Chapter 77 Sneak Attack and Capture the Gun

Seeing that the rebels withdrew from afar and camped and no longer launched an attack, Wu Shengtian also ordered to lift the vigilance, let the soldiers and Xiang Yong leave the on duty personnel, and the rest went down to eat and rest. Moreover, Liu Di also ordered to have an extra meal tonight to let everyone eat a little meat and reward today's exhibitors, especially the gunners. They raised their eyebrows and took a good breath. After going down one by one, their eyebrows were flying and they were so excited that it was difficult for them to be themselves.

And Liu didn't give a glass of wine to all the war participants today, and didn't drink much, but it can make people relax without making trouble, and they can sleep well at night, because they understand that there will be a fierce battle tomorrow.

As for the rebels, they were depressed from top to bottom all night. Zhang Tao summoned his men to cheer up his men repeatedly, hoping to improve morale.

This time, he came with so many people. Originally, he thought that after coming over, it should be easy to capture Xishan Village. During the day, he also said that he would stay in Xishan Village at night, but it turned out to be such a battle, which made him feel like he had been slapped in the face.

And Zhang Tao was cruel and said harshly. If he fights again tomorrow, if he doesn't follow his orders and bravely, he will have his head. After all the traitors get the order, he will go down and be full of slander, but he doesn't have the courage to say anything. He can only wait for the dawn and lead his troops to fight for his life.

But that night, something happened that made them more depressed. Originally, they thought that the villagers in Xishan Village did not dare to come out, but the villagers in Xishan Village really came out. They didn't know what they had done. In the middle of the night, they suddenly began to release from behind a mound near the rebels.

More than a dozen burning things soared into the air and drew bright lights in the air. Most of them plunged into the rebel camp, followed by a series of violent explosions, making the rebels who had just slept steadily jump. They were busy for a long time. When they were sent out at night to search for these When things flew out, nothing was found, only some burning marks on the ground, as well as messy horseshoe marks.

It turned out that before the sea wolf entered the winter, more than 100 rockets were transported to Xishan Village. These rockets had a long tail. After ignited, they could be shot two or three miles away by relying on the propulsion of gunpowder. The warhead was filled with more than a catty of refined * warheads, and a circle of iron was also cast with glue around the warhead. After the explosion It can produce quite a lot of fragments and kill enemy personnel.

These rockets are made with simple materials, simple technology and low accuracy, but the range is not close and the power is not small. Although the accuracy is very poor, it is very suitable for harassing the enemy. Generally speaking, the sea wolf people do not like to use this thing, because the accuracy of these rockets is too poor, and even after launch, they fly The situation of returning to the launch position is frightening.

These rockets were usually stored, but this time they were taken out by Wu Shengtian and handed over to the scouts at night. They let them ride horses with more than a dozen rockets and sneaked into the vicinity of the enemy camp and brought such a guy to the rebel camp.

Only about half of these rockets actually shot into the battalion, causing many casualties. They only killed and injured a small number of rebels, but a rocket shell preferred to die into the enemy's horse circle, but killed and injured many horses on the spot. Other horses were shocked and rushed out of the horse circle in the camp. Running around,

In addition, the personnel who were sent to steal the cannon also picked up several solid bullets discarded by the rebels. These solid bullets are also iron cast shells, and the craftsmanship is not too bad. The cannonballs seem to have been polished after casting, and the casting seams are polished off to make them rounder.

However, when these shells are actually filled into the mouth of the munch, it can be found that these shells have a large tolerance. Some shells are stuffed into the gun barrel, and there is a large gap in the combination of the shell and the gun barrel, while some shells are difficult to stuff into the gun barrel. They must be polished with a file on the spot before they can be loaded into the gun barrel. It can be seen that casting The craftsman of the shell has the problem of tolerance in opening the mold, resulting in different sizes of cast shells.

So the actual range of this gun is not as far as ideal. Needless to say, the accuracy is not comparable to the sea wolf's artillery.

However, on the whole, the casting level of this gun is still beyond many old artillery in the Ming Dynasty. The artillery design and mold opening are also more scientific. It gradually becomes thicker from front to back, which is more in line with the different internal pressures when the gun is fired.

This should be regarded as the credit of Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua, which made Daming obtain a relatively sharp firearm in the north, but ironically, Daming spent so much money, manpower and material resources, and gathered many skilled craftsmen and knowledgeable people in Daming. These cannons that were finally made were not taken away. Dealing with the Jiannu that originally wanted to deal with has become a weapon in the hands of the rebels, and now it has been used to attack the towns of Daming.

Unlike Liu, Wu Shengtian and Liu were a little sad about this. After careful inspection, the quality of the cannon was not bad. Although the gun rack was destroyed by explosion and the barrel was thrown far away, there were no cracks or other damage as a whole. However, when the front sight landed, it was damaged. After the gun was erected by soldiers with a pole. Some hot water was poured in, and no cracks were found in the barrel, indicating that the gun should be rebuilt and can continue to be used.

If it were someone else, they would definitely take this Hongyi cannon as a treasure, but now in the eyes of the sea wolf, it is not so popular. After all, the cannon in their hands is much easier to use, and this Hongyi cannon is stupid and stupid. Even if it can be repaired and used, it will be recast shells for it. It will be quite troublesome to get up.

However, it can't be said that they are busy in the middle of the night, and it is useless to drag this cannon back. This cannon is at least of great economic value. Of course, it does not mean that it is smashed and recycled iron materials. This cannon is not rare, but some people are rare. If they contact some large households, I guess these large families will be willing to do it. High-priced acquisition.

Even if they sell this gun to the government, it is estimated that the officials will be happy to take back the cannon at a high price. Of course, the official will definitely not take back the cannon, because this cannon represents a very important significance.

They certainly are unwilling to publicly recover the cannons from Xishan Village, because it is similar to hitting them in the face. Xishan Village is just a village fort that can defeat the rebels and capture the rebels' Hongyi cannons. However, as officials, they still have officers and soldiers, but they can only be blocked by the rebels in the city and dare not show up.

If this matter spreads, it is estimated that those officials in the court who are full and look for trouble will drown them with saliva.