My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 61 The Power of New Firearms

Everyone was shocked when they heard this and ran over.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked confident of victory and walked over leisurely.

When he arrived in front of the target, Zhu Di was pointing at a small hole in the water-ground willow-leaf steel armor and speaking excitedly.

"Look everyone, the water-polished willow-leaf steel armor has really been pierced!"

Following the direction of Zhu Di's finger, everyone looked over and saw a black hole the size of a little finger on the chest of the water-polished willow-leaf steel armor.

Everyone gasped. Li Wenzhong couldn't help but say, "This is water-polished willow-leaf steel armor. It was penetrated from 20 feet away. This needle-firing gun looks really powerful."

Only Xu Da was still stubborn, "It's just a small hole, the power is not that great, a bow and arrow can do that, if it hits a person, it's just a small hole, it will heal in two days."

Then everyone pulled away the water-ground willow-leaf steel armor and saw that there was really only a small hole on the wood.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little confused at this time. According to Li Han, such epoch-making firearms should not have only such little power.

Could it be that Mr. Li made a mistake?
But those muskets in the computer can even penetrate steel plates!
It's impossible, but the fact is that there is indeed only a small hole in the wooden board.

At this moment, Li Jinglong suddenly started shouting loudly.

"Come and look behind the wood!"

Several people went around behind the wood, and they were all stunned with an expression of disbelief.

On the back of the wood, a fist-sized hole suddenly appeared in front of everyone!

If this hit a person, what a terrible sight it would be.
Several people couldn't help but shudder. Your Majesty is right. This needle-fire gun is indeed a revolutionary firearm!
The stone in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart suddenly fell to the ground. Let's say, how could Lao Li make a mistake?

He looked at Xu Da and said proudly, "Tian De, such a small hole should heal in two days after being punched in your body, right?"

Xu Da's old face turned red, and he smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, I, Old Xu, just said that, and you just listened to it, hehe."

Then he rolled his eyes and said, "This needle is really sharp. It's my old Xu who is blind. How about your Majesty, let me try it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at him. He hadn't even had enough fighting yet, so how could it be your turn, Xu Tiande?

This time, he changed the target to one that was thirty feet away, still made of wood covered with water-polished willow-leaf steel armor.

With a gunshot, everyone ran over again. The water-ground willow-leaf steel armor had been pierced, leaving a fist-sized hole behind the wood.

Then they changed the target to one fifty feet away, which was beyond the range of the standard bows and arrows used by the government troops.

Even the Divine Arm Bow can't do it!
However, this time Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes could not see that far, so he replaced him with a young man with good eyesight to try.

The steel armor was penetrated, but the wood was not penetrated.

When they dug the hole in the wood, they saw a huge cavity inside, and the bullet was completely shattered in the cavity.

They couldn't imagine what it would feel like to have such a big hole in their body.

Another sixty feet...

Until it was seventy feet away, the water-grinded willow-leaf steel armor was finally not penetrated, but a large hole was still left on the armor.

Seventy feet away, this is beyond everyone's imagination. The only thing that can exceed this range is probably the siege crossbow, right?

Xu Da was even more stunned. If all the Ming army were equipped with this firearm, what a powerful combat force it would be!

When facing the enemy, the enemy's cavalry would advance quickly, or the infantry would line up to confront them, and then from a hundred steps away, the Ming army would fire a volley...

Quickly reload and fire again. No matter how many directions the enemy comes from, our Ming army just keeps shooting!

That scene is exciting just thinking about it!

Even if the enemy is fully equipped with divine arm bows, they can't shoot as far as our Ming army!

"Dad, Dad, let me try it too." Zhu Di was excited and was about to go over to get the gun, but he found a strong body blocking him.

When I looked up, who else could it be but Xu Da?
"Father-in-law, you first, you first."

Zhu Di obediently gave up his seat and was about to stand behind Xu Da when he saw a burly figure.

Tang He stroked his beard, looking very kind.

"Uncle Tang, please, please."

Then, another figure blocked his way.

"Cousin, this is inappropriate, isn't it?"

Li Wenzhong glared, and Zhu Di shrank his neck. There was nothing he could do. This cousin was of the same generation as Xu Da in terms of age...

Then Li Jinglong interrupted again.

Li Wenzhong could tolerate it, but Li Jinglong absolutely could not tolerate it!
"Nephew, you're going too far!"

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Seeing a group of nobles and generals vying to try out the guns one after another, Li Min felt a little itchy in his heart. He also wanted to try out a few of these new firearms.

However, as a scholar, he was too reserved to compete with those roughnecks. Besides, wasn't it obvious why His Majesty had summoned him?
Wouldn't that new firearm eventually end up in the hands of his Lord Shangshu?
However, this needle-fired gun really opened his eyes. Although he was a civil official, he had read about strategies and tactics, and was familiar with weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds.

He had also seen muskets before, and they were useless even for shooting birds, let alone people.

But compared with this needle-shot gun, it is simply a world of difference. No wonder Your Majesty said that this weapon can change the form of future warfare.

He was not as proficient as Xu Da and others in marching and fighting, but he knew that once the Ministry of Industry's Armament Bureau rolled out these firearms, it would bring about earth-shaking changes to the Ming army.

I'm afraid the form of warfare will really change in the future.

A few hundred bullets are enough for several people to fight for a while.

After shooting several rounds, Xu Da was already able to shoot skillfully, pulling the bolt, loading the chamber, reloading the gun, and pulling the trigger.

The movements are done in one go, with great grace and elegance.

The feeling can be summed up in one word: awesome!

Feeling that he was not satisfied enough, he ordered the messenger to call Xu Huizu as well so that he could see the power of the Ming Dynasty's new firearms.

When the old father eats meat, he should also let his son have some soup, right?

After having their fill, the nobles left a few juniors there to scramble to try out the guns and came up to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Xu Da said excitedly: "Your Majesty, this needle-firing gun, whether in terms of range, power, or firing speed, far exceeds all the weapons currently in the Ming Dynasty. I, Old Xu, am the fastest and can complete the shooting in one breath.

If all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were as skilled as me, Old Xu, then on the battlefield, there would be a hail of bullets flying all over the sky. What a spectacular scene it would be! "

Seeing Xu Da's smug look, Li Wenzhong couldn't help but said, "Okay, Xu Tiande, stop bragging. That one breath of time was my speed. I saw it clearly. It took you at least two breaths!"

Xu Da smiled and did not argue with Li Wenzhong, but said to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Your Majesty, you are right. I, Old Xu, really accept it. However, this needle-firing gun is of great significance to the army, so..."

Before Xu Da could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Alright, alright, Tiande, as soon as you open your mouth we know what you are planning. This time, don't even think about it. Li Min must take this needle-firing gun back to the Military Equipment Bureau for research, and make all preparations for the mass production of this gun for our Ming Dynasty!"

Xu Da's face suddenly turned bitter, while the other nobles, who knew what he was up to, all laughed.

Only Li Min stood behind Zhu Yuanzhang, gently stroking his beard, silent and mysterious, his identity and name hidden.

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