In order to facilitate reloading, the muzzle of the cannon is in the shape of a trumpet, but the muzzle of the mortar in front of him is narrower, which is obviously to absorb the experience of the West. With this change in structure, the gunpowder explodes, and the thrust on the projectile will undoubtedly be greater.

Xia Wenbin listened to Wang Yan's words, and hurriedly called a few people to load and launch gunpowder first, and then brought a set of levers, put the huge iron ball at one end, and finally hoisted it up and put it into the gun chamber.

The loaded shell is a flowering shell, the Ming Dynasty has quite a lot of experience in the manufacture of woodpipe fuses, and the flowering shells have shown their might during the Central Plains War, and now the technology is more skilled.

The mortar cannon is a projectile, the speed of the cannonball is slow, the range is short, the effect is similar to that of a catapult, and his shell fuse is easier to control than the cannonball with a fast discharge speed.

"Prison country, several cabinet ministers, please retreat, we are about to test the gun." Seeing that the loading was completed, Xia Wenbin bowed and saluted and reminded him.

Although this cannon has been tried several times, I am afraid that if something happens, if Wang Yan and a group of cabinet members are killed during the test of the gun, the joke will be big.

Wang Yan would not joke with his own life, he saw that the gunner was loaded with a lot of gunpowder, and the shells were four or five times larger than the shells of the red-coated cannon, so he quickly retreated and left this big guy.

Wang Yan retreated as far as he could, and it wasn't until Xia Wenbin said it was okay that he stopped with everyone, and then stretched out his hand to ask Lu Shikui for a clairvoyant mirror to watch.

At this time, Xia Wenbin waved the flag, and the personnel who tested the cannon got the order to first ignite the fuse of the cannonball, then ignite the fuse of the cannon, and then covered their ears and squatted on the ground.

The lead on the cannon body flashed with sparks, and it burrowed into the medicine room, and a deafening sound of "boom" sounded, and the body of the mortar cannon shook violently, and a cloud of white smoke instantly covered the mortar cannon.

Wang Yan felt that the ground shook, and a huge black bullet rushed out of the flames and smoke, drew a parabola, and fell behind the city wall.

Immediately after that, an explosion that was even louder than Fang just now sounded, and Wang Yan only felt a gust of air rushing overhead, and in a panic, he saw a flash of fire behind the city wall, and thick smoke billowed out, covering most of the sky.

Wang Yan was slightly stunned, this is similar to the fighting style of the tiger squat cannon, but this power is also too great, so shocked that his clairvoyant mirror almost fell off his hand and fell to the ground.

At that moment, Wang Yan threw the clairvoyant mirror in his hand to his own soldiers, and walked behind the city wall, but the few cabinet members who were frightened hesitated a little and walked to the back.

Behind the city wall, there are a lot of straw men and wooden people as targets.

Wang Yan detoured behind the city wall, only to see that in the center of the explosion, a large pit appeared, the straw man in the middle was in a mess, most of them were overturned, the grass man was still burning with flames, and the edge was also blown up.

If this thing falls into the crowd, the effect is not known how tragic it is, it can be said to be ferocious and inhumane.

Seeing this kind of power, the group felt a trace of fear, but Wang Yan was very happy, found a new toy, and said happily: "Okay! He stretched out his hand to summon Xia Wenbin and happily ordered: "This kind of cannon, it must be made more, and it must be made big!" ”

Tongguan is tall and strong, just there is a huge cannon bombardment front, it is difficult to break through, if there is this kind of mortar bombardment of the city wall and the Jin army behind the city, Wang Yan can be said to have great confidence in breaking Tongguan.

After watching the test firing of the artillery, Wang Yan encouraged Xia Wenbin a few words, praised the craftsmen who cast the artillery, and returned to Luoyang City not long after.

In the palace of the king of Chu, as soon as Wang Yan returned to Luoyang, Chen Zilong, a scholar, was sitting in the hall, drinking tea and waiting.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and a Qian Bingrup next to him reminded in a low voice: "Cabinet Department, the prison country is here." ”

Chen Zilong hurriedly put down the teacup, and when he turned around, he saw Wang Yan's face full of joy, walking in the wind, he quickly stood up and bowed and saluted, "See the prison country." ”

Wang Yan waved his hand, walked to the seat and sat down, let the two of them sit too, and then asked, "What conditions did Han Chaoxuan put forward and how was the discussion?" ”

Wang Yan did not bring Chen Zilong with him during the inspection, leaving him in Luoyang to deal with some twists and turns from Nanjing, and then listen to the conditions of the Jin Kingdom.

"Qi Yu Jian Guo, the conditions brought by Han Chaoxuan are to be vassals, cut land, and pay tribute, in exchange for our dynasty to withdraw troops from northern Shaanxi!"

Wang Yan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Where are they going to cede it?" ”

"Hanzhong. As long as our dynasty retreats, the Korean dynasty declares that the Jin country is willing to cede Hanzhong, declare itself to our court, and pay tribute every year. Chen Zilong said.

Hanzhong is willing to cede it, that is Wu Sangui's place, Haoge is really generous to others.

However, the strategic location of Hanzhong was extremely important, and after the Ming army obtained it, the threat of the Jin State to Sichuan and Shu would be lifted, and the Ming army could be dangerously closed from the south.

Jin Guo even Hanzhong was willing to give up, which is equivalent to holding a salary to fight the fire, which shows that their desire for peace is very strong, and the more they want to seek peace, the more it shows that Jin Guo is weak and not ready for the current war.

Seeing that Wang Yan didn't speak, Chen Zilong couldn't help asking: "Jianguo, how do you reply to Han Chaoxuan, do you want to put forward any conditions?" ”

Wang Yan came back to his senses and shook his head, "No, Gu will not allow the Jin State to divide Guanzhong, the territory of the Ming Dynasty, Gu not only has to restore it all, but also to open up." The scourge of the Jin Kingdom must be cut down and eradicated and completely annihilated in Guanzhong. ”

From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty or from his own point of view, there was no need for the Jin Kingdom to exist.

If Guanzhong is not recovered and a strong Jin state is left, then Henan, Shanxi, and Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty will always be threatened.

From the perspective of the security of the Ming Dynasty, Guanzhong, Longyou, and Hexi Corridor had to be taken, and Wang Yan could not tolerate a Western Xia that threatened the security of the Ming Dynasty's northwest frontier.

Wang Yan inspected the front line and saw the new artillery in Xin'an, he was already full of confidence, and the attitude of the Jin State in eagerness to seek peace strengthened his belief in destroying Jin.

Wang Yan said before that Jin Guo couldn't give him the conditions he wanted.

The country is impermanently strong, and it is impermanently weak, if you don't take advantage of the strength of the Ming Dynasty and try to eliminate hidden dangers, do you want to wait for the Ming Dynasty to be weak one day, and let the Jin State counterattack?

This is irresponsible to the Ming Dynasty and irresponsible to future generations.

Chen Zilong heard Wang Yan say this, and knew that his will to destroy Jin was resolute, "The minister will inform Han Chaoxuan later, inform the attitude of the prison state, and drive him out of Luoyang." ”

"This doesn't have to be!" Wang Yan shook his head and said with a smile, "If you can't negotiate peace, you can talk about something else!" Han Chaoxuan is still aware of current affairs, you should do more of his work, let him see the current situation clearly, and don't go all the way to the dark! ”

In Qingzhou that year, Zhao Yingyuan and Wang Yan were sold by Han Chaoxuan, and Wang Yan has always kept this in his heart.

Wang Yan is using any trick to dig the corner of Haoge, Chen Zilong heard the words, saluted and said, "The minister understands!" ”

After saying this, Wang Yan remembered another thing that he was more concerned about, and couldn't help asking: "In the days when I went to the front line to inspect alone, did I have any news from northern Shaanxi?" ”

After the weather became colder, the mountains were covered by heavy snow, and the Ming army in Shanxi was no longer able to give Li Laiheng in northern Shaanxi to help. Meng Qiaofang led an army of 50,000 to attack northern Shaanxi, and Wang Yan was still a little worried.

"Liu Dudu just sent news from Shanxi, the Jin army's offensive is very fierce, Yulin has been captured by the Jin general Sun Sike, not long ago the Suiyan general Gao Youcai was defeated and killed, and the remnants of Yulin Mansion have retreated to Suidezhou."

"Yulin lost it so quickly?" Wang Yan was a little surprised, and immediately walked to the map hanging in the hall and looked at how much land the Ming army still occupied in northern Shaanxi.

"Jianguo, we have few people in Yulin, so we were broken by the Jin army." Seeing Wang Yan's expression, Chen Zilong hurriedly explained: "Right now, Li Laiheng, Wang Guangtai, plus Wang Yongqiang, more than 20,000 people are guarding Suide and Wubao, and they are each other's horns, and the troops are concentrated, so it is easier to defend them. As long as they don't make mistakes, they should have no problem persevering until the beginning of spring. ”

Wang Yan was still a little uneasy when he heard this, and walked a few steps in front of the map, "It seems that the plan for the attack should be determined as soon as possible, once the weather improves and the snow melts, we must attack immediately." ”

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