My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 809 New Firearms

"Are there new firearms?"

Zhu Yong was also greatly surprised when he heard this. As the commander of Shenji Camp, no one knows better than him the impact of new firearms on the army's combat effectiveness. Now with the development of various firearms, their Shenji Camp has become the most powerful in the army. The army of the Han Dynasty may even be equipped with firearms if it continues to develop like this.

"The new firearms sent this time are said to be of great importance. They must be received by Brother Yong personally. Even I have no right to open them. So I have been very curious during this period and have always wanted to see what kind of firearms these are?"

Zhu Zhantan said with a smile.

Although Zhu Zhantan is physically weak, he likes all kinds of new things. For example, he not only likes to ride bicycles, but also likes to collect bicycles. He has a collection of bicycles from the original version to the latest version.

Firearms are also one of Zhu Zhantan's collection items. Because he is too weak to practice martial arts, he is particularly interested in firearms. After all, all living beings are equal under the gun. No matter how superb your martial arts skills are, you can't withstand a gun, so In Zhu Zhanhe's collection room, there are not only various types of muskets from the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, but also various types of muskets from the Ottoman and European countries.

"Where is the new firearm? Take it out and take a look!"

Zhu Yong couldn't wait to ask.

Zhu Zhantan is in charge of the logistics and supplies of the army, while Zhu Yong is in charge of the mobilization and operations of the army. This is mainly for the purpose of decentralizing power. After all, Egypt is isolated overseas. If all the power in the army is in Zhu Yong's hands, even if Zhu Yong No matter how much Zhan He trusted him, he would still arouse suspicion.

"It has been stored in the military warehouse for a long time. I am just waiting for Brother Yong to come and check it!"

Zhu Zhantan laughed, and then asked someone to send two boxes of samples of the new firearms, because there were two types of firearms this time, and Zhu Zhantan didn't know what they were.

After a while, two boxes with seals were brought in. Zhu Yong stepped forward to check and found that the seals were intact, so he opened the first box.

"Grenade?"

Zhu Yong couldn't help but frown when he saw the contents of the box, because it contained ordinary grenades, at least in appearance it looked no different from before.

"Here are the instructions!"

Zhu Zhantan's sharp eyes suddenly saw a piece of white paper on the side of the box. This is also a common practice in the military. Generally, new firearms are delivered to the military with written instructions next to them. If it is a more complicated firearm, a special expert will be dispatched. After all, firearms are too dangerous and may cause a serious accident if something goes wrong.

Zhu Zhantan reached out to pick up the manual, read it for a moment, then looked up and said: "This manual says that this is a new type of grenade, which is far more powerful than the original grenade. We must be careful when using it to avoid accidentally injuring ourselves. "

"Is it far more powerful than the original grenade?"

Zhu Yong was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He picked up a grenade and looked at it carefully. Then he said with a doubtful look: "This is impossible. The grenade is still the same size and there is probably still so much gunpowder in it. How can it be bigger than the original one?" Is it powerful?"

"How about we give it a try?"

Zhu Zhantan immediately encouraged.

"Let's go to the martial arts field!"

Zhu Yong also had a straightforward temper, so he immediately asked someone to bring a firearm box to the martial arts field. There was a venue specifically for testing firearms.

Grenades are still ignited with live wires. In fact, the Bureau of Firearms is already researching other fuses, but the technology is not yet mature and cannot be used on grenades for the time being.

Zhu Yong lit the fuse and threw it to a distance, where several targets were set up to test the power of the grenade.

"Boom~"

Zhu Yong and Zhu Zhantan were both startled by the loud noise, because the sound of the grenade was several times louder than before. Even though they were so far away, they still felt their ears hurt from the shock.

"What a big noise!"

Zhu Yong's eyes widened and he was shocked when he looked at the smoke after the explosion in the distance.

"Let's go, let's go and see how powerful it is?"

Zhu Zhantan also reacted at this time and immediately pulled Zhu Yong towards the place of explosion.

When the two came to the explosion point of the grenade, they saw that the surrounding targets were in disarray, and even several wooden stakes under the target were broken. As for the target, it was riddled with holes, and it was almost impossible to see the original Looks like.

"What an astonishing power, almost comparable to the explosive shells of artillery!"

Zhu Yong couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the power of this new grenade. The shell of the artillery was several times larger than the grenade, and naturally contained more gunpowder, so it was so powerful, but this small one It was beyond Zhu Yong's imagination that a grenade could be so powerful.

"I understand, it must be that the gunpowder in the grenade is different. When my brother wrote last time, he mentioned to me that he was researching a new gunpowder. It seems that the research has been successful!"

Zhu Zhantan slapped his thigh and said excitedly.

"I also heard from Zhan He about the new gunpowder. I didn't expect it to be used in grenades so quickly."

Zhu Yong also showed a surprised expression after hearing this.

In fact, it is normal for grenades to use new gunpowder first, because there is no need to consider other things for this thing. You only need to directly replace the original black powder. In contrast, if you want to use new gunpowder for muskets or artillery, you have to deal with muskets and artillery. The artillery has undergone some changes, so it cannot be replaced on a large scale in a short time.

"How many grenades are there in this batch?"

Zhu Yong suddenly thought of a key issue. If all the grenades used in the army were replaced by this new grenade, then the combat effectiveness of their Shenji Battalion would skyrocket. Even if they faced the cavalry, they could throw out several rounds of grenades to defeat the opponent. Exploded and dizzy. "It's not too much, only one hundred and fifty boxes. After all, it's just for you to try. If there are any problems, you have to report them back so that the Firearms Bureau can modify them."

Zhu Zhantan replied immediately.

"It is indeed a little less, but a small grenade is so powerful. I think even if there are some minor problems, it is completely bearable."

Zhu Yong touched his chin and said that he was already thinking about how to write a letter to Zhu Zhanhe, asking him to speed up the production of this new type of mine and strive to equip the entire army with it.

"Brother Yong, don't look at this grenade for now. Isn't there a second type of firearm? Let's take it out and take a look!"

At this time, Zhu Zhantan suddenly reminded that although he was in charge of logistics, he was only responsible for transportation. Many important materials needed to be received by Zhu Yong personally.

Zhu Yong also came to his senses after hearing this, and immediately asked someone to deliver the box containing the second firearm, and then he tore off the seal and opened it with his own hands.

"Musket?"

Seeing several muskets wrapped in straw in the box, Zhu Yong picked them up.

At first glance, this kind of musket seemed to be no different from the muskets used in the army today. However, after learning from the previous grenades, Zhu Yong and Zhu Zhantan did not dare to underestimate this kind of musket, but observed it carefully.

"Hey, this muzzle!"

Zhu Zhantan's sharp eyes suddenly saw that the muzzle of the gun seemed a little different.

Zhu Yong also immediately turned the gun to face himself. Of course, he did this because he knew that there must be no ammunition in the gun, otherwise he would not dare to do this.

When the muzzle of the gun was pointed at him, Zhu Yong suddenly discovered the abnormality of the muzzle. Four lines appeared in the muzzle, extending from the muzzle to the inside. It looked very delicate.

"There are a few extra lines in the muzzle of the gun. What's the use of that?"

Zhu Yong looked at the rifling in the muzzle and asked confused. He had also studied muskets since he took over the Shenji Camp, but this was the first time he had seen a musket with a thread in the muzzle.

"There are instructions here. It turns out that this kind of line is called rifling, so this kind of gun is also called a rifling gun."

Zhu Zhantan picked up the instruction manual in the box and said.

I saw that this manual not only had an introduction, but also a picture, which detailed the steps for using this rifled gun. In fact, it was no different from using an ordinary gun.

"There's a bag in the box!"

At this time, Zhu Yong suddenly stretched out his hand and took out a cloth bag from the box. He felt it was deep inside, and there was a "squeaking" sound inside. When he opened it, he found that it contained a kind of paper shell bullet.

"This bullet is different too!"

Zhu Zhantan first picked up a bullet and saw that the bullet was pointed, unlike the original bullet which was a ball.

Zhu Yong also picked up a bullet. After observing it carefully, he suddenly frowned and saw that he put the bullet into the muzzle of the gun, and the bullet slid into the barrel of the gun smoothly.

"Why is this bullet so small?"

Zhu Zhantan was also very surprised when he saw this and said that if the bullet is too small, air leakage will occur when the gunpowder in the gun explodes, which will greatly reduce the range of the bullet.

"There is a wire in the barrel of the gun, which is not easy to seal. Now that the bullets are made so small, can this gun still be used?"

Zhu Yong touched his chin and muttered to himself in confusion.

"Brother Yong, let's stop guessing, won't we know if we try it?"

Zhu Zhantan immediately said that he believed that the Firearms Bureau would not send a useless gun to the army. Maybe there was some secret in this gun that they didn't know about.

Zhu Yong nodded when he heard this, and immediately took out the paper shell bullet from the barrel, then bit open a hole and poured the gunpowder into the medicine pool.

"This gunpowder is actually yellow!"

Zhu Yong suddenly said in surprise.

Zhu Zhantan also stepped forward curiously and found that the gunpowder poured out was yellow, so he clapped his hands and said: "This must be the new gunpowder that big brother asked the Firearms Bureau to come up with!"

"This gun actually uses new gunpowder, maybe there's something really different about it!"

Zhu Yong said, pouring all the remaining gunpowder into the muzzle of the gun, then stuffed the paper shell bullet into the muzzle, and then compacted it with fiber.

After making these preparations, Zhu Yong pointed the muzzle of his gun at the target twenty steps away and gently pulled the trigger.

Just hearing the sound of "bang", Zhu Yong felt his shoulders shake. A bullet flew out. The target in the distance vibrated, and the bullet hit the bullseye ring very accurately.

"This...how is this possible?"

Zhu Yong looked at the bullet that hit the bull's-eye and was stunned on the spot, because although he had aimed, the accuracy of the musket was always very poor. Whether it could hit the target or not depended entirely on luck. But this kind of musket hit the bull's-eye all of a sudden. Could it be that Is it because he is very lucky?

(End of this chapter)