Traveling through the Legend of the Condor Heroes: I, Yang Kang, Have Nine Yang

Chapter 266 Letter from Shandong (6)

However, it is not possible to develop the navy now, but it is still possible to develop things like gunpowder!

Gunpowder is a mixture that burns and explodes. The method of making gunpowder was discovered as early as the Tang Dynasty in China.

According to historical records, people in the Tang Dynasty used materials such as saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur to make gunpowder, which was used to make fireworks and salutes.

With the passage of time, the production and application of gunpowder gradually developed. In the Song Dynasty, the production method of gunpowder was improved and perfected. Gunpowder became an important military weapon and was used to make muskets and rockets.

In front of Yang Kang, there was also a musket that Jiang Sheng had stolen. It looked a bit dilapidated, and the paint on it had long since peeled off, revealing mottled reddish-brown traces.

The barrel is particularly slender, and the butt is cylindrical with a groove at the top.

Yang Kang took the iron drill on the side and lightly poked the muzzle of the gun, bursts of flames burst out immediately.

Naturally, Yang Kang didn't have a deep understanding of the firearms of later generations, and it would be difficult to improve them to the level of modern times.

Even so, he also knew that China invented gunpowder and muskets many years earlier than the West, but they were later caught up by the West. What restricted the development of musket technology was the forging of gun barrels, especially the iron and steel used to make gun barrels.

If the quality of the barrel of a musket is not up to standard, it is very easy to cause the chamber to explode, which is an extremely dangerous thing.

At the same time, it also limits the shooting distance and shooting frequency, so even though its power is stronger than the crossbow, but the range and radio frequency are not as good as the crossbow, it has been unable to eliminate the crossbow.

To improve the quality of the gun barrel, it is necessary to improve the iron and steel forging technology. In this regard, Yang Kang still has some understanding. In this regard, he chose the blast furnace smelting technology.

This technology is the use of blast furnace smelting technology to produce iron ore in the West in the 18th century. The most important development is the use of coke as a reducing agent.This technique results in iron produced with lower levels of impurities, improving the quality of subsequent forged steel.

The blast furnace is a huge masonry structure in the shape of a cylinder.It usually consists of a furnace hearth, a furnace body, a furnace cap and a furnace bottom.The furnace hearth is located at the bottom of the furnace body and is used to collect and discharge slag.

The furnace body is the main smelting area, which contains the storage area for ore, coke and limestone.The furnace cap is located on the top of the furnace body and is used for exhaust gas and dust collection.The furnace floor is the area below the furnace body where molten iron is collected and drained.

These, in fact, only came to him when he encountered them when he was doing a problem in high school, and he can only be really thankful that he can barely remember them, and they come in handy.

After that, you only need to prepare the raw materials to start smelting.

Of course, the production of muskets is not what Yang Kang thinks is the most important. After all, it is impossible for Yang Kang to give it a cross-generational improvement, and since he obtained "Wu Mu's Suicide Note", field battles are not extremely difficult in his opinion. The hard part is siege.

Although I have a large number of martial arts masters under my command, if I want to attack a city with steep terrain and tall walls, it will undoubtedly be very difficult if there is no internal response to choose a strong attack. Leaving aside the losses of the strong attack, the delay in time alone is extremely easy Delay fighter.

Even if I and others can use night attacks, it is extremely difficult to train a martial arts master of this level, and losing one at random is enough to make people feel distressed.

In particular, I can't guarantee whether there are masters hidden among the enemies, and I am ready to sit on the sidelines at any time.

And although I have high martial arts skills, I can't take the lead every time I attack a city, and win the city first, right?

Although it is easy to make people excited, it is also easy to be targeted.

The solution Yang Kang really thought of was to use artillery to attack the city!
Many people know that the Mongols cut melons and cut vegetables all the way during their western expedition, but are those Westerners really that good?Even if they lose to Mongolia in the field battle, if they stick to the castles, the Mongols will have to delay for a long time.

This is also one of the reasons why it took decades for Mongolia to destroy the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty.

The reason why the Mongols were so fierce during the Western Expedition was that apart from the proper tactics of the Mongols, the real strength was that they learned from the Han and used artillery, which made them invincible in the field, and they were invincible in attacking cities and villages!

In addition to the siege, the artillery can also be loaded on the ship. This is an important project for the navy that he has not yet begun to develop. With these, he will always be better than the opponent in future sea battles.

And Yang Kang's forged steel technology can be used not only on the gun barrel, but also on the gun barrel, which will greatly improve the range of Mingjiao's future artillery. Even if the artillery technology of various countries has begun to develop at this time, the range will definitely not It will be better than Mingjiao artillery, and can only be beaten passively.

After all, truth is within the range of a cannon.

After all, even a martial arts master of Yang Kang's level can still resist muskets, but if he can't run away from artillery, then don't run away, he can't stop it at all!

Of course, these only increased the range and power, but the accuracy could not be guaranteed. At the same time, in such a corner of Jiaxing, Yang Kang could not try out in the wild.

After all, the movement of the artillery was not small, and the surrounding officials who had received a lot of bribes from him would never dare not to report it. This can only be done after considering the occupation of Yizhou Island.

As for shooting accuracy, Yang Kang wasn't worried either.

He has already begun to manufacture glass on a large scale, and glass can also be used as a mirror in addition to being used as an ornament.

Previously, Yang Kang's glass workshop had already begun to manufacture short-sighted glasses and presbyopic glasses. For those literati and the elderly, it was really a long drought and rain, and they did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy them.

In addition to these functions, Yang Kang can naturally make telescopes, after all, the principle is not complicated.

Binoculars are of great help when sailing.In the process of sailing, it is a very important knowledge to constantly observe the wind direction, wind speed, wind direction changes and ocean fluctuations, so as to judge the route and avoid getting lost.

In combat, it can also play a role in reconnaissance of the battle situation and understanding the enemy's situation, so that they can predict the enemy's opportunities first, and fight more calmly.

Even, a small telescope can be installed on the barrel of each gun for calibration, but considering the range of the current guns, this is too extravagant-it is an overkill and a sledgehammer.

However, it is obviously sufficient to assist artillery targeting.

While Yang Kang was busy with the development of gunpowder, Yang Miaozhen from Shandong finally wrote again.

Yang Kang took the letter from Jiang Sheng, an excellent messenger tool man with light skills, and after checking it, Yang Kang had to postpone these tasks for a while.

The content of this time is also very important, Yang Kang has to urgently hold a high-level meeting of Mingjiao, and he has to travel far again.

(End of this chapter)