The French also knew that relying on these things, the army still could not defeat the most elite field troops of the Yanhuang Trading Company. In particular, all four brigades of the people's field troops were there. They put their last hope on the fleet. In this era, there was already the concept of shore defense artillery, but it was a huge front-loading gun, which was placed in stone fortresses built on the seaside, and it stands to reason that unless it was a frigate with only small-caliber guns, the range of the main guns of other warships was to exceed theirs.

At this point, I have to mention that Xiao Lin has done a very good job of secrecy. The Type 54 two-caliber heavy howitzer has participated in the war several times, but neither the British nor the French have figured out the specific range of this heavy artillery. Not to mention figuring out the specific parameters of this batch of heavy howitzers, it is what it really looks like, and no one has seen it. The Night Stalkers did a really clean job, and with the backward army concept of the British and French, the slightly more clever scouts selected from the ordinary troops were no match for the regular elite special scouts.

In terms of spy agents, they were no match for Alexei, the disciples of the Assassins who had been trained by combining tradition with Sholin's new concepts. Therefore, the British and French could only try to infer that based on the data collected in these battles, they believed that the range of this artillery should be only two kilometers. According to intelligence, this time, the heavy artillery position was set up 1.5 kilometers from the coast. At this distance, the French battleships could not shoot except for heavy artillery. Even if it is a heavy artillery, there is no guarantee of a hit.

They take it for granted that since they can't shoot, then don't think about its existence. Just shoot the army in the fishing port half a kilometer away from the coastline, as long as the company's army is disabled, it doesn't matter how much artillery is left. These people even delusionally thought that with this batch of heavy artillery, their strength would be able to surpass the British, and they would not be much different from the Yanhuang Trading Company. So, the French ambitiously began to prepare for the offensive.

Xiao Lin is not worried about the safety of the fishing port, four field brigades with five or six gun clans, as well as a hundred heavy howitzers, fifty 75mm mountain guns and rapid-fire guns, if he loses, he can also give up the dream of hegemony, directly bring some gold, and return to the 21st century to be an honest factory owner. As Shawlin's brother-in-law, Apache has been under a lot of pressure lately, and in order not to make new recruits think that he rose through nepotism, Apache spends all his free time studying.

This point cannot be compared with James and Babu, who have entered middle age. The two of them really don't have the patience and energy of him, and now, Apache's ability to be a division commander is qualified. Therefore, in this battle, the four brigade commanders also had Apache as the commander-in-chief. The Apache had one trench fortification after another, and thirteen,000 men were squatting in it, waiting for the French to attack.

In order for the strategy of the fleet bombardment of the army to work, the French army first surrounded it. In this way, they surrounded 13,000 field elites, and it seemed that they could only wait to be bombed by the fleet. Apache saw through their purpose at a glance and scoffed at it. Of course, in order to prevent the army from being routed by the enemy first, as long as it was blown into ashes by heavy artillery, the French army array was not particularly dense. Now, the three major powers on the North American continent, the Yanhuang Trading Company, the British, and the French, have completely abandoned the tactics of platoon shooting.

The Yanhuang Trading Company and the British had sufficient weapons to support them, while the French had no choice but to do so. After all, the two great enemies are not worthy of them anymore, and if they continue to shoot and kill, they can only be harvested as if they were harvesting wheat. Even though the weapons are still poor, they can only choose the skirmishing method. Now it seems that the advantages of this tactic outweigh the disadvantages. At the very least, the heavy artillery bombardment of the French is no longer possible, and the results of the battle are too few if one shell goes down.

The shells of the Type 54 heavy howitzer were still more than three times the cost of the Chinese military at that time. The production of these almost drained the company's military spending, and if Xiao Lin hadn't taken out a lot of money from his private treasury, the company would not have had the money to produce fifty 75mm caliber guns. The shells produced were used against important strategic targets, such as the defenses of large and medium-sized cities and enemy warships.

To deal with the army, it is enough to use small cannons. Previously, there were only mortars, because they were more versatile, and it was necessary to keep enough shells. Now that there are fifty 75mm guns, let's build them. Apache gave an order, the mountain artillery and rapid-fire artillery each chose their own targets, fired at will, there were no important strategic objectives, they only needed to defend, everything was mainly to maximize the damage to the French army. At this moment, the French are really uncomfortable.

Mountain artillery and rapid-fire guns have a slower rate of fire than mortars. However, the power and range were far superior to mortars, and the French had just built an encirclement and were ready to build a little fortification, as long as the people were a little more crowded, a 75mm shell would come. In the morning, not a single trench had been dug out, and there were nearly two thousand casualties. The army commander was a little overwhelmed and kept sending heralds to urge the naval fleet to arrive quickly.

The naval commander was also annoyed and immediately increased the efficiency of the entire fleet. An hour later, all the French battleships had already appeared behind the fishing port. The "cannon boss" (the head of the Xiao Lin Heavy Artillery Regiment) just held a big meat bun for lunch in one hand and a telescope in the other, watching them approach this side little by little, and the whole person looked very confident and calm. However, his political commissar was a little worried, and thought it would be better to start preparing for shooting now.

"Panic! These fools are about to enter a distance of 1.5 kilometers, and they don't seem to know the specific range of our heavy artillery, so in this case, let's try to let them all over, and when they stop the ship and are ready to fire, it will be the time for us to show off our real skills. ”

"However, in this way, our comrades may be attacked in the back. ”

"It doesn't matter, they've dug the trenches, and there will be absolutely no problems with a round of shelling. Don't worry, you see, they're in range and there's no sign of slowing down. ”

In fact, the French were also scared and ready to turn around and retreat at any time. As they got closer to the shore, the sailors breathed a sigh of relief that they were not attacked now, and they deceived themselves into believing that their previous speculations were correct. Six thousand meters to the land, they began to slow down and turn, and the sailors in the gun compartment began to reload with gunpowder. No one actually saw that the heavy artillery regiment was completing the shooting parameters at a very fast speed.

"For the first time, guns from one to ten, two rapid fires. Put!"

Under the order of the "cannon boss", the No. 1 to No. 10 heavy howitzers, which first completed the parameter calibration, fired three shells in half a minute, half of which fell into the sea, and the other half hit the three frigates that were ahead of the curve, two of which were damaged and one sank directly. This result is indeed a little low, there is no way, they are not using professional coastal defense artillery, they can only rely on covering shooting to expand the results. The firing parameters were slightly modified, and the "gun boss" was full of confidence this time.

"All the guns, three rapid fires. Ready, set!"

A hundred heavy guns, a hundred shells at a time, descended on the fleet diagonally with a terrifying whistling. The French fleet, which had just been a little startled by the sinking of a frigate, went straight into chaos, and finally someone understood that they had been fooled, and they had put them in to fight. The ground forces of the French saw that their own fleet fired a round, and hundreds of solid shells were fired at the positions of the field divisions, and their morale suddenly turned. The man was wilted, and a lot of ground pork was prepared, which was thrown out of the trench at this time, and blood was splattered everywhere.

In this way, the French thought that the first shelling of the fleet had been effective, killing and wounding quite a few enemies. Then, the hot-blooded French army began to fight to the death, rushing forward and trying to cooperate with their fleet to flank them in front and rear, and completely destroy the Apache and them. Apache asked the troops to reduce their firepower and let the men get closer. When they could no longer get out of the battlefield quickly, Apache gave the order, and four brigades, all rifles, machine guns, mortars, and grenades, burst out.

The French Army was blinded for a moment, and before they could react, they heard a series of violent explosions behind them. Now, they knew that they had been tricked, and so was the fleet. The second salvo of the heavy artillery regiment sank one cruiser, three frigates again. And then the shelling never stopped. The heavy artillery regiment fired all but the last three spare shells before the enemy fleet could escape from range. The French fleet, which had only two dozen battleships left, now escaped with only three of the most nimble escorts and two cruiser ships.

Igcik appeared on the battlefield without a lot of rank, and then began to receive all the French warships that could still be repaired. Many of the battleships did not sink just then, but the decks were hit and the sails were destroyed. There are also large holes on both sides, because they are not below the water level, but the water is slowly entering. In the end, it was possible to reassemble two cruisers and one battleship. And the Apache, on the other hand, also cheated the French Army fiercely.

More than 5,000 people were left behind by them, and after this battle, half of the 30,000 new troops of the French were gone. Carrot received the news and fainted on the spot.