Chapter 3222
Although the viewing platform was at least a hundred feet away from the artillery positions set up by the Haihan Army, when the bombardment finally ended, the ears of the spectators were still ringing. The smell of gunpowder smoke in the air makes people feel like they are in the middle of a battlefield.
The fortress that was used as the target was even more submerged in the dust and smoke in the sky, and it took a long time for its outline to slowly emerge.
"Good guy...this is awesome!"
When everyone finally saw the fortress that had been turned into ruins, they couldn't help but sigh.
Whether it is a siege or a storm, any traditional siege tactics are probably unable to destroy such a complete fortress in such a short period of time.
But the Haihan Army did it, and it seemed quite easy. Without any casualties, the defenders' fortifications were reduced to nothing.
Annan envoy Zheng Ting was sitting next to Yan Chujie. Taking advantage of the ceasefire, he quickly asked tentatively: "Sir Yan, the new cannon that just destroyed the city wall will cost a lot of money to fire it, right?" br>
Yan Chujie responded with a smile: "It is indeed not cheap. Whether it is this gun or the shells used, the cost is dozens of times that of the old artillery!"
Zheng Ting was slightly speechless. He thought that these new weapons must be expensive, but he didn't expect them to be so expensive. Based on this calculation, the few rounds of salvos just now are estimated to be equivalent to the annual military expenditure of an artillery battalion in Annan.
Although Zheng Ting had some ideas, he also knew that with the level of military spending in his country, he would be directly persuaded to retreat at this point.
The envoy from Champa who heard the conversation between the two men secretly let out a sigh of relief. If Annan plans to purchase this new type of artillery, then the pressure on Champa will inevitably increase a lot, and he may have to bite the bullet and follow up.
Fortunately, this thing is incredibly expensive, and Annan may not be able to afford it. If Annan doesn't buy it, there is no need to follow Zhancheng.
Of course, their ideas are actually a bit redundant. This new artillery is definitely not for sale at this stage. The purpose of displaying it is not to sell it for a high price, but to show to other countries that Haihan has always held high-end equipment that other countries cannot manufacture. arms.
The Haihan Army, which possesses this kind of weapon, is undoubtedly still unique in strength. Any country that wants to compete with Haihan on the battlefield must first weigh its own standards.
After the performance of the artillery came to an end, the infantry finally appeared. However, the current state of the fortress obviously does not require infantry to attack the fortress. It is their task to clean up the battlefield.
Hundreds of soldiers rushed toward the fortress from the north and south wings respectively. After arriving near the gap in the protective wall, they threw dozens of grenades inside. If the imaginary enemy inside still wants to block the gap and launch a counterattack, they will inevitably be blown to pieces again.
After an explosion, the soldiers shouted "kill" in unison, raised their guns and poured in through the gap. A moment later, the red and blue flags were raised in the fort, indicating that the Haihan Army had successfully captured this place.
The envoys from Annan and North Korea immediately took the lead in applauding upon seeing this, and their excitement was beyond words, as if they were the masters of this army.
Yan Chujie quietly invited the guests present to go to the fortress together to check the live battlefield situation again.
At this time, the scene inside the fortress was completely different from what they had seen before the military exercise began.
Not only did most of the front gate and protective wall collapse, but the buildings inside the fortress were also completely damaged by previous rounds of shelling. As far as the eye can see, there is almost no intact building left.
The condition of the wooden pile dummies that were previously placed throughout the fort to test the killing effect was even more appalling. The dummies placed on the parapet to simulate artillery and archers were either blown to pieces or buried in the rubble. If it were an actual battle, it would probably be difficult for anyone to survive such a dense bombardment.
As for the dummies placed throughout the castle, there are very few lucky ones who can keep their bodies intact. Some of them seem to have no damage, but when you get closer, you can see that the wooden piles are densely covered with gravel and shrapnel embedded in them. If they were real people, they would probably be gone long ago.
"Master Yan, I would like to ask, if it is a more solid city wall, can it withstand this level of shelling?"
Seeing that it was Su Keyi who asked, Yan Chujie knew that he was also testing the details of the Haihan Army, and immediately responded with a smile: "If Batavia City is used as a model, it should be able to withstand such a level of shelling. .”
The city of Batavia was almost captured by the Mater Blue Army more than 20 years ago. In the following years, the East India Company made substantial improvements and reinforcements to the city's defenses to ensure that the city walls would no longer be easily destroyed by artillery bombardment.
To this day, the waterproofing level of Batavia City should be considered one of the best in Southeast Asia. However, seeing the momentum of the artillery attack breaking the city just now, Su Keyi was also a little uneasy and couldn't help but want to test Yan Chujie's tone.
Su Keyi felt a little relieved when he heard this reply.
But before he could be happy, he heard Yan Chujie continue: "...But if we really want to attack a big city like Batavia, of course our army has other secret weapons."
Su Keyi quickly responded: "Batavia and Sanya are sister cities. I believe that this situation like what Mr. Yan said will not happen."
Yan Chujie said: "Master Su, don't be nervous, I'm just making an analogy."
Yan Chujie used the city of Batavia as an analogy. Naturally, he wanted to use Su Keyi to beat the Dutch. Even if they could build Batavia into a fortified city, they would not be able to withstand the offensive of the Haihan Army.
Su Keyi didn't want to guess whether the Haihan Army really had more powerful weapons. It would be wise to avoid being hostile to them as much as possible.
Fortunately, it is not the Netherlands that needs to worry about this right now, but the Ming Dynasty.
Su Keyi noticed that Haihan did not invite the Ming Dynasty envoy to attend the military exercise, probably because he did not want the other party to see the power of these weapons and take precautions in advance.
If Haihan used the heavy artillery displayed in the military exercise today on the battlefield to attack the Ming Dynasty, it should catch the Ming Dynasty by surprise.
The first part of the military exercise has come to an end and the second part will continue in the afternoon. Yuhang County Magistrate Wei Jianyuan had already prepared a luncheon in the county seat to entertain the distinguished guests.
The topic at the luncheon naturally returned to arms sales, which are of greatest concern to all countries.
Everyone understood that Haihan's purpose in holding this exercise was not only to show force, but also to sell weapons and equipment.
In addition to several friendly countries that have obtained arms sales information in advance, many people are also asking familiar senior officials of the Executive Committee whether all the weapons and equipment used in this military exercise are on the list available for purchase. .
(End of chapter)