Chapter 1107 The fire dragon emerges from the water
Tao Chengdao raised his head and said to Han Du while eating: "When I am busy, I can forget about food and sleep for three days and three nights. But when I am free, I can eat three days' worth of food in one meal. So regardless of my age
If you are bigger than you, you may not be my match.
After Tao Chengdao finished speaking, he laughed triumphantly. He seemed to feel that he could finally suppress Han Du in some way, and he was very happy in his heart.
Han Du was so surprised that he even forgot to pick up the meat skewers and asked hesitantly: "It's not good for your health to be hungry and full like this. It will shorten your life."
Tao Chengdao glanced at Han Du with scorn and said, "I am exactly one year old this year. Are you telling me that you will have a short life?"
Han Du was immediately blocked, shook his head slightly and sighed. Well, maybe this old man is gifted, and his common sense is not suitable for him.
After eating, Zhu Biao was ready to leave with Han Du.
However, Tao Chengdao suddenly proposed and wanted to invite Han Du to take a look inside his arsenal.
Han Du took a careful look at the bad old man in front of him and saw his thin arms and legs. He couldn't help but asked strangely: "The old man still has an arsenal? At your age, can you still wield a knife and use a gun?"
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Han Du himself couldn't wield a sword or a gun, so there was no arsenal in the mansion. However, Han Du had seen it in Lan Yu and Tang He's mansion and knew what was going on.
Zhu Biao suddenly became excited and asked quickly: "Really? Old sir, are you willing to let me see those treasures of yours?"
Tao Chengdao suddenly raised his head in contentment, stroked his beard, and looked sideways at Han Du. Seeing Han Du's confused look, he suddenly became a little unhappy.
Zhu Biao quickly pulled Han Du's arm and said: "Wanhu's treasure house is full of firearms made by Wanhu over the years. It will definitely open your eyes."
Hearing that it was a firearm, Han Du also became interested.
When Tao Chengdao saw the interested expression on Han Du's face, he smiled happily and said, "I will make an exception today and let you see what I am doing."
After that, he stood up and walked ahead, taking Zhu Biao and Han Du to his arsenal.
Han Du walked behind and couldn't help but whisper, "It's just a firearm. What's so great about it? It has to be so mysterious."
Zhu Biao glanced sideways at Han Du and said helplessly: "Can you say a few words less? I know that you are also a famous firearms manufacturer. The revolver is indeed a unique firearm. But Wanhu's firearms are not bad either. The Ming Dynasty Nanzheng
During the Northern War, Wanhu's firearms made great contributions, which even my father was full of praise for."
Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao and said nothing. He was not only able to make revolvers, he also knew the future development direction of firearms. Of course, there was no need to explain this to Zhu Biao, and he could not explain it to him, otherwise Han Du
I can't tell the origin. You can't blame everything on the poor Taoist priest. Once is okay, but if it happens too many times, it will inevitably lead to suspicion.
Arriving outside a heavily guarded house, Tao Chengdao took out the key from his arms and opened the door. He turned around, smiled at Zhu Biao and Han Du and said, "Your Highness, please."
Zhu Biao bowed his hand politely and was about to lead Han Du in.
Seeing that Tao Chengdao's hospitality was hard to resist, Han Du didn't say anything more and followed Zhu Biao through the door.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Biao saw a strange-looking iron instrument placed on a shelf. On a cast-iron handle, a circle of small steel pipes protruded, about the thickness of a thumb, and there were about a dozen in total. The steel pipes were threaded through. With an iron round shield and a bracket on the front, you can place this thing on the ground to save the user's physical strength. After all, such a big thing is made of steel and is not light in weight.
Seeing Zhu Biao's curiosity, Tao Chengdao explained: "This is a thunderbolt. I heard that Zhuge Liannu can shoot arrows continuously, so I thought about making a firearm that can fire continuously."
Han Du was really surprised. He reached out and touched the four-foot-long steel pipe. The surface of these steel pipes was smooth and uniform in size and hole diameter. He was a little curious about how this was done.
"Who did this?"
Tao Chengdao stroked his beard and looked up with a smile: "This Thunderbolt is an old gun."
My husband made it with his own hands."
"These steel pipes were also made by the old man?" Han Du asked persistently.
Tao Chengdao frowned and said matter-of-factly: "Of course, I made these thunderbolts myself, and these pipes are no exception."
"Awesome!" Han Du raised his thumbs and praised.
Originally, Han Du thought that if he praised him, he would win the favor of this bad old man.
I never expected that it would make this bad old man furious: "Don't be a good boy in front of me. I admit that this thunder cannon is not as good as the revolver you made. Your revolver is indeed an ingenious workmanship. If I can't compare, it will be better." No, there is nothing to hide, and there is no need for you to pretend to say something against your will."
Han Du was immediately surprised. Could it be that this bad old man had eaten gunpowder? Why did it explode at the first click?
When Zhu Biao heard this, he even stood up to smooth things over and said, "Calm down Wanhu. Han Du definitely didn't mean that, right?" After saying that, he winked at Han Du several times.
That's not what I meant originally. When I praised this old man for being so powerful, I wasn't talking about his thunderbolt. The rapid fire of the thunderbolt was completely bullshit in Han Du's eyes. The thunderbolt was too big and heavy to say the least. Ten kilograms, so what if it can achieve ten consecutive shots in disguise? After shooting, don't you have to slowly reload gunpowder like an ordinary firecracker?
Besides, who can charge with such a heavy thing?
Han Du said that Tao Chengdao was great because he was very good at making steel pipes. He could make steel pipes four feet long with uniform hole diameters, which was not something ordinary craftsmen could do.
Han Du nodded and said: "Of course I didn't mean that. I said the old man is amazing because of these pipes. It's really not easy for the old man to be able to do this. Han Du admires this craftsmanship. I didn't say that. This thunderbolt is powerful."
"What? What you are interested in is not the thunderbolt, but the tube on it?" Tao Chengdao's entire face changed and became extremely ugly.
Han Du shrugged and said: "Of course, these pipes are of excellent craftsmanship and are very rare. As for this thunder gun, haha, it's just so-so."
What does "careless" mean? Isn't it just a polite way of saying that you don't like it? Tao Chengdao is not aloof from the world, so he naturally understands the meaning behind these words. "Well, the thunderbolt can't compare to the revolver, and I'm not as skillful as others."
Whatever you say, I agree. However, I have more than just thunderbolts and firearms here. Come with me."
Hearing what else the old man wanted to show, Han Du followed him without saying anything while spreading his hands.
Tao Chengdao took Han Du and Zhu Biao to another room, where there was a rather large wooden carved bird. It had a bird's head, wings and belly, and it looked almost exactly like a normal bird.
Perhaps the difference is that this wood-carved bird is very large, each wing is about two feet long.
"What is this?" Han Du asked curiously, and his attitude was not as good as that of Thunder Gun. Because Han Du really didn't see anything that interested him in this wooden bird.
With a proud look on his face, Tao Chengdao raised his hand and said, "This is the Divine Fire Flying Crow, do you see it here?"
He pointed to the position of the two rockets under the wings of the Divine Fire Crow, and gestured to Handu: "The gunpowder here is installed. After it is ignited, the Fire Crow will fly out."
Then he pointed towards the belly of the spherical Holy Fire Flying Crow and explained: "It is filled with gunpowder and is connected in series with the gunpowder in the rocket gunpowder barrel outside. When firing, the gunpowder line of the outer rocket is first ignited. The Holy Fire Flying Crow
It will fly to the enemy's side and detonate the gunpowder in the crow's body and Qiu's body, killing, wounding and burning the enemy's troops. It is a powerful weapon for breaking formations and attacking the city."
Han Du looked at it for a long time, but he didn't think it was that powerful. In terms of power, it was probably not as powerful as the Thunderbolt. The only advantage was that it could fly farther.
Tao Chengdao
Seeing that Han Du disapproved, he immediately became anxious and simply said: "Don't underestimate my magical fire flying crow, let's go outside and let you see it with your own eyes."
Tao Chengdao asked his apprentice to move the sacred fire flying crow out, put it on a wooden shelf, and personally held a torch to light it.
After the gunpowder line was ignited, a flash of fire appeared, white smoke billowed, and the divine fire crow flew out instantly.
Han Du looked at it in surprise and thought: "This is indeed a miracle caused by great force. Han Du took a closer look at the Shenhuo Flying Crow just now. The wings are just a pair of decorations and do not conform to aerodynamics at all. Such things are not
Han Du can't think of any other reason to be able to take off except for the miracle caused by his great strength."
But it should be said that the old man Tao Chengdao's craftsmanship is still good. Being able to make the flying crow basically fly out in a straight line. Being able to do this can be said to be his grasp of balance and symmetry.
, it’s done so wonderfully.
The divine fire crow flew about a hundred meters, and then turned into fragments all over the sky in a ball of fire.
Han Du went up and picked up a few larger pieces, shook his head with disdain and said: "It doesn't fly far enough, bad review. It's not powerful enough, bad review. The gunpowder is filled with wood instead of iron, bad review."
Tao Chengdao immediately jumped in anger after hearing this. Although he couldn't understand what Han Du said about the bad comments, he still heard the bad words. Han Du said three bad words in succession, and no one was convinced, let alone
He is Tao Chengdao who has a straightforward temper.
"Come here, go and move my swarm out." Tao Chengdao obviously wanted to impress Han Du with firearms, but when he couldn't get the same firearm, he immediately changed it to another one.
The swarm of firearms at the entrance of the Tao Cheng Road are similar in shape to a box placed on a carriage. The difference is that the box does not contain goods, but large arrows, and each arrow shaft is tied with
A rocket.
Tao Chengdao stood next to a swarm of bees and said to Han Du: "This swarm of bees can shoot three times at a time, or dozens of rounds at a time, and at most it can shoot a hundred rounds at a time. You can shoot as many shots as you want at a time.
Let's see how many cords of gunpowder you light at a time."
Obviously, this swarm of bees can only hold a hundred arrows at most.
Tao Chengdao held up the torch and said to Handu: "Today I will let you see the power of this swarm of one hundred rounds at a time."
After saying that, he lowered the torch and lit all the gunpowder lines.
As the gunpowder thread burned out, because the length of the gunpowder thread was different and the burning speed was also different, the arrows in the swarm were not launched together, but were scattered in a chaotic manner in a short period of time.
Launched.
The sharp whistling sound of "咻咻咻" is continuous and frightening.
One hundred arrows were carried into the sky by the power of the rocket, and then fell down again under the dual effects of gravity and inertia, making continuous "thumping" sounds.
The intensive attacks are indeed like a rain of arrows, giving people a sense of oppression.
After Tao Chengdao finished signaling, he looked at Han Du, trying to scare Han Du.
However, Tao Chengdao obviously found the wrong person and made the wrong calculation.
There was no shocked expression on Han Du's face at all. Instead, he just looked like that. He sighed and said: "It's so so-so. Although the power of the volley is not small, it is essentially the same as shooting from a crossbow. Moreover,
It’s also too close.”
"You!" Tao Chengdao wanted to get angry, but he held it back. He pointed at Han Du and said, "Okay, you want to fly far, right? Someone, go and move my fire dragon out of the water."
Han Du soon saw that Tao Chengdao's apprentice had brought something on a long pillar. On the front was a dragon head folded out of paper and painted with color, and on the back was a rocket made from a paper tube.
I don’t know why, whether it’s Tao Chengdao’s Divine Fire Flying Crow, a swarm of bees, or the fire dragon out of water, he likes to use rockets. There is no problem with using rockets, but Han Du wants to ask why these rockets are all in one
A tube of gunpowder tied to the arrow?
Can't we just tie the gunpowder boy to reduce weight? The arrows are useless?
"What's the use of this?" The Fire Dragon Izuku was made more sophisticated, and Han Du couldn't help but take a second look.
When Tao Chengdao heard this, he explained: "This is what I use to attack enemy warships. Don't you dislike that my divine fire flying crows and swarms of bees can't fly far? This thing can fly far, it can fly three miles.
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Han Du nodded after hearing this, took a step back, and raised his hand to signal Tao Chengdao to continue.
Tao Chengdao stopped rambling and directly ignited the fire dragon out of water, and the fire dragon out of the water flew out under the power of the rocket.
Han Du only glanced at it and guessed that it was probably the same as the previous ones, propelled by rockets. In fact, the principles of the three things were the same, but the shapes were different.
But when Han Du saw that the rocket flying out of the fire dragon's water had been extinguished, but another rocket emerged from the dragon's mouth and continued to burn and fly forward. Han Du was so surprised that he could not speak.
What did you see? Is this a two-stage rocket?
"How's it going?" Tao Chengdao asked proudly when he saw that the fire dragon coming out of the water had finally shocked Han Du.
Han Du looked at the fire dragon that flew about three miles before landing. He nodded slightly and praised: "Okay, it is indeed a good thing."
Before Tao Chengdao could be happy, Han Du repeated his tone and asked: "But since you, old man, can put gunpowder in the Divine Fire Flying Crow and rely on the explosion to hurt people. Then why do you only put gunpowder in the Fire Dragon Out of the Water?"
An arrow?"
After spending so much effort, he shot an arrow at the enemy. Han Du didn't even know what Tao Chengdao was thinking. What's the use of an arrow? Can you still expect that a single arrow can kill an enemy?
?
On the contrary, how good is it to fry it like Shenhuo Feiyao? One big fry.
Tao Chengdao was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red and he became angry. He said angrily: "What do you know? This fire dragon mainly attacks the enemy's warships. The last thing it shoots is a rocket, which sets the opponent's ship on fire.
, it’s not for killing people.”
After hearing Tao Chengdao's explanation, Han Du was not satisfied. He shook his head and said, "But wouldn't it be better to replace it with an iron can filled with explosives? Not only can it ignite enemy ships, but it can also kill a large number of enemies."
"This" Tao Chengdao wanted to find a reason to explain to Han Du, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a suitable reason, so he had to say: "Okay, I admit that what you said does make sense."
"Haha, okay, both of you are the pillars of the Ming Dynasty. Just a few words have added another weapon to the Ming Dynasty. I will definitely report it to my father and mark a great contribution to the two of you." The happiest person here is Zhu Biao.
Okay, he saw that the two people not only did not fight, but had a tendency to share the same goals and cherish each other, he quickly calmed the atmosphere and said.
What I said made sense. Han Du smiled slightly and looked at the fire dragon that had disappeared into the sky with satisfaction and expectation. This thing has a great future and is of great transformation value.
Tao Chengdao doesn't care about merit or lack of merit. He is already sixty years old. No matter how great his achievements are, what is the use of rewarding him with more money? Can he use it for food or enjoyment?
?
At Tao Chengdao's age, how much could he eat even if he tried his best to eat? As for enjoyment, it was even more pointless. What could he enjoy at an age when he had more than enough ambition but not enough energy?
On the contrary, Tao Chengdao attached great importance to Han Du's proposal. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Han Du said was a wise saying. If it is really possible to put gunpowder into the fire dragon's water, and rely on the explosion to damage the enemy, plus the fire dragon
Izuku can attack a distance of three miles away. This power is simply greater than a cannon. The cannon also has a range of three miles, but it fires solid bullets. How can it be compared with the power of an explosion?
The more Tao Chengdao thought about it, the more excited he became, and he even wanted to drive Zhu Biao away immediately so that he and Han Du could discuss how to improve the fire dragon water.
Han Du thought for a moment and said: "First of all, I just saw that the old gentleman's fire dragon was made of paper. This is obviously not acceptable."