. The musket was figured out by Mo Xing. He also made it after being influenced by the firing principle of the howitzer. Cannons are used on the battlefield, and their soldiers no longer need to carry so many arrows in the future.

Hearing Mo Xing's question, Lu Chen pondered for a moment. Although this is still the first version of musket, it is not easy to use, but their musket will definitely become more and more advanced in the future, and the soldiers have to get used to musket in advance.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen said: "Let's make a thousand small cannons first. By the way, this small cannon will be renamed in the future. Don't call it small cannon, it's called musket."

Hearing that Lu Chen said that he wanted to make a small cannon, and that he specially changed the name of the small cannon, Mo Xing was very happy in his heart, and he immediately said: "Okay, my lord!"

At this moment, Lu Chen looked at the musket and asked, "By the way, who designed this musket?"

Mo Xing said: "Go back to the prince, it was established by the grass-roots people."

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he said with a smile: "Then the name of this firearm will be named after you, and it will be called the Moxing Firearm."

Mo Xing said excitedly: "Thank you, my lord!"

Being able to name the weapon after his own name, Mo Xing suddenly felt that he was valued by Lu Chen, and it was such a great honor to be valued by the Son of Destiny.

Lu Chen continued: "Although the first version of the musket can be used, it is still not convenient enough. I hope you can improve it and make a more usable Moxing musket."

Mo Xing said excitedly: "Yes, my lord, Cao Min will definitely live up to my lord's expectations!"

Lu Chen took another look at the improved red cannon and mortar, and then said: "From now on, this heavy cannon will be called Vulcan cannon, and the second mortar will be called Fenglei cannon."

Speaking of this, Lu Chen turned around and said: "Today, we will test here first, and then you should hurry up and make them. This king will put these weapons into the army within a year."

"Commander Qin, take me to see the place where the cannons are cast."

"Yes, my lord, please follow me." Qin Yushan then led the way and took Lu Chen to inspect the entire military factory.

By the time Lu Chen returned to the palace after inspecting the military factory, it was already dark.

Lu Chen was very happy today. The firearms had taken shape. All he had to do next was wait for these weapons to be manufactured on a large scale.

With the introduction of these firearms, coupled with the reform of the army, the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom must have very strong combat effectiveness in the future. At that time, there may not be a dynasty in this world that can defeat the Northern Kingdom.

Thinking of these, Lu Chen was in high spirits and full of expectations for the future.

In the next few months, the construction of the new city began, and Lu Chen was busy every day. He was either handling government affairs in the study, or supervising the construction of the new city. Occasionally, he would go to the military factory to see the manufacturing process of firearms.

The bellies of Lu Chen's three wives and concubines were getting bigger day by day, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when Mu Zixuan gave birth.

(End of this chapter)