Chapter 670: Suppression (Page 1/1)

Dozens of heads were placed aside, and the enthusiasm of the Manila natives was particularly high. There is no need for Changxing Army to urge, one by one desperately digging and working.

The group of dried silk captives were no exception, they did not dare to propose any treatment of prisoners of war, and they were more honest than quails. No discipline is more intimidating than a bloody human head, and the speed of digging trenches is greatly accelerated.

Rejoz stayed late at the head of the city of Resharan before returning to rest, and he did not dare to send soldiers to attack the Changxing army. Walter's battle left such a deep impression on him that he would not have dared to fight against the Changxing army without the protection of the fortress.

Faced with an opponent with advanced weapons and fierce combat, he really couldn't think of any certainty of victory. Now the only thing he can rely on is the fortress, and thinking of the corpses of the Changxing army covering the ground under the fortress, Reyoz's confidence can't help but increase a little.

The next day, the camp of the Changxing army outside the city was lively. The horses laboriously dragged the artillery towards the city of Reshaland, and many prisoners of war were driven around the artillery to push the cannons.

There was a lot of movement here, and soon the city of Resharan was busy. Rejoz and Walter came to the city together, and their faces were full of gloom as they looked at the artillery of the Changxing Army.

The shock of the Changxing Army's receded artillery was too great, and they had the impression that the recoil of the artillery was very large, and each time the artillery was fired, a large number of manpower was required to reset it.

And there will be deviations in manpower every time they are reset, and this slight deviation will have a great impact on the accuracy of the artillery. If there is enough time, a sloping emplacement will be built behind the gun, which is somewhat similar to this retreat gun.

It can only speed up the reset of the artillery, but it cannot improve the accuracy of the gun's fire. And the Changxing Army's receding artillery made their eyes shine, why didn't they think of such a simple thing?

Seeing that ten of these cannons had been retreated outside the city of Reshaland, Rejouz's face was gloomy. He turned to the side and asked, "Mr. Colonel!" Will the city of Rejaran be able to hold off such artillery? ”

Walter looked at the clairvoyant mirror for a moment and said, "Your Excellency! Judging by the size of this artillery, it should be a 9-pounder gun, but the caliber of this gun is larger, possibly a 12-pounder gun.

The city of Resharan was built so well that no artillery of more than 24 pounds could be used to collapse the fortress. So rest assured, the city of Resharan can withstand this kind of artillery bombardment! ”

Rejoz nodded, which was about the same as his judgment. The fortress was designed with artillery damage in mind, and as far as the artillery of land warfare was concerned, there was simply no way to destroy the city of Reshalam.

Unless the Changxing army dismantles the heavy artillery on the battleship and does it under the city of Reshalan, the range of the guns on the battleship is very close.

The dense artillery on the head of Resharan City is not vegetarian, if the Changxing Army really dares to do this, Reyoz will definitely let the Changxing Army know the power of the gunners in Resharan City.

Soon the Changxing army retreated the artillery to a distance of two and a half miles and began to fix the artillery, and the soldiers of the artillery team began to get busy in front of the artillery.

Rejoz was slightly dumbfounded when he saw that the Changxing army was stopped at such a distance, and then ordered the artillery at the head of the city to open fire. Although the hit rate was not high at such a distance, it could not allow the Changxing army to fire calmly.

Soon the artillery at the head of the city of Resharan began to fire one after another, and there were more than a dozen guns at the head of the city, which was not very wide. The largest caliber of these guns was 18 pounds, and the smallest caliber was 6 pounds.

More than a dozen artillery pieces opened fire at the same time, and immediately the smoke of gunpowder shrouded the head of the city of Reshalan. Standing at the head of the city, Rejoz kept observing the Changxing artillerymen, but a look of disappointment soon appeared on his face.

The scene of the artillery of the Changxing Army who had hoped to see dodging the shells in a panic did not appear, and these artillerymen just glanced at the city of Reshalan and continued to bust themselves with their own affairs.

The only difference was that they all sped up their hand movements, and occasionally someone would nervously make a mistake, but no one panicked and yelled and scurried around.

Walter, who was beside him, watched a round of shelling before saying, "Akito is really difficult to deal with!" ”

Reyoz also nodded, as far as the artillery of the Changxing Army is concerned, it is definitely the first-class soldier in the world. This kind of calmness is not just boldness, it is the courage that has been cultivated after experiencing one artillery battle after another.

After two rounds of artillery bombardment from the city of Reshalan, the Changxing army was ready to open fire. During this time, only one cannonball hit the artillery of the Changxing army in the city of Reshalan, and the flying sand and stones knocked down two artillerymen who were busy.

The two men were quickly carried off, and the remaining artillerymen continued to busily prepare for the shelling. Behind one of the guns in the center, Liu Xitian personally measured the angle of the artillery's firing.

After being busy, he shouted loudly: "Standard charge, target two miles and one hundred and twenty steps, the first test shot!" With his loud shout, the cannon let out a roar.

The cannonballs burst out of the barrel with a whistling sound and flew towards the distant city of Reshalan. The cannonball flew in a good direction and angle, and hit the walls of the fortress straight away.

But the strength of the cannonball was still a little worse, and it bounced off the ground more than three feet in front of the fortress and hit the fortress. Although this shot did not hit directly, Liu Xitian's face still showed a smile.

"The muzzle is raised by one degree, the standard charge, a salvo!" With his order, the ten guns of the Changxing Army let out a roar. A volley was fired at the city of Reshalan.

Rejoz and Walter looked at the test launch of the Changxing Army, and their faces were even more unsightly. From the first test firing, it can be seen that the artillery of the Changxing Army is well-trained, and the first shot can approach the target, so what next?

Soon the artillery of the Changxing army gave them the answer, and half of the ten shells hit the city of Reshalan. Under the bombardment of the Changxing army's artillery, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and the originally arrogant Reshalan gunners suddenly became in a hurry.

Although the Changxing army had only ten guns, the advantage of the anti-artillery allowed them to play much faster than the Reshalan gunners.

On the contrary, out of disadvantage, the superior number of Reshalan was suppressed and bombarded by the artillery of the Changxing Army for a while. This high-frequency bombardment by the Changxing Army was not without a price, and there were two artillerymen near each artillery gun who were using wet rags to cool down the artillery.

After each fire, a soldier would wrap a soaked rag around the hot barrel, and the white mist would reduce the life of the gun.

If this continues, it will not take a few days for these guns to be scrapped. But Liu Xitian didn't care, all he cared about was the density of firepower and how to suppress the enemy.

As for the short life of the artillery? At that time, the cannon casting workshop only needed to worry about the problem, and their artillery only needed to use the good artillery!

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