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Chapter 1133 Howling
Ten cavalry rockets made of paper shells, lead pellets, gunpowder, iron heads, and wooden poles, which are extremely simple materials for Ming Dynasty, spanned the space of nearly two hundred steps above the heads of Moribe soldiers in an instant, and landed accurately on the side of the rebels. on the head.

It's a pity that Zhu Xiaoen couldn't watch it in person, he might have thought about this scene for a long time.

King Alan's intentions are very clear. As early as Changsheng, the most outstanding officer corps of the Dongyang Military Mansion made a strategic plan for him, using the power of the Restoration Army to gather the surrounding counties as quickly as possible... The reason is not Strengthening the strength, in the eyes of the arrogant soldiers of the Dongyang Army, the strength of the Alan lords is negligible compared to Zhu Xiaoen who controls the Restoration Army.

The biggest purpose is to expand production so that he can afford the army's salaries and supplies for the National Restoration Army, and save a sum of money by means of taxation to purchase supplies and hire appropriate amount of merchants from the Ming merchants who followed them.

This allows him to have countless refined iron pots from the Guangzhou Mansion of the Ming Dynasty to reward his subordinates.

Don’t underestimate the iron pot. In the early years of the tribute trade, the most representative commodities between the two countries were Daming iron pots and Japanese knives. The exchange rate between them was [-]:[-], and a Cantonese iron pot was exchanged for [-] handles. Japanese sword.

The princes from all walks of life in Japan can't find a daimyo who can do it.

This phenomenon is not limited to Japan. Mongolia, which has degenerated into a single nomadic production structure in the north, went south to plunder the most favorite iron pot for a hundred years. Why did the imperial court not make chaos in the overall situation once the tribute was opened?Because there is a place to buy iron pots, none of the profuse khans on the grassland can make a bite.

The situation in Japan, North Korea, Annan, and Ryukyu is slightly less. Their cultural exchanges with the Central Plains were basically in the Tang Dynasty, and they learned some techniques. Even the diet structure and meals can find the shadow of the Tang Dynasty. Then Why, they seldom stir-fry, but bake more?
Because of the explosion of productivity in the Song Dynasty, there was a surplus of ironware and fat, and it was time to start cooking. At that time, northerners liked to fry food with sesame oil, and they didn’t ask what it was, just fried it in oil.

In China, fried dough sticks are a symbol of excess productivity.

Ireland, which is independent from the world, has nothing to do with the current productivity development in Europe. If everything is normal, it will have nothing to do with the next productivity explosion, until people in other places eat ice cream, a food that is simply and crudely mixed with cream and sugar. At that time, they will also starve to death 100 million people because of potato disease.

The Iron Pot of the Guangzhou Mansion is not only an iron pot in the strategy of the Eastern Military Mansion, but also a symbol of the power of the emperor and the unparalleled productivity of the Ming Dynasty coming to Situ.

But even before the wok came the cavalry rocket, which made a loud sound, exploded with violent light, and produced a cloud of white smoke, blasting small, uniform stone balls everywhere in the process.

Before they went to sea, there was a shortage of supplies in Changsheng Iron. A large part of the rockets used by the cavalry were filled with projectiles made of cement and rag fibers.

The disadvantage of this is that the projectile lacks lethality against enemies wearing armor, and at the same time the shape of the rocket needs to be enlarged, but the Eastern Military Government does not think this is a disadvantage because they do not lack gunpowder.

The advantage of this combination is that the expeditionary flag army can use the rocket they carry with them as a spare gunpowder at any time. Just disassemble it and throw away the cement pellets. The gunpowder inside can be used as gunpowder and priming powder for bird guns and artillery after remixing. .

Ying Ming did not show the strength of the Ming army to make Ru Sen and other local soldiers more loyal and easier to command.

But the facts were contrary to his idea. When the rocket exploded in the enemy's formation, not to mention the enemy who was about to fight with them, even the local soldiers of the Rumori Department were almost scared by this change and fled in all directions.

There is no lack of people who rushed halfway and dropped their spears and kowtowed... Human beings have different languages ​​and cultures, but most of the movements are the same when it comes to expressing meaning with the body.

As for the enemy, even though the ten rockets exploded among them was as powerful as the charge they launched, the overwhelming screams spread, and some people ran out covered in blood from time to time in the undispersed gunpowder smoke.

Although it is stated in the ordnance guide that this kind of rocket may explode in the air, in fact, according to the ratio of ammunition verified by experiments, most of the rockets will fall to the ground due to gravity before reaching the maximum range. rough.

It is a vicious weapon.

Being hit by one projectile often means being hit by several projectiles. They may hit any part of a person's body, and the greatest probability is the legs, feet and lower abdomen.

That is precisely the part where most armies in the world lack defense, and those who are shot are rarely likely to die directly.

The Ming army cavalry galloping around the battlefield and approaching the center stuffed the bazooka back into their hip pouches and drew out their sabers.

They could see clearly that this battle was much easier than they had imagined.

The ten rockets flying to various parts of the enemy line seemed to have injured hundreds of people. Of course, most of them were just frightened by the gunpowder smoke they had never seen before, but lying on the ground and crying could not deceive people. The battlefield spreads fear.

Few of the other enemy troops who had escaped the rocket by chance dared to continue to charge, and the next thing was to chase the north one-sidedly.

Not all fighters fled immediately, but the rocket caused their already chaotic formation to collapse directly. Some people were frightened by the large number of deaths and injuries caused by the explosion at the moment, and more people were frightened by the fear and the movement of the iron cavalry. Throwing down their weapons and fleeing backwards, more people wanted to move forward, but they collided with their own people.

From the corner of the eye obscured by the human wall, the fierce warriors and stomping cavalry on the opposite side were already approaching.

The funniest thing is that those aristocratic light cavalry, the speed of the collapse of fighting spirit is even faster than that of ordinary soldiers.

People appear on the battlefield for a reason, not to mention defending the country. Europeans in this era have no concept of nation and country.

A nobleman with more wealth and honor than ordinary people appeared on the battlefield. The biggest possibility is not that he is braver, but that the expensive armor can protect him from dying under the serf's stick and dung fork.

When rockets explode between them?

Regardless of whether they will actually be killed or not, this battle cannot be fought anymore.

Smart people run away at the first moment, but stupid people have to react a little slower. After they react, the Beiyang cavalry wearing cavalry horsetail helmets, breastplate iron armbands, and red cotton iron armor on their legs have rushed to the ground before the Scottish mercenaries. come.

What they mentioned were long-handled eyebrow-pointed knives and riding spears, and some people spun around and released bird guns towards the crowd, and some guys with sabers and reins quickly passed by and were blown to pieces. The cavalry directly hit the bewildered warrior's neck.

No matter what weapon they use, once the enemy they want to pursue escapes the range of the cold weapon, and the horse wearing the dragon cotton armor can't catch up with the target, this group of people will also pull out the already loaded gun from the horse's back. Flintlocks.

Ru Sen was stunned during the battle, and when they rushed to the center of the battlefield with roars, they found that the only work left for them was to tie up the captives.

(End of this chapter)