Chapter 420 Yanhuang Frigate
Zhuang Tali stood at the head of the city and quietly looked at the Han An army outside the city.
At this time, General Bang Sa also came over and reported: "General, the 30,000 firefighters and 10,000 heavy cavalry of the Han'an Army are the most difficult!" The remaining 60,000 armor soldiers are insignificant. ”
There was a moat outside the city, and there were several shipwrecks at the mouth of the river, and Zhuang Tari did not believe that they would not be able to break through the first outer wall in a short time.
"These Annamites are really willing to be the doglegs of the empire! The powerful kingdom of Annam has now become a vassal of the empire. ”
If the Han people killed, they wouldn't be so angry, but they couldn't imagine that the first one to kill the door was their old neighbor.
The royal city had two walls, the outer city was six meters high and four meters thick, and it was attached to the inner wall of the outer city: eight meters high and three meters thick. There were also rivers and moats of tens of meters outside the city, and General Bang Sa did not believe that they would be able to break through the royal city in a month.
"After the army of the god king gathers and kills the people of Annan, we will destroy Annan together, and when we reach Anbei Prefecture, we will see if the Han people dare to go south."
Zhuang He liked this very much, "Haha! Bangsa, you're right! When the Han people unified the southwestern peninsulas, the Han people could only sue for peace. ”
On the second day, three frigates of several thousand tons had traveled two kilometers before they were stopped by underwater wooden boats.
"Commander, Ship No. 1 was stopped by a shipwreck under water, and although it was not damaged, it was unable to move. Captain No. 1 is now sending water ghosts down to the river to investigate. ”
Qiu Sen frowned: "Good guy! The Guras are ready! Let the boat go forward and explore the bottom of the water. ”
"Honorable Order." A staff officer immediately departed after receiving the order.
Ruan Xiaoqi was a little disappointed: "Commander Qiu, it seems that you can't bombard today!" ”
Qiu Sen nodded: "At the latest, we will bombard the city wall again, and build a pontoon bridge tomorrow!" ”
Soon, the situation at the bottom of the river was also found out ahead.
"Commander, there are six large and small shipwrecks at the bottom of the river, and they can only pass light boats with a draft of two meters and a half."
Shipwrecks are not so easy to clean, and firing cannons into the water will weaken the power.
"Fortunately, this seat has brought ten sea serpents this time! Staff Officer Li, you go to the beach and invite the giant snake over. "In the entire fleet, he and a few command staff officers can order the giant snake.
General Staff Officer Li nodded and returned by boat.
Because the giant snake was wandering in the sea, it took an hour for Staff Officer Li to bring the giant snake back.
"These sea snakes are still so scary!" The huge head could swallow a big buffalo, and Ruan Xiaoqi was terrified when he saw them.
Qiu Sen nodded: "The Lord's fifty-meter-long sea dragon is terrifying, but it's a pity that they are all in Guangzhou Bay and will not be easily dispatched." ”
Now there are six sea dragons, three males and three females, but it will take decades for them to reach maturity. I'm afraid many people won't see it, the second generation of sea dragons.
The thousand-ton shipwreck was also broken into wood chips by ten sea snakes, and the boat was dragged ashore.
"How is this possible! Is it all true? "If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zhuang Tali would never have believed it.
After Bang Sa put down the monoculars, he also had a sad face! "Where did the Han people find the sea snake! It's so huge! ”
Regardless of this, Zhuang Tali immediately said to the lieutenant general beside him: "Let the battery prepare for shelling, and let the fireboat fleet prepare!" ”
"Honorable Order!" The lieutenant nodded and left immediately.
After looking at it for a while, after seeing that the three steel gunboats of the empire had begun to start, Zhuang Tali also hurriedly left the city.
The gunboats were in action for a while, and dozens of fiery fishing boats also rushed upstream, and the fireboats downstream were very fast.
"Hehe, here it is." Qiu Sen picked up the teacup and tasted it with a light smile, as if he was watching a big show.
Without giving an order, the No. 1 battleship immediately adjusted its position, and the two 180 main guns and four 105 secondary guns did not move. However, five 75 rapid-speed guns are already locking onto the target.
Boom Boom ~ Five close defense guns were fired one after another, and the entire battleship only shook slightly.
The fire flashed, and the fireship, which was still a kilometer away, was immediately wrapped in a fireball.
Boom~ After the explosion of the bomb, the forage sulfur and gunpowder of the fireship were also thrown into the air.
Boom~ The spilled gunpowder released a thick flame.
"Quick! Jump ship, we jump ship! Seeing that the five fireships in front of him were almost finished, the sailors hurriedly jumped overboard.
Boom boom ~ After some sailors jumped ship one after another, the second shell had already bombarded over.
Boom ~ Boom ~
"Ah~ah~" Some screams only shouted twice, and they quickly quieted down.
The fireboat fleet failed, and the twenty fireships upstream also immediately retreated, but fortunately they did not ignite the fire, otherwise it would be difficult to leave.
The southern wall of Bangkok is the main attack point of the enemy, and a moat of several tens of meters is better to attack than a few hundred meters of rivers and hills.
The relationship between the country and the Western Europeans was also very close, and the country was able to make its own firecracker artillery.
There are ten red-coated cannons on the city's head, dozens of medium cannons, and hundreds of small cannons. There were 100,000 Huluo troops, as well as 20,000 professional gunners and 20,000 amateur arquebusiers.
The nearly 300 mm redcoat cannon had a range of three or four kilometers, and the three gunboats stopped four kilometers away.
The 180 main guns have a range of seven kilometers, the 105 secondary guns have a range of five kilometers, and the 75-mm close-in guns also have a range of three kilometers.
The main and auxiliary batteries of the frigate can be rotated at two hundred and sixty degrees, and the six double-barreled batteries are also pointed at the western wall at the same time.
The three gunboats were 12-barreled main guns and 24-barreled secondary guns. The main artillery target was the city wall thirty meters from the city gate, and the secondary artillery was aimed at ten batteries.
"Can they hit it!" The cannon on the head of the city will sigh in horror! The distance is too far, and it is difficult for them to open fire!
It is impossible for the main and secondary guns to fire a salvo together, otherwise the frigate will also roll. Either a salvo of four-barreled main guns, or a salvo of eight-barreled secondary guns.
The secondary artillery should be fired accurately first, so the secondary artillery starts first.
"Commander Ruan, you have to hold on to the handrails." Qiu Sen reminded again.
Although Ruan Xiaoqi is not tall and mighty, his strength is not small, and his horse step strength is even more stable. He just nodded lightly: "Don't worry!" ”
Boom ~ Boom ~ Eight secondary guns roared together, and the warship of nearly 100 meters was immediately pushed back alive.
touched, the invincible giant force slapped, and Ruan Xiaoqi, who grabbed the handrail with one hand, could only sit on the ground. Fortunately, he had a lot of strength, and as soon as he landed, he immediately stood up.
Qiu Sen couldn't help but smile, and his head immediately turned to the city wall.
Boom boom ~ The ten batteries in the distance were all hit, although they did not hit the artillery, but most of the artillery around the batteries were killed and wounded, and one cannon was either blown away or fell to the ground.
Boom boom ~ The heavy artillery also began to bombard, Ruan Xiaoqi clenched the handrail with both hands, but the thrust still made his heart tremble!
Boom~ After the sound came, the city wall in the distance was still like fireworks.
"Ah~no~" There are screams and panic.
It's just that the two rounds of bombardment of the battery are over, and even the height difference between the inner and outer city walls has been blown out. There were even a few cracks that had extended to the foot of the city wall, and at this moment the Gura soldiers on the city wall were very desperate.
The soldiers and horses in the city were also afraid: a large part of the city wall was missing in the distance, and the forts were even more smoky, just two rounds of bombardment.