Super Chief

　　 "Have you really copied these Frenchmen's dens?" Lieutenant Ferguson asked with a smile. Of course he was happy that he had captured so many Frenchmen. Is there anything happier than seeing the enemy captured with your own eyes?

"It's not a nest, just their four ships. But there are a lot of good things on these four ships. It seems that these four ships are going to the military fortresses and fortresses built by the upper reaches of the French to send supplies, and we ended up in one pot. ."

　　 "Boss, can you go and see the Frenchman's river transport ship? To be honest, I have never seen the Frenchman's river transport ship."

　　 "Go, I will show you around."

　　 Stone Bear started, and Lieutenant Ferguson and a group of lively clansmen followed on the boat. For these people, let alone ride on such a big boat, they have never seen it before, so a group of people followed the guardian lord and got on the boat happily.

The 　　 people were venting frantically on the deck, while Stone Bear led Lieutenant Ferguson, Kuai Ma and Hard Bones into the warehouse where gunpowder, saltpeter, and sulfur were stored.

　　 These things are afraid of tide, so they are all stored in big wooden barrels. These large wooden barrels are brushed with tung oil and lined with kraft paper, so that they can be as moisture-proof as possible.

　　 Lieutenant Ferguson grabbed a handful of granular gunpowder in his palm and looked at it, nodded and said, "Frenches don't look good on the battlefield, but the gunpowder they get is really good."

　　He is an expert in this area, he can tell at a glance whether the gunpowder is good or not.

　　 "Hehe, Patrick, whether you admit it or not, although the French have not been able to fight wars over the years, they are better than your British Empire in invention."

　　 Lieutenant Ferguson opened his mouth to refute, but found that he had nothing to say, so he nodded.

　　 But he still shifted the topic to the other side: "Boss, are these barrels all gunpowder?"

　　 "No, there are some barrels filled with purified fire and sulfur."

　　 "It looks like the French are going to make gunpowder in their military fortress."

　　 Ishikuma shrugged noncommittal and said, "Now these things are mine, and I plan to use these things to make gunpowder."

　　 "Boss, you make gunpowder?"

Looking at Lieutenant Ferguson’s disbelief look, Shi Xiong smiled and said, “Why, don’t you believe that your boss can make gunpowder? Haha, it’s not that I look down on your British gunpowder, even the gunpowder made in Europe. .Because the gunpowder you smashed out is not the best gunpowder ratio."

"This is impossible! The ratio of 75:12.5:12.5 has long been verified to be the best gunpowder ratio. These years, the whole Europe has been using this ratio to make gunpowder. How could this kind of gunpowder be not the best? Matching?"

　　 "Hehe, I said no, it is not." Shi Xiong turned his head and smiled at the stubborn Lieutenant Ferguson.

　　 Lieutenant Ferguson opened his mouth again, with nothing to say.

Shixiong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Patrick, don't think that things that have been used for a long time are not wrong. Gunpowder is not a tool. If you use it well, you think that this kind of ratio is the best. This thing is not. It can be judged by experience, but it depends on science for identification."

　　 Hearing Shi Xiong say so, whether it was Ferguson or Kuai Ma and Bone, everyone surrounded him. After following Stone Bear for so long, they naturally know that once the Guardian speaks this way, they are ready to tell the truth.

　　 "Patrick, you are from England, so you should know how gunpowder works? Well, that is, why does gunpowder explode?"

　　 Lieutenant Ferguson scratched his scalp a little embarrassedly and said, "Boss, you also know that I was a soldier when I was fourteen. I didn't go to school very much. I have these principles..."

　　 Shixiong smiled and nodded, “It’s okay. Actually, I have never been to school, but I have a great sun **** to guide me, so I know a lot of things.”

　　 As for the reason why the boss became a guardian, Lieutenant Ferguson knew a little bit. As a devout Christian believer, he naturally believed that the boss was favored by the highest spirit of the Indians. Otherwise, how could the boss know so much knowledge?

"If you want to maximize the power of gunpowder, you must first understand the components of gunpowder. We all know that the main component of gunpowder is smelt, but smelt knows our popular name, the main component of smelt. It’s potassium nitrate, which is a very active substance and will easily react with other substances at high temperatures.”

"The explosive process of gunpowder is actually the violent reaction of the various compounds that make up the gunpowder that decompose and recombine into new compounds. The various atoms of these compounds store a large amount of energy in the form of chemical bonds. When the molecules of these compounds decompose, they are formed. Matter, that is, the generated high-temperature and high-pressure gas, will use some of the energy, rather than all of the energy ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to form new chemical bonds. But most of the remaining energy will form high-temperature heat and radiate to the outside, its external manifestation For deflagration or even explosion."

　　 Looking at the dumbfounded faces of the little brothers, Shi Xiong immediately realized that these words he was saying seemed to be playing the piano to a cow. With their level of knowledge, they simply did not understand these principles.

　　 In fact, let alone them, even the vast majority of Europeans may not understand this...

So Shi Xiong coughed a little embarrassingly, "Well, these words are a bit advanced for you. Then I will put it in a simpler way. The black powder we are using now is the blast of fire. The oxygen released from potassium nitrate caused the charcoal and sulfur to burn violently, and a large amount of heat and nitrogen, carbon dioxide and other gases were instantly generated. Due to the rapid expansion of the volume and the violent increase of the pressure, an explosion occurred."

　　 Although they don't know what nitrogen and carbon dioxide are, they still understand it.

　　 "Patrick, how much gunpowder do you usually use when shooting?"

　　 Lieutenant Ferguson said bluntly: "The amount of gunpowder at one time is about 5 dallans. We all estimated it."

5 dallan is about 8.5 grams, Shi Xiong nodded and said, "This gunpowder is a little bit larger. But it doesn’t matter. After all, the black powder you use is not the best ratio, and the one you are using now Guns have too much clearance, and the utilization rate of the high-temperature and high-pressure gas generated when the gunpowder deflagrates is too low."

After a pause, Shi Xiong continued: "If the black powder is to be made according to the best ratio, and if the clearance of the gun is not that large, then only 2 drams of gunpowder needs to be loaded in a single shot. The projectile flies farther and has more power."