Before Zhou Yuji sent out troops, he carefully checked the equipment situation in Ji Town, especially Jizhou, where the mutiny took place.
He knew what the rebels had in hand. Zhou Yuji was a real soldier. He did not have a job in the Ministry of War, even though he had nothing to do in the office because he would make many mistakes and easily offend others.
He basically consulted information to understand the world's geographical situation and military files. He knew that these rebels had a huge number of firearms.
Ji Town is known as the No. 1 town in the world. It is at the foot of the emperor and the center of the capital. If there are any good things, they must be equipped here first.
Their priority was higher than that of Liao Town. What he was most worried about was the three red cannons on the top of Jizhou City.
Zunhua is a famous intermountain basin at the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain in North Zhili. The terrain slopes from northeast to south-west. It is surrounded by mountains. A long and narrow Zhongdao Mountain divides the intermountain basin into two, forming a unique landform of three mountains and two rivers.
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The location of Jizhou City is very important. It happens to be stuck at the exit of the Yanshan Mountains in the north and the parallel mountains in the south, and this exit is a shrinking gourd mouth.
In other words, if the Mongols break through any mountain pass along the several hundred kilometers of the Great Wall from Jizhou to Shanhaiguan, they must move westward along the plain between the two mountains, and then break through Jizhou City before entering the Gyeonggi Plain.
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Of course, if you are not afraid of taking a long detour, you can also go over the mountains on the south side and go to Yutian County, Baodi County, and Xianghe County.
In the original history, in the winter of the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji gathered more than 200,000 troops from Mongolia and the Eight Banners to break through the three Great Wall Passes at Da'ankou in Zunhua. After taking Zunhua, he went straight to Jizhou.
Then it was blocked here by Guan Ning's army, which Yuan Chonghuan urgently returned for reinforcements. Then the controversial incident in history occurred, in which Yuan Chonghuan inexplicably allowed more than 200,000 people from the Eight Banners to escape under his nose at night.
As a result, Huang Taiji fought all the way to the capital city. After passing Jizhou, there was no danger to defend. The front was bounded by a flat plain to the west.
The road is also a straight line, passing through Sanhe County and Tongzhou County to reach the capital. Therefore, Jizhou's geographical location is very important, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the key to Jingdong.
The status is similar to that of the Tiger Prison in Luoyang. That’s why the red cannons were deployed here. After the car camp was set up for the past three days.
Zhou Yuji has been building fortifications. The purpose is to prevent artillery. The steel plate wall of the carriage camp can block matchlock guns, three-eyed muskets, and even tiger squatting cannons that use shotguns.
However, the spherical solid bullets fired by Fran machine guns, which are used to block various types of general cannons, will definitely not be able to be blocked.
A three-millimeter corrugated steel plate would definitely make a hole in the face of a cannonball weighing at least half a kilogram.
A large number of artillery shells entering the camp will cause serious casualties. The tents, horse pens, vehicles, and materials will definitely be damaged, and there will also be a large number of casualties.
What's even more frightening is that being pressed down and bombarded with artillery fire may knock the soldiers apart and cause a rout. Soldiers in this era cannot withstand the roaring spherical solid bullets plowing the ground over and over again.
Zhou Yuji dug a trench behind the barbed wire and built a sandbag wall in front of the carriage. He dug a trench behind the retractable wall panels and built a sandbag wall behind the trench.
Used to block artillery shells from entering the camp.
"No one is allowed to move without my order. Everyone is on standby. It is forbidden to fire back." Zhou Yuji ordered with a gloomy look.
At this time, Wang Kun was so scared that he almost peed his pants. He suddenly became anxious and roared: "Zhou Yuji, you coward, if you don't fight back quickly, how long are you going to let them bombard us?" This round.
The bombardment was so terrible that Wang Kun couldn't stand it anymore, so he braced himself and waited for the enemy to bombard him.
"Shut up, if you dare to make any noise again, I will throw you down." Zhou Yuji couldn't bear it anymore and resisted the urge to kick him to death.
Huang Hao advised: "Your Majesty, the maximum range of our artillery is only 700 meters, and the effective range is 500 meters. If it exceeds 500 meters, it cannot be fired accurately. The opponent's red cannon is at a distance of more than 600 meters, and we can't fire it accurately."
If you don't hit them, they can hit us. If we fire, it's just a waste of ammunition." This was how the Ming army fought against the Jiannu. They couldn't keep their composure.
It was clear that the enemy was out of range, so he opened fire and fired randomly. Not only was the ammunition was wasted, but it also shook the morale of the army.
Wang Kun pulled Huang Hao and begged: "General Huang, there is no way for us to die like this."
"Don't worry, father-in-law, those sandbag walls can block the shells. It won't be too late for us to open fire again when they rush up." Huang Hao comforted,
"The watchtower we are in is made of very thin steel pipes, and the bottom is empty. There is a high probability that artillery shells will pass through. It is difficult to hit a steel pipe that is only two inches thick. It is very safe here." I heard that the place where I was standing was very safe.
It was safe, and Wang Kun finally felt relieved.
Shivering, he stood in the corner of the watchtower and forced himself to calm down. This unit, whether it was a car camp or a Rumi gun unit, had undergone rigorous training.
Their discipline far exceeded that of other Ming army soldiers. Suddenly, there was silence, they all clenched their weapons and waited silently for orders.
The red cannons fired one after another. From time to time, four-wheeled carriages were hit, causing casualties.
There were also artillery shells that entered the camp. But most of the artillery shells were blocked by the sandbag wall. The ejection speed of the twenty-pound cannon exceeded the speed of sound, with a unique sharp whistling sound.
It makes people feel frightened. The spherical solid bullet is indestructible, and the trees it encounters along the way are directly broken, and the rocks it encounters are smashed into pieces.
Wang Kun, an eunuch who had never been on the battlefield, was so heartbroken. Wang Kun trembled and asked: "How long do we have to wait?" He waited patiently for the opponent's shells to come, and then he was glad that they did not hit him.
How long did you survive for yourself?
It was too torturous. Zhou Yuji had a cold face, snorted, and ignored him. Huang Hao explained patiently: "Father, please bear with me for the time being. When they make the barrel red and overheat, they will stop shooting.
To cool down the artillery. At that time, they can only use ordinary artillery, shotguns, three-eyed muskets, broken muskets, bows and arrows, etc. to shoot at us. At that time, our heavy artillery will have the advantage." Wang Kun listened for a while.
Despair, God knows when those red cannons will turn their barrels red.
The sound of artillery fire on the opposite side was continuous. The three heavy cannons took turns to fire and load. It seemed that one shot would be fired in a very short time.
This suddenly increased the pressure on the entire battlefield. Every artillery shell fired, whether it hit the camp in a high-angle parabola or hit a sidecar, would take away several lives.
For a moment, Wang Kun saw for the first time a cruel sight of flesh and blood flying everywhere.
