In the end, it is a heavy cannon weighing 2,000 catties, and the momentum is really extraordinary.

The 20-pound solid iron bullet burst out from the muzzle of the 3-inch-5 cannon at the moment of the gunpowder detonation, and the cannon body slid backwards at the same time, which shows the great recoil.

The Qing army's "red-clothed cannon" was imitated from the Ming army's "Hongyi cannon", because the word "Yi" violated the taboo of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so "Yi" was changed to "clothes".

This cannon has a long barrel and a spindle-shaped, which was first invented by the Europa people and loaded on warships for use as naval guns. With the opening of the Age of Discovery, the sail warships of the Europa people were all over the oceans, and the large and small Francos (Portuguese, Spanish) and Hongmaofan (Dutch) who had been active in the South Seas for colonial expansion introduced these advanced cannon-making technologies to the Ming Dynasty.

In the two battles of Ningyuan and Ningjin, the Ming army's Hongyi artillery showed its might, and Nurhachi was defeated.

Now, this sharp weapon has been in the hands of the Qing army that began to attach importance to firearms, this time into the customs, the number of red-coated cannons in the Wuzhen Hachao Battalion of the Eight Banners Han Army alone exceeded 130.

The eaves of the wall on the top of the east gate of Datong were smashed to pieces by the iron bullets that came from the attack, the earth and stones flew violently, and the soldiers of the firearms battalion curled up on the ground one by one, not daring to show their heads.

Whether or not you can fight and whether you dare to fight are two different things, and even if the firearms do not have the upper hand, they must not be caught with their hands tied. Wang Jinchao was provoked to blood, cut off two cowardly soldiers with his own hands, and led his own soldiers to force the gunners of the firearms battalion to fire back with the tip of their knives.

"What did you say?!" The dog went up to the city wall and tried to deliver the news to Wang Jinchao, but Wang Jinchao was a little deaf in his right ear and could not hear clearly.

The dog hurriedly went around to the left side of Wang Jinchao, and shouted loudly at Wang Jinchao's ear: "Your Majesty said to stare at the artillery truck!" ”

Wang Jinchao heard it vaguely, thought about what it meant, shook his head and said, "It's too far!" Can't hit! ...... Go tell Your Majesty! Jianyu's artillery is too strong, I estimate that it can shoot four or five hundred steps! ”。

The dog said yes and ran down the steps. Wang Jinchao saw that the people were gone, turned around and turned back to urge the gunners of the little Franco, the Huzun cannon could not be counted on, and if he wanted to hit the artillery car, he could only rely on these two Franco.

"Lao Tzu comes to watch the door, you load the cannon."

Wang Jinchao personally adjusted the angle and aimed the two Franc machines at a cannon truck in the distance. The ears were clearly inaudible, but the wails of the soldiers were echoing all the time, Wang Jinchao was tinkering with the fuse in his hand, and scolded in his mouth: "Damn Song Xiance, what about his people!" ”

"It's coming, it's coming."

Coincidentally, Song Xiance led the militia group to the top of the wall, only to see that he was out of breath and couldn't speak, so he could only point to the wounded soldiers on the ground and signal the militia to hurry up and carry people.

In the past, door panels and wooden planks were used to lift people, but soldiers who lost their mobility could easily fall from them, causing secondary injuries. Chongzhen considered the transportation of wounded soldiers, and immediately imitated the later generations to make a "stretcher", which was simple in shape, and a coarse cloth could be hung in two long objects, so he seized the time to build more than 200 frames for backup before the war.

The men worked in pairs to carry the wounded soldiers on the ground on stretchers and carefully carry them down the city walls.

Song Xiance inspected the city wall, and saw that the wounded soldiers were all taken away, and it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time to quickly let go of his legs, but when he passed by Wang Jinchao, he couldn't help but stop and said: "General Wang, cherish it." ”

Seeing that the dusty Wang Jinchao ignored him, Song Xiance didn't say anything more, and left after the tail of the people's team.

Seeing this, the gunner on the side reminded him: "General, Master Song said that you should cherish it." Wang Jinchao turned his face crooked and scolded: "Staring at Lao Tzu, what a damn ignition!" ”

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Jiang Huo led his troops along the official road to the south for two days, and then turned into the fork and drove at full speed to the southeast, crossing the Sanggan River and arriving at Wengchengkou Village.

Shanxi has been plagued by natural disasters every year, epidemics are numerous, and such a small village has long been abandoned, Jiang Huo only stayed for half a day, and then set off again and went straight to Hunyuan Prefecture.

Before ordering the troops to march quickly, Jiang Huo ordered everyone to take out the strips of cloth in the package and wrap their legs, and sent their families to check them one by one. On the outside of the pants, from the calf to the ankle, the layer is pressed and wrapped, which can neither be loose nor tight.

Although Jiang Huo rode a horse, he still set an example and wrapped his leggings. At first, there was no feeling other than a little unaccustomedness, but as the march became more and more rugged, the effect gradually became apparent.

Compared to before, the speed of the march after the leg binding has increased significantly, and many soldiers feel that they can walk more easily, and their calves are not as sore as they used to be when resting.

Jiang Huo had all kinds of questions about this, why a small piece of cloth was so wonderful, and he really wanted to ask Wan Sui Ye immediately.

According to the pre-plan, after four days out of Datong, he rushed to the Shangpanpu post near Hunyuan Prefecture, and Jiang Huo, who galloped first, met the person who answered in the dilapidated post station.

Looking at the old shepherd sitting on the stone pier in front of him, Jiang Huo asked, "Where is Boss Song?" ”

The old shepherd's beard was gray, and he responded with a smile in the local dialect: "It is said that it is infected with the epidemic, and it will not be able to come." ”

Jiang Huo was a little hesitant, according to what His Majesty said, it should be Song Xiancai who received him here, and now he said that he was not sick, didn't he join the enemy? While he was thinking about it, the old shepherd spoke again: "Don't worry, Master Jun, Boss Song has given an explanation, and the grain will be left in the house behind." ”

"Where's the guide into the mountains?"

"What's the guide, old man, I'll take you into the mountains, the horses will stay here, and the boy will come to take care of the drops."

Jiang Huo looked at the family who came later, and several people went to the post to search, and after a while, they came out and nodded at Jiang Huo, Jiang Huo was relieved when he saw this, turned over and dismounted and commanded the foot soldiers behind him to camp.

When walking with the old shepherd, Jiang Huo couldn't help but ask, "Then what disease did Boss Song have?" ”

The old shepherd shrugged, "What a disease, pimple plague!" There are dead people everywhere in the city, and Boss Song still runs to the city all day long, and his life is miserable. ”

When Jiang Huo heard the word pimple plague, he instantly got goosebumps on his back, and shouted at the family in front of him: "What do you want." Hearing this, Jiang Huo spoke again.

"Go and stare at the people below to go out to find living water, and when you come back, you must boil it before drinking."

"No!"

In addition to explaining that the soldiers should be wrapped in their legs, His Majesty also told himself to let the soldiers drink boiled water as much as possible, so as to prevent infection.

Jiang Huo meticulously carried out all of Chongzhen's arrangements, such an insignificant move would change the fate of tens of thousands of people.