Chapter 21: Prelude to the Battle
"That's all?" Lin Haoda sat on the chair opposite Marquis Lona, quietly looking at Marquis Loone, whose hands had been untied, and confirmed for the last time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Marquis LonΓ© instinctively sensed that something was wrong, but now that his life was in the hands of the other party, he didn't dare to say much, but nodded vigilantly and said: "Yes, I have already told you everything I know, may I ask this Excellency, when will you let me go?" β
As if he hadn't heard Marquis Lornet's question, Lin Haoda stood up elegantly, and casually picked up the hardcover flintlock handcuff inlaid with gold wire that Marquis Lornet had used before.
Lin Haoda glanced at the Marquis of Lornet, and said with a smile: "Sometimes, knowing too much is a sign of death, Marquis of Lornet, even I feel that the means of taking the Bastille are a little inauthentic, but what about me, I don't want to be a bandit but only want to be a hero, you say, what should I do?" β
A cold sweat suddenly broke out in the head of the Marquis of Lona, and he subconsciously wanted to stand up, but the two blue-uniformed guards behind him pressed the aged Marquis of Lonay back to the table with one arm each.
Marquis of Lornet didn't understand that he was being tricked this time, and he had been in the aristocratic circle for so long!
Lin Haoda...... Oh no, Lord Lin, you have to believe in the credibility of a marquis, I will definitely forget everything about you when I go out of this door, I swear to God!! β
Marquis of Luone's eyes widened, watching Lin Haoda unhurriedly put the flintlock handcuff full of ammunition on his head, he could no longer care about the dignity of the nobles, all that was left was the attachment and pleading for life......
He still has a lot of wealth to enjoy, and he really doesn't want to die!
"I'm sorry, in this world, I only believe that the dead will keep secrets for me, if you see Satan, please say hello to him on my behalf, one day, I will fill hell with disgusting faces like yours!"
"Nope! Don't ......"
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Lin Haoda took the handkerchief handed over by the guard beside him, wiped the blood mixed with brain plasma that burst on his body, and ordered calmly: "Deal with this place, I think this place will soon become a temporary combat command room." β
The place where the Marquis of Lonay lives is undoubtedly the best in the entire Bastille, when he was a mercenary in the 21st century, Lin Haoda, who had been lying side by side with the dead on the battlefield, would naturally not wronged himself, or taboo the office of the dead, if there is really such a thing as a wronged soul asking for his life in the world, Lin Haoda would not have to wait for the crossing to be torn to pieces by a group of unjust souls who died in vain!
Half an hour later, Lin Haoda sat in the place where Marquis Lonay used to sit, and Casio and several officers who had no combat mission were standing in front of Lin Haoda in a straight line with their hands on their waists.
"My lord, the entire Bastille has been searched by us, all the living have been secretly executed on the spot, our soldiers have been put on gag orders, and being faithful to your faith will allow them to carry this secret all the way to the coffin.
The eight-tower batteries have been arranged for soldiers to operate, although our soldiers are not as professional in artillery manipulation as real artillery, but the basic firing bombardment can still be done, the height and position angle of the towers are very good, and the old-fashioned artillery above bombards large groups of enemies at close range, and our soldiers are fully competent. β
Lin Haoda listened to the report of his subordinates, and his heart couldn't help but be filled with the introduction of the profession of artillery.
The reason why the artillery of this era needs professional and knowledgeable personnel is mainly to achieve the long-range hit rate of artillery, even if it is a 6-pounder gun with a smaller caliber, the effective firing range is 4 or 5 hundred meters away at every turn......
At this time, the artillery hit rate is low, it does not mean that there is no hit rate, of course, the artillery also follows the principle of the closer you hit, the more accurate the shot, Lin Haoda does not need to control how professional the soldiers of the Bastille Tower Battery, it is enough to be able to hit the perimeter of the moat, the moat is only 25 meters wide, and the battery also has the advantage of height, and it is enough to envelop the target within a radius of 100 meters to pose a mortal threat to any enemy who wants to fill the moat!
Condescending to hit a target 100 meters away, even if it is amateur, it will not be too outrageous......
In fact, among the dead Swiss mercenaries, there are no professional artillerymen, they just have enough combat experience and are more familiar with artillery, and it is not difficult to get started with artillery in the 18th century, but how to improve the hit rate within the effective range!
The concepts of elementary mathematics and geometry are involved here, and in this era of illiteracy, the blind know how valuable a professional artilleryman who can master elementary mathematics and geometry is!
In the European battlefield, professional artillery is rare, and when captured, you will get the class that the enemy generals pay attention to, even if you don't dare to use this group of surrendered enemy artillery, it is also a good choice to let them be a teacher to teach new artillery!
Almost every professional artilleryman can act as an elementary school math teacher!
Of course, here excludes those genius artillerymen who rely on combat experience and hit the feeling with shells, after all, there are too few of them, and in the stage of large-scale attrition of the war, it is easy to lose everything!
The establishment of modern military academies in Europe, the construction of professional artillery and cavalry, is also one of the important reasons why the European army can crush the armies of other countries in the world, in the colonial war of the European army, there is no lack of local national armies through various channels to buy artillery on a par with the whites, but after the fight, there is still an insurmountable gap in combat effectiveness!
To give a simple example, for the same artillery, professional artillerymen who have received modern military education hit the opponent's artillery position with one out of ten shots, while those amateur artillerymen of feudal dynasties do not know where their own shells can be fired......
Even if the veteran gunners of the Qing army used imported field smoothbore guns to fire at the artillery of the British and French forces, they were often suppressed and miserable, and they were always bombed, but they could not hit the opponent's artillery positions......
Later, the Qing army simply stopped playing with professional European artillery, and shrunk up as turtles......
By dusk on July 13, Lin Haoda's soldiers had thoroughly perfected the defenses of the Bastille, all the batteries were in unison, the drawbridges were pulled high, and the line infantry were on guard with their flintlock pistols sticking out of the roofs and windows!
On the night of the 13th, the gunfire was as dense as firecrackers in the city of Paris, and a major battle was no longer far away from the Bastille!