nanming man

Chapter 390
In the Eight Banners of the Qing Army, there are real Manchu heavy steps who drink blood in the mountains and fields, Han soldiers who are good at using firearms, and Mongolian horse soldiers who grew up on horseback and bent bows to shoot birds.

It can be said that the Eight Banners soldiers gathered the advantages of the three tribes, and among these advantages, the most threatening to Gao Yihuan was the cavalry of the Qing army.

In war, whether it is disembarking, marching, or retreating, it is easy to be attacked by horse troops.

Even if the infantry has formed a tight military formation, it will be harassed by the cavalry and shooting, making the infantry miserable.

Before the Ming Dynasty, to deal with the horse army, it mainly relied on the long-range weapons such as the god arm bow and crossbow bed, which far surpassed the cavalry bow, to suppress the horse army's harassment.

My weapon shoots so far that the horse army cannot approach, or the horse army is hit by a long-range weapon before the horse army approaches, so that the horse army does not dare to harass.

The bronze cannon that Gao Yihuan wants now probably has this function.

If he shoots far enough, it can have a deterrent effect on the horse army. My cannon can shoot for a mile or two, and you can charge over with a riding bow that can shoot dozens of steps, without panic and formation. ?This is obviously difficult to do, and as long as the horse army is in disorder, the impact and harassment ability on the infantry will naturally be small.

In addition to dealing with the horse army, this kind of artillery attack on the enemy's infantry also has a great effect.

If the two armies confront each other, the Qing army's infantry will form a tight infantry formation one or two miles away.The artillery can take advantage of the range to bombard the enemy's infantry first, leaving the Qing army with only two options, either to change from defense to attack, or to retreat to avoid the shelling, otherwise I will keep bombarding you.

This is the huge advantage brought about by the advancement of weapon technology.

Of course, to have such an advantage, you must first be able to manufacture cannons, and secondly, you must have money and be able to manufacture a lot of cannons.

Otherwise, building a few cannons is just a toy.

Gao Yihuan said that he wanted to see the effect, so Chen Huiting hurriedly called the craftsmen and asked them to give a demonstration.

At this time, the craftsmen were immediately divided into two groups, some of them were responsible for loading the ammunition, and some of them were going to draw the target position.

In order to know more about this kind of artillery, Gao Yihuan, Zhao Daxian and others all surrounded him.

Several craftsmen first used shovels to set up three cannon positions, fixed the copper cannons, and then brought two wooden boxes with words written by Zhu Qi on them, which should be in the workshop. Number of projectiles carried.

A craftsman pried open the wooden box with an iron rod, and someone took out the propellant powder wrapped in cloth in advance, then loaded it into the gun chamber, pierced the powder bag from the fire door with a sharp thorn, and inserted the lead wire. Another craftsman It has already been pushed into the chamber.

Compared with the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of bronze cannon is actually not very different, but the cannon of the Ming Dynasty is thicker and shorter, while it is more slender. In addition, the materials are different. The bronze cannon is not only relatively light, but also easy to manufacture.

While everyone was watching the craftsmen loading, another team of craftsmen had already marked out a large area with lime on a slope ahead.

"It's almost a mile! Can you hit it accurately?" Zhao Daxian couldn't help being a little surprised, discussing with several people.

Gao Yihuan turned around with a straight face, "Look carefully."

At this moment, a whistle sounded, and the three cannons suddenly burst into three bangs. The cannons retreated sharply one by one, and the two big wheels rolled up the slope from the pit. When they were about to roll out of the slope, the cannon wheels fell back again. Entering the gun pit, thick white smoke covered the gun positions and craftsmen.

Three cannonballs weighing more than three catties roared out from the orange-red flames, and shot directly at the target position about a mile away, and immediately penetrated into the soil, causing countless dust to fly.

Gao Yihuan took a closer look and saw that one of the three shells fell into the white circle, and two of them drifted a little, but the distance was not too far.

"Okay, not bad!" Gao Yihuan praised, and then ordered, "Try the longest range again!"

The field cannon is different from the Hongyi cannon. The Hongyi cannon is used to smash the city walls, and a shell often weighs more than ten kilograms, while the field cannon is used to smash people, just like a ballista, striving for accuracy and range.

Regardless of whether it is a human or a horse, a three-jin cannonball can be smashed to pieces at once, and the inertia can also overturn the people behind, so the cannonball does not need to be too heavy. It will take a lot of effort, and if you can't follow the army, it will lose its meaning.

Although only one of the three cannons hit the target, after all, they were nearly 500 meters apart, and all of them could hit the target, which already met Gao Yihuan's expectations.

Considering that the Qing army had to charge about [-] steps before it could shoot an arrow, and the artillery could have a chance to hit within a mile, this situation is already quite exciting.

Zhao Daxian and the others felt their hearts jump wildly when they saw it, and they didn't dare to discuss it, but focused on seeing how far the artillery could hit.

This one is the effective range and one is the maximum range.The effective range is mainly for small targets, and the maximum range is how far it can be hit.Although it is not accurate, it can hit a large number of targets, which is also a very important statistic.

At this time, after firing a round, the craftsman changed the position of the cannon and reloaded it.

They first cleared the chamber with a wet wool brush stick, then charged and reloaded as before, then raised the muzzle, aimed at an open space, and fired another shot suddenly.

Gao Yihuan and the others were blinded by gunpowder smoke, waved their hands to disperse them, and saw a craftsman standing about three or four miles away from the artillery, standing at the point where the bullets fell, holding up a red flag.

"It's at least three miles away, and there should be a certain degree of accuracy in the two miles or so. It must be no problem to hit the enemy's dense army formation!" Gao Yihuan laughed, "The production of this gun can be accelerated!"

The firearms of the Ming Dynasty were actually very advanced and very thoughtful, but they were miscellaneous but not refined. They had all kinds of guns, but they couldn't do anything without them.

The same artillery can be made relatively light in the West, but in order to prevent the chamber from exploding, the Ming Dynasty had to make it heavy and heavy, and finally became a fortress cannon.

Seeing that Gao Yihuan was satisfied, Chen Huiting was immediately overjoyed. According to the regulations, rewards are indispensable this time.

"Chen Qijian!" Gao Yi shouted with a smile, and when Chen Huiting came up to salute, he said with satisfaction: "Overall, I am very satisfied with this cannon. I will reward you and the craftsmen who participated in the casting." .However, I still want to raise an opinion, can this gun mount of yours be improved, and install something at the rear that can adjust the shooting angle by pitching."

The gun mount of the Western Burgundy Snake Cannon can adjust the shooting angle through the pitch device.

This is a great improvement for artillery. It is easy for the gunner to adjust the angle, but Gao Yihuan found it difficult to aim when he looked at the bronze cannon in front of him.

He didn't know how to do it either, so he could only give a suggestion.

Chen Huiting nodded, "Don't worry, Commander, I will call craftsmen to improve it later."

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, and suddenly asked: "That's right! How about the improvement of the flower bomb?"

"This~" Chen Huiting lowered his head, and couldn't help feeling guilty, "Master, this may take a while, and the artillery also needs to be modified."

Gao Yihuan frowned, but he also knew that this matter cannot be rushed, "You have to work harder on this matter, and strive to make progress as soon as possible." Gao Yihuan paused, and then continued: "This commander sent someone to go When I came to Macau, I hired some Flang machine craftsmen, and they could arrive about a year ago. When they come, let the craftsmen have a look at their techniques and techniques, and see if you can get something from them!"

At this time Gao Yihuan had just finished speaking, a soldier came over in a hurry, walked up to Gao Yihuan, and whispered in his ear, "Marshal, someone from Guanzhong is here."

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