Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2005 The problem of firearms

Xi Junmai and Gao Kan were inexplicably excited, but Xue Rengui looked worried: "In this weather, we have to march a long distance to the north of Saibei. I am afraid that the number of troops will be seriously reduced... I don't know if Xue Yantuo has taken the wrong medicine. It is a cold day. Frozen, why are you provocative?"

Throughout the ages, marching in winter is the most taboo, not to mention the doubled cost of luggage, thin military uniforms can hardly play a role in keeping warm, and freezing to death of frostbitten soldiers is not much less than the consumption of a big war, which is the most detrimental to morale.

Apparently, Xue Rengui didn't think he would be able to fight. The purpose of going to Saibei this time was more to train the army's ability to adapt to the harsh weather conditions...

A strong army is built by fighting, but if they are usually negligent in training, how can they fight on the battlefield?

This is the reason why you sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime.

Fang Jun nodded and said: "The military situation in the northern border is urgent. Shuozhou's frontier army is less than [-]. There are usually Turkic descendants blocking the front, so it is not a risk. But this time Xue Yantuo made a big attack, and many of his tribes are It was under the command of Jieli Khan in the past, and he had always been in touch with the Turkic descendants. If one of them turned against him, Shuozhou would be in danger, and we could not put all our hopes on Ashina Simo. Of course, Ashina Simo is The leader of the Turkic descendants, but the comfortable life in Chang'an has already made this eagle on the grassland lose its aggressiveness and has long since turned into a canary in a cage. No one knows how much he still has. Bloody courage to fight to the death. Therefore, no matter how difficult the conditions are, you must never delay sending troops."

Xue Rengui was awe-inspiring, and responded with vigor: "Here!"

As a soldier, how can you complain about shrinking because of the difficult marching conditions?As a general, if there is conflict in his heart, the lowly soldiers will lose their morale.

Fang Jun nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "But don't worry, I am not a strict person. Later, I will mobilize all the cotton clothes in my farm and send them to the army. Five thousand elite cavalry will go first, and the rest will come later." When you set off, the marching doctor should prepare a lot of medicines for treating frostbite, if there is not enough stock in the army, then buy out all the medicine shops in Chang'an City, and make sure that the soldiers have medicines to treat frostbite."

After a pause, he looked at several generals and said: "Later, I will go to the foundry bureau and bring a lot of firearms. This trip is an excellent opportunity for field training regardless of whether there is a war or not. The northern border is vast. There will always be a small group of horse bandits and bandits. They just practice the application of firearms, become proficient in tactics, and can find the flaws of firearms in actual combat and improve them. In the future, firearms will be the main means of war. Whether Youtunwei can become the most elite firearms army in the Tang Dynasty depends on whether the lords can lead the soldiers to perfect the firearms warfare! We are already at the forefront of the whole world, and we must not let the honor of the world's number one army be handed over people!"

"Here!"

The three of them left their seats and got up, and promised with a bang, all eyes bursting with excitement!
In the entire Tang Dynasty, no one knew the power of firearms.

Although the current firearms still have various defects, every person of insight can realize that firearms will definitely become the protagonists of war.It is easy to operate and powerful. Even a child, a village woman, or an old man can kill the enemy with it after simple practice.

Just imagine, if one day all the people of the Tang Dynasty become soldiers, who else in the world can rival them?

And the person who is most proficient in firearms in the world must be the commander in front of him who invented firearms!
You Tunwei was naturally at the forefront of all the troops of the Tang Dynasty. With the right time, place and people, he will surely become the army that is best at using firearms!Once You Tunwei becomes the trump card in the Tang army sequence, everyone here will naturally rise, and the feats of the heavens will be at your fingertips!

What kind of honor is it to hold the strongest army in the Tang Dynasty? !
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Amidst the heavy snow, the normally busy foundry also calmed down.

Fang Jun inspected a simple lathe in a workshop.

Since it is a simple lathe, it is naturally the most primitive one.An iron frame is fixed on the ground, and several gears are meshed together. They are connected to the water impeller at the other end through an iron rod. The water conservancy impeller is driven by flowing water, which will drive the gears to rotate, and the front gear is fixed. A hard and brittle high-hardness scraper, when rotating, will drill a solid iron rod on the lathe into a hollow iron pipe.

One barrel and it's done...

Although it is simple, Fang Jun thinks that this is probably the first lathe in the family. It not only makes the production speed of the barrel faster, but also makes the barrel smoother and more symmetrical. At the same time, its significance is absolutely extraordinary.

It's just that it's freezing cold at the moment, so naturally there's no running water to drive the gears...

Liu Xun followed Fang Jun, took a finished musket, and introduced: "The quality of muskets is getting better and better now, and there are very few cases of explosions, all thanks to the better and better barrels. If the gun is of good quality, you can charge more powder, and the musket will be more powerful."

Fang Jun took the musket, weighed it in his hand, and observed it carefully.

This is the blueprint he drew with reference to the rifles of later generations. The iron barrel is shiny and the wooden butt is polished so smooth that it is comfortable to hold in the hand. It looks like people have traveled through time and space...

"This is according to your suggestion, Lord Marquis, to make the medicine bag with a unified dose. There is no need to weigh it. When fighting, just tear up the medicine bag and pour the gunpowder into the barrel, then place the lead bullet and tamp it down with a cleaning rod. It can be shot, it is simple and safe, Lord Hou is truly a god!"

Liu Xun was flattering on the sidelines...

It's not that he has no morals, it's that since he was aggrieved as the head of the foundry bureau, he suddenly discovered that the energy contained in it is too great!In the past, the extremely rare hundred-refined steel was smelted furnace by furnace, forged and casted, all kinds of methods were available, and endless various utensils were produced, plus the manufacture of muskets and cannons... With such resources, Liu Xi is not only a popular man in the eyes of all the troops in the Tang Dynasty, he must talk to him in a low voice when asking for equipment, and even exchange benefits. Lean by your side.

There is no way, shovels, picks, saws, iron plows... the largest and best quality tools in the entire Tang Dynasty, each of which can be sold all over the country, what kind of profit is that?

However, after all, the output of the Foundry Bureau is limited, and Liu Shi has the final say on who will give the tools produced?

In the past, Liu Xun also relied on his family background and had a little face in the court, but the Hedong Liu family has gradually fallen into decline these years, who would recognize him?Not only that, King Jin was imprisoned, and his uncle, Princess Jin, became a street rat. Everyone shouted and beat him, but it is human nature to seek good fortune and avoid evil, and everyone stays far away from him. I am afraid that one day I will be implicated...

But now it's different.

With such resources in hand, no matter generals or merchants, who would not smile in front of Liu Shi?
The taste of power, so wonderful...

As for Fang Jun who gave him all this, no matter how flattering he is, it is not an exaggeration.

He knew that Fang Jun didn't have a good impression of him at the beginning, what if he had worked so hard to build the foundry, but Fang Jun changed his confidant to come to manage it?It's nothing to lose your hard work, but if you lose this power, it will be more uncomfortable than killing him!
It's fine if he hasn't tasted the wonderful taste of power before, but now he has tasted the taste, and he can't give up anymore...

"How much inventory do you have?"

Fang Jun ignored Liu Xun's flattery. He has gone through many experiences in his past and present lives, and he will never change his position just because of two nice words.Liu Shi did a good job, so he naturally did not hesitate to promote him. After all, with such a person standing in front of him, his troubles would be much less, otherwise, wouldn't it be annoying to all come to him for resources?If the number is not good, he will be kicked away without even wrinkling.

Liu Shi obviously knew the casting bureau well: "There are about five thousand rods in total, but only about two thousand of them have been tested."

"Very good. Immediately load the [-] rods that have been tested, equip them with ten base ammunition, and send them to the Youtunwei camp. Also, bring [-] thunderbolts at the same time."

The performance of the current muskets is still lacking. Although the flintlock guns are not afraid of snow, they are too slow to be reloaded. It is impossible to become the main weapon of the army.Bringing firearms on this trip is just to practice tactics and find flaws in actual combat.

As for muskets becoming the main weapon of the army, they must develop a primer...

With the primer, bullets and shells can be produced, and thermal weapons will officially step on the stage of war and sweep everything.

The shells of bullets and shells are easy to forge with a mold and a hydraulic forging hammer, but without a primer, the bullets cannot be fired...

Fang Jun watched a documentary before, and remembered that the original primer was made of mercury nitrate.

But how is mercury nitrate produced?

He was at a loss, we are just studying agriculture, chemistry is just scum...

(End of this chapter)