Seeing that the Portuguese disappeared on the city wall, leaving only the smashed artillery position, He Rubin, who put down the telescope in his hand, shook his head, and said to Cao Zongbing beside him with a sigh on his face: "The bullying is incomparable, Lord Cao's siege technique is really powerful!" However, all that was spilled was silver...... With a little effort, I'm afraid it's tens of thousands of catties of cannons smashed out, right? Alas, the craft of adults will not be able to learn. ”

Zhang Dongdong, who was a traverser, laughed when he heard this, and suddenly felt that he was scratched.

Isn't it the meaning of time travel to use one's own advanced knowledge to produce resources that transcend the times, and then change society in turn?

Although the industrial stalls that have been built through the hard work of the people are still far inferior to the county-level industrial zones of later generations, in this plane, there can be continuous firing artillery and relatively abundant iron projectiles, and the significance of the times is the same as that of the cutting-edge weapons of later generations.

During the Gulf War, there were many missiles of various types, and the US military launched several hundred of the famous Tomahawk missiles alone...... Each of these pieces cost a million dollars. And these hundreds of iron eggs launched from lotus stems today have the same meaning, in the seventeenth century, when productivity was low, this is a tomahawk.

So Zhang Dongdong, who was scratched on the itch, was in a good mood at the moment, laughed and said, "Where did the adults say?" We are all brothers in a pot, but there is a point, do I dare not use this artillery battalion for adults? ”

He Rubin seemed to be smiling: "Hehe, the general will write down the words of breaking the sky." ”

At the same time as the city tower was "appreciating the artillery", a new round of strikes was launched under the city. A cannonball from the Crow flew seemingly slowly into the sky, and eventually, most of it landed on the enemy wall, smashing everything to the ground.

Although there have been many rounds of fierce shelling scenes in front of him, He Rubin, who has been fighting horses for half his life, still can't get enough of it.

Although He Zhen was expressionless at this moment, his mood was very complicated. There is not only the thirst for new military technology as a professional soldier, but also the political concern of Cao Chuan, a warlord as a chief military officer in Guangdong. Of course, there must be a faint sour taste, as a high-ranking officer, who wouldn't want to have such an artillery battalion that has been overwhelming?

In the end, after confirming that the Portuguese did not fight back, He Zhen still asked lightly in a slightly sour tone: "I'm afraid the red-haired man doesn't dare to take the lead, do you have a way to teach me?" ”

Does this situation need to be said? Any otaku from the afterlife knows what to do! So Zhang Dongdong smiled and reloaded with the same faint wave: "The artillery destroys, and the infantry occupies." ”

As the voice of General Cao on the gate fell, at the same time, as if he had received an order at the same time, a group of heavily armed soldiers turned out behind the gate.

There were quite a few soldiers, and the generals on the castle tower swept by at a glance, about 1,000 of them. These soldiers are uniformly dressed: dressed in the latest khaki hunting suits, wearing wide canvas cowboy hats, long-barreled gunpowder guns on their backs, and an eighteen chopping machete modeled after the U.S. Army on their waists, which can be described as well-armed in this era.

Well-equipped troops are naturally pioneers.

Considering that in the years to come, the pioneer army, as a tentacle of influence, will definitely be the first to deal with the colonial hooligans in South Seas, South Africa, South America, and Europe, so the task of attacking the big fort this time is none other than the pioneer army.

To put it bluntly, it's still military training.

The meaning of the army's top brass is very clear: It does not necessarily have to be a result, but the pioneer army should take this opportunity to have a basic understanding of European-style fortresses and European firearms.

So today's first round of infantry attacks will be completed by the Pioneer Army. After that, it depends.

Soon, the orderly procession passed through the gate one after another, and then began to form a formation near the artillery position. At the same time, the surrounding onlookers who were eating melons were also excited. Now everyone could see that the official army was about to attack the city, so there was a whisper everywhere.

Regarding the pioneer army, the Ming people are not very clear about the details. Nowadays, the Ming people are most familiar with the navy wearing white and blue military uniforms, and the army with olive green uniforms.

Although He Rubin did not know the internal structure of the "Cao Army", as the local commander-in-chief, he had at least some of the public information of all the armies in his jurisdiction. So when he saw this nondescript army, he was also slightly surprised: "This army is well-behaved, isn't it the first camp of adults?" ”

Zhang Dongdong was still very proud at this time: even the undertrained pioneer army was elite in the eyes of the indigenous soldiers. So he explained clearly: "It's a local group exercise." A few days ago, in order to suppress the bandits, I recruited some people from the local area to practice, and this is it. ”

"Oh......"

When He Rubin heard this, he leaned back, and he couldn't see the expression on his face.

In fact, Lao He was quite unimpressed.

In his opinion, since it took such a big price to beat the Portuguese into ground rats in the early stage, it is time to send elites to attack the city and pull out the village in one go.

However, it was not easy for him to argue with the surname Cao. After all, there was nothing to do with the Ming Army in Guangdong from beginning to end of this war, from planning to money, food, and private soldiers and horses, all of which came from the Zhangchao General Military Mansion, so Lao He, a guest, could not discuss anything in depth with Cao Chuan as a "participant".

I could only keep looking at it with a straight face.

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1,000 pioneers formed 2 phalanxes. At this moment, at the end of the phalanx at the back, Wu Sanye was nervously standing on tiptoe, stretching his neck, and looking ahead.

In the eyes of the Ming natives, the neatly lined pioneer army is actually far from that. The training of this team is insufficient, and the internal structure is biased towards mercenaries, which is different from the regular army, so the military appearance and discipline are not up to the grade.

This is also the reason why Wu Sanye can watch unscrupulously. In addition, the third master has now been promoted, and in view of the successful capture of the bandit leader in the last battle, the third master is now a deputy company commander, and he has more than 50 brothers under his hands.

The third master was mobilized to Xiangshan County five days ago. Later, as more and more troops gathered, the gentlemen in the pioneer army also got the exact military order: to take the Hongmao City in Ho Jing Ao.

After that, detailed information about Macao and the Portuguese army, which was characteristic of the traveler, appeared in front of everyone in a steady stream.

After studying this information, combined with his own experience in the rivers and lakes, in the end, after considering and weighing with Young Master Yusheng, the third master concluded that the red-haired people should not be taken lightly. So this time he chose to give in and gave up the main attack task.

The pioneer army, a mercenary form of army, is full of small groups. This time, the main attack task given by the celebrity Wu Sanye was immediately grabbed by other groups.

This result is quite normal: after a series of previous actions, the desire for military merit within the pioneer army is now quite strong. Because military merit is hard currency, it is a good thing that can really make people rich, and the previous Wu Sanye team is an example.

So today, Wu Sanye and his brothers stood at the back of the phalanx, giving the good thing of charging into battle to others.

Then, after two more rounds of fire from the artillery array in front, the first phalanx, consisting of 500 people, began to move slowly.

After marching a distance of about 500 meters, the phalanx, under the command of the officers, expanded its area. Not only did the soldiers distance themselves from each other, but the ranks gradually staggered from each other, forming separate parallel queues.

This was a last resort. Since the pioneers still use breech guns, it is necessary to ensure that the squad fires a salvo. But then the military formation had to be guarded against artillery and guns, so it could only put on this staggered horizontal formation.

In full view of everyone, the reorganized 500 soldiers slowly stopped at a position only 200 meters away from the opponent's battery. At this time, everything was quiet, and the countless Ming people behind the phalanx were holding their breath, and the atmosphere of the entire battlefield seemed to have solidified.

The next moment, with a sharp iron whistle, the 500 pioneer soldiers shouted in unison and rushed towards the opposite side quickly. After continuing on a distance of about 100 meters, some of the pre-arranged horizontal columns, which had now stood still, began to fire a few not-so-neat volleys at the seemingly empty head of the enemy city.

However, the city on the opposite side was always empty, and the red-haired Francophone seemed to be really frightened by the rounds of brainless shelling?

The truth soon emerged: just as the besiegers at the front were about to rush to the bottom of the walls, suddenly Portuguese soldiers wearing tricorne hats appeared on the front of the fortress and in the protrusions on the left and right sides. Immediately afterward, a row of white smoke rang out, and the city opened fire.

Such a close firing distance, combined with the condescending position, made the Portuguese platoon extremely effective. The soldiers who had already rushed to the wall were immediately knocked down by the bullets from the left and right, and the soldiers who were following behind were also cut by the bullets from the front.

And that's not all. The Portuguese had apparently loaded all their spare muskets before this, and the second round of guns was fired. At the excited roar of the archers at the head of the city, the besiegers were cut down again.

Although the besieging side also fired a volley of guns, this level of exchange clearly gave the defender the advantage of the defender with only one head exposed. So the first offensive of the pioneer army had to be carried out in a dense stream of bullets from the opposing side. Fortunately, the morale of the pioneer army was relatively high, so after surviving the first few rounds of salvos, taking advantage of the smoke of gunpowder, many soldiers gained a firm foothold under the city walls.

However, the smoke of gunpowder is actually something that can be used by the defending side - in the chaotic confrontation, no one noticed, and a few cannon ports slowly stretched out of the battlements in the smoke, aiming at the column of the pioneering army that was loading 100 meters away.