Zhu Di asked Zhu Gaoye,"
"What is the name of this improved firearm you mentioned?”
Zhu Gaoye smiled and said,"
"My improved firearms are called flintlock guns and Franc cannons.”
"The former is like the modern handgun, while the latter is like the modern cannon.”
"However, compared to flintlocks and Fran cannons, the current firearms are no different from trash!”
"Due to the excellent toughness of this steel, there's no need to worry about the chamber exploding.”
Hearing Zhu Gaoye's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were both surprised.
One had to know that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty had not completely become popular, except for the production of steel.
There was another big reason, which was that these firearms could easily cause an explosion after frequent use.
The explosion was not caused by the craftsmen who had cut corners and deliberately made the firearms.
It was because of the technological limitations of this era that it was impossible to unify the texture of these materials.
The steel with uneven texture would have different distortions when heated unevenly. In addition, it was easy to mix air bubbles during casting, which could easily cause an explosion.
Compared to the flintlock, the explosion of the cannon was even more serious.
This was because the explosion of the flintlock would at most injure the soldier who used it. At the very least, it would also injure one or two people around him. There would be no greater harm.
However, cannons were different. Once the chamber exploded, it was very likely to cause a large area of damage.
At that time, these cannons would no longer be a weapon to attack the enemy, but a weapon to help the enemy kill their own people.
This was also the reason why these soldiers would rather fight with their swords than use firearms from afar.
The enemy's swords and sabers could be seen with the naked eye, and their bodies could also react and dodge. The unknown fear of a firearm exploding made the soldiers even more afraid.
But now, Zhu Gaoye actually said that the flintlock and Fran machine gun that he made were not afraid of exploding.
Zhu Di naturally did not believe it.
"Is your steel really that tough?”
Zhu Gaoye did not refute Zhu Di's question. Instead, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di,""Please follow me!"
After that, Zhu Gaoye brought Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di to the military factory at the side. It was filled with flintlocks and Franc cannons that had been manufactured.
Zhu Gaoye picked up a flintlock and walked to the shooting range outside the military factory.
Director Zhu and Zhu Di naturally came to the shooting range together without showing any weakness.
The entire shooting range occupied a considerable area.
There were many targets in the shooting range.
These were all left behind by Zhu Gaoye when he tested these flintlocks and Fran cannons.
After Zhu Gaoye arrived at the shooting range, he didn't say anything. He put the gunpowder and gun pellets into the gun barrel at a moderate speed. After that, he pressed the gun with a rod and raised the flintlock gun to aim at the target in the distance.
Zhu Di was about to remind Zhu Gaoye that his musket had not been ignited yet.
Zhu Gaoye had already pulled the trigger of the flintlock gun. Then, with a bang, the muzzle of the flintlock gun emitted a puff of green smoke. Sparks burst out from the target in the distance. Zhu Gaoye had already finished testing.
Zhu Di, who was about to speak, was completely stunned.
He had never expected Zhu Gaoye to fire the gun.
How did Zhu Gaoye shoot? He clearly didn't see any action of igniting the matchstick.
Zhu Di turned pale with fright and said,
"Gao Ye, why did you fire your flintlock before you lit the matchlock?”
Upon hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Gaoye, who had already finished reloading, said without turning his head,"
"The arquebus device is too outdated and has already been eliminated by me.”
"My flintlock gun uses flint as the firing mechanism. There's no need for a fire rope!”
Hearing Zhu Gaoye's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were in disbelief.
How was it possible that he didn't use a fire rope?
One had to know that the current firearms all used a matchlock as the firing device.
When using it, the gunpowder and bullets were first placed in the barrel, and then compressed with a rod.
Finally, he ignited the matchlock and used the matchlock to ignite the gunpowder in the medicine room. After igniting the gunpowder in the barrel, the musket could be fired.
This was also why many musketeers had burn marks on their faces.
Because the amount of gunpowder used to ignite the fire in the medicine room was not fixed, it was completely based on this experience.
The more burn marks on the soldier's face, the more experienced the soldier was.
If he really didn't use the matchlock, wouldn't the burns on the musketeers 'faces be for nothing?
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were thinking, the second bullet was fired.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di noticed that the interval between Zhu Gaoye's two shots was very short.
Moreover, this range was much further than the current arquebus!
One had to know that the shooting range of the current musket was not much further than that of the traditional bow and arrow.
However, this little distance was the difference between life and death on the battlefield.
This was also the reason why Da Ming's firearms were unrivaled in the world.
However, judging from the flintlock in Zhu Gaoye's hand, whether it was the firing speed or the range, it was not something that the matchlock could compare to.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di's eyes were filled with disbelief.
Even the Mongolian cavaliers on the plains could not reach such a distance!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had driven the Mongolians back to the grasslands after years of war, this did not mean that the world was at peace.
Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't have arranged for so many Sai Kings who held a large amount of military power.
After these Mongolians were chased back to the grasslands, they did not give up on their evil intentions and would occasionally lead troops to invade the borders.
It was already known as the two great external threats of the Ming Dynasty along with the Japanese rebellion in the southeast.
But now, with this divine weapon, even if they were on the plains, it would be extremely effective against the Mongolian cavaliers.
Imagine, when the Mongolian cavaliers that covered the sky and covered the earth thought that the soldiers of the Great Ming Dynasty were holding old muskets.
Their inherent knowledge would cause the Mongolian cavaliers to enter the edge of the musket's range to harass them.
However, he had no good way to deal with them.
However, with the flintlocks, when the Mongolian cavaliers thought that they were within a safe range, they were caught off guard and killed by the thousands of flintlocks.
What kind of scene was this!
At the thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di looked at each other, their eyes filled with excitement!
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