The Dongchang troops who were preparing to attack were all dumbfounded when they saw the sudden appearance of the airships. "Heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals are coming!" Someone shouted, and then the others followed and shouted, and the morale of the army was in chaos.
"What kind of heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals! That's a rebel party!" Yang Bo saw the red shirt regiment flag on the airship through the telescope, and immediately understood that it was a unique weapon just like the Wengzhong outside the Meridian Gate.
"Shoot the arrows to shoot down these rebels!" Eunuch Yang continued. The officer of the archery team kicked the soldiers' butts and urged them to shoot arrows at the airship. The panicked archers gathered their strength to draw their bows and nock arrows.
The arrow was shot at the belly of the airship, but it had no effect. It turned out that after the last crash in Jinan, Addison specially strengthened the protection of the airship, especially the armor on the belly, using light paper armor and oil.
The silk is made into composite armor that can prevent rockets. Not to mention the distance is so high, even a strong bow within ten steps may not be able to penetrate it.
Although the bow and arrow did not cause damage to the airship, it angered the crew. "Drop a bomb! Bomb these turtles." After Zhamuhe gave an order, the military controller measured the distance from the airship to the ground and shouted: "
Prepare the bomb, set it to a height of ten feet and explode it in the air, get ready!"
The weapon operator quickly adjusted the fuse of the bomb accordingly. This bomb is different from the bomb used in parafoils. It uses a simple fuse, and the fuse is soaked in kerosene.
Cotton wicks burn very quickly. If you want the bomb to explode after it hits the ground, use a standard two-foot-long fuse. If you want to pursue the killing effect and have the bomb explode in the air, adjust the fuse to a length of ten feet and one inch.
standard truncation.
The operator cut off a small half of the fuse with a knife, threw away the lighter and leaned next to the fuse, and then shouted loudly: "The bomb is in place, set it at a height of ten feet!"
"Target, group of archers, release!"
"Target, archer group, release!" The operator repeated the command of the weapons controller, ignited the fuse with a flick of his thumb, and then yanked the wrench of the bomb bay. A dozen round black iron balls the size of footballs were installed.
In the net bag, it fell straight down like a large grape. There was also a small whistle on the head of the bomb. The reed of the whistle was blown by the wind during the rapid fall, making a sharp whistle. The sound was extremely harsh.
Seeing a net of iron balls dropped from the airship, the archers thought it was a smashing weapon similar to rolling logs and rocks. Who knew that these iron balls exploded in the air before they hit the ground, and they were filled with real black powder.
After the fuse is ignited, it burns at a speed of one millionth of a second. In such a short period of time, a large amount of heat and gas equivalent to a thousand times the volume of gunpowder are released. Of course, such a huge energy must be bound in the iron ball.
There was an explosion, and there were already prefabricated grooves on the outer wall of the cast iron ball. At this time, the iron pieces cracked into pieces under the influence of the explosion and shot out in all directions, like a dense rain of iron pouring on the archers.
On the head.
The power of thermal weapons is far beyond that of bows and crossbows. After one round of bombing, a large number of archers were killed, and the corpses were covered with blood holes, which was too horrible to look at.
"Run!" The remaining archers were frightened and fled in all directions. The other teams that were not hit by the bombing were also frightened when they saw such a terrifying scene. They saw the airship slowly approaching their position.
They were so frightened that they ignored the officer's scolding, and the formation was in disarray.
After dispersing the surrounding officers and soldiers, an airship flew towards the Huagai Hall. Fengtian Hall was already a sea of fire, so there must be people they wanted to rescue in the Huagai Hall, which was surrounded by heavy troops.
When the people in front of the Huagai Palace saw the arrival of the large troops, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as their tense nerves relaxed, Liu Ziguang suddenly thought of something and shouted to the surrounding Fujun Guards Spear Team: "Start the fight quickly."
Red flag raised to the sky three times!"
Zhao Erhu was very excited. The choice he made decisively just now was undoubtedly correct. The situation took a turn for the worse. The emperor's reinforcements arrived, and they came from the sky. It was like magic soldiers descending from the sky! He carried a big gun and went straight to the Huagai Hall.
Now is a good opportunity to show his face. I protected the emperor at the critical moment, and he will definitely be indispensable for future glory and wealth. Before he ran up, he heard Liu Ziguang yelling. Zhao Erhu was startled. He saw Liu Ziguang shouting and pointing at the airship in the sky, and he immediately understood.
He casually tore off a large piece of red silk from the white marble railing on the side, wrapped it around the barrel of the big gun, and started circling it towards the airship.
The red flag flying around the air is the ground-air identification mark for friend and foe. In this multi-party joint operation, in addition to the unified red scarf, many contact codes, identification marks and other methods are also stipulated to prevent friendly forces from being accidentally injured. Sure enough, when you see the ground
When the red flag on the airship waved, the people on the airship realized that those surrounding the Huagai Palace were their own people. The bomb-dropping process was already halfway through and was immediately stopped.
After the airship flew over the Huagai Hall, it slowly lowered its altitude, dropped a rope, and ten airborne troops quickly slid down to protect Liu Ziguang.
"Leave me alone, protect your majesty!" Liu Ziguang hurriedly asked them to protect Zhu Youxiao, but this little plot had already fallen into Qian Qianyi's eyes. His expression changed slightly and said to Liu Ziguang: "There is a war in the palace, so hurry up
Move the Emperor and Queen to a safe place."
Now not only the swords and swords in the palace are shining, but the entire capital is in chaos. The safest place can only be in the sky. "Your Majesty, please get on the airship." Liu Ziguang said to Zhu Youxiao.
"I can't go, I want to fight the rebellion together with the soldiers." Zhu Youxiao was still immersed in the excitement of the bloody battle and refused to escape on the airship.
"How can the Emperor, who has a body of thousands of dollars, be in danger so easily, not to mention that the Queen is here? It's better to get on the airship and take shelter for a while." Liu Ziguang said anxiously.
"I want to kill the enemy!" Zhu Youxiao twisted his neck, and his temper was quite stubborn. Several airborne soldiers couldn't stand it any longer. They didn't care about the emperor or the queen, and they wanted to force Zhu Youxiao away when they came over.
"Wait a minute." Qian Qianyi blocked the reckless soldiers and said to Zhu Youxiao: "The airship is condescending, and the whole capital can be seen clearly. Your Majesty is strategizing and commanding from high up. It is up to the ministers to do such things as charging into the battle."
"Command from the top, um, okay." Zhu Youxiao was persuaded and took Xu Yuanhui to board the boat. The airborne troops tied the nooses around their waists and then hoisted them up with a winch.
"The emperor is young and energetic. He will accept some words if they are put in another way. General Liu, the responsibility of countering the rebellion will be left to you." Qian Qianyi smiled handsomely. His eloquence and wisdom are indeed very strong. Liu Ziguang
I'm ashamed of myself, but when it comes to fighting, that's a different story.
"Send the order, airborne troops land, use the airship as the lead to clear out the rebels. Send medical troops down to treat the wounded in the hall. You, yes, it's you, the old man with the big gun, lead your people to attack Dongchang.
The time has come to rebel against the bandits and perform meritorious service." Liu Ziguang calmly issued the order, which was passed to Zhamuhe on the airship by the signal soldier with a two-color command flag, and then passed to all the red shirt airborne troops in flag language.
Zhao Erhu felt a little sorry for not seeing the emperor's face, but when he saw the majestic Liu Ziguang in a python robe giving orders to him, he responded loudly without any hesitation: "Yes!" Unable to get in touch with the emperor, he approached the emperor's side.
The line of the big red man is also okay. This young man seems to be very capable of fighting. Such a brave man should have a good temperament with him, and it is him! Zhao Erhu has identified the backer he will follow in the future, and he is full of energy. He yelled: "Lance
Brothers of the battalion, the time has come to perform meritorious service, follow me to kill the enemy!"
A thousand pikemen are quite adaptable to their change of status. They were just ordinary thieves and rebels, but now they are officers and soldiers fighting against rebellion. Anyway, as long as their situation is good, who are they to fight against? They are here
Under the leadership of Zhao Erhu, as the vanguard force, they attacked the Wu Tower on the west side of the square occupied by Yang Bo. The defensive gap left was immediately taken over by the airborne troops of the Red Shirt Regiment descending from the sky.
A large group of wounded people were treated in the Huagai Palace. These envoys from various countries saw the power of airships and bombs, and they were all dumbfounded. The Ming Dynasty's military force was so powerful, no wonder the Manchus were defeated in battles one after another.
"Brother, Zheng Sen is willing to fight side by side with you to eradicate rebellion." The young man in a short-sleeved red shirt was very enthusiastic. After the fight just now, his admiration for Liu Ziguang arose spontaneously. The so-called heroes cherish each other.
Liu Ziguang also had a good impression of this young man.
"The little brother is from the Zheng family in Taiwan, right?" Liu Ziguang looked him up and down. He was seventeen or eighteen years old, not very tall, but quite strong, with twinkling eyes under his thick eyebrows.
"My father is the King of Taiwan, Zheng Zhilong, and I am Zheng Sen. I came to the capital this time to congratulate the emperor, and secondly to ask for a status for the Zheng family." Zheng Sen replied.
"Okay, Xiao Zheng, follow me to kill the enemy. The affairs of your Zheng family will be taken care of by me, Liu Ziguang." Liu Ziguang said boldly. Taiwan took the initiative to return to the Ming Dynasty. This is of course a good thing that can only be wished for.
Hundreds of hot air balloons began to slowly land. The airborne soldiers came out with weapons in hand and shouted, and under the cover of the airship, they rushed towards the Wu Building where the rebels were entrenched in Dongchang. Although Yang Bo still had five or six thousand men under his command at this time,
There were bombs and crossbow attacks from airships above, and charges from pike teams and airborne troops below. These people couldn't resist it at all.
"Retreat, meet the brothers outside the Meridian Gate!" Seeing that the situation was over, Yang Bo hurriedly led his men to fight and retreat towards the Meridian Gate. The infantry on both sides fought in a group, and the airship could no longer drop bombs, so he had to
They took the first step and flew outside the Meridian Gate to support the operation. The four domineering Weng Zhongs outside had long fallen into the eyes of the pilots, and they wanted to see if this thing could withstand bomb bombings.
The gap between the Dongchang men and the Red Shirt Regiment airborne troops became clear after they fought against each other. Their reputation for beating the entire Qing Dynasty to the ground was not blown away. The ferocious attacks of these soldiers even made Zhao Erhudou, who thought he was a rigorous military leader, look sideways at them. The soldiers of the Long Lance Corps
They were only assigned to serve as henchmen. Two thousand people charged and drove Yang Bo out of the palace.
After leaving the Meridian Gate, there is an open stone floor. To the east is the Ancestral Temple, to the west is the Altar of Sheji, and there are people and horses in the East Factory.
Already controlling the initiative on the battlefield, the four Weng Zhongs chased the Donglin party troops and Xiaoling Guards around and were unable to parry. After Yang Bo escaped, he quickly gathered his troops and surrounded Weng Zhong, trying to rely on Weng Zhong's strength.
Powerful to win the game.
The two sides set up a battle formation near the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and the royalist troops tied with red silk tied together. There were also four to five thousand troops. Both sides were equally matched, with Weng Zhong and the airship holding the battle respectively. Liu Ziguang and Qian Qianyi also rushed out of the palace.
, Qian Qianyi had no experience in such a big battle, so he naturally gave up his talents to Liu Ziguang. Xu Zengshou and others knew Liu Ziguang's reputation, so they naturally had no objections.
"Who knows what that is?"
Surrounded by the generals, Liu Ziguang pointed at the four Weng Zhong who stood still and asked. Facing such a huge robot, it was difficult to be sure of victory even with the bombs on the airship, so he did not dare to launch an attack easily for the time being.
"I don't know what the hell it is. Cannons can't hit it. Fortunately, this thing doesn't run fast, otherwise we would all be trampled to death by it." Zhao Zhangcheng was still frightened when he thought about the experience just now.
"This thing is called Weng Zhong. It was made by Changzhou Qishuyan Machinery Factory for the emperor's wedding. I didn't expect that there is such a mystery. It's because there was an oversight in our intelligence work." Qi Zhenming was a little ashamed. He was in charge of intelligence, but he didn't detect it.
The other party's secret weapon, this can be regarded as a serious dereliction of duty.
Liu Ziguang took out his telescope and looked at Weng Zhong. He saw a dozen carriages parked behind the huge bronze man, including pallets filled with coal and tank trucks filled with water. Dozens of workers were busy moving water and coal through pipes and
As the hanging blue was transported to the bronze figure, piles of burned coal ash poured out from the back of the bronze figure and fell to the ground to form small hills.
It looks like a steam-driven robot with thick armor. It seems that the Ming Dynasty had a lot of skilled craftsmen. The bombs on the airship are all exploding bombs. I'm afraid they can't deal with such a perverted armor. But one thing will bring down another thing. Last time.
Among the ten carts of weapons sent by Peng Jinrong, there is a sharp weapon that is just right for dealing with Weng Zhong.
"Who knows what the hell that is?" Yang Bo was also asking the same thing. The ghost thing he was referring to was an airship. The huge airship was hovering at low altitude, looking even more murderous. Its huge size and the four Weng Zhongs complemented each other. There was no trace of it at all.
Falling into the wind.
"Things that can fly are indeed very delicate. I guess it must be filled with gas that is lighter than air. Shooting it with a crossbow may be effective. If the gas leaks through its outer skin, it will naturally fall down."
A middle-aged man wearing a scholar's shirt observed the airship for several minutes and came to a conclusion.
"Mr. Gao Da is indeed the chief technician of Qishuyan, as you said, but our crossbows don't seem to be able to wear those things." Yang Bo said.
"It doesn't matter, Weng Zhong has his own steam-driven crossbow. Not to mention a layer of skin, it can shoot through even the city wall. In order to ensure the lift, this kind of air bag will definitely not be protected by iron armor. Don't worry, Duke."
Gundam patted his chest and made a promise.
"That's very good. Let's take action after Weng Zhong fills up the water and coal." With four Weng Zhongs in hand, the confidence of Yang Bo and his subordinates has returned. Not to mention the thousands of royalist troops in front of them.
It would be no problem if all the queen mothers in the harem were taken care of.
It was already afternoon, the sun was still scorching, and both sides were nervously preparing for the war. Weng Zhong's water and coal were added, and the boiler furnace was cleaned. The hot and dizzy operator in the cab drank enough water in the shade.
, climbed up the escalator hidden on Weng Zhong's thigh, got into the cab through the hatch on the buttocks, rang the bell, and signaled the stoker to light the fire and deliver coal, and prepare for battle.
The weapons on the opposite side have also been distributed. This is a one-time shooting weapon. It is cylindrical in appearance. It is made by opening the joints of old bamboo tubes with even thickness. It is about the same thickness as a sea bowl. It has three strangles on the outside to ensure strength.
There is an iron hoop. The front of the bamboo tube is sealed with a cylindrical pointed iron cannonball. The rear is sealed with yellow mud, horsetail, and glutinous rice juice. The middle is a certain amount of black powder. Since it is a disposable weapon, the ignition device does not use complicated
The flint ratchet system uses the simplest fuse. The fuse is led from a thin iron tube and can be ignited with a lighter. There are two brackets made of thin bamboo tubes on the front of the barrel.
, convenient for launching on the ground. Because the reliability is really not high, the operator cannot hold it against his side when shooting. This weapon is basically a mixture of the original version of a recoilless rifle and a rocket launcher, which is called a large gun.
The killing weapon is not excessive at all.
Seeing that Weng Zhong's operators were all in their positions, Gundam nodded to Yang Bo, indicating that the attack could begin. Upon seeing this, Yang Bo waved his command flag: "Attack!"
In Weng Zhong's belly, the stoker was sweating profusely as he shoveled high-quality coal into the furnace. The blazing flames burned the water in the boiler into steam. The powerful steam power drove a large number of pistons, gears, crankshafts, ratchets, and levers, driving the giant's twin wheels.
The legs stepped forward, and the soot from the burning coal came out from the chimneys located at Weng Zhong's ears. In the cab, the temperature was as high as over fifty degrees. The operator endured the heat and controlled Weng Zhong's every move.
Weng Zhongdu is equipped with a small steam crossbow system as a defensive weapon, which can be used against fragile airships at this time.
The armor Weng Zhong was wearing was made of tin foil and bamboo pieces, just as a disguise. At this time, the disguise had been removed for the convenience of combat, and the naked copper robot showed a rough and evil industrial beauty.
What's even more sinister is that the set of crossbow arrows is located right on the bronze man's vagina. A thick copper cylinder stretches out from between Weng Zhong's legs, tilted up at an angle of 45 degrees and aimed at the airship.
The royalist army was not idle either. Two hundred shooters rushed out from the rear team. In groups of two, they lay down on the spot and set up their rocket launchers. They aimed at Weng Zhong who was advancing. They opened the lid of the windproof lighter with a clatter and used it to ignite the fuse.
Next to the rope, he was waiting for the commander's order.
Weng Zhong opened fire first. Among the four copper spears, three-foot-long iron arrows were shot out with white steam, and they were fired at the royalist airship with lightning speed. The steam-powered crossbows
It is so powerful that the airship's protection is as fragile as a baby under the attack of this weapon. The airbags in the hull rupture one by one, the hydrogen gas leaks out quickly, and the flight altitude also drops rapidly. Fortunately, the opponent did not shoot a rocket, otherwise it would have caused an explosion.
A catastrophe.
The opponent fired first, but the shooters of the red shirt group remained calm as usual. No one looked at the falling airship. Their eyes were fixed on Weng Zhong, who was walking over step by step. They continued to adjust the aiming angle. After the rocket ejected from the barrel,
It is difficult to guarantee the direction. It is considered good if one out of ten shots can hit, so the closer the distance, the higher the hit rate, and the corresponding power can also be greatly increased.
Fortunately, the airship that was shot down was not the one on which the little emperor was riding. This unlucky airship spiraled towards the ground and fell to the ground. Fortunately, there were still a few airbags that did not burst. The speed of descent was not that of a free fall. In this way, the people below
There was a chance to dodge. Seeing that the situation was not good, the other airships hurriedly turned their steering wheels and evaded to one side. The strict formation of the royalist army became chaotic for a while.
At this time, Weng Zhong had walked closer, and the four giants had raised their melee weapons. The operator also saw hundreds of little people lying in front holding strange bamboo tubes, although he did not know what was in the bamboo tubes.
Weapons, but they must be used against themselves. The operators grinned and stretched their hands towards the joystick. They wanted to crush these ignorant little reptiles into meat pies.
"Fire!" Artillery battalion commander Zhong Shouyong was waiting for this moment. At the current distance, ten rocket launchers can hit at least eight, and the damage caused must be great.
The rocketeers lit the fuse, then retreated quickly, regardless of the hit, and quickly took off another rocket launcher from the back of the deputy shooter to prepare for the second strike.
One hundred recoilless rockets rushed towards the four men like a hundred angry fire dragons. It was truly spectacular! Flames emerged from the front and rear ends of the barrel, and a large area of the stone floor was scorched. The shells propelled by gunpowder gas
The power of the cannonball is many times greater than that of steam-driven shells. It immediately punched a big hole in Weng Zhong's body. Weng Zhong is a steam-powered robot. The core part is the boiler system located on the upper body. In order to prevent excessive pressure, the boiler system itself
It uses thick steel plates, and other parts also use copper plates and iron plates of varying thicknesses, defense bows, arrows, swords and guns, and even weapons such as large crossbows, not to mention weapons such as rocket launchers. However, it is still a little unable to deal with powerful weapons such as rocket launchers.
Weng Zhong was hit in many parts of his body, steam leaked out, and his machinery was damaged. After losing power, Weng Zhong immediately malfunctioned, and his highly cocked steam crossbow also drooped down, completely impotent. Within a few minutes, the four scarred men were dead.
Weng Zhong just lay down.
"Free fire!" Zhong Shouyong ordered. The target of the rocket launcher this time was the thousands of rebels on the opposite side. With so many people lined up neatly, they were the best targets. It was difficult to miss.
A hundred fire dragons swept across Eunuch Yang's troops. Wherever they went, people turned on their backs and blood flew everywhere. Yang Bo took a look at the destroyed Weng Zhong and sighed: "The situation is over."
The hearts of the Dongchang rebels were dispersed. Those Jinwu guards and government guards who were attached to Yang Bo were no longer willing to work for the eunuchs. They each turned back under the leadership of prefecture-level officers and fought against the Dongchang rebels.
Regiment. The royalist troops on the opposite side took advantage of the situation and launched a full-line attack, rushing over like a tidal wave.