San Francisco, in the Emperor's office.

After the battle meeting held the day before, today Li Mengyang, the emperor, specially summoned his ministers of science, industry, and war.

"Mr. Thomson, the weapon I told you about last time was that grenade, how did you do it?" His Majesty, the Emperor of the American Empire, was asking his Minister of Science.

Grenade?

Yes, but you must know that this is not Li Mengyang's new invention, there are already grenades now, but this thing is not very reliable, and even the soldiers of the Northern Federation of the United States do not like to use it...... Of course, the guy Li Mengyang designed it, that is, painted it with 'abstract' art, is very modern.

Wooden Offensive Grenade with Long Handle...... That's what it's called, right? Li Mengyang didn't know, but he just drew a rough sketch and then asked Thomson to try to make it, but ......

"Majesty!" Thomson didn't look at Li Mengyang when he spoke, the old god was there, "I don't have any interest in killing weapons." ”

Mr. Thomson emphasized his position that he was a scientist and not an executioner.

"Hey~" Li Mengyang sighed, but, "The last time, it was earlier than this grenade, didn't you help?" ”

"That time?" Thomson was a little confused, but he immediately remembered, "I didn't design a weapon for you that time, I just helped you solve some electrical problems!" ”

Electricity?

So what was the weapon last time?

Let's do this, don't worry, Li Mengyang took out another painting.

"Can you help this time? Just the shape, see how much of the explosion this thing can withstand. ”

"It's ......"

Thomson took it and saw a short metal canister, and then there was a cone-shaped thing like a cannonball next to it, but he really hadn't seen this kind of cannonball, because the tail of this cannonball was four metal tails!

What is this?

Li Mengyang hurriedly explained: "Mr. Thomson, I call this thing a mortar, it is a small cannon that is easy to carry, can be fired in a curved way, and can be ......"

"You tyrant!" Thomson seemed to be furious, "How do you know to study these murderous weapons!" ”

"Hehe......" To be honest, Li Mengyang had to scratch his head, because he really didn't have much to do in the face of Thomson, this guy was too pouting, scientist, he had to have a little temper, didn't he?

Anyway, Li Mengyang is still very interested in seeing Thomson, this guy is really a baby, you know, Li Mengyang is in this stall, there is really no one stronger than Thomson, and His Majesty the Emperor must develop high-tech weapons.

"Don't laugh!" Thomson also said righteously, "I can help you do things, I can help you improve some people's livelihood undertakings, steelmaking, machinery manufacturing, electricity, I can help you, but, this kind of weapon, don't let me touch it, I don't like it!" Do you understand?! ”

In fact, Thomson also understands the current situation, that is, the American Empire is really blocked, a lot of hostile forces, if you don't develop some weapons, this doesn't seem to be possible, so, in some aspects, such as steelmaking, he also knows what a lot of steel will be used for later, but there are still a lot of steel that can change people's lives.

It's very contradictory, and that's all there is to it, turn a blind eye to it......

"That ......" Li Mengyang was thinking of excuses, he always used all kinds of strange excuses, and then persuaded Thomson to help, such as the previous weapon, which was actually an improvement, but that improvement had something to do with electricity, but it was a big technological progress, so this time...... "This kind of thing can help us make artificial rain in the future!"

"Huh?"

Is it possible for mortars to artificially rain?

Obviously, Li Mengyang, the emperor, is talking nonsense!

However, this is a very good idea, it really opened Thomson's eyes, and even opened his mind, can people affect the weather?

To be honest, the reason why Thomson helped Li Mengyang, the 'tyrant', is also because this guy can always do some strange things, but the ...... of artificial rain is "no!" We can't affect the weather! God will punish us! ”

Scientists, it's so superstitious, hey~

Okay, Li Mengyang can only say this in his heart, but it doesn't matter, let's find other excuses......

The monarchs and ministers of San Francisco are still so strange, but what is that weapon before?

On a hill 5 km west of the town of Yuma......

"Comrades! Cease fire! ”

"Save bullets!"

"Reload!"

After a round of blows, half of the 2,000-strong French army's charging team was taken away at once.

"Shelling!" Fontaine felt really uncomfortable when he saw his men fall one by one, but his subordinates were veterans after all, they were not so stupid, and many of them hid after being shot by a platoon of guns, and the effect was okay.

So, let's have another round of artillery fire!

Bang! Bang!

When the French shells hit the hill, the mole-like guys disappeared again!

"These dogs* raised them!" Fontaine saw this qiē in the telescope, but he didn't seem to have any good way to do this kind of tactics of his opponent.

"Forward!"

Although there is no way, but the current French army has a great advantage, they have more people and stronger firepower, how can they not attack?

This time, Fontaine learned to be obedient, and instead of sending 2,000 men again, he only sent 500 men.

There are fewer people, which is ......

"Comrades! Shoot! ”

It's still the same old way, when the other party approached, the ** army picked up their revolver rifles again, and started the next round of six shots, to be honest, these more than 400 people, one person fired six shots, in terms of this simple calculation of efficiency, it is already higher than the other party's 2000 salvo!

It is impossible for 2,000 people to spread it completely, and besides, although the French army is also using Mineer rifles, they are still front-loaded, which is very laborious.

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang......

Rows and rows of people fell, but this time, though...... A lot of the French army is lying down!

"Shelling!" Fontaine suddenly ordered his own artillery to open fire at this time!

Bang! Bang!

The ferocious cannonball smashed into the top of the mountain, and there were many stones on it, which directly cracked and flew one after another!

Ahhhh......h

**There are finally casualties on the army's side!

However, it is a miracle that there have been casualties until now!

"These French guys have learned to behave!" Yang Willy held his rifle, and the dead cat was in the trench, protecting his head and face, and letting the stones hit him.

"What should I do?" Song Yulong is by Yang Willy's side, and he estimates that the current Gao Zhenyu and Booth also want to ask this question.

"Fight!" Yang Willy only has one sentence.

The previous tricks are no longer successful, and the opponents have also learned, those French soldiers are not new soldiers, obviously, they are all battle-hardened veterans!

However, at this time, Song Yulong asked.

"Don't you use the weapons designed by Your Majesty?"

Could it be that new weapon?

"No! It's not time yet! Yang Willy replied, and then he felt the artillery fire stop.

"Comrades! The enemy is coming! ”

"Hit!"

"Ahhh Bang bang bang......

The shouts of killing and the sound of gunfire from the charge were all in one......

From evening to moonlight, the torches were already raised, and vegetation was burning on the hills.

With advanced weapons and advantageous terrain, the army has repelled five French charges!

"These bastards! Bastard! Fontaine cursed as he watched his opponent's situation with a telescope.

Until now, he had to admit that the gang of guys in front of him was a strong army, seeing that there were only a few hundred of them, they were stunned and would not retreat, the key was that the casualties on his side had exceeded 1,500 people!

Actually, Fontaine didn't know that his current casualty figure was already very good. When Wood heard this, he must have gone into the deepest part of hell in shame.

After all, the French army are all veterans, experienced in a hundred battles, they are not fools, but they were beaten very badly at the beginning, because they really have never seen such a war, but veterans, they will hide, they will save their lives, anyway, all kinds of ways.

However, there are only 5,000 people on my side, and now I have lost 1,500 people, and I can't take this mountain down, which is absolutely not good!

In fact, this hill is to stop the French army's westward advance, you know, if you want to go from Yuma to Los Angeles or even San Francisco, you have to go west along the U.S.-Mexico border, but regardless of this hill, then your own troops are not exposed to the guns of the opponent?

So, no matter what, this hill must be taken!

"Gentlemen! Follow me! ”

Fontaine was out of the way this time, he rode his own war horse and walked at the front of the team!

Bang! Bang! Boom Boom Boom ......

"What's going on?" Song Yulong hid in the trenches, and the ground under him was constantly shaking.

"Hmm." Yang Willy nodded.

"I said, Instructor Yang, what are you nodding?" Gao Zhenyu was also together at this time, because now the ** army is in the trenches on the anticline.

"General Yang, do you have a good way again?" That Booth's eyes lit up.

I only heard Yang Willy say: "This is the enemy's all-out attack!" That's why the artillery fire is so ferocious! So, tell that James guy not to be idle! ”

James? He......

"Here!" James was very idle before, he had been hiding in the trenches on the anticline, and now, he had strength.

Outcome......

"Kick hard!" When Yang Willy walked with the big guy to the position on the positive slope, he pulled James and instructed him like this.

“NO-PROBLEM！” James returned a military salute.

Step on? What to kick?

Soon, I saw the black pressed French army, they were wearing bright blue and white military uniforms, wearing the kind of French military caps, and waving a red flag, which was the regimental flag of the Foreign Legion, but they couldn't see it clearly in the night, and they were about to rush up.

"Hit!" Yang Willie shouted, and there was a special sentence, "James! ”

Bang bang bang...... The firepower on the position was again output, but this time it was mixed with a different strange scream.

“YES-SIR！”

I saw that in a relatively wide trench, James was now riding on a machine that looked like a bicycle, but the wheels of this bicycle were very weird, and what was even more strange was that when James began to pedal hard, in the dark night, the wheels turned and emitted a stabbing blue light!

The wheel seems to have copper wires on it, and there is a black one in the middle, which seems to be a magnet, this is ...... Generate electricity?!

I saw that the machine of this bicycle was still connected to a rubber line, and at the other end of the line, it was a different Gatling gun!

The blue lightning crept up on top of the Gatling gun, making a click-click, and then just listening......

Buzz! Turn it up!

And then there is, Tutu Tu Tu! Sudden Sudden Rush! Sudden ......

On the hill at night, such a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared, at first it was blue light, and then a large ball of fire broke out, and this fire light was rapidly ** bullets, like a rain of fire!

Ahh......hh

Just for a moment, the soldiers of the French army in front, although they saw this strange situation, they also wanted to dodge, but the bullets were too fast and dense, it was too late, and a large number of people fell down with howls, even if they fell to the ground, their bodies were still ravaged by the bullets...... R1152