The Ming army entered the north, marched on the plain, and could meet the cavalry of the Qing army at any time, and the infantry army needed certain means of self-protection, and there were enough artillery and artillery vehicles, which could undoubtedly provide some security for the infantry army. The mobile phone has no ads, and it saves the most data.

"Can this cannon open fireworks?" Wang Yan listened to Bo Yingli's words and suddenly asked.

If the flower bullets can be opened, and the continuous firepower of the self-generated fire guns is added, the army is placed on the wilderness, and I am afraid that even the cavalry will not dare to attack the front of the Ming army.

"Your Highness, this kind of cannon is not very suitable for using flowering shells." Bi Maoliang said, "The explosion time of the current flowering bomb is difficult to control, either early explosion, or delayed explosion, and even dumb fire occurs, and the performance is not stable." ”

As he spoke, he took out a cannon the size of a baby's head from the wooden box in the corner and threw it out and handed it to Wang Yan.

This cannonball is a hollow iron sheet, which is filled with gunpowder and small projectiles, and then there is a lead into the iron bullet, and the soldiers decide the length of the lead according to the distance of the firing, which is equivalent to a time bomb that is shot out, the principle is similar to the earth-shaking thunder, it is better to use a stone thrower to throw insurance.

Wang Yan looked at it for a while, and naturally couldn't see it and said: "As early as in Guangjing, Gu asked Song Yingxing to improve this thing, why has it been a few years, and there is still no progress?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, there is still progress." Bi Maoliang took the iron bullet, then pointed to the fuse, and said: "In the past, when the cannon was fired, the lead was easy to ignite at once, causing an explosion on the spot. Now we have a hollow woodpipe in the bullet hole, a slower-burning arquebus in the woodpipe, and a slower-burning incendiary inquiring rope to control the time of the explosion by rotating the cork extension, which has changed some stability, but there are still a lot of problems with the large-scale use, especially of this small cannon. ”

Wang Yan was silent for a moment, but still nodded and said: "Just make progress, don't stop the improvement of the flowering bomb, this thing is indeed a sharp weapon!" ”

There are flowering shells in the troops of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yan once used them, if you are lucky, it is indeed a sharp weapon, but if you are unlucky, the explosion rate is not high, and the safety is not high, which is a trouble for the army.

Bi Maoliang arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, the Ministry of Engineering Academy will focus on solving this problem." ”

At this time, Wang Yan touched the six-pound bronze cannon again, "How far can this go?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, the effective range of this cannon, according to Da Ming, is about one mile!" Bethel replied.

Bronze cannons are much lighter than iron cannons, but China has always lacked copper, and now the economy is developing, and a large amount of copper money is needed to circulate on the market.

Wang Yan was silent for a moment, but he still decided to build it, "This kind of bronze cannon, the academy will make a few first, experiment it, and see if there is anything that can be improved, and the imperial court will definitely make it in large quantities after that." ”

As he was talking, Lu Shikui walked in, came to Wang Yan's side, and reported with a happy face: "Your Highness, I have received a good news from Inspector He, and several cabinet elders ask you to go to the cabinet quickly!" ”

"Could it be that you captured Luzhou and destroyed Sun Kewang?" Wang Yan's face was happy when he heard this.

Lu Shikui didn't know the details, and at that moment Wang Yan said a few words to Bi Maoliang and Bo Yingli, and then left the Ministry of Engineering School, turned over his horse, and returned to the city.

As soon as Wang Yan entered the cabinet, he saw several university scholars with excited faces, looking at a military newspaper with joy.

"What? Was the battle in the southwest fought beautifully? Is it to catch Sun Kewang? Wang Yan walked into the hall and said as he walked.

"Your Highness!" Several people listened to the voice, and when they saw Wang Yan coming in, they all quieted down and bowed down to greet each other.

Chen Bangyan was also among them, and he had just returned to Nanjing in early September, and Wang Yan's prestige in the Wuzhong Army and the Chu army was still there, so he lobbied the generals to accept the military reform of the imperial court this time, which was relatively successful.

This is mainly because Wang Yan has always controlled the financial power and human rights of the Five Loyal Army, and the payment of military salaries does not go through the leading generals, and the personnel transfer and replenishment of soldiers are not completed through the leading generals, but completely through the military department, so accepting the reform is not much harmful to their interests, but the army of Zheng Chenggong, Jin Shenghuan and the Lu Wang faction is different, the generals hold the financial power, and they can recruit troops by themselves, which is basically a warlord form.

Wang Yan walked straight to the middle hall and sat down, and Chen Bangyan said, "Your Highness, this battle in the southwest is indeed beautiful. ”

The attendant poured a bowl of water for Wang Yan, he drank it directly, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and first signaled: "You are also seated!" After everyone made a few nanmu chairs on both sides, he continued: "How beautiful, let's talk about it!" ”

"Your Highness, although Sun Kewang was not captured in this battle, Yunnan and southern Sichuan were basically pacified and the original goal was achieved." Chen Bangyan said with a smile: "And in addition to pacifying Sun Kewang, the generals in the southwest also hit Haoge hard this time, killing 100,000 enemies!" ”

Wang Yan was about to take another sip of water when he almost squirted out. Kill 100,000 enemies, won't the Kingdom of Jin be about to be destroyed by them?

Chen Bangyan saw that Wang Yan choked, and also felt that the military newspaper was too exaggerated, so he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, this overreporting of war exploits is a bad habit for many years, and it cannot be eliminated for a while. ”

"Hmph, is that just an exaggeration? That's how the atmosphere of officialdom and the rule of officials are broken! Wang Yan snorted coldly, but he didn't continue to get angry, and after all, the heavy blow to Haoge also made a bad anger in his heart, "How is the situation in Sichuan now?" ”

"Sun Kewang has taken refuge in the Jin Kingdom, Haoge and Wu Sangui are now retreating to Chengdu, and Inspector He is ready to enter Chengdu and take advantage of the situation to recover the whole of Shu!" Chen Bangyan arched his hand and said: "The southwest side hopes that the imperial court can order Huguang to cooperate with them to attack Hanzhong, and complete the strategy of the imperial court to break through to the west and obtain the land of horse grazing." ”

Sun Kewang took refuge in the Jin Kingdom, which is really a pity, but since He Tengjiao decided to recover the whole Sichuan, it shows that he really hit Haoge hard.

Wang Yan thought for a moment, and then said: "Since Wu Sangui and Hao Ge have withdrawn to Chengdu together, then Wang Yuncheng's troops stationed in Jingzhou can be withdrawn, and in addition, Hao Shaoqi, who is stationed in the Shangyong area of Xiangyang, should have no problem pulling out 40,000 horses in total." ”

Speaking of this, Wang Yan paused and asked, "Is the budget of the Ministry of War enough this year, can we fight another battle?" ”

"Your Highness, there are too many things in the military department this year, and the money has already been spent!"

Wang Yan immediately looked at Wang Fuzhi, "Is there still money in the account of the household department?" ”

"There are still more than three million taels of inventory, and if you want to fight, you can only barely support it!" Wang Fuzhi said.

Wang Yan was silent for a while, "Since the southwest has hit Haoge hard, we must grasp this fighter. The money was really not enough, so I borrowed it from Wude! ”

"Your Highness, this year's budget of the Ministry of War has exceeded more than five million taels, and now I have to borrow it again, I'm afraid that the council hall will not be able to pass it!" Su Guansheng said.

Wang Yan pondered for a moment and said firmly: "Lone himself went to explain, such a good opportunity, I can't let it go." ”