Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

If the tactics are used properly, it will be no problem to gather a thousand or two thousand musketeers and test the effect on the battlefield, and it can achieve a surprise victory.

When the enemy has never seen this kind of weapon, they have no idea of ​​its power.

The sound of muskets, their powerful destructive power, and the white smoke produced by shooting are like ghosts and gods to some ordinary soldiers in this era.

It has been almost 20 years since he traveled here. Zhang Yong can be said to have experienced hundreds of battles, fighting from the east to the west and experiencing countless large and small battles.

We also discovered many problems. The morale of soldiers in this era is a very critical thing. Once morale collapses, you will not be able to escape defeat even if you have thousands of troops.

Therefore, weapons such as muskets can act as a very powerful psychological deterrent when engaging the enemy in close combat.

It even directly caused the soldiers in the front row to flee. Once the soldiers in the front row fled, it would lead to the rear row to flee. The entire battle could be said to be one-sided.

But it is not realistic to replace the entire army. After all, food must be eaten bite by bite, and the road must be walked step by step. We want to equip muskets on a large scale to form a modern army. Zhang Yong knows there is still a long way to go.

Moreover, cavalry and infantry are still indispensable combat forces. After all, the performance of muskets is not up to standard. At least when the lethality reaches 100 or even 150 steps, the power of musket volleys can be revealed.

Therefore, Zhang Yong planned to produce some guns first, and then conduct training himself to build an army of muskets.

"King Guanzhong, this, this, can you produce a thousand muskets a month?" The firearms department official was a little confused when he heard this, and his tone of voice was hesitant.

"Yes, is there any problem in producing a thousand such muskets for me within a month?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, this kind of musket is more troublesome to produce. It is very difficult to assemble some small parts and requires craftsmen to do it step by step. With several craftsmen working together, they can only produce one musket in a day at most.

I'm afraid it won't take one month to produce a thousand muskets at one time. Can we give it another half month? "The official from the Firearms Design Bureau shook his head and said.

"Then put everything down. Those who produce artillery shells, cannons, mines, and those who were researching grenades before. Stop what you are doing and give me all your strength to make muskets. I don't care. I will see a thousand muskets within a month. If I can't see it, you don't have to do it," Zhang Yong said.

Don't fucking waste time on me. I have invested so much manpower, financial and material resources in the entire firearms design bureau to support you for more than ten years. If you don't come up with some finished products for me, you don't have to work anymore. .

"It's the King of Guanzhong. If all the craftsmen stop what they are doing, then within a month, we can indeed make a thousand guns, let alone a thousand guns, we can make 1,500 guns." The official. He spoke.

If all other production projects and research and development projects are stopped, the task of manufacturing muskets can indeed be completed, and even exceeding the quota is not a big problem.

"Very good, you can do as much as you can in one month. If the task is overfulfilled, I will be rewarded greatly. If the task is not completed, everyone will be punished by me." Zhang Yong said.

"King Guanzhong, don't worry! We will ensure that the mission is completed." The official said.

"Well! You go all out to make the gun. After a month, I have to see the finished product." Zhang Yong said.

"In terms of ammunition, how much ammunition can you produce in a month?" Zhang Yong said.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, the ammunition is easy to say. The design of this ammunition is relatively simple. In one month, we can equip each gun with at least twenty rounds of ammunition." The official of the Firearms Design Bureau said.

King Guanzhong has been running this firearms design bureau for ten years, and the supply of various raw materials, wood, steel, coal, charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter has been very complete.

Crafting some musket ammunition won't be a problem either.

"I also worked overtime to make ammunition. The following training will consume a lot of ammunition. You must ensure the supply of ammunition for me." Zhang Yong said.

"Yes! King Guanzhong, my subordinates know."

"By the way, how are you doing with the grenade I asked you to develop before I left?" Zhang Yong said.

Landmines have been made, artillery has been made, and now muskets are available. I wonder if this grenade can be made.

"This! We can make the King of Guanzhong grenade, but we can only make one that weighs half a kilogram. We can light the fuse and throw it out, but it can only be thrown dozens of steps, and it is not as far as a musket! And you must be an extremely strong soldier to throw it far, otherwise you may accidentally injure yourself," the firearms officer said with some embarrassment.

The idea of ​​weapons that allowed ordinary soldiers to throw them over long distances was indeed very good, but their live gunpowder was not up to par.

A one-pound grenade can contain more than half a kilogram of gunpowder, but the explosion of a few taels of black powder is not very powerful. Only the center point of the explosion has a slight lethality, and it is not harmful if you stand a little further away. will suffer any harm.

If you want to increase the lethality, you must increase the amount of explosives. After increasing the amount of explosives, everything must be changed. The weight of the finished product is not doubled, but increased several times, exceeding one kilogram. s things.

It was not very convenient for soldiers to carry it with them, nor was it convenient to use it, and it could not be thrown very far.

Moreover, there is no complete design drawing for this grenade. King Guanzhong only gave a rough concept. They also modified it using the method of land mine. It also needs to be ignited with fire, which is also very dangerous. It is better to use explosive packs to add more The trebuchet is simple and crude!

"Hmm! Are there so many shortcomings? Can they be improved?"

"King Guanzhong, my subordinates really can't improve this thing. This thing is really useless!
Might as well use a trebuchet! Things thrown by one person cannot go very far.

If you have the strength to throw this thing, then you might as well throw an ax or shoot an arrow!
Why don't you, Your Majesty, let me show you a test-made grenade, and you will know that the explosive power is really not that good. "The official said.

"Even if you add the crystallized black powder I made, the power can't be improved, and it won't work if you add sugar." Zhang Yong asked.

"It really doesn't work, King Guanzhong, this thing is worse than a landmine! It's too small and has no explosive power. It has too much equipment and the soldiers can't throw it out, and it's also dangerous when the fuse is lit."

"Okay! Let's put the grenade matter aside for now!" Zhang Yong sighed helplessly and said.

This is the disadvantage of black powder. It must be used in large quantities to produce power. If the amount of powder is slightly smaller, it will not be able to form combat effectiveness at all.

Zhang Yong remembers that before time travel, he watched a popular science program. The black powder grenades produced in the 18th century had amazing explosive power.

An experiment was conducted with a dummy, and it exploded less than one meter away from the dummy, but it did not cause any decent damage.

After the black powder is crystallized and sugar is added, the power will indeed increase, but that's all.

"King Guanzhong, our Firearms Design Bureau has also produced a new thing in recent years. I would like to show it to you, Your Majesty, for your comment." The official following Zhang Yong smiled and said.

They completed all the tasks assigned by the King of Guanzhong meticulously, but they were not just as simple as completing the tasks.

The King of Guanzhong gave them a high degree of freedom in research and development, and gave them many new concepts and firearm design ideas.

Over the years, their gunpowder design bureau has also made some weapons of its own. Among them, there are two items that are handy, so they want to show them to the King of Guanzhong.

"Oh! In addition to the mines, grenades, artillery, and muskets I gave you, have you also designed new weapons?" Zhang Yong asked slightly surprised.

"After all, we have been supported by you, Your Majesty, for more than ten years, and you have been sending talents here all these years.

If we can't spare anything, wouldn't you have raised us in vain?

We have indeed developed a new firearm, which is extremely powerful! I want you to see it, Your Majesty. "An official from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

The Firearms Design Bureau spent so much money on the prince. If they only made weapons based on the blueprints given by the prince, they would be too sorry for the price. "Hahaha! Okay, there is a surprise, so go prepare it! Move the things directly over here, so we can see the power on the spot." Zhang Yong said.

These guys are quite confident. Judging from their expressions, they probably want to scare themselves. Then I want to see what you have created.

"King Guanzhong, don't worry, this weapon will definitely surprise you. I'm going to ask someone to get it. You guys follow me to get our treasure and let the King of Guanzhong grow his eyes." The officials from the Firearms Design Bureau ran away with excitement on their faces.

Zhang Yong nodded, and then looked at several generals in Guanzhong.

"Take me a thousand and five people and gather here in a month. Those with strong arms and strong bodies are preferred. I want to form a musketeer unit. The treatment will be the same as the original unit for the time being, right?" Zhang Yong said.

He originally wanted to say that the treatment would be the same as that of heavy armored cavalry, but after thinking about it he gave up. The operation of muskets is not very demanding for soldiers. An ordinary adult man can master the firing of muskets with just a little training. There are also loading tips.

On the contrary, training a cavalry is a real waste of money. The heavy armored cavalry is the real trump card in the Guanzhong region. Even the light armored cavalry, which is one level lower than the heavy armored cavalry, are the elite troops in the Guanzhong region.

A group of musketeers who have adapted temporarily are not qualified to be on an equal footing with them. Even if this unit develops in the future, they will only be ordinary soldiers, because after all, the training is simple and the equipment is cheap.

"General, I obey!" Several generals in Guanzhong said.

This matter is not difficult for them. The army in Guanzhong now has hundreds of thousands of people. It couldn't be easier to pick 1,500 strong men to come over.

"When this army is training, I will personally be there to tell you how to train. You must be strict when training them, and military discipline must be strict." Zhang Yong said.

Whether a modern musketeer army can be formed, military discipline is crucial. If the training is not good, it would be ridiculous to see the enemy rushing towards you during a battle and just put down the gun and run away.

Only by arranging a dense formation and firing volleys can the musketeers exert their due combat effectiveness.

After waiting for about ten minutes, people from the Firearms Design Bureau finally arrived. They carried some strange long pipes and came to Zhang Yong, along with a dozen huge red arrows.

This red giant arrow was made quite huge. In terms of length, it was similar to some giant crossbows used to defend the city, but this red giant arrow was extremely thick.

And the arrow is covered with a layer of stuff. Zhang Yong, how do you think it looks a bit like a rocket?
"Your Majesty, look, this is the weapon we made, called the Thunderbolt Rocket." Someone from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

"This, this, this, explain it to me." Zhang Yong asked, looking at the giant rocket in front of him.

"My lord, although it looks like some crossbow bows and arrows, it is much more powerful than those things.

And it is launched by means of launch. As for the launch distance, hey, my lord, guess how far it is? "The official of the Firearms Design Bureau showed a proud smile and asked.

"Okay, you're still trying to get along with me. Can you fly seven or eight hundred steps?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Hehe! My lord, let me tell you the truth! It can hit two miles, which is farther than any bow, arrow, artillery, or any other weapon.

The enemy hasn't even seen you yet! This thing can hit the enemy. "An official from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

"Can it really hit that far? How accurate is it? How lethal is it?" Zhang Yong looked a little excited and asked.

I didn’t expect that! These guys can actually make a primitive rocket, but they don't know the power, range, and accuracy?
"Your Majesty! This thing can hold more than ten kilograms of gunpowder, and the power of the explosion it emits is no weaker than that of a dynamite pack.

As for the accuracy, because the distance is too far, we can only control a general direction. The specific direction to hit is not as accurate as trebuchets and artillery. "An official from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

The power of the new weapon they produced is unparalleled, and its shooting range is beyond imagination, but its accuracy is a bit off.

But there is nothing we can do about it. To be honest, no one can control this distance.

"How did you come up with this thing?" Zhang Yong asked.

"This is also thanks to the artillery design drawings provided by the prince. The length of the tube is lengthened, and after filling it with gunpowder and adding sugar, the firing distance is very far.

We thought it would be too wasteful to launch something like a round square like an explosive packet, so we thought of making the explosive packet more pointed, like a giant arrow.

So a craftsman came up with the principle of bed crossbow, made this crossbow arrow, and then wrapped enough explosives on it, so that it can explode after being fired. "The person from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

The design concept of this thing was proposed several years ago. When they gradually conducted various perfect experiments, they failed several times and injured many people, but they finally got this thing out.

Now we have made a bowl-sized launch tube with a barrel as high as a person. It is inserted into the ground and has the same firing principle as a thunder tube cannon.

Because it was made into the shape of a giant arrow, after it was launched, the attack range was far beyond their imagination, and the power of the explosion was also very amazing.

"Let's fire one right away and let me see the power." Zhang Yong said.

"King of Guanzhong, just keep an eye on it! Let's attack the mountainous area ahead." The official from the Firearms Design Department said.

The testing ground of their firearms design bureau, which is a hundred miles in radius, is an uninhabited area, and basically no ordinary people are allowed to get close to it.

"Ok!"

Soon, several rocket thunder guns were set up, and then the propellant was loaded, and the launch tube was placed in a mortar posture.

Then the fuse was lit.

With a whooshing sound, the red arrow flew out, drew a perfect arc in the sky, and then fell to a hill two miles away with a violent explosion.

Several arrows were aimed at the mountain. The entire mountain exploded, and a large amount of white smoke rose into the sky along with the flames.

"Your Majesty, this is pretty powerful! And in order to make it fly farther, we used your iron concept, with hollow insides of the arrows." Someone from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

"Yes, this thing is good, it doesn't matter if it's accurate." Zhang Yong said with excitement.

As long as the firepower is enough, the enemy will probably be scared to death.

I really didn’t expect that! The group of people under my command actually created a black-tech version of the earth rocket.

He gave them crystallized black powder, and provided them with the concept of mortars, as well as the production technology of iron sheets, plus the inspiration of flying thunder cannons, and successfully made these guys create a mutated version of soil. Rockets, the attack range is really scary!
Two miles is one kilometer away, and the killing distance is simply terrifying.

"Are there any shortcomings?" Zhang Yong asked.

"There are also disadvantages. First of all, the cost is relatively high. We tried various materials for this launch tube, but it can only be fired three or four times at most before it becomes useless. If it is used again, it will basically explode.

In addition, this kind of Thunderbolt rocket is also very troublesome to build, and the output is not very high. "An official from the Firearms Design Bureau said.

"You have given me enough surprises." Zhang Yong said.

Rocket! This is a rocket! (End of chapter)