Ming Zuo

Chapter 261 Sniper Rifle

Once involved in the military field, Zuo Menggeng immediately felt like a fish in water.

Unlike the previous political and ideological issues, which really tortured him to death.After going through so much, there is only a little progress.

In the military field, he is the great master of this era.

When he decided to teach the officer cadets himself, he immediately chose "On War".

This is his field of expertise, and he can't even remember the punctuation marks in the entire book.

After a lesson on the essence of war, not to mention the officers and students, even Liu Zongzhou and others and the Xu family were suddenly enlightened and had an essential understanding of war.

"War is the continuation of politics. This is a very good and subtle statement. In the past, when our generation of literati talked about war, they just said that a war would lead to death. Now it seems that war is not necessarily a bad thing in many cases."

After class, Lu Shanji talked eloquently and expressed his feelings.

Zuo Menggeng smiled and said: "As long as the war is fought well, it is not only a bad thing, but also can earn unimaginable benefits. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty just didn't want to understand this. As a result, when he conquered the Xiongnu, he spent his life savings and family assets It's all gone."

Sun Qifeng saw that he used Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as an example, so he asked, "Zhongheng, in your opinion, what are the benefits of conquering the grassland?"

Zuo Menggeng is like a treasure.

"First of all, many captives can be captured after winning. These are free labor, and there is almost no cost. We can use these captives to build roads and bridges. Especially the traffic in dangerous areas is almost all piled up by human lives. If these captives are used, the hard labor of our Han people can be reduced, isn’t this an act of benefiting the people?”

When everyone heard this, their expressions were wonderful.

Corvée has always been a hurdle for ordinary people in feudal society, and it often becomes the source of social unrest.

Using foreign prisoners of war to reduce the corvee of the people of the same family, I believe the people will also be happy.

Li Banghua was filled with emotion.

"Only for this point, I am afraid that the people of the world will support the imperial court in the war."

Think about it carefully, everyone, it really is.

This is related to interests and what people want.

Zuo Menggeng said again: "In addition to the prisoners of war, we can also use the large grassland in Saibei to develop animal husbandry. The population of the Central Plains is large, but the meat that can be enjoyed is very scarce. Use the grassland to raise cattle and sheep, and sell meat In the Central Plains, this is undoubtedly a large amount of income. Not only can it enrich the country's finances, but it can also improve the diet of the people, and it is also a good deed."

Xu Erjue thought he was delusional.

"Nowadays the famine is everywhere, and countless people are starved to death. How dare you still think that everyone eats meat?"

Zuo Menggeng asked rhetorically: "Isn't meat food? The arable land in the Central Plains is limited, and the amount of food that can be produced has long been fixed. Even if the cultivation level is continuously improved, it is impossible to satisfy everyone's consumption. In this case, we should use food from outside the region to make up for it." Shouldn't the Central Plains be deficient?"

Xu Erjue has nothing to say, even if Zuo Menggeng is not pleasing to the eye, he knows that what he said is right.

Hou Xun sighed deeply.

"There are so many heroes in ancient and modern times, but no one has ever thought about this. From this point of view, expanding the territory is a good strategy for the long-term stability of my China."

That's enough, let these people realize the importance of expanding territories, Zuo Menggeng's lecture was not in vain.

Bai Xiaoqi found him after class.

"Come on, Zhao Sanyang made a novel thing, please help us to see if it is useful?"

Zuo Menggeng followed him to the elementary class and found Zhao Sanyang.

Zhao Sanyang secretly joined the new army behind Zuo Menggeng's back.In the battle of Qingshuiguan, he would rather die than retreat, set an example, kept the artillery position, and successfully blocked Houjin's attack.

After the war, Zhao Sanyang became a company commander based on meritorious service and the expansion of the new army.

After the establishment of the military academy, he got the opportunity to study.

But this kid is a person who can't sit still. When he arrived at the military academy, because he had more time, he actually figured out new things.

"We held a shooting competition that day, and I reported targets to them with a telescope. I found a target that was invisible to the naked eye, but I could see it clearly with a telescope. I just thought about it. If this is the case, then use the telescope to help aim, right? also?"

Zuo Menggeng took the cap gun from Zhao Sanyang's hand, and after seeing it, he couldn't laugh or cry.

It turned out that Zhao Sanyang tied the binoculars to the gun body with a rope, and then drew a crosshair on the lens with a brush.

Is your name Shunliu?

But I have to say that Zhao Sanyang's idea has been proved to be very useful by history.

what?
How to make a flash cap gun as a sniper rifle?

Come on, the cap gun has a range of [-] meters and has rifling, so why can't it be used as a sniper rifle?
Although the accuracy cannot be compared with the firearms of later generations, it can still be used to kill targets three or four hundred meters away.

Of course, it is definitely not possible to do it like Zhao Sanyang.

"Have you tried it? What's the hit rate?"

Zhao Sanyang scratched his head.

"Within [-] meters, it's okay. The error is not too big. Ten bullets can hit seven. If it exceeds [-] meters, it's not bad if ten bullets can hit three."

Zuo Menggeng asked: "Do you know why?"

Of course Zhao Sanyang didn't know, so he looked over eagerly for knowledge.

Zuo Menggeng explained to everyone with this rough sniper rifle.

"First of all, your fixed mirror method is not working, and it has not been accurately calculated and matched at all. That is to say, the target you aim at through the mirror and the target you aim at with the barrel may not be the same."

Zhao Sanyang blushed anxiously.

"Then how?"

Zuo Menggeng showed them the way.

"Go to the musket factory to find craftsmen and let them make special parts for installing mirrors. It is necessary to ensure that the mirror is solid and reliable, and can match the musket's aiming."

He added: "You still have to go to the people in the telescope factory and ask them if they can make a special scope."

In Zuo Menggeng's view, this shouldn't be difficult.

The monocular telescope and the multiple sight are actually similar, the difference is that there must be a sight and a scale on the lens of the sight.But with the craftsmanship of the craftsmen, it is still no problem to make this.

"Another one, this gun is not good. The barrel is too short, and the craftsmanship is not exquisite enough, so the error of bullets that hit long-distance targets is so large. If you want to make a special sniper rifle, you must let the craftsmen strive to make it."

Finally, Zuo Menggeng mentioned the essentials of sniping.

"Long-distance shooting, wind speed and gravity are also factors that need to be considered. You must learn to calculate the ballistic trajectory under the influence of wind speed, wind direction and gravity. Only in this way can you ensure long-distance hits on the target."

When they heard about the calculation, all the officers turned bitter faces.

"Then... let's forget it, it's okay if you don't do it."

"Look at your virtues, you will shrink back when there is any difficulty, do you still have the spirit of a soldier?"

Zuo Menggeng scolded them and introduced the advantages of sniping to them.

"You have all been on the battlefield and know how difficult it is to kill an enemy general. Many times, you can't get close at all. Wouldn't it be useful if you could kill the enemy general with sniper skills?"

When he said this, several people changed their faces instantly.

"Eh, yes!"

"If you were to kill the enemy with a single shot during a battle, wouldn't that mean you won directly?"

Zuo Menggeng pointed out again: "Not only that, sniping can also be used for assassination. One or two killers, carrying sniper rifles, sneaked into the enemy's city and set up an ambush in a secret place. They can easily snipe and kill important figures of the enemy, which is even more valuable. Big."

Bai Xiaoqi and Zhao Sanyang were so itchy to hear it, they didn't feel any difficulty anymore, they immediately acted.

It is really not difficult to add a scope to the flash cap gun and add a front sight and a scale to the scope.

After hearing this, the artisans said it was easy to make.

However, in terms of musket technology, they encountered difficulties.

Bi Maokang, Zuo Dai, Jiang Wei, Yang Gui and others all hold the same point of view.

"The musket is far away and can't be shot accurately. In addition to being difficult to aim, the craftsmanship of the barrel is also a problem. Even if the barrel is made longer, it will not work."

"where is the problem?"

After Zuo Menggeng learned about it, he personally intervened in this matter.

Bi Maokang said: "The barrel made of wrought iron is not smooth enough, which seriously hinders the speed and accuracy of the bullet."

Zuo Menggeng didn't understand, and asked: "Isn't the inside of the gun barrel polished?"

Zuo Dai is already a qualified weapon expert, and said with a wry smile: "Sensei, you don't know something. The characteristics of wrought iron are destined to make it impossible to make it smooth enough. When we were testing, we even wiped the inside of the barrel. Oil, it's still not effective."

When they heard that the craftsmanship was not up to standard, everyone was depressed and couldn't find a way for a while.

But there was a voice at the door.

"Why not use a steel barrel? I know a way to make the barrel smooth."

Everyone was amazed, and turned their heads to look, only to find that the person lying at the door talking was actually Chen Shuangjin.

(End of this chapter)