Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 1696 Refusing to compromise

"Nephew, the bayonet is really extraordinary in combining firecrackers and cold weapons. However, if I don't understand, why nephew designed the bayonet in such a weird shape, like a thick awl with a groove It seems that it can only be used for assassination, and it is not suitable for chopping, slashing, cutting, etc. Can't the bayonet be made into a knife shape?" Wei Guogong played with the bayonet for a while, and asked with some doubts.

"Uncle, there are two reasons why the bayonet is made like this. One is reality. The bayonet that comes with the firecracker is relatively slender and has high requirements for steel. With today's iron smelting materials, it is made into a knife. If the shape is soft and brittle, try to cut it against the Japanese sword a few times, and the bayonet will break. The shape of this thick cone is strong enough to withstand the fierce cutting with the Japanese sword without damage." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly. With a smile, he cupped his hands and replied.

  After Zhu Pingan first proposed the idea of ​​bayonets, the bayonets forged by the Equipment Battalion were all knife-shaped.

  However, due to the limited iron-smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty, even after repeated smelting, the strength of the steel was not enough and there were many impurities.

  Zhu Ping'an is not a science student. He has almost zero knowledge of steelmaking. He doesn't know how to improve the level of steelmaking, doesn't know how to remove carbon and other magazines, and doesn't even know how to make steel by indigenous methods. He can only scratch his head.

At the time of the stalemate, Zhu Pingan thought of the famous five-six-style three-edged army thorn. He thought that the structure of the three-edged army thorn was stronger than other bayonets, more ferocious and durable, and the manufacturing process was relatively simple. It must be possible to do it with today's technology. come out.

  Therefore, Zhu Pingan drew a sketch, introduced it with gestures, and asked the equipment battalion to try to make two triangular army thorns.

In the end, the three-edged army stab made by the equipment battalion is still different from the five or six types of three-edged army stabbed in Zhu Pingan's memory. The bayonet made by the equipment battalion has three ribs that are not so prominent, and the deep blood grooves on three sides are not so deep. Round and relatively rough.

   There is no way to do this. Let the equipment battalion craftsmen knock out the triangular army thorns by hand. It is estimated that it is impossible to vomit blood, and it can only be done to this extent.

  However, after testing the bayonet after it was made, Zhu Ping'an was still very satisfied. The bayonet made by the equipment battalion was strong enough.

   "Try the bayonet, both of you."

  Duke Wei threw the installed bayonet to Zhang Bao, pointed to Wei Liangyi, and gave them instructions.

  Duke Wei had long noticed that Wei Liangyi, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Bao were secretly poking, whispering and singing against each other, so he deliberately pointed out the two of them and asked them to test the hardness of the bayonet.

  Duke Wei still believed in Zhu Pingan. Zhu Pingan said that the bayonet was strong, so it must be strong.

  Zhang Bao raised his bayonet obliquely, Wei Liangyi pulled out his saber, and the two of them slashed at each other with all their strength.

  After chopping each other seven or eight times so fiercely, Duke Wei stopped them and checked the bayonet and waist knife.

   After a fierce slash, marks were left on the bayonet, while the waist knife had a gap in the blade.

   "Well, yes, the bayonet is really strong." Wei Guogong nodded in satisfaction, signaling Zhu Pingan to continue.

Therefore, Zhu Pingan went on to say: "Second, power. The reason why the blood grooves on three sides are opened is to prevent the bayonet from being pierced into the body, the muscles tighten and the blood adheres, making it difficult to pull out the bayonet. There are three blood grooves, the bayonet can be easily pulled out after being pierced, and the resulting wound bleeds more and is more difficult to deal with; secondly, it can reduce the weight of the bayonet and make the bayonet stronger."

   "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. It just so happens that it's almost time for dinner. Today, pigs will be slaughtered to provide extra meals for the soldiers. Please don't be disgusted by the governor and your lords, and try the big pot of rice from our camp."

  As Zhu Pingan spoke, he ordered a fat pig to be brought in, and ordered a soldier to kill the pig on the spot with a firecracker equipped with a bayonet.

"kill!"

  The soldier took a deep breath, held the fire bayonet, yelled, pointed at the belly of the fat pig, and thrust forward forcefully.

  Under the attention of everyone, the bayonet in the soldier's hand pierced Fatty's body without much effort.

   Then pull it out easily.

  The moment it was pulled out, the pig's blood rushed out along the three blood grooves, like a fountain.

  The fat pig’s belly was pierced with a bayonet. It wasn’t the heart or brain. He didn’t die on the spot. He ran wildly in the school yard screaming in pain.

  However, the seemingly lively fat pig lost blood and died within a few minutes. This is true of fat pigs. It is conceivable that if the Japanese pirates ate such a bayonet, even if they did not hit the Japanese pirates' vitals, the Japanese pirates would still lose blood to death.

   "Well, the power is really impressive." Wei Guogong and others couldn't help but nodded.

  After the death of the fat pig, the people in the Huotou military camp skillfully pulled the fat pig down and disemboweled it, and went to cook for extra meals.

"Zihou, even though the firecracker is equipped with a bayonet, it is still capable of fighting against the enemy. However, the bayonet of your Zhejiang army has only one function, and it is not suitable for chopping, lifting, and cutting. In battle, it is still not as good as a cold weapon. You can appropriately increase the proportion of firearms, but the idea of ​​relying so heavily on firearms is still open to discussion.”

  Zhang Jing said to Zhu Ping'an that he still disagreed with Zhu Ping'an's tactical attitude of relying so much on firearms from the bottom of his heart.

   "Thank you, Governor, for your advice, but I still think that firearms deserve more attention." Zhu Ping'an clasped his hands and insisted.

"You..." Zhang Jing couldn't help but shook his head, looking at Zhu Ping'an with a bit of hatred, "I originally considered your achievements in defending the city against the Japanese in Jingnan's tenure several times, and the last time you wiped out the Japanese pirates who harassed Yingtian and took care of yourself. , I also want to send a group of guest troops to lead with you, so as to give you more opportunities to display your strategy. After today's inspection, you are commendable for setting up camp and managing the army, and you are enough to take on more people. But you rely so much on firearms, no matter what The weapons and equipment are still in the battle formation, but the guest army relies heavily on cold weapons, and the tactics and tactics are completely opposite, which makes me worry about assigning the guest army to you to command."

   Have a chance to command more soldiers?!

  Zhu Pingan was stunned for a moment, and a thought suddenly moved in his mind, but he quickly shook his head without compromising, and chose to stick to his own opinion, "I am ashamed of myself, I have failed the Governor-General's high hopes."

  Although the wolf soldiers are stronger than the guard soldiers, they still shook their heads without hesitation when thinking of the history of modern humiliation that started with the Opium War.

   Zhu Pingan did not want to compromise and change his attitude towards firearms.

  Zhu Pingan understands better than everyone in this era that firearms are the future! Firearms are the master of war!

Zhu Pingan wants to be a butterfly of this era, flapping his wings fiercely, so that everyone in this era can see the future of firearms, accelerate the development of firearms, accelerate the transformation of tactics, and realize the transition from cold weapons to hot weapons leap.

  Catch up with and even surpass the tide of firearms development in the world.

  Don't be superstitious about the tradition of "the bow and the horse rule the world" anymore, don't let the tragedy of modern China fall behind and be beaten.

This is the most important.

  (end of this chapter)