Chapter 339: Soft Persimmons
The artillery manufactured under the guidance of Luo Ming was, after all, still in a relatively primitive state, and the technology was not mature, using spherical shells and no rifling. Hence the limited accuracy of shooting.
Even if the gunner is Luo Ming himself in battle, he and Aya will determine the trajectory through a lot of calculations.
However, the barrel itself is not a standard cylinder, and it is impossible to completely conform to the surface data, and there will always be a certain deviation.
But there is also a way to greatly compensate for this shortcoming, and that is "proofreading".
Shoot in advance several times in the direction you want to shoot, fine-tune each time according to its landing point, and after combining the results several times, you can measure at what angle, direction, and how much gunpowder to use before you can hit the target.
Luo Ming has put several cannons for calibration in the past few days, and others who don't know think that he is idle and bored to fire cannons as a deterrent.
However, at this moment, the school shooting played its due role!
Propelled by the expanding gunpowder gas, the four projectiles flew towards the end of the ordinary man's field of vision at an initial velocity that exceeded the initial velocity of the arrows.
In the next instant, the head of a huge monster vanished...... In other words, he was hit by an iron ball and fell into his body.
The big man lived up to its huge size and heavy carapace, and even if it was hit by a cannonball, it was not completely pierced.
Luo Ming has tested that such a shot can completely penetrate a thinner stone wall, which means that this monster's defense is no less than a thinner city wall!
However, since it was like a funny comic, the head was smashed into the stomach, which was undoubtedly dead in reality, and there was no need to think about anything else.
In addition, a huge monster had its front legs broken by an iron ball that bounced on the ground, let out a painful wail, and fell to the ground, presumably never to get up again.
In addition to this, the rest of the ordinary monsters were also knocked down by a few shells.
Seeing this, the soldiers in the three camps cheered.
The first salvo achieved such a result, causing a direct loss of a quarter of the opponent's siege force, which greatly boosted morale, but at the same time, it undoubtedly attracted the attention of the opposing commander.
This is comparable to the range of a heavy siege trebuchet for the time being, and for a master like the Great Swordsman, the power of the cannonball can naturally be seen.
Even if it was the Great Sword Master himself, if he didn't dodge or dodge, it would take a lot of effort to block such a cannonball.
Luo Ming could feel it, and a creepy gaze swept towards him.
It seems that this is the Great Sword Master...... He sneered and looked back without hesitation.
"Hmph, I don't know how thick the sky is. ”
Although the bishop was a little surprised by Luo Ming's boldness, he didn't take him as a mere sword master seriously.
Even if the artillery can pose a certain threat to him, his own reaction speed is not slow at all, how can he be easily hit by a cannonball?
Compared to Luo Ming, what attracted his attention more was Luo Ming's camp.
Although the three camps were well repaired during this time, the one in Luo Ming was the most complete.
The earthen walls were thicker and higher, and the trenches were dug wider and deeper, and there was a lot of water in them—Luo Ming sent troops to divert the nearby snow and meltwater into the trenches, which became a makeshift moat.
On the earthen wall, there are also reserved spear holes and cannon holes, so that soldiers can inflict damage on the enemy on the opposite side without even showing their heads.
Inside the outer earthen wall, there is even an inner wall.
Although it is not completely impossible to attack, but in comparison, the other two camps are also quite tough, but they are still a little worse.
And the number of people on Luo Ming's side is relatively large......
The Bishop hesitated for a moment, but chose to ignore Lockin and his camp as noisy flies for the time being.
However, in order to cope with Luo Ming's artillery fire, he still ordered his spellcasters to create a dark red mist, blocking Luo Ming's view.
Then, under the cover of this mist, the army of monsters drove towards another camp.
After all, now the monsters are already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and if you don't pick a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch, it will be even more disadvantageous.
As the head of a power, not a lone man, the bishop cannot act solely on his own impulses.
Luo Ming was naturally relieved - although he didn't think that he would lose to this enemy army, he would naturally suffer heavy losses if he relied on his own men to carry so many enemy troops.
After all, the Earl may be hindered, and maybe the speed of the coalition army coming to the rescue will be half a beat slower. Every second of delay there is a possibility that a soldier will die in battle, and if it drags on for seven or eight more minutes, Luo Ming will really want to cry without tears.
Of course, in the camp that was chosen as the target of the attack, both the soldiers, the officers and the nobles could not help but have a bitter face.
And, of course, the Earl of Mount Conree.
The composition of his army was different from that of Lomin, who was basically all infantry except for scouts and couriers, while the Count's army consisted mainly of a good cavalry, and the infantry was the one who responded and fought for the cavalry.
He had prided himself on the uniqueness of his powerful cavalry in the county, but now it was causing him a lot of trouble.
If you let the cavalry go out of the camp to charge and kill for a while, although you can cause a lot of damage to the monsters, you will also face a great risk, and it is inevitable that some of them will be lost.
But if the cavalry is not allowed to go out, everything is based on preserving strength, it will be a waste of a lot of combat power, and at the same time, it will be saddled with the infamy of a coward.
Thinking of this, the earl couldn't help but curse in his heart: "Idiot! Obviously, Luo Ming was the first to bombard you, why did you come to my side? Is it that your brains are eaten by worms, or do I dare not kill anyone?!
Seeing his tangled face on the side, the old strategist immediately approached and whispered: "Send some hoplites, bows and crossbows and siege equipment to respond, and the cavalry will charge and kill a little at a distance of fifty meters from the camp, symbolically cut a few monsters, and then retreat."
In this way, there will not be much loss and you will avoid the accusations of others. And it can also boost our morale.
Although there is a great sword master on the opposite side, as long as the cavalry is tightly held and not left alone, then it will be difficult for the great sword master to find an opportunity to attack you, right?"
Although these words were not so categorical, and there were some colors of encouragement and comfort in them, but at this moment, with the help of the old strategist, the earl, who had been vacillating between the two choices, fell to one of them.
"Knights, prepare weapons and horses!"
He raised his rifle and shouted.