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Chapter 1465
The regular military officer of the Ming Empire, the artillery officer who was born in the martial arts hall, drew out the Yanling knife and gave the order to change the ammunition to the artillery unit behind him.

Behind him is the most iconic firearms unit of the empire, using their artifact, the Qianjin Franc Machine.

The Franc machine is the equipment that best represents the traditional firepower of the Ming Empire, no less than the [-]th tank of the [-]th century.

It is also advanced equipment when it is imitated, and it is relatively outdated when it is installed in large quantities. However, after a series of operations such as modification, magic modification, modification and modification, and modification after modification, try to give it a go on the battlefield of the new world.

In fact, the age of the Francois machine is about the same as that of the Wujiu tank. It was first imitated in the second year of Jiajing. In the third year of Jiajing, 32 large samples were imitated and sent to Jiubian for trial use. There are [-] imitation Francois machine guns.

At the end of Jiajing, Frangji became one of the main weapons of Ming Dynasty.

And now, even though they have new weapons that are stronger, heavier, and farther away, people will still smile when they see the Franji, and affectionately call them the Invincible General.

The Franji currently in front of the battle are all new guys from the end of the Longqing period and the beginning of the Wanli period. They are the culmination of the talents and talents of the Nanyang Military Bureau. They are the most outstanding wisdom crystallization of craftsmen and generals in this era.

The Nanyang Defense Weapons Bureau has three most proud achievements, all of which can be reflected in these Franco cannons.

The first is the iron-cored copper case made by master Guan Yuangu, which adopts the structure of iron-cast gun core and copper-cast shell, and further strengthens the gun chamber with the characteristics of copper shrinkage, which is a balance between quality and cost.

The second is that when Chen Mu served as the commander, he cast a large number of cannons, and together with the Guangzhou Mansion Lecture Hall, he summarized the shape of the multiple diameter of the cannon body, which was applied to the 22 times the caliber of the tiger crouching cannon, 33 times the caliber of the Fran machine gun, and General Zhenshuo. [-] times.

The thickness of the bottom, ear, front wall of the fire door, front wall of the ear, and muzzle of each caliber are all customized, taking into account the balance of weight and power.

As for the third, the third is their first commander named Chen Mu.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty in history and the artillery technology of the entire world at the same time are combined. The only thing that lags behind is the regulation of the double diameter of the gun body and the thickness of the gun wall.

In terms of casting technology, nothing in the world can surpass the big bell hanging in the palace of Emperor Yongle; in terms of ballistics, gunners all over the world are relying on experience, even Chen Mu relies on experience, even in the era of Napoleon. Well, standing by the cannon still relies on experience.

The gunners of the Ming Dynasty also concluded that if the muzzle is raised one inch, the shells will go hundreds of steps farther.

In terms of gunpowder, Qi Jiguang has the ratio closest to modern black gunpowder, while Daming has the unique purification technology for making nitrate.

The superior natural nitrate ore was repeatedly purified through saponin, alum, radish, plant ash, and gelatin. The Chinese were the first to make gunpowder, and nitrate refining was earlier than gunpowder.

The unsaturated organic acid of radish can decolorize and remove impurities; the potassium carbonate of plant ash can eliminate magnesium salt, and the carbonate removes calcium and magnesium to combine precipitation; gelatin absorbs impurities, and alum divides the sediment into the bottom layer.

Craftsmen are capable but not independent, and there are very few people like Qi Jiguang who are skilled in technology. Over time, the cannons are made heavier and heavier, but there is no regulation on the thickness of the cannon wall. The heavier artillery performs the same as the light artillery The power is a waste of logistics.

Later in history, Western regulations also came in. However, during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, they did not pay attention to these. The straight-bore cannons became heavier and heavier, but their power did not increase much. There were even cases where the range of the cannons before the renovation was shortened.

Soldiers approaching from a distance were like black clouds spreading from the sky, and Fei Yu who stood in front of the battle was parched.

Beside him, it was hard to imagine that so many people would behave in the same way. They were nervous and restless, like beasts trapped in a cage.

Franji's scatter barrels rained bullets forward, and every time they fired, several people in the Raksha army formation fell, but they prayed as they walked, and even pushed the wall of the car, walking faster and faster.

The enemy was approaching, and muskets, bows and arrows fell sporadically on the high platform. The artillerymen of the Ming Empire wore light armor but were fearless. They still firmly carried out the orders from the captain, repeating the actions of clearing, loading and shooting the artillery.

In sharp contrast to this is the artillery porters below the fort, they are far from that kind of skill, let alone the courage to be calm in the face of danger.

They are standing in the army formation, you look at me, I look at you, and after confirming their eyes, they are the same flustered people.

In the end, we can only turn our attention to the commander on the fort.

People need a backbone. Ever since this group of people gathered in Gansu, they have been followed by the infantry Qianhu on the fort. His name is Chen Ce.

Cantonese, but not related to Chen Mu, he is from Guancheng City, he graduated from the martial arts examination in the fourth year of Wanli, and graduated from the Infantry Department of the Jiangwu Hall in Guangzhou. As far as Gansu, last year, after the Western Expeditionary Army, it was sent to Yili, and it was followed to Siberia this year.

The tide of enemy troops was advancing towards them.

Although I don't know how many people were wounded and killed by artillery in the car camp, and many people were shot on the way to charge, but the enemy army was thousands of people after all. At this time, there were only 500 porters stationed under their fort. There are less than [-] regular artillery on the fort.

No one can be calm.

Perhaps there was, at least Chen Ce on the fort, facing the overwhelming enemy, entered a hundred-step charge distance, and still commanded the artillery to load ammunition without fear.

The heavy infantrymen of the criminal army in the audience were anxious to scold their mothers. Only at this time did they finally understand why the army formation of the Khanate soldiers was always behind them, especially those riders who were riding horses and carrying spears. Ten steps, I'm afraid their mission is not just to defend the enemy.

It wasn't that they didn't want to escape, it was that the army behind them didn't give them a chance to escape at all.

In fact, the porters of the artillery positions are not under great pressure on the battlefield, but they don't know it.

In their field of vision, they could only see the overwhelming enemy army sweeping over like a black line on the horizon, getting closer and closer, but they didn't know that the commander of the Rakshasa army, Grand Duke Belsky, had a very clear purpose.

His purpose was to break through the siege, not to seize the artillery position. Therefore, the main direction of attack was not the earth fort, but the position of the Chinese army Karacha behind the fort.

Everyone knew that when they left the car camp, the Ming army from all directions would overwhelm them. Therefore, only by defeating the Chinese army where the general was at the fastest speed could he win a life.

Although Belsky does not know Chinese, the flags and banners of the Ming army are very different from the big banners. The big banners originally meant to let the soldiers on the battlefield know where the main general is. .

It is enough for them to attack the biggest flag that hangs down.

Chen Ce on the fort also knew the current situation. More enemy troops had spread out to the two wings when they approached them a hundred steps away. There were only relatively weak troops—less than a quarter of the total strength of the Raksha Kingdom, still roaring at them. Come.

But the soldiers under the fort didn't know it, and Chen Ce, who lacked experience as a general, ignored this trick.

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)