Chapter 524: I will appear in person!

This cannon, which is even half a person tall and weighs only a little over 500 kilograms, is the latest cannon and liquid spring re-entry howitzer developed by nearly 100 Western technicians and Chinese technicians on King Crab Island day and night.

However, there are only twelve of this type of artillery at present, and this time, bringing this new type of artillery to the battlefield is naturally to test its power in the northern plains. But to be honest, during the development of this type of artillery, Liang Pengfei's men were not very interested in this small artillery with a caliber of only 70 mm and a munition weight of only 8 pounds.

After all, the mortars that the Liang family army now have are divided into three different types of mortars in caliber: 60 mm, 80 mm, and 100 mm. The artillery effect of the largest 100 mm mortar has also been very satisfied with the commanders and fighters of the Liang family army units.

Liang Pengfei has now developed this strange cannon, with a caliber of 70 mm, but its weight is several times the overall weight of the mortar. It is impossible to rely on animal power to traction, except for human power.

This kind of artillery made Liang Pengfei's subordinates complain, thinking that Master Liang was stubborn and was messing with these things.

But who can persuade Master Liang to do anything? And Liang Pengfei, who was angry and embarrassed, swept all the guys who wanted to quarrel under the table with one sentence. "You army don't want it, I'll just make it for the navy to play with you, you greedy grandchildren."

When Liang Pengfei threw the development and future prospects of this new type of artillery into front of these fools, all of these guys were stunned. The accuracy of this artillery was above the mortar, and its range was far greater than that of the mortar. The artillery's concealment was stronger, allowing artillery troops to cover artillery fire at a safer distance.

In addition, mortars are mainly used as battalion-company-level artillery support. Although they are light in weight, there is a serious problem, that is, they are not very caliber and lack of attacking ability. Just like when attacking Fuzhou City, the number of mortar shells was consumed.

In short, mortars are good, but the artillery is not bad. More importantly, the combination of two types of heavy firepower will greatly leap forward in long-range fire support.

...As a result, after the remorse, repentance and flattery of the army generals, they finally obtained the priority use of this new artillery.

At least if the navy wants to use it, it will probably have to wait for a while. After all, warships are not as good as land, so the cannons used naturally need to be re-designed. One important reason is that Liang Pengfei considers that the current update rate of warships is too high, so the development of ships is mainly experimental.

After all, in this era, when wooden sailing warships were the main force, they still rely on intensive shooting of artillery and the naval warfare to win by relying on artillery fire, installing large-caliber long-range naval guns was a big deal. It is very likely that even the enemy was not attacked, and their own warships would fall apart first.

However, at present, the King of Crab Naval Laboratory has made certain breakthroughs in the development of naval warships. At least, although warships made using old welding technology cannot be built too large, their durability and defense are indeed a great leap.

As for the weapon locked in the stern building of this flagship, it is Liang Pengfei's favorite weapon that is about 100 pounds heavier than the cannon on the deck: the water-cooled heavy machine gun. The birth of this weapon is equivalent to ending the heavyweight notes of the cold weapons era, and it can even be said to be the end of the cold weapons era.

This is the most wonderful gift Liang Pengfei brought to the Qing rulers. "I will appear in person." Liang Pengfei rubbed his fingers and savored the heavy metal rhythm when the machine was tested that day with a happy look. It was so wonderful!

In addition, based on the knowledge in the mind of Liang Pengfei, the research of generators has made breakthrough progress, and lead-acid batteries have also made progress. However, the power of current generators is not very good. In addition, the practicality of lead-acid batteries is zero under the current circumstances, but the risk is very high. However, they are highly praised in the laboratory on King Crab Island.

Because, with these two things, many experiments can finally be carried out smoothly, especially those scientists who are engaged in metal smelting and extraction.

When Liang Pengfei's fleet went up the river and reached the outside of Tianjin City, the cavalry division had already been encircled, and the warships used their outrageous artillery to collapse a third of the walls of Tianjin City along the river. Then, the Marine Corps, the Cavalry Division that arrived early, and the regiment of the Special Division that had landed five miles away from Tianjin City, easily captured Tianjin City, beyond people's expectations.

Until this moment, the soldiers seemed to have completely awakened. They had really arrived in the north. They had captured Tianjin, the gateway to Beijing. They were only three hundred miles away from Beijing. The base camp of vampires who had been riding over the Chinese nation for more than a century was already close!

"Ahabao, the general of Tianjin Town, the defeated general, please see the master." The robe and clothes of the general were gray and damaged several places. The official hat on his head had long been flying to where he had been flying. He didn't know whether he had rolled countless times on the ground or climbed a few kilometers in the gutter. In short, his face was covered with blood and scars, coupled with his frightened eyes, which made Liang Pengfei feel like a small tenant who came to the bully landlord's house to borrow food. Well, it made him feel very accomplished.

Liang Pengfei looked at the general officer of Tianjin Town who was kneeling in front of him and laughed: "Sir Ah, don't have to do this. Today, Liang came to visit Tianjin. However, the soldiers under General Ah were really confused and blocked me outside the city. There was no way, I had to hit the door myself and came in. I hope that Lord Ah, don't be surprised? Hahaha..."

"I dare not, I dare not." Ah Bao raised his head with a sad face and replied. Looking at the rebel Liang Pengfei, who led the army to defeat Tianjin City in less than two hours, he really couldn't find any suitable adjective to describe his feelings when facing this guy.

However, one thing is certain that he asked those black-clad thieves to pull them out of the cellar. Since he did not kill him at that time, it means that he might be of some use. Therefore, he was always speculating on Liang Pengfei's intention to save his life.

"Don't be nervous, Lord A, I won't kill you. At least now I'm not interested in killing a can-boat general who hid in the ground kiln and cried with his ladies holding his ladies' thighs." Liang Pengfei took a cup of hot tea from the Bai Shusheng and took a sip. He looked at the Tianjin wharf filled with Liang's soldiers lined up, but he didn't even look at the Tianjin general.

"I will save you a life, so that you can eat and drink well, rest for a night to nourish your spirits. You will set off with us tomorrow, and we will send you to the city of Beijing. After I have been full in Beijing, I will ask you to send me a message to your emperor Qianlong. Manchus have been riding on our Chinese nation for a long time. They would better take the initiative to roll down and surrender to me unconditionally. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind using 1,300 cannons to make the entire city of Beijing and the more than 578,900 bannermen in Beijing burn together with the city."

Hearing that he could survive and even asked him to send a message to Qianlong, Ah Bao knew that his fortune had been saved, but after hearing the content of the words he wanted to take over, Ah Bao felt that something was wrong with his ears, or whether he was crazy with the guy in front of him.

One thousand three hundred cannons sounded very scary. Tianjin City let them take it down without much effort. It can be said that their artillery is really scary. But the problem is that the walls of Beijing City are much stronger than Tianjin. Besides, Beijing City’s city defense and artillery are also far more powerful than Tianjin City.

Don’t forget that there are nearly 80,000 green camps in the Zhili Province, not to mention that although more than half of the troops were sent to Shanhaiguan, there are still 50,000 brigades of the Eight Banners in the capital.

With tens of thousands of people under his command, do he really think he is a god? At least in Ah Bao's thinking, Liang Pengfei's words were almost gone. He was arrogant and arrogant, as if only these two words could be worthy of the thief in front of him.

"Don't worry, then your emperor will consider my words very seriously, because before that, I will let them enjoy a beautiful massacre."

After the general was arrested, Liang Pengfei's staff began to continue the unfinished issue. "Beijing City is divided into inner and outer cities, and the inner cities are all occupied by the Eight Banners, protecting the imperial city. The outer cities have Han people living together, and the city gates are divided into inner nine, outer seven, and imperial city four. In addition to the inner city on the south, there are three gates connecting the outer city, and there are six gates of the inner city, so there are thirteen gates in total. If we include the cavalry division, that is, five divisions are equipped with an artillery brigade and thirteen gates, what should we do?"

"The inner city wall of Beijing is about twelve miles wide from east to west and about eleven miles long from north to south. The outer city is located in the south of Beijing, and the circumference of the outer city wall is twenty-eight miles. If we use four infantry divisions, one division is responsible for one direction, and the cavalry division is used as the mobile force, and the artillery brigade is strengthened at the junction of the inner city and the outer city, and the two regiments of the Marine Corps are responsible for controlling Beicang and Dong'an County in the north of Tianjin to ensure the smooth flow of our logistics..."
Chapter completed!