Qie Gemu loudly ordered all the archers to shoot indiscriminately in the direction of the tower, but the roar of the cannons on the tower still sounded.
Bird guns are not bows and arrows. You must stand up and take a stance to shoot arrows. The captains of the Bird Gun Guards can squat on the inside of the crenel and place the barrel in the groove of the crenel to shoot without exposing too much of their body.
The Tatar archers were helpless.
In addition, the tower was protected, so random shooting would not help. The arrows came crackling like raindrops, and most of them were blocked by the pillars and walls.
The roar of the cannon sounded rhythmically. The thirty cannon players had been trained for a certain period of time and were already relatively skilled in the operation. The reloading speed was also very fast. It took ten breaths to complete a reload, and with the addition of aiming and shooting, it was not possible.
Twenty breaths is one round of shooting. In a short period of time, more than ten rounds of shooting were completed.
The Tatar archers fell off their horses one after another amidst the roar of cannons. Although they were soldiers and horses of Batu Monk's personal guard camp, their equipment was average. It's not that the Tatars couldn't even make good armor.
But as the Tatars who mainly fight on horseback have long been accustomed to not wearing heavy armor, because it would affect their ability to fight on horseback.
Actions. Clumsy and heavy armor will be too much for the horse. Slashing, shooting, shooting and even playing tricks on the horse will be affected by the heavy helmet. Therefore, most Tatar soldiers only wear leather armor and light armor, and some are even used to it.
He wears nothing. Whenever he is hit by a cannon, he is almost always beaten to the core and a bloody hole is penetrated.
In less than half an incense, more than 300 Tatar cavalry archers were killed. Under this situation, Qiegemu finally had to order the sharpshooters to retreat. Eight hundred sharpshooters
There are only more than 400 people left. The key is that they can't counterattack the opponent at all and can only be bombarded by the opponent's tyrannical firearms. If they don't retreat at this time, will they be a living target here?
The cavalry archers fled back, and the cannon guards turned their attention to the Tatar infantry archers. The infantry archers were not fools either. The cavalry archers had already run away, so how could they stay where they were and get shot at? So they also evacuated back one after another.
Zhang Yanling also stopped the firing of bird cannons in time. It’s not that he didn’t want to kill more Tatars. After all, the range of the bird cannons was already 150 steps away and still had strong lethality. However, the long and intensive firing had already weakened the birds.
The barrel of the blunderbuss was hot. Zhang Yanling did not want to damage the blunderbuss. He had to let the blunderbuss cool down, clean the gunpowder residue accumulated in the barrel, and replace it with new flint.
On the battlefield outside, the situation has been reversed. With no threat from the Tatar archers, the defenders at the top of the city were finally able to launch a fierce counterattack against the Tatars under the city wall. The rolling logs and rocks brought up by the people below the city were smashed.
Taking the risk of being caught by the hook and pole, he shot two rounds of arrows, and the Tatars under the city wall were severely injured again. Corpses were everywhere under the city wall, and the ground was full of blood.
The Tatars did not give up and started climbing to the top of the city using herring ladders and hook ropes. Zhang Yin ordered to cut off the rope at one end of the huge crossbar placed on the edge of the city wall. More than a dozen crossbars swung along the city wall like a pendulum. Climbing
The crawling Tatar soldier was
As soon as they were wiped clean, they all fell down. This is the temporary defense method Zhang Yin and Zhang Yanling came up with before. It is very effective in dealing with the Tatars climbing the city wall. However, I am afraid that I will only have the chance to use it once during the battle, and it will be difficult to use it again.
There is an opportunity to reset.
However, the Tatar attack was temporarily stopped after the attempt to attack the city wall failed. As the retreat gong sounded, the Tatar soldiers retreated in embarrassment, leaving corpses and flesh and blood everywhere.
Seeing the Tatars retreating in embarrassment, the soldiers defending the city burst into loud cheers. Many of them had no hope before and fell into panic and despair during the battle, but in the end they defeated the Tatars and defeated them.
I ran away, naturally very excited and excited.
Zhang Yanling came out of the city tower with a smile on his face and walked to the city wall. Naturally, he was extremely happy in his heart. Speaking of which, today's battle was Zhang Yanling's first real participation in a battle in the Ming Dynasty. For Zhang Yanling
, is also of milestone significance.
Zhang Yanling also fully experienced the cruelty and fierceness of ancient battles. War in the cold weapon era was more bloody and barbaric, and the feelings were more complex and impactful. Fortunately, Zhang Yanling had enough psychological endurance and was mentally prepared.
So I was not frightened because I experienced this kind of scene for the first time.
Looking up at the setting sun in the sky and looking down at the flesh, blood and corpses scattered all over the city, Zhang Yanling felt as if she was in a dream.
"Mr. Hou, hahaha, we won. The Tatars ran away. Thanks to those gadgets made by Mr. Hou. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the things Mr. Hou made worked." Zhang Yin laughed and came forward.
Chen Shiyi smiled and said: "Master Hou has long said that firearms are the masters of the future, and today it has been proven."
Zhang Yanling smiled and nodded, thinking: It seems that you didn't believe what I said before. I spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and so much effort on developing and manufacturing firearms. Is it just because I'm full?
"Boy, it's just a small victory. There's no need to make a fuss. This is just the beginning. Zhang Yin, immediately count the losses and let the soldiers eat and rest. Supplies and troops must be replenished. There are still many things that need to be done.
We don’t know when the Tatars will attack again, so we have to be vigilant and be prepared." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
Zhang Yin said loudly: "What the Marquis said is that I will prepare for my humble position."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Okay, you can make your own arrangements and we can work on things separately."
Zhang Yanling, Chen Shiyi and others got off the city wall and saw Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin and others walking quickly from a distance. Zhang Yanling hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.
"Uncle, have the Tatars retreated? I heard the soldiers and civilians cheering. Have they won the battle?" Zhu Houzhao asked loudly.
Zhang Yanling saluted and said with a smile: "Thanks to the Emperor Hongfu, the Tatars were repulsed by us."
Zhu Houzhao exclaimed with joy: "Great, great. It's a pity that I couldn't participate in person."
Zhang Yanling said: "The emperor has already participated. It is precisely because the emperor is here that the soldiers are more brave. The emperor is the backbone, he can just sit here and there is no need to personally participate in the battle. How can any commander personally go to the battlefield? That little Tatar prince
Didn’t you also see no one during the siege?”
Zhu Houzhao smacked his lips and said, "Even so, I always have regrets in my heart."
Liu Jin laughed and said: "Your Majesty, don't have any regrets. The Marquis will definitely make up for your regrets. The battle is not over yet. There is always a chance to kill the enemy personally."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "That's right. By the way, uncle, I was watching from a distance and heard a loud roar on the city wall, which seemed to be firearms. Just now someone told me that you came with firearms. It is said that you can shoot people.
The enemy a hundred steps away from the city. What kind of firearm is that?"
Zhang Yanling was stunned and said: "It's just a firecracker used by my army in the Ming Dynasty. It's nothing special."
Liu Jin laughed at the side and said: "Master Hou, are you still keeping it a secret? It's obviously not an ordinary fire blunderbuss, but rather a firearm that has never been seen before. Just now, Qiu gathered in the city to investigate the news and saw it with his own eyes. Could it be that Master Hou made some powerful firearms himself?
Come out? Are you not willing to tell the emperor? To make your own firearms... How can you get permission from the emperor and the court?"
Zhang Yanling's face changed color, and then he realized that it was Qiu Ju who saw the cannon being fired when he was ordered to go to the city head to check on the battle situation. Liu Jin's words implicitly hinted that he had secretly made firearms. This guy didn't know what his intentions were.
Zhang Yanling had nothing to hide. In fact, he also knew that sooner or later, he would not be able to hide this matter and would need to explain it to the court. Making firearms privately was a serious crime, which could be serious or minor. At the most serious level, it would be inappropriate to be accused of having a conspiracy.
Unjust.
However, Zhang Yanling was prepared when he came with a gun this time. As long as there was no need to use firearms, he could continue to conceal the matter. If it was necessary to use firearms, it would be an extremely dangerous time. At this time, even if he made a private
If the matter of firearms is known, it is also an act of atonement.
What's more, Zhang Yanling had already thought of a rhetoric.
"Eunuch Liu, what you said seems to me as if I was making firearms privately with ulterior motives. I don't dare to bear this charge. In fact, I just felt that my Ming Dynasty firecrackers were not powerful when I was in the capital and wanted to use them.
It's just a transformation. I thought that if the transformation is successful, I can give it to the court to make and equip our Ming army. It can also be regarded as my contribution to the court.
I have done my best. But I have never known the actual power of this firearm, so I naturally cannot tell the emperor. Today, against the enemy, this firearm is indeed useful. I plan to report it to the emperor later. Now that I have taken it out and used it, can I still use it?
Is it possible to conceal it deliberately? If Eunuch Liu feels that my move is inappropriate, then the emperor will punish me." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "Liu Jin didn't mean that, what kind of crime is this? Firearms have made a great contribution today. It seems that my uncle has succeeded. I am curious about what kind of firearm it is. Let me take a look."
Zhang Yanling nodded and ordered someone to take a bird gun and hand it to Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao was very surprised when he saw the fire gun and said: "This is the first time I have seen such an exquisite fire gun. My uncle is interested. Actually.
Made such a firearm."
Zhang Yanling said: "I don't have this ability. I also asked craftsmen to make it. It is indeed more powerful and can fire iron bullets at a farther distance. I can say that my efforts were not in vain."
Zhu Houzhao said: "Shoot one shot to test the power."
Zhang Yanling had no choice but to load the ammunition and fire a shot at the wall. Zhu Houzhao was surprised and said: "Is your uncle planning to dedicate this kind of firearm to the court? If our Ming army is equipped with such a firearm, how can it be a good thing?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Of course I want to present it to the emperor, but I'm afraid it won't be possible to build a large amount of equipment. This thing is extremely troublesome to build, and it is also very expensive. A gun like this costs thousands of taels of silver, which is really not cost-effective."
"A thousand taels?" Zhu Houzhao asked in surprise: "Why is it so expensive?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Yes. These parts need to be specially polished and smelted from special fine iron. It is extremely labor-intensive and financial. I regret it to death that I made such a thing. It is said that it is useless, but it has some power. It is said that it is useful, but it is
And there is no possibility of equipping my Ming army. It is quite useless. It is good to be a plaything."
Zhu Houzhao smacked his lips and said: "What a pity. How many armors and weapons can be made with a thousand taels of silver? It's enough to build a few bed crossbows, which are more useful than this thing. The bed crossbow is much more powerful than your blunderbuss. But it's not like that.
It’s also very delicate, so it’s really good as a plaything. It’s a pity. After my uncle made this thing, I’m afraid I can only play with it.”
Zhang Yanling said frustratedly: "Yes. I also feel it is a pity. Maybe it can be improved in the future and cost less money. But if the court needs it, I will naturally provide it with both hands."
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "If I had ordered to spend thousands of taels of silver to build such a thing to equip the army, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others would definitely jump in. Let's talk about this later. I understand my uncle's heart of thinking about the court.
.Actually, I quite like this firearm. How about giving me one?"
Zhang Yanling hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, when we return to the capital, I will make a more exquisite and shorter short-barreled bird gun and give it to the Emperor. At this moment, this bird gun must be used to kill the enemy."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and smiled: "Okay, then it's settled."