Huang Taiji wanted to test Li Zhi's reaction with artillery, and Li Zhi also wanted to see the level of artillery in Huang Taiji's army, so he asked Huang Taiji to fire first. In this kind of mutual testing between the two armies, there is no dispute over the length of the moment. If Li Zhi starts first
Fire the artillery. It is estimated that the Qing army will collapse after one round of artillery.
The war between Li Zhi and the Manchu Qing Dynasty is still very long. Li Zhi needs to understand the level of the Qing army's artillery in order to make the right decision. There are no people standing on the north wall of the stronghold at this time, and there are various defense facilities, allowing the Qing army to
Shooting one round first is not a big problem.
However, Li Zhi still underestimated the artillery of the Qing army. He did not expect that the Tatar artillery could hit the earth wall and kill two soldiers on guard. The death of two soldiers still made Li Zhi very distressed.
After looking at the first round of artillery bombardment, Li Zhi found that Huang Taiji's artillery was not bad, and the level was higher than he thought. It could hit the earth wall as soon as it fired. Obviously, the artillery of the Qing army also had tools to assist aiming. Compared with the military system
The Ming army used gunpowder chaotically and often exploded as soon as the cannon was fired. Huang Taiji's artillery was considered elite.
In fact, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties had already realized the importance of cannons. In the early stages of the Hou Jin Dynasty's attack on the castles in western Liaoning, they were suppressed by the Ming army's cannons for a long time, so they racked their brains to obtain cannons through various means.
On the one hand, Hou Jin cast cannons by himself: According to the records of "** Ji", during the Tiancong period, Hou Jin printed out a list to recruit people who could cast cannons. At that time, there were Wang Tianxiang, Jin Shixiang... ten people, who applied for the job, led by Shi Tingzhu
Recommended. Recruit seven more people, including Liu Chengai and Dou.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Tiancong, the Jin people cast a red cannon for the first time, which was called the General Tianyou. It was supervised by the chief military officer Tong Yangxing. In the fifth year of Tiancong, because Tong Yangxing supervised the casting of the cannon successfully, General Huang Taiji
All Han military and civilian affairs were entrusted to Prime Minister Tong Yangxing, and all Han officials were subject to control.
Among the cannon makers of Hou Jin Dynasty, Wang Tianxiang and Jin Shixiang were both experienced in cannon casting. Wang Tianxiang was the first to use the lost wax method to cast cannons. However, this method was limited by the melting point of wax and could not be operated when the temperature was high, so it could only be used in cold seasons.
Cannon casting. Jin Shixiang used the traditional clay casting method to cast cannons, which can be cast all year round, but the quality of the cannons is slightly inferior.
In addition, seizing and receiving artillery was also an important way for the Manchus to obtain artillery: every time the Manchus conquered Daming Prefecture, they would take the firearms in the city as their own and fight with the army. Kong Youde led his army and brought the artillery to the Queen, and he was granted the title
Be obedient to the king.
In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, which was the third year of Chongde, when Dorgon entered the customs, the Qing army had already received, captured, and cast more than seventy red cannons. Four of these cannons were placed on Shenyang City for defense.
Eighteen gates were carried by Kong Youde with the camp, and more than fifty gates were given to Dorgon and Yue Tuo for their use in entering the pass and attacking the city.
It can be said that by this time, the artillery firepower of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties was no longer weaker than that of the Ming army. When the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were attacking fortresses, they would often gather dozens of cannons and blast them together, causing the city defense fortifications to collapse.
Of course, the firepower of the Qing army could only be compared with that of the ordinary Ming army. When faced with Li Zhi's hundreds of cannons cast by the iron billet method, the Manchu and Qing cannons seemed much weaker.
With the help of muskets and other tools, Li Zhi's sixty cannons aimed at the Tatar cannon one mile away and opened fire.
Sixty artillery shells roared across the sky and shot into the fortifications of Kong Youde's artillery. The shells fell densely into the Qing army's artillery position, causing the ground to howl like ghosts and wolves.
After a salvo was fired, nine artillery carts were hit, sending a cloud of sawdust flying. Five more cannons were hit in the barrels of the cannons. The iron cannonballs and the copper cannons collided together, causing a huge metal impact.
Sound. The cannon hit by iron cannonballs underwent complex deformation, and the barrel was twisted. If it was fired again in the future, it would probably be blasted, and it would be considered useless.
The artillery's position was relatively loose, and they were not in a single line like those who were hit. However, under the intensive bombardment of artillery shells, more than forty artillery soldiers were hit by the shells and died on the position.
The Qing army did not expect that Li Zhi's artillery fire was so fierce, and half of the cannons here were taken away at once. The Qing army's artillerymen fell into chaos. Several artillerymen held their heads and fled behind, but the officers guarding the formation were almost
They were hacked to death in front of the battle line. The artillerymen who were still alive were trembling on their feet and hurriedly loading the still-usable artillery pieces.
But before they tore open the explosive package, they heard the golden sound of retreating troops coming from the Chinese army. The gunners looked back, relieved, hitched the artillery cart to the oxen and horses, pushed the artillery cart and fled behind the formation.
Li Zhi's artillery was unwilling to let go of these artillerymen, and did not even do the work of cooling the barrel. After only forty seconds, it started another salvo. Eight more shells hit the Qing army's artillery truck.
, the gun carriages were hit with sawdust flying. Several cannons whose barrels were shot were shaken by the huge impact of the shells. The barrels even fell directly from the artillery carriages and fell on the artillerymen next to them. Several kilograms of cannons
The tube pressed on the feet, and the bones of the lower body of the artillery soldiers who were crushed were immediately broken.
The shells that missed the artillery carriage hit the artillery soldiers, and another piece of flesh and blood flew everywhere.
The injured artillerymen in the Qing army's formation let out howls of ghostly cries. The artillerymen's faces turned pale, and they pulled the last gun carriage that was still usable and fled back.
After dragging and pulling, they managed to escape the range of Li Zhi's cannon and escaped.
Kong Youde stood not far from the artillery position and almost cried when he saw that there was only one cannon left.
Seventeen cannons were hit, ten of which had their barrels completely scrapped. Seven more artillery carriages were destroyed and could not be dragged out under the threat of Li Zhi's cannon, so it was considered over.
These cannons are Kong Youde's treasure. He has been carrying them with him since the rebellion in Shandong. Even when he crossed the sea thousands of miles to join the Houjin Dynasty, he tried his best to carry them with him. It can be said that they were the foundation for Kong Youde to settle down and live in the Qing Dynasty. With these cannons, Kong Youde assisted the Qing Dynasty.
The army captured many fortified cities and made many achievements.
However, Huang Taiji used his own artillery as a touchstone to test Li Zhi, and all of his own Hongyi cannons were destroyed.
Over the years, Huang Taiji never replenished the losses of his troops. Once these seventeen cannons were useless, his weight in the Manchu Qing Dynasty plummeted.
Kong Youde's artillery officer Li Jiucheng fled from the front in a panic and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty!"
Kong Youde stretched out his right hand and slapped Li Jiucheng hard on the face. Kong Youde had a ferocious look on his face, but he was speechless.
In the central formation of the Qing army, Huang Taiji and Jierhalang looked a little pale as they watched the artillery fire in front of the formation.
This Li Zhi's artillery firepower was so fierce that it far exceeded Huang Taiji's imagination.
Sixty cannons fired a single salvo and accurately hit the Qing artillery position one mile away, damaging nine cannons. Two salvos fired and seventeen Hongyi cannons were destroyed on the position. And Li Zhi
None of the cannons exploded.
Just imagine how much chaos the army would cause if they were bombarded by such artillery rounds when they attacked the city.
Huang Taiji also wanted to test Li Zhi's firepower, but unexpectedly, seventeen Hongyi cannons were damaged in one fell swoop. Huang Taiji also felt a little distressed.
Huang Taiji took a breath and said slowly: "This Li Zhi's wings have matured, and now they cannot be cut off."
Jierhalang looked at Kong Youde's artillery that suffered heavy losses and said, "Your Majesty, this Li Zhi is too troublesome."
Huang Taiji looked to the west and said, "It's time for us to leave. Duduo is at Huangyakou, so it's time to succeed."
