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Li Zhengwei did not agree to Mingjin's withdrawal of troops, but wanted to see the situation again. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info see how strong the combat effectiveness of this militia is. Although the sailors below did not hear the gong, they had already begun to retreat in a panic. In this case, whoever loves it will come. Standing there is almost a living target for the militia. The chief of staff, who had been observing, gave the order: "Start shelling!"

The herald shouted: "Get the order" and hurriedly ran to the artillery position. The commander of the artillery group received the order and said to the soldiers and the three squadron leaders who were gathered together: "Give you five minutes to prepare and start the shelling! Now calculate the coordinates and launch again, don't make any moths." This time the fate was good, and I avoided it, and next time it will not be so good. ”

A few people nodded. Hurriedly ran back to his position. The chief of staff picked up a special telescope and looked in the direction of the city wall gate. The mouth kept reporting the data, "The distance is 2.5 miles, and the city wall is 11 and a half meters high." The castle tower is 15 meters high. The soldier on the side took the calculation board and quickly reported the parameters: "The No. 8 gun is raised one foot higher, and the direction is two inches to the left!

A loud voice next to him then reported the data to the artillerymen who were eager to try it. Under the command of the respective officers, quickly shake the high and low machines on the gun mount. Mobile gun carriages. The shell box has been pried open. I saw an artilleryman pick up a cannonball and load it into the mother gun of the No. 8 gun. This is not a common artillery in later generations. If this cannon resembles anything, it's like a large Franc cannon. It's just that there have been a lot of improvements. But it is also a molecular mother, and the sub-cannonball is a cannonball, which is not round but similar to the cannonballs of later generations, it is a cannonball with the same cylindrical shape, and the shell is not copper. Zhu Lin has not yet had the luxury of using copper to make shell shells. The shells were made of cast iron, and gunpowder was loaded into them. The conical warhead was also cast iron. The current technology is not mature enough to create impact fuses. Originally, Yang Jianchao suggested using a flowering bullet in the shape of a ball. But it was vetoed by Zhu Lin. That ball-like cannonball, how annoying Zhu Lin looked. However, Zhu Lin still has talents under his hands. I mentioned it by chance. A craftsman in a gunpowder workshop solved the problem. Gunpowder is first loaded into the inside of the cast warhead, and then the fuse is inserted into a small hole in the tail of the warhead to make contact with the ammunition. The main key is in the fuse. This fuse leads out a long section wrapped in a special material and glued to the tail. When the gunpowder inside the shell is ignited, a thrust is generated to push the warhead out, and the fuse behind the warhead is ignited at the same time. But the wonder of this fuse is here, this fuse burns little by little, and sometimes it burns after it hits the ground. But when the fuse burns to the end, the shell explodes. The distance of the shell depends on the length of the fuse. For example, this No. 3 bomb looks like about 20 seconds.

The four artillerymen quickly put the loaded cannonball's mother gun into the chamber, and a guy next to him inserted it with a fire rope. Ignite. Then a group of people opened their mouths wide and covered their ears. Squat on the ground. A loud "boom" sounded, the muzzle of the cannon was raised violently, the fire flashed, and the cannonball roared in the direction of the city gatehouse. Although the gun carriage had a cannon hoe, the huge recoil still dislodged the gun carriage. Hula came up and five artillery pieces quickly restored the cannon to its original position. Four artillerymen quickly stepped forward to remove the mother gun, which was thrown aside. Four artillerymen also picked up the mother gun, put the mother gun mouth down, and squatted violently on a steel plate, and the shell casing inside fell out. Quickly put the mother down, and an artilleryman picked up a round-headed mop and quickly cleaned up the inner hall of the mother gun. Then an artilleryman holds a cannonball and loads it into the mother's gun. And the second firing has already begun over there, and this mother gun is equipped with two cannons, and takes turns loading shells. Although it may seem slow, it is actually a lot faster. You can play at least two times a minute. Some can even shoot three or even four times a minute. If it weren't for the fear of too high a temperature and blowing up. You can hit more shots.

The cannonballs roared and rushed towards the tower, four cannons, four shells, only one hit the tower, three of them fell under the tower. This shell happened to fall not far from Li Zhengwei's group. Li Zhengwei looked at the falling cone-shaped cannonball and said, "The militia still wants to use this iron lump to smash everyone to death! Look, there is still smoke coming out of the back of this thing's buttocks!" The crowd next to him burst into laughter. Only Admiral Liu didn't laugh. Instead, he silently hid behind a pillar.

The fuse 'snorted' and burned. Two of Li Zhengwei's guards walked over to take a look. There was a loud "boom". Although the warhead is cast iron, when it is cast, there are horizontal and vertical dark grooves in the warhead to increase fragments. The two soldiers who walked over didn't even scream out before they were blown up. Pierced by shrapnel like a hedgehog. However, this ensured Li Zhengwei's safety. Because most of the shrapnel in that direction was blocked by these two pro-soldiers. But that's the case, this loud noise shook Li Zhengwei and his gang, and their ears were buzzing. There was a seven-rank petty official wearing a seahorse supplement suit who had a bad life, and was hit in the head on the spot by a leaking shrapnel and snorted. Fell down. Admiral Liu, on the other hand, took a deep breath and looked at a few pieces of shrapnel the size of a fingernail on the pillar. At the same time, he said loudly: "Pass my order, Mingjin withdraw the troops!"

As soon as the shells exploded here, the soldiers who surrounded and protected Li Zhengwei quickly stepped forward to set up Li Zhengwei and ran downstairs. The rest of the people followed in a daze! For a while, the whole city tower was in a commotion. No one paid attention to Admiral Liu's order. As fate would have it, as soon as they got off the tower, the militia here had hit three more shells. Hear the unique whistling of cannonballs. was carried by the pro-soldiers, and Li Zhengwei ran faster. I just ran out of the city when I got to the city gate. The castle tower above collapsed in a roar in the continuous explosion. For a while, the smoke and dust were filled, and billowing black smoke rose into the sky. Li Zhengwei shouted loudly at the soldiers who were stunned there: "Hurry up and withdraw the troops!"

This Li Zhengwei's life is good, it doesn't mean that the life of the sailor soldiers on the city gate street is so good. The No. 8 shell, which had just begun to fall, did not fall into the street. But the sailor archers on the horse road on both sides of the city gate were killed and wounded heavily. Not only the eight guns fired desperately. Even the No. 3 cannon and the No. 1 and No. 2 guns, which followed the infantry forward, kept firing at the city gate, and forcibly bombed the connection point between the street and the city gate into a no-man's land, and there were almost no people standing there. Some are just billowing smoke. and a stump and severed arm. The sailors and soldiers who were retreating outside the city could not advance or retreat. It was only possible to wait for the verdict of fate about fifty meters from the city gates. In front of it was firecracked, and in the back was artillery bombing. What else can I do. Fifty meters from the city gate is almost a place of death, no matter how fast you run. But there are shells that explode quickly. Just now, a few officials who did not believe in evil could rush over fifty meters, that is, more than ten seconds. But before a few officials could pass, a cannonball suddenly exploded. The officer who ran the fastest was blown up and flew several meters away. Seeing this scene, these sailors and soldiers didn't dare to move. Just there, with a knife in hand, watched the approaching militia.

Zhu Lin listened to the sound of gunfire and cannons, and looked at his cavalry brother who was looking at him eagerly with red eyes. Zhu Lin didn't have any words, how could he speak. How can you explain to these brothers, do you tell them that the reinforcements that could have arrived in an hour have been delayed for nearly three hours for various reasons, mainly due to their own reasons. Tell them that almost all of these two squadrons were killed for the sake of an emperor's face. Zhu Lin didn't dare to take a telescope to look at the scene. I was afraid to see the bodies of the brothers being bombarded. "Young master, we ask to go back to battle, even if it is to die! We want to avenge our brothers!" the squad leader pleaded again!

"Don't go into battle, go down and rest! The terrain here is not suitable for cavalry fighting. Revenge, the brothers will help you get revenge!" the commander of the army looked a little cold. Said right next to him.

The squad leader still wanted to speak. Zhu Lin was already very unhappy because he was thinking about what happened after yesterday's departure, and he had killed so many soldiers. The captain of the squad is here again to say death, death, yes. The nameless fire in Zhu Lin's heart finally broke out: "Die! Okay, I'll give you this chance." But you've figured it out. If all of you are killed, the establishment of your squadron will be abolished! This will include the dissolution of all your squadrons and the formation of other brigades. it. You know how much you will die! But do you know how much money it costs to train you as a cavalryman? How much time does it take? When you die, you will die a hundred times! What should I do, will I spend a lot of money on training? You feel sorry for those brothers who died in battle. I don't feel distressed. Damn, you are all Lao Tzu's baby pimples! Get out! Go to Zhao Jian to get the twenty boards. Zhu Lin was angry and scolded there. The team leader was a little stunned when he was scolded. Look at the army. The army shook his head. The squad leader knelt down, kowtowed to Zhu Lin, and took the cavalry to find the law enforcement team without saying a word.

"My lord, they're starting to call in the gold. Is it for the artillery to stop shelling?" asked the chief of staff

"No, finish all the shells you brought!" Zhu Lin said to the commander with red eyes.