Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1032: New Type of Cannon 2
While the monarchs and ministers in Beijing were busy digging holes for Europe, the 11 Ming army had effectively encircled Shenyang, and used a large number of heavy artillery to bombard the fortresses outside Shenyang, turning Shenyang into an isolated city.In order to capture Shenyang, the Ming army mobilized more than 150 85mm howitzers and a similar number of 160mm lightning cannons to form an unprecedentedly powerful artillery group.At present, this artillery group has not fully exerted its power, but has only conducted a few rounds of test firings... Just a few rounds of test firings gave the Qing army holding Shenyang City a feeling that the world was falling apart and the end of the world was coming.Regardless of their lack of troops, they sent infantry and cavalry out of the city several times to try to blow up these cannons. The Ming army warmly welcomed them with rocket launchers and shotguns. After a bloody fight, the Qing troops who rushed out of the city were left with mutilated remains. Incomplete body.They did destroy a dozen cannons, but they were of no use. There were still two to three hundred cannons left!
The ferocity of the Qing army also made Lu Xiangsheng realize that even if it was at the end of the road, this opponent should not be underestimated.Moreover, he was quite worried about the imperial court handing over all six legions of Heluo New Army and Tianxiong Army into his hands - the two new armies had worked hard for so many years, and they had only managed to pull out these six legions in total. Legion!Although he is a marshal, it is natural for him to lead the world's elite soldiers, but he is still a little worried that all six legions are in his hands.After the painful experience of being suspected and excluded by Chongzhen, this politically naive marshal has realized that a superior can never completely trust anyone. He has all the best soldiers in the world in his hands, and they are close to the capital. Over time, the imperial court will become suspicious, and everything must be resolved quickly!What's more, 11 troops are fighting in Liao, and the ammunition and supplies consumed every day are an astonishing number.So he ordered the transfer of the latest new naval gun developed by the Heluo Group, the 130mm cannon!
The diameter of the 130 mm cannon has reached an astonishing 32 times, and it also uses a relatively primitive braking principle. These improvements have made the weight of this artillery reach an astonishing seven tons, even if it is equipped with solid rubber wheels regardless of the cost, the road surface It is also quite strong, and it is very difficult to transport such a big thing to the front line.For this purpose, Lu Xiangsheng specially allocated a thousand civilians, divided into two groups. More than 100 people were responsible for one cannon. People pushed and horses pulled them. When encountering difficult places, they had to pave the way first. It took several days to bump into each other. They were finally sent to the front line.Seeing these precious cannons in place, Lu Xiangsheng showed a rare smile and gathered around him with a group of generals. He stretched out his hand to touch the cannon body, which was so slippery that a fly would fall over if it landed. He felt that this piece of art was like a piece of art. The murderous aura condensed inside the treasure-like weapon made him sigh with emotion: "He is really the God of War... With it, all city defense strategies are empty talk, and no matter how strong the fortress is, it cannot withstand a few of its shots!"

Dan Danyang, who was in charge of sending the cannon, said proudly: "This is the most lethal weapon in the world, bar none! To have such a work, I will be satisfied in my life, and I don't want anything!"

Catherine finally squeezed in. She first showed a flattering smile to Dan Danyang, then stretched out her hand to touch the cannon body, praising repeatedly: "What a superb craftsmanship, what a superb craftsmanship! Even the best craftsmen in Europe can't do it." Such a treasure! By the way, Mr. Shan, how is the performance of this artillery? Is it powerful?"

Dan Danyang chuckled: "How's the performance? It can hit more than 20 miles in one shot. Do you think it's powerful?"

Catherine gasped: "One cannon shot more than 20 miles away! Then...every corner of the whole city is within its range!"

Shan Danyang said: "Yes, as long as you put it towards the fort, every corner of most cities will be within its range, and there will be no safe place at all."

Catherine's heart jumped for a while—according to this statement, there is no city in Europe that can withstand its bombardment!She asked cautiously, "Can I have a shot?"

Dan Danyang was very generous: "Yes! The shells are there, you go ahead."

The bomb carriers walked away with smirks on their faces, and pointed out to Catherine the location of the cannon... In fact, there was no need to point out at all. The person is so tall, standing there, who can't see it?
This foreign girl was immediately dumbfounded... Could such a cannonball be heavier than her?She's not the reincarnation of Superwoman, how could she possibly move such a heavy thing!

Seeing her deflated expression, everyone was in a happy mood and laughed.Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but laugh out loud.However, the Imperial Marshal quickly put on a serious face and said, "Stop laughing and be serious! Build the artillery positions as soon as possible and fire the artillery tomorrow to knock down the city wall!"

Everyone suppressed their laughter and responded in unison: "Understood!"

The 1000-meter Shenyang city wall was deadly silent. The Qing army indifferently watched a large group of Ming soldiers busy around the exaggerated cannons, pursed their lips and said nothing, but their expressions were close to despair. up.

Damn, four more cannons!
How many cannons did the Ming army have to put here before they would be willing!
Dai Shan pointed to the cannons and sighed: "These cannons... are so big!"

Abatai hummed: "It's bigger than any cannon we've seen before, and it must be unprecedentedly powerful, right?"

Daishan said bitterly: "A few years ago we were still laughing at the Ming army's firearm garbage, and would rather use fire sticks than the captured Ming army guns and artillery, but in the blink of an eye they produced hundreds of excellent cannons with powerful power. It is so big that even the Hongyi cannon can't match it! This bending is too fast, it makes people feel like they are dreaming!"

Abatai also had a bitter look on his face: "Where did those trash from the Daming Staff Bureau make such a good cannon? It was all made by Yang Menglong. We didn't lose to Daming, but to that guy who didn't play cards according to common sense. Lost to his group of skilled craftsmen!"

Daishan looked at Abatai with a dazed expression, and asked with difficulty: "Do you think we can defeat Ming and replace it without Yang Menglong?"

Abatai nodded: "There is no suspense about this."

Daishan grabbed him by the lapel and growled in a low voice: "Why? Why didn't Changshengtian give such an outstanding talent to the Qing Dynasty? Why did he oppose us wholeheartedly and refused to leave us any way to survive? Why!?"

This problem has also tortured Abate for a long time. During the days when he was defeated in Haizhou and led the remnant soldiers to flee day and night, he silently roared at the sky countless times in the dead of night, asking why the sky was so unfair. When the Qing had already seen the hope of unifying the country, it dropped such a nemesis, driving the Qing to a dead end.The pain of being on the verge of failure and the panic of subjugation tortured his heart and almost drove him crazy.He didn't have an answer to this question, so he could only smile wryly: "This is probably God's will."

Daishan let go of his hand weakly, and muttered to himself: "God's will? God's will?"

The battle flag on the city wall of Shenyang was lifted feebly, and God was speechless.

This battle is destined to be lost, and everyone in the city knows it.The strength of the Ming army is so terrifying. The six fully-armored legions alone are enough to make people despair. Coupled with the [-] veterans who struggled out of the blood sea of ​​​​the mountain of corpses in Panjin battlefield, they can't even fight back, let alone fight back. I don’t even have the strength!The only good thing is that because the opponent is so powerful, their destruction should come quickly, and they probably won't have to taste the pain of Dalinghe City being besieged for several months, and the city is eating corpses and breaking bones for food.

The Qing army was waiting for the end of the opponent.

And the Ming army didn't let them wait long.

After a busy whole night, the four 130mm cannons were finally deployed and hundreds of shells were delivered.In the early morning of the next day, the Ming army lined up early to receive a double portion of the war meal. One portion was eaten immediately, and the other portion was put in the backpack.After the fight, it may be too late to cook, so it is better to prepare an extra serving.In the tent of the Chinese army, all the generals surrounded the sand table with high fighting spirit, waiting for Lu Xiangsheng's order.The artilleryman carefully wiped the barrel again, checking and checking every part, for fear of a little bit of trouble.

We must prepare for a general attack.

There was no tension at all, and everyone was relaxed, as if they were doing something very ordinary.These Jianzhou barbarians were once Daming's mortal enemies, and Daming almost let them be wiped out. The number of Daming soldiers and civilians who died under their butcher's knives was more than a million. When it comes to Jiannu, who wouldn't want to gnash their teeth?However, the last surprise was about to be launched against this opponent, but everyone couldn't find the feeling of enthusiasm and thunderous heartbeat, and everything seemed to be a matter of course.Even the [-] brought by Lu Xiangsheng experienced the most tragic defeat, wishing to eat the Panjin Legion of the Qing army alive, and they were a little bit depressed. They said in private: "Now there are only more slaves than dead people." Take a breath, fight them, it's boring!"

This can only be blamed on Yang Menglong.He beat them so hard that he slaughtered the main force of the Qing army in one breath, leaving nothing behind for the troops outside the pass.If he could let go of [-] to [-] elite Qing troops and come back, maybe the troops participating in the siege would be more excited.

Lu Xiangsheng looked around at the generals, and ordered in a deep voice: "General Xue, your army is attacking the south gate!"

Xue Siming cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

"General Han, your army is attacking the east gate!"

"As ordered!"

"Lei Shisheng, your army is attacking Xiao Ximen!"

"As ordered!"

"Qian Yu, your army and General Yan's army are the second echelon, and they are in charge of guarding at the same time to prevent the enemy from coming to help!"

"As ordered!"

"Panjin Army, follow me to attack the North Gate and West Gate! We must capture Shenyang within three days!"

"Follow orders!!!"

The order is as simple as that. It clearly stipulates where each legion will attack and when to capture it. That's it. There is no tactical deployment at all.There is no need for tactical deployment. Three hundred or so cannons can blast the city wall down with one blast, and then everyone can rush in and kill people. How easy it is!
The first to fire was the 130mm cannon.Under Shan Danyang's command, the barrels of the four cannons were adjusted to shoot flat and aimed at the thickest part of the city wall. Then he plugged his ears with two balls of cotton and raised a small red flag.The four bomb carriers carried the shells over and stuffed them into the barrel, then closed the breech and connected the gun rope, their movements were very skillful.There’s no way I’m not familiar with it, they’re specialized in artillery testing!

The flag was waved down violently.

The gunner pulled hard on the gun rope!
boom!boom!boom!boom!
A large cloud of smoke rose up. Even if there was a stationary hoe, it was of no use. The heavy barrel of the cannon still moved back nearly two feet, stirring up a large cloud of smoke and dust!Fierce and violent flames spewed out from the black muzzle. In the midst of thunder and thunder, four heavy projectiles rotated at high speed along the rifling and shot out, striking hard at the city wall!
The whole section of the city wall was shot in flames, the residual sand and gravel shot straight into the sky, the Qiaolou collapsed with a loud bang, and the soldiers flew into the air like pieces of paper... The loud explosion of the shells made everyone's thinking go blank, and their eyes were frozen. Inside, everything was terrifying like a nightmare.The soldiers near the explosion site either disappeared in the flash of the explosion's strong light, or were blown high by the explosion's shock wave, and then tore into pieces and fell down one after another, raining blood like pours.The soldiers of the Qing army who were a little farther away sat down on the ground, covered their ears with their hands and screamed, but even they couldn't hear their own voices, and hot and viscous liquid gushed out from their ears, smearing blood red ,is blood!They were deafened!
When the gunpowder smoke dissipated, everyone was shocked to find that there were four large holes in the bombarded city wall, many city bricks were blown away, and the entire city wall was obviously tilted.

This is just the power of four shells!
(End of this chapter)