The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 600 Cannon
Early June, sir.

The long fleet slowly approached the port.

Shuotuo shook his head, wiped his face, and tried to open his eyes.

After being locked under the boat for more than a month, it was rare for them to come up for a breath of fresh air.

At this time, Shuotuo no longer had the pride and dignity of being noble and aloof in the past.

He was dressed in rags, his body was trembling, his arms were clasped tightly, and he looked in all directions nervously and helplessly.

During those days when they were locked up at the bottom of the boat, people of the same clan around them died every day, and were thrown into the sea by the Ming army like a dead dog.

To live on, Shuotuo now has only one thought in his mind, to live hard, even if he has no dignity.

He used to look down on those Ming troops who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but after these days of experience, he suddenly understood the psychology of those people very well.

In this troubled world, don't you just want to live a good life?

"Master, it should be here soon, look." Mu Lu, a trusted servant beside him, pointed forward happily.

Shuotuo turned his head and looked at Mu Lv, feeling a burst of sadness in his heart.

Mu Lu in front of him was as thin as a firewood, his face was pale and bloodless, like a walking corpse, it looked like he could fall to the ground with just a slight push.

This is the white armor elite of the Qing Dynasty.

Mu Lu is the number one fierce general under his command. Once in a battle with the Ming army, he chopped off 31 heads of the Ming army and killed thousands of households of the Ming army.

The corners of Shuotuo's mouth twitched slightly: "I'm afraid that the Ming people will go further away after going up to rest."

It turned out that they had come from North Korea before and had stopped in Jeju Island.

These days they lived under the boat in darkness, people died every day, and they couldn't tell the difference between day and night. They didn't know how many days had passed and how far they had traveled.

But there is no doubt that they all know that they cannot escape.

Right now on the sea, there is nowhere to escape except to jump into the sea.

Who dares to jump into the sea?

Who can jump into the sea again?
The Ming army locked each of their feet together with an iron chain, so that they could not be separated when they walked and defecated, and it was difficult to jump into the sea.

Some people also tried to break the iron chain and succeeded, but they were discovered by the Ming army, and they also died.

A dozen or so days ago, a Qing soldier, Red Armor, did not know what to do, broke the iron chain, and joined forces with several fellow clansmen to attack the Ming army.

Although they successfully killed one, they soon attracted the Ming army.

All of a sudden, the firecrackers were fired, killing more than 30 Qing soldiers within the range of that wave, regardless of whether they participated or not, and blood flowed all over the ship.

After this incident, no one dared to think otherwise.

These Ming soldiers, but Ding Yi's subordinates, are all murderous monsters, my Qing's nemesis.

Shuotuo thought that since Ding Yi raised his army, the Qing Dynasty had fought and defeated him repeatedly, without a single victory, and the loss would be countless.

In the Battle of Jinzhou that year, tens of thousands of people were set ablaze by it, which shocked the nobles of the entire Qing Dynasty. Since then, the Qing Dynasty has changed its color when it heard of Ding Ding.

In the Battle of Beigou, thousands of artillery were fired, and the warriors of the Qing Dynasty were killed and wounded, and the army was defeated. Since then, the Qing soldiers have never taken the initiative to attack Lushun.

With what Huang Taiji wanted to say but didn't dare to say, they Daqing were already scared by Ding Yi.

I wonder where the Ming army will take us?

Shuotuo didn't feel much sadness when he thought that he would be far away from his hometown and might not be able to return to Shengjing for the rest of his life.

He had a cold relationship with Ama Daishan since he was a child, and he thought about fleeing his hometown when he was a child. This time he was suddenly captured by the Ming army and left the Qing Dynasty. Instead, he felt a sense of relief.

That's good, I don't have to see that annoying Ama again.

Just as Shuo Tuo was thinking wildly, the land in front of him was getting closer and closer, and the speed of the boat began to decrease.

With getting closer and closer to the big staff.

"Hiss" soon, the Qing soldiers on board gasped.

I saw that the port in front was extremely huge, and there were densely packed ships along the coast, and many of them hung the flags of foreign barbarians. Many of the ships were big and tall, and they were much bigger than the warships of the Ming army they had seen.

The boats entering and leaving the port are like rain, shuttling endlessly, which is a prosperous scene.

Shuotuo didn't know much about maritime trade, but seeing the many ships and the bustling scene in this port, he felt that the Ming Dynasty was not so easy to be defeated.

If so many ships are built by the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid they will not be able to build them in ten years, right?
Shuotuo thought that this was all the land of Ming Dynasty.

Soon, their fleet was guided by a small boat and entered the dock alone from above the port.

There is a vacant passage over there, which is obviously specially prepared for the Ming army.

Along the way, they saw Arimei warships parked by the sea.

"It's such a big ship, with so many cannons." Mu Lu and other Qing soldiers all exclaimed.

The third-class sailing battleship Tainan is parked on the shore, as if it is loading and unloading, and another newly built Xingang No. 1 [-]-material warship in Lushun is also parked in the nearby dock, although only the keel is visible for the time being. But I can see that many people are busy.

These third-tier battleships were huge in size, with countless artillery pieces, and densely packed black muzzles on both sides. Shuo Tuo and the others were stunned and couldn't believe it.

When he saw the tortoise shield standing upright on it, he knew that it was also Ding Yi's ship from the Ming army.

This Ding Yi actually has such a big boat on the sea?So many cannons?
He thought that it would be a nightmare if he encountered such a ship when he was attacking Ganghwa Island in North Korea.

Shuotuo stared blankly at the big ships, with fear and surrender on his face.

Because he knew that the Qing Dynasty would never be able to build such a warship.

Squeak, bang, with a bang, the springboard was connected to the shore.

Shuotuo looked at the front with a moved and shocked expression.

At this time, the coast was about 50 meters away from them, which was relatively far away, but the Ming army used steel to build several platforms for the tower in the sea water, so that the springboard of the sea ship was connected to the platform.

There are more than a dozen such platforms, lined up in a row, which is very spectacular, allowing several large warships like the Tainan to land at the same time.

And on the coastline 50 meters away, he saw a row of high city walls, which seemed to envelop the entire coast. Every hundred meters or so, there was a fort with huge artillery on it. The biggest Hongyi cannon I have ever seen is even bigger.

He could even see countless human heads working tirelessly behind the city wall, doing fortifications. Based on what he knew about Ding Mouse, Ding Yi was behind the city wall, digging holes and building defense lines every day. Want to break the defense established by Ding Yi.

"Master, the cannons on the shore are really big." Mu Lu said with a pale face.

Ding Yi’s coastal defense guns were not made by himself. Ding Yi asked the Macau Artillery Factory to build the guns of the master. The 42-pound and 56-pound cannons were all materials (copper and iron) provided by Ding Yi. There are 500 taels (42 pounds) and 800 taels (56 pounds) of handling fees, which can be exchanged for sugar and copper in equivalent amounts.

The Macau Artillery Factory can manufacture about 42 giant cannons (fourteen 56-pound and six [-]-pound) for Ding Yi every year.

There are already more than 30 cannons here.

Because the cannon is too big, it takes time and effort. Although Ding Yi's Lushun can also build it, it is not necessary.

Moreover, Macau is relatively close to here. At present, almost all the guns here are purchased from Macau.

Zhao Dashan is now cooperating very well with the Macau Cannon Factory. In the past, all the copper in Macau was purchased from Japan, but now Ding Yi directly transports it from Japan and sells it to them at a relatively reasonable price.

And Ding Yi asked them to make guns, and the price was also relatively cheap, and both sides benefited.

One of the main reasons for the decline of the Macau Cannon Factory in history is that steel cannons have been used in Europe later, and copper cannons are still being made here, so they were gradually eliminated.

Remembering Ding Yi's words, Zhao Dashan asked them to research and manufacture steel cannons when he sent people there last time, and the Macau Cannon Factory also agreed.

Right now, this gun factory has a lot of support for Ding Yi, and it poses no threat to Ding Yi. Naturally, Ding Yi doesn't want him to go bankrupt.

So now what Shuo Tuo sees may be the largest artillery in Asia, and all Qing soldiers are shocked when they see it.

Shuotuo felt that this kind of artillery should be used in field battles. One shot could kill half of a cow.

Just as they were deeply shocked, the Ming army in front began to speak.

"Everyone, line up to go ashore, four in a row, hurry up."

Then someone spoke in Manchu and Mongolian.

The Qing soldiers on the ship started to line up one after another. After being arrested by the Ming army for so long, they also knew that the Ming army was very disciplined.

Everyone naturally formed several rows and walked along the springboard to the platform.

(End of this chapter)