Chapter 40: Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were shocked by the power of the pistol
Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were extremely surprised.

This revolver is so powerful.

It can easily penetrate a pillar as thick as a calf.

This means it can easily penetrate a fully armed elite soldier.

Even if the soldier was wearing the most defensive heavy armor in the Qin Dynasty, it would be useless.

The most important thing is that this revolver is a ranged weapon.

And it’s a long-range weapon that a three-year-old child can easily use.

It does not require long-term training like the bow and arrow.

You should know that it takes several years to train a qualified archer.

And to achieve this power, a bow and arrow would need a stone bow.

A crossbow has a pulling force of 130 pounds.

There are very few people in the army who can pull a stone bow, and they are all elite archers.

Of course, the Qin army also had bows and crossbows, but because the crossbow mechanism was complicated to manufacture, it was not equipped on a large scale in an organized manner.

The main force of the Qin army was archers.

The crossbow is mainly a large siege crossbow used for siege.

But the revolver in front of him is far more useful than a bow and arrow or a crossbow.

No wonder Zhao Xiaozi said that this weapon is much more useful than other weapons.

It allows ordinary infantry to prepare as well.

This is a weapon that can completely change the battlefield.

If the Qin army encounters an army equipped with such weapons on the battlefield, it will undoubtedly be defeated!
However, what happened next shocked Ying Zheng and Wang Jian even more.

Zhao Yi continued to pull the trigger and fired five shots in a row until the gun was empty.

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There were five more bullet holes in the pillar.

Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were shocked.

This revolver can fire continuously!

Still six rounds.

You have to know that archers need strength to shoot arrows. A qualified Qin archer can only shoot eight arrows in a row, and he needs to rest for half an hour to relax after shooting.

If one can shoot twelve arrows in a row, he will be an elite and will be qualified to be equipped with a crossbow.

Even if you use a bow or crossbow, you still need to load arrows.

But now Zhao Yi can shoot six times in a row without any effort.

"This revolver can hold six rounds at a time. That means it can shoot six times in succession and will need to be reloaded afterwards," Zhao Yi introduced.

After saying this, he opened the magazine of the revolver and threw the bullet casings onto the table.

Zhao Yi took out a quick loader from his pocket and loaded six bullets into the magazine.

Wang Jian asked, "So as long as there are the bullets you mentioned, this pistol can fire continuously?"

"Yeah, pretty much. As long as it's not broken, you can shoot continuously."

Ying Zheng picked up a bullet shell and felt the residual heat of the burning gunpowder on it.

He looked at the bullet casing carefully and soon realized that this bullet was something that the Qin Dynasty could not produce.

Because he smelled the smell of a grenade explosion.

Moreover, the metal material used for the bullet shell is a metal that can only be produced in Shahe Village.

Ying Zheng knew that this was another advanced technological product of Shahe Village.

I really don’t know how many good things Zhao Yi has yet to show.

He sighed: "This weapon can turn sword fights on the battlefield into shooting at each other with this thing." "Zhao boy, this revolver is probably related to the gunpowder of that grenade."

Zhao Yi nodded and said, "Yes, this revolver relies on the burning of gunpowder to push a small piece of metal out at high speed to kill the enemy."

"Old Zhao, you just need to provide some trustworthy men, and I will be responsible for supplying grenades and revolvers to arm them."

"We can let them deal with the Xiang family, who may endanger our rebellion."

Ying Zheng felt that it was a waste of Zhao Yi's talents to use grenades and revolvers to deal with a group of rebels.

The real use of these things is not to deal with rebels.

Instead, they used it to form a cavalry.

With Zhao Yi's previous three-piece horse suit of stirrups, horseshoes and saddle, plus grenades and this revolver.

It is possible to form an invincible cavalry in this era.

The three-piece set of armor for horse riding will allow the cavalry to control the horses more easily. At that time, Ying Zheng will equip both the cavalry and the horses with heavy armor.

With the addition of grenades and revolvers, this heavy cavalry can easily tear through any line of defense on the battlefield.

No attack from the enemy can penetrate their armor, but the revolvers and grenades in their hands can easily take the enemy's lives.

Whether in the grasslands of the northwest or the jungles of the south, this heavy cavalry is invincible!
This heavy cavalry will conquer the entire earth for itself!
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng asked excitedly: "How many grenades and revolvers can you provide?"

Zhao Yi replied: "The revolvers I have now are enough for you to form a team of 100 people."

This number is the number Zhao Yi got after removing the revolvers equipped by the village.

"What about the future? You know if we want to rebel, we need more revolvers to arm the army so that we can take over the world!"

How can a team of one hundred people be enough?
Ying Zheng was not satisfied with this number.

He is preparing to launch a foreign war to conquer the earth.

At least a revolver heavy cavalry squad of 5,000 people is needed.

Zhao Yi thought for a moment, then said, "I estimated the current production speed of the village. It can produce 150 revolvers, 800 grenades, and 5,000 bullets every month. But these are based on the premise that you can continue to provide resources."

In fact, the amount that Shahe Village can produce every month is far greater than what Zhao Yi said.

But Zhao Yi wanted to use the village's productivity in other places.

For example, the construction of armored ships, the production of machine guns and machine gun bullets.

"Okay! Don't worry. I will ensure an uninterrupted supply of various resources."

Ying Zheng was very happy to hear about the production speed.

This meant that in just over two years he would have enough revolvers to form an invincible revolver cavalry.

It just so happens that producing armor for horses also takes time.

Cavalry and armored horses also need training.

Secondly, it will take time for potatoes to become popular.

Two years later, potatoes were almost popular throughout Daqin.

By then, having resolved its internal problems, the Qin Dynasty would have sufficient manpower and resources to launch foreign wars.

Moreover, Ying Zheng understood the hidden meaning of Zhao Yi's words - providing so many resources now, the output will remain unchanged.

This means that as long as more mineral resources are provided, Shahe Village will be able to produce more.

Ying Zheng felt that he should order the expansion of mining production when he returned and provide more ore to Shahe Village.

In addition, Ying Zheng also had his own little thoughts.

If the resources he provided were so many that the people of Shahe Village could not produce them, would Zhao Yi come to him for manpower support?
By then, the people of Daqin will be able to learn the advanced technologies in Shahe Village.

Zhao Yi warned, "But Lao Zhao, you have to manage your people well. Don't let revolvers and grenades spread out. It would be bad if they attract the attention of the government."

Ying Zheng:  …

(End of this chapter)