"Everyone, how did the mine explode?"
Faced with the emperor's sudden change of topic, everyone who was looking at the flintlock was stunned.
Xu Guangqi reacted and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the triggering methods recorded in historical data include stepping, tripping, pulling, point firing, timing and steel wheel firing.
But now we only have traditional medicine thread ignition, stepping steel wheel friction ignition, and reserved fire (Thousand Sun Fire) stepping ignition. "
"Explain briefly!"
“The so-called traditional ignition is to bury the mine underground, and then connect the fuse to the mine through bamboo and bury it underground. When the enemy passes by, it will be ignited and then ignite the mine.
The friction of stepping on the steel wheel to ignite the fire is somewhat similar to the method of flint, but the structure is extremely complicated. Basically, the mine is placed in a large wooden box and divided into three grids by two sets of iron gates. The two grids are narrow and the middle grid is wide.
Then use stone ropes, wooden boards, thousand-pound stones, etc. to form a mechanism.
When the enemy tower reaches the mechanism, the stone falls, causing the steel wheel to rotate, causing friction and ignition, igniting the powder wire, and then igniting the mine! Qi Jiguang and Xiong Tingbi both used this kind of defense.
Finally, there is reserved fire. This type is also a mechanism composed of mines, fuses, and Thousand Suns of Fire. When the enemy steps on it, the fuses will fall on the Thousand Suns of Fire, which will ignite the mines. "
Speaking of this, Xu Guangqi suddenly froze, and his eyes flashed.
Combined with the emperor's sudden question and the flintlock gun, he seemed to understand the emperor's thoughts.
"Your Majesty, do you mean to use the firing method of a flintlock gun on mines?"
"I just have this idea, you have to test it to see if it works!"
Bi Maokang, Sun Yuanhua and others understood, and their eyes showed thinking, while Cao Wenzhao and other generals were a little confused.
Xu Guangqi continued: "Although there are many ways to trigger landmines now, they are too uncertain, have many disadvantages, and have great restrictions, such as rain, snow, etc.
With traditional fuse ignition, the sergeant who ignited the fire is easily discovered by the enemy, or the fuse cannot be ignited because it is buried underground and is damp.
Moreover, the explosion time cannot be accurately controlled, and the best attack opportunity may be missed;
The friction method of the steel wheel is too complicated, and even if it rubs, it may not produce sparks;
The last one is that the lead wire is easily affected by moisture and the Thousand Sun Fire is easily extinguished;
The most important thing is that none of the three types can be buried underground for a long time, but the method of using flint firing on mines that His Majesty mentioned is different! "
Speaking of this, Xu Guangqi seemed to be thinking about the specific execution method. He took a piece of wood from the side and started making gestures.
After a while, Xu Guangqi pointed at the wood: "Assuming this is a mine, we can get a lead from the mine, and then put the lead in the gunpowder pool of the flintlock gun, with the trigger in a ready state.
Then put them all into a wooden box, tie a rope to the trigger, and place the other end far away. When the enemy steps on it, the trigger will be triggered, igniting the fuse and detonating the mine.
In other words, the firing device of the flintlock gun is directly placed inside the mine, and then the mine is placed in a wooden box and treated with moisture to prevent the lead from getting wet.
It is even said that in order to prevent the flint from failing to ignite due to malfunction, three or five flint firing devices can be installed!
I think this method of detonation is much more convenient and safer than the current one! "
The generals' eyes lit up when they heard Xu Guangqi's idea.
If it can be realized, then a large area will be buried on the road where the enemy passes, and the enemy will be blown to pieces without them taking action.
Moreover, when marching and setting up camp, they would bury a circle outside the camp. Anyone who dared to steal the camp would die if they kept it!
For a time, various landmine application scenarios were used.
"Dean Xu, can this kind of mine be made?"
"Dean Xu, this kind of landmine is of great use and can easily influence the direction of a war. You must make it!"
"Dr. Sun, you are all firearms experts. The emergence of this kind of landmine will save the lives of many soldiers. Please!"
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All the generals who came with Chongzhen became excited, and they were discussing with Xu Guangqi and others.
Xu Guangqi and others listened to the first two, and they could understand the urgent mood of the generals.
Chongzhen also sighed secretly. He was worthy of being the top firearms expert in the Ming Dynasty. He could almost restore the landmines of later generations with just a few tips, but he was still a bit immature in using them.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen had a smile on his lips. He wanted to personally teach this group of people a lesson and let them know the complexity of the human heart.
"My dear friends, I think you have not yet understood the essence of landmines!"
Under everyone's confused gazes, Chongzhen took a few fist-sized wooden blocks and placed them on the table: "I believe that landmines can be divided into two types: single mines and minefields."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, please wait a moment!"
Xu Guangqi interrupted Chongzhen's words and said quickly: "Your Majesty, please let me go and get pens, ink, paper and inkstones to record it, so that I can figure it out in the future!"
Sun Yuanhua's eyes lit up. When Chongzhen nodded, he immediately rushed into the lounge next to him and took out two sets of pens, inks, paper and inkstones. One set was placed in front of him, and the other was handed to Bi Maokang.
"Dr. Bi, let's record it together and then verify each other to prevent mistakes!"
"good!"
After the two were ready, Chongzhen began.
"Let's talk about a single landmine first. Suppose that the landmine with the flintlock device mentioned by Xu Aiqing can be realized. It is buried in the soil and the triggering mechanism is placed on it. If the enemy steps on the triggering mechanism, it may explode within one breath.
This kind of mine can be made larger, for example, it can contain fifty kilograms of granulated gunpowder, hundreds or even thousands of lead, caltrops, etc.
Killing and maiming enemies on a large scale can delay the enemy's march and increase the pressure on the enemy's logistics and medical care. "
Fuck...
After everyone heard this, they were trembling all over and their eyes were filled with fear.
The Hongtianlei weighs only fifteen kilograms, and contains ten kilograms of granulated gunpowder. Tests and actual combat have shown that once it explodes, there will be no survivors within a radius of three feet. There will be missing arms and legs within a radius of five feet. There will be at least some internal and external injuries within ten feet. .
Fifty pounds of granulated gunpowder may cause internal injuries within a radius of twenty feet.
A radius of twenty feet is an area of nearly twenty acres. At least two to three thousand people can stand in such a large area.
It’s terrifying to think about a landmine maiming one or two thousand people.
“In other words, it can be made smaller, weighing one pound, which is easy to carry and can be used in more scenarios.
For example, if it is placed behind a door or a window, the enemy will open the door and pull the flintlock device to injure the enemy;
Place it under the enemy's corpse. When the enemy is cleaning the corpse, he will drive the flintlock device to blow up the enemy.
Or during a tactical retreat, they can be disguised as wine jars, food boxes, etc., placed in unexpected places by the enemy, and detonated through tricks such as disguise, temptation, and deception. The explosion will occur when the enemy is not paying attention, injuring the enemy.
This should be designed using people's curiosity. This is just a suggestion. You can study it with confidence! I call this kind of booby trap or booby trap. "
Just waking up from the fright, everyone once again listened to the emperor's booby traps and booby traps layout method, their scalps became numb again, and cold sweat broke out on their backs.
