sbdcsierra Chapter 267: I Didn't Kill It
Chapter 267: I Didn't Kill It
What does twenty steps mean?
The range of ordinary bows and arrows is 150 steps, and the effective range is also 100 steps.
And this firearm has an effective range of only ten steps, which is zero compared to the effective range of ordinary bows and arrows.
It's fine if it's less than twenty steps, and the maximum power of this firearm, which can barely be called a firearm, can be exerted within ten steps. This is really beyond Xu Qing's expectations. It seems that if you want to make a real firearm, you must It's not that easy.
Mo Heng said from the side: "Originally, as long as more gunpowder is stuffed in the chamber, the lead bullets inside can be shot farther, but in that case, the chamber must be enlarged, and it will be more inconvenient both in terms of portability and aesthetics."
"Furthermore, iron is not strong enough. The more gunpowder is plugged, the thicker the iron skin of the firecracker must be added. Otherwise, the chamber of the firecracker may burst directly and directly injure the user."
"What's more, you said that this kind of lead bullet can't be equipped with feathers like a bow and arrow to keep the arrow flying straight. If the range exceeds ten steps, it will deviate, and the speed of the lead bullet will also decrease, which will lead to its power. Descending, after twenty steps, it will completely deviate from the intended target."
"So, even if the chamber is expanded and gunpowder is added to increase the shooting range, if this problem is not solved, the firecracker may not be able to play a self-defense role."
"Within ten steps, for a top expert, it will happen in a blink of an eye. You may not even have time to activate the firecracker. If you are not a top expert, uh... I feel that your wife is far more important than protecting you. Firearms are reliable."
Could it be that he, Xu Qing, is someone who eats soft food from his wife?
When encountering danger, the first thing to do is to shrink behind the lady, is this plausible?
However, I really took it for granted, thinking that making firearms can dominate the world, this idea is really naive.
Xu Qing walked within ten steps of the archery target and triggered the trigger on the firecracker. Suddenly, Xu Qing felt a warm feeling from the wooden handle, and a lead bullet had been sprayed out, straightening the archery target The bullet pierced through a hole, and then did not stop, but hit the masonry wall behind, and the entire lead bullet was embedded in it.
Comparing the buckshot inlay and the bullseye of the archery target, it is indeed a deviation of the course beyond ten steps.
After shooting, Xu Qing threw the firecracker whose barrel had turned red into the bucket at the side, and suddenly a puff of white smoke came out with a prick.
If quality cannot win, it can only rely on quantity. For example: if there is an enemy attack, create thousands of firecrackers, stand on the top of the city and fire them together, regardless of whether he is biased, anyway, under the coverage of firepower, it will definitely be able to Killed many people.
...
However, ten steps is indeed a bit closer. The most important thing is not the range, but the problem of offsetting the target. The arrow can fly straight because of its feathers, and if the lead bullet wants to fly straight, it must be rifled. just work.
However, in this era, it is too difficult to make rifling inside the barrel.
I can only come up with a general idea of rifling, and let Mo Heng try to improve it as much as possible.
Just as Xu Qing was sighing, King Xian walked in.
After Xu Qing saw the virtuous king, he bowed and said, "I've seen the prince."
After hearing Xu Qing's address, Mo Heng hurriedly bowed and said, "I've seen the prince."
The Xian King waved his hand to show his disrespect, then looked at Xu Qing and said, "I never expected you to be here. If Xue'er in An Ding Mansion hadn't told me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to find you."
Xu Qing said: "My lord is looking for something important?"
The virtuous king nodded and said: "There is indeed something important." Mo Heng left with his cupped hands winking, leaving only Xu Qing and the virtuous king.
Seeing the lead bullets embedded in the stone wall, King Xian was a little surprised and said: "You can actually shoot Hidden Weapons into the stone wall. You have such a master under your command?"
"Hidden Weapons?" Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "My lord, you misunderstood, these things were not shot by people."
The virtuous king wondered, "Isn't it man-made? How did it happen?"
Xu Qing walked to the place where the firecracker was placed, picked up a firecracker that can be activated with one hand, stood within ten steps of the stone wall, and activated the firecracker, immediately a lead was embedded in the wall. Play, this time to embed deeper.
Xu Qing said: "Your Majesty, this is a new self-defense device invented by me. It has something called gunpowder and a lead bullet built in. It has an effective range of ten steps. When activated within ten steps, it can instantly kill criminals."
The virtuous king said: "The effective range is only ten steps? Bows and arrows have a hundred steps. Even a hand crossbow that can be easily carried can be dozens of steps if it is controlled properly. You only have ten steps?"
Xu Qing picked up another one and shot it into the distance. It can be clearly seen that the trajectory of the bullet deviated after ten steps, and the lead bullet fell to the ground after more than thirty steps.
King Xian looked at the replaced firecracker in Xu Qing's hand and said, "You can only fire this thing once?"
Xu Qing nodded and said, "Indeed, it can only be used once."
The virtuous king asked, "What if you miss?"
Xu Qing scratched his head and said: "I'm still trying to find a way to practice Qinggong recently, and I still have a lady..."
King Xian: "..."
If you can't hit it together, you can only run away? Or run behind the lady.
Ten steps is enough, and it can only be used once. It cannot be reloaded like a bow and crossbow. What is the use of this thing?
King Xian looked at Xu Qing and said, "If you really need it, I will send you ten crossbows for you. It would be too childish to entrust your life on these things!"
Xu Qing quickly shook his head: "Don't give it away, it is against the law to keep the crossbow bolts privately."
The virtuous king said: "This king can grant mercy outside the law."
Xu Qing refused again: "Don't open it, I am actually a law-abiding citizen of Chu State."
The virtuous king: "Abiding by the law, you still broke the leg of the former Sima's son in Yongzhou?"
Xu Qing: "..."
Xu Qing laughed in his heart that King Xian didn't know how to do it, and couldn't see the potential of firecrackers.
The Xian King complained in his heart about Xu Qing's ignorance, isn't the hand crossbow much easier to use than this thing? It's okay if this thing hits, but if it doesn't hit, you have to run behind the lady and hide...
Every day when you encounter danger, you run behind the lady, what do you think? !
How did Da Chu, who originally admired literature and martial arts, come up with such a thing?
It is simply a disgrace to the big Chu man!
Xu Qing looked at the increasingly contemptuous eyes of King Xian, and changed the subject: "My lord, why don't you tell me about your visit today."
The virtuous king said: "Do you know that the shopkeeper of Yongxing Gambling Shop was killed and his body was thrown into the dry well?"
Xu Qing shook his head, obviously he didn't know, after waking up, he got tired of his wife and started playing mahjong.
Then I heard the good news from Mo Heng. He is busy every day! How can there be time to take care of these.
Moreover, I only make money and don't gamble, so why pay attention to a gambling house?
The virtuous king said: "This is exactly why this king came to you."
Xu Qing quickly said: "I didn't kill people!"