Chapter Five Hundred and Ninety-Eight: Destructive Shells

The Ming army had artillery for a long time, but the range and power of the super-large-caliber artillery were impressive due to gunpowder and other reasons.

Although he had seen the test gun, it was not actual combat after all, so Zhu Zhanji stared at the muzzle of the gun intently, waiting for that shot.

"boom!"

After a loud noise, gunpowder smoke filled the muzzle.

"Boom!"

Fang Xing's naked eyes did not catch up with the cannonball. He only saw that half of the brick beside the gate had been wiped off. The power of the cannonball had not diminished, and it was slightly refracted. It hit the ground and rolled all the way.

"Go out! Go back and practice more for me!"

Shen Yao, the artillery hundred household officer, was so angry that he cursed, and then shouted: "Clean the barrel quickly!"

Zhu Fang said with some embarrassment: "Master, this is the first battle, the brothers are a little nervous, the next shot will definitely hit."

Fang Xing didn't want to put pressure on everyone, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll get used to it slowly."

Sure enough, the time for the second reload was shortened, and Zhu Zhanji also came over, wanting to light a cannon himself.

After Shen Yao adjusted the muzzle himself, he shouted, "Aim well..."

Zhu Zhanji's hands trembled a little, and he failed to light it twice in a row.

"Relax."

Fang Xing was standing by the side, and Zhu Zhanji finally lit the fuse for the third time...

After the first shot, Ja Fei panicked. This was the first time he was in chaos since he started.

Bai Jindong even shouted from the side: "Brother, the officers and soldiers want to smash the gate down!"

Jia Fei touched his feet and landed lightly on the ground, then pointed at the gate and shouted: "Go to the gate, we will all die if we can't stop it!"

Everyone's lives are at stake, so no one will back down. Just after Jia Fei shouted the order, more than 20 people nearby rushed to the edge of the gate, armed with knives and guns, and waited eagerly for the moment when the gate was broken.

"No, it's not right!"

Jia Fei always felt that something was wrong, and finally thought of the power of the cannon just now. Just when he was about to tell people to get out of the way, there was a roar from outside.

"Boom!"

There was a crisp sound at the door, it swelled suddenly, and then sawdust splashed everywhere.

"ah……"

The lethal storm brought by the sawdust swept behind the gate. Just as the men fell to the ground screaming, the iron bullet hit a carriage not far away, destroying the frame in an instant.

"Yilulu..."

The startled horse dragged half of the shaft and turned around crazily and ran away.

"It's over, brother, we're over..."

Bai Jindong fell from the wooden ladder. He lay on the ground and shouted in pain, "Brother, let's descend!"

Jia Fei silently walked over with the long knife, the light of the knife flashed, and the head rolled.

"Surrender is death! Let's fight the officers and soldiers! Maybe we can fight a bloody way..."

"Puff puff……"

Jia Fei's morale-boosting words were interrupted by the sound of neat footsteps from outside. He gritted his teeth and said, "I have gathered a lot of property over the years. As long as I can escape today, I will share it with you!"

Travel thousands of miles just for money, people die for money, birds die for food...

Everyone rushed to the gate, and when they heard this, their morale was instantly full.

"Everything is ready..."

Waving a long knife, Jia Fei ordered his subordinates to line up in two rows, waiting for the officers and soldiers to rush in and kill them immediately.

But the footsteps outside stopped, and just when Ja Fei felt something was wrong, a loud voice shouted: "Grenade..."

"Really think that desperadoes can resist the army? Too stupid and naive."

Fang Xing knew the battle was over when he saw the grenade being thrown into the wall.

"Brother Dehua, younger brother, bring someone in to have a look?"

Since the last Northern Expedition, Zhu Zhanji has not had a chance to kill the enemy. Today is considered crushing, he thinks he can try it.

Fang Xing looked at the guards beside Zhu Zhanji, nodded and agreed: "Go, but be careful with bows and arrows."

"The little brother is gone!"

Zhu Zhanji happily rushed towards the gate with his guards, Fang Xing hurriedly asked Xiaodao to follow.

Lin Qun'an felt very boring,

"Uncle, these people are at best bandits, and one of our brothers from the Thousand Households Office is enough."

Fang Xing narrowed his eyes and listened to the shouts of killing inside, shook his head and said, "This battle is a battle between a lion and a rabbit, and it's just a warning to those who harbor evil intentions."

As for whether to warn the salt merchants or the noble man, only Fang Xing knows.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The bursts of volleys mean that the people inside are really gangsters, and they are still struggling at this time.

Shen Yaodui ran over with a smile and asked, "Uncle, how about we have some more shots?"

"roll!"

Fang Xing kicked up and scolded with a smile: "There are our brothers inside now, who do you want to hit?"

Shen Yao looked at the wall enviously and said, "Uncle, let's try to penetrate with a few shots."

"One shot!"

Zhu Fang said disdainfully: "It's not a city wall! Two layers of brick walls just want to block the artillery? I think you want to shoot a few more shots to enjoy yourself!"

Shen Yao chuckled, but looked at Fang Xing eagerly.

The lack of actual combat opportunities is a problem.

"F!"

Fang Xing stretched out three fingers: "I'll give you three chances, if you miss the target, those who go back to the hundred households of the artillery will not eat dinner."

Shen Yao said seriously, "Uncle, how far is it?"

Fang Xing squinted at him and said, "You have studied mathematics, 300 meters, three cannons, do you have confidence?"

"Yes!" Shen Yao stood up straight and replied, "Uncle, if you miss, I won't eat tonight or tomorrow."

Fang Xing asked someone to draw a circle with a diameter of about three meters on the wall, and then Shen Yao started to act.

"Hurry up!"

The sergeants of the artillery crew pushed and pulled the artillery to the distance in full swing, and the fighting inside stopped. Zhu Zhanji was surrounded by people, and many places on his body were stained red.

"Brother Dehua, my little brother kills one person with one hand."

Zhu Zhanji reported the results in high spirits, and when he saw that the artillery crew was desperately pushing the artillery over, he asked.

"Are the three cannons about to hit?"

Zhu Zhanji felt unreliable.

"Three hundred meters, a big target of three meters, if you still can't hit it, then Shen Yao and Zhu Fang have to improve the aiming method when they go back."

Fang Xing wanted to use the atmosphere before the battle to let these novices try, otherwise they would have no experience at all in the real battle.

"Reload!"

It's already in place over there, and the sergeant in the main courtyard has come out, and everyone is watching the stake.

"boom!"

Jia Fei didn't die, he was tied and knelt beside Fang Xing alone. He looked at the black dot that flew towards the wall rapidly, and he secretly hated it.

If today is an army with cold weapons, then he is confident that he can hold out until night.

But this Jubao Mountain Guard, this Fang Xing, actually used this kind of thing he had never seen before. Two cannons tore through the gate, and then there was a unilateral massacre of muskets against cold weapons.

The little black spot hit the wall directly, and opened a hole in it as if it was destroyed.

Fang Xing put down the binoculars, sneered and said, "The deviation is more than ten meters, what is Shen Yao doing?"

And Shen Yao had just put down the binoculars at this time, and he yelled like crazy: "The one next door to Spicy! I have aligned them all, and they are more than ten meters to the left. Adjust immediately."

"boom!"

"Wow!"

The second shot hit the circle accurately and knocked down a section of the wall by the way. While the dust was flying, Shen Yao shouted frantically from behind.

"Aha! What did I say! What did I say..."

"So-so."

Fang Xing boasted casually, then looked at Jia Fei who was kneeling beside him and asked, "Who is behind you?"