Chapter 88 11. The Matchlock Gun with Many Flaws

When we arrived at the storeroom, Kunitomo Yobei pointed out that there was a six-ring tube on the left and a ten-ring tube on the right (it seems that this ring means two, but the writer is not sure). Let Xiao Pingtai see it for himself.

There were not many iron cannons in the storeroom, and it was not like the current dramas or white texts where a large and exquisite wooden box was nailed in and filled with straw and cloth as a cushion, and then two iron cannons were stuffed in it, and then taken out to look amazing. It made the Japanese daimyo look like country bumpkins, and there was still the delusion that a iron cannon could deceive a samurai identity. If the iron cannon was really so precious, there would be no ordinary people in the whole Kunitomo Village, and they would all be samurai daimyo.

The iron cannons were placed on the wooden shelf, and there was no rain cloth or dust cloth to cover them, so they could be taken out and looked at at will. Xiao Pingtai took a six-ring tube and looked at it. It was indeed similar to the European matchlock gun in his impression. It was indeed a direct imitation of the Portuguese matchlock gun, and the caliber was not weird.

How can I describe this thing? Sometimes the Japanese really do it to the extreme. They enlarge the caliber of the iron cannon and make it into a hundred-ton barrel, that is, a large barrel with a hug. The Shimadzu iron cannon group in a certain game uses this thing. It is really not something that ordinary people can play.

In fact, the most widely used ones on the battlefield are the six-ton ​​barrel and the ten-ton barrel. Xiao Pingtai only needs to buy two samples. So he bought one each, and Kunitomo Heibei didn't think it was too little, so he asked an apprentice to put a bag on Xiao Pingtai and put it on.

And don't think you can just take this thing casually. Xiao Pingtai is only 1.4 meters tall, and this Kunitomo barrel is 1.4 meters tall. I don't know who is taller and who is shorter when standing upright. I can only put it in a cloth bag and carry it on my back with a frame.

It stands to reason that in Europe, you can find someone to be a musketeer with a weekly salary of six pence, as if anyone can do it. But this thing doesn't work in Japan. At present, ordinary Japanese farmers are not considered short at 1.3 meters, and 1.4 meters are considered tall. The iron cannon may be taller than the foot soldiers, and the soldiers may not be able to operate it smoothly. In the end, only tall and strong soldiers can be selected to serve as iron cannon foot soldiers.

As for the price of iron cannon, it is very affordable, only 12 taels of gold, which is not too expensive (at the same time, the British brown bass only cost a little more than one pound, and the Japanese ones are a little more expensive). Xiao Pingtai also paid more than one kan for the iron cannon's fuse, lead bullets, medicine pots, etc. As for the gunpowder, he only bought a few rounds, and fired two shots to see the effect. However, for such a big brand as Guoyou, there will be no such thing as the first shot exploding.

Speaking of this, Xiao Pingtai reminds me of some stupid plots in novels. The stupid and suffocating protagonist can make 200 iron cannons a month with some manpower, not to mention how large the scale of 200 per month is. The stupid male protagonist has been fighting for years, and in the second year he dares to write that he has a 5,000 iron cannon team.

Mathematics is not bad, 200 per month, 24 months in two years, there will be 4,800 iron cannons, and then you can run rampant in Japan and wipe out all the heroes. Xiao Pingtai has nothing to say about this except hehe.

To put it bluntly, you have fought for two years and the iron cannon team can still exceed 1,000, Xiao Pingtai will twist his head off to shit for you. After you shit, Xiao Pingtai will go up to shit, there are too many idiots, this head is used to look at garbage, it is better to use it as a chamber pot to shit.

An iron cannon, China calls it a bird gun, Marshal Qi said that the Northern Army does not like to use bird guns, in addition to the complicated operation, the rate of explosion is extremely high. (By the way, I am not a Japan fan, Marshal Qi not only said that the Chinese bird gun is bad, but also specifically mentioned that the Japanese gun, that is, the Japanese iron cannon, is of excellent quality, and can shoot far and accurately. If someone wants to say that Marshal Qi is a Japan fan, I have nothing to say) The most exaggerated is that ten out of ten bird guns exploded. Of course, this situation is very extreme. A bird gun that fails after the first shot can be said to be the worst.

Then, due to poor airtightness, poor materials, etc., some iron cannons will deform and become scrapped after firing dozens of rounds. The better ones can fire hundreds of rounds and then become scrapped, but they can also cope with frequent wars for a period of time.

The most troublesome thing about iron cannons is the barrel. Under the condition of manual production, a qualified barrel takes one month or even one and a half months to complete. Other wooden supports, vents, powder pools, and bolts are easier to make.

For example, if you use an iron cannon to defend the city, it is not considered that you have too many, and you can only fire about 20 rounds a day. With the Japanese level of bad fighting, the city was broken after ten days of fighting, and a total of 200 rounds were fired. Congratulations, your iron cannon is basically scrapped. If the barrel fires continuously, the barrel itself will not be able to bear it. If you fire again, it will not be shooting the enemy, but will perish with you. In short, after firing hundreds of rounds, twelve taels of gold will be written off.

Xiaoping feels sorry for the parents of those idiot writers who made a musket and thought they could use it for the rest of their lives. Of course, forget about the cool articles you wrote. If you want to have fun, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, there are always people who flatter you.

Moreover, the iron cannon cannot be used on rainy days, foggy days with high humidity, strong winds in autumn and winter, and countless other occasions. During the Battle of Sarhu, there was a heavy fog. The Ming army had to keep the fuse in order to ensure that the muskets burned. As a result, the little lights in the fog were particularly conspicuous. The Qing army, which was dozens of meters away, used strong bows. They didn't need to ignite at all. They aimed at the Ming army's sparks in the fog and shot accurately. However, the Ming army's muskets could only shoot blindly because they couldn't see anyone.

Speaking of the shortcomings of the musket, it would take three days and three nights to talk about them. But it did not prevent it from becoming a new weapon to replace cold weapons. And it has become more and more the mainstream weapon on the battlefield, whether in the East or the West.

This is also the reason why Kunitomo Village, which produces thousands of iron cannons every year, has no worries about sales. The iron cannons are consumed greatly due to the continuous wars outside, so there is no fear of not being able to sell them. As long as a daimyo with a little vision can find the role of iron cannons, and the price is not so high that it is expensive.

Since you can consume the enemy's life by spending money and increase your own strength and chances of winning, the daimyo who regard samurai as their treasures will not be reluctant to spend this little money.

After successfully buying the iron cannon in Kunitomo Village, Xiao Pingtai stayed for only one night before setting off again.

The main reason is that there is no one in particular I want to find in Omi. Although it is not easy to come to Omi Province, Gamo Fushu (Ujisato) should not have been made by his father Gamo Kenshu, and Fujido Takatora may still be a child or an unknown liquid. Ishida Mitsunari should also be a liquid.

As for the Zichuan War God Miyazawa Heihachi and the famous internal affairs expert Tsunetsuka Masaya, I dare not even think about it. Who knows where they are? Anyway, Xiao Pingtai doesn't know.

Then there is no one to find.

The correct way to go to Sakai is via Kyoto.

I am quite complaining in this chapter, sorry!