Gervais's bombardment operation lasted for a total of two hours, and a total of twenty shots were fired during these two hours.

The reason why it took so long was because Gervais was worried that the high temperature in the barrel would damage the structure of the artillery if he continued to fire, so he would let the artillery cool down for ten minutes after firing five shots in a row to cool down.

Although the cannon was forged with mithril, there was probably no need to worry about damage caused by such a low-intensity launch. However, Gervais only brought this cannon this time, so he had to be cautious.

The firing of twenty cannons also achieved brilliant results, directly destroying seventeen small trebuchets on the west wall.

Of course, the defenders on the city wall did not just let the trebuchets serve as targets for Gervais to shoot at.

At the beginning, after Gervais destroyed four trebuchets in succession, the defenders finally did not dare to neglect, and thought of using a curtain in front of the trebuchets to block their sight so that Gervais could not aim at the target.

However, their plan failed.

Because Gervais had already seen clearly with a telescope when he arrived on the first day, there was a reserved platform every fifty meters on the wall of White Rock City, and all trebuchets must be placed on this platform.

Therefore, as long as Gervais adjusts the spacing and the angle of the muzzle, there is no need to consider other factors.

Next, after Gervais once again eliminated five trebuchets in White Rock City, the defenders on the city wall finally realized something was wrong.

If Gervais is allowed to continue like this, all their trebuchets may be completely destroyed by the inexplicable sharp thing outside the city wall that makes loud noises and smokes.

So the defenders began to dismantle the remaining intact trebuchets.

This trebuchet was no different than an artillery piece. Both disassembly and installation were extremely cumbersome, and the rivets embedded in the city wall for fixation had to be pried out first. As a result, Gervais killed two more during this gap.

Simply, the remaining trebuchets were finally dismantled and sent down the city wall.

Since then, there have been no more small trebuchets on the west wall.

Moreover, even the defenders on the city walls would subconsciously shrink their heads whenever they heard the explosion of artillery, because no fewer than ten defenders had been accidentally injured and killed by artillery.

These people all pretended to be dead. Some of them even had a cannonball pierce through their chests in the middle of their bodies. A blood hole as big as a bowl appeared on their bodies, and you could see from their chests to their backs.

…

"Viscount Gervais, where did your iron pipe weapon come from? Can you sell it?"

"Yes! Viscount Gervais, can you sell one to me when you get back? I'm willing to buy it for fifty gold coins!"

"What iron pipe weapon, didn't you hear? Viscount Gervais just said that this thing is called a small steel cannon!"

"This little steel cannon is so magical and has such a nice name. How can it be worth only fifty gold coins! I am willing to pay a hundred gold coins to buy it, Viscount Gervais! If possible, I will pay you half of the deposit now!

"

When the shocking rumbling sound of the cannon finally stopped, a group of young nobles from the rear quickly gathered over, looking at the cannon as if they were looking at a peerless beauty who had taken off her clothes, while on the other hand they couldn't stop talking at the cannon.

Gervais asked if he could sell the small steel cannon.

Today was really an eye-opener for them. This little steel cannon not only fired with a loud and majestic sound, but it was also frighteningly powerful.

This can be seen just from the gaps in the wall of Baiyan City in the distance.

One of the cannonballs was shot directly at the city wall because of Gervais's negligence, which lowered the muzzle angle. The entire cannonball was directly embedded in the wall, which further highlighted the hugeness of the small steel cannon.

power.

"Everyone! Everyone! Listen to me!"

Gervais was surrounded by these small nobles asking questions, and his head suddenly felt big, so he immediately waved his hands to silence everyone.

When everyone saw Gervais speaking, they quickly became quiet.

"Everyone, we are all vassals of the Jones family. Let me tell you the truth!"

"In fact, I only have this small steel cannon. I found it in the secret room of Viscount Majorle's castle. I don't know how the small steel cannon is forged and where it is produced, so I can't sell it to you.

Steel cannon!"

Gervais opened his eyes and started telling lies.

Of course, this is not to blame Gervais. It was good that such a sharp weapon as the small anti-aircraft gun was known to the vassals of the Jones family. After all, he bore the title of earl husband and was completely able to suppress it.

But if the king and other nobles knew about the existence of the small steel cannon and started to covet it, Alice would definitely be under a lot of pressure, if nothing else.

After listening to Gervais's explanation, all the little nobles looked extremely disappointed.

They still believed Gervais's words to a certain extent, because they had never seen or heard of such a thing as a small steel cannon. Maybe it was really Viscount Macauer who got it from somewhere and stored it.

Treasures in the castle.

"Okay, everyone, now that the trebuchet on the city wall has been solved, you should go back quickly and send the people and carriages I told you earlier to the gate of the camp. We are going to carry out the next step of the siege plan!"

Seeing that these little nobles really believed them, Gervais was very happy. This would save him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"That's right! The most important thing now is to attack the city and win rewards!"

"Okay, Viscount Gervais, wait a moment, we will go back and send someone out right away!"

The little nobles who were still a little disappointed at first cheered up again after hearing Gervais' words. They hurriedly excused themselves from Gervais and Alice, and then quickly headed towards the camp.

…

"Gervis, does your little steel cannon really only have one?"

After all the little nobles had left, Alice, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.

Of course she didn't believe Gervais's previous lies. She knew that this so-called small steel cannon should be similar to Gervase's muskets.

"Alice, there is indeed only one small steel cannon at the moment!"

"This little steel cannon is also made of mithril, and there are four or five inscriptions under the black paint. The cost is very high!"

"Of course, compared to its high cost, the power it exerts is well worth it! However, after all, this small steel cannon cannot be used on a large scale!"

When Gervais saw Alice's shining beautiful eyes, he knew that this cheap wife was also impressed by the strength of the little steel cannon, so he didn't hide it and told her directly.

"Why can't it be used on a large scale? Is it because of the gunpowder you mentioned?"

Alice frowned at first, but then she immediately thought of the problem that Gervais had mentioned before about the scarcity of gunpowder, and guessed the reason.

"Yes, Alice! Gunpowder is very rare!"

"I just fired it twenty times, which directly consumed most of the gunpowder I brought this time, which is all my inventory! So even if a small steel cannon can be made, without gunpowder, the small steel cannon is useless.

"

Gervais nodded seriously.

"oh!"

Alice's fantasies about small steel cannons were instantly extinguished. She originally wanted to order one or two small steel cannons from Gervais to use as a legacy for the Jones family, just like those large trebuchets. These can be

Use it as a strategic weapon for the great nobles.

"Uh... Alice, you don't have to be disappointed! If I find extra gunpowder again in the future, I will give you another one! How about it?"

Seeing Alice's depressed look, Gervais felt a little unbearable for some reason, so he said something without thinking.

However, after saying this, Gervais felt a little regretful.

How could there be excess gunpowder? Even if I could finally upgrade the golden elf bug to a big elf, the saltpeter ore in that space would still be limited.

If the scope of use of gunpowder increases in the future, even a large elf space will not be enough for Gervais to use for a lifetime.

"Thank you, Gervais!"

Hearing Gervais' comforting words, Alice didn't know Gervais's psychological activities. She was obviously moved by him. There was a strange look in her eyes, and a beautiful smile appeared on her pretty face again.

.

Suddenly, Gervais felt that all the pores in his body were trembling, and he fell into Alice's smile.

"What a cheap wife! What do you want me to do?"

Seeing Alice's beautiful smile blooming in front of him, Gervais felt a sense of guilt for no reason. His cheap wife must have taken his words seriously, but he actually felt regretful.

"Oh, I have to do what I said even with tears in my eyes!"

After all, Gervais threw himself down in front of the Beauty Gate, thinking that if there was really enough gunpowder in the future, he would really give Alice a small steel cannon.

…

The two continued to talk for a while, and after Ike and others packed up the small steel cannon, they returned to the entrance of the camp together.

"Lady Alice, Viscount Gervais, these are my subordinates and carriage!"

"Lady Alice..."

While Gervais and Alice waited at the camp gate for more than ten minutes, the little nobles in the camp arrived at the camp gate one after another with the carriages and carriages that Gervais had given him in advance.

As the men and horses expired one after another, thousands of people soon gathered at the entrance of the camp.

Although most of these people were dressed like serfs, without weapons or armor.

But Gervais didn't have any objections. He didn't need these people to fight the enemy, he just wanted them to do hard work.

"Okay! Now all of you listen to my command. The person on my left is responsible for building two thirty-meter-wide aisles on the river beach. The aisles must ensure that the carriage can pass smoothly without getting stuck."

"People on my right, take the carriage to the slope over there and load all the chopped Haloxylon ammodendron trees onto the carriage! Then wait for my order!"
Chapter completed!