Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

only.

The Ordnance Bureau and the Ministry of Industry looked sad.

"Your Highness, when Marquis Dinghai went on the expedition, he had already brought almost all the ammunition and bombs accumulated by the Arms Bureau.

Within a few months this time, Dinghaihou needed so much ammunition and bombs that the Arms Bureau really couldn't supply them.

Moreover, the steel materials required to make ammunition and bombs are all high-quality steel, and the steel forged by iron smelting plants in various places cannot keep up! "

"Can't keep up?"

Zhu Gaochi stared at the Ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau for a long time, then smiled faintly and asked: "I remember that when my father was still King Yan, he improved the method of calcining fine steel in Beiping Mansion.

After his father ascended the throne, he handed over the method of forging steel to the Ministry of Industry and asked Yu Hengsi to hand it over to various iron smelting plants.

Is it possible that the steel forged by the Thirteen Iron Smelters of Ming Dynasty is not enough to supply these ammunition and bombs? "

"This……"

Doctor Yu Heng's face froze, and he quickly said: "Your Highness clearly knows that the steel forged by various iron smelting plants is not only supplied to the Ordnance Bureau!"

"How much steel does the Ordnance Bureau use?"

Zhu Gaochi stared closely at Dr. Yu Hengsi, "In the past, when there was no need to forge ammunition and weapons, the steel calcined by various iron smelting plants could meet the needs of various ministries.

Nowadays, there is only one more item of ammunition and bombs, and the amount of steel forged by various iron smelting plants can be increased several times, but they cannot supply one item of ammunition and bombs?

Why is this? "

Although it was late autumn, Yu Hengsi Lang Zhong Duan Wan was sweating profusely.

His Royal Highness is really difficult to deal with.

"Tens of thousands of troops are fighting in Annan to conquer the barbarians. No matter what, the need for ammunition and bombs must be met.

Five days later, I will bring people to your door to take away all the ammunition and bombs!

As for how many ammunition and bombs the Ordnance Bureau still has, I don't know.

Don’t you, the Ministry of Industry, want to be like the Ministry of Household Affairs..."

Zhu Gaochi glanced at the Arms Bureau Ambassador Yu Xineng and Yu Hengshi Langzhong Duan Wan, then turned and left.

"call……"

When Zhu Gaochi left, Yu Xineng and Duan Wan couldn't help but feel relaxed.

"I didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would be so shocking!"

"Yes!"

"In this case, all the fine steel accumulated by the Ordnance Bureau will be used to forge ammunition and bombs!"

"Subordinate to obey!"

"..."

Two days later.

The new issue of the Di newspaper was released, and as soon as it came out, it was robbed.

When the gentry, officials, and merchants opened it, their eyes lit up.

The first page of the Di newspaper is the whole process of Annan's victory.

"The Shenji Camp is actually so ferocious?"

"The Shenji Camp equipped with firearms is so powerful. I heard that the Annan barbarians have war elephants and are cunning and cunning, but they are so vulnerable to the firearms of the Shenji Camp?"

"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"

……

"General, since firearms are so powerful, I wonder when our army will also have some?"

"Yes, we don't require all soldiers to have firearms. If only half of them are required, then my army will be invincible!"

"We will report this matter to the Ministry of War tomorrow..."

"..."

As the Di newspaper was issued, the campfire started!

With just one army of soldiers, they were able to defeat 100,000 Annan barbarians without their helmets and armor, and most of them were killed or injured. In the end, only about 10,000 people fled back.

Such horrific achievements were enough to shock the whole country.

then.

In less than a few days.

Memorials from military generals and military officials were delivered to Zhu Di's desk. “Hmph, a bunch of old killers...”

After taking a look at the memorial, Zhu Di couldn't help but snorted coldly, threw it aside and ignored it.

As for Zhu Gaochi, he had already personally led people to count the ammunition and bombs, hand-thrown bombs, incendiary bombs and other ammunition that Guo An needed, and packed them into boxes and put them on the ship.

He was escorted to Annan by a Ming Dynasty navy fleet.

……

Annan, below Thang Long City.

Thirty thousand Ming troops stood neatly two miles away.

On the Annan city wall, a group of Annan soldiers were hiding in fear.

From time to time, some Annan soldiers secretly glanced at the generals in the distance, trying to find some easy escape routes.

"Rumble..."

As outside the city, loud noises were heard from the Ming army.

The Annan soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but tremble. They squatted down tightly, holding their heads in their hands, their eyes full of fear.

"Boom...boom..."

In an instant.

The entire Shenglong City wall was engulfed in a sea of ​​fire. Most of the soldiers on the Shenglong City Wall were blown away and flew into the air, wailing.

There were thousands of soldiers, their bodies covered with fire, shouting with terror on their faces, and running blindly.

In the end, they were either killed by artillery or burned alive.

The surviving Annan soldiers could no longer bear it and ran madly towards the city.

outside the city.

Watching the two rounds of artillery fire pass by, the wall of Shenglong City was directly lowered by one level, and it was completely empty without a single living person.

Guo An then looked at Li Jinglong who was standing aside.

"General, you can withdraw your troops!"

"withdraw troops!"

Li Jinglong didn't hesitate and shouted directly.

"The general has an order, withdraw your troops!"

As the ordering soldiers went down, a group of soldiers from the Ming Dynasty packed up their things very skillfully and withdrew without any hesitation.

Five miles away in the rear is where the army camp is.

The entire army has long been accustomed to this kind of bombing of the city wall of Thang Long City only once every time.

After several explosions, the people in the city were panicked and the soldiers were discouraged. The Annan barbarians in the city took the initiative to open the door and beg for surrender.

If those Annan barbarians are still prepared to resist stubbornly, then they will plant a pile of landmines under the city wall.

After a few blasts, the city wall will naturally be broken, and the Annan officers and soldiers in the city will flee in terror.

"Brother Guo, it's already the third day. These Annan officers and soldiers in Thanglong City are still resisting. Should we use landmines to blow them up?"

After returning to the camp, Li Jinglong asked with some anticipation, "The entire city wall was blown to pieces with landmines. Such a scene really shocked us."

On the left and right sides, the generals' eyes were also shining.

This kind of siege and the scene of directly blowing up the enemy's walls was really exciting for them.

Guo An was speechless. Who is a good person who likes to use landmines to blow up walls, thinking he is using firecrackers to blow up mud walls?

"General, Thang Long City is the eastern capital of Annan. If my Ming Dynasty has a large army stationed in this city in the future, if the city wall is gone, it will have to be rebuilt..."

"If that's the case, let's not blow it up yet!"

Li Jinglong nodded with regret, "After capturing Shenglong City, there are still many small towns ahead that can be bombed!"

Guo An said seriously, "The general is wrong. Our Ming army is here to conquer the Annan rebels, not to blow up the Annan city wall!"

Li Jinglong was startled, then nodded repeatedly.

"What Brother Guo said is absolutely true. We are here to conquer the Annan rebels and save the people of Annan, not to blow up the city wall!"

On the side, the generals also nodded slightly.

...(End of chapter)