The struggle of the reborn prince

Wanyan Yuying couldn't help being overjoyed when she saw her cannon fired, the Song army's artillery fire stopped immediately, and the cavalry immediately retreated, and the Jin army soldiers on Shaliang cheered even more.For many years, countless Jurchens have died under the artillery fire of the Song army. Those who have experienced those battles often wake up in nightmares after many years. In the overwhelming and deafening explosion, the city walls and houses were destroyed, and the people and horses instantly became Fragmented, these became the haze in their hearts that could never be erased. Today, they finally have artillery and can compete with Song Jun.

But the excitement of the Jurchens didn't last long. The Song Army's artillery quickly started to counterattack. Their artillery fire was fierce and fast, while their own side seemed to be in a hurry during the counterattack. He couldn't shoot a single shot, and the accuracy was too poor. He didn't know where the shells went. He couldn't suppress the Song Army's artillery at all. The gunners of his own side were killed and wounded, showing the true colors of the silver-like wax gun head.

In fact, not to mention the artillery of the Jin Army, not to mention in the eyes of Zhao Tong, even those artillery recruits with a little common sense would think it was scrap iron that should be reheated. It was far less serious than what Zheng Ping and others imagined. reaction.First of all, the cannons of the Song Dynasty also went through two stages of casting bronze and casting iron in the process of manufacture and use. Copper was used because Zhao Tuo thought that the quality of iron was too poor to withstand the huge pressure generated by gunpowder explosion, so iron was used. Casting cannons had to wait until after he came to power and the workshop produced high-quality steel, and it was not all smooth sailing.This was the case in the Song Dynasty, not to mention the Jurchens who had just entered the slave society from the primitive society. The iron-making and casting techniques they mastered were learned from the craftsmen plundered by the Khitan and the Song Dynasty.Moreover, it took a big step to directly cast iron cannons, and the difficulties encountered can be imagined.They first chose the seemingly simple muzzle gun as a model for imitation.In order to allow inferior iron to withstand the pressure generated by the gunpowder explosion, the thickness of the gun body had to be increased, making the barrel of the gun body thicker.In fact, the caliber is very small, and the hatchback is not proportional at all.

After countless trial productions, the cannon was barely made, but because they did not understand the mystery of gunpowder, they could not make the right mix of gunpowder, which made the range of the cannon very short.The only way to increase the firing range is to increase the amount of charge, so that the sound of the cannon cannot withstand the increased pressure, and it is necessary to increase the wall thickness to ensure that the cannon will not explode, so the final result is a stupid and clumsy gun. guy.It has a bluffing appearance.In fact, the power is very limited. It can only fire seven catties of solid bullets, and the range is only about 150 steps. Today, it has an advantage in height and barely reached [-] steps. them.

There is no precedent for the Jin army to use this new type of weapon, the artillery, and the procedures are completely figured out by the blind man himself. Not only are there joys and sorrows, but more at the cost of blood and lives.But because the artillery they are equipped with is too big.A cannon requires a team of 27 soldiers to operate, of course, it is mainly used as coolies. To deploy, adjust the position of the cannon, and change the shooting angle all require everyone to join the battle, otherwise it will not be able to move!To be honest, the artillery equipped by the Golden Army is really not suitable for fighting with the army.It is more reliable as a fixed fire support platform.On the other hand, the artillery battalion, which is the main combat force accompanying the army, is equipped with light artillery of four to five hundred catties. Generally, it adopts a three-three formation, and one battalion governs three capitals.One has jurisdiction over three teams, and one team has jurisdiction over three gangs.One gang operates one cannon, and one artillery battalion has [-] various artillery pieces.Several people can adjust the gun position through the mechanical mechanism on the gun mount.Changing the shooting direction and angle is much faster than Jin Jun's reaction speed.

The various flaws in the artillery of the Golden Army in the past may be tolerable during training, but when the two armies confront each other, they become fatal.The operation of the muzzle gun is relatively cumbersome. After a shot, the gun bore must be cleaned first to extinguish the sparks and gunpowder residues in it, and then the second charge can be performed, and the gunpowder and projectiles are loaded according to this. One process is indispensable.And after several consecutive launches, it is necessary to cool down, otherwise there is a danger of bombing the chamber.However, their artillery is heavy, and the soil on the sand beam is loose. Under the action of recoil, it will shift after each shot. This requires re-adjusting the gun position and shooting angle, which increases the workload.

However, the Song army used rapid-fire guns to suppress the enemy's firepower. This kind of guns used pre-loaded cartridges. After firing, you only need to remove the old ones and replace them with new ones. The skylight has good ventilation and heat dissipation, and continuous firing does not require a long time to cool down, which gives it an advantage in the rate of fire.At the same time, after the replacement of the new artillery, the shooting range has also increased, even if it is fired from the back, it can reach more than [-] steps.It is a pity that the artillery of the Jin Army is like an iron lump, and it is difficult to destroy it by a direct hit. It can only be suppressed by destroying its gun mounts and positions.

At the same time, the mortars of the Song Army also began to shoot. Although it is also a type of front-loading artillery, it has a large caliber and a short barrel. Because of it, and can fire a variety of shells.The flowering bombs fired now are more powerful after using a new type of gunpowder. Once they explode a large area, they can greatly kill and injure combatants. The slower speed can be forgiven...

After several rounds of exchange of fire between the artillery armies of the two sides, the artillerymen of the Jin army felt that they were not supported. The carriages of several artillery pieces were destroyed, and they stuck their heads on the ground and refused to get up. The soldiers who operated the artillery also suffered a lot of casualties. The density of firepower was greatly reduced, but the Song army became more and more courageous as they fought, and the artillery shells hit their positions overwhelmingly. This made the gold artillerymen who were in battle for the first time all terrified, but under the strict orders of the officers, they could only continue to shoot. Slower and slower.

"Why did the artillery fire stop?" Wanyan Yuying was expecting to rely on her own artillery to deal a heavy blow to the Song army, but she didn't want to suffer the same, but she heard the sound of her own artillery gradually thinning out, and asked loudly.

"Du Tongjun, our artillery can't be fired continuously, and we need to stop for a while to cool down before firing again." Xi Sandantu hurriedly explained.

"So we can only stand there and wait for the enemy to rush up, don't stop, shoot at the enemy infantry!" Seeing that the Song army's infantry had already launched an attack, the crossbowmen on the slope were powerless to stop the Song army's machine guns and Lianzhu The dense rain of bullets fired by the gun caused heavy casualties before the enemy entered the range of the bow and arrow. He said angrily, but he cursed in his heart that his cannon could not beat the opponent's artillery, and it would be no problem to fight the infantry.But Wanyan Yuying forgot that he was walking to recite words. As soon as he turned around, the artillery position under his feet exploded.

Or to say that laymen can't command experts, Wanyan Yuying continued to shell regardless of the overheating of the gun body. As a result, the gunpowder was ignited by the hot gun body as soon as the gunpowder was loaded into the barrel, and an explosion accident occurred.The violent explosion not only destroyed the artillery, but also affected the gunner who operated the artillery. He ignited the gunpowder placed aside and overturned the artillery in the adjacent position. A group of soldiers were either killed or injured, and almost all died in the Exploding.

"A pile of trash..." Wanyan Yuying cursed palely as he looked at the crooked cannons on the gun emplacement, the fleeing gunners, and the emplacement burned into a sea of ​​flames.

Seeing that the artillery was out of reach, and the infantry of the Song Army had already broken through the forward position and was advancing towards the top of the beam, opening a breakthrough with a width of a hundred paces, he urgently ordered the cavalry on standby to launch a counterattack and crush the infantry of the Song Army. go down.But the artillery of the Song army refused. They extended their artillery fire forward, concentrated their firepower to shoot at the impact surface, and shot a barrage of bullets, blowing up the flesh and blood of the golden cavalry army trying to break through, and covering their infantry to continue the attack.

The infantry of the Song army, supported by firepower, quickly moved forward and broke into the enemy's artillery position. The artillerymen who had been nerfed by the bombing saw that the Song army had killed them, but they had no power to resist, and they did not deploy any weapons on the position. guard force.The soldiers of the Song Army knew clearly that artillery was easy to build, but soldiers were difficult to train, because the gunners of the Song Dynasty were all carefully selected. They were not only clever, but also literate.So they were killing the gunners. The gold artillerymen had nothing but the cleaning rods for the gun barrels in their hands, so they had to abandon their guns and flee.

"Hussars attack!" Zheng Ping ordered when he saw the signal flare rising into the sky, knowing that the enemy's artillery position had fallen into his hands.

"Da Song, mighty!"

"Your Majesty, mighty!" The hussars finally received the order to attack, and they quickly lined up. The artillerymen seized the time to fire the last round of artillery fire, disrupting the enemy's formation, and then quickly retreated to make way for the cavalry. , The cooperation between the two arms is as smooth as flowing water, which is obviously only possible after rigorous training and rich actual combat experience.Fortunately, all of this was not seen by Wanyan Yuying, otherwise he would have been pissed off by his own artillery in a mess.

As the hussars entered the battle, their overwhelming charge made the Golden Army's line without the cover of artillery fire vulnerable, their rolling iron hooves crushed Wanyan Yuying's dream, and their long lance pierced the last confidence of the Golden Army.When the hussars rushed to the top of the beam and poured down from the top to the river beach like a torrent, the troops of the Golden Army brigade waiting to cross the river suddenly fell into a panic, and could no longer keep calm. He couldn't care less about the food, grass and luggage that he was reluctant to discard, even discarded the armor on his body and the swords and guns in his hands, and rushed into the river with his horse, struggling to swim to the opposite bank.

"It's over, it's over!" Wanyan Yuying was supported on his horse by several trusted generals at the last moment, and he drove a bloody road to the pontoon bridge. He looked back at his fleeing army under the fire and cried loudly...