Chapter 116 Border Town Defense War (Part 2)

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The Knight Charge does not increase the speed to the highest level at the beginning. The horse has limited physical strength and can only maintain high speed for a short period of time.

Conventionally, they would let the horses trot between 1,000 and 800 meters, gradually accelerate until they reach 500 meters, and finally start sprinting.

When the twelve-pound Napoleon cannon fires a solid projectile, the theoretical effective range can reach 1,300 meters.

Perhaps because of the short diameter, the cannons built by Roland were nowhere to be seen, so he had to fire within 800 meters during training.

At this time, the artillery's accurate head is guaranteed, and the shell will still bounce forward after it lands, causing line damage, and the possibility of hitting when shooting multiple targets is still high.

In order to get the mercenaries to get on first, Duke Ryan ordered the knight to stand by in the acceleration area. This was usually an absolutely safe area. Neither the bow nor the crossbow threatened the knight, and the latter left enough distance to increase the horse's speed.

The low gathering efficiency of the mercenaries made the knights who were already in place pull their mounts and stand quietly waiting.

For the artillery crew, they almost became fixed targets.

The Duke did not know that when his troops stepped into this land, they had already fallen into the battlefield preset by Roland.

The road in the middle is flat and spacious, while the sides are filled with leaves-catalyzed plants, which look like ordinary grasslands, and under the knee-deep weeds, there are thick vines, like tripping ropes.

If the cavalry wants to encircle the side of the defense line, they can only advance at an extremely low speed.

The distances were marked by Soloya within a kilometer range. The ground may not be clear, but in the lightning eyes looking down at the overall situation in the air, the battlefield was accurately divided into several segments. Markers of different colors represent different distances. The enemy was like advancing on a ruler. The artillery team no longer had to calculate the angle of the muzzle, but only implemented it according to the steps prescribed in the exercise.

The first twelve-pound cannons of the Vanne group roared.

A large amount of gas generated by the explosion of gunpowder pushed the projectile outward, and when it flew out of the bore, it accelerated to more than 400 meters per second. Almost between two rounds of breath, the shell hit the ground with a roar, passing through the two knights, and falling into the grass beside the road.

The splashed soil and gravel made the horse frightened and ran. One of them accidentally fell from the horse's back without any time to react.

The other two shells that followed were also missing, bringing up a series of dust.

The first round of four cannons was only the last one. For the lucky one, the iron ball was empty in front of the ball. A knight happened to pass by its front while controlling the frightened mount. The armor was useless in front of the huge kinetic energy. The iron ball pierced the thin iron sheet and flesh together, and after a small bounce on the ground, it broke the calf of another.

The horse under his crotch was also opened and his internal organs flowed all over the ground.

If the Knights are in the normal acceleration stage, the next round of artillery should be adjusted first, but this sudden blow obviously shocked the Duke coalition. They didn't even know where the blow came from and what method the shells flew faster than the naked eye's ability to recognize.

The Knight did not receive the attack order and was still wandering in place, trying to soothe the restless mount.

The Vanne team completed the reloading process as fast as possible, and the second round of shelling began.

The flesh and blood body exposed its fragility and softness under the hot weapons. Once it is passed by an iron ball, it will be irreparable serious injuries.

In addition to the broken limbs, the knight who was directly hit also had balls of blood mist that splashed.

Only when the secondary ejection formed after the shell lands can people faintly see a blurry black ghost plunder the lives of their companions in the crowd.

After two rounds of artillery attacks, the Duke finally linked the flames, roars and inexplicable strikes in the enemy camp.

The opponent seemed to have an incredible weapon, which had a range far exceeding the crossbow and was almost the same as the fortress's catapult.

Thinking of this, the Duke ordered his men to blow the horn of the attack. As long as the distance is closer, this long-distance strike weapon will basically lose its effect.

However, the Knights showed completely different reactions.

Some people began to accelerate towards the town after hearing the trumpet, some people were still competing with their mounts, while a small number of people had retreated to the rear, and the whole scene was chaotic with mercenaries.

The attacking knights returned to the main road one after another, and the gun team suddenly became busy. In addition to cleaning the gun bore and loading ammunition, they also needed to move the gun mount again.

At this time, lightning returned to the sky above the defense line again, and the ribbon in his hand was changed to red.

The red signal means that the opponent has approached 500 meters, and within this distance, the shooting percentage of the artillery can reach more than 80%.

Vanne shouted: Shooting angle leveling!Quick, ignite, ignite!

As the deafening roar passed, he didn't even bother to observe the results of the battle, and turned around and shouted at the ammunition delivery staff: Shotball, send the shotgun!

During artillery training, His Highness the Prince has repeatedly emphasized that if a red signal is seen and solid shells are loaded in the barrel, the shotgun should be fired and loaded immediately.

If it has not been loaded, it should be replaced with a shotgun and wait for the opponent to enter the 300-meter range before firing.

The shotgun looks like a barrel-shaped iron can, stuffed with finger-sized iron balls and sawdust. The diameter of the can is one circle smaller than the barrel. Therefore, after filling the medicine bag, an additional thin wooden board should be stuffed into it and then the shotgun should be filled.

When the lightning shot fired out a purple signal, the four cannons fired almost at the same time.

This is also the first time that Vannah used shotguns to shoot live-fires. According to His Highness, the shotguns are not easy to recover after being shot out, so he only practices the procedures and does not ignite them.

Today he witnessed the shocking damage this special shell can cause for the first time.

After flying out of the muzzle, the iron bucket broke due to a huge pressure difference. The iron balls inside were scattered towards the enemy like raindrops. The knight within three hundred meters was immediately covered by a metal rainstorm.

Blood rose from the body of the man and the horse, and fell down instantly like harvesting wheat.

Some iron pills still have a considerable kinetic energy after penetrating the human body, and overlapping targets cannot escape this disaster.

The Knights, who were lucky enough to be uncovered by the barrage, finally approached the sprint distance. They had only one idea in their minds, which was to break through this thin line of defense and massacre those cowards who only huddled behind the line of defense and operate evil weapons.

It only took twenty breaths to cross the last 150 meters, and the remaining knights bowed down and raised their horse speed to the highest level.

However, these 150 meters seem to be close to you, but it is an unattainable distance. The last round of shotgun approaches the fighting will of the knights who have completely destroyed the shooting.

Within a range of 100 meters, the iron ball that is not easy to deform can penetrate two to three people. The conical area in front of the muzzle has become the realm of the god of death. Almost none of the more than 20 knights who rushed to the front are spared, the only difference is that they are a few bullets.

The team collapsed.

The team that was disbanded due to fear had no chance of recovering it. The knights behind turned their horses and wanted to escape from the battlefield.

Seeing the Knights fleeing in scattered places, the mercenaries naturally would not be willing to take another step forward. They have always worked for money, and it is never their turn to fight for such a loss-making business.

Now it is time to retreat, the mercenaries are running much faster than they did when they came.

The wave of defeat swept the coalition forces of Duke Ryan, and the situation quickly became uncontrollable. Everyone fled backwards in crowds. The crowded people were trampled to death. No one had time to take care of others, and they only hated themselves for not growing two legs.

The tune of the guerrilla song resounded throughout the audience at this time, and the infantry lined up took neat steps and began to clean up the battlefield.