After hearing Bi Maokang's words, Zhu Youxiao immediately became interested.

Rockets have always been something that Zhu Youxiao valued, but they have not had any effect for such a long time, which made Zhu Youxiao a little disappointed.

I didn't expect that Bi Maokang had such a magic weapon hidden this time.

In China, the most famous rocket is the Fire Dragon Emerging from Water, but it has never been used well on land.

However, on the world battlefield, rockets have never been eliminated. The most famous rocket is the Congreve rocket.

The gunpowder-propelled rockets of the Song Dynasty were introduced to India around the Yuan or Ming Dynasty and were soon imitated and improved by the Indians.

When Britain, France and other countries invaded India, they were hit hard by Congreve's rockets. They learned about this type of rocket and made improvements.

In an era when artillery was bulky and difficult to carry, rockets played a very important role and were even called the soul of artillery without a gun body.

Rockets were used in both the Anglo-French War and the Opium War, but as artillery became increasingly lightweight and powerful, rockets gradually faded from the battlefield.

However, rockets did not completely withdraw from the war stage. After long-term development, missiles were born based on rockets.

There is no one in later generations who does not know about missiles, the real weapon of a great power - Dongfeng Express.

Although those missiles are not possible now, we can still develop rockets. After all, the Ming Dynasty has the technical foundation, and rockets are not technically difficult, so it won't be too difficult to develop them.

The only requirement is to add a triangular tail fin so that the rocket can maintain its direction while rotating in the air, so that it does not fly around randomly and can accurately hit the target.

There may be some deviations, but this thing itself is a coverage-type lethal weapon, so a little accuracy is not a big problem.

Now that Bi Maokang said it had been produced, how could Zhu Youxiao not be happy?

"Take me to see it quickly!" Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Maokang and said in a somewhat anxious tone.

Before the artillery could meet Zhu Youxiao's expectations, the rocket was the best alternative. Whether it was for long-range attacks or for defending a city, it was a very powerful weapon.

Zhu Youxiao could hardly bear it anymore.

Seeing His Majesty so happy, Bi Maokang felt even happier.

As expected, his majesty really likes this thing. It's worth his long time working on it day and night.

So Bi Maokang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please come this way."

A group of people quickly walked to the shooting range next to them.

There are five rockets of various sizes parked here, all placed on a triangular rack and arranged neatly.

It was obvious that Bi Maokang was well prepared.

Looking at the big guy in front of him, Zhu Youxiao smiled, nodded, and said, "Introduce him."

Bi Maokang nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. We have produced a total of five rockets, increasing in size from left to right."

"The one on the left is the smallest, weighing only five pounds. Once ignited, it has a range of fifty meters. The rocket body is made of iron, so when it explodes, it will produce great power, and the fragments will also cause great damage."

"Besides that, there are 15 jin, 25 jin, 35 jin, and the largest 50 jin. The longest range of these can reach 300 zhang, and their power is extraordinary."

There was inevitably a hint of pride in Bi Maokang's tone.

They had put so much effort into making these rockets that they naturally had to explain them in detail. This was also their contribution, and their future promotions depended on it.

"At the tail of the rocket, as Your Majesty instructed, a triangular tail fin has been added. This will stabilize the rocket after launch and prevent it from deviating from its direction during rotation, thus maximizing the ability to lock onto the target and minimizing the margin of error."

"We conducted many experiments in this regard and found the most suitable angle and tail fins that best suit the size of the rocket. Only after doing all this did we achieve what we have today."

In this regard, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were not lagging behind. After all, rockets had been manufactured on Chinese soil, and coupled with the principle of the bow and arrow tail fins, it was not too difficult to manufacture them.

The main problems were concepts and materials. Zhu Youxiao had already told them the concepts, and research and development of materials had been ongoing, never stopping, so the problem was not serious.

At present, the copper-iron alloy technology of the Ming Dynasty has reached a very high level, and there is no problem in using it to cast the body of the rocket.

Looking at the fuse trailing behind the rocket, Zhu Youxiao said to Bi Maokang, "Try it right away. Let's try setting off two."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bi Maokang agreed quickly.

Although it was going to be released, Zhu Youxiao naturally couldn't watch it here, and was escorted away from the scene.

Bi Maokang arranged for people to start launching rockets, starting with the smallest one.

Soon someone took a torch and ignited a five-pound rocket.

The five-jin rocket had a much shorter fuse, and it quickly ignited the propellant. Sparks and white smoke hissed from the tail of the rocket.

The flames suddenly burned and the rocket flew out of the launch pad in an instant.

Looking at the rocket, Zhu Youxiao smiled.

The rocket, trailing a red flame, spun in the air and flew towards a target not far away.

It's called a target, but it's actually just a circle drawn on the ground.

In front of everyone's eyes, the rocket suddenly plunged into the circle with a loud bang.

The explosion instantly raised countless white smoke, the surrounding soil was blown into the air, and raging flames began to burn.

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