The horses dragged the mobile gun carriages to about 300 meters from Fort Mordano, on which were placed a number of guns, and the ammunition was also carried by the people, and the guns were in place.

Then, Angus began the operation here, and he had already instructed the French soldiers and civilians to level and repair this large piece of land, so that dozens of artillery pieces could be placed, and the power of artillery salvos could be stably exerted.

The soldiers of Fort Mordano had already seen this scene, so they hurried to report it to the city lord.

Everyone in the fort was very concerned about the movements of the French army, so they received the news as soon as possible. In fact, all the upper-level people throughout the morning, including the city lord and the generals of the local defenders, as well as the few mercenary commanders, were all puzzled, why didn't the French army attack?

After being frightened by the fierceness of the French army yesterday, they woke up early this morning and made all preparations for the next stormy attack of the French army. But they waited all morning, only to find that the French army and the knights below were constantly circling around the castle, shouting and provoking in a loud manner, and the Swiss soldiers, crossbowmen, and archers were also moving in and out in formation, as if they were busy with something. All this made them extremely nervous, for fear that if they were not careful, they would start to attack. However, all the French troops had been moving below all morning, and there was no siege at all, which made them secretly relieved and wondered what the French were trying to do, obviously, the answer should be these strange things that suddenly appeared in the afternoon!

All the high-ranking generals gathered on the city wall and looked at the French army a few hundred meters away. They dragged horses with two-wheeled frames and cylindrical copper pipes on them. Looking at the shape of the copper pipe, it looks like the city defense cannon in the city, but few people will think about it in this way, because the two are too different in size, and they have never heard of the city defense cannon can still move. Behind these frames and brass tubes, there are stacked boxes of various squares, which look like there are many boxes, and I don't know what is inside! This made all the high-ranking generals, fearful and apprehensive at the same time, extremely curious, eager to know what this group of French people wanted to do with these strange things in the field of such a great war.

Angus quickly dispatched the general, placed dozens of guns, and then ordered the artillerymen to start adjusting the angle of inclination of the artillery, he stretched out his arm, pointed to the castle gate of Fort Mordano in the distance, and shouted to the soldiers: "First of all, test the artillery!" Aim at the castle gates, fire a shot, then immediately adjust the angle and blast all at the damn gates! ”

When the artillerymen heard the order, they immediately began to move, first adjusting the angle with great ease, visually inspecting the city gates, and then began to shout to the men to bring ammunition, including gunpowder and iron ball shells.

When the men brought the ammunition, one of them held the gun, and the other first lowered the muzzle, filled it with gunpowder, and then installed the iron ball, and then immediately ran back to the ignition place, adjusted the angle of the gun, and then waited for the next command. Since this group of elite artillerymen who often exercised, they almost all completed the above actions at the same time, standing aside and waiting for orders.

Since this time it was a test gun, the artillerymen did not make precise adjustments, but they roughly visually inspected the city gate, and then adjusted the muzzle. Angus watched as the entire unit was ready, his eyes flashed with appreciation, and then he let out a fierce shout: "Fire!" At the same time, the hand that had been stretched out upwards waved down fiercely!

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" The sound of cannon bombardment shook the earth and was endless, and all the artillerymen set fire to the cannon after listening to the order to open the cannon, and fired the cannonballs, only to see the huge iron balls, with a whistling sound, rushing towards the castle in the distance.

However, the first salvo was always just a test firing, and it looked earth-shattering, but the actual effect was really unsatisfactory! In the middle, some of the two shells collided together and fell directly to the ground, some shot much higher than the city gate, some shot to the ground, some deviated to the left for dozens of meters and shot to the city wall, and some flew away directly to the right.

But with this salvo test, those artillerymen have a reference, and then they can adjust very quickly. In order to prevent so many iron balls from colliding with each other because they were concentrated in a small piece, Angus then ordered: "You should bombard the city gate according to the position of the city gate, the range of 10 meters wide on the left and right, and the range of 7 meters high up and down, and divide it into 3 groups, the first group will bombard the city gate, the second group will bombard the city gate 3 meters above the city gate, and the third group will bombard the city gate 6 meters above the city gate!" Then he commanded and directly divided dozens of artillery pieces into three groups: one, two, and three.

When the artillerymen heard the order, they immediately began to adjust their bombardment angles, and thanks to the latest cannon casting technology, their guns were sensitive and lightweight, and they could easily adjust the left-right and up-and-down angles. Soon, they quickly adjusted their bombardment angles and stood quietly aside, waiting for Angus to give another order.

Angus was not afraid in the slightest that the enemy would rush out to attack his artillery camp, because he was completely sure that the enemy would not dare to attack out of the city again! They had been frightened by the previous battle. Even if they dared to come out, they were fully prepared here, and around Angus, the Swiss soldiers, archers, crossbowmen, and powerful knights were all surrounded by artillery, with a total of tens of thousands of soldiers! With such a powerful force, the other party dares to come out to challenge, and it is completely irreversible.

On the Naples side, the people standing on the wall saw their salvo this time, and suddenly a cold chill came out of their backs, and the panic in their hearts was difficult to contain! There was a sudden gasp on the city wall.

The city lord of Mordano could no longer suppress the panic in his heart, and asked in horror, "What happened just now?" What exactly did I just see? Could it be that the cylindrical copper pipes in the French camp were artillery? A cannon like a cannon? When did the garrison cannon become so small and so easy to move? And their range is so accurate at a distance of 300 meters! That's a lot longer than the range of our cannons! Can anyone tell me what's going on? ”

The people around them all blushed and didn't reply, and their hearts were also overturned, and they were terrified. Originally, I thought that as long as I didn't fight with the French army in the field, as long as I relied on the city wall, I could at least deal with the French army for a few days, and if I dealt with it properly, it was possible to even defend the city for a month or two. However, now the situation has been cruel to the extreme, and the French army has actually developed such a powerful artillery! It's so light and easy to move, and the range is far greater than that of the cannon, and it uses metal balls instead of stone balls that shatter easily. This makes them how not to panic in their hearts, how not to be afraid! Since this is only the first test firing, and they have not yet started shooting the second time, they don't know what the rate of fire of these copper cannons is, so they can only pray secretly in their hearts, hoping that the rate of fire is not too fast, and it is best to only shoot one shot a day, otherwise their lives are really worried!

The old mercenary commander forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart and said, "City Lord, let's also move the city defense cannon out and try to suppress the opponent's firepower!" No matter what the result is, you can only try it as a dead horse doctor! ”

After listening to the words of the old mercenary leader, the city lord saw that none of the generals around him said a word, so he no longer hesitated and tried it according to the old mercenary leader's method first. The lord of the city ordered the soldiers to immediately fill the gunpowder of the cannon defending the city, and then fill it with huge stone bullets. Under the orders of the city lord, those soldiers filled their ammunition with extremely fast movements, however, these huge cannons were so huge, and it was so difficult to fill them with ammunition that after the second wave of French artillery was fired, it was still far away to be refilled, let alone suppress the fire of the French artillery!

The city lord and several mercenary leaders looked at this loading speed, and compared it with the artillery that the French army had just dragged over, under the command of the commander on the opposite side, it was cleanly filled and immediately fired, and they were really panicked at this moment! The French artillery was obviously reloading much faster than their fortified cannons! Moreover, their power is also earth-shattering, just after the test shot, those terrible metal balls bombarded the wall, which actually made the city wall tremble, and you can clearly feel the vibration when you stand on the city wall!

The middle-aged Commander and the young Commander who had been standing on the city wall before glanced at each other at this time, and they both saw deep fear in each other's eyes. They had always had a premonition that the French army seemed to have some secret weapon that had not yet been unleashed, and now the premonition was real! They actually developed this weapon that shook the heavens and the earth! The appearance of this kind of artillery on the battlefield means that the castle and the city wall will no longer be the defense of the city in the future, and the city wall is extremely vulnerable under this kind of devastating weapon. The two mercenary commanders even thought that the history of war on the entire European continent would be rewritten from now on, and this would be a great beginning to change the way of warfare! It's a pity that their side is the one who is used to sacrifice the flag to the great beginning, which makes their hearts continue to sink! At this moment, the middle-aged commander and the young commander made up their minds that they must escape before the French army breaks through the city wall, otherwise once they break through the city wall, they will be in chaos, and it will not be so simple for them to escape! But fortunately, the two of them were ready to flee, and everything that should be arranged was arranged, and after the French army waited for the official attack, they immediately went back to arrange the retreat and escape, and then immediately withdrew from Fort Mordano. However, this time they did not inform the others, after all, someone needed to drag the French army and give them time to flee for their lives.

When Fort Mordano was shocked and panicked, and at the same time some people were thinking of running away, the French army finally adjusted the angle and began to officially bombard!