Feng Wensheng, a student at the School of Military Arts and Law of the School of Physics, majored in artillery command!

The term major is also the first in the School of Physics. It roughly means specializing in research and study in a specific industry.

The major of artillery command is an unpopular in later generations. Why did he choose such a major?

There was no way, he was "spoofed" by Yang Cong's passionate speech, because when he entered the School of Physics, the "Southern Saint" happened to be interested and gave them a speech. The theme of the speech was a dream of "Southern Saint" and a battle for hegemony at sea!

What a passionate noun. The main body of the maritime battle is the strong ships and cannons, and "solid ships" and so on. Feng Wensheng was not very interested in it, so he chose "sharp cannons", and he did not dare to be interested in making cannons, because he was a military household rather than a craftsman, so he finally chose artillery command.

Originally, he should have gone to the navy because the strong ships and powerful guns were all on the sea, so it was impossible for these to be found on land.

However, the navy's strong ships and powerful guns had not yet formed a scale, and even if he went there, he would have no use. Therefore, he was brought here by Yang Cong and became a general manager of the Shanxi Army Artillery Battalion.

The Shanxi Army Artillery Battalion is equipped with all the tiger squat cannons. This kind of cannon cannons can be said to be the shortest range and the least powerful. However, this kind of cannon has one advantage, that is, it is light and easy to carry, and it is no problem to pull it away on an ordinary chariot.

Originally, there were not many tiger squat cannons in the Shanxi Army Artillery Battalion, with a total number of less than 2,000. However, after the Governor transferred it, the number more than doubled to about 4,000. Feng Wensheng, the chief of the artillery battalion, had two thousand artillery under his command.

Two thousand cannons, it is really scary for me to say it. Unfortunately, these are all tiger squat cannons, and they are all giant cannons with a thousand kilograms. If there is no need for two thousand, a thousand cannons can make the Tartars unable to find the north.

To be honest, Feng Wensheng has never participated in actual combat. His understanding of combat almost all comes from the school of the School of Physics. However, when it comes to artillery command, no one in the Shanxi army, which has been through the battlefield for a long time, can compare with it.

Because the generals of the border army basically came up from actual combat, although artillery is not a new thing, the time for large-scale equipment and application on the battlefield is not long, and the grassroots generals in the border army basically do not have much command experience.

They only found some tricks based on the only few wars, and compared with artillery commanders like Feng Wensheng, they naturally cannot be compared with those of them.

However, after all, it would be a bit ridiculous to let "scholars" who have no practical experience command the army to fight. If Yang Cong had not had the prestige in the Shanxi army, no one would have agreed to let him do this.

Zhang Da was a little nervous at this moment, because there were several such "scholars" generals in the eastern army he was responsible for. The spearmen and artillery were all under the command of others. In other words, most of his men were under the command of these "scholars". Can these guys do it?

No matter whether he could do it or not, he could only accept this fact, because these were arranged by the Governor, and he had no time to think about it now, because he had led his army to travel less than fifty miles, and the Tatar army bumped into him head-on as the Governor expected!

Fortunately, they divided their troops and the Tartars also divided their troops. According to the scouts, the Tartars who rushed towards their eastern army were about 50,000 or 60,000. The Tartars did not play any tricks to defeat them.

If the Tartars gathered 100,000 cavalry and rushed up all at once, he was really worried that he would not be able to fight. He would still have confidence in dealing with 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry.

Zhang Da was used to seeing 50,000 or 60,000 Tartar cavalry, but this was the first time Feng Wensheng saw that guy. He was so dark that he could not see the end. The whole earth was trembling under the iron hooves, which was really scary.

However, Feng Wensheng is not the kind of person who is afraid of death, otherwise Yang Cong would not have chosen him to be the artillery commander.

Although he was a scholar, he was also a bold lord. When the Tartar cavalry appeared in sight, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly raised the telescope in front of his chest and observed it carefully.

These Tartar cavalry were not unprepared. At least, each of the cavalry in the front row held a round shield in his hands. However, looking at their free and easy appearance, the round shield should be made of wooden.

A wooden round shield can only block musket bullets, but it has no defense at all for shells.

Seeing this, Feng Wensheng couldn't help but look a hint of mocking at the corner of his mouth. Is these Tartars not very good at brains? Will it be useful to raise a wooden shield to charge?

He carefully observed the formation of the Tartars, and then said loudly: "Transfer, adjust the shooting angle, the first row, lower the five degrees to twenty-five degrees, the second row, the third row, keep the thirty degrees, and the fourth row, increase the five degrees to thirty-five degrees."

This shooting angle is also a new term. In fact, few people know what the specific meaning is. Even the artillery soldiers who control the artillery only know that the new type of artillery has a circular handle for adjusting the angle, and there is a scale on it. As for what this scale represents, they don’t know. They only know to adjust the angle according to the commander’s requirements.

Of course, Feng Wensheng knew what the shooting angle meant. Now, the enemy's lineup is relatively dense, that is to say, if the front row suddenly pounced down, the rear formation would definitely be in chaos. After all, with the speed of the cavalry, there would be no time to react at all.

These are discussed specifically in the textbooks of the School of Physics, and there are corresponding plans for how to deal with them.

He calmly held up his telescope and stared at the front row of the enemy cavalry, estimating the distance between the two sides. Soon, he said loudly: "All artillerymen, load shells, and prepare to ignite."

The Tartar cavalry were approaching quickly, and all the artillery soldiers were operating quickly according to Feng Wensheng's instructions. That way, it seemed no different from the previous battles, but Zhang Da's face rarely showed a hint of nervousness.

Of course, he was not afraid of the Tartar cavalry, but was afraid that the artillery commanded by Feng Wensheng was not accurate. If that were the case, it would be troublesome.

The cavalry's charge was as fast as lightning. It was a few miles away, and it was just a short while before Zhang Da frowned when the cannon in front of him rang out a huge roar.

"Boom boom boom", two thousand artillery pieces, all opened fire.

Oops!

This distance seems a bit far, right?

Fire at this time, wouldn’t it be a waste of the first round of attack opportunities?

Seeing this, Zhang Da almost shouted out. Judging from his experience, the Tartar cavalry had just entered the range of the artillery at this time.

In other words, when firing a cannon at this time, at most it can attack the front row of the Tartar cavalry.

If he had been in command, he would definitely not have chosen to fire the artillery at this time, because the artillery would basically have no accuracy. If it hits people, the effect would be the best. For example, at this moment, the front row of the Tartar cavalry fired the artillery range and the majority of the shells would probably be lost.

Feng Wensheng is still a little tender, and he was wasted the first round of artillery bombing.

Fortunately, this kid is not very good at the timing, but it is just a little early. Although the first round of artillery was wasted, the subsequent rounds will definitely be smashed into the dense crowd of Tartar cavalry, and the lethality caused is also quite considerable.
Chapter completed!