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Text Chapter 66 The British guy who bullies the weak and fears the strong

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    You guy, why don¡¯t you load lead bullets with linings?

    Wang Shan saw a gene soldier with a childish face. Because he was too panicked, he tremblingly loaded a lead bullet into the barrel of his gun. He couldn't help but walked over and hit his butt hard.  A hard kick.

    Hurry up and reload, you're going to explode, bastard!

    The reason why Wang Shan is so excited is not without reason.  When a matchlock gun is loaded with lead bullets, a layer of something similar to cotton yarn is placed on the bottom of the lead bullet, which is called a 'bullet liner'.

    Its main function is to 'seal' the gap in the barrel, allowing the black powder to generate enough power when burning to squeeze and launch the lead bullet.

    Because the lead bullet cannot completely fill the barrel, if the gap in the barrel is not sealed, it will not be possible to have enough power to squeeze out the lead bullet, let alone hit the enemy and effectively kill it.

    At the same time, if the lead bullet is too large, the barrel may explode due to jamming, which is very dangerous.

    In the era of 1620, the technology of matchlocks was not so developed, and using matchlocks was still very dangerous. This is why matchlocks have not become mainstream, and cold weapons are one of the main weapons of war.

    As Wang Shan, who possesses knowledge of the 21st century, how could he not be clear about this?

    It is for this reason that Wang Shan became so angry when he saw the soldiers doing such things.

    "Take a deep breath! Get the fear out of your mind. Now that the enemy is on the other side, it is useless even if you are scared to death. Do you think they will pity you? This is a complete fantasy. They will slit your throats with sharp blades.  , pierce the sword into your bodies and take away your young lives."

    Wang Shan walked to the front of the queue and said loudly.

    "So, you can only ensure your survival by fighting the enemy now. And fear and anxiety will not help you at all!"

    Wang Shan didn¡¯t say anything righteous, he just told them a fact.

    It can be said that if you defeat the enemy, you will die if you are defeated by the enemy.

    That¡¯s it, very simple truth.

    However, after Wang Shan said these words, a large number of people finally recognized the current situation and tried their best to calm themselves down and no longer looked so panicked.

    This is a good phenomenon. At least these soldiers have some momentum.

    Wang Shan nodded secretly.

    The young gene soldier who had just been kicked by Wang Shan reloaded the gunpowder and lead bullets. This time he did not forget the steps, nor did he forget to put the bullet lining.

    After finishing all this, Wang Shan took out the gun and machete from his waist, and waved in the direction of Leslie and others: "Keep the queue and move forward!!"

    Peng!  Peng!  Peng!

    The team began to move forward in an orderly manner, and the dull footsteps sounded, orderly and somewhat depressing.

    The effective lethality of a matchlock gun is within a range of twenty meters.  Beyond this range, it is basically useless.

    In the United States in the 21st century, some gun enthusiasts have done such an experiment.

    Within a distance of ten meters, when a short-handed musket from the late 17th century was used to shoot at a target, basically all ten shots failed.  For such data, it can be said to be jaw-dropping.

    (Note: For those who don¡¯t believe it, you can check out the documentary channel. Occasionally, you can watch this kind of film. This question is by no means made up by the author, so please don¡¯t make random comments.)

    And now Zhao Hongyu and the others are using matchlock guns from the early 17th century. Compared with the muskets with improved technology at the end of the 17th century, a few decades later, both accuracy and craftsmanship are worse.

    Therefore, in order to improve the accuracy, Song Hu must let the queue enter the effective shooting range.

    Of course, the five-stage continuous fire mode is also a choice made to increase the rate of fire and compensate for the accuracy.  According to Song Hu's idea, since the accuracy rate is not enough, then I will use the 'bullet rain' mode. I don't believe it. In the high-speed shooting mode, are there still no dead mice?

    In a word, no matter what mode is used.  If you want to hit the enemy with an old-fashioned matchlock gun, you basically have to rely on luck. This was true until the Napoleonic era in France.

    Because it is already May, the weather has become hot.

    Now Zhao Hongyu and the others have bid farewell to the attire of labor protection army coats.  Even the Mohicans began to go naked, wearing only a fig leaf similar to crotch pants on the vital parts of the lower body, and lived like this.

      It¡¯s a pity that Zhao Hongyu and the others can¡¯t do this.

    ¡°There are not many products available for purchase now, so he could only spend a sum of money and ask the Shanzhai Umbrella Research Institute to sew a batch of green military shorts and vests from the 1960s and 1970s for the genetic people to wear.

    Fortunately, considering the reason why they were in 1620, the time and space trader removed the words "Liberation" and "August 1st" on the vests, so there would be no unforeseen surprises.

    Green knee-length military shorts, green cotton military vests, and green old-fashioned military canvas soles are the style of the 1970s, which became Zhao Hongyu and the others' attire.

    This kind of attire may even seem a bit weird to outsiders.

    ¡°Don¡¯t talk about outsiders, even Zhao Hongyu felt a little pained when he saw it.

    Looking at the enemy queue slowly advancing, Leslie's side also began to become solemn.

    "Are the enemy's weapons sticks? Do they plan to use this primitive weapon to fight us? God testifies, these indigenous people are really pitiful." Father Matthew was short-sighted and had a double vision, so he did not see Zhao Hongyu's side clearly.  A matchlock gun was used.  "But their outfits are really weird. How come their pants are so short and their clothes have no sleeves."

    Europeans do not yet have this kind of clothing, so of course it is impossible to understand what "shorts" and "vests" are.  Therefore, in Father Matthew's mind, it was natural that the clothes of the natives across the street had shrunk greatly because they had no fabric.

    ¡°Moreover, the fabrics of Zhao Hongyu¡¯s and others¡¯ clothes are not the mainstream linen fabrics in Europe or the cotton fabrics from Persia.  It was a kind of fabric they had never seen before, which made Father Matthew very curious.

    "After I defeat these natives, I want to see what the materials of their clothes are."

    But unlike Father Matthew, who was near-sighted and could not see clearly the situation ahead due to his double vision, the corners of Captain Leslie's eyes had begun to twitch rapidly.

    At the same time, his originally relaxed facial expression became tense, and it was obvious that he was very nervous now.

    Picking up the brass telescope, Captain Leslie looked at the opponent's equipment carefully, and his heart sank: Oh my god, the enemies on the other side are not indigenous people at all, and the weapons they use are not.  It's a wooden stick but a matchlock gun.

    Through the telescope, Leslie saw clearly, and he found that everything he had thought before was wrong.

    This is not the most terrifying thing for him. After all, it is well known that the matchlock gun is not accurate enough.  Therefore, no matter how many matchlock guns the opponent has, Leslie will not be afraid.

    But the problem is that in addition to matchlock guns, the opponent also has sharp machetes and cross axes on the outside of their thighs.  It can be said that they are armed to the teeth, they don't care at all about long-distance combat or close combat.

    At the same time, the opponent's number was twice as many as theirs, which made Leslie and the others very passive.

    As Zhao Hongyu¡¯s team advanced slowly and neatly, Leslie¡¯s face became more and more ugly and serious.

    There is no chaos in the queue, which proves that this team is well-trained and definitely not a ragtag group.

    Now we must come up with a countermeasure, otherwise they will definitely face disaster.

    Captain Leslie quickly made a decision in his mind.

    This is the reality of Europeans. If he thinks he can beat you, he will chase you and fight hard and never let you go.

    Even if you beg for mercy, it will be of no use.

    When the Spanish conquered the Incas in Central and South America, the king of the Incas surrendered and sent dozens of tons of gold. What was the result?

    In the end, the Spaniards poured golden liquid down his throat and burned him to death.

    The main reason is that the Incas were too weak and the Spaniards thought they were easy to bully.

    "If you have a force that can match the Spaniards, you can look back and see what the Spaniards will do.

    The British, Dutch, Irish, French, and Portuguese have the same mentality as the Spaniards: they are all bullies and afraid of the strong.

    Especially when it comes to the treatment of the indigenous peoples of the New World.

    If you are good, then they will not take tough measures against you, and may even try to win over you.

    If you are weak, then you will be embarrassed.

    Captain Leslie is such a typical European.

    Earlier, he thought that Zhao Hongyu and the others were some ragtag aborigines, and they were basically??I didn't take it to heart.

    He believes that with his sophisticated weapons, he can definitely destroy the opponent.

    Therefore, when Father Matthew asked him if he had been in contact with the other party, he rejected it outright.  The fundamental reason is that Lasley believes that he is stronger than the natives and does not need to contact the weak at all.

    But now when he discovered that everything was different from what he expected.  In his heart, another idea of ??contacting the other party came up. It was not a funny thing.

    "Everyone, please stay calm and let me see if I can talk to the other party. Judging from the opponent's queue and weapons, they should be a tribe with a high level of civilization."

    Leslie said to his adjutant with a serious face.

    His adjutant also saw clearly the equipment of Zhao Hongyu's side, and had already put out the idea of ??burning, killing and looting in his heart.  Most of the sailors brought by Leslie had this idea at this moment.

    Since the enemy is so powerful, they also have an advantage in numbers.  So why does this battle, which has a high chance of losing, continue?

    Now Captain Leslie wants to talk to the other party, which is something they are eager to do.

    Although they had planned to do bad things before, the problem is that they didn't do it.

    Perhaps progress can be made on some issues without going to war.

    Leslie raised his hand to stop the restless sailors, and at the same time, his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking secretly.  At the same time, he put his right hand into his arms and touched it, feeling reassured.

    In a small bag in his arms, there were a dozen small glass balls he brought from England.

    If Zhao Hongyu on the opposite side knew what Leslie was thinking now, he would definitely spit on his face and scold him for bullying the weak and fearing the strong

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