Soldiers and horses arrived one after another hundreds of steps away from the castle, lurking in Asakusa waiting for orders.
Zhang Yanling squatted in the dark, frowning and looking at the castle on the edge of the coastal cliff. The slope of the upward attack was gentle, but the solid stone wall several feet high that he faced was insignificant.
A sheltered and gentle place. If you force an attack, you will definitely become a live target for the Folan cannon.
However, at this moment, there are no siege equipment, and the opponent is obviously on high alert. It may be impossible to find a blind corner for a sneak attack.
Time passes by, and the roar of artillery fire on the sea is still fierce. I don’t know how many warships we have left and how many casualties we have. It is almost the fourth watch now, and in less than two hours, the sky will be dark.
In the bright light, everyone will be exposed to sight, and it will be even harder to attack than to reach the sky.
Just when Zhang Yanling was anxiously thinking about the means of attack, he saw fire flashing above the main entrance of the castle, and the next moment, a cannonball exploded not far from where everyone was hiding.
The smoke, dust and air waves stirred up earth, rocks, and debris of vegetation and flew everywhere. The roaring sound made everyone's ears buzz.
"No, we've been discovered. Lord Marquis, let's attack by force. Bring a hook and a rope and attack upwards." Chen Shiyi said in horror.
All the soldiers were shocked and looked at Zhang Yanling in horror. They were stunned by the power of the shells.
Zhang Yanling's scalp was also numb. The opponent's artillery fire came without warning, and it was actually a shell. A shell that was extremely lethal to people. If it fell into a crowd, there would be dozens or twenty casualties on the spot.
indivual.
Zhang Yanling almost decided to attack by force, but a flash occurred in his mind and he said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, don't move. This is a test. They didn't notice us at all."
Everyone looked at Zhang Yanling speechlessly, thinking: A cannonball hit his head, and you still say such things.
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "If they discovered us, why did they only fire one cannon at us? There are five forts on the front wall, and we are within their shooting range. If you found a large number of enemies below the city, wouldn't you fire all five cannons at us?
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Everyone was stunned for a moment, suddenly feeling enlightened. This is also true.
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "This is a test shot. The enemies in the castle are really alert and worried that someone will attack the island. So they deliberately fired a shot to test. If my guess is correct, the next shot must be from another direction."
Before Zhang Yanling finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and a shot was fired on the south slope a hundred steps away. The sound was also terrifying, with mud and rocks flying. But it was more than a hundred steps away from where everyone was hiding, and there was no threat.
At this time, no one doubted Zhang Yanling's judgment. Even if the accuracy was poor, the shot would not be wrong or irrelevant. Doesn't that mean that the Hou Ye's judgment is correct and the other party is just testing
That’s all.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Marquis with admiration in their eyes.
The roar of these two cannons really made Zhang Yanling's mind come alive. Zhang Yanling never made a plan when fighting. He only used four words when fighting: adapt to changes. This is also because his brain is easy to use and he can think quickly.
"Figo, come here. Let me ask you, do your French soldiers have special gunners to operate the artillery? Can no one else replace them?" Zhang Yanling asked.
Figo scratched his head and said: "Dear Lord Marquis, everyone can operate our artillery because it is easy to operate. However, we do have a dedicated gunner, because if you want to hit the target, you need the gunner to adjust the angle and calculate the position and range. Ordinary people can't.
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Zhang Yanling scolded: "That is to say, you have a special gunner, right? If it were someone else, he would not be able to shoot accurately for a while, right?"
Figo said: "Dear..."
"Just say yes or no. Damn it." Zhang Yanling scolded.
Figo was so wronged that he actually slapped the horse's leg when flattering him, and was scolded: "Yes. Dear..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yanling had already turned to Chen Shi and said, "Brother Chen, we have a solution."
Chen Shiyi hurriedly asked: "How to do it?"
Zhang Yanling whispered a few instructions, and Chen Shi nodded repeatedly.
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On the tall wall of the castle, more than a hundred Franco soldiers were guarding their positions with high alert.
After the sudden attack on the pier in the middle of the night, two hundred soldiers on the three gunboats went to sea to fight, and the safety of the castle was left to the protection of the remaining hundreds of soldiers.
But in fact, these Franco soldiers did not feel too nervous. They witnessed the brilliant scene of their own gunboat hitting a Ming Dynasty warship on the castle wall, and they all cheered and talked about it.
Before that, they also opened a bet. Sergeant Fernando asserted that all five Ming Dynasty warships would be sunk tonight. Others were not so optimistic. Fernando opened a bet, and he was the banker and asked people to place bets.
These guys are all gamblers, drunkards and criminals. It is not surprising that gambling is their favorite activity. You can bet on a game anytime and anywhere. Even if two soldiers have a dispute and fight for no reason, they will bet.
Whoever wins or loses in a hand will not try to break up the fight.
At first, they were a little worried about the Ming Dynasty's attack. But soon they no longer had any worries. They thought it was the Ming Dynasty warships coming in overwhelming numbers, but in the end, only six warships with average firepower came. This was not our own side at all.
Three Centipede gunboat opponents.
At this moment, everyone was staying in their positions. Although they did not dare to leave without permission, they felt extremely bored. After being ordered to fire two cannonballs to test, they all started chatting.
"Are these Ming Dynasty people crazy? They came to attack our port. Aren't they asking for trouble? They are just looking for death. They make us unable to sleep well and have to guard here. It's really boring.
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"You're right. It's really disappointing. It happened to be my turn to draw lots tonight. I haven't had enough fun with that woman, and she was made noisy in the middle of the night. I will protest later, and I must be qualified to draw lots again. No.
, I should let that woman let me play for one more night. I mean the whole night."
"José, come on. You've slept half the night. I've never won the lottery. Drawing lots is not a fair method. I suggest that we should talk with our fists. Whoever wins can choose the woman.
sleep."
"Suarez, for God's sake, shut your mouth. Are you good at spanking? If so, I'll kick your ass every day, my man. You can't even touch a hair of a Ming Dynasty woman."
Not even. Hahaha.”
"Hahaha." Everyone laughed.
The atmosphere was very relaxed, and all the soldiers were unaware of the danger. Just as they were laughing and talking about how to play with the captured Ming Dynasty women, Chen Shiyi and more than a dozen guards were sent down the slope of the castle.
There are five groups, crawling on the ground and crawling forward on the gravel grass.
They had climbed within a hundred steps and could completely hear the voices and curses above the castle.
As soon as Chen Shi clenched his fists and raised his hands, everyone stopped moving forward, then stood up and raised the blunderbuss at the risk of being discovered.
"Ready, aim!"
Chen Shiyi waved his hands in the air, making silent gestures formulated by the musketry team to convey orders.
"Shoot!" Chen Shiyi waved his hand forward.
"Boom, boom, boom! Boom!" The guns in the hands of a group of three gunmen erupted with fire. Fifteen iron bullets rushed out of the fire-breathing barrels, penetrated the night and sea breeze, and shot directly at the castle.
The Franco soldiers were completely defenseless.
Several forts on the castle were exposed, but the soldiers who were manning them were originally protected by battlements. But they were just too bored to participate in their favorite topics, and they all stood there lazily, gesticulating and talking to each other, without scruples.
They were laughing and cursing. This made their bodies exposed on the battlements.
Originally, as long as they lowered their bodies a little, the battlements and the shooting angle from below would hardly pose a threat to them. But they were too relaxed. How did they know that the Ming Dynasty had extremely accurate bird cannons and firearms a hundred steps away?
.There is also a group of well-trained shooters.
"Puff puff!" The sound of iron bullets hitting flesh and blood was heard, and blood splashed out from the blood holes.
The body that had been chatting and laughing not long ago stiffened instantly. It fell down like a torn bag. The people who were hit were basically either on the head or on the vital parts of the chest and abdomen. Because the angle of shooting from below could only hit their chest and abdomen.
The above position. This also means that once shot, you will either die or be seriously injured.
Plop, plop. Lifeless bodies fell down one by one, and some flipped over and fell directly from the top of the battlements.
The sudden change occurred, and before all the other Franco soldiers on the city walls could react, more than a dozen gunners had already rushed to the streets like the people in Guangzhou Mansion said.
The next moment, the shouts from the city were earth-shattering. Six hundred South Sea Guards soldiers began to charge the castle.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack. Fire, fire!" The French soldiers on the castle shouted loudly as if they were waking up from a dream. However, they discovered that the gunners were mostly dead.
A gun must have at least three people to operate it. One person controls the aim, one person carries the sub-gun and loads it. One person lifts the fire to light the gun. If one person is missing, things will be in a hurry. What's more, at least two gunners from the five forts will die, and the gunners from the two forts will die.
The whole army was destroyed.
In a short period of time, none of the five Franco machine guns at the main entrance of the castle could fire.
This is the sniper plan formulated by Zhang Yanling.
The greatest threat was the bombardment of the five Folan cannons, which would cause huge damage to hundreds of his own soldiers. Therefore, Zhang Yanling had to use the exquisite shooting skills of his gun guards to break the situation.
As long as the gunner is shot, even if there are other soldiers on top to fire the gun, as Figo said, the accuracy of the hit and the proficiency of the operation will be greatly compromised. Manipulating the artillery is a technical job, and Zhang Yanling does not believe that anyone can do it easily.
Go up.
Moreover, this sniper plan is not just for the gunners. The gun can take advantage of its range and accuracy to snipe any enemy soldiers. Once the attack starts, it will be a nightmare for the opponent.