boom! Boom...boom!
The dozens of cannons brought by the Tiger Flag were half fired, and solid bullets were fired towards the city wall of Xinpingbao.
The cannon hit the city wall and shattered the green bricks outside the city wall. Pieces of broken bricks fell from the city wall, making the people on the top of the city feel that the city wall was shaking under their feet.
"Hurry up and protect your lord." A soldier shouted loudly, while standing in front of Li Huaixin.
There were not many cannons that fell on the city, only five or six. One of the cannons fell from a step away from Li Huaixin, killing one of his soldiers on the spot.
Several soldiers protected Li Huaixin and hid behind the city gate tower.
In order to defend the city, Li Huaixin arranged all the soldiers in Xinping Fort on the top of the city. Not to mention the crowds, there was not much space between each person.
With so many soldiers together, every cannonball that falls will kill several soldiers.
"Cannon, use cannon to fight back. Let me shoot the cannon at the bottom of the city." Li Huaixin, who was hiding behind the city gate tower, shouted loudly.
The five general cannons on the top of the city were not bombarded by the city. The general on the side shouted to the soldiers operating the cannon: "Quick, load gunpowder, use solid bullets, and fight back below the city."
The artillerymen beside the five general cannons began to stuff gunpowder into them. As for how much gunpowder was stuffed, it was all up to their own sense. The five cannons were loaded with different doses of gunpowder.
These artillery soldiers rarely had the opportunity to operate the artillery, and their movements were very messy. In addition, people died on the top of the city. Many people panicked. Until the second round of artillery bombardment below the city had started, they were not ready yet. .
However, fortunately, the cannons fired from the second round of shelling of the Tiger Flag still did not fall on the soldiers operating the artillery, and even the generals on the top of the city were fine.
Finally, the third round of artillery fire sounded below the city, and several generals were finally ready.
"Damn it, more cannons are better." The commander in charge of the general's cannons spat on the ground and shrank behind the parapet.
boom! boom! Bang! Bang! boom!
Of the five general cannons, three of them successfully fired the solid bullets inside, and the remaining two exploded on the spot. Several soldiers nearby were killed, and even more were injured.
"It's exploded, it's exploded, run away!"
The gunners who had successfully fired the general cannon saw their comrades who had been killed by their own cannons. They were afraid that they would also be bombed, so they dropped the general cannon beside them and hid far away.
The general squatting behind the female wall saw this and yelled: "Why the hell are you running away? Didn't these three generals not explode? Come back and continue firing for me. If anyone wants to chase away, I will kill him." head."
He drew out his saber and made two gestures.
Some artillerymen who had hid far away reluctantly came over and returned to the intact general cannons.
The general cannons on the city walls are all Fran cannons. Some Western countries have eliminated them and replaced them with more powerful cannons with a longer range. Only the Ming Dynasty still uses such cannons in large quantities.
The Tiger Banner itself had already eliminated these Folan cannons, and only Daheihe Dunbao still had some. But this time Chen Xunping brought new iron cannons, which were relatively advanced even in the West.
Although three general cannons on the top of Xinping Fort were fired and solid bullets were fired, the artillery array of the Tiger Flag was one mile away from Xinping Fort, and the army's generals had enough range to shoot out. All the cannons fell to the ground before they hit their targets.
However, the actions of these generals were still noticed by the people of Tiger Character Banner.
Hu Guangyi, the captain of the artillery team, looked at the several general cannons on the top of the city with a monocular and cursed secretly: "Damn it, it's a good thing that the army's cannons don't have enough range, otherwise I would have suffered a loss this time."
Wang Yuncheng on the side said: "The army has arranged cannons on the top of the city. Are you sure you can kill those cannons?"
"Wang Ying is rest assured, our gunners are all very powerful. With at most three shots, we can kill the army's artillery." Hu Guangyi assured, patting his chest.
Wang Yuncheng said: "Since you are sure, then separate out a few cannons, kill the official cannons, and blast the remaining cannons at one part of the city wall to create a gap as quickly as possible."
"Ying Zheng, don't worry. In half an hour at most, my subordinates will destroy the walls of Xinping Fort." Hu Guangyi said in a strong tone.
The cannons of the Tiger Flag no longer bombarded Xinping Fort aimlessly. Except for a few cannons that specifically bombarded the general cannons on the walls of Xinping Fort, the remaining dozens of cannons took turns to hit the walls of Xinping Fort.
The quality of the gunners of the Tiger Flag far exceeds that of the gunners of the official army.
Inside the Tiger Flag, a gunner went through a lot of learning. He not only learned how to operate the gun from Xi Mang, but also learned how to calculate the gun line from the priests Tang Ruowang.
After a long period of study, you will also need to take a gunnery assessment, and only after passing can you become a qualified gunner.
Gunners are considered a technical unit in several military camps in Tiger Banner, and their monthly salary is 20% higher than that of ordinary combat soldiers.
Before several of the army's general cannons could fire for the second time, the tiger-shaped flag's cannons had already fallen.
One of the cannonballs fell on the gunpowder next to the general's cannon, causing a big explosion on the spot. One of the general's cannons was blown up, and several soldiers operating the cannon were killed. Even the general hiding behind the parapet was killed. He was always injured by his own gunpowder.
The remaining artillerymen did not dare to stay with the general cannons for fear of being implicated and themselves being blown up.
This is just the beginning.
When the Tiger Flag cannon fell again, the only two remaining general cannons were also destroyed.
Li Huaixin, who was hiding behind the city gate tower, only felt the cannons of the Tiger Flag constantly hitting the city wall, while his own cannon only fired once and then became silent again.
This made him very dissatisfied.
Without artillery to fight back, you can only passively bear the opponent's artillery fire.
"Go and see why the cannons on top of the city haven't fired yet. If any of the cannon-operating soldiers escape, I will allow you to execute a few of them for escaping from the battle, to scare the monkeys." Li Huaixin told a close relative next to him. The soldiers ordered.
The Tiger Flag's artillery fire continued, and he did not dare to come out from behind the city gate tower for fear of being hit by the cannons, so he could only ask his own soldiers to see the condition of his general's artillery.
The janitors are raised privately by the generals of each family. They are well fed, clothed and warm at ordinary times. They are paid enough every month and will receive pensions after their death. Therefore, every janitor is willing to work for his generals, even if there are Even in the face of danger, he will protect his general without fear of death.
A soldier next to Li Huaixin sprang out from behind the city gate tower and ran towards the place where several general cannons were.
Many soldiers were killed or wounded by cannon fire, and the city was in chaos.
Fortunately, when we get to the back, the cannons of the Tiger Flag mainly bombard the city wall, and only a few deflected cannonballs will fall on the city top. In addition, many soldiers have learned to be smart and know how to hide behind the female wall, on top of the city wall. The number of new casualties suddenly decreased a lot.
