Chapter 343. A completely failed raid!!
In the previous tragic confrontation between Chopin's side and Fordson's fleet, it was Chopin who naturally won a big victory in the end.
Before the outbreak of the war, there were twenty warships moored in another hidden port on Drift Island, and after Chopin's fleet defeated the main fleet under Forderson, and then all marched to the interior of the island, this hidden fleet had a move, and their target was the Drifting Island where Chopin and he lived.
At this time, most of the main forces in Paris have rushed to the "Shenghui City", and the soldiers left behind are naturally extremely limited, if they can take this opportunity to capture the opponent's base camp, then the main army attacking the "Shenghui City" is bound to be chaotic, and the logistics support line will also be cut off at the first time.
War is never a simple battle between two groups of men and horses on the battlefield, equipment, food, material supplies, etc., all are indispensable, and logistics support is undoubtedly crucial, even if the other side wants to capture the "Shenghui City", if such a plan cannot be completed in the first time, once it is delayed, then it will not be far from them to win this war.
It's just that although this idea is extremely beautiful, the reality is always extremely cruel, and the plan of the raid has not yet begun, and it will be nip in the bud.
A sudden roaring explosion disrupted all of Billy's plans......
"Retreat! Fall back! ”
With Charles's mournful voice sounding, the pirates who had originally rushed back at this time had retreated at a faster speed, and the team was completely ...... Crashed!
"These damn bunches ......"
The astonishing anger spread like substance, Billy's clenched fists kept loosening, but soon, they were clenched together fiercely, and in a moment's time, the more than 2,000 raiders who had thought they had quietly infiltrated the Drifting Island, without even touching the shadow of the enemy, lost nearly a quarter of them in the continuous roar of directional mines.
That's it, and that's just the beginning!
How could the other party's self-conceived clever raid plan be busy with Chopin and his party, and Chopin had already arranged everything before leaving the city of Paris.
Although he didn't know if the other party would raid Drift Island, he still ambushed a large number of soldiers on the coast.
The blazing roar was still stirring, and the thick smoke had not completely dissipated, but the roar that sounded from the distant sky was enveloped again.
"Boom Boom-"
The volley of dozens of artillery pieces produced a powerful force that could be imagined, and under the catharsis of this terrifying weapon, it seemed that everything would be destroyed.
The blazing light tore through the crystal canopy, and at this moment, everything was crushed by this violent and surging light.
This is the power of gunpowder, the rising flame, the catharsis of power, and the call of death!
Gray smoke, black gunsmoke, and invisible waves of air were intertwined, and everything, like invisible waves, began to rise and expand rapidly, and then with a monstrous might, it was suppressed with a bang.
Although Chopin took most of the artillery from Paris, there were still a lot of immobile artillery pieces left, and the volley of these cannons would crush any enemy who dared to invade the French Empire.
"Quick! Keep loading! ”
"Let these ignorant fellows taste the roar of artillery!"
With the hysterical shouts of the artillery officers, the black shells were quickly filled in, and then ...... Light drowns out darkness.
The high-speed spinning lead bullet easily slashed through the void like a sharp blade, bringing out bursts of sharp whistling, like an ultimatum sent by the Grim Reaper before death, making people feel deep horror and despair.
The demons who were originally bound in the endless darkness were melted by the blazing flames of the steel prison door that trapped them, and these bloody and brutal demons crawled out of the abyss of hell again, and their hideous faces were completely revealed at this moment.
The distance of time and space seems to have been compressed to the extreme at this moment, and the distance of hundreds of meters is instantaneous for the solid iron balls that fly out.
Although Billy had heard of the incredible power of artillery, the damage and destruction caused by such means and methods of attack were still beyond the reach of them.
They had never seen and could not imagine how the black and pressed iron balls could erupt from the long bronze tube, and how could they erupt with such amazing power.
When the shadow of death was like a dark cloud overhead, when unprecedented fear surged into their hearts, these wide-eyed soldiers could only watch the tragic death of one companion after another beside them.
Huge strands of blood spread on the ground, dyeing the original dripping blood into a deeper dark red, and the rising smoke was like a hideous devil, roaring and swooping down from the sky, and this picture of almost a group of demons dancing seemed to be frozen into eternity.
"How could it be ......"
It was happening so fast that Billy couldn't even react to what was going on, just opened his mouth wide and let out a terrible moan.
Looking at the hellish tragic scene in front of him, his face couldn't help but turn pale, and the clearly visible cold sweat poured up on his forehead involuntarily, and the originally empty palm was even more involuntarily clenched at this time, allowing the slender nails to cut through the flesh and blood on his hands.
The reversal in front of him came too fast, even though he had been on the battlefield for a long time, he couldn't help but stand on the battlefield at this time, and his body couldn't stop trembling.
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse in a moment, and as the roar of artillery gradually fell silent, the town militia, which had been lying in ambush for a long time, pressed over at the first time.
"Gun on the shoulder, shoot!"
Accompanied by the commander's loud roar, a town militia who had been ready for a long time also pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Bang!"
With the first high-pitched, poignant roar, a black-pressed buckshot rushed forward, completely breaking the original noise, and then a fierce attack like a storm.
"Bang bang-"
The crackling sound is endless, and the terrifying metal storm formed by the convergence of hundreds of lead bullets at one time can be imagined, although due to various restrictions and the influence of factors such as shooting accuracy, it is impossible for these lead bullets to hit, but under the washing of this steel torrent, for a while, the whole world is filled with extremely terrible screams and wails.
The combat capability of the town militia is undoubtedly several classes inferior to that of the line infantry, and for this reason, the main force of this attack on the "Holy Radiance City" is also all line infantry, and as for the town militia, all of them remain in the city of Paris.
However, although it is very different from the regular line infantry in terms of combat power, the firepower of the urban militia volley is undoubtedly a sweeping posture against these soldiers who are already holding their heads at this time.
After experiencing the explosion of directional mines, the ruthless baptism of artillery fire, and the strafing of the town militia, the more than 2,000 raiding soldiers who were originally majestic and high-spirited have been directly killed and wounded, and in the thick choking smoke of gunpowder, several teams of Barlake infantry regiments and spearmen launched the final purge.
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The frantic strafing of the line infantry undoubtedly bought a lot of precious time for the cooling fire of the artillery.
And with the sound of the loud horn, the line infantry that had rushed forward quickly retreated, and then, the blazing flames once again scorched the entire battlefield.
"Pounce—"
When the last soldier in a state of madness fell, the Imperial soldiers did not rush to continue their advance, but retreated to rest.
Fighting with this group of dead things who are not afraid of death, for these imperial warriors, the pressure is undoubtedly quite great, although under the effect of the system, the imperial soldiers recruited by Chopin are also not afraid of death, but they are not these warriors who have completely lost their minds in front of them, these imperial warriors have their own emotions, they will also fear, retreat, of course, more often, show blood and madness.
However, they are different from those soldiers after all, except for emotional fluctuations, and the confrontation with these soldiers, where do they dare to be careless, so their physical strength has been depleting rapidly.
Taking advantage of this short break, Chopin's mind was already spinning rapidly, and their top priority was to break through the "Shenghui City", so after hesitating for a moment, he still asked his artillerymen to replace the original solid shells with blasting shells.
The blasting projectile is an artillery shell that destroys the target by the detonation product and shock wave generated by the explosion of the explosive charge of the projectile, and the charging coefficient of the explosive is greater than that of the anti-personnel bomb and the anti-personnel blasting projectile, which is mainly used to destroy fortifications and obstacles.
However, it was in naval battles that the blasting bullets really showed their amazing power.
In the past sail battle line naval battles, it was common for solid bullets to be penetrated, but as long as it did not hurt the vital battleships, there were very few examples of sunk battleships, even if it was the famous Battle of Trafalgar, only a small number of battleships were sunk, and most of them ended the battle by forcing down or engaging in broadside battles, but the appearance of blasting shells changed this situation, in addition to causing greater wounds to enemy warships, The high temperature of the gas and debris and the shock wave formed by the powerful explosion were nothing short of a catastrophe for the traditional all-through artillery deck of the time, a complete slaughter!
This was the case at the Battle of Sinop in 1853, where there had never been such a carnage in the Battle of Sails, when the Turkish fleet was smashed to slag and easily sent to the bottom of the sea.
In this battle, the power of the blaster was brought into full play, and the ship was even forced to go to armor to resist the bombardment of the blaster, which shows the power of the blaster.
And if you want to capture the "Shenghui City", the thick city wall in front of you is undoubtedly a big trouble, you can use the blasting bomb to strike for a while, even if you can't completely destroy these city walls, at least you can form a pretty good strike force, open up a relatively good situation.
The impact force carried by the shells, driven by the force of the expansion and explosion of gunpowder, is not much inferior to the impact force generated by a car driving at full speed.
And after a simple rest, the blazing roar once again shrouded the sky over the "Holy Radiance City".
"Boom!"
The first blazing cannonball fell, and although it carried a lot of broken stones on the heavy wall, it was like a stone falling from the rough surface of the lake, and it caused a small ripple, which was nothing to the whole thick wall.
However, after landing, the black powder filled in the shell caused secondary damage.
The violent air wave swept wildly, and under the action of this turbulent air wave, the broken stones that danced at high speed were like extremely sharp blades, frantically cutting through the soldiers around them who were still a little dazed.
"Click, click, click—"
Fragments of stones continued to collapse from the heavy city wall, and the city wall, which was already difficult to withstand the huge impact of artillery, was even more embarrassed under the secondary destruction caused by the explosion of black powder.
And then the second, the third...... One by one, the shells easily crossed a distance of several hundred meters, and with a sharp whistling sound, they fell with a bang.
With every cannonball, the walls of the "Holy Radiance City", along with this heavy earth, seemed to tremble.
However, compared to the power of the shells vented by these 6-pounder cavalry guns, compared to those 24-pounder Guards infantry guns, it is a little insignificant.
Every shell that came out of the 24-pounder Guards Infantry gun fell like a giant giant, raising its fist like a giant hammer, and then ...... Slammed into the walls.
Each relentless hammer blow swept away a corner of the heavy walls, followed by thick artillery smoke, dusty dirt, and flying rubble.
Although not deliberate, these bursting bombs, which were originally focused on bombarding the city walls, were undoubtedly fatal to the casualties caused by the soldiers hiding on the city walls.
The frenzied catharsis of the fire of dozens of cannons, while peeling off the corners of the heavy walls around the undead city, also quickly deprived the lives of those defenders of the city.
A soldier defending the city didn't even realize what was going on, and his vision swirled in a whirlwind, and then the seemingly tough flesh turned into a pile of pieces in an instant.
After just one round of shooting, there were more potholes and wounds of different sizes on the heavy city wall, although it seemed that the heavy city wall in front of him would collapse if he only needed a few more rounds of shooting, but Chopin knew very well that it was not an overnight thing to really want to knock down the majestic city wall in front of him.
ps: Thanks to the "Poor Lonely" pro-reward of 100 coins.