"Mulcan?"

Zheng Rentai, who served as the general of the Shenji Camp, was very surprised. Musket? What is it? It is not easy for Zheng Rentai to be the general of the Shenji Camp. He used to be like Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang, and the others, both were the emperor and the confidant guards of the King of Qin.

During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Zheng Rentai was also one of the nine generals who entered the palace.

After the palace transformation, Zheng Rentai was granted the title of guerrilla general and actually the title of 200 households. Two years later, although he did not become a general without Hou Junji, it was not bad. The newly formed Shenji Camp was appointed as the general.

Zheng Rentai and Li Chao have a good relationship. They met Liu Heita when they conquered Liu. Later, Li Chao took Zheng Shanguo's niece and wanted to call Zheng Rentai as his cousin.

However, although he has qualifications and meritorious deeds, Zheng Rentai can only be regarded as a relatively ordinary family and is not very talented.

The reason why he was able to be a general of the Shenji Camp was because of his past merits and qualifications. The Shenji Camp has been in his hands for a while, but it has not been effective at all.

When he heard Li Chao say that he would equip the Shenji Camp with muskets, he was still confused.

"Firebreathing Gun?" Zheng In-tai asked.

Li Chao nodded, "It's okay to say that."

A fire-breathing gun is naturally the simplest musket. This kind of gun is also called a pear blossom gun. It is generally very simple to make. Put a piece of bamboo tube on it and tie it under the spear head. When you encounter an enemy, you will first ignite the fire and spray it.

Of course, the bamboo tube can also be changed to an iron tube, so that the iron tube is not a one-time job and can be used multiple times. To be honest, this kind of gun can only be regarded as a firework, and it is useless to use bullets.

Of course, Li Chao didn't look at this kind of musket, at most it was a fireworks.

But this musket is also simple to make and low cost. With ready-made gunpowder and leads, you can just get some bamboo tubes. Even if you install a spray bamboo tube, you can use it several times. After all, this kind of gunpowder that only sprays gunpowder cannot shoot bullets can still be used several times.

Do it as you say it.

Li Chao asked someone to find a bamboo tube, then put gunpowder and lead wires, and tied them under the head of the infantry's spear.

"The prime minister asked me to test the gun."

Zheng Rentai still had a wink, and did not let Li Chao test the shot himself, took the gun and stood in front of a tree.

"It's too far." Seeing Zheng Rentai standing directly outside the sixty steps, Li Chao spoke out to remind him that the musket is not as powerful as it is. This thing is at most a surprise attack before melee.

Zheng Rentai stepped forward ten steps, fifty steps away from the tree.

"A little more."

Zheng Rentai thought about it and advanced twenty steps directly with a spear, leaving only thirty steps. At this distance, even the worst archer could shoot the opponent's enemy.

"You move forward a little longer, ten steps away." Li Chao had no choice but to say clearly.

Li Shimin once set the two steps, that is, the distance between the left and right feet, as the standard for the length unit step, and stipulated that one fifth of the steps is a ruler and three hundred steps is a mile. Therefore, one step in the Tang Dynasty was five feet.

Ten steps are five feet long. This distance is actually quite short. Not to mention bows and arrows, even long spears can be thrown away.

But this musket is just a flame-breathing fireworks after all, and there are no bullets, so it is a bit far away if you take ten steps.

Zheng Rentai stood about ten steps away from the tree and raised his gun.

A lit fuse wrapped around his left wrist. This fuse is also a very high-tech thing. Its characteristic is that it burns slowly and is not afraid of wind. After ignition, a little bit of the fire head will not be extinguished. It can burn for a long time. If it is wrapped around his wrist, it can be used at any time when it needs to be ignited.

The soldiers of Shenji Camp basically have one hand.

There is also a lead wire tied to the bamboo tube tied under the spear head, but this lead wire is completely opposite to the fuse. This lead wire burns very quickly and is also a very special and valuable equipment, which is not possible for ordinary people to process.

A fuse rope and a fuse rope are all very complicated.

The fuse hits the lead, and the lead is smoke, and sparks are burning quickly.

Zheng Rentai tried his best to stab the gun forward.

With a bang, the sealed tube was washed open, and a stream of orange fireworks rushed out with a large stream of black smoke.

Then, there was nothing.

When the smoke disappeared, a group of officers came over to see the tree ten steps away, without any injuries.

However, Zheng Rentai looked black and gray and in a very embarrassed face.

"What's the use of this thing besides being scary?"

However, Li Chao carefully checked the bamboo tube that was still smoking. It was not bad. The bamboo tube was not damaged except for being dyed black.

It can also be recycled and reinstalled with gunpowder and leads, and can be used again.

Listening to what Zheng Rentai said, Li Chao shook his head and refuted.

"Why is it useless? Why is it useless? Although the range is a little short, it is equivalent to giving you an extra method to fight the enemy. Think about it, even if you have a crossbow, you can only fire three arrows in the battle. The enemy can rush to your formation. At this time, ordinary tactics are to put down the crossbow and lift the spear and cross the sword against the enemy."

"And now, with this gunpowder cartridge, will you increase your chances of attacking the enemy? You can still shoot three arrows first. When they rush in, you raise your spear and shoot the gunpowder cartridge that has been installed in advance at the enemy."

Don't underestimate this extra attack. On the battlefield, you may change the situation.

In other words, if an infantry formation is equipped with a shield in front and a crossbowman in the center, the shield soldiers are originally pirates and sword players behind them, and for the enemy rushing to the formation, the pirates can only keep stabbing out.

But with this gunpowder, the spear is a musket. Although it seems that there is no range of twenty steps and no tree can be injured even if it is ten steps, but what if it is face to face.

A spear is at most seven or eight feet long, and this musket can spray so far at the worst. This means that you can spray your enemy first when it is not enough to stab you.

Flames and smoke are also very powerful. At worst, they make people blind, and at least they can make people panic and avoid.

Another one is that this gunpowder cartridge can be pre-installed. Even if one is used up, it can be replaced again in the battle air. It is okay to carry five or six gunpowder cartridges on a soldier. Even if he brings two or three, it will increase the chance of attack several times.

So, the key is how to use it.

If you add a few grenades to each musketman, it would be amazing. Before the fight, shoot him with a bow and a few arrows. When you get close, use the musket to spray him and then stab him. Then find an opportunity, you can throw the grenades and blow several times. If you have time, you can quickly change the gunpowder cartridge and spray it again if you have the chance.

Furthermore, the musket was very loud when it was fired, and it was smoke and fire. Generally, the enemy soldiers who were unsightly were scared and urinated. They thought that the Tang army could use magic skills and could disrupt the morale of the enemy at that time.

Thinking about it this way, this thing is simple and very powerful, and it is not inferior to the grenade.

It is difficult to make a grenade. The gunpowder cartridge of this musket is so simple. If you have the conditions, you can get an iron cylinder. If you don't have the conditions, you can just get a bamboo cylinder.

It may not work well in wind and rainy weather, but the bowstrings are also not work well in wind and rainy weather.

Cheng Chumo was there, pinching his not-so-long beard and laughing, "If the gunmen behind the shield were equipped with these muskets, when they were connected, rows of muskets would be shot, and they would not directly collapse the opponent's charge."

Li Chao smiled, "If there are too many people shooting, the effect will be the best. However, there is also another way to improve the effect, which is to shoot three sections. It is divided into three sections, one section after another, so that it will be even more powerful."

"Master is indeed very clever. These three attacks are like a tiger with the fire of musketeers."

"Then get a batch out first and let the soldiers train first. Don't be untrained. When you use muskets in battle, you will be scared."

Making this kind of musket has no technical content. As long as the prepared gunpowder and leads are provided, even the soldiers can process it themselves.

It’s just to cut off the bamboo tube, then install a regular amount of gunpowder, and insert the leads. As long as the gunpowder and leads are not damp, this thing can be assembled anytime and anywhere.

Li Chao actually didn't expect this musket to play any role.

What he thought to himself was to use the fire door gun.

Originally, the musket would have to go through the musket in the future.

The biggest difference between a storm and a musket is that the storm has bullets. Although the bullets may be some iron sand, broken nails, broken porcelain pieces and even stones, it has made a leap forward compared to a musket.

Muskets are purely large fireworks, but the sudden muskets, even if they are fired with bamboo tubes, even if they are likely to explode when they are fired, or they can basically only be used once, but they are even more powerful. When they fire bullets with gunpowder, they can reach a range of at least twenty steps. With bullets, their lethality will be stronger.

If you spray it on the front, you will be injured if you die a hundred times.

However, one of the big disadvantages of the sudden musket is that it is fired with a bamboo tube, which is basically a one-time and prone to explosion.

Li Chao is preparing to directly use the fire door gun.

The fire door gun is actually not a very advanced and high-tech thing. It has a launch tube made of cast copper or iron, which is the barrel.

There is a fire door at the lower end of the launch tube to ignite the gunpowder. A wooden stick or spear called a rudder rod is attached to the tail end of the launch tube.

This spear is convenient for the shooter to hold, aim and control.

However, because the fire door gun is large and complicated to operate, it requires two people.

When firing, the gunpowder is filled with gunpowder from the barrel of the gun, and then filled with projectiles such as stone bullets, iron bullets, and then ignite the gunpowder in the fire door with red wire or charcoal to shoot the projectiles out.

Because of the inconvenience of operation, one person must be responsible for aiming and the other is responsible for ignition when shooting.

Of course, Li Chao is a modern person after all, and it is impossible for him to still follow the old path.

Although a mesh gun that is too complicated for the time being cannot be produced, or the manufacturing cost is too high, it is not difficult to get a simple fire door gun.

After all, a fire door gun is just a piece of barrel, either cast copper or cooked iron. However, Li Chao thought that it was possible to add a fuse and insert a lead into the fire door. Then the soldier used the fuse on his hand to ignite the lead and ignite the gunpowder and shoot out the projectile.

The barrel can also add a bayonet to the sleeve.

Without the use of a gun tip that directly plugs the muzzle, the method will make the fire door gun unable to shoot after plugging the gun tip, and the musket and the spear cannot coexist at the same time.

And if you use a sleeve bayonet, then hot and cold weapons can be used together.

Li Chao felt that improving and improving, in fact, two people did not have to use the fire door gun. One held the gun, aiming and ignition shooting can be done together.

However, the fire door gun is not as good as a musket, just a bamboo tube.

A fire door gun must be specially cast, and suitable bullets and bayonets must be made. These are not easy.
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