Chapter 1696 Refuse to Compromise
"My nephew, the bayonet combines a fire blunderbuss and a cold weapon. It is indeed extraordinary. However, I don't understand why my nephew designed the bayonet in such a weird shape. It looks like a thick awl with grooves. It can only be used for stabbing, and is not suitable for chopping, lifting, cutting, etc. Can't the bayonet be made into a knife shape?" Wei Guogong played with it for a while. He knew how to bayonet and asked with some doubts.
"Uncle, there are two reasons why the bayonet is made like this. One is the reality. The bayonet that comes with the fire gun is relatively slender, and the requirements for steel are relatively high. With today's smelting iron material, The shape of the knife is soft and brittle. If you try to cut it with a Japanese sword a few times, the bayonet will break. The shape of this thick cone is strong enough to withstand fierce cuts with a Japanese sword without being damaged. "Zhu. Ping An smiled slightly, cupped his hands and replied.
After Zhu Pingan proposed the idea of bayonets at the beginning, the bayonets forged by the equipment camp were all knife-shaped.
However, due to the limited iron smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty, even if it was tempered, the strength of the steel was not enough and there were many impurities. The resulting bayonet was soft and brittle. I tested it with a Japanese knife and cut it a few times. It broke.
Zhu Ping'an is not a science student and has almost zero knowledge about steelmaking. He doesn't know how to improve steelmaking level, doesn't know how to remove carbon and other magazines, and even doesn't know how to do local steelmaking, so he can only scratch his head.
During the stalemate, Zhu Ping'an thought of the famous 56-style three-edged bayonet. He thought that the structure of the three-edged bayonet was stronger and more brutal than other bayonets, and the production process was relatively simple. It can be done with today's technology.
So, Zhu Pingan drew a simple diagram, introduced it with gestures, and asked the equipment battalion to try to make two three-edged military spurs.
In the end, there is a difference between the three-edged spurs made by the equipment battalion and the five- and six-type three-edged spurs in Zhu Pingan’s memory. The three-edged bayonets made by the equipment battalion are not so protruding and have three deep sides. The blood groove is not that rounded, and is relatively rough.
There is nothing that can be done about it. Let the craftsmen of the equipment camp knock out the three-sided military thorns by hand. It is estimated that they will not be able to vomit blood, and they can only do this.
However, after testing the bayonet after it was made, Zhu Ping'an was still very satisfied. The bayonet made by the equipment battalion was strong enough. After being installed on the musket, it could withstand constant slashing with Japanese and Japanese soldiers.
"You two try the bayonet."
Wei Guogong threw the installed bayonet to Zhang Bao, pointed at Wei Liangyi, and ordered them.
Wei Guogong had long noticed Wei Liangyi and Zhang Bao's little tricks of poking and whispering, so he deliberately singled them out and asked them to test the hardness of the bayonet.
Wei Guogong still believed in Zhu Pingan. Zhu Pingan said that the bayonet was strong, so it must be strong.
Zhang Bao raised his bayonet at an angle, and Wei Liangyi pulled out his sword. The two of them slashed at each other with all their strength, bang bang, bang, bang, sparks...
After seven or eight such fierce blows, Duke Guo of Wei stopped them and checked the bayonets and waist knives.
After a fierce attack, marks were left on the bayonet, and as for the waist knife, the blade had already been chipped.
"Well, yes, the bayonet is indeed very strong." Wei Guogong nodded with satisfaction and motioned for Zhu Pingan to continue.
So, Zhu Pingan went on to say: "Second, power. The reason why these three blood grooves are opened is to prevent the bayonet from tightening the muscles and causing blood to stick to the body after the bayonet penetrates the body. It is difficult to pull out. With three blood grooves, the bayonet can be easily pulled out after being inserted. The wound will bleed more and be more difficult to treat; secondly, it can reduce the weight of the bayonet and make the bayonet stronger. "< br>
"As the saying goes, a sight is worth a hundred words, and it happens to be almost dinner time. Today, we will kill a pig and give the soldiers a meal. I also ask the Governor and your lords not to dislike it and try the big pot of rice in our camp."
Zhu Ping'an said, he brought a fat pig, casually lit a soldier, and ordered him to kill the pig on the spot with a musket equipped with a bayonet.
“Kill!”
The soldier took a deep breath, held the bayonet in hand, shouted, aimed at the belly of the fat pig, and stabbed forward with all his strength.
Under the gaze of everyone, the bayonet in the soldier's hand pierced the big fat body without much effort.
Then once you pull it out, it comes out easily.
The moment it was pulled out, the pig's blood "sizzled" out along the three blood grooves, like a fountain.
The fat pig was stabbed in the stomach with a bayonet. It was not the heart, brain or other vital organs. He did not die on the spot. He howled in pain and ran wildly on the school grounds. While running wildly, blood spurted out
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However, the seemingly lively fat pig died of blood loss within a few minutes. Fat pigs are like this. It is conceivable that if a Japanese pirate eats such a bayonet, even if it does not hit the Japanese pirate's vital part, the Japanese pirate will still bleed to death.
"Well, the power is indeed impressive." Wei Guogong and others couldn't help but nodded.
After the fat pig died, the people from the Huotou military camp skillfully pulled the fat pig down, disembowelled it, and went to prepare a meal.
"Zihou, although the fire gun is equipped with a bayonet, it can still fight when facing the enemy. However, the bayonet of your Zhejiang army has a single function and is not suitable for chopping, lifting, cutting, and fighting. Get up, it's still not as good as a cold weapon . You can increase the proportion of firearms appropriately, but the idea of relying so heavily on firearms is still open to discussion."
Zhang Jing said to Zhu Pingan, and from the bottom of his heart he still disagreed with Zhu Pingan's tactical attitude of relying so heavily on firearms.
"Thank you, Lord Governor, for your advice. However, I still think that firearms deserve development." Zhu Ping'an insisted, handing over his hand.
"You..." Zhang Jing couldn't help but shook his head and looked at Zhu Ping'an with some hatred for iron. "Originally, considering that you defended the city several times in Jingnan against the Japanese and the last time they suppressed the harassment, In response to the merits and self-care of the Japanese pirates, I also want to allocate a group of guest troops to your command to give you more opportunities to display your strategies. After today's inspection, I found that you are worthy of praise for setting up camp and running the army, and you are enough to take on more people. However, you rely so much on firearms, whether it is weapons, equipment or battle formations, while the guest army relies heavily on cold weapons, and their fighting methods and tactics are completely different. On the contrary, it also makes me worry about assigning guest troops to your command.”
Is there a chance to command more soldiers?!
Zhu Ping'an was stunned for a moment, and a thought suddenly came into his mind, but he quickly shook his head, did not compromise, and chose to stick to his point of view, "I am ashamed to say that I have I live up to the high expectations of the Governor. "
Although the wolf soldiers are stronger than the guards, they still shake their heads without hesitation when they think of the modern history of humiliation that started with the Opium War.
Zhu Pingan did not want to compromise and change his attitude towards firearms.
Zhu Pingan understands better than anyone else in this era that firearms are the future! Firearms are the master of war!
Zhu Ping'an is going to be a butterfly of this era, and flap his wings hard again and again, so that everyone in this era can see the future of firearms, accelerate the development of firearms, accelerate the transformation of tactics, and realize the transformation from cold weapons to hot weapons. leap.
Catch up with, or even surpass, the trend of firearms development in the world.
Don't be superstitious about the tradition of "the bow and horse can rule the world", and don't let the tragedy of modern China being backward and beaten happen again.
This is the most important thing. (End of this chapter)