A glass of wine and a discussion about heroes.
Tao Zengguang did not speak directly, but asked Hu Yuancheng: "Do you believe that people can fly?"
Hu Yuancheng's eyes widened with shock and disbelief on his face.
Tao Zengguang poured himself a drink and said calmly: "I believe that one day, sooner or later, I will fly into the sky."
Hu Yuancheng shook his head, as if everything in front of him was just an illusion, Feitian? What a ridiculous idea! But if you look carefully at the person in front of you, he is so real, with an unchangeable determination in his eyes!
"Is this why the Second Artillery Bureau is so powerful?"
Hu Yuancheng was very frustrated. He was considered a firearms talent, but in terms of goals and ideas, he was still far behind the Second Artillery Bureau.
Tao Zengguang filled Hu Yuancheng's glass of wine and asked, "What do you think the firearms of the future will be like?"
Hu Yuancheng chuckled and glanced at the prison: "The Ming Dynasty used its divine machine cannon to destroy the main force of Annan, and used it to sweep Annan. I also became a prisoner, but you came to ask me what firearms will be like in the future. Shouldn’t I be the one asking you for advice?”
Tao Zengguang shook his head with a very humble attitude: "The reason why the Second Artillery Bureau's divine machine cannon is so powerful is that a large part of the credit is achieved by the captured Annan divine machine cannon. The only thing more powerful than Annan is the gunpowder ammunition. "
Hu Yuancheng thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case.
The Annan cannons did not play a huge role because although they were firearms, the balls they fired were either iron balls or stone balls. This thing was completely based on who was unlucky and whoever landed on them was unlucky. However, the Mingshen cannon fired It is a gunpowder bomb, which will explode wherever it lands, killing all the enemies. The clearing effect is far better than that of the Annan cannon.
If the Ming Dynasty had no gunpowder bombs and used stone bullets to fight Annan, Duobang City would never have been taken away so easily!
"I want to know the secret of gunpowder bombs."
Although Hu Yuancheng was the eldest son of Hu Ji Ya, his younger brother's bloodline was more noble, and he was not qualified to compete at all, so he was obsessed with firearms many times, and his research on firearms was accumulated from this.
Now he is about to go to hell, hoping to catch a glimpse of the avenue of firearms before he dies.
Tao Zengguang didn't hide anything. It wouldn't be a big deal if Hu Yuancheng found out. If he cooperated, he was from the Second Artillery Bureau. If he didn't, he would be dead. Either way, he couldn't tell anyone.
"The gunpowder bomb does not have many secrets. It is just made of cast iron as a shell, gunpowder is stuffed inside the cast iron, and with the help of the power of the gunpowder, the cast iron explodes and hurts people with cast iron fragments."
Tao Zengguang said softly.
After hearing this, Hu Yuancheng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Yeah, why didn't I think of such a simple truth! If the cast iron is hollowed out and filled with gunpowder, the weight of the ammunition will be reduced. Once fired, it will fly farther. How wonderful! "
Tao Zengguang looked at Hu Yuancheng with a smile: "That's true, and it's even more lethal."
Hu Yuancheng believed that he was on the wrong track. In the past, all the problems he studied were focused on gunpowder and divine machine guns, and he did not pay attention to the improvement of ammunition. Now the Ming Dynasty people tell themselves that the improvement of ammunition is important.
"Thank you for clearing up the confusion."
Hu Yuancheng was very grateful.
No matter what the identity of the other party is, he has answered the doubts that he has always wanted to know but could not know. At least he will have no regrets when he dies.
Hu Yuancheng took a mouthful of food and chewed it carefully: "If you want to hear my thoughts on firearms, I'll tell you."
Tao Zengguang's eyes lit up and he waited quietly.
Hu Yuancheng's face became serious, and he talked eloquently: "Before this, I thought that the most important thing to improve in firearms was gunpowder. The current gunpowder has insufficient propulsion power, and it is difficult to send the gunstone farther. If the gunpowder is improved, You can send artillery stones three miles away, cut off the opponent's army in the middle, and the head and tail cannot respond, and you will definitely achieve great results."
Tao Zengguang smiled knowingly. This was exactly the research direction of the Second Artillery Bureau, and it was also a new tactic they were trying. It can be seen from here that Hu Yuancheng's firearm improvements have always been in line with the needs of the battlefield.
Hu Yuancheng continued: "But I have analyzed the gunpowder, thought of all ways to improve it, and even found a more suitable gunpowder ratio. But after that, the power of the gunpowder seemed to have reached its extreme and could no longer be improved. But I can vaguely I feel that the power of gunpowder will never stop here, there must be other ways to double its power."
"The Second Artillery Bureau had a special gunpowder department that was responsible for the purification and ratio optimization of gunpowder materials. Later, with the help of Emperor Jianwen, granular gunpowder was prepared, which enhanced the power of gunpowder."
Tao Zengguang smiled.
"Granular gunpowder? Wait, did you just say Emperor Jianwen?"
Hu Yuancheng was stunned.
How could an emperor understand gunpowder? What is granular gunpowder? Gunpowder is all powder, how can it be prepared into granular form?
There was some reverence in Tao Zengguang's eyes: "It was only after I came to the Second Artillery Bureau that I heard that Emperor Jianwen was a genius who was extremely proficient in firearms. He personally taught granular gunpowder. Even the various firearms of the Second Artillery Bureau He gave many wonderful ideas for innovation, the improvement of new firecrackers and divine machine cannons.”
"But he is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and he is so young..."
Hu Yuancheng found it difficult to understand.
Tao Zengguang shrugged. He had asked this question himself, but the reality was that the Second Artillery Bureau's current status, such abundant funds, so many craftsmen, and such progress were all supported by Zhu Yunwen.
How an emperor became proficient in the art of firearms was an unanswerable question. No one dared to ask about the emperor.
"What's going on with granular gunpowder? The gunpowder formula is all powder, so it's impossible to use granules directly."
Hu Yuancheng personally tested it and found that if granular sulfur, saltpeter, etc. were used directly, it would have no effect at all, and there would be no explosion, leaving only a burst of acrid smoke.
Tao Zengguang shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't tell, but I don't know. The Gunpowder Department has classified the method as top secret. Anyone who knows these recipes will never leave the Second Artillery Bureau easily. But I can tell You, granular gunpowder does exist."
Hu Yuancheng was silent. The power of Daming firearms was so powerful that it was beyond his knowledge. The power here was not only gunpowder bullets, but also gunpowder!
"So, the Ming army did not use all its strength when they attacked Duobang City?"
Hu Yuancheng shivered.
Lighter gunpowder shells, stronger gunpowder, and improved divine machine guns can be fired out not to mention one mile, but even two miles away. Gunpowder shells do not rely on stones to cause damage. Relying on the explosion of gunpowder bombs, the distance was widened, and the bombardment lasted for several hours. The city couldn't fight back even if it wanted to.
Tao Zengguang didn't understand Zhang Fu's arrangement, but considering that the Crouching Tiger Cannon, General Wankou, etc. needed to get closer, it wouldn't be a bad thing to move the Divine Machine Cannon forward. Hu Yuancheng rectified his mind and said: "Granular gunpowder may not be the ultimate, right? In my mind, the improvement of gunpowder must continue. It is a devil, and it will never only have this ability."
"You are right. There is no end to gunpowder research. The Second Artillery Bureau is actively improving every link. What do you think of the divine machine gun itself?"
Tao Zengguang asked.
Hu Yuancheng drank three glasses of wine in a row before saying: "The divine machine cannon also needs to be improved, and the key to improving the divine machine cannon is not itself, but the smelting technology. Although Annan's iron smelting and casting of the divine machine cannon has already achieved a good level of excellence. , 70% of the divine cannons are qualified, but this is far from enough. The smelting technology must be improved again to cast the divine cannons that are more heat-resistant and durable."
"Do you think smelting can solve this problem?"
Tao Zengguang thought for a moment and asked.
Hu Yuancheng chuckled: "Besides smelting, there is no other way. You have to believe me, there is a secret to smelting iron. Once the problems are solved, the smelted iron will be more useful and there will be no danger of explosion!"
Tao Zengguang nodded slightly. This is indeed a thorny problem. Both the artillery department and the gun department are tortured by this problem. Although they have been improved several times, they are still unable to achieve perfection. The number of explosion accidents on the battlefield shows that problem.
"Do you know how to smelt?"
Tao Zengguang looked at Hu Yuancheng expectantly.
Hu Yuancheng recalled the past and said: "You understand, before I was used as a proton, I was studying iron smelting, but I haven't found the most suitable method yet. If you give me another half year, I will definitely be able to solve this problem."
Tao Zengguang smiled. It is certain that this person must join the Second Artillery Bureau. With him, the quality of the Second Artillery Bureau's magical cannon preparation will be greatly improved!
"If you were given half a year, could you really solve this problem?"
Tao Zengguang said leisurely.
Hu Yuancheng was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Tao Zengguang pointed to the cell door: "You can leave here and follow me to the Second Artillery Bureau, provided you forget your past."
Hu Yuancheng sneered, looked at the cell not far away, and said contemptuously: "You want me to be a traitor?"
Tao Zengguang shook his head and said seriously: "No, no one will make you a traitor. I just want to give you a stage, a stage to display your talents and abilities. You are an outstanding firearms talent. The Second Artillery Bureau is Best place to be for the rest of your life.”
"Working for the Second Artillery Bureau of the Ming Dynasty, isn't that a traitor? No matter how I am a prisoner, I am also the prince of the Yu Kingdom!"
"Do you want to know the secret of gunpowder, do you want to know the secret of Feitian, do you want to see the future of firearms? If you die here, you will have nothing and you will not be able to see anything! For a country that abandoned you and your father, Bro, is it worth it?”
Tao Zengguang shouted angrily.
Hu Yuancheng's face turned pale. Yes, he had been abandoned, never taken seriously, and even beaten repeatedly. But after all, he was from Annan. It was impossible for him to serve the Ming Dynasty!
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Tao Zengguang looked deeply at Hu Yuancheng and ended the conversation with one sentence: "If you really care about the people of Annan, just give up on the past. Only in this way, the artillery fire of the Second Artillery Bureau will not fall on that land again. I believe it. I, the stronger the Ming Dynasty is, the safer the people of Annan will be, and the better their lives will be."
PS:
The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and Jingxue is here to wish everyone a happy family reunion, good health, and happiness.
