Chapter 403: Apa besieged the city, artillery fire roared
February begins with clear skies, shallow streams, and gentle wind. The bright sun falls on the Apa plain, bringing hope of life to the fertile wilderness. The warm wind blows through the mountains and forests, and fresh buds emerge from the mountains.
Heads pop up among the tall treetops. In the southern rivers, young salmon have just hatched from their eggs and are playing in the freshwater rivers. When they grow up enough, they will swim back to the western ocean and start a new life.
A cycle of life.
The long wind moved all the way east until it reached the foot of Appachingan City. The lively scene suddenly disappeared, leaving only the solid killing and destruction. Looking around, the surrounding farmland was withered and yellow, the villages were withered, the trees were cut down, and the wild beasts fled. It was solid.
The Apatchingan military city has been trapped in despair for nearly three months.
In these three months, the red-haired army moved as fast as the wind, looted, ambushed and then left; the pike army was as solid as a mountain, established a siege camp, and divided half of it to the west. Then the black wolf's royal banner arrived, and the imperial guard army surged
Unfurling, bringing the thunder of destruction.
At this moment, Black Wolf's royal flag stands in the south of the military city, symbolizing the location of the king. More than 10,000 royal warriors are killing each other in horror, surrounding the entire military city, leaving no chance of life. The besieged kingdom's military camps are continuous.
It undulates, blocking the broken terrain in the north and east, and occupying the flat terrain in the west and south.
Apatchingan Military City was built on the mountains, and the terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. To the north of the military city are steep mountains, to the east are rolling hills, and to the west and south are fertile wilderness.
The fortress-like military city is six meters high. Below the city are hundreds of fallen corpses, and on top of the city are thousands of demoralized militiamen. Beside the militiamen are unused stones, wooden blocks and lime cans.
.And the rocky city wall is full of pits and gaps, as well as blackened by the fire. Even the wind is filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.
"boom!"
A terrible thunder suddenly exploded outside the south city! Then, a two-pound stone bullet spun and flew over a distance of more than 200 steps. Under the horrified eyes of the militiamen at the city head, it bombarded the stone wall of the military city.
Above. In an instant, the stone bullets fell, stone fragments flew away, a shallow notch was made in the stone wall, and the surrounding walls shook slightly.
Wearing bronze armor and leading hundreds of personal guards, Shulot stood outside the camp in the south of the city, watching the bombardment of the 2-pound Condor Cannon.
A hundred steps in front of him, ten condor cannons were lined up. The muzzles of the condor guns faced the city of Apatchingan more than two hundred steps away. The cannon bodies were reinforced and supported with copper and wooden frames, and the tail of the cannons was against
On the ground, dozens of gunners are busy around the artillery, while thousands of warriors are wearing armor and guarding the surroundings. The ten condor cannons are like the copper beasts of death, constantly making terrible calls. And if the militiamen in the military city dare to attack,
Your life will be harvested by the long-awaited armored warrior.
"boom!"
There was another loud roar. Along with the smoke from the muzzle, a stone bullet shot out, passed over the militiamen at the top of the city, and fell into the mountain city, hitting a simple wooden house in the middle. The wooden house made a "bang" sound.
, splashing out a large amount of wood chips and thatch. Then, the roof cracked, the beams broke, and the simple wooden house suddenly collapsed, half of it collapsed. Several civilians in the city howled crazily, ran out of the wooden house, and prayed to the gods indiscriminately.
.
"Yes, Not Bad."
Seeing this, Shulot nodded with a smile. The 2-pound Condor Cannon could not cause effective damage to the rock wall, but it had sufficient lethality against wooden buildings. And if accuracy was not required, the 2-pound Condor Cannon could fire
Two miles away, most buildings in the entire mountain city were bombarded.
"Damn it, keep your aim! His Highness is watching it personally!"
Two guns missed, and the artillery battalion commander Tupa's face turned red and he roared in a low voice. His fierce eyes swept across the gunners, and everyone was shocked.
"let me!"
Senior gunner Vaidika shouted and walked directly to the third condor gun waiting to be fired. Seeing that it was him coming, the gunner of the third gun directly moved away from the gun position.
Vadika was a member of the Mexica Temple Guard. He was once an excellent longbowman. He was then transferred to the Crossbow Team and became an outstanding crossbowman. He has always been good at shooting, especially at long range, and has a recognized title.
It's called "Eagle Eye".
When the wooden cannon battalion was established, he became one of the first gunners. However, the accuracy of the wooden cannon could not be controlled at all, and his title of Eagle Eye could not be used. It was not until the Condor Cannon was put into use that he truly became an outstanding gunner.
Hawkeye Vaidika squinted his eyes and used the simple indexer on the condor cannon to take aim. This was the aiming device added after His Highness the Divine Enlightenment's prompt, which is roughly the same as the Wangshan on the crossbow. Vaidika is familiar with crossbows.
Controlling this condor cannon is like controlling a huge crossbow.
"A little higher! A little higher! A little lower!...That's almost it! Stop!!"
Following Vaidika's call, seven or eight gunners worked together to raise or lower the tail of the gun. The Condor Cannon had just been cast, and no lifting device could be invented to easily adjust the height. Now I want to adjust the shooting angle.
, that is, dig a hole at the rear of the gun mount to lower it, raise the stepping stones, or use similar clumsy methods under the wheels.
"God bless you!"
Hawkeye Vaidika stretched out his arm, opened and closed his eyes back and forth, and gestured at the distance and angle, and felt that they should be about the same. He prayed silently, and then shouted loudly.
"ignition!"
The gunner lit the fuse of the fire door, and then many gunners covered their ears and squatted on both sides of the gun body.
"boom!!"
A huge thunder exploded suddenly, causing everyone's eardrums to hurt. A heavy stone bullet was shot out with a "boom", roaring towards the city head with unparalleled power! Its speed was so fast,
The militiamen at the top of the city only had time to howl in fear before they were hit by precise stone bullets!
"Bah!"
In an instant, bright red was flying, and the bodies were torn apart! At such a close distance, the stone bullets could not resist at all. They ran directly over the bodies of the militiamen, leaving a bloody trace several meters long, and then hit the city head. The city head.
Two or three of the militiamen died on the spot, and their bodies were stuck together and could not be separated at all.
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Shulot exclaimed in admiration. The 2-pound Condor Cannon fires solid stone bullets, and its power is reflected in its precise shooting at long distances. When the gunners can achieve sufficient accuracy, they can carry out decapitation tactics in the battle formation.
, or bombard a weak location on the city wall at a fixed point to defeat the enemy and break the city!
"Let him change the cannon and shoot again! If he can still hit the target, I will reward him heavily!"
The king's order was passed forward. Hawkeye Vaidika's face suddenly turned red with excitement. His Highness has always kept his word, and if he said it was a generous reward, he would definitely get a generous reward. He spat twice and rubbed his hands together.
Rub it, and then continue to adjust the fourth cannon.
"...Okay! Okay! Stop! Fire up!"
"boom!!"
After a few breaths, the thunder exploded again, and the stone bullets let out a roar of death and hit another city head! This time, the 2-pound stone bullet hit the wooden shield erected on the city head and knocked the shield into the ground.
into pieces.
"Crack!"
Countless pieces of wood flew in an instant, like flying blades, injuring more than a dozen civilian militiamen. The militiamen howled hysterically, rushed down the city in a hurry, and even jumped off the city wall. Soon, the supervising team under the city
He killed several people and drove the militiamen back to the city again.
"Good, excellent!"
Shulot laughed with satisfaction. He was able to hit twice in a row, which meant he was not fooling around but had real experience. He immediately waved his hand to summon his personal guards and announced the reward.
"Reward the artilleryman who operates the artillery generously! Ten pieces of cloth, two bags of cocoa, and ten gems! The warrior level will be promoted by two levels. If he is a senior warrior, he will be promoted to a military noble! Let him serve as the centurion of the artillery battalion and summarize the shooting.
The experience will be passed on to the whole army!"
The generous bounty was announced to the artillery battalion, and the gunners' eyes suddenly turned red. But a quarter of an hour of accurate shooting was worth several years of fighting!
Hawkeye Vaidika knelt down in the direction of His Highness, kowtowed repeatedly, and was trembling with excitement. He had been in the army for many years and was already a senior warrior. This time he was promoted to a military noble, completing a crucial class breakthrough and becoming a nobleman.
One member!
Seeing this scene, Shulot smiled and nodded. The artillery battalion had not been established for a long time, and there were too many areas that needed to be explored and improved. Therefore, he wanted to set such an example to inspire the gunners to work hard.
"Boom!...Boom!...Boom!..."
Condor cannons were fired one after another, constantly bombarding the defenders of the southern city. Every half-quarter of an hour, a stone bullet was fired, either shaking the city wall, blasting into the city, or hitting the top of the city.
, creating a new round of panic. After days of bombardment, the morale of the city's defenders had already hit rock bottom. The militiamen all looked pale, their hands and feet were stiff, and their expressions were numb. Only the supervising team hidden behind the city wall could still maintain their strength.
A determined fighting spirit.
Xiulote looked at it for a long time, smiled slightly, and was confident. The city of Apa in front of him has been besieged until today, and it is already a ripe fruit that will fall at any time. The defenders in the city are desperate trapped beasts, and they all rely on the Tekos people to come here.
The vague hope of support was held on as the last breath. As long as thousands of elite guards fought hard and suffered hundreds of casualties, they would be able to enter the city in less than two days.
"Black Wolf's three thousand elite troops broke into the enemy's rear in the mountainous area and looted wantonly. The Tekos coalition retreated northward in panic, unable to protect itself. Ezpan led his army to pursue and eradicate the enemy... The Palm Family in the city had long since lost any chance.
"
Thinking of this, Shulot smiled and shook his head. He somewhat blamed Heilang for his recklessness. As a general, he always likes to take risks. But in his heart, he greatly appreciates this kind of generous and courageous spirit, and even some
Envy. Because he is the king who rules millions of people. He has important responsibilities and has long lost any chance of taking risks and fighting.
"Apa City is at your fingertips, so there's no rush. It's just a good time to use this strong military city to let the newly built artillery team have a good practice and become familiar with the tactics of condor cannon siege."
Shulot smiled confidently, and the memories of several months came to mind. At this point in the Southern Expedition, the overall situation has been decided. Although there are some twists and turns, it is generally within the plan.