Before Zhou Yuji sent out troops, he carefully checked the equipment in Jizhen. Especially Jizhou, the place where the mutiny took place.
He knew what the rebels had. Zhou Yuji is a real soldier. He has no place in the Ministry of War, even though he really has nothing to do in the office, because he makes many mistakes and easily offends others.
He basically consults information to understand the world's geographical situation and military files. He knew that these rebels had a huge number of firearms.
Ji Town is known as the No. 1 town in the world. This is the foot of the emperor. The capital of Gyeonggi Province. If there is any good stuff, it must be equipped here first.
Their priority is higher than Liao Town. What he was most worried about was the three red cannons at the top of Jizhou City.
Zunhua is a famous intermountain basin at the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain in North Zhili. The terrain slopes from northeast to southwest. Surrounded by mountains, a long and narrow Zhongdao Mountain divides the mountain basin into two, forming a unique landform of three mountains and two rivers.
The location of Jizhou City is very important. It happens to be stuck at the exit of the Yanshan Mountains to the north and the parallel mountains to the south, and this exit is a shrinking gourd mouth.
In other words, if the Mongols break through any mountain pass along the several hundred kilometers of the Great Wall from Jizhou to Shanhaiguan, they must move westward along the plain between the two mountains, and then break through Jizhou City before entering the Gyeonggi Plain. .
Of course, if you are not afraid of taking a long detour, you can also go over the mountains on the south side and go to Yutian County, Baodi County, and Xianghe County.
In the original history, in the winter of the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji gathered more than 200,000 troops from Mongolia and the Eight Banners to break through the three Great Wall Passes at Da'ankou in Zunhua. After taking Zunhua, he went straight to Jizhou.
Then, they were blocked here by Guan Ning's army, which Yuan Chonghuan urgently returned for reinforcements. Then the controversial incident in history happened, in which Yuan Chonghuan inexplicably allowed more than 200,000 people from the Eight Banners to escape under his nose at night.
As a result, Huang Taiji fought all the way to the capital city. After passing Jizhou, there is no longer any danger to defend. There is a flat plain ahead to the west.
The road is also a straight line, passing through Sanhe County and Tongzhou County to reach the capital. Therefore, Jizhou's geographical location is very important, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the key to JD.com.
The status is similar to that of the Tiger Prison in Luoyang. Therefore, there will be red cannons deployed here. During these three days, the car camp was set up.
Zhou Yuji has been building fortifications. The purpose is to prevent gunfire. The steel plate wall of the carriage camp can block matchlock guns, three-eyed muskets, and even tiger squatting cannons that use shotguns.
However, used to block various types of general cannons, the spherical solid bullets fired by Fran cannons will definitely not be able to block them.
A three-millimeter corrugated steel plate would definitely make a hole in the face of a cannonball that weighed at least half a kilogram.
A large number of shells hitting the camp will cause serious casualties. Those tents, horse pens, vehicles, and materials will definitely be damaged, and there will be a lot of casualties.
What's even more frightening is that being pressed down and bombarded may knock the soldiers apart and cause a rout. Soldiers of this era cannot bear it, and the roaring spherical solid bullets plow the ground over and over again.
Zhou Yuji dug trenches behind the barbed wire and built a sandbag wall in front of the carriage. Trenches were dug behind retractable wall panels, and sandbag walls were built behind the trenches.
Used to block artillery shells from entering the camp.
"Everyone is not allowed to move without my order. Everyone is on standby. It is forbidden to fire back." Zhou Yuji ordered with a gloomy look.
At this time, Wang Kun was so scared that he almost peed his pants. He suddenly became anxious and roared: "Zhou Yuji, you coward, if you don't fight back quickly, how long will you let them bombard us?" This round of bombardment was so terrible that Wang Kun couldn't stand it anymore, so he gritted his teeth , waiting for the opponent's bombardment.
"Shut up, if you dare to make any noise again, I will throw you down." Zhou Yuji couldn't bear it anymore and resisted the urge to kick him to death.
Huang Hao persuaded: "Your Majesty, the maximum range of our artillery is only 700 meters, and the effective range is 500 meters. If it exceeds 500 meters, it cannot be fired accurately. The opponent's red cannon is at a distance of more than 600 meters, and we can't fire it accurately." If you don't hit them, they can hit us. If we fire, it's just a waste of ammunition." This is how the Ming army fought against the Jian Nu. They couldn't keep their composure.
It was clear that the enemy was out of range, so he opened fire and fired randomly. Not only was ammunition was wasted, but the morale of the troops was shaken.
Wang Kun pulled Huang Hao and begged: "General Huang, there is no way for us to die like this."
"Don't worry, father-in-law, those sandbag walls can block the shells. It won't be too late for us to open fire when they rush up." Huang Hao comforted,
"The watchtower we are in is made of very thin steel pipes, and the bottom is empty. There is a high probability that artillery shells will pass through. It is difficult to hit a steel pipe that is only two inches thick. It is very safe here." I heard that the place where I was standing was It was safe, and Wang Kun finally felt relieved.
Shivering, I stood in the corner of the watchtower and forced myself to calm down. Whether this unit is a vehicle camp or a Rumi gun unit, they have undergone rigorous training.
Their discipline far exceeds that of other Ming army soldiers. Suddenly, there was silence. They all clenched their weapons and waited for orders in silence.
The red cannons fired one after another. From time to time a carriage was hit. Cause casualties.
There were also shells hitting the camp. But the vast majority of the shells were stopped by the sandbag walls. The ejection speed of the twenty-pounder exceeds the speed of sound, with a unique high-pitched whistling sound.
It's scary. The spherical solid projectile was indestructible, and the trees it encountered along the way were directly broken, and the rocks it encountered were smashed into pieces.
Wang Kun, an eunuch who had never been on the battlefield, was shocked to see this. Wang Kun trembled and asked, "How long should we wait?" He bravely waited for the opponent's shells to come, and then he was glad that they did not hit him, and he survived for a moment longer.
It was so torturous. Zhou Yuji snorted with a cold face and ignored him. Huang Hao explained patiently: "My father-in-law, please be patient for the time being. When they turn the barrel red and overheat, they will stop shooting and cool down the artillery. By then, they can only use ordinary artillery, shotguns, and three-wheelers." Eye cannons, broken house cannons, bows and arrows, etc. are shooting at us. At that time, our heavy artillery will have the advantage." Wang Kun felt despair after hearing this. God knows when those red cannons will turn their barrels red.
The sound of artillery fire from the opposite side was continuous. The three heavy cannons took turns to fire and load. It seems to people that in a short period of time, a shot will be released.
This suddenly increased the pressure on the entire battlefield. Every artillery shell fired, whether it hit the camp in a high-angle parabola or hit a sidecar, would take away several lives.
For a moment, Wang Kun saw the cruel sight of flesh and blood flying for the first time.
