The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 74 Artillery Li Han
"I'm going to go all out too, and I won't be a dog to the Tartars anymore!" Seeing that some people took the lead in surrendering, another person came out soon after cutting off his whip and throwing away his weapon.

Everyone has a herd mentality, some people take the lead, and the remaining Qing soldiers shouted and cut off the "money rat tail" on the back of their heads, threw down their weapons and came out.

In less than a moment, all the remaining 29 Qing soldiers surrendered, and each of them became a "monk" without hair, while there were pigtails and weapons everywhere, as well as [-] red cannons and hundreds of cannons. A cart carrying grain and grass.

"Okay, you didn't disappoint this general. This proves that each of you still has the backbone in your heart and recognizes your ancestors. This general will do what he said, and your lives will be saved. As long as you work hard in the future and keep yourself safe, I will definitely be a good one." You have a chance to be reborn, so that you can wash away the shame on your body, stand upright again, and be a man of the Han family who is dignified and respected by others." Jiang Chuan looked at the thousand "monk" prisoners, and encouraged him without losing the opportunity.

"Thank you, General, for not killing me. I will definitely perform well and start a new life." The prisoners were relieved to see that Jiang Chuan meant what he said, and they couldn't help kneeling down in gratitude.

After dealing with the thousand remnants, Jiang Chuan jumped off his horse and went to the captured cannons in red to take a closer look.

These red cannons were roughly the same as the pictures he had seen in online books before.From the perspective of a modern person in Jiangchuan, it is of course very crude and cumbersome, but the thick barrel, deep muzzle and tall wheels of the gun all show that this big killer is in this cold and hot environment. The powerful power and deterrence of the times.

These red cannons have a total length of about three meters, and the barrel wall is very thick, and the barrel is gradually thickened and thickened from the muzzle to the tail, which is also in line with the pressure from high to low when the gunpowder burns. principle.

There are cylindrical lugs on both sides of the center of gravity of the gun body. The gun can adjust the angle of fire based on this axis, and the range can be changed according to the amount of gunpowder. There are front sights and rear sights, and there are guns at intervals above the barrel. An iron hoop secured the barrel.

Jiang Chuan roughly estimated that such a cannon weighs about two tons, which is indeed very heavy for the ancient times that relied on people to pull it.

Looking at these primitive cannons, Jiang Chuan was moved with emotion at the same time, turned around and asked, "Who are the artillerymen?"

Dozens of people stood up hesitantly from the group of prisoners and looked at Jiang Chuan anxiously: "General, we are all artillery."

Jiang Chuan smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, the general is just curious about the power of this red cannon, and I would like to ask you to demonstrate it for me."

Seeing Jiang Chuan being so gentle, these artillerymen also relaxed, and one of them boldly stood up and said, "General, let our team demonstrate to you."

"What's your name?" Jiang Chuan looked at him and asked.

"If you go back to the general, my name is Li Han, and I'm the leader of our artillery team." The man said a little nervously.

"Okay, Li Han, how long have you been shooting guns?"

"General, when the emperor, no, when the Tartar Emperor Huang Taiji ordered to imitate this red cannon three years ago, I have been following it. I can say that the entire artillery team, except for my elder brother, my cannon-handling skills It's the best." Li Han said here, his voice suddenly became louder, and his chest puffed up, obviously very proud of his artillery skills.

"Your elder brother? What about others?" Jiang Chuan asked.

"Oh, my brother was killed by that bastard Tong Yangxing when a cannon exploded when he fired the cannon in that mountain road just now, woo woo woo." Speaking of his brother, this innocent-looking man suddenly burst into tears.

"Sadly, Tong Yangxing has been killed by us, and we have avenged your elder brother. Let me ask you, do you want to personally avenge your elder brother against the Tartars?" Jiang Chuan's voice suddenly rose.

"I think, of course I think about it. Both my parents died at the hands of the Tartars, and now my elder brother is also dead, so I'm the only one left. I fell asleep every night thinking about avenging my parents. I couldn’t sleep for a long time. But I never knew how to avenge this revenge. General, if you can let me avenge my father, mother and elder brother, I can do anything for you.” Li Han choked up as he spoke He got up and knelt down to Jiang Chuan with a plop.

Li Han's emotions also aroused the emotional resonance of many people among the captives. Many people began to secretly wipe their tears, probably thinking of their dead relatives.

"Get up, Li Han, I promise you, I will definitely give you a chance to take revenge with your own hands, and let you kill enough Tartars to avenge your relatives. Now, you first take your team to demonstrate for me. Jiang Chuan helped Li Erzhuang up and said solemnly.

"En!" Li Han nodded heavily, wiping away his tears.

He beckoned, and the prisoners behind him followed him to a cannon in red, took down various tools from the rack behind the cannon carriage, and began to operate them skillfully.

First, two people used a long pole wrapped in coarse cloth to clean the gun barrel, and then another person opened a round gunpowder bag wrapped in oiled paper and poured gunpowder into the gun barrel. A push rod with the same thickness as the barrel caliber is used to push the gunpowder in.

After coming down, another person held a round and heavy iron shell and put it into the muzzle. After the shell rolled in, he stabbed it in with an iron rod to ensure that the shell could be tightened so that the chamber pressure would not be too high when it was fired. Will not decompress and cause the range to be too close.

After these procedures were completed, Li Han ran to Jiang Chuan and asked cautiously, "General, where do you think the cannon is going?"

Jiang Chuan looked around and found that there was a small hill about two or three miles away, and there happened to be a huge boulder standing there, which was very conspicuous, so he pointed out: "Just that stone, no problem. Bar?"

Li Han looked at the boulder, stretched out his right thumb and looked at it in front of his eyes, and said confidently: "No problem, General, just look at it."

Li Han ran back to the back of the cannon, and the command team first slowly turned the muzzle to the direction of the boulder, and then used the lugs on both sides of the barrel to calibrate the ballistic trajectory, and finally the muzzle stabilized, with the black hole facing the sky.

Jiang Chuan knew that the cannon in red was a howitzer, and its ballistic trajectory was a curve, that is, a parabola. He still had common sense about this.

The torch has been lit, and a long gunpowder thread protrudes from the back of the gun tail. As long as the torch ignites the fuse, the gunpowder in the gun chamber will be ignited after the fuse is burned out. This is the basic principle of cannon firing.

After everything was ready, Li Han held a torch and looked over to Jiang Chuan, asking whether to fire the cannon.

Looking at the captive man who was depressed just a moment ago, but now with a strong self-confidence on his face, Jiang Chuan smiled slightly and nodded at him.

Li Han understood, reached out and brought the torch to the medicine thread, and lit the medicine thread with a chirp.

Then everyone in the entire artillery team knelt down and covered their ears. Jiang Chuan also covered his ears. His mouth was slightly opened, but his eyes were focused on the direction of the muzzle.

As the fuse burned out, there was an earth-shattering loud noise soon, and then a black cannonball escaped, whizzing across a beautiful parabolic curve and quickly flew towards the boulder.

Many war horses around were startled by the loud noise, their hooves twitched and neighed endlessly, and there was a brief confusion. The cavalry hurriedly appease the mounts.

Many soldiers were also subconsciously covered their ears by the loud noise.

　The first update arrives, and there are two more.Let me explain again, because some book friends said that the original protagonist's name was seen in a play, so it has been changed now. The protagonist's name is not Hao Jian, but Jiang Chuan. I hope everyone understands.In addition, there are very few tickets every day, and it is heart-burning to watch. If you have tickets, you can contribute a little.

　　
　
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