Although the people who came were not good, the important point is that the Yuqiao River, which is now connected to the swamp, is also a good person who does not come, which is fundamentally different things. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Compared with the Ketufu River, which can reach a width of several hundred meters, the Yuqiao River, which is more than ten meters wide, is extremely narrow. More than a dozen low, nimble warships that seemed to have been converted into medium-sized fishing boats had come quickly, occupying a hundred meters of the river like a long snake.

These were the pirate warships of the Ketuf, with a seemingly pent-up rage and a thirst for plunder and killing.

The rushing water propelled the ships so fast that they didn't need to deploy their sails or oars. Almost from the mouth of the river on the edge of the hilly mountain that had just appeared in the distance, a few dazzling strokes had already driven through a river channel, rushing towards the hill with a fierce momentum.

However, they did not notice the top of the hill, and even if anyone saw it, it was only the lush bushes, but no one could find Levi and the deadly bronze falcon cannon hidden behind.

Their tactical camouflage is excellent, and the combination of bushes is reasonable and effective, at least from a distance, people who are not familiar with the terrain will not be able to detect the troops hiding behind. What's more, the top of the hill was already slightly undulating, and under the cover of the mountain, they also hid it very well.

Levi was half-kneeling behind a lush bush, the binoculars in his hand were already in front of him, and he looked at the thirteen pirate warships roaring towards him, his face was also solemn.

The news of their arrival in Cape Town has been exposed, and now that you think about it, you know that it must be some ill-intentioned careerist who let the news out. In the hands of more conspirators with various intentions, they added fuel to the fire, and finally succeeded in alarming the water thieves of the Ketuf River.

Through the binoculars, Levi could also vaguely see the water thieves who were wiping the short knife, and exhaled slowly, he knew that this group of water thieves was definitely not here to travel for spring.

This is the enemy.

Even if Levi didn't say it explicitly, almost all of them had already prepared with solemn faces. And the four bronze falcon cannons on the side have also been pushed by the 24-person gunner, and the four falcon cannons have slightly adjusted the firing range, and the muzzle of the black hole has been slowly aimed at the mid-air in front.

The faintly red glow of the charcoal basin was also quickly brought up from behind the mountainside, and the iron tongs that had been burned red at the front were also placed in the charcoal basin, and the wooden handles were faintly scorched black, which showed that the temperature was really pressing.

This is a tool for igniting the ignition line of the artillery, after the heating of the iron tongs, the ignition effect is much more reliable than a simple torch, and the gun bore plug, the long-handled brush is called the standard three-piece set of artillery.

But the artilleryman held the red-hot iron tongs in his hand, and did not make any further moves, but looked all his eyes at the captain of this group of artillery teams, which was a young man about the same as them, who was holding a telescope solemnly, and also looked at the situation ahead.

"Captain Levi, I'm sorry, I have a suggestion at this time."

The young artillery captain's face was solemn, looking at the pirate warships that were being one after another, he couldn't help but squint slightly, turned his head to Levi and said in a deep voice: "The accuracy of the bronze falcon cannon is poor, and it is suitable for shelling fixed buildings and bombarding moving targets from a long distance, and the effect is not optimistic. ”

"And then?" Levi frowned slightly, and was a little surprised by this captain who had been speechless, but he still nodded and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

"My suggestion is to replace the shells and replace them all with shotshots."

Slowly exhaling a breath, the young artillery captain looked very confident, although he was young between his eyebrows, he looked at Li Wei and nodded firmly: "The width of the Yuqiao River is narrow, and if you use scattered bullets at close range, the lethal effect will be maximized." ”

"Scattershots at close range?" Levi's brows were still slightly furrowed, he turned his head to look at the curvature of the Yuqiao River at the foot of the hill, and the telescope also swept over the surface of the river, which was only more than ten meters, but he couldn't help but take a deep breath and frowned: "But in this way, the distance between us and the opposite side is almost less than forty meters." ”

"They can't get up even ten meters."

The artillery captain's face was still solemn, looking at Levi's questioning gaze, but also looking at his eyes firmly, and nodded categorically: "Our firepower will reach its peak, and the damage caused will also be the most effective, I believe that it is impossible for that group of water thieves to discover our ambush." ”

Levi pondered silently, the young artillery captain's suggestion was certainly correct. After all, the falcon cannon belongs to the ancient bronze artillery, which can be traced back to the feudal era, and its purpose is only to siege the city, not as detailed as the siege artillery, field artillery, infantry artillery, and cavalry artillery that are divided today.

The introduction of this bronze falcon cannon has also shown that only in the war stage, under the premise that the supply of artillery is insufficient, it is fished out of the warehouse for reuse, and it is an artillery model that has long been outdated.

Therefore, it also proved that this bronze falcon cannon, as the young artillery captain said, could not pose much of a threat to fast-moving long-range targets. Perhaps the target is a huge ship, and because of its inflexibility and its huge hull, it can be used as a shore gun to assist in defense, but in the process of such a field battle where the target is moving at high speed, it has long been eliminated and cannot be used.

"Very well, let's use a shotshot."

After analyzing the pros and cons in his mind, Levi still chose the advice of the artillery captain. After all, if you are the first to fire the cannon, if you miss it, you will directly startle the snake, so that the group of Ketufu River thieves will know about the ambush on this hill in advance, and it will also make Levi's ambush plan abort.

After all, the power of the shotgun is extremely strong, especially within the range of 50 meters, the lethal effect on the enemy infantry is as effective as the effect of the shotgun in the trenches in World War I.

What's more, the Yuqiao River is so narrow, and the widest is only fifteen meters on the surface of the river, and the four bronze falcon cannons each use scattered shells with a range of 50 meters to open fire, which can almost cover the range of 30 meters in width to 50 meters in length, all of which are as dense as a torrential rain!

"All reloaded."

The young artillery captain also gave the order, and the loaders quickly rolled the solid iron ball that had been placed in the barrel of the cannon from the muzzle of the low. At the same time, a series of scattered bomb packets wrapped in a cylinder are stuffed in, and they are carefully compacted.

The gunpowder has already been filled, as long as the fuse burns past, the instantaneous expansion will push out the bag of scattered bombs in front of him, and the blazing temperature and terrifying power will disperse, forming a terrifying rain of steel in the sky, with a deafening roar, sweeping everything fifty meters in front of him.

"Hall, you will lead the team to assist in the defense of the artillery position."

Slowly gasping, Levi's expression was also extremely solemn, and he turned his head to sweep the growing black spots, he also knew that there was not much time left for him. Therefore, Levi also made a long story short, and quickly ordered Hall: "Protect the safety of the artillery position, and do not allow any enemy to come to the top of this hill." ”

"Understood." Hall immediately nodded solemnly, and the flintlock pistol in his hand was already clenched. The sudden appearance of the water thieves was beyond their plans, and now they were not only numerically superior, but also faintly disadvantaged, almost reversing the situation.

But Levi pondered for a moment, the current numerical disadvantage made him a little dignified, and he still raised his head and arranged for a Spanish sailor who was in charge of the escort next to him: "Go to the temporary fortress and notify the first mate Green to lead the team to support." ”

If that group of water thieves took advantage of the gap in artillery loading and began to charge towards the hills, then the Spanish sailors, who were only more than 50 people, might be a little alone in the face of such a group of outlaws. Levi also nodded heavily to the sailor and said, "Be fast!" ”

"Yes, Captain."

The Spanish sailor nodded at once, took the flintlock pistol directly in his arms, saluted Levi, and ran quickly down the hill. Originally, the roads in Cape Town were still faintly recognizable, and although they were already full of weeds, they could also be used for people to travel quickly, much stronger than the wilderness without roads.