Chapter 902 The great weapon of the country is revealed for the first time
The performance of the pistol was unsatisfactory.
But when it comes to shooting, its performance suddenly improves. Its range is comparable to that of a repeating crossbow. More importantly, it is very powerful. As soon as it is snatched out, it can directly kill people with a "bump".
The range of the artillery is not as good as the bed crossbow, but it still has a range of 300-400 meters. With a "bump", a big pit appeared on the ground, and the straw man standing next to the pit fell over. In other words, its lethality is amazing.
On top of the crossbow.
Emperor Mingguang's attention was not on the pistol. He was directly shot by the cannon from behind. He was shocked: "This... this firearm is so lethal?!"
He looked at the big hole on the ground and couldn't imagine that such a big hole could be formed by just a round black thing shooting out and exploding with a "collision" sound.
Gu Qingling said with a smile: "Your Majesty, gunpowder can break mountains and split the ground. Weapons made of gunpowder must not be less powerful. This is only the first version. When the version is upgraded in the future, the artillery can blow up a large ship.
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"Hahahaha..." Emperor Mingguang said happily, "I don't expect it to blow up a big ship, I just want it to blow open the city gate."
He had considered using gunpowder to blow up the city gate before, but that would require someone to risk going to the city gate to install the gunpowder, which might even hurt his own people.
But artillery is different. If you stand hundreds of meters away and shoot directly at them, even if you line up your troops, you can't stop the power of gunpowder at all.
Looking at Gong Shuhan again, Emperor Mingguang was looking at a big treasure. He seemed to understand that Gu Qingling was interested in her.
Although she is a woman, she has tremendous talents. It would be a waste for such talents to be allowed to give birth in the backyard and embroider.
No matter how many children she gives birth to, will they be as powerful as the cannon she builds?
What's more, Gongshuhan can't just build one cannon. With her, it's like having an endless arsenal of weapons.
Emperor Mingguang approved the code name "Sharp Sword" on the spot and asked Gong Shuhan to focus on research on artillery and artillery.
"Your Majesty, we also need to study pistols." Gu Qingling was afraid that Emperor Mingguang had given enough pistols. She knew that the performance of this thing was a little unsatisfactory at first, but this thing is also on the battlefield where individual soldiers fight, and pistols are the most powerful weapons.
, she said, "This is just the first version. It seems that the range is a bit closer, but when it has the range of a repeating crossbow, or even the shooting bed of a bed crossbow, on the battlefield of individual combat, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will be invincible."
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It has a long range, is small and easy to carry, isn’t it a sharp weapon?
Emperor Mingguang said: "Can the range of a pistol catch up with a bed crossbow?"
Gu Qingling nodded: "Of course, maybe more than that. Your Majesty, when the bow and arrow was just designed, it didn't have the 100 meters it has now. Its first version was not as good as a pistol. But now, the ordinary bows and arrows of the Ming Dynasty also have a range of 50-100 meters.
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"Even with the current range of a pistol, it seems that it is not as far as an ordinary bow and arrow. But brother," Li Wenchong also added beside him, "have you noticed that shooting a pistol is not as strenuous as a bow and arrow. We train an archer. That is what we need."
It took a lot of effort to cultivate, but the pistol..."
Li Wenchong held a handful in his hand. He weighed it and found that even a woman of average strength could hold it in her hand.
After trying its shooting method again, Li Wenchong was very sure that even women could shoot.
In other words, as long as they have a pistol, everyone in the Ming Dynasty can use it.
Gu Qingling took a look at the guy who was called a "pistol" because he was comparable to the machine guns of his previous life. He endured it and did not propose to change his name - what can you call something that can be held with one hand but not a pistol?
Nothing wrong.
As for the smaller ones, which are only as big as a palm, Gu Qingling thought that when future generations design them, someone will naturally classify them, so she doesn't have to worry about them at all.
As long as the things are right, no matter what their names are, she won't see that day anyway.
The pistol was not popular at first, but after Li Wenchong said this, Emperor Mingguang became interested and took it in his hand to try it out.
He personally found a target to test fire, and then discovered that there was a sight on the pistol. Now...
Emperor Mingguang came to his senses: This pistol is actually equivalent to the knife in the hands of soldiers, and it is a relatively popular item.
Of course, the premise is that it can be made.
Emperor Mingguang turned around and asked Gongshuhan whether this thing was difficult to make and whether it could be popularized in Ming military camps.
Gong Shuhan was full of confidence: "Your Majesty, this thing is not difficult. As long as I improve the production equipment, formulate the molds, and train a few more skilled workers. I just have to be careful with the gunpowder. If I don't get this thing right, it will be easy."
explode."
Balabala, listed the factors that may cause the chamber to explode.
Emperor Mingguang listened for a while and felt that the problem was not big - he believed that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would rather be killed by the guns in their own hands than being killed by the enemy.
Of course, if they were more careful, they wouldn't be killed.
Gu Qingling: "..."
No, the question is getting killed?
Shouldn't the problem be improvement to avoid exploding the chamber?
"Since these factors caused the explosion, Mr. Gongshu, in addition to improving the gunpowder itself, can we also improve the firearms, such as more high-temperature resistant materials, vents, etc." Gu Qingling said, "You can retreat for this period.
Over time, the Ming Dynasty discovered several new minerals, and the Mo family refined several new steel materials. You can try them all."
Gong Shuhan's eyes lit up: "Yes, if there are more high-temperature-resistant materials, the chamber explosion can be avoided to a greater extent. After I came out of seclusion, I haven't contacted the Mo family yet. I don't know that there is a new heat-resistant material now.
I will learn more about the material afterwards, and it is best to have a good exchange with people from the Mohist family who specialize in this field, maybe there will be better enlightenment."
"Okay, I will give Mr. Gongshu the right to do whatever he wants. As long as you can improve the firearms better, tell Princess Chong directly what you want and who you want to recruit." Emperor Mingguang wished he could get it out as soon as possible.
, ordered on the spot.
Gongshu Han, Gu Qingling took the order.
People in the secret camp were asked to keep it secret, but all the soldiers present were excited.
They are not blind. The test results are clearly there. Not only have they developed a new weapon, but this weapon shop is also very powerful. If they can get this in their hands, doesn't it increase their chances of winning?
"Hahahaha... It's not just an extra layer, there are ten more layers. Didn't you see that thing made a 'touch' sound? It was such a big hole that it almost scared me to death."
"My dear! No wonder that one is called 'Sir'. As long as she has this ability, I will obey her regardless of whether she is a woman. If anyone dares to talk about her being a woman in the future, I will kill him."
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In the military camp, there are people who look down on women. But when a woman has the ability to show off her skills and convince others, they will quickly turn against her and praise her to the sky.
They are not like those men of letters who talk all day long about women having to behave like women, saying that they cannot do this and that they cannot do that.
fart!
If women can't do anything, what will happen to everything at home when they go out to fight?
The daughter-in-law can't handle the situation and is useless. When they finish the war and come back alive, won't they lose their home?
I don’t know about other camps, but this secret camp selected by Emperor Mingguang will definitely not “discriminate against women”.
Li Wenchong: The princess is right, there is no ideological work that cannot be done, there are only gentlemen who cannot do it.
Look, isn’t this corrected?
Patriotism education must also keep up. Those Confucians who are particularly good at talking must not be let go, and they must be carefully selected.
