Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Of course, this is the distance that an elite shooter like me, who has excellent eyesight and fired tens of thousands of bullets, can reach.

If you are an average good shooter in the military, you can probably shoot at a distance of between 150 meters and 200 meters.

Zhu Youjian can only aim at a moving target 240 meters away.

but!

This is by no means the furthest accurate range!

You know, this is a rifled minigun!

If there is a sharpshooter with better eyesight than me, it is not impossible to shoot 300 meters away!

Because the longest kill record of a front-loaded rifled Minie gun was set in the Crimean War from 1853 to 1855——

British soldier Hubert killed a Russian Cossack officer on horseback at a distance of 913 meters.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the moving targets of the Royal Guards are all small squares six inches long.

If the target is enlarged, Zhu Youjian thinks he can still hit it.

Because, 240 meters away, a target [-] centimeters square is only as big as a matchbox in the field of view.

Even if you move the muzzle even slightly, the crosshair will be misaligned with the target.

He really couldn't aim at the wooden target further away...

……

Zhu Youjian stroked his new gun and thought to himself:

Now that rifled and long bullets are out, the next step is paper-cased bullets.

Preloaded with gunpowder, it has been realized long ago.

Although it was not wrapped in paper into a cone shape, the tip of the cone was bitten open during use and the gunpowder was poured into the barrel of the gun.

However, I don’t know if it is a trouble-free method discovered by the soldiers or a good method invented by the great god——

Anyway, there are no books recording who tinkered with it. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had already learned to use small bamboo tubes to preload gunpowder for a single shot.

The soldiers carried an ammunition pouch, a large bamboo tube, or a leather pouch.

What's inside are pre-installed small bamboo tubes.

When shooting, just pour all the preloaded gunpowder in.

Although this method of preloading gunpowder has not been popularized throughout the country, elite soldiers and generals have long been using this method.

Zhu Youjian was naturally not pretentious and directly promoted it throughout the army.

You know, with the shooting speed of a matchlock gun, an experienced shooter can shoot three bullets in 2 minutes.

After the flintlock gun was preloaded with gunpowder, Zhu Youjian's assessment standard for the Lin Army was to shoot five times per minute.

This is why Zhu Youjian can safely support Li Zicheng.

At this time, with the emergence of rifled guns, it is natural to bring out its best partner-Mine bullets!

It also has to be paper mini bombs!

Rifling, paper-cased minie bullets, and if you add a flash cap, this is the pinnacle of a muzzleloader!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian said:

“Bring some hemp paper and paste!

I want the kind of wolfberry bark hemp paper produced in Xihe. "

The paper used in paper bombs is a special kind of paper.

Usually a mixture of rags, linen, and wood pulp.

These are the ingredients used when paper was first made, but the resulting texture is more delicate.

Xihe hemp paper from Xihe County, Gansu Province exactly meets this requirement.

The emperor opened his mouth, and the eunuch broke his leg.

Zhu Youjian gave the order, and Qin Zhien rode away. After a cup of tea, he ran back panting.

He was holding a big box in his hand, which contained the Western and linen paper that the emperor needed.

There is also a clay pot hanging on the saddle, which contains paste and brushes.

Just when Qin Zhien went to get something, Zhu Youjian had already followed the same pattern and made more than a dozen bullets with wooden wedges.

Zhu Youjian took out a piece of hemp paper, cut it slightly, and wrapped it around the bottom of the bullet.

Then I made another paper funnel.

Although the temperature gradually dropped in August, it was still very high in the middle of the afternoon.

After a while, the paste dried.

Zhu Youjian picked up a bamboo tube containing gunpowder and carefully poured the gunpowder into the paper circle with a funnel.

Then he compacted the gunpowder, like rolling cigarettes, and tightened his buttocks with a twist, just like a Tatar's pigtails.

A preloaded bullet is ready.

The emperor's actions made both Bi Maokang's eyes widen.

The two brothers ignored the argument and watched intently and meticulously.

Zhu Youjian prepared a dozen preloaded bullets and then picked up the musket again.

He was seen holding a gun in one hand and paper shells in the other.

Bite off the excess paper butt at the tail with your teeth, pour some gunpowder into the trigger tank, then lay the barrel flat with the muzzle slightly downward (to avoid spilling the gunpowder), and use a pick to poke the bullet with the paper case together. Put it in and stir it gently a few times.

Zhu Youjian aimed at the target in the distance and pulled the trigger.

"Snapped!"

After a crisp gunshot, the wooden target 150 steps away fell down.

Before Zhu Yujian could see a clue, Li Laiheng's breathing quickened:

"It's so fast!"

Bi Maokang and Bi Maokang also widened their eyes.

The two looked at each other.

After the emperor's personal demonstration, they understood.

Good way!

Your Majesty's doing this greatly saves the reloading time!

This is like our ancestors of the Han Dynasty who learned how to build cities in their free time. Once they encounter a strong enemy, they can save countless hard work.

Pre-loaded bullets save reloading time on the battlefield.

In this way, the speed of soldiers' shooting will be greatly increased!

This is a good way!

……

Qin Zhien on the side silently brought an hourglass.

This is a timing tool used by the palace guards who guard the palace to compete in shooting speed.

This hourglass is specially made.

The time it takes for the hourglass to flow all the way to the other side is exactly one minute.

Being able to fire five shots before all the sand in the hourglass fell, the shooting speed met the requirements of Habayashi Wei.

Shooting five bullets from a flintlock gun in 1 minute is something only an elite musketeer can do.

The average firing rate of musketeers in the army is 2-3 bullets per minute.

However, the emperor just glanced at Qin Zhien. He did not change the gun, but directly turned the blade over, pulled out the remaining ashes in the gun chamber, and cleaned the gun chamber with a wooden brush.

Then reload.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

……

Zhu Youjian kept firing, and before the hourglass ran out, he fired eight shots in succession!

"good idea!"

Bi Maokang was stunned and couldn't help blurting out:

"Your Majesty, if we use this method, our army will be able to double its shooting speed!"

Shoot 1 bullets in 8 minute...

Oh my god!

In other words, with His Majesty's method, not only the range is more than three times that of the matchlock gun, but the rate of fire is about six times higher!

This……

The two white-haired officials Bi were stunned.

Li Laiheng's eyes widened and he couldn't stop murmuring:

"Oh my god, if this kind of musket can be popularized, then only a small team of elite gunners will be able to equal the firepower of a Tatar...

This is an artifact! "