Chapter Ninety-Seven: Bringing a Cannon into the Palace
At the beginning, Zhu Yunxi asked the Ordnance Bureau to rush to produce firearms.
Mainly in response to the war in the north.
Because of the majestic Mobei Yesudieer, he killed the Northern Yuan Khan, and also plotted against the Mongolian generals who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, seriously provoking the Ming Dynasty.
Lao Zhu gave an order and ordered the Ming army to go out and wash the ground!
Zhu Yunxi originally wanted the Ordnance Bureau to make some flintlock pistols and tiger squat cannons and send them to the front line to try new weapons.
Not anymore.
Because just yesterday, Zhou Xing, the chief soldier who led the troops on the front line, came with good news.
Zhou Xing, as the main general of the Northern Expedition, defeated the Mongolian cavalry in Checher Mountain.
Originally, he also looked down on Zhou Xing, thinking that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty looked down on him, so he only sent a small general soldier?
He really wanted to meet some Liang Guogong Lanyu for a while, or Song Guogong Feng Sheng.
He thinks that only these two are qualified to be his opponents.
As a result, Su Dieer was slapped in the face at the speed of light.
Zhou Xing came out of nowhere and suddenly killed his camp.
was also caught off guard and hurriedly lined up to meet the battle, and the two sides faced off with cavalry.
The cavalry at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty was experienced in a hundred battles, and their combat literacy was very high, and they were also blessed with firearms.
The Mongol cavalry was not an opponent, and after a fight, they couldn't parry it and fled.
The commander fled, and the Mongol cavalry became a mess and became lambs to the slaughter of the Ming army, suffering heavy casualties.
Zhou Xing sent elite cavalry to pursue and kill all the way to the Krulun River valley.
But because he ran too fast, he never caught it, so he returned to the court.
The Krulun River originates in the eastern foothills of Kent Mountain in Mongolia and flows into Hulun Lake.
A general soldier of the Ming Dynasty, chasing and killing the Mongolian Great Khan, almost did it to Wolf Juxu Mountain.
I have to say that there were too many capable generals at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty!
He thought that the time was ripe, and he called out with Daming and attacked the border, but he was beaten into a turtle grandson by a general soldier of Daming!
He died shortly after.
In this battle, the history books recorded: "Searching for the remnants of the enemy, defeating them, and eliminating border troubles, those who did not dare to enter the border for more than ten years." ”
In history, when Zhu Di was in the "Battle of Jingjing", the main reason for the stability on the grassland was fought in this battle!
Zhu Yuanzhang assigned Zhou Xing, the general soldier, to the Liao Palace.
In the future, this chief soldier specially took Zhu Zhi, the king of Feiliao, and taught him to march and fight.
Of the nine great Sai kings, almost every one of them has a general who has been through a hundred battles by his side.
This made Zhu Yunxi very envious.
He sighed and said, "I really envy them for being able to lead troops out every day, unlike me, the imperial grandson, who has to be in Beijing all the time, it's really boring!" ”
If Zhu Di, the king of Yan, knew that he was like this Versailles, he would definitely be able to beat him up!
Although Zhu Yunxi is the emperor's grandson, he feels that the power in his hands is not big enough!
"No, I don't feel safe enough!"
Zhu Yunxi found a reason for himself: "It's time to form my own god machine battalion!" ”
Go to Lao Zhu to discuss!
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang practiced boxing in the square.
When he was young, although Zhu Yuanzhang's martial arts were not as good as Qiao's gang leader, he was also a good player and was good at battlefield fighting.
When the rebellion against the Yuan army, Boss Zhu repeatedly took the lead, carrying two machetes in his hand, cutting all the way from Haozhou City to Jiqing Road, without blinking his eyes.
(Nanjing was called Jiqing Road during the Yuan Dynasty)
No matter how hard the general of the Yuan army is, he will have to soften seven points when he encounters Zhu Yuanzhang!
Now that he is old, coupled with his illness some time ago, Zhu Yuanzhang is very unhappy.
My life is up to me! A small illness, can Ann affect me?
"What is the imperial grandson busy with?"
Song Zhong, the new commander of the Jinyi Guard, said: "His Royal Highness Taisun is inspecting the six departments. ”
"Hmm."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and continued to box: "It's okay to go and have a look, so as not to be deceived by your subordinates." ”
He felt that he should always beat the ministers, otherwise they would not know what they were doing to be officials.
It's been a long time, and maybe one day you'll have a different heart!
At this time.
Zhu Yunxi went straight to the Qianqing Palace Square.
All the way unimpeded.
When others come to see them, they need to be notified layer by layer, and whether they want to see them all depends on Lao Zhu's mood.
But the imperial grandson Zhu Yunxi is different, he is the only one who is in and out of all the palaces at will by Zhu Yuanzhang's special exception.
Even if it's a harem, your grandson can go for a walk.
That's how capricious!
But this time it was different, Zhu Yunxi entered the palace with a firearm.
The faces of the brocade guards standing guard along the way turned white with fright.
I saw His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson, with a fire hammer on his back and two balls in his hands.
The two guards in the back are still carrying cannons......
"Your Royal Highness, what are you doing?"
Jinyi Wei Qianhu Fu rang to greet him, wanting to stop but not daring to stop.
"Show Grandpa Huang the new firearms!" Zhu Yunxi grinned.
Fu Rang swallowed: "It's not suitable in the palace, right?" ”
Zhu Yunxi glanced at him: "It's not up to you and me to decide whether it's suitable or not." ”
It depends on Lao Zhu's mood!
Fu Rang was speechless and simply didn't care.
You are the grandson of the emperor, you must not be hot-headed and set off in the palace, right?
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Taisun has come down."
The imperial eunuch on duty at the Qianqing Gate hurried over.
"Got it." Zhu Yuanzhang is still practicing boxing.
The eunuch said again: "His Royal Highness the Taisun is here with a cannon. ”
“?”
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped his fists and feet, and his face was questioned.
Without waiting for the imperial eunuch to explain, Zhu Yunxi had already appeared.
"Grandpa! Grandson brings you something good! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang took a look.
I'll go!
It's really a cannon!
"What's the matter, you want to blow up this palace?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
If it were Min King Zhu Yang and them, he would go to smoke the big competition in the morning.
Zhu Yunxi handed the two earth-shattering thunderbolts in his hand to the Jinyi guard next to him.
Then he took off the flintlock pistol on his back: "Grandpa, this is the new type of firearm that my grandson told you before, as well as the tiger squat cannon." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang took a look: "It's a lot more refined and heavier than the common fire guns." ”
At present, the Ming army uses a straight-barreled firearm,
The flintlock pistol, on the other hand, is followed by a curved wooden support that holds the barrel, and the shape is very close to that of a modern rifle.
A front sight and a light door are also added to form a three-point line.
In this way, when holding the gun to shoot, it can hold the gun stably for aiming, and the shooting accuracy is high.
It's a product of two eras!
"Looks good, try?"
In the palace, the cannon can't be fired.
But it is possible to perform shooting flintlock pistols.
Zhu Yuanzhang ordered someone to go to the kitchen to find a few wooden planks that were one person high.
Zhu Yunxi specially found a few good guns from the Jinyi Wei and asked them to come out to perform.
"Smack!"
A crisp sound, accompanied by white smoke.
Fifty paces away on the opposite side, the planks were pierced, and sawdust flew sideways.
Zhu Yuanzhang called a good guy!
The plank is only wider than a person, and it can be hit from such a distance!
How can one hit be enough?
At Zhu Yunxi's request, Jin Yiwei reloaded the shot.
The original set of complicated processes has become much faster after Zhu Yunxi's customized gunpowder.
A total of five shots were fired, and four hits were made.
After all, it's only fifty paces away.
Zhu Yunxi set this distance for the sake of the show's effect.