Chapter 539 Test Gun Test Gun

As for whether it is objective or not, that is the matter of later historians, what I want to say is actually for the living Lu family.

According to the records of the historical books, I said: "Gongsun Xiaochen, pass on my will, posthumously crown Lu Wende as the 'King of Heyi County', and give him the nickname 'Wuzhong'." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Being able to be crowned king after death is a great honor for ancient officials. After hearing this, Lu Wenhuan took Lu Shikui, Lu Shimeng, Lu Wenxin and other direct members of the Lu family to hurriedly kneel down and thank him: "The last general has thanked the emperor for his grace." ”

"Generals, flat."

"Your Majesty."

The titles of the Song Dynasty were divided into twelve ranks, with the king as the honor, the founding man as the last, and the county king as the third class, although it was the last class in the "king", its status was far higher than that of the fourth class of the princes. The so-called nickname is a title given to the deceased with a kind evaluation and a judgmental nature. The formation of the nickname system originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty at the earliest, and was later used by all dynasties until the end of the Qing Dynasty. For example, Yue Fei, who was known to everyone in later generations, was nicknamed "Wu Mu", and after his death, he was often called Yue Wu Mu.

Time passed so quickly, in a blink of an eye, it was the end of the fifth year of Xianchun (1269 AD), and throughout the whole month of December, there were basically no major waves in the wars in various places.

After receiving the support of the Yunnan Military Region, the Western Route Army, led by General Gao Gao, conquered several important cities and towns in western Sichuan one after another, creating favorable conditions for the comprehensive recovery of western Sichuan in the future; Li Tingzhi and Xia Gui on the East Road repelled several attacks by the Yuan army and steadily held Xuzhou, an important town in Jiangbei; The naval division led by Li Beiyang did not rush to land and fight after defeating Liu Quan's main ships, but rested on the coast of Lianyungang at the junction of Jiangsu and Shandong.

Relatively speaking, the only major achievement was the battle of the southern part of Bianliang City. Jiang Wanzai, the chief general of Bianliang, and Yin Yinglei of Xuchang jointly sent troops, launched a surprise attack in the early morning of December 22, with the cooperation of the artillery battalion, in one fell swoop defeated the 20,000 yuan army surrounded at the south gate of Bianliang City, in the face of the inferiority of numbers, morale, and weapons, the Yuan army only held out for half an hour, and then completely collapsed, even the vanguard general of the Yuan army, Ali Bo, also died under the musket, and the main general Bo Luhuan had to lead the remnants to retreat to the east of Bianliang, and the victory of this battle made the road between Bianliang and Xuchang all through.

On the last day of December, the Great Song Dynasty Imperial Newspaper in Lin'an City issued a supplement, which was full of the current situation of the Song and Yuan wars, and published my congratulatory message for the sixth year of Xianchun in the main position on the front page of the newspaper.

In my New Year's message, I first told all the subjects of the Great Song Dynasty that I personally led the army to the Northern Expedition this time, and after several months of continuous campaigning, our Great Song army annihilated more than 100,000 Mongolian troops in total, and achieved the goal of moving from strategic defense to strategic counteroffensive. Secondly, in the five years of Xianchun, all walks of life in our dynasty have made great progress, the people have been able to live and work in peace and contentment, the officialdom has gradually moved towards the Qingming Dynasty, agriculture, handicrafts, import and export trade, commerce and trade have all completed the goals set by the imperial court this year ahead of schedule, and the rest such as culture, education, science and technology have also made great achievements; Finally, I mentioned that next year, that is, the sixth year of Xianchun, will be the decisive stage of the Song-Yuan War, and all the subjects of the Great Song Dynasty, even the Song people in the enemy-occupied areas, should have the money to contribute and make a strong contribution to jointly accomplish the basic goal of our dynasty to recover the Central Plains and realize the great unification.

Due to the war and my absence, the New Year's celebration in the palace was also spent in a simple and cheerful manner.

Since I came to the Song Dynasty, it was the first time I spent the New Year outside the palace in Lin'an.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, I ordered a two-day holiday, except for the troops serving as guards and the scout battalion, the rest of the army did not have to carry out daily intensive training, while the military cooks showed their skills, slaughtered pigs and sheep, and prepared two days of sumptuous food for the officers and men of the whole army. Because of the successive victories, the soldiers were in a good mood, and although they were still not allowed to drink, the atmosphere was quite warm.

However, despite the holiday, many soldiers did not stop training, especially all the officers and men who were selected to form the Fourth Division of the Imperial Forest Army, and spontaneously insisted on training during the two-day vacation.

On the night of 30 July, all the armies organized a variety of entertainment activities at the company or in the city, and in accordance with my instructions, the principal generals of the army also went down to the grassroots level one after another to have fun with the officers and men. That night, I had a banquet in the big tent for Fan Zhishang, Wang Qian and other famous gentry of Dengzhou City, although the dishes in the army were simple, but under my easy-going drive, they also chatted quite harmoniously.

Bursts of firecracker fireworks rang out at the right time, and the sixth year of Xianchun arrived.

It's a new year, a new hope.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, under the protection of Yuan Jian, Fang Ling and Zhang Quanyi, I changed into civilian clothes and visited the Fusheng Temple built in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Black Dragon Temple located outside the city of Dengzhou, and the hometown of Zhang Xun, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty.

After the New Year, more and more arms and ammunition were sent from Lin'an, not to mention grain, grass and military supplies.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, twenty-one brand-new artillery pieces arrived in Dengzhou under the traction of a horse-drawn carriage. The extra artillery is obviously much larger than the others, this artillery is the latest development of the Gunpowder Administration, its caliber is almost double the original cannon, by the Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing personally named the broken red-coated cannon. As soon as this huge cannon arrived, Wanyan Tianlei and Crete, who had rushed back from Xuchang, couldn't wait to drag the cannon outside the camp to try its strength.

Surrounded by a group of generals, I also watched the process of testing the gun.

The deputy commander of the artillery battalion made Crete personally control the broken guns, and with the assistance of the gunners, adjusted the angle, aimed at the target, reloaded, and ignited, all in one go. As soon as I gave the order, the Broken Cannon let out an earth-shattering roar.

With a loud bang, the cannonball burst out of the air with a whistling sound, and instantly hit a target 350 meters away.

Judging from the amount of damage caused by the shelling, the power of the Destruction Cannon is indeed powerful, three points greater than the power of two ordinary guns combined, and the range is also much longer.

Wan Yan Tianlei said: "Your Majesty, using such artillery to bombard the city gates of ordinary cities has a huge effect, but it's a pity that it's just such a one." ”

I smiled and said, "Wanyan Aiqing, don't worry, there will be more slowly." ”

"The last general knows, but his heart is itching, and he can't wait for all the artillery of the artillery battalion to become a broken cannon."

On the 14th day of the first month of the sixth year of Xianchun, the Dadu Palace.

Kublai Khan, who had finished the early dynasty, had just walked out of the main hall when he saw the Fa Jue Master under the throne of Yin Tianya hurriedly coming.

"Your Majesty, the first musket model of my dynasty has been built, please go and have a look."

"Really? It's a lot earlier than expected. Kublai Khan said happily, "I will go now, and I will lead the way." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Out of the west gate of the palace, walk forward about 100 meters, you will see an independent quiet courtyard, this courtyard is inconspicuous, outsiders do not know, this is the new general altar of the end of the world.

Under the guidance of Fajue, Kublai Khan bypassed the labyrinthine corridor and went straight to the secret room of the courtyard. As soon as I entered it, I saw Cai Engya, Yin Tianya, Ah Lao Wading, and a dozen or so masters in the palace talking, and there were two identical muskets on a long table in the center. When everyone saw Kublai Khan come in, except for Cai Engya and Yin Tianya, they all knelt down and saluted, "See the emperor." ”

Kublai Khan waved his left hand, signaling that everyone should not be polite, and then walked to the table, picked up two muskets and looked at them. Both muskets were identical in appearance, except that one of them was clearly new.

"Have you test-shot?"

Cai Engya said: "Your Majesty, I have tried it with the ammunition brought back by General Shi, and it can be fired, but there are still deviations in speed, accuracy and range. ”

"Well, just take your time. Supreme, can you try again? I'd love to see the muskets I've made myself. ”

"Okay." Cai Engiya shouted to the outside world, "Ah Er, go to the backyard to test the gun." ”

The crowd gathered around Kublai Khan and walked out of the secret room and into the backyard.

Ah Er's movements were extremely skillful, and the musket weighing more than 20 catties was like nothing in his hands, three points stronger than the well-trained soldiers of the Royal Forest Army. In just a few moments, Ah Er had already completed the preparations in advance, and if Li Long, the sharpshooter in the Imperial Forest Army, was here, he would definitely have a long and short mind with Ah Eryi.

Kublai Khan said: "Shoot." ”

Hearing only a "bang", the ammunition flew straight out and hit the lower end of the target fifty meters away.

"Yes, that's good." Kublai Khan praised, "Your Excellency, if the power of the musket is exactly the same as that of the Southern Dynasty, how long will it take?" ”

Ah Er was just about to answer, but he heard Ah Lao Wading say: "Your Majesty, this is not easy to say, it will take a few days if it is fast, and it will take three or five months if it is slow." ”

Kublai Khan knew that this kind of thing was not in a hurry, and although he was very urgent in his heart, he still said: "Supreme Lord, Aiqing, try to speed up as much as possible, this is an urgent matter. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Kublai Khan stared at the target in the distance and said, "What if the target is moved a hundred steps away?" ”

Cai Engya said: "Then the effect is much worse, Ah Er, move the target back and try again." ”

Ah Er said: "Master, the emperor, there is only one ammunition left." ”

"Ammunition?" Kublai Khan said, "The muskets have been made, and the ammunition should be simple." ”

"Back to the emperor." Ah Er shook his head and said, "Although the ammunition is very simple, the gunpowder composition in it is very particular, and the power of different formulas is different. ”