"The second wave, ten Jia La, will attack immediately." Li Yongfang gave the order in a low voice.
He is an old fox, and he has already seen that the morale of the first wave of soldiers is almost gone. It is impossible for them to rush into this steel city.
And Zhou Yuji must have a backup plan. He is different from other Eight Banners generals. He is the only one who escaped from the Battle of Duolun Grassland, and the only one who has fought Yang Fan head-on. He is well aware of Yang Fan's terror.
Clearly.
He is in charge of the intelligence system, and he should know that this Beijing camp was brought out by Yang Fan. In less than a year, it bulldozed Monan Mongolia and defeated Mongolia Mongolia. This was something he never dared to think about.
Things to think about.
They have been fighting Lin Dan Khan for almost twenty years. To this day, it can only be said that they have suppressed the Chahar people, and they are still far from being completely wiped out.
However, the news that a large number of veterans in the Beijing Camp were forced to leave gave him hope again.
The second wave of ten Jia La, with 15,000 people, began to gather and set off, moving towards the foot of the mountain. At the same time, the final reserve team, ten under-strength Jia La, with more than 10,000 people, was also gathering. As the third wave
Impact force on standby.
If today's three waves are repelled, the attack will be declared a complete failure. The rest is Huang Taiji's consideration. How to fight this battle next.
There is a battle for the mountains here, and the two Mongolian cavalry groups are already rushing towards the Fifth Army Camp and the Three Thousand Battalion ten miles behind. The ensuing battle is about to break out.
Zhou Yuji had already heard that something was wrong with the gunfire. He quickly turned around and asked, "He Kui, why is the gunshot wrong?"
He Kui was the chief quartermaster. He glanced at the emperor in panic and found that the emperor was also looking at him. He hurriedly explained: "Junmen, the ammunition left by Marquis Dingyuan was fixed ammunition wrapped in silk.
.The price is very expensive. The gunpowder is all maroon gunpowder. We don’t have the secret recipe and don’t know how to prepare it. So we replaced it with black powder wrapped in paper.”
Zhou Yuji's face sank and he shouted: "Black gunpowder is wrong too. Why does the sound sound like farting? This is dry gunpowder, not wet gunpowder. And the proportion of saltpeter is too small."
He Kui suddenly panicked. Is Mr. Zhou a dog? His ears are so good. He could hear all this.
The so-called wet gunpowder is black gunpowder mixed with water. After stirring, it is made into particles. The composition of such gunpowder particles is fixed. The dry method is made by directly mixing nitrate, sulfur and carbon powder without mixing with water.
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The main difference between the two lies in the process. It requires fewer processes and saves costs. Moreover, the technical requirements for the water conditioning method are not low and ordinary craftsmen cannot do it. The labor cost is also high.
Moreover, saltpeter is rare and the most expensive. To get some saltpeter, you usually have to scrape the urine alkali on the toilet wall. The Ming Dynasty was considered good in the world at this time, because the Ming Dynasty had saltpeter mines in Gansu, Ningxia, and Hanzhong. Europe
There are no saltpeter mines. They rely entirely on growing saltpeter fields, managing the urine of prostitutes in a unified manner, and transporting it from Chile by sea ship.
In the gunpowder formula here in the Ming Dynasty, nitrate is the most expensive ingredient. Saving some means making some money.
However, the lack of nitrate as an oxidant will directly lead to a decrease in power. Dry-mixed black powder has great hidden dangers. It is believed that the proportions of the three components are different, and they will naturally stratify due to vibration during barreling and transportation, resulting in
The heaviest sulfur settles in the lower layer.
In this way, it is not gunpowder that is layered, but three types of minerals. It cannot be fired at all. Even if it is stirred during a battle, it cannot achieve the performance of normal gunpowder when it leaves the factory.
He Kui was so frightened that he knelt down and said aggrievedly: "The military budget from the Ministry of War is not enough. We can't afford to wrap the ammunition with silk. How expensive is silk? The military gate needs a sufficient quantity, so we can only wrap it with paper.
Moreover, we don’t have enough money, and we have to produce sufficient quantities. We can only think of ways to deal with the process and formula ratio. I have tried it, and this ratio saves 30% of the cost, but it is completely usable.”
Zhou Yuji was so angry that he almost pulled out his knife and chopped He Kui down. If he hadn't been worried about his lack of etiquette, he would have taken care of him long ago.
"You are so confused. Can this be changed randomly?"
"Marquis Dingyuan made it very clear that the gunpowder used propellant, seventy-five percent saltpeter, ten percent sulfur, and the carbon of things. The copper hair grain used propellant, seventy-eight percent saltpeter, eighty-eight percent sulfur, and fourteenth percent carbon. This is
These are unshakable rules, how dare you change them randomly. If Marquis Dingyuan were in charge of the capital camp, I would have your head chopped off today."
Chongzhen looked gloomy and said nothing. He Kui was from Concubine Tian's family. This incident made him very angry. War was not a child's play. How could he be so reckless?
The shouts of death outside are getting closer and closer, now is not the time to talk about this matter.
"Let me ask you, how much silk fixed ammunition is left by Marquis Dingyuan." Zhou Yuji looked into He Kui's eyes and asked. "How many powder bags were left for throwing at the beginning."
He Kui quickly said: "There are still three thousand boxes of fixed ammunition and guns in total, and the ammunition is only enough for each gun to fire thirty rounds. There are still five hundred powder packets for throwing."
Zhou Yuji let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, fortunately.
The gentlemen at the Ministry of War did not understand the power of silk ammunition and did not take it away. However, after receiving the right to use military expenditures, they began to produce ration ammunition according to their arrangements. The original family wealth is still there.
"Send these ammunition to the front line immediately. Go immediately." Zhou Yuji's red eyes almost burst out of fire.
He Kui ran away rolling and crawling.
At this time, after firing ten rounds of the silk fixed ammunition issued before, the musketeers used the bullets later issued by the Ministry of War. Once these bullets were used, the musketeers cursed.
Using a paper bag is definitely a bad idea. Paper cannot burn completely. If you don’t fire a few shots, be sure to clean the barrel. This greatly reduces the rate of fire. Moreover, this gunpowder often misfires and fails to fire, or when it fires, it is short and weak.
It made a fart-like sound, and the lead bullet didn't fly very far before falling.
It barely started, but thick smoke billowed when fired. Musketeers all know gunpowder. This is obviously a problem with the proportion of ingredients, and the gunpowder is not fully burned.
Moreover, the lead bullets produced by the gentlemen from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry were of different sizes. If the muzzle of the gun was accidentally lowered, it would roll out from the inside.
Even the Han army flags attacking below clearly felt that the firepower of the Beijing camp suddenly weakened. They didn't know what happened. The previous fire cannons almost penetrated the shields. The killed shield soldiers were everywhere.
yes.
The situation changed when I rushed to fifty meters, and now the shield could actually block lead bullets again.
Isn’t it said that the closer the distance, the more powerful the lead bullet is? Isn’t it the most powerful at thirty meters?
How to explain this!!!
This chapter has been completed!