Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 402 Shan Fu
For a breech-loading rifle that uses fixed bullets, the wear and tear of the rifling from the bullet is low. As long as the skills are sufficient, the rifling can be machined so that the bullet head rotates when it flies out. This is why there is "accuracy". It is not like a smoothbore rifle, where the direction of deflection depends entirely on luck.
However, in this case, "smokeless gunpowder" is the third technology that needs to be mentioned - because the breech-loading rifle has to be loaded from the back, no matter how good the sealing is, the user will definitely be smoked in the eyes or even burned by the smoke when firing.
If there is no smokeless gunpowder, you can only be a blind shooter. There is no need to even make rifling. Don't even think about opening your eyes to aim. What is the use of rifling?
After the emergence of rifled breech-loading rifles, all the bows and crossbows in Bai Tu's impression had to give way...
Even in the world of Cheng Ji, unless there is a powerful firing rate buff like Huang Zhong, or a BUG crossbow, the firing rate of a breech-loading rifle is nearly twice as fast as that of a bow and arrow, plus it has greater lethality, lower stamina consumption, lower bullet cost, and longer range... How can it be compared?
Cold weapons still have a chance against muzzle-loading smoothbore muskets, provided that the troops are well-trained and fearless of fighting, but with breech-loading muskets... that would be pure bullying, and even the status of melee cavalry would collapse!
It is almost as good as the Qi Crossbow after solving the energy supply problem, and its cost is not as exaggerated as that of the Qi Crossbow.
It's just a pity that the existing information on Bai Tu can only support the more primitive breech-loading rifles in the world of Cheng Ji - to go further, it is necessary to further improve the airtightness, such as covering the bolt and other places that are prone to air leakage with rubber.
Well, rubber...
There is no fossil energy in the Chengji world, so there is no need to think about artificial rubber. Now Gan Ning is still on his way to find Danzhou in the east. Before the appearance of steamships or Qi ships, Bai Tu does not want him to take the risk of looking for the Golden State, so naturally there is no source of natural rubber.
Huang Yueying swore that the Qi Crossbow could still be improved...
kindness……
Bai Tu was fiddling with the muzzle-loading rifle and Qi crossbow he received from Huang Zhong while riding on his horse, thinking about these things, and was slowly heading into the city.
At this moment, a young man in white clothes, with a slight beard and bright eyes, noticed Bai Tu on horseback and stared at him intently. When he got closer, he even wanted to step forward to stop him...
However, Lu Lingqi and Huang Zhong on the side had already discovered him. As soon as the young man in white took a step, Lu Lingqi had already put her halberd to his neck!
"Stop!" Lu Lingqi stopped the other party.
The young man in white was slightly startled, but he did not seem to panic. Instead, he spread his hands calmly, indicating that he had no weapon and no ill intentions.
Bai Tu also noticed this scene at this time. Seeing that the young man was fearless and calm and open-minded, he was not like an ordinary person, so he said to Lu Lingqi: "Madam, don't be so nervous. Listen to see if this gentleman has any advice."
Upon hearing this, Lu Lingqi silently retracted her halberd, but still reminded her somewhat embarrassedly: "Don't confuse public and private matters. This is official business. Don't call me Madam during the day, but at night... cough." Lu Lingqi realized that there were outsiders around, so she kept silent.
Bai Tu looked at the young man in white without any surprise and said, "Sir, do you have any advice?"
Seeing Bai Tu's calm and open demeanor, the young man in white was even more certain that this person was no ordinary person...
"My name is Shan Fu from Yingchuan. I just saw you playing with an ominous object. When I was young, I traveled through the mountains and learned the art of observing objects. I think this object is ominous, so I stepped forward to remind you." The young man in white... that is, Shan Fu, stepped forward and bowed to Bai Tu.
When Bai Tu heard that he called himself Shan Fu, his expression changed. He got off his horse and asked him, "Which one are you talking about, sir?"
Bai Tu didn't understand what Shan Fu meant by the art of observing things, but judging from the results, the evaluation of "evil things" was correct, and... Shan Fu was just a pseudonym for Xu Shu, so Bai Tu wanted to test his background.
Among the people recommended by Pang Degong and Sima Hui, there was actually Xu Shu's name, but he also used the pseudonym "Shan Fu". After all, Xu Shu had committed a crime and fled to Jingzhou. He usually did not use his real name, and Pang Degong did not know where Xu Shu lived now.
"It is this thing... If I am not mistaken, this thing should belong to the fire element. It can hurt people when used, but... it can also hurt yourself." Shan Fu pointed at the musket in Bai Tu's hand.
Bai Tu was not sure what Shan Fu meant by the self-injury, but he knew that muzzle-loading rifles were prone to exploding, so he nodded and said, "Yes, if you say it is a dangerous thing, it is indeed very dangerous, but if you use it with sincerity, kindness, benevolence, and virtue, it can also bring peace and prosperity."
When Shan Fu heard Bai Tu's words, his eyes lit up slightly, and then he saluted and said, "In this case, Fu is worrying about nothing."
"No, sir, since you can see that this thing is very dangerous, is there any way to prevent and treat it?" Bai Tu asked with some anticipation.
However, Shan Fu's method of observing things was obviously different from what Bai Tu expected. Upon hearing this, Shan Fu just shook his head and said, "It can be put aside, or... as you wish, use it with sincerity, kindness, benevolence, and virtue."
In the novel, when Xu Shu first met Liu Bei, he also used the pseudonym Shan Fu, and as soon as they met, he said that Liu Bei's "Di Lu horse" was a hindrance to his master.
However, the general view is that Xu Shu did not really know how to judge horses or fortunes, but wanted to use this to test Liu Bei's benevolence.
Because Xu Shu's suggestion to Liu Bei was to give the horse away and let it go to harm others, but Liu Bei was disgusted by this practice. Seeing this, Xu Shu revealed his identity and took the initiative to join the army.
But... in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many years later Liu Bei had forgotten about this incident, and Di Lu helped him escape by crossing the Tan River when he was ambushed. Therefore, when he entered Shu, he gave Di Lu to Pang Tong to ride. As a result, because Di Lu's pure white fur was too conspicuous, Pang Tong was ambushed and killed by a hail of arrows after being ambushed at Luofengpo.
This made Xu Shu's previous "testing" words seem like a prophecy.
and……
Theoretically, the musket that Bai Tu was holding at that time should not be considered a weapon, but Xu Shu called it an "evil thing" and said that it belonged to the element of fire. Bai Tu felt that this should not be a random fabrication.
However, Bai Tu was slightly disappointed when he heard Xu Shu's answer. He had some expectations just now - it would be great if Xu Shu had some special ability that could predict the development direction of muskets... But now it seems that it is not this ability.
"Mr. Shan, do you think... sincerity, kindness and benevolence can overcome fire?" Bai Tu deliberately made things difficult for Xu Shu, wanting to see how he would react.
"No, the theory of the five elements and their good and bad fortune is just a minor doctrine. Honesty, kindness and benevolence are the true supreme principles in the world. If a noble person follows the supreme principles, he will naturally not be afraid of good and bad fortune." Shan Fu said frankly.
"Sir, you are very knowledgeable! Would you be willing to come into my house for a detailed discussion?" Bai Tu was very satisfied when he heard this and took the initiative to recruit him.
As for self-reporting?
Bai Tu felt that Xu Shu should have had good eyesight and should have recognized him...
