Chapter 142: When the cannon goes off, the gold is less than a thousand taels
The scorching lead pellets and iron balls fell rapidly under Gao Yingche's frightened gaze.
At this moment, he only felt that what he had been pursuing all his life was far away from him.
He was the first person to feel that Wang Sen's huge power could be used against the imperial court.
As a result, he began to mention the benefits of the emperor in front of Wang Sen, intentionally or unintentionally, intending to get the merit of being from the dragon, or becoming the emperor himself. But what kind of person Wang Sen is, he is shrewd, he has already seen through Gao Yingchen's thoughts. It's just that in his heart, he also vaguely has such thoughts.
However, her happy little life was comfortable, and Wang Sen, who was happily lying on the incense money of the sect, had no urgent idea of rebelling against the emperor. Therefore, his attitude towards Gao Yingchen has always been indifferent while paying attention.
It was this feeling of imminent separation that made Gao Yingchen feel that his own efforts had not been in place, not Wang Sen's idea of looking down on him. He knew that he didn't give people the motivation to climb up, and as far as he was concerned, he had changed from a low-level believer at the beginning to a high-level disciple who could get a part of the commission in the incense gold.
Wang Sen also appreciates him very much, but this appreciation is also limited. He apparently did not reach the height of the cod.
Gao Yingchen himself knew this, and he sometimes thought to himself that if he could get half of the cod's trust, perhaps, the old emperor of Wanli should have been ousted from power a long time ago.
However, the facts in front of him now prove that it was thanks to Wang Sen's unwillingness to forge ahead, otherwise. All of them would have died in the middle of the rebellion.
In fact, his ideas are not completely political. Their rebellion may not succeed, but it will not fail as quickly as it does now.
Under Corning's strong firepower advantage, they mainly rely on cold weapons to fight. It's hard to get an advantage.
The level of thermal weapons and equipment in the Ming Dynasty, although the quantity is still considerable, in addition to the uneven quality, there are many fake and shoddy products.
Therefore, if they really rebelled a few years ago, they might really be able to threaten the security of the economic region.
But that's no longer possible. The imperial court had already noticed Xu Hongru's movements, and Yang Jiji had already begun to fight hard.
For them, the members of the secret society. The imperial court will soon introduce a series of measures to deal with everything that cannot be could.
The work of sweeping the tail does not even require Corning's army to do it. The civil servants of the imperial court were able to raise their voices here enough to bring some believers who had not been determined back to their former life of enslavement.
But he doesn't need to worry about these anymore.
After the shells fell. Many of Wang Sen's subordinates, including Gao Yingchen. It's all turned into a lump of pulp.
Although the current shells are basically shot put iron balls and other things, they can only rely on the kinetic energy provided by the gunpowder deflagration as the source of lethality, and they are not like those shells that will explode in the future, which will create a large crater with flames when they land.
But for ordinary people in the seventeenth century, such shells also had an unexpectedly deterrent effect.
At least in Kangning's field of vision, the mountains are full of wolves and people.
The shelling is still ongoing. Although the other party has already fled, the effect is too poor. Only the ones on the edge of the formation. If you are recorded in the center of the entire team, then no matter how fast you run, you will have enough former comrades to become an obstacle to your current escape.
Corning was very satisfied with the bombardment, although she had originally wanted to defeat all the men and horses from all walks of life, but the outcome made his optimistic prediction come true faster, so there was nothing to worry about.
Sun Yuanhua was very dissatisfied with the outcome of this shelling. The performance of the two cannons under his hands is very different.
He was now blushing, looking at the qualified artillery he had brought from Jinan City, in front of these things he had always thought were baby bumps, the other kind of cannons, that is, the batch made by Huang Lin, were obviously much better.
It's just an advantage in range, and the cooling rate of their barrels is much shorter. This allows them to inflict more damage on enemies in a unit of time.
With this alone, Sun Yuanhua's old face could no longer be hung up.
Of course, the soldiers he brought with him noticed his face, and knew that their dicks had been compared. So one by one, they struggled to fiddle with the skills they had learned, but they were obviously powerless to reverse the decline.
Sun Yuanhua finally sighed: "Let's rest." The barrel is already too hot to speak. ”
He said this to his subordinates who had followed him from Jinan. As for the artillery that Corning handed over to him, it didn't seem like there was a need to rest. They all seem to have a physical advantage.
"Sir, we can fire two more shots." A soldier rushed up to him, his eyes full of unyielding expressions.
Sun Yuanhua shook his head and said, "I know your feelings, but if you blow up Tang, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?" Actually, I don't blame you for this, I know you've done your best. It's me, I didn't design a better cannon, my skills are not as good as others, and I can't blame anyone. ”
The soldier suddenly exclaimed, "Sir, you are the best gentleman I have ever met, the gentleman who can bring us victory." You're so much better than those nerdy pedants. ”
"Yes, sir. You can't be like that, what is that word called, it's self-indulgent. ”
Sun Yuanhua smiled. The word self-effemination was given to these soldiers when he was usually bored. In fact, everyone has a heart of good blood, and not everyone can receive the baptism of knowledge and become a disciple of truth.
He had sometimes imagined that if all the Mengtongs, in their best years, could understand the way of the sages, perhaps there would be less turmoil in China. If you can understand these practical skills of economic and national prosperity, it will add infinite strength to China.
Unconsciously, he was already the same as Shi Ziming and Kang Ning. Everything is taking into account the meaning of Huaxia, not the Ming Dynasty.
When he suddenly realized this, he laughed along. He laughed at how he couldn't resist the temptation. It's going to be like-minded with a group of people who may become thieves at any time.
It seemed high here, and Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but think of the place that Kang Ning had talked about. Perhaps, he should really go out and have a look, to see how big this world really is, and what is wonderful.
And most importantly, Corning there. It seems to hold a secret of Guan Yu's cash artillery manufacturing technology.
He opened his eyes, looked at the soldiers around him again, and comforted, "I'm not giving up on myself. Just sighing. It's time to go out and find a better way to make cannons. ”
"Get out? Where are you going? ”
One soldier asked.
"Go to a place other than Daming, and go with Kang Xiaoyuan."
More soldiers began to pick up.
"What's so good about places outside of the Ming Dynasty? Is there a secret recipe for cannon making that we need? ”
"That Kang Yuan, who has always been obedient, is just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old yellow-haired boy. Really know something about cannons? I don't believe it anyway. ”
Sun Yuanhua shook his head and said, "It's always good to go out and have a look." Threesomes must have my teacher. It's always bad for a teacher to hide in the Ming Dynasty and enjoy himself. Let's go and see the outside world and see what new vitality can be brought to our Ming Dynasty. ”
Hearing the words that there must be my division in the threesome, many soldiers stopped muttering. In the past, their Mr. Sun introduced this kind of truth, and he talked about it thoroughly, so many of them still remember it now.
"In that case, then the gentleman will take us with him."
Suddenly, someone said this.
Sun Yuanhua was taken aback. Even he himself did not expect his prestige among this group of people. It's come to this point.
"I'm going to sea, it's going to be dangerous. It's not just seasickness, but you might also get some strange illness and die there. ”
"We're not afraid!" More people began to shout, "Mr. treats us like ......" This man held back for a long time, did not hold back a word, and finally simply jumped over and said, "In short, sir, you are a good person, we follow the good people, there is always nothing wrong." ”
"That's right! I've already told the baby at home. Even if I die, let him follow him. ”
Sun Yuanhua was suddenly moved and speechless, and several big men around him also sobbed.
Even He Guan, who came over to convey Corning's instructions, couldn't help but wipe his crocodile tears after seeing this scene.
After a long time, Sun Yuanhua saw He Guan's figure, quickly wiped away his tears, and asked, "General He, what's the matter?" ”
"My son-in-law has an order, and my husband can stop the shelling. The enemy forces below have broken up and are not in shape. If we continue to fight, it will be a waste of our gunpowder and shells. ”
Although the firearms and equipment of the seventeenth century were not as expensive as those of later generations, there were not many things that could be recycled, and most of the raw materials were not cheap. So Sun Yuanhua snorted very distressedly: "Stop the fuck for Lao Tzu!" ”
The subordinates of the first water committee had just changed their commanders, and they were a little scared, worried that the commander of this newcomer would snatch all their treasures. They were even ready to resist to the death.
These advanced weapons of Huang Lin have always been unable to be spread to the outside world. If it weren't for the imminent war on the part of the Japanese State this time, Huang Lin urgently needed someone like Kang Ning to assist him, and he would definitely not allow these cannons to appear on the mainland to help Kang Ning complete the task as soon as possible.
However, they later found out that the commander of the newcomer was really good to them, not only gave them the position of easy meritorious service, but also never interfered in their daily affairs, at most he checked their food situation. After seeing the beef in the tin can, he praised a few words and left with his saliva.
Afterwards, the commanders were going to send him a few boxes. Although this kind of behavior is strictly prohibited within the Huanglin Group, this is the mainland after all, except for when performing tasks, many of them have seen that even the higher-level officers have to deal with the cards and collect taxes, not to mention the staff of this feudal official.
However, what surprised them very much was that although Sun Yuanhua was still drooling, he did not hesitate to refuse those gifts.
Since then, the soldiers have known that they have met a good commander.
As soon as the battle started today, they played with the smell of their lives, and a good commander worked hard to achieve military merits. So the skills that can be used on weekdays are used like joy.
As for the shells or something, most of them can be picked up anyway, in fact, even if they are lost, it is not a pity, just to reduce the burden of the return trip.
This battle made their hearts flutter. Ever since I learned how to shoot a cannon, I've never had such a good time.
But just as they were having their best, a strange voice came.
"Fuck it all down!"
What kind of order is this?,I haven't heard of it.。
Within the Huanglin Group, all military orders have this simple and clear form of oral communication.
A ceasefire is a ceasefire, what the fuck is that.
As a result, most people automatically ignore this passage.
Immediately after, more shells flew out, continuing the carnival of the artillerymen.
"Damn, can't you hear Lao Tzu shouting?"
He Guan stood in place, looking at the literati in front of him in surprise, expressing his dissatisfaction in this extremely military-colored language.
Sun Yuanhua didn't look at his face at all, rushed out directly beside him, grabbed the neck of a lieutenant, and roared: "Didn't you hear me?" ”
The lieutenant said innocently: "Sir, what did you say?" ”
Sun Yuanhua was almost so angry that he turned his back on it: "I'll tell you to stop firing!" ”
"Oh." The lieutenant seemed to understand, and he turned away and howled, "Sir, cease fire!" ”
Suddenly, the entire artillery position fell silent.
If it weren't for the surrounding hills still echoing with the sound of cannon roars, He Guan couldn't even imagine that this was an artillery position.
Sun Yuanhua also glanced at them in surprise, and immediately said speechlessly: "You, you, don't you know how to save shells and gunpowder?" ”
The lieutenant touched his head, apparently thinking that his words needed to be translated, so he howled again: "Quartermaster, count the ledger quickly, and the gentleman wants to know how much money we have spent." ”
"Pay back the money." Sun Yuanhua thought about what Shi Ziming once said, "As soon as the cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold", so he said angrily, "This time you can't spend tens of thousands of taels of gold." “
"......No," a timid voice came from beside him, it was the quartermaster of the first water commission, "even if these shells are not recycled, we only spent more than eight hundred taels of gold." That's not much, less than a thousand taels. ”
Sun Yuanhua almost got lucky, and he kept repeating the last half of the sentence in his mouth: "It's less than a thousand taels......" (to be continued.) )