There were a few cannon shots in the fort and then it became quiet.
The small amount of gunpowder cannot withstand a few shots, so the remaining gunpowder is naturally reserved for use when defending the fort.
"Go and urge us, why haven't the cannons arrived yet?" Zhao Wu explained to the guards around him, and then added, "If we need cannons, the Ming army built a military fort on the island."
The guard bent down and ran towards the dock of Shicheng Island.
The cannons were transported to the shore by ship, so there were naturally no livestock available.
A small cannon weighing one to two hundred kilograms is okay and can be carried to the island by a few people. However, the four-pound cannon built by Huziqi is nearly four hundred kilograms. Although it can be pushed with a wheel, it is very difficult to push it in an environment like the island. Hard work.
Fortunately, most of the artillery team leaders have studied in martial arts halls or other places, and have used cannons in different environments. Many times they rely on manpower.
Although the road to the island is not easy to walk, it is much better than the road full of mud puddles.
Under the command of the experienced artillery team leader, the gunners of the artillery team and the soldiers who came ashore together worked together to finally transport the artillery to the outside of the Ming army's fort.
Considering the transportation difficulties on the island, only two four-pounders were transported ashore. The remaining four-pounder cannons were all small Fran cannons weighing one to two hundred kilograms. However, they were the lightest Tiger Crouching Cannon. According to the organizational structure, they were brought Quite a few.
The people on the island who were originally unable to enter the fort saw the arrival of the soldiers and horses with the Tiger Flag, and the people were unable to enter the fort, so they fled in chaos.
Two four-pounders were placed side by side on a flat ground outside the fort, next to the small Fran cannon.
As for the Crouching Tiger Cannon brought, it was not placed together with the other cannons. It was too far away from the fort wall. Even if the Crouching Tiger Cannon was fired, it would be difficult to threaten the fort ahead.
"General, the tiger bandits have brought a lot of cannons." Sun Youming's soldiers noticed the cannons outside the fort and hurriedly reminded their general.
Sun Youming, who had been paying attention to the situation outside the fort, also noticed this.
His face became very ugly.
They never expected that in order to deal with Shicheng Island, the people of the Tiger Flag would even dismantle the ship's cannon and use it to attack Shicheng Island.
However, this made him more confident in the troops he sent to attack the tiger pirate ship.
Even the cannons on the ship were removed from the Tiger Flag, so the defense was naturally more relaxed.
"What should we do, general? With so many cannons on the other side, I'm afraid we can't stop them!" the soldiers on the side said worriedly.
When it comes to firecrackers, they may not be afraid yet, but for heavy firepower such as cannon, which is a weapon for siege and defense, no one who has seen it on the battlefield is not afraid of it.
"What are you worried about? It's just artillery. It's not like we don't have any." Sun Youming glared at the soldiers beside him.
In his opinion, morale should be boosted at this time, not to dampen the morale of the defenders.
The scolded soldier hurriedly shut up.
But they felt in their hearts that it might not be that easy for them to hold on to the military fortress at their feet this time.
The power of the cannon was so powerful that the fragile fortress wall underfoot might not be able to withstand a few shots.
"Tell the tiger crouching cannon that once the tiger thieves get close, there will be no mercy. I will blast them with cannons. I don't believe that a group of traitors can compare to my gunners." Sun Youming felt that tigers The cannons in the Chinese flag are just for cosmetic purposes. Without good gunners, no matter how good the cannon is, it is useless.
It is a pity that he has been on Shicheng Island for too long, and even the imperial court does not pay much attention to him here. It is inconvenient to communicate with news from other places in the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he does not know much about the commotion caused by the tiger character flag in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.
Although he had heard about it, he thought it was just rogue bandits. It wasn't until something happened on Pi Island that he paid more attention to it. He thought that Tiger Flag had a few good ships and took some advantage at sea, but he was still just like rogue bandits. set.
Zhao Wu watched the gunner place all the cannons in position, raised the monocular telescope in his hand and glanced at the fort wall, slightly raised the corner of his mouth, and ordered: "Target the military fort in front, carry out artillery bombardment. "
When placing the cannon, the gunner had already adjusted the shooting angle.
As soon as he got the order, he started loading the ammunition and marbles directly, and then the specialized gunner used the torch in his hand to light the fire line at the rear of the gun.
boom! boom! boom!
Two four-pounders and several small Fran cannons were fired one after another.
Cannons of different sizes flew into the air, flew for a while, and then fell towards the military fort below.
"General, be careful."
The guards on the fort wall hurriedly hid behind the female wall on one side.
A cannonball that fell on the fort wall hit the officers and soldiers guarding the fort wall. Those who were hit were mutilated on the spot and died.
More cannons fell into the fort.
Many officers and soldiers in the fort were unable to escape. They were dead and injured. Their limbs and arms were mixed with muddy blood and flowed all over the ground. Two roofs had big holes smashed out.
"Fight back, fight back, let the artillery in the city fight back." When Sun Youming saw the tragic situation under the bombardment, he screamed and shouted like crazy.
The soldier next to him said: "General, it is too dangerous for you to be here. My subordinates will protect you and hide below."
"If you can hide for a while, you can hide for a lifetime. I'm not going anywhere, just here." Sun Youming pushed away the soldier's hand that was trying to help him, and came to the crenel to look outside the fort.
I saw the tiger thieves outside the fort reloading and preparing for the next round of bombardment.
"Where are the cannons! Why haven't you fired yet!" Sun Youming looked at the side of the fort wall where the official gunners were and shouted to vent his dissatisfaction.
The enemy was about to fire for the second time, but his official gunners hadn't fired back yet. If he hadn't been worried that he might be attacked by tiger thieves if he moved around at this time, he would have wanted to go there now.
boom! boom!
There were a few more cannon shots.
However, this time the sound of cannons came from inside the fort. Although the sound was not particularly deafening, it was indeed the sound of cannon fire.
Sun Youming's face improved after hearing the sound of the cannon.
No matter what, he finally fought back against the tiger thieves outside the fort.
However, after the cannons rang a few times, there was no sound again. Instead, the enemy's cannons outside the fort continued to bombard the inside of the fort, and the cannonballs fell as if they were free.
"Fight back, fight back!"
Sun Youming was suppressed by the cannon fire outside the fort and could not raise his head, but he kept shouting for his gunners to fire back.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he shouted, there was still no sound of cannon coming from the city.
As for the archers on the fortress wall, he didn't count on them at all.
The tiger thief was four to five hundred steps outside the fort, and no matter how powerful the archer was, he couldn't miss the arrow so far, unless it was the divine arm crossbow of the Song and Xia Dynasties.
"General, leave quickly! The fort wall is too dangerous." The soldiers on the side pulled Sun Youming to retreat from the fort wall.
Sun Youming threw away his own soldiers and ordered loudly: "Go and let our gunners continue to fire back and suppress the tiger thieves' cannons."
Only cannons can suppress each other.
Of course, if you have cavalry, you can also try to attack the enemy's artillery array.
It's a pity that Shicheng Island, as an island, uses a lot of cavalry, so naturally there is no cavalry prepared.
