The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 796

"My lord is really smart." Li Zhongyi was full of praise. He is a relatively honest person, and he really doesn't know how to flatter. It can be said that he is telling the truth.

He followed Ding Yi from Xu Dabao, and watched Ding Yi grow up step by step. Many inventions and creations were initiated by Ding Yi and they were mentioned.

It was this rifling that Ding Yi thought of first.

But the Mines bomb was invented by Mines, and Ding Yi definitely couldn't call it the Mines bomb.

He thought for a while: "From now on, let's call these bullets, and make a batch of bullets as soon as possible to test the gun."

Thus, the "bullet" in world history was invented by Ding Yi.

Ding Yi then tried it with a rifled gun. Although the reloading was a bit slow, the shot was far and accurate.

He seldom shoots a gun. He used to be afraid of blowing up the gun. Now their craftsman level is getting higher and higher. In recent years, there has been no new gun blowing up. So he is also very courageous and dares to try the gun himself.

Within 150 meters, he accurately hit a humanoid tartar.

There was applause all around.

Ding Yi's mouth twitched slightly.

He hit the heart, but hit the head.

But this is not a problem with the gun, it is a problem with his level. He has been practicing arrows all year round, but his marksmanship is rusty.

Ding Yi pretended to be relaxed after shooting, returned the gun to Li Zhongyi, and picked up his pen again.

Seeing him holding a pen, the surroundings slowly became quiet, and everyone was staring at him. Many people's eyes were filled with admiration.

Ding Yi pondered carefully for a while, then slowly said: "Our current flintlock guns still rely on ignition to cause an explosion to fire the bullets."

"Ignition needs to be filled with ignited powder in the medicine pot in advance, and there is a delay in the burning process, which affects the firing speed of the flintlock."

All the craftsmen nodded.

At this time, Ding Yi was drawing on the blueprint and explaining to everyone: "If you study further, can you make a firing device?"

"For example, this king calls it a fire cap. It can be made of paper. It can also be made of copper. It's called a copper fire cap."

Ding Yi drew a picture of a fire hat from later generations.

In fact, what he wants most is of course the Lei Gong fire hat, but now he talks about Lei Gong to the craftsmen, and they will definitely ask what Lei Gong is.

He really can't get this thing out now, it needs a good chemist.

Ding Yi can only follow the steps step by step, and first explain the principle of the fire cap and firing to everyone.

Everyone sounded very serious, but also seemed to be covered up.

Only Schweiger likes to do this the most, and immediately said seriously: "I ask for ten craftsmen, and we will set up an expert group to study these improvements."

"Yes." Ding Yi also said: "In addition to the salary you deserve, I will give you 5000 taels of research funding every year, which is not enough to tell the king."

The craftsmen around all showed surprise on their faces.

But the research on this thing is definitely not much easier than the steam engine. After all, the change from the flintlock gun to the percussion gun has a history of hundreds of years. In contrast, it has only been 100 years since the steam water machine was developed to the steam train.

When leaving the Craftsmanship Bureau, Ding Yi asked Li Zhongyi to make a batch of bullets and a batch of rifled guns first, to test the power and speed, and then decide whether to mass-produce them.

Li Zhongyi said that the manufacturing difficulty of this kind of bullet is much more difficult than that of the original projectile, which will inevitably affect the progress.

"Then find a way to improve the machine and invent a machine that can make bullets. If it is done manually, it will definitely not be enough."

I don't know how many bullets will be fired in a big battle, and it is done manually one by one. When will it be done?
Li Zhongyi and others nodded in agreement.

Before leaving, Ding Yi said again: "There is a substance called Lei Suan Gong, which is very suitable for making a fire cap."

"But I don't know how he made it. I only know that it is related to three substances, nitric acid, tribute (mercury), and ethanol (alcohol). These three things, except for mercury, need to be synthesized, and there must be powerful chemistry. home."

Ding Yi also said that ethanol is very strong alcohol.

After he finished speaking, he could only leave it to the craftsman to figure out a solution for himself, and he was no longer able to help.

After all, his chemistry was not good in his previous life.
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In July of the 18th year of Chongzhen (1645).

Shengjing.

The supplies and food that were robbed at the last entry made the Manchu Qing linger on for more than a year. Now these supplies have all been used up, and after losing the support of the eight Shanxi merchants, the situation in the Manchu Qing is getting worse and worse than the old ones. It is even more difficult when slaves are present.

After the summer grain was harvested in June, the wheat in Shengjing sold for six taels a stone, and it was still hard to get it.

Under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, there was a scene of scrambling for food. If the food was not available, the coating and ordinary people would starve to death.

The grain fields in the Manchu Qing Dynasty were partly controlled by the nobles at the top and cultivated by the coated slaves below, and partly in the outskirts of the border towns, cultivated by the local people. The people used to leave the grain for their own use, and then went to the Leave the rest.

And in the past two years, due to natural disasters, the crops have not been harvested year after year, and they are barely enough for their own use, so the rest will be handed over.

Dorgon was so devastated that he had no choice but to order a grain grab just like when he was an old slave, confiscating all the grain from the homes of the people below, and giving priority to the nobles in Shengjing City and the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty.

Dorgon wanted to reuse the Han people, Han Chen, but the domestic situation forced him to attack the Han people. The Han people, who had just lived a good life for more than ten years, once again witnessed the brutality of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Some Han Chinese who had the opportunity to be brought to Lushun by Ding Yi began to regret deeply after witnessing this scene.

But there is no regret medicine in the world, and all the evil consequences are their own choices.

In view of the fact that the domestic situation is getting worse and worse, and Ding Yi of the Ming Dynasty gradually pacified the world, when he is free, he must attack the Qing Dynasty.

In mid-July, Dorgon convened a meeting of civil and military ministers and generals from all walks of life in Manchuria, Mongolia and Han Dynasty to discuss how to break the situation.

Haoge said in front of Shunzhi: "Concentrate the whole country's troops and horses, attack Lushun, rob Ding Yi of food and grass, and break his foundation."

Duoduo immediately said: "A large number of Ding Yi's personnel have moved to Beijing, and Lushun can no longer be regarded as his foundation."

Azige immediately said: "It is better to enter the customs again than to fight Lushun. Ding Shuo is so virtuous, and the city he guards has to be filled with human life."

Hong Chengchou was put under house arrest by Huang Taiji before, but Dorgon released him.

He thought for a while: "Didn't it mean that Ding Yi's soldiers and horses have all been drawn to the Ming Realm, and there are not many people in Lushun? How many soldiers and horses does Ding Yi have?"

Everyone at the scene looked at each other in blank dismay, no one knew how many soldiers Ding Yi had.

"Why don't you try hitting Haizhou?" Someone suggested, "I heard that the number of carved castles in Haizhou has decreased a lot in the past two years."

Whether Ding Yi is strong in defending the city, and how many soldiers and horses he has, you will know if you try it out.

After a long time of discussion, Man Qing finally decided to try Haizhou first.

On July 22, Dorgon personally led a [-]-man Mongolian and Han army, [-] handymen, and the only [-] red cannons in the country to Haizhou.

Mao Xin was originally stationed in Haizhou, and later he was transferred to the general army of Chizhou, replaced by Xiang Huailai. Gaizhou behind Haizhou was originally Xu Bicheng. After Xu Bicheng was called away by Ding Yi, Li Sitai replaced Xu Bicheng.

Ding Yi is not afraid of Li Shuitai's betrayal. Li Shuitai's subordinates are all Ding Yi's soldiers. He can't turn the tide by himself, and under the current situation, it is impossible for Li Sutai to betray him again.

The situation in the Ming Dynasty came one after another. Ding Yi defeated Li Zicheng first, and then Zhang Xianzhong. After the whole country was settled, he would definitely attack the Manchus.

At about six o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, the boundless Manchu and Qing soldiers and horses appeared on the horizon of Haizhou.

Dorgon and the generals walked side by side, and 7 people gathered from all directions to Haizhou City.

but.

When they saw Haizhou City, everyone gasped.

I haven't been here for several years, and Haizhou City has completely changed.

As expected, the carved castle that Ding Yi used to use above is gone.

The carved fort that was used to defend against the bombardment of their Hongyi cannons is gone?
Isn't Ding Yi afraid?

The answer is that the Ming army had more artillery.

I saw that Haizhou City was densely packed with all kinds of cannons, but it was a trivial matter to have too many cannons. Every 100 meters or so, there was a giant cannon that was bigger than their Hongyi cannon.

That is a 42-pound coastal defense gun newly built by Lushun in recent years.

This giant cannon can be used to confront third-tier battleships. Now that it is placed on the city wall, who is afraid of the Hongyi cannon.

"Damn it." Kong Youde followed at this moment, yelling: "There must be three or four hundred cannons in Haizhou City?"

The generals look at me and I look at you, but they don't want to talk.

At this time, they were two or three miles away, and everyone looked at the dense black spots on the city wall in the distance, and they didn't know what to say.

Sudden.

Boom, there was a loud noise from the top of the city, shaking the world.

Whoosh, a black shell flew over.

Swipe, everyone around changed color. I didn't expect the Ming army's artillery to hit so far. The front and rear wanted to retreat, but there were densely packed people behind.

7 of them are gathered around.

Before they could disperse, puff, the shell hit the crowd.

The cannonball was almost bigger than a human head, rolling and tearing all the way, and the crowd screamed and wailed everywhere, rolling a full dozen meters away.

Boom, the shell exploded again.

The cannonball exploded without lagging behind, but was delayed a bit, and suffered the second injury after being crushed.

There was a loud noise in the Manchu formation, and a large number of horses and soldiers were overturned.

After the explosion, within a radius of 15 meters, almost no one could stand.

Haizhou City's first artillery shot killed and injured nearly 40 Manchu and Qing cavalry.

"Damn it." Dorgon came out of his body, cursing, and before he gave an order, the whole army suddenly retreated like a collapse.

The back team becomes the forward, and the forward becomes the back team.

The scene was chaotic, with cavalry colliding with each other.

After they panicked and retreated ten miles away, after statistics, they found that they lost more than 200 steps just like this.

Dorgon's whole person is not well.

This has not touched the Haizhou City of the Ming army, and it was hit by a single shot, and more than 200 steps were lost.

How is this fight going?
"The artillery of the Ming army not only hits far, but also explodes. We don't even have shells to explode. We can't fight this battle, we can't fight it." Hauge said despondently.

The Manchus had been beaten by Ding Yi for more than ten years, and today they managed to gather a large army to take down Haizhou, but they were hit by a heavy artillery and retreated for several miles.

Dorgon was ashamed and angry, and couldn't believe it.

(End of this chapter)