With the sound of war drums, the Spaniards followed the Burgundian cross flag and began to accelerate along the gentle slope against the artillery fire on the ridge.
Although the power of the Xuande cannon is small, its recoil is also small. The position was set up in front of a gentle ridge, even the small soil slope for reset was omitted.
After firing a shot, the gun carriage only retreated more than one meter, and immediately returned to the gun position along the slope. The gunners, who had practiced countless times, immediately stabilized the gun carriage and started loading in tacit cooperation.
After the No. 1 gunner first cleaned the gun bore with a gun brush dipped in water, the No. 2 gunner immediately loaded the fixed shell, and the No. 3 gunner stuffed a ball of linen cloth full of grease into the gun bore.
Then the No. 1 gunner used the cannon to brush the ejector at the other end to send the shell into the bottom of the chamber for compaction. Grease linen is used to plug the muzzle to prevent air leakage. This can increase the power. Grease can also be used to lubricate the shell, making it easier to insert it.
Then the No. 4 gunner used a thick awl to punch a hole in the medicine bag through the fire door, and used the sharp-nosed medicine bottle on his waist to add some propellant into the fire door to increase the success rate of the fusillade.
Finally, after the gunner made fine adjustments to the aim, he ordered the No. 1 gunner to pull the gun rope and fire!
The whole set of movements is troublesome to say, but the gunners, who have been trained for thousands of times, can complete it in just ten seconds! It's like caressing a racing car pitting in later generations.
Twenty Xuande cannons fired small shells weighing five kilograms at a very high rate of fire at the Spanish phalanx one after another.
Indeed, each shot cannot cause much damage. Even if it hits, it can only penetrate three or four people. But it can't hold it fast. If the Spaniards advance a hundred meters, the Xuande cannon can fire three or five shots.
And as the distance gets closer and closer, the hit rate and lethality of the artillery are increasing sharply, and the cumulative damage is still considerable.
When the Spaniards advanced to 400 meters, the phalanx in front had obviously been thinned a lot.
But perhaps because of the pride of the king of the world, or perhaps because of the desperate situation, the Spaniards continued to advance to the sound of drums as if they knew no fear. Those in front kept falling, and those behind them silently filled in, and then Fall again.
Three of the flag bearers who were under special care were now dead. The fourth flag bearer held the flag and continued to lead the phalanx forward.
When they advanced within 300 meters, the Marines protecting the artillery team set up a launcher about a foot long and began to release the "Oda City Kaijiu" rocket.
Although the rocket modified by Oda City can shoot one or two kilometers away, it can only ensure that it is not too far away within 300 meters.
The difference between this field rocket and the Shajia type is that its warhead uses high-nitrate gunpowder, which can achieve a stronger explosive effect!
And the eldest nephew, who has been relying on entertainment so far, even used a double-layered warhead crazily - the outer layer is a bamboo tube for easy transportation, and the inner layer is filled with a porcelain bottle. After the explosion, it kills the enemy with fragments!
Therefore, older leftover men are very scary. You must care for them and find a partner for them, otherwise it will not be surprising if they do outrageous things.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? With a swish, swish, swish, one by one, the Oda City Gaijiao flew out in a swirl. Shot into the Spanish phalanx from various angles, many Spanish officers and soldiers were shot directly to the ground.
With the sound of banging like fireworks, rockets exploded in the enemy formation. The violent explosion caused fragments to fly, causing the officers and soldiers to scream and throw away their weapons, covering their faces and rolling around on the ground.
¡®Oda City Kaijo¡¯ is just like its name, beautiful and dangerous. Although it is not fatal, it can injure a large number of soldiers and lose their combat effectiveness
"Ignore it, move forward, move forward!" Colonel Sardo was also covered in blood from the shrapnel. He waved his sword with a ferocious face and roared: "Retreating is also death, only advancing is the only way to live!"
"I saw it, God is smiling at us from the top of the slope!" The priest who accompanied the army also tried his best to express his dominance.
The Spanish officers and soldiers are indeed in a desperate situation. At this time, their oxygen-starved brains have only one thought - to fight their way out so that they can get home! go home! As for where home is and how to get back, I don¡¯t think about it at all.
This is the truth that military strategists always say: Don¡¯t chase the enemy when you are poor. People in desperate situations will always burst out with incredible fighting power.
But Zhao Hao¡¯s order is total annihilation!
"The Marine Corps will decide whether to fight today!" This was Mr. Zhao's instruction to his subordinates before the battle!
¡®Marine Corps, it¡¯s decided in one battle! ¡¯ This sentence also became the slogan of the Marine Corps in the future.
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The Spaniards risked great damage, and the second phalanx in the front line was almost broken in half, and finally rushed within 200 meters.
The heavy arquebusiers stepped forward across the phalanx, set up their forks and mounted their guns, ready to kill the opponent's gunners!
"Replace the shotgun!"; When the sharp whistle sounded, the front row of marines squatted down together, and the back row of marines pulled the trigger. The projectiles passed over the front row and poured down, and the blossoming plum blossoms bloomed. Another row of Spanish soldiers was brought down
This time one hundred and fifty were wiped out
?Then there is the third row.
This time the number of casualties was less than a hundred, because the Spaniards were frightened and stopped moving forward. The Spaniards within the shooting range were already defeated in the first two rounds.
After three rows, there is only one reserve team in case of any eventuality. Naturally, there is no way to fight at this moment.
But this is already damaging the family, right? Three rows of 1,800 Marines were ambushing behind the ridge!
How wicked a person must be to come up with this idea!
A certain Mr. Zhao, who did not want to be named, sneezed loudly in the camp
The first time this tactic was used, the effect was naturally excellent.
Seeing the blue army all over the mountains and plains fighting out row after row, using volleys of guns to slaughter their comrades crazily, the morale of the Spaniards in the third formation suffered a fatal blow.
What¡¯s even worse is that when they charged just now, they were already in such a mess that they couldn¡¯t form a square formation at all
ps. I¡¯ve already written more than half of the next chapter, so I can post it as soon as possible. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com