When the bell rang, the whole camp seemed to boil. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Vanna rushed out of the tent and followed the crowd up the wall to his combat position. This process has been rehearsed countless times, and even if there is no one to direct it, everyone knows what they are going to do next.

Just like in the previous year's Evil Moon, only a small number of patrols were arranged for each section of the city wall under alert, and two or three scattered evil beasts could deal with it. If the lookout post observes a large-scale attack by a horde of evil beasts, the alarm will be sounded.

A dark shadow was approaching on the horizon, and Vanner had roughly estimated the number of enemies, probably a thousand or so - a year ago, it would have been a tough battle. As a pikeman in charge of buying reload time for the musketeers, he had to alternate with the reserves to make it to the end.

But now, the power of the town has changed dramatically.

The cat's paw uncovered the gun jacket and shook off the snow, and Rodney checked the barrels of the field guns to make sure there were no foreign objects in them and began to reload the ammunition. Although the walls were now made of earth, they were increased in height and width, and there were shelling platforms every 100 meters, which greatly increased the defensive firepower.

The aisle is wide enough for four people to pass side by side, with the first row for musketeers and the second row for recruit loaders, who fill the bullets into the nests and hand them over to the regular soldiers in front.

"Aren't they annoying," Rodney yawned, "every year the Demon Moon comes running like crazy, and even if they attack the town, it won't do them any good, right?"

"Just in time for us to practice," Nelson laughed, "it's more fun to fight the beast than a fixed wooden target." ”

"Speaking of target shooting, I've heard an interesting rumor lately about our artillery team," Yuzu said with a mysterious expression.

"What are the rumors?"

"Listen to the rest of the crew, those who shoot well will be assigned to an elite artillery team and take on a whole new mission," he paused, "Do any of you know more about it?"

"Elite artillery team?"

"You don't even know if you claim to be well-informed, how can we know more. ”

"Maybe someone is bored and making things up. ”

Only Vanna didn't make a sound in the artillery crew, and after hearing Yuzupi's words, he couldn't help frowning, someone actually said this as a show-off?

Lord Iron Axe had approached him a week earlier and told him that His Royal Highness the Prince intended to develop a new type of artillery, which would be completely different from the field guns currently in use, and would not be handed over to the First Army, but would be placed on ships, making it a warship capable of attacking from a distance. The operators of the new artillery will be the best members of the artillery team, and if you want to join, you can apply to Iron Axe.

Of course, Vanna did not hesitate to agree, this was obviously an opportunity to go further in the army, according to Iron Axe, His Royal Highness the Prince had high expectations for this new army, and it was even possible to break away from the First Army and become a completely new army. If they can make a great achievement, the newly built warships will be named after the people who have made great achievements in the future.

What a glory it was! If there was a warship called the Vanna, he would be satisfied with it for the rest of his life. Remembering that he was just a handyman in the mining area, but he always boasted of being extraordinary, but he couldn't even save his brother's life in the fortress slum. Now he didn't have to boast about anything anymore - the army didn't have to worry about food and drink, the uniform was thick and warm, and even when he returned to the neighborhood, his neighbors could call him by name.

All this is a change brought about by His Highness.

I think that in the first place, my decision to join the militia for the sake of an egg was simply the wisest choice in this life.

In addition, Iron Axe also asked him if he had any suitable candidates to recommend, and he could also apply for them at that time. In other words, these hairy lads could get this chance to get ahead, but they are too jumpy, or they should wait for a little calmer. And if they had done a great job, would those ships have to be called the Pomelo and the Cat'......s Paw? The Rodney and the Nelson could still be considered.

As for the fact that someone couldn't help but reveal this information to his subordinates, he had to report it to Iron Axe, after all, it was very clear in the regulations class that any news of the First Army was not allowed to spread without authorization unless there was a clear request from the superiors.

"Don't shout, now I'll focus on the battlefield," Vanna coughed twice, interrupting the discussion of the artillery crew, "Don't forget that Lord Iron Axe has repeatedly emphasized in class that any mistake can lead to irreparable defeat. ”

"Yes!" said in unison.

Due to the low killing efficiency of the solid iron ball, when dealing with the evil beast herd, they always wait for the opponent to approach and then shoot with a shotgun. When the hideous-looking wolf species was the first to cross the hundred-meter line, the shelling began.

The heat wave rolled up the snow beneath the muzzle, and a loud roar shook Vanna's ears to the bitterness, and a black mist of blood rose in the distance, and the beast fell suddenly. Whether it is a wild boar or a bear species, their fur is not enough to reach the bombardment of Iron Maru at close range.

"There's a big guy there," Catpaw pointed to the left, "Red-skinned wolf species!"

A group of men moved the gun carriage neatly, adjusted the muzzle of the gun to the target direction, and reloaded the fire - theoretically, there was no need to aim the shotgun, as long as they fired in front of them, they would always sweep away a large area of the enemy. Moreover, the newly built dirt wall is higher than the stone wall, and the wolf species cannot threaten the wall, so the priority of attacking this nimble evil beast is nothing more than for the purpose of training and targeting.

Then it was finally the turn of the musketeers, who had been pressing for a long time, and in order to ensure a chance of hitting, they always waited until they were fifty meters away before firing.

The sound of the revolver was not as uniform as that of the flintlock pistol, but dense and continuous, and puffs of white smoke rose from the city, and the choking smell of gunpowder smoke came from him, and he couldn't help but sneeze.

"These fools, obviously too little to be powerful, smoke more than anyone else in a fight," Yuzupi complained.

"But in the end, it's the artillery that decides the battle," Rodney agreed, "and that's true for knights, and it's true for beasts." ”

At this moment, a rapid bell rang from the direction of the lookout post, which was an early warning of the discovery of a hybrid evil beast.

Vanna squinted and looked ahead, only to see two large black shadows slowly moving forward in the smoke, judging by their size, they should be siege beasts with heavy carapaces.

"What did you just say?" he grinned, "now it's time for us to behave, switch to pointed-toe solid bullets." ”

In order to deal with this kind of enemy with high defense, the arsenal has developed a new type of artillery shell that can penetrate the opponent's carapace at about 200 meters.

"Good job," Vanna clapped, "and let the rest of the artillery see who the best artillerymen are." ”

. (To be continued.) )