The Rise of the European Emperor

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There is no cost for the clay model, after all, the clay does not cost money. Its biggest cost is actually labor and time. But in the Ming Dynasty, labor was the least valuable thing. As for time, that's also worthless.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was still in the ancient times when "vehicles and horses are slow, letters are far away, and there is a couple for a lifetime (the last sentence is foolish)", and there is no time that can't afford it. Probably, only the modernized factories in Beihai country will pursue "time is efficiency".

After the 12-pound Napoleon gun was cast, Zhang Yong immediately ran to show his merits to Emperor Zhengde. Zhengde was warlike, so he went happily.

Because the artillery range is too far, it must not be possible to test fire in the city. Therefore, Zhang Yong put the test shooting site in Xishan Daying outside the city.

Zhengde, with Gu Dayong and others, enthusiastically followed Zhang Yong to the shooting range of Xishan Daying to watch the effect of the new artillery.

Zhang Yong is also a good man, he knows that Emperor Zhengde is most keen on attacking Mongolia. Originally, in history, two years later, that is, in 1517, Emperor Zhengde would also drive himself to fight against the little Mongolian prince in Yingzhou, which was called "Yingzhou Great Victory".

The master has the idea of ​​dealing with Mongolia, Zhang Yong of course does what he likes. Therefore, during the test firing, Zhang Yong did not take out the wooden boat model suggested by Kong Tai as a target for shooting, but selected 30 retired old horses from the army.

These horses are either old or crippled. In short, you can no longer be a war horse. Their fate is not to go to the elderly, but to be slaughtered and made into horse meat...

Zhang Yong has been in charge of the Twelfth Regiment Battalion and the Shenji Battalion for a long time, so he naturally knows this. Therefore, 30 retired old or lame horses were found from the 12th Regiment Battalion, and they were photographed in a straight line on the shooting range. The artillery, on the other hand, is facing this straight line...

Because Comte said that Napoleon guns can penetrate the entire company column at a distance of 600 yards. Therefore, Zhang Yong boldly increased the distance between the 30 horses and the artillery to more than 300 meters this time-this is the effective range of the rear-mounted Fran cannon.

The new cannon, of course, has to show its superiority over the old one. Zhang Yong knew the characteristics of his master's great joy, so he naturally wanted to fully demonstrate the superiority of Xinpao. Otherwise, how would you get the credit for yourself? There must be a "Long Yan Joy"...

"So far? Are you sure?" Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao frowned and asked. Although he is very happy, he has really worked hard in the military. He has personally operated the Fran cannon and matchlock gun presented by Marin before, and he knows those attributes.

"My lord, just watch!" Zhang Yong waved his hand triumphantly, signaling Zhang Daniu, the chief gunner of the Shenji Battalion, to fire.

As the chief gunner of the Shenji Battalion, Zhang Daniu actually tried dozens of shots yesterday, and he is actually very proficient in today's performance.

He commanded the artillery squad's subordinates calmly, tore open the oil paper bag containing a certain amount of gunpowder, poured the gunpowder into the muzzle, and stabbed it together with the oil paper bag with a wooden stick. Then, another gunner brought an iron ball, stuffed it into the gun barrel, and stabbed it with a wooden stick to compact it...

These procedures were taught by the gunners of the North Sea State, including packing gunpowder in oiled paper. Even the gunpowder is granular gunpowder, which is made of rice soup (mainly powdered gunpowder is easy to layer in oil paper bags, and it must be stirred before use, which is troublesome). The iron ball shells, of course, also adopted the sandbox casting method of the North Sea country, and their manufacture was very simple.

The final aim was naturally Zhang Daniu. He passed Wangshan and aimed at the 30 horses in front, and then raised the muzzle slightly...

After adjusting, Zhang Daniu stepped back and stood up, ordering loudly:

"ignition!"

Then, a stick with a flaming matchstick was brought to the fuse... A moment later, the cannon roared...

"Boom—" After a loud noise, the 12-pound iron ball shell rushed towards the unlucky horse more than 300 meters away...

"Puff-puff-puff-..." There was a short and "puff" sound in the distance. Then, big blood holes appeared on the bodies of those unlucky retired horses, and then, blood arrows shot into the sky...

Those unlucky retired horses didn't feel great pain until they started to spurt blood. So, they began to howl and roll, blood staining the ground. At the same time, the intestines of these unlucky horses also spilled all over the place. Even the intestines of some war horses were torn apart by the iron ball shells, and they flowed all over the ground...

Regardless of the wailing of these horses, the 12-pound iron ball shell pierced through all 30 horses in one go, and the castration remained unabated. It flew straight forward for another 200 meters before falling to the ground. No way, breaking through 30 horses consumes a lot of energy. After all, a horse's body is wider than a man's and has greater resistance to shells.

But when the iron ball shell landed, it was covered with the blood of the horse, and even a lot of bloody flesh from the internal organs of the horse...

Gu Dayong waited for the frail people to see it, and couldn't help vomiting. On the contrary, Zhengde, who likes war, including Zhang Yong, who has led the army for a long time, didn't feel much, but felt a little excited.

"It's amazing, it can penetrate 30 horses at such a distance! If you use a row of such artillery to face the Mongolian cavalry... Hehe..." Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was immersed in YY.

But Zhang Yong had to remind:

"My lord, this cannon is powerful, but it's a pity it's difficult to move!"

"Why is it difficult?" Zhengde asked with his head tilted, a little unhappy.

Zhang Yong said with a bitter face:

"My lord, this cannon weighs 1,100 catties, and even a few big men can't lift it. It may be very difficult to quickly deploy this cannon in front of the formation..."

Zhang Yong had to explain clearly first, otherwise, he would be deceiving the emperor.

At this time, Zhang Daniu, the gunner next to him, suddenly said:

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Zhang, the villain has a way to drive this cannon!"

Zhang Yong stared at Zhang Daniu in fright, and reprimanded:

"Zhang Daniu, do you have a chance to speak in front of the emperor?"

But Emperor Zhengde's eyes lit up and said:

"Quickly tell me, is there any way to deploy this cannon in front of the formation? If the method is useful, I will reward you a lot!"

Zhang Daniu plucked up his courage and suggested:

"Your Majesty, please look... the body of this cannon is smooth, like a column. I humbly remember that when people in my hometown fell down a thousand-year-old giant tree and loaded it into a car, they usually didn't lift it, but directly built it with several sticks. Slope. Then, let a few people push the round giant log and roll it onto the cart..."

"So, I thought humbly, since it is difficult to lift this heavy cannon, why not remove the ear of the cannon that is in the way, and directly make it into a cylinder. When shooting, you can use a solid plank as a slope to roll the gun body up and down..."

Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was still at a loss, he had no idea about the handling of heavy objects. After all, he grew up in a deep palace, had little experience, and had never seen coolies work.

On the other hand, Zhang Yong's eyes lit up. He often supervised the work of the soldiers, so he knew that Zhang Daniu was right. So, he hastily ordered someone to find a wire saw, and sawed off the two obstructing lugs behind the gun barrel. Then, a cart was found, and a few thick logs were used side by side to build a simple slope. Later, Zhang Yong was pleasantly surprised to find that as long as the slope is long and gentle, three or four strong men can easily roll the 1,100-jin Napoleon cannon from the car...

"Okay, this is a good job! Zhang Daniu, right? I canonize you as a hundred households of the Shenji Battalion, which can be hereditary. In addition, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!" Zhengde exclaimed excitedly. He seemed to see the Mongolian cavalry. Trembling and howling in front of this powerful artillery...

...

But Zhengde was not enough, Jinyiwei sent an urgent report:

"A secret report came from Hu Jian's side--Little Franji (Portugal) has dispatched 30 large warships loaded with Fran's machine guns, arrived in Mancika (Malacca), and is preparing to invade the coastal areas of Guangdong and Hu Jian in our Ming Dynasty... ..."

Emperor Zhengde was taken aback, and after thinking for a long time, he finally gave up the idea of ​​transporting the first batch of 107 12-pounder guns to the Xuanda (Xuanfu and Datong) border. To resist the invasion of Petit Franji (Portugal)...

However, because of the fierceness of the new gun, Emperor Zhengde was dissatisfied with the original name of this gun as "12-pound Napoleon gun". Because Napoleon sounds similar to "that broken wheel (zi)" in Chinese, which sounds very unlucky. So, with a swipe of his pen, Emperor Zhengde gave the 12-pound Napoleon cannon a new name-Pinglu Cannon! The so-called captives in the Ming Dynasty naturally referred to the "northern captives" of the Mongolian tribes. Emperor Zhengde named the 12-pound Napoleon cannon "Pinglu Cannon", which also showed his determination to level the grassland...