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Chapter 145 Krupp Cannon Appears (Please subscribe)
If there are a hundred people, there will be no boundaries; if there are ten thousand people, there will be no boundaries.

A large piece of yellow, blue and white flags appeared in front of the Ming army formation. The flags were flying in the cold wind.

Under the densely packed flags, the first to appear were dozens of shield carts. These shield carts were pushed forward slowly by armored men, wrapping the Baya soldiers in red and white armor among them. On top, fiery red helmet tassels fluttered.

The armored man behind is wearing cotton armor, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, and a long knife or spear at his waist. Now as soon as the distance is close, he will shoot arrows to suppress the Ming army.

Seeing the generals preparing to engage the enemy on the south bank of the Hun River, He Shixian and others in Shenyang City were anxious and wanted to go out of the city to help Chen Ce and others.

But because of Yang Lian's ban, and secondly, they are all experienced in the battlefield. They have already calculated that Jianlu did not use all his strength this time. There must be elite soldiers lurking in Jianlu's camp. If the servants are allowed to attack again, , in case of being surrounded, Chen Ce and others would have to divide their forces to rescue, which would be even more detrimental to the battle.

Therefore, we can only discuss and prepare for war first, then order the servants to rest and prepare for war, and then make a decision based on the war situation.

On the south bank of the Hun River, Chen Ce looked at the slowly approaching shield chariot. With a wave of his hand, the herald received the order and quickly delivered the news.

"whoosh whoosh"

A hail of arrows shot out from behind the Ming army's formation, clanking on the shield cart. The shield-wielding Baya soldiers behind saw this and held up their shields to resist.

Some of them were unable to dodge and were shot into their armor by arrows, but the Baya soldiers all wore three armors, so even if the arrows hit their bodies, the damage would be greatly offset.

Unfortunately, due to the distance, the arrow rain only reached the vicinity of the shield car, and the last armored man was not affected yet.Seeing this, Jia La'erzhen, the leader of Jianlu's vanguard, also called on the armored men to shoot arrows to provide cover for the shield chariot.

Therefore, under the cover of the arrow rain, Jianlu's shield car was still moving slowly.This matter was only one or two hundred steps away from the forefront of the Ming army.

"boom"

"boom"

……

Ten consecutive cannon blasts made Chen Ce and others who were close to the Kru cannon feel pain in their eardrums. The horses that were sitting down were also frightened and walked straight around. They had to be comforted and then calmed down slowly.

The Jianlu army on the opposite side was still moving forward under the cover of arrow rain, and only heard a bang.

A Baiba Ya soldier behind a shield car was hit by a cannonball on the head. In an instant, his helmet was squeezed flat, his brain was cracked, and he fell to the ground. Blood slowly poured out of his helmet.

The cannonball hit the ground, and the ground, which was as frozen as a steel plate, became its seesaw, causing the cannonball to bounce up instantly and shoot towards the armored man behind who was setting up a bow and shooting arrows.

An armored man in the back couldn't dodge and was hit in the chest by the cannonball. His chest was immediately squeezed and broken. It bounced towards the armored man in the back. It didn't stop until it hit the fifth man, leaving a thick blood stain. With six people who would never die in peace.

The same situation was happening around them. The Jianlu soldiers on the opposite side were under the cover of the shield car, and they were densely packed, making it easy for the Krug artillery to hit the soldiers behind the shield car.

"How's it going? Did you hit it?"

Zhang Mingshi looked at the lookout soldiers on the wooden pole, anxiously seeking the answer.

"No, they all jumped over the shield chariot and drove away, but they hit a lot of Jianlu Tatars who were shooting arrows from behind."

Seeing the gunners responsible for firing and loading cheering, they finally lost their temper.

In the past, the Ming army's artillery was always on the city wall or on the chariot in front of the formation. It was a small-caliber artillery mainly composed of Folan machine guns. It not only had a short range, but also had low power. It could not hit very far on the city wall.

In field battles, you can only fight at the front of the position, and you can't break the shield vehicle on the opposite side. Once the enemy gets close, it's useless and you can only fight hand-to-hand.The Krupp artillery shipped from North Korea is not only powerful, but also has a long range. It can also be fired from behind the army. Its accuracy is pretty good, so there is no need to worry about the enemy attacking from the front.

Now the cannon is both safe and powerful.

"If it shoots far, then lower the gun body by one centimeter."

Zhang Mingshi was not dissatisfied when he saw that he did not hit the shield vehicle. After all, test-firing aiming was a routine operation for the gunner, so he asked the gunner to lower the position of the gun based on his experience.

"Lower one centimeter!"

Hearing Zhang Mingshi's instructions, the gunner on the side quickly lowered the gun body. In order to cool down the gun barrel, the auxiliary soldiers sprinkled snow water on the gun body, making a sizzling sound of cooling and evaporation.

When ready, the deputy gunner took the cannon pestle to load gunpowder, fiddled it in, stuffed the shells, plugged in the fuses, and under unified orders, ignited the fuses at the same time.

"boom"

"boom"

There was another burst of cannon fire, but except for the horses, the soldiers behind the Ming army began to get used to the sound.

This time there was a very obvious effect. A cannonball flew over the heads of the chieftains of the Chinese Army. The whistling sound made them all lower their heads in fear.

The shell directly hit the front of a shield car. The huge impact broke through the cowhide wrapped around the shield car, and a big hole was punched out of the iron sheet.

The shell passed through the hole and hit the bracket inside the shield truck. The wooden frame on the top of the shield truck lost its support and fell precariously. The armored man pushing the cart below was unable to dodge, and was hit on the head by the hardwood and was bleeding. flow.

Another shell also penetrated the shield car, but did not hit the internal support.Instead, it shot straight towards the shield-wielding Baja soldiers behind the shield chariot like arrows. The speed was too fast for those people to dodge, so they could only block it with their shields.

It's just that the missiles of the Krug cannon can't be blocked by the shield, let alone the shield. It was torn apart by the projectiles like a layer of tissue paper. A Baga soldier couldn't dodge, and his thigh felt like he was hit by a heavy hammer. Before he could feel any pain, he felt his waist was empty. When he looked down, he realized that one of his legs had been shot off by a projectile.

Only then did the pain signal reach his brain. Seeing this scene, he could only hold the bloody wound and scream in pain, but it didn't help.

This situation happened in many places in the Jianlu army. Three shield vehicles have been destroyed. Even if the other shield vehicles did not hit the shield vehicles, they caused heavy casualties to the Jianlu soldiers, and they were either dead or injured.

The Ming soldiers in front of the formation couldn't help shouting when they saw how powerful their cannons were.

"Mighty! Mighty!"

The gun Krug gun position behind heard the mighty sound coming from the front and understood what it meant. Their morale immediately increased, and they began to adjust their positions again, pouring snow water on the gun body to cool down, and prepare for the next test firing.

This time, the Krupp gun used a casting method with an iron core and a copper body, which greatly increased the density of the barrel, reduced the probability of the chamber exploding, and increased the number and frequency of firings.Make them more comfortable to use.

So under the command of Zhang Mingshi, the Ming army's Krug artillery was constantly aiming, shooting, cooling, aiming again, and shooting again.

The shells hit the Jianlu army, causing waves of blood and body parts.

This made Mang Gurtai and Amin who were sitting behind the scenes startled. What kind of cannon was this? Why hadn't they seen it before?
But now is not the time to hesitate, because the arrow has to be fired. While most of the shield vehicles have not been destroyed, let the army rush in. As long as they get close to the Ming army's formation, they will see the dawn of victory!
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