Tao Zengguang and Hu Yuancheng are not conservative people. When new results appeared in the Second Artillery Bureau, they were naturally the first to learn about them. However, they rejected Crazy Lu's results...
This is not because Crazy Lu wanted to use Tao Zengguang as a human shield to test the impact of the "Fire Gun", nor is it because Crazy Lu broke into the door in the middle of the night and took away Hu Yuancheng's nickel and copper, but because Crazy Lu is really a lunatic. The many improvements are crazy.
Madman Lu's name is Lu Feiqu. He is a supervisor of the Imperial Academy's Suixing Hall. He is a top student in the School of Mathematics and the School of Craftsmanship. Because he developed a strong interest in firearms in the School of Craftsmanship, he actually made a bamboo fire gun through the descriptions in the classics. , and also obtained rough gunpowder.
Yang Shiqi ran to the Craftsman Academy smelling the pungent smell of sulfur, and then had Lu Feiqu beaten up. The reason was not that he was studying firearms privately, but that he did not choose an open location and directly stood in the wooden house. The fire at the center...
Lu Feiqu was very troublesome in the Imperial College. After Zhu Yunwen heard about it, he reached out to Yang Shiqi to ask for someone, and then he was transferred to the Second Artillery Bureau. With more complete tools, more complete supplies, a better testing site, and a better team of craftsmen, Lu Feiqu became even crazier.
His first "shocking" performance was to improve the fire blunderbuss. He thought that one fire blunderbuss and one tube were too powerful and too difficult to aim, so he added ten fire blunderbuss tubes in one go and tied them together to form He made eleven fire guns, euphemistically called them: Daji Fire Guns.
Ji, the word is broken down into eleven words.
I have to say that the Daji Fire Cannon is very powerful. After one blow, eleven fire cannons sprayed out, which was particularly spectacular. However, after trying it once, no one paid attention to Lu Feiqu anymore, because the one who operated the fire gun fell down from exhaustion, and his hands were cracked.
Lu Feiqu only considered increasing the number of fire gun tubes, but did not consider that the Daji fire gun tubes already weighed more than 200 kilograms. It was impossible for non-strong men to carry it, and there was backlash when firing. After one round, both hands were exhausted. Shocked.
Tao Zengguang rejected Lu Feiqu's idea of further researching the super-large lucky gun. He couldn't pick up eleven of them, so he still wanted to get twenty-one?
What are you thinking about?
But Lu Feiqu was paranoid in his character and insisted on making a huge lucky fire gun. After the results came out, he invited Tao Zengguang, Hu Yuancheng, Feng Shan and others to see it, so they saw a fire gun car as tall as one person...
Twenty-one holes were drilled into the two iron plates and twenty-one fireguns were installed. The person hid behind and was only responsible for lighting the fire.
Tao Zengguang asked why he couldn't see the front. Lu Feiqu pointed to an inconspicuous hole and said he could look from there. Tao Zengguang asked how to adjust the angle. Lu Feiqu shook his head: What angle should I adjust? The cavalry is so big that it can't be beaten directly...
Hu Yuancheng was very depressed. What's the difference between you and a divine machine gun? Lu Feiqu's dream of good fortune was collectively rejected. After that, he came up with all kinds of tricks, studying the impact of the length of the fire blunderbuss tube on the range, and sitting there cutting fire blunderbuss tubes all day long. This made Hu Yuancheng and Tao Zengguang feel like he was A madman.
Lu Feiqu's ability has been proven. Through data comparison, it was found that there is indeed a relationship between the fire gun tube and the range. Considering that the fire gun is an individual weapon, if it is too long, it will be difficult to carry and operate, so Lu Fei Qu He turned to research on the divine machine cannon, and with the support of the Second Artillery Bureau, he created a one-foot-long divine machine cannon in record time. According to the calculations of the Second Artillery Bureau, the maximum range of a divine machine gun with the same amount of gunpowder is only three miles. Now that the length of the gun body has been increased by three or four feet, it should not exceed much. But who knows that with one shot, the range will directly reach four miles. , which caused a sensation in the entire Second Artillery Bureau.
Increasing the length of the gun body and increasing the range became a research idea of the Second Artillery Bureau, but this idea soon became a dead end. The reason lies in the gun body. Lengthening the gun body increases the range, but it also increases the impact on the barrel. The loss of the gun barrel, coupled with the immature technology of Ming Dynasty in casting large-length gun barrels at one time, resulted in the quality of the gun barrel being unqualified. The barrel exploded before even fifty attempts...
It was not until recently that the Second Artillery Bureau solved this technical problem, and the research on long-barreled artillery was on the right track, and three types of divine machine guns were produced: one-foot, one-foot-five, and two-foot. Finally, the one-foot and one-foot-five were determined. There are two manufacturing plans for the ruler, the maximum range is four miles and nearly four and a half miles.
Although the two-foot divine machine cannon has a longer range, such a huge thing is difficult to manufacture, the quality is difficult to control, and it is difficult to transport. The range increase is not large, so we have to choose the above two.
The one-foot-long cannon body is specially used for military camps and can be used with the army.
The one-foot-five-foot cannon body is specially used for city defense and city defense artillery.
Lu Feiqu made a huge contribution to the improvement of the divine machine cannon, and Zhu Yunwen personally awarded him a commendation. However, what Lu Feiqu really wanted to improve was the fire blunderbuss. After all, the divine machine gun was heavy and not suitable for long-distance maneuvers and attacks. The fire gun can be carried on the body at any time, whether running or riding a horse, it is always much faster than a pushed divine machine cannon.
It was the modification of the firecrackers that made Lu Feiqu's craziness famous in the Second Artillery Bureau. First, they thought the weight was too heavy and needed to be reduced, so they made an all-copper model. The experimental results were first-rate and the weight was much lighter. A sergeant could carry two or three firecrackers. He was able to climb hills easily, but when Lu Feiqu wanted to mass-produce, he received a heavy beating.
All-copper, do you know that even copper coins don’t dare to be made of all-copper? Now you’re talking about making an all-copper firecracker? Still mass manufacturing?
What are you thinking about...
How many copper mines did the Ming Dynasty have?
Lu Feiqu, who was extremely depressed, rubbed the wounds on his body and had no choice but to add wood to the pure iron firegun, so the butt appeared. After that, the design of the bullets became even more varied. He was probably the first to use needles as bullets. Man, it’s just that the needles are too flimsy and the range is not far at all. Hu Yuancheng looked at a pig three steps away from Lu Feiqu, which was covered in needles. It looked like a hedgehog, so he decided to stay away from this guy...
Since needles didn't work as bullets, pure iron darts were used instead. As a result, the darts damaged a lot of firecrackers. Lu Feiqu even creatively wanted to tie a gunpowder bag to the dart to achieve secondary flight. After testing it three times, everyone who participated in the test was scared away because the dart would fly randomly...
Crazy Lu had many ideas, but most of them were unrealistic. So when Tao Zengguang and Hu Yuancheng heard that Crazy Lu had produced new results, they immediately decided not to go.
The last time I made dart bullets, it was really scary. Who has ever seen bullets flying backwards? Tao Zengguang has seen it, and Hu Yuancheng has seen it. Feng Shan also knew that Madman Lu was crazy and had weird ideas. The pig that was tied into a hedgehog was brought there by Feng Shan...
But Feng Shan still recognized the improvements made by Madman Shanglu last night, and pushed and pulled Tao Zengguang and Hu Yuancheng to the Fire Gun Department.
When Tao Zengguang saw Lu Feiqu holding a whetstone and several swords piled on the ground beside him, he couldn't help but stop: "Are you giving up on improving fire blunderbuss and switching to studying swords?"
Lu Feiqu is only twenty-nine this year. Although he studied Confucian classics at the beginning, he is very hands-on by nature. He was inspired and released in the Imperial College. He has many ideas and has the ability to implement his own ideas. In addition, he has Systematic cultural foundation, good at summarizing experience and innovating. For example, the Daji Fire Gun is an "innovation" based on the Three-Eyed Fire Gun.
"What do you know? Come here and sharpen my sword. Hu Yuancheng, shorten that spear and sharpen it as well."
Lu Feiqu was not polite and directed.
Tao Zengguang and Hu Yuancheng looked at each other, and then looked at Fengshan. Fengshan quickly stepped forward and said to Lu Feiqu, "Take out the improved one and let them see it."
"What are you looking at? Let's work first."
Lu Feiqu pointed to the sword and spear beside him.
Tao Zengguang and Hu Yuancheng had no choice but to find a whetstone to polish the knife until the sharp edge was revealed, and then they stopped working.
Lu Feiqu took a firecracker from the wall and said to Tao Zengguang and others: "I asked the sergeants and they said that after the firecrackers are finished fighting, they should retreat and no longer attack. They are not even as good as ordinary infantry. And. Some cavalrymen used fire blunderbuss. After one hit, they grabbed the fire blunderbuss and used it as a pure iron rod to hit people. This is not a suitable use of fire blunderbuss. I think that fire blunderbuss soldiers should not just be fire blunderbuss soldiers. Spearmen, Assault Swordmen.”
"You mean to equip the Fire Gun Soldiers with swords and spears?"
Tao Zengguang frowned.
Lu Feiqu shook his head, placed a dagger on the front end of the gun, then wrapped it with iron wire. After tightening it, he picked up the gun. The gun barrel and the dagger made the overall length more than four feet.
"Look, doesn't this allow the firecrackers and swords to be combined together? When the cavalry rushes over, the firecrackers do not need to retreat to the wings. Instead, they can hold the firecrackers and transform into sword soldiers or spearmen. , followed the cavalry and joined the charge, stabbing the Mongolian horses and cavalry who fell off their horses."
As he said that, Lu Feiqu held the blunderbuss and made a stabbing motion.
Tao Zengguang's eyes lit up, he looked at the extended version of the fire gun, walked over, took it and felt it, and said: "This may be a good idea, but if the sword or spear is tied directly to the fire gun, it may not be strong. , it’s easy to loosen if you encounter armor or bones.”
Hu Yuancheng nodded repeatedly, agreed with Tao Zengguang's words, and put forward his own idea: "Is it possible to make a detachable gun head specifically for the front end of the fire gun?"
Lu Feiqu snapped his fingers and praised: "Yes, you can make a mortise and tenon nest. But I feel that the sword is somewhat inappropriate, the hardness is not enough, and the killing surface of the spear is too small. Is it possible to make one?" A sword with higher hardness and larger killing surface, specially used for stabbing and cutting?"
"We can find someone from the Fifth Army Commander's Office to come up with a solution for this, and let the Military and War Bureau prepare it."
Tao Zengguang suggested.
"Without further delay, let's find someone to do it tonight."
Lu Feiqu doesn't like procrastination and makes decisions immediately.
Although it was a rainy night, the affairs of the Second Artillery Bureau were not trivial. The matter soon spread to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and even alerted Xu Huizu. Xu Huizu arranged for the sergeants of the Shenji Battalion to discuss it overnight, and finally decided on several bayonet shapes and military battles. The bureau's craftsmen received the drawings early in the morning, and the jingling sound soon sounded...
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