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Chapter 9 The Power of Grenades

The killing weapon used by the Ming army was naturally the Prussian howitzer brought by Zhu Youlang.

The so-called grenade is a flowering bullet.

The Ming Dynasty in the mid-17th century was a period of mixed use of hot and cold weapons. Whether it was infantry or cavalry, soldiers had to line up to fight.

Most of the artillery used are giant types, such as red cannons.

Most of the fired solid bombs are solid bombs, because the shells are heavy enough, although they are slow but have a lot of kinetic energy.

In this case, let alone infantry, even cavalry can smash it directly.

Moreover, solid bullets on flat ground may appear to have a jump, and bounce again after contacting the ground to cause secondary damage.

Of course, this requires a high level of terrain. If it is an uneven terrain like a trench, it will not be easy to jump.

In general, the Ming and Qing dynasties of this era basically had solid bullets, relying on huge kinetic energy and jumpers to kill fortifications, arrays, armored cavalry, infantry, etc.

Of course, there were also grape bombs in the Ming army artillery. They used net bags to load the shotgun into a bunch, which looked like a bunch of grapes, so it was called grape bombs.

This kind of shell looks similar to a grenade, but because it is solid, there are still essential differences.

The new hollow flowering bullet fired by the Prussian howitzer was completely in the Qing army's knowledge blind spot.

The flowering bullet exploded among the Green Camp soldiers, killing one at a time, and the effect was very terrifying.

At first, the law enforcement team of the Eight Banners Army could still rely on beheading deserters to maintain military discipline, but soon they could not control the situation.

Because the psychological impact of the flowering bullets on the soldiers is really too great!

Siege is a intensive charge. A flowering bullet explodes in the crowd, which can at least kill dozens or even hundreds of people.

Different from the "linear" attack of solid shells, the killing of the flowering shell is fragmentary and has a larger killing radius.

After all, people are not machines that do not have feelings, but will be affected by emotions.

In this case, the emotions of fear will spread quickly once they appear, like a plague.

"fire!"

When Zhu Youlang saw that these green camp soldiers were blown up and cried and called for their parents, he had no mercy in his heart, but instead felt some pleasure.

He really couldn't understand the psychology of these traitors. He didn't ask everyone to stand up and be a hero in troubled times, but at least you can't raise a butcher knife to your compatriots, right?

This kind of scum who has breasts is not worthy of being a human being!

Seeing that the cannons that His Majesty the Emperor bought from Taixi were so powerful, they all had a high fighting spirit and their blood was thriving.

"Blow up these bastards to death!"

"Send them to see the King of Hell!"

"For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, kill the enemy and serve the country!"

It has to be said that the emperor's series of actions at the top of the city did affect the Ming soldiers. Their emotions that they had suppressed for a long time were completely released at this moment, and they rushed out like a surging river.

At the same time, the Qing army's green camp soldiers were like a group of chickens killed randomly, without any ability to resist.

"Don't run, don't run!"

Mr. Qian saw that the scene was almost out of control, and roared wildly as if he was venting.

But this incompetent fury had no practical effect, and the defeated soldiers rushed towards him like a tide.

Human survival instinct is greater than anything else.

When facing death, the soldiers of the Green Camp ignored the orders of the Eight Banners Military Law Team and fled desperately.

Berhetu's face turned pale and his whole body was trembling with anger.

He didn't care about the lives of these green camp soldiers at all. Anyway, every time he conquered a city, his troops would be replenished.

But this battle was like this as soon as it started, and it was a big blow to the morale of the Qing army.

As a pioneer general, he made the situation like this. How should he explain to General Pingxi and General Zhengnan?

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"Your Majesty's magical martial arts!"

Seeing that the first wave of the Qing army's offensive was easily disintegrated, King Li Dingguo of Jin gave Zhu Youlang a very suitable flattery.

There is no doubt that the new artillery bought by His Majesty from the Thais played an extremely important role.

The Qing army was beaten to the point where they could not find the north, like a headless fly.

Zhu Youlang was still a little proud, after all, this was his first victory after coming to this era.

This also proves that the killing weapons in his hands are indeed very useful.

However, he was not overwhelmed by the momentary victory. After all, the only one who charges just now is the Green Camp soldiers.

Neither combat effectiveness nor organizational and disciplined green camp soldiers were able to compare with the old Guanning army and the elite Eight Banners under Wu Sangui.

It can be said that Zhu Youlang just tried his best.

Another thing is that Zhu Youlang is a little worried about the amount of artillery and ammunition.

After all, these were brought by him from the private museum he created himself, and the number was limited.

If a war is open, it may be barely enough to support it, but what should I do next time?

Some should be left behind for emergencies.

Of course, this is all based on the premise that Kunming City can be defended, otherwise it would be meaningless to store howitzer and ammunition.

There is no doubt that Prussian guns and cannons were the killer weapon of the Ming army, but how much they used does need to be balanced.

"I don't know much about military affairs. According to the King of Jin, will the Eastern Captains call for the Jin Dynasty to withdraw their troops and fight again?"

Zhu Youlang felt that the battle just now had already blown up the Qing army's courage, and they would not continue to attack in the short term, but would need to gather the defeated troops for a period of adjustment.

Unexpectedly, Li Dingguo laughed and said, "Your Majesty, in my foolish opinion, I am afraid that the Donglu will launch a more fierce attack soon."

"Oh? Why is this?"

Of course, Zhu Youlang would not doubt what Li Dingguo said.

As the number one god of war in the Southern Ming Dynasty, Li Dingguo was not only a general but also a general. His grasp of the situation on the battlefield and even the hearts of the people was simply unparalleled, let alone a rookie like Zhu Youlang.

Zhu Youlang is still very clear about his positioning and will not do such a stupid thing as an outsider who commands an insider.

Knowing the virtuous and appointing talents is the first thing he needs to do now.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that the Donglu is best at this battle, which is the consumption tactics. They first charge with the green camp soldiers, but in fact they didn't think about directly capturing Kunming City, but instead consumed our city-defense materials."

After a moment of pause, seeing that Zhu Youlang listened very seriously, Li Dingguo continued: "No matter how heavy the losses of the Green Camp soldiers are, the Donglu can accept it. Because in the next step they will use the intervals of our rest to attack. If they call out the gold and withdraw their troops now, the losses of the Green Camp soldiers will be in vain. When they are resting and we are about to rest, they will have to send another group of Green Camp soldiers to prepare for the field. Instead of doing so, it is better to attack the end with one go."

Experts will know if there is any one.

Li Dingguo's analysis was very reasonable. Zhu Youlang thought about it carefully and suddenly realized it.

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