Chapter 434 Stone Thrower

When he reached the top of the building, Kuroda, the dwarf winter melon, was immediately stunned.

What caught his eye was a sea of knives, guns and flags!

No wonder the little man is so flustered, the scene in front of him is indeed a little terrifying.

Looking at the city from afar, Kuroda felt that the Ming army in front of him was afraid that there were tens of thousands, and they had surrounded the earthen hill from three sides, and they were lining up one phalanx after another, slowly approaching with the neat order.

In each tofu block-like phalanx, all of them are full of weapons, waving flags, and the momentum is compelling!

"Well, that's too much......"

Kuroda's legs and stomach trembled, smashed it, smashed it, and said in his heart: "This battle is down...... I'm afraid it's a pill. ”

The depiction on the side was also full of consternation and did not say a word.

At this moment, his eyes were staring straight ahead......

In front of them, not far away, a group of musketeers had already gone up to the mound and stopped behind a row of ruins more than three hundred paces away, waiting for them.

More people are coming up fast......

At a glance, these people are like wolves and tigers, the military appearance is neat, each team has different weapons, behind the musketeers, followed by spearmen, archers, swords and shields, and then artillery......

Soon, in front of the queue of musketeers, in the crevices of some houses, a dozen light guns appeared.

However, what really attracts the attention of the difficult ones is the slowly moving up...... A large number of stone throwers!

Looking at these tall and bulky things, he stared at a pair of blue eyes, puzzled.

This Zheng Sen, is this planning to move!

Why did you even bring a stone thrower?

Soon, these stone throwers stopped behind the artillery array, and quickly lined up, and piles of people were busy fixing the gun mounts and correcting the bearings......

At a glance, he could see that compared with the heavy stone throwing machines he had seen in Europe, which often required dozens of people to operate, these stone throwing machines in front of him could only be regarded as very small, and there were only about a dozen people operating around each stone throwing machine.

But, strangely, they stopped advancing more than three hundred paces, and it seemed that they were going to open fire on the spot.

It's hard to gasp, what's going on?

Could it be that the stone thrower, which has been eliminated, has evolved in their hands?

As a soldier, he knew very well that the lethality of a catapult lies in the projecting of boulders, and only tens or even hundreds of pounds of boulders can smash the city wall.

However, the heavier the stone, the closer its range becomes.

Even those heavy stone throwers can only fly hundreds of steps by throwing a dozen pounds of stone projectiles, and they are no longer accurate.

When the projectile exceeds 30 pounds, it has a range of less than 100 paces, and a boulder of more than 100 pounds can only throw 50 or 60 steps.

What's more, these gadgets in front of you, unless you throw small stones weighing only a few pounds, otherwise, you can't reach them at such a long distance!

Could it be that Zheng Sen listened to the bewitchment of a wizard, and he also wanted to do a demon spell before the battle, and get some filthy things to find Lao Tzu's bad luck?

Otherwise, they just want to take some small stones with the size of a bowl to try Lao Tzu's city wall and tickle Lao Tzu?

"One, two, three...... Twenty. ”

I subconsciously counted the number of twenty crosses.

After counting, he shook his head with a smile.

More than a dozen light guns, plus twenty stone throwers, this is Zheng Sen's siege weapon?

This is, relying on the strength of the crowd, do you really not take my Western firearms in your eyes?

Thinking of this, he smiled contemptuously.

Originally, he already wanted to give the order to fire the cannon first, but now, he wanted to wait a little longer.

After all, the distance was still a bit far, and each gun had to take a break after a dozen or so consecutive bombardments, so that the barrel would cool down a little so that it would not explode.

"Okay, then let's put on a show!"

The description was difficult and ding, and suddenly became interested.

He was even imagining the image of the Zheng soldiers charging with their incorruptible bodies exposed by his artillery after these stone throwers emitted filth......

This picture must be beautiful!

"My lord, they are ......"

In his ears, Kuroda's voice full of doubt sounded.

"General Kuroda, you have a great responsibility,"

He retracted his thoughts and sighed with a serious face, "It seems that Zheng Sen is really going to work hard, and even the stone thrower is on the battlefield." ”

"Uh......"

Kuroda blinked suspiciously, not understanding what he meant.

He had also fought, and with such a small stone thrower, he didn't dare to approach, what threat could he have?

"My lord, do you want to ...... How many shots will you shoot him first? ”

Kuroda looked ahead, although it was a little far away, but after the cannon landed, he jumped and jumped, maybe he could hit him a few times.

"Well, give him a few blows, give them a taste of real heavy artillery......"

He nodded and said approvingly, "However, a few clicks will be fine, and then we will exert our strength when they rush up." ”

"Hello!"

Kuroda stepped forward and paused heavily, "I understand!" ”

"You fight well, I'll go back and send someone to send some more ammunition,"

He patted Kuroda on the shoulder and encouraged, "This time, it is a rare opportunity for the general, I can't help but congratulate the general in advance, if I can cut Zheng Sen off the horse, maybe ......"

Listening to his words, Kuroda was actually a little excited, he just wanted to show his loyalty again, but suddenly a thunderclap exploded in his ears, shaking him to lose his hearing in an instant.

A big firecracker!

Kuroda sat on the ground in shock.

His ears were buzzing, and he saw a cloud of red light explode from the top not far in front of him, and in an instant, the smoke and dust were filled, and countless gravel and iron nails flew in all directions......

"Scared grandpa to death, it's so fucking scary!"

Kuroda stared blankly at the explosion, his face confused, and he couldn't figure out the situation.

He was also startled, and he stumbled, and hurriedly leaned over behind the battlements with his head in his hands.

When a stone hit him in the back, a word immediately popped into his head: "Blossom bomb!" ”

"Sell cakes!"

He didn't have time to think about it, so he opened his mouth and shouted in severe pain, "Fire!" Hurry up! ”

"Hello! Fire! ”

When Kuroda saw him shouting, he also shouted indiscriminately.

"You resist!"

He picked up his command knife and bared his teeth and shouted, "I'm going to call someone to reinforce ......"

……

This first bomb is a test launch!

Below the city, after the first gunpowder bag exploded, an observer who climbed up to the ruins of a house shouted: "Well done! Ten more steps! ”

The first catapult soldier in this team was the striker Shi Lang's men.

This team was newly established after receiving the gunpowder bag presented by Lin Xiao, and there were not many stone throwers that could be used when they were collected in a hurry.

However, after seeing the power of this new type of flowering projectile, they were enthusiastic and practiced day and night, and the operation of this light catapult was relatively simple, and they soon became extremely proficient, and they knew the proportion of the gun, the counterweight and the firing range.

"Everyone, add ten pounds to the counterweight! Five pounds of gunpowder! Preparation! ”

The one who commanded the group of soldiers to open fire was one of Shi Lang's personal generals, and as soon as the observer shouted, he immediately ordered corrections.

At that moment, someone immediately added a ten-pound stone to the net bag at the end of the short arm of the stone thrower and re-tied it.

Immediately, a five-pound gunpowder bag was placed in a leather pouch, and a dozen or so people worked together to slowly pull down the long-end cannon......

"Put!"

At the sound of an order, as soon as the operator pulled the sliding hook, the long arm instantly bounced up, accelerated sharply, and twenty gunpowder packets flew forward like raindrops......

(End of chapter)