The mountain-piercing thunder cannon is a powerful name for the mortar cannon in the Ming Dynasty, of course, some people directly call it the mortar cannon. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Like the Hongyi cannon, the mortar also uses a four-wheeled gun mount, but because of the lower recoil, it does not need to be fixed by piling.

The heavy Hongyi cannon needs to be fixed by piling, because it is necessary to connect the retreat cable with the gun body on the pile, and there is a rope to lead it, so that the artillery will not retreat too far, and it is easier to reset, but the disadvantage is that it can only be played back and forth, and it is difficult to rotate left and right.

Mortars do not need to be piled, but because of the lower recoil, the gunwheels need to be more robust.

Of course, the cannon body can also be removed and erected on the field, but this will be a lot of work, after all, large-caliber mortars are also extremely heavy.

The mortar cannon can shoot solid bullets, but also can fire "flowering shells", Wang Dou is very concerned about the flowering shells at this time, and also wants to know how the effect of "flowering shells" is during the Ming Dynasty. Because later generations used flowering bullets, the fragments and shock waves generated after the projectile exploded were sharp weapons to kill and injure the enemy.

Like Wang Dou, Hong Chengchou and others also paid attention to the fact that in the Ming Dynasty, flowering shells were much more mysterious than solid bullets, and there were basically few artillery battalions in use.

Under the attention of Wang Dou and others, the gunners of the Shenji Battalion set the range and distance of the mortar cannon and adjusted the artillery degree, which is basically the same as the Hongyi cannon, but the elevation angle of the mortar cannon is higher. Then the ammunition hand takes out a propellant bag and puts it in the chamber, and the next process is very different from that of the Hongyi cannon.

Because after adding the projectile pack, it also needs to be filled with some soil, which is about one or two inches thick. And only then do you put in the flowering shells.

And this cannonball......

A fuse is needed. Corresponding to the flight time of the shell, and then exploding at the specified place, this is very sophisticated in the fuze technology of the military factory.

At this time, the flowering bomb of the Ming Dynasty, the fuse used to detonate is a hollow reed tube with a built-in medicine twist, and the corresponding length is cut according to the target distance before loading. This creates a problem, depending on the quality of the shell, the quality of the fuse, the shell is prone to early or delayed explosion.

And. In Wang Dou's eyes, after the gunners of the Shenji Battalion put in the flowering shells, they separated another layer of wet soil, and finally sealed the muzzle of the cannon with wax. Only the shell fuse was exposed.

Wang Dou guessed that this was to prevent the flame and power generated by the propellant, causing the shell to explode in the chamber or in advance, after all, it was no better than a solid iron ball, and the outside of the flowering cannon was just a thin layer of iron sheet.

Wang Dou pondered, it seems that the flowering shells at this time are indeed immature, the operation is troublesome and dangerous, and the processing of the shells is more time-consuming and costly. It is no wonder that flowering shells are not popular, and solid shells are commonly used in artillery battalions in various places.

Zhao Xuan was also pondering. Twisting is key.

In the eyes of everyone, the first wave of mountain-piercing and ground-breaking mine artillery of the Shenji Battalion was prepared, and it was a poison bomb containing wolf poison, asphalt, arsenic and other materials, which produced poisonous smoke when it exploded. The technology of poison bombs is quite mature in the Ming army, and many rockets are also shot with poison arrows.

Fire mortar shells. The artillery battalion did not use the swan salvo, and Fu Yingchong, the deputy general of the former battalion of the Shenji Battalion, took a deep breath and shouted to the commander of the artillery battalion: "Fire!" ”

The master shouted at the gunners: "Poison smoke bombs, fire!" ”

Immediately, from left to right, two gunners from each mortar stepped forward nervously. One person first lit the fuze of the poisonous smoke bomb at the muzzle of the gun, and the other quickly lit the powder twist on the fire door.

Hiss!

Everyone looked at the two leads that sparked from each cannon. The gunners of the Shenji Battalion were even more worried that the fuses of the poisonous smoke bombs would be burned out in advance.

Tom, tom, tom, tom, tom!

In the dull sound, finally, the muzzles of the large-caliber mortar cannons spewed out large puffs of smoke and fire. There was almost no vibration in the body of each gun, and one by one the poisonous smoke bombs flew out of the gun body and rushed towards the Qing army's position.

In the Ming army's large array, all the people watched the cannonballs flying in the air, and there were a few booms, and several huge fires appeared in the air. A few shells exploded in advance in the air, and in the sky in those places, several strange clouds of green smoke filled the air. …,

Alas, in the position of the Ming army, from small soldiers to officers and generals, everyone sighed in unison.

"Ahh

Fu Yingchong also patted his thigh in annoyance, and shouted at the gunners: "Next time you launch, keep the fuse of the poisonous smoke bomb longer!" ”

Wang Dou also nodded, flowering the fuse, rather long than short. After all, people at this time have a kind of fear of shells, and it is impossible for the shells fired to be thrown back. Of course, it was possible for the defenders to run away before the shells exploded.

However, it also depends on the position, if the position is small, or the battle is in formation, the enemy army cannot run around, otherwise it will be a rout.

……

At this time, in the position of the Qing army, in the first line of defense, the earthen and stone walls collapsed in many places. Taking advantage of the cessation of the Ming army's artillery fire, the armor soldiers of the Qing army roared and commanded those followers or minions to pick up soil and move stones, step up the repair of collapsed defense lines in various places, or busily rescue the wounded everywhere.

The ant-like crowd began to be busy, and while they were busy, they were also worried that the Ming army would fire again.

Fortunately, in the position of the Ming army, there was no movement for a long time, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, there was another rumbling cannon sound from the Ming army's position, and everyone exclaimed: "The Ming army is fighting again!" ”

For a while, like ants on a hot pot, the Qing slaves were in a commotion, ignoring the scolding of the soldiers, they ran back and forth screaming, all trying to find a safe place.

The cannonballs whistled, and the 50 large-caliber mortar guns of the Shenji Battalion were divided into several artillery arrays and several batches, and this was the first batch of shells, which were fired at the Qing army's position.

In addition to some shells exploding in the air in advance, a number of huge round flowering shells, rumbling, fell in front of and behind the Qing army's defense line, smashed on the ground, and even happened to land on the trench wall.

In the defense line, regardless of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and the Korean soldiers were all screaming. However, then everyone found that this wave of cannonballs did not have the power of the previous cannons, although they fell high from the air, it was difficult to smash anything, let alone roll much, because the weight was not enough.

Looking at those cannons, many people were curious, and some even wanted to go up and watch closely.

Suddenly, someone noticed that the fuse on the shell was burning. The well-informed exclaimed, "Ah." It's a thunderstorm! ”

"It's a poison smoke bomb!"

"It's a gray bullet, big guy, run!"

In the loud bang, those shells exploded, and immediately puffs of dazzling and choking smoke filled the air, and some Qing soldiers who happened to inhale immediately coughed and ran screaming.

The Qing soldiers, who were unlucky enough to inhale a lot of smoke, felt dizzy and had a splitting headache, and then felt in horror that they were short of breath and felt like they were suffocating.

They desperately stretched out their hands. I wanted to ask for help from others, and then I wanted to speak, but I found that I couldn't say anything, only a sound in my mouth. The whole body convulsed violently.

After inhaling poisonous smoke, some people found that their eyesight was difficult, and they ran around in fear and howled, vomiting and vomiting as they went, and vomited dirt all over their bodies. Some people ran at the same time, and from time to time black blood flowed from their noses and mouths, which increased their fear.

Tom, tom, tom. Tom, tom!

In the loud noise, the large-caliber mortar guns of the Shenji Battalion fired non-stop, and the shells kept whistling, falling in front and behind the Qing army's position.

A large puff of poisonous smoke, after exploding, diffused all over the position, and with the increasingly scorching rising sun, it made people feel so uncomfortable.

Although the launch of poisonous smoke is not as bloody and tragic as the solid iron ball of the Hongyi cannon. But the chaos caused is even greater.

A lot of poisonous smoke fell in front of the main wall of the trench, and because the wind happened to blow towards the top of the mountain, there was a large area of poisonous smoke. Constantly drifting towards the wall, drifting to the back of the mountain.

The loud cough that seemed to be about to cough out his heart and lungs continued. Many of the Qing soldiers, like ants on a hot pot, were just afraid to avoid the smoke that was wafting in the air. …,

As a result, the defense line on the walled wall was wiped out, and the chief officials of the Manchu and Han dynasties kept shouting: "Don't escape, violators are killed on the spot, don't escape, cough cough ......."

"Don't panic, cover your face with a damp cloth......"

In the panic, a poisonous smoke bomb was shot at the Niangniang Temple platform, on this platform, four Hongyi three-pounder cannons of the Qing army were arranged, and at the battlement, there were many Qing gunners and archers, bird guns, etc.

Seeing a huge cannonball fall on the platform, all the Qing soldiers had their eyes frozen.

Ah, they screamed and fled in all directions.

There was a loud bang, and the cannonball exploded half a foot from the platform, and the dense fire and smoke rose, and then the choking poisonous smoke filled the platform. For a while, all the battlement defenders ran clean, all screaming, and scrambled to flee under the platform.

This building is relatively simple, there is no door on the upper floor to block the spread of poisonous smoke, and then gathering on the floor is a dead end.

And inside the building, Jialazhang Jingyanzha looked not far away in amazement, and bursts of smoke were drifting towards his arrow window with the direction of the wind, getting closer and closer.

Standing beside him, the Han army was under a white flag, as well as the Korean army leader, and some of the Niu Lu Zhangjing of various flags, also swallowing their saliva. Although their mouths and noses were covered with wet cloths, they were still very afraid of the poisonous smoke that kept drifting in.

The commander of the North Korean army shuddered: "The poisonous smoke is coming, what should I do?" What to do? ”

The green tendons on Yan Zha's forehead were beating violently, and he wanted to leave the balcony of Niangniang Temple temporarily, but he couldn't open his face.

At this moment, a group of people shouted and ran down from upstairs, all of them shouting: "Poisonous smoke, poisonous smoke!" ”

Everyone was startled, and when they looked up, they saw that on the stairs, there were plumes of smoke of strange colors, which were drifting down the stairs.

Seeing the people around him looking at him in horror, Yan Zha's heart trembled, and he couldn't hold on any longer.

Compared with the real knife and real gun, he is more afraid of this kind of poisonous smoke and poisonous bombs, and his death is extremely disgraceful.

He made up his mind violently and shouted: "Go, go down the ridge, anyway, the Ming army didn't come up!" ”

There was a swarm, and all the Qing troops in the building were rushed out.

As soon as he ran out of the building, he heard the whistling of cannonballs, and several huge round shells fell, and one of them happened to explode above everyone's heads.

In the firelight and green smoke, there was a distinctive choking smell spreading, and a large burst of white powder was sprinkled down.

Several Qing soldiers shrouded in white powder immediately covered their eyes and howled bitterly: "My eyes are gray bullet ......" (to be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )