As soon as the red cloth covered with the cannon was lifted, Chen Hongfan's face on the side immediately changed.

The layman looks at the lively, the insider's gatekeeper, Chen Hongfan's position is the chief soldier, he also loves firearms, and he has a lot of research on firearms, and soon he saw the extraordinary cannon mentioned in Lu Haoshan's pass:

The general is about two feet long, the caliber is about an inch, that is, the improved version of Sichuan is also increased in size, although some power is great, but it is not surprising, because Chen Hongfan has seen the more powerful Hongyi cannon, the Hongyi cannon is about one zhang long, weighs two tons, the caliber of the muzzle is one and a half inches, it looks like a behemoth, but the so-called cannon in front of him, looking at the weight of about a ton, the barrel is less than a zhang, the weight and length are slightly shorter than the Hongyi cannon, but the muzzle reaches an astonishing 00 millimeters, that is, one foot eight inches.

The muzzle of the cannon was six times the size of the general's cannon.

Looking at the huge Senran muzzle, Chen Hongfan was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide and didn't speak for a long time, this muzzle is so thick, it is estimated that a thin soldier can be stuffed into the barrel.

hasn't fired a cannon yet, but it makes people feel creepy when they look at it.

"This, this is a cannon, and this is also big." Seeing this giant artillery, Chen Hongfan couldn't even speak.

Just imagine, this giant cannon bombarded, how powerful it is, this kind ∵≧of artillery has subverted Chen Hongfan's understanding of artillery, casting such a large cannon, not only the casting technology needs harsh requirements, but also the material of its casting is also a great test, because it is not easy to withstand the huge explosive force, and if you don't master it well, it will explode and crack trachoma.

Just like firing porcelain, the larger the utensils, the more difficult it is to burn, and sometimes the difficulty of being an inch larger has to be doubled, and this principle is also applicable to casting artillery.

Although I knew that Sichuan was leading in firearms, I didn't expect it to reach such a high.

Chen Hongfan didn't understand why Sichuan was willing to sell the new-style firecracker to the Qing army and Dashun, and said in private that Sichuan was crazy. Now it seems that people are relying on it.

Hearing Chen Hongfan's words, Lu Haoshan wiped his nose a little unnaturally, this is a small failure, it was originally designed very well, Sichuan can not only make iron shells that can be quickly loaded, but also make iron shells with a little modification, the concept is advanced, the design is scientific, and the only fly in the ointment of the Ming Dynasty's gunpowder is still ordinary black powder. The power is limited, although Lu Haoshan has improved it, but the effect is still not ideal, in order to highlight its huge power and shocking power, I have to blindly increase and thicken.

If there were later generations of high explosives, then there would be no need to work so hard, and the power would be greater.

"My lord, the artillery is in place." Qian Tong ran through and reported respectfully.

Lu Haoshan said indifferently: "Reload"

Who are the guards in the city, how many people are guarding Lu Haoshan is too lazy to ask, and the high-ranking generals who can be called by the Manchu Qing are almost dead. The rest are mostly mediocre talents, what Lu Haoshan has to do is Liwei, take Xi'an Liwei.

There is a saying that it is better to be famous than to meet, only to let Chen Hongfan see the power of the Sichuan army. Seeing the sharpness of the Sichuan army with his own eyes, giving him a tremor in his soul, he will be tamed from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Haoshan has today's status and does not need anyone's recognition. Now he is prestigious, not to be majestic in front of Chen Hongfan, but to shock him through the scene. Let Chen Hongfan act as his own lobbyist and disintegrate from within the Southern Ming Dynasty, and on the same day, the Hongguang regime sent Zuo Maodi Ma Shaoyu and Chen Hongfan to envoy to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Chen Hongfan was able to persuade Dolgon to put Zuo Maodi and Ma Shaoyu under house arrest, that is, he had a way to persuade Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Zeqing and others to surrender.

Can be used by Dolgon, naturally can also be used for himself, although Nanming has no momentum, but the army has reached 10,000 people, Lu Haoshan does not want to waste more time here, nor does he want to bring more casualties to the surname of the original surname, and is determined to cultivate an agent to act for himself.

The easiest way to capture a fortress is to attack it from within.

This is also the result of Lu Haoshan letting go of Chen Hongfan and arresting him back, deliberately establishing his authority.

As soon as the cannon appeared, Chen Hongfan was surprised, and his eyes were about to fall off when he loaded: ordinary cannonballs weigh a few catties, like the cannonballs used in the general's cannon, which are seven catties and one catty, Rao is after the improvement of Sichuan, the heaviest cannonball is not more than ten catties, an ordinary soldier can easily pick it up, it is the legendary Hongyi cannon, the heaviest one of its cannonballs weighs 20 catties, which is very remarkable, but compared with the cannon cannon, it is still a small thing.

It took two strong men to carry the shell, and the four soldiers worked together to put it into the barrel, good guy, this thing just doesn't explode, whoever lets it hit will have to stop.

"Your Excellency Governor, how heavy is this shell?" For some reason, Chen Hongfan felt that his mouth was a little dry when he spoke, and Chen Hongfan, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, knew that it was caused by his own nervousness.

"Oh, the shells of this model are not heavy, only 160 pounds." Lu Haoshan said lightly.

160 pounds, oh my God, the weight alone is 16 times that of the general's cannon, by the way, the governor of Sichuan also said that this model is not heavy, so his subtext is not that Sichuan has more powerful and heavier shells?

Chen Hongfan's face turned a little pale, and he gasped.

While the two were talking, the cannons had been loaded, waiting for orders, Chen Hongfan saw the anxiety of the soldiers on the Xi'an city wall, I don't know if they were waiting for the Sichuan army to open their mouths to surrender, but they must have sensed the danger.

"Your Excellency, the artillery is ready." Qian Tong once again reported to Lu Haoshan.

Lu Haoshan nodded, turned his head to Chen Hongfan and said, "Okay, Mr. Chen, you can time it." With that, he made a firing gesture to Qian Tong.

"Put!" Qian Tong immediately and faithfully carried out the order.

"Boom"

"Boom Boom Boom"

Chen Hongfan was surprised to see that the artillery of the Sichuan army hit accurately and ruthlessly, and many of them hit the thick city wall, and the Qing soldiers defending the city were blown up with blood and flesh, screaming endlessly, and the walls of some city walls were also damaged.

The power of this improved general cannon has been nearly doubled compared with the original general cannon, and it should be an innovation in gunpowder, which can be known by listening to the sound of explosions.

"Sizzle"

Just when Chen Hongfan was surprised, he suddenly heard the sound of a fuse burning, and turned his head to see that the fuse of the terrifying cannon was still burning, it should be in order to better reflect the power of this cannon, the Sichuan army deliberately put the fuse very long, so that the general was blown up, and it was still burning the fuse.

"Peng Peng"

The sound was like a loud thunder on dry land, followed by a huge "boom" sound, feeling that the earth was shaking, due to lack of preparation, Chen Hongfan's ears were about to be deafened, but Chen Hongfan didn't care about his ears, because at this time he was so surprised that his mouth opened into an O-shaped eye and was about to protrude:

The cannon shells were fired, the second shot down the gatehouse on the city wall, and the first shot hit the closed gate, and the result of this shell was that the gatehouse was blown up, and it was not easy to hit the city gate with a giant crashing car, and it was blown open at once, and the gate with a large number of copper nails was scattered with just one shot.

This, is this the power of artillery?

At this moment, Chen Hongfan felt like he was dreaming, but he secretly pinched his thigh, yes, this is not a dream, and at this moment Chen Hongfan finally understood why the invincible Qing army was defeated at the hands of the Sichuan soldiers, and it was so completely defeated.

Sichuan relies on strength, not luck.

Just when Chen Hongfan was stunned, the Sichuan army bombed two rounds quickly, and the defenders in Xi'an City cried and shook the sky, and the original city wall full of soldiers could not find a complete squad, seeing that the time was ripe, Lu Haoshan gave an order, and tens of thousands of elite Sichuan soldiers rode horses, holding new-style firearms in their hands, carrying grenades and scimitars on their waists, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Like a strong wind, there is a great tendency to collect the wind and sweep away the fallen leaves, but as soon as the charge was launched, the white flag symbolizing surrender had been played on the wall, and the soldiers on the city wall put down their weapons one after another, and surrendered to the Sichuan army with great dignity.

I haven't had hand-to-hand combat yet.

Soon, Qian Tong escorted a frustrated general over, and when he asked about the situation, Lu Haoshan was a little speechless.

It turned out that when he heard that Wujiawan had killed most of the elite of the Manchu Dynasty, a person who was stationed here was a red flag and his face was pale with fright, and when he heard that Empress Xiaozhuang and Doni were also killed in Hanzhong, especially all the Manchu Eight Banners in the city were killed by the rebellious Han Eight Banners and the surnames in the city, and the whole person was not good.

So, the night before yesterday, he secretly opened the city gate and said goodbye, for fear of being plotted, and he didn't bring gold and silver goods, so he secretly fled with his subordinates, and the surrendered person was named Sun Hu, who didn't plan to resist at the beginning, because there was no atonement in his hand, so he closed the city gate and waited for the Sichuan soldiers to recruit, thinking that this could raise the value a little higher, and they could also talk about the price, and give them time to atone for their sins or something, but they never thought that as soon as the Sichuan soldiers arrived, they would attack the city directly without saying a word.

When they reacted, shelled the wheel, and saw that the charge was starting, they were so frightened that they hurriedly raised the white flag that had been prepared long ago.

Chen Hongfan on the side looked stupid, he didn't expect it to be so easy to capture a city, in the naughty words now, he frightened the baby, and it wasn't until Lu Haoshan opened his mouth that he came back to his senses.

"Mr. Chen, I don't know how much time it takes now?" Lu Haoshan turned his head to look at Chen Hongfan and asked.

Chen Hongfan swallowed his saliva with difficulty and muttered, "This and this, I guess that's it." (To be continued......)