1627 Rise of the South China Sea

The content of today's exercise is a tough battle, so the cavalry is not the decisive force on the battlefield. After their appearance, the stage was quickly given over to the real protagonist.

Several cannons were pulled into combat positions by the pack horses, but the positions of these cannons were at least two miles away from the fortress, which seemed to be a bit far from the target.

At such a combat distance, it is hard to say whether these artillery can hit the target, but with the level of equipment of the Ming army, the artillery of the defenders must not be able to hit the Haihan army.

On both sides of the gun positions, there is an armed infantry in place to provide cover for these guns.

The military thoughtfully prepared a telescope for the guests so that they could watch the details of the battle.At this time, they picked up binoculars one after another to check the artillery deployed by the Haihan Army on the battlefield.

Guests with a little knowledge of the military quickly noticed that the shape of these guns was somewhat different from what they were used to seeing. They were no longer short and thick. More slender.

And the shells used by these artillery are not traditional cast iron spherical shells, but thin, cylindrical shells with pointed ends.

"Haihan brought out the housekeeper's treasure!" Simao's voice could not conceal the excitement.

This is not the first time he has seen this kind of artillery. Before that, he had seen this new type of artillery with a special shape in the Haihan Army.

But all he knew was that this gun used a new type of shell with a primer, and the loading method was from the rear of the barrel, and he didn't know anything about its combat performance.

This is not the first breech-loading gun installed by the Haihan Army. Before that, at least two or three breech-loading guns have been deployed to field troops.However, those types of artillery are generally smaller in caliber, but the appearance of the cannons unveiled today is obviously a size larger.

Engineers used shovels to dig out two earth pits at the rear of the gun position, and then pulled the shovels from the artillery mount to fix them in the earth pits.

At the same time, the artillery observes the target, calculates the shooting elements, and determines the shooting angle. After the artillery is fixed in place, it starts to adjust the artillery to aim.

During the whole process, not only the written explanations given by the guests, but also the Haihan military officers gave explanations on the viewing platform. Even laymen don’t have to worry about not being able to understand the movements of the Haihan Army.

According to the exercise process, the next link is to attack the front of the fort with artillery.This is also the most critical part of all attacks on city fortresses. If the defender's fortifications cannot be destroyed, then the traditional wall-climbing siege battle will have to be completed at the cost of the lives of a large number of soldiers.

But as we all know, Haihan soldiers are extremely elite, and they rarely choose the combat mode of close combat on the battlefield, climbing the city wall against falling wood and rocks, which is a scene that has never appeared on the battlefield.

The reliance of the Haihan army comes from the powerful firepower strike means.The artillery unveiled today is undoubtedly a further strengthening of the combat mode of the Haihan Army.

As the command to fire was issued, the cannons fired one after another, deafening, followed by bricks and stones flying around the fort, filled with gunpowder smoke.

When the smoke cleared, everyone was surprised to find that after only three rounds of shelling, the gate of the fort had lost its original shape, and even a large section of the parapet had been blown down, leaving a gap at least five feet wide.

The envoys from all over the world gasped. When they went to inspect the exercise site just now, they all specifically confirmed the strength of the fortress.

Although it is not comparable to the fortifications of the big city, the inner layer is solid adobe, and the outer layer is made of blue bricks, which is more than four feet thick, and it was destroyed by the bombardment from two miles away.

Judging from this posture, even if the walls of the fortress were built thicker, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand these rounds of shelling.

Moreover, the firing frequency of this kind of artillery is very fast. In the time it takes for three rounds of shelling, traditional artillery may not even fire the first shot.Putting this kind of efficiency on the battlefield is a terrible gap.

But Haihan's bombardment was not over yet. The commander held up a telescope to assess the effect of the strike, and then issued an order to continue the bombardment.

After another three rounds of shelling, the gap in the front of the fortress had widened to nearly ten feet wide, clearing a passage for the infantry to attack.

If it is a normal battle, then the infantry can already attack the gap at this time.But today's protagonist is the artillery. The commander did not arrange for the infantry to attack, but let another batch of artillery appear on the scene.It's just that they are deployed closer to the fortress, only a little over a mile away.

At this time, the potential threats on the front of the fortress have basically been eliminated, and there is no need to worry about the defenders still having the power to re-set up artillery to counterattack.

Although the calibers of these new guns were smaller, but perhaps because of the closer distance, the striking effect was not bad. The shells flew into the fort from the gap, and the smoke and dust from the explosion rose several feet high.

In the following time, all kinds of artillery will appear on the stage in turn, which is dazzling.

The envoys of North Korea, Annan and other countries were so busy that they picked up the binoculars to take a look, and then put down the binoculars to compare the explanatory documents.The artillery they intend to purchase will demonstrate their power in this military exercise. Seeing the actual combat effects of these artillery is the main purpose of their trip.

Simao and Thomas were very excited at first, but as the various artillery pieces were put into battle, their expressions gradually became ugly.

With such an intensity of shelling, not to mention the fortress that was used as a target, even the city of Manila, which Portugal has operated for many years, may not be able to withstand such continuous attacks.

What's worse, they each pondered for a long time, but they couldn't think of any tactics that could restrain Haihan's shelling.

The Haihan army was simply fighting ten times with one force, and it probably couldn't withstand such a fierce bombardment whether it was a frontal confrontation or a defensive defense.

The only good news is that they are still Haihan's allies, so they don't have to worry about facing such a terrifying weapon on the battlefield for the time being.

But other countries may not be sure. The two subconsciously turned their heads to look at the Su family father and son. Sure enough, seeing that their faces were not very good-looking, they were a little relieved at the moment.

Although the father and son of the Su family were both literati, the scene they saw was very intuitive, and they could feel the terrifying power of these artillery pieces without any explanation.

Su Yongshan, who was still very interested in this before, couldn't help being greatly shocked after seeing the process of the fortress being turned into ruins under the bombardment.

He could even imagine how desperate he would be in the face of such an attack if he was the defender in the fortress.

It's no wonder that Spain and Haihan will lose again and again in the match, and they haven't even won a decent victory.

So can the Dutch resist such fierce firepower?The answer is obviously no.