Chapter 738: Desperate
As the first batch of generals in the new army of the imperial court, the guard general knew very well and had witnessed the powerful power of the grenade.
Because of this, the guards are light and powerful, and they can blow up a large area of firearms. From the beginning of knowing it, I was filled with fear of it.
Under the combined attack of the artillery and musketeers of the Haw Par Army, the morale of the musketeers, who had lost more than half of their command, had fallen to the lowest point.
At this time, if hundreds of grenades were allowed to fly up to the city at the same time, hundreds of casualties would be caused to the soldiers under his command.
The defenders can be sure that the morale of the soldiers whose morale has fallen to the bottom will definitely collapse directly on the battlefield......
Therefore, the defenders would never allow the Haw Par attacking troops to throw grenades at the head of the city.
With a solemn face, he was like an angry lion, roaring loudly at the soldiers under his command......
"Grenades, all the grenades were thrown at the general, and the grenades were used to kill the Haw Par Army outside the city......"
In the blink of an eye after the order was issued, grenades emitting white smoke flew out of the city one after another and flew towards the attacking troops of the more than 200 Tiger and Leopard Army......
Compared to the new army of the imperial court, which had just been equipped with grenades, the Haw Par army was not only more adept at using grenades, but also how to guard against grenades.
When the grenade emitting white smoke hits the ground and explodes.
The Tiger and Par Army, who were still agile just now, fell to the ground directly regardless of it.
Holding his head with both hands, he lay motionless on the ground, dodging the fragments of the grenade's explosion......
In this case, unless the grenade hits directly, or it just lands nearby. Otherwise. Fragments of grenades that flew in a fan shape to the perimeter. It can't kill them at all......
Soon. More than a thousand grenades exploded outside the city. The losses of more than 200 Tiger and Leopard troops were less than 100 when they were full.
Under the cover of the gunpowder smoke produced by the grenade explosion, the Haw Par Army, lying on the ground, attacked more than ten steps forward again.
At this time, the tiger and leopard army, which has strong arms, can easily throw grenades at the head of the city, which is no more than a foot high.
Compared with the grenade and the fire rope that were lit by the officers and soldiers, the grenade held in the mobile phone of the Haw Par Army. After the arquebus is lit, it often takes a few seconds before throwing it at the city with all its might......
As a result, the grenade, emitting white smoke, exploded as soon as it flew above their heads.
Flying grenade fragments will also rain down on all enemies within a radius of one or two battles.
On the battlefield, as long as the enemy is within the grenade's kill radius. It doesn't matter if you're lying on your stomach or standing. It's all more than a top-down attack from grenade fragments.
Therefore, when such a grenade explodes, it is really a big explosion.
Instead of throwing grenades at officers and soldiers, they can only blow down the enemy who is standing......
On the battlefield where the guns and cannons are constantly sounding, the grenades that can fly to the city at the end of the day are only a dozen. However, these dozen grenades caused at least 100 casualties to the defenders of the city.
When the grenade explosion mixed with screams sounded at the head of the city, the faces of the defenders at the head of the city directly showed a look of panic from the heart......
Yes, it's fear, fear of your future......
At such a distance, more than a dozen grenades flew up to the city. When the Haw Par Army attacking force got closer to the city walls, it wasn't that more grenades flew up the city, inflicting more casualties on the defenders.
However, the killing battlefields everywhere didn't give them much time to think about it......
The sound of grenade explosions at the head of the city has not stopped, and the roars and orders of officers at all levels of the officers and troops have reached their ears!
"What are you doing...... Waiting to die? Grenades, continue to throw grenades outside the city, and the Haw Par Army must not be allowed to continue to approach the city walls......"
More than a thousand defenders, although they reacted at the first time. Then, under the influence of death and fear, as if going mad, he threw grenades outside the city in countless quantities.
However, the fear from the heart can no longer make them cook and carry out the military order fearlessly.
Therefore, the grenades that flew out of the city in white smoke were in the thousands, although they were endless. However, there aren't too many accurate heads.
After a round of explosions, dozens of people of the Tiger and Leopard Army, who were lying on the ground, still crawled forward and attacked more than ten paces forward.
At this time, the Haw Par Army, who was still lying on the ground, as long as it was not a woman, could easily throw a grenade at the head of the city.
The well-trained Haw Par Army will certainly not let go of this golden opportunity.
As a result, more than fifty grenades, directly under the watchful eyes of the defenders full of panic, fell from the sky and exploded above their heads.
As a result, there is no doubt that the defenders who still hold the city walls, whether standing or lying on their stomachs, as long as they are within the radius of the grenade, are all blown to the ground, or killed or wounded and lose their combat effectiveness.
In the blink of an eye, the defenders lost more than three hundred men.
However, there were more than fifty Haw Par Corps left outside the city, and the mission ended here.
No matter how lucky they were, they couldn't dodge a new round of more than a thousand grenades thrown by the defenders on the city walls.
Although the officers and troops were victorious, they successfully repelled the attack of two companies of the Haw Par Army and eliminated them.
However, the defenders, who had limited troops, also paid an unprecedented price......
In the short duration of the attack, more than 500 men were killed by the fire of the Haw Par Army's muskets and artillery......
More than 400 people were killed by grenades by the Haw Par Army attacking forces.
At this moment, the remaining defenders at the head of the city are only more than a thousand people......
What's more, the more than 1,000 defenders were not only demoralized, but also overshadowed by fear.
No one can guarantee how long they can hold out in the next battle before they will collapse directly on the battlefield.
The annihilation of the two musket companies was unexpected, although it was unexpected by the regiment commander Xiao Dan, which made Xiao Dan extremely heartbroken.
However, this heartache did not last long, and the whole body was once again covered with a thick murderous aura......
Without thinking about it, he ordered to the commander of the guard company next to him: "The officers and troops are about to collapse, and there are not many troops left...... At most, one attack can completely defeat them......"
"Guard company, attack immediately, blow open the city gate, and rush into the ...... of Qingchuan County"
"All the remaining officers and men of the regiment are ready for battle...... As long as the gates are bombed, the breach is opened...... The whole regiment launched an attack together, entered the city, and destroyed all the officers and soldiers......"
On the battlefield where the guns and cannons were constantly sounding, the guard company had just been dispatched, and a round of more than a dozen flowering shells flew towards the city with a screaming sound, setting off a bloody storm among the defenders.
At the same time, dense and precise buckshots, as if they had eyes, clinged to the city and flew towards the city.
As soon as the defenders stomped their bodies out of the city, within a few seconds, they were greeted with death. (To be continued......)