Chapter 286
“Boom!”
A stone as big as a millstone fell from the sky. Fortunately, it did not hit anyone, but the huge sound made when the stone came into contact with the wall was still scary.
If such a big stone hits a person, wouldn’t it turn into a ball of flesh in an instant?
The defenders of Biduo Fort were frightened, and they huddled behind the walls and did not dare to show their heads.
Jayais outside the wall was very satisfied with the test firing of the trebuchet and burst out laughing.
He turned his head slightly and praised: "Captain Doug, the technology you brought is really useful! I have been suffering from the inability to fight against the rebels' thunder hammer, and now I have created such a sharp weapon, which is no less powerful than They."
The mercenary captain wearing a cloak on the side smiled slightly: "Thank you, sir, but I want to see what kind of magic weapon you call the [Thunder Hammer], and I hope they can shoot it a few times. "
Jais raised his whip and pointed at Bidou Castle: "Here! That's the black thing on the wall, but... hum, it seems that after leaving Graiman, the rest These idiots can't do anything anymore, and they have used such a good weapon in vain."
Before the attack, he took pictures of the scouts to carefully investigate Bidou Castle. There was no Gleyman family or family on the wall. The flags of the Gardner family and the flags of other families in the coalition are all available. It seems that these two boys were indeed tripped up by things in the territory, and father's strategy really worked.
Mercenary captain Doug looked along the direction of Jay Ace. Even though he had excellent eyesight, he could only vaguely see something from this distance.
He requested: "Lord Viscount, after the battle is over, this [Thunder Hammer]..."
Jais smiled: "Don't worry, as long as you fight well, I will naturally lose half of you. ."
"Thank you, sir! Hehe, we in the mercenary business like to collect some novel weapons for research. The more we understand, the more protection we will have."
"Huh, When I take down this castle, let alone the thunder hammer, I will give you more things..."
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While Jiaaisi and the mercenary captain were talking, the lords of the coalition were hiding in the strongest tower and losing their temper.
“Waste! Idiot! You were suppressed so quickly!”
“You will know nothing as soon as the instructor leaves?”
Sent by Paul When the instructors were teaching gunnery, they only briefly mentioned that gunpowder should not get wet. This was common sense among the Alda army, so they did not pay much attention to it.
Unexpectedly, the gunners selected by the coalition forces were completely immersed in the huge power of the artillery. The instructor's words "Don't let the gunpowder get wet" went in from the left ear and came out from the right ear.
Before the Kent army arrived, the artillery instructors had withdrawn to Arda along with the transport company responsible for transporting supplies. Paul did not want his precious artillery to stay in such a dangerous place where his own army could not support him. .
The newly minted artillerymen of the coalition forces took out all the gunpowder for firing from the warehouse and piled it under the walls of the city wall. The enemy could attack at any time, so it was easier to get them if they were placed closer. .
Unfortunately, shortly before the Kent army arrived, it rained moderately above Bideau Castle.
When the Kent army placed the trebuchets, the allied lords confidently ordered their artillery to seize the opportunity and blast them to pieces before the trebuchets were ready.
Then, in full view of the public, four artillery pieces that were supposed to have outstanding performance... misfired!
Everyone then remembered that gunpowder cannot be mixed with water!
Without the help of artillery, the coalition forces could only watch helplessly as the Kent army's trebuchets were ready to throw stones as big as millstones on their heads again and again.
“Ah! Ah! What are you doing?”
Viscount Johnston took out his sword and waved it around in the air! It looked like he was so angry that he wanted to kill someone! Several officers in charge of the artillery knelt on the ground shivering.
But the Viscount restrained himself. These officers and soldiers who learned how to use artillery were very valuable, and they were trusted people in each family.
Earl Parker shouted angrily with a gloomy face: "Why don't you take advantage of the sun now and take the gunpowder to dry." Earl Malcolm also waved his fist fiercely: "If anything goes wrong again, be careful. Your heads."
Several artillery officers immediately ran away with their heads in their hands.
The lords looked at each other speechlessly. Derrick said leisurely: "We can only hold on for a while. Fortunately, we still have more than a dozen boxes of grenades."
...
Just as the fighting resumed in Bidoburg, the Arda army's [Operation Overlord] also began.
On the river north of Yuwei Town, four sail warships were lined up in a row, their dark muzzles staring eagerly at the town.
Although it is called a town, it can actually be regarded as a small city in terms of scale. The northern city wall is built along the river, and there is also a water gate on it, together with the outer river and the artificial waterway in the city.
Schroeder stood on the flagship deck, calmly holding a telescope and looking at the town. Next to him were Arman and Tirpitz.
The commanders of the two fleets looked a little anxious. Tirpitz kept mumbling "Why haven't you come back yet?" while Armen looked at his pocket watch from time to time.
While they were waiting anxiously, the water gate on the city wall opened, and a small ship rowed out from it, heading straight for the flagship.
After the boat got aboard, an officer climbed onto the deck and came to Schroeder.
"Unfortunately, Viscount Thoreau Carter did not accept our persuasion to surrender! This is the reply he wrote."
Schroeder finally opened the envelope, read the reply carefully, and then Passed it to Tirpitz and Jarman.
Tirpitz was furious after reading it. Although the wording in the letter was relatively tactful, he cursed Paul Graiman without any curse words for joining the "unjust" party and "betraying" the new Duke.
"Master Schroeder, start the attack. Claude and Baron Andrew have already landed at the west gate and are waiting for your order."
Schroeder He took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and nodded.
“Start taking action!”
Following his order, the four battleships immediately became noisy.
Less than a minute later, huge roars sounded from the south-facing side of each battleship.
In an instant, Yuwei Town was baptized by dozens of cannonballs.
Some cannonballs knocked down the city wall, causing bricks and stones to scatter. The soldiers on the wall suffered disaster one after another.
Some cannonballs crossed the city wall and knocked down the houses in the town. The red-hot cannonballs ignited raging fires after hitting flammable materials.
“It’s a thunder hammer! It’s the legendary thunder hammer!”
"Quick! Counterattack with ballistae!"
The defenders on the wall were either so frightened that they cowered behind the wall, or scurried around like headless flies.
The soldier in charge of operating the ballista had the courage to stay beside the ballista and turned the torsion winch as hard as he could so that he could shoot farther.
The officer in charge yelled: "Fire!"
The torsion spring drove the crossbow arm to drive the bow string, and the four thick crossbow arrows were shot out quickly, flying towards the Alda fleet. ……
(End of this chapter)