Steel Dynasty - Chapter 803

[Chapter 802 Fuze]

The spring breeze blew the peach blossoms outside the imperial study room, bringing a light fragrance.

After seeing off Princess Pingyang, Xiao Ming relaxed for a while. It had been a month since he returned from Shanhaiguan this time, and Qingzhou was already full of spring.

Looking at the peach trees full of crimson flowers in the sunset, Xiao Ming prepared to accept the day’s government affairs and prepare to go back.

This is Qian Dafu trotting over all the way, “Your Majesty, Lu Tong and Chen Qi want to see you?”

“Them?” Xiao Ming looked interested and said: “Let them come in, they must have something together. New stuff.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Qian Dafu also had a smile on his face. In fact, he liked people like Chen Qi more than people like Pang Yukun, because they can bring good news every time.

Qian Dafu responded and went out. After a while, Chen Qi and Lu Tong entered the imperial study.

The two looked excited, and after saluting, they said, “Your Majesty, the fuse is ready.”

“I said you must have good news when you come.” Xiao Ming said to Qian Dafu, who also smiled broadly.

Chen Qi and Lu Tong looked at each other with a smile. Chen Qi took out this small stick-like object at this time, “Your Majesty, this is the triggering mechanical fuse.”

Lu Tong explained: “This time the fuse can be successful. Thanks to the flash cap. After thinking about it, Xiaguan and Chen Qi found that the principle of the fuze is similar to that of the flash cap. It just needs an external force to hit the mercury fulminate. So we installed a blaster outside the signal tube that hit the mercury fulminate. Needle, as long as external force hits the firing pin cap, the firing pin will hit the mercury fulminate, which will ignite the detonating gunpowder in the fuse, thus igniting the shell.”

Xiao Ming carefully took the fuse and looked at it carefully. He was very satisfied.

The fuse Chen Qi gave him was a thin metal cylinder. On the outside of the cylinder was a metal cap with a firing pin.

When you open the metal cap, you will see a slender spring inside. This is to ensure that the fuse will not explode due to operating errors.

In the middle of the spring is a ignition device similar to a flash cap. When the firing pin cap is hit, the firing pin will ignite the mercury fulminate downwards, and the fuze will cause the shell to explode.

In the past, the difficulty with fuzes lay in springs and mercury fulminates. Now Qingzhou Industry is able to produce these two items, and the manufacturing of fuzes is now a success.

However, compared with modern fuzes, the error rate of trigger fuzes is relatively high. If the impact point is wrong, it is likely to cause a dumb bomb.

But even so, the birth of the fuze is time-honored, because in addition to being used on artillery shells, the fuze can also be used on landmines.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming suddenly had a very evil idea in his mind. As for the trigger fuze, the shell formed by the circular hollow bullet is actually the same as a landmine.

It’s just that one needs to be launched for impact, and the other needs to be stepped on with your feet. The real difference is just the sensitivity. You need to reduce the force of the spring.

He said: “You should immediately make a batch of hollow artillery shells with fuses for the front line of Jinzhou City. I will order Lu Fei to attack the city a month later.”

Chen Qi and Lu Tong looked at each other, and the evil look on Xiao Ming’s face showed The look on his face made the two of them tremble, and they both agreed.

After seeing the two of them off, Xiao Ming had a strange smile on his face. In fact, landmines have been recorded in history books for a long time.

The earliest documents can be traced back to 1130, when the Jin Army of the Song Dynasty attacked Shaanzhou. At that time, the Song Army used mines buried in Gunpowder cannons on the ground, that is, iron-cased mines, caused heavy casualties to the Jin army.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, real mines using mechanical ignition devices appeared. According to the first collection of “Fire Dragon Sutra” written by Jiao Yu in 1413: “The bombs are made of pig iron, on an empty stomach, put the medicine in a pestle, put it into a small bamboo tube, pass the fire wire inside, and use a long wire to penetrate the fire trough on the outside. Select the route that the invaders must take, and continuously Dozens of them were buried in the pit, the medicine tank was connected to the steel wheel, and the soil was covered to prevent the thieves from knowing. When the engine was turned on, the iron pieces flew into the sky, and the flames shot into the sky. “

This kind of landmine recorded in the classics has a contemporary version. It is a characteristic of land mines, but this type of land mine uses the friction of steel wheels and flint to ignite, like the principle of a lighter, and its reliability is still a bit poor.

In Europe, landmines began to appear in fortress defense wars in the 15th century. It was only after the mid-19th century that various high explosives and detonation technologies appeared, and landmines were used on a large scale in warfare.

The fuzes made by Chen Qi and Lu Tong are basically close to the fuzes of the 19th century. Using such fuzes to make landmines will be much more reliable.

During the attack on Pingzhou, the Chongqing army has been constrained by its cavalry. This time it may be possible to experiment with landmines.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming became more and more excited.

After imagining alone for a while, Xiao Ming returned to his bedroom before the sky turned completely dark.

At this time, Fei Yue’er was following Xiao Yi, who was staggering to learn to walk. Xiao Yi was now one year and three months old, and it was the time for him to learn to walk.

Seeing Xiao Ming’s arrival, Xiao Yi’s face was filled with a smile, and he rushed toward Xiao Ming with a crisp laugh.

Cui Xueer and Pothos Aster stood next to each other, both smiling when they saw this.

“Your Majesty is going to Shanhaiguan. After coming back, Xiao Yi likes to stick to your Majesty even more.” Zi Yuan smiled broadly.

Lu Luo said: “No, they don’t care about us now.”

Cui Xueer is now familiar with the environment of the palace. She plays mahjong with the three of them every day. The relationship is as close as sisters, and they are no longer as unhappy as when they first entered the palace.

She glanced at Xiao Ming, “It’s just that the emperor is busy with government affairs and rarely spends time with Yi’er. It would be nice to have a prince of the same age to accompany him.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Luluo and Ziyuan both looked at Xiao Ming, each with bold eyes. And hot.

They and Xiao Ming had been married before, so they were naturally not as shy as girls, and they talked about it as a matter of course.

Fei Yue’er heard the words and smiled and said: “You are all not ashamed, but don’t frighten the emperor.”

Xiao Ming was a little helpless. Now he finally understood the difference between a girl and a young woman, but this is really Pain and happiness.

After laughing with the four people for a while, Xiao Ming noticed a beautiful jade pendant hanging around Xiao Yi’s neck. He asked: “Where did this come from? Why have I never seen it before.”

Fei Yue’er said: “Today Princess Yong went to the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother, and later visited her concubine. When she left, she gave this jade pendant to Yi’er. “

” Princess Yong.” Xiao Ming raised his eyebrows, “Princess Yong always attends everything. “Three Treasures Palace, you must have something to ask for when you come here.”

“The great victory in Pingzhou, the emperor defeated the barbarians, and his power in Dayu is unparalleled. This King Yong must be feeling uneasy.”

Xiao Ming nodded lightly. Nodding, Princess Yong entered the palace at this time. Anyone with a discerning eye would know that it was no accident. Since Princess Yong went to the Queen Mother first, she probably had the answer.

When the two were talking, Cui Xueer’s eyes flickered and she lowered her head.

(End of chapter)