Super Chief

Aruyet, the chief of the Poitan people, and a group of high-level members of the Poitan court were taken away by the expeditionary force the next afternoon when the expeditionary force led by Stone Bear arrived in Jamestown.

　　 The separate conversation between Stone Bear and Colonel Jones when the two armies were facing each other outside Jamestown made Colonel Jones determined to stand on the side of the Cherokees.

　　 It is not only that the conditions promised by the Stone Bear are too good, but the muskets in the hands of the expeditionary army also let Colonel Jones dispel some unrealistic ideas.

　　 After the confrontation between the two armies ended, Colonel Jones said that he was very puzzled that the expeditionary force could have muskets, because muskets are now something that European countries are forbidden to trade with the Indians of the New World. Therefore, only a handful of Indians in the entire American continent have muskets, and they are all robbed or stolen.

　　 But the more than a thousand musketeers displayed by Cherokee's expeditionary army really frightened Colonel Jones.

　　 Such a well-established musketeer, even in the entire European continent, can only be equipped by a very small number of military powers. Even Jamestown is only a thousand Musketeers.

　　 Colonel Jones is very puzzled how a native tribe in the New World could have so many muskets.

The most important thing is that Colonel Jones can see at a glance the difference between the guns in the hands of the expeditionary soldiers and the guns in the hands of his own soldiers, so the curious Colonel Jones asked one more question, and then he was attacked by 95598. Critical damage.

　　 "My lord Guardian, the guns in the hands of these soldiers under you seem to be different from our guns. I just don't know how powerful it is?" These were the original words of Colonel Jones.

　　 It’s okay to say that this question is asked, um, it’s a bit convoluted... But the problem is that when Colonel Jones asked this question, his tone seemed a little wrong. Anyway, this sentence fell in Shi Xiong's ears, and he felt that the tone of Colonel Jones's sentence seemed a little bit...disdainful.

　　 So Shixiong raised his hand and greeted Kuaima, and then asked for the firearm in his hand.

"This gun was independently developed by our tribe. Well, Lieutenant Patrick Ferguson was also involved in the development, so after the rifle was developed, I named this gun after Lieutenant Ferguson's surname. The name of the gun is Ferguson Rifle."

　　 "Patrick Ferguson?" Colonel Jones was stunned. He thought for a long time before he remembered that there was indeed a second lieutenant officer under his staff who had been in the High Tree tribe.

　　 "Ensign Ferguson will also develop a rifle?" Colonel Jones, who remembered who Ensign Ferguson was, asked again in a different tone.

"Of course, Lieutenant Ferguson is really talented in developing rifles. For example, this gun uses a new filling method developed by Lieutenant Ferguson alone. Well, it's this rotary locking mechanism..." Shi Xiong pointed to the gun mechanism, then rotated the lower trigger guard, and the upper locking mechanism opened.

Kuaima handed his ammunition bag over with a wink. Shi Xiong took it and took out a paper shell containing ammunition from the ammunition bag, untied it, and poured the lead bomb and gunpowder into the gunpowder chamber. Then the trigger guard was rotated in the opposite direction again, and the locking mechanism immediately covered the gap on the gunpowder chamber.

　　 This ingenious design made Colonel Jones stop talking immediately. As a senior officer, he certainly understood the benefits of this method of loading.

　　 "Quick horse, go over there and set up a target. I asked Colonel Jones to take a look at the power of our muskets."

Kuaima rode a horse and quickly ran to the position of the logistics soldier. After a while, he carried a thick wooden board and walked to a position about 200 yards or 180 meters away from the stone bear, and found a tree. He leaned the board against the tree, then moved a few steps away and stood still.

　　 Colonel Jones opened his mouth in surprise, "Master Guardian, don't you say that your gun can hit that board at such a distance!"

　　 "Is it difficult?" Shixiong smiled slightly, then raised the gun with one hand.

"Because the barrel of this rifle uses new steel as the material, the thickness of the barrel wall is much thinner than the brown beth rifle in your hands, and the weight of the entire rifle has dropped a lot. Well, this The total weight of this rifle will not exceed 7.5 pounds!"

　　 This number once again made Colonel Jones open his mouth in surprise.

　　 The next moment, Shi Xiong only took aim slightly, then pulled the trigger, and a loud bang suddenly sounded.

The recoil of the 　　 musket is great, but Shixiong’s strength is even greater. Although he holds the gun in one hand, his arm does not move when he shoots.

After firing the gun, Shi Xiong took out a paper shell filled with ammunition again, skillfully rotated the trigger guard, opened the gunpowder chamber, then filled the ammunition, closed the gunpowder chamber, and raised it firmly with one hand again Gun, shoot!

　　 Colonel Jones' mouth opened wider, and he had only one thought at this time-how could this gun be loaded so fast!

　　 Stone Bear fired six shots in a row, and the total time did not exceed fifty seconds. This speed has already caught the attention of Colonel Jones next to him. Well, there were many British soldiers who were in a daze with Colonel Jones.

　　 They have been completely stunned by the reloading speed of this rifle~www.wuxiaspot.com~ It is estimated that they never thought that a rifle could have such a fast reloading speed. And if this rifle is held in his own hands, what an obvious advantage it would have on the battlefield.

　　 Under the stunned gaze of a kind of British soldier and officer, Kuaima rode away the wooden plank that served as the target, then returned to the stone bear and passed the wooden plank over.

　　 Colonel Jones stared at the board, because the board was a bit thick, so the lead bullet did not penetrate the board. There are six lead bullets embedded in the board on the board. It is almost an inch deep into the board. One of the lead bullets is still slightly smoking...

　　 "How is this possible!" Colonel Jones finally couldn't hold back the shock in his heart, and said aloud what he wanted to say the most.

"Hehe, there is nothing impossible. This gun not only adopts a rear-loading method, but it is also an uncompromising rifled gun. There are six rifled lines in its barrel, so when the lead bullet is moving in the barrel At that time, the lead bullet will rotate violently due to the action of the rifling. Even if the lead bullet flies out of the barrel, it will still rotate at a high speed when flying in the air, which will give the lead bullet a relatively stable trajectory. , So the effective range of lead bullets will be greatly increased. Well, you can see the effective range of this gun, which is about 200 yards, and its launch speed, if you are a skilled person, can reach seven rounds per minute. about!"

　　 A series of data once again gave Colonel Jones an incredible expression...

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