As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

Hua ManLou was about to speak, but Xi ShanWei had already entered the arena, and the sky-shattering chant immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Emperor Guangxing looked at Xishanwei who walked into the school grounds in unison, and his eyes lit up: "Huh, this spirit head still looks like that? Huh? What's the meaning of this?"

Hua Manlou said awkwardly: "Actually, it's one two one, which means the left and right of the footsteps, just shouting and shouting..."

Even Hua Manlou didn't understand it. It was a good one-two-one at first, but then it turned into ah~ah, this accent can be transmitted across time and space or something?

Emperor Guangxing did not comment on this, but turned his head to look at Ying Guogong and the others with a half-smile: "What do you think?"

Ying Guogong squinted his eyes for a while and said: "The queue is neat, and it can be seen that the slogan of one, two, three, four is to boost morale. It is okay to say that it is ingenious, but it may not be an eye-opener..."

Da Zhao doesn't pay much attention to such things as queues and slogans, and the daily drills are mainly about changes in the military formation, but Ying Guogong has seen thousands of people shouting "attack" and "shield" together, so he spent a lot of time in this building. Although it made him faintly feel that it is necessary to try it a little bit to see the effect - after all, the spirit of Xishanwei is much higher than that of Shenjiying who entered the field quietly on the other side, this must be recognized.

But in the final analysis, this matter is not Huamanlou's original creation, so it is not an eye-opener.

Rong Guogong did not speak, but his face was flustered with embarrassment: a new army that has been formed for a month is in such a formation, and look at his [-] battalion...

What a shame!

When Uncle Huai'an was about to say something like 'children's tricks', Emperor Guangxing suddenly said, "Huh? Are they carrying firecrackers?"

It wasn't until this time that everyone noticed that the firecracker carried by Xishanwei was very strange. Not only did it have a wooden support and a strap, but its body looked thin and long—at least it was even better than the iron pipes currently used by Shenjiying. It is much thinner than a firecracker that is generally an iron cylinder.

Emperor Guangxing hurriedly asked Hua Manlou: "Is that the new firecracker you made?"

Hua Manlou nodded: "Yes, it was only deployed in the army a few days ago..."

Now Emperor Guangxing was a little dissatisfied: "Since you have created a new type of firecracker, why didn't you report it earlier?"

At present, the coal mining in Xishan has not yet taken shape on a large scale, and the new iron-making technology has not brought benefits to Emperor Guangxing.

But Xishanwei spent a lot of money on the side. The expenditure of the internal treasury made Emperor Guangxing feel very painful, but Huamanlou, who was silent, had already installed new firearms for the entire army. What is the production capacity?Can produce better farm tools?

What's more, the whole army has installed it, and I, the major shareholder, don't know anything, this...

To sum up, Emperor Guangxing's mood at this time is like this: Huamanlou is good at everything, but this problem of not reporting when things happen needs to be corrected, it is simply disorganized and undisciplined!

Hua Manlou heard Emperor Guangxing's question, and sighed: "These things can only be regarded as semi-finished products, and the difference is not 01:30 from my requirements. It's just that the Xishan Guard is a firearms force after all, and they can't be allowed to use them with their hands." Gestures? So I reluctantly tinkered with some of them first, and I will replace them after the new firearms are officially developed."

"Semi-finished product?" Emperor Guangxing looked at the firecracker, which was obviously much more refined than Shenjiying, and felt an indescribable weirdness in his heart.

Hua Manlou said firmly, "That's right, the semi-finished product, Uncle Zhao will know when he sees the live ammunition later."

80. How is this done!

Emperor Guangxing had seen Huamanlou's drawings and heard him talk about the power of the new firecrackers. He was really looking forward to Huamanlou's achievements.

But at the same time, Emperor Guangxing was also sensible. He knew that some things progress very slowly, so he gave Huamanlou three to five years—that is, if Huamanlou can make some achievements in these three to five years. , then it is not in vain for him to spend his own money to engage in the research and development of firearms.

And as I said earlier, after the ironmaking technology has been greatly improved and the cost of ironmaking has been greatly reduced, Emperor Guangxing originally thought that Huamanlou would first make farm tools. After all, the country has always been based on agriculture, durable and Any farmer would not hesitate to use their savings to buy useful farm tools—the people of the Celestial Dynasty firmly believed in the principle that sharpening knives should not be mistaken for woodcutters, and most of them were hardworking, so they would not be stingy about buying reliable tools.

Therefore, under the premise of producing a large number of agricultural tools, Xishanwei can completely produce and sell them by itself. In this way, on the one hand, they can get rid of the support of the emperor's own pocket, and on the other hand, they can also supplement the emperor's pocket. Emperor Xing will still count.

But Huamanlou did not tinker with farm tools first, but produced a semi-finished product for the whole army in more than a month, and the appearance of this semi-finished product was very similar to the firecrackers drawn on Huamanlou's blueprint, which made Guangxing The emperor was very shocked—at the beginning, he also ordered Ying Guogong to send a batch of existing firecrackers to Xishanwei for training the new army, and he hoped that the main training subject of the new army would be Pudu. Come……

Is Huamanlou something useless to send?Maybe it went straight back to the furnace and rebuilt?

Emperor Guangxing was really not sure whether to slap Huamanlou for being a prodigal or praise him for his efficiency...

If it hadn't been for the fact that the Oirats were too arrogant this time, they actually plotted against the No. [-] noble family of the dynasty, and because the [-] battalion was too useless, Emperor Guangxing would not have planned to take out Xishanwei.In addition, he originally wanted to compare Xishanwei and Shenjiying a little bit, and then decide who to let go, and the main means of combat should be Purdue.

Judging by Hua Manlou's posture, did he directly use the firecracker as his main weapon?

Emperor Guangxing's heart suddenly became hot: If...if this semi-finished firecracker can hit a mile or two like Huamanlou said...even half a mile, then why would the Mongolian cavalry be afraid?

While Emperor Guangxing was thinking, the competition on the field had already begun.

To be fair, this competition is actually unfair to Xishan Guard, which has been established for a month.

It is true that they can beat the Shenji Battalion all over the place in the formation, but they are more than a little weaker in the traditional formation-after all, they have never practiced this thing much.

In addition, as Huamanlou said to Uncle Huai'an, if it is a fight with colder weapons, then two or three hundred sergeants from the Shenji Battalion will be able to cut the Xishan Guards seven in and seven out. After all, there are differences in military age, physique, and physical strength. Just put it aside, even if the teenagers train for a year or two more, they probably won't be opponents of the Shenji Camp.

So in traditional projects, the teenagers are really killed and there is no scum left.

Upon seeing this, Duke Ying proudly raised his chin and said, "Your Majesty...cough, compared to this, Xishanwei can be said to be an honorable defeat."

They are the same three battalions, but Rong Guogong couldn't lift his head up with the birdy appearance of the [-] battalion yesterday. Today, he saw that the Shenji battalion is still organized, so he can't even lift his head up, but he is still fair for Huamanlou Said a sentence: "To be able to train to this level in just one month is a dreadful young man."

Emperor Guangxing did not feel any disappointment, after all...

It's only been a month, isn't it?Although the group of teenagers looked very young, and occasionally got into trouble, the most important order and prohibition of soldiers can be done, and following Huang Zichao's order, the uniform actions are also refreshing, and the momentum is impressive. It is not inferior to the Divine Machine Camp.

Hearing that Duke Ying suddenly made a statement with the face of a victor, Emperor Guangxing said: "Don't forget, whether it is Shenjiying or Xishanwei, they are all based on firearms, so today's most powerful The place is the fire gun."

Upon hearing this, Duke Ying turned his head and smiled at Hua Manlou: "The three-stage shooting and fixed medicine you tinkered with before, now the Shenji Battalion has been training for some days, and it is considered to be taking advantage of you. If there is no other improvement, the Shenji Battalion will be a bit invincible. Otherwise, how can the Huozhu be better than you?"

After knowing that Xishanwei majored in firecrackers, Ying Guogong also understood that Emperor Guangxing meant to let the two sides compete, so he really didn't slack off in supervising the training of the Shenji Camp these days, otherwise he might not be able to do so today. I want to make a mess like Duke Rong.

But if you have a long face, you have a long face, and the performance of the competitor Xishanwei is not as eye-opening as Emperor Guangxing said, so Ying Guogong is very embarrassing now.

Seeing what he said, Hua Manlou shrugged his shoulders and said, "How can the firecracker be compared? From the current situation, it is nothing more than the reloading, shooting speed, and shooting accuracy...or it is the same as above. As in the second three-stage shooting, each will send out a part of the people and distribute the same amount of ammunition, whoever finishes shooting first will win?"

Emperor Guangxing had been thinking about the issue of shooting range, and he immediately said: "This is one aspect, and on the other hand, set up a group of straw figures two hundred steps away, and the ones with the most will win."

Ying Guogong was stunned: "Two hundred steps?"

In the Da Zhao system, one step is one step with the left and right feet, which is about five feet, and one hundred steps is fifty feet, which is about 150 meters. (Here, according to the Ming Dynasty weights and measures in the data, one zhang is 3.11 meters, and there is another saying that one zhang is 1.98 meters. Anyway, let’s use 3.11.)

According to the firecrackers of Shenjiying, its range of 100 meters is considered the best firecracker, 300 meters...

Duke Ying hesitated to speak with a look on his face: Your Majesty, aren't you embarrassing people here?

And Huamanlou was still calculating the distance in his heart at this time, after all he was not familiar with the weights and measures these days, but Emperor Guangxing had already waved his hand: "Let's start."

Duke Ying didn't dare to defend himself, so he had to settle down. After a while, the Shenji Battalion was arranged properly, and the competition officially began.

The two sides sent 300 people each, with five rounds of ammunition per person, and each faced a hundred straw figures at a distance of [-] steps.

After Huang Zichao gave an order, the two sides began to load ammunition and prepare to shoot.

Shenjiying naturally followed the three-stage shooting that Huamanlou had left before. One person shoots, one delivers, and one fills. It can be seen that Shenjiying has really not slacked recently. The three-person team cooperated very tacitly. Compared with the first test, the speed has been greatly improved.

But what about Xishanwei's performance...

When the gunshots from Xishanwei sounded, not to mention Duke Ying and Duke Rong, even Emperor Guangxing stood up and widened his eyes: "This...how did you do it!"

81. You call this a semi-finished product?

When Ying Guogong said those ridiculous words, he still didn't think that Huamanlou could improve the quality of firecrackers in a short period of time, even with a new iron-making method.

Although he has also heard that Huamanlou has drawn blueprints, there are traces to follow in the upgrading of anything, and it is also done step by step, so he feels that even if Xishanwei makes progress, it is impossible to surpass Shenjiying. too much.

Of course, the law of development of things is like this. Even in the era of Huamanlou, it took a few years to go from 512M to 1TB, right?

It's just that Ying Guogong couldn't think of it even if he wanted to break his head. Huamanlou was an unreasonable trick: when Shenjiying reloaded, Xishanwei reloaded at the same time, and when Shenjiying finished reloading, Xishanwei reloaded simultaneously. At that time, Xishanwei's second row of shooting had already begun.

That's right, second row.

After several experiments on Xishanwei's firecrackers, some craftsmen proposed the idea of ​​directly connecting the fixed charge to the projectile, and it was quickly put into practice, which made the filling less of a big step.

That is to say, the people of Shenjiying need to take out gunpowder balls to fill them, then fill them with projectiles, compact them with iron rods, and finally light the fuse with tinder, while Xishanwei only needs to take out the bullets, fill them and ignite the fire. This kind of contrast makes the Shenjiying side look extremely funny...

In addition, the Shenji Camp needs to pour out the gunpowder slag after shooting, and pass the gun barrel again with an iron rod, while the people of Xishanwei directly open the gun from the rear, and can continue to refill and shoot after a little cleaning-no Wrong, Xishanwei's firecrackers are rear-loaded.

In fact, the rear-loading type was originally designed to bend down to avoid stray bullets when loading bullets on the battlefield, and Hua Manlou tinkered with it at this time to make loading and cleaning more effective, so his three The section of shooting has also changed accordingly: one, two, and three rows shoot in turn, and then retreat to the rear to reload after shooting.

This is because, after increasing the loading speed, it is no longer necessary to divide and cooperate like the Shenjiying to fight 'tightly'.

Therefore, amidst the sparse blunderbuss of the Shenji Camp, the teenagers of Xishanwei are extremely skillful in loading, getting up, stepping forward, shooting, retreating to clean up, and reloading, round after round, crisp and dense As if it would never stop at all, this hand operation not only shocked Emperor Guangxing and the others, but even the people in the Shenji Battalion who were competing could not help being affected, so the speed of the hand became even slower...

After five rounds of shooting, all [-] rounds of ammunition had been fired, and the teenagers of Xishanwei stood up straight with their heads held high and cast their mocking eyes on the other side of the field. wheel……

Emperor Guangxing looked at the scene, was stunned for a long while, then pulled Huamanlou past, pointed at the teenagers excitedly and said, "You call that a semi-finished product?"

Hua Manlou said very naturally: "Yes, semi-finished products are necessary."

I have to say that the lack of firepower phobia engraved in the DNA of the rabbits can never be cured. Even if Hua Manlou has never been on the battlefield, he has never joined the army, but the blood is so mysterious, as the saying goes : If you are poor, your tactics will blossom, and if you are rich, you will blow me up...

To put it a little more normal, I have watched too many war movies, disaster movies and even science fiction movies. The definition of firepower for modern people is different from that of people these days. It is very inconspicuous.

But here is Da Zhao, Da Zhao who didn't even spread firearms to the army...

Emperor Guangxing pursed his lips a few times, not knowing what to say about Huamanlou, but when he cast his eyes on the scarecrow a hundred paces away, he couldn't help but tremble again: The scarecrow in Shenji Camp was basically uninjured, as if Who added a protective shield or invincibility; and on Xishanwei's side, the densely packed scarecrows already looked like a hornet's nest.

This thing is not like Huamanlou's previous life, which requires precise aiming at the target. The distance of 300 meters seems far away, but even if the salvo of a hundred people is too crooked, there will always be a time when it can be hit. Isn't this the concept of firepower suppression? ?

In addition, the scarecrow has no protection, and it is a hole when it hits a projectile.If it is an infantry with heavy armor, they may not be able to hurt them at a distance of 300 meters. After all, Xishanwei has not yet worked out the rifling, and the current firearms are not capable of piercing armor.

But this is 300 meters after all...

Ying Guogong, who had previously thought that Huamanlou could not make much progress, was stunned for a while, then suddenly grabbed Huamanlou and asked, "Why can we fight so far?"

"Why..." Hua Manlou wanted to explain the friction force and the relationship between the length of the gun barrel and the shooting range, but it is too difficult to say this these days, so he said: "I just polished the gun barrel to make it smoother and lengthened it a bit. It's just the barrel..."

"It's just... as simple as that?"

"Well, that's it."

"Then... why is the gun barrel so thin? Are you not afraid of exploding?"

"Uh... isn't it because the iron-making technology has improved? Now the gun barrel can't be exploded..."

Emperor Guangxing took a few deep breaths before calming down, and he ordered: "Bring a blunderbuss over here, and you can explain carefully!"

There is nothing to say about it. It is nothing more than a modified version of the matchlock gun. It is a long way from Hanyang, let alone the famous 56 and a half...

When Huamanlou took the first generation of "Xishanzao" briefly and explained the difference between this thing and the existing firecrackers, and looked forward to the second and third generations of Xishanzao that will be strengthened later, Emperor Guangxing was excited. Holding the spear that Hua Manlou called a semi-finished product, he couldn't help but said: "With this thing in hand, Da Zhao is invincible!"

Ying Guogong and the others habitually cupped their hands and planned to say, "Congratulations to Your Majesty for winning the Divine Soldier", but when they raised their hands, they realized that they wanted to hide Hua Manlou's knowledge, so they stuck their paws and stood awkwardly on the spot as if they were about to activate the photosensitive Uncle Huai'an was the one who reacted quickly, he changed direction and congratulated Miyagi: "Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings... ah!"

Hua Manlou didn't pay attention to the reactions of these people, he just kept emphasizing: "So this thing is a semi-finished product, and there are still many things to be improved, such as spontaneous firing, rifling, and bullets. If you want to change it, the bullets are too blind..."

But except for Zhao Ren whose eyes were getting brighter and brighter, the others didn't pay attention to his words. Duke Rong hadn't even finished his congratulatory speech, so Hua Manlou could only sigh that this group of people didn't know much...

Finally, Emperor Guangxing turned his head to look at Huamanlou, and said, "With this blunderbuss, are you sure you can deal with the Oirat cavalry?"

Hua Manlou said very sadly: "If I say I'm not sure, can I change to Shenji Battalion?"

Emperor Guangxing didn't expect him to say that, but he just thought he was joking, so he also joked: "No, whether you are sure or not, you have to do it yourself this time, otherwise..."

Hua Manlou was even more sad: "Then why do you need to ask more questions?"

(I didn’t save the manuscript, even if I didn’t save the manuscript, I’m coded now, and I don’t recognize it if I break the chapter~)

82. The pot is getting darker and bigger

The speed at which the capital spread gossip was very exaggerated. The news that Da Zhao was going to compete with the Wala people the next day had already spread in the capital.

Several businessmen gathered in the teahouse and whispered: "Have you heard that? The one from Ying Guogong's family who can't get married will lead soldiers to compete with the Wala people!"

"I've heard, I've heard! According to me, this woman should stay at home and take care of her husband and children. Look, she has made a big mess, right?"

"Hey, how can this be a scam? I heard that Miss Qi is brave and invincible, and the sixteen female soldiers she leads are all good hands. By then, the Tartars may be dealt with so honestly!"

"Hey, how capable do you really think of the childish play of a few girls? It's all about winning this time. If you lose, you don't know how sad life will be!"

"Winning or losing has nothing to do with me?"

"Aren't you stupid? If you lose even in the War against Oirats, how arrogant the Tatars will be! Then Datong, Xuanfu, and Liaodong will still be able to go to Datong, Xuanfu, and Liaodong?"

"Hiss... So, you have to win?"

"Isn't it? In the future, it will be difficult to say. If Da Zhao loses this time, then it's okay. Brothers, take this opportunity to stock up on Liaodong's goods..."

"It is said that today's sage went to the Three Thousand Battalion the day before yesterday, but when he came out, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot..."

"so……"

"Exactly, everyone, get ready."

It has to be said that merchants have the most sensitive sense of smell. Although they may not understand the international situation, they at least understand that once Wala has the spirit of Zhao, the Tatars who have been suppressing Wala for a long time will naturally become more unscrupulous.And Tuotuobuhua can be regarded as a hero of a generation, if he can't seize this opportunity, why should he be called a hero?

The businessmen were a little worried, but the focus of others was mixed.

In a brothel, several nephews of officials and eunuchs were also chatting about this matter: "Miss Qi made such a big mess, the Qi family might collapse!"