When they saw the two ships that were coming quickly, their whole hearts were cold! Both ships have a thick layer of sandbags on the deck! A thick, sloping plank was erected at the bow of the ship, which was also filled with sandbags!

Especially the first ship that walked in front, he was obviously here to use the second ship as a shelter. Not only in the bow of the boat, but also with diagonal planks and sandbags. There are also sandbags piled up on the ship's floor, putting on a posture that I can resist fighting, you can beat me!

The enraged Major Clyde, of course, understood the situation, and immediately ordered all the artillery to start firing. The first few rounds were naturally inaccurate, and the shells fell into the sea and splashed up columns of water.

But by the fourth round, it was more accurate! Two of the fourth rounds of shells hit the opposing ship, but nothing worked! A shell hit the deck, tearing open a sack and the nest didn't move!

Another shell hit the sandbag of the inclined plank in the bow, and the huge impact was absorbed by the sandbag, and the thick plank only shook twice and did not move! And the shell rolled down the slope onto the deck, stuck between the two sandbags! Seeing this, the sailors, who had been cautious just now, began to cheer and began to hoist the artillery with all hands and feet.

Nils and the others in the castle were so depressed when they saw this situation that they almost vomited a mouthful of blood! And how to destroy the opposing ship? It doesn't work at all! Colonel Clyde was even more furious, shouting for the battery to continue firing.

After a few more rounds of firing, the castle artillery did hit a few shells, but all of them were useless! Clyde had to order the artillery to shift its target and aim at the ship's side, which was not sheltered by sandbags. However, the opponent's ship only had the bow in the direction of the castle, and it was difficult to hit at all! Moreover, the bow of the ship is still sloped, and even if the cannonball hits, it is very easy to slide away and fly directly into the sea!

By this time the first guns of the ship had been hoisted down and moved along the trestle towards the beach square under the cover of the three cars in front. Colonel Clyde immediately ordered the concentration of all artillery strike vehicles. Maybe the writing vehicle is not strong and can't stop the shells.

But reality told him that the shelling was still ineffective against the vehicle

Fruit! Major Clyde watched as a shell hit the car in front, only to be stopped by sandbags and the car was not damaged! The only thing that succeeded was that the cart was carried to the ground by the huge force of the impact, and some even fell from the trestle into the water! It seems that even if those strong men are injured, it is just skin trauma.

Seeing that their method worked, the sailors were simply ecstatic! They immediately sent a signal into the distance, summoning more ships to come over.

Soon three pairs of ships approached, still a combination of one covering the other. The ships came to a standstill, and the sailors, under the cover of sandbags, began to unload heavy artillery. Although there were also losses during the period, a dozen sailors were killed and wounded. At the cost of the damage to both ships, the sailors were able to successfully send all the remaining six heavy guns into the dug gun emplacements.

Now the Dutch know their bad days are coming!

As soon as the gunners said that the guns were fixed in the gun emplacement, they began to reload with confidence, ready to bombard the castle. This time, they were instructed by Liu Pei to attack one gun position with eight guns at the same time, hoping to improve the hit rate through this method. Are they going to give it a try and see how it goes?

With the first cannon fired, a new round of artillery battles began! This artillery battle is different! The attacker is full of confidence and is determined to win! And the defense has no confidence, and even the sound of artillery seems to be weak! This kind of one-sided beating is really too wretched!

Maybe it was Liu Pei's method that worked, maybe it was the skill of the newly landed gunners, and when the bombardment reached the fifth round, a shell hit the highest gun position in the castle! The whistling shells hit the edge of the turret! The whole stone was smashed to pieces! The shattered stones swept across the battery like a shotgun, and a dozen gunners on the battery were either killed or wounded! The bottom of the round turret was filled with blood in a very short time, turning into a pool of shallow blood!

Nils closed his eyes in pain! They all know this is just the beginning. The destruction of this gun emplacement does not only mean that your own gun emplacement is destroyed, but also weakens the power of the castle's counterattack.

It's okay if the gun emplacement is destroyed, it can be fixed. The artillery did not suffer losses and could still continue to fire. But death

The gunner is an irreparable loss! The artillery at this time had neither a gun scope nor an accurate range. Whether the artillery can be accurately fired depends on the experience of the gunner. There are only so many gunners in the castle of Geranza, and one less dead! After the gunners were killed or wounded, the cannons could be fired with other people, but it was up to God to decide where the shells would fall.

After knocking out a gun emplacement, the gunners rejoiced! They all boasted that it was their own artillery that hit the opponent's gun position! But it's not at all clear who hit it! Because eight guns were fired in a salvo under unified command. Doing so increases the chance of a cannon hit, and also stuns the people inside the castle with a loud cannon sound.

Although the gunners were fighting each other, their hands and feet did not stop. They adjusted the direction of the guns and pointed to another gun position. They were moving the artillery, but the Dutch gunners on the opposite side were nervous! Because the distance was so far, they couldn't see which gun position their opponent was aiming at. So all the gunners prayed to God in their hearts: "Don't aim at me!" ”

But they also knew that there would definitely be a gun emplacement that would be unlucky. All they can do now is desperately fire at each other.

The artillery battle at this time was quite dull. Because the heat dissipation capacity of the artillery is relatively poor, it is necessary to rest for a while after firing more than a dozen shots, so that the artillery can gradually cool down. Of course, it is also possible to force cooling down the barrel of the gun with a damp cloth. But in that case, the gun itself would be damaged. In less than a ten-hour crisis, no artillery will do this.

The dreary shelling lasted two days. All gun emplacements on the castle facing the beach on the west side were knocked out. The worst thing is the top run. This emplacement was again targeted after replenishing the gunners. As a result, after several rounds of blows, this gun position completely collapsed. Four gunners fell from the gun emplacement, along with the heavy guns, and even the men with the guns fell out of shape!

And every time the gun emplacements were hit, the biggest losses were suffered by the gunners. Clyde had already transferred the gunners from the other gun positions, but it was still a drop in the bucket. And he did not dare to mobilize all the gunners to the front. Because Liu Pei's fleet was still roaming around the island. As soon as they found a flaw, they would frantically rush over and bombard the castle.