"General, the Yulin Guards beheaded ninety-eight Tatars, captured forty-eight intact war horses, and our army had no casualties!"

Just when Li Chengliang was still shocked that the Yulin Guards had dealt with the Tatars so quickly, Li Zunzu came back with nearly a hundred Tatar heads in hand.

Ordered.

"It's okay, but there are just so many Tatars, why do you shoot people first and shoot horses? What a waste!"

Hearing that Li Zunzu actually killed half of the horses, Wang Bing couldn't help but feel a little painful.

"Isn't this just to win, hey hey hey hey!"

Hearing Wang Bing's complaint, Li Zunzu couldn't help but smile, turned around and looked at Li Chengliang in disbelief.

"You kid, you are just relying on the power of firearms, but you dare to show off in front of me? Believe it or not, I will whip you!"

Seeing Li Zunzu's proud look, although Li Chengliang, the grandfather, shouted fiercely, he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

"Show me your blunderbuss!"

In the end, Li Chengliang, who had been doubtful for a long time, extended his hand to Li Zunzu.

"The third child?"

"Show it to Mr. Li!"

Seeing Li Zunzu's questioning look, Wang Bing nodded slightly.

"Uncle Guo, this..."

Seeing Li Zunzu's reaction, Li Chengliang realized that his actions were a bit abrupt.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. They are all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Why not show it to General Li? Maybe in a few years, our Ming army will be equipped with this kind of blunderbuss."

Seeing that Li Chengliang wanted to watch but was embarrassed to accept it, Wang Bing smiled slightly and generously motioned to Li Chengliang to watch as he pleased.

In fact, except for the fact that the trigger has been replaced by a flintlock device, the bird blunderbuss currently equipped by the Habayashi Guards is actually no different from the matchlock bird blunderbuss commonly equipped by the Ming army.

Of course, the flintlock rifled muskets used by Wang Bing himself and the "female instructor" are another matter. This is also the reason why Wang Bing did not show his muskets to Li Chengliang.

…

"Except for the firing mechanism, this seems to be no different from other bird guns? Why is the range and firing speed increased so much?" Holding the flintlock bird gun in Li Zunzu's hand and the matchlock bird gun in the Selected Front Army

After making comparisons, Li Chengliang couldn't help but become more confused.

"Li Zunzu, fire some guns and show them to General Li, haha!"

Seeing the confused look on Li Chengliang's face, Wang Bing did not intend to hide it from him, so he directly asked Li Zunzu to take out a few paper-wrapped bullets and demonstrate them to Li Chengliang on the spot.

"Bah! Bah! Bah! Bah!"

In just a minute or so, under Li Zunzu's skillful operation, he fired four shots in a row. This speed stunned the soldier next to him who was originally preparing to compete with a matchlock gun.

This is special. Even if he tried his best, he could only fire two guns in such a short period of time. But looking at Li Zunzu's posture, he seemed to still have some energy left.

"I didn't expect that just by wrapping gunpowder and projectiles together, I could increase the firing speed so much. It's really..."

I have to say that sometimes many things are just separated by a layer of window paper. Only after you pierce it do you realize that seemingly difficult things are actually so simple.

So when Li Chengliang saw the paper-wrapped bullets that Li Zunzu took out, he immediately understood why the Yulin Guards Bird Gun fired so fast.

However, this only solved his doubts about the firing speed of the Yulin Guards. Li Chengliang was still puzzled about the secret of the Yulin Guards that far exceeded the range of matchlock muskets.

"Haha, General Li, take a closer look at this ammunition!"

Seeing Li Chengliang's still confused expression, Wang Bing, who knew it well, reminded Li Chengliang again in an "empathetic" way.

"What kind of gunpowder is this?"

Li Chengliang picked up a handful of gunpowder that was completely different from black gunpowder from a torn paper-wrapped bullet. After looking carefully for a long time, Li Chengliang couldn't figure out the reason, so he had to turn his eyes to Wang Bing again.

"Haha, this is a new gunpowder specially produced by the Gun Bureau for the Habayashi Guards. Using this gunpowder, the range and power of the blunderbuss can be greatly increased."

Regarding the power of brown gunpowder, Wang Bing did not hide anything from Li Chengliang.

"I see!"

Seeing that this is a new type of bird gun that can be fired without a match rope, and it is a specially prepared new type of gunpowder, Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, can't help but feel excited. "Uncle Guo, I wonder if this new type of bird gun and gunpowder can...

"

In the end, Li Chengliang, who was hooked, couldn't help but ask Wang Bing about the new gun and gunpowder.

'This old fox finally bit the bait!'

Upon hearing Li Chengliang's inquiry, Wang Bing couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief.

It turns out that the reason why Wang Bing was so enthusiastic before, showing off blunderbuss and demonstrating new gunpowder to Li Chengliang, was just to wait for Li Chengliang's words.

"Alas, General Li doesn't know that this gunpowder is slightly better. Although it is troublesome to prepare, in addition to being used by the Yulin Guards, it can also save some money. But this gun, due to the lack of good iron and steel,

The output of the Weapon Bureau has been unable to increase. In addition, now that the Habayashi Guards are about to expand their army, there is an even greater shortage of good iron and steel!"

At this time, Wang Bing also began to slowly show his fangs. There was no way, Liaodong was one of the largest steel producing areas in the Ming Dynasty. If I didn't take the opportunity to bite it, I would be really sorry for myself.

In fact, when it comes to the production of blunderbuss, the most important thing is the production of blunderbuss tubes. The reason why the production of blunderbuss tubes is difficult, in addition to the technical reasons of drilling, is also due to the poor quality of steel.

As far as Wang Bing knows, after ten pounds of crude iron is forged, only three pounds of refined iron can be produced for making gun tubes. And the so-called refined iron is simply steel. It's just that this steel has been processed by craftsmen.

It's just hammered out.

So after knowing the material making process of the blunderbuss tube, Wang Bing has actually been thinking about whether he can directly refine qualified steel, or even directly make a rough blank of the blunderbuss tube by pouring, so as to improve the quality of the blunderbuss tube.

Production volume of gun tubes.

However, this idea has never been implemented due to the lack of stable and sufficient sources of iron.

But just a few days ago, Wang Bing accidentally learned about the developed iron smelting industry in Liaodong from Shuerhaqi, and then he set his sights on Li Chengliang.

"Uncle Guo, you are really..."

After glancing at Wang Bing who had a 'embarrassed' look on his face, Li Chengliang couldn't help but said with a helpless smile.
Chapter completed!