Chapter 220: Firearms Beyond Lu Chen's Expectations

There are three types of artillery made by Mo Xing and his team. One is a red cannon with wheels, one is a mortar, and the other is not a cannon. It is only the size of a rifle and looks more like a rifle.

The red cannon is very similar to Lu Chen's 122mm howitzer. Although it is not as big as a howitzer and its structure is not complicated, it can be seen from the cylindrical shells that this red cannon is not the red cannon on his drawings.

Lu Chen stroked the muzzle and looked at it carefully. This cannon is three meters long and should fire shells of about 75mm.

Then he lifted the wheel of the cannon and lifted it up with one hand. He estimated the weight, which was about three or four hundred kilograms.

The outer wall of this heavy cannon is relatively rough and the barrel is relatively thick. At first glance, it is because the material strength is not enough, so the barrel is deliberately thickened.

In the Northland without any industrial foundation, it is very difficult to manufacture such a cannon. Lu Chen does not dislike the ugly appearance of this cannon at all.

He squatted down and looked at the shell loading port again. As a result, he found that the firing principle of this artillery was similar to that of his 122mm howitzer. Both of them triggered the primer of the shell to ignite the fuel inside the shell and launch the shell.

This...

Is it a bit too advanced?

He just wanted to make a red-coated cannon.

The traditional red-coated cannon used fire to ignite the fuse and then launch the shell.

The heavy artillery made by Mo Xing and his team can basically be said to be a replica of the howitzer.

It can be seen that Mo Xing and his craftsmen have basically figured out the firing principle of the howitzer.

Lu Chen couldn't help thinking, who said that ancient people were stupid? If they were given a howitzer, they could make a smaller version. This is smarter than some modern people.

If he was given the same number of people, he would definitely not be able to make a similar artillery.

Of course, the appearance is similar, but the key is to be able to launch.

Then Lu Chen picked up a shell from the side, and he found that this shell also looked very much like a smaller version of the 122mm howitzer shell.

Then, Lu Chen loaded the shells, and then personally operated the cannon in front of him to fire at the distance.

With a loud "bang", the shells were fired, and the flying shells soon made a "bang" explosion in the distance.

Because of the gunpowder, the power of the explosion is far less than that of the 122mm howitzer, but this heavy artillery is basically enough in this martial arts world.

As long as the opponent does not have a grandmaster warrior, with this heavy artillery, the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom can basically crush the armies of all dynasties, even the grandmasters are useless.

After trying the first improved version of the red cannon, Lu Chen looked at the second mortar.

The basic principle of the mortar is the same as that of the heavy artillery, using gravity to drop the shells, and then letting the primer hit the firing pin in the barrel.

At this time, Lu Chen was very excited. He didn't expect that he just took a howitzer to Mo Xing and his team to disassemble. Mo Xing and his team not only made an improved version of the red cannon, but also invented a mortar that is easy to carry.

Lu Chen had never taught Mo Xing and his friends to make mortars.

Lu Chen did not test the mortar. He just took a look at the mortar shells, and then his eyes fell on the so-called "small cannon" made by Mo Xing and his friends.

The so-called small cannon made by Mo Xing and his friends was a rifle in Lu Chen's eyes, except that it fired steel balls, had a separate primer, and could only fire one bullet at a time.

However, this was only the first version of the musket, so it was normal that it was not easy to use. Moreover, this world did not have a complete industrial foundation at present, and it was already very good to be able to make such a simple musket.

Although the musket is not very easy to use at present, compared with those muskets that still need to be manually loaded with gunpowder, the muskets made by Mo Xing and his friends are obviously much easier to use. The gunpowder they made was placed in a container, and there was no need to manually load the gunpowder, which made it very convenient to carry. The most important thing was that the gunpowder was not easily affected by moisture.

Lu Chen picked up the "small cannon", loaded the bullets and primers, and then tested the musket himself.

Bang!

As the gunshot sounded, the steel ball was pushed out by the explosive gunpowder, and the next moment, the steel ball directly hit the tree trunk dozens of meters away.

The power is pretty good.

If it can be improved further and the steel ball is changed into a pointed cone bullet, the power can be further improved.

After testing the musket, Lu Chen turned his head and pointed to the improved version of the red cannon and mortar and said to Mo Xing: "Next, we will mass-produce these two types of cannons, at least 300 of each."

Mo Xing said: "Prince, do you want to make the small cannon?"

The small cannon that Mo Xing mentioned naturally refers to the musket. The musket was figured out by Mo Xing. He also made it based on the firing principle of the howitzer. He thought that the shells were too heavy and far less convenient to carry than the small cannon. Moreover, if the small cannon was used on the battlefield, their soldiers would not need to carry so many arrows in the future.

Hearing Mo Xing's question, Lu Chen pondered for a moment. Although this was still the first version of the musket and was not easy to use, their muskets would definitely become more and more advanced in the future, and the soldiers had to adapt to the muskets in advance.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen said: "Let's make 1,000 small cannons first. By the way, from now on, this small cannon will be renamed. Don't call it a small cannon, call it a musket."

When Mo Xing heard Lu Chen say that he wanted to make a small cannon and specially changed the name of the small cannon, he was very happy and immediately said, "Okay, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Lu Chen looked at the musket and asked, "By the way, who designed this musket?"

Mo Xing said, "Your Majesty, it was designed by me."

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Then from now on, the name of this musket will be Mo Xing musket according to your order."

Mo Xing said excitedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Being able to name the weapon after himself, Mo Xing immediately felt that he was valued by Lu Chen. It was such a great honor to be valued by the son of destiny.

Lu Chen continued, "Although the first version of the musket can be used, it is still not convenient enough. I hope you can improve it and make a better Mo Xing musket."

Mo Xing said excitedly, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely not let you down!"

Lu Chen took another look at the improved red cannon and mortar, and then said, "In the future, this heavy artillery will be called the Vulcan Cannon, and the second mortar will be called the Wind and Thunder Cannon."

At this point, Lu Chen turned around and said, "Let's test it here today. Next, you will hurry up to manufacture it. I will equip these weapons in the army within a year."

"Commander Qin, take me to see the place where the artillery is cast."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please follow me." Qin Yushan then led the way and took Lu Chen to inspect the entire military factory.

When Lu Chen returned to the palace after inspecting the military factory, it was already dark.

Lu Chen was very happy today. The firearms have been formed. Next, he just needs to wait for these weapons to be manufactured on a large scale.

With these firearms in service and the reform of the army, the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom will certainly have a very strong fighting power in the future. By then, there may be no dynasty in this world that can defeat the Northern Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen was in high spirits and full of expectations for the future.

In the next few months, the new city began to be built. Lu Chen was very busy every day. He was either handling government affairs in the study or supervising the construction of the new city. Occasionally, he would go to the military factory to check the manufacturing process of firearms.

The stomachs of Lu Chen's three wives and concubines were getting bigger day by day. In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Mu Zixuan was about to give birth.