Chapter 43 Semi-automatic fire gun

When the city walls of Furong Village were dyed with blood, both sides wanted to eat each other's bones. Whether it was Li Zheng or the death-seeking ghost, they didn't know that their battle could have been avoided. Zhang Yang, who was directing this good show himself, was sitting quietly at the bow of the boat and watching the scenery on both sides of the straits.

In Zhang Yang's hand, he was holding an iron pipe, an iron pipe that made him laugh and cry.

He happened to pass by Taizhou by water. With a great admiration for the handicraftsmen of this era, Zhang Yang excitedly sent Shixin to Taizhou to retrieve the iron pipe he built last time.

If I had known this would be like this, I would not have wasted these two taels of silver. Two taels of silver, every copper coins was earned by myself with great effort. When I thought of this, I felt a chill.

In this era, there were no advanced processing methods such as lathes, punches, and milling machines, which were all based on a pair of hands, a big hammer, and a small flame that was added to the red, smashed, burned red, smashed, and smashed again, and finally smashed into the required shape. The yield rate completely depends on the blacksmith's craftsmanship, or the proficiency of the blacksmith.

And this iron pipe is obviously a failed attempt. At least, you have to make it evenly thick and thin, right? But this iron rod is like a gourd, with thickness and thickness distributed between them. If it is stuffed into a bullet, it will either explode the chamber or cannot be shot out. Moreover, the weld is very large, and such an iron pipe is not qualified to be a tiny. The only use is probably to re-smelter it.

He put the iron pipe aside in disappointment, and put the barrel processing aside first. The most important thing at the moment is to transport the official salt of the ship to Yangzhou and then connect it with the salt dealer.

Li Bosheng walked over from the back cabin, picked up the iron pipe curiously, and looked at it.

"Brother, what is this iron pipe for?" Coarse salt turns into fine salt, making gunpowder and fish frying, storing muskets, and combo crossbows. This series of things made Li Bosheng admire Zhang Yang so much that he was desperately impressed. Seeing this iron pipe, he immediately thought that something must be new.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang looked disappointed: "If this iron pipe can be done well, it will be of great use, but now it is just a broken iron pipe."

"This iron pipe is pretty good!" Li Bosheng looked over and over again, "This blacksmith has a good craftsmanship. He can smash the fine iron into thin slices and then bend it into this shape. The processing process must be very troublesome. It costs two taels of labor, which is not too much."

"Not too much? I thought he could give me an iron pipe that could be used, but now it cannot be used. The two taels of silver have been wasted." Zhang Yang felt very distressed.

"I wonder what my brother wants to use this iron pipe for? Why does this iron pipe not meet my brother's requirements?" Li Bosheng asked.

What to do? You don’t understand if you say it! Zhang Yang gave him a blank look, but then he thought, Li Bosheng turned out to be a sorcerer, and he should have a certain understanding of physics and chemistry, although there were no these two disciplines in this era.

"Do you still remember our rifle gun?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Of course I remember that Qiu Yi was such a brave Mongol, and it was finally solved so easily. Thanks to the sudden musket." Li Bosheng said.

"But why didn't I use it again later?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Because there is no gunpowder, don't worry, brother, I've been looking for two things like saltpeter and sulfur."

"On the one hand, on the other hand, the sudden musket made with bamboo could not withstand the pressure of gunpowder. After using it a few times, the bamboo exploded." Zhang Yang said.

"So my brother wants to use iron pipes as a more powerful rifle gun?" Li Bosheng asked.

"Yes," Zhang Yang was quite satisfied with Li Bosheng's keen thinking. Otherwise, if the other party would not understand what he said, it would be that he would play the piano to the cow and would be useless.

"Now, some elite troops have begun to equip muskets. Do you know what muskets are?"

"Isn't it just a raiding musket made of iron pipes?" Li Bosheng asked.

"Congratulations, you answered correctly," Zhang Yang was a little relieved. Li Bosheng really understood at all.

"Now in some troops of the Yuan Dynasty, the barrels are made of pig iron pipes, which can withstand much pressure than bamboo pipes. Their power, range and durability are much higher than those of the storm gun. Its bullets are mainly stones and lead bullets, so this kind of musket was named 'Stone Fire Arrow'." Since it is a study of light weapons, Zhang Yang is of course very familiar with the history of the development of firearms. In the Yuan Dynasty, the storm gun has been improved to this kind of storm gun.

"And my brother wants to make it with fine iron, which is even more powerful than the Yuan Dynasty's muskets, right?" Li Bosheng asked.

"Yes, the key to the musket is this barrel." Zhang Yang said. It seems that the technical level of craftsmen in this era is far from meeting their own requirements. The barrel of this smoothbore gun is so difficult to manufacture, and the rifled gun is even more impossible. Science and technology are the primary productive forces.

"But if it is windy or rainy, will the musket be fired?" Li Bosheng asked.

"I like you so much!" Zhang Yang was extremely happy. The depression just now was wiped out. It seemed that he had a successor here. His professional knowledge actually allowed this alchemist to accept it and could learn from it.

Then let me tell you more about Li Bosheng. Your professional knowledge must shine in this Great Yuan Dynasty.

"Using open flame to ignite the musket, this is the most backward launch method. In addition to this method, we have a better method, which is flint." Zhang Yang said. "We designed a firing mechanism on the musket, use fine iron to make a spring-mounted hammer, clamp a flint on the jaw of the hammer, and have a strike anvil beside the fire transmission hole. If you need to shoot, you will pull the trigger. Under the action of the spring, you will hit the flint heavily on the edge of the fire door, sparks will emerge, and ignite the ignition powder."

Fearing that Li Bosheng would not understand, Zhang Yang said while gesturing on the deck.

"Brother, your method is so clever!" Li Bosheng sincerely admired him. Since he fell into the water last time, he has become a different person. He will make many unheard things. The last combo crossbow was easy to use. This time, the power of the musket he explained was even more powerful.

Zhang Yang smiled. The thing he just mentioned was the impact flintlock rifle, which would only appear about three hundred years later, because in this era, thunder and mercury were not enough. Modern bullet fire could not be made. With this flintlock rifle, it was already far ahead of this era. Standing on the shoulders of giants, I looked back at this era, and naturally felt superior.

"And I need to improve it." Zhang Yang said more and more vigorously. Over the past few days, some vague things have become clearer and clearer in his mind. The combo crossbow he made himself is easy to use, because it can be fired quickly and maintains continuous lethality. Although the range is not far, as long as the arrows in the arrow warehouse are not used up, the other party will not think of getting close.

"Our musket must be designed as a weapon that can continue to shoot. Like a combo crossbow, a bullet bay is set up on the musket, and the gunpowder and projectiles are stored on the back of the gun. The second machine is opened and closed with the second machine wheel. When the first machine is pulled, the gunpowder and lead projectiles will automatically fall into the barrel. The second machine rotates randomly, rubs flint, and ignites the gunpowder to fire lead projectiles." Zhang Yang threw out the bomb.

Why is combo crossbow easy to use? It has a fast firing speed and strong continuous shooting ability. If you want to maximize the power of the musket, you must have the ability to shoot quickly. The principle of a fully automatic air-guided automatic rifle is complex and requires high processing technology. Then, if you use the local method, you can dominate the world. Weapons are not omnipotent. People decide the outcome of the war. They must not be able to bear weapons without weapons.

What is the stone fire arrow? What is the millions of troops? What is the invincible cavalry unit? In front of my semi-automatic musket, everything is full of clouds!

Li Bosheng understood, and a look of excitement flashed on his face. The weapon he invented, was obviously aimed at the court. In this chaotic world, force is the foundation. With this weapon, it is not difficult to rise among the wild, traverse among millions of troops, and finally reach the 95th.
Chapter completed!