nanming man

Chapter 174 "Illustration of Military Weapons"

In war, apart from well-equipped soldiers and sufficient food, the most important thing is excellent equipment.

Two months ago, when Gao Yihuan was about to go to Shandong, he inspected a weapon workshop, but the situation did not satisfy Gao Yihuan.

On July 28, Gao Yihuan received a report from Old Man Wang that the newly cast cannons in Huoqifang had been demolded, and he was invited to inspect the cannons.

During the last inspection, Chen Huiting told Gao Yihuan that the cannons could be manufactured in June, but in fact, the first batch of cannons made by Huoqifang was not ideal. One of the three guns exploded, and the probability of bombing the chamber was very high. .

These craftsmen turned out to be casting cannons for Sun Chuanting. Such an accident should not have happened, but after all, not all the craftsmen from Guanzhong came, and some came from different workshops. Gao Yihuan did not dig up all the craftsmen from Sun Chuanting.

This time it was the second batch of artillery. Gao Yihuan guessed that Chen Huiting was sure that he dared to ask him to test the artillery, otherwise Gao Yihuan would have to beat them again if he bombed again in front of him.

When Gao Yihuan heard that the cannon had been built, he was still very happy. After all, he was going to attack Xiangyang this time, and he couldn't do it without the cannon.

Zuo Liangyu's fellow is not simple, if Gao Yihuan doesn't use a few cannons to frighten him, he may not give up Xiangyang.

Early in the morning, after Gao Yihuan cleaned up, he came to the weapons workshop without having breakfast.

This made Old Man Wang, Chen Huiting, and the craftsmen in the workshop extremely nervous.

After Gao Yihuan came back, he inquired about the workshop and learned that three cannons had blown up one. Without further ado, he beat the craftsman who made the cannon with thirty military sticks, and the person in charge was also fined and demoted. .

Gao Yihuan's knowledge about casting is limited, and he can't come up with any good solutions to solve the problems encountered in casting, after all, he is not a professional in this field.

The biggest problem with firearms in the Ming Dynasty was bombing.

Gao Yihuan's method of overcoming this problem is very simple and rude.

It is silver in one hand and a military stick in the other.

In short, it is to build a batch of guns, if the quality is excellent, then reward them.

If the quality is not good enough, and the probability of bombing is less than [-]%, you will eat army sticks, and if it is more than [-]%, you will beheaded directly.

Of course, there are fine rules, and in some cases, they are not listed here.

For example, when developing a new device, it doesn't matter if you explode more, or even all of them.

The rules set by Gao Yihuan are only useful for mature weapons that have passed the test, and are not completely rude and one-size-fits-all.

Several people in the workshop saw that General Gao ran over early in the morning without having breakfast, so they knew that he attached great importance to artillery.

A group of people accompanied Gao Yihuan nervously. Chen Huiting pointed to the front and introduced, "General, it's right in front. The humble staff and craftsmen learned from the experience of last time, and re-drawn the model and made six doors this time."

Gao Yihuan followed them to an open space outside the Cannon Foundry, where several craftsmen and a group of soldiers were waiting in the distance.

Six long, thick, black giants lined up in front of the soldiers, but the distance was too far for Gao Yihuan to see clearly.

When he passed by, he saw six heavy guns mounted on four-wheeled gun carriages lined up.

Fortunately, he was a craftsman from Guanzhong with experience in casting cannons, so Gao Yihuan was able to build Hongyi cannons weighing more than [-] jin from the beginning, without having to fumble slowly from small cannons, saving precious time.

Gao Yihuan walked up, touched these giants, and found that the regulations of the six cannons were exactly the same, they were all one foot long, about three meters, and the caliber was more than [-] millimeters.

Gao Yihuan took a closer look and was quite satisfied, then he slapped the cannon and said to several soldiers: "Come on, you guys fire a cannon and let the general see how powerful it is."

With the order of the military, more than a dozen soldiers swarmed forward, in groups of three, to load ammunition.

In fact, the quantification of artillery propellant powder has existed since the Ming Dynasty, and Qi Jiguang has already mentioned it.

In addition, when the Ming Dynasty hired the Portuguese, they also learned a lot.

Gao Yihuan couldn't help being a little surprised to see that the six soldiers each took out an identical ammunition bag, put them into the muzzles of the six artillery pieces, and then pushed them into the barrels of the guns.

Gao Yihuan's several cannons were loaded when they were fired. He thought that the cannons of the Ming Dynasty were all fired like that, and thought that he could put forward a very constructive proposal. .

At this time, several soldiers took out the same projectiles and pushed them into the barrel of the gun, then pierced the cartridges that had been pushed in with spikes, and then inserted the lead wires, and everything was ready.

The leader of the whistle asked Gao Yihuan for instructions, and Gao Yihuan waved his hand, "Whether it is good or bad, we have to shoot, let it go!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Yihuan led the crowd back fifty steps. After the whistle chief took the order, he took up a small flag and waved it down, shouting, "Let it go!"

The six cannons were ignited one by one, and the fuses immediately flickered with flames, smoke rose, and sparks "swished" into the fire doors.

Several craftsmen covered their ears one after another, but Gao Yihuan didn't take it seriously, only to see a loud "boom" when the cannon retreated suddenly.

Gao Yihuan only felt pain in his eardrums, and the ground trembled. He saw six balls of white smoke rising one by one in front of him. As soon as the gun carriages retreated, the iron bullets roared out of the muzzle and hit a brick wall in the distance.

The wall was immediately dusty, the dents hit by the iron bullets, the bricks and stones were shattered, and countless gravels splashed, like it was raining.

In just an instant, six iron bullets hit the test gun wall two miles away, like a heavy hammer, smashing out six depressions.

Gao Yihuan looked at the scene in front of him, his heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't help applauding, "Good!"

It is really an artifact of demolition. With this kind of cannon, why can't the city wall collapse?
Seeing Gao Yihuan's reaction, Chen Huiting and Old Man Wang couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

Gao Yihuan turned his head, "Chen Qijian, you did a good job this time. Where's the craftsman who cast the cannon? I'm going to count it as a merit and give a reward."

Chen Huiting hurriedly turned around and called a few craftsmen who were limping.

When Gao Yihuan saw it, he remembered the order he had given before.

He felt that these people had made red cannons at Sun Chuanting's place, and that the Ming Dynasty had been imitating red cannons for many years, so he believed that the technology was relatively mature.

These people can make good things for Sun Chuanting, but they don't make good things for him, so in a fit of anger, they were beaten with army sticks.

These craftsmen were actually very wronged. When Sun Chuanting made the cannon, the craftsmen had already broken in, but when they first came here, it was like starting all over again.

This made the craftsmen think that Gao Yihuan was stricter than Sun Chuanting, and they stepped forward nervously.

Gao Yihuan met him, so he wouldn't apologize for beating them last time just because they finished it this time.

He said with a stern face: "The rewards and punishments will be clearly defined. You have established a job this time, and each person will be rewarded with 30 taels of silver. The salary will be raised by one level, and you will be paid an extra tael of wages every month."

Sun Chuanting had no money in his hands, so he only punished him instead of rewarding him. After hearing Gao Yihuan's words, everyone immediately became overjoyed.

"I thank the general, thank you general~"

Gao Yihuan nodded in satisfaction, and said to Chen Huiting: "Chen Qijian, you have done a good job with the artillery. I am entrusting you with a task. You will help me to complete it, and I will be rewarded."

Chen Huiting still had a lot of work to do, so Wen Yu could only reluctantly say, "General, please give me instructions!"

Gao Yi laughed and said, "Have you heard of such a person as Bi Maokang, and his book "Illustration of Military Weapons"?"

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