Having the experience of manufacturing a sulfuric acid device, the manufacturing process of nitric acid was completed in a short period of time.
With the assistance of the people and the team leaders, the production of nitric acid was successfully completed.
When cotton, alcohol, and other materials arrived one after another.
Su Yang began to set up a production line for smokeless gunpowder.
Of course!
This production line was only enough for research and production, and large-scale production would require adjustments and expansion.
However, at this time, Su Yang was only one step away from successfully completing the research of smokeless gunpowder.
That is, to make nitrocellulose.
Then, after cleaning and drying, it could be dissolved in a mixed solvent of alcohol and ether to obtain smokeless gunpowder.
The first experiment failed, but with the assistance of the extraordinary talent, Su Yang finally found the reason.
And he also figured out how to mass-produce smokeless gunpowder under the current conditions of our army.
It was precisely because of his extraordinary talent that Su Yang could quickly master the methods and techniques of whatever he did.
Then.
Su Yang mixed sulfuric acid and nitric acid in a certain proportion to form a mixed acid solution, and then added an appropriate amount of water to dissolve the nitrocellulose in a mixed solvent of alcohol and ether.
Thus, smokeless gunpowder was obtained.
Looking at the smokeless gunpowder he had obtained, Su Yang felt an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.
It was amazing!
Next, he would test it.
After calming down his excitement, Su Yang quickly walked towards the ordnance workshop with the smokeless gunpowder.
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At the time when Su Yang researched the raw materials for smokeless gunpowder.
After Su Yang issued the order to clear the bandits in the Black Dragon Mountains, the various teams started to take action.
After several battles, Shui Sheng, Gou Sheng, and others finally witnessed Yang Zhihua's artillery skills.
In order to carry out Su Yang's order to minimize casualties and train new recruits.
When attacking a fortress, if they encountered a difficult fortress, they would directly use a mortar, and under Yang Zhihua's personal operation, the shells hit exactly where they aimed.
Then, under the leadership of the veterans, they cleared the bandits.
As a result of the attacks during this period, there were almost no casualties, only some soldiers suffered minor injuries.
On the other hand, the bandits.
They were initially lucky, then they were defeated, and finally, as long as they were targeted by the troops, the troops had only just shouted, the bandits in the fortress either surrendered or ran away, leaving behind some bandits who had been tricked.
In less than a week, all the bandits in the Black Dragon Mountains were cleared.
And in order to avoid wasting these places, Shui Sheng and others sent troops to garrison them, establishing new bases.
The territory was expanded again.
The various bases formed a defensive circle around the battalion headquarters.
When Shui Sheng, Li San, and others looked at the map in front of them, they finally realized.
It turned out that the captain cleared the other bandit strongholds not only to eliminate harm for the people, but also to strengthen the defense of the base.
As the troops cleared the bandits, they followed the same procedure to publicly try the bandits, which further increased the reputation of the troops.
Especially the people in this area were full of gratitude to the troops, and they realized the difference between our army and other armies.
There was no domineering behavior of other officers, but instead, they helped the villagers, giving people a sense of intimacy and security.
Their influence gradually grew, and some young people even took the initiative to join the army.
This further increased the strength of each team.
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On the other side.
The ordnance workshop behind the base.
Su Yang took the smokeless gunpowder to the ordnance workshop, and then carefully loaded different amounts of gunpowder into each bullet.
Under the operation of the ordnance master, one bullet after another was produced.
Su Yang made different markings on them.
This operation made other ordnance masters feel confused.
"Captain Su, what are you doing?"
Su Yang did not explain much and casually said: "Doing an experiment, you guys keep busy."
Then he went to the back mountain.
Using lead plates to weld a square lead box, filled it with sand, weighed it, and then hung it from the beam with four parallel ropes.
First, he fired a captured 5.6mm Type 38 rifle bullet, and then recorded the amplitude of the lead box swinging.
This was to judge the speed of the bullet, thus determining the power of the smokeless gunpowder.
Then came the bullet made with his own researched smokeless gunpowder.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang....."
Chen Bingsheng, the guard, looked at Su Yang, who was observing and recording every shot, with a confused expression. He didn't understand what the captain was doing.
The Type 38 and the Zhongzheng rifles used propellant that was made in regular arsenals, so naturally, the power of the propellant was different from the gunpowder made by Su Yang using primitive methods.
If the propellant was loaded too little, it would affect the initial velocity of the bullet, and thus affect its accuracy and power.
By using this method, it was possible to calculate the approximate power.
After testing, Su Yang finally found a bullet with similar power and accuracy to other bullets.
Thus, he found out how much gunpowder should be loaded into the bullet.
It was finally done!
The next step was to set up a mass production assembly line for gunpowder and find raw materials.
Because of the early preparations, even though the methods were a bit crude, it was still possible to set up the production line.
However, mass production of smokeless gunpowder depended on raw materials.
After thinking for a while.
Su Yang decisively sought help from the organization. Although the organization was also difficult, it was better than just his small team.
Thinking of this.
Su Yang couldn't help but think of Zhang Liang, the captain who went to find the brigade commander.
"I wonder how the captain and the county detachment are doing?"
At this time, Li San, who was responsible for vigilance, came running with several people, guns in hand, watching the surroundings vigilantly.
Li San stepped forward and asked with concern: "Captain, what happened, where was the gunfire just now?"
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