"Master, this fire is so powerful. How should we put it out? Can't we use water?" Lin Yueru asked in horror.
Yang Fan smiled bitterly and shook his head. "You watch, I'll give you an experiment."
Yang Fan took a glass bottle and pulled the fire tube. Immediately there was smoke coming from the stopper. Then, Yang Fan raised his arm and threw the incendiary bottle fifty meters away, landing on the water in the distance.
With a bang, the bottle floating on the water exploded.
The rolling flames continued to emit black smoke from the inside, and then were engulfed by the flames behind. The scene when this kind of thing explodes is very terrifying.
Then, a shocking scene occurred.
A large number of flames floated on the water, burning crazily.
Zhang Shize's eyes widened and he looked at the water in disbelief.
This world is so crazy. Doesn’t water extinguish fire? Why can this oil burn in water?
Yang Fan said: "If you are splashed by this kind of fire, even a little bit will stick to the skin and keep burning. Soon the high temperature will ignite the body's fat. People will turn into candles."
"Don't try to save him. Because slapping will only increase the intensity of the burning, and will also ignite the person slapping him, and then the two of them will be burned together into a torch."
"It's useless to throw water on it. Water will increase the intensity of the fire. The more water you throw on it, the more violent it will burn. It may even engulf the person who throws water on it in the flames."
Zhang Shize murmured: "You brought the devil's weapon into the world. This thing is too scary and cruel."
Yang Fan said: "I didn't invent this thing. I just refined the fierce fire oil and purified the active ingredients, so it seems more powerful."
"Master, who invented this thing and what was it used for?" Xiao Niangpi asked curiously.
Yang Fan said: "This thing was used in the war very early. I don't know who invented it. It was first called "Greek Fire". Do you know the country of Da Qin?"
Lin Yueru asked: "Sir, are you talking about the country in ancient times to the west of the great cannibal?"
Yang Fan expressed his appreciation for her erudition, nodded and said: "That country is called the Eastern Roman Empire. This thing appears in the history books because it was in their hands. They put this fuel in a sealed cabinet and pumped it at one end.
Go in. Just like the gasoline stove I showed you a few days ago, increase the air pressure by pumping air. Then the fuel will be ignited at the other end and then sprayed out."
"Master, this is a kind of weapon. What are they used for?" Xiao Niangpi asked.
"They used this flamethrower to burn down the enemy's warships during naval battles," Yang Fan said.
"Wow, what a genius idea. Sea-going ships are all made of wood, and they are most afraid of fire. This kind of fuel can burn on the water surface, so it is perfect for burning ships." Xiao Niangpi clapped her hands and praised.
Lin Yueru asked: "Sir, have you obtained the recipe for this Greek fire?"
Yang Fan said: "This formula has been lost. It is said that Greek fire is a substance with petroleum as the basic raw material. It is said that it was invented in 668 AD, which is the first year of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhizhang of our Tang Dynasty. It was called
The Syrian craftsmen of Gallinikos brought it to Constantinople. As for what the Syrians brought, why it is called Greek fire. I don’t know. Maybe this thing was first introduced to Syria from Greece. My recipe is from another
There is a way."
Zhang Shize asked: "I saw you made a large incendiary bomb. It was made of iron sheet and weighed a full forty kilograms. Was that fired with a heartless cannon?"
Because in the beginning, Yang Fan only thought of making regular incendiary bombs when he was working on the Heartless Cannon. Zhang Shize thought that this large one might be the incendiary bomb for the Heartless Cannon.
"Yes, that one is for heartless cannons. However, heartless cannons are not very safe, and this shell contains too much burning oil. I haven't decided whether to test fire it yet. I'm worried about causing a fire. After all, this is a garden.
"This season is dry again, and there are dead branches and fallen leaves everywhere." Yang Fan said.
Zhang Shize nodded and said: "It really cannot be here. Even though this place is deserted, it is
Royal Garden. If a fire occurs, the two of us will definitely be impeached by the imperial censor. It would be more appropriate for us to find a place in the wilderness to test fire."
Yang Fan asked: "Do you have a suitable place?"
"Let's go to the channel of the Yongding River. It's the dry season now, and half of the river bed is exposed. Your heartless cannon can't hit very far, it's less than 200 meters. The channel of the Yongding River is more than 300 meters long.
Where’s the rice?”
"Okay, let's drive the small steamer over tomorrow for a test launch."
The two were talking about the small steamer when they saw a small steamer coming here. Yang Fan saw a strange thing parked on the deck of the ship, which looked like a miniature train locomotive.
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Yao Guang and Chen Xi stood on the bow of the boat happily.
"Hey, why is Chen Xi here?" Xiao Niangpi frowned.
Lin Yueru curled her lips and said, "You rejected her funding application report. Of course she was anxious and came to ask for money."
Zhang Shize has always been in awe of the women in Yang Fan's family. These women are all cruel, or they are all weird. According to the Ming Dynasty's evaluation standards for women, these women need to be kept at a distance.
Chen Xi soon saw Yang Fan on the boat. He immediately shouted with joy: "Master, Master."
Lin Yueru and Xiao Niangpi pouted. They were planning to ask the master for special funds.
Chen Xi looked at the burning desert island in confusion. I wonder if these people were setting fire to play when they had nothing to do. But when I thought of setting fire, I felt a little anxious. It seems that every child has the habit of playing with fire in childhood.
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Yang Fan smiled and said hello to the young talented girl.
I saw the boat docking at the pier. There was a gangplank on the boat, and then I saw that strange four-wheeler, blowing its whistle, beep beep beep!
Then, he drove from the springboard to the shore in a hurry.
Everyone was stunned. Xiao Niangpi said in surprise: "I was right, this cart can move on its own without a horse."
Yang Fan took one look at the car and just wanted to cover his face. Chen Xi has gone down a wrong path. No, she must be corrected. Cars are not like this.
Zhang Shize's eyes widened and he asked, "What kind of car is this? It can actually move by itself."
Yang Fan explained helplessly: "This car is called a car. It has the same principle as the steamship under our feet. It is also driven by a steam engine."
In fact, the reason why cars are called cars is because they are driven by steam engines. They were later replaced by internal combustion engines. Steam cars have a long history of more than a hundred years and were not completely replaced until after World War II.
The Duobao E20 steam car launched in 1920 was the last glory of steam engine automobiles and the pinnacle of steam engine automobiles. Its top speed reached 213 kilometers per hour. It was once used as the presidential car.
Steam power is so far away from us that in our impression, we only have the image of a silly, big, black steam engine like a train or locomotive. In the more than a hundred years after the invention of the steam engine, steam trucks, steam cars, and steam buses were just like
Today's diesel locomotives are just as popular.
In the 1950s, the Soviet Union also designed a steam engine-powered truck for transporting wood in remote areas. Because transportation in those places was inconvenient, fuel was scarce, and firewood was everywhere.
"Sir, I vetoed Chen Xi's steam car funding application. She came to you with her research results. She wants to prove that her project is promising, and I hope you can grant her special funding." Xiao Niangpi
said.
No more today.
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