After a brief silence, the Oirats exploded.
Such a horrific explosion does not belong to this era.
In this era where there are only solid bullets and no explosive bombs, a direct shot is equivalent to the 105mm howitzer shell in later generations. It directly creates a terrifying effect.
The horses and human body parts that were blown up by the explosion, as well as the huge craters, directly woke up the warriors of the Oirat Alliance led by Junggar who had been enthusiastic before. They suddenly realized that this was not an enemy they could deal with.
Yang Fan often told his subordinates that there are many types of bravery. The lowest level is the blood-brave person. This kind of person's face turns red when angry, his whole body is hot, his head is congested and he becomes irrational. Just give him some blood.
, the courage will disappear without a trace. As long as the CPU is cooled down, they can run faster than rabbits.
Zhang Geda and others asked the master in confusion what a CPU was. Yang Fan explained impatiently and said it was the brain.
But it's not easy to escape. They don't know that the maximum range of the 30mm cannon is a full 1,500 meters. It's not much smaller than the effective range of the heavy gun on the bow.
"Disconnect the cannons behind. Let them anchor and wait here. Let's turn around and enter DC to pursue." Yang Fan looked at the porthole in front and ordered.
Immediately, the connection between the shallow-water heavy artillery ship and the five canal boats was disconnected. More than 30 soldiers on the canal boats immediately anchored and fixed the ship in the middle of the river.
If the water flow is not stable, the current will wash away these unpowered boats. If they are washed to the shore, they will be delivered to the doorstep of the Junggar people.
These sailors are well-trained, and their officers are all transferred from the Jeju Island Navy. They have rich experience. For these people who fight in the sea, the inland river environment is much simpler.
These tank boats have steel plate covers that can slide forward and backward. They can be opened to launch rockets, or the curved cover can be closed to prevent damage from enemy projectile arrows. The shallow-water heavy gunship has a draft of 1.5 meters because it is fully loaded.
Got enough ammunition and supplies.
"Yang Ji, you go to the tanker to take command. If there is a problem, you are the only one to ask."
"Well, sir, don't worry, there won't be any problems."
"I'll go after them and come back in the evening. Keep an eye on the boats."
The shallow-water heavy gunboat drove away. Yang Ji looked at the smoke-belching battleship that entered the tributary. He turned around and said: "Send all the new breech rifled guns. Everyone pays close attention to both sides of the strait. There are Mongolians
If anyone tries to get close, hit me. There will be no room for failure until the master comes back."
"Here!"
Many new breech-loaded guns have been produced and stored in warehouses. Now, after the full-metal fixed-loading ammunition used in Gatling guns has matured, it is not difficult to develop breech-loaded guns.
The rifling machine was invented in the 19th century. A steam engine was used to drive a flywheel to convert circular motion into linear motion. Yang Fan found the blueprint and developed it quickly.
Bullet cases require a punch, and now all kinds of punches have been developed. Copper bullet cases of large and small diameters are not difficult to press directly with a punch. The output is not small. Both hydraulic and steam power can be used.
The reason why there is no large-scale reloading is mainly because the current flintlock muskets have reached perfection, and the reloading was only completed last year. Now Yang Fan has more than 100,000 regular troops and even more militiamen, so he needs to completely reload.
The cost of installation was too high. Therefore, we just mass-produced and kept inventory without any replacement.
However, important units such as the Navy and River Division, Scouts, Guards, Jiading Regiment, Xinghe Regiment, and Cavalry Instruction Regiment may change their equipment in advance. Some of these units are newly established. Some are still using the weapons of the previous generation.
The latest flintlock rifles were not replaced last time, so this time they will be equipped with the latest ones.
The muskets, matchlocks, and flintlock guns that they eliminated were gradually handed over to the militia for use. The earliest muskets have been completely eliminated and sold in grocery stores in villages and towns. Yang Fan's citizens can buy them freely.
Just apply for a gun certificate and registration.
After releasing the tow from the cannon behind it, this Ming Dynasty's first shallow-water heavy gunboat turned its bow and headed towards the tributary of the Yellow River.
Houtao is a crescent-shaped fertile land sandwiched between the Yinshan Mountains and the Yellow River. The tributaries are crisscrossed. They all flow from the Yellow River and then flow to the foot of the Yinshan Mountains on the back. This water irrigates this grassland and forms the middle of many deserts in the northwest.
A rare piece of Jiangnan.
Woohoo! The whistle sounded. The gunboat drove in along a tributary next to Linhe City.
The escaping Oirat Alliance cavalry were dumbfounded. This terrifying black boat actually sailed into the tributary of the Yellow River.
"Brother Yang, will we not run aground when we enter the tributary?" Zhang Fengyi asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, this boat is designed for shallow water. The maximum draft is 1.5 meters. Now that it has fired so many shells, it is less than 1.5 meters. The water depth of the tributaries here is more than 5 meters. As long as it is driven very far, it will not
Stranded." Yang Fan explained.
These tributaries are all branched off from the Yellow River and flow to the foot of Yin Mountain, with a length of less than 100 kilometers. Because there is Gobi desert on the other side of Yin Mountain, the water loss is greater as you go north, and the river will gradually become shallower. These tributaries are in
The entire crescent-shaped plain is as dense as a spider web, with hundreds of them from west to east.
It is precisely because of the existence of these tributaries that this place is particularly suitable for the development of agriculture. Later, Bayannur City developed 12 million acres of fertile farmland here.
In fact, even if the bow of the boat runs aground, the boat can be backed out by reversing the stern.
The gunboat passed by the side of Linhe City. A moat in Linhe City used this tributary. At this time, Linhe City was burning so much that even the gunboat felt like a heat wave as it passed by. The gunner of the open turret in front quickly found
Cover the propellant package with tarpaulin.
Black smoke and sparks were blown everywhere by the wind. If the propellant pack were set on fire, the ship would be blown into two pieces.
Yang Fan ignored the ruined Linhe City and directly ordered to open fire on the cavalry running around on the grassland. The Gatling gun rang again.
They were surprised to find that their horses could not outrun the two gunboats with steam engines moving at full speed. The Gatling's extremely long range was even more of a nightmare for them.
A large number of Oirat warriors remounted their horses in order to escape as quickly as possible. They just dismounted to shoot at the black boat so that they could use the infantry's big bow to shoot. After all, the boat was in the center of the river. After they were defeated, they ran directly to their own
Where is the war horse so that you can get on it and escape as quickly as possible.
Harahu Ci, Heduo and Qin's father and son looked at the fiasco with dumbfounded eyes. At this time, Gushi Khan and Dalai Lama Taish, who had escaped from the city, also came.
Gushihan's hair was burnt, and the pieces were like pieces of felt.
"What on earth is going on? Where did this boat come from?" Gushi Khan was as angry as a lion.
This chapter has been completed!