noffsinger Chapter 342: Naval guns are the romance of men
Chapter 342: Naval guns are the romance of men
This scene left the Erqi army chasing behind confused!
What's going on?
Weren't these guys running fast before? What's going on now? Are they chasing a dog into a corner? They've found themselves near Tianjiang, with nowhere else to run, so they're planning a last-ditch fight?
Babutai decisively gave the order, "All troops, assemble! Battle formation!"
The accuracy of firearms in this era was truly impressive, and hitting the target was entirely dependent on "luck." Therefore, in order to increase the chance of hitting the target, the best way was to line up in a dense formation and kill in a dense formation, which was the so-called "line shooting."
No one knew which genius had developed this tactic, but Babutai was a veteran after all. In addition, he had been dealing with muskets recently, so he knew very well that this formation could best unleash the power of muskets.
As for whether they can defeat the Qin army?
He had never considered that with 20,000 men against 2,000, it would be possible if they were using bows and spears. But now...
The Southern Barbarians have it! We have it too!
Besides, he just got a weapon of war...
Red Cannon!
"Go! Push out the cannons and let these guys see for themselves!"
At Babutai's command, their red cannons were soon displayed openly and set up in front of the Qin army opposite.
Why did the general do this? Just to show off?
No! Even showing off has a purpose!
By doing this, he was telling the two thousand Qin soldiers on the other side, forget it, you are dead! Look at the weapon in my hand, it is as easy to deal with you as to crush an ant.
After showing off the artillery, the next thing to do is, of course, to send a soldier forward to persuade them to surrender.
What is the highest goal of war?
It’s never about destroying the opponent!
But to defeat the enemy without fighting.
Soon, a cavalryman received Babutai's order and rode to the front line. He shouted at the top of his voice, "Brothers of the Qin army, my master has spoken! He admires you two for your courage to come this far. If we hadn't come here to suppress the bandits, I'm afraid... your tactics would have succeeded!"
At first, he was trying to curry favor with one side, saying, "You dare to launch a surprise attack, it takes great courage." But soon, he changed the subject and began to belittle them.
"But! Since you have met my master here, it is also destined! Surrender, my master is willing to give you a chance, otherwise..."
He pointed to the pitch-black rows of huge, horse-drawn cannons behind him and said coldly, "See that thing? The red cannon! I think those of you who use muskets should know exactly how powerful it is. Humph! If you resist stubbornly, we can't guarantee that you will have a complete corpse."
Logically speaking, after making harsh remarks and showing off his muscles, the Qin army on the opposite side should know what to choose, no matter how stupid they are, right?
result……
The people on the Qin army side refused to surrender. Instead, they looked at each other and then everyone burst into laughter.
This smile made the people on the other side feel uneasy. What kind of people are they? They have guns and cannons set up against them, and how can they still laugh? What's so funny?
Until a soldier in the Qin army shouted at the cavalry at the top of his voice, "Hey! Barbarians over there, go ask your master, which one has a longer range, the ship's gun or your red cannon?"
"What...what do you mean?"
The cavalryman was completely dumbfounded and couldn't react for a long time. When he thought of something, he turned around and looked at the surface of the Tianjiang River not far away.
It was like a bolt from the blue. He finally understood why these bastards were running for their lives and why they lined up to fight them after arriving here.
It wasn't that they had reached the Tianjiang River and were desperate, so they had no choice but to fight a desperate battle. It was... damn it! Their warships were already on the Tianjiang River.
Do you think the caliber of a cannon towed by a war horse is larger, or the caliber of a cannon towed by a warship is larger?
Moreover, Li Jize attached great importance to the development of artillery. This time... they used a brand-new technology in their artillery, shrapnel!
"Hide the guns! Hide the guns! Enemy ships..."
Before he could finish his words, all the Erqi soldiers present saw Tianjiang Mountain, twinkling with strings of dazzling stars, and then something came from the sky.
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
Amidst the sharp sounds of breaking through the air, the Erqi soldiers on the scene raised their heads in shock, looking at the dots that drew parabolas and then smashed towards them.
At this moment they also reacted...
Bastard! What a fucking beast!
It turned out that this was a conspiracy of the Qin army. Their so-called escape was to lure everyone to chase them. After they were chased to the Tianjiang River, they thought they were desperate and fighting a desperate battle, but in fact they were using the warships and artillery to attack them.
Yes! For these people, the battleship is a dimensionality reduction attack!
It can hit you, but you can't hit it!
"Dodge the cannon! Dodge the cannon!"
The scene was filled with shouts and neighs of horses. Countless people were running around, fearing that they would be hit by this big lump of iron and turned into a pool of meat paste.
As luck would have it, an iron ball fell down next to the red cannon. The gunners held their heads and had no time to care about the cannon. They all squatted behind the cannon to hide.
After the thing landed, everyone looked over and touched their necks and bodies. They were still there! Haha... It's okay, we didn't get hit.
only……
It was strange! Why was the iron lump, which had been knocked off its side and fallen to the ground, still smoking? You could even see a flicker of fire inside.
A brave man walked over, grabbed a small stick from the roadside, and poked the iron lump. The next moment...
boom!
After a loud bang, the iron lump fell to the ground and exploded!
This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that after this thing exploded, it was full of steel balls and iron nails, spraying out over a large area.
Wow! In an instant, the gunners who were watching the excitement near the red cannon all fell down in groups.
boom! boom! boom!
call out!call out!call out!
boom! boom! boom!
Over on the Tianjiang River, the flames of the warships were shining continuously, and then a "meteor shower" began to fall from the sky. After landing, they began to explode and rain down marbles.
This was the first time I encountered a cannonball that exploded, and it was so damaged, full of steel balls, nails, etc. So stupid, he actually gathered his troops together, lined up in battle formation, and prepared to "line up and shoot"?
Just imagine how painful it would be if a shrapnel bomb like this fell directly into a crowd of people, right?