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The Seventy-sixth Chapter of the Kingdom of Shidang Shaking Jin Zhen Que (4)

The old man was obviously a Han Chinese. Perhaps he was the craftsman who presided over the manufacturing of firearms in the Jin Dynasty. Later, he turned to serve the Mongols. However, Gauss never expected that the Mongols would secretly create super cannons that were so large than the Song Dynasty artillery. The craftsman's skills might have surpassed those of the Song Dynasty artillery.

The old man was indeed proud of these masterpieces that had been working hard for several years and said loudly: "Each Shenwu cannon weighs 333,000 kilograms. It was made by the Khan issued an order to collect copper from Jiuzhou from various prefectures and counties. Just to transport him, four hundred strong men and sixty cows must be used. Before moving, the road must be paved with gravel and then supported by logs, otherwise the cannon will be unable to move in the loess because it is trapped in the loess."

He walked to the tall pile of shells, pointed to the stone bullet carved from granite and said: "Each shell weighs 1,300 kilograms, whether it is the corner tower of the city or the tall buildings, the inside is powder. The range can reach several miles. Once launched, the sound will be earth-shaking and the ghosts and gods will be shocked."

Mengge was frustrated when he heard it immediately, raised his whip and slashed hard in the air, shouting: "What are you talking about? Hurry up and play it for this messenger of Sinansi to let him actually experience the power of the thunder of the Mongolian Khan!"

Thousands of Qie Xue soldiers responded warmly and shouted loudly: "Please see the power of the thunder of the Mongolian Khan!"

The master craftsman was angry when he saw the sweat, and hurriedly ordered the gunners to prepare for loading. Gauss had to watch the gun coldly, thinking that the cannon was not powerful, but the shortcomings were exposed first. Before loading, he had to erect a tall beam in front of the muzzle and hang a fairy gourd on it. This new thing that had not been spread out in the Southern Dynasty was already seen in the north. Then he used dozens of people to drag the ropes together, lift the shells, and slowly loaded them into the muzzle. However, before that, he needed to load thousands of kilograms of gunpowder like an ant moving house, and then compact it with a huge wooden pole. The whole process was so long and slow that it almost made people fall asleep.

After the shells were finally loaded, they pushed the master craftsman aside. After the gunner, Marshal of the Navy came to ask the Khan for instructions, Meng Ge did not say much, but made a simple gesture.

A gust of wind and thunder immediately rolled up between heaven and earth.

Before the cannon was fired, Gauss had to touch his eyelids directly. The sudden loud roar that had never been heard shocked his mind. Gauss was not an unsaved person. How could he have never seen artillery fire in Zheng Yunming's army? But on a flat chest, even the largest cannon in Zheng Yunming's army was far from the power of the wind and thunder of the Mongols' Shenwu cannon. The bolt from the blue was like suddenly hitting the eardrum with thousands of heavy hammers, which not only made the ears temporarily lose their hearing, but also felt confused.

A cloud of smoke rose from the Bianliang city wall in the distant place in the rolling smoke. It turned out that in order to allow the Southern Dynasty envoys to more intuitively experience the horror of the Shenwu cannon, Meng Ge actually used the Bianliang city wall as a target to demonstrate.

Henan Grand Governor Fan Yongji once wrote a letter to strongly oppose the use of the city wall of Bianliang as the object of demonstration. Over the past decade, the efforts of the Southern Dynasty to connect Heshuo have gradually achieved results. They are active in Henan, and there are actually quite a few rebels near Bianliang. Sometimes the defenders of Bianliang will be attacked in just two or three days after leaving the city. Therefore, the city wall of Bianliang is an indispensable condition for protecting the Mongolian army in the city. Mengge did not know how much these Han soldiers rely on the city wall, but he issued the following order:

"This southern expedition will inevitably reach Jiangnan, annex the land of Sinan Sikhan, and pacify the world, what other city walls are needed for Bianliang!"

Although Fan Yongji muttered in his heart, he had full confidence in the past years and ended up in a defeat. Who knows if this newly ascended Khan can beat Zheng Yunming this time?

But when the Shenwu cannon fired, even Fan Yongji had to re-examine the Khan's big remarks. He clearly saw that the Bianliang City Wall, which was claimed to be indestructible in previous years, had once blocked the Mongolian army from the Bianliang City Wall under the city for a whole year. A small gap was blasted out in the direct hit of the shells. Even if he stood so far away, he could clearly see the earth and rocks falling down.

This is really amazing power! Not only Fan Yongji thinks this way, but I am afraid that no one of the thousands of people present will not think this way. In the face of such a magical weapon, I am afraid that Zheng Yunming will finally be defeated.

It was like a footnote to such an idea. The other Shenwu cannons fired one after another, and burst into smoke columns near the city wall. The power of the Shenwu cannon was amazing. A shell that did not hit the city wall fell onto the house in front of the moat, and the three thatched huts were smashed, and the broken beams and pillars even flew into the air. A stone bomb that fell into the land in front of the wall was later excavated by military soldiers and penetrated into the land to six feet. The other two shots hit the city wall, and the city wall collapsed and collapsed, revealing a gap.

Everyone knows what this means. The city defenses of the Southern Dynasties boast that they are extremely strong, but it is difficult to last for a month under the bombardment of such heavy artillery. The effect of this will be chain reaction. In the face of the power of the Shenwu cannon, it is difficult for a defender to truly stick to the end. What the Mongols really need to deal with may be just a few elites with particularly firm fighting will trained by Zheng Yunming.

Mengge was very proud when he saw Gauss' worrying expression. His strategy was proven to be correct. Even though Kublai Khan had been in control of the Han territory for three years, and even though he had made achievements in seizing Dali, what was the truth? Kublai Khan's financial improvement was overwhelmed by a series of events. After Yunnan was pacified, he was actually trampled by the Song Dynasty, which led to Yunnan's gains and losses again. Now the victory or defeat of Wulianghetai is unpredictable. How can the outcome of the war be used to the hearts of the people?

The plan of the Mongols was important, but what was more important was strength. The Mongols never needed the heartfelt love of slaves. They just needed to be afraid and then fear. As for the strategy, the Mongols had used various war strategies over the past decade, but the so-called effective strategy could defeat the Western strong Arab cavalry and Germanic knights' strategies, which were all ineffective before the fierce firearms in the East.

Facts have proved a truth that strategy is not omnipotent, but requires the strength behind it as a support. From the beginning, Mengge did not focus on how to use strategy to weaken Zheng Yunming's army, but focused on the innovation of the army. Of course, he also continued to support Kublai Khan to promote the counter-espionage plan in Jinghu, otherwise it would not be possible to successfully make Xiangyang turn against Mongolia. However, if the army no longer strengthened its strength, even if Xiangyang was captured, it would be difficult for them to continue to go deeper and conquer the remaining important towns in Jinghu. Therefore, Mengge did not hesitate to spend a large amount of money captured from the Western Expedition to purchase new firearms for his army, and the most priority was to siege heavy artillery. Only by investing money in the places where it should be invested can one generate a hundred times the profit. This was the words of Kublai Khan's military advisor Hao Jing, but it was really suitable to use it here.

Mengge only needs to notice the shocked expression flashing on the face of the young envoy of the Southern Dynasty, and understand that his career in the southern expedition was actually seventy-six-six. He smiled heartily and said, "I respect your Zheng Yunming as a good man, Sinan Sihan is a good man, and when he goes back, he asks them to surrender early. The Mongolians are always generous to those who are willing to surrender. If they insist on being enemies with the Mongolians, even Zheng Yunming will not be able to escape the ending of being bombarded by the Shenwu cannon."

Gao Si suddenly felt his blood rising. At this time, Zheng Yunming should say something, he could probably guess. He straightened his body and replied in a loud voice: "Your Majesty must not be humiliated, scholars must not bend their integrity, wealth and honor cannot be despised old friends, and authority cannot change their original intentions. This is called a real man. Even if Zheng Xianggong failed to fight, it will be admired by millions of people in the future. If he was scared by several so-called magical tools, what kind of national sages would he say?"

After saying that, he bowed to Brother Meng, and said nothing more, and turned around and strode away.

Immediately, many generals cursed: "The Southern Barbarian who is ignorant of etiquette, please send an order to behead him immediately!" "Those who are so despised by the Khan must not let him go back alive!" "It is too cheap to use the method of beheading him. According to the rules of the grassland, five horses should be dismembered!"

Mengge glanced at everyone coldly and said, "This envoy is very good. In the face of the power of the Mongolian Khan, he did not destroy his dignity. If you were the one who could do it?"

Since the Khan said the words, the crowd immediately became quiet. Mengge heard that he shouted loudly: "Sinan Sisan Sihan does not have the right choice to face the Mongol Khan, then we can only let him know how serious the consequences of his wrong choice will be!"

Hao Jing listened on the side and sighed secretly. He knew that Mengge was a very different person than King Kublai Khan. If Kublai Khan had some respect for the Han people's etiquette and law, he had some kindness and righteousness everywhere, which reduced many massacres and meaningless killings. Mengge had always been decisive in the Mongolian army, and was famous for his decisiveness in the Ming Dynasty. There was a saying in the Mongolian army that the three eldest sons of the clan who participated in the Western Expedition were the softest. Often a slave committed a crime. As long as he sincerely begged for forgiveness, he could always get the leniency of Badu Khan. He was indecisive. Often, because of his hesitation in a small matter, he would need to kill many people later and destroy Xu.
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