1692: Experimental Field
(Because of work, I'm not happy, I'm really unhappy.)
Li Shouzhen carefully cut a small piece of thin lead from the tails of the ten oval clay pots in front of him, and put them on the fire fold. He watched the lead burning until it became ashes, and then nodded with satisfaction. He raised his head and looked at the soldiers beside him and said, "No problem. You can use it with confidence, but remember me, and you must grasp the timing of throwing."
"I understand, Captain Li!" Several soldiers agreed in unison. Each of them picked up two pots and walked towards their respective positions. Li Shouzhen took a breath, stood in his position, staring at his subordinates intently.
Every time he tests a new weapon, his heart is raised in his throat, because in the past few months, eight of the 100 people he brought with him have been buried in his hands.
The power of this weapon still makes him feel scared.
Li Shouzhen is affiliated with the Ruijin Camp, the personal military camp of Huang Hao, the general of the Central War Zone. As a promising lieutenant, he is full of confidence in his future. He has become a lieutenant at the age of 26. It can be said that becoming a general is basically a foregone conclusion. Of course, the premise is that he can make military achievements on the battlefield and survive in the war.
You should know that once a war breaks out, the highest damage rate will be the grassroots commander like them. As the personal military camp of monk Huang Hao, their news is always more informative than other people. At the moment, the Ming Dynasty seems to be calm, but in the calm, it is causing a bigger outbreak.
The battle between Ming and Qi is inevitable.
When it was his turn to be on duty, Li Shouzhen heard with his own ear that the generals in the central army lobby were discussing some combat matters, including how to put the troops and materials from the Central War Zone into the battlefield as quickly as possible, how to allocate troops and how to connect the troops between the various departments. This made him understand that the senior generals had never slacked off, and such discussions would come almost every last time.
But he never expected that just as he was hoping that when he was about to arrive, he ordered him to bring a hundred selected men to this ghost place.
It is said that this is a ghost place because they are now in a deep mountain canyon, surrounded by mountains, and the valley in the middle has been opened up. A row of houses near the foot of the mountain has been built, and other places are empty and nothing else.
At the beginning, their training task was to throw stones.
The soldiers of the Ruijin Camp were all big and round. Their standard equipment included several guns on their backs and axes hung on their waists. When fighting against the enemy, the first one to fly out was the guns on their backs. Throwing stones was not difficult for them at all. Like Li Shouzhen, he could throw the stones weighing about half a pound during training and seventy or eighty steps away. Even though the soldiers under his command were a little worse, there was no problem with throwing fifty-six and up.
Li Shouzhen was very puzzled, but the self-discipline of a soldier made him try his best to restrain the dissatisfaction of the soldiers under his command. The military discipline of the Ming soldiers was extremely strict, and they were also used to this, but when they arrived here, they could not be described as simple rules and regulations, which was simply harsh. Li Shouzhen felt that they were like a group of prisoners who were locked up here and could not leave the area surrounded by a wall. There was only a few acres in total. They could not write letters to their homes, and no one would give them to you after writing them. Of course, there was no holiday.
The soldiers' dissatisfaction naturally makes sense. It would be fine if they were performing special tasks, but after they arrived here, they actually threw stones for half a month. Then, they started practicing some soil bumps, and these soil bumps were made into oval shapes. What's strange is that a long lead was inserted behind the soil bumps, which needed to be lit before throwing them out. At this time, there was a requirement.
When the soil lumps fall to the ground, the leads must be burned just now. This is a bit difficult. The farthest throws by each soldier is different, which requires a correct estimate of the burning speed of the leads in his hands.
This training lasted for a whole month.
At this time, Li Shouzhen was convinced that they must be preparing for the use of a new weapon, which was thrown and used.
I just don’t know how powerful it is. But once I look at the confidential racking style, I can roughly guess a rough idea.
This made him a little excited. At this time, the soldiers also realized that their unrestless heart had settled down. Although it was a little harder and closed, in addition to their salary, the additional subsidy was several times the salary. More importantly, they were the first users of this new weapon.
But what Li Shouzhen really didn't expect was that experimenting with this new weapon would sometimes be fatal.
After a month of training, they had a roughly accurate estimate of the combustion speed of the leads, and they could basically meet the above requirements. Until this time, they finally saw the kind of thing they had been looking forward to in their hearts for a long time.
An oval clay pot with a tail hanging behind it.
As the leader officer, Li Shouzhen was the first to use this new weapon. He ignited it, counted several numbers silently in his heart, and then threw it out with great force.
The moment the pottery jar landed, the violent explosion, the flash of fire, and the rising smoke shocked everyone, including Li Shouzhen, and looked at the wooden people in front of them as targets like wooden sculptures.
Basically, they are broken or broken.
The masters who came with weapons were very calm. After the explosion, they rushed up and rushed to the explosion place. Some were lying on the ground to check, while others were recording with small notebooks. Even the broken wooden people were taken away like treasures.
From then on, they would bring some such things almost every few days. Of course, the weapons they handed over to them, which they called bomb drops are basically all kinds of tricks.
What made Li Shouzhen most unforgettable was that accident.
In a whole group of eight people, none of them survived in an explosion.
The problem lies in the leads.
One or two months of training made them familiar with the burning speed of the leads. However, the burning speed of the leads that time was several times faster than what they usually used. When several soldiers were still operating at the usual speed, a terrifying explosion occurred.
The bomb drop point where the group is located was almost razed to the ground.
After that incident, Li Shouzhen heard that several craftsmen who made such leads were executed. It is said that they violated the standard manufacturing procedures for making such leads.
This calmed down Li Shouzhen's anger a little. If the craftsmen who made weapons were not serious, they would really kill people on the battlefield.
What Li Shouzhen didn't know was that although several craftsmen were executed, the technology of making this fast lead was preserved.
Since then, Li Shouzhen has developed a habit. Before getting this kind of bomb, he will always test the burning speed of the leads. Even if the person who sent the goods repeatedly guaranteed that there would be no problems, he did not change his habit.
Once you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years.
The pottery bullet sent this time has undergone new changes. The outside is no longer smooth, but is carved into circular patterns, which makes the appearance of this pottery bullet extremely beautiful.
After repeated violent explosions, Li Shouzhen accompanied the masters to the explosion site.
After countless experiments, Li Shouzhen has already gained considerable experience in these things.
"This time, the things are much better!" Looking at the pieces of porcelain embedded in the broken wooden men, looking for their son on the ground for a long time, he looked at the craftsmen with empty hands.
"It's indeed much better!" The master craftsman also seemed very excited." Li Zheng, thank you for your constructive suggestions many times. The bullet made in this way will be broken evenly after the explosion, and will not be blown into powder or simply blown into two or three petals, which greatly reduces the lethality."
"It is my honor to be able to provide a little idea for the masters." Li Shouzhen said humbly.
"Person Li, wait and see us later. Lord Qiu wants to see you." The master craftsman looked at the wooden men and said to Li Shouzhen.
"Mr. Qiu?"
"It is Lord Qiu, the head of the Ming Weapon Research Institute." The master craftsman smiled and said, "You have seen thunder fire and crossbow machines? These are all developed by Lord Qiu. The bombs you are using now are also masterpieces of Lord Qiu."
When he heard that it was the researcher of these things, Li Shouzhen immediately felt awe. An officer who had been on the battlefield knew that sharp weapons would help them. Although the victory of the war did not entirely depend on the degree of their power, it could greatly increase the chance of victory. Whether it was the Thunderbolt Fire or the Crossbow, they had become the most powerful killer weapon in their hands in battle. Now, it seems that this Lord Qiu has created something even more terrifying. As a soldier, of course he understood how powerful he had to use a few of these things almost every day.
"You have been on the battlefield, fought a big battle, and stayed here for several months. Your understanding of the characteristics of bomb drops is not worse than that of us craftsmen. Therefore, Lord Qiu wants to meet you and talk to you in detail and see what suggestions do you have for the use of this weapon? After all, if you think these things are useful, that is a good thing." The craftsman said with a smile.
"Master Qiu is very clear!" Hearing this, Li Shouzhen's favor for this Master Qiu immediately increased a little.
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