nanming man

Chapter 653 Flower Bullet
After Gao Yihuan defeated Sun Kewang a few years ago and captured Jingzhou, the Wei army took control of Yiling and other places, and deployed heavy troops here to guard against the Western Army in Sichuan and set up cards to collect taxes.

The upper reaches of the Yangtze River are turbulent, but after passing through Yiling Prefecture, the water flow becomes gentler.

At this time, in the dark night, a small boat took advantage of the darkness to quietly avoid the Yiling Wei army's sight, and slowly headed towards Jiangling.

In order to be able to contact Nanjing and gain Zhu Cihong's trust, Wu Sangui sent his younger brother Wu Sanmei to secretly go to Jiangnan to present his request for surrender and canonization.

The boat was going down the river in the dark, and Wu Sanmei stood at the bow of the boat. He looked at both sides of the Yangtze River. Many people marched westward with torches, like dragons winding forward.

This surprised him, the Lord Xindao's guess was really good, this guy Gao Yihuan broke his promise again and was ready to attack Sichuan.

Fortunately, Guan Ningjun had expected it, otherwise he might be caught off guard by Wei Jun.

It was already midnight at this time, Wu Sanmei stood at the bow of the boat, watched for a while, saw that the river was pitch black and there was no danger, finally yawned, and went into the cabin to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, the boat arrived at the border of Jingzhou downstream. Wu Sanmei was sleeping soundly, but there was a commotion outside the boat. He hurriedly got up, got out of the cabin, and saw a warship of the Western Wei Dynasty navy approaching the boat. .

"What's going on?" Wu Sanmei turned pale with shock.

The owner of the boat was also sweating, but he said: "It should be a routine inspection, nothing serious."

The warships of the navy of the Western Wei Dynasty were wheeled ships, which were very popular in Huguang. When Zhong Xiang Yang Yao started an incident, he had many such wheeled ships in his hands.

This kind of boat relies on sails in the downwind, and turns by stepping on the wheels against the wind. It is very suitable for sailing in rivers and lakes.

The warships of the Western Wei Dynasty were not large, only accommodating 36 people. The ship was equipped with a small cannon, as well as a number of firecrackers and rockets.

At this time, the warship had already approached, and the pitch-black muzzle was aimed at the boat. The officer on the deck shouted: "Lower the sails, accept the interrogation!"

The owner of the ship took a look at Wu Sanmei, and Wu Sanmei looked at the cannon. He is a landlubber, and he will definitely die if he falls into the water. "Do as he says, don't say what you shouldn't say."

Not long after, the soldiers on the big ship threw their flying hooks, hooked the small boat, and pulled it hard. The boats leaned together, and several soldiers jumped into the small boat. flag?"

The feudal government of the Western Wei Dynasty plucked its feathers and taxed passing ships on the Yangtze River. Ships from Sichuan had to pay taxes in Yiling and obtain a flag before they could continue to pass.

There are many kinds of this kind of flags. Some flags are handed over for one year, and then passed freely, while others are only handled once. There are dates and specific code words on the flags, indicating when to send the flag and where to go. The shipment will be written on the flag.

The owner of the ship hurriedly apologized and said: "Master Jun, the villain is staying in Yiling at night, it's not easy to dock in the dark, and I don't know the rules of Huguang, so you can accommodate me."

Mr. Xiao looked at the boat and asked, "What cargo, where is it going?"

"Shu Jin, go to Yuezhou!" The owner of the ship hurriedly said.

This kind of situation is also common, Mr. Xiao said with a cold face, "Next time, remember to pay the tax in Yiling first, this time you will have to pay a [-]% fine, remember that."

The owner of the ship was relieved when he heard this. The guests on the ship gave him ten taels of gold, and paying [-]% of the fine was not a big deal.

The owner of the ship hurriedly nodded and bowed to show that he accepted the punishment. Behind the chief whistle, a soldier in a black flying fish suit and a plate helmet walked up to the cabin with the handle of his knife and asked in an eastern Sichuan accent, "Where are you, man?" Son's silver?"

Wu Sanmei's face darkened instantly. He is from Liaodong, and he revealed his secrets as soon as he opened his mouth.

The owner of the ship trembled in fright, and hurriedly said: "Master Jun, he is dumb!"

The soldier grasped the handle of the knife tightly. The opponent was tall and did not seem to be a southerner. The superior ordered a strict investigation, and he immediately waved his hand, "Take it away!"

Hearing the words, the soldiers at the bow drew out their swords, and the archers and gunners on the ship aimed at the boat.

Seeing this, Wu Sanmei was instantly furious, and quickly kicked the flying fish suit away, and then jumped into the water.

The soldiers on the boat were about to dive into the water, but they saw a man's head bobbing in the water. The flying fish suit got up and ran to the side of the boat with an angry face. Seeing this, he immediately cursed, "Turtle son, you are looking for death!"

Seeing Wu Sanmei struggling in the water, with limbs flailing non-stop, Feiyu was half convinced, and said with a smile, "Find a bamboo and pull Guizi up."

In Jingzhou City, in the temporary festival hall, Jin Shenghuan was discussing the route to Sichuan with several generals in front of the sand table.

At this moment, Zhao Zhuzi walked in, "Captain, Your Majesty has a clever plan. Wu Sangui, the son of a bitch, really wants to send someone to Nanjing."

Jin Shenghuan raised his head upon hearing the words, "What's going on?"

Zhao Zhuzi handed him a memorial, "Look at this, it's so fucking disgusting, I almost believed it."

Zhao Zhuzi spat, Jin Shenghuan took the letter and looked at it, and immediately closed it again, "Old Zhao, you immediately send a fast horse and send this letter to Guanzhong."

In Guanzhong, an open space on the outskirts of Xi'an, stands a section of city wall ten feet long and three feet high.

This is a broken target wall specially built by the Cannon Workshop to test the power and effect of various heavy artillery.

At this time, Gao Yihuan and several generals were standing under the city wall, and in front of them were several short and thick cannons placed obliquely on the gun mounts.

The generals were not used to seeing the slender cannon bodies of Hongyi cannons and bronze cannons, and seeing this kind of short-barreled cannon that was thicker than a bucket and could fit a person through the muzzle.

This kind of gun is an upgrade of the blunderbuss. It is a mortar specially used for siege. It has a short body and a short range.

This is incomparable to the Hongyi cannon. In addition, the shells it fires are different, but the original flowering shells of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Chen Huiting stepped forward and asked, "My lord, can we start?"

Gao Yihuan nodded, without anyone saying anything, he took a few steps back to distance himself from the artillery.

The flowering ammunition of the Ming Dynasty is a very dangerous shell. This danger is not only aimed at the enemy, but also the real gunner himself.

This is because the fuze technology of the flower bomb is not good enough, and it often explodes early, or even explodes directly in the barrel, making gunners reluctant to use this kind of shell.

Although the workshop is now modified with wooden tube fuzes, there are still frequent accidents and it is very unsafe.

At this time, the soldiers had finished loading the three cannons, and the cannon testers received the order to first ignite the fuzes of the cannonballs, and then ignited the fuses of the cannons, and then squatted on the ground covering their ears.

Sparks flashed from the lead wire on the gun body, and it slid into the medicine chamber with a whistling sound. There was a deafening "boom" sound, and the mortar body shook suddenly, and a cloud of white smoke instantly covered the mortar.

"Boom!" "Boom! As soon as the shell came out of the muzzle, one shell exploded, and then another shell exploded when it flew to the highest point. Only one shell landed behind the city wall, making a loud noise, and thick black smoke rose up, covering most of the sky .

Gao Yihuan heaved a sigh of relief, at least the bombing was done only after the fight was made, and no one of his own people was killed.

"Not bad!" Gao Yihuan encouraged, but then said: "However, it still needs to be improved!"

He was talking when Li Laiheng suddenly walked over and handed Gao Yihuan a letter.

Gao Yihuan took it out casually, and when he unfolded it, his face suddenly became ugly, "It's really shameless to bear the humiliation and bear the burden of humiliation and heart to Daming."

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