the fourth day
Chongzhen personally inspected the Imperial Army and the capital camp!
After Fang Zhenghua and Huang Degong's training, the appearance of these two troops had been greatly improved, and most of them were elites.
Especially Huang Degong, whose methods were even better!
After killing seven or eight disobedient generals, the order in the capital camp immediately became much better. With a few days of training, the once elite soldiers and horses also became more presentable.
"Get into formation and welcome His Majesty!"
Huang Degong pulled out his sword and roared. The twenty thousand soldiers of the capital camp waved their flags and lined up neatly.
"Welcome, Your Majesty!"
Everyone roared in excitement, their voices shaking the sky.
This kind of aura already had the appearance of an elite army. As long as they continued to train strictly and were equipped with a large number of firearms, they would definitely become an iron army.
"Very good, Huang Degong is becoming more and more upright. The two of you have done well, Zhen is very satisfied!”Emperor Chongzhen praised him.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I dare not claim credit!”Huang Degong and the other two hurriedly said modestly.
"Alright, this is all your credit!”"How are the firearms in the army now?" Chong Zhen continued to ask.”
"Your Majesty!" Sun Heding, who was beside him, quickly said,"The Imperial Army and the Divine Arms Battalion are now equipped with eighty percent of the Lumi handguns. These are all top-quality weapons and won't explode easily. They can support training for a period of time, and there won't be a problem with the ammunition!”
"The development and production of flintlock guns and paper bullets have officially begun. Many wooden grenades have also been produced. I have brought these samples with me, and I hope Your Majesty can taste them!”
"Good!"
"Bring it up and try!"
Chong Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this. He obviously did not expect Sun Heding to be so powerful that he could come up with these things in an instant.
But thinking about it, it made sense. Sun Heding could produce flintlocks, and the paper-shell bullets did not have much technical content. They just used a layer of kraft paper to wrap the gunpowder.
As for the grenade, it was even simpler. Fang Ming had provided a solution to the fuse, and this new type of grenade was easily produced.
"Emperor!" "Cao Bianjiao, Bi Maokang, and Li Yuanyin are here to see you!" Wang Chengen said from the side.”
"Have they arrived in Peiping? How did you get there so quickly?" Chong Zhen exclaimed.
"It arrived yesterday!" Wang Chengen smiled and said," Cao Bianjiao and Li Yuanyin rushed over from the army after hearing the transfer order. Bi Maokang was prepared to come to the capital to report on his work, so he happened to come over!"”
"Good, good, good. Let them in!”Chongzhen instructed.
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Chengen nodded. Soon, two tall and strong generals and a thin civil servant walked into the military camp.
They swept their eyes across the imposing capital camp, and their eyes lit up subconsciously. Immediately after, they hurriedly bowed to Chongzhen!
"Cao Bianjiao, Bi Maokang, and Li Yuanyin greet Your Majesty!”
"My three beloved ministers, please rise, quickly rise!”
Chong Zhen was in a good mood. He smiled and helped the three of them up, making them feel a little flattered.
At this moment, the new weapons brought by Sun Heding were also brought up!
These large wooden boxes contained more than ten flintlocks, dozens of grenades with wooden handles, and a large pile of cardboard bullets.
"Come, come, come. The three beloved ministers came at the right time!”" The War Bureau has just developed a new weapon," Chong Zhen said with a smile." Let's try it together. Huang Degong, let's begin!"”
"Yes, sir!"
Huang Degong waved his hand, and ten soldiers immediately stepped forward!
The soldiers quickly familiarized themselves with the usage of these new products under the guidance of the craftsmen from the War Bureau.
Immediately after, they began to try it out!
The first one was the wooden grenade. Because the fuse of this kind of wooden grenade was not mature enough, there was a fuse at the end.
When using it, the soldiers needed to light a torch. After lighting the fuse, they would throw it out. In an instant, it would be thrown 20 to 30 meters away.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Violent explosions and flames rang out.
Everyone was shocked.
A large number of shrapnel and steel balls shot out. Not only did the explosion create a large pit, but the nearby tents and debris were also blown into a mess by the shock wave. The scene was very terrifying.
"Heavens, the power of this Heaven Shaking Thunder is really great!”
"This is a newly developed wooden hand grenade from the War Bureau. It is said to be easy to carry and has extraordinary power!”
"It's indeed extraordinary. If this was thrown into a crowd, it would definitely blow up dozens of people!”
Everyone was discussing in shock!
Sun Heding immediately explained," Your Majesty, according to your instructions, we only need to use a wooden mold to produce an iron shell. Then, we'll connect it with a wooden handle. We'll stuff gunpowder steel balls inside and connect the fuse!”
"This kind of grenade is quite powerful, and the cost is low. It's definitely stronger than our quaking thunders in the past.”
"Alright, alright!"
When Chongzhen saw this, he naturally beamed with joy!
He waved his hand and signaled for everyone to continue testing.
Immediately after, the ten soldiers quickly reloaded and fired!
"Bang bang bang!"
A series of bullets were fired continuously, hitting the target a hundred steps away. The power of this flintlock gun made everyone look at it in a new light.
"Your Majesty, the range of this musket is about 50 to 80 steps!”
"The range of the Rumi Musket is about 100 to 150 steps. After 100 steps, the accuracy and power will decrease rapidly!”
"But our new flintlock can reach 150 to 300 steps. Moreover, after using cardboard bullets, the loading speed will be greatly increased!”
"A skilled soldier can reload more than three times every 60 breaths. This is definitely the standard of the current Europeans!”
Sun Heding's introduction caused another uproar among the crowd!
Firearms Master Bi Maokang couldn't help but exclaim,""I didn't expect, I didn't expect, that the War Bureau would have such a big reform. My emperor is wise!”
"With these firearms, the fighting strength of the Jing camp will probably increase by quite a bit!”Cao Bianjiao was also secretly speechless.
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