golden scales

This cannon is a recently manufactured iron model cannon. The size of the shell is similar to that of the Taixi four-pound cannon, but the amount of medicine is much higher, so the range and power of the cannon are greater than that of the four-pound cannon. .

Although the crown prince prefers the rear-mounted Franco cannon, considering the difficulty and time cost of making molds, he gave priority to casting the front-mounted Hongyi cannon.

This new gun was named: Battalion No. [-] front-mounted direct-firing gun.Each battalion is equipped with five gates.

Although it seems that the number is not large, each gun requires four extra pack horses, two gun carriages to carry the guns, shells, and gunpowder, and five artillerymen to fire.In addition, more than [-] people are required to be responsible for transportation and maintenance, which is a complete artillery bureau.

In the last battle of Fengjia Village, the artillery did not produce satisfactory results.Rather than saying that Liu Fangliang was defeated by artillery, it is better to say that he was frightened to death.

After the war, Xiao Tugeng led people to summarize the problems of the use of artillery, and found that the traditional thinking of condescending cannot achieve good combat results, and because the ground is not hardened enough, after the artillery lands, the energy is poured into the ground, rather than the direct bombardment. Enemy back row.

So since then, there has been a requirement of "frontal deployment" in the artillery drill code, and whether it is a red cannon or a Franji, the muzzle elevation angle is required to be no more than 35 degrees.

When the engineers and auxiliary soldiers were digging the way for the gun carriage to return to its place, the artillery commander lifted the gun cover, revealing the cold and smooth gun body.The other four artillerymen went their own way, arranging auxiliary soldiers to carry the gunpowder and shells, clean the barrel, and prepare for firing.

"150 zhang range!" The Bai Boss of the Artillery Bureau held an hourglass in his hand, and walked towards the slower cannon, exerting pressure.

The commanders of each gun stretched their arms forward.Thumbs up, first close the left eye, make the line of sight of the right eye align with the left side of the target along the side of the thumb.Keep your head and hands still, then close your right eye, make your left eye look at the same side as your thumb, and remember to aim at a certain point on the ground.Then visually measure the width from the left side of the target to that point and multiply this width by ten.That is the distance from the gun to the target.

This kind of eye jumping method for artillery range measurement is already a relatively advanced technique, and the error within ninety feet cannot be greater than three feet. You must be very familiar with your arm length and interpupillary distance. .

"Falling point: ninety feet! Ranging!"

Once you have the distance, apply the formula on the artillery board to calculate the elevation angle of the muzzle.Use the star gate at the front of the gun barrel and the rear rear sight to form a three-point line with the target for aiming.Under the operation of a skilled gunner, the whole process even takes less than 1 minute.

"Report! Battery No. [-] is ready!" The artillery commander shouted loudly, which meant that the enemy's horsemen had entered the range of the artillery.

"The No. [-] battery is ready!"

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"Enemy center, aim!"

Mr. Bai's eyes patrolled among the five guns until he saw the aimers of each gun determine the direction of the muzzle.Waving the green tooth flag, he shouted: "Light it up~ Let it go!"

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!

Five cannons fired in succession, and thick smoke spewed out from the muzzle.

"Clean the barrel! Rapid free fire!" Mr. Bai picked up the binoculars.Check where the cannon landed.

The shells flew out of the thick gunpowder smoke, and hit the horsemen who were galloping on their horses.Although the flying speed of the projectile does not seem to be fast, and even gives people the illusion that they can be grasped by reaching out, but the power contained in it can tear people and horses into pieces.

Gao Jie didn't expect it at all.In just one face-to-face meeting, five paths of blood were plowed out of his formation.

"General!" Deputy General Li Chengdong chased after him: "General, there is fraud! These soldiers are definitely not mobs!"

The reason why Gao Jie brought his own soldiers and servants to the front was because he was afraid that his generals would be shaken when they heard that they were Donggong soldiers.Just say this Li Chengdong, Li Zicheng who rebelled with him back then, surrendered to the Ming army.He seems loyal, but he is a guy who turns his face faster than a book.

"The fight has already started, why bother so much! Have you ever heard of a general surnamed Luo?" Gao Jie pointed at the Luo character flag on the opposite side and said angrily: "Quickly prepare your troops and rush over with me. Look ! They put swords and shields in front of the formation, and they are definitely not the opponents of our cavalry!"

Li Chengdong also looked into the distance and saw that there were shields forming a wall at the front, but no spears. He was puzzled: those bandits brought all the artillery, but they didn't know how to fire the spears in front of the formation.

Boom!

After free shooting, the firing speed of the five cannons suddenly became uneven, but the shock they brought did not weaken in the slightest. .One after another shells rushed into the dense crowd, bringing up clouds of blood mist, and the sound of miserable howls filled the ears.Even the Iron Army 300 years later will collapse when the casualty rate reaches [-]%, not to mention these defeated soldiers who fled from Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei... all the way!

Seeing that the formation was about to become unstable, Li Chengdong suddenly discovered that there was a golden dragon playing sun flag with a red background among the flags opposite.He shouted: "General! This is the guard camp of the Eastern Palace!"

Gao Jie cursed secretly in his heart, and raised his whip: "Kill! A head rewards five taels of silver! Armor soldiers double!"

Under the heavy reward, the already shaken cavalry formation gathered again and continued to charge forward.

"Let the tiger squat!" Luo Yukun ordered to stop the shelling, and was very pleased with the average firing rate of [-] rounds per cannon.

The Tiger Crouch Cannon is a new firepower attached to the Banner Team.Each flag team has an additional four tiger squat gunners, who are available from the auxiliary soldiers, and will launch shotgun attacks when the enemy soldiers rush to thirty feet.

This distance is also the range of ordinary bows and arrows. Gao Jie's horsemen finally threw some arrows sparsely.

The Independent Battalion was still in a semi-squatting defensive posture, only some soldiers who were good at shooting took out their bows and arrows to shoot a few arrows against Gao Jie's troops.

"Twenty feet!" The combat staff officer issued the first warning of approaching the enemy, and the trumpeter blew the Polo.

In the low sound of the Polo horn, the soldiers suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Tiger!"

Gao Jie himself was taken aback, but he refused to give up the last chance to make a comeback.

This is already the boundary of Southern Zhili, if he retreats again, he can only retreat to Yangzhou or Nanjing.It is impossible for the imperial court to let him retreat, otherwise it would be treason.As for giving up Xuzhou, life would be worse than death!

"Fifteen battles!"

The spear is leveled, ready to engage the enemy.

"Ten feet!"

The face on the opposite side was already very clear.

"Five feet!"

Even the moles on his face can be clearly seen.

"Kill!" Luo Yukun drew out his command saber, held it high and slashed diagonally, stopping in mid-air.

"Beep, beep, beep!" The trumpeter changed into a suona, and blew a high-pitched, piercing high-pitched note, while other book friends were watching: .

"Tiger!" The spear pierced out, and the original formation of a shield wall turned into a hedgehog, forcing the horsemen to avoid sideways.

The rattan player stabbed out with the long spear, stepped forward bravely, swung the rattan card and slammed into the enemy's troops.These people are all powerful, they can eat enough to eat, and once they rush their blood, they don't know how to write dead words!And because of the military law: if the rattan card player and the buckler player are killed in battle, and the team does not have a great record, the whole team must be buried with them, so led by them, the soldiers behind them all rushed to kill bravely.

The rattan players of the Qi family army only use rattan cards, but the East Palace Department is influenced by Liu Laosi. Many rattan players like to add a hammer or club, so that they can use brute force to break open the opponent's fortifications or horses when charging. , It is really both offensive and defensive.Although this has also weakened their ability to continue combat, as long as they can gain an advantage in the initial contact with the enemy, it is very likely that the enemy will be defeated, and they will not need to work hard for the subsequent downwind battle.

Even if they want to pursue, they will often be stopped by their comrades in arms to avoid accidents.

At this moment, there are only four words in Gao Jie's mind, "well-deserved reputation".

"Li Chengdong!" Gao Jie came back to his senses, and shouted loudly: "Prepare the troops, let's withdraw!"

Li Chengdong pointed at the whip in his hand: "It's too late."

Gao Jie turned his head, and sure enough, he saw a group of people with clear banners and neat armor had moved to his flank, ready to charge at any time.

This unit was officially the rear army headquarters of the guerrilla battalion. It detoured to the enemy's left flank at the fastest speed, blocking the enemy's westward retreat.

Gao Jie turned his head and was about to say to go east when a white light flashed in front of his eyes, and immediately flew high, seeing blood sprayed all over Li Chengdong's face!

--I am dead?

Gao Jie had one last thought, his head fell to the ground, and the body on the horse with the iron armor crashed down.

"The traitor Gao Jie will be punished! I will surrender!" Li Chengdong ordered someone to lift Gao Jie's head and shouted loudly.

After Gao Jie's personal soldiers were shocked for a short time, most of them chose to run away, and a few put down their weapons in response to Li Chengdong's order to surrender.He was originally the most reliable confidant of the general, but he was also demoralized because of fleeing for thousands of miles, and he no longer wanted to live that life in exile.

Li Chengdong raised his head, looked at Gao Jie's head that was bleeding continuously under the sun, and thought to himself: You are also someone who stayed in the Eastern Palace Camp, how could you be so stupid as to fight against the Eastern Palace Army?If you had made it clear to me earlier, I wouldn't have been cold-blooded... I would have killed you and surrendered a long time ago!

Luo Yukun saw that the opponent's flag was completely down, and knew that the enemy's general had an accident. The next battle would either not be fought, or it would be a unilateral massacre.He put down the binoculars: "This Gao Jie is just a mediocre general, why would he want to fight against us?"

"Probably because you don't have much reputation." Zhu Jiajun said, "If you fly the 'Xiao' flag, I'm afraid Gao Jie will surrender."

"Day!" Luo Yukun spit out a word and shouted, "Come on and catch the prisoners!"

"Yes! Those who have worked as miners should be elected first!" Zhu Jiajun became interested, and he rode forward, shouting for the staff to start working.

After a battle, the artillerymen began to clean the barrel, check whether there were cracks on the inner wall of the barrel, and finally put the cannon on the gun.The auxiliary soldiers should help carry back the wounded and sick, and also collect scattered weapons, arrows, and shells with the civilian husbands.The engineers and soldiers can't be idle, they must set up camp on the spot and set up fortifications to prevent other enemies from taking advantage of them.

The soldiers who contributed the most just now controlled the surrendered soldiers and captives, and looked for their own organizational system. The division with the least casualties was responsible for the garrison, and the others could disarm and rest.

At this stage, only military doctors and staff officers, large and small, are the busiest.

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