marquis of jingan

Chapter 1072 Fairness

Chapter 1072 Fairness

At this time, the moon is dark and dark.

The flames from the explosion of the cannonball almost illuminated the entire battlefield, making the torches on the battlefield dull. No matter how powerful it was, the appearance on the stage was quite shocking.

After Shen Yi gave the order to attack, a total of ten thousand battalions on the left and right sides lined up again and charged towards Yanzhou City.

After that, in the position of the Chinese army, the artillery started the second round of salvo.

Compared with the previous round, with the experience of the first round, the accuracy of the second round of artillery was significantly improved. More than 30% of the more than [-] shells fell on the tower and exploded.

The best effect is to explode in the face of the enemy when it is about to land.

The sound of explosions sounded on the Yanzhou City Tower!

Even Ling Su couldn't help but stare at it. He murmured: "Mr. Shen...are you stuffing fireworks into the artillery?"

Shen Yi was using binoculars to watch the battlefield intently.

Because, he actually has no idea about the actual function of this thing.

After all, previous experiments were conducted on dummies and had never been used on the battlefield.

After hearing Ling Su's words, he put down the binoculars in his hand, looked back at the two generals, and said, "This is a new thing that I have spent several years to come up with, people from the firearms workshop, Call it a flower bomb."

"After the cannonball is fired, it can explode in the crowd."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi frowned slightly, and said: "However, the power does not seem to be much stronger than ordinary shells. If a solid shell hits a crowd, the effect is not too bad."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi glanced at the battlefield, and continued: "But this is the first time I use this thing, and it's also the first time seeing people from Qi. Although it doesn't hurt many people, but..."

"It seemed to scare them off."

There are fireworks in this era. Although the fireworks industry is far from as developed as in the other world, there are indeed.

Therefore, most people have seen this kind of thing that can explode.

It's just that fireworks have almost no lethality, but this kind of flower bomb can not only hurt people, but also quite powerful.

Although it can't directly smash people to death like a solid bullet, the iron fragments that burst out can easily penetrate into the flesh and blood.

You must know that these iron pieces are mixed with gunpowder, so they are not clean. Moreover, most of them have rust stains on them. It is impossible for the craftsmen in the firearms workshop to remove the rust stains.

Maybe water will be added to increase rust.

This is an era where there is almost no concept of disinfection. The most you can do is clean the wound with strong alcohol. Once you are injured by a blooming bullet with this kind of range, the wound will definitely be infected, but the chance of infection will definitely increase significantly.

Su Ding looked at Shen Yi's Chinese army position, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Shen, how many such explosive bombs are there?"

"We have made a lot of explosive bombs, and the number of artillery pieces is enough, but..."

Shen Yi shook his head helplessly, and said, "There are too few gunners available. This thing needs to temporarily trim the lead wires to ensure that the shells explode before or as soon as they hit the ground."

He said slowly: "I have had people try it. If you don't trim the lead wire, even if it is ignited, the shell will be smashed by the impact of the shell. At that time, even a violent impact will detonate the gunpowder, and the lethality will be weaker." a lot of."

Su Ding stared intently at the Yanzhou battlefield, lowered his head and said, "Mr. Shen, can you share some of these cannons and shells with the left army? We will need one hundred cannons and two thousand shells at the end, then..."

"Then we are sure to take down Yanzhou!"

Mr. Shen rolled his eyes at this guy and said angrily: "These new artillery are still being tested, so not many of them have been cast. Only a hundred or so of them are relatively usable so far."

"I'm afraid there are not even five hundred rounds of shells."

Master Shen snorted and said, "You asked me for it, but who should I ask for it?"

Ling Su's eyes turned, he bowed his head and cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Shen, at the end we will need fifty new cannons and two hundred rounds of explosive ammunition."

"The Right Army used to have quite a few gunners, and they should be able to quickly train qualified gunners."

Master Shen looked back at Ling Su, and after coughing, he explained: "General Ling, this thing is still new and immature. It was brought out today to put some pressure on the Yanzhou defenders, but more I just want to test how useful this thing is.”

"My idea is to first train an artillery battalion with the Qianhu Battalion in the Chinese Army Guard Camp."

"This artillery battalion will follow the Chinese army."

"Your armies on the left and right have their own artillery battalions. If you need this new artillery temporarily, please say hello to me, and I will transfer it to you."

Shen Yi rubbed his chin, and said: "When you become proficient in the future, you will send gunners from the artillery battalion of the Chinese Army to give you new artillery, just for your two armies."

Having said that, he looked at Yanzhou and said, "I asked you to come here to watch the battle with me today, not to ask for something from me, but to let you see what this thing looks like and how big it is. Ability, and in the future, where and what occasions should it be used.”

"As the chief general, you must know these things."

The two clasped their fists together and said yes.

Ling Su looked at the Yanzhou battlefield again. After pondering for a while, he whispered: "Mr. Shen, if the range of this thing can be further, far beyond the reach of the bow and crossbow, it would be very powerful."

"The application on the battlefield is probably better than the old artillery."

"Tried."

Shen Yi squinted his eyes and said softly: "The firing range is enough, but the accuracy of the gunner's grasp of the fuse is too much. At this distance, more than [-]% of the shells can be guaranteed to explode. If it is at the farthest range, I'm afraid only [-]% to [-]% can be successfully exploded."

"Today is the first time this thing has appeared, so I let the artillery battalion advance to this distance to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Having said that, Shen Yi looked towards the Yanzhou battlefield.

At this time, both the left and right armies had pushed under the Yanzhou city wall.

The Yanzhou defenders on the city wall were suppressed by artillery fire, not to mention using bows and crossbows. Some timid ones did not even dare to push down falling rocks, but dared to pour hot oil under the city wall.

Because I dare not stretch my head out, the hot oil is not accurate, and the effect is much worse.

Soon, soldiers from the Right Route Army set up a ladder and climbed up the Yanzhou city tower with almost no obstacles.

It's a pity that there were too many Yanzhou defenders on the tower, and the dozen or so soldiers of the Huai'an army who climbed the tower were soon outnumbered, killed, or forced to retreat, and fell from the tower.

Su Ding's eyes were excited and he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Shen, the Qi army seems to be in chaos!"

"The final general will go back and send some more people over. Maybe we can take down Yanzhou tonight if we don't need to encircle and fight for reinforcements!"

After thinking for a while, Shen Yi shook his head and said, "We don't have enough troops."

"Even if we fight in and fight in the streets, we may not be Qi Ren's opponent."

The current Huai'an Army is severely dispersed.

Not to mention Xue Wei in Fei County, there are 2 people, Jining Prefecture, Zou County, and Qufu all have troops left by the Huai'an Army.

Now, the two armies on the left and right under the city of Yanzhou add up to 6 to [-] people, which cannot suppress the Yanzhou defenders in numbers.

In other words, even if you break through the city and fight in the streets, you may not be able to take advantage of it.

After all, although the combat effectiveness of the Huai'an Army is not inferior to most Qi people, it was the Huai'an Army after it was not reorganized last year. The current Huai'an Army has been "diluted" by the soldiers of the Forbidden Army and the Huaihe Navy.

In terms of individual combat effectiveness, it might not be as good as last year.

"Just thirty guns."

Master Shen stretched his waist and said, "Starting from this evening, every night from now on, we will bombard Yanzhou City from within a stone's throw away."

"At the same time cooperate with the soldiers to attack the city."

"First, put some pressure on the people of Qi, and second..."

Master Shen said lightly: "Let my artillery battalion practice artillery as well."

…………

Jiankang.

As time passed day by day, the public opinion in Jiankang City intensified.

Now, some people not only say that Shen Yi set fire to the Confucian Temple, but some even said that he personally tore down the plaque of the most holy teacher and smashed the old master's icon.

These rumors made Shen Yi's reputation worse and worse in the circle of Jiankang scholars.

But it's not entirely without benefits.

Because many people find this kind of behavior very relieving, and some storytellers spread the word, Mr. Shen's reputation among the people is now much greater than before.

However, many scholars are really angry.

Some scholars gathered at the gate of the Gongyuan, filled with righteous indignation, and wanted to vent their anger on the old master.

Even many people in the officialdom were furious and wrote articles and notices criticizing Shen Yi's actions.

The palace, on the other hand, ignored these public opinions.

As time passed day by day, the second court meeting, where public opinion erupted, arrived as scheduled.

At the gate of the Deqing Hall, many officials gathered in twos and threes, some of them were denouncing Shen Yi for his treachery, expelling him from the ranks of scholars and even civil servants.

The prime minister, Zhao Changping, stood alone in a remote place, closed his eyes, and said nothing.

Song Ying, who had been promoted to be a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, stood respectfully behind Zhao Xiang, bowed his head and said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, the imperial envoys from the imperial court who inquired about the matter have not returned yet, right and wrong, their own justice, don't let them confuse right and wrong, Besides..."

Song Langzhong thought for a while, and continued: "Besides, Junior Brother Shen has made outstanding achievements, His Majesty will naturally protect him, and will not let those people talk nonsense."

Zhao Xianggong turned his head back silently, glanced at his son-in-law, then shook his head and let out a long sigh.

"The bad thing is that Ziheng's achievements are too outstanding."

He looked up at the gate of Deqing Hall, with some worry in his eyes.

"I worry…"

Before Zhao Shangshu could finish his sentence, the first ray of sunlight came down, and the gate of Deqing Hall opened slowly, accompanied by three bells.

Eunuch Gao's up-and-down voice sounded at the gate of Deqing Hall.

"Hundred officials entering the court—"

(End of this chapter)