Chapter 539: Heaven and Earth Fall Apart (4 more to ask for a monthly ticket)
Yan Chengzong was not worried at all, he really knew too much about the artillery of the Yan army, and it was already the limit to be able to fight three hundred steps.
But he obviously doesn't know that in this world, there is a more light and thin cannon barrel, this cannon barrel is not only light and thin, but also can withstand a huge amount of charge, such as the amount of gunpowder of the Northern Yan Army, which is often controlled at about seven or eight taels, no matter how much, the power is too great, and it is easy to have the danger of exploding, but at this time, the artillery in the city has a charge of two or three times that of the artillery of the Northern Yan Army, which is enough to expand out a huge force in the barrel of the cannon, forming a great thrust.
This...... It is only second, the most important thing is that the thrust is generated, and the guns stuck in the rifling are launched instantly, and they are in the breech, along the rifling of the spiral out of the muzzle, and immediately form a huge rotational force, this high-speed rotating gun is not only amazingly accurate, but also has a range and power, almost crushing the artillery of this era.
Because it is far away, although the movement of the artillery is large, it has not attracted much attention from Yan Chengzong, what he is worried about now is the soldiers on the front line, and the lethality of the artillery is not small, which means that the soldiers who rushed to kill in front of him may suffer greater damage, and it is not good to go on like this!
Is it just for this fortress that 2,000 people have to be killed?
If this is the case, even if he flattens this fortress and crushes it to powder, it will not be enough to make up for the losses of the Yan army, and even if he wins, he will still lose face.
Yan Chengzong was both angry and melancholy, but at this moment, a soldier suddenly said: "Your Highness, you see, the heavens ...... In the sky, there is a flying ...... Fly...... Ball ......"
Yan Chengzong subconsciously raised his head, and then he saw that in mid-air, something like a meteorite that cut through the atmosphere, and then caused a huge flame to fly through the sky.
He was stunned for a moment, his face couldn't help but turn blue, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
This...... What is it......
He couldn't believe that it was a cannonball, because there was no Chen Dog nearby, and it was impossible for Chen Dog on the city fortress to appear nearby.
Just as he was analyzing this thing quickly and quickly in his mind, his face showed a little unbelievable, but a loud roar came from beside him: "This ...... It's coming towards us, hide, hide......"
Hide......
Yan Chengzong was also startled, the war horse under the seat was already frightened, neighing, and for a while, his heart suddenly rose with indescribable fear, in the face of such unbelievable things, he had no time to think, there was only one thought in his mind.
Dodge.
The hundreds of guards behind him, as well as the soldiers and horses who held the orders and flags, and dozens of generals and colonels, were also panicked.
Hell yes, this is.
They subconsciously want to hide, but where can they hide?
Apparently everything was late.
I saw that the twenty artillery pieces flying in the air spread out in the shape of plum blossoms, and then fell to the ground one after another.
Rumble......
A cannonball directly hit the soldier who had spoken before, and he flew up with the cannonball in an instant, and behind him, there was already a man on his back.
Yan Chengzong was shocked, and saw that there were many people behind him who had been stoned to death, and there were also people whose flesh and blood were blurred, blood splashed everywhere, and in such a short moment, there were wails everywhere, wailing again and again, and for a while, the surroundings were like hell on earth.
Yan Chengzong fell off the horse, he was scared, but ...... He thought he was lucky, yes, it was so dangerous, just a little bit, there was only a cannonball, and it actually passed by him, if Fang was a little bit worse, wouldn't it...... Isn't it......
After being lucky, he laughed angrily: "Haha...... Ha ha...... These Chen dogs are really impressive, they actually have this sharp weapon, good, very good, today...... If this king can't break your body into ten thousand pieces, and don't skin you and cramp you, this king will die without a place to bury. ”
But he still didn't realize that the cannonball that landed on the ground was a flowering shell.
The fuse of the flowering shell is still burning.
Finally, dozens of feet away, a flowering bomb finally burned out, and the gunpowder in the body of the bomb burned instantly, and a huge expansion force instantly diffused and boomed......
Just a few dozen feet away, with a loud roar, the shell had been torn, the shrapnel was torn into pieces, and the steel balls mixed with the cannon quickly exploded.
Countless gunpowder smoke rose up, forming a cloud three or four people high, with the explosion point as a circle, and the steel balls and shrapnel quickly exploded.
Dozens of generals and soldiers within a radius of more than ten zhang, in a moment, some were directly rushed away by this huge impact, some were beaten by steel balls and shrapnel, and some were torn apart in an instant, and after the black gunpowder smoke gradually dissipated, only a cloud of scorched earth was left on the ground, and there were countless flesh and blood who didn't know who......
Silent......
Silent......
Yan Chengzong's world is silent, even if there are frightened people around him who open their mouths wide, and some people frantically rush towards the position of the coach, but ...... His world was terribly quiet, for ...... His ears no longer felt like they were listening.
A steel ball flew directly into his shoulder socket, and at his collarbone, he was already drenched in blood, and the blood had soaked the armor on his shoulder.
A loyal soldier hurried to support him, and at this moment, one after another flowering shells began to detonate.
Thundered......
Thundered...... Thundered......
From a hundred zhang away, to dozens of zhang away, gunpowder smoke was ignited in one place after another, and the cannonballs were like umbrellas, rapidly expanding open, creating one no-man's land after another.
Yan Chengzong was stunned, watching the flying sand, steel balls, and shrapnel flying wildly, not to mention the guards who were close at hand, even the Chinese military camp farther away also suffered heavy casualties.
Twenty shells, causing more than two or three hundred people.
There are also many people who are far away, and the injuries are not light.
Yan Chengzong looked at everything in front of him in shock, he was extremely shocked, the countless flying sand and stones had already hit him all over with blood, and there were already many wounds on his body, fortunately he was wearing chain mail and was not fatally injured, but the impact of a flowering bullet near Fang Cai still made him fall directly on a corpse.
He struggled to his feet, bleeding profusely.
The nearby Chinese army obviously never thought that the city fortress, which was thousands of steps away, would bring any harm to themselves, so from the beginning, they were relaxed and happy, but this sudden moment stunned them.
When they reacted, they didn't dare to rescue their boss, and everyone retreated frantically, pushing each other, desperately trying to get away from the place where the bullet was fired.
Yan Chengzong breathed heavily, his face had been blown black, and his whole body seemed to fall apart, when his eyes fell on his horse, he saw that it was full of holes, and the body of the horse had already been stained red by the blood that flowed out, and he fell straight to the ground, letting out the last scream.
………………
"Hit...... Hit! ”
At this time, Xu Jie, who was on the city wall, had already clenched his fists fiercely, and his eyes were red with excitement.
At least four or five shells landed in the vicinity, and although it was only nearby, the radius of the shells was not small, so he finally lived up to the governor's expectations.
His cheeks were red with excitement, he waved his fists, and the eight members of the artillery team behind him also laughed happily.
As for the other dozen or so shells, some of them landed farther away, but this is all a good thing, such a distance, can have such accuracy, Xu Jie is extremely satisfied.
"Go ahead...... Keep ......," he yelled.
Although it can be said that this is a victory, he has not forgotten the business because of the initial success.
We have to give them another shot, which is called a good thing to the end, and send the Buddha to the west.
The artillery team has begun to get busy, they are like farmers who have obtained a good harvest, their foreheads are oozing with happy sweat, one by one they are familiar with the cannon tube began to water, so that it can be cooled quickly, as soon as the water meets the cannon barrel, it will instantly make a slight sound, and then turn into white gas and rise, but this cooling cannon barrel, but it is also a technical work, can not be poured too much, if more, it will make the cannon barrel form stagnant water, and the gunpowder will not be easy to ignite later, but it must not be less, otherwise if there is still residual temperature in the cannon barrel, it will be bad, and the gunpowder will be stuffed in, Directly exploded.
These experiences have rules, and these rules have all become a recorded artillery guide book "Teach You How to Shoot Artillery", and the brothers in the artillery team, if they do not have enough cultural knowledge, I am afraid they will not be able to understand it at all.
They must not only know how to arithmetic, but also have an understanding of astronomy, geography and even feng shui, and they must also have a certain ability to accept and understand.
This is also the benefit of reading, reading books, not only understand things, the previous form of war, although it has never changed, but in the warrior camp, the form of war is constantly evolving, in this evolutionary process, if you rely on a group of illiterate Qiu Ba, it is impossible to master anything.
The same artillery, even if Chen Kaizhi abandons them here now and gives them to the Northern Yan Army, this thing is just a sound for the Northern Yan Army, and the power exerted may not be as good as thirty percent of the warrior battalion.
AFTER COOLING THE BARREL, THE CHU BAMEN QUICKLY BEGAN TO RELOAD THE GUNPOWDER AGAIN, FOLLOWED BY THE RELOAD, AND THIS TIME, APPARENTLY, THERE WAS NO NEED TO CALIBRATE AGAIN, IT WAS STILL THE SAME AS BEFORE, BOOM NIANGDE!
"Fort-7 is in place......" Qiu Baxing, who was the first to take position, shouted excitedly, obviously, they were the fastest, and this was something to brag about.
Soon, someone shouted loudly, not to be outdone: "The ninth gun position is in place." ”
"Battery 20 in position."
"Number 3 ......"
Call......
Xu Jie gasped, he realized that he still compared his thumb, although he didn't have to measure the distance now, and there was no need to calibrate, but he was used to these standardized movements.
Finally, he let out a roar: "Ignition! ”
"Ignition!"
"Ignition!"
"Ignition complete!"
"Done!"
Thundered...... Thundered...... Thundered......
One cannon after another, continuing to spit tongues of fire......