Bang bang, under the Ming army's artillery fire, the bricks and stones of the Seoul city walls shattered, and the mountains shook and the ground shook.
The Ming army was extremely good at using artillery. It was their specialty to build artillery positions on high ground and conduct fire strikes on fixed targets.
(When Tang He attacked the Xia regime in Sichuan, the Xia regime set up artillery on the mountains on both sides of the river to attack the Ming army's warships.)
The Ming Dynasty relied on force to build the country. The old man once said personally that iron cannons are the weapon of the country. There are three standing artillery bureaus in the capital, and there are more than 9,200 craftsmen just used to make the cannons.
At this time, the artillery bombarding the walls of Seoul was no longer the small-caliber iron cannons, but large artillery transported through the seaport. According to Zhu Yunxuan's conversion, each cannon was almost the size of a nine-pounder, with a range of
With a height of twenty miles, it is known as the "General's Cannon" and is invincible.
(The weight of a projectile is nine pounds, which is more than a kilogram. The projectile weighs more than a kilogram. It was considered a heavy artillery in that era)
The sound of these heavy cannons when fired was terrifying, and the ground seemed to tremble when fired. Each cannon was mounted on a four-wheeled gun carriage because of its huge and bulky size.
In addition to these heavy cannons, there are also the Hundred-Character Cannon, Flying Cloud Thunder Cannon, Sky-shattering Thunder Cannon, Poison Magic Cannon, etc.
Nearly four hundred artillery pieces were bombarding the city walls of Seoul from the highlands of Triangle Mountain.
Among them, what interests Zhu Yunxi the most is the Thunder Cannon. This cannon weighs only more than 400 kilograms. It leans on the ground and the projectiles fired follow an arc trajectory. The tail of this cannon is fixed in a shallow pit with an iron prong nail.
This cannon is loaded with two ounces of powder. If it fires two ounces of projectiles, the muzzle of the gun will be raised one inch, and the range will be as high as 10 miles. If it is filled with iron sand weighing three cents, the lethality will cover fifty steps within the range of three miles.
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This is simply the Ming Dynasty version of the shotgun mortar!
At the artillery position, Zhu Yunxi looked at the artillery and sighed that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated! All the creations of future generations are based on the exploration and inventions of their ancestors.
“The caliber is still a bit small!”
Zhu Yunxu thought to himself that when he returned to the capital, he would go to the artillery station to see how he could cast larger caliber artillery pieces.
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a bang in the distance, and then a gun barrel collapsed into the sky and fell heavily again.
"Your Highness, be careful!" Li Jinglong pinned Zhu Yunxi under him in an instant.
"Let's go, we're two miles away from Gu!" Zhu Yunxi shook him off and walked straight away, ignoring the dissuasion of those around him.
In the artillery position, among the smoke and dust, several Ming soldiers were wailing and being carried down by Pao Ze. An artillery exploded under continuous firing.
"Send the order to the army, seek treatment immediately!" Zhu Yunxi shouted loudly, "We must save him!"
Looking at the gunners covered in blood, Zhu Yunxi felt heartbroken. The gunners were the elite of the army! These gunners were all veterans of hundreds of battles.
"How many rounds did this cannon fire?" Fu Youde asked angrily, grabbing an officer by the collar.
"Seven seven...seven shots!" The officer said with a bitter face, "Your Highness, Commander, I didn't dare to give more medicine. It was more than three taels at a time. Who would have thought that it would be enough in just a few shots?
Exploded!"
Fu Youde said with a dark face, "Remember the inscription on the cannon, report it to the military judge, and go back to find trouble with the Ministry of Industry."
I'm afraid that the craftsman who forged this cannon will lose his head. The Ming Dynasty not only had strict military laws, but also had even stricter requirements for military weapons and other items. The craftsmen who forged the cannon had to have their names engraved on the cannon.
"Now is not the time to talk about this!" As soon as Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth, the generals quickly bowed their heads and listened respectfully, "Where were you dug?"
Lan Yu spoke from behind, "Go and call Old Dog Zhang. His Highness has something to ask him!"
The roaring of cannons made people shout loudly when they spoke.
A moment later, a skinny, short man was brought to Zhu Yunxi.
"Are you Zhang Laogou? Where was the tunnel dug?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
Zhang Laogou was lying on the ground, not daring to raise his head, "Go back to Master Qiansui, we have dug half of it. In one day, our brothers will be able to dig under the city wall!"
"So fast? You are better than fooling me!" Zhu Yunxi was a little surprised and said.
The city of Seoul is high and deep, and the Koreans are determined to defend it, so the attackers will have to pay a heavy price. So he thought of a way to dig tunnels under the city walls of Seoul and use gunpowder to blow up the city.
of city walls.
This method, which was used by the later Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to destroy the city of Nanjing, was now adopted by Zhu Yunxi. He selected soldiers who were good at digging or had experience as miners to secretly dig under the cover of artillery fire.
Unexpectedly, the progress of the excavation far exceeded his expectations.
"How dare you, little man, to deceive your great grandson into being a thousand years old!" Zhang Laogou kowtowed, "The soil in the north is not sticky. Brothers, you can dig it down with a hammer...
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"Let's go and take Gu Gu to see it!" Zhu Yunxi felt that seeing is best.
Afterwards, a group of people came to the Ming Army's position at the foot of the mountain. It looked like a Ming Army camp on the outside, but in fact there were several tunnels hidden inside.
A square hole appeared in sight. The hole was straight and wide, forming a hook shape underground, leading to the distance. Both sides of the tunnel were compacted and supported by wooden squares to prevent landslides.
In the tunnel, countless shirtless soldiers pushed wheelbarrows out of the tunnel one by one.
"Your Highness, you can't go in!" Seeing Zhu Yunxi curiously trying to get in, Li Jinglong and others quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"A total of three such tunnels have been dug? How fast is the progress?" Zhu Yunxi nodded and asked casually.
"Back to Your Highness, it's all the same. The villain counts the distance, and Liu Laosi leads the people to dig. There are many of us. The brothers in the front dig, and the brothers in the back ram the earth to support the roof. It took three or two days to dig it out!" Zhang Laogou!
On the side, he said timidly.
"Liu Laosi? What did he do before?"
The army is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. Zhu Yunxi looked at the straight tunnel and asked with a smile.
"He used to be a miner!" Zhang Laogou replied.
"No wonder!" Zhu Yunxi asked casually, "What did you do before?"
Zhang Laogou suddenly knelt down and did not dare to speak.
"Your Highness is asking you a question. Are you mute?" Li Jinglong cursed.
"Young man, I used to be a grave digger!" Zhang Laogou buried his head in the soil and said in a trembling voice, "Later, he was arrested by the government and exiled to the army!"
"It's an advantage for you!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Zhang Laogou was really given an advantage. According to Ming Dynasty law, tomb robbers were executed without distinction of leader and group, and the wives, brothers, etc. of the tomb robbers were also executed.
"This guy is also very lucky!" Lan Yu laughed at the side. "When he was caught, he was catching up with the northern expedition to Mobei in the 21st year of Hongwu. He knew he was going to die, so he shouted in the hall that dogs can still be eaten after they die.
Meat, killing him is tantamount to destroying things. He still has two arms and strength, why not send out troops and go to the border to kill the Tatars!"
As he spoke, he smiled again, "Who would have thought that this guy is really a soldier. After several battles, not only did he not die, but he also raised a flag. Now he is a small flag!"
What a damn talent!
Zhu Yunxi lightly kicked Zhang Laogou, "How many graves have you dug?"
"I can't remember exactly, but the time I was arrested, I dug the grave of a prince from the previous dynasty!" Zhang Laogou didn't dare not say anything, and the more he spoke, the quieter he said, "The tomb was washed by others.
I’ve been here many times and haven’t stolen anything good!”
"Do it well!" Zhu Yunxi also laughed at this kind of thing and said, "Do it well, if I can blow down the city wall, I will ask you for credit after the war and reward you with an official job, which will be considered as honoring the ancestors!"
"Don't worry, Lord Chitose. If you're a kid, you can't do anything else. You'll find a dead spot! At the prince's cemetery, the robber holes of the first few people were far away from the tomb. The villain just clicked on the prince's coffin. From then on.
When the thief went down the cave, he landed on the top of the coffin's head. He began to touch gold ingots as big as his fist..."
As he said this, Zhang Laogou was suddenly speechless, he said that the truth was revealed.
The corners of Lan Yu's eyes couldn't help twitching, and her face turned pale.
Zhu Yunxi smiled again, "Keep doing it!" After laughing, he turned and left.
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Come out of the tunnel and enter the barracks.
The barracks here belonged to the troops of Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, who attacked the city in the first wave after the city wall collapsed.
When Zhu Yunxi walked outside Cao Zhen's tent, he suddenly felt a little strange. There were no guards standing solemnly outside. From time to time, there were sounds of blessing and superiority coming from the tent, and there was also a slight smell of fireworks.
"What are you doing inside?" Zhu Yunxi opened the curtain directly and went in.
Cao Zhen, who was leading a group of people kneeling inside, jumped up and said, "I have seen His Highness the Grand Sun!"
"Are you... paying homage to the Second Master Guan?"
Zhu Yunxi took a closer look and saw that it was Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan, who was leading a group of men to pay homage to the Second Master Guan in the tent.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, folk performing arts flourished, and the stories of the Three Kingdoms were also well-known to every household. Guan Yu was highly praised by both the people and the military for his loyalty and righteousness.
"I pay my respects to you, Second Master, and wish you good luck!" Cao Zhen bowed and said with a smile.
"What good fortune?" Zhu Yunxi sat down and said, "I hope you will get promoted and make a fortune again!"
"I beg you, Second Master, to protect Seoul from surrendering again!" Cao Zhen said with some embarrassment. "When I was ten years old, I followed the old prince to kill people and fight. I captured ten cities if not a hundred, but I never had two in a row.
The city surrendered!"
"This is like pushing Pai Gow, grabbing two hands to hold ten! I have to say goodbye to the second master to get rid of bad luck!"
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This chapter has been completed!