Chapter 333 New City Wall Defense Battle

When the bell rang, the whole camp seemed to boil.

Faner rushed out of the tent, followed the flow of people and quickly ran up to the wall, and entered his combat position. This set of procedures has already been rehearsed countless times. Even if no one directs, everyone knows what they are going to do next.

Just like in the evil month of last year, only a small number of patrols are arranged for each section of the city wall in the state of alert, and two or three scattered evil beasts can be dealt with. The alarm will only be sounded if the lookout post observes a large-scale attack by a group of evil beasts.

A black shadow on the horizon was approaching. Faner roughly estimated the number of enemies. There were about a thousand of them a year ago. It would definitely be a tough battle. As the long gunner responsible for gaining reloading time for the musketeers, he had to alternate rotations with the reserves to make it to the end.

But now, the power of the small town has changed dramatically.

Cat's Claw uncovered the gun cover and shook off the snow. Rodney checked the barrels of the field guns and began to load ammunition after confirming that there were no foreign objects inside. Although the current city wall has been replaced by mud piles, the height and width have increased, and there is an artillery platform every 100 meters, which greatly improves the defensive firepower.

The aisle is wide enough for four people to pass side by side. During the battle, the first row is the musketeers, and the second row is the recruit loader. The latter is responsible for filling the bullets into the magazine and handing it over to the formal soldiers in front.

"Aren't they bothering them?" Rodney yawned. "Evil Moon comes here like crazy every year. Even if they invade the town, it won't do them any good, right?"

"It's just good for us to practice," Nelson said with a smile. "Compared to a fixed wooden target, it's more interesting to fight with evil beasts."

"Speaking of target shooting, I recently heard an interesting rumor about our artillery team," Youpi said mysteriously.

"What rumor?"

"I heard from other artillery crews that those who can shoot accurately will be incorporated into an elite artillery team to take on new tasks." He paused, "Does any of you know more about it?"

"Elite artillery team?"

"Even you who claim to be well-informed don't know, how can we know more."

"Maybe someone was bored and made it up."

Fan Na was the only one in the artillery crew who didn't make a sound. After hearing Yupi's words, he couldn't help frowning. Someone actually said this as a show off?

Lord Iron Ax had approached him a week ago and told him that His Royal Highness planned to develop a new type of artillery, which was completely different from the field artillery currently in use, and it would not be delivered to the First Army, but would be installed on ships so that It becomes a warship with long-distance attack capability. The operator of the new artillery will be the best member of the artillery team. If you want to join, you can apply to Iron Axe.

Of course, Faner agreed without hesitation. This is obviously an opportunity to go further in the army. According to Iron Axe, His Royal Highness has high expectations for this new army, and may even leave the First Army and become a member of the First Army. A brand new army. If great achievements can be made, new warships manufactured in the future will be named after those who made outstanding achievements.

What an honor! If there was a warship called the Vanner, he would be satisfied all his life. Recalling that I was just a handyman in the mining area at first, but I always boasted that I was extraordinary. In the end, I couldn't even save my brother's life in the slums of the fortress. But now he no longer needs to boast that the army has no worries about food and drink, and the uniforms are thick and warm; even when he returns to the community, the neighbors around him can still call him by name.

All of these are changes brought about by His Highness.

Back then, my decision to join the militia for an egg was simply the wisest choice in my life.

In addition, Iron Ax also asked him if he had any suitable candidates to recommend, and he could also apply for it at that time. In other words, it is possible for these fluffy lads to get this chance to get ahead, but if they are too escaping, it is better to wait for a little more calmness. And if they have made great achievements, don't those warships have to be called Yupi and Cat's Claw? It's simply too ugly... The Rodney and the Nelson can still be considered.

As for the fact that someone couldn't resist revealing the news to his subordinates, he had to report to Iron Axe. After all, it was clearly stated in the regulations class that any news about the First Army should not be spread without authorization unless the superior has a clear request. .

"Stop yelling and focus on the battlefield now," Faner coughed twice, interrupting the discussion of the artillery crew members, "Don't forget that Lord Iron Ax has repeatedly emphasized in class that any mistake may lead to irreversible failure."

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

Because the killing efficiency of solid iron balls is too low, when dealing with groups of evil beasts, they wait for the opponents to approach and shoot with shotguns. When the ferocious wolf species crossed the 100-meter line first, the shelling began.

The heat wave rolled up the snow below the muzzle, and the huge roar shook Fan'er's ears sorely. A black blood mist suddenly rose in the distance, and the evil beasts immediately fell down. Whether it was a wild boar or a bear species, the fur on their bodies was not enough to reach the close-range bombardment of Iron Bullet.

"There's a big one over there," the cat's paw pointed to the front left, "the red-skinned wolf!"

A group of people moved the gun cart neatly, adjusted the muzzle to the target direction, reloaded and fired again. Theoretically speaking, there is no need to aim the shotgun. As long as they fire at the front, they can always sweep down a large number of enemies. Moreover, the newly built mud city wall is higher than the stone wall, and the wolf species can't threaten the top of the wall. The priority of attacking this flexible evil beast is nothing more than for the purpose of training targets.

Then it was finally the turn of the Musketeers, who had been holding back for a long time. In order to ensure the hit rate, they always waited until they were around 50 meters before firing.

The sound of the revolver rifle was not as uniform as that of the flintlock, but dense and continuous. White smoke floated from the top of the city, and the choking smell of gunpowder smoke made him sneezed.

"This bunch of idiots are obviously too weak, and they smoke more than anyone else when they fight," Yupi complained.

"But in the end, the artillery will decide the outcome of the battle," Rodney agreed. "It's the same with knights, and it should be the same with evil beasts."

At this moment, a rapid bell rang from the direction of the lookout post, which was an early warning of the discovery of a hybrid evil beast.

Van Na squinted his eyes and looked forward, only to see two huge groups of black shadows moving slowly in the smoke. Judging from their size, they should be siege beasts with thick carapaces.

"What did you just say?" He grinned, "Now it's time for us to perform, and change to solid bullets."

In order to deal with this kind of enemy with high defensive power, the arsenal has developed a new type of shell that can penetrate the opponent's carapace at a distance of about 200 meters. If the attack on the wolf-type evil beast just now was a warm-up activity, now it is the official shooting.

"Do it well," Faner clapped his hands, "Let the other artillery crews see who is the most elite artilleryman."

(To be continued. Your support is my biggest motivation.) 16-09-27 11:19:03

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