The Ming Dynasty and Zhao Ming had a kind of paranoia about artillery.For the Ming Dynasty, perhaps because artillery once helped the Ming Dynasty and achieved the advantage and victory in the war.For Zhao Ming, it's because I don't know which guy said, "The truth is within the range of the cannon." ”In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has had a clear advantage in artillery casting, and even the Portuguese in turn bought artillery from the Ming Dynasty.This made Zhao Ming quite complacent, and naturally after gaining an advantage, he was keen to expand and maintain this advantage, so that the strong would always be strong, so that the artillery of the Ming Dynasty would always lead the world.Sometimes, however, this advantage can also become a chronic poison, causing people to become dependent and ignore other aspects, leading to overlooking the enemy to make breakthroughs in other areas, and finally being overtaken by others.Now, the Ming Dynasty has invested much more in artillery than in muskets.Although the musket is more cost-effective, Zhao Ming is not bad for money, and he can solve it with one shot, so why send musketeers to be shot?
Therefore, today the Ming army is not only armed with a large number of artillery, but also a wide variety of artillery.The giant cannon in front of him, which is nearly seven meters long, weighs 20,000 catties, has a barrel thickness of five inches, and can launch more than 600 catties of iron bullets with one cannon is a siege cannon specially developed according to Zhao Ming's requirements.After listening to Zhao Ming's request, Song Yingsheng immediately ordered the gunner to load.Due to the large size of the cannon and the heavy weight of the shells, they could only be reloaded with levers and pulleys.Nearly fifty people, around the cannon, manipulated together for nearly half an hour before completing the loading."
Your Highness, you're ready!"
Song Yingsheng was a little nervous, "Please ask Your Highness to step back a little, after all, this is the first test launch!"
”Zhao Ming immediately retreated a big victory, such a huge artillery, if it exploded, the consequences would be unimaginable, Zhao Ming hurriedly stood a hundred steps away from the artillery, and then ordered, "Let's start!"
”At this time, Song Yingsheng waved the flag, and the gunners in the distance held the torch, lit the fuse, and then retreated and covered their ears and squatted on the ground.The lead on the cannon body flashed with sparks, and it crept into the medicine room, and with a shocking bang, the cannon body of the giant cannon retreated suddenly, breaking the logs blocked by the tail of the cannon, and the muzzle of the cannon violently sprayed out a ball of flames.Zhao Ming only felt that his eardrums were painful, while Sun Kewang was trembling by the earth and almost fell.At this time, the 600-pound cannonball had already rushed out of the flames and smoke, roaring and smashing into the target wall.With a loud "boom", I saw the smoke and dust of the target wall billowing out, countless rubble splattered out of the smoke and dust, and the entire section of the city wall and the earth trembled.Zhao Ming was shocked, and Sun Kewang on the side was even more shocked, and he saw that his heart was broken.The 600-pound huge bomb smashed into the city, and the terrifying momentum was unprecedented and unforgettable.At this time, after the shelling, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and Zhao Ming immediately laughed and led everyone forward to check the results.Everyone saw that the target wall that had been shelled had formed a huge depression, and the masonry was still falling in a daze.Seeing this, Zhao Ming nodded, "Well, the power is good!"
”Song Yingsheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Highness, this cannon is specially made for siege cities.The strongest city wall, even Tongguan, can't withstand three cannons!
”Song Yingsheng sensed what Zhao Ming meant, and deliberately used Tongguan to talk about things.When Sun Kewang heard this, his heart tightened, is it necessary to mention Tongguan in particular?
His eyes were full of fear, as if he saw the scene of the Ming army collapsing Tongguan and rushing in.After inspecting the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau in Zhenjiang, Zhao Ming took Sun Kewang all the way east, arriving in Changzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai, and then to Hangzhou and Ningbo.In these places, there are inspection workshops, the city shipping department, and the Ningbo seaport.However, Sun Kewang was not in the mood, and the scene of the huge cannon bombardment lingering in his mind was already demonic, and now he was awakened by nightmares every night, and he had a nervous breakdown.From Longju Village, along the Han River, all the way to the east, Sun Kewang has seen the prosperity of the Han River and the Yangtze River Basin.Now I see the wealth of Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the gathering of thousands of ships in Ningbo, but these are not enough to make Sun Kewang feel afraid.After all, the Song Dynasty was far more prosperous than the Liao, Jin, and Mongolia, but it was eventually destroyed.A developed economy often means that the armament is lax and the people's willingness to fight is not strong.After all, everyone has a family and a business, and their lives are comfortable, unlike in the north, where they are so poor that they want to eat and eat.Therefore, most of the time, the south is reluctant to fight, and this is also the reason why barbarism has defeated civilization since ancient times, mostly using the north to unify the south, and rarely using the south to unify the north.Therefore, the economy is prosperous and the wealth income is higher than that of Zhou Guo, and Zhou Guo is not without opportunities, but after seeing the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, Sun Kewang already knows that Zhou Guo may not have a chance.Today, the Ming Dynasty is not only economically strong, but also has powerful armaments.Generally speaking, soldiers in economically wealthy areas were generally afraid of death, but the Ming Dynasty's firearms were powerful and could kill and injure the enemy from a long distance, which may be able to change the historical normal.At this time, standing on a hill in Ningbo Port, there were two sea ships from the north and south of the Ningshao Merchant Gang moored in the port, as well as merchant ships from Western countries, as well as Japan, Annam, and Ryukyu.These ships are crowded with seaports, and the masts are like a forest, which is very spectacular.Zhao Ming said to Sun Kewang, who was staring at the dark circles under his eyes: "Sun Xiangguo, if you look at Ningbo Port, half of them are merchant ships from overseas countries.In this world, in addition to the Ming Dynasty, it is still very broad.Sun Xiangguo saw this situation, what did he think?
”Zhao Ming still values Sun Kewang very much, and hopes to surrender Sun Kewang and Wu Sangui together, expand his territory for him, and establish a new order.Sun Kewang calmed down and was slightly stunned, in addition to Da Ming, what does it mean that it is also very broad?
Zhao Ming saw that Sun Kewang was speechless, and continued: "The world has been in turmoil for decades, and people's minds are determined!
With Lone's current strength, it is not difficult to dominate the world.However, Gu could not bear the disaster of the common people, and was unwilling to waste China's vitality in vain and give up the opportunity to expand abroad.The lonely king knows that Sun Guoxiang is the talent of the prime minister, and if he can serve the lonely king, the lonely king will not be treated badly.The world is bigger than the world thinks, and Gu does not have so much energy to rule completely, so he can only live in China and dominate the world. ”Sun Kewang fell into a deep voice, feeling that Zhao Ming's words were very meaningful."
Your Highness's words, Sun has written it down!"
Sun Kewang didn't think it through, just saluted.At this time, Wang Shuang, the commander of the guards, hurriedly climbed up the mountain and whispered to Zhao Ming.When Zhao Ming heard this, he raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said to Sun Kewang: "Hasn't Prime Minister Sun always wanted to complete the matter of claiming the vassal as soon as possible?"
Now follow the lonely king back to Yangzhou, and the lonely king will give you an answer. ”(Ask for a monthly pass, recommend, subscribe, ask for a book list promotion) ()