Chapter 230: Zhang Feng's killer feature
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Zhang Feng took a look through the monocular at the Tartars outside the city, especially the two artillery battalions of the Tartars outside the city, and the two Tartar musket battalions that were in an offensive position.
After reading it, Zhang Feng put down the binoculars, and then looked into the city, looking behind the city wall not far away.
After the expansion of the Tianjin Guards, it is larger and stronger than before, and there is no building within a hundred meters behind the city wall, and the city wall is often open and empty, so a large area of open and open land can be of great use.
A few years ago, the Tartars attacked Tianjin Wei, Zhang Feng built a large ring fortification behind the city wall, and when the Tartars rushed in, he used these ring fortifications to kill the Tartars fiercely, and tens of thousands of Tartars died in this huge ring fortification.
Of course, the construction of this large ring fortification required a large area of open land, and it was necessary to demolish a large number of houses to make such a space.
With the experience of the last time, the Tianjin Acropolis was fully considered when it was expanded again, and no buildings were built behind the city walls, but a large open space was reserved, with a width of at least 100 meters.
Not far from Zhang Feng, on a large open field behind the city wall, neatly arranged, rows of 70 mm breech-loading guns were ready, several artillery soldiers next to each gun were in place, and boxes of copper-shelled shells were already in place.
Deploying a full 36 70 mm breech loading guns behind the city wall was Zhang Feng's killer weapon, and Zhang Feng was going to let those Tartars who didn't know the height of the sky know the power of this artillery.
If it is an old artillery, it is absolutely impossible to deploy it behind the city wall, because it is very difficult for the old artillery to adjust the angle of shelling, and it is often deployed on the city wall, and on the city wall it bombards the besieging enemy outside.
For example, the red-coated cannons of the Tartars, if they are used to defend the city, can only be deployed on the city walls, and absolutely cannot be deployed behind the city walls.
All the Tartar generals, including Duoduo, everyone thinks so, thinking that if Zhang Feng has a cannon to defend the city, it must be deployed on the city wall, and now there is no cannon on the city wall, which means that Zhang Feng does not have a cannon to defend the city, and all the Tartars are full of confidence, and they are unscrupulously erecting cannons outside the city, preparing to bombard the Tianjin Guards.
Where will the Tartars know that advanced artillery can easily adjust the angle of shelling, such as Zhang Feng's 70mm gun, which can be slowly raised by shaking the handle, which can be fired horizontally or curved.
This time, the 70mm guns were fired in a curved manner, with the barrels of the guns pointed diagonally towards the sky, facing the outside of the city. Next to each cannon, the soldiers were already in position, and one by one in the open shell box, one by one the copper-shelled shells were neatly circulated in the shell box.
Everyone was silent, everything was ready, waiting for the shelling order.
Although everyone did not speak, it can be seen from everyone's expressions that many artillery fighters are slightly excited, yes, they are used to front-loading artillery, and now it is the first time to use this advanced breech-loading artillery, so it is strange that everyone is not excited.
Even the commander of the colonel's artillery regiment, who was in charge of the command, was happy and excited to see that the equipment of his artillery regiment had been changed and all the new cannons were the same.
What made people even more happy and excited was that a large-scale artillery bombardment was about to begin, and thinking of the artillery battalion of the Tartars outside the city, as well as a large number of Tartars, the colonel and regiment commander took a look at Zhang Feng's location from time to time.
Sure enough, a communications soldier trotted over, stood up in front of the artillery commander, and said loudly: "The commander-in-chief has an order, immediately shell, first destroy the two artillery battalions of the Tartars outside the city, and then shell freely, and all the shells will be exhausted, leaving not a single one." ”
Hearing such an order, the colonel regimental commander immediately became even more excited, immediately straightened up, returned a military salute, and said loudly: "Please rest assured commander-in-chief, we will definitely complete the task excellently." ”
Seeing the signal soldier leave, the colonel commander slowly drew his saber, pointed in the direction of the Tartar outside the city, and said loudly: "Start the test firing!" ”
Because it is a curved fire, it is necessary to conduct a test firing, and then adjust the shelling parameters according to the shelling situation of the test firing, such as the angle of shelling, and so on.
Hearing the order, the ammunition man of one of the guns began to load, opened the gun door, loaded the shells, and the gunner corrected the angle of the shelling again, and when it was ready, the gunner shouted loudly: "Ready, you can shell!" ”
"Fire!"
"Boom", the cannon roared, the shell whistled away from the muzzle, flew into the sky, flew to the Tartar artillery battalion outside the city, and soon, everyone heard an explosion outside the city, which was the explosion of the shell.
Many artillery soldiers cheered, and even some people clapped their hands, and the colonel commander was also light-hearted, everyone saw that this new artillery is not only easy to use, fast and convenient to load, and seems to be powerful, in addition, the most important point is that there is no smoke of gunpowder like the previous artillery.
In the past, although it was a rifled gun, it was much more advanced than the ordinary old cast cannon, but it used black powder, and the smoke was very large, but now this new artillery, using smokeless gunpowder, basically has no gunsmoke.
Outside the city.
Surrounded by several Tartar generals, riding tall horses and wearing bright armor, Dordor was looking at his two artillery battalions not far away, and it seemed that the two artillery pieces were almost ready to start shelling.
Sure enough, not long after, a Tartar general came running over on horseback, dismounted in front of Duoduo, walked over, and said happily: "Master, our two artillery battalions are ready to start shelling." ”
"Okay." Duoduo nodded in satisfaction, looked at the two artillery battalions again, and saw so many red-coated cannons, Duoduo thought to himself, wait a minute, so many cannons fired, what a spectacular scene will be.
Duoduo slowly drew his saber and said sharply, "Pass the order and start attacking the city!" ”
The Tartar general who came to report was about to respond loudly, and then prepared to give an order, but as soon as the words came to his mouth, he immediately swallowed it back, no, to be precise, he should have been frightened back.
"Boom!"
Not far away, there was a loud bang, something was exploding violently, the explosion site was not far from the artillery battalion, less than ten zhang away, a huge explosion, dirt flying, blowing out a large crater two or three feet in diameter.
"What's going on?"
Duoduo's eyelids jumped, and he suddenly felt bad, and immediately asked loudly. However, the Tartar generals next to them were confused, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what is going on at all.
After being stunned for a long time, a Tartar guessed: "Master, it seems that the other party is firing a cannon." ”
As soon as the voice fell, someone immediately retorted: "Master, this can't be that the other party is firing artillery, on the one hand, there is no cannon on the other party's city wall, and in addition, what cannon can make such a big movement, even our red-coated cannon can't do it." ”
Duoduo frowned slightly, looking at the direction of the Tianjin Acropolis, Duoduo seemed to hear just now, first there was a sound from the direction of the Tianjin Acropolis, and then there was a violent explosion next to his artillery battalion.
Could it really be that they are firing, but what about their cannons, where are their cannons?
In addition, if it is really a cannon that is firing, what kind of cannon has such power?
Duoduo may never have imagined in his life that behind the Tianjin Guards, Zhang Feng deployed 36 70-mm breech-loading guns, but, because the city wall blocked the view, the Tartars could not see it, and Duoduo could not see it, and behind the city wall, so many artillery pieces were deployed.
Duoduo looked at the direction of the Tianjin Acropolis and was silent for a long time.
After the explosion, there was no explosion for a full minute or two, and many of the Tartar generals finally breathed a sigh of relief, and some of them rode quickly to the position of the Tartar artillery battalion to convey Duoduo's order to open fire.
Inside the city, artillery positions.
The fighters here are busy adjusting the shelling parameters, slowly shaking the handle, fine-tuning the shelling angle, and after the adjustment, everyone begins to load the shells.
"One is good, two is good, three is good......"
After the artillery was loaded one by one, the colonel in charge of the command said loudly: "Open the cannon, fire the cannon for me!" ”
Hearing the order, the cannons pulled the cannon ropes one after another, and suddenly, one by one, the cannons roared angrily, and one by one the cannonballs roared out of the muzzles and flew towards the Tartars outside the city.
on the city walls.
Zhang Feng, Zong Dechao and others, everyone took binoculars and looked at the artillery battalion position of Tartar, and there was a violent, dense explosion in everyone's ears, and through the telescope, everyone saw the two artillery battalions of Tartar exploding violently.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
In the dense explosion, the two artillery battalions of the Tartars splashed mud and figures, many people were directly killed, and many of the red-coated cannons of the Tartars were blown over.
The whole scene is very spectacular and visually impactful!
Zhang Feng said in his heart, this can be regarded as a real artillery, this is enjoyable!
These guns, also 70 mm caliber, were significantly more powerful than the previous 70 mm front-loading black powder guns, because the same amount of smokeless powder was much more powerful than black powder, and it was the smokeless powder shells that were now used.
Such a shell hit it, exploded violently, showing great power, often a crater appeared on the ground, next to the explosion point, the Tartars were either killed or blown away, and even the heavy red-coated cannons of the Tartars were blown over.
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom!!"
On the position of the Tartar artillery battalion, there was already a lot of black powder, and the Tartars were also preparing for the shelling, but these black powders did not have time to be used, and now they were martyred, and suddenly, the flames soared into the sky, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled.
"Commander-in-chief, it's fun!"
"Commander-in-Chief, this is spectacular!"
“……”
Looking at the spectacular scene of the Tartar artillery battalion in the distance, many officers applauded and exclaimed, such a spectacular scene is more enjoyable and more visual than watching American blockbusters.
The Tartars were stunned!
Duoduo was stunned too!
Such a spectacular and violent scene has never been seen by the Tartars, even the Tartar commander Duoduo has never seen it in his life, it is simply unheard of!
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Today's two watches, the first one is sent.
Happy holidays and fun to everyone in advance! (To be continued.) )