Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 274 Artillery Battle
The red cannon is the most powerful cannon in this era. It weighs more than two thousand kilograms, has a shooting distance of up to ten miles, and can fire projectiles weighing ten kilograms. It can cause huge damage to the city wall.

This is a treasure that everyone in the Qing Dynasty takes care of. This time the Qing Dynasty was bound to destroy the Ming Dynasty, so for this reason, they did not hesitate to use countless scalpers to drag these bulky guys all the way from Shengjing to the front of the battle.

In order to win the war, Dorgon also spent a lot of money. Not only did he take out all these treasures, but he also took out all the large and small cannons on hand, demanding that Tong Yangxing must show off his power in a battle.

Tong Yangxing understood that the Ming Dynasty must also have artillery. In the artillery battle between the two sides, he was at a disadvantage on the terrain. Therefore, he decided to use the red cannon to bombard the enemy in the distance first, mobilize the enemy's artillery, and then invest all the artillery according to the battlefield conditions. Prepare to win in a battle.

Standing in front of millions of coalition troops, Tong Yangxing was in high spirits. This was his stage, this was his most glorious moment.

In this battle, I want to show those conservative, stubborn old diehards who insist on riding and shooting, the importance of firearms in war, and the important role of cannon in war.

You die-hards, be stunned by the roar of my cannon. The Great Wall, under the attack of my artillery fire, will tremble and eventually turn into powder. I, the unpopular Tong Yangxing, will build and destroy the Ming Dynasty.

The cannons were in position, and the rigorously trained gunners were in place.

Under the gaze of millions of pairs of eyes, Tong Yangxing raised his sword high in place of the command flag, and lowered it with great force: "Put--"

Following an order, five hundred red-coated cannons roared and roared continuously. Fiery snakes spit out from the muzzles, pushing out projectiles weighing more than ten kilograms. Visible to the naked eye, they looked like crows, carrying the destruction of the sky. The screams that destroyed the earth violently bombarded the Great Wall.

Amidst the earth-shattering roar, heavy projectiles hit the Great Wall, and rubble and bricks immediately flew across the Great Wall. The parapets were constantly being smashed down, making it impossible for the soldiers hiding under the parapets to show their heads.

A platoon leader was hit by the shattered fragments of the female wall, and his blood spattered. He became the first wounded warrior in the battle to defend the Great Wall.

A cannon on the city wall was hit. The 300-pound steel cannon flew up like a paper toy. When it fell, it hit the thin body of a soldier. He became the first hero to die in the battle to defend the Great Wall.

Seeing the lack of counterattack artillery fire on the city wall, Tong Yangxing thought that the number of cannons on the city wall was limited, and he did not dare to show his head easily in front of his own red-coated cannons, so he immediately ordered loudly: "Attention red-coated cannons, pay attention to the position of the enemy's cannons on the city wall. Be ready to suppress the remaining cannons at any time and fire at close range.

Following an order, nearly a thousand 500-pound and 300-pound light cannons were pushed towards the Great Wall and continued with more violent bombardment.

Faced with this situation, Lu Mou coldly ordered: "Ignore him. The artillery is not allowed to fire back without my order."

The soldiers guarding the city, under tremendous pressure, gritted their teeth and endured as the huge body of the Great Wall was constantly trembling from being shot.

Soon, the Great Wall was riddled with holes.

Tong Yangxing took out his housekeeping skills: "All small artillery, fire at close range, this newly repaired section of the Great Wall must be blown down before dark."

Two hundred kilograms, one hundred kilograms, even the Tiger Zun Cannon joined in the bombardment. Suddenly, in front of the Great Wall, the roar of cannons was earth-shattering.

This kind of momentum shocked everyone watching the battle in the coalition forces. The Qing Dynasty really has the capital to conquer the world. I am proud to be a slave of the Qing Dynasty.

Just when everyone was shocked by the grandest war scene in human history, the real shock came in the blink of an eye.

Following Lu Mou's order: "All artillery, fight back." One cannon was pushed to the crenel, and the artilleryman quickly shook the handle to adjust the angle. With the sound of preparations being completed, each loader loaded the gun without hesitation. Each blooming cannonball was stuffed into the cannon hall, closed the fire door, roared, and fired,
The gunner pulled the gun bolt decisively, and the firing pin pierced the shell. Sparks burst out from the friction of the flint, igniting the propellant. In the sudden explosion, the impatient shells that had been suppressed for a long time, accompanied by anger, covered Guanxia Wuliu in the blink of an eye. area. In the blink of an eye, the area was blown into a sea of ​​flames, covering almost all of the Manchu and Qing artillery units except for the red cannons in the distance.

This is a blooming bullet, not like the solid bullets of the Qing Dynasty. When it hits a place, it will be a puff of dust and a crater, and the hit is entirely dependent on the cover.

The fire and smoke from the explosion of the shells are more ornamental, and of course, more lethal. When the shells hit the ground, they exploded into a sea of ​​​​fire. The sea of ​​​​fire spread everywhere, leaving no grass growing.

The explosion area of ​​thousands of explosive bombs was a sea of ​​fire, and the flames were flying like a strong wind. Everything, including the 500-kilogram cannon, was like a toy made of wood, being thrown into the sky lightly, and then slowly pushed high into the sky by the air currents and heat waves, flipping and floating down.

But those small cannons weighing a hundred kilograms or dozens of kilograms were not so lucky. They were directly torn into pieces, stained with their master's flesh and blood, and turned into powder in the blink of an eye.

The gunpowder carried by the artillerymen of the Qing Dynasty was detonated, which added to this momentum. It was as if this area was turned upside down.

The thick smoke and fire reached into the sky, and the earth shook, making the enemies who were fighting ten miles away feel unsteady on their feet, and the war horses all trembled and hit their hind legs.

Millions of enemies were shocked and frightened by this grand scene that they had never experienced before in their lives, and they were all speechless.

Daming, is it so powerful? Is the Ming Dynasty so advanced? Is the Ming Dynasty so financially strong? Looking at the swords in his hands, they don't feel so precious anymore.

After only five rounds of shooting, Lu Mou ordered to stop shooting. One bomb is worth two silver dollars. In just five enjoyable rounds, tens of thousands of silver dollars were gone. How much dried fruit can I buy for my little sister Feifei?

The sound of artillery suddenly stopped, and the entire battlefield suddenly became deathly silent. A south wind blowing from the Ming Dynasty blew away the smoke on the battlefield.

What was shown to the soldiers on both sides of the city was that the shelled hell was full of big craters.

At the edge of every pit, amid the lingering smoke, there were the remains of Qing artillery soldiers' limbs and pieces of meat, and there were overturned and broken artillery pieces everywhere.

The south wind blew the aroma of barbecue to the enemy's position, immediately causing the sound of retching.

During the First World War, Tong Yangxing tried every means, and with the support of a group of Han officials and the support of a group of Han ministers, he tried every means to save the artillery, but almost lost all his wealth. The threat to the Great Wall from the Manchu and Qing artillery was basically eliminated.

Facing the sea of ​​enemies who had not yet woken up from the shock, Lu Mou sneered at the corner of his mouth: "A million troops, right? I want you to know what hot weapon war is, what a king of war is, and what a generational difference is. If I wasn't famous for being stingy, I wouldn't need to prepare 450,000 soldiers for you. I would use tens of thousands of cannons to destroy you. Come on, let's do it. Real cannon fodder."

Dorgon looked at the arrogant and flying flag of the Ming Regent on the Great Wall, and he raised his hand: "Tong Yangxing, send people to rescue the cannons, the whole army will stop fighting today and return to camp.

He did not do what Lu Mou wanted. They did not come, but went back.

Lu Mou was not disappointed: "It doesn't matter if you don't come. If you delay for one day, your army of nearly two million people will be fed by horses. It's so huge that I can't delay you to death. Anyway, whether you come or not, I will win."

(End of this chapter)