"Listening to the voice, the Ming army in the city seems to have used firearms. But something is a little wrong, it seems that these firecrackers are not the same as the firecrackers we met in Liaodong and the Ming army's war room. This time, the sound of the fire gun was too dense, and it seemed that it had not stopped since the beginning. ”

Just when the Guishun army was constantly sending their lives, Huang Taiji, who was pressing the formation in the rear, frowned, and expressed his little doubts to the left and right.

Sukh Saha, who was beside him, answered, "Yes, Your Majesty. The Ming army in the city must have used firearms, and you can hear it just by listening to the sound, and there will be absolutely no mistake. However, just as the emperor said, it seems that the firecrackers used by the Ming army this time are different from the firecrackers we usually encounter. ”

It's no wonder that Huang Taiji and Suksala have such doubts, because when they fought with the Liaodong Army, they didn't encounter the firecrackers less, and usually after the Liaodong firecrackers fired a round, they had at least about a quarter of a pillar of incense time before they could be reloaded and ready to be used again.

In other words, after the use of muskets equipped in the Ming army, there was a long blank period.

But this time it was different, the gunfire never stopped, as if it would never stop.

The crackling sound came, making Huang Taiji's brows tightly locked.

"Send someone up there and ask what the hell is going on?"

Huang Taiji ordered.

"Cover!"

Immediately, a full man responded, and then with a shake of the reins in his hand, he urged the war horse under his crotch to rush out of the queue and rush to the front of the Guishun army.

This is not a good phenomenon, if the Ming army has such a weapon, it will be very disadvantageous for the Houjin State.

Although the Manchurian cavalry and shooting are unparalleled, the Ming army's firearms should not be underestimated.

Before the formation of these cannon fodder of the Guishun Army, the Manchurian cavalry suffered a lot of losses in front of the Ming army's firearms.

Especially the kind of artillery of the Ming army. It has brought endless harm to Houjin.

Fortunately, now Houjin has hired a Franco machine man to make cannons with a lot of money, and has also captured a lot of craftsmen in Liaodong, which makes Houjin also have a powerful weapon like artillery.

But the artillery of the Later Jin Kingdom is still a little worse than the red-coated cannon of the Ming Dynasty, and it is very inconvenient to transport, it is not like the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, which can be transported by mules and horses.

At the same time, the development of muskets in the Later Jin Kingdom seems to have encountered obstacles.

The Eight Banners Banner Owners and the Manchu high-level people in China are very opposed to the development of firearms, because for them, it is a bit of a sacrifice to the end.

The Manchurians relied on cavalry and archery to rise up and confront the Ming Dynasty. Manjin is only familiar with the use of bows and arrows.

Therefore, giving up the bow and arrow and using the fire gun is to give up the advantage of the Manchu people for the Houjin Manchurians.

Therefore, the development of muskets in the Later Jin Kingdom came to a halt.

Of course. This also has something to do with the fact that the power of the firecrackers here in the East is not very great, because the Easterners of this period were used to kill the enemy. Indeed, it is inferior to the bow and arrow.

But. As Huang Taiji, it's not that he can't see the power of the musket.

Now he has been pondering in his heart, wondering if there is a new weapon on Da Ming's side.

Such concerns are not without reason.

After all, compared to Houjin, Daming has a large group of craftsmen, and as long as one of these craftsmen is inspired, then he can make new weapons.

Houjin does not have such an advantage.

In Nurhachi's time. The Manchurians have no armor, and even if they have armor, they are all Ming-style cotton armor.

That is, in the later period of Nurhachi, and after Huang Taiji ascended to the throne, the 'military exploits' of Houjin were vigorously developed. And constantly plundering the craftsmen and population of Liaodong, filling this deficiency of Houjin, so that the current Houjin State can barely create its own style of cotton armor.

It's the kind of cotton armor with copper buckles inlaid on it and a lightning rod on its head.

What I have to say here is that the aesthetics of the Manchurians are really weird, they have a long iron rod on their heads, and they are not afraid of thunderstorms that attract thunder and lightning to be struck.

One!

Two!

Three!

Huang Taiji slowly counted, calculating how long the gunshots had been ringing in front of him.

As time passed, and the gunshots did not stop, Huang Taiji's expression slowly became serious.

A full hundred counted, and the gunfire showed no signs of stopping.

Huang Taiji closed his eyes and began to fantasize in his mind that when the army was fighting on the plains, if he encountered this kind of scene of firecrackers.

The Eight Banners cavalry began to charge, and the Ming army was opposite.

The Ming army had artillery and musketeers, and in the front row were sword and shield bearers and pikemen.

The Eight Banners cavalry charged, and the Ming army opened fire!

At the same time, the musketeers came to the front of the position and began to shoot non-stop...... Even if the accuracy is a little worse, this is not a good thing for the Eight Banners cavalry in the charge.

Hiss!

Huang Taiji gasped and slowly opened his eyes at the same time.

After he made up the simulation in his brain, the process of deduction was not very satisfactory to him.

"Report!"

At this time, the Manchu generals who had been sent to investigate before galloped back.

When the general came to a distance from Huang Taiji, he grabbed the reins and stopped the war horse, and then he turned over and dismounted and knelt on the ground, and said loudly to Huang Taiji with full of energy: "Play the emperor!" The slave went to inquire, and the general of the Guishun army said that the Ming army in the city did use firecrackers, and at the same time, this firecrackers were very different from the firecrackers used by the Ming army we met before! “

Huang Taiji's worst fear still appeared.

Da Ming is a good foundation in the end, and he actually has a new weapon.

With a secret sigh in his heart, Huang Taiji set his eyes on the general who was full of generals.

Not only Huang Taiji, but also Su Ke Saha, who was following him, and a group of Eight Banner Banner Masters also cast their eyes on him.

"You can make it clear, and tell me how the attack on the Shun side is going?"

Huang Taiji asked.

The Manchurian general, who had gone to investigate, bowed his head and responded, "The offensive of the Guishun army is not good, and the attack on this section of the city wall has now been completely contained. The guns used by the enemy can shoot in a row, and the Guishun army will not be able to attack them at all, according to the soldiers who fell from above and are not dead. It seems that they also have red-haired ghosts to help them fight, and at the same time, there are some people who don't look like Ming soldiers from their costumes......"

Huang Taiji's brows were only furrowed and he never let go, and he seemed to see something not so good from this general's story.

Doesn't it look like someone from the Ming Army?

It's all this time, who else can help Daming fight?

Come to think of it, there should only be the Ming army itself.

Well!

The capital is important, I think it should be an army that has not appeared in the Ming Dynasty, after all, this is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not surprising that there is such an army.

In a country where the boss is the boss, there are some elites who should be.

It's like Houjin, on the surface, the Eight Banners are elite. In fact, the most elite are the yellow and white flags.

(Note, at this time, the yellow flag has not yet been included in the imperial lineage, but is controlled by another flag owner.) ）

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Sukh Saha asked in a whisper.

"I think this is the elite of the Ming Dynasty, after all, such a big empire. With such a population, it is not surprising that there is such an army. Maybe it's the forbidden army of the Ming Emperor. “

Huang Taiji has such an inference. In fact, it is also completely reasonable.

Who would have thought that the people who appeared at the head of the city would be from another land of the sea.

With the insight of the Manchurians, this would never have been imagined.

"Tell the Guishun army that you can't retreat without an order, and those who retreat without permission will die! It seems that they are still somewhat useful, didn't this make us discover a secret of Daming. If not. It is impossible for us to know that there is such an elite team in Daoming. Looks like we're in trouble in the future. “

Huang Tai thinks farther and considers the problem more carefully.

After some brain supplementation just now, he knew that this mysterious branch was wrong. If the Ming Emperor is willing to take it out, then the Houjin Kingdom will have an opponent.

It's just that Huang Taiji couldn't imagine that when this army appeared on the battlefield in the future, it would not only bring trouble to the Houjin Eight Banners, but directly bury their future and the entire history of the Houjin Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, although the other party's fire is powerful, it won't cause us trouble, right? I think that the cavalry of the Golden Eight Banners is invincible, and I have never lost. When you say this, don't you destroy the prestige of your own family? “

Huang Taiji's words were not small, and many people could hear them.

And just not far from him, the eldest brother Daishan, who had always been at odds with Huang Taiji, retorted.

"It's not that we haven't fought with the Ming army's firecrackers, no matter how good his firecrackers are, they will all be wiped out in front of my Eight Banners elite! Does the emperor think this is not the case? “

Dai Shan's words were very polite, and the anger in Huang Taiji's heart rose.

However, in the face of this big brother and the banner owners, he couldn't show bad feelings.

Therefore, Huang Taiji could only suppress the anger rising in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face and he didn't seem to be angry at all, and responded to Dai Shan: "Yes, I am invincible in the elite of the Golden Eight Banners, but the Ming army's firecrackers have also brought us a lot of trouble in the past, and everyone admits this." “

Thinking of the first time he fought with the Ming Dynasty, those old people who had experienced the war at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China couldn't help but nod.

Yes, although Daming's fire gun is not worth fearing, it also brought a lot of trouble to Houjin at the beginning.

How many years later, Jin Erlang died under the fire, and there are quite a few of them.

It was only after Jin Guoli became strong nearly ten years later that the situation was reversed.

Of course, when the Ming army's firecrackers faced the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, they did not have a complete advantage. After all, it's troublesome and heavy, and that's one of his big weaknesses.

But the problem is that when the Ming Dynasty's firecrackers appeared, it was not just such a class, there were usually some other classes to match.

Rumble!

Suddenly, there was an earth-shattering sound in front of them, and everyone felt the ground shake.

Although it was already midnight, a dark curtain shrouded the land, and visibility was very low.

However, as a loud noise came, a rising flame burst out in front of him, and it was dazzling.

"What is this!"

In the rear, a group of high-level people were stunned, and looked over one by one with surprised eyes. (To be continued......)