Chapter 570 Testing the Bronze Cannon

Today the students were taken to the workshop, where each had to learn how to make lead bullets with molds.

The large molds are very heavy, and the young students work in pairs to melt the lead first and pour it.

After the mold is opened, there are lead bullets with threaded lines. The tails of these lead bullets are hollow, and a small conical piece of wood must be put into it.

Fang Xing picked up a lead bullet and put it into the musket, and introduced: "The gunpowder deflagrates in the gun barrel, expands the air, pushes the wooden block forward, and the hollow lead bullet tail will expand, so that the lead bullet can meet the gun barrel. The gap is smaller, the range is longer, and the accuracy is higher..."

"Okay, look at these molds yourself, and think about the composition of the mold."

This kind of bullet is actually prepared for rifled guns. The problem of rifling has long been solved, and it can be processed with a simple stick knife.

It's just that this processing method is time-consuming, so Fang Xing first prepared to build a sniper hundred households.

After one class was over, Fang Xing brought the students to the barracks.

Zhu Zhanji has arrived and is talking with Zhu Fang beside a bronze cannon.

Seeing Fang woke up, Zhu Zhanji asked curiously: "Brother Dehua, what is this thing called?"

"Cannon, artillery!"

Fang Xing called the students over and asked Zhu Fang to introduce this cannon.

"This is a bronze cannon with a caliber of 90 mm and a barrel length of 1.5 meters, excluding the frame. It weighs 382 kilograms and shoots iron bullets."

Zhu Fang patted the cast iron gun mount and said: "The gun body is fixed on the gun mount and connected to the frame, which can not only buffer the recoil force of the shot, but also facilitate dragging. It only needs a horse to drag it away. Emergency There is no problem with manual dragging at times.”

The students touched the cannon curiously, and took turns asking Zhu Fang some specific questions, as well as the range and lethality.

"Brother Dehua, why don't we try?"

Zhu Zhanji also couldn't hold back his curiosity and wanted to test the power of a cannon.

Just try it!

Fang Xing asked someone to set up multiple human-shaped targets in the distance, very densely placed.

"Get out of the way!"

A team of gunners specially testing artillery came,

After saluting, they turned the muzzle skillfully, and then loaded the gun.

Finally, an iron bullet was loaded into it.

Fang Xing introduced to Zhu Zhanji: "Ours is a fixed charge, and the target can be achieved by adjusting the angle of the muzzle."

A fuse is inserted into the charge through the fire door, the gunner ignites it with a thin red-hot iron rod, and...wait!

The fuse sizzled and ignited the medicine bag.

"boom!"

The iron ball was pushed out of the muzzle and flew out directly.

Everyone followed the trajectory of the cannonball and gradually raised their heads, then lowered their heads, and watched it crash into the target.

There was a crackling sound, and those wooden targets seemed to have encountered a prehistoric monster, and the sawdust was scattered by the iron bullets, and the fragments flew everywhere.

"Boom!"

After a muffled sound, the iron bullet that rushed out of the target fell to the ground, and then bounced again.

"It's a second kill."

Just as Fang Xing was speaking, the bouncing iron bullet destroyed a target array again, and finally pierced through the target array, losing power and slowly stopping this berserk performance.

Zhu Zhanji opened his mouth, unable to speak.

The students and teachers were even more unbearable. Some of them were so frightened that their legs were weak, and they all relied on grabbing the people around them to avoid making a fool of themselves.

"Come on, let's go and see the effect."

Fang Xing smiled and invited Zhu Zhanji to see the lethality of the artillery.

When he arrived at the target array, seeing the targets destroyed by the iron bullets, Zhu Zhanji was shocked: "Brother Dehua, if a large number of these weapons are equipped with the musket array, then I am Ming..."

Fang Xing said reservedly: "Cannons are the most lethal to dense formations, whether it's cavalry or infantry."

At this time, Ma Su asked: "Teacher, what if the enemy forces spread out?"

Fang Xing said with a smile: "That's simpler, a loose formation can't break through the musket array."

Xu Fangda frowned and said, "Teacher, the cost of copper materials is not small!"

Copper is currency, and copper is Daming's strategic resource.

Fang Xing smiled slightly: "As a teacher, I have discovered a large copper mine in Jiaozhi."

"This is really timely rain!"

Everyone felt that the discovery of this big copper mine was too timely. Only Xie Jin and Huang Zhong watched Fang Xing in silence.

"With artillery, then my Ming Dynasty has the means to defeat the enemy from a long distance. Whether it is offensive or defensive, artillery will dominate the battlefield and become the god of the battlefield."

Fang Xing looked at the excited faces, and continued: "This is a practical case of Fang Xue. By calculating the chamber pressure, the tolerance of the bronze, and the degree of wear, the optimal charge amount was finally accurately obtained. , This is Fang Xue!"

A feeling of pride spread among the students. Many of Zhu Fang's opinions just now can be understood by everyone, which was unimaginable before.

Can the Four Books and Five Classics teach people to understand the properties of these substances?

cannot!

Can the article teach people to combine these substances into a war machine through a series of changes?

cannot!

So what exactly can Confucianism do?

These students took the initiative to think about this problem for the first time, Xie Jin also stroked his beard and smiled, only Huang Zhong, he was thoughtful.

"Teacher, the disciple understands."

To Fang Xing's surprise, Li Ermao was the first to realize something.

"Teacher, my disciples believe that Confucianism can teach me the principles of how to behave and do things."

Li Ermao said with piercing eyes: "But it can't teach me how to resist foreign enemies, so my disciples think that truth can only teach people's hearts, but to be strong, you can only..."

"Ahem!"

Fang Xing saw that Zhu Zhanji had come from the final landing point of the iron bullet, so he interrupted Li Ermao's words with a dry cough.

"Truth, but what Fang Xue taught is also truth."

Fang Xing said: "It's just that Fang Xue teaches the principles of all things, and people are just one of all things!"

"good!"

Xie Jin clapped his hands and applauded: "Dehua's words are very true, everything is in it, we can't just learn our own principles, but also need to...how do you say that?"

"explore the world!"

Massu reminded.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xie Jin said happily: "Dehua said to explore the world, and this world includes the sky and stars above our heads. If you can know the secrets, I will have no regrets in this life!"

Fang Xing smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Xie will definitely have such a day, and Dehua should do his best to help."

Zhu Zhanji also couldn't help saying: "Mr. Xie is willing to stay in poverty and cultivate talents for our Ming Dynasty. It should be a blessing."

This is a promise!

Promise as the future prince!

Xie Jin's eyes were red, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. From now on, this old man will be the incarnation of Taoli for me, and I will die without regret!"

Fang Xing laughed and said, "There is still a double charge test, everyone stay away."

Zhu Zhanji was puzzled by this interruption, but Fang Xing did not explain.

"The prince of a country should think twice before speaking."

Fang Xing dropped this sentence, and then said to the students: "After trying this cannon, everyone should go home today, it's a holiday."

Why are you on vacation?

Xie Jin was a little puzzled if he didn't mention the joy of the students.

But it was already reloading over there, so everyone was staring at the muzzle...

"boom!"

The sound of this gun was louder than the previous one, and the recoil was not small, the entire gun mount was withdrawn by more than two meters.

When the black dot appeared, no one could catch up to its speed, they could only watch the shell pass directly through the target, and then disappear.