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They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thanking God and Lady Luck in their hearts for not letting the shells hit their fragile bodies.

After these two shells, they hid behind cover for half a minute and did not wait for the next round of shelling.

So, the bold ones gradually poked their heads out.

"Oh my God......" exclaimed, in an uproar.

Noticing the soldier's expression, General Arna couldn't help but solemnize and straightened up from his position.

What catches your eye is two huge pits, splinters of rubble all over the ground, and ...... Blood.

The team that had just been sent out was completely wiped out.

The shells swept their line from head to tail and swept away in an instant, and dozens of people lost consciousness before they could react.

General Arna jumped out of cover.

"General beware!" the officer behind him hurriedly exclaimed, but he couldn't stop the general's footsteps.

Trembling slightly, Arna walked to the pit, staring at the shells that were nearly a meter in diameter trapped inside, and glancing at the stumps and broken legs scattered on the ground.

Resentment mixed with irritation filled his eyes, which almost burst into flames, and he clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.

The officer stayed in the position for a while to make sure that the other side would not open the slope for the time being, and then followed.

"General......" The officer stared at the huge cannonball in amazement.

"Damn, this is Christine's cannon. ”

"Christine's cannon, that's a rarity, our legion is only equipped with six, how can the enemy have one?"

"Only a dozen of Christine's cannons were built that year, six of which were given to us, and the rest were stored in Navy Port. According to intelligence, the enemy stole a number of warships from the naval port, and possibly two huge cannons at the same time. ”

Arna took a deep breath and turned his head to stare at the sunset, but this time there was no sense of leisure in his eyes.

"What are those rice buckets in Navy Harbor for?" the officer cursed.

"Don't say that, I always feel that something is wrong, with the tight defense of the naval port, it is absolutely impossible to steal the battleships and cannons from there, something may be wrong there. ”

"Okay. The officer rolled his eyes: "General, the other party has a Christine cannon, you better hurry back to the position." ”

"Don't worry, it takes a long time for Christine's cannon to be reloaded. General Arna raised his hand: "Go and inform everyone, retreat two thousand meters back." ”

"Ah, why?" the officer wondered: "We have more than two hundred cannons, do we need to retreat?"

Although in the Arna Legion, most of the officers and soldiers had never come into contact with the Christine cannon, they were the treasure bumps of the Legion, and they were in the hands of the General himself.

"Bernard, have you heard of the fall of Constantinople?" the general asked rhetorically.

"Well, of course, about ten years ago, the Turks used a cannon to break down the great walls of Constantinople, which were once said to be impregnable. ”

"That's right, Christine came from over there, he modified that kind of cannon into Christine's cannon, and the power has increased several times, you think that even the city wall can't stop it, let alone our temporary position, I don't want my carefully trained soldiers to be buried in vain. ”

After a pause, the general continued: "Okay, go and organize the troops to retreat, and leave some people to do a few rounds of salvos to cover everyone." ”

"But General, we can't stay here forever, can we?"

A sneer appeared at the corner of the general's mouth.

"In a few hours, the main force will arrive, and now that the enemy has got the Christine cannon, we will also use it against them!"

"I'm afraid that their fleet has slipped away by then. ”

"No, I guess the opposite position is their main force, judging from the previous shelling, there are about hundreds of artillery pieces on the opposite side, so at least a few hundred people can control it, if these people are just left to cover the withdrawal of the large army, everyone knows that their only end is to be trapped and killed, where to find so many dead soldiers?"

"Well, you're right... But according to intelligence, they have more than 200 ships and thousands of people, so it can't be just this firepower, right?"

The intelligence also said that most of them were sailors and soldiers, and very few could play with artillery. The general seemed to be annoyed by the question, and rubbed his eyebrows: "Okay Bernard, quickly do what I order, when did you become so talkative." ”

"Sorry General, I'm just a little worried... I'll go. The officer still had a faint worry in his heart, but in order not to anger the general, he had to give up.

Mountaintop.

"Sir, they seem to be retreating. The sightman exclaimed with joy.

Hans was taking advantage of the interval to drink two sips of wine, and when he heard the report, he quickly picked up the binoculars and looked out of the mountain.

"It's really going to retreat... It seems that our artillery has worked, ready to bury our heads well lads, they are going to cover the retreat with shelling. ”

So saying, Hans unscrewed the lid of the flask and lay down in the trench.

Two minutes later, the shelling came as scheduled, much less momentum than before, but the overwhelming shelling was still impossible to raise head, and this time the shelling lasted for twenty minutes before it gradually subsided, and the troops left behind for cover also hastily withdrew.

Hans did not give them the order to be shot, for he knew that he had to save gunpowder and that he would be ready for an even more frantic attack from the enemy.

"Come with me to check the hot air balloon, in case you can't fly, it'll be over. He smiled wryly and dusted off his body: "I don't want to die here." ”

At this time, on the surface of the sea.

Night fell quietly before you knew it.

Zheng Fei held the wine jug in his hand, stood on the bow of the boat and held the guardrail, looking up at the most shining Big Dipper in the night sky, with a little worry in his eyes.

He didn't want to leave any of his companions behind, let alone Hans's, but for the sake of the entire fleet, he had to leave Hans behind.

Now, he only hopes that Hans and they will return safely in a hot air balloon, and he will be waiting for them at the exit of the channel.

"Hey man, what are you thinking?" Santiago paced behind him, staggering with a roast goose in his hand.

"Well, I'm thinking about what you're thinking. Zheng Fei replied.

"Well, it looks like you're thinking about the bunch of guys you left behind, too. Santiago pursed his lips and nibbled on the roast goose: "They have followed us from the beginning and have feelings." ”

"yes. Zheng Fei withdrew his gaze from the night sky, and the corners of his mouth curled: "I hope they can survive." ”

"Well, reward you. Santiago tore a goose leg and handed it to him: "Don't worry. (To be continued.) )