I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

Under the encouragement of Liu Xie, the firearms factory and the smelter cooperated to develop the world's first real musket.

This musket uses double nested iron pipes as the barrel, which contains gunpowder, iron powder and projectiles.However, compared with the muskets under industrial civilization, there is still a big difference.

In order to improve the accuracy and firepower of the attack, this kind of musket is filled with more ammunition in the barrel, so the barrel is made particularly thick and long.At the same time, this long barrel also has the advantage of reducing the damage to the human body when the chamber is exploded.

When he got the musket, Liu Xie couldn't help sighing: "Sure enough, the technology of ancient skilled craftsmen should never be underestimated." Just give them an idea, and the technology tree can be lit up.

It is a pity that during the process of inventing the musket, a craftsman named Li Chang was seriously injured because the barrel exploded. Even though he was sent to the hospital in time, he died.

In order to commemorate his contribution and elevate the craftsman's status, Liu Xie specially named this musket "Li Changhuo Gun", and after his death, he pursued it as a second-class merit (yes, it is a second-class merit. The hero and exemplary medal system in the modern army has been copied to the factory system).

Limited by technology, it takes much longer to manufacture muskets than ordinary weapons.The most complicated part is the welding of each component, and the most labor-intensive thing is that the double-layer nested barrel needs to be repeatedly beaten, and all the gaps in the barrel are knocked out in the process of tempering, so that the entire barrel is integrated.Therefore, only twenty of the first batch of Li Changhuo guns were made.

After the musket was ready, Liu Xie took all the big men from the military department to the firearms factory.

The director of the firearms factory has been numb to the reception of the emperor, and even has stage fright after meeting so many high-ranking officials.After greeting the emperor respectfully, "Your Majesty, we plan to practice ten rounds today. The sound will be very noisy and explosives will splash everywhere. Please stand farther away."

Liu Xie nodded and led the officials back to a safe distance: "You don't have to worry about us, just practice yourself."

Huang Wan stood aside, stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I don't know which one is more powerful, the Li Changhu gun or the three-bow bed crossbow?"

Immediately, a servant shook his head and said: "I see that the musket is much smaller than the three-bow bed crossbow, and I'm afraid it's not as powerful as the bed crossbow."

"Not necessarily, Minister, look at what these craftsmen are aiming at." One person replied with a smile: "They are aiming at earth walls and logs. The target is set so high, which shows that the factory manager is quite confident."

Because the Li Changhu gun is relatively long, one person needs to hold the gun and one person to light the fire.When changing the ammunition, one person holds the gun, and the other takes the opportunity to load the magazine inside.

But it took them 3 minutes to reload the ammunition and straighten the guns. Liu Xie frowned: "The battlefield waits for no one, unless it is the first wave of formation or siege, otherwise how can the follow-up stand up to this kind of attack?" delay?"

Huang Wan comforted: "Your Majesty, these people must have just got their guns. Novices are always unskilled, and they should be faster with more practice in the future."

Liu Xie shook his head: "At least in this interval, the two of them have no defense."

Just as he was talking, there was a "bang", and a piece of earth wall was blown apart, sending up huge dust.

It turned out that two people had finished assembling, aimed at the target and fired.

The officials were startled, but before they could react, they fired more than a dozen "bang bang bang" shots one after another.Not only were all the earthen walls knocked down, the wood was blasted, and the wood was also burned by the sprayed flames.

"Okay!" The officials couldn't help stroking the teacher: "It's a real sharp weapon!"

Liu Xie's face showed a deep look of disappointment: "Call the factory manager over."

This stand musket is not so much "exploding", but rather "burning".That being the case, it would be a big problem to blast the earthen wall like this.

The factory manager thought he was going to be commended, so he came here full of expectations.

Liu Xie said indifferently: "Director Wang, tell me, how powerful is this Li Chang musket?"

Factory Manager Wang beamed and said: "Just like the letter written by the minister, this Li Chang musket is so powerful that it can even burst rough wood and thick earth walls. It is really a sharp weapon to protect Luoyang City."

"Heh." Liu Xie twitched the corners of his mouth, and looked at him with a half-smile: "He's so powerful."

Huang Wan secretly shook her head, the clods of soil splashed just now obviously did not match the appearance of the wall.

Seeing Huang Wan shaking his head, Liu Xie mentioned his name: "Huang Wan, what do you think?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I need to check the earthen wall to verify the power of the musket."

As soon as Huang Wan finished speaking, Director Wang's expression changed drastically.

Liu Xie said indifferently: "Go."

Huang Wan personally took people down, not only inspected the earthen walls that had been blown away, but also ordered them to break open several walls waiting to be bombed.

After knocking open the wall, several high-ranking officials also changed their faces: "The inside of this wall is actually hollow!"

"Director Wang, you let me down very much." Liu Xie suppressed his anger and said coldly: "I have already said that I couldn't do it, don't rush for success, the creation of new things is always accompanied by countless failures. You have never been punished, why did you take the path of opportunism?"

Factory Manager Wang knelt down on the ground with a bang, and shouted as if mourning: "I am guilty, please forgive me! I really... Your Majesty comes to the firearms factory every day to care about the progress of the musket manufacturing. I don't want you to be disappointed! "

Immediately, a courtier beside him said angrily: "Using words to make sense! It is clear that you want to exaggerate your achievements and dare to rely on His Majesty!"

Liu Xie sighed: "It's a pity that you still let me down after all." He said indifferently: "Remove Wang from the position of factory director, and you all go to the Overwatch Council." After finishing speaking, he was about to get up and leave.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty..." Factory Manager Wang scrambled to Liu Xie's feet, and begged for mercy: "I was confused for a while, please forgive me for the sake of not causing any disaster. Minister!"

Huang Wan kicked him away and scolded: "If we are not found out, and when it's time to defend the city, it's useless to count on these weapons, what should we soldiers do!"

"You have committed a serious crime of deceiving the emperor!" Everyone accused: "Don't take chances, when the Overwatch Council comes, it will naturally give you a judgment according to the law."

On the way back, Liu Xie calmed down his anger, and calmly talked with Huang Wan about the use of Li Chang's musket.

Huang Wan said: "This musket can continuously spray flames, and it can also blow up wood and other equipment. It can be regarded as a sharp weapon for defending the city. With it, it can restrain siege vehicles and ladders, but it can't blow up the city wall. If it is used On the city wall, it doesn’t matter if it takes time for the soldiers to change ammunition, the city wall has its own cover.”

"Blowing up the city wall is still done by burying bags." Liu Xie responded, "I didn't make this thing for defending the city, but for attacking the city. I originally wanted to be able to aim at one target after launching. The enemy fell at the sound, but the musket was used for flame and incineration."

"Even though they were wearing armor and wrapped tightly, soldiers were still afraid of flames. If they were sprayed in the face, they would definitely be killed or injured."

Liu Xie nodded: "I have an idea, and then tie a sharp bayonet to the top of the gun body, so that even if the gun burns out and the enemy rushes in front of you, you will not be afraid, and you can fight close to you."

Huang Wan said with a smile: "Just now I saw His Majesty was silent for a long time, I thought His Majesty was too angry, so I was thinking about this."

Liu Xie sighed melancholy: "Li Chang's musket is good, and Director Wang is also conscientious these days. However, what Director Wang did has touched my bottom line, so I can't do this." We must make an example. , as a warning to others.Just taking the life of a familiar person is unbearable after all.

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, I'm too sleepy, I can't write today, and I will continue to update tomorrow night.