After all, it is a heavy artillery weighing two thousand kilograms, and its momentum is truly extraordinary.
A solid iron bullet weighing twenty kilograms was propelled by the explosion of gunpowder and shot out from the muzzle of the three-and-a-half-inch gun. It slid backwards along with the gun body at the same time, showing the huge recoil force.
The "red cannon" of the Qing army was imitated from the "red cannon" of the Ming army. Because the word "yi" violated the Manchu taboo, "yi" was changed to "yi".
This gun has a long barrel and is spindle-shaped. It was first invented by the Europeans and mounted on battleships for use as naval guns. With the opening of the Age of Discovery, the European sailing warships spread across the oceans and have been active in colonizing the Southeast Asian area.
The expanding Francois (Portuguese, Spanish) and Hongmaofan (Dutch) introduced such advanced artillery-making technology to the Ming Dynasty.
In the two battles of Ningyuan and Ningjin, the Ming army's red artillery showed its prowess, and Nurhachi was defeated miserably.
Now, this sharp weapon is in the hands of the Qing army, which has begun to pay attention to firearms. This time when they entered the Pass, the number of red cannons in the Eight Banners Han Army's Wuzhen Hachao Camp alone exceeded 130.
The eaves on top of the east gate of Datong were smashed to pieces by the incoming iron bullets, earth and rocks flew away, and the soldiers of the Firearms Battalion huddled on the ground one by one, not daring to show their heads.
Whether you can fight and whether you dare to fight are two different things. Even if firearms do not have the upper hand, you must not be captured without mercy. Wang Jinchao was aroused and killed two timid soldiers with his own hands. He led his soldiers to use the tip of the knife to force the firearms
The battalion's gunners returned fire.
"What did you say?!" The dog grabbed the child and climbed up the city wall, trying to deliver the message to Wang Jinchao. However, Wang Jinchao was somewhat deaf in his right ear and could not hear clearly.
The dog with the child in its mouth quickly went around to Wang Jinchao's left and shouted loudly into Wang Jinchao's ear: "Your Majesty said to keep an eye on the artillery carriage and shoot!"
Wang Jinchao heard vaguely, thought about what it meant, shook his head and said: "It's too far! It can't be hit!... Go tell your majesty! Jianlu's artillery is too powerful, I estimate it can shoot four to five hundred steps
!".
The dog said hello, then crouched down and ran down the steps. When Wang Jinchao saw the person leaving, he turned back to urge the gunner of the Xiaoflang machine. The Tiger Gun cannon was not expected. If he wanted to hit the gun carriage, he could only hit it.
Can rely on these two Fran machines.
"I'm here to look at the door, you guys can load it up."
Wang Jinchao personally adjusted the angle and aimed the two Franco machines at an artillery cart in the distance. He could not hear clearly, but the soldiers' wails kept echoing. Wang Jinchao fiddled with the fuse in his hand and cursed: "
Damn Song Xiance, where are his people!"
"I'm coming."
By chance, Song Xiance led his regiment to the top of the wall. He was out of breath and could not speak anymore. He could only point to the wounded soldiers on the ground and signal to the peasants to carry them quickly.
In the past, door panels and wooden boards were used to carry people, but soldiers who lost the ability to move could easily fall from them, causing secondary injuries. Considering the transportation problem of wounded soldiers, Chongzhen immediately followed the example of later generations and made a "stretcher".
The shape of this object is simple, just hang a piece of coarse cloth between two long objects, so before the war started, we took the time to build about 200 standbys.
The civilian husbands worked in teams of two, carried the wounded soldiers on the ground onto stretchers, and carefully carried them down the city wall.
Song Xiance checked on the city wall and saw that all the wounded soldiers had been taken away. It was not a good place to stay here for a long time and he quickly ran away. However, when he passed by Wang Jinchao, he couldn't help but stop and said: "General Wang, take care of this."
Seeing that Wang Jinchao, who was covered in dust, ignored him, Song Xiance said no more and followed the tail of the civilian husband's team to leave.
The gunner on the side saw this and reminded him: "General, Mr. Song just told you to take it seriously." However, Wang Jinchao turned his face and cursed: "Why are you staring at me? You're going to set him on fire!"
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Jiang Xuan led his men to walk slowly along the official road going south for two days, then turned onto a fork in the road and headed southeast at full speed, crossed the Sanggan River, and arrived at Wengchengkou Village.
Shanxi suffers from natural disasters and epidemics every year. Small villages like this have long been abandoned. Jiang Xuan only stayed for half a day before setting off again to Hunyuan Prefecture.
Before ordering the troops to move quickly, Jiang Xuan followed Chongzhen's instructions and ordered everyone to take out the cloth strips from the package and wrap them around their legs, and sent his servants to check them one by one. On the outside of the trousers, from the calf to the ankle, layer by layer was tied. , neither loose nor tight.
Although Jiang Xuan was riding a horse, he still put on leggings as an example. At first, he didn't feel anything except being a little unaccustomed to it, but as the marching road became more and more rugged, its effect gradually became apparent.
Compared with before, the marching speed after binding the legs has increased significantly. Many soldiers feel that they can walk more easily, and when resting, their calves are not as sore as before.
Jiang Xuan had all sorts of questions about this, why a small piece of cloth could be so magical, and he really wanted to find Long Live Lord immediately to find out.
According to the advance plan, after four days of leaving Datong, they rushed to the Shangpanpu Station near Hunyuan Prefecture. Jiang Xuan, who was speeding ahead, met his escort in the dilapidated station.
Looking at the old sheepherder sitting on the stone pier in front of him, Jiang Xuan asked, "Where is Boss Song?"
The old sheepherder, whose beard and hair were all gray, responded with a smile in the dialect: "I said I was infected with the epidemic and couldn't come."
Jiang Xuan was a little hesitant. According to what His Majesty said, it was Song Xiancai who was here to support him. Now that he is not sick, could it be that he has surrendered to the enemy? While he was thinking about it, the old sheepherder spoke again: "Master, don't worry, Boss Song will give you all the money." I've told you that the food will be put in the room at the back."
"Where's the guide into the mountain?"
"You are a guide. Old man, I will take you into the mountains. The horses will be left here and the boys from the Er family will take care of them."
Jiang Xuan looked at the servants who came after him, and they went to search the post. After a while, they came out and nodded to Jiang Xuan. Upon seeing this, Jiang Xuan felt relieved, got off his horse and commanded the infantry behind to set up camp.
While walking with the old sheepherder, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but ask: "Then what disease did Boss Song contract?"
The old sheepherder shrugged, "What's the disease? Pimple plague! There are dead people everywhere in the city, and Boss Song still runs to the city all day long. Life is miserable."
When Jiang Xuan heard the word "pimple plague", he instantly felt goosebumps on his back. He shouted to the servant in front of him, "What are you asking for?" The servant who called him He Qiu turned around after hearing the words, and Jiang Xuan spoke again.
"Go and keep an eye on the people below who are out looking for living water. They must boil it before drinking it when they come back."
"promise!"
In addition to telling the soldiers to have their legs bound, His Majesty also told him to let the soldiers drink boiled water as much as possible, so as to prevent diseases. Since leg binding can have such a magical effect, it must make sense not to drink raw water.
Jiang Xuan meticulously carried out all Chongzhen's arrangements. Such a trivial move would change the fate of tens of thousands of people.