When the ship sailed more than a hundred feet away from the shore, General Xin Mao gave a loud order for all ships to lower their sails, then drop anchor and stop the ship in the water.
In this way, even if rebels come, they will not be able to attack the ship and affect the bombardment.
"Send a signal and each ship will adjust its angle on its own and observe the impact point of the cannonball at any time!"
"Here!"
When a student wrapped himself in a thick cotton coat, put a pot of strong liquor into his arms, climbed up along the mast, and sat in the bucket, someone next followed up the lit wind lantern with a thin rope. The student responsible for the observation
After getting the wind lantern and making the unique naval signal, the students on each ship removed the gun jackets, cleaned the gun barrels, and stuffed propellants and projectiles.
In the dark night, there was heavy wind and snow, and the line of sight was seriously blocked, so the first shot used kerosene bombs, which would ignite a fire after landing, making it easier to observe.
"Ready, fire!"
"Dong dong dong"
In the dark night, wind and snow, the artillery on more than ten ships fired one after another, and the flames ejected from the muzzles were like orange-red flowers blooming in the snowy night.
In the distance, artillery shells roared to the ground one after another. They were far away from the Foundry, and they never landed among the rebels.
The students responsible for the observation immediately used lights on the bucket at the top of the mast to guide the students controlling the artillery to adjust the angle of the artillery and re-aim.
"fire!"
"Dong dong dong"
"shoot i"
"Dong dong dong"
After three consecutive rounds of test firing, a shell finally fell on the rebel formation, causing a huge flame to rise.
"Everyone has it, ten rounds of rapid fire, fire!"
"Dong dong dong..."
The artillery on more than a dozen ships opened fire one after another, firing kerosene shells and explosive shells continuously. The red-hot shells dragged out streaks of light and shadow in the night sky, flew hundreds of feet away, and landed in the rebel formation outside the foundry.
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Tens of thousands of rebel hedgehogs gathered at the main entrance of the Foundry. Once they rushed to the door under the wall at the beginning, they would be bombarded by thunderous thunder, causing heavy losses. This made the rebels wary and did not dare to launch a large-scale charge.
.But as the fighting continued, the defenders' thunderbolts gradually decreased, the offensive became more and more fierce, and the rebels also calmed down. It turned out that the defenders also had scruples, fearing that too many thunderbolts would explode under the wall.
, a huge impact will collapse the wall.
In this way, the rebels figured out the weak point of the defenders, began to mobilize their troops, and launched a fierce attack regardless of casualties. In a radius of more than a hundred feet in front of the main entrance of the Foundry Bureau, there was a crowd of black people. Under the heavy snow, there were all swarming heads. The main entrance was already there.
Precarious.
Seeing that either the rebels knocked down the gate of the wall, or the defenders used thunder to collapse the wall, victory was close at hand. Suddenly, a few lights flew from behind and fell on the rebels in the heavy snow.
Within the military position.
"Boom boom boom"
A kerosene bomb explodes when it hits the ground. The flammable materials soaked in kerosene are ignited and thrown around. Once any object is attached to it, it will ignite a fire and cannot be extinguished.
"Mom! It's artillery, artillery!"
"Get out of here, get out of here!"
However, the artillery shell fell from the sky, giving the rebels no chance to react. It exploded instantly after landing, and sparks were thrown in all directions. After splashing, it caught fire when the wind blew, covering the rebels one by one.
Not only that, in addition to kerosene bombs, these artillery shells also have many explosive shells. These are not bombs in the true sense, but hollow bullets made of cast iron, filled with gunpowder, iron caltrops, iron beads and other objects.
, the cartridge case has prefabricated lines during casting. When the gunpowder explodes from the inside, the cartridge case will be exploded from the lines. Together with the iron caltrops, iron beads and other objects inside, they will be shot out in all directions with huge force. The huge kinetic energy gives these things great power.
The initial speed can easily break through iron armor and bring unparalleled damage to the enemy.
It is an upgraded version of Zhentian Lei that is bigger, more powerful, and has a sharp increase in lethality...
This kind of artillery shell is unparalleled in its destructiveness to personnel. When a shell falls and explodes, thousands of fragments, iron caltrops, and iron beads are thrown in all directions, piercing through all objects blocking the flight path. The rebels are like the fall of autumn.
Wheat is like a hurricane, sweeping across the area and leaving no one unscathed.
"Boom boom boom!"
The shells continued to fall, and the rear formation where a large number of rebels gathered suddenly turned into a hell on earth. The kerosene bombs and explosive shells harvested lives unscrupulously. Countless limbs and broken arms were splashed with hot blood, and the rebels fell to the ground one by one and wailed.
The miserable screams shook the surrounding area.
The rebel general was so shocked that he was trembling all over when faced with the scene in front of him in the Shura Field, and was stunned.
Everyone knows that firearms are extremely powerful. Fang Jun once led the Youtun Guards to use firearms across Mobei, went straight to Longting to seal Langju Xu, and overthrew Xue Yantuo with the force of one guard. He also allowed the navy to roam the seven seas and shocked the world. I have also seen this.
The power of fire guns and sky-shaking thunder, but compared with the power of the artillery in front of me, it is simply a world of difference...
If there are enough artillery and enough shells, what if there are tens of millions of enemies?
Just blast him with cannons and that's it!
However, the one being bombarded at this moment is myself, which is a completely different feeling of despair. How can I resist the power of heaven and earth with my flesh and blood? No matter how elite you are, no matter how powerful one is against ten, you can only act as a shield when facing the artillery.
cannon fodder……
Boom boom boom!
Artillery shells fell from the sky one after another, hitting the crowd and causing numerous deaths and injuries. Even the heavy snow falling rapidly in the sky was stirred up and whistling by the violent bombing airflow, flying in all directions.
The onslaught of more than 10,000 people collapsed under a burst of indiscriminate bombing. If the bombing continues like this, let alone capture the Foundry Bureau, it will be a question of how many people can survive...
The rebel generals are not incompetent. Although the power of artillery is irresistible, the people who control the artillery are not invincible!
He made a decision immediately: "Looking at the direction from which the artillery fire came, it must be a ship usually used for training on Kunming Pond. Send people to the Kunming Pond dock quickly. No matter what, we must kill all the soldiers and burn the ship!"
He still has some knowledge. Kunming Pool is not far from Chang'an City. If the artillery range can reach Chang'an, the academy students control the artillery on Kunming Pool to bombard the city gates in the south and west of Chang'an, which will cause the rebels to attack.
, supplies were severely hit.
A foundry bureau may not be important, but once the south and west sides of Chang'an City are covered by artillery range, the threat will be too great...
"Here!"
Immediately, more than a thousand people broke away from the battle formation and ran towards Kunming Pool in the south.
When they climbed up the embankment of Kunming Pool, they saw more than ten ships parked in a row in the middle of the pool. The cannons on them flashed and spit out orange-red flames. With the roar of the muzzles, a
The cannonballs were ejected from the barrel and flew towards the Foundry Bureau in the distance.
The rebels intended to launch an attack on the ice on the surface of the pool, but found that the ice in the pool had been blown to pieces, and pieces of floating ice were floating on the water. Although the weather was cold, it would not freeze for a while.
It can't bear the weight of a person at all.
The ship was far away from the shore and could not be reached by bows and arrows. The rebels could only stand blankly on the shore, blown by the cold wind, watching the ship fire unscrupulously and continuously, but they were helpless.
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The students and defenders in the Foundry Bureau were under great pressure when faced with an onslaught of enemies that were several times their own, regardless of casualties. Injured students were constantly being pulled down from the wall. Ouyang Tongbian directed the treatment while ordering the reserve team to go up.
Xu Jingzong was sulking in the room for a while. Seeing that the battle was getting more and more intense and the situation was getting worse, he couldn't sit still. He asked the scribe to find him a set of armor to put on, and walked out of the room carrying a sword.
, braved the heavy snow and walked towards the wall.
At the critical moment, even if he is sidelined, he is still the current top executive of the Foundry Bureau. As long as he can be on the front line in person, he will definitely boost morale. If the rebels can be defeated, who can take the credit away from him?
However, before he reached the top of the wall, he heard a "boom, boom, boom" explosion outside the wall, and even the ground beneath his feet shook slightly. Xu Jingzong's face turned pale with fright, his legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground...
He asked in shock: "What's going on? Could it be that the rebels launched an artillery attack? Where did they get the artillery?"
As the principal of the academy, he is very familiar with the training subjects for students. Naturally, he has also participated in artillery drills and is familiar with the sound of artillery. The artillery in the foundry is limited, so it cannot cause large-scale damage to the enemy.
The dense sound of artillery requires at least dozens of artillery salvos to achieve this effect...
As soon as he finished speaking, before the scribes around him had time to step forward to ask, they saw the students on the wall, and the soldiers all let out a burst of earth-shattering cheers.
"The rebels have retreated!"
"Senior Xin is mighty!"
"Senior Cen, do you want to take advantage of the victory and pursue it?"
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Xu Jingzong: "..."
Mother!
You can't even give me a chance to go to the front line?
I made a lot of determination before I dared to go into battle in person. Is it easy?
This wave was not only ignored by the students under his command, but they were not even able to gain any merit. It was a huge loss...