Chapter 112: Flying across the Shenjian River
Whizzing~
A one-man-long, twenty-pound crossbow arrow flew out, drawing a slightly curved arc on the angry waves of the Shenjian River and shooting towards the Iron Fist Army. A total of ten crossbow bolts flew out.
The Iron Fist Army was covered in armor all over its body, and the crossbow arrows were already at the end of the crossbow shot, so they didn't cause many casualties, but it was not good to say that they could not move forward, and no matter how hard the armor was, it couldn't stop the crossbow arrows.
"Shields, shields, shields!"
A strong voice rushed in, and the non-commissioned officer kept repeating his orders, fearing that the soldiers in front of him would misinterpret what he meant.
The iron shields nailed to the twelve sides and the two sides were taken out in unison and blocked in front.
Due to the heavy shields, the speed of the march was greatly reduced, and the artillery encircled in the middle was also full.
Cockburn wasn't going to stop shooting, the shield was in the way, but the bolts could fall from his head. This time, you must make the most of your strengths.
The soldiers of the Iron Fist had the urge to shoot now, and the flintlock pistol was capable of filizzers at this distance. But the commander was slow to give the order, and they could not shoot.
A few more crossbow arrows fell, and this time the Iron Fist Army did not have the good luck it had before, killing and wounding a few people, and the soldiers behind hurriedly dragged the wounded back.
The team moved forward in an orderly manner.
There seemed to be a few dead and wounded on the other side, and Cockburn finally felt like he could get rid of his bad breath.
Bessen was anxious to pay attention to the battle situation, and the crossbow bed on the opposite hill was hidden in the trench, and it was difficult for the artillery to hit it, otherwise the crossbow bed would be blown up, and the march would be faster. You don't have to move forward like a turtle like you are now.
Time passed minute by minute, and the distance between the Iron Fist Army and the cliff mouth went from six hundred, five hundred, three hundred, to the last twenty.
"Stop moving, stop moving forward, stop moving forward!"
The three hundred soldiers stopped suddenly. Now the distance between the two sides is so close that you can almost see each other's faces. Cockburn even heard the orders from the other side.
I saw that the distance had come.
"Bow and arrow, bow and arrow. ”
At this time, the Iron Fist was already within range of the bow and arrow, and Cockburn was going to tie the opposite side into a hedgehog.
"Shoot, shoot in five shifts, shoot, shoot in five shifts!"
When the soldier heard the order, he directly lowered his shield, and the heavy shield fell heavily to the ground. The Iron Fist Army in a green military uniform with its back exposed
At this time, the flintlock pistols were already loaded, and after hearing the commander's order, these soldiers were finally able to release the aggrieved feeling along the way.
About fifty soldiers raised the wall in unison and began to shoot at the enemy on the opposite side.
Cockburn heard the coming "shooting, five shifts shooting." "My heart was blocked, and I saw the Iron Fist Army raise the wooden stick, and the sense of danger accumulated on the battlefield immediately took effect, and he immediately squatted down.
The soldiers who were rushing up didn't care about this, and they were still drawing their bows and shooting arrows.
The arrows, the projectiles flew opposite each other, and they briefly converged in the air, and at this moment the war officially began, and the god of death cast his gaze.
The sharp arrow sliced through the air and slammed into the armor with a clang, and the high-speed collision of iron wiped out a series of sparks and fell heavily to the ground.
Some unfortunate soldiers were shot in unprotected faces, and arrows entered through the cheeks, through the mouth, and out on the other side.
The soldier let out a howl of pain through his throat.
But there is no sympathy on the battlefield, and even the pain is not worth mentioning.
The unfortunate soldier was quickly pulled back by his comrades.
"Class six, class seven, class eight, class nine, class ten. Do you want me to say it? ”
Things weren't going well on Cockburn's side either, as lead projectiles pierced through thin layers of iron armor and into flesh. The wound was surrounded by a ring of charred flesh, and inside was a deformed buckshot.
The person who is shot will not die immediately as long as it is not a critical part, but later as the lead flows with the blood to all parts of the body, the person will leave in pain.
The appearance of the flintlock pistol only made the defenders stunned for a short time, and when they found that the casualties were not large, they immediately opened their bows and fired, without giving the opposite side a chance to breathe.
"Artillery, artillery!"
Two guns equipped with special shells slowly advanced in the rain of arrows.
The shell, welded by two iron cables, slowly slipped along the bore and fell to the bottom.
"The distance is one thousand three, the elevation is forty-five, and the azimuth is two hundred and six. ”
The flame followed the lead into the chamber of the cannon, igniting the black powder inside.
Boom, boom.
Two shells flew with iron cables, and the mass of iron cables piled on the ground quickly decreased.
Cockburn swore he had never seen such a scene in his life, and two iron cables flew over a cliff more than 50 meters across the country by two black dots.
This scene stunned everyone.
Beson saw the rope flying into the air, his fists clenched tightly. This time it must be hooked, and the two projectiles must be pinched by the stone.
The cannonball fell heavily to the ground with a heavy iron cable, and due to the mass of the iron cable, the cannonball was pulled backwards and rushed along the ground.
The iron cables between the shells swept through the fine stones on the ground, and finally pinched the cannon that had been blown up in the air. The iron rope suddenly stopped.
An iron chain across the Shenjian River was erected.
After being stunned for a short time, Cockburn immediately reacted to the other side's intention, this is to cross the river!
Immediately led people to remove the iron pellets that were wrapped around the artillery.
But with that comes the constant flow of bullets.
To take down the iron pill, you need to pass through a clearing, there is no cover of a trench, this is the place of death!
Knowing the battle plan, the grassroots officer squad leader constantly directs the direction of the soldier's shooting.
But to fly across the Shenjian River, two iron cables are not enough, unless the Iron Fist Army is willing to pay a huge price.
The residual heat did not dissipate, and new wire shells were loaded into it. The soldiers in front were constantly wounded, and the iron rope had to be erected quickly, otherwise there would be more casualties.
Coburn seemed anxious, if he didn't take off the projectile, this iron rope would become a path for the opposite side, and at that time he would definitely lose a few hundred people, and if he sent another thousand people, the situation would be greatly improved, damn....
There was no time to complain, and Cockburn hurriedly ordered.
"Whoever can take down those two iron balls, the bounty is 100 coins. ”
100 gold coins! Most people have never seen a hundred gold coins, so much money is enough for a person to have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime.
A brave man comes under a heavy reward.
"I'm coming!"
As soon as the words fell, a figure rushed out, and before he could take a few steps, he was beaten into a sieve.
It scared off a lot of people at once.
"I'm coming!"
After learning the experience of failure, this time the person was much smarter, lying on the ground and crawling forward. This reduces the area of the bullet and the flintlock pistol is not accurate enough. It really made him crawl over.
But the cannonball was so pinched that his hands couldn't shake it at all, so he had to stand up and kick it.