my wonderful zoo

Chapter 87 Upgrading before the war
"Yes, but Mo Dao has a long blade. When it is made, the weight of the blade will be much greater than the handle. It will be obviously top-heavy when used, which is completely different from ordinary swords." The steward reminded.

Chen Xun understood this knowledge point and had encountered it when developing the Miao Dao.

To put it simply, if an ordinary sword is measured by supporting a thin rod under the front section of the grip (the boundary between the blade and the grip), the weight of the blade and the grip will be the same.

Imagine using one finger to support the sword in front of the handle, and the entire sword will be lifted forward and backward in a balanced manner, and will not slip off the finger with a heavy head.

This requirement is very stringent in sword making, which is due to the complexity of sword techniques.

By balancing the front and back, the swordsman can easily control the inertia of the blade to perform various difficult movements, from extreme stillness to extreme movement, or from extreme movement to extreme stillness.

When making a knife, there will be some deviation depending on the style of the knife, but it won't be too different.

For example, with a saber, the blade is a little heavier than the handle, which is good for chopping, but it's just a little heavier.

For example, for a short knife, the handle will be a little heavier than the blade, which is helpful for changing positions, but only a little.

The handle of Chenjiazhuang's Miao knife is as heavy as the blade. After holding it with both hands, the center of gravity of the knife is just at the thumb of the front hand. You can easily change the direction of swinging the knife by just exerting or withdrawing force from the thumb of the front hand.The back hand is mainly to add force and increase power.

"You can add some weight, make the knife handle longer, and make a solid hammer at the end of the knife handle, so that the front and rear weight should be the same." Chen Xun suggested.

Weighing thirty kilograms, it is heavier than a mace. The back of the knife already has the ability to break armor with blunt blows. If a hammer is added to the end of the handle, the blunt blow damage will be even higher.

Thirty kilograms may not sound like much, and it is far inferior to the weight of weapons in those novels. However, the large guillotines used to cut cattle in ancient times did not weigh this much.

Many people in the 90s (post-80s) in later generations may have seen that big guillotine.

If it were made into a sword with a short handle, it would be basically the same size as Thanos's sword, with the same small door panel.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to do it right away," the steward responded.

The knife type has Miao Dao in front, but there is no need to choose, just follow the Miao Dao and enlarge it.

"Then I'll go back. Let me know when you're ready." After things were arranged, Chen Xun didn't plan to stay here any longer. He was about to have a battle with the officers and soldiers, and there were a lot of things to do.

"Wait!" The steward grabbed Chen Xun's arm.

"What's wrong?" Chen Xun turned around and asked in confusion.

"Mr. Lang, I have some good news for you. Come with me." The steward led the way.

Chen Xun was not upset when he saw that the manager was cheating on him, so he followed him.

The two quickly came to the nearby workshop where artillery was developed.

"Artillery? There doesn't seem to be any big progress recently. The problem of the lifespan of the iron cannon barrel has not been solved, and I don't have a clue. I can only keep trying and groping forward." Chen Xun was confused.

After the steward entered the door, he walked straight to a table and picked up a silk bag from it. This silk bag was only about the size of a fist. It was wrapped very firmly and was approximately spherical in shape, with a grainy surface.

"Is this a shotgun?" Chen Xun said in surprise.

"Hahaha, yes, this is a shotgun that can be used completely. The silk wrapped in the small projectiles can be said to have no trace after burning, and it will not affect the next launch at all. We found that silk is not only expensive, it can be said to be the best way to wrap the projectiles. The best material." The steward praised.

After the front-loaded bronze cannon was developed, Chen Xun proposed the concept of shotgun.

After many attempts, no better way of implementation was found.

Wrapping projectiles with cloth or paper will produce a lot of combustion residues after the gunpowder explodes, as well as some incomplete combustion residues, which will greatly affect subsequent shooting.

If you want to clean it, you have to clean the barrel two or three times every time you shoot, which greatly affects the shooting speed.

If the projectiles are not wrapped and poured directly from the muzzle into the barrel, there will be problems of poor sealing and too close shooting distance. When loading iron projectiles, collisions will easily cause sparks and may ignite the explosives in advance.Therefore, shotguns have never entered actual combat.

Unexpectedly, this problem was solved today.

"Is there no trace left after burning silk?" This knowledge point touches on Chen Xun's blind spot.

"Look." The steward started the experiment directly, took out a small piece of silk and lit it on the table.

The silk burned slowly, made a hissing sound, and smelled like burning feathers. The final residue was a small dark brown ball.

The steward directly started to crush the ball, and it was easily crushed into a very fine powder.

This is amazing, that is to say, even if the burnt residue of the silk bag wrapping the shotgun pellets does not rush out of the gun barrel with the explosive airflow, the residue will be easily cleaned up by a mop.

"This is good news. Now we are more confident in our battle to defend the city." Chen Xun praised: "Feng Yutie, who discovered this, I will reward him greatly."

Shotguns are too lethal to infantry, especially on top of the city. One shot will kill and injure a large number of enemies immediately. With mature shotguns, Chenjiazhuang will basically be in an invincible position.

Feng Yutie, the manager of the steel mill, was not greedy for merit and named a craftsman. Chen Xun personally rewarded him with 100 taels of silver. By the way, he encouraged other craftsmen in the artillery workshop and also rewarded each of them with 50 taels of silver. , and rewarded the steward Feng Yutie with twelve taels.

"Everyone, continue to work hard and strive to develop a usable iron cannon as soon as possible. When the time comes, I will give you ten times the reward today."

"Thank you, Sir." Everyone thanked them in unison, and they were all happy after receiving the reward.

"You can consider wrapping the shotgun shells into a cylinder, loading more small projectiles, and testing it to determine the most lethal load." Chen Xun suggested to Feng Yutie.

"We will test it now." Feng Yutie nodded and accepted the order.

Chen Xun, who finally left the steel plant, thought that the successful development of shotgun would be the best good news of the day. Unexpectedly, when he returned to the small courtyard to rest in the evening, as soon as he entered the zoo, he was embraced by even greater good news. up.

Looking at the tall and majestic Xiao Hei in front of him, his shoulder height has reached five feet (160 centimeters), which is level with his own chest. If a saddle is added, it would be difficult for most people to get on it.

Looking at the other Mongolian horses in the zoo, they have indeed grown in size.

Door: Chordate

Class: Mammalia

Order: Perissodactyla

Family: Equine
Genus: Equus
Breed: Mongolian horse

Contract Level: 3
The Mongolian horse population has been upgraded, and the abilities obtained at the third level of the contract level are the same as those of the snow pigeons, which are population enhancements.

Looking at the Mongolian horse population in front of them, they are already stronger than those Mongolian horse breeds that have been selectively bred for many years in later generations.

Originally, the advantage of Mongolian horses over other horse breeds was their endurance, but now it seems that after strengthening, their size, strength, and speed should all be considered top-notch.

With the current ability to strengthen Mongolian horses, Chenjiazhuang should be able to develop the "heavy cavalry" unit.

Tomorrow I will go out and collect the Mongolian horses in the stables into the zoo, so that they can also be strengthened.

The pre-war upgrade of the Mongolian horse population gave Chen Xun greater confidence in defeating the officers and soldiers.

It seems that as a time traveler, he is indeed destined by destiny. Chenjiazhuang, which was originally at a disadvantage compared to the officers and soldiers, has gained a slight advantage after two consecutive good news.

(End of this chapter)