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Volume 2: A Different Chief Chapter 806: Rocket Camp

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    With a bang, thick white smoke burst out from the muzzle. Fifty steps away, a sentry rider with a white flag rolled under his horse. He was actually shot in the head. When he rolled to the ground, his white brains were mixed with blood.  And Chu is too dead to die anymore.  With the sound of the cannon, the flames and thick smoke fired by the cavalry cannon continued. The Tatar sentries with white flags on the opposite side screamed pitifully, and one by one they were hit and rolled off their horses.  There was also a war horse that was shot. It screamed and raised its front hooves, overturning the rider on the horse, and ran away desperately to the side.  About thirty or so sentry battalions were on horseback all night long. They wore gray felt hats, gray knee-length armor uniforms, and fine chain armor inside. They held muskets in their hands and were divided into five rows facing the opposite direction.  The approaching Manchurian sentries with white flags fired at them.  After they finished fighting in the front row, they placed their muskets across their saddles and scattered to both sides. At the same time, some people drew their sabers and some held their muskets, preparing to outflank the Tatar sentries on the opposite side from both wings.  But it seems that they are no longer needed. The fifty or so Tatar sentry riders on the opposite side were bombarded by the more than thirty sentry battalions who kept firing at all night, and as many as twenty-five of them fell.  In particular, the remaining two rows were dislocated from front to back, and they all mounted fire on their horses. Thirteen of them hit as many as ten Tatar sentries.  So, more than fifty Tatar Sentinel Cavalry were attacked by the brothers from the Sentinel Battalion, and the casualties were nearly half. They were still fifty steps away, so how could they fight?  The remaining Manchurian sentry horses with white flags screamed and fled one after another, and then more than thirty sentry battalions kept chasing them all night long.  "With this riding gun, it will be much easier for brothers to fight as sentinels." More than a hundred steps away from the battlefield on Shenling Mountain, Xie Yike stood on the top of the mountain with his horse. He could clearly see the fighting there.  , couldn¡¯t help but speak with emotion.  "My brothers from the Jianshaoying Camp are already brave, and with this sharp cavalry gun, they are even more powerful." Long Er said happily beside him.  "The actor's gun skills are getting better and better." It was Erya who spoke.  After Zhong Susu invented the riding gun, it quickly became popular among the military, and she became a famous rich woman.  Compared with the horse muskets used by the bodyguards, the cavalry muskets in the Jingbian Army were more sophisticated, with an effective range of sixty steps. The musket body was made of refined wood, and even the bottom plate and hoop were made of copper.  The improved tactics of the escorts have become more powerful. The several rounds of shooting just now were just a small test.  Of course, this is also because in an open battle, if there is a secret sentinel, strong bows and crossbows in the camp are still indispensable.  At this time, Xie Yike was still the commander of the Jianshao Battalion, but many familiar faces around him had changed. For example, the brothers who fought together in the past, Master Hu, Master Qiang, Bench, Ma Ziren and others were all promoted step by step and joined the army in other camps.  to hold important positions.  Long Er, Yu Maoer, Qian Hai, Daya, Erya, Xizi and others were promoted, and all of them became the backbone and important officers of the Sentry Battalion.  "The one who just shot a Tatar with a white flag in the head was an actor. He was born in the opera troupe. He is lively, smart, handsome and young, but cruel and ruthless, and he is also good at shooting.  Back then, in a fit of rage, he killed the powerful and class leader's accomplices who were interested in his "beauty". By chance, he became a member of Ye Bu Shu and is now an effective member of Xie Yike's command.  Seeing him leading the army in pursuit, his muskets rang out, and Tatar sentries kept falling off their horses along the way. Daya said: "Master Xie, more and more Tatar sentries are spying on us. We pretend not to know that the Tatars have already arrived in Shunyi."  Impossible, please give Master Xie some advice on what to do next. " Xie Yike touched his carefully maintained moustache and said, "Well, there are indeed more and more Tatars spying on Changping. From being sneaky in the past to being honest now, we are.  In the past, I pretended to focus on the slave thieves, but now it is really impossible. There is also news from the general that more exposed sentries will be sent to the slave thieves." He ordered: "More than half of them will be sent to the slave thieves.  Ye Busuo turned to the Tatars, asking the brothers to show that I have found you, you are dead, and I will send more people to see you! " The subordinates immediately accepted the order, and Xie Yike was in high spirits!  He has been working as a sentry agent for so many years, and he loves this job very much.  Although there are few soldiers in the Sentinel Battalion, he is willing to take Ye with him without accepting his brothers.  The general once asked him if he would like to be the commander of an army and lead one of the first armies to be formed in the future, but he refused. The passionate and passionate Sentry Battalion was his favorite.  "This is where I should stay." Xie Yike thought, he turned and looked down the mountain. The ant-like crowd was busy. Among them were sergeants and local people in Changping. They walked along the Shenling Mountain and walked down the mountain.  Five miles southeast of Tangshan, trenches were dug and parapets were built.  The parapet is the soil taken after digging the trench. It extends very long, reaching Jundu Mountain in the north and the Shah River in the south, with a length of twenty miles.    Then a pontoon bridge was built on the Shah River so that the sergeants on both sides could quickly and calmly cross the river.  This line of defense is very similar to the Julu Line of Defense of the past. There are a number of empty spaces between the earthen walls, where small artillery can be placed or for sergeants behind the walls to attack.  Several more trenches were dug in front of the earth wall, and then the excavated earth was used to build a small wall less than half a person's height to prevent possible attacks by the Tatar horses and their shield carts.  Especially the trench in front of the parapet is wide and deep, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, similar to a "V" shape. If a man or horse falls into it, it is impossible to climb out. It is very vicious.  Their defense line also has three main support points, Shenling Mountain, Tangshan, and Baifu Mountain about five miles behind Shenling Mountain.  Neishenling Mountain and Tangshan Mountain are the first line of defense. The parapet winds from the north, passes by the foot of their mountains, and then winds south to the Shah River.  Then a large number of artillery and rockets were placed on Shenling Mountain and Tangshan Mountain to attack the attacking Tatar soldiers from a high position.  They have the advantage of geographical location, and the front of the artillery is protected by breastwork sergeants. There is no danger and they can fire artillery calmly.  Shenling Mountain and Tangshan Mountain are not far from each other. They can echo each other and form a fierce crossfire.  The second line of defense is Baifu Mountain a few miles away. The low-wall trenches are no different from the first line of defense. This line is mainly for reserve troops and is used in case of emergencies.  In the Jingbian Army's battle, all aspects were considered very carefully, and the worst possible outcome was considered at all times.  A dense army of soldiers and civilians built fortifications. They dug hard with shovels and hoes. Although the project was huge, the supply camp had many mathematical talents, reasonable planning, and large numbers of people. As of today, April 18, the project codenamed "God"  The three-dimensional defenses of the "Lingshan Defense Line" have been basically completed.  However, the huge crowd continued to work, digging the trenches everywhere wider and deeper. Anyway, the Tatars had not arrived, so they had nothing to do, so they built better fortifications.  ¡­¡­ Sun Sanjie, the commander of the supply camp, rode his horse to inspect the defense line. Behind him were the camp generals Tian Wenliang, Ma Gui, Zhang Wenjian, Zhang Rengang, Wang Mingzun and others. At this time, several strong oxen pulling heavy artillery passed by him and climbed up slowly.  To Tangshan.  In addition to the gunners, there were many sergeants beside each artillery piece, shouting slogans and pushing and pulling together to pull the five heavy Hongyi heavy artillery pieces to the top of the mountain one by one.  These artillery pieces are very heavy, because they are all heavy artillery pieces with a load of more than ten kilograms. Fortunately, the Tangshan Mountain is gentle, the altitude is not high, and there are many people helping, several Hongyi heavy artillery can be pulled up one by one, and the remaining  Ordinary red barbarian cannon is much easier.  Sun Sanjie looked on happily, and the rough tumor on his forehead turned red because of it.  Because it was related to the retreat, Wang Dou and everyone on the staff paid great attention to the Shenling Mountain defense line. They arranged ten Hongyi heavy cannons here, twenty ordinary Hongyi cannons, and twenty heavy mortar cannons.  Gate, one hundred tiger crouching cannons, and fifty small and medium-sized Folang machine guns.  There are currently 430 Hongyi artillery pieces in the Jingbian Army, and 80 Hongyi heavy artillery pieces, capable of firing 10 kilograms or more. The maximum range is five miles, but to increase the hit rate, it is best to shoot at three or four miles.  Fight left and right.  There are 350 ordinary Hongyi cannons left, which can fire three to five kilograms more and have a range of two or three miles. It is best to start firing at one and a half and two miles.  Then there are 100 heavy mortar cannons, 100 general Folang machine cannons, and 500 small and medium-sized Folan machine guns.  This medium-heavy mortar can fire a 20-pound cannon. The maximum range is also five miles, and it is best to start shooting at three or four miles.  The maximum range of General Folang's machine gun is one mile, and that of small and medium-sized guns is one to two hundred paces.  Arranging so many artillery pieces on the Shenling Mountain defense line shows that the Jingbian Army attaches great importance to this.  And these artillery, Hongyi artillery and mortar artillery were placed on Tangshan and Shenling mountains respectively, to attack the enemy from a high position.  There are also rockets Some covered carriages came, and then the rocketeers accompanying the carriages took out semi-circular rocket launch chute with bipods. Although these semi-circular chute were made of hardwood, they were three feet long and had a tail  There is also a thick iron-clad baffle, but it is actually not heavy, only thirty or forty pounds, and can be carried by one person.  At the same time, many porters took out rockets from the covered carriages that followed and carried them up the mountain.  These rockets are about three feet long, with a slender body and a pointed head, slightly smaller than the launch trough. There are three inclined stable spiral plates at the tail, so that they can rotate forward after launch. The accuracy is quite high, which is consistent with the rockets of later generations.  Missiles and mortars are quite similar.  Of course, later generations of missiles and mortars all have tail fins at the end, but they are used to stabilize the flight attitude and basically do not rotate.  The idea of ??the Jingbian Army¡¯s rocket is derived from the Hall rocket. The tail is equipped with a tilted spiral plate. The principle is similar to that of a bullet that rotates at high speed from the barrel.  The principle of the Ming Dynasty Divine Fire Flying Crow is similar to missiles and mortar shells, but the bamboo wood is too light and only has two wings., so it is difficult to stabilize after launch.  Sun Sanjie looked at these rockets greedily. Jingbian Army generals paid very high attention to rockets. Sun Sanjie was very happy to learn that the general staff would set up rockets on the Shenling Mountain defense line. Unfortunately, only light rockets were set up here, and  There are only ten rocket troops deployed on the two mountains.  Zhao Xuan¡¯s artillery battalion became an archery battalion. In addition to the ten artillery battalions, there were also ten rocket battalions, four internal heavy rocket battalions, and six light rocket battalions.  Their establishment and salary are higher than those of the artillery battalion. The light rocket battalion is composed of ten rockets as a group and five rockets as a team. There are four people for each rocket. One person is the rocket commander, who enjoys the treatment of the armor commander and two people carry it.  Hand, one person ignites the hand.  Each commander has one observation officer and two observers, all equipped with gun scopes, and they all enjoy the treatment of the commander and deputy commander.  They have one hundred rockets in one battalion, divided into two groups. Counting officers, baggage guards and others, there are 600 people in one battalion.  Then there are six light rocket battalions, with a total of 600 rockets and 3,600 sergeants.  The heavy rocket battalion is composed of five units, with seven people in each unit, one to command, five to carry, and one to ignite. Each unit has one observation officer and two observers, all equipped with gun scopes.  Their battalion has twenty heavy rockets, divided into two divisions. Counting officers and baggage guards, there are three hundred people in each battalion.  Then there are four heavy rocket battalions, with a total of 80 rockets and 1,200 sergeants.  There are ten battalions of light and heavy rocket battalions, which is 4,800 people, including a large number of mathematical elites and artillery talents.  The establishment of the Archery and Artillery Battalion also marked the Jingbian Army's move towards the high-tech threshold.  (To be continued.)
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