In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 261 Only the people of Song Dynasty cede land to Dajin, so there is a reason why Dajin gave it to people of Song Dynasty
Two of them are long tubes and two are short tubes.

But Shi Tianlu's subordinates only saw the appearance of the Song Army Cannon, and many people described it differently. Of course, the exact size can only be estimated roughly.

The long-barreled gun built by the Mongolian army is about 1.4 meters long and divided into four sections.

The craftsmen introduced it to Shi Tianze on the spot. From the Mongolian army's description, they guessed that the Song army's artillery was spliced. It was first rolled into a cylinder with iron plates, and then wrapped and fixed with iron hoops.

After seeing it, Shi Tianze asked directly: "Why can't the whole thing be rolled with an iron plate? Isn't it more reliable?"

He really has some skills, and he can see the disadvantages of splicing at a glance.

The craftsmen rubbed their heads, because that's what Shi Tianlu's people described when they came back. The Song Army artillery seems to be spliced.

Moreover, it is more difficult to roll up the whole with an iron plate.

The larger the iron plate, the harder it is to smooth the surface, as well as the inside, which is obviously not conducive to firing.

The craftsmen made sense in their explanations, so Shi Tianze could only nod.

Shi Tianlu also brought back the Song Army's iron bullets and shotguns picked up on the battlefield.

The shotgun was dug out after someone ran back after being injured by a cannon.

The artillery shell weighs four catties, and the Mongolian army built the artillery caliber according to the weight of the shell.

But their cannon walls and long cannons are completely different from the Song Army's cannons.

Moreover, the bottom wall of the artillery should be the thickest, and the front can be thinner. This is the design that is most conducive to the firing of the artillery. It was originally learned from the Hongyi cannon imported at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

The Mongolian army didn't understand anything, so they just looked at it a few times and learned to build four guns. The walls of the guns were still very thin. As for the formula of gunpowder, it was still the same as before, and the dosage was completely dependent on the previous feeling.

After listening to the introduction, Shi Tianze was still very satisfied. The craftsmen could build it in just a few months. If it is powerful, the Mongolian army's siege will become stronger in the future.

"Have you tried the cannon?" Shi Tianze asked at this time.

The craftsmen said that after firing two cannons, they could shoot out, but the distance was not enough.

That proves that the cannons can be used. The Song people's cannons are nothing more than that. Shi Tianze grinned. He originally wanted to shoot a cannon in person, but after thinking about it, he held back.

Well, he signaled to the craftsmen that it was time to test the cannon, and he led the people back.

I saw the craftsmen skillfully put down the gunpowder, the shells, without even the lead wire, and directly made a hole in it to ignite.

After a while, boom, the first shot was indeed a success.

The cannonball flew out about [-] steps and landed on the ground, and then rolled a long way on the ground. This range is similar to that of the Hongwu Iron Cannon in the early Ming Dynasty.

Shi Tianze nodded again and again, just hitting a little closer.

Shi Tianlu immediately said: "It needs to be improved. The amount of gunpowder is related to the length of the gun and the thickness of the muzzle."

Shi Tianze: "Well, it should be fine if you try more."

After a pause, he said again: "As a spy, go to the place where the Song army builds artillery and investigate, and buy Song craftsmen."

Yan Shi immediately said: "When the general was in Linqing, Shandong was building artillery. The defense was very tight, and you could not get in or get out."

When this guy was in Shandong, he wanted to peek at the Song Army's artillery, but unfortunately he couldn't succeed.

Shi Tianze was silent for a while and looked at the craftsman.

The craftsmen said that knowing the weight of the Song Army's shells, as long as they gradually improved the amount of gunpowder and the length of the cannon, they would definitely be able to hit an effective distance.

Simply put, just try more times.

"One more shot." Dong Jun shouted at the side at this time.

The craftsmen continue to start, clear the chamber, put gunpowder, and load the shells.

The speed is a bit slow, far inferior to Song Jun.

Shi Tianze and Shi Tianlu were already discussing how many guns they would arrange in a team of ten thousand households in the future.

Boom, there was suddenly an earth-shattering explosion on the scene.

Phew, the cannon barrel was instantly torn apart, and several craftsmen fell to the ground.

The barrel fragments that flew out from the explosion wiped out the craftsmen almost instantly.

Shi Tianze's face turned green, and the scene was full of panic.

Shi Tianze, who thought it was easy to make cannons just now, couldn't recover for a long time as if he was hit with a stick.

After this cannon was built, I tried two cannons first. Today is the second cannon. It exploded after firing a total of four cannons. It can't compare with the Song people's cannons.

After that, Shi Tianze experimented and rebuilt many times in Zhending. It is not sealed enough, the airtightness is not good, the range is extremely close, and it is easy to explode the chamber.

Moreover, the Mongols couldn't even figure out the materials, thinking that they were iron cannons, and they were all made of pig iron.

In fact, Zhao Yurui’s iron cannons are made of wrought iron. Wrought iron cannons are made of 13-year-old steel, which is thinner, stronger, more durable, and can be made for a long time. In the original history, wrought iron cannons officially appeared until Ming Wanli 1585th. It was built in [-] by Ye Mengxiong, deputy envoy of the Yongping Military Preparation and Chasi Department of Zhili.

The cannons made by the Mongols now are not as good as the Hongwu Iron Cannon.

Therefore, under the circumstances that various data such as materials, gun walls, gunpowder formula, dosage, and cannon-making process are difficult to determine, until Tuo Lei came to replace Bolu, they failed to build successfully. At this time, they knew that artillery is not so easy to build. of.
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At the same time, Jin Kingdom Nanjing.

Wanyan Shouxu was looking at all the ministers and workers with a sad face.

In the main hall, apart from him, there were Zhang Tiangang, Liu Changzu, Zhang Xingxin and other Han officials who advocated the alliance of the Song Dynasty against Mongolia, as well as military generals such as Wanyan Heda, Wanyan Saibu, and Yila Pua, as well as Wanyan Chen Monk, Wang Biao, Tian Xiaoniu and several other generals of the loyal and filial army.

Wanyan Shouxu is now the same as in history. He is forming two new armies in China, the Zhongxiao Army and the Lihe Army, and is in urgent need of various supplies.

But a few days ago, Monk Chen, Wang Biao, and Tian Xiaoniu of the Loyal and Filial Army came to the table, urgently in need of money, food and iron materials, and asked the court for support.

In fact, before Wanyan Shouxu came to the throne, he discovered that the Kingdom of Jin had no cavalry.

In the first year of Yuanguang (1222), a minister reported that "the Mongols drove far and wide. Although Jingzhao, Fengxiang, Qingyang, and Pingliang had all strengthened their armies, they were all infantry." This proves that the Jin Kingdom was almost connected to the west of Tongguan. A thousand cavalry can't get together.

When Xuanzong was there, he tried to reorganize the cavalry, but the inferior war horses bought from Xixia cheated him.

In September of the second year of Wanyan Shouxu Zhengda (1225), Wanyan Shouxu reached an agreement with the Song Dynasty emperor Zhao Yurui who had just come to power. At this time, the Jin Dynasty, as in history, ended the state of war with the Song Dynasty and Xixia at the same time, and concentrated its forces to deal with it. Mongolia.

In internal affairs, Wanyan Shouxu dismissed the two treacherous ministers who lived together in Pucha and Nipan Guhuashan, and appointed a group of anti-Japanese generals.

He also issued an edict to build a temple of praise and loyalty for the generals who died fighting against Mongolia. Three out of ten people including Gao Xingzhong, Cheng Ji, and Zhang Shan, encouraged the anti-Mongolian soldiers for the establishment of the Temple of Praise and Loyalty.

It is worth noting that except for Ma Xilijisi, who is from the Western Regions, the rest of the list are Han Chinese. It can be seen that the proportion of Han people in the Jin army at this time was very high.

Wanyan Shouxu gathered the strength of the whole country to organize the Zhongxiao Army and the Lihe Army. Among them, the Zhongxiao Army "has men and horses, and they can be supplemented by riding and shooting."And the old system of one soldier and two horses in the early Jin Dynasty was continued and restored.

The efforts to form an elite cavalry in the past two years have still achieved some results. At that time, some ministers in the court thought that "self-righteousness will greatly reform the cavalry army, and the team's saddles and armor will be updated. In other words, as for the elite soldiers and solid weapons and weapons, compared with those who are not good enough today, there is hope for a revival." Some people think that the Dajin Kingdom is about to revive.

Historically, in the first two years of history, Mongolia had been attacking the west of Tongguan in the Jin Dynasty. Wanyan Shouxu was very worried. Now the Song army was defeated because of the mine dragging, and Mongolia did not come. This allowed Wanyan Shouxu to concentrate on training his troops, and the country was prosperous. , the Zhongxiao Army and the Lihe Army are getting stronger and stronger as they practice, and there is hope for the revival of the Dajin Kingdom.

However, Wanyan Shouxu focused all his efforts on military affairs and training soldiers and horses, but did not pay attention to domestic production.

He reached a deal with Zhao and Rui, and in the first two years, the people in the occupied areas of Hebei and Shandong were relocated to Song in exchange for copper coins, sugar, silk and other things from the Song people.

In the past two years, the exchange was quite happy, and he also deliberately sent some old, young, sick and disabled to the Song people, and the Song people had no objection, which made Wanyan Shouxu feel that he had earned his blood.

However, Zhao and Rui ascended the throne for more than three years, and Wanyan and Shouxu came and went. The population became smaller and smaller, and the young and strong successors were unable to succeed. Agricultural production and many things were affected.

Because in a country, you can't justify the young and strong in training soldiers and farms. There are always women and weak people doing other things, and there are also people at home who cook and wash.

At this moment, Wanyan Shouxu realized that something was wrong, and he could no longer give the population to the people of Song Dynasty.

At this time, the Song people defeated Zhang Rong and occupied the entire Shandong. The fronts of the soldiers had surrounded their Xuzhou, Pizhou and other places from the north, south and east.

At this time, Wanyan Shouxu and all the important officials of the Jin Dynasty further felt the pressure from the Song people.

"With the support of Song Ting, Peng Yibin defeated Zhang Rong and occupied the entire Shandong, which is not good for the situation of our dynasty." At this moment, Wanyan Shouxu took the lead: "Now Peng Yibin sent a letter asking us to cede Xu Pi and other places were originally exchanged for heavy money and supplies, what do you think?"

It turned out that Peng Yibin had just sent envoys into Nanjing, asking Jin Guo to cede Xupi and other places, and he could give a large amount of materials and money in exchange.

Peng Yibin's words certainly represent the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

What the other party said is quite reasonable. You, Xu Pi and other places, originally had a small population. Almost all the young and middle-aged people were given to us. We can’t get enough grain and tax revenue every year, and you still have to raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to share your military strength. Why not give it to us? We, you guys, can concentrate our forces and use all our strength to deal with Mongolia.

After listening to it, Wanyan Shouxu felt that it was feasible.

There is no way, given the current situation of the Kingdom of Jin, Xu Pi is surrounded by Song Ting on three sides, and Mongolia is watching covetously to the west, and the distance is not far away.

But he can't make decisions on his own, so he happened to ask the officials today.

As soon as his voice fell, several generals at the scene shouted loudly.

When Zhao Yurui wanted Fengxiang back then, they strongly opposed it. If Zhao Yurui hadn't agreed to kill Yan Congke, they would not have compromised.

And now Xu Pi's position is different from Lin Zhao Fengxiang's.

Wanyan Heda said loudly, only the Song people have ever given land to us, how can there be any reason for us to give it to the Song people?

He also said, if Song people want it, they can come and call, and see if we can give it.

Among the other generals, except for Monk Wanyan, they all followed suit.

Only Monk Wanyan remained silent.

(End of this chapter)