Hongyi cannon is a kind of artillery (formerly known as Franco) manufactured in Europe from 1500 to 1520, which was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty and was called Hongyi cannon after improvement, also known as the red-coated cannon. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Hongyi cannon does have advantages in design, the barrel is long, the wall is very thick, and it is gradually thickened from the muzzle to the tail of the gun, which conforms to the principle of high to low chamber pressure when gunpowder is burned.

The caliber is generally 110-130 mm, and the weight is more than 2 tons.

The ammunition is heavier, ranging from several kilograms to 10 kilograms. The operation is simple, and the range can be far or near, as close as two or three miles, and as far as five to eight miles. But if it's too far, the hit rate will be greatly reduced!

The disadvantage is that there is a certain chance of exploding, and every time you fire, you have to rest for more than a minute, otherwise the barrel will overheat.

The first Hongyi cannons were copied by the Min people during the Apocalypse, and the first batch of Hongyi cannons that Xu Guangqi purchased from the Portuguese were naval guns on British shipwrecks and were used in Ningyuan and Beijing.

In the later period, the major Ming cities were successively there. (Ming Dynasty: one mile = 554 meters)!

The army of thieves swept through many provinces and counties, and it was impossible for so many cities to be without some artillery. So now, there are only more than 100 cannons in the hands of the breaking army, and the only consolation is that these cannons are too heavy, inconvenient to transport, and the operators are not skilled.

However, in terms of the degree of fire, it is still farther than the Napoleon artillery brought by Zhu Zilong from modern times.

The advantage of Napoleon's artillery is that it is light, and a few people can pull it away. But the distance is at most three or four miles or five miles!

Also, it takes more than a minute for a redcoat cannon to fire once, but Napoleon can fire once in twenty seconds!

At this moment, enjoying the pleasure brought by the superior firepower of the Zhu family's army, suddenly the opponent also had firearms that could be compared, and the Ming army defending the city couldn't help but be surprised.

Even if Luoyang City also has ten red-clothed cannons, but the other party only sees that it is only a few times that of the other party, which is not a good thing.

While the mood of the two sides was exchanging with each other, the vanguard of the army of thieves came.

"Prepare for battle!" "Prepare for battle!" "Prepare for battle!"

The rousing drums of war sounded, and the officers' shouts came one after another: "Prepare for battle!" ”

Boom, boom, boom!

Of course, there are cannons in the army, but they haven't been set up yet, so the cannons on Luoyang's side sound first.

More than a dozen shells smashed into the dense formation of the invading army, almost passing from the front to the back of the formation, taking away the lives of many displaced people along the way. Leave a trail of blood!

Even when the shells landed weakly, they still pierced and smashed the chests and heads of many people, making the screams one after another.

After the shells were fired, the people in charge of brushing the chambers immediately brushed the chambers, and the people who were responsible for loading the gunpowder were also responsible for loading the gunpowder, loading the primer and filling the shells.

The observer constantly reports the data, and the aiming hand adjusts accordingly, and the division of labor and cooperation are close and skillful. It's amazing to see xx!

Then, the gunner lit the primer on the fire door, and immediately the cannon made another loud noise, and a large puff of smoke was released from the muzzle, and a fiery solid iron ball roared away.

In the second round, Napoleon artillery, accompanied by the general cannon of Luoyang City, opened fire together.

One by one, the cannonballs jumped up and smashed into the invading formation, bringing up pieces of flesh and blood. The flesh and blood of the people who were shot were blurred, and they all rolled to the ground and howled. The tragic appearance of flesh and blood flying, broken hands and feet, is like hell on earth!

There is so much courage among the homeless people, naturally some people want to run backwards at this time, but this time Li Zicheng and others arranged for the old camp killer to be behind.

It was neat, but anyone who ran back was immediately beheaded, but it also temporarily suppressed the signs of collapse.

Slowly, many Hongyi cannons on the head of Luoyang City fired almost five shells, and they needed to stop to dissipate heat for a quarter to two quarters of an hour. It is impossible for Zhu Jiajun's Napoleon cannon alone to reach all of them, taking advantage of this opportunity, those invading troops shouted loudly and rushed forward desperately.

And in the rear, the artillery of the invading army was also in position.

Finally, the artillery in the intruding army also began to fire.

With a deafening cannon sound, thick plumes of smoke rose from the intruding position, and solid shells rose into the air.

The cannonballs smashed on the Luoyang city wall and the sheep and horse wall, causing the city wall to seem to shake for a while, and the masonry flew sideways. It's terrifying!

Rumble!

There was another place in Luoyang City that was shot countless times, this place was all wooden structure, and it was hit into the building by several cannonballs, and the wooden planks of the window sill were shattered everywhere, and sharp debris flew around. Immediately collapsed a large piece!

The number of artillery of the thief army is far superior to the number of cannons on the Luoyang side, and if they are allowed to fire indefinitely, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Just like at this time, seeing the Ming army being artilliated, the thieves who were originally frightened seemed to have their morale back all of a sudden.

The speed at which they charged into battle was significantly improved, which was not a good sign.

Li Zilong shouted, and ordered the gunners: "Counterattack, shoot down the thieves' artillery." If you can't fight, you have to mess up their formation! ”

For a time, the two sides continued to roar, and one cannon after another opened fire. Bombard each other!

In comparison, the number of cannons in the Chuang army is more than that of Luoyang City, but it also has shortcomings. That is, the difference between besieging a city and defending a city. The gunners of the Ming army were protected by the city walls, while the gunners of the intruding army, they were in the field, but they had no shelter.

Therefore, the gunner of the thief is easily shot, and the cannon is also easy to be shot.

After half an hour of bombardment, the results came in.

At the head of Luoyang City, three red-coated cannons exploded, and one was hit and destroyed. On the other hand, when the army broke into the position, five cannons exploded, and five cannons were hit and damaged.

It's just like there are too many thieves. Because there were more than 50 cannons in the army, this loss was suppressed for the time being.

However, it is much stronger than in my heart, Luoyang City.

After all, the gunners of the invading army were already terrified, fearing that the next moment, they would be hit by the opponent's artillery.

In this way, the shooting rate is naturally not comparable to that of the defensive side.

"Siege!" "Siege!" "Siege!"

Due to the cover of artillery fire, many thieves also approached the city, and they lifted countless wooden frames, and they came upwards in a wave.

They drew their swords and shouted hoarsely: "Break Luoyang, kill the officers and soldiers, divide the property, and live!" ”

"Attack"!

The tidal wave of soldiers shouted that the defenders on Luoyang City were not very strong after all, and the good and bad were uneven, and some places were not defended. Let a small number of thieves kill on the city wall!

"Prepare to fire!" "Get ready for bayonets!" "Prepare for the meat fight!" "Broadsword ready!"

All sorts of orders sounded over the gates!

Luoyang City has a lot of stocks of various types of rockets, of course, their rockets cannot be compared with the Nine Border Military Town. It can't be compared with Zhu Jiajun's Shandong. It's just that Zhu Jiajun came lightly in the end, and he didn't bring many original rockets from Shandong!

Therefore, hand-to-hand combat, I'm afraid it's inevitable!

"Kill the officers and soldiers!" "Kill the officers and soldiers!" "Kill the officers and soldiers!"

A small number of hungry thieves who rushed to the city walls, dressed in rags and with distorted and fanatical faces, shouted like madness.

- (To be continued.) )