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Chapter 1031 Beggars

On the third day of February, the sky in the north of Bordeaux was covered with dark clouds. From the head of Bordeaux, Marshal Biron's army could finally see the camp not far away.

Soldiers from the Baishan Battalion of the five Baihu tribes imposed control on the city, blocking the streets and prohibiting the people from going out. Teams of soldiers with helmets and armor pushed the artillery carts through the town from the river in the city, and placed them on the east side of the right bank. city ​​wall.

Standing at the head of the city with binoculars, Chen Jiujing watched three cavalry rush out of the French royal army, and slowly rode to the front of the formation, carrying a banner. It seemed that he wanted to negotiate, but he hadn't sent Marguerite yet. The maid sent out, and a row of African troops carrying Spanish heavy guns had crawled out of the trenches and stepped forward to meet them with firm steps.

While the rider was terrified reining in the horse, a row of wooden forks were placed on the ground, and a merciless smoke of gunpowder immediately burst out in front of the battle.

Seeing Chen Jiujing scratching his head in the city, stretching out his palm, he didn't know what to say, and finally met Margaret with the same helpless eyes, and he said: "Spain should send Billund a pair of iron-eating beast flags before the war. "

The young general sighed slowly: "The Spaniards know this rule."

But that's not bad, at least the sound of gunfire can convey the meaning of never surrendering more clearly than words.

Immediately afterwards, the king's army roared and fired a piece of artillery in front of the formation. Rows of Fran cannons fired a frightening rain of steel, firing guns at the wooden fence that blocked the cavalry, at the half-person-high wooden wall, and at the same time. Those unruly African troops blasted away.

Although it was nearly three miles away, one shell hit the squad that was queuing up back to the trench. They destroyed some wooden fortifications and killed an entire column of soldiers.

Amidst the sound of cannons, infantry phalanxes emerged from the forest one by one, crossed the artillery positions and slowly attacked forward, and several teams of knights with different armors also lined up in scattered formations and slowly advanced.

Margaret, who was looking at the enemy with a telescope on the city wall, pointed at Chen Jiujing and introduced their enemy: "Infantry Legion, look at their coats!"

"The ones on the right wing wearing red jackets are the Swiss regiments, and the regiments standing with them are Germans and Italians in brown and blue jackets. It's a good thing, I can see the color of the ribbons of the officers' hats!" Margot Li Te suddenly patted Chen Jiujing and said: "The helmets and hats of the officers of the infantry regiment have white or gold ribbons and feathers to distinguish their identities. Don't you want money? Those people are very valuable to catch."

Chen Jiujing relayed the story to the messenger without hesitation, but what he relayed was not arrest: "Tell General Yang that the one with the bird feathers on his helmet is an officer."

"As ordered!"

Although what he said was cryptic, he knew what Yang Ce would do.

The instruction of the martial arts hall: the battlefield does not value profit, kill the horse first.

"The Swiss regiment with spears and halberds is very brave, and the German mercenaries standing in the phalanx with knights and horses are also very powerful. They are all strong troops, left wing!" Margaret had never clearly seen so far away. The man clenched his fist and touched his iron hands together and said: "Marshal Bilong's left wing is weaker, the infantry of those two legions are new... Is the king crazy or Bilong crazy?"

Margaret, who was half-speaking, suddenly yelled in panic from the armor, and said to Chen Jiujing tremblingly: "Twenty, 24 siege cannons, Bordeaux can't hold it, it can't hold it."

The appearance of siege cannon on the battlefield frightened Margaret for a reason. The watershed of European military affairs was the Italian War. In that war, France showed Europe well-trained cavalry, professional infantry regiments, and cannon terror. siege capabilities.

Today, the reason why Spain is struggling in the Netherlands is that the Netherlands has extensively built fortresses, making it difficult for tens of thousands of Spanish troops to move.

The reason why there are so many bastions in the Low Countries including France, Germany, and the Netherlands is because of the French artillery troops in the Italian War. This is also the reason why Philip, who dreamed of unifying Europe, did not take action against France, because he Know that even if his legion can take the city of France, it cannot hold it.

But artillery is not used casually. There are no good saltpeter mines in Europe, so we can only use loess to boil saltpeter. 24 huge artillery cannons fired in a single battle will consume enough saltpeter production in France for two years.

Now that these heavy siege cannons appeared here, there was no doubt that Margaret would feel terrified in her heart.

In the utter panic, she heard a voice.

Chen Jiujing said: "Don't be afraid, Margot, don't be afraid."

He could tell Margaret more accurate data. For example, Spanish stone-shooting cannons are only accurate at hitting a ship within a hundred paces. Although the city is much larger than the ship, the distance is also much farther. There are many, and this kind of artillery that bombards huge rocks can only hit less than two miles.

At least those bulky things couldn't do anything until Yang Ce's African army was defeated, and the trench-like trenches made them unable to go anywhere.

Cannons that required multiple oxen or horses to draw could not cross ditches, not even with planks.

But he didn't, he just waved the command flag in an orderly manner, and calmly told Margaret: "Don't be afraid."

While a large number of small-caliber Francois machine guns and mortars were dropping shells on Yang Ce's position, the entire army, several regiments, and countless infantry companies slowly unfolded, and with a huge battlefield width, they used the overwhelming force of the army to attack the No. A line of defense advances.

Behind their army, several groups of cavalry moved alternately to the left. They included knights in gorgeous plate armor, and even riders pulling Francois machine guns-this is their effective method of fighting against the European phalanx. Taking advantage of the shortcomings of the soldiers in the phalanx that it is difficult to quickly change direction, they quickly bombarded the flanks with cavalry artillery in order to achieve a comprehensive victory in the field.

However, this kind of attack launched with cheerful drumbeats stopped before entering the preset position... Their enemies have all gone underground, there is no phalanx at all, and it seems that the artillery attack has not worked, but the enemy occupying Bordeaux The army continued to move a Spanish corps to its flank.

Actually the artillery worked.

One-third of the Juma built by Yang Ce before the war was destroyed, and several hundred households also suffered various casualties, but the casualties were not serious.

When the shelling stopped, a group of African troops lined up in neat formation put down their Franc machine guns behind the first trench, and the tiger squatting guns were placed in front of the formation, and the fallen spears were placed on the ground. together, nailed at a close shot angle,

Yang Ce stayed with the artillery behind the line of defense. This seemed to be the habit of every lecture hall student, and the artillery position was their command center.

Regardless of the cannon, even a ballista can bring them an extraordinary sense of security and determination to win.

"We're not in a hurry." Yang Ce counted the number of trenches on his defense line behind the earthen barrier, and ordered to the left and right: "If they want to find the Spaniards, I can't help it, but if they want to come to me, just Let them get closer, and then kill these beggars."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)