A short blazing flame bloomed from the muzzle, accompanied by the smell of gunpowder, and spherical lead bullets flew rapidly through the air, shattering shields, causing iron flakes and sawdust to fly, and painful wails echoed in the streets.
Facing this new type of weapon, the hard armor of the past seemed useless. It was penetrated by projectiles like paper, and the flesh and bones were blurred. A large number of casualties began to appear.
When Lorraine Hill stood on the tower and saw the round poles protruding from behind the shield, his heart tightened, and then the fire rang out, the smoke filled the air, and rows of his own personnel fell down, leaving
She clenched her fists.
It was as if a voice was telling her this in her ears.
'Sir, times have changed.'
No, it hasn't changed yet. She said to herself in her heart, and then walked down the stairs, her red dress swaying quickly with her steps, and her mind was thinking quickly about solutions to the problem.
The reloading speed of early flintlock guns was not fast, and they had no rifling and low accuracy. They basically could not hit anyone over 200 meters. Moreover, gunpowder technology had not yet reached its peak, and the shooting power had not yet reached the level of piercing steel plates that would be achieved in later generations.
extent.
Lorraine Hill comforted himself with his thoughts, but he was also very shocked in his heart. He didn't expect that the technology of this world has developed so fast. Guns have begun to be installed and have good combat effectiveness. In other words, is this the inevitability of history?
After walking out of the tower, she immediately issued an order for the personnel outside the chamber of commerce to immediately retreat inside, close the door, and stay on guard inside the building.
The Kalites Chamber of Commerce considered certain defense needs in the early stages of its establishment. There is a low wall on the outside, about 6-7 meters high, and some watchtowers on the inside, which can be used to observe the enemy's situation and shoot.
The armed men of the Chamber of Commerce quickly retracted and retreated after receiving the urgent retreat order. Fortunately, the flintlock guns were front-loaded and the reloading speed was slow. After surviving the first two rounds, the people behind had already begun to retreat away, and the number of injured was suddenly reduced.
A lot, after all, its accuracy is too poor.
Tisiphone's team did not rush to catch up, because the charge was not finished, and the formation was easy to break up after running, which also consumed a lot of physical strength, and they could not kill more people, so they continued to advance at the same speed.
Kalites then took the opportunity to quickly drag his teammates back who had been shot and injured before. Then everyone began to shrink, the door was pulled down, and some of the crossbowmen hid in the shooting holes on the city wall to fight back.
The shield bearers of the Tisiphone family easily blocked these retaliatory bows and crossbows, and the team continued to advance. They gradually approached the wall of the Chamber of Commerce, and could even see the long ladder being carried out from behind the team. The situation became increasingly critical.
The spacious hall inside the chamber of commerce was temporarily transformed into a medical rescue venue. A small number of herbalists began to treat the wounds of the injured people urgently. The sound of wailing and crying surrounded the hall. In the courtyard, there were more than two thousand soldiers wearing iron armor.
, plus some people stationed on the walls of the Chamber of Commerce, this is the main fighting force of Carites now.
These people have received certain military training and have relatively strong combat effectiveness and will, but the others are more ordinary personnel without any experience or preparation. They can be used as assistants and assists. If they go to the battlefield at such a difficult time, they will probably be put on the spot.
flight.
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On the other side of Hopeland, the Helis family and the Anemii family were fighting fiercely.
Thanks to Melu's reform measures some time ago, in order to eliminate long-standing abuses and strengthen the master's control, the Helis family has expanded its armed forces much more than before, and also purchased a batch of new weapons from Lurna. Although
There is no musket like Tisiphone's, but it is much better than before.
In addition to being a little confused at the beginning, which caught Anemiyi off guard, the Helis family quickly counterattacked. As the earliest large chamber of commerce in Hoplaner's fortune, although it was a bit bloated, it still accumulated a lot of strength and treasures.
of.
Arborists wearing dead leaf costumes walked out from behind the team, and dusty wooden boxes were opened one by one. The boxes were filled with dried and yellowed camellia flowers.
An ancient song was sung in the mouths of these arborists, with a slightly confused tone and melodies of different styles overlapping each other.
Along with these tunes, these dry yellow camellias floated up out of thin air, layer upon layer, flying to the sky like a waterfall of flowers, and then began to fall scatteredly.
The scattered camellias began to spontaneously ignite without fire and fell on the enemy silently. Seeing this, the Anemii family immediately found a bucket to put out the burned companions, but unfortunately, even if they were soaked, these camellias
Still burning, its flames are like gangrene attached to bones, piercing through leather and armor, causing the enemy to writhe on the ground in pain.
Whoosh——
Whoosh——
A faint sound cut through the night sky, and the nails were shot at the arborists wearing dead leaf costumes. The arborists who were hit by the arrows fell down on the spot, their faces turned blue, their whole bodies were shaking, and then their eyes widened, and they died of poisoning.
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The Helles family was frightened and angry, and immediately organized their dense shields to protect the remaining arborists. However, without the aid of observation, the falling speed of the camellias in the sky began to slow down significantly.
Facing the fireworks falling from the sky, the Anemii family also began to use their own cards. As a fresh and delicious fragrance floated in the wind, many armed personnel of the Helis family began to feel paralyzed.
He lost consciousness and was chopped down by the charging enemy, breaking through the formation.
But the camellias in the sky began to fall again, and the scattered camellia fire ignited the enemies, streets, and debris below, and the streets were blocked again.
The flames burned the air, emitting a strange fragrance that filled the streets. The two sides temporarily stopped and faced each other across the flames.
Noyes, the head of the Anemii family, was riding a horse in neat and exquisite golden armor. He was at the back of the team, looking at the burning flames in front of him and sighing.
"As expected of the famous Helis family, which has been rooted in Hopeland for nearly a thousand years. It has such a trump card and keeps it secret so well that I have never even heard of it before."
"What a pity."
Feng Nai stood under the horse, with a group of protective guards in front of her. She was slightly curious and asked: "Why do you regret your father?"
Noyce lowered his body and touched Fengno's hair.
"It's a pity that times have changed, and there will be no Hellis family in the future."
Some dark shadows began to appear in the corner of the Helis house. These shadows opened the side door through the internal details and sneaked in. They began to rush towards the main building of the Chamber of Commerce, because there were the core personnel of the Helis family there.
"There is a thorn..." Before several patrol members could say anything, they were killed by the attacking black shadow with a sword. Their mouths were covered and they refused to fall down.
These dead warrior assassins attacked them all the way and quickly rushed into the main building of the Chamber of Commerce. Only then were they blocked by the guards. The emergency bell rang, and some armed personnel from the surrounding area began to rush over quickly, but there was not enough time.
Blue poisonous smoke filled the hall of the main building, blocking the rescuers. The assassins rushed up the stairs, opened the doors and searched one by one.
Since Melu was in charge of the family affairs during this period, the original head of the family, Hoss, had moved to the other side with Bell to avoid suspicion, and the only direct member of the Helis family who still stayed in the main building was Melu.
Some maids saw the sword-wielding assassin, shouted in panic, and then fell down with blood on their faces.
In a small room where cleaning tools and sundries are usually stored, the head maid forced Melu into a low cabinet, trying to get her to hide in it.
"Let me out, Aunt Lige, they are coming for me."
Melu looked at the old head maid. She now had some wrinkles on her forehead and her hair was messy.
"Shut up, what nonsense are you talking about? Live a good life."
After saying that, she closed the cabinet door and moved other sundries to block the inconspicuous small cabinet in the corner.
Meilu hid in the cupboard. It was dark. She could only see a ray of light coming out of the gap in the cupboard door. Apart from her own heartbeat, the only sound in her ears was the nervous breathing of the maid outside.
Then there was a burst of hurried footsteps from far to near, the sound of breaking the door, shouting, sword stabbing, falling, and rummaging, getting closer and closer, and finally the door of the utility room was kicked open.
The head maid seemed to resist for a moment, and then there was a dull crashing sound. A body leaned against the cabinet door and slowly slid down, covering the last exposed part of the small cabinet.