Zhang Hong came to Lin Ping, the captain of the artillery team, and asked: "What's wrong with your artillery team? You can't even break a few wooden boards. Is it still possible? If you don't want to be a gunner, just tell me and I will arrange it." You go back to Lingqiu."
After speaking, he shouted loudly.
Lin Ping looked embarrassed, and the expression on his face was very unnatural.
That round of artillery just now never occurred to him that it would fail. You must know that the artillery of their artillery team is the most powerful in the Ming Dynasty. No matter in terms of range or power, there is no one better than them in the entire Ming Dynasty. What a powerful gun.
"Tell me, what's going on? Why is it that a four-pounder cannon that can break even bricks can't even break a few wooden boards?" Zhang Hong said with a straight face.
Lin Ping hesitated for a moment and said: "My subordinates suspect that there are people in Mongolia who know artillery. Otherwise, with just a few wooden boards, they would not be able to withstand our bombardment."
"I don't care what's going on, and I don't care if the Mongolians have anyone who knows how to use artillery. I only have one request, which is to blow up those three crappy things on the grassland." Zhang Hong pointed to the grassland with his finger. The three siege engines heading towards the castle.
Lin Ping straightened his back and said, "Yes, I will smash those crappy things."
"I'll watch you fire here. If you can't do it, I'll find someone who can." Zhang Hong took a step back and stood on the edge of the four-pounder.
At this time, Xiao Yuan, the deputy captain of the artillery team, ran over, stopped in front of Lin Ping, and said, "Captain, look at the three Mongolian siege vehicles. They are also wrapped in cotton on one side."
The artillery team had specially equipped monocular telescopes. Lin Ping picked up his own monocular telescope and looked at the three siege vehicles advancing on the grassland.
Zhang Hong, who was on the side, also used the monocular telescope he brought to look at the past.
After a while, Lin Ping put away the monocular and said: "There are experts in the Mongolian army who know how to withstand bombardment. No wonder a few wooden boards can block our bombardment."
"Is there a solution?" Zhang Hong asked Lin Ping.
Lin Ping thought for a while and said, "Yes, the first way is to continuously bombard the siege vehicle. I believe that the wooden planks on the siege vehicle will not be able to withstand a few shots and will be blown to pieces."
"It's too slow. Even if it can be destroyed after a few shots, if the Mongols prepare more siege vehicles like this next time, they will have a chance to reach the edge of the fort." Zhang Hong rejected this method.
Lin Ping added: "Then we can only change to a more powerful cannon."
As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Hong.
Among the cannons sent by Lingqiu, there were not only four-pound cannons, but also six-pound cannons and nine-pound cannons. Especially the nine-pound cannons were far more powerful than the four-pound cannons.
"You want to use a nine-pounder?" Zhang Hong asked.
The nine-pounder was a trump card, and he didn't want to use it easily.
Lin Ping shook his head and said: "There is no need for nine-pound cannons, six-pound cannons are enough. As long as two six-pound cannons, combined with a few four-pound cannons, my subordinates are sure to completely destroy the Mongolian attacks." Town car.”
"Can a six-pounder be enough?" Zhang Hong asked worriedly.
Lin Ping nodded and said: "The battalion is rest assured that the power of the six-pounder cannon is enough to destroy the Mongolian siege vehicles."
"Okay, you are allowed to use the six-pounder cannon, but you must completely destroy the Mongolian siege vehicle before it approaches the fort." Zhang Hong pointed at the siege vehicle on the grassland and said.
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission." Lin Ping agreed loudly.
The deputy captain of the running team ran away to prepare the two six-pound cannons.
Each gun has a dedicated gunner, and the six-pounder is naturally the same. However, there was no plan to use the six-pounder before. It was believed that the four-pounder and the Franco machine gun were enough to deal with the Mongolian army, so the gunner of the six-pounder was assigned Rest beneath the fort walls.
Not long after, two teams of gunners ran up from under the fort.
A team of gunners came to a six-pounder, began to clean the six-pounder, and then aimed and loaded the iron ball.
Solid bullets are used to bombard siege vehicles, which are not only powerful but also have a long range, while the range of blooming bullets is much closer. More importantly, the blooming bullets pose no threat to the wooden boards on the siege vehicles.
The Mongolian soldiers pushed the siege vehicle forward slowly. Due to the heavy weight of the siege vehicle, after half a day, they were still no less than one mile away from the direction of the fort.
"The six-pounder is ready," shouted a six-pounder gunner.
Lin Ping turned to look at Zhang Hong.
Zhang Hong said: "You are the captain of the artillery team, and the six-pounder is also under your command. Don't worry about me. If you think you can fire, then fire."
Lin Ping withdrew his gaze, raised the command flag in his hand, and shouted: "Fire!"
After saying the word "shoot", he waved the flag in his hand downwards.
Eight four-pounders and two six-pounders were fired almost at the same time.
The iron ball flew out from the barrel of the gun, turned into an arc, and hit the three siege vehicles on the grassland.
The previous rounds of running had already started, and the directions had been adjusted. In addition, the siege vehicles traveling on the grassland were very slow, and more than half of the iron balls accurately bombarded the wooden boards of the siege vehicles.
One of the two iron balls from the six-pounder hit the siege vehicle in the middle, shattering the wooden planks on the siege vehicle on the spot. Not only that, many Mongolian soldiers behind were also killed and injured.
The Mongolian soldiers hiding behind fled in confusion, and fled behind the other two siege vehicles. This caused a large number of troops behind the two siege vehicles, and many Mongolian soldiers were exposed to the attack. Behind the plank of the town car.
Although the other two siege vehicles were not smashed by the iron balls, they received more than one iron ball on the wooden board, causing the entire siege vehicle to shake several times.
"Clean the barrel and prepare to shoot again." Lin Ping shouted excitedly.
In fact, without his words, other gunners also started cleaning the barrels in preparation for the next round of firing.
Zhang Hong, standing next to Lin Ping, breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the siege vehicles built by the Mongols can be destroyed, the Mongolian army can be prevented from approaching the fort and the safety of the soldiers in the fort can be improved.
At this time, he was fortunate that the fort was built with the Dahei River as its back, and a wide and deep moat was dug around it, so that the cavalry of the Mongolian army could not cross the moat and directly attack the fort.
On the side of the Mongolian army, Su Nang's face suddenly darkened when he saw the siege vehicle in the middle being blown to pieces by artillery.
Wo Lunkuo on the side advised: "Taiji, don't worry, it must be the luck of the Tiger Flag that destroyed one of our siege vehicles. Now there are two siege vehicles left, which can completely protect our Mongolia." The warriors rushed to the fortress."
Su Nang nodded expressionlessly.
He also hoped that the scene just now was just a coincidence. After all, he had seen it with his own eyes when the siege vehicles defended against the bombardment before. Even if one siege vehicle was damaged now, the other two siege vehicles still defended against the second bombardment. Rounds of bombardment.
