It's just too close. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe ambush of the Continental Army is too close to the fleet of the White Legion. Half of these transports of the White Legion were armed transports hired from Polotsk, Livonia, and the Hereford family's own navy. The other half came from Briton, the battleships of the Briton Company, and the Royal Navy of Briton.

No matter what kind of ship it is, one thing will not change, and that is that the sides of these ships are arranged with large and small guns. Moreover, at such a close distance, in the face of these enemies arranged in a dense phalanx, there was almost no possibility that they would miss -

To make matters worse, naval artillery is more lethal than army artillery. Even the hired armed merchant ships that did not have the technology to shoot the shells had weapons that could mass-kill infantry.

That is, grapeshot.

The Navy's grapeshot shells work similarly to the Army's shotguns -- these shells, which are strung together like bunches of grapes, have no doubt about their lethality to the human body.

"It's pathetic. ”

Under William's exclamation, in a moment of violent roar, the first array of the Continental Army was destroyed almost instantaneously. The flowering bombs that blasted into their ranks blew their bodies apart, and the grapeshot bombs knocked them into countless sieves.

In an instant, a majestic, well-armed, well-armed infantry force vanished, replaced by stumps and severed arms, shredded flesh, blood, tattered metal fragments, and other human body parts all over the ground.

The survivors lay in pools of blood wailing loudly. At the same time, the second array was also slightly affected. Seeing this shocking scene, these "freedom fighters" who had just dropped their hoes and carried their muskets for a few days suddenly became stupid. Immediately after that, like the protagonist of a spicy satirical novel:

They screamed like a group of women who had seen mice, and without hesitation dropped their weapons, like frightened cockroaches, desperately trying to find a place where no one could find them to hide.

If they have lost the ability to think because of fear, I am afraid not. Because they didn't forget to throw away what they had on them on the way to identify themselves.

The uniforms, hats, and boots were all ripped off as fast as they could, and then thrown into the mud. Some of the less courageous, or more cautious, took off their breeches. Just because of their pants of this style, they are generally only worn by military personnel.

In this way, these people, naked, bare-legged, barefoot-based, scattered and fled on the battlefield with the roar of artillery fire. If it weren't for the fact that what they were sitting here was the cruelest thing in the world, then the scene would probably be on par with the performance of the most popular burlesque. ”

That's pretty much it. The morale of the soldiers of the Continental Army was very "high" because they were "defending the country" and "resisting tyranny". But at the same time, their morale is also very "low". Without sufficient training, they are very easily frightened by various unexpected situations on the battlefield, and then they are very embarrassed to run like now.

Several rounds of artillery fire from the White Legion, at first, the officers of the Continental Army were able to shout back at the beginning. And tried to attack the battleships of the White Regiment with their small-caliber infantry guns. But immediately afterward, their army collapsed completely. Huge numbers of soldiers fled wildly. When William saw this, he ordered the shelling to stop. For a moment, the entire port area was quiet.

"It's terrible. William sighed, then looked closely at the messy docks, and repeated the phrase: "It's terrible." ”

Yes, it's really, really bad. At this moment, the dock was full of stumps and severed arms, human tissue. These things soaked in pools of blood, making the entire dock look like hell. To make matters worse, some of the missed flowering shells exploded on the wooden structure of the dock. The fire then spread to the docks.

Autumn is dry and windy. At the same time, the wind direction is correct. At this rate, it won't be long before Savannah is burned to the ground.

"It's terrible. William uttered this sentence for the third time, and then, without hesitation, gave an order "worse".

"All the troops, dismount, and attack. ”

"Attack, attack what?" said Elise, who was standing next to William, was a little stunned.

"Naturally, attack the enemy. William replied without hesitation, and then gave the answer before Elise asked, "Who is the enemy??"

"The enemy is anyone we can see. ”

At William's command, the soldiers of the White Legion shouted loudly and scrambled to jump off the ship. Some of them didn't think they were going down the ladder fast enough, so they jumped directly onto the small boats on both sides of the ship, urging their companions to lower the boats - the expedition to the New World was a matter of death, and William naturally would not let down his soldiers. Long before the ship sailed, William had already made a promise that he would not take a penny of all the possessions he had acquired in the New World, and would give them all to the soldiers who fought for him loyally!

And now, it is clear that this is the time for William to prepare to deliver on his promise.

This city was their first spoil.

"William!" After hearing William's order, Charlumi was a little anxious: "No! we can't do this!"

"Why not?" asked William, looking at Charlumi very calmly, and then asked.

"Because, because—"

"No, it's the right thing to do. Before Charlumie could say something stupid, William interrupted her: "There are millions of people here. There are millions of people who are likely to join the rebels tomorrow for a variety of reasons. They are now looking at us, and the Continental Army. So we have to show them what they want to know -- that's what happens to them! what happens when they join the rebels, what happens when they go against us, what happens when they betray!"

William's words overwhelmed Charlumie, and she was speechless for a while. Seeing her pitiful appearance, William's heart softened suddenly, and his tone softened: "What we are doing now is all right, Charlumie. And thanks to our right decision, in the future, there will be fewer deaths. Or do you want to appease the traitors, indulge these potential rebels, let them see our weakness, let them see our compromise and mercy?

They will therefore feel that it is profitable to join the rebels, and they will therefore think that the rebellion will be won. And at that point, we'll have to face more rebels, and we'll have to kill more people!"

William's expression was so fierce that Charlumi couldn't speak: "So, I'm going to let them know that I'm afraid," William said calmly, "Killing some people here is to ensure that in the future, we don't need to kill more people." Do you understand that, Charlumie?"

William's words seem to make a lot of sense, and there are also people in history who like to use such a "shock" method to fight rebellions. This approach has also been proven to be relatively effective. People even summed up a poem to describe this tactic, which is called "using thunderbolts to show the bodhisattva's heart." ”

William is obviously right...... Just take another look at the raging fires around here. The mercenaries of the White Legion with excited faces and unusually hideous looks, and the scene of the massacre in disarray...... Anyone would have felt that what William said made perfect sense.

"I ...... I seem to get it. Charlumi nodded, then said so.

"Very good. William smiled reassuringly. He didn't know if Xia Lumi had listened to him, if he really thought what he said was correct. But who cares so much. As long as Charlumi obediently. Even if it is obedient on the surface, it will be fine. William really doesn't have very high requirements for the woman he likes.

In this way, with the fastest speed, the White Legion of the Hereford family landed in the New World. At the same time, they were also the fastest, and at the beginning of the landing, they had a round of "intimate exchanges" with the colonists of the New World.

In the evening breeze, the raging fires of Savannah burned violently. You can faintly hear the screams of people, men, women, old people, young people...... The screams were incessant.

"It's a testament to Savannah's vibrancy and vibrancy, but also to the level of control that his new owner has over the city. William thought to himself, "With blood, fire, and gunpowder, the city will be reborn." And before the new birth, of course, is destruction.

Perhaps because they were inherently insecure, the Savannahs reacted faster than William thought. When the White Legion's combined navy opened fire on the docks, the Savannahs reacted quickly - most of the Savannahs fled.

They carried the parcels of valuables and some dry food that they had already prepared, and then drove the cattle out of the city as fast as they could. Just as they can migrate from the Old World to the New World, and from the coast of the New World to the interior of the New World.

Others, on the other hand, chose to fight.

Whether you want to revolt, rebel against tyranny, or simply don't want your home to be invaded, defend your property and the safety of your family. All in all, some of the Savannahs chose to come and fight.

The situation in the New World is very different from that of the Old World. Tens of kilometers from each colony is likely to encounter hostile indigenous tribes. So in the colonies of the New World, almost everyone had a gun. These were slightly old arquebuses of varying quality, plus some steel knives, and some extra-long guns issued by the government of the New World Republic on an improvised basis. So that these young adults don't have to worry about their equipment.