The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 489 Terrible Shelling
David Copperfield, who had just sacrificed his own interests and arranged for the rear of the palace, suddenly heard a strange scream in the air, and his face changed drastically in an instant.

In the next moment, he was already lying on the ground with his body tightly pressed to the ground, covering his ears tightly with both hands, completely losing the handsome and handsome gentleman demeanor he had before.

But the black John next to him was still standing against the low wall in a daze at this time, with a dazed expression on his face.

Because he didn't know what the screeching sound in the air meant.

Although this British mercenary is equipped with muskets comparable to those of the Qin army, they have a big shortcoming.

This shortcoming is their artillery configuration.

Compared with muskets, artillery is an order of magnitude higher in terms of casting process and technical difficulty.

In the current British military industry system, the artillery that fights with infantry is mainly field artillery pulled by a carriage.

Although this kind of artillery can accompany infantry in combat, they are still not light in weight and small in size, so they often move slowly in infantry combat.

Moreover, the trajectory of this artillery is a straight trajectory, and the range is relatively short.

This British mercenary was naturally equipped with artillery.

It's just that their artillery is the field artillery mentioned above. It moves slowly due to its size and weight. It is still among the main forces in the rear and has not reached the front line.

The light mortars and heavy mortars currently owned by the Qin army have not yet been equipped in the current British Empire army.

For ordinary soldiers and officers, they don't even know the existence of such guns.

The reason why David Copperfield acted so terrified after hearing the weird sound in the air just now was because he had seen the horror of this kind of artillery before.

It was when he was in the country before stepping on this continent that he was invited to participate in a test firing of a new infantry artillery.

At that time, this kind of curved-fire artillery that could accompany the infantry and fire quickly left a deep impression on him.

It was just because there were still many problems with this artillery at that time, so it was not mass-produced and equipped with the army at that time.

It was precisely because of the artillery test that left a deep impression on him that he was able to make such a frightening and exaggerated move after hearing a familiar voice.

He didn't have time to think about why the British Empire's artillery was still being tested and improved, but the army in front of him had already been equipped with it, and it was also used on the battlefield.

Because the shells had landed at this moment, there were violent explosions.

A mortar shell landed beside the black John, who was still dazed and confused about the situation.

A shell fragment was violently thrown out by the powerful impact of the gunpowder explosion, spinning at high speed and directly inserted into the black John's throat.

The black John covered his throat with both hands with a dazed and unwilling face.

Hot blood overflowed unscrupulously from between his fingers.

And the few British mercenaries beside Black John were also killed by shells in an instant, and turned into corpses in an instant.

Although it was the first round of test firing, it also caused dozens of casualties to the unsuspecting British mercenaries.

Although the casualties did not seem to be large, it was a blow to the already hesitant fighting will of this British mercenary army.

Many people saw that the companion they were talking with suddenly turned into an ugly corpse when they were still alive and kicking around just now. Even though they had experienced many battles and were strong-willed, they still felt a kind of fear from the bottom of their hearts.

If it is said that their musket advantage was offset by Qin Jun's muskets before, then facing the sudden appearance of Qin Jun's new artillery, they are in a state of being completely crushed.

Under such circumstances, their will to fight rapidly faded.

They are a mercenary army, and mercenaries fight for profit.

When the benefits are large enough, they can be tough and good at fighting, but the current situation is obviously unprofitable, and it is very likely that they will save their lives.

Some people have even started running backwards, this is not their war, and they don't need to pay the price of their lives for it at all.

David Copperfield knew at this point that the game was over.

Moreover, as a mercenary leader who has experienced many battles, although he has no real experience in the use of mortars, based on common sense, he knows that the first round of shelling just now was just a test shot.

Soon there will be round two and round three, with even more shelling.

If you don't choose to retreat at this time, you may also die in this foreign land in the next round of shelling.

So immediately after the first round of shelling ended, he jumped up and shouted: "Retreat! Retreat! Retreat immediately!"

Before he finished speaking, he took the lead and quickly ran to the rear in an S-shaped trajectory.

The speed and agility he showed made those mercenary soldiers who hadn't reacted shocked.

They looked at each other, and many people saw disbelief in each other's eyes, because this was the first time they saw the day when this devil-like leader was so afraid.

But this time is obviously not the time for gossip, the leader has already fled, and they naturally have no reason to stay.

They followed David Copperfield and ran away.

The commander of the Qin army, who was organizing a head-on firefight with the enemy, saw the British mercenaries fleeing like rabbits through the binoculars, and his face froze for a moment.

I thought it was going to be a tough one.In the protracted battle, he didn't expect the enemy to retreat so quickly, and this was just a round of shelling, which made him dumbfounded.

However, he was only stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted, ordering the troops to rush out of the bunker and start chasing.

After all, the order he received was to stick to the British army tightly and not let them escape so easily.

The artillery commander, who was preparing for the second round of bombardment, also saw the scene of the British fleeing. After being stunned for a moment, he scolded the British for being cowardly.

However, he quickly ordered the adjustment of the shooting elements, extended the artillery fire, and launched a second round of shelling on the British mercenaries who fell behind.

The shells roared from the sky and fell into the panicked and fleeing British, and soon brought down a large area.

It's just that at this time, all the British mercenaries had no time to care about the life and death of their companions, they just ran back desperately.

With the rapid escape of the British, the mortars were unable to produce results after only three rounds of firing. Therefore, the artillery commander decisively issued an order to stop firing.

The pursuit task was handed over to the musketeers who chased up like tigers descending the mountain.

　Thanks to the Holy Son of Darkness for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)