Chapter 211: Battle for the Mineral Vein

Twenty-four forest rock elements, more than three hundred forest spiders.

They ended their confusion in the first few minutes, and the wide front line was like waves floating in the wind across the wilderness, moving forward with the wind.

Blocking their path was the double-layer fortifications built by the musketeers. To call it a fortification, it was a large area of ​​pits used to block the footsteps of elemental life. The musketeers were arranged in the first line of fortifications to meet the enemy, and the supporting artillery was placed in the second line of defense.

The forest spiders had hunting spiders to fight against them. As long as they stopped, the musketeers' fatal blows would soon fall on them.

The forest spiders, which had lost their speed advantage, could be killed with a single shot from the musket.

One thousand scout hunting spiders entangled three hundred forest spiders.

In the second line of fortifications, the soldiers responsible for using infantry to support the artillery.

Clean the barrel of the gun to confirm that there were no impurities left.

Add explosives according to the quantity of the powder bag, and use different units of charge to attack enemies at different distances - that is what the indirect-fire artillery needs to pay attention to. For this lightweight direct-fire artillery that supplements infantry firepower, the soldiers only need to open the already weighed powder bag and pour it all in.

No need to think about any ratio.

Standardized process.

Push the lead bullet into the bottom of the barrel, and the small cannon on the bracket is controlled by the shooter to rotate. The total length of this 40-caliber small long-barreled cannon can reach 1.4 meters.

In order to manufacture a bracket that can rotate freely and be fixed on the ground to improve the stability of firing, the bracket accounts for 30% of the cost of this set of infantry support firepower.

After the standardized process, two soldiers can quickly complete the loading task within 30 seconds.

"Seventh row, missed, the muzzle is too high, lower it a little."

The observer promptly feedbacks to the gunner based on the landing point of the shell. In order to avoid affecting the judgment of the adjacent row, they all have to bring their own row number at the beginning of the report.

"Five rows, graze, muzzle to the right..."

"Eight rows, hit confirmed..."

"Six rows, loaded... hit confirmed"

Watching the soldiers load, aim, and fire in an orderly manner.

Repeating this process again.

Of course they are afraid, even if they know they will not die, they are still afraid.

If Hackett can put aside his fluctuating emotions and observe, he will naturally find that some gunners are not used to large lead bullets when loading and accidentally drop the shells on the ground.

Their officers are all standing in the front line, and the soldiers naturally have no reason to retreat.

What can the adventurers do for them? The most powerful fireball spell mastered by the adventurer's spellcaster is only 45 meters (150 feet) away. Forty-five meters is enough in close combat, but on a vast battlefield, this distance is stretched.

The spellcaster is protected at the second line of defense and cannot even reach the monster's body.

I heard that some improved spells have longer range and greater power, but that is the collection of the magic family... If they can learn these improved spells, why do they come to the dangerous world to be mercenaries.

Although these large muskets... Hackett has learned a lot of terms about weapons from this gray army these days. He knows that the weapons in the hands of these soldiers that make a vibration are called muskets.

Then this thing that looks a bit like a musket is one of their large muskets.

Each of these large muskets is not as powerful as the fireball spell cast by the caster. The fireball spell can directly hit the target and destroy its vegetation and rock shell protective layer with a violent explosion, causing the target to burn.

But it has a range beyond Hackett's imagination, as well as a very fast firing rate and excellent hit rate.

Each direct hit can take away the protective layer of the surface of the forest rock element, forcing it to raise its strong arms to block in front as a shield under the impact, slowing down its forward speed.

Chang Heng took a deep breath and sweated in his palms.

This should be the most difficult head-on confrontation he has conducted without the command of the lord, with himself setting up the battle line and controlling the troops.

And in the future, there will be more such tasks that he will carry out alone, and the lord cannot fully take care of the people's livelihood and the military.

He is very clear.

Give orders to these spellcasters who have been brought here. The members of their expedition will not die, but the death of these people is real death.

"You stand here at the second line of defense. We will need your firepower support. All attack orders will be issued by him."

Chang Heng looked at the officer who stood upright in an instant.

"If they are in danger, remember to protect them. I will go to the front to observe and command the battle."

And join the battle.

He is the centurion and the leader of the hunters. He is the best precision shooter in this unit, and no one can match him.

The forest spiders running in the front have crossed the markers they inserted in the ground, which means that they have officially entered the attack range of the musketeers.

He blew the whistle, and the officer who heard the whistle also blew the whistle to pass the information to other officers.

Sharp and rapid whistles were heard in succession.

The adventurer was confused when he heard the sound, and the soldiers had already pulled the trigger along the crosshairs on the guns at the targets they were aiming at.

Rifle fire command.

A continuous white mist emerged from the front of the fortifications, spreading out from the center of the position like a spreading wave, one step slower than the whistle, forming a thick wall made of light white mist.

The brief and clear sound of musket fire and the slightly dull sound of small-caliber artillery interweave, accompanied by the hissing of forest spiders and the footsteps of forest and rock elements that can shake the earth.

They are protecting the territory they inhabit, and the expedition team is fighting for the possibility of the future.