This arsenal is located on the outskirts of the capital, with a large battlefield area and relatively few buildings, because the arsenal manufactures weapons and conducts experiments here.
After entering the gate of the wall, a car belonging to the arsenal was parked here. Emperor Chongzhen and others got on the car, and then continued along a cement road.
They were not going to a building, but to a wild place. Before they parked the car, Sun Chuanting and others saw a very strange car in front of them.
Just by looking at it, they could tell that this car was probably the cavalry nemesis mentioned by the emperor.
Calling this a car is actually quite reluctant, because it is completely different from the big truck I just rode in. Even the small car that appeared in the Forbidden City more than a year ago is also very different.
After the car stopped, since Emperor Chongzhen was there after all, everyone suppressed their curiosity and did not dare to rush up to take a look immediately. However, this did not prevent them from taking a look at the strange-shaped car.
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at them, or didn't even need to glance at them, to know that their hearts at this moment were probably on this car. Therefore, he did not delay and said to them directly: "This is what I want
It's said that the cavalry army is the nemesis, you can go over and take a look first."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Sun Chuanting and others bowed to Emperor Chongzhen, and then they all gathered around to watch.
I saw that this car was not the kind with wheels at all, or rather wheels with rubber tires. Instead, it was composed of many small iron wheels, somewhat similar to those on a train, and the wheels were also covered with a layer of iron.
It can't be said to be iron, but the kind with gears.
This is a very big difference.
Then there is a very big difference. In front of this car, there is a large steel plate standing upright, which is a bit like a breastplate. It is more protruding in the middle and then slanted at an angle.
In the middle of this steel plate, there is a hole from which a gun barrel protrudes. No, to be precise, it is several gun barrels bundled together.
There is a drum and a handle at the end of this gun. What is this?
Sun Chuanting and others looked puzzled and continued to look down.
Judging from the layout, the driver is on the side. There should be one person responsible for the gun and another person responsible for driving the car. There is also a person's position in the back, and there are boxes and the like. It seems that this person is assisting in shooting.
The entire car, in addition to the front being made of steel, the sides and top of the car are also made of steel. There are small windows on each steel plate, which look like glass windows.
The upper steel plate is tilted backward, and in the second half, the window becomes larger.
At the rear of the car is the door, which is an ordinary door with two large windows. At this time, the door is open. Therefore, Sun Chuanting and others can see clearly what is going on inside through the light from the windows and doors.
Sun Chuanting, who was attentive, also saw a light bulb inside. It is estimated that the car can also provide internal lighting after it is driven.
This car is really weird.
While watching, Sun Chuanting walked around the car. He discovered that there were actually two electric lights in front of the car, which were also blocked by thick glass.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at them with a smile on the side. After guessing that they had finished reading, he said: "This cavalry nemesis actually gathered many of the most advanced achievements of Ming Dynasty's geophysical studies!"
While saying this, he was actually feeling emotional in his heart. After Liu Weichao's court intervened, the help he received from Liu Weichao had greatly improved his study of physics in all aspects.
At this time, when they heard Emperor Chongzhen speak, all the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty, whether they were still curiously observing or not, came to him consciously and listened to what he said.
So, Emperor Chongzhen continued to say to them with a hint of pride: "This cavalry nemesis, when facing the cavalry, it is impossible to do anything to it with our current enemy's weapons, whether it is bows, arrows or muskets.
Hurt. I believe all the ministers can also see this."
As he spoke, he walked over and touched the steel plate on the car body, and then continued to say to these officials: "In addition, the arsenal has done experiments, and it is common for heavy artillery to be aimed at it unless it is within twenty steps.
The car causes damage, otherwise, the enemy's iron bullets will be bounced away if they hit the car. The principle is somewhat similar to a breastplate, which will not be pierced by a spear and cannot bear force inside!"
Having said this, he paused and then added: "Of course, if you fire from the rear, you will still be hurt. But, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the enemy to launch artillery fire at our car from the rear!"
Regarding what Emperor Chongzhen said, Sun Chuanting could naturally see it. However, after Emperor Chongzhen said personally that even heavy artillery could not cause damage to him, he was still a little surprised.
He was thinking that Emperor Chongzhen was still talking: "I believe all the ministers will be very surprised when they see this wheel. How can there be such a strange wheel?"
As he spoke, he even laughed, because at first when people from Liu Weichao's court proposed this design, he thought it was a bit weird. Later, after he looked at the tank videos of that world, he suddenly realized it.
Emperor Chongzhen has seen this before, so he can understand why the wheel is like this. But except for the prince Zhu Cixiang, no one else here has seen it at all. Therefore, it is really unimaginable for them.
Such weird wheels.
They can understand the rubber tires of those big trucks just now. They are similar to the wheels of carriages in the past, except that after using rubber, they can absorb shock and are very easy to use.
Wang Cheng'en was obviously a person who had a thorough understanding of Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts. I heard him reply to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live this, this is what I'm talking about. From the moment I saw this car, I have been very puzzled in my heart. How could this happen?"
Are there such strange wheels?”
Emperor Chongzhen listened very comfortably, and continued to speak smoothly: "It is precisely because this wheel is designed like this that this car can drive on some undulating roads. After all, the roads overseas are basically
If you use rubber tires on the muddy ground, they are likely to sink in, but this kind of wheels will not. As you can see in a moment, this kind of car will basically not have too much trouble when climbing up or down.
Big question!”
Hearing this, many officials were very surprised and looked at this strange wheel again.
Emperor Chongzhen waited for a moment, and after letting them look at the tracked wheels again, he pointed at the gun in the carriage and said: "Some of you have actually heard of a new type of firearm that is being developed before. I will tell you
Wait, this is it!”
Sun Chuanting had heard from Emperor Chongzhen before that it was similar to a three-eyed gun or a five-eyed gun that could rotate and shoot.
Now when he looked at it, he actually thought of what Emperor Chongzhen said back then.
To be honest, he still couldn't figure it out.
Sun Chuanting looked at this gun just now and it should be fixed on the car. In this case, he was confused. How to continue loading after shooting?
While he was thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "I can tell you that the rate of fire of this kind of multi-barreled gun is about five hundred rounds per minute."
At this time, various units of measurement in the Ming Dynasty had begun to be refined. In terms of time units, in addition to the traditional hours and quarter-hours, the concept of hours, minutes and seconds was also introduced. When Emperor Chongzhen said this, everyone present
Everyone can understand it.
However, just because they understood the concept of every minute, they were dumbfounded!
Approximately 500 rounds are fired per minute. How is this possible?
In the past, shooting twice or three times a minute was the normal rate of fire. If you wanted to double, triple, or even five times the rate of fire, they would still think that with the help of geophysics,
With this improvement, it’s not too scary.
Therefore, although they were surprised by the invention of the Shenwei Rifle Type A and the firing speed of the breech-loading gun, it was not beyond their imagination.
However, now that Emperor Chongzhen said that this multi-barreled gun could fire up to 500 rounds per minute, they couldn't understand how it could be so fast?
No, even Sun Chuanting, facing the emperor, still raised doubts and said: "Your Majesty, the rate of fire of this gun is fifty rounds per minute, right?"
He suspected that Emperor Chongzhen made a slip of the tongue and said fifty rounds instead of five hundred.
After hearing this, the others looked at Emperor Chongzhen and agreed with the chief minister's statement.
But even so, they still find it a bit incredible, fifty rounds per minute, what is the concept!
However, after Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled calmly and said: "I'm not wrong. The rate of fire of this gun now is about 500 rounds per minute. In fact, this rate of fire is not high. After a few more
Years later, this rate of fire can be increased to at least two thousand rounds per minute!"
"..." When Sun Chuanting and others heard this, they were dumbfounded and could not speak.
Emperor Chongzhen made it very clear, and there was absolutely no slip of the tongue.
This was unimaginable for all of them. Five hundred rounds, two thousand more?
Why do you think this is bragging and not drafting? How can people be so fast?
With this thought in mind, Wang Chengen opened his mouth and said: "Long live my lord, is this musket used by the immortals in the sky?"
It is absolutely impossible for a person to have such fast hand speed, but if he were a god, he might have such a fast operation to load bullets!
Emperor Chongzhen originally kept his demeanor calmly, but when he heard his words, he couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
Let the immortals in the sky use this musket, it will really make me laugh to death!