Chapter 16 Whose cannon?

Master Xiao smiled and said, "Isn't it just gunpowder? Who can't use it? I have to say that the cannons made by Beijing military weapons are easy to use and light. A few people can carry them to the city and directly hit the city. This is the killer move I prepared."

"I have also observed the situation at Yongning Pass in the past two days. It can be said that the military equipment supervision has not been repaired and there are insufficient personnel. I guess there are not many cannons in the military weapon prison. The old guys in the Jingtai period of Yongle before, the ones that should be blown up and the ones that should be destroyed are destroyed. Now let's see how our artillery is."

Zhou Mengchen never expected that the artillery produced by his military weapons became a weapon to bombard the city of Daming. What he did not expect was that there was no artillery produced by his military weapons at the critical moment of Yongning.

Zhou Mengchen couldn't figure out why the Tatars had such a large number of Ming army weapons. But it was easy to figure out why there were no artillery guns from the military weapon prison at Yongning.

It's very simple. First of all, there are few military weapons that are supervised.

Although Zhou Mengchen improved the production technology and realized the technology of mass artillery production, he made every effort and took less than a year to produce. After Xia Yan stepped down, all kinds of production were restricted. During this period, the military weapon supervisor produced nearly 20,000 artillery pieces in total. More than 10,000 of them were in the northwest. The rest were divided into several places in Xuanda Jingying, Zhejiang. Jizhou Town was originally ranked behind. Moreover, Yongning Pass was not ranked ahead in the sequence of Jizhou Town.

Therefore, it is normal not to get a share.

The artillery in Jizhou Town was increased on a large scale twice. The first time was when Jizhou Town was founded, and the second time was after Tumu Fort. When border defense was increased on a large scale, that is, during the Jingtai period, it cannot be said that it was not reinforced. However, the scale is not large.

Of course, the cannons on Yongning Pass are not all old antiques from Yongle Jingtai, but they are quite a lot.

The sound of the Tatars bombarding Yongning Pass with military weapons and guns spread far away.

A few dozen miles away, Zhou Mengchen suddenly raised his ears and waved his hand to stop the movement of the people below. After a while, he said, "It's our cannon."

Several craftsmen listened carefully and said, "What the lord is right is our cannons. There are at least thirty cannons. With these cannons in Yongningguan, nothing will happen in a while."

After all, they produced it. And they heard a lot of gun tests, so they were very familiar with this kind of gun sound.

Zhou Mengchen was also somewhat relieved after hearing this.

His plan failed.

His original intention was to travel from Beijing to Yongning Pass and arrive one day and one night. But he arrived at the foot of Yanshan Mountain in the evening, forty miles away from Yongning Pass. The problem was that the remaining roads were mountain roads. Zhou Mengchen originally wanted to travel overnight, but under the lighting facilities of this era, he drove a carriage and walked on the unfamiliar mountain road, which was no different from seeking death.

Zhou Mengchen had no choice but to set up a camp and rest for a night. The next morning, that is, now. Zhou Mengchen gave up his horse and pulled the cart with his horse. He walked along the mountain road with his own team.

To be honest, this mountain road is not steep from the perspective of later generations. Compared with mountain roads such as wall-mounted highways on cliffs in later generations, it is nothing at all. The only problem is that the road is not good, but off-road cars can also get on the throttle.

But the problem lies here.

That's by car standards.

And the animal power used now.

The endless uphill road. The horse is overwhelmed.

If we were from Beijing to the foot of Yanshan yesterday, most people either rode horses or sat next to the carriage without having to walk. Now we have to give up all the horses to pull the carriage, and all the coachmen, civilians, and even soldiers have to come down to push the carriage.

After the sunrise, I only walked for two or three hours and was so tired.

"Brother Zhou, can we take a breath if this happens?" Li Ru said.

Among all the people who are so tired, Li Ru is the most tired.

After all, he was really spoiled and raised. He never suffered such hardships. He was originally riding a horse. After taking Zhou Mengchen, he set an example, gave up the horse and pushed the cart by himself. The one below dared not do as he could. Others could still bear it, but Li Ru was the first one who could not bear it.

He was already breathing heavily when he spoke. It seemed that he was even burdened with his words.

Zhou Mengchen was also tired, but he felt a little anxious inside. He thought about it carefully and the sound seemed wrong. It was just a little far away. It was good that Zhou Mengchen could hear the sound of cannons, but he couldn't hear the others.

Zhou Mengchen also wanted to stop, but was a little worried and suddenly asked, "What do you think, Qi Jiguang?"

Zhou Mengchen can only understand how Qi Jiguang was fighting. However, Zhou Mengchen already knows how Qi Jiguang is doing well.

No wonder, Qi Long and Yu Hu are as famous as the generals, one is promoted step by step, almost winning the title. The other is demoted or demoted, and the end cannot be said to be great until his death. You can see your personality. I just decided to have a master-disciple with Qi Jiguang yesterday, and Qi Jiguang really showed the disciple's etiquette to the fullest.

It can be said that Qi Jiguang's current performance is the kind of good kid that the teacher likes the most.

Zhou Mengchen always looked up to the three words Qi Jiguang. In this way, Qi Jiguang entered the decision-making level of this army. After meeting the incident, Zhou Mengchen asked Qi Jiguang's opinions intentionally or unintentionally. For Zhou Mengchen, this was because he had no idea and wanted to attract the opinions of the military god to foster courage. In Qi Jiguang's view, it was a teacher's cultivation.

Qi Jiguang said respectfully: "Teacher, from the perspective of my disciples, we should not stop and rest, but should go to Yongning Pass faster. Because we felt that the more the cannon sound, the greater the amount of gunpowder in Yongning Pass would be. The disciples came from below. I don't know what the Nine Borders are, but I'm sure that Dengzhou Wei gunpowder stock has been sold for several days with high intensity."

Zhou Mengchen was stunned when he heard this. He thought to himself: "It's worthy of being Qi Jiguang." Zhou Mengchen didn't know how much gunpowder stock there is in the local area. The Ministry of War has an account book, but it cannot be checked. It is estimated that the gunpowder bank exploded when it was checked. However, Qi Jiguang came from Dengzhou Guard and was also a hereditary commander. His connections are here. I still know some things.

Perhaps the nine sides are better than the Dengzhou Wei side. But Zhou Mengchen probably isn't much better to go anywhere.

Now that the cannons are loud, it is very likely that the city defense is supported by artillery.

Once the gunpowder is used up, it will be a big deal.

Zhou Mengchen said: "You are right, but how can you walk faster? The people below are too tired."

For example, Zhou Mengchen only sniffed for an hour last night. Within three days, he slept for such a short while, and the rest of the people were not much better.

Some people walk like stepping on cotton. After all, rushing to walk is also a physical job.

Qi Jiguang said: "The thing that Yongning Pass lacks the most now is gunpowder. In the eyes of his disciples, put other baggage aside and keep people guarding him. Gather the other people and horses and pull two hundred cars of gunpowder first, so that the speed will be much faster. Maybe within one or two hours, you can reach Yongning Pass."

Zhou Mengchen said, "That's it."

I found an open area in front, parked a large number of carriages here, and pulled all the pack horses to pull 200 carts of gunpowder. For a time, two horses were pulled, and now there were eight horses. One horse was pulled, and now there were four horses. Although it was a bit troublesome for the coachman, the sudden extra horses were suddenly caused by the speed.

In places with relatively slow slopes, people can also sit by the car. Take a short break and wait until the slope is steep, everyone will come down to push the cart or clear the barriers.

This will make the speed much faster.

Suddenly I climbed over a mountain and saw Yongning Pass opposite me from afar. Although I had seen it, the mountain road was winding and I had to bypass 11 or 2 miles to reach Yongning Pass. But at this time, I don’t know who said something and said, “Is there something wrong with the beacon at Yongning Pass?”

Zhou Mengchen looked up and saw that the beacons at Yongning were all connected.

As mentioned earlier, the number of beacons indicates how many enemies there are. Of course, there are also different analyses under different contexts. In Zhou Mengchen's view, such almost continuous beacons, one more thing is: "It's urgent."

At this moment, Zhou Mengchen suddenly remembered something was wrong, and the direction of the sound was wrong. Yongning Pass bombarded the Tartars to the north, while the Tartars bombarded the Yongning Pass to the south. The different directions resulted in subtle differences in the sound. It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish.
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