Chapter 435 is deafening

"Boom, boom! Boom Boom! ”

Suddenly, a loud bang exploded, dozens of gunpowder packets turned into red light one after another, and the entire area around Haarlem Round Fort and the nearby breastwork wall were filled with gunsmoke and flames......

To be honest, the accuracy of these powder packs was not good at first, and the detonation was either too early or too late.

The twenty gunpowder packets ejected from the first wave were quite scattered.

Among them, there were only three or five explosions over the round fort that were relatively accurate, and there were almost no reexplosions that accurately landed on the roof of the round fort.

More of them landed within a few dozen steps around the round fort, either exploding in the air or exploding after landing.

To the ridicule of the lord general Shi Lang, on the contrary, many gunpowder packets flew far away towards the main city behind the round castle, and exploded above the breastwork one after another, except for bursting out of a cloud of bluffing red light and smoke in the sky, there was almost no lethality......

On the high ground in the distance, Zheng Chenggong, the national surname, was holding a monocular, quietly watching the battle.

Seeing this scene, he also frowned slightly, and muttered softly: "The thunder is loud, and the rain is small." ”

It seems that the stone thrower was eliminated by artillery, not for nothing.

Although the range of the powder pack, which was very light, was sufficient, the dispersion area of the impact point was too large, and the firepower was not concentrated at all.

Under these circumstances, it would be almost impossible to bring down the fortified fortress.

In fact, Lin Xiao has long noticed this problem.

Therefore, he specially told Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang that it was best to concentrate as many stone throwers as possible and attack in clusters to win by quantity.

Lin Xiao knew that although the charge of these gunpowder packs was already very accurate, the length of the ignition cable was also calculated by Cao Jiawen himself and tried and tested repeatedly.

However, because the catapult was too backward, not only was it difficult to control the range and direction, but the trajectory of the projected gunpowder packets was also very different, resulting in some explosions at high altitudes, and some of them landed for a long time before exploding.

Fortunately, the soldiers were still very attentive, and they gave full play to their ingenuity, constantly correcting the impact point according to the report of the observer.

After a few rounds, the accuracy got better and better, and more and more gunpowder bags exploded over the round fort.

Not long after, with a continuous loud noise, the entire round castle was submerged in thick smoke and dust, looming......

……

Due to the fright of the first powder pack, before the first round of attacks, dozens of black dots flew in the distance, and the depiction was terrifying.

He made a quick decision, left Kuroda and all the Japanese artillerymen, and fled from the roof.

Then, a series of deafening loud noises made him even more devastated, and he immediately stumbled all the way down the inner passage, screaming and running back to the main city.

"Enemy attack! Artillery, artillery, return fire immediately! ”

Running all the way, he roared all the way, "Fire!" Fight back! Fight back! ”

The Lord was so flustered that it immediately caused chaos.

Behind him, the dozens of musketeers who had come to reinforce the Japanese were the first to scatter, and they all fled back one by one.

As a result, the Dutch soldiers who remained in the main city also jumped up and down in chaos.

Although some people had been waiting for the guards at various posts for a long time, and they had also discovered that the Ming army had begun to line up in large numbers, they all knew from experience that it was still early for the enemy to charge.

What's more, in the direction of Haarlem Round Fort, which bears the brunt, isn't there still hundreds of Japanese ronins guarding it, what's the hurry!

In any case, these Japanese cannon fodder should resist for most of the day, at least, it is not a big problem to hold on until dark, right?

Almost everyone thinks that it is still very early for them to go into battle.

Therefore, with the exception of a few artillery emplacements, most of the musketeers were not prepared at all, and the gunpowder and guns in the muskets were not loaded.

Some of them are still praying; Some people are rushing to organize their personal belongings; More people are sipping coffee and bragging......

Now, the enemy's bombardment came suddenly, explosions everywhere, and the commander and his retinue were so panicked that they were momentarily confused and did not know why.

However, many of these people were veterans, and they had experienced similar scenes a lot, and after a short period of panic, they quickly reacted, grabbed their weapons and ran, and ran to the position one after another.

Soon, groups of soldiers ran up the city walls, and after quickly rushing to the various shooting holes, the artillerymen immediately scrambled to prepare......

But where it is so easy to want to fight back immediately.

In particular, the artillery on the roof of the building, when they come to the gun position, have to remove the rainproof gun clothing, carry the gunpowder, open the box, and ignite, all of which take time.

The musketeers were similar, some patronized their guns and forgot even about gunpowder jars, and some even ran away bare-chested, carrying a knife and stuffy head......

After a period of commotion, they were finally ready, but when they looked closely, they all looked at each other and were at a loss.

Through the thick smoke, not a single figure was seen, the enemy was still far out of range, where to fire?

……

They were at a loss, and the Japanese in the round fort in Haarlem were completely double-minded.

At this moment, the dwarf winter melon Kuroda is already gray-faced, with a blue nose and swollen face.

He crawled back to the second floor, staring at a pair of small eyes with many whites and few black eyes, panting for breath with horror on his face, secretly glad that he was not killed......

When the first round of dense explosions sounded, he had just gotten up, ignoring the sharp pain in his buttocks, and was punching and kicking the ground and shouting loudly to order his subordinates to fire back.

When a series of loud noises came, he was shaken and shaken, his ears were deaf, he could not hear anything, and the flying bricks and iron nails rained down on his head and body......

Before he could come to his senses, Zheng Jun's second wave of attacks arrived.

This time, the head was much better, and a few gunpowder packets that fell directly exploded the artillery under him in the blink of an eye, killing and wounding him heavily, and screaming again and again.

Not only did many people burp directly, but those who were still alive were also dizzy, holding their heads and running around......

In this way, after several rounds, Zheng Jun's head became higher and higher, and after a deafening explosion, the cannons on the roof of the building were all finished, and in the thick smoke, the large floor was full of human stumps and brick and stone debris.

The artillery fire that returned fire was over before it could be opened, and dozens of artillerymen were either killed or bleed, and less than ten of them ran down with him to pick up a life.

At this point, Kuroda lost his only support.

The artillery is gone, the musketeers who assisted in the defense have run away, and they only have long knives in hand, what can they use to defend?

Kuroda looked around with suspicious eyes, except for some wounded soldiers who were humming and chirping, his eyes were full of black-faced subordinates, who were at a loss, panting with wide eyes.

"Yaga! Go to the front and stare at it, the Chinese are coming up! ”

Kuroda struggled to his feet, dancing and shouting.

His poor men, driven away by him, had to get up, pick up their knives, and rush to the shooting hole.

Suddenly, among these holes, snorting and smoking gunpowder packets flew in......

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Accompanied by several loud noises, a series of bright lights exploded in the room one after another!

Kuroda, who had already lost his hearing, lost consciousness in an instant and fell to the ground after a burst of snow in front of him......

(End of chapter)