705. Chapter 705 On the feasibility of shooting in line
"A fair fight?" Xu Qianqian laughed angrily. When had these Spaniards given her and her dead brothers a fair fight? At this time, they actually had the nerve to make such a request.
"After all, this is related to the honor of the soldiers, isn't it? Besides, the defenders in the fortress also said that they have the determination and strength to die with the fortress!" Leon looked at the female officer and patiently explained, as for the people in the fortress
He didn't have time to think about why people chose this approach. He only knew that if he could convince this female officer, he wouldn't have to be within the range of the cannon and be forced to move forward in fear by a row of muskets, let alone worry about himself.
It was beaten into a blur of flesh and blood by cannonballs that flew from nowhere.
"Mr. Mu, we can't be fooled by the Spaniards!" Eric also sneered at such a ridiculous request. He couldn't defeat you. You are a fool. Just say such words. I will not agree to you. I just want to kill you all.
Crushed to death.
"I firmly disagree!" Xu Qianqian also looked at Mu Siniang. After all, Mu Siniang is the one who can make the decision here, maybe Xu Qianqian is one of them, but she still hopes to get Mu Siniang's support.
"There is no difference. Aren't we just going to kill them all?" Mu Siniang felt very strange and rarely said a few more words: "It would be best if our people could suffer less damage. Why?
Do whatever suits you best!"
Damn it, Leon's heart was like ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past. At this moment, his mood was exactly the same as that of the major looking at this in the fortress castle: Where is your sense of military honor? You have such sophisticated equipment, so...
There are so many people out there, so be a little gentlemanly!
"Wait!" Seeing the soldiers pointing at him and pushing him to use themselves as shields, Leon became anxious: "Even if you use me and my crew as shields and make the artillery in the fortress a decoration,
However, once you get close to the fortress, those soldiers are fighting for their own lives, and they don’t necessarily care who we are. They will still fight back, and you will also have to pay casualties. Think again, think again, even if you attack the fortress,
The entire fortress exploded, your victory was gone, and your soldiers were afraid that they would not be able to escape the explosion. Why not give it a fair fight? If you lose, you can still regret it, but if the soldiers in the fortress win by luck,
, what they win is just an opportunity to surrender gracefully!"
This paragraph was too long. Even if Leon speeded up his speech, by the time the interpreter came over, they had already been separated by more than ten steps. At this time, he was dragged backwards by two soldiers in anger.
What kind of bullshit gentlemanly behavior is there again?
"return!"
Mu Siniang frowned. What this guy said is indeed on the point. If so, it really meets Mu Siniang's original intention and can reduce the loss of soldiers. Perhaps, this is fair in this industry outside the city.
It is indeed the fastest and most economical way to end this battle.
"Two miles, one hundred people, half an hour!"
She spoke and chatted for a few words. When Eric was still confused, Xu Qianqian already understood what Mu Siniang meant. Seeing the confused looks on their faces, she explained helplessly: "Mu Qianhu
You have all heard that two miles outside the castle, each side will send out a hundred people to fight for half an hour. At that time, whoever has the most people alive will win. Si Niang, I didn’t understand you.
You mean it! Of course, we welcome their surrender!"
Mu Siniang nodded, and Xu Qianqian immediately became happy, "Find a prisoner and ask him to bring a message to them. Tell them that in an hour, everyone will see the real chapter!"
After a while, a prisoner stumbled towards the castle. The guy who came to deliver the message in the castle rushed back after shouting the words in the city through the place where he could just hear him shouting. The prisoner was not as fast as him at this moment.
Almost, the people on the city had already seen his face clearly. Before he arrived at the fortress, the gate of the fortress slowly opened a crack, and the prisoners couldn't wait to get in.
"It's really Mr. Lyon!" After listening to the prisoner's story, the major smiled bitterly. Normally, he might still be concerned about why Mr. Lyon ended up in this situation. However, what he felt in his heart at this time was
Only deep sadness remains.
"Let's eat!" He shook his head. The other party gave him two hours. Two hours was enough for him to do a lot of things. As Leon said, the result of this battle would not affect the entire battle. The fortress
The outcome of the people here has actually been predetermined. The so-called fair fight is just a long-term pain that has turned into a short-term pain.
And your Majesty, the Major, is just asking for mercy and getting mercy.
The gun bolts of the artillery on the city head were removed. Soon, ladles of hot molten iron were poured into the original positions of the gun bolts. In this way, these artillery pieces actually turned into several large iron weights.
The gun can no longer be regarded as a weapon, and the excess firearms in the warehouse have been destroyed and destroyed as much as possible by the quartermaster within these two hours. The major will not go to the food and money stored in the fortress.
Use your brain, but the sophisticated firearms manufactured by these kingdoms must never fall into the hands of the enemy. He believes that his behavior is an unshirkable responsibility for a soldier.
The soldiers were also eating their belated breakfast. The order to go out to fight had been issued. Therefore, no one was surprised at all by this extremely sumptuous breakfast. According to Western tradition, before the execution of a condemned prisoner,
, it was also necessary to have a full meal. Many people simply regarded this as the last breakfast, and some could not eat it. However, everyone drank up the large glass of ale that the major specially ordered for each person.
, after finishing breakfast and drinking ale, many people seemed to feel that the upcoming battle was not as scary as they imagined.
The city is in chaos, and the outside of the city is also in chaos. The difference is that the chaos in the city is because everyone is worried about this battle that seems to have no hope of seeing the light of day, while the chaos outside the city is because some people are worried that they will not be able to join this battle.
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"I can send out fifty men, and I can get fifty muskets here. In this so-called fair fight, we will definitely suffer a loss with swords. The Spaniards will not fight us face to face, and they will come all the way with muskets!"
"Give your people a rest!" Eric sneered, "So what if you gather a hundred muskets? Can your people load, aim, shoot, and clear the chamber in fifteen fingers?
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"Then your people will definitely be able to do it!" Xu Qianqian was suddenly speechless, "Slower, slower, then you can hit more accurately!"
"The minimum requirement for these musketeers of the Spanish soldiers is these fifteen digits. Some of them are so fast and skilled that they can even reduce it to ten digits!" Eric said leisurely: "Put two of your men away."
At the time of the gun, the person opposite can fire three or four shots. Governor Xu, are you using the hands of the Spanish to eliminate those disloyal people among your subordinates?"
He sneered: "It takes at least three months to half a year to train a qualified musketeer. During this period, countless ammunition is consumed. Three months to half a year ago, Governor Xu's subordinates were afraid that they would not have Mo
Let's go through the muskets. Even if you capture some, I'm afraid the Spaniards won't be kind enough to give you enough ammunition to train a group of musketeers. As for my people, I have never worried about these problems. I am worried about them.
These guys find this kind of battle too unchallenging!"
"Also, when firing guns face to face, no one knows whether they can hit the other person, and no one knows whether a projectile will hit them to death at any time. This is not something that someone with just a firearm can do.
, whoever can't hold on and escapes will be the winner! Even criminals who kill without batting an eye will sometimes be so frightened that they can't stand up when faced with such a shooting. Governor Xu, you are
You want our people to win, right? You also want the Spaniards to lose and be convinced and surrender, right?"
Xu Qianqian blushed and was speechless. Eric spoke urgently and quickly. What was terrible was that what he said seemed to make sense, but Xu Qianqian was speechless.
"Qianqian, let my people go, but yours can't do it!" Seeing the two people arguing endlessly, Mu Siniang finally made a decision: "It will be good to practice more in the future, but not today!"
"Hehe, I'm going to pick someone for you, sir. We brothers will definitely not embarrass you!" Eric left with a smile: "By the way, my people can do what I just said, and,
Even better than the Spanish, Governor Xu, just wait and see the good show!"
"How could this be like this!" Xu Qianqian saw Eric's leaving figure and immediately felt infinitely aggrieved. You have called me Qianqian. Is it difficult to help me save some face in front of this guy?
"People will die, a lot of them!" Mu Siniang said softly: "Your people will be my people in the future, I have to use them sparingly!"
"Do you really think so?" When Xu Qianqian heard the words 'your people are mine', her eyes suddenly lit up and her heart was filled with joy. Little did she know that Mu Siniang was talking about stationing in Luzon Island in the future.
After taking over the Jin Yiwei, the people on this island have become people of the Ming Dynasty, which means they have been governed by thousands of households overseas. Mu Siniang spoke simply, and simplicity has its own benefits. Just like at this time, Xu Qianqian was filled with joy.
It was Xiao Tiantian, who really praised her good luck in her heart. If it hadn't been for this, she really wouldn't have known that the taciturn Fourth Niang had always cared about her so much!
The drums of war sounded, and the gate of the fortress opened. Amid the drums, a hundred Spanish soldiers filed out of the city gate. Soon, under the coordinated command of the drums, they lined up in four columns and headed towards
They walked into the field in the middle of the battle between the two armies. On the other side of the field, a small red square formation that was almost the same as their formation was standing there, waiting for their arrival.