Huang Taiji wanted to use artillery to test Li Zhi's reaction, and Li Zhi also wanted to see the level of artillery in Huang Taiji's army, so he asked Huang Taiji to fire first. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn this kind of mutual temptation between the two armies, there is no contention for the length of the moment. If Li Zhi fired the artillery first, it is estimated that the Qing army would collapse after one round of artillery passed.

The war between Li Zhi and the Manchus was still very long, and Li Zhi needed to understand the level of artillery in the Qing army in order to make the right decisions. The north wall of the fortress was not full of people at this time, and there were various defensive facilities, so it was not a big problem for the Qing army to shoot a round first.

However, Li Zhi still underestimated the artillery of the Qing army, he did not expect that the artillery of the Tartars could hit the earthen wall and kill two soldiers on alert. The death of two soldiers still made Li Zhi very distressed.

After the first round of shelling, Li Zhi found that Huang Taiji's artillery level was okay, and the level was higher than he imagined. Able to hit the earthen wall as soon as the cannon is fired, it is obvious that the artillery of the Qing soldiers also has tools to assist in aiming. Compared with the chaotic use of gunpowder in the military system, the Ming army often explodes as soon as the cannon is fired, Huang Taiji's artillery is considered elite.

In fact, the Manchus had long been aware of the importance of artillery. In the early days of the Later Jin, in the process of attacking the castle in western Liaoxi, he was suppressed by the artillery of the Ming army for a long time, so he racked his brains to obtain the cannon by various means.

On the one hand, Houjin casts cannons by himself: according to the records of "** Collection", during the Tiancong period, Houjin Yin recruited people who could cast cannons, and there were Wang Tianxiang and Jin Shixiang at that time...... Ten people, unveiled and recruited, led by Shi Tingzhu. Seven people were recruited, including Liu Chengai and Dou Shou...

On the eighth day of the first month of the fifth year of Tiancong, the Jin people cast a red-clothed cannon for the first time, called the general of Tianyou Cheering, which was supervised by the chief military officer Tong Yangxing. In the fifth year of Tiancong, because of the success of Tong Yangxing's supervision of the construction of cannons, Huang Taiji paid all the affairs of the Han military and civilians to the prime minister of Tong Yangxing, and all Han officials obeyed moderation.

Among the gunsmiths of Houjin, Wang Tianxiang and Jin Shixiang are both skilled in casting cannons. Wang Tianxiang pioneered the use of lost wax casting cannons. However, this method is limited by the melting point of the wax and cannot be operated when the temperature is high, so it can only be cast in cold weather. Jin Shixiang uses the traditional clay casting method to cast the cannon, which can be cast all year round, but the quality of the casting cannon is slightly poor.

In addition, capture and reception were also important ways for the Manchus to obtain artillery: every time the Manchus conquered Damingzhou County, they had to take the firearms in the city as their own and fight with the army. Kong Youde led the army with artillery to Houjin, and was named King Gongshun.

By the eleventh year of Chongzhen, that is, the third year of Chongde, when Dolgon entered the customs, the Qing army had received, captured and cast more than 70 red-coated cannons. Four of these cannons were placed on the city of Shenyang for defense, eighteen were carried by Kong Youde's battalion, and more than fifty were handed over to Dolgon and Yue Tuo for them to enter the city and siege the city.

It can be said that by this time, the artillery firepower of the Manchu Qing was no weaker than that of the Ming army. When the Manchu Qing Dynasty attacked the fortifications, dozens of cannons were often gathered to bombard in unison, causing the fortifications of the city defense to collapse.

Of course, the firepower of the Qing army can only be compared with that of the ordinary Ming army, and when Li Zhi encounters hundreds of cannons cast by the iron billet method, the Manchu cannons are much weaker.

Li Zhi's sixty cannons, with the assistance of guns and other tools, aimed at the Tartar cannons a mile away and opened fire.

Sixty shells whistled through the sky and entered the fortifications of Kong Youde's artillery. The artillery shells fell intensively into the artillery positions of the Qing army, and the positions were full of ghosts and wolves.

As soon as a salvo passed, nine artillery wagons were shot, sending out a cloud of sawdust flying. Five more of the cannons were hit in the barrels of the cannons. The iron cannonballs and the brass cannons collided together, making a loud metallic crashing sound. The cannon hit by the iron cannonball underwent a complex deformation, the barrel of the cannon was distorted, and it was likely to be bored if the cannon was fired in the future, which was considered a waste.

The artillery positions are looser, but they do not die in a line like a queue of bullets. But under the intensive shelling, more than forty artillery pieces were hit by the shells and died on the position.

The Qing army did not expect Li Zhi's artillery fire to be so fierce, and half of the artillery on this side was wiped out at once, and the artillery of the Qing army fell into chaos. Several artillerymen fled behind with their heads in their hands, but were hacked to death by the officers who escorted the formation. The artillerymen, who were still alive, trembled with their feet and hurriedly reloaded the guns that were still usable.

But before they could tear open the gunpowder packets, they heard the golden sound of the Chinese army collecting troops. The gunners looked behind them, relieved, put oxen and horses on the gun cart, pushed the gun cart and fled behind the formation.

Li Zhi's cannon was unwilling to let go of these artillerymen, and he didn't even do the work of cooling the barrel, and only forty seconds later began another round of salvo fire. Eight more shells hit the Qing army's artillery wagons, causing the gunboats to fly. Several cannons with shells hit by the impact of huge shells shook the barrels of the guns, and the barrels even fell directly from the artillery carriages and pressed down on the artillerymen next to them. Thousands of pounds of barrels pressed against the feet, and the bones of the lower body of those artillerymen who were crushed were immediately shattered.

The shell that did not hit the artillery truck hit the artilleryman, and another piece of flesh and blood flew sideways.

The wounded artillerymen in the Qing army's formation let out a ghostly cry and wolf howl, and the artillerymen's faces turned pale, pulling the last artillery cart that could still be used and fled back.

Even dragging and pulling, they escaped from the range of Li Zhi's cannon and escaped.

Kong Youde stood not far from the artillery position, looking at the cannon with only one cannon left at once, and almost cried.

Seventeen cannons were hit, ten of them were hit, and the barrels were completely scrapped. There are also seven artillery trucks that have been destroyed, and they can't be dragged out under the deterrence of Li Zhi's cannons, which is considered to be the end.

These cannons are Kong Youde's treasures, and they have been carrying them since the time of the rebellion in Shandong, even when they crossed the sea for thousands of miles to join Houjin, they took great pains to carry them, which can be said to be the foundation of Kong Youde's life in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Relying on these cannons, Kong Youde assisted the Qing army to capture many fortified cities and made a lot of contributions.

However, Huang Taiji used his own artillery as a touchstone to test Li Zhi, and all of a sudden his Hongyi cannon was finished.

Over the years, the attrition of his own troops, Huang Taiji never replenished, these seventeen cannons were abolished, and his weight in the Manchu Qing Dynasty plummeted.

Kong Youde's pipe artillery staff officer Li Jiucheng fled from the front in embarrassment, and said in a trembling voice: "Lord Wang..."

Kong Youde stretched out his right hand and slapped Li Jiucheng in the face. Kong Youde's face was hideous, but he was speechless.

In the middle of the Qing army's formation, Huang Taiji and Zierharang looked at the artillery in front of the formation, and their faces turned a little pale.

This Li Zhi's artillery firepower is too fierce, far beyond Huang Taiji's imagination.

Sixty cannons fired a salvo and accurately hit the Qing artillery position a mile away, destroying nine cannons. Two salvos, seventeen Hongyi cannons were reimbursed on the position. And none of Li Zhi's artillery was blown up.

Imagine how much chaos the army would have if it was bombarded by such artillery for a few rounds when it went on to attack the city?

Huang Taiji also wanted to test Li Zhi's firepower, but he didn't expect to lose seventeen Hongyi cannons at once, and Huang Taiji was also a little distressed.

Huang Taiji took a breath and said slowly: "This Li Zhi has become a wing, and now he can't cut it off. ”

Zilharang looked at Kong Youde's heavy losses in artillery and said, "Your Majesty, this Li Zhi is too tricky. ”

Huang Taiji looked to the west and said, "It's time for us to go." Duoduo is at the mouth of the Yellow Cliff, and it should be done..." )