The Zhenlu Cannon with a range of up to five miles can indeed suppress the Later Jin cavalry in field battles.

Thinking of something, Zhu Xieyuan walked into the artillery test site and asked:

"The range of Zhenlu cannon is comparable to that of the Red Artillery cannon, how powerful is it?"

"Can the Zhenlu cannon be moved with the army?"

"This time I went out to fight on the grassland. Most of the enemy troops were cavalry. If this cannon was heavy and inconvenient to carry, it would drag down the entire army."

The civil servants understood that Zhu Xieyuan would have such concerns. After all, the latter was the commander and the general leader of the battle situation, so they naturally had to take into account the entire situation.

"Please allow the officials to report carefully as the supervisor."

Zhu Xieyuan smiled and walked in front. The civil servant of the military officer who was testing the artillery field followed behind and said:

"There are many types of artillery artillery in our army. In addition to the military weapon department, which can shoot five miles of Zhenlu cannons and the old Red Artillery artillery, there are also some artillery that were abandoned, which were improved by the military weapon department and reassembled into the army."

"The lower official first talks with the supervisor about the enemy's cannon."

"The Zhenlu cannon can fire up to five miles, and can be fired with shotguns and solid projectiles, but its power is not as powerful as the Red Barbarian cannon and cannot be used for siege."

"Mr. Bi of the Military Equipment Department said that in field battles, the lethality of the Zhenlu cannons to the Mongolian cavalry is stronger than the previous twelve-pound Fran machine cannons, and can also make up for the disadvantages of the heavy and unfavorable carrying of the Red Barbarian cannons."

"It seems that the court did not throw those white silver at the Military Equipment Department in vain!" Zhu Xieyuan heard the truth, and his confidence in the battle became more and more, and asked:

"How did Lord Bi improve it specifically?"

The civil servant followed Zhu Xieyuan to the northern viewing platform of the artillery test site, sat aside, pointed to the vast area that was roaring, and said:

"Since the beginning of its manufacture, the Red Barbarian cannon was designed to defend and siege the city, and when the Zhenlu cannon was designed, the car-mounted cannon."

At this time, a steward led two soldiers to push a scoop that had not been fired.

The civil servant stood up and walked down the steps, pointed to the base and said:

"Please look at the supervisor-!"

"The Zhenlu cannon has two wheels under it, a car box is placed on top, the cannon body is embedded in it, and six iron hoops are added. There are two iron anchors on both sides of the carriage."

"Just like an anchor, when using cannons in the field, soldiers place the iron anchor on the ground and use soil to compact it to reduce recoil. After using the cannon, soldiers pull up the iron anchor and drag it with mules and horses to move with the army."

Zhu Xieyuan stroking his hands and exclaimed, and said:

"Just use this cannon to let this governor verify with his own eyes whether what you said is false!"

There are many types of artillery artillery, but only the heavy red artillery installed in Liaoyang City and the capital city, with a maximum range of more than five miles.

During the Battle of Penghu, the Fujian Navy had only light red artillery placed on small Fu Ship to fight against the Dutch fleet.

But even so, the huge recoil of the Red Armor cannon is not something that ordinary hulls can withstand. The main force of the Fujian Navy's warship is still the small Cangshan ship.

There are not many Xiaofu ships, and the light red cannons on Xiaofu ships are far from the carrier-based cannons on Dutch warships, with a range of more than five miles.

The craftsmen draw experience from the anchors, use their talents, imitate them from captured Dutch warships, and modify the land cannon that is most suitable for the Ming army to carry - the Zhenlu Cannon!

The Zhenlu Cannon almost completely copied the crushing advantages of the Dutch carrier-based cannon on the range of the Fujian Navy.

As a field special gun, its power is stronger than that of heavy-duty Francs, and its maneuverability is no match for those heavy-duty guns in the past.

The emergence of Zhenlu cannons almost solved the embarrassing situation where the Ming army had no cannons available in field battles.

The only disadvantage at present is that since the beginning of design, the Zhenlu cannon was designed for field combat in the army, not for ship-based cannons on warships.

But Zhu Xieyuan would not doubt the capabilities of the Military Equipment Department.

It was not until now that he understood why the court could not stop investing a lot of money in the Military Equipment Department every year. How sharp the foresight of the Emperor of Apocalypse was!

The supervisor spoke, and the test yard quickly stopped the daily test and maintenance of artillery. The closest Qianmao arrived.

He was a veteran of the three guards of the Beijing Army Tongzhou. He participated in the Southwest Campaign with Zhu Youxiao last year, but he used the tiger pier cannon with a short range and a powerful power.

Now that he has changed his bird guns and cannons, he is also full of energy and full of faith in winning.

"Hao Xu Yuan, please see the supervisor!"

From this Qian Zheng, Zhu Xieyuan saw the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the three guards in Tongzhou, as well as their excitement and expectation for this battle.

"Xu Yuan, test the Supervisor with a round of enemy guns!

"The civil servant in the test gun field ordered.

Xu Yuan glanced at the civil servant and turned around and ordered.

With his order, the model soldier standing on the sidelines in the distance immediately waved the flag in his hand.

The flag was fluttering, and the attention of the scene was unusual. Hundreds of soldiers moved in an instant, some heading straight for the cannon, some heading back, carrying boxes containing ammunition and leaving.

In a short while, more than a dozen young men in their early twenties were wearing red cloth armor and a short knife around their waists, and trotted in front of the cannon.

They are gunners who have been trained for a long time.

Behind each gunner, there were seven or eight soldiers standing, some were responsible for cooling the barrel, some were guarding ammunition, and some held the iron anchor tightly in their hands, ready to press down or pull out at any time.

Zhu Xieyuan looked from a distance and felt a sense of solemnity in his heart.

Xu Yuan walked in front of everyone, walked a few steps, suddenly ran to one side, pulled out the shiny winged sword that the general was standard, pointed it into the air, shouting:

"Anchor--"

The soldier holding the iron anchor in his hand quickly knelt on one knee, inserted the iron anchor into the soil, and then covered it tightly with sand.

"put--!!!"

As the words fell, a volley of fire came in a flash from near to far.

First, there was a deafening sound, followed by a strong smell of gunpowder. These smells invaded the ears and noses, making Zhu Xieyuan's eyes a little ached.

The civil servant also covered his ears early and looked at this scene in anticipation.

In the distance, those wooden men dressed in Mongolian and Eight Banners armor exploded, dust filled the sky, debris were like snow, broken wood was like rain, and fell in the white mist.

Zhu Xieyuan felt that the moment he was launching just now, it seemed like a brief earthquake occurred, and the entire test field was trembling with anxiety!

This is not over yet, and the soldiers are working on maintenance quickly.

Some were cooling down the hot barrels, while others took out another shell and pushed it into the female gun. Soon, the next round of shooting arrived.

After the deafening sound, the smoke and dust in the venue were filled with blood and wood chips were dancing wildly!

Zhu Xieyuan was paying attention to the changes in the soldiers. He found that none of the soldiers made a mistake during the launch because of the huge shock.

Their steps were orderly, and each of them was very brave and did their own things, which led to the two consecutive rounds of volleys in front of them.

At this time, General Qian Xu Yuan took the geese wing knife back into the sheath, trotted over, and knelt on one knee and said:

"Report to the Supervisor, two rounds of shooting have been completed!"

"well!"

Zhu Xieyuan signaled him to stand up, and he also got up and walked down the steps, and came among the wooden men.

I saw that the venue was in a mess at this time, with Mongolian and the Eight Banners armor scattered all over the ground, all of which became useless rags.

In front of the cannon, the Eight Banners Heavy Armor is no different from a layer of paper!

He turned to the civil servant and continued to ask:

"You just said that there are several old artillery sent by the Military Arts Division, and what have been improved to this supervisor one by one."

Zhu Xieyuan is now looking forward to the military weapon department established by the emperor.
Chapter completed!