Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 259

[Chapter 259 Everything is Ready]

“In time.”

Zhao Xu saw the firing device in Wang Chong’s hand at first glance.

In fact, the firing device of the flintlock is not complicated.

The main difficulty is the spring steel, the spring steel is solved, and the rest is simple.

It is just to find a steel plate and fix the striker, trigger, sear, and chicken head on the steel plate.

Among them, the “chicken head” is a piece of flint, similar to a clamp.

To strike the iron is to strike the iron plate upon which the flint falls.

A sear is something like a hook.

Finally, there is the thirty-degree angled spring steel trigger construction.

The long side of the spring steel has a horizontal iron as a fulcrum in the middle, and the chicken head is connected to the other side, like a seesaw.

Pull the chicken head back, which is equivalent to pressing one end of the seesaw, because there is a sear, the button at the end of the chicken head will be buckled on the sear.

Due to the spring force of the spring steel, when the trigger is pulled and the sear is released, the chicken head will hit the striker forward under the spring force, generating sparks.

The structures of these four components are not complicated. Before he figured out the spring steel, he had already made small parts.

During this time, qualified spring steel has been developed.

Wang Ying glanced at Wang Chong and showed a satisfied smile.

Obviously, King Yan attached great importance to flintlock guns.

So I came to the Military Division when I had time and participated in a lot of it myself.

And it’s not a secret that Xiliang will be attacked.

This will be the first time that the soldiers of the Royal Palace have left Yanzhou to fight, and the challenge is greater than ever.

Therefore, the sooner this flintlock is equipped with the soldiers of the palace, the better.

At this time, Zhao Xu took over the firing device from Wang Chong.

He pulled the head back and pulled the trigger, and the flint from the head hit the striker with a snap, sending sparks flying.

“Not bad, very good.” Zhao Xu was very satisfied, and patted Wang Chong’s shoulder.

Wang Chong had to supervise the students in the school in the morning, and he had to develop the firing device in the afternoon, which was indeed not easy.

But he showed the same persistence as his father.

Drilled in and conquered in time.

With Wang Chong doing this, all the processes of the flintlock gun were cleared up.

He said to Wang Ying, “Let’s start producing flintlock guns now.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Wang Ying responded, and continued, “However, Your Highness, the Division of Military Warfare now wants to make cannons and armor weapons. There is cement, glass, and now with flintlock guns, the manpower is a bit…”

Zhao Xu actually had some concerns about the lack of production capacity of the military department.

If the clan continues to purchase artillery in the future, the production capacity of Bingzhangsi will be even more unsustainable.

Except for Bing Zhansi, the production capacity of the wine, perfume, allicin and other workshops in the palace is not enough.

Now it is necessary to expand.

Zhao Xu had already made preparations for this problem.

The Chengde Square that was burned during the Battle of Beidi Qiushou was the Dasong Industrial Park he planned.

The engineer Zou Rong is in charge of has been building large factories.

After he got the cement out, all the buildings in Chengdefang were constructed of blue bricks and cement, with a layer of white plaster painted on the outside.

It’s just that in addition to architecture, there is another problem, that is, people.

If it was before, he would still struggle with this problem.

But now that a large number of people are brought in from Jinzhou, this problem will be solved.

So he said to Wang Ying: “This matter will be resolved immediately. You first train a few skilled craftsmen and let them be proficient in all the crafts of flintlock gun manufacturing. Once the people are in place, let these craftsmen bring in new ones.”

Hearing that King Yan said that it will be resolved immediately, Wang Ying was immediately relieved.

He is a person who doesn’t like to raise difficulties.

But now the military commander is really burdened too much.

He also talked about the production of flintlock guns, Zhao Xu rewarded Wang Ying and his son and the craftsmen who participated, and then returned to the palace.

Three days later, a decree from Jinling arrived.

Seeing that Zhao Heng agreed with him to send troops in three months, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s not that he is afraid of war, but that he doesn’t want to fight unprepared.

If you want to fight, fight a beautiful war with small losses.

He called Chang Wei and Liu Fu, and he showed them the will again.

“That’s great, so that the lower officials can carefully arrange the food and grass and the people who transport it.” Liu Fu said.

Chang Wei said: “When the general returns, let them intensify their training, so that these new recruits can be useful.”

Zhao Xu is not as familiar with Liu Fu on the issue of logistics.

Just let him schedule.

However, in the training of recruits, preparations must be made immediately.

Because he hoped that a brand new army equipped with flintlock guns and artillery could enter Jinzhou.

First, it can increase the chances of winning, and second, it can also summarize the experience of using firearms on the battlefield.

“This king needs 30,000 recruits to train some special formations, and the rest will remain as usual.” Zhao Xu said.

According to his estimation, within three months, Bing Zhansi can produce up to 30,000 flintlock guns.

“A special formation?” Chang Wei looked puzzled.

Zhao Xu nodded, “All these 30,000 recruits will be transferred to the South Camp, and they will have new firearms.”

“New firearms?” Hearing this, Chang Wei’s puzzled expression suddenly became excited, “Your Highness, don’t you Keep it from the general, let the general know about such a good thing now.”

Zhao Xu smiled, “Originally, this kind of firearm wasn’t so urgent, but now that it’s caught up with the Jinzhou incident, we can only advance it, so I haven’t had time to tell you, and so far, this firearm hasn’t been made yet. ”

Chang Wei nodded, he couldn’t help being curious, “Your Highness, what is this new firearm?”

Liu Fu was not very interested in these, he said: “You are anxious, not your wife.”

“My mother-in-law can’t compare to this new firearm.” Chang Wei stared, and then showed a begging look to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu shook his head helplessly, so he had no choice but to explain the purpose and usage of the flintlock.

“Can…can penetrate the plate armor?” Chang Wei stammered.

Zhao Xu nodded for sure.

Compared with bows and arrows, flintlock guns have no advantage in range.

There is no advantage in accuracy either.

An excellent archer like Xu Lie is capable of piercing Yang with a hundred steps.

However, because the flintlock is smoothbore, the error in flying out is very large.

But why did matchlocks and flintlocks replace bows and arrows?

One very important reason is that arquebus and flintlock guns are powerful.

Secondly, an excellent archer needs at least three years of training.

The flintlock only needs three months of training to get a group of qualified soldiers, and the time to become an army is greatly reduced.

As for the problem of accuracy, the formation of bullet rain through dense formation can also make up for the problem of error.

This is also the origin of the queuing and shooting formation.

Another very important point is that by loading the bayonet on the flintlock.

Soldiers can be used as both archers and spearmen, taking into account the advantages of both arms.

Combined with proper formation, it can be effective against cavalry.

“It’s amazing, it’s really amazing, isn’t this a small cannon?” Chang Wei laughed.

Zhao Xu smiled, it seemed right to say that.

In contemporary Japan in the seventeenth century, they were called matchlock guns but iron cannons.

(end of this chapter)