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Chapter 305 Gunpowder Test Site

"This place is really secret."

"Did you find it? There's no wind in here."

"The sun is also good, with plenty of sunshine, no wind, no wild animals, it is indeed a good place."

Qi Ke went to put things away, while Bai Qing and the others wandered around in this small valley, the more they looked at it, the more they felt that Qi Ke really knew how to find a place.

It is said to be a small valley, but it is actually as big as [-] to [-] mu of land. Qi Ke can use half the area at best, which is enough for her to toss around alone. The men wandering around even found a place for her to boil water and cook.

This small area is on the same side as the work shed, but separated by a certain distance. Fireworks are strictly prohibited on the work shed, and Qi Ke's stove is set up ingeniously.

She didn't directly dig a hole on the ground and surround a fire pit with stones, but a serious military-style field stove, which is characterized by no light, no smoke, and strong concealment. I saw it in the military news before, because the structure is simple, Remember it when you see it.

First, dig a large trapezoidal pit, so that people can squat down to do things, and then dig a stove mouth for pots at a distance. The middle of the two holes is dug through. Dig a few more flues around the small pit, set up tree branches and cover with soil, and the work is completed.

If it weren't for Bai Qing and the others who were all soldiers in such a field single soldier stove, ordinary people might not be able to understand what the hole in the ground is for when they see the hole on the ground.

"This wild stove is interesting..."

Just as the men were circling the hole on the ground to evaluate its practicality, Qi Ke finished packing the work shed and brought the wolves over.

"Hey, are you already here?"

In the backpacks carried by the wolves, in addition to the raw materials for making explosives, some of them are today’s drinking water and lunch ingredients. This is actually a simple kitchen arranged by Qi Ke. Simple shelves, simple kitchen utensils for picnics are placed on the shelves, there is mountain spring water flowing from the edge of the valley, it is still possible to wash hands and dishes, and Qi Ke will bring his own drinking water.

"Are you going to start a fire?" Seeing Qi Ke took out a water bag and a cloth bag that seemed to contain food, the men couldn't help but roll up their sleeves.

"Yes, there is a mountain spring on the edge of the valley, which can be washed and washed. I plan to wash the pot to make ginger tea."

"Okay, okay, let's make a fire, and you go to wash the pot and fetch water."

"There's the firewood."

Qi Ke pointed out the location of the firewood, set things up, and took the pot to the water to wash.

In a simple kitchen, there are not many reserves of firewood. It is enough to boil water and cook a meal. It is easy to pick up some firewood and hay inside and outside the small valley. The branches may be wet and not easy to use. It is not troublesome to pile up firewood and dry it when not in use.

It is not too easy for Bai Qing and the others to start a fire in the wild. When Qi Ke came back with a cleaned pot and bamboo cup, the fire was already burning vigorously.

As soon as the pot was placed on the stove mouth, the open flame was covered, and the dark and smokeless stove was formed. There was no bright fire light, and there was no smoke column that could be used as a marker. There are obvious flaws, even if the fire mouth for adding firewood is far away, it is difficult to see the fire, so you have to go close to it, but if it is on a real battlefield, how can the soldiers who bury the pot for food allow the enemy to come to them Not attacking yet.

"This wild stove is really interesting..." The structure of this wild stove is very simple, and after figuring it out, it is his own. Bai Qingchengfeng and his soldiers learned it without guilt.

Qi Ke sits in a pot to boil water, first boils ginger tea, and uses a simple bamboo cup that has been washed as a water cup. You don’t need to wash it after you use it up, and put it on the side of the firewood pile to dry, and use it as firewood after drying.

After drinking hot ginger tea, the body, hands and feet were warmed up, and the fire in the stove was buried for a while, and a group of people moved to the big work shed to do business.

Qi Ke can do it, and the others will watch.

This gunpowder testing ground was actually built by Qi Ke who moved out the original one in the Thousand Lotus Realm, so the grass on the roof of the shed looks like it has experienced wind and rain, and it is newly built on the whole. , but also does leave a variety of traces of use.

The work shed here is only responsible for preparing the materials and binding them into explosive packages. As for the formula of gunpowder, it is a secret. Just make it into a dynamite bag.

Qi Ke took out a handful of gauze masks and handed them out, and told them to look at them and not get too close, lest the powder fly into their eyes and hurt them.

After arranging the tools and the small box containing the powder leads, Qi Ke put on muslin gloves and started to work.

"This explosive bag is still a semi-finished product. The semi-finished product means that the powder is not good enough, and the composition is not stable. Avoid vigorously shaking or bumping. Handle it carefully when handling it. In addition, my gunpowder recipe can be adjusted at any time, so I can't keep it in my hand. There is nothing in stock, the group of people last time were purely unlucky, just in time for me to change to a new prescription, and I used the dynamite bag I just made on them before staying overnight."

Bai Qing and the others couldn't help laughing while watching Qi Ke weigh and dispense the medicine briskly with his hands and feet.

The army must have its own set of standards for inspecting new firearms. Qi Ke also brought a lot of raw materials this time, just to let them try it out once and for all, so he tied five explosive packs in one breath and carefully carried them flat to the other side of the shed. On the empty shelf, I tore off the mask to take a long breath.

"Do you want to try?"

"try."

As soon as Bai Qing nodded, the soldiers immediately dispersed, used local materials to shoot targets, and lined up in three rows at equal distances in the real gunpowder test site, so that the explosive power of the five explosive packages would be more intuitively displayed.

After the venue was set up, some soldiers went to the wild stove and took a piece of burning firewood to serve as a torch and stuck it on the ground. Qi Ke brought a pack of explosives and demonstrated how to ignite it and throw it out.

The lead wire used for the explosive pack is either made of high-grade materials or the lead wire of fireworks and firecrackers. In order not to blow yourself up and ensure that there is enough time to throw the explosive pack out, the lead wire is deliberately left longer.

Everyone stood on either side of her, and those who could cover their ears with their hands covered their ears. Qi Ke himself used two handkerchiefs to plug his ears, and the wolves also fled away early.

After igniting the lead wire, Qi Ke performed the motion of pushing the shot put sideways on the spot while counting seconds in his mind. Except that he did not put the explosive pack on his neck, the other motions did not change much. He used the rotation of his legs and waist to generate force. Drive the arm to throw the explosive package far away.

The throwing distance this time is farther than the last time. The last time I stepped on the ladder and leaned against the wall, my waist and legs couldn’t exert strength. I only used the condescending advantage to throw the explosive package accurately in the crowd. This time it’s different. , the posture standard is correct, and the force is correct, and the explosive package explodes above the target, rushing the three rows of targets on the ground to the side.

After the smoke cleared, Bai Qing waved his hand.

"Resurfaced. Doubled throw distance."

The soldiers rushed forward, helped up the fallen targets, inserted the undamaged ones back into the ground, fiddled with the damaged ones and inserted them back into the ground, and then measured the first row of targets with their own ropes. The distance to where Qi Ke is standing, and then change the direction, use the rope to measure twice the length, as the starting position for the second round of the test.

In the first round, Qi might be thrown so far, of course, Bai Qing couldn't let his soldiers follow up for an interview, it would be embarrassing if he was thrown at that distance.

In the second round, Qi Ke was still the first to try. The distance she threw was very stable, almost the same as before. The explosive package exploded in the open space, and the dust that was thrown up couldn't even reach the targets in the first row.

Her tossing is like a reference, and then the soldiers will start, instead of learning her special posture and movements from Qi Ke, let the soldiers throw the lit explosive package with their own comfortable and accustomed movements.

Of course, the arm strength of a well-trained soldier is no problem. He threw such a hard throw and threw it in the middle of the target. Then he changed two soldiers and blew up the remaining two explosive bags. Kuai learned her throwing movements from Qi Ke.

After paying attention to the essentials of the movements, while the soldiers practiced with stones, Qi Ke quickly put on a mask and gloves, weighed the medicine and dispensed it, tied five more explosive bags, and then picked out the five who practiced the best movements and threw the stones the best. The soldiers far away received a pack of explosives each to start the third round of experiments.

The venue of the previous experiment was not cleaned up, so it was left there as a reference. Then, the man's arm strength plus the correct correct posture equaled a significant effect.

Bai Qing and Cheng Feng applauded one after another, expressing their great satisfaction.

"Not bad, really good!"

“very good very good!”

"Except that the gunpowder is unstable and inconvenient to carry and transport, the explosive power is fine."

"Is there any inspiration for improving the shortcomings of gunpowder instability? Do you want to find more people to discuss?"

"Not for the time being. This kind of explosive package is a transition. If the shortcomings of gunpowder stability are solved, the final product will not look like this. So don't discuss it with other craftsmen, so as not to lead my own thinking into a ditch."

If it can be done, what Qi Ke really wants to make is a grenade, how could it be such an inconvenient explosive bag.

"Okay, craftsmen who make firearms are ready-made, you can tell me when you need it." Bai Qing opened the door of convenience.

"Okay." Qi Ke glanced at the soldier who was still full of thoughts, and tilted his head to look at Bai Qing and Cheng Feng, who had clean hands, "Aren't you two adults going to try it? There are still materials, I brought extra today. Some."

"Okay!"

Bai Qing and Cheng Feng had been itching to see it for a long time, but they always remembered that today's task was to test the explosive package, and the test was the main thing. Their personal experience will be put aside. Now that the test is over, since there are still extra materials, of course they will You are welcome.

Next, Qi Ke, who weighs medicine and dispenses medicine, also tries to let the soldiers get started. If the instability of the gunpowder is solved but the hand grenade is not produced in the transitional stage, it is estimated that the soldiers will have to tie the explosive packs themselves, so it is also possible to experience it now. necessary.

Dispensing the medicine, tying it up, igniting it, and throwing it on fire, Bai Qing and the others seemed to have found a new toy they were interested in, and they couldn't stop. The rumbling explosions were heard endlessly, and they just exhausted all the raw materials Qi Ke brought. Let it go, the surface soil layer is probably a layer thinner.

(End of this chapter)