Chapter 322 (1/2)

Thump, thump

On the shooting range outside Nancheng, according to the command, teams of soldiers fired round by round at the wooden target in front, and then loaded quickly.

With the new suifa gun, skilled soldiers can fire three times a minute and ordinary soldiers can do two times. With the three-stage shooting, they can barely achieve uninterrupted firepower.

The key is that the barrel of the new fire gun should be longer and thicker. It can pierce an inch thick board within 80 steps, which has great lethality.

The weight and length of the gun increased, and the barrel reached two and a half meters after inserting the dagger.

In the past, the people carrying guns were teenagers, so they were destined not to be too heavy and too long. Now the soldiers of the four independent battalions are boys of eighteen or nine years old. All the teenagers of sixteen or seventeen years old have transformed into officers and don't need to carry guns anymore.

The only regret is that although the output of fire guns has doubled, there are still only more than 10000 rods. Each battalion can only equip 2000 rods for training first. As for the eliminated bird guns, they are all returned to the furnace for re refining.

Because the life of some barrels had reached the limit, there were dozens of blasting incidents in the last war, which was why Qin Huan didn't roar south.

In ancient times, the loss of weapons was very serious. The fire gun was good. The sword, gun and armor might have to be replaced after a big war. This is also the reason why the literati of all dynasties resisted the war.

The consumption is too big. In addition, all dynasties are external saints and internal kings, so whether they win or lose is a big loss.

Take the three great expeditions of Wanli as an example. It seems that it has won, but it has lost a lot. Even the demise of the Ming Dynasty has some reasons for the three major expeditions.

”Bring me a fire gun and I'll try it.”

Qin Huan turned for a while and was eager to try, so he said hello.

There is no sour Confucian society here to persuade King Qin to pay attention to safety. A gentleman doesn't set up a dangerous wall. A school captain immediately handed over a fire gun.

Qin Huan took the fire gun, quickly loaded and fired two shots, then inserted a short sword and stabbed the scarecrow several times. As a result, a burst of virtual sweat came out on his forehead.

”It's a little heavy, but the dagger is very strong when inserted into the barrel.”

King Qin wiped his sweat and threw the gun to the school captain, gasping slightly.

Originally, he planned to let the Tiangong Institute develop a mechanism that can install the bayonet next to the muzzle to facilitate disassembly. Now it seems that it is not necessary.

First, although the fire gun soldiers are still equipped with short swords, they will not fight hand to hand unless they have to. In the past, the firing speed was too slow and the range was too close, so they had to hit a round of volley and rush with bayonets.

Second, with the craft of this era, even if you beat the drum again, I'm afraid it won't be too strong. It's better to insert it into the barrel of the gun, which is convenient and strong than fighting for the bayonet to fall off at that time.

The only drawback is that it can't be pulled out, but everyone continues to be equipped with a small hammer.

”Continue training and don't slack off. A month later, the fourth battalion will have a big competition. Ben Wang will be rewarded for winning.”

”Yes!”

When they heard of the competition, the school captains looked at each other and burst out a thick fire in their eyes.

Qin Huan nodded with satisfaction, left the school and returned to the city. After all, he hadn't gone back for several days.

Because it was a three-stage shooting, Qin Huan also adjusted the corresponding establishment from the original five levels of Wu, Shi, Bai, team and battalion to five levels of Wu, Shi, sentry, team, flag and battalion.