Chapter 111: Engagement (I)
Across the wall, the German mercenaries were also nervously assigning tasks.
Unlike the Spaniards next to them, most of the German mercenaries in this era belonged to the panacea army: everyone had practiced all weapons, and all weapons were very ordinary.
So there is no need to trouble-allocate troops, everyone has guns in the back, knives and guns in the front row, and there is no quarrel in the allocation of positions by lot.
The only headache is that Liu Jingtian shoehorned in several two-handed swords - the legendary flame-shaped sword!
Flame-shaped sword, also known as the two-handed sword, is known as the highest infantry weapon in the European cold weapon era - almost a person-high wavy blade, as well as a two-stage hilt, and the 'Zhangba snake spear' on the other side of the world, this is the ultimate weapon specially designed to deal with the spear phalanx!
Captain Christian looked at these freshly baked "old antiques" and had a headache: "The legendary Dubler swordsman, what age is this, and let us play with two-handed swords!"
However, the boss of the Great Demon King said: If you play the flame sword, the salary will be great!
Although everyone is unhappy, they haven't seen real money for a long time, and they really can't say the word 'no'...... Forget it, don't you just learn one more position? Who have German men been afraid of? If you dare to pay for it, I will dare to take off my pants!
A dozen freshly baked 'Dubl Swordsmen' have become an army of lightning bolts!
With the sound of waist drums unique to North Africans, the phalanx of the coalition army has gradually pressed to more than 100 meters away from the position.
The artillery on both sides has not been fired - the coalition forces are adjusting their positions, Xu Ping'an and others are actually pulling the strings - our big dog country has its own national conditions here......
Finally, the infantry phalanx stopped!
The Marrakech coalition began to change formations: more than a dozen musketeers, who had been prepared for a long time, suddenly ran forward from behind the infantry and inserted themselves into the gap in the middle of the phalanx!
In just a dozen seconds, they quickly formed a horizontal formation and began to set up a heavy flintlock three-eyed gun!
Then, the sound of crackling gunfire continued to ring, and the fires soon joined in a string, and a large wall of smoke rose in front of the procession.
The three-eyed gun is a quick burst of fire in a short period of time, and the power is passable, and the Marrakech coalition army poured thousands of rounds of ammunition on the fortifications more than 100 meters away, filling the entire battlefield with gunsmoke.
After fighting for a long time, the three-eyed guns stopped one after another, and the gunners buried their heads in reloading, looking up at the results of the battle in front of them from time to time.
However, there was no result......
The ditch, the deer village, and the breastwork were unharmed, the kobolds were cowered in their holes, and the mercenaries behind the fortifications were unscathed.
Xu Ping'an on the mountain saw this, and finally stuffed his heart back into his stomach: "Fortunately, these foreign devil mercenaries are much more reliable than the green battalion soldiers and regimental training soldiers, at least they ran away without hearing the gunshot." Now, the enemy is standing still and huddled together, and if we don't open fire, it will be impossible to say!"
Behind him, a group of kobolds snorted excitedly.
Time goes back a few minutes ago.
Behind the Marrakech position, people came and went, and it was very lively.
Some surrounding vassal families and tribes have successively sent nobles and soldiers to help in the war, and humble envoys have come up to salute. Not long after the start of the war, several thousand supplementary troops were also gathered in the rear.
The two great men, Prince Ma'mun and Imam Mehmed, also left their gold-covered horses and set up huge tents to welcome their vassals from all walks of life.
Decorated with exotic embroideries and handmade tapestries, the tents are spacious and comfortable, like a gorgeous manor in the middle of the city. All the vassals, chiefs, and stars surrounded the two adults, talking about the battle situation not far away.
Of course, only that 'Li Dewan' is missing here......
Northwest Africa is too close to Europe, so the administrative system is also heavily influenced by Western Europe, and a kind of "Kish" system is implemented - similar to the feudal lordship system in Europe, where local leaders cede land and govern themselves, do not pay taxes in peacetime, but are called up by the lord to serve in wartime.
Before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China actually had such a political model.
Although the two did not recruit these vassals due to the blockade of news before the war, now that they have officially started a war with the "heretics of the castle tower", the more soldiers the better, and now, the vassals of the small half of the kingdom are rushing to this side.
These vassals, who have joined the army one after another, are waiting for Prince Mamun and other superiors, watching the soldiers in front of the battle perform hard.
At the front of the position, the artillery and musketeers were firing with all their might without interference, and the 'castle tower' looked like an empty castle, and there was no reaction at all, and the scene was one-sided.
The only thing to worry about is that it is already dark, and the soldiers are already quite tired.
But the prince and the imam had ordered their vassals to set up tents, boil water and make food, and everything seemed to be in order.
Prince Mamuen, who had been worried about his brother in the north, showed a rare smile today: "These people are doing well, as long as the heretics on the mountain are willing to surrender, I may be able to give them lenient treatment......"
What I thought in my heart was: in a few years, I will have to do a fight with my brother in the north, talk about the ownership of the throne, and these heretics can be used as cannon smiths and cannon fodder after surrendering!
All the people praised and were touched by the prince's kindness.
The old and strong Imam Mehmed also replied in a loud voice: "The prince is the most merciful lord I have ever met! reminds me of the great Saladin, the true God is above, and it is necessary to make these heretics renounce their barbaric faith, and when the time comes, we may be able to forgive them for their previous offenses!"
I thought to myself: I am going to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in a few years, and suddenly there are many heretics in the territory, how can this be true!
The vassals praised the wisdom of the two leaders, saying that the hearts of the two highnesses were really touching.
Some people also talked about the legends of the strange little creatures of the 'little devil'.
Everyone changed their panic in the past and commented contemptuously: These gadgets are just to scare and scare those untouchables, and the fierce dogs and falcons we use for hunting have not been blown to the sky by the untouchables! However, after the war, can we catch some little devils and raise a few? Maybe we can shepherd sheep, ahahaha!
So, in the midst of the laughter of the old men, the kobold suddenly opened fire, and the artillery fired a salvo!
Hidden in the night, the castle tower suddenly became a volcano erupting, and dozens of caves were blazing, and countless cannonballs flew out with a whistle.
On the castle tower, more than 10 'self-use 12-pounder steel cannons', and twice as many as the 'foreign trade monkey version of 8-pounder guns', opened fire on the coalition artillery positions.
The mountainside to the foot of the mountain, the firing range is greatly superior, not to mention the huge gap in artillery performance, the eighteen artillery pieces of the Marrakech coalition army, most of them are kobolds' foreign trade monkey version of the eight-pounder gun', the barrel is short, the charge is low, the firing range is not high, the remaining few guns are self-made small-caliber bronze guns, the performance is even worse, was bombarded indiscriminately, and was soon hit dumb......
And the infantry marching in formation, blowing the hot wind brought by the solid big iron ball that 'flew over the scalp', listening to the screams of the artillery brothers behind them, had a thought in their hearts - homesickness!