allonlinenovel Chapter 170 The Bleeding Rockery
Chapter 170 The Bleeding Rockery
The so-called chamber pressure is the pressure generated by the explosion in the barrel.
If the pressure is too great, the barrel will not be able to withstand it, which is the root cause of the barrel bursting.
Facing this "Da Yong Hand-Rubbing" matchlock gun, Lin Yi didn't dare to take action.
"Can you tell me about the testing process?"
To be on the safe side, Lin Yi wanted to tell them the process of their testing first.
Yu Jin and Prince Qing began to tell their
A "bitter" journey.
There were even soldiers who died because their gun barrels were not tight enough, causing the gunpowder to explode and the barrels to explode!
"This should be able to withstand a considerable amount of power."
Prince Qing assured, "This is thickened."
After hearing this, Lin Yi was silent for a while.
"Get something for protection."
"I don't dare move myself."
As Lin Yi spoke, the people around him started to move, holding the muskets in the air and then connecting the triggers with a wire.
The entire gun lay on a bag of grain, with a plate at the back to simulate a shoulder rest.
"The gunpowder ratio is one part nitrate, two parts sulfur, and three parts charcoal."
"Try mixing one and a half liang first."
Only after seeing that all safety measures had been taken did Lin Yi dare to tell the recipe.
Yang Jian and Huang Chang immediately prepared the black gunpowder and started to load it in.
The distant bullets were wrapped in a small cloth and stuffed into the barrel.
The fuse is ready,
"Let's use that tree as the target."
Lin Yi looked at the tree not far away and spoke slowly.
Everything was ready, Yang Jian approached the string and then pulled it.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, the bullet flew out of the gun barrel and directly penetrated the tree ten feet away!
Everyone's eyes were dull and they swallowed.
Huangfu Qingling and Bao Butong did not expect that this thing could be so powerful!
Prince Qing, Yu Jin, Yang Jian and Huang Chang all lamented that the combination they had worked so hard to come up with was not as effective as Lin Yi's seven words!
The tree ten feet away is three feet wide!
Even with the one and a half ounces of gunpowder that Lin Yi mixed, the bullet was still able to penetrate it!
How terrifying is this power?
However, Lin Yi didn't care about the power. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the gun barrel did not explode.
After firing the shot, Lin Yi pulled out the fuse and began to check.
The barrel is a little warm, but overall, no major issues.
"I told you, we thickened the barrel, so the whole gun will be heavier."
Prince Qing reminded.
"Let me try."
Huangfu Qingling thought this thing was very magical, and immediately asked Yang Jian to add more gunpowder. After loading the bullets, he took several steps back.
This time, she was facing the tree, which was a full twenty feet away!
"boom!"
After one shot, the bullet hit the side of the tree, but it still penetrated it!
A range of twenty feet can penetrate a three-foot wide tree, which even a heavy crossbow arrow cannot do!
"Lin Yi, I finally understand why you said the city wall was useless."
Huangfu Qingling had already thought of something bigger from this matchlock gun.
A small bullet already has such power. What if it is enlarged a little bit and hit with an iron ball?
The city wall will be destroyed in an instant!
“The design is not perfect.”
"It's mainly the buttstock that needs to be modified. Just use wood instead."
Lin Yi took the gun and introduced it while looking at Prince Qing.
"Lin Yi, if there is such a good thing, I must try it!"
Bao Bu Tong was also very excited.
Although he was not a soldier, if it weren't for Lin Yi, he would probably never have seen this novel weapon in his life!
As they spoke, Bao Bu Tong, Yang Jian, Huang Chang, and even Prince Qing and Yu Jin tried the musket against each other.
The big tree in the distance has been riddled with holes, which is enough to show how terrifying the power of the musket is!
Outside the Imperial Garden, the imperial guards heard intermittent "bang" sounds, which turned out to be firecrackers being set off inside the Imperial Garden.
After firing a few shots, Lin Yi found some paper and pen and told Prince Qing and Yu Jin how to make the changes.
"If possible, see if you can reduce the thickness of the barrel. Then test it using my previous method."
"Safety first!"
Lin Yi said, pointing to the top of the gun barrel, "It would be better to have a sight, so that the shot won't deviate too much."
"By the way, if possible, you can draw some iron wire inside the barrel."
Although he didn't know whether Prince Qing could fulfill these requirements, it would be even more terrifying if the musket was changed from a smoothbore musket to a rifled musket.
The matchlock gun with rifling will be more accurate and powerful!
"Lin Yi, you should try it too. This is something you developed."
"That's right, Lin Yi, you can also shoot a gun for fun."
After listening to Lin Yi's explanation, everyone wanted Lin Yi to try it himself.
After all, although Lin Yi said so much, he actually hasn't fired the gun himself yet.
"I'm not very good at these either."
"The power is limited."
Lin Yi said as he took the gunpowder and poured it in, then stuffed the bullet into the barrel.
After lighting the fuse, he set it up and pulled the bolt.
Although he was aiming at the tree, he was shaking all over.
Because this gun is too heavy!
After the barrel was thickened, the whole gun became top-heavy, making it difficult for Lin Yi to hold it steady.
Not to mention, when shooting from the shoulder, you have to face this "original" recoil problem!
There's no other way, I have to try firing a shot.
Lin Yi had no choice but to go ahead with it.
He shot with all his might, shoulder-first.
But in the end, he still couldn't control the gun.
"boom!"
There was no smoke coming out of the tree, which meant that Lin Yi didn't hit it.
But...where did the bullet go?
"Ouch, my shoulder..."
Lin Yi rubbed his shoulders. At the moment he fired the gun, he felt that his shoulders were about to separate from his body.
"Where did you shoot that gun?"
This is what they are more concerned about.
Because, if you miss the target and accidentally hurt someone, it would be bad.
It can penetrate a tree at a distance of twenty feet. If it is an empty gun, there is no telling how far it will penetrate!
This kind of musket is top secret, and Huangfu Qingling will not let the eunuchs and palace maids get involved, let alone the imperial guards!
"Lin Yi, take a rest first."
"Xu Chuan, Chen Chong, you just stay here."
Bao Bu Tong said this and began to search in the direction where Lin Yi fired the shot.
After all, we are aiming in that direction, so it won’t be too far off.
With this in mind, Prince Qing and Yu Jin, including Yang Jian and Huang Chang, began to search.
As they searched, they discovered something was wrong.
Lin Yi's shot hit the rockery, this was the last thing they confirmed.
But this rockery is actually bleeding!
After hearing the report, everyone walked to the edge of the rockery.
The hole that Lin Yi punched was clearly visible, but it was bleeding now!
"Pry open the rockery!"
Huangfu Qingling frowned, looking a little angry.
How could a rockery bleed?
There is clearly someone inside!
Under Huangfu Qingling's order, Prince Qing and his men began to take action.
After a while, the rockery collapsed.
A seriously injured man fell to the ground.
"who are you?"
"Where did it come from?"
Huangfu Qingling asked this, but the man replied in a weak voice, "Help... Help!"