Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 657 hidden dangers

The letter was written by Xie Xinghua, deputy Qianhu of Beizhen Fusi. During the triumphant return of the Northern Expedition to the Raksha Kingdom, Xie Xinghua was invited by the Chahar Khanate. The flag is responsible for training the firearms troops formed by the Chahar Khanate.

And it has another task, which is to find out the internal situation of the Chahar Khanate, including the neighboring Raksha Kingdom.

Liu Hongjian did not believe that Mao Xiong would admit defeat so easily, which did not conform to the characteristics of a fighting nation at all.

In the letter, Xie Xinghua made no secret of his contempt for the musketeers of the Chahar Khanate, bluntly saying that those barbarians held guns like old women carrying a fire stick, and they seemed to be more suitable for cutting people with knives.

The muskets that Liu Hongjian sold to the Chahar Khanate were firearms from the generation eliminated by the Great Ming Firearms Troops, and this gun was very useful against nomads who were also cavalry.

Now the remaining Tungus people have been taken by him to Mount Hada to dig silver mines, and to the west is the Raksha Kingdom bordering the Chahar Khanate. Although Maozi's muskets are not as powerful as the second-generation front-loading rifles of the Ming Dynasty The gun can shoot far, but it is also far more advanced than the generation of Suifa guns.

If the Chahar Khanate wants to use these semi-old guns to deal with Maozi, it is nothing more than a dream.

But after reading the letter written by Xinghua, he realized that it turned out that Bo Luochi didn't intend to use this gun against the Raksha people at all, but for the purpose of establishing his prestige.

The interior of the Chahar Khanate is still composed of many Mongolian tribes. These tribes have been self-governing for decades. To make them obedient must require strength, and it is perfect to use guns to fight cavalry with knives.

After a few rounds of musketry, and then using the cavalry of the headquarters to hedge against it, it was almost possible to occupy a great advantage. In addition, the small amount of grenades that Liu Hongjian provided to Porochi in private could be said to be Chahar's trump card.

In good conscience, Chahar Khan has nothing to say to the dozen or so instructors in Daming.

After all, they are asking for help from others. Not only did Chahar Khan Abu Nai and Queen Mother Sutai meet and understand Xinghua in person, but each of them was appointed as an ancient official of the alliance, not to mention, holding two salaries from the Daming and Chahar Khanates, Everyone also rewarded a Menggu girl.

Seeing that the corners of Liu Hongjian's mouth turned up, he could almost imagine how embarrassing that guy Xie Xinghua must be. This bearded man with a face full of beards, although he is the deputy of Jinyiwei, is scruffy and disgusted by his colleagues.

I didn't expect to be so popular in Menggu. I heard that people in Menggu don't take a bath once a month, which is considered to be the same.

The letter stated that since the signing of the Earl Agreement, the Raksha Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was furious, the Far East Commander Morozov was dismissed and imprisoned, and Norton was removed from the post of Marshal.

There was even an uproar in the Luosha country, and the calls for sending troops to conquer the Ming Dynasty and regain the lost land were wildly loud, but Alexei was suppressed.

Liu Hongjian didn't believe that the young tsar was afraid of Daming. This was not in line with the nature of a fighting nation. This guy must be preparing his troops and waiting for an opportunity.

This Alexei is not easy, Liu Hongjian thought to himself.

Seeing the middle of the letter, Liu Hongjian frowned.

"What's the matter, master, but the border is tight again?" Sun Xiuxiu sat beside her with her son in her arms, and asked Liu Hongjian when she saw that Liu Hongjian's brows were furrowed, as if worried.

This afternoon, Jin Yiwei sent a letter from the border. She knew that her husband was finally able to accompany them at home. As a wife, she did not want any troubles at the border.

"It's nothing, the border is closed!" Liu Hongjian said casually.

"The food is getting cold, you don't have to wait for me to eat first." Seeing the three wives sitting at the table with their children in their arms and not moving their chopsticks, Liu Hongjian urged.

The Raksha Kingdom even developed a hand grenade!
This was really shocking to Liu Hongjian. Xie Xinghua made it clear in his letter that Jin Yiwei in Luocha Kingdom saw it with his own eyes and risked his life to send the news to Xie Xinghua.

It's just that the power doesn't seem to be as strong as Daming's grenades. Liu Hongjian knew in his heart that after all, Daming's black powder formula was the best ratio summed up by later generations after thousands of experiments.

Without precise numerical values, the power will naturally not be optimal.

Sitting at the table and thinking for a while, Liu Hongjian felt relieved. After all, the structure of the grenade is not complicated. It is nothing more than a container, a gunpowder and a fuze.

As long as experts familiar with firearms do a little research, the problem of fuzes is not difficult to solve.

It is definitely bad news for Ming that the Raksha State has mastered the method of making grenades. The Raksha State is adjacent to the countries of Europa to the west, and it may not be long before the entire Europa country can learn it.

Alas, it seems that we have to find a way to develop more advanced firearms to deal with it. People such as the Maoxiong of the Raksha Kingdom must be subdued and frightened, so that they know that no matter how many people they have, they can't beat the Ming Dynasty. , Maybe you will really become smarter.

But... what should I study?
Rifled guns are already the most advanced firearms of this era, but they have always been limited by the loading speed of projectiles.

Although the blueprints for breech-loading guns have been provided to the Ordnance Institute, the difficulty of implementation is still a bit greater compared to this era, which is almost the same as the difficulties encountered by breech-loading guns and grenades.

The rear-loading gun requires that the bottom of the gun can withstand a huge impact, and the bullet must also be changed to a firing pin type, and the trigger device is also very different.

Whether it is the material of the gun, the material of the bullet, or the firing pin, there must be a strong industrial level as the basis.

Steel is no better than iron and copper, just pulling the rifling is useless, let alone the more sophisticated metal shell primer bullet.

There is also the selection of the primer for the bullets. At present, the bullets of the muskets of the Ming Dynasty are all made of paper shells, and the bullets are made of lead.

The advantage of lead bullets is that the lead bullets are slightly larger than the gun barrel when they are made, and the lead is soft. Hit the soft lead bullet with a cleaning rod to flatten it and make it close to the wall of the chamber.

Although this improves the loading speed, there is a fatal weakness, that is, the projectile becomes flat from the ball, and the shooting accuracy is greatly affected.

If it is replaced with an aftermarket, there will be more problems, which need to be pondered by the craftsmen of the Ordnance Institute.

Well, I'd better go to the Armory Station some time, maybe I can help, Liu Hongjian thought.

"Daddy, let's eat—" just as he was thinking about it, Xiao Aotian, whose face was covered with rice grains, shouted at him.

"Oh, here we come." Liu Hongjian replied.

Putting aside the things in his heart, Liu Hongjian paced and sat at the table, and Kun Xing got up to fill a bowl of rice and handed it to him.

"Husband, tomorrow the empress will summon the concubine into the palace." Sun Xiuxiu wiped the rice grains from the corner of her son's mouth and said softly.

After Zhu Cihong ascended the throne, the Crown Princess Chen Kexin was promoted to empress, and the side concubine Qin Qiaozhen was made a noble concubine.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Liu Hongjian said while eating with a chopstick.

Since it was still during the national mourning period, the table was full of vegetarian dishes and there was no meat or meat, but what Liu Hongjian ate was extremely sweet.

"The concubine doesn't know too well, the empress is about to give birth, maybe she feels uneasy, and wants to hear about postpartum matters." Sun Xiuxiu said in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)