1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3222
Although the viewing platform was at least a hundred feet away from the artillery positions set up by the Haihan Army, when the shelling finally ended, the ears of the spectators inevitably buzzed.The smell of gunpowder in the air makes people feel like they are on the battlefield.

The fort that was used as the target was even more submerged in the dust and smoke, and it took a long time before it slowly revealed its outline.

"Good guy... this is amazing!"

When everyone finally saw the fortress that had been turned into ruins, they couldn't help expressing emotion.

Whether it was siege or storm, any traditional siege tactics would probably not be able to destroy such a complete fortress in such a short period of time.

But the Haihan army did it, and it seemed quite easy, without paying casualties, it had already wiped out the defenders' fortifications.

Zheng Ting, Annan's envoy, was sitting next to Yan Chujie. Taking advantage of the cessation of fire, he hurriedly asked tentatively, "Master Yan, the new type of cannon that smashed down the city wall just now will cost a lot of money, right?"

Yan Chujie responded with a smile: "It's not cheap indeed. Whether it's this gun or the shells used, the cost is dozens of times that of the old guns!"

Zheng Ting was slightly speechless. He thought that these new weapons must be expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive.Based on this calculation, the few rounds of salvos just now are estimated to be equivalent to the annual military expenditure of an artillery battalion in Annan.

Although Zheng Ting had some ideas, he also knew that with his country's level of military spending, he would be directly persuaded to leave at this point.

The Champa envoy who heard the conversation between the two let out a deep breath.If Annan plans to purchase this new type of artillery, the pressure on Champa will inevitably increase a lot, and he may have to grit his teeth to follow up.

Fortunately, this thing is surprisingly expensive, and Annan may not be able to afford it.If Annan didn't buy it, Champa naturally didn't have to follow.

Of course, their ideas are actually a bit superfluous. This new type of artillery is definitely not for sale at this stage. The purpose of displaying it is not to sell it at a high price, but to show the countries that Haihan has always held high-end guns that other countries cannot manufacture. arms.

With this kind of weapon, the Haihan army is undoubtedly still the only one in strength.Any country that wants to compete with Haihan on the battlefield must first weigh its own level.

After the artillery performance came to an end, the infantry units finally appeared.However, the current state of the fort obviously does not require infantry to attack fortifications, and it is their task to clean up the battlefield.

Hundreds of soldiers rushed towards the fortress from the north and south wings respectively, and when they arrived near the gap in the parapet, they threw dozens of grenades into it.If the imaginary enemy inside still wants to block the opening and launch a counterattack, it will inevitably be blown up again.

After the explosion, the soldiers shouted to kill in unison, and rushed in through the gap with their guns raised.A moment later, the red and blue flags were raised in the fortress, indicating that the Haihan army had successfully captured the place.

The envoys of Annan and North Korea immediately took the lead in applauding when they saw this, and their excitement was beyond words, as if they were the masters of this army.

Yan Chujie calmly invited the guests present to set off to the fortress together to check the live situation of the battlefield again.

At this time, the scene inside the fortress was quite different from what they had seen before the military exercise started.

Not only did most of the front gate and parapet collapse, but the internal buildings of the fortress were also completely destroyed by previous rounds of shelling.As far as the eye can see, there is almost no intact building.

The condition of the stake dummies that had been placed in various places in the fort to test the killing effect was even worse.

The dummies placed on the parapet to simulate artillery and archers were either blown to pieces or buried in the ruins.If it is an actual combat, it is probably difficult for anyone to survive such intensive shelling.

As for the dummies placed in various parts of the castle, there are very few lucky ones who can keep their bodies intact.Some seem to be undamaged, but you can only see it when you get close. The wooden posts are densely packed with gravel and shrapnel embedded in them. If it was a real person, it would probably be gone long ago.

"Master Yan, I would like to ask, if it is a more solid city wall, can it withstand this level of shelling?"

Seeing that it was Su Keyi who asked the question, Yan Chujie knew that he was also testing the details of the Haihan Army, so he responded with a smile: "If Batavia City is used as a model, it should be able to withstand this level of bombardment." .”

The city of Batavia was almost captured by the Mata blue army more than 20 years ago. In the following years, the East India Company made substantial improvements to the city defenses to ensure that the city walls would not be easily destroyed by shelling.

Today, the water level of Batavia City should be regarded as one of the best fortified cities in Southeast Asia.However, Su Keyi was also a little apprehensive seeing the momentum of the bombardment of the city just now, and couldn't help but check Yan Chujie's tone.

Hearing this reply, Su Keyi felt a little relieved.

But before he had time to be happy, he heard Yan Chujie continue: "...But if we really want to attack a big city like Batavia, our army certainly has other secret weapons."

Su Keyi quickly responded: "Batavia and Sanya are friendly cities, I believe the situation that Master Yan said will not happen."

Yan Chujie said: "Master Su, don't be nervous, I'm just making an analogy."

Yan Chujie used the city of Batavia as an example. Naturally, he wanted to beat the Dutch through Su Keyi. Even if they could build Batavia into a strong city, they would not be able to hold back the Haihan army's offensive.

Su Keyi didn't want to guess whether the Haihan army really had more powerful weapons, and it was wise to avoid being hostile to it as much as possible.

Fortunately, it is not the Netherlands that needs to worry about this right now, but Daming.

Su Keyi noticed that Haihan did not invite the Ming envoy to attend the military exercise, probably because he did not want the other party to see the power of these weapons, so he took precautions in advance.

If Haihan used the heavy artillery displayed in the military exercise today to attack Da Ming, it would have caught Da Ming by surprise.

The first part of the military exercise is declared over, and the second part will continue in the afternoon.Wei Jianyuan, the mayor of Yuhang County, has already prepared a luncheon in the county to entertain these distinguished guests.

The topic at the luncheon naturally returned to the arms sales that countries are most concerned about.

Everyone understood that Haihan's purpose for holding this exercise was to sell weapons and equipment in addition to demonstrating force.

In addition to several friendly countries that have obtained arms sales information in advance, many people are asking senior officials of the executive committee who are familiar with them whether the weapons and equipment used in this military exercise are all on the list available for purchase .

(End of this chapter)