Fox of France

　　 There is not much gunpowder in the hands of the militia, and it is impossible to waste it like this. But on their side, there are so many passionate lives, and it's nothing to waste. So they decided to brave the bullets of the defenders to push the cannon close enough to the Bastille, so close that they want the cannonball to fly, just like the Chinese men’s football forward facing the opponent’s goal line successfully. Bigfoot cleared the point of such superb skills, and then opened fire to collapse this "fortress of tyranny."

　　 However, ideals are full, but reality is always skinny. The cannon was pushed forward only two steps, and it attracted the attention of the defenders. Some of the defenders were Swiss mountain people. In addition to being equipped with ordinary rifles, they also brought their usual rifled shotguns for hunting.

　　 In fact, the rifled gun appeared quite early in Europe, and the advantages of the high accuracy of the rifled gun are also widely known, but because the rate of fire of the rifled gun is too slow, it is difficult to find its place in the army. (In the era of queuing to shoot, after the first round of the volley, the soldiers were in front of a thick battlefield fog. At this time, they either rushed up to fight the bayonet, or quickly loaded the bullets for another round of probability shooting. In this case, too long range is not available; in the second case, the rate of fire is more important than accuracy)

　　 Therefore, this type of weapon is generally only used in places that require high accuracy but not too high a rate of fire—such as when hunting. Therefore, the military rifles of this era are basically shotguns, but high-end shotguns, often rifled guns.

　　 Switzerland is full of forests and mountains, so rifled guns are quite common among the Swiss. Swiss mercenaries often bring their own weapons, so Swiss mercenaries are often equipped with wired-bore shotguns.

　　 A few Swiss soldiers with rifled shotguns immediately opened fire on the militiamen who were pushing the cannons hard. To say that the military quality of Swiss mercenaries in this era is really good. Their shooting was quite effective, and they knocked down three or four militiamen at once. It's just that the reloading of rifled guns in this era is too slow. Compared to ordinary muskets, their rate of fire is much slower. So while the Swiss were loading the bullets, the militiamen pushed the cannon forward again. Then, the gun rang again, and several people were knocked to the ground.

　　 The militia showed a true fearless spirit. They placed cannons under the Swiss shooting, loaded gunpowder and shells. Under the operation of trained artillery, the firing speed of the cannon is actually much higher than that of the rifled gun; if it is in the hands of the well-trained Royal Navy cattle, their firing speed may even be faster than that of the musket. .

　　 However, the control of the cannon now is the Paris militia who has never played a cannon. Most of them had never touched a cannon in their entire lives before this. So they were naturally very slow at loading the cannon, so slow that the rifled gun on the opposite side fired three rounds during the time they were loading one shell, killing more than ten people. They have just completed the reloading.

　　 Then, the gun exploded while firing at the Bastille-in order to blast down the city wall, they stuffed double gunpowder into the barrel.

　　 "We need real artillery, real artillery!" There was a shout from the militia, "Which of you has been an artillery before? Please stand up! France needs your contribution!"

　　 However, no one came forward. Among the tens of thousands of militiamen who besieged the Bastille, there were no artillerymen.

　　 The situation became stalemate again. The militiamen still leaned on the cover of the house and fired indiscriminately towards the Bastille. The guards on the Bastille side were more calm. They seldom retaliated, but the effect of retaliating was very good. In the opposing shot, all the militiamen were hit, and the defenders were almost unscathed until now.

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　　 The National Guard of the neighbourhood where Joseph was located did not participate in the siege of the Bastille, but strengthened its guard, while the leaders of the National Guard were closely watching the progress of the battle.

"The Bastille is actually not difficult to conquer. The key is that the militias lack qualified artillery. As long as a few shells accurately hit the same position at the bottom of the city wall, it may cause the city wall to collapse. Once there is no protection from the city wall, a hundred What can you do with a defender? It's a pity that the militias don't have good gunners." said a fat shop owner who felt like a man.

　　 "Of course there are good gunners among the militia, but they are not among the group of gangsters." Charles said. Although in theory everyone is a "third class", in fact, people in this neighborhood, including Shire, have made no secret of their contempt for the militia now besieging the Bastille.

　　 Joseph knew what Shire meant. There were indeed good gunners in the militia. Those gunners were still members of the French king's army a few days ago. They were suddenly expelled for various incidents in the past two days, and then immediately joined the militia. But although they are also militias, (just like the Shire, they are also the third rank), they are not the militias who are besieging the Bastille-they are the more organized National Guard.

　　 Joseph also knew that these gunners actually obeyed whom. The influential figure in the army controls these truly combative "National Self-Defense Forces". In history, when the attack on the Bastille reached a deadlock, it was his man, dragging a cannon. Arrive at the scene, and then use continuous and precise shelling to force the defenders to surrender. It was precisely because of this decisive move that this great figure was able to become the commander-in-chief of the Paris National Guard and once became a decisive figure in the early revolutionary period.

　　 This great man is the Marquis of Lafayette.

　　 "But this time, whether the Marquis of Lafayette can get what he wants, but not necessarily. Because even without his support, the Duke of Orleans has other ways." Joseph thought.

　　 The Duke of Orleans and the Marquis of Lafayette are great nobles who support the constitutional monarchy. But this does not mean that they are allies. The Duke of Orleans is a royal family, and the right candidate for the monarch in the constitutional monarchy he hopes is himself; but the right candidate for the Marquis of Lafayette is not him. Perhaps the Marquis of Lafayette did not particularly admire the locksmith (Louis XVI had a hobby of making all kinds of difficult locks), but for him, any member of the royal family is more suitable to wear than the Duke of Orleans The crown of France. Because if the Duke of Orleans became a king, with his power and influence, he would never be willing to become a rubber stamp.

　　 Therefore, the Marquis of Lafayette has always regarded the Duke of Orleans as "the greatest threat to democracy." In the original history, after taking power, the Marquis of Lafayette immediately used coercion and temptation to throw the Duke of Orleans to England.

　　 But now, unlike in history, although the Duke of Orleans does not have artillery in his hands, he does have something he didn't have in the original history—high explosives.

　　 With the help of Joseph, Lavoisier used diatomaceous earth mixed with nitroglycerin to obtain a relatively safe explosive. (Of course, it is still incomparable with the high insensitive things of later generations that can’t be blown up with a gun.) With this thing, you can create the simplest and most violent weapon for various fortifications-explosives package.

　　 The rate of fire of guns in this era is very limited, and the number of defenders in the Bastille is also quite limited. Relying on such firepower alone is not enough to prevent the militia from approaching the walls of the Bastille. It’s just that ordinary militiamen with only muskets, even if they rushed under the city wall, there is nothing to do with this 30-meter-high, 3-meter-thick wall, but the Duke of Orleans’s are different. They have enough to destroy this wall at once. Lethal weapon-explosives package.

At this time, a National Self-Defense Army dragged a cannon past the barricade in Joseph’s neighborhood ~www.readwn.com~ From the very neatly equipped, very neat pace of the National Revolutionary Army, and the door From the several well-fed horses of the Cannon, it can be seen that this is a well-trained team, which is by no means comparable to the real, rogue-like militia.

　　 "The Marquis of Lafayette has already begun to act." Joseph thought, "The Duke of Orleans should take action."

　　 Just then, there was a loud noise. The shock caused the surrounding windows to rattle.

　　 "Where is the powder magazine exploded?" Someone asked in a panic.

　　 "It seems to be over the Bastille, did they really blow up the gunpowder?" Charles frowned.

　　 Legend has it that there are hundreds of thousands of pounds of gunpowder in the Bastille. This is of course a rumor. There is not so much gunpowder in the Bastille. But in the early days, when the warden of the Bastille, de Lorne, was seeking peace with the militia besieging the Bastille, he threatened to ignite hundreds of thousands of pounds of gunpowder and end up with everyone. So now everyone believes that there is a lot of gunpowder in the Bastille.

　　 "It should not be." Joseph looked to the east, then shook his head, "If the gunpowder depot had exploded, now we should be able to see a large amount of thick smoke, and now we see not enough smoke."

　　 The gunpowder of this era is black powder, which will produce a lot of smoke after the explosion. Therefore, this explosion is definitely not the gunpowder depot.

"After the explosion, there was not much smoke, but it made the house so far away shook. It must be the people of the Duke of Orleans who used the high explosive. It seems that the team of the Marquis of Lafayette is late. .Speaking of the shock, how much explosive did they put in the explosive bag?" Joseph thought.