0654 Artillery Battle
Wu Yizhou was close to the sea, and he was overjoyed to see those Dutch people fleeing in disarray! He immediately gave the order: "Don't stop the artillery, and immediately destroy the four houses on the periphery." Don't fight the other houses for the time being, send someone to occupy them! “
After receiving the order, the Marines cheered and directly occupied the other two rows of empty houses, and then everyone leaned on the windows with great interest, watching the artillery knock down the other four houses one by one, turning them into ruins! And just like that, all five buildings near the sea were reduced to a pile of rubble! Liu Pei completely opened the landing field.
And the castle side of the Netherlands has completely lost its outer barrier. Nils, who was standing on the wall, turned to Clyde and said, "Mr. Clyde, now that we have lost that complex, it has become a base for the enemy!" Is it necessary for us to completely bomb those houses so that they are not occupied by the enemy? ”
Major Clyde said, "Yes. Blow them out and they won't be able to use the house as a cover. You can shell their beachheads! ”
Nils nodded and said, "Then what are you waiting for, let's do it." ”
While the Marines were picking through the house, looking for souvenirs and loot, the fortress cannon in the castle opened fire!
The first shot hit an office building in the inner ring! The cannonball entered through the wall of the third floor, passed through the wall, smashed through the floor of the second floor, and flew out from the opposite side of the second floor!
This shot scared the Marines! The scene of several houses being destroyed by their own artillery just now is still vivid, and now it is their turn to suffer in the blink of an eye! Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Yizhou hurriedly ordered the Marines to withdraw from those houses and re-establish positions on the beach.
When the Marines escaped, they watched as the houses were in ruins within two hours of being bombarded by the fortress! Wu Yizhou, who was angry at this scene, jumped to his feet and scolded! What a house! Once you've captured the entire island, you can use it as a barracks! It's not there now, and I'll have to work hard to rebuild it later! Fortunately, the soldiers escaped in time and no one was injured. And the Dutch in the castle saw the opponent fleeing from the house in disarray
The appearance of the appearance has boosted a lot of morale.
Liu Pei immediately understood the other party's thoughts, this was sweeping the shooting boundary and preparing to shell the landing field! Liu Pei immediately ordered Wu Yizhou to prepare to withstand the shelling. But what Liu Pei was worried about didn't happen! After all the houses were destroyed, the castle fell completely silent. This confused Liu Pei and Wu Yizhou!
But that's a good thing for Liu Pei. So he hurriedly ordered Wu Yizhou to hurry up and drag the second artillery ashore. At this time, Wu Yizhou saw that the sun had gradually set in the west, so he could only stop transporting artillery. It's not a good time to transport artillery when it's dark.
The main thing now is to consolidate the landing field. So Wu Yizhou ordered to camp to guard against the night attack of the Dutch. All the soldiers worked together, and soon a dozen fires were lit in the ruins of the houses in the inner ring, and a bright blockade was set up. Then they set up camp in the dark. This was to prevent the enemy from shelling the camp at night.
As soon as it was dark the next day, the soldiers in the camp came out early and began to build the fortifications. This time, however, they were building a very different road. The boats brought in a large number of sacks, and all the soldiers cooperated to fill the sacks with sea sand and stack them in two half-man-high breastwork.
Because Liu Pei felt that the fortress would bombard them with heavy artillery no matter what, and would not let them transport the heavy artillery very happily. Then make good use of the two guns that exist. Therefore, when the two breastworks were built, two gun emplacements were also specially built. The gun emplacements were also layered and wrapped in sandbags.
When the sun had risen and the morning mist had lifted, the Dutch had at last seen the camp by the sea, and the two winding plank paths. Colonel Clyde sneered, and ordered all the artillery that could reach the west side of the island to be on alert.
The reason why he didn't shell his opponent yesterday evening was because he was ready to give them a hard blow today! Because after yesterday's artillery shelling of those houses, the gunners were already tired. The artillery also became scorching. And after a night's rest, the gunners have recovered. He also replenished the various gun emplacements and prepared sufficient ammunition. I'm going to surprise the Red-Eyed Dragon King today
to sink all their ships transporting artillery!
When Major Clyde gave the order, the artillery on the fortress fired! The gunners, who were already gearing up, were enthusiastic, vowing to sink every ship that approached the boardwalk!
I have to say that the level of gunners of the Dutch is still good. The first test shell hit the sea. But it's close to the ship moored at the end of the jetty! Seeing the other party's cannon, Liu Pei and Wu Yizhou both realized that the situation was not good! At the same time, I understand why the Dutch people ignored them after they had flattened all the houses at any cost yesterday. After all, where there is any accuracy in firing in the dark, it is better to shoot slowly and accurately at dawn!
And since the heavy artillery was heavy, it took a lot of effort and a long time to unload from the ship. So when the guns are unloaded, the ship can only be parked at the pier for a long time, which is an excellent handle!
Thinking of this, Liu Pei immediately ordered: "Hurry up and let those two guns fire!" Distract their firepower! “
The gunners who received the order immediately moved their hands and made all preparations for the opening of the gun. Just as they were loading their artillery, the first salvo on the castle fired! This time the shells landed very close to the ships. If you're lucky, you might be able to hit the ship with the next salvo!
At this time, the guns on the ship had just been tied up and were slowly rising through the hangers under the pull of the sailors. If the ship is hit by a shot at this time, the consequences are simply unimaginable!
If the ship is hit, the huge vibration of the cannonball acts on the rope, and whether the sailors can hold the shaking cannon is still between the two! It's okay if it's pulled, but if it's not, the heavy artillery smashes on the deck from mid-air, it's no joke!
Liu Pei gritted his teeth and ordered: "Immediately send an order to temporarily stop hoisting the artillery, and tie it up on the deck!" Send two more ships in front of you! ”
With the order, the two closest ships accelerated to the trestle. At this time, the second round of artillery in the castle arrived! Seven of the eight shells missed, and only one shell flew over the ship's building, flying off the railing of the ship's building!