Actually, it's not witchcraft at all. It's just that the sand inside the sandbag quickly deforms after being hit, and the impact of the artillery shells is removed! But the illiterate Dutch people don't understand the truth at all!

And several shells in succession. Whether it's jumping all the way and hitting the sandbag, or the cannonball smashing directly on the sandbag, it won't cause damage, it will just stop there immediately! This lowered the morale of the Dutch people. And when the marines saw that the fortifications explained above really worked, their morale soared!

The discovery that the artillery didn't work alarmed Clyde and the others. If your own artillery has lost its power, shouldn't you be beaten and not fight back? So after ordering the gunners to fire several rounds repeatedly, they finally confirmed that they could not inflict damage on the opponent's gun position. This made them very frustrated.

Chuck, the fat businessman, even asked seriously, "Is this really the witchcraft of the Orientals?" ”

Clyde shook his head and said, "I'm sure it's not witchcraft!" I don't know what the reason is. But there must be some truth in this, I just don't know. ”

Nils said, "Mr. Clyde, since these Orientals can use this method to defend against artillery bombardment, then we can use it too!" ”

Clyde shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Nils. I'm afraid we won't be able to use it. Since our forts are built on top of castles, how do we stack sandbags? ”

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other speechlessly. It seems that you can only believe in the fortification of the castle and stand up to the shelling of the other side. But the most important thing is not to let the other side transport artillery to land!

Clyde is clearly aware of the problem as well. He was silent for a moment before saying, "We can't let the other side deliver the artillery. Otherwise we're done! We're going to destroy the two guns on the opposite side anyway today, and then we're going to concentrate our fire on preventing the opposing ships from approaching. So the gunpowder and shells in the castle need to be centrally managed! ”

Nils immediately understood what Clyde meant. For now, it seems that artillery battles are inevitable. want to destroy the opponent's ships and prevent the opponent from transporting heavy artillery ashore; At the same time, it is necessary to destroy the two heavy artillery pieces that have already landed on the island, which requires a huge amount of them

Cannonballs and gunpowder!

Because the accuracy of the shells at this time was really poor. In addition, the opponent has fenced the gun emplacement with sandbags, so unless the artillery is directly hit, it will not be able to hit the opponent's heavy artillery at all. However, with the accuracy of the current artillery, if you want to directly hit the opponent's artillery, you need a large number of shots to increase the probability of hitting.

So Nils immediately nodded and said, "Not only that, but we can also send people out of the city to pick up the cannonballs fired by the other party and recast them." It's just that the gunpowder we have in reserve may not be enough. ”

Clyde shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak, meaning it's your business. Of course, Nils also understood what Clyde meant, because Song Ke was not there, and he was the only one who could handle government affairs in Song Ke's name. So he immediately began to Feng ordered the people around him to start collecting gunpowder from all over the city.

Clyde, on the other hand, organized the soldiers to prepare for an attack. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the enemy had no other light artillery ashore, and at the same time the enemy fleet was driven out of the coastal sea by artillery, and tried to defeat the opponent head-on, destroying the trestle and artillery.

The morning passed in a slow and heavy artillery battle. Both sides consumed a lot of shells and gunpowder, but there was still no progress. The cannonballs fired from the castle stopped bouncing when they hit the sandbags, and they had no effect. Although the two heavy artillery bombarded the castle and damaged some bricks, the opponent's gun position never hit. The most critical reason is that both sides know that it is not time to give their best.

Just after noon, Clyde organized a force of 300 men. The members of this force are all regular army soldiers. He hopes to drive the opponent back into the sea through an unusually regular fight.

The current situation is relatively fair to both sides. No light artillery came ashore on Liu Pei's side. As for shelling the opposing team's ranks with heavy artillery, it is simply impossible. Because the heavy artillery itself was made to bombard the city walls, there was no lower firing angle at all, so it did not come in handy.

And the artillery in the castle was mainly aimed at ships at sea. Not to mention the slow rate of fire of the infantry team used to attack the enemy, the opponent also has those two strange sandbag walls, which have no effect. So a fairer battle is about to start in the middle clearing.

The soldiers in the castle

As soon as he appeared, Liu Pei received a notice. To tell the truth, Liu Pei immediately happily wanted to go to the front line to take over the command. Because this is the first battle to be shot in line, it is likely to go down in history! So he wanted to take command himself, but was stopped by the staff officers and guards.

Although Liu Pei was very unhappy, he also knew that this was no longer the time for him to go into battle shirtless. When I started my home a few years ago, I had no choice but to bring someone on my own. Now he has a lot of troops, and he doesn't need to go into battle at all. And he also believed that the commander in front would be able to win the battle smoothly.

The commander at the front responded quickly. The Marines in front of them sat scattered on the beach. This was to prevent artillery from the enemy's shelling. After receiving the signal, the Marines quickly assembled behind two breastwork.

The ordinary firecrackers assembled at the second breastwork, approaching the appearance of 300 people. The first breastwork was full of hunters, about 50 or so. They were all quickly ready for battle.

When the Dutch people came out of the gates, they formed a formation in three horizontal lines, two rows each. There were also three drummers in the army. The soldiers marched to the beat of the drums. The drum beats sharply, and the pace is a little faster. Otherwise, it's slower.

A few minutes later, three platoons of soldiers, guided by the sound of drums, marched in the direction of the beach with scattered steps. At this time, although they did not have the momentum of lining up to be shot soon after, they were quite close overall.

After all, it takes strict discipline and enthusiasm to be shot in line. And these mercenaries don't have either. So if they can give a rough look, it's already an elite performance!

Now the drums beat at the slowest tempo, so the army slowly approached the opponent's position, trying to overwhelm the opponent with momentum. But it does look like a mighty army!

But when their appearance was reflected in the eyes of the commander of the opposite Marine Corps, he looked at the opposing team with disdain. Even the soldiers thought the other side was terrible! You know, they're trained in full queues. As soon as I saw the other party coming in line like stragglers, I couldn't look down on them in my heart!