Fan Wencheng thought it would not be difficult to build, but that was because he did not understand the scientific principles involved.
Powdered gunpowder is easy to make, but the weapons made from granulated gunpowder and purified raw materials are not inferior in power at all.
The advantages of grenade launchers are that they are easy to manufacture and can be launched quickly. The Ming army in Luda had thousands of them distributed on the defense line.
Moreover, they also built a larger heavy grenade vehicle with a longer range, which could throw a bomb more than 200 meters.
Similarly, the defenders still reserved their firepower and did not go all out. This might lure the Jiannu out, which was exactly what Zhang Pan was thinking.
The trench filling continued, shield carts were still being lost, casualties were still being incurred. This was only the prelude to the real offensive, the fighting was lively but not particularly intense.
Huang Taiji watched from a distance with an expressionless face. If they continued like this, it would take a lot of time to fill the trench.
If they were Jurchens instead of cannon fodder Han soldiers, the casualties would have been beyond his ability to bear.
Even so, looking at the trenches crisscrossing the Ming army's positions, Huang Taiji felt powerless.
The enemy concealed some of their firepower in an attempt to lure the Jurchens into the attack, which was quite insidious. However, on the other hand, it also showed that the enemy was confident and had no concerns about their defenses being breached.
Even if you conquer one trench, there's always another. Well, not just one, but multiple. This kind of defense will continually drain your troops until you're no longer able to attack.
Huang Taiji shook his head slightly, knowing that this attack in southern Liaoning was almost certain to fail. In terms of attrition, the Later Jin was no match for the Ming army, but this defense was hitting the Later Jin's weak spot.
Even if one can be exchanged for two, how many people can the Later Jin fight against the Ming Dynasty with a population of hundreds of millions? Huang Taiji knew there was another way, but his father Khan was a difficulty.
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