The next morning, artillery and baggage finally arrived. In addition www.biquge.info to the 20 24-pounder Korhorn mortars, there are 10 three-pounder guns in addition to the 20 24-pounder mortars.

The 24-pounder Korhorn mortar, naturally, was used to smash the walls and gates. As for the three-pounder cannon, it was used to suppress the enemy at the head of the city.

After the arrival of the artillery and baggage troops, Marin did not order an immediate attack, but first let the troops who arrived later have lunch first, and then took a short lunch break.

After the lunch break, the artillery units with artillery began to arrange artillery positions in front of the formation. The baggage troops were responsible for setting up tents.

Most of the soldiers made do with the night last night and didn't sleep well. Because, there are not enough beds. Although many houses were looted for resting, beds were limited, and many people slept against the walls. Fortunately, it's the end of June and the beginning of July, and it's summer. If it's winter, you'll have to freeze to death.

Of course, during the march, even if a tent is set up, there is no bed, just a military bunk, but it is much more comfortable than sleeping against a wall.

Then, throughout the afternoon, in addition to setting up the barracks, Marin only arranged for the artillery unit to arrange the artillery positions and adjust the firing angles......

Artillery of this era, with a low hit rate, did not have optical and electronic sighting equipment. Therefore, it is very difficult to adjust the angle of the artillery. Before you shoot accurately, you need to calibrate it several times until you hit the target. Of course, multiple school shots are only suitable for land warfare. Because, the target of many marine artillery guns is fixed, especially the city walls and fortifications. Therefore, the attacker can shoot multiple times. If there is a naval battle, and the enemy ships are constantly moving, there will be no chance of calibration. So, the hit rate in naval battles is quite low.

20 24-pounder Corhorn mortars and 10 three-pounder guns were fired all afternoon, knocking out a lot of shells, much to the distress of the quartermaster.

But Marin was not distressed, after all, Columbus had just brought back 300 tons of saltpeter, and a total of 400 tons of gunpowder had been configured. Moreover, a large amount of egg whites are used, kneaded into strips, and cut into granules.

For each shelling, a 24-pounder Korhorn mortar consumed only 255 grams of granular gunpowder, which was not a large amount. Even if 280 grams of gunpowder is not sufficiently pure, the cost is not much. And after the use of granular gunpowder, the charge of the three-pounder gun was about the same as that of the Korhorn mortar.

However, the three-pounder gun was easy to calibrate, and it was completed after a few rounds of firing. Because, the three-pounder gun is a direct-fire gun, as long as the lookout mountain behind the barrel is facing the target. At most, consider a little more about the descent of the shell during the flight, and with a little adjustment, you can hit the city.

Therefore, the three-pounder gun was the first to complete the calibration......

As for the 24-pounder Korhorn mortar, it was all concentrated by Marin and used to bombard the South Gate. All 20 guns, fan-shaped, were required to be aimed only at the south gate of the castle of Jävre.

After all, the south gate of Jävre Castle is made of oak. Even if it's made very thick, you can't help but smash the 24-pound iron ball in turns......

It took an afternoon to calibrate 20 Corhorn mortars. Marlin couldn't have asked for more from these gunners. Because, the calibration of curved guns is indeed very difficult. Not to mention those artillerymen, even Marin himself, who did not know how to calculate and estimate the angle and distance of artillery curved fire...... So, let the artillerymen figure it out on their own...... Anyway, the ammunition tube is enough......

Early the next morning, the marching ground in the tent was covered with the soldiers who had slept soundly, and when they got up, they gathered together and continued the siege of the castle of Jävre.

Marin still did not order a strong attack, because the strong attack suffered heavy casualties. And as a traverser, Marin is the most afraid of casualties. For this reason, most of the battles fought by Marin were sneak attacks and ambush battles. Because, in these two tactics, the casualties of the soldiers on this side are the lowest. If you are just facing the enemy, you will be bloody, but the casualties will be great.

If you fire at the enemy's muskets, the casualties are simply appalling......

Fortunately, the European armies of this era had a very low rate of musket armament. Even if he was just facing Marin's army, he was shot by the opponent. Therefore, in the battle of Laire County, the Saxon army, which lacked long-range firepower, suffered a great loss, and the casualties on both sides were extremely unequal......

In order to reduce casualties, Marin did not plan to storm for the time being, because the tactics of climbing the city wall caused high casualties. So, despite the fact that the army surrounded the castle of Jävre, Marin let the 30 guns that had been fired by the school yesterday afternoon be the first to fire. 20 24-pounder Korhorn mortars bombarded the south gate of Jävre Castle. And 10 three-pounder guns bombarded the south gate of Jävre Castle and hit the defenders of the opposing side......

The aiming of the three-pounder cannon was very easy, 10 three-pounder guns, and the three-pounder iron ball sent out, roared past the city, and several Yevre defenders who dared to observe were directly smashed by the three-pounder iron ball, which frightened the Yevre defenders on the city.

So, after a few rounds of shooting, there was no Yevr defender in the south of the city......

The bombardment of the gates by the 24-pounder Korhorn mortar was a little slow. After all, as a city gate, even if it is oak, it is made very thick.

Moreover, at this time, behind the south gate of Jävre Castle, piles of masonry and sticks, against the south gate. Not only that, but Edor, Baron Wilmken, and the soldiers and civilians in Charming, moved more bricks and sticks to fill the south gate.

But the shelling was not without effect. At the very least, after each shelling, the exterior of the oak gates is covered with sawdust......

Because 20 24-pounder Korhorn mortars were smashed into one door, the destructive power was considerable. In each round of shelling, there were 20 large iron balls weighing 24 pounds, smashed on the oak gates, powerful and powerful. It is expected that within two days, the door will be smashed......

Marin's artillery position, just 600 meters in front of the city walls. Originally, Marin also counterattacked with new enemy artillery. However, after many rounds of shooting, the other side did not even have artillery, not even bed crossbows, only sporadic counterattacks with bows and arrows, but they could not shoot at the artillery positions at all.

As a result, Marin removed the shield guards who had been blocking the artillerymen, allowing the artillerymen to shoot at the gates and the head of the city walls with confidence......

"Boom me, don't save ammo! Lao Tzu is a local tyrant, not bad for this bit of ammunition! Fast...... Boom! Marin yelled next to the artilleryman.

Because of the abundance of gunpowder and the fact that the steel mill produced so much molten iron every day, it was easy to make iron ball shells by turning sand casting. So, Marlin ammunition is very abundant and not afraid of waste. In fact, this kind of practice, which is not afraid of wasting ammunition and attaches great importance to the lives of soldiers, is very much in the style of later generations of Yankees......

All day, Marin's artillery shelled Jävre Castle. Except for the time when the barrel cools down, the rest of the time, it is constantly firing.

In the evening, Marin saw through his telescope that the south gate of Jävre Castle was full of holes. It is estimated that with more efforts tomorrow, this door will be opened.

As for the bricks and trees behind the gates, Marin didn't care. After all, it wasn't a wall built by craftsmen. No matter how many they were, they were not as strong as the walls made of stone. As long as the oak door is blasted open, and the pile is blasted open, it is only a matter of time......