Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 344 Secret
When Ye Xun returned to Shenyang, everything was settled.

Hearing that it was Dorgon who shot away the elders of Kunlun with a musket in the end, Ye Xun was very happy, but he was not surprised, because as one of the founders of the Qing Empire, if he didn't even have this ability, it would be a shame. Unexpected.

Because of the proper handling, the riot that night did not cause much damage to Shenyang, and when Ye Xun returned to Shenyang, Hetuala finally sent back accurate news.

Huang Taiji personally led [-] elites, and they were rushing towards Fushun Pass along the newly built official road.

According to intelligence, although Huang Taiji made the most of his elite this time, he still left more than 2 troops to garrison Hetuala.

Calculated in this way, the number of soldiers and horses in Jianzhou is about the same as Ye Xun expected.

Huang Taiji is coming aggressively this time, and after more than a year of training, the Liaodong Army has greatly improved both in terms of combat awareness and combat capabilities.

But despite this, Ye Xun is still not optimistic about the army fighting head-on with the Jurchen army, soldiers are tricky.

In fact, Ye Xun has always admired Huang Taiji's style of doing things. Now that the Korean battlefield has not yet been distinguished, he has resolutely withdrew most of his troops from North Korea. This also requires great courage. After all, the Korean battlefield The Liaodong Army has already appeared. If this battle is lost, I am afraid that Jianzhou will really have no chance of turning around.

Ye Xun also never fought uncertain battles. When he was still on the road, he had already ordered all the soldiers and civilians in Fushun Pass and Fushun to withdraw to Shenyang.

Cheng Yu was still recovering from his injuries in Jinzhou, so he was obviously unable to participate in this battle, but Cao Wenzhao very much agreed with Ye Xun's decision.

Including the troops withdrawn from Fushun Pass and Fushun, the total strength of the Shenyang Camp has reached [-].

These [-] troops are not the rubbish Ming army of the past, they are all elite troops who have undergone rigorous training.

At the same time, placing the battlefield outside Shenyang City can also take advantage of the strength of the army and the strong city. There is another thing Ye Xun did not tell Cao Wenzhao, that is, thirty wrought iron cannons have been produced in the arsenal. It was Ye Xun's ultimate goal of placing the battlefield outside Shenyang City, because time was too tight, otherwise Ye Xun would have pulled the artillery to Hetuala.

With Ye Xun's return, Shenyang began to prepare for battle in an all-round way, and a series of military orders were also issued to cities in Liaodong.

According to Ye Xun's instructions, no army could be mobilized before receiving an order, and there was no need to reinforce Shenyang.

"Report! Please report to Eunuch, Huang Taiji's army has arrived at Fushun Pass, but for some reason, it stopped there."

After hearing the scout's report, Ye Xun was not surprised. He knew very well that Huang Taiji was already in trouble. If he led an army to resist him at Fushun Pass, perhaps he would not hesitate.

He ordered people to take the scouts down to receive the reward, then turned to Sun Dong who was standing beside him and said, "Do you think Li Yongfang's chances of success are high?"

Sun Dong bowed and said, "Father-in-law, please forgive me. This subordinate feels that whether it is successful or not, the headache should be caused by Huang Taiji."

Ye Xun was amused by Sun Dong's words, wasn't he!What Li Yongfang wanted was the civil strife in Jianzhou, so as to create a level of advancement for himself. Regardless of success or failure, the Liaodong Army would not be able to participate. After all, there are tens of thousands of Huang Taiji's army in the middle.

"Tell that general Ye He that after the matter is completed, we will retreat to the direction of Tieling, but we are not allowed to enter any Han villages, otherwise don't blame us for being rude."

Ye Xun was to prevent Huang Taiji from carrying out countermeasures. After leading Yehe's rebel army to Tieling, if there was no Jurchen army to chase and kill them, and then slowly disperse this group of people, they must not be given a chance to mess up the people of Liaodong.

This was Ye Xun's first real war with Jurchen since he came to power in Liaodong. Although he did not start the war, this time he must teach Huang Taiji a lesson he will never forget.

There is a valley in the southern suburbs of Shenyang. I don’t know when it started. This place has become a military restricted zone, but there are no troops stationed there. There are troops guarding the entrance. Obviously there are important military secrets hidden here.

In fact, there is nothing here, just the new firearms testing ground of the arsenal.

According to Ye Xun's earliest statement, Han Ping and the others were required to produce a hundred artillery pieces within a year, but limited by the level of craftsmanship, more than half a year later, they only produced more than [-] artillery pieces.

Everything needs a process, and Ye Xun didn't blame Han Ping. He came today to observe the test firing of the new artillery and the improved musket he suggested.

The artillery of this period generally has a range of only a few miles, and some even have a pitiful hundreds of paces, which is barely enough to defend the city.

The range of the new artillery has exceeded ten miles, which is not counted. According to the idea proposed by Ye Xun, the barrel of the new artillery can also adjust the angle direction. Because wrought iron is used, the weight of the gun body is also greatly reduced, making it more Suitable for field combat and mobility.

The types of shells are based on the original solid shells and blooming shells, and Ye Xun developed chemical bombs ingeniously, just like the chemical weapons used against the Jurchen camp before.

There are thirty cannons, and there are more than five hundred new-style muskets. The craftsmanship is the same, with slight improvements, and the iron materials are ready-made, so the production of muskets is much faster than cannons.

One artillery piece requires 700 soldiers. Calculated in this way, the first artillery battalion, plus officers at all levels, is nearly [-] people.

The first commanders of the artillery battalion and the gun battalion were selected from Ye Xun's bodyguards.

Ye Xun is not at ease if such a modern team is left under the command of others!
The range of artillery has increased, and the range of muskets is no exception. In the past, the range of muskets used by the Ming army was only about [-] paces, while the range of new muskets could reach [-] paces.

Of course, this is not Ye Xun's ideal range. If the bullet can be improved and rifling added to the barrel, the bullet's range will be even further.

It's just that time waits for no one!

"Boom, boom"

More than [-] cannons fired at the same time, it is not an exaggeration to say that the earth shakes the mountains. Even if they were prepared, the other guards around Ye Xun were also shaken. Fortunately, the horses were not brought over, otherwise the group would be bombed. No.

As the shells landed, the target on the hillside in the distance suddenly fell into a sea of ​​flames.

This is a group of explosive shells, and it is also the most powerful shell.

Ye Xun nodded, and when the sound of the cannons stopped, he said to Han Ping beside him, "How long can you fire continuously?"

"Back to my father-in-law, my subordinates have done experiments. Because wrought iron should be used, it should be no problem to fire about twenty times in a row. After the barrel cools down, you can continue to use it."

Although [-] times is less, but [-] cannons are fired at the same time, and it is estimated that it will not take [-] shells to collapse the enemy.

"Let the musket battalion go!"

The effect of the artillery is quite satisfactory. If the effect of the musket is also satisfactory, then the victory of this battle has been sealed.
(End of this chapter)