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- When more than a hundred artillery pieces under Zhao Hongyu fired, the Portuguese were absolutely shocked.
Although the Portuguese who followed Roderney to the East were also very experienced veterans on the European continent, they had never seen so many artillery salvos.
Because the mainstream of European continental wars in this era is still cold weapons, supplemented by muskets and artillery. At the same time, the quality of muskets and artillery cannot be comparable to the artillery under Zhao Hongyu's command.
It can be said that the tactics and weapons used by Zhao Hongyu are very close to those used in modern warfare.
This is definitely beyond the scope of Roderney¡¯s knowledge.
Usually in a European battle, two or three artillery pieces are already quite impressive. And most of the time, these artillery pieces are nothing more than threatening weapons. Strictly speaking, they are used to frighten the enemy.
It¡¯s not like the artillery under Zhao Hongyu¡¯s command at all. They really kill and injure the enemy with attacks.
The originally peaceful Shiliang City suddenly fell into chaos after Zhao Hongyu opened fire.
After the cannonball hit the city wall, large pieces of gravel flew away, and at the same time people felt waves of earth shaking.
At the same time, after the explosive shells loaded by the Song Empire's artillery exploded, the large-scale killing area began to cause damage to the defenders of Shiliang City.
It was just because the bombardment had just started that I still had not grasped the distance well, so it did not cause too much damage to the defenders in Shiliang City in a short period of time, but even this made the defenders of Shiliang City somewhat agitated. My legs were shaking.
They have never seen such weapons or such powerful engineering equipment, which can cause damage to the enemy without even having to attack them personally.
"Compared to the Portuguese in Roderny, the Japanese defenders in Shiliang City were more idiotic.
After a round of shelling, the gunners began to adjust the muzzle of the artillery in order to have a better angle to inflict maximum damage to the enemy.
Because the artillery used is relatively old, it cannot be as easy as modern artillery.
"Keep up this momentum and continue the bombardment. I want to see if this Shiliang City can really withstand an artillery battle like ours?"
Since the attack started, Zhao Hongyu picked up the telescope in his hand and started observing.
After the first round of shelling, he saw through the telescope the panicked expressions of the defenders at the top of Shiliang City, and was greatly relieved.
Damn it, any tribal city is bullshit.
It looks like it is indestructible, but in fact it is just a layer of paper.
As long as the layer of paper is broken, it's actually not that scary.
Finally, after such a round of bombardment, Zhao Hongyu began to gain some confidence.
He no longer thinks that Shiliang City is really that indestructible and solid.
Of course, Zhao Hongyu was so confident because he had a certain number of artillery under his command, and the caliber and quality of the artillery were much better than those of the same era.
¡°If it were a cold weapon army of the same era that came to Shiliang City, then the commander of this army would not expect Zhao Hongyu to have such an optimistic reaction.
The muzzle adjustment is completed!
The gunpowder filling is completed!
Reload!
put!
Boom! boom!
After the first round of shelling, the gunners of each artillery began to quickly adjust the angle.
It only took a while, and the second round of bombardment was ready to begin.
As the second round of shelling began, life in Shiliang City began to become less easy.
Because of the adjustment of the muzzle and the previous round of shooting, the gunners already have a general understanding of the trajectory, distance and angle.
Therefore, the damage caused by the second round of artillery to Shiliang City far exceeded the first round of shelling.
Basically, the shells of more than a hundred artillery bombardments were aimed at the three-layer defense circle of Shiliang City.
Because the defense facilities on the mountain road circling the inner city are too high, artillery cannot attack them yet.
Therefore, everyone unanimously set their targets on the spiral inner city mountain road defense facilities on the ninth, eighth and seventh floors, causing great damage to these three layers of defense positions.
The power of explosive bombs is at this timeNo doubt about it.
Even if the defenders were hiding behind the battlements, they would still be injured by the exploding bombs exploding in the sky, or even killed on the spot.
There were defenders constantly being blown to the ground, or falling directly from the top of the city.
At the same time, many of the equipment that had been placed to defend the city, such as oil pans, rolling logs, rocks, etc., were all shattered to pieces by a blast of cannonballs, and were completely useless.
The bombardment of more than a hundred artillery pieces lasted for five minutes and was over.
In the sky over Zhao Hongyu and the others, bursts of blue gunpowder smoke rose, and at the same time it was filled with a pungent smell, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
¡°Continue the third round of shelling and don¡¯t stop!¡±
After the second round of shelling, Zhao Hongyu¡¯s message became bigger.
Because he has seen through the telescope that the winding mountain road on the three-layer inner city defense circle starting from the lower part has basically been cleared of the defenders.
At the same time, the defensive equipment and tools that the enemy had placed were basically destroyed.
It can be said that for Zhao Hongyu, the current three-layer defense system under Shiliang City has completely collapsed, and he can easily capture it with just one order.
However, Zhao Hongyu did not issue an order to attack.
After all, Shiliang City still has six layers of defense circles, and because of the height, artillery has no way of threatening that place.
Therefore, if we launch an attack now, we will still suffer heavy losses, which is what Zhao Hongyu does not want to see.
Therefore, no matter what, let¡¯s continue the bombardment first.
Next, the shelling continued.
About half an hour later, the six rounds of shelling ended.
After six rounds of shelling, the shelling that frightened the defenders of Shiliang City finally stopped, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief.
This is not because Zhao Hongyu has any good intentions, but because after firing six rounds of artillery under his command, the barrel of the artillery under his command must cool down for half an hour.
Otherwise, the artillery will not be able to continue to be used.
After the bombardment on Zhao Hongyu's side stopped, he immediately asked the messenger to convey his order, and asked Roderney and the others to prepare to launch an attack on Shiliang City.
At this time, in Shiliang City, after six rounds of shelling, the lowest defense circle built on the mountain was in a mess.
The high city wall made of stones was full of potholes, and the battlements were also shattered a lot.
The defenders who were originally standing on the city wall were either covered in blood and fell to the ground, or they were lying on the crenellations with half their heads missing. Anyway, they all looked very miserable.
The gates on the first layer of the defensive city wall have also been opened by the shelling and have lost their role.
It can be said that Shiliang City is now considered undefended against Zhao Hongyu.
Of course, this undefended only refers to the defensive wall system on the lower three floors, not the ones on the upper floors.
"Your Highness, there are already gaps in the three-story city wall. We can capture it now as long as we send troops to attack. But there are still six levels of defensive passes above, which is still a great threat to us."
At this time, Hattori Chizuru, who was beside Zhao Hongyu, reminded Zhao Hongyu.
"I know it well, that's why I let Roderney and the others go up first."
Zhao Hongyu smiled and replied.
"After six rounds of shelling, the enemy must still be in shock. Therefore, if Roderney and the others are allowed to attack, there will definitely be unexpected effects." Zhao Hongyu continued. "I don't ask them to achieve great results. I just ask them to take down the three-layered city wall that has been vacated. Let's slowly figure out a way to do the rest."
Of course, Zhao Hongyu knew that the six layers of circling inner city defense at the back were definitely not that easy to conquer.
Therefore, he has no such extravagant hope at all.
However, after seeing the power of the artillery bombardment, Zhao Hongyu would not think that Shiliang City was really that indestructible.
The city that never falls?
I bother!
"Chizuru, send the signal. Didn't I send a lot of ninja troops to sneak into Shiliang City before and let them start assassinating the leaders of the defenders? I think as long as those leaders are eliminated, the remaining soldiers will have no one to command them. It will fall into chaos, and when the time comes, it will be much more beneficial to us in this leaderless situation."
Now the haze in Zhao Hongyu's heart has been swept away, because he discovered that Shiliang City does not seem to be so difficult to conquer.
Originally, after he saw Shiliang City, his heart suddenly became clouded, and he felt that he had encountered a hard nut to crack.
But in fact, after the experimental bombardment, he discovered that the truth seemed not to be like this at all.
Hehe, sometimes what we see and hear may not necessarily be the real facts.
Zhao Hongyu laughed at himself in his heart.
"Form up! Attack!"
Over there, Roderney, who received orders from Zhao Hongyu, began to lead the mercenaries to launch a charge against Shiliang City.
Because the road leading to Shiliang Castle was not very wide, they could not lay out the classic European popular 'Spanish phalanx'. They could only line up five vertical queues and rush towards Shiliang Castle.
The soldiers in the front row all held a large shield, as well as broad swords, cross swords and rapiers popular in Europe. Behind them were several soldiers holding spears, following them closely.
The configuration of swordsmen and spearmen is the basic formation configuration on the European continent.
Therefore, after Zhao Hongyu saw it, he didn't think there was anything strange at all.
At the same time, these mercenaries basically wear a piece of leather armor. Only people like Roddelny would have pieces of armor with exquisite patterns.
"Send a large group of musketeers to follow, along with ten rocket launchers and an explosive pack." After Zhao Hongyu saw Roderney and the others rushing out, he continued to order.
The military establishment of the Song Empire was composed of one thousand people in a group, five hundred people in a squadron, and one hundred people in a small group. The team Zhao Hongyu brought to attack the Satsuma Domain this time consisted of six brigades in total.
This does not include artillery, it only refers to the army.
Soon, a thousand-man army army hung behind Roderny and his charge team and followed. Obviously, their speed was not very fast.
Yes, with cannon fodder like Roderney at the front, why do they charge so hard?
Since money has been spent, people like Rodelney should be allowed to try their best to clear some obstacles ahead.
Roderney and the others were still lucky. After all, Shiliang City was bombarded by Zhao Hongyu for six rounds, and basically all the enemies on the front of the winding mountain road on the lower three floors were cleared.
Therefore, Roddelney and the others who charged did not encounter much obstacles.
But even so, when Roderny and the others entered Shiliang City through the fallen city gate, they encountered fierce resistance.
The reason is very simple. Zhao Hongyu¡¯s artillery shelling was correct for six rounds, but the enemies in front of Shiliang City were shelled.
Because Shiliang City is circular, there are still many fish that slipped through the lower three-layer defense circle. When Roderney and others rushed up, these defenders rushed from the other side.
However, due to six rounds of shelling, the rolling logs, stones, and oil pans on the front wall had all been destroyed, so Roddelny and the others were not allowed to face such a defense that could bring heavy losses. facility.
Because of Zhao Hongyu¡¯s suggestion, Rodelney already had a plan.
That is, they will not attack upwards along the spiraling inner city mountain road.
Therefore, what they have to do now is to immediately rush to the lower three floors of the city wall and occupy the tops of the three lower floors of the city wall.
At the same time, Zhao Hongyu had already wiped out many of the defenders on the city walls on the three floors below. But the number of defenders was still small, so it was impossible for Roderny and the others not to encounter resistance.
"Seize the city!"
As soon as they rushed into the city, Roderny ordered his men to seize the stairs at the city gate to climb the tower, and then attack up the stairs.
Some of the Shiliang City defenders who survived the bombardment put up fierce resistance at this time.
However, their number was too small and they could not possibly match the wolf-like Portuguese mercenaries, so they were quickly killed and turned into corpses.
But as time went by, the defenders who came from the other side immediately joined the battle, which put the pressure on Roderny and the others suddenly increasing.
However, faced with this situation, Rodelney and the others did not panic.
After all, the physical fitness of Europeans is much better than that of the Japanese.
At the same time, the place on top of the city was narrow and forced to enter and squeeze in, allowing the Portuguese to take advantage of them. The thin Japanese defenders kept fightingHe was pushed off the city wall and fell heavily to the ground, and then was bayoneted to death by the genetic soldiers who followed Roderny and the others.
At the top of Shiliang City, Saburo Toyaya lowered his head and looked at the battle below.
"Lord City Guard, the enemy has begun to attack. The defenders on the ninth, eighth and seventh floors are insufficient. Would you please send reinforcements?"
Hearing this, Saburo Toyaya smiled bitterly in his heart, because he had extra reinforcements that he could send.
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