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historical, Yang Xiuqing overviews the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom national affairs, if not the late ambition inflates, attempts to take Hong Xiuquan, but generation it, the achievement of its life, fears to be not limited to this.
Also so, Hong Xiuquan in Wilderness, extremely dreads to Yang Xiuqing. Hong Xiuquan from the beginning, puts in Yang Xiuqing the armed forces, does not make him meddle the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom national affairs.
However, establishes the religious doctrine, organizes religious sect, plays the politics, Hong Xiuquan naturally is in the expert. However spoke of administers the affairs of state, Hong Xiuquan may be the through layman.
Therefore, the places of three county now Taiping Heavenly Kingdom governs, the Economy condition does not calculate that good, depends entirely on the Hong Xiuquan prestige, is maintaining the rule.
Common people who Taiping Heavenly Kingdom governs, Livelihood is quite poor.
rivers and mountains are easy to change, the natural disposition is difficult to move.
Although Hong Xiuquan not like previous life is like that extravagant, dissolute and unrestrained, suitable enjoyment, is inevitable. previous life he proposed „Equal World” idea, by thoroughly discard(ed).
Hong Xiuquan of this, is through royal power supreme.
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The line of sight returns to the battlefield, Yang Xiuqing to command troops, initiates third time to fiercely attack to Mulan Fortress.
Above battlefield, cloud of smoke float over.
„Bang!”
Under the unceasing bombardment of Artillery, Mulan Fortress city wall, is withstanding the huge test.
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom south main forces, fierce does not fear. The officers are going against iron Shield, did not fear the sacrifice, pledged to fight to the death to guard four Artillery, iron core is being going Mulan Fortress to rumble a big hole.
Ming Dynasty is Artillery, can it be that easy?
Bang, an east side city wall corner/horn, was rumbled finally a big hole.
„Aims at that big hole, explodes to me puts on it!”
The Artillery conductor officer, looks excited, is sees the victory the dawn.
Thereupon, four Artillery salvos, one after another „Thunderbolt Shell”, shells in the big hole. The city wall big hole, bang is bigger, the bang is deeper.
As a result of Ming Dynasty Artillery own flaw, this time Artillery on, is really barely satisfactory. In four shells, can have a hit big hole, is lucky.
Ming Dynasty time, firearm, is Artillery, obtains the application of wide scope, but why like the West like that thoroughly hasn't substituted for the cold weapons by hot weapons?
The primary cause has four.
First, Artillery must be able to fire „blossoming shell”, namely blasting cartridge.
Why? Because has the blasting cartridge, can make Artillery turn into field operation weapon from Siege Equipment, can the mass casualties since birth goal ;, if can only launch the solid iron ball, the nature is limited on the lethality.
A shell rumbles, blasts open the innumerable fragments, creates a large area of killing.
Ming Dynasty manufacture „Toxic Fire Flying Beating”, the artillery tube is made of the wrought iron, installs Gunpowder more than ten two, the shell is cast by the pig iron, shoots internal installation „pi sulfur toxicant 52”, after the ignition, will fly to wrestle to hit beyond the 300 meter, suddenly to break offends somebody.
What a pity, this technology is not mature in the Ming Dynasty time, has not obtained the large-scale application.
To Qing Dynasty, not only does not have to improve, instead regresses, then uses the solid iron lump, even is the gravel, iron filings substituted for the shell.
Before westernization movement, the Qing Dynasty Artillery might, naturally is the child's play.
The 19 century 70 age, Zuo Zongtang finishes an apprenticeship Western Expedition, in Shaanxi Phoenix Ascends discovered Late Ming „blossoming shell”, sighs with emotion: „Sharp weapon enters the China 300 remaining years of life, making some people pay attention in this at that time, would not to such an extent Island Clan able to move unhindered marine, did dozens years pinch this are arrogant I?”
Conservative of Man-Qing in Weapons and Equipment guiding principle, making Qing Army pay the serious price in Opium War. Before the westernization movement, Qing Dynasty 200 during many years, the Firearm technology even must regress compared with the Ming Dynasty end. Actively improves compared with Firearm with the Ming Dynasty government, obviously the ignorance of Man-Qing ruler.
Second, Artillery must have the considerable mobility.
The Artillery mobility is not good, does not favor massively centralized, Ming Dynasty Artillery the tiger squatting artillery and Folang machine blunderbuss was afterward red barbarians Cannon mobility is not good.
Although the tiger squatting artillery is not big, before may launch, unexpectedly must sew with the big nail in ground ; red barbarians Cannon is the naval gun of Portugal person, is over a thousand jin (0.5 kg), too is only unwieldy applicable to defending a city.
Reviews the West, the Cannon caliber is suitable, tows with the horses, can the short time quickly concentrate to form the Artillery position, Ming Army also has Ramallah gun carrier, is the Artillery might on vehicle is too small.
Like Taiping Heavenly Kingdom from five Artillery that Heavenly Capital ships, has spent all the way also the strength of Nine Ox Two Tigers. Must otherwise, present Artillery in battlefield, is not five, but is ten, even is more.
Third, must have considerable amount of firearm armed forces.
Even if harquebus compares bow and arrow also to have very big superiority, do not say every minute of 4~5 round of flintlock. Japanese Warring States time, Oda Nobunaga firearm three strike, it may be said that renowned.
It is a pity that in the Ming Dynasty army never has firearm armed forces in the true sense.
These various sizes fireshot do not have a unified service pattern, creates to logistics bears some ; blunderbusses enormously, even needs two people to put up in bamboo operates, is quite inconvenient.
Fourth, Artillery must have quite the fire control ability.
The so-called fire control ability, is the blunderbuss gauge and blunderbuss ruler and moment and other instrument of the uses as well as the loads fills the skill specifically grasps. Without this, the Firearm hit probability is a joke.
An outstanding cannoneer before launching Artillery, must estimate the enemy far. Although sees human form the size to guess the distance from the telescope, but if uses moment to be able the precision measuring distance.
Chongzhen first year, the imitation of Ming Army to red barbarians Artillery entered the mass production the stage, however the West promotes the Artillery aiming accuracy using the instrument the operating procedure, was actually at that time the scotomas of many Ming Army cannoneers.
Hong Xiuquan obtains «Ming Dynasty Artillery Manufacturing Technical Manual», naturally does not have the ability, makes the improvement to Ming Dynasty Artillery. Can according to manual, the original design produce, is not quite easy.
Therefore, South Road Army four Artillery, on the fore or front sight, can be inferred.
Four Artillery, have bombed one continually in the morning, only then the trivial eight shells, the hit city wall big hole, other shells, hit accurately leaning.
Yang Xiuqing sees this, the air/Qi results in complexion to be pale, cannot manifest suddenly.
Morning time, South Road Army casualty 6000 more people. Calculates, South Road Army from all sides, casualty 30,000 more people, actually did not progress.
Thinks that Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan strongly-worded reply, Yang Xiuqing complexion even more ugly, his transmitting orders army, must persevere, does not rumble to collapse city wall, does not remove the rest.
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Above Mulan Fortress city wall, Bai Qi facial expression, is the unprecedented dignity.
enemy army Artillery, although has not collected the effect, actually takes to Bai Qi too big shock.
As family background Warring States High-General, Bai Qi to Firearm, is really strange tight. Sees with own eyes giant iron monster that enemy army pushes, can actually rumble to put on several rice thick city wall, how Bai Qi not startled?
Bai Qi realized immediately that along with appearance of Artillery, the battlefield will present a transformation in the future.
As God General, Bai Qi will not always fill in the present situation, gives up studying and progress. After this war, was enrolls in supplementary lessons the Firearm knowledge well.
So looks like, city wall was rumbled to put on is only sooner or later matter.
Bai Qi ordered immediately, assembled ten cock blade car(riage)s, shelled nearby city wall that to await orders in north.
Cock blade car(riage), in city gate was broken through is used to stop up the city gate defense instrument. On the first blade wall is loaded with 24 the steel knife, in use pushes the car(riage) to the city gate gap place, not only may kill the enemy, and may block the arrow and stone of enemy side. Such opposite party is very difficult to climb up, forms the activity the barrier.
Therefore, when the cock blade car(riage) is the city broken, most useful helping in an emergency weapon.
Mulan Fortress at the beginning of the design, has adopted the complex design to city gate. Not only has designed consecutively two Enceinte Fortification, but also Lord city gate is seals off by the giant stone, must through the instrument, be able to sling stone gate.
This instrument, after Mohist School of Thought moves into, specially improvement.
Therefore, to Taiping Heavenly Kingdom South Road Army, to break Mulan Fortress city gate, might as well shells city wall directly, comes simply simply.
The Mulan Fortress only shortcoming, does not have moat.
Now enemy army must shell city wall, Bai Qi also can only assemble the cock blade car(riage), the organization defends.
In addition, Bai Qi also transmits Fierce General E'lai, making him lead Third Division two Mountain Barbarian Heavy Infantry Brigade, shells nearby city wall that to await orders in north.
Once city wall were rumbled to put on, shells cave entrance that in north, definitely will have a bloody battle.
Can block the attack of enemy army, defends the gap stubbornly, is the key of this war. When this, Bai Qi naturally must assemble sharpest armed forces, participates defense.
In the entire Mountains and Seas City armed forces, does not have Mountain Barbarian Heavy Infantry again, this territory Iron Wall, more suitable.
All arrangement are appropriate, Bai Qi slightly relaxed, he has completed most badly plans.
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2 : 00 pm, entire battle situation, welcomed the biggest turning point.
„Bang!”
Along with a iron shell, accurately hits the previous big hole, „huā lā”, east side city wall, was collapsed by the Artillery bang finally, rumbles a giant hole.
Immediately, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom south main forces exudes the sound of shocking cheering, like winning generally.
Yang Xiuqing complexion, changes for the better slightly. He fully realized, at this time morale available. Does not need to wait till tomorrow, immediately transmitted orders, takes the city wall hole as the breach, initiates the most violent charge to Mulan Fortress.
Must, fight to win.
To the forefront, is the Li Xiucheng unit.
„Kills!”
Youth High-General Li Xiucheng, leads Vanguard Force, is his subordinates sharpest Infantry, first kills toward the big hole, both eyes are red, are unafraid of death.
But was rumbled in city wall the earliest possible time of collapsing, the Mountains and Seas City officers at the maximum speed, cleans up collapsing the stone, two cock blade car(riage)s, advances the hole mouth accurately.
E'lai leads Mountain Barbarian Heavy Infantry Brigade, after the blade car(riage), is ready in full battle array. Rakshasa that E'lai sits down, exudes sound of the intermittent whooshing, wanted to break in the battlefield impatiently.
Most difficult offensive and defensive operations, soon will launch in the narrow and small hole mouth.
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