"Try it with your bare chest!" Zhang Junneng laughed and said, "We are all martial artists. Yaozu didn't explain it clearly, and you don't know how to respond?"
Zhang Zongbao put down his wine glass, thought for a moment, and said, "If it's within fifty steps, even if it can't penetrate the double layer of heavy armor, then the blunt force will most likely cause the Jiannu to spit blood and break bones."
"If it's an Eagle Gun—" Zhang Zongbao curled his lips, "Within a hundred steps, even if he's wearing double heavy armor, he can still be killed."
Zhao Huizu swallowed the meat in his mouth, took a sip of wine, and said, "I'm looking forward to the Eagle Gun. It can kill with just a grazing wound, and it can even knock down a man and his horse with one shot. That's what I call fierce!"
Zhang Junneng squinted his eyes at Zhao Huizu and teased him, "You talk well, but can you use that thing?"
Zhao Huizu said without blushing, "We can still fire a shot or two."
Zhang Zongbao laughed and said, "The recoil of the Eagle Gun is really strong. Only those with a strong body and great strength can use it."
Zhao Huizu said: "I heard that the higher-ups are studying this matter. Maybe they can change it and equip it widely in the military."
"There is indeed such discussion." Zhang Junneng nodded and said, "There are also new weapons. I heard that they will be distributed to various armies soon."
Zhang Zongbao was observing from the outside and was not very well-informed. He was not very concerned about any new weapons, but was only interested in whether the Eagle Gun could be widely equipped.
The weight of the Rumi gun does not exceed ten pounds, but the Eagle gun weighs sixteen pounds.
The heavy gun body requires a bracket to ensure stability, and the recoil is also very large, so it must be used by strong and tall soldiers.
Despite such limitations and defects, the Eagle Gun's amazing power was still loved by Ming army generals.
The improvements and new weapons that Zhang Jun heard about were all true.
Zhu Youxiao's idea and purpose has always been to continuously upgrade weapons and equipment, or in other words, to crush the Jiannu people in science and technology.
According to his ideas, he constantly assigned new research projects to the Ordnance and Gunpowder Bureau and provided some inspiration and guidance at the right time.
For example, the limitation of the heavy matchlock gun is that the weight cannot be reduced for the time being, but Zhu Youxiao is still a little clever in buffering and absorbing the recoil.
He knew about hydraulic shock absorbers and porous rubber, but there was no way to make them.
However, by nailing a layer of cork to the buttstock, wrapping it with leather and cotton padding, and having soldiers wear thick cross-body shoulder pads, some of the recoil force can be cushioned, lowering the physical requirements for using the Eagle Gun.
As for the new weapon, it is the individual grenade that has been envisioned for a long time.
However, Zhu Youxiao did not want to be too perfunctory. Making a fuse-type open flame device like a thunder bomb would also be more dangerous for the soldiers.
Now that we have glass, we can grind it into powder, and then use roughened copper wire, sulfur, thin iron tubes, and a delay fuse similar to a matchlock to make grenades into pull-fire grenades.
The structure of this device is not much different from that of later generations, except for the different gunpowder loaded.
Of course, these were not the secrets of craftsmanship that the trio could know. They didn't care and continued to chat about other news.
"Don't you have any thoughts on taking the military imperial examination?" Zhao Huizu looked at this one, then that one, and finally stopped at Zhang Junneng's face. "Nengneng, you're a good student, aren't you going to take the test?"
Zhang Junneng was very dissatisfied with Fatty Zhao calling him by his nickname. He rolled his eyes, but did not scold him. He said casually, "People with no family background want to become famous and win prizes. We don't need them."
Zhang Zongbao nodded in agreement and said, "In martial arts, passing the military imperial examination is of little use. This is the emperor's promotion of military men, mainly to provide a new path for those in the civilian population or the garrisons."
Fatty Zhao understood and said with a smile, "That's the truth. If you want to get promoted, you still have to rely on real ability. Military merit, isn't that what war is all about?"
The three of them continued to eat, drink, and chat. Zhang Junneng suddenly became thoughtful, stole a glance at Fatty Zhao, and then casually asked Zhang Zongbao, "How are the Dongjiang Army doing? Are they still eating those big pot meals? What about the people? How are they doing?"
Zhang Zongbao was stunned for a moment, but when he noticed the look from Fatty Zhao, he began to understand what Zhang Junneng meant.
After a brief thought, he said, "The court's supplies are still quite sufficient. When I returned, ships carrying grain from Southeast Asia arrived. They're not only for the army, but also for the people on the islands!"
"That's good, that's good." Zhang Junneng raised his glass and said with a smile, "Come, drink."
"Drink." Fatty Zhao raised his glass and seemed a lot more relaxed.
"Let's drink." Zhang Zongbao and Zhang Junneng secretly exchanged glances, and the three wine glasses clinked together.
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"It's time to equip a large number of eagle guns, the king of individual matchlock guns, which can penetrate all armor at a long distance." In the imperial study of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao sat in the imperial chair and picked up a pen to write the latest instructions to Sun Yuanhua.
With the development of flintlock rifles showing signs of progress, the production of matchlock rifles could be slowed down and most of the production capacity could be shifted to hawk guns.
Of the two thousand eagle guns that had been ordered from the Portuguese long ago, six hundred have been completed and delivered, and will be distributed first to Liaozhen and Dongjiangzhen.
In addition to grenades, new weapons also include explosive bombs that are modified to have a delayed detonation effect, and incendiary bombs that are equipped with kerosene.
Upgrading and modifying existing weapons to give them diverse effects and power is undoubtedly the most economical and quickest way.
Most of the red cannons will be equipped with the navy, so the production capacity of field artillery will have to be compressed. The Ming Dynasty's military manufacturing industry is still in its development and growth stage, so there is no point for Zhu Youxiao to be anxious.
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