Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 710
The Maokang Bullet has a range of up to five kilometers and can hit targets of one kilometer.

At present, only the Daming Dragon Banner Army, Qi Family Army and Longteng Army are equipped.

Due to production capacity problems, the navy and other armies have not yet come to equip them.

It is estimated that in the next six months at the latest, the main army of Ming Dynasty should be equipped.

Zhang Huangyan kept his eyes on the Maokang God Bullet, and he felt that the battleship should also be equipped with this.

"Your Majesty is a bit biased! Such a good baby should be equipped with several armored battleships."

Li Dingguo looked back at Zhang Huangyan and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty is not partial, but it depends on what is needed. Governor, do you think your navy is a threat in Japan?"

Zhang Huangyan rubbed his head and laughed loudly:
"Haha, that's that, let the ironclad warships be there and let the Japanese hit them, they may not be able to sink them."

At this time, Maokang reported to Baihu:
"Commander, everything is ready."

Li Dingguo looked at the distance between them and the city wall, about three miles away and asked:
"Can the artillery in the city hurt you?"

"No, there are not many cannons in the city, and their range is not far. Our target is small, and there is almost no possibility of hitting it."

Li Dingguo nodded and ordered:

"Large-caliber mortars and Mokang bombs attacked Fukuoka city and the city at the same time without distinction, and some Mokang bombs were left behind to blast the city gate."

"Yes"

Daming mortars have developed three models, namely large caliber, medium caliber and small caliber.

The longest range of large-caliber mortars is about 3000 meters, the range of medium-caliber mortars is about 2000 meters, and the range of small-caliber mortars ranges from 1000 to [-] meters.

Mortars of any caliber can be disassembled and carried, and can be quickly installed on site.

Both medium-caliber and small-caliber mortars have been used by Ming Dynasty in Japan, and the large-caliber mortars are still used today.

Speaking of the origin of the mortar, I would also like to thank Little Japan.

The first real mortar in history was made by the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War.

That is to say, Tsarist Russia and Japan launched a fierce battle for China's Lushunkou.

The Japanese who invented the mortar would never have imagined that what they invented would be used to bomb their homeland and their compatriots hundreds of years ago.

The shells of mortars are not big, and their power is not much stronger than that of grenades. Once a shell goes down and explodes, it can kill several small Japanese.

Although the power of this gadget is not abnormal, its cost is very low, and its firing frequency is more than ten times higher than that of the Hongyi Cannon.

The shells are stuffed in from the muzzle, and shot out instantly after loading, which saves the messy process of shelling and charging.

In the past two years, the armies of the Ming Dynasty have been equipped with a large number of mortars. Regardless of the type of arms, they must be equipped with hundreds of mortars first.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

"Rumble..."

"Rumble..."

Five hundred large-caliber mortar shells led the firing, and the shells drew a parabola and landed on the head of Fukuoka City.

Okada was an ashigaru soldier who had just been promoted to the infantry ranks yesterday.

In Japan, ashigaru are not real soldiers. They have to work in the fields, etc., and they will be dragged into the battlefield only when there is a war.

The real arms of Japan are infantry and samurai, and they are still the real regular army.

Okada was promoted to be an infantryman, and both his family and himself were very happy.

In the era of material scarcity in Japan, being an infantry soldier meant not going hungry.

Okada vowed to fight hard and be loyal to the shogunate.

"Boom..."

A mortar shell exploded not far from Okada, and several ashigaru who were exceptionally promoted with him fell to the ground one after another.

Okada found that some of them had their limbs separated from their bodies, some had their whole legs flying into the air, some had only bones in their arms, and some had internal organs flowing out of their bodies...

Okada originally came to defend the city with a heart of serving the country, but the first mortar shell of the Ming army destroyed his determination, confidence and loyalty.

Okada crouched behind the city wall with his head in his arms, not daring to move, and other ashigaru and soldiers also hid behind the city wall.

As long as there are some Japanese samurai screaming on the city wall with their samurai swords, what awaits them is the artillery shells of the Ming army.

Seeing that the Japanese at the top of the city were almost killed by the bombing, those who were not killed did not dare to show their faces again.

Li Dingguo waved his hand:
"Mao Kang Divine Bullet, launch!"

"Yes"

With a promise, the soldiers immediately ignited the fuse of Maokang's bullet.

The lead wire was burning with sparks, and soon ignited the Mokang bomb:
"Whoosh whoosh..."

The Maokang bullets flew out of the barrel one after another quickly, and flew towards Fukuoka City like lightning.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Seeing his comrades in the city wall fall one by one, Okada was really worried, but at the same time he felt lucky, at least he was still alive.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound passing through the air.

When he looked up, he saw countless flames flying over his head.

These things were very fast, and instantly fell on the roofs of the city, on the streets, and among the crowd, and then violent explosions occurred.

"Rumble..."

Okada felt so unbelievable, he hurriedly reached out and rubbed his eyes vigorously, he suspected that he was wrong.

He was right, the thing happened in front of his eyes.

How can there be such a powerful weapon in the world, this is clearly God punishing the Japanese.

Okada knelt on the ground with his head in his hands in despair. He could only watch helplessly as many places and buildings in the city were quickly set on fire, and many people were fleeing and crying desperately on the street covered in flames.

"Whoosh..."

"Rumble..."

Suddenly, the same thing fell on his body and exploded, killing many warriors on the spot.

The soldiers who were not killed and the ashigaru who were hiding behind the city wall burst into flames.

They hurriedly got up and fled, and some rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the fire on their bodies.

But soon there were a few more objects that were the same as those in the sky, and Okada lost consciousness instantly.

Outside the city, the two commanders of Daming held binoculars in their hands, watching the movement in the city without blinking their eyes.

The top of the city was already on fire, and none of the defending Japanese soldiers could be seen at this time, and the city was also in flames.

Seeing the destructive power of Maokang's bullets, Zhang Huangyan was happy, but also a little envious.

"Captain, congratulations to the Dragon Banner Special Forces for obtaining such an artifact. Even Fukuoka won't be able to support it for long."

Li Dingguo smiled slightly:
"Thank you for the praise from the governor. The success of taking Fukuoka is not entirely due to the credit of the Dragon Banner Special Forces. The navy led by the governor is also invincible."

"Here's an order to open the gates of the city to the governor, and kill them all."

"Yes"

Li Dingguo gave an order, and a Maokang bullet launcher was aimed at the gate of Fukuoka.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

"Rumble..."

The eight Maokang bombs were accurately called rockets, and they were precisely bombarded near the city gate, and five of them hit the city gate directly.

"Crack clap..."

The Fukuoka city gate collapsed with a few wailing sounds, and the bombed remains of the Japanese soldiers guarding the gates were flying around.

"Rush in and kill Little Japan!"

Zhang Huangyan was eager to make contributions, and when he saw the city gate slammed open, he immediately ordered the marines to charge.

(End of this chapter)