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Volume 1 Yuzhou Snow Chapter 862 Giant Cannon

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    The setting sun is blazing, and there is not much time left before sunset. In early spring, the evening is actually very short. After the sun sets, the sky will soon become dark.  ¡Ñ On Yongding Gate Street, Li Daniu led two hundred horses and rushed to the South City Gate to meet them. He was worried about the safety of the mistresses of the Song Dynasty, and also worried about how to pass through Yongding Gate. He considered many ways along the way, but in the end  He could only order his soldiers, horses, and ammunition to load up and prepare for a firefight.  However, he never expected that the city gate of Yongding Gate would be opened wide. Surrounded by dozens of royal guards and guards of the Zhenguo Palace, the mistresses of the Song Palace filed into the city on horseback.  , dozens of craftsmen from the rear arsenal drove twenty strong horses to pull a behemoth wrapped in black cloth, which was roaring into the city.  Li Daniu hurriedly rolled off his horse and saluted the ladies. The little princess asked directly: "How is your husband?" Li Daniu shook his head and said: "My lord is retreating to the palace. I don't know the current situation. There was a fight in the palace before, and there was also one in front of the Daming Gate.  After a fight, enemy reinforcements from Xuanwumen and other places arrived, and the adults did not have enough men, so they retreated to the palace to hold on. Although the situation was critical, there should be no danger yet. "The little princess scolded: "You guys.  How can he be allowed to enter the palace alone and take risks? "Li Daniu said in shame: "You deserve to die, madam, don't worry, madam, I will save my brother even if I die." Ye Fanggu said from the side: "You deserve it.  Don't blame Brother Daniu. In fact, it has nothing to do with him. My husband was forced by the situation and had to abandon his bodyguards. There is no other way. Brother Daniu, please quickly take your soldiers and horses to escort us safely to Zhengyang Gate.  , We are afraid that there will be enemy soldiers on the road to block the sneak attack, so we sent someone to deliver a message to you, asking you to bring people to respond." Li Daniu looked at the huge thing shrouded in black cloth and said in surprise: "Where did you come from?  ? What is this thing? How can the defenders of Yongding Gate allow you to come and go freely? " Lu Qingli said: "Brother Daniu, don't ask, let's talk about it on the way, this thing is helping the British attack the city, Zhengyang Gate?  If we can't attack again, it will be in danger for my husband to stay in the inner city." Li Daniu was confused, but he didn't dare to say anything. He hurriedly arranged for the flag school to set up sentries on the left and right to closely monitor the surrounding situation.  The team of hundreds of people moved extremely slowly, mainly because the huge thing pulled by thirty strong horses moved too slowly. It took nearly half an hour to drag this thing from Shili Village to the capital.  Yongdingmen Street can be regarded as a high-standard avenue. The bottom layer is made of stones and the top layer is paved with blue bricks. It is very solid. Walking on this road is a little faster, but it is not much faster than walking on ordinary days.  Moreover, on the path that this giant thing walked, the green bricks were broken into pieces, leaving two obvious rutted paths, which showed the weight of this thing.  There was a roaring sound during the operation, and the green bricks on the road were crushed and small pieces of bricks flew around. The momentum was very intimidating.  Li Daniu finally learned from Lu Qingli what happened in front of the Yongding City Gate. He smacked his lips and secretly sweated. Nan Geer and other ladies were all so bold that they dared to bring more than a hundred people to break in.  The city gate, and actually succeeded, and took control of Yongding Gate, is really incredible; it¡¯s just that what is this mysterious thing dragged from Shilizhuang Arsenal with great effort, and the ladies took such a big risk to get it  I came here and don't know if it works or not.  It took half an hour to walk along Yongdingmen Street, which is nearly four miles long. Fortunately, there were no enemy soldiers harassing us on the road. We finally arrived outside Zhengyang Gate after the sun completely disappeared.  The battle outside Zhengyang Gate continued fiercely. Zhang Lun had to let soldiers and horses from Fenwu Camp and Shenji Camp launch several fierce attacks, losing more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, but they did not reach the top of the city at all.  After an afternoon of fierce fighting, more than 3,000 of the 11,000 soldiers and horses had been reduced, and more than a thousand of the Jinyi Guardsmen were killed or injured. The number of foreign soldiers and horses guarding the city had already exceeded the number of attackers, and there was no hope of breaking through the city gate.  It¡¯s getting slimmer and slimmer.  What made Zhang Lun most anxious was that many of the cannons had been scrapped, and the Mrs. Song rocket launcher had also fired all its shells. However, the city wall still stood in front of him, and the defenders above had no time to shoot down sporadically from several forts.  Artillery, if it weren't for the small number of forts at the top of the city and the Zhankou General Cannon that could only fire dozens of shells, the soldiers and horses gathered below would be in bad luck.  Zhang Lun's eyes were red and he sighed urgently. Just as he was about to order his generals to launch another fierce attack before night fell, someone suddenly came to report that the ladies of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion had arrived at the rear with many people. Zhang Lun hurried to the rear.  At the street corner, I saw my sister leading the way, and seven or eight Song Nan's wives and concubines came slowly on horseback, wearing cloaks and hoods, surrounded by hundreds of royal guards.  Zhang Lun suddenly became furious and yelled angrily: "Sister, why are you here if you don't take them with me at home? Do you think this is a fun place? Why don't you take them back?" The little princess got off her horse.He came to hold his arm and said: "Brother, thank you for your willingness to send troops to help me for your husband. My sister is here to help you." Zhang Lun sighed: "What can you help? Brother is in trouble this time. The little Zhengyangmen unexpectedly  If we can't take it down, your man is trapped in the palace in the inner city, and I can't save him even though he's so close. They can easily break into the palace after dark, and things will be really troublesome." The little princess pointed behind her and said, "We are.  We brought the big guys here. We heard that the city wall at Zhengyangmen is quite thick, so we went out of the city and went to the arsenal to get this big iron lump to help. "Zhang Lun hadn't noticed the tall black thing behind them.  The curtain was not eye-catching against the gray sky background. The little princess pointed and he discovered this big guy.  "What is this?" Zhang Lun asked in surprise.  The little princess shook her head and said: "I don't know, sister Qingli, sister Kou'er, this is something you made up. Tell me about it quickly. It's urgent." Lu Qingli and Yang Kou'er came forward to greet Zhang Lun.  He ordered in a clear voice: "Take down the curtain." Dozens of craftsmen hurriedly climbed up and lifted the curtain, revealing the true appearance of this huge creature. It didn't matter that this was revealed, everyone present almost staggered, and was caught in front of them.  I was shocked by the appearance of the thing.  But I saw a big square iron lump appearing in the dim twilight. The most eye-catching thing was the thick cannon barrel raised high in front of me. It was about ten feet long. The cannon barrel was as thick as a man's gun. It exuded a dark smell.  The smell of grease gives people a bad association, like something high on a man's crotch, which looks ugly and ferocious.  "This is the only remaining iron chariot in the arsenal. It is covered with fine steel armor. The operator is hidden inside. After the top cover is closed, no bows, arrows or shells from the outside can move it at all. Below is an iron frame chariot with four large tanks mounted on it.  The iron wheel has hooks at the front and back, which can be pulled back and forth by horses. It's a bit stupid, but it should be quite powerful." Lu Qingli said proudly, patting the black outer steel armor with her white and tender hands.  , like a little lamb patting a big dinosaur, the contrast is extremely strong.  Zhang Lun was speechless for a long time, and walked around in a circle and asked, "How powerful is this thing?" Lu Qingli shook her head and said, "I don't know." "What?" Not only Zhang Lun, but also all the girls from the Song Dynasty were there.  I staggered and worked for a long time, but I didn't know how powerful this iron lump was. If the silver-like pewter spear head was useless, then so much energy would have been wasted.  "We have never tested it once, how do we know its power?" Lu Qingli said aggrievedly.  Yang Kouer also murmured: "This iron chariot was originally a canceled research and development object. How dare Qingli and I test-fire it with great fanfare? The first launch of this thing must be earth-shattering. If we try it, how can we hide it from others?"  Zhang Lun wanted to cry but had no tears. Based on his experience, he knew that even a Zhankou general cannon must undergo test firing and acceptance before it can be delivered after it is cast, let alone such a big thing.  The barrel is so thick and long, the shells used must be extremely huge, and the amount of gunpowder added must also be huge. Judging from the iron quality of the Zhankou General Cannon, it is absolutely unbearable.  This thing will probably explode and is basically useless.  "This is nonsense." Zhang Lun waved his hands and left: "You should go back to the Duke's Mansion immediately. Li Daniu, send someone to protect them properly and don't let them wander around. If the situation changes, I will send someone to go there.  The Zhenguo Duke's Mansion will pick you up and exit the city." Seeing Zhang Lun about to leave, Lu Qingli hurriedly shouted: "Master Zhang, don't you use this iron chariot?" Zhang Lun turned around and said, "Don't mess around.  As soon as there is daylight, I will lead my men to attack again. There is no hope of attacking the inner city after dark. You are wasting my time, and it is also equivalent to destroying your husband's life. I can't attack the inner city before dark, your husband.  It's hard to say whether she can survive the night. " Lu Qingli was at a loss and didn't know what to do. Yang Kouer suddenly knelt down and shouted: "Mr. Zhang, give it a try. If this thing is useful, the inner city gate can be broken. Husband.  Then he was saved. Besides, Mr. Zhang didn¡¯t break through the Zhengyang Gate all afternoon. Will it work this time?¡± Zhang Lun said angrily, ¡°Are you canceling me?¡± Yang Kouer said hurriedly: ¡°No.  Dare, I just begged Mr. Zhang to try it once." Zhang Lun frowned a little and sighed: "That's all, you have to understand that it's okay to try it with this thing, but this has disrupted my previous order to attack again.  The order, I hope you are right, otherwise I will not have time to arrange the last attack before dark." Yang Kou'er nodded repeatedly: "I understand, thank you Mr. Zhang, please give the order." Zhang Lun nodded.  , and issued another order to the generals around him. This time the order was naturally based on the fact that the iron chariot could work, and all the soldiers and horses were abandoned.Ladders, hooks and other siege equipment are not used. Waiting for the city wall to be blown down before storming in is completely different from the siege order issued before.  Lu Qingli helped Yang Ke'er up and whispered: "Kou'er, are you really confident? I don't have any confidence at all. After all, this thing hasn't even been tested." Yang Ke'er said softly: "Qingli, neither do I.  I'm sure, but it's better than Mr. Zhang leading someone to rush forward and die. Ifhusbandthat Brother Song can't be saved, I'll just commit suicide and apologize. That's okay." Lu Qingli nodded and said, "That's true.  The worst is to die with my brother." After saying that, he turned around and yelled: "Pull the iron chariot forward, as close as possible to the city wall." The twenty strong horses neighed and pulled the iron chariot forward with straight necks.  The ground shook, leaving a deep mark on Zhengyangmen Square. Crushed bricks and stones flew everywhere, shocking the surrounding soldiers and horses.  The little princess came to Lu Qingli and Yang Keer and whispered: "The thing that the two sisters spent 180,000 taels of silver on had better be useful, otherwise the husband will not be able to save you. The two sisters have failed to live up to his love for you.  When you spend money, your husband turns a blind eye and lets you do whatever you want. At such a critical moment, it depends on your ability. Don¡¯t let your husband be disappointed. " Yang Keer shook, Lu Qingli pursed her lips and held out her hand.  Holding Yang Keer's hand, the two of them walked forward step by step behind the iron chariot.   The iron chariot rumbled close to the inner city wall. There was no need to publicize it. This behemoth quickly attracted the attention of everyone above and below the city. On top of the city, Yang Ting and Hui'an Hou Zhang Wei were climbing up the city wall to discuss the matter.  When they stormed into the palace at night, the dull sound from below the city interrupted their conversation, and both of them looked at the city in surprise.  In the dusk, the big dark thing has walked to the square on the left side of the city gate, about five hundred steps away from the city wall. It is hard to tell what it is from the outside, but the high muzzle at the front can be clearly seen.  of.  "What is that?" Yang Tinghe frowned.  Zhang Wei shook his head and said: "I don't know, it looks like a cannon, but how can there be such a cannon? How can there be such a long and thick barrel? What kind of mystery is Zhang Lun making?" While speaking, he saw that a group of people were already two  Dozens of horses led away the cannon. Dozens of people climbed up and down on the thing. After a while, they saw the cannon slowly lowered and pointed it towards the city wall. A dozen people carried out six or seven iron  The shelf-like thing was propped up on the ground under the barrel, which looked a little strange.  There is no way to support the gun barrel. The gun barrel is too long and heavy. Normally, it can only be pointed diagonally towards the sky at a large angle to maintain balance. At this moment, the gun barrel is almost parallel to the ground, and the center of gravity is naturally forward.  The original idea that Lu Qingli and Yang Keer came up with was to add iron ingot counterweights at the rear. However, this would force the already heavy Big Mac to carry thousands of kilograms of iron ingots, making transfer and movement obviously more troublesome.  The two of them were somewhat clever. In order to solve the problem of the balance of the gun body, they designed support pillars of different lengths suitable for various angles. The upper end is a semicircular groove, which can properly support the gun barrel, and the lower end is buried.  In the ground, sleepers are wedged tightly to not only support, but also to fix and strengthen.  Zhang Wei in the city began to feel a little nervous. It would be fine if he had seen this thing before. Unfortunately, it was his first time to see this kind of thing. Because of the unknown, he felt unsure.  "Master Tan, have you ever seen this kind of thing?" "No, maybe it's a bluff. I've never been to the smelting field of the Weaponry Department. It's impossible for the barrel to be cast so long and thick. How can it be fired once it's fired?  Not to explode?" Tan You said.  "But it doesn't look like this is to scare people. Looking at those people climbing up and down busily, it seems like this thing is really useful; I feel a little scared." Zhang Wei whispered.  "Why are you afraid of them? Song Nan's rocket launchers were boasted to the sky, and are they useless today? Zhang Lun and his brother-in-law ordered a dozen of them, and they blasted the city wall for a long time, but did they ever collapse a single part of it? Lord Marquis  If you are really worried, I will let the cannons at the city head focus on this thing and blast it into a pile of scrap metal." "Very good, hurry up and order people to do it, destroy it, it will save people's hearts.  Not stable." Zhang Wei said hurriedly.  Tan You immediately followed the instructions and ordered the five forts that were still in use at the top of the city to aim their guns at the iron lump at the bottom of the city. The flag was waved, and the rumbling sound was heard continuously. Dust and smoke were everywhere around the iron lump.  The thing was shrouded in smoke, and a scream came from the smoke.  Zhang Wei laughed loudly, pointed at Yang Tinghe and said: "Look, Yang Shoufu, it's nothing more than this. He is making up mysteries under our noses. Aren't you seeking death? You are the only one who has cannons? Mr. Hou, I also have cannons." Yang Tinghe said with a smile:  "Master Hou, you have worked hard, and this place in Zhengyangmen is very beautiful."After dark, we need to ask Lord Tan to arrange for troops to occupy the palace and capture Song Nan, or not to capture him alive. In short, we need to recapture the palace and clean up the soldiers and horses of the Jinyi Guards in the inner city.  Zhang Lun was not worried about catching or killing Song Nan.  What needs to be worried about is that Song Nan is rushing back to the capital. Xu Tai and Jiang Bin are Song Nan's best friends. It seems that I am going to invite other princes from the regiment camp to discuss the matter. In the current situation, it is unreasonable for them to stay out of the matter.  .  " Zhang Wei said: "Once those people see Song Nan's downfall, they will take the initiative to participate without you asking. The key to the problem is to capture or kill Song Nan, so they have the courage.  Having said that, if they want to stay out of the matter, Yang Chief Fu must at least force them to hand over their troops. It doesn't matter if they stand still.  " Yang Tinghe nodded, patted Zhang Wei on the shoulder and said, "I have my own arrangements. Lord Zhang, just stay safe and we will see the outcome tonight.  "The two of them immediately forgot about what was going on in the city and had already begun to discuss tonight's actions and follow-up plans. However, they suddenly heard the exclamations of the soldiers around them. Following the sound, they saw several generals and soldiers around them.  They all looked at the city blankly, and the two of them followed their gazes, and saw that the smoke from the city had cleared, and the area around the iron lump was in a mess, with more than a dozen corpses lying scattered about, but the iron lump remained the same,  From the outside, there is no sign of scrapping. ¡°How is that possible?  I clearly saw several shells hit the target, but it seemed like they missed.  "Zhang Wei said in astonishment. Tan You also said dumbfounded: "I saw it too. The flank was hit by two lead eggs. How come nothing happened?  It did kill a dozen people climbing up and down, but what's the use?  " "Boom, give me another boom."  "Zhang Wei roared. Tan You gave the order again, and the artillery fire at the top of the city roared again, but this time it was even worse. After the smoke cleared, no one was killed. He looked at people crawling out of the lid that was lifted from the top.  Only then did everyone realize that these people had learned their lesson after being bombed for the first time. When the roar of the shells started, these people had already penetrated into Tie Biao Da's belly, while the shells at the top of the city only hit Tie Biao Da's outer surface.  Under the city, Lu Qingli and Yang Kouer followed the iron chariot. When the first round of artillery came down, the two of them hid in the parking space and escaped the bombing, but they were scattered in all directions.  The stones and debris scratched a small gash on Yang Ke'er's smooth and tender cheek, and a lot of blood flowed out. Yang Ke'er ignored the wound and shouted to the craftsmen who were busy preparing to launch: "You all should be careful.  Why don't you hide inside?  The whistling of the shells can be heard. You are so stupid. So many people died.  " After the second round of cannons was fired, no one was injured. Lu Qingli and Yang Ke'er both breathed a sigh of relief. The preparations for the giant iron chariot were over. But suddenly, Lu Qingli and Yang Ke'er heard a bad news. They have been  Huang Erlang, the man in charge of the development of this iron chariot, was killed in a bomb just now. Once Huang Erlang died, no one else knew how to operate this Big Mac. Those who followed were all craftsmen from the arsenal, and there were very few of them on weekdays.  Seeing this iron chariot, Lu Qingli stamped her feet and said, "This is troublesome. How much gunpowder is filled is not random. Huang Erlang knows it best, but he is dead. Couldn't God help us?"  " Yang Keer tied the wound on her face with a silk handkerchief and said quietly: "I'll come, I'm familiar with it.  " Lu Qingli said in surprise: "You?  It's a no-brainer, what ifwhat if the boring machine explodes" Yang Kou'er shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as a chance, we can only succeed. If we don't succeed, the people around us will die.  " Lu Qingli was stunned for a long time, and finally nodded slowly: "That's right, then I'll go in too, I understand.  " Yang Keer looked at Lu Qingli and nodded slowly. The two of them clasped their hands and got into the iron chariot through the small iron door opened at the back. A dozen craftsmen and assistants also filed in.
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