Chapter 164 New Weapons (Part 2)

As Liao Shenggong and others expected, Li Jun's next words made them feel very sorry. Li Jun said: "Nitrified glycerin is not enough, there are not enough shells, which is difficult to solve in a short period of time, so we don't have to force it."

The meaning of this sentence is very clear, there is no way. Even the magical Li Jun can do anything, who can do it? Liao Shenggong and others showed disappointment, and Du Dayong and Liao Shenggong shook their heads even more.

However, Xie Jun's next words made their eyes lit up. Li Jun continued: "The steel cannon is more safe than the copper cannon, lighter, more flexible, longer range, and more lethal. If it is idle because there are not enough shells, it would be a pity. Therefore, we must use it no matter what. Nitrol is not necessarily necessary for this shell, and gunpowder is fine."

"Your Majesty, is this okay?" Huang Yongshan said reluctantly: "Your Majesty, if the cannon does not have shells made of nitrified glycerol, its power will be much less."

Li Jun explained to him: "Huang Yongshan, think about it, if we use gunpowder, we can produce many shells, enough shells. With these shells, the cannons can be put into actual combat, and the power of the cannon can be exerted. It can shoot enemies at a longer distance and use them maneuverably and flexibly. Isn't it better than you put them here for decoration?"

Liao Shenggong slapped his hands and said, "Miaomiao, Master, this is really a good idea. Previously, I was determined to nitrify the cannonballs, but I didn't expect this. I was really ashamed."

"You don't have to blame yourself. People want something when they see good things. This is human nature." Li Jun comforted: "It's not that General Liao didn't expect it, but that he didn't think about it."

Du Dayong's originally bright eyes became brighter, and he analyzed from the perspective of a strategist: "If we have hundreds of steel cannons and make these cannons form a special artillery, the court would be like another assault force, which is of great significance."

Li Tingzhi is a person who is accustomed to the army, so he never thought of the benefits. He agreed and added: "What General Du said is that the steel cannons are lighter and easier to transport, that is, they have greater maneuverability and can be used in large depths and detours. It can be imagined that if hundreds or thousands of steel cannons were put into key locations at critical moments, it would have a devastating blow to the Tartars."

Li Jun said to Huang Yongshan: "Did you hear it? They have expressed all the advantages of the cannon."

Huang Yongshan is a technical expert, not a military expert, and is not very good at military strategy. However, Li Tingzhi and the others said so clearly that even the stupidest person should understand. He nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I understand. I will speed up the production of steel cannons immediately."

"You guess how much can I give birth in a month?" Li Jun stared at Huang Yongshan. Liao Shenggong and the others also looked at Huang Yongshan anxiously. It was obvious that what Li Jun asked was exactly what they were thinking.

Huang Yongshan pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to produce steel cannons in large quantities, you must first increase the number of machine tools. Now you can only produce two units per month. Once one has them, you can produce five or six units."

"Hey!" Liao Shenggong, the calm strategist, sighed rarely, very disappointed. Although Li Tingzhi and the others did not sigh like Liao Shenggong, the disappointment on their faces was no less than him.

Li Jun pondered and said, "As long as the number of steel cannons is large enough, it will form a dense firepower network, so we don't need to pay much attention to accuracy. If we reduce accuracy and only pursue the rate of fire, how much can we produce in a month?"

Huang Yongshan rolled his eyes a few times, and probably said after a while: "Back to the emperor, if you don't pay attention to accuracy, you can produce fifteen to twenty corpses a month. This is the number of early stages. If you draw highly skilled workers, you can reach more, reach thirty to forty corpses. After more workers who master the technology increase, you can reach more than fifty corpses."

"Okay, I'll give you half a year, can you create three hundred doors?" Li Jun asked Huang Yongshan.

Huang Yongshan thought for a moment and said, "Yes, you must."

Three hundred steel cannons are equivalent to thousands of copper cannons, with a certain scale and can be put into actual combat. It is quite good. Liao Shenggong and Du Dayong were very excited, especially Du Dayong's eyes shone and said, "If there are three hundred steel cannons, you can form a special artillery."

"You just organize this matter and draw a group of skilled craftsmen from various factories to produce it." Li Jun said to Huang Yongshan: "The court gives you whatever you want. As long as you like, you can draw any person you like. If those manufacturers stop it, tell General Liao that General Liao will invite them to have tea." The court has now sold all military production plants to merchants, and this is a little cautious about the interests of these merchants.

The meaning of this sentence is very clear. If someone dares to interfere, Liao Shenggong will give him a good look. Li Jun can speak, and he clearly said that Liao Shenggong was "drinking tea", and Wen Tianxiang and others looked at each other.

Huang Yongshan, who received the full support of Li Jun, said with full confidence: "Prince, please rest assured, I will do my best."

"Huang Yongshan, you won't just show me the cannons, right? Take out any other good things at the same time and let me see." Li Jun smiled and said, "You Huang Laocai, always hide it."

Du Dayong said to Huang Yongshan: "Master Huang, show the emperor your improved musket, that's a treasure."

"Everyone is there! Arrange the array!" Du Dayong stood in front and ordered the three hundred soldiers holding improved muskets. Thirty soldiers were in a row, each of which was about one meter apart, and they lined up in ten horizontal lines. The first row was squatting, the left leg was bent, the right knee was kneeling on the ground, the eyes were looking straight ahead, and the second row was standing later. The musket in his hand was placed on the right hand and leaned on the ground.

Li Jun looked carefully and saw that the improved muskets were very different from those used by special forces now. The muskets used by special forces were short fire, which was only two feet long, which was easy to carry. The muskets nowadays were more than five feet long, and a slender barrel was fixed to the wooden handle. They could no longer be called muskets, but they should be called muskets.

Huang Yongshan is really amazing. Not only did he build muskets, but he also had as many as 300. This means that the military strength of the Southern Song Dynasty will have a qualitative leap, which is of great significance. Even if Li Jun is extremely calm, he couldn't help but thrill in his heart and blurted out: "Okay, okay, it's so great. Huang Yongshan, you are really amazing. You actually built muskets."

"The emperor has been too rewarded, and this is all the emperor's teachings." Huang Yongshan said hurriedly.

When he was happy, Li Jun had no intention of talking to Huang Yongshan and said to Du Dayong: "How powerful is it? Can it deal with the Mongol cavalry?" If the power of the musket is enough, even if the Mongolian cavalry is fierce and good at fighting, their doomsday will come.

"Go back to the emperor, it's very powerful." Du Dayong replied, ordering: "Prepare! Recharge! Launch!" The soldiers loaded and fired according to his orders. Small balls of smoke rose, and there were endless bangs. Holes appeared on the wooden target twenty meters away in front of them.

This wooden target is half an inch thick, and can shoot such deep holes at such a distance. If it is used to deal with cavalry, it is enough to shoot, even if it is powerful, it will not escape the fate of destruction. Mongolian cavalry has always been a headache. Although artillery can deal with Mongolian cavalry, it is due to the heavy artillery, difficult transportation, insufficient mobility, and limited use. If there is a musket, the problem will be very different. You can fight with it in movement and then annihilate it.

Li Jun was very happy and said, "Okay, okay, so good." It is rare to use a few good words to express his good mood.

Not to mention that Li Jun's happiness is indescribable, even Li Tingzhi and the others had seen the power of muskets for a long time, they were so happy that they could not close their mouths and nodded constantly.

Du Dayong made a gesture, and the first row of soldiers who were squatting immediately left from both sides and ran to the back of the last row to stand firm. The second row immediately knelt down, bent his left leg, knelt on his right knee, raised the musket in his hand, leaned against his right shoulder, aiming at the wooden target.

"Let me go!" Du Dayong issued a brief order.

With his order, a bang sounded, and many holes appeared on the wooden target.

Du Dayi issued orders after order. The soldiers kept firing at the wooden target. After shooting, they retreated to the back and continued to shoot in front. After ten rounds of shooting, all three hundred soldiers shot over.

Li Jun strode to the front of the wooden target, and saw that the wooden targets had big holes and holes all turned into sieves. Li Jun walked back and took a musket from a soldier. The soldier handed Li Jun a paper bullet. Li Jun looked carefully and nodded, "This is a lead bullet, amazing, Huang Yongshan."

"The emperor is too rewarded, and I am ashamed of it." Huang Yongshan hurried and humbly said: "The emperor doesn't know anything. I found that the melting point of this lead is very low and easy to make. Furthermore, lead is heavier than iron, and it is most suitable to make bullets."

"I don't know how many lead bullets are. How can I not know the benefits? It's really a mess! The creations of the ancients are amazing, and no one dares to underestimate them!" Li Jun exclaimed in his heart and said, "Your innovation is amazing." Li Jun put the bullet, put the butt on his shoulder, held the musket straight, and pulled the trigger at the wooden target. With a bang, a big hole appeared on the wooden target.

"It's good, but the recoil is a little stronger, which makes the shoulders hurt a little. If it's ten or twenty times, and dozens of times, it's really uncomfortable." Li Jun commented, looked at the still smoking barrel, and said, "There are still gunpowder residues. Well, there are not many residues. You can fire dozens of times and clean them up again."

Due to the gunpowder itself, there were a lot of residues in the early muskets. It would take a few shots to clean the soldiers for a day. There was not much residue in this musket, mainly because it was made of improved gunpowder.

Huang Yongshan said: "What the emperor said is that in addition to the recoil strength and gunpowder residue, it also cannot be waterproof and cannot be continuously launched. Every time it is launched, it must be reloaded. This is incompetence and cannot be perfect. Please punish the emperor."

"Compared with modern guns, the problem is more than this. It can only be considered as the level in the mid-17th century. At that time, muskets had just been released, and your muskets were similar to this." Li Jun commented in his heart, returned the musket to the soldiers, comforting Huang Yongshan: "It's good to have problems. If there is problems, you will have a goal to strive for. You don't have to blame yourself. It's already amazing to have such achievements now. I believe that you will solve these problems soon."

As Li Jun said, muskets first appeared in the mid-17th century, and now they are only in the 13th century. A difference of about 400 years, it is a miracle that Huang Yongshan was able to create. It is already amazing.

The early musket loading was very troublesome, and it took half a day to fire it, which greatly restricted its use. After each firing, it had to go through twenty-one steps before it could be re-launched. Huang Yongshan made a paper bullet, which was much more convenient and saved many steps. Unlike the muskets used by special forces used to fire it for half a day to fire it again, this is a great improvement compared to the original muskets.

Of course, since the paper media bomb is used, its power will be limited and there are more places to improve. In any case, it is a great thing to be created.

"Thank you, I will solve these problems as soon as possible." Huang Yongshan said with confidence.

"The gun is good, and the soldiers are trained well." Li Jun asked Du Dayong: "General Du, who is the idea of ​​using muskets like this? It's very good and very creative."

Dividing the muskets into different horizontal rows. After the front row is launched, they immediately left from both sides to reloading behind. This is a method used during the occurrence of muskets. This is a method that was implemented after a long period of exploration. Unexpectedly, Du Dayong and the others actually used this method. Du Dayong and the others were really indescribable. They had a very strategic vision and were amazing. Li Junyan was very happy.

"Back to the emperor, this is General Liao and Lord Li's idea." Du Dayong said modestly.

The emergence of a new weapon is important, but more importantly, it must be used well. There are many new weapons in history, and there are no good examples to use. The closest to us, of course, the emergence of tanks is the emergence of tanks. The British have always claimed to be the "hometown of tanks", but they have only invented a new weapon, but have not used this revolutionary weapon well. Tanks have been carried forward in Germany, and German famous general Guderian made the "armor warfare theory", which made tanks a sharp sword in modern warfare.

In fact, the British should ask themselves why? They should remember a saying, "Great weapons require great military theories!"

It is of course a good thing to create a musket, but if there is no good tactical theory to guide its use, the difference between having and not having it will not be too big. Du Dayong, Liao Shenggong and others naturally understand the advantages and disadvantages of it, and they will naturally find ways to study the ways to use it, so that they can use it just now.

Of course, Li Tingzhi, who is both literary and martial, will not stand idly by and will also come up with ideas.

"You General Du, right?" Li Jun smiled and said, "You are so humble. You can speak so well with muskets like this. I won't say anything nice. I've said too much today, and you can't be happy either." Li Jun's words attracted a lot of laughter.

Just as Li Junfang, Liao Shenggong, Du Dayong and Li Tingzhi can have such a vision, and it is not an exaggeration to praise him no matter how much he praises him.

"Your Majesty, I just expressed a little bit of a simple opinion, and there was no contribution." Du Dayong was very modest.

"You don't want to behave yourself! You don't have to be humble anymore." Li Jun patted Du Dayong on the shoulder happily and asked, "How many muskets are there now?"

Liao Shenggong said: "Return to the emperor, there are only three hundred pieces."

"Too few." Li Jun almost blurted out and said, "The more muskets, the better. It is best to equip the entire army. In that case, our Song Dynasty army will be invincible in the world." If millions of Song troops become musket soldiers, it is no need to think about how great it is. No matter how good the Mongolian cavalry is, it is not an opponent.

However, under the current circumstances, this can only be a beautiful dream.

Li Jun asked: "Huang Yongshan, how many muskets can you produce in a month?"

Huang Yongshan estimated it and replied, "Go back to the emperor, there are about 300 branches."

"No, it's too little. I'll give you half a year to produce three thousand pieces. Is it okay?" Li Jun looked at Huang Yongshan and was very expectant, saying, "If it's OK, if it's OK, if it's not OK."

Huang Yongshan thought for a while before saying, "Prince, please rest assured, I will do it."

He is not a person who promises easily, and he must be sure of speaking like this. Li Jun said happily: "I feel relieved with you. Although the three hundred pieces are a little less, it is enough to be used as coaches. General Liao and General Du, you will immediately draw 3,000 elite soldiers from the entire army to receive training. During training, use these three hundred guns. Training first, and wait until the musket is produced before replenishing it."

"I obey the order." Liao Yonggong and Dadu Dayong received the order.

Li Jun continued: "This army is called musketeers. With musketeers of 3,000 people, although the number is a little small, it is enough for Kublai Khan to bear. Musketeers will definitely become another sharp sword of the court. They must equip them with the best war horses, improve their mobility, and then equip them with musketeers, swords and armor."

Guderian's armored warfare theory requires the use of tanks in a concentrated manner, that is, to reach a certain scale, achieve "economic scale" and conduct attacks. Li Jun's intention is very clear in this move, that is, to use musketeers in a concentrated manner. Although there are only 3,000 people, as long as they are used well, invest in key locations at critical times and give decisive blows to the enemy's key troops, the significance is significant.

"The emperor is wise!" Liao Shenggong naturally understood Li Jun's intention and admired him very much.

Li Jun asked, "Oh, by the way, how are the bicycles produced? Is it enough for 100,000 taels?"

"When you come back to the emperor, there are only nearly 15,000 vehicles available now." Liao Shenggong replied on behalf of Huang Yongshan.

Li Jun said in thought: "Ten 5,000 vehicles, a little less. There should be 20,000 vehicles in half a year. We will form a special infantry with tens of thousands of people."

"With special infantry, the imperial court has another sharp blade besides Xuanjia Cavalry, Jie Jin cavalry, special forces, special artillery, and musketeers, and the Tartars have to suffer." Li Tingzhi said confidently.
Chapter completed!