There was a loud noise, and then Du Yinxi and others could see with the naked eye that the package that had been stuffed into the cannon barrel flew out.
This speed is a bit slow!
At least when ordinary artillery fires iron bullets, the flight of the iron bullets is almost invisible. In just the blink of an eye, a bloody ditch has been plowed.
With this thought in mind, Du Yinxi was fine, but Zhou Yuji, Yan Yingyuan and other generals were still a little disappointed.
While they were thinking about it, they saw the package fall to the ground, and then nothing happened!
I'm a little dizzy. Is this hitting someone? But it won't kill anyone, right?
It seems that the fuse was lit before the cannon was fired. Wouldn't it explode?
While they were thinking, they suddenly heard another "boom", and at the same time, they saw gunpowder smoke, soil, and rocks flying up, covering a large area.
If there were enemies standing in that place, just the explosion just now would probably kill a large number of people, right?
With this understanding, Zhou Yuji and others were shocked: How is it possible? Even if it is filled with gunpowder, it cannot explode with such great power!
With this in mind, Zhou Yuji was the first to confirm to the artilleryman that it was safe, and then quickly ran over to take a look.
Liu Wenxiu and Yan Yingyuan did not fall behind, but they still remembered to salute Du Yinxi, and then ran after Zhou Yuji.
In fact, Du Yinxi was also surprised and wanted to see how powerful the explosion just now was!
Anyway, the movement just now is probably quite powerful. Just by being scary, it can scare many people, and their ears will probably buzz!
Thinking like this, Du Yinxi maintained his scholarly demeanor and did not run over to take a look, but walked forward. If you are familiar with him, you will find that his steps are slightly longer than usual.
When he arrived at the explosion point, he saw that the explosion point was already a pit. Then, there were a lot of broken iron and the like around the pit, turning this large area into a hornet's nest.
Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but take a breath: From the situation in front of him, it can be imagined that if the big package just fell into the enemy group, a large number of people would definitely die! Even if they didn't die, they would definitely lose their combat effectiveness!
Not to mention him, even Zhou Yuji and others, who would never frown when fighting on the battlefield, looked a little ugly when they looked at the situation in front of them.
Because they could see very clearly that the explosion just now was definitely not something ordinary people could stop. If it were to hit them, even if they were surrounded by personal guards, they would probably be injured or even killed!
Beside the cannon pit, a few people stood there looking down. For a while, no one spoke.
After a while, Zhou Yuji suddenly said with a serious expression: "This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Du Yinxi and asked, "Sir, is the gunpowder in this ordinary gunpowder?"
After fighting for so many years, how could Zhou Yuji not know that ordinary gunpowder, in such a large amount, would never be so powerful!
After hearing this, Du Yinxi suddenly laughed, nodded immediately and said, "Yes, Your Majesty said that this is the latest gunpowder invention, but the output is still very low now!"
The greater the power, the stronger the fighting power of the imperial army, so he was naturally happy!
When he said this, he remembered and continued: "Your Majesty also said that this is three times as powerful as the black powder we used before. Now it seems that it is really right!"
This kind of heartless cannon fires explosive packets, and if it is black powder, the effect will not be ideal. That is to say, with better gunpowder, Emperor Chongzhen launched this heartless cannon based on Liu Weichao's suggestion!
After hearing what Du Yinxi said, Yan Yingyuan suddenly said with emotion: "I know why this is called a heartless cannon!"
When they heard him speak, several people turned to look at him.
Yan Yingyuan pointed to the crater on the ground and said: "If there are multiple heartless cannons bombarding a place at the same time, looking at the power, I don't think anyone can survive. There will be no grass, not even ants. So, there is no way.
Conscience too!"
At this point, he was afraid that he was not clear enough, so he added: "If the cannon exploded while it was in the air, it would kill more enemies!"
After hearing Yan Yingyuan's description, several people's minds flashed to the idea that many packages were used as artillery shells, thrown into the enemy's formation, or exploded in the air, or exploded after landing, and then the broken iron shot...
Thinking of this, they almost nodded in unison and said: "You have no conscience!"
After finishing speaking, several people suddenly showed happy smiles again!
Needless to say, with this heartless cannon, it seems as if victory is waving to them!
After being happy for a while, Du Yinxi continued: "There is another weapon, your majesty calls it a grenade, and you choose the one with the strongest strength in the army to use it!"
Having said this, he pointed to the crater on the ground and said with a smile: "Haha, it's just a small, heartless cannonball!"
When Zhou Yuji and others heard this, they were all delighted. These new weapons were emerging one after another and were very powerful. The imperial court was really powerful!
With this in mind, Zhou Yuji, Yan Yingyuan and others personally tried weapons like grenades.
Their strength was sufficient. Although the grenade thrown after lighting the fuse was not as far as the heartless cannon, the distance was still considerable.
In terms of explosive power, they also had expectations. It was definitely not as good as the heartless cannon, but as a weapon that caused explosive damage, it was definitely very lethal.
They can all imagine that in the future, when facing the enemy's attack, if the distance is still far away, they will use unscrupulous artillery; when the survivors rush over, they will throw these grenades. It is estimated that there will not be many left.
Enemy?
By the way, there is also the Divine Rifle shooting. Haha, this kind of fighting style will definitely make the enemy regret being an enemy of the imperial court!
At this moment, they were thinking about those Jianlu and Japanese pirates, hehe, they are just like chickens and dogs!
Thinking like this, Zhou Yuji quickly said to Du Yinxi: "Sir, for such a good thing, we must ask the court to increase production and make more of it!"
Du Yinxi laughed when he heard this. Isn't this nonsense? The court must have thought about it too!
So, he replied: "Your Majesty, there are so many good things, but to create those things, it takes time and talent for studying physics!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuji had the same feeling: Yes, His Majesty has many good things, even unheard-of good things, there are countless of them, and there are all kinds of them;
Thinking of this, he said with some emotion: "Or General, let's simply stipulate that everyone in the Ming Dynasty should learn the study of Wushu, and it will be popularized in the army, so that there will be no need to worry about talents who can learn to study Wushu!"
After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan and Liu Wenxiu looked at each other and said nothing.
In fact, under the strong promotion of the current emperor, many people have actually gone to see the study of study in private, just wondering how it is?
However, physics is too difficult!
Not to mention anything else, just the writing habits and some code names are very unfamiliar to me.
Without a teacher to teach me, it would be very difficult to understand.
At this time, Du Yinxi just smiled when he heard Zhou Yuji's words, and then said: "Your Majesty and the imperial court are worried about the matter of talent for studying physics. For us, it is about fighting the next war well."
Having said this, after he paused, his expression returned to seriousness, and he immediately said: "Let's go, I will distribute the newly arrived firearms, gunpowder, and artillery to you first. If there are still more, I will give them to you later.
Go. The imperial court has new plans for the upcoming war, so go back to the Governor's Mansion!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuji and the others immediately put away their emotions and responded loudly and solemnly: "I will obey your orders!"
There seemed to be anticipation and excitement in his words.
After returning to the Governor's Mansion to hold a military meeting, Zhou Yuji and others learned about the latest deployment of the imperial court.
In fact, at this time, a large-scale army was already gathering in front of Shanhaiguan. However, Shanhaiguan was blocked, which could effectively block the news. Therefore, no one outside Shanhaiguan knew that the army had actually begun to gather. Now
, that is, only the highest-ranking generals such as Zhou Yuji, Yan Yingyuan and Liu Wenxiu knew about this situation.
In addition, at Tianjin Port, the imperial court has begun to register ships at the port, so that it can be calculated how many ships can be requisitioned and how many troops can be transported from the sea if necessary.
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Far away in Guihua City, the rotation training of the various cavalry armies is still going on. Just like the detective horses on the Mongolian tribe in the east can catch the soldiers of the Ming army and ask about the situation, the Ming army does not close here at night.
People from various tribes were also captured and asked about the situation. Soon, the news was gathered in Guihua City.
Li Dingguo was keenly aware of some problems regarding Jianlu's practice of sending people at the level of commanders and kings to control the various ethnic groups in eastern Mongolia and twist them into a unified force.
Although it can also be considered that this was Jianlu's training to deal with the imperial army, but it is impossible to integrate all the eastern Mongolian ministries in this way without paying a heavy price.
The most important thing is that the response method of the eastern Mongolian ministries is indeed effective. If the ministries are rotated to train in the eastern grasslands, the gains will not be great.
After Li Dingguo assessed the current situation, he asked the imperial court for a battle, preparing to mobilize a large number of troops to fight and destroy the response methods of the eastern Mongolian tribes. Anyway, the imperial court originally had this intention, and the cavalry armies from Qin and Jin had already arrived.
Huacheng; the cavalry in the capital area are also waiting at the pass.
The total number of cavalry is at least 100,000. This is a powerful military force at any time. Li Dingguo did not believe that with such a large number of troops, they would not be able to crush the coalition forces of the Mongolian tribes in the east.