Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 786

[Chapter 786 Shelling]

“Board, board…” While the

sailing warship was preparing to bombard Niutautan, groups of soldiers from the palace boarded the troop carrier.

Sixty large troop carriers will be the main force for crossing the river this time, capable of landing 30,000 soldiers at one time.

In addition, it was the boat that Chang Wei collected from Jiangbei.

These small boats will be steered by militiamen who are familiar with the operation of ships, and together with the troop transport ships, the soldiers will be transported across the river.

Together with the troop carrier, it can deliver about 50,000 people at one time.

At this moment, Zhao Xu and Chang Wei were standing at Baima Ferry, observing Niutautan with binoculars.

During this period of time, the hot air balloon soldiers continued to go back and forth between the two sides of the strait to conduct reconnaissance on Niutautan.

From the steamship to Baima Ferry.

The powerful army continued to reinforce Niutautan.

It turned out that there were only 20,000 mercenaries stationed here.

Now there are about 130,000 clan troops added here, entering the Niutautan trench fortifications.

Unlike the previous fort groups, the forts at Niutautan are combined with trenches, and there are deep trenches in front of the forts.

Zhao Xu didn’t know whether it was the fact that the clan had absorbed the experience of Jinhe’s failure, or whether it was the generals of Xitu who guided them.

However, this does increase the difficulty for them to attack.

But fortunately, Niutoutan was built along the river, which gave the sailing warship a convenient condition to tilt its firepower.

Before crossing the river, he wanted to blow Niutautan to pieces.

“Start the attack!” Zhao Xu gave the order when all six sailing warships arrived at the designated positions.

This time, the sailing warship did not go to the center of the river to fire.

The width of the Jiujiang River in this section of Jinling ranges from two kilometers to ten kilometers.

The section from Baima Ferry to Niutautan is the narrowest, that is, two kilometers.

With the range of the rifled gun, it can completely cover the entire Niutautan.

Therefore, the sailing warship only needs to shoot along the north bank of the river, and does not need to go to the center of the river, so it will not be bombarded by the opponent’s artillery.

Nowadays, the shells of rifled guns are all flower shells, and the rain of bullets will make the enemy very sour.

In the wars of World War I and World War II, warships in the river or in the sea often provided artillery support to the army.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei replied yes, and immediately conveyed the order.

“Boom boom boom…” Not long after, a huge roar sounded.

There were ripples on the surface of the river, and the sailing warship shook slightly, and shells flew towards Niutautan one after another.

At the same time, Luther has been observing the movement of the White Horse Ferry since the morning.

Seeing Yanzhou soldiers board the troop carrier and the sailing warship move, he became nervous and ordered all the soldiers to enter the trench fortifications and the artillery to enter the fort.

It is different from the scribbled forts of the powerful people before.

The forts at Niutautan are all piled up with green bricks to form a cannon house, leaving only one cannon to aim at the river.

But even so, he was not satisfied.

There is no cement in Dasong Jiangnan. If there is such a thing, a stronger gun house can be built.

“Climb down!”

While he was observing, he suddenly saw flames coming out of the sailing battleship. He was startled and gave an order loudly.

Niutautan is about ten kilometers wide, and his orders can only cover a small area in front of him.

But before the war, he had placed mercenaries in every corner of the battlefield, leading the Dasong clan army to fight.

He believed that his veterans knew how to dodge shelling.

However, even though he had made sufficient preparations, he was still terrified.

After the fire, dense shells flew straight to Niutautan.

Since the tidal flats are slopes, they are low near the river and high upwards.

The opponent’s shell hit the slope hard.

But that’s not what scares Luther.

What really frightened him was that the shells that landed on the beach exploded instantly.

Huge flames rose from the tidal flats, rolling up the wet river mud all over the sky.

Soldiers in the trenches were lifted up by the huge power, flew into the sky and fell down again, blood poured down like rain.

Luther’s eyes widened, he was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly cold sweat soaked his back.

“Bolt, you bastard, you really arranged a good job for me this time.” Luther scolded.

Originally, he thought that King Yan’s army was at best stronger than the natives of the East.

Going a step further, at the same level as the British Army.

But this bombardment immediately made him understand that the King Yan army had mastered firearms technology that even the British army hadn’t mastered.

Up to now, the British fleet has only fired solid ammunition.

Flower shells are only used in low-pressure howitzers, and it is even less likely to be used in high-pressure naval guns.

While cursing, he was even more shocked at how King Yan’s army achieved this.

However, the situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse, and he didn’t have time to think about it, so he immediately lay down in the trench, avoiding the shelling, so as not to be blown to the sky.

At this moment, Baima Ferry.

The lens of the telescope in Zhao Xu’s hand reflected a large fireball.

Satisfied with the effect of the shelling, he lowered the binoculars.

At this time Xu Lie moved over a chair, Zhao Xu sat down and looked across the river.

This time is the pre-war artillery coverage, and it will last for a while.

Chang Wei still refused to put down the binoculars, and grinned, “Your Highness, this sailing warship is simply too powerful. Six sailing warships are equivalent to a group of guns. This time they will bear some of them.”

Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, this is his confidence.

This is also the reason why he leads Da Song, a lonely blue dragon, to deal with the wolves.

“Then let the cannonballs fly for a while. Didn’t Liang Kai invite mercenaries from the Western Lands? This king will let him understand this time, it’s useless to invite anyone.” Zhao Xu said coldly.

Chang Wei laughed a few times when he heard the words, and echoed, “Then blow them up hard.”

After saying that, the two looked at Niutautan together.

“Boom boom boom…” The first round of bombardment ended, there was a slight pause, and the second round of bombardment continued.

Groups of flames erupted on Niutau Beach.

Their artillery fire covered the entire Niutautan fortification.

In the explosion of shells, the blue brick fort built by Shizu was continuously destroyed.

When Zhao Xu and Chang Wei stared at each other.

Luther was miserable, and the moans of wounded soldiers were everywhere in the trench.

These shells are so powerful that if one falls into the trench, soldiers within 20 meters will either die or be injured.

In one round of shelling, they suffered at least nearly a thousand casualties.

“General Luther, I don’t think we should continue to defend Niutautan. Now we should withdraw to the trenches outside the city. King Yan’s battleship is too scary.” Wang Xie came in front of Luther, wearing a suit of armor.

While speaking, his body was shaking slightly.

This time he was really a little scared. These shells exploded above his head, which was as frightening as standing under a big tree in a thunderstorm.

“No, when they are crossing the river is the best time to attack.” Luther frowned.

Despite the odds against him, he wasn’t ready to give up.

After a pause, he continued: “You also said that King Yan’s artillery can also fire explosive shells. What’s the use of withdrawing to the second trench fortification? I can only assist you, and finally want to promise King Yan , you can only rely on yourself, without the will to die, you might as well surrender to King Yan.”

Wang Xie was silenced by Luther’s words.

He punched hard on the mud wall of the trench, and he turned back again.

Gritting his teeth, he thought to himself that he could only fight this time.

It also made him clear to King Yan that not all of them are worthless.

(end of this chapter)