The first thousand six hundred and ninety-two chapters refuse to compromise
"My dear nephew, the bayonet combines a fire blunderbuss and a cold weapon, which is indeed extraordinary. However, I don't understand why my dear nephew designed the bayonet into such a weird shape, like a slotted rough knife.
It looks like an awl and can only be used for assassination. It is not suitable for chopping, lifting, cutting and other actions. Can't the bayonet be made into a knife shape?" Wei Guogong played with the bayonet for a while and asked with some doubts.
"Uncle, there are two reasons why the bayonet is made like this. One is the reality. The bayonet used with the fire gun is relatively slender, and the requirements for steel are relatively high. With today's iron smelting materials, the knife can be made
As for the shape, it is soft and brittle. If I tried to chop it with a Japanese sword a few times, the bayonet would break. The shape of this thick cone is strong enough to withstand fierce cuts with a Japanese sword without being damaged." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly.
He smiled, cupped his hands and replied.
After Zhu Ping'an first proposed the idea of bayonets, the bayonets forged by the equipment camp were all knife-shaped.
However, due to the limited iron smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty, the strength of the steel was not enough and there were many impurities even if it was hammered repeatedly. The resulting bayonet was soft and brittle. When I tested it with a Japanese knife, after a few cuts, the bayonet broke.
Zhu Ping'an is not a science student and has almost zero knowledge about steelmaking. He doesn't know how to improve steelmaking level, doesn't know how to remove carbon and other magazines. He doesn't even know how to do local steelmaking, so he can only scratch his head.
During the stalemate, Zhu Ping'an thought of the famous 56-style three-edged bayonet. He thought that the structure of the three-edged bayonet was stronger than other bayonets, more ferocious, durable, and the production process was relatively simple. It must be possible with today's technology.
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So, Zhu Pingan drew a simple diagram, introduced it with gestures, and asked the equipment battalion to try to make two three-edged military spurs.
In the end, there is still a difference between the three-edged spurs made by the equipment battalion and the five- and six-type three-edged spurs Zhu Ping'an remembered. The three edges of the bayonet made by the equipment battalion are not so prominent, and the deep blood grooves on three sides are not so prominent.
It's round and relatively rough.
There is nothing that can be done about it. Let the craftsmen of the equipment camp knock out the three-sided military thorns by hand. It is estimated that they will not be able to vomit blood, and they can only do this.
However, after testing the bayonet after it was made, Zhu Ping'an was still very satisfied. The bayonet made by the equipment battalion was strong enough. After being installed on the fire blunderbuss, it could withstand repeated cuts by Japanese and Japanese soldiers.
"You two try your bayonets."
Wei Guogong threw the installed bayonet to Zhang Bao, pointed at Wei Liangyi, and gave them instructions.
Wei Guogong had long noticed that Wei Liangyi and Zhang Bao were secretly poking and whispering, so he deliberately singled them out and asked them to test the hardness of the bayonet.
Wei Guogong still believed in Zhu Pingan. Zhu Pingan said that the bayonet was strong, so it must be strong.
Zhang Bao raised his bayonet at an angle, and Wei Liangyi drew out his sword. The two of them slashed at each other with all their strength, bang bang bang, sparks flying out of their chops...
After seven or eight blows in such a fierce fight, Wei Guogong stopped them and checked the bayonet and waist knife.
After a fierce attack, marks were left on the bayonet, and the blade of the waist knife had already been chipped.
"Well, yes, the bayonet is indeed very strong." Wei Guogong nodded with satisfaction and motioned for Zhu Pingan to continue.
So, Zhu Pingan went on to say: "Second, power. The reason why these three blood grooves are opened is to prevent the muscles from tightening and blood adhesion after the bayonet penetrates the body, making it difficult to pull out the bayonet.
With three blood grooves, the bayonet can be easily pulled out after being penetrated. The wound will bleed more and be more difficult to treat; secondly, it can reduce the weight of the bayonet and make the bayonet stronger."
"As the saying goes, seeing is better than hearing. It's almost dinner time. Today, we will kill a pig and give the soldiers extra food. Please don't dislike it, the governor and your lords, and try the big pot of rice in our camp."
As Zhu Ping'an spoke, he ordered a fat pig to be brought in, and he randomly lit a soldier and ordered him to kill the pig on the spot with a musket equipped with a bayonet.
"kill!"
The soldier took a deep breath, held his bayonet, shouted, aimed at the fat pig's belly, and stabbed forward with all his strength.
Under the gaze of everyone, the bayonet in the soldier's hand pierced the fat man's body without much effort.
Then once you pull it out, it comes out easily.
The moment it was pulled out, the pig's blood "sizzled" out along the three blood grooves, just like a fountain.
The fat pig was stabbed in the stomach with a bayonet, but not the heart, brain or other vital parts. He did not die on the spot. He howled in pain and ran wildly on the school grounds. As he ran, he spurted blood.
However, the fat pig, which seemed so lively and vigorous, lost blood and fell to death within a few minutes. Fat pigs are like this. It is conceivable that if a Japanese pirate had eaten such a bayonet, even if it did not hit the vital part of the Japanese pirate, he would have bled to death.
"Well, the power is indeed impressive." Wei Guogong and others couldn't help but nodded.
After the fat pig died, the people from the Huotou military camp skillfully pulled the fat pig down, disembowelled it, and went to prepare a meal.
"Zi Hou, although the fire blunderbuss equipped with bayonets can still fight against the enemy's charge, the bayonets of your Zhejiang army have a single function and are not suitable for chopping, lifting, and cutting. In battle, they are still not as good as cold weapons.
.You can appropriately increase the proportion of firearms, but the idea of relying so heavily on firearms is still open to question."
Zhang Jing said to Zhu Pingan that from the bottom of his heart he still disagreed with Zhu Pingan's tactical attitude of relying so heavily on firearms.
"Thank you, Lord Governor, for your advice. However, I still think that firearms deserve development." Zhu Ping'an insisted with cupped hands.
"You..." Zhang Jing couldn't help but shook his head and looked at Zhu Ping'an with some hatred, "Originally, considering your achievements in defending the city against Japanese invaders in Jingnan several times during your tenure in Jingnan and your achievements in wiping out the Japanese pirates who harassed Yingtian last time.
I want to take care of myself, and also want to allocate a group of guest troops to lead with you, giving you more opportunities to display your strategies. After today's inspection, you are worthy of praise for setting up camp and running the army, and you are enough to take on more people. But you rely so much on firearms,
Regardless of weapons and equipment or battle formations, the guest army relies heavily on cold weapons, and their fighting methods and tactics are completely opposite, which makes me uneasy about assigning the guest army to your command."
Is there an opportunity to command more soldiers?!
Zhu Ping'an was stunned for a moment, and a thought suddenly came into his mind, but he quickly shook his head, did not compromise, and chose to stick to his point of view, "I am ashamed of myself, I have failed to live up to the high expectations of the Governor."
Although the wolf soldiers were stronger than the guardsmen,... thinking of the modern history of humiliation that started with the Opium War, I still shook my head without hesitation.
Zhu Pingan did not want to compromise and change his attitude towards firearms.
Zhu Pingan understands better than anyone else in this era that firearms are the future! Firearms are the master of war!
Zhu Pingan is going to be a butterfly of this era, flap his wings fiercely and again, so that everyone in this era can see the future of firearms, accelerate the development of firearms, accelerate the transformation of tactics, and realize the transformation from cold weapons to hot weapons. leap.
Catching up with or even surpassing the trend of firearms development in the world.
Don’t be superstitious about the tradition of “the bow and horse can rule the world”, and don’t let the tragedy of modern China being backward and beaten happen again.