More than 90% of the soldiers in the First Expeditionary Team are veterans who have served for more than one year. All sergeants and officers have participated in the security war in Hainan or water operations in the Pearl River Delta. Although they were slightly under the bombardment of the second artillery shell,
There was a commotion, but the formation was still maintained. The officers drew their command swords one after another, ran to the front and shouted the command loudly:
"Keep formation!"
"One two one! One two one!"
"Don't look around!"
Every officer who had the authority to hang his command knife was trying his best to show his fearless courage. At this time, the third cannon shot was heard from the city, and the 24-pound shells flew towards the team with a sharp whistling sound.
Shi Zhiqi felt a chill down his spine and sweat on his forehead, but he knew that as long as he flinched even a little bit at this moment, his morale would immediately plummet - after all, the elders have been touted as myths in recent years, and the naturalized people regard them as gods.
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The chain must not be dropped at the critical moment. Shi Zhiqi immediately took out the pipe from his arms and wanted to take out a match to light it. After touching it several times, he couldn't hold the match, so he had to bite the pipe and tilted his head: "Light it!"
The orderly next to him was filled with admiration when he saw the leader being so calm and composed, and immediately lit the corn pipe. Shi Zhiqi finished the pipe, pretended to be cool, waved his riding crop in his hand, and strode to the front of the team with his head high. He faced the soldiers.
, raised his pipe high, and the soldiers and officers immediately turned their attention to him.
At this moment, the third shell landed on the beach not far away, kicking up a lot of sand - it was a solid shell. The soft geological conditions of the beach restricted the beating of the solid shell, which reduced its secondary damage effect.
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Shi Zhiqi slowly and restrainedly put the corncob cigarette holder into his mouth, took a puff calmly, and said loudly: "Whoever enters the Zhongzuo Institute first. I will give him a puff of this pipe. Whoever caught Zheng Zhilong's gnyd
, I will give him this pipe as a prize!"
A burst of cheerful laughter broke out in the ranks of the Marines. At this time, the fourth cannonball penetrated the line, killing three soldiers. Sand, gravel and donated blood flew away. However, the ranks of the Marines were as steady as a rock, and the spears were stabbed like a forest. Chapter 1
An expedition team continued to advance slowly across the beach in horizontal formation towards the castle.
Matos has been observing the impact point of the artillery shells through the telescope. Although the accuracy and range of the two artillery pieces far exceeded his expectations, they penetrated the enemy's line with four consecutive shots. But now it seems that the enemy
There was no sign of retreat, and they continued to approach the city in a strict formation without fear.
"Keep shooting!" The line of sight in the telescope kept approaching at a steady and uncompromising speed, which made the battle-hardened Matos feel a lot of pressure - it was rare for him to be able to remain calm under fire after arriving in China.
A confident army.
"The training is great, you can keep up with the best German infantry." Matos praised. "Everyone, hurry up and reload!"
While they were busy, a messenger from the Zheng Army came running from the city: "General, you have an order! We just hit the enemy with our cannons, and now we will reward you with one tael for each cannon! After that, you will be rewarded with one tael for every enemy you kill!"
"Thank you General for the reward!" Matos said and shouted loudly to spread the reward, knowing in his heart that General Zheng had spent a lot of money this time.
When a group of black and white gunners heard that Zheng Zhilong had another reward, their blood boiled and they roared wildly: Some of them are runaway slaves, some of them are hard-working European veterans, and the money in their pockets is the most important thing. After a few cannons, their bodies
They were all sweating. One by one, they took off their shirts and scrubbed the cannons with vinegar. Let the cannons cool down as quickly as possible. Matos heard from Chechidan that the two cannons could maintain a firing rate of one round per minute.
For a long time, if you use vinegar to cool down, the continuous shooting speed can be faster. Therefore, a large amount of vinegar was specially prepared at no cost.
At this time, there was a sound of artillery in the air, and the artillery shells pierced the air, followed by a roar like the coming of death. Three 70mm brigade cannons opened fire in sequence. The first one hit the beach in front of the city gate, and the second one hit the beach in front of the city gate.
It hit the city wall directly, blowing the bricks on the wall into pieces. The third shot roared over the city, landed in the city and exploded, killing several Minzhuang people below the city who were carrying the defense equipment on the spot.
The three trial 32-year-old brigade guns fired at a distance of 1,500 meters. For rifled guns, direct shooting at large fixed targets at this distance can be said to be perfect. All current brigade gun crews are trained by Yu.
It was personally trained by the team. Although it lacked modern sighting equipment such as sights, it achieved very good results with the help of mechanical sights.
As the first round of test firing ended, the gunners calibrated the gun according to the point of impact.
Matos on the city wall soon discovered that the artillery shells were flying towards the artillery position with more and more accuracy. Suddenly, a cannon shell hit a nearby enemy platform, and several broken bricks flew and hit a gunner. The thick black man quickly
He screamed and fell from the city wall. A piece of shrapnel penetrated the vinegar jar next to the cannon, and a large amount of vinegar immediately splashed out, covering the heads and faces of the people around him.
"We have all turned into fish now." A Portuguese young man said wisely, "If you want to follow the Chinese way, you have to have some candy..."
Just as a group of people started laughing, another artillery shell flew in and landed among the gunners. The violent explosion immediately gutted several gunners, shrapnel shot out, and the gun emplacement was filled with howls.
Matos was knocked to the ground by the air wave. He quickly got up and was about to speak when a 70mm grenade rained down on his face. He was a professional soldier and reacted quickly. When he heard the intensive whistling sound, he immediately rushed to the ground.
The man behind the fort closed his eyes. He only heard loud explosions and waves of air pressing towards him. For a moment, he could hardly breathe. Then there were shouts and groans. He opened his eyes again and found that he was still alive.
The world could not help but tremble.
The uniform on his body had been torn by the air waves and turned into strips. The gun position was surrounded by clouds of smoke. There were dead and wounded people on all sides. Each one was torn apart by the explosion and shrapnel. A black gunner fell on his side.
At his feet, half of his head was cut off by shrapnel, leaving a fully opened mouth, revealing the white teeth inside. Brains and blood spattered all over Matos, and he barely supported his body with a saber, surrounded by people who were staggering up.
There were only five people alive, and all of them were black and stained with blood.
The two artillery pieces were still intact, but their mounts had been damaged. One gun was lying crookedly on the gun emplacement. The solid shells piled nearby had been knocked over by the air waves and scattered everywhere. A gunner was pinned down.
Under the cannon, still breathing, it let out a long and short cry for help.
Matos gasped, screamed in terror, and climbed down from the city wall on all fours.
He escaped just in time. A few minutes later, the first round of 130mm artillery shells from the first team's fire support called by Shi Zhiqi on the radio fell towards the city wall. Ten 130mm cannons on the five warships fired in turn, and in an instant
The city wall near the gun emplacement was engulfed in explosions and gunpowder smoke. The ground was shaking. The rubble and dust were mixed with the flesh and blood of soldiers and civilians, and were thrown hundreds of meters away by the air waves.
Zheng Zhilong led his main force in formation more than a mile away from Suo City. He could also feel the earth shaking slightly under the artillery fire. The generals around him watched the walls of Suo City in the middle and left slowly being destroyed by the gunfire of the Kun thieves.
He collapsed, and he could no longer force himself to remain calm. He saw the expressions on the faces of the generals and soldiers, and the soldiers were in constant commotion. There was no trace of the will to fight just now.
The soldiers of the Kun Thieves were still advancing. They walked a full mile on the beach, and were hit by cannons during the process. However, their formation was still stable. Although the number was small, it was like a stone wall, heavy.
The pressure is coming here irresistibly.
The soldiers started to commotion uneasily, and the morale that had been warmed by the money had disappeared - it was one thing to fight with swords and guns, but it was another thing to be shot to death from a distance. You can't fight hard and you can't make money.
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The generals suppressed them desperately, and soon the first person was dragged out of the queue and beheaded in public, but this did not suppress the growing panic.
The first expedition team approached at a speed of 80 steps a minute to a distance of 400 meters from Zheng's army. Shi Zhiqi ordered the entire army to stand still. The front row half-kneeled and the back row stood upright.
"The ruler is 400 meters! Prepare - release!"
Two hundred rifles emitted thick white smoke at the same time, and the Zheng family soldiers standing in the front row fell instantly as if they had been struck by a sickle. As if everyone had received the same signal, the Zheng family soldiers who were originally in formation collapsed instantly.
The soldiers fled in all directions. The generals quickly led their soldiers to intercept them everywhere. However, the soldiers collapsed like an avalanche, and the soldiers and servants were instantly trapped by the defeated soldiers and were thrown into confusion.
Seeing that the situation was impossible, the generals persuaded Zheng Zhilong to escape. Zheng Zhilong still did not give up. The Japanese Guards and the Black Guards had not moved yet and were still in strict formation. As long as the enemy rushed up, the two sides might be able to fight in close combat, but they were covered in
Matos, bloody, stumbled over and advised him to escape immediately, otherwise he might be injured by Australian artillery fire.
"Their cannons can hit farther than we thought!" Matos said hastily, with a dirty rag wrapped around his head, "They haven't pointed their cannons at this place yet, so there's no way you can resist here.
meaningless!"
Tongtaro also came and asked him to escape immediately: "Sir, the situation is overwhelming, please leave quickly, leaving Qingshan without worrying about having no firewood, I will stay here as the rear..."
As he was talking, the bandits stopped and fired a row of guns. Several of the soldiers and servants beside Zheng Zhilong fell down. After Tongtaro gave an order, a dozen Japanese soldiers immediately ran over and formed a "human pillar" in front of him.