Major Sherman checked the table below, and by 11:25 a.m., the soldiers on the opposite wall had almost finished their final lunch, and it was time to send them on their way.

The Major beckoned his men into their positions. Behind the cannon was a large crowd of onlookers - hearing that the legendary "house-splitting" troops' super-cannon was coming under the city of Azugrana, a variety of troops tried their best to get a glimpse of the spectacle of war. When recruiting volunteers for the heavy artillery, the enthusiastic applicants almost overturned the registration table.

From the staff officer to the cook, he was amazed at the cannon, and then followed the gunners into the bunker. The Castilians on the city walls laughed uncontrollably at the strange behavior of the army outside. Major Sherman also laughed at the obscene words with a dialect accent, and after plugging his ears with a wooden cork, he issued a death sentence to the Millennium Harbor with a roar of "fire!" and a hard-waved arm.

Cannon No. 1 "Karl" shuddered violently, and a loud bang burst out like thunder, and the whole ground trembled, and the frantically sprayed muzzle flame painted a strongly distorted portrait in the sunlight.

The 2.17-ton cannonball slammed into the second outer wall with a frenzied roar, disarming the wall with interference particles that activated the barrier, and the massive penetrating force caused the warhead to smash through the top of the rampart, stalling and exploding at the base of the heavy wall.

A whirlwind of smoke and fire rose, and a large body and walls flew into the air, tossed far away after being scorched by the flames. Seen from the cannon mirror peeking out of the trenches, the towering walls resemble a burning volcano, erupting death and destruction beyond the outside world.

The test firing of the Super Mortar was a catastrophe for Azugrana, as a full 7-metre-long section of the wall disappeared like a weak makeshift slab house. Even the foundation turned into a terrifying crater. The debris and smoke disappeared so quickly and completely that one wondered if there had ever been any such thing.

The battlefield was silent, the cold wind howled fiercely, the flames licked and the flammable materials burst into silence, and the two warring sides could not comprehend the shock they were receiving except for the heavy gunners who operated the cannons, and fell into a strange silence.

It was just a test shot, but it was clear to both sides that the city was undefendable.

"Artillery battery!"

Major Sherman raised his hand again, and the other members of the artillery crew on standby also took refuge in cover.

"Rapid fire!"

The three giant cannons about 1.5 kilometers away from the city wall roared together, and the entire city and the city wall were suddenly shrouded in a crimson fantasy halo. That kind of vision used to be found only in the chapters of the book of Revelation. Right now, the inhabitants of Azugrana have the privilege of witnessing the end of the world.

The 600mm shells unleashed a terrifying burst of energy, and the people inside the walls and towers were reduced to ashes along with the scattered building materials. Those who had not yet been affected in the cellar were driven mad by the muffled sound and loud tremor of the shells crashing into the fortifications. Their hearts almost popped out of their mouths. The internal organs have bleeding. Until a cannonball smashed overhead. Free these wretched creatures with a roar.

After blasting through the outer walls, the cannon began to extend its fire like the inner walls. At first, it landed too far away, and four craters with a diameter of 15 meters and a depth of 5 meters were created. After adjustments. The second round of shells landed on the heads of the defenders of the inner walls. The final line of defense was torn apart, and the four shells landed only 5 meters apart, hitting a pile of wooden barrels containing the oil and causing a violent chain explosion.

Only a section of the foundation remains of the 12-metre-high stone that was built with the strongest stones. A church that was very close to it also disappeared in an instant, leaving no trace of what once stood. The blast wave of the explosion swept through the city near the city walls, destroying a large number of buildings in a matter of seconds, and almost an entire block was flattened. Everywhere there were collapsed houses, bodies buried under the rubble, and the wounded in desperate need of help, and the fire began to spread.

General Ramon, who was almost stunned, was quite calm at this time, and he commanded the dazed knights around him to lead his troops to meet the enemy at the gap - the shocking attack had ceased, and the enemy assault team was about to come up.

Armed with clubs, hammers, swords, and axes, a large number of warriors in shining armor rushed to the crumbling city walls to meet the test of their enemies and fate. This group of brave defenders of the city is determined to die, not only to defend the honor of the ancient city for thousands of years with their flesh and blood, but also to make this group of foreign enemies pay a sufficient price.

"It's boring. ”

Major Sherman grinned and inhaled deeply, the air was filled with the stench of gunpowder, which smelled much better than the smell of burnt flesh.

On the artillery position behind the major, the artillery group composed of artillery of various calibers has been adjusted, and the landing point is locked in the gap where the number of people is getting more and more crowded.

An insignificant, small trap for the valiant warriors.

In normal siege battles, enemy infantry will enter the battle immediately after opening a gap in the wall with a high-powered attack. As a result, the defender's soldiers will leave their bunkers and meet the enemy assault team, while trying to plug the gap.

Anyone would do that. In response to this mentality, the artillery of the defense army often practiced a set of real and false artillery extension tactics, which were specially used to kill and injure enemy troops who relied on fortifications to resist.

The defenders had enough to enter the gap, and the cannons roared together, and the first round of sudden artillery fire caused more than half of the unsuspecting defenders to suffer casualties. After five minutes of artillery fire, the artillery fire began to extend into the city, and the Castillians, believing that an enemy attack was imminent, poured back into the gap in the wall. The shells returned to that gap, and the people holding all kinds of building materials were hit squarely, and various human parts and material fragments flew into the air.

Major Sherman seemed to hear the curse from the other side of the wall, and he was a little surprised, but he didn't pay much attention. After two or three rounds of real and false artillery fire, the defenders will no longer be willing to leave the bunker for fear, and the officers will also think that this is another trap and will take it lightly. Next......

This was a trick of the Soviet Red Army against the German Army, and it was later learned by the rabbit and made a good play on the Korean battlefield. Now it's the turn of the elves to train the arrogant human knights.

"The undead are dancing wildly, and hell is singing. ”

The Major looked out at the boiling battlefield and whispered words like poetry. In the field of vision, a round object flew out of the explosion. It jumped and rolled over the pile of debris, like a pebble thrown by his father and skimming the water.

The thing stopped. The Major saw clearly that it was a human head, his expression contorted with anger and horror. In a trance, the terrifying face changed to his sister again—crying and running away, the knight on horseback smirked and waved his sword, and his little head flew out, his face full of despair, unwillingness, and sadness, and his talking eyes were scolding the major.

"This is war, this is hell!"

Elven shouts with a Castilian accent drowned out the chorus of cannons, and the 42-year-old elven major raised his face and laughed—like weeping, tears overflowing from his eyes like blood in the light of the cannon's fire. (To be continued......)

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Li Lin: Yesterday's winners are linangdi, poor nameless, Marcus, and guxiouyang, congratulations!

Nidhogg: Today's Question 1.What was the prototype of the city of Azugrana? (hint: Spanish city, which hosted the 25th Olympic Games in 1992) Question 2.What was the prototype of Major William Sherman? In World War II, a certain kind of tank nicknamed "Xie Mantou" and "Lighter" was named after him) Everyone, hurry up and act!