Chapter 1013 The most powerful weapon of dps (seeking a monthly pass)
After more than half an hour of artillery fire, Prisca's rammed-earth city wall was riddled with holes by artillery blasts.
After all, artillery can be called the god of war, and its power cannot be overstated.[..com]
Sir Alex's staff had nothing to do before and had conducted several tests.
Through various experimental data, it has been proven that the attack power of a cannon fired by a shell is basically equivalent to the full attack of a mid-level or above great magician.
The dps is awesome. It can be said to be a powerful weapon that is absolutely indispensable for fighting monsters and completing dungeons.
And compared to the most effective explosive bombs launched by magicians when attacking the city, the effect is only stronger than weak.
Although the magicians' explosive bombs also have explosive effects, they are only magic attacks after all, and there is no pure physical attack with splashing shrapnel.
In this era, although there are many magicians, they do not have the luxury to attack a small city, and fifteen intermediate-level great magicians are needed to attack together.
Moreover, more than half an hour of saturation attacks were enough to make those magicians as tired as dogs, with their tongues hanging out for as long as they wanted.
Without three to five days of rest, it is impossible to regain combat strength.
Therefore, as soon as this cannon appeared on the war stage, it was warmly welcomed by all the war madmen.
This thing is cheap, plentiful, and extremely obedient. It is easy to operate, flexible and convenient.
Just send out a few small soldiers, pull them out, load them with ammunition, and you can fight. And the lethality is quite amazing.
Whether it is attacking a city, killing people and setting fires, traveling at home, or robbing people on the road, they are all necessary.
Compared with it, those magicians with higher eyesight are simply worse than dogs~!
No matter where they go, those bastards are all like uncles. They have to eat, drink and serve them all day long. Even if they ask them to do something once, they still have to smile for a long time. In this way, can you do something?
It also depends on the other person’s mood.
Therefore, after being equipped with cannons, the morale of these new troops was extremely high. Especially when they were the only ones who could hit the enemy, but the other party couldn't hit them. Those bastards were all extremely happy.
Amidst the huge roar, the artillery shells roared out of the barrel, flying over the heads of the soldiers with a sharp sound, and then hit the opposite city wall heavily, exploding on the thick city wall.
A ball of orange-red flames with black color exploded, causing bricks and stones to fly and make large holes in the city wall.
At this time, the soldiers all excitedly raised their swords and screamed wildly.
The rebel soldiers who were originally guarding the city wall had already seen the power of the artillery yesterday. As early as the new army pushed out the artillery, they all quickly escaped from the city wall and hid in the thickness of the wall to avoid the artillery fire.
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After the shelling stopped, the entire city of Prisca was silent. Except for the slowly burning smoke, not a single rebel soldier could be seen on the city.
Although all the new officers and soldiers had been cheering and howling just now, at this moment, they were also silent for a while when they saw the bombed city wall in pieces.
The power of the cannon is really too powerful. With one shot, such a thick city wall will be blown out of a huge gap. If it hits me...
Just thinking about that situation is enough to make people feel terrified.
At the same time, they felt lucky for a while: Fortunately, that thing was from their side~!
For a moment, everyone was talking in low voices.
The knight officers looked at it and shouted loudly at their soldiers, trying their best to calm them down. At the same time, they couldn't help but feel a little anxious and... and a little bit afraid.
Will this martial arts training be useful in the future?
Is it still useful?
***, this cannon was fired with such earth-shattering force that not even the Paladin could resist it~!
What's the point of practicing hard in the winter and practicing in the summer? What's the point of working hard to upgrade!
What’s the use~!
No matter how advanced you are in training and no matter how good your defense is, if you are hit with a single shot, won't you be beaten to pieces?
No wonder that bastard Luo Sanchi from ‘The Sky is Three Feet High’ spends his days picking up girls and scrapping the land. He is very arrogant and doesn’t do his job properly at all. I used to think that he was a waste of time. Now it seems that he is right.
And the guy who works hard all day long to strengthen his body through martial arts is an out-and-out fool.
If I had known this, who would have practiced martial arts or upgraded to a higher level and spent all their time picking up girls?
While they were thinking, they turned their heads one after another and looked in the direction of Shuai Qi, waiting for the upcoming order.
Lorraine and Hassell stood behind the artillery position. After carefully observing the city of Priska with telescopes, they slowly raised their right hands and pointed forward.
The messenger next to him immediately raised his voice and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Your Majesty has your order, attack!"
"Attack~!" "Attack~!" "..." The orders were passed on one after another.
The officer at the front of the first attack phalanx had long been impatient. As soon as he received the order, he immediately raised his sword high and roared loudly: "Brothers, charge!"
As he spoke, he slashed forward with the sword in his hand, and then took the first step to kill towards the town not far away.
Behind him, the soldiers also let out a wave of shouts, carrying huge wooden shields, ladders and other siege tools, and quickly ran up the city wall.
Looking down from a high altitude, you can clearly see that the originally neat square array suddenly started to boil.
Like a tide, it surged towards the city wall not far away.
When the rebel soldiers in the city heard the shouts, they knew what had happened - the new army had begun to attack the city.
"Go up the city wall, go up the city wall quickly~!"
"Hold the thing in your hand and prepare to fight~!"
"You bastards, get up on the city wall!"
"..."
The rebel officers screamed loudly, but the soldiers, who had been frightened by yesterday's shelling, cowered under the city and did not dare to go up the city wall.
The officers immediately waved their swords and whips without ceremony.
At the same time, he started yelling angrily.
"Cowards, pick up your weapons~!"
"The enemy won't fire when they attack. Go up and fight."
"Are you waiting for them to come up and kill you? Come up and fight~!"
"Anyone who dares to escape from the battlefield will be killed without mercy!"
"Brothers, the enemy comes up and fights with them~!"
"The general has an order. Anyone who beheads the enemy will be rewarded with ten gold coins~!"
"..."
They yelled angrily, punched and kicked, and drove the poor soldiers up the city wall to defend themselves against the coming attack.
When the new army was about to approach the city wall, a large number of rebel soldiers also appeared on the city wall of Prisca. They picked up weapons such as bows and crossbows and shot at the approaching new army soldiers.
Some New Army soldiers raised their shields, while others used wooden boards they carried to resist.
Behind them, the archers and crossbowmen of the new army had also rushed to their positions, drawing their bows and firing arrows at the soldiers at the top of the city.
For a moment, arrows rained down like raindrops.
After approaching the large trench dug in front of the city wall, the New Army soldiers threw down the planks despite the rain of arrows, paved the way, stepped on the planks through the ditch, rushed to the city wall of Prisca, and prepared to climb up the ladder.
Lorraine had been holding up the telescope carefully and focused on the offensive and defensive battles on the city wall. He nodded slightly when he saw this. All the enemy's reactions were expected.
General Hassell frowned and thought to himself that it was not good. Attacking the city like this would have no effect at all, but he was still hesitant about what to do next and whether he should change his plan.
Hassel himself has no experience in siege warfare. According to what he said, the Flying Eagle God of War next to him seems to have no experience in siege warfare. Since his debut, he has mostly fought in field battles.
Hassell thought to himself: Well, experience is gained in exchange for lessons, and you will know how to fight after fighting. Although the loss may be much heavier.
Lorraine put down the binoculars and said calmly: "Okay, let them withdraw."
Hassel secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ordered loudly: "Retract the troops and ask them to withdraw."
The New Army's retreat trumpet sounded here, and the New Army soldiers who were holding the defender's bows and arrows under the city wall heard the sound and threw down their crude siege tools and quickly retreated on the way they came from.
The Hadou soldiers on the city let out a burst of cheers, raised their crossbows and chased after the new army soldiers' buttocks and fired fiercely.
The defenders were extremely aggrieved after being hit by two artillery strikes. The feeling of being passively beaten was the most unpleasant. Now that they had repelled an attack by the New Army, they felt greatly sullen. They even pointed at the New Army.
The retreating soldiers cursed loudly from behind: "Don't run away, grandson. Come back when you have the guts."
Hassell used his binoculars to take a look at the crowd of defenders at the top of the city. His heart moved, and he turned around and ordered loudly: "At this moment, fire at the top of the city!"
Lorraine glanced at Serge and smiled, thinking secretly that he couldn't remember it.
Lorraine didn't want to kindly remind Hasel. As a commander in command of the Almohad intergovernmental government, if he didn't even have such a flexible mind, then Lorraine would have to remind Queen Isabella to replace her when she went back.
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This kind of thing must be understood by himself. Otherwise, he will only have new weapons but cannot develop new tactics. This kind of general will only be an old stubborn.
On the contrary, only one who can see the advantages of a new type of weapon and figure out the most suitable method of using them is considered a famous general.
Following Hassel's order, the artillery had already been adjusted to fire quickly.
As the smoke from the muzzle suddenly flashed, the cheers of the defenders on the city wall suddenly stopped, and they shouted anxiously: "Run, run!"
Before they could finish their words, the cannonball landed on the city wall, hit the crowd on the city hard, and then exploded from a distance.
The new troops saw a flash of fire on the city of Prisca from a distance. After the explosion, a large area of rebel soldiers on the city wall disappeared.
Precisely because the enemies were crowded on the city wall, the effect of this shelling was far greater than the previous two.
The New Army soldiers who retreated were very relieved, and some simply stopped, turned around, pointed at Prisca and yelled happily.
Soon, the first siege troops withdrew to Lorraine and Hasel.
"How are the losses?" Lorraine glanced at the New Army soldiers attacking the city.
The officer who led the siege saluted and said: "Because we are fully prepared, the casualties are initially estimated to be around a hundred people."
Lorraine nodded, the casualties were not high, of course, mainly because of the timely retreat, and then asked: "Do you think we can capture the city wall now?"
The officer shook his head decisively and said, "This method won't work."
"Do you think there is a better way?" Lorraine looked at the officers around him and said, "You all"
The officer who led the attack thought for a while and said: "I think our bombardment stopped too early, and the enemy had enough time to run up the city wall. If the artillery fire continues, it only needs to stop when we are stepping on the city wall.
The enemy will not have time to stop us."
The people around him nodded. In their opinion, the situation was the same. There was too long a time interval between when the bombardment stopped and when the troops attacked the city.
"Okay," Lorraine nodded and said, "We will withdraw our troops today and continue tomorrow. Let's try the method you said."
The day on the battlefield passed like this. Early the next morning, the New Army artillery began bombarding the city wall of Prisca again.
The defenders in the city have already gained experience and are hiding under the city wall waiting for the bombardment to pass.
At this time, the siege troops came out of camp and moved as close to the city wall as possible.
As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the attack horn was sounded from the rear, and the soldiers in the front rushed towards the city wall with their heads down.
At this time, the enemy was still hesitating whether the artillery fire had really stopped. It was not until the new army arrived that they reacted and immediately boarded the city to defend themselves.
Some New Army soldiers successfully climbed onto the city wall, but were quickly surrounded by swarming guards. The soldiers below the city only had ladders and could not reach the people on the city wall as quickly as possible. The New Army soldiers were soon pressed under the city.
The situation is the same as yesterday.
Seeing this, Lorraine decisively ordered the troops to withdraw, and today's battle ended here.
Then Lorraine called the officers together and asked, "What do you think of today's situation?"
Hassel shook his head and said: "The city wall of Prisca is too high. It is very disadvantageous to climb the wall to attack the city. The people below are useless if they can't go up, and the people above are not able to respond."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"What's your opinion?" Lorraine asked flatly.
Hassel thought for a while and said: "The goal cannot be achieved with simple siege equipment. I think they should make siege ladders on the spot. As long as the soldiers can quickly climb the city wall, seizing the city wall will not be a problem."
Most people nodded and said, "Yes, that's the way."
"Well," an officer said cautiously, "I think we can just use artillery to blow down the city wall."
"How many shells are needed? Our shells cannot be replenished. Once they are used up, they will be gone."
"We have been bombarding for two days, but the enemy's city wall has not been destroyed much."
Everyone raised objections.
"Can we focus all the artillery on one point? I saw that if we hit it accurately, we can peel off a large piece of the city wall in one go."
Everyone suddenly realized that if they thought about it this way, it was not impossible. Many times, it was just that no one turned around quickly.
This is just like making a tablet computer. It’s not that other big consumer electronics companies don’t have this technical strength, but no one has done it for so many years. When the first one comes out, they rush to follow it, but they just haven’t turned around in this circle.
Hassell looked at Lorraine and asked: "Sir, what are you talking about?"
Lorraine smiled slightly and said: "Both methods are good, very good. Let's prepare at the same time."
Everyone was stunned, wondering if this was a waste of time.
The next day, Prisca's defenders were surprised to find that their enemies no longer bombarded the city wall, and their artillery was focused on a section of the city wall, all aimed at it.
The whole day, except when eating, the cannon almost never stopped.
The city wall trembled under the shelling, and the defenders behind the city wall were shaken by the sound of explosions and had no peace for the whole day.
However, the effect of the bombardment on Prisca's city wall on the first day was not ideal. A large amount of soil was peeled off, but it was far from enough to collapse.
The people in the New Army were somewhat disheartened by this result.
Hassell asked Lorraine whether to stop shelling the city wall. This would consume too much ammunition, and it was difficult to judge whether it would succeed in the future.
Lorraine didn't care, waved his hand, told him it was okay, and then bombed. Weakening the city wall would at least reduce casualties during future sieges.
In the next few days, in the eyes of everyone, the new army had learned their lesson and had been nervously preparing to attack the city under the city of Prisca, preparing to capture the city of Prisca in one fell swoop.
After several days of continuous bombardment, Prisca's earthen wall finally failed to withstand it and collapsed.
But before the new Almohad army could be happy and stopped shelling at night, the city's defenders rushed to repair and blocked the gap with a large amount of wood, stone and other construction materials.
The artillery aimed at the repaired city wall and continued to bombard it, and then the Priska City defenders continued the repairs. The two sides seemed to be playing an endless game, competing to see who could waste all the resources in their hands first.
The garrison of Prisca City writes a letter asking for help to the rear every day, each one becoming more urgent than the last. From the perspective of the garrison of Prisca City, their current situation is getting more and more dangerous.
As soon as the preparations for the new army are completed, Prisca's fall will be inevitable. The 10,000 soldiers in the city alone cannot stop the 40,000 new army.
However, from the perspective of the New Army, the situation is not optimistic. If this continues, their artillery shells will be exhausted before they can start fighting with all their strength.
On the seventh day of the siege, Hassel finally couldn't stand it any longer, found Lorraine, and said worriedly: "Sir, should we stop bombarding the city wall? It seems to have no effect.
We have to save our artillery shells to deal with the more important Hadu."
Lorraine pouted and said, "Doesn't that mean that the shells we fired in the past few days were in vain?"
Hassel sighed helplessly, which made him feel particularly uncomfortable. He felt reluctant to give up halfway, but he felt even more reluctant to continue like this.
Lorraine glanced south. So far, Hadou still hasn't made any move. He seems to be too calm. With a radius of 500 miles from the battlefield as the center, there is no sign of Hadou's troops moving, unless Hadou
All of his men would flee, otherwise he hadn't made any move yet.
The rebels behind him have lost their composure and are showing signs of moving south.
Lorraine shook his head and said: "You can't just do half of the show. Keep going. Believe me, the opportunity to change the situation will come soon."
Hassel was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully: "What are you referring to?"
Lorraine said: "You will know soon."
Of course, there are also some happy people, such as Vera.
The first thing Miss Vera does when she wakes up every day, and the last thing she does before going to bed, is to count her income.
And I hope this ignorant Hadu will never come here.
When he comes, there will be a war, and after the war, Vera will have nothing to gain.
At noon on the tenth day, the reconnaissance force active nearby discovered the slowly approaching rebel coalition. They were less than a hundred miles away from the new army.
The news spread back, causing tension among the entire New Army.
Although Hassel was very surprised, how did Lorraine know the news? Even the Almohads themselves were unable to find out the news of the rebels' arrival.
But thinking about the extraordinary qualities of this lord, Hassell could only keep his doubts in his heart.
Although they already knew when they set out that they would be surrounded by enemies if they were deep in enemy-occupied territory, when the enemies actually appeared, the soldiers would inevitably be nervous.
The comparison of troops on the battlefield now is one to one.
From the perspective of the New Army, although they had artillery, they were cut off from their retreat and could only be trapped. The outcome was really unpredictable.
The large rebel army camped thirty miles away from the New Army camp and faced off against the New Army.
Under this circumstance, Lorraine ordered to stop the artillery bombardment and siege preparations for Prisca, preparing to deal with the rebel attack from behind.
But the enemy has made no move since setting up camp.
A strange silence suddenly appeared on the battlefield. There was no sound of artillery, no shouting, no movement, and no march. Even the scout cavalry of both sides no longer chased each other away.
All the people forgot about the war and stayed in the camp doing nothing.
Both sides of the war understand that they are waiting for someone who can break the situation, and this person is Hadou.!