【Chapter 479】Why is the shelling ineffective?

"Tom tom!"

Hundreds of Franc machine guns were fired at the same time, and there was basically no interruption. 【】

Inside Gulang City, except for the warriors who were in charge of observing the vigilance, everyone else was silently hiding in the basement. Needless to say, everyone's mood will not be very happy. was pressed and beaten by others with cannons, no matter who it was, I am afraid that the mood would not be happy. This is obviously being bullied, and the grievances in the stomach are naturally indispensable. Many soldiers are quietly discussing when the white-clothed army's own artillery will arrive.

Some well-informed officers are also quietly speculating about when the cannons made by the white-clothed army themselves will be put into the battlefield. The news that the white-clothed army cast its own cannons is not a secret of too high a level, and ordinary officers above the squad leader know it. Part of the backbone fighters also knows. Later, even most of the fighters knew. They also knew that the cannon that the white-clothed army itself was going to cast was not a small-caliber Franco-machine artillery, but a large-caliber red-coated cannon. The power of the redcoat cannon is much more powerful than the Franc machine artillery.

In the Ming Empire at that time, there were only no more than twenty red-coated cannons, all of which were guns of the sunken battleships of the British bought from the Portuguese, with a caliber of about 120 mm. This is the largest caliber artillery known to the people of the Ming Dynasty. These twenty cannons are currently deployed in the Beijing Division. However, it won't be long before ten gates will be deployed to Ningyuan City. The wild boar Pinurhachi was wounded by the red-clothed cannon, and finally died of his wounds.

Letting the soldiers know something about the cannon was very effective in boosting their morale. Therefore, Xu Xingxia did not keep it too secretive. Xu Xingxia was indeed ready to launch the red-coat cannon or the Napoleonic artillery from the very beginning, and the old Francophone cannon had long been eliminated. It's just that there is no progress in the research of the redcoat cannon for the time being. Today, being bullied by the rebel artillery, Xu Xingxia's heart has also become very strong. Paralyzed, when did Lao Tzu have a red-coated cannon?

If there is a red-coated cannon in hand, Lao Tzu can now force all the enemies outside the city back ten miles. If you want to fight with Lao Tzu, dream! The shotgun fired by the redcoat cannon is farther away than the solid bullet you fire! These more than 100 Franco machine guns, in front of the red-coated cannons, are simply scum! As for the siege, the effect of the red-coated cannon is even more than dozens of streets of Fulang machine artillery! The two are not the same world at all!

…… In Gulang City, the white-clothed army was silently enduring the bombardment of solid bullets, fantasizing about when they would have their own artillery. Outside Gulang City, behind the rebel artillery, Mo Yuegen and the others were quite comfortable. The depression in their hearts, along with the solid bullets one by one, continued to fall on the inside of Gulang City, and there seemed to be some changes.

Damn Xu Xingxia, damn the white-clothed army, it's finally your turn to taste the power of artillery, right? Cannons are not the preserve of you Han people! We Tatars also have cannons. Just like the original Huihui artillery, the artillery of the Mongols is more powerful than the artillery of the Song Dynasty army! There are invincible cavalry across the world, and powerful artillery, and you can't dominate the East if you don't want to. Perhaps, he also has a chance to become the next Genghis Khan?

As soon as he thought of Genghis Khan's name, Mo Yuegen's blood boiled. There is no doubt that Genghis Khan was definitely his idol. His goal was to create half of Genghis Khan's great achievements. Of course, it would be better if he could stand side by side with Genghis Khan, or even surpass him. It's just that in order to achieve this goal, Xu Xingxia must be solved first. Mo Yuegen secretly swore to the sky: "Xu Xingxia, you will definitely die in Gulang City!" ”

…… In the eyes of the Tatars, Gulang City must not be able to withstand the continuous bombardment of artillery. The flesh and blood of the white-clothed army will never be able to block the bombardment of solid bullets. It only takes a few days, or even a day or two, for the White Army to surely collapse. The vitality of the Tatars is stronger than that of the white-clothed army, but in the face of artillery, it is also very fragile. Mo Yuegen lives by himself, and believes that the white-clothed army will definitely not last long. At that time, Gulang City can go down with one drum. However, Mo Yuegen's assumption seems to be slightly off.

After three consecutive days of bombardment, the appearance of Gulang City did not suffer much damage. Although, from the outside, it is indeed very broken and broken, as if a gust of wind blows, it will fall. The problem is, it's always standing. Since the Tatars did not have a clairvoyant and could not see most of the details, the damage caused by the solid bullets, they could not see it at all. In a daze, it seems that the power of the solid bullet is almost negligible.

"What's going on with your cannons? It didn't work! Bergen frowned.

"It didn't work? How could it not be effective? Liu Fengxi and Li Guozhen looked dazed. Subsequently, the two felt infinitely aggrieved. The two of them held their breath, but they had no way to vent it. Paralyzed, damned Tatars, both of them have already exerted the power of the cannon to the limit. You see, the West Gate Tower of Gulang City has been almost destroyed. However, it also aroused the suspicion of the Tatars. If you are paralyzed, you would have known it earlier, and you would not be a traitor. The role of a traitor is really not something that everyone can do.

"What's going on with your cannons?" Mo Yuegen also rushed over.

"Our cannon ......" Liu Fengxi and Li Guozhen's hearts became more and more aggrieved.

Grass, do you really think that cannons are omnipotent? Do you really think that when the cannon goes off, the city wall will be torn down? How can it be so easy? In such a short period of time, we have basically destroyed the West Gate Tower of Gulang City, which in itself is a great credit, okay? You guys who have never seen the world really think that you can use cannons to raze all the walls of Gulang City? That's the special skill of the white army, right?

"Keep firing! The walls must be destroyed! Mo Yuegen said angrily.

He felt as if he had been deceived. This damn artillery seems to be quite powerful when dealing with itself! Why is it that when dealing with the white-clothed army, there is no power! If it weren't for these rebel gunners, or under the noses of the Tatars, he would have thought they were deliberately making trouble! It's just that, as the head of the Tatars, the god of arrows of the Tatars, he was embarrassed to ask. This seems to be a bit cowardly!

"Liu Fengxi, let me ask you, why is the artillery so powerful when it bombards us. When used against the white-clothed army, the power is so small? "Fortunately, Berrien is a studious person with the quality of not being ashamed to ask questions, and he just asked this question for Mo Yuegen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the white-clothed army must have dug a basement or a tunnel ......or something like that in the city," Liu Fengxi said helplessly. He had to explain in detail why their shelling was not so effective. As a result, a group of Tatars listened with half-belief. I want to question, but I don't have that level. With their rudimentary knowledge, they are not able to understand the field of artillery for the time being. I have to believe it.

"No matter what, we must destroy Gulang City!" Mo Yuegen emphasized again.

"Yes!" Liu Fengxi and Li Guozhen, even if they have a stomach full of anger, they can only reluctantly agree. Keep firing, there's time anyway.

...... "Chairman, it seems that the power of this Tartar cannon is not good......" Zhang Yi put down the clairvoyant mirror and said a little strangely. At this time, he and Xu Xingxia nested near the West Gate Tower, quietly observing the movements outside. The West Gate Tower was basically destroyed, everything that could be dropped was dropped, everything that could fly was flying, and the rest was dirt, and there was basically no harm to the people next to it. They nestled next to them, and they were relatively safe.

"There is no flowering bomb, and the power is naturally like this." Xu Xingxia looked very calm.

The Tatars pushed out so many cannons and bombarded Gulang City, and the white-clothed army was more or less nervous, worried that the solid bullets would fall on their heads. Unless you are hiding in the basement, you can completely relax. Only Xu Xingxia didn't pay much attention to it. Because, he is really not very interested in the power of the Franc machine artillery. If this will also be hit by a solid bullet, he can only say that his luck is really too weak.

In fact, the Tatars used Franc artillery to attack the city, which in itself was a mistake. Such small cannons are basically used to defend the city, and even if they are used for field battles, there are few opportunities. The caliber of the Franc machine gun was too small, which was the most fatal flaw. This makes it seriously insufficient, and can only be used to kill human targets, and its destructive power against walls and fortresses is very limited. Otherwise, he would have let the cannon casting workshop have a large number of copycats.

When it comes to the ability of cottages, who can be stronger than our ancestors? The vast majority of the artillery of the Ming Dynasty was a copycat. The rebels in front of them are also copycats. Otherwise, with the state fiscal and tax revenues of the Ming Dynasty, how could it be possible to buy so many artillery? However, our cottage has produced the essence, and the cottage has produced quality. The vast majority of the Franco's guns are of better quality than those imported from abroad. This is still in the case of the Ordnance Bureau and the War Bureau cutting corners. If you do it and don't cut corners in the slightest, the quality will be better.

However, the Franc machine artillery is congenitally deficient, and there is no way to do it. From a technical point of view, all aspects of the Franc machine artillery are very mature, and there is not much room for improvement. The only way to increase the power of artillery is to expand the caliber. And with the alphabetical breech structure of the Franc machine gun, it is impossible to support a large caliber. That is, the Franco-machine artillery, there is already no room for improvement. It will soon be eliminated from the battlefield.

(To be continued)