Quicklime contact with water, will produce a chemical reaction, the specific principle may not be understood, but modern people know that this chemical reaction can easily make the enemy infantry, ineffective combat. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Weakening the enemy, either way, is a good way. As a result, lime shells appeared, which were filled with special quicklime, which were not only finely ground, but also added sulfur and other toxic substances, which increased the power of this type of ammunition, which can be said to have reached the point of inhumanity.

The sea breeze whistled by, and the sprinkling of quicklime fell, as if it was snowing, so that the soldiers in the distance subconsciously stared at all this in front of them.

Dayinpan Island does not produce lime, and even in Levi's impression, he has not seen lime in the North Trumpet Sea, after all, in this marine world where all islands are islands, although trade is thriving, but the materials are very scarce, not as many as the materials from the mainland.

"Ah, what is this? My eyes! My eyes! ”

The soldiers at the front still raised their heads and looked at the white powder that drifted in the wind, they didn't know what it was, but when the quicklime powder fell on their faces, and even after their eyes came into contact, the hot feeling instantly invaded their nerves, making them all close their eyes one by one.

The miserable howl had been heard, and they all threw away the weapons in their hands, and their eyes secreted tears because of the stimulation, but these tears intensified the quicklime powder, producing a chemical reaction that could exert heat, and even made these soldiers kneel on the ground to cover their eyes, and a little blood appeared in the cracks of their hands, obviously their eyes had been irreversibly damaged in just a few seconds!

But no one would pity them, because the next scream once again told the group of soldiers who were still calm about what was the fear from the depths of their souls!

"Boom Boom T

Twenty 12-pounder infantry guns had been loaded, and the artillery continued to fire, and the target was still the thick gate, a double gate made of iron plate and wood, but at this time, it was as fragile as a girl's legs, and it was being broken alive by a strong thug! (I like this metaphor~)

The heavy solid cast iron cannonballs easily smashed open the city gate, which was originally tattered by the previous wave of artillery fire, and this time it was completely opened, losing the original solid concept, and also completely shattering the psychological defense line of the defending troops.

Behind the city gate, the elite guards of the inner city who were originally on standby had already scattered and fled, they were supposed to be holding halberds and lined up behind the city gate in heavy armor, as long as there were enemy troops besieging the city gate, they would face their dense and extremely attacking heavy halberd soldiers.

But now, before the enemy outside was within range of all their weapons, they had smashed open their gates with terrifying artillery fire, and killed most of the bare defenders on the walls, how could they not be impetuous in their morale?

Even when the expeditionary fleet in the South Trumming Sea attacked the inner city with terrifying heavy trebuchets, as well as various siege towers, plus battering rams, they held on for nearly half a month, but now in the face of the Cape City troops, which are pitifully small in terms of both the number and the types of siege weapons, they actually feel a kind of doubt in their hearts.

They wondered if they could still hold this city wall, or if the inner city of Grey Mist City, which had originally stood on this large silver pan island and had never been truly conquered, was really going to be conquered today?!

"Crackle crack

In an area of more than ten meters in the sky, more than forty black iron balls almost stagnated, but in an instant, they exploded, and countless tiny iron balls and broken iron filings began to spray towards the surroundings, like a torrential rain of steel, so that the infantry who had not yet entered the tower, or those who were standing in the clearing, saw this terrifying frenzy from top to bottom!

The helmet on the top of the head has saved many lives, but the chain mail on the body is not able to resist the fine iron balls and iron filings sputtered by these flowering bullets, because this kind of armor composed of iron rings is more effective than the iron filings and iron balls that pierce the gaps in the iron rings and shoot into their bodies!

The panicked elite guards of the inner city have begun to scatter and flee, and no one dares to continue to stand in the open area, because the scythe representing death has reached the neck.

The towers were already packed, and even the few houses and shops behind the city walls were also crowded with elite guards with weapons in their hands, all of them looking out in horror, listening to the explosion in their ears, there was no means of resistance at all, and they were as weak as a shy little girl.

The faint smell of gunpowder began to permeate, mixed with the unpleasant smell of quicklime, and the defenders on the city wall had completely disappeared, only the place behind the city gate was close to the city wall, and there were still hundreds of halberd soldiers on standby.

But they also knew that the city gate, which had been completely blasted open, could not stop the enemy's attack at all, and now all this group could do was wait, waiting for the enemy to seize the city gate and launch a final general attack, and then they were launching a counterattack, barely holding on, until the enemy's siege troops could no longer bear the price of such casualties!

Once the siege troops lose a certain proportion, then they will definitely retreat, and when the time comes, the troops in the Gray Mist City will occupy the initiative, whether it is to take the initiative to attack, or to strengthen the defense of the city wall, it is up to them to decide, so that they will not be able to passively be beaten like now.

"Your Majesty, the gates of the city have been blasted open, are you going to attack?"

Wilmot's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the city gate of the inner city of the gray mist city in the distance that had been broken, revealing the beautiful inner city residential houses behind, he slowly took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "We can use the fastest speed to capture the city gate, and then directly sweep away the enemies around the city gate." ”

The thousands of Barbary pirates behind him all looked eager, looking ahead one by one with scimitars, their faces extremely hideous, obviously ready for a tragic battle.

"No, not yet."

But Levi shook his head and rejected Wilmot's proposal, looked at the city gate in front of him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "With my understanding of that group of nobles, it is impossible for them to give up the important city gate. After a pause, his eyes swept over the walls on both sides of the city gate, and he said, "Or rather, it's a trap." ”

Although their artillery fire caused a lot of damage to the city walls and gates, it was not even the city gates that were blown up, and the morale of the troops defending the city was not so exaggerated.

It's not that Levi hasn't been to the inner city, and he has also seen the high morale of this group of elite guards in the inner city, all of them are excellent soldiers selected from good families, and they are produced after years of training, and they have a very deep affection for Gray Mist City.

They are here, which is equivalent to protecting their homes and children, in order to let their families live, so they can't just leave like the group of city guards in the outer city outside.

"Trap?"

Wilmot frowned, turned his head to look at the sides of the road, the buildings of different heights, the architectural style of the outer city was originally built by civilians, and now it looks complicated and messy.

As the Minister of War, he also seemed to have thought of something, took a few steps back, and gave a few orders to the heralds behind him, while the hundreds of Spanish guerrillas armed with flintlock pistols on either side of the troops quickly dispersed and ran towards the alleys.

But they didn't go too far, but quickly climbed to the roofs of the highest points, lying on the tops of these houses, armed with long-barreled flintlock pistols guarding the surrounding alleys, as long as the troops appeared, they could be the first to spot, and at the same time, with their accurate shots, the enemy commander, or the valuable unit commander was the first to be killed!

"Keep firing."

Levi looked at Wilmot's arrangement, nodded slightly, and at the same time ordered the artillerymen in front: "Completely destroy their city gate, our troops will not enter in that small city gate hole!" ”

In response to him, the 12-pounder infantry cannon continued to fire out cannonballs, and the hard iron balls hit the stone walls of the city gate, and large pieces of stones cracked and splashed, and even a large number of stones began to collapse, and the city gate and the walls on both sides were already quite ugly, and there was no longer the slightest trace of the smooth and magnificent appearance of the city gate.

The whole scene seemed to have fallen into a stalemate, and there were no defenders on the walls of the inner city of Gray Mist City, and there were no troops rushing out of it.

Only the rumbling artillery fire rang out from time to time, blasting out a basin-sized depression on the city gate and city wall, as well as a large number of cracked stones, and the pitted stone city wall looked very miserable, after all, it was not a Chinese-style city wall completely stacked with earth, and there was not much ability to resist artillery at all.

"There is a situation!"

But then, the guerrillas who had been sent out to guard quickly ran back, pointed to the streets on the left and right sides and in the rear, and reported very eagerly: "The infantry of the city defense team has been reorganized, including the mercenaries we let go before, and are now surrounding us!" ”

Levi raised his head, there was not the slightest shock in his eyes, but with a little disdainful ridicule, he turned his head and arranged: "Wilmot, maybe starting now is our chance." ”

They had already deduced a similar situation, Grey Mist City would definitely send troops to flank them on both sides, and at the same time let the troops block their retreat path, completely cut off the opportunity for them to join the fleet, and encircle them in the middle of the outer city and the inner city, also in an attempt to annihilate all the forces of Cape City here, once and for all.