Just when Zhu Ling outside the city was admiring the power of the artillery, an artillery suddenly misfired. The artillery battalion was also a little confused. The leader immediately asked people to start repairing it, hoping to repair it as soon as possible, but he never expected that the red cannon suddenly misfired.
The barrel burst, killing several surrounding gunners on the spot.
People around him were so frightened that they ran away for fear of another explosion.
Hearing some noise at the artillery camp, a general immediately rode over to check. Only then did he discover that the barrel of an artillery piece had exploded, so he immediately asked people to carry the injured soldier down and ask the military doctor who was accompanying the army to rescue him.
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After that, he immediately reported it to Yuan Jixian in front of him. Although the matter didn't sound big, Zhu Ling had a lot of ideas after it fell into his ears. The prototype of the Hongyi cannon is the long barrel and spindle invented in Europe in the 16th century.
Cannons with a shaped structure were introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty and were quickly imitated. All artillery pieces with similar designs are collectively called Hongyi cannons, also known as red cannons.
It is said that the red Yi cannon violated the taboo of the Manchus, so it was changed to the red cannon.
Hongyi artillery played a huge role in the wars of the late Ming Dynasty. The first thing that shocked the world was the Battle of Ningjin. Jiannu's siege operation was attacked by the Ming army's fierce artillery fire. The Eight Banners officers and soldiers
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and corpses piled up like mountains. This was Nurhachi's first defeat since he formed his army. In the subsequent Battle of Ningjin, the Hongyi artillery once again exerted great power, and the Ming army won a great victory.
Therefore, the Red Yi cannon was valued by the Jiannu, and they felt that the only thing that could restrain them was the Red Yi cannon. Later, the Jiannu used the captured craftsman Liu Han in Shenyang to successfully imitate the Western cannon and named it "Tianyou Cheer"
General".
In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, in the Battle of Songjin, Hong Chengchou led an army of hundreds of thousands, which was all the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong at that time, and fought against Jiannu. Jiannu brought 60 modified Hongyi cannons and successively attacked
The two cities of Tashan and Xingshan. Hongyi Cannon was also an important reason for defeating Hong Chengchou.
Later, when the slaves raided the Central Plains, the city of Yangzhou held by Shi Kefa was captured by artillery.
Now that I saw the Hongyi cannon, I couldn't help but have some thoughts. I immediately asked: "How many Hongyi cannons does our army have now?"
Upon hearing His Majesty's inquiry about the number of cannons, Yuan Jixian immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, our army now only has six cannons. Three of them were captured from surrounding areas and have been stored for a long time. Naturally, they are somewhat unstable.
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He thought it was His Majesty who wanted to punish the cannons for poor storage, so he immediately explained to his subordinates.
"Artillery is very important to us. In some wars, if artillery is used properly, it will definitely play a decisive role!" Of course, what Zhu Ling said about proper use is actually mainly talking about artillery fire coverage strikes. Once on TV
I've seen it, but it's a matter of tactics and tactics, and Fuze's artillery fire coverage.
It feels really good!
Think about it, you see a group of enemies on the opposite side that you are very afraid of. They are yelling and cursing at you. But you cannot be impulsive. You can only wait for the opportunity. During this period, you have to suppress the impulse of the soldiers below. But
If there were cluster-type artillery fire, as long as the other side dared to show any disdain, a round of artillery fire would attack them, wouldn't it be great?
Moreover, the enemy can be defeated without paying any casualties. Who wouldn't like such pleasure?
What's more, at this time, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong didn't pay much attention to artillery. In their eyes, artillery was only used to siege cities and was of little use. But in Jiannu's eyes, artillery was definitely a powerful weapon in sieges and field battles.
!Even an invincible existence!
Zhu Ling is a science student!
Although the science student cannot be said to be proficient in these things, he still knows a little bit. Now he also knows a little about the Hongyi Cannon. After all, as a fan, the Hongyi Cannon must be part of the understanding. It’s just that
Because Yuan Chonghuan once wounded Nurhaci with a cannon, and he died of his injuries shortly after returning.
"Do we still buy our cannons from Macau?"
Seeing that His Majesty attached so much importance to the Red Yi cannon, Yuan Jixian could not help but seriously replied: "Your Majesty, although we can also make the cannon ourselves, the speed is too slow, and there are indeed some places that are not precise enough, so we still ask the Yi people to buy it."
"okay, I get it."
Although he did not continue to ask, the idea of developing Hongyi Cannon had already taken root in his mind.
At this time, in the palace, hundreds of soldiers have been deployed around the prince's chamber to guard him. Although Ma Shiying was not afraid of the prince escaping, he still chose to send additional guards just to be on the safe side. Just because some of the things that happened today were beyond the control.
His control.
His Majesty's sudden appearance brought tens of thousands of troops to the city inadvertently.
These two things had already left him scratching his head. He could never imagine how His Majesty could come to Southern Zhili with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Is his army just a decoration? Are all the prefectures and counties near the river blind?
In fact, Ma Shiying has been quite busy these days. If he had taken a closer look at the urgent reports he had received in the past few days, some of them would have been news of enemy situations in the south and north. However, there was so much bad news that he had accidentally overlooked it.
Urgent report.
"Where has Liu Liangzuo gone?"
With a loud shout, Ruan Dacheng ran over in panic. Seeing Ma Shiying so furious, he quickly said: "Mr. Ma Ge, Mr. Liu has gone to meet the enemy on the city wall!"
"Nothing happened outside, right?"
"This..." Obviously, Ruan Dacheng did not dare to tell him the news that Guan Ningjun had broken out of the cage. Otherwise, faced with such bad news, he was really afraid that Ma Shiying would kill someone in anger.
"Speak quickly!" Ma Shiying suddenly felt that Ruan Dacheng had stopped speaking, and he hesitated for a while, then immediately asked.
"Mr. Ma Ge, I don't know why Guan Ning's army suddenly rushed out of the prison! Now they are killing people everywhere in the city!" After Ruan Dacheng finished speaking, he knelt down in despair. After he finished telling the news, he actually felt sad in his heart.
Knowing that their demise was not far away, the shadow of death could not help but hang over their hearts.
"What?"
Ma Shiying also suddenly leaned back, almost losing his balance and falling down. This news was like a bolt from the blue to him who had already accepted a lot of bad news. He never thought that something that should be very safe turned out to be unexpected.
time out of his control.
"When did it happen? Why didn't you report it earlier!" This sentence was shouted almost hysterically, with anger and unwillingness.
"Just an hour ago!"
Ruan Dacheng hurriedly replied with a tremble: "I don't know why Guan Ning's army broke out of the prison. When someone told me the news, more than half an hour had passed. Now those Guan Ning's army are probably still killing wantonly in the city.
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"Send troops quickly! Guard Yingtian Mansion for me! Kill all Guan Ning's troops!"
Ma Shiying shouted loudly, even if he had reached this level, he did not want to see that kind of scene. He did not want to let himself fail. He had staked everything on himself. Once he failed, his life would be over! As long as there is still a glimmer of hope,
I will never give up! Even if it is difficult.
Just when Ruan Dacheng stood up to lead his troops to quell Guan Ning's army, suddenly a man rushed in from outside and immediately knelt down: "Mr. Ge! The main hall behind is on fire!"