Merely.

The Ordnance Bureau and the Ministry of Industry looked sad.

"Your Highness, when the Marquis of Dinghai set out on the expedition, he had already brought almost the ammunition and bombs accumulated by the Ordnance Bureau.

This time, within a few months, Dinghaihou wanted so many ammunition and bombs, and the Ordnance Bureau really couldn't supply them.

Moreover, the steel required to make ammunition and bombs is all high-quality steel, and the steel forged by iron smelting plants everywhere cannot keep up! ”

"Can't keep up?"

Zhu Gaochi stared at the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau for a long time before he smiled faintly and asked: "This palace remembers that when my father was still the king of Yan, he improved the method of calcining stainless steel in Beiping Mansion.

After his father ascended the throne, he handed over the method of forging steel to the Ministry of Industry, and asked Yu Hengsi to hand it over to the metallurgical institutes.

Could it be that the steel forged by my thirteen iron smelters in the Ming Dynasty is not enough to supply these ammunition and bombs? ”

"This ......"

Yu Heng Shilang's face froze, and he hurriedly said: "Your Highness Mingjian, the steel forged by the metro metallurgical institutes is not just for the Ordnance Bureau!" ”

"How much steel does the Ordnance Bureau use?"

Zhu Gaochi stared at Yu Heng Shilang tightly, "In the past, when there was no need to forge ammunition and weapons, the steel calcined by the metro smelting stations could meet the needs of various ministries.

Nowadays, just one more ammunition bomb, and the number of forged steel in each iron smelting plant can be increased several times, but not a single ammunition bomb?

Why is that? ”

Although it was late autumn, Yu Heng Shirou was sweating profusely.

This His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really difficult to deal with.

"Tens of thousands of troops are fighting hard in Annam, and no matter what, the need for ammunition and bombs must be met.

Five days later, the palace brought people to the door to take all the ammunition and bombs!

As for how much ammunition and bombs are still in store in the Ordnance Bureau, this palace is not unaware.

You don't want to be as ...... as the Ministry of Education."

Zhu Gaochi glanced lightly at Yu Xineng, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, and Yu Heng Shilang Zhongduanwan, and then turned to leave.

"Hoo ......"

When Zhu Gaochi was far away, Yu Xineng and Duan Wan couldn't help but let go.

"I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be so shocking!"

"yes!"

"In this way, the steel accumulated by the Ordnance Bureau will be used to forge ammunition and bombs!"

"The subordinate obeys!"

“……”

Two days later.

The new issue of the newspaper was issued, and as soon as it came out, it was robbed.

When those gentry, officials, and businessmen opened it, their eyes couldn't help but light up.

The first page of the newspaper is the whole process of Annan's victory.

"The Divine Machine Battalion is so fierce?"

"The Shenji Battalion equipped with firearms is so powerful, I heard that the Annan barbarians have war elephants, and they are treacherous and cunning, but they are so vulnerable in front of the firearms of the Shenji Battalion?"

"Da Ming is mighty!"

……

"General, since firearms are so powerful, I wonder when our army will be able to have some?"

"Yes, if you don't ask all the generals to have firearms, just half of them, then my army will be invincible!"

"In this matter, we will ask the military department tomorrow for ......"

“……”

With the dispatch of the Di newspaper, the camp of the gods is on fire!

With only the soldiers of one army, the 100,000 Annam barbarians who could be defeated lost their armor and lost their armor, most of them were killed and wounded, and in the end only more than 10,000 people fled back.

Such a terrifying feat is enough to shake the whole country.

Thereupon.

In less than a few days.

The concerts of the generals and martial artists in the army were sent to Zhu Di's table.

"Hmph, a group of old killers ......"

After glancing at the concerto, Zhu Di couldn't help but snort coldly, threw it aside, and ignored it again.

As for Zhu Gaochi, he had already personally led people to count the ammunition and bombs, hand-thrown bombs, incendiary bombs and other ammunition needed by Guo An, and packed them on board.

Escorted to Annam by a fleet of Daming naval divisions.

……

Annam, under Thang Long City.

The 30,000 Ming army stood neatly two miles away.

On the city wall of Annan, a group of Annan soldiers were hiding tremblingly.

From time to time, some Annan soldiers secretly glanced at the generals in the distance, trying to find some easy escape routes.

"Boom ......"

With the outside of the city, a loud noise was heard in the Ming army.

The Annan soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but tremble, and hurriedly squatted down, holding their heads in their hands, their eyes full of horror.

"Boom...... Rumble ......"

In an instant.

On the entire city wall of Thang Long City, it fell into a sea of fire, and on the city wall of Thang Long, more than half of the soldiers were directly blown up and flew up, wailing.

There were thousands of soldiers, covered in flames, shouting with terror on their faces, and running blindly.

In the end, they were either killed by artillery or burned alive.

The surviving Annan soldiers couldn't bear it anymore and ran frantically towards the city.

Outside the city.

Watching the two rounds of artillery pass, the walls of Thang Long City were directly cut down by one layer, and there was no living person on it.

Guo An looked at Li Jinglong on the side.

"General, it's time to collect the troops!"

"Collect the troops!"

Li Jinglong didn't hesitate and shouted directly.

"The general has an order, collect the troops!"

As the herald went down, the Ming soldiers did not hesitate, packed up their things very skillfully, and retreated.

And five miles to the rear is where the large army camp is located.

This kind of thing of just bombing the walls of Thang Long City once at a time, the entire army has long been used to it.

When it was bombed a few times, the people in the city were panicked, and the soldiers and generals lost their courage, and the Annan barbarians in the city took the initiative to open the door and beg to surrender.

If the Annam barbarians were still ready to resist, they would have planted a bunch of mines under the city walls.

After the bombing, the city wall will naturally be broken, and the officers and soldiers of Annan in the city will flee in terror.

"Brother Guo, it's the third day now, these officers and soldiers of Annan in Thang Long City still have to resist stubbornly, do you want to blow him up with mines?"

After returning to the camp, Li Jinglong asked with some expectation, "Blowing up the entire section of the city wall with mines is really shocking to us." ”

On the left and right sides, the generals' eyes also lit up.

This kind of siege scene, directly blowing up the enemy's city wall, really excited them.

Guo An was speechless, who likes to blow up the wall with mines, thinking that he is using firecrackers to blow up the mud wall?

"General, Thang Long City is the eastern capital of Annam, if in the future, I will have a large army stationed in this city, if the city wall is gone, it will have to be rebuilt......"

"In this case, then don't blow it up yet!"

Li Jinglong nodded with regret on his face, "After capturing Shenglong City, there are still many small cities ahead that can be blown up!" ”

Guo An Zhengse said, "What the general said is not right, my Ming army is here to recruit Annan traitors, not to bomb the city wall of Annan!" ”

Li Jinglong was taken aback, and then nodded again and again.

"What Brother Guo said is extremely true, we are here to conquer the rebels in Annan and save the people of Annan, not to blow up the city wall!"

On the side, the generals also nodded slightly.

…… (End of chapter)