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Chapter 228 A blow to the head

"It's not bad, just don't forget it. Use the fastest degree to shoot three rounds freely and open fire!" Hong Tao was very pleased to see the movement on the dock. Although the movements of those people on the lie down were not very uniform, it was pretty good. The shooting range in front of the two warships was much wider. The secret square formations more than 300 meters away were like layers of bowling bottles. A shell was blown away, and I don't know if it could be penetrated.

A few seconds later, a loud bang almost shook Fredrich II's heart out of his half-open mouth. Then he felt that he was standing on a volcano that was spraying. The feeling coming from his feet, the roar that came in from his ears made the emperor, who was several times more calm than his enemy, involuntarily forgot Hong Tao's advice, and he closed his mouth. This was even more troublesome, and his whole head was immediately messed up, full of rumbling trembling and buzzing tinnitus. Soon, even the rumbling sound could not be heard, leaving only the buzzing sound. If Hong Tao hadn't grabbed his arm, the emperor would have been shaken to the deck in the first wave of shelling.

Fortunately, the emperor's eyes had not lost their effectiveness. He could see the scene on the shore clearly, and then opened his closed mouth again, which was larger than Hong Tao's demonstration. The archers, which were originally neatly arranged in the knights and the infantry behind, seemed to be hit by countless God's whips falling from the sky, and were plucked down, flew away, and broke down in an instant, and the formation disappeared. The horses running wildly, regardless of whether they were their own people or not, rushed over and stomped around. Some ran into the moat while running, while others were panicked and rushed directly to both sides of the city wall. Regardless of whether they were carrying knights on their backs, they were determined not to head. The only thing that did not scare the horse was approaching was the side of the dock. It seemed that sometimes animals understood more than humans. They didn't know what this scared horse was called, but they knew where the thing was, and they could not go to death.

The first round of artillery was very effective, with more than 90% of the shells hitting the target. One caused great damage to the army under Genoa, but it also caused considerable trouble to the army on the dock. The opponent's war horses had never heard such a terrifying sound, and the horses were the same, and they were closer. When the gray smoke from the muzzle was blown away by the sea breeze, Hong Tao looked around and saw that half of his 100 knights were missing, and there were not many left with war horses.

People have inertial thinking. After suddenly being hit by an inexplicable blow, they often have no time to re-judgment the situation. They will act according to the habits they have developed before. What is the habit of being defeated in the field? Most people choose to turn their heads and run to the city. The city walls are a good protective measure in their subconscious. Unfortunately, they forgot one thing, there is only one city gate, and so many people cannot go in all at once. But in group activities, a few people understand that it is useless. For the frightened crowd, whoever dares to block the road will be regarded as an enemy.

The chaos at the city gate brought a catastrophe to this complex coalition, and the second round of artillery attacks followed one after another. This time, the lethality was even greater because the crowd was too dense, almost people were close to people, and people were next to people. There was no gap at all. The flying iron ball would not waste any power, and when would it stop moving when it lost its kinetic energy.

"The third round of turning to the city to shoot!" Hong Tao was used to seeing the scene of shells killing human bodies, but he was still not very adaptable to such scenes. This was the first time he saw shells blocked by human bodies, and he blocked the flying shells with his limbs and flesh! The crowd was penetrated by shells, and the flesh and blood passages were penetrated by shells, but in the end they were not penetrated. He could even see the last person who came into contact with the shells hit and got up again. Hong Tao felt that two rounds of shells were enough to make them lose the courage and ability to resist, and no more damage was meaningless. The purpose of the war was to win. It was not to kill people, and he did not have this hobby.

Compared with the first two rounds of artillery, the effect of the third round of artillery shells was much worse. At least half of them failed to hit the target. They either flew past the city and flew into the city wall, or hit the city wall in exchange for a pile of broken bricks and tiles. The remaining half of the shells were sparsely hit near the city head, and then the horse path above the city wall became a hell on earth again. Although the city wall blocked the big iron balls and would not be intimately contacted by the big iron balls, the broken bricks and tiles were even more vicious than the iron balls. They blew their heads and faces to cover all the senior officers, city lords, regiment commanders, and bishops who were standing on the city wall were all stunned. There might not be too many people killed on the spot. But it would be better to die. Let a piece of splashed stone fragments penetrate into their bodies. Sooner or later, they would have to suffer several days before death.

After the three rounds of artillery fire of "Gaga" were over, the dock calmed down. Only the alarmed seabirds were unwilling to vent their dissatisfaction with their chirping. The sailors were shaking on the rigging and waiting for the next order. Below the deck were busy gunners, who ignored the shooting effect. The captain did not say that the battle was over, so he had to stuff the fourth round of artillery fire and shells into the barrel and then push the cannon to the firing position before he could rest.

"Your Majesty Your Majesty is your soldiers on the field. Should you find someone to ask them if they want to surrender? If you can die less, you should die less. My shells are also expensive." Hong Tao was not idle. He first used a telescope to see the effect of the last round of artillery, and evaluated in his mind whether he needed to increase the number of artillery bombs. After making a decision, he poked the stunned emperor beside him with a telescope, reminding him that his work was completed, don't be stunned, hurry up and get the spoils. This city's surname is Hohenstefen. If he goes late, all the rich people will run away. Isn't that a loss?

"I don't dare to go ashore to face those people. This is the cruelest and most chivalrous war I have ever seen. Even the Mamluks would not be so ruthless." Fredrich II was not as loving as money as Hong Tao, and he could see the scene in front of the city wall without looking at it with a telescope. Even though he had led a crusade and fought wars of all over ten years, he could not find suitable words to describe that feeling. In front of the artillery, humans were so small and so fragile that the emperor, who was not very interested in religion, knelt on the deck directly, muttering words. Hong Tao didn't understand what he said, probably was repentance to God.

"Hey! I'm so angry, you are all good people, but my crew and I are bad guys! You started betraying friendly troops before the war was over. It's really true! I asked you to recite scriptures and aim at the direction of the city gate and open fire!" Not only the emperor was confessing, but the soldiers and knights on the dock also forgot about the war, and they knelt on the ground, and under the leadership of the priests, they hummed and recited the scriptures. Hong Tao was very angry. This behavior was to betray friendly troops purely spiritually, and complain to their God, and he would definitely throw all his sins on himself. To deal with these guys at both ends of rats, Hong Tao had no choice but to use cannons to awaken them. Isn't it pretending to be pure? Then pretend to be the end, and if you have the ability, don't you keep going.

The temporary increase in the fourth round of artillery did not reduce the design effect because it was temporarily increased. Thousands of people were blocked at the city gate. When the smoke of the artillery was blown away by the sea breeze again, a strange scene appeared. The crowd that was originally crowded at the city gate disappeared, nor was it missing. They all knelt on the ground, raised their hands toward the sky, and the prayers even overshadowed the wails of the wounded soldiers, and the sounds became louder and louder. The people in the city also began to pray. Thousands of people came and shouted a word, which made the scene a little weird.

"Stop and stop and stop and stop and stop and stop and I'll send someone to talk to them." When the fourth round of artillery attacks suddenly came, the emperor himself and the soldiers on the docks stopped praying, Hong Tao was almost strangled to death by the emperor. Don't think that he was not as tall as Carl, and he was quite strong.

"Mr. Dangdangdangdangdang, an army came to the east, with hundreds of people, and some cavalrymen, about four kilometers away from the pier." Before Hong Tao could push the anxious emperor away from his body, the alarm bell on the mast rang again, and the navigator quickly reported the content of the alarm to Hong Tao.

"Hundreds of people! The Malacca still remains in place. The Golden River starts its front anchor and turns to the right ten degrees! Your Majesty, please stop getting entangled with me. The enemy is coming again. Let your people line up. I want to cry after the cat is finished and then cry. I will definitely create a scene for you that can show your compassion. With me, the devil, you don't have to work so hard. If you shed a few tears, you will be an angel!" Hong Tao didn't believe that Frederick II really couldn't bear it. The allusion of Liu Bei's child throwing has been passed down for hundreds of years. The tears of politicians are not as good as wiping their butts. Whoever believes is a minor.

"It's Venetians and they are late again!" The emperor couldn't let go. Hong Tao almost broke his fingers. While rubbing his hands, he picked up the telescope and skillfully adjusted the focal length. When Jinhe's huge body began to move slowly, he also saw who the army was.

"I'm late again! Lombards are also crazy. If you spend money to hire such an army, there is no use except wasting military rations." After another word, Hong Tao understood what the army later was like. This was a late professional household. He always wanted to take advantage of it but not suffer losses, which was very consistent with the personality of the Venetians.

The Jinhe, who adjusted the direction, did not launch artillery bombardment at the later army, but watched them slowly run to the battlefield, and then the army was stunned. Even a fool could see that there had just been a fierce battle here. The intensity of the battle was unprecedentedly fierce. The corpses on the ground were killed by layers of weapons, and they were covered with broken limbs and arms everywhere. Looking at the city gate, don't plan to enter the city. There were more corpses at the city gate, blocking the city gate, and they couldn't even close them. Where were the people who were kneeling on the ground chanting prayers. (To be continued.)

ps: Joh leader Piaohong added four more! Thank you for your welfare for everyone! Lao Wang next door is on board!

You can get the view after getting off the clouds.
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