"Go back and tell Duke Eddie that we will never surrender!" Viscount Jarvis responded loudly.

"Hmph!" The messenger snorted coldly, "Then don't regret it!"

After saying these words, the messenger immediately pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and went back to report to Duke Eddie.

As soon as the people left, Viscount Jarvis immediately picked up his telescope and observed the situation on the other side, and found that the enemy had already entered within a kilometer, which was within the effective range of the artillery.

Regardless of the fact that the envoy was still on his way back, he immediately issued the order.

"Artillery team, fire freely!"

"Fire!" Blue quickly conveyed the order.

The five artillery pieces roared one after another, the roar resounded through the sky, and the five artillery shells flew in the direction of the enemy.

The horse under the messenger's crotch was greatly frightened, and suddenly changed direction and sped up.

What was even more tragic was that the envoy accidentally fell off his horse and fell to pieces. Maybe he fell too hard, and he was stunned for a while and could not get up.

Seeing this, Viscount Jarvis shook his head helplessly.

When the two armies are fighting, it is indeed a convention not to kill the envoy.

But the shelling just now was not aimed at the envoy, but at the troops attacking Dongsheng Fortress. The envoy himself failed to control his mount, so Viscount Jarvis cannot be blamed.

With one breath, the iron ball fell into the opposite army, kicking up dust as it bounced, causing a certain number of casualties, and a chaos immediately broke out within the enemy army.

After the first round of shelling, the people on the other side didn't know what had just happened. They were just startled by the sudden loud noise.

Taking this opportunity, the artillery loaded the second shell as quickly as possible and fired the second round of artillery fire.

As long as Captain Blue did not order the bombardment to stop, these five artillery pieces must continue to fire at the enemy.

The artillery team's main attack targets are knights and nobles.

Since he wanted the mercenaries to take the lead, Duke Eddie ordered the knights and nobles to stay in the acceleration area and stand by.

Generally speaking, arrows cannot fly that far, so it is indeed safe to stay there.

However, the range of artillery is far greater than that of bows and crossbows. The knights and nobles on the opposite side are completely fixed targets if they stay there. The artillerymen are happy to see this.

The magician group is left to the sniper team established recently by the lord. As long as the magicians are unable to concentrate on chanting spells, large-scale magic cannot be cast.

As for the group of mercenaries, they are just a ragtag group. They will choose to run away when the situation is not good, so don't pay too much attention to them.

If the mercenaries really dared to charge over, the musketeers' firing squad would be enough to defeat them.

After the second round of shelling, the other side realized that Border Guard Town had a new weapon with an ultra-long range, and quickly ordered the knights to charge, and the buglers also blew the attack horn.

After receiving the order, the knight troops were finally ready to charge.

However, not all knights could immediately drive their mounts forward. Many horses were frightened and became difficult to control.

Only a few knights were riding their horses towards the border town and speeding up. Other knights were still calming their mounts. Another small group of knights sensed something was wrong and chose to turn their horses and run away.

The group of mercenaries also reacted in various ways, and not everyone rushed forward with the knights.

The battle situation was so unsatisfactory from the beginning that most nobles did not dare to risk following the charge, so they were caught in the chaotic battlefield.

The knight's charge is a gradual process. The front is trotting, gradually accelerating, and the last one or two hundred meters is a high-speed sprint.

Seeing the knights on the opposite side rushing over, Blue reminded the artillerymen to remember to adjust the firing angle, and then began the third round of artillery fire.

Even though the knights were wearing strong armor, they were like paper in front of the cannonballs and were easily smashed.

Even if you are passed by an iron ball, it will cause serious injuries, including death or disability.

On the battlefield, wherever the artillery shells pass by, there will be clouds of flying blood mist, which is unstoppable and invincible.

At this time, the attacking knights had gathered in front, initially forming a charge.

Viscount Jarvis put down his telescope and issued a new order.

"Use shotgun!"

"Quick, load the cannonballs." Blue immediately gave instructions to the artillerymen, "Those who have already loaded the cannonballs, quickly level the firing angle, ignite and launch."

Immediately afterwards, he said to the soldiers carrying the cannonballs: "Stop carrying the solid iron balls, go and bring the shotshells."

The shotgun shells are filled with small iron beads. The range is not far, but the attack range is extremely wide. The conical area of ​​300 meters directly in front is almost within the attack range, making it extremely difficult to avoid.

At the same time, Viscount Jarvis was also directing the musketeers to prepare for firing.

"After the shotgun blast, the soldiers with the new muskets opened fire immediately, and the soldiers with the old muskets later fired."

The new muskets are all rifled guns, and their effective range is much longer than that of the old muskets (smoothbore guns), so they can shoot in advance.

Since the new muskets have just started mass production, only about half of the number of musketeers are currently equipped, and the other half are still using old muskets, including the lizardmen troops transferred by Lusha for support.

Almost all the soldiers with new muskets were placed in the middle of the defense line, which was the main direction of the knight's charge, and the rest of the soldiers were distributed on both sides of the defense line.

After the new shells were loaded, the five artillery pieces opened fire one after another.

Bang bang bang!

Soon after the shotgun shot out of the muzzle, it burst apart due to the huge pressure difference, and the iron beads inside scattered like a goddess scattering flowers toward the charging knight.

The knights in the front row were hit by the oncoming iron beads. Bright red blood flowers bloomed on the bodies of the men and horses, and a large piece fell instantly.

This lethality is really abnormal!

Not only Viscount Jarvis, but also the artillerymen operating the artillery saw the terror of shotgun shells for the first time.

Prior to this, artillerymen conducted shotgun practice without igniting fire, because it was difficult to recover shotshells after being fired.

The knights from behind then rushed over. They saw their companions in front falling and did not flinch. After all, they had entered the final sprint stage.

Those knights believed that since the opponent's defense line was so thin, they would be able to break through the defense line as long as they rushed over, and then they would be able to deal with those bastards who used terrible weapons.

With this idea in mind, they leaned down and lowered their bodies, raising the horse's running speed to top speed.

Unfortunately, this thin line of defense is not as easy to break through as imagined.

Before the shotgun was fired, the musketeer had already raised his musket.

After the shotgun was fired, the soldier with the new musket quickly aimed at the knight who continued to charge and pulled the trigger.

Bang bang bang!

Using quantity to make up for the hit rate, the knights in the front row were shot one after another and fell off their horses.

The soldiers with the old muskets also started shooting later. Faced with such a dense hail of bullets, the remaining knights couldn't even rush forward, so how could they break through the defense line?

The difference between the old and new muskets can also be seen here. Even if the three-stage shooting tactic has been used, the rate of fire of the old muskets is still not as fast as that of two soldiers using new muskets.

Not even the next round of shotgun blasts was needed, the knights' fighting will had been completely defeated by the musketeers.

The knights charging in front were all annihilated. The knights behind were so frightened by the thin line of defense that they could not break through. If they charged forward, they would die.

As a result, they collapsed inside.

The remaining knights turned their horses and fled to the rear.

Even the powerful knights chose to flee, not to mention the mercenaries, who turned and fled in droves.

This battle is unwinnable, we will definitely lose, there is no money to be made, it is important to save our lives, retreat quickly!

The army was defeated like a mountain, and the mood of defeat quickly swept through the entire Dongsheng Fortress army, and the situation quickly got out of control.

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the nobles decisively abandoned their troops and retreated quickly under the protection of their personal guards.

The farmers who were carrying supplies at the end simply abandoned their wheelbarrows and joined the fleeing team.

Everyone was pushing and shoving as they fled, just thinking that they could escape from the battlefield as soon as possible. The scene was extremely chaotic.

Seeing this, Viscount Jarvis grinned and waved his hand.

"The musketeers advance, it's time to clear the battlefield."
Chapter completed!