The captive cannon with a range of up to five miles can indeed suppress the Houjin cavalry in the field.

Thinking of something, Zhu Xieyuan walked into the test site and asked:

"The range of the captivity cannon is comparable to that of the Hongyi cannon, how powerful is it?"

"Can the captives maneuver with the army?"

"This time I went out to fight on the grassland, most of the enemy army is cavalry, if this cannon is heavy and inconvenient to carry, it will drag down the whole army."

The civil official understands that Zhu Xieyuan will have this kind of concern, after all, the latter is the superintendent and the commander-in-chief of the battle situation, so he naturally has to take into account the whole situation.

"Please allow the subordinate to be the superintendent."

Zhu Xieyuan smiled and walked in front, and the civilian officer of the military who tested the artillery field followed behind, and said:

"There are many types of artillery in our army, in addition to the Ordnance Division's imitation of Yi cannons, which can shoot five miles of Zhenyi cannons and the old Hongyi cannons, there are also some artillery that has been abandoned, which have been improved by the Ordnance Department and reassembled in the army."

"The lower officer will talk to the superintendent about the captive cannon first."

"The range of the captive cannon can reach five miles, and both shotguns and solid projectiles can be fired, but the power is not as good as the Hongyi cannon, and it cannot be used for siege."

"Master Bi of the Ordnance Department said that in the field battle, the lethality of the Zhenyu cannon to the Mongolian cavalry is stronger than that of the previous twelve-pounder Fran cannon, which can also make up for the disadvantages of the Hongyi cannon's heavy and unfavorable carrying."

"It seems that the imperial court didn't throw those white flowers of silver into the Ordnance Division in vain!" The more Zhu Xieyuan listened, the more confident he became in this battle, and asked:

"How exactly did Master Bi improve?"

The civil official followed Zhu Xieyuan to the northern viewing platform of the test artillery site, sat on the side, pointed to the vast field that was roaring, and said:

"Since the beginning of its manufacture, the Hongyi cannon has been designed for defending and attacking the city, and the captivity cannon is a vehicle-mounted cannon when it is designed."

At this time, a general with two soldiers pushed a captive cannon that had not yet been fired,

The civil servant got up and walked down the steps, pointed to the pedestal, and said:

"Inspector, please look at ——!"

"Two wheels are installed under the cannon, the upper compartment is placed, the gun body is embedded in it, six iron hoops are added, and there are two iron anchors on each side of the carriage."

"Like an anchor, when using artillery in the field, soldiers put the iron anchor on the ground and compacted it with soil to reduce recoil. After using the cannon, the soldiers pulled up the iron anchor and dragged it with mules and horses, and then they could move with the army. ”

Zhu Xieyuan stroked his palms and admired, that is, he said:

"Use this cannon to fire it, and let the governor verify with his own eyes whether what you say is false!"

There are many types of Daming artillery, but only the heavy Hongyi artillery placed at the head of Liaoyang City and Jingshi City can reach a maximum range of more than five miles.

During the Battle of Penghu, the Fujian Navy Division only had light Hongyi guns placed on small Fu ships to fight the Dutch fleet.

But even so, the huge recoil of the Hongyi cannon is not something that the ordinary hull can bear, and the main force of the warships of the Fujian Navy Division is still a small Cangshan ship.

There are not a few Xiaofu ships, and the light Hongyi guns on Xiaofu's ships are far from reaching the shipborne cannons on Dutch battleships, and they often have a range of more than five miles.

The craftsmen learned from the anchor and used their talents to imitate and modify the land cannon that is currently the most suitable for the Ming army from the captured Dutch warships-the capture cannon!

The captivity cannon almost completely replicated the crushing advantages of the Dutch shipborne cannon on the firing range of the Fujian naval division.

As a special field gun, its power is more powerful than the heavy Franc machine, and its mobility is not comparable to those heavy guns in the past.

The advent of the captive cannon almost solved the embarrassing situation that the Ming army had no artillery available in the field.

At present, the only drawback is that from the beginning of its design, the caption cannon was completely designed for army field operations, not for ship-based guns on warships.

But Zhu Xieyuan did not doubt the ability of the Ordnance Division.

He didn't understand until now why the imperial court invested a lot of money in the Ordnance Department every year, and how sharp the vision of the Emperor of the Apocalypse was!

The superintendent spoke, and the test site quickly stopped the daily test and maintenance of the artillery, and the nearest general manager rushed to the scene.

He was a veteran of the Tongzhou Sanwei of the Beijing Army, and he participated in the Southwest Battle with Zhu Youxiao last year, but at that time he still used the Hudun cannon, which had a short range and was not very powerful.

Now that the shotgun has been replaced, he is also in high spirits, full of belief in victory.

"Humble Xu Yuan, see the Supervisor!"

From this Qianzong, Zhu Xieyuan saw the combat effectiveness of the three guards of Tongzhou, as well as the excitement and expectation of this battle in their hearts.

"Xu Yuan, test fire a round of captives for the superintendent!

The civilian officer at the test site ordered.

Xu Yuan glanced at the civil official, turned around and ordered.

As soon as he gave the order, the pacesetter standing on the sidelines in the distance immediately waved the order flag in his hand.

Hundreds of soldiers moved in an instant, some went straight to the cannons, some ran to the rear, picked up the boxes containing ammunition and left.

In a short time, a dozen young men in their early twenties, dressed in red cloth armor and carrying short knives at their waists, trotted in front of the cannon.

They are gunners who have been trained for a long time.

Behind each gunner, there were seven or eight soldiers, some of whom were responsible for cooling the barrels, some of whom were looking after the ammunition, and some of whom held the iron anchors tightly in their hands, ready to press down or pull them out at any time.

Zhu Xieyuan looked at it from a distance, and a sense of solemnity spontaneously arose in his heart.

Xu Yuan walked in front of everyone, paced a few steps, and suddenly ran to the side, pulled out the shiny goose wing knife that was standard for the general, pointed it into the air, and shouted:

"Anchor—"

The soldier with the iron anchor in his hand hurriedly knelt on one knee, plunged the iron anchor into the soil, and then covered it tightly with sand.

"Let ——!!! go"

The voice landed, from near and far, and a salvo came in an instant.

First, there was a deafening loud noise, followed by a strong smell of gunpowder, which invaded his ears and nose, making Zhu Xieyuan's eyes a little sore.

The civil official also covered his ears early and looked at this scene expectantly.

In the distance, those wooden people wearing the armor of Mongolia and the Eight Banners exploded in response, and the dust was all over the sky, the debris was like snow, and the broken wood was like rain, falling down in the white mist.

Zhu Xieyuan only felt that the moment it was launched just now, it was as if a brief earthquake had occurred, and the entire test artillery site was trembling and uneasy!

And that's not all, the soldiers are rushing to carry out maintenance.

Some were cooling down the hot barrels, while others took out another shell and pushed it into the mother gun, and soon, the next round of fire arrived.

After the deafening sound, the venue was filled with smoke and dust, and sawdust danced wildly!

Zhu Xieyuan was paying attention to the changes in the soldiers, and he found that when the launch, none of the soldiers made a mistake because of the huge shock.

Their steps were methodical, and everyone was very brave and did their part, which led to two consecutive volleys in front of them.

At this time, President Qian Xu Yuan put the goose wing knife back into the sheath, trotted over, and knelt down on one knee and said:

"Inspector, two rounds of shooting are over!"

"Good, good!"

Zhu Xieyuan motioned for him to stand up, and [www.biqugew.xyz] himself got up and walked down the steps, coming to the wooden figures.

I saw that at this time, the venue was already a mess, and the armor of Mongolia and the Eight Banners was scattered all over the place, all of which became useless rags.

In front of the cannon, the heavy armor of the Eight Banners is no different from a layer of paper!

He turned to the civil servant and continued to ask:

"You just said that there are still several old cannons sent by the Ordnance Division, and what they have improved, tell the governor one by one."

The current Zhu Xieyuan is very much looking forward to the weapons department set up by the emperor.