Release that Witch Chapter 871: Extraordinary “cannon”

The dark gray smoke suddenly erupted at both ends of the city, and two loud noises made the floor of the watchtower tremble slightly. After the roar, there was a cheer from under the city wall, apparently ahead of the enemy takes action was a big boost to morale.

But William knew that the first round of shooting was nothing more.

Sure enough, after a few breaths, farmland raised two muddy flowers. Not only did it not hit the enemy in one shot, it was not too different from the preset landing point in the previous drill. After the shell fell to the ground, it bounced, rolled forward a short distance, and plowed a shallow trench three feet long in the muddy battlefield.

Today is not a windless day, which means that Boulders need more test shots to hit their targets.

He is very clear that the cannons that Golden Harvest City has spent to build a huge amount of money are far from the long-barreled guns used by Roland, even larger than the gap between firearms.

The most obvious thing is that Boulders cannot move freely.

In order to prevent the gun body from exploding, the artisans melted away almost all the bronze vessels in the city, not even the ancient bells on the clock tower. The finished product made through many experiments is enough to crush any carriage. The wall of the bore is about one arm thick and can only be erected on a specially built turret. The pitch angle and direction are controlled by the noose. Each shot requires at least one quarter of an hour to load .

In addition, the ball-shaped cannonballs it fired were polished by granite stone, and could not produce a violent explosion like when Roland bombed Kingdom Capital. William has also tried hollow shells that can wrap snow powder, but it is extremely unstable to use, and the output has become very low due to the iron shell. He has always wondered where the Roland got so many raw materials.

So from the beginning, Duke's defensive strategy is to limit the opponent's cannon play as much as possible.

As long as the enemy is forced to approach the city, his boulder cannon will always hit the opponent's head.

After a round of firing, Roland ’s army unexpectedly stopped advancing. It seemed to be deterred by this unexpected attack. It actually began to retreat, stopping only a hundred steps from where the shell fell.

"What are they doing?" Kalina asked puzzled.

William raised telescope and noticed that the Bailai had fallen off the equipment they were carrying and dug up the soil in place. At first glance, they seemed to be planning to clear a flat land in farmland.

"Maybe I'm scared. I want to adjust the team and fight a protracted battle," said a viscount who was watching the battle above the palm of his hand. "I heard that Roland Wimbledon completely abandoned Knight. There are not many corps in the army. The experienced villager, who used to rely on high-quality firearms to win all the way, has basically not encountered any setbacks. Now we need to take our offensive to capture the city walls, and my heart is quite hesitant. This trick is really beautiful. Ah, sir. "

"But our income and squire are also a lot less," said another person frowning. "This year Months of Demons escaped a lot of citizen. Half of the workshops have been deserted. If possible, it is better to negotiate with Roland Wimbledon."

"There are no conditions for reciprocity. Where is the basis of the peace talks, and how can we win the next match."

"Shut up for me," William said unpleasantly, "I will never surrender to the King of Kings. If you would rather give up your status as noble, you must also betray Timothy Your Majesty, I will first put you in the cellar, and that Rioters as companions. "

The scene suddenly lost its voice.

In order to prepare for this defensive battle, Golden Harvest City did pay a great price. Not only did it change from a business center to an stronghold, he also made some helpless actions that he was initially unwilling to do. But in the eyes of Duke, it's all worth it. If the Fourth Prince was to pull noble to control Greycastle from the beginning, then he should have failed, but the other party chose an overwhelming path, that is, an attempt to overthrow the entire noble system and put power in his arms.

As long as he can defeat the Roland attack here, other people will change their previous mentality and support him to continue to control eastern region. Greycastle will also have more opponents. It can be said that he is fighting Roland for Timothy Your Majesty, It is also fighting to maintain the traditional noble system.

"Sir, the reloading of the boulder cannon is complete!" A attendants reported.

"Do you want to continue shooting?" Kalina asked.

"No, wait a minute ... unless we install snow powder, it is difficult for us to reach that position." William shook his head. He regretted that he ordered the shooting so soon, thinking that it could be completed earlier. Calibrated, but did not expect the opponent to stop moving because of a shot. Now watching the group of people busy in the mud, he felt a little anxiety in his heart.

The level of the shovel is only for two people to stand. It's not like preparing for camp. More than a hundred people are divided into more than ten groups. After cleaning the ground, they play with the green long tubes.

Under telescope, their movements are clear at a glance. The long tube seems to be just a component. There is a foot stand below it, and a concave iron plate is padded at the end. Strange sticks. These things were previously carried on everyone, and they were pieced together temporarily in less than a quarter of an hour, showing the subtlety of design.

However, moments later, Duke can hardly believe their eyes!

I saw the other person insert a spindle-shaped jar into the barrel, and then a white smoke was rapidly sprayed from the top of the barrel

Just as noble was still wondering what this thing was, more than ten dark red fireballs suddenly burst inside and outside the city wall, followed by a series of thunderous explosions!

Since the houses close to the inside of the city wall have been demolished, there are only various traps and obstacles left, so there are not many injuries, but the shock to William is indescribable!

At that moment, there was only one voice in his head.

Is that a gun?

But how could it be a gun! ?

Duke Although I have not seen the cannon units of Roland in person, I have heard many times that they are divided into two types according to the length of the barrel. No matter what kind of transportation it is, it cannot be carried by manpower.

Exhausting all the craftsmen and raw materials of Golden Harvest City, it took two years to cast such two reluctant cannons. This is a lack of skill and experience. In principle, there is no essential difference from the firearm of Roland. He believes that giving craftsmens a few more years will definitely make a similar weapon.

But the scene in front of him completely subverted his thoughts.

How does such a thin tube support the huge pressure generated by the snow powder explosion?

This doesn't make sense!

"Remove the stone bullets and add half a pack of snow powder!" Duke turned and shouted at attendants, "shoot immediately after being installed, as long as you hit one person, I reward him ten gold royal!"

The latter revealed hesitant, "Half a pack? My lord, that might damage the gun body."

"If they are allowed to attack the wall like this, the boulder cannon remains useless!" William grabbed his collar and said, "Do as I say! Now!"

On the occasion of the order, white smoke floated in front of the position.

Before and after the interval is less than ten breaths!

This time, William heard a slight buzz, like a bird call, and a whistle when arrows broke.

"咻"

moments later, there were several dazzling fireballs at the top of the city wall. The hot air wave overturned the campfire and the oil basin. In a blink of an eye, the wall became a sea of ​​fire.