C2862 strongest artillery battle

The Battle of Sedan was the undisputed strongest artillery battle in the end of the nineteenth century. France and Prussia had put in a total of nearly 1,400 cannons, which had basically laid the groundwork for a large-scale artillery battle like the one in the future.

Since ancient times, cannons were used as an auxiliary tool for infantry attacks. Because artillery was too expensive, and the price of a single cannonball was too high. Except for the navy, who had no choice but to choose artillery, most of the army still relied on soldiers to end their battles.

But the Sedan Wars Prussia gave the world a bad start, and for the first time he made the world aware of the importance of artillery cluster bombardment.

Seven hundred guns fired in quick succession at Sedan City, the field gun of Krupp's unique steel technique, with a loading speed twice that of the French artillery and a range three times that of the French artillery.

When the French Napoleon Cannons were still being forged using the expensive and heavy bronze, the Prussian had already traveled a long distance in the field of steel cannon technology.

Almost all of the Krupp steel gun were placed more than three kilometers from Sedan City, and this landmark weapon, which already possessed all the characteristics of modern artillery, had caused the French to suffer.

After loading, line bore, steel gun, impact fuse... None of this is what the French can have.

On the other hand, on the French side, the cannons were still fired with delayed fuses. Every shot marked the number of meters to go before they exploded, regardless of whether they had reached their destination or not.

The whole sky of Sedan had been filled with the rumble of artillery, and the Prussian soldiers who were preparing to attack had gathered in a safe area in front of the artillery position, enduring the powerful explosions as they waited for the final order to attack.

At first, the soldiers were worried about the French counterattack, but after the guns started firing in Sedan City, they were relieved.

Faced with Prussia's crazy artillery barrage, McMahon angrily ordered, "Let our cannons retaliate! We cannot allow ourselves to be beaten like this. If this goes on, the morale of our troops will not be maintained! "

"We have to let our soldiers hear the sound of their cannons retaliating. Only then will they feel safe!"

"Don't be afraid of casualties, let our cannon blast!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! The more than six hundred cannons in Sedan City started a fire at the Prussian army outside the city. A locust like shadow suddenly flew out from the sky.

Rumble … The crater created by the cannonballs looked like the pockmarked face of the moon, but all the Prussian army s were relieved because almost all of the cannonballs fired by the French army had exploded at a distance of fifteen hundred to two thousand meters away from Sedan.

It looked as if the whole place was exploding with noise, but the Prussian army didn't suffer any losses at all!

Xiao Letian saw the excitement on his hands as he patted the railing. "Hahaha …" Is this the power of the French artillery? How embarrassing, how embarrassing … Napoleon III, you have completely lost your uncle's face! "

"What did the Great Emperor Napoleon say? He said that God is on the side with the best artillery, artillery has always been the pride of France, but now, how is this pride trampled by your nephew? "

"He invested most of his military funds into flashy heavy machine guns, but he completely ignored the development of artillery. Such a strategist was nothing more than a pig!"

"The person who values artillery the most is the Great Emperor Napoleon, he actually raised a nephew who looks down upon the development of artillery technology … The key point is that this nephew of his is actually successful in restoring the Empire! "

"There's no saving him, there's no saving him! France was flying towards a second rate military power, they couldn't even stop them! "There's no saving him …"

Xiao Letian observed the flames from the other side of the watchtower, but there were layers of Prussian guards under the watchtower.

Although William I was not in the front line, he had personally come to Luxembourg to command the battle. He knew that Xiao Letian was a person who loved to take risks and command, so even Bismark and Lao Maoqi could not suppress him.

You can command your troops as you wish, but as long as you dare to approach the battlefield, these imperial guards will stop you with all their might.

William I's personal guards had all come up, and this stopped Xiao Letian from personally going up to battle. He had handed over the authority of thirty thousand Belgian Army s and the newly reassembled two thousand Chinese Special team s to Sima Yun and Luo Huo, thus allowing him to finally be able to easily become a guest of honor.

Below the watchtower, Xiao Letian's troops were also in charge of a three-hundred-meter-long front. His thirty thousand strong army would soon attack Sedan City from the front.

On the two sides of the watchtower were the one hundred and fifty cannons specially arranged by the Prussian. Adding on the hundred old cannons brought by the Belgium's army, the firepower density of the Xiao Letian Battlefront was already the strongest in the entire battle.

The intense explosion from the cannons and the strong recoil caused the wooden watchtower to tremble. Xiao Letian felt as if his body was being shook slightly.

Looking at the frail and weak barrage, Xiao Letian helplessly shook his head: "It's over, French Emperor is completely over!"

He opened the lid of his pocket watch and saw that the bombardment had taken twenty-five minutes. The charge was about to begin in five minutes!

"Brothers!" This was the final battle! All of our grudges, it's time to settle them all! "

"Napoleon III is right inside Sai Dang fortress. Today, we will pay back the humiliation he gave us double!"

"Capture French Emperor alive!"

Suddenly, the world became quiet. The crazy bombardment suddenly stopped. The soldiers on the battlefield were no longer used to this kind of silence. Their ears buzzed and some of them even felt itchy.

But soon after, the ear-piercing sound of a charge could be heard. At the same time, the tens of miles long encirclement blew the horn of a charge.

"Kill!" Kill into Sedan! Capture French Emperor alive! " The first wave of attack from 80,000 people was like a roaring wave as they charged towards Sedan!

"Kill!" Last battle... Charge forward! " The officers raised their sabers and charged to the front, followed by layer upon layer of murderous soldiers.

They quickly ran. They had to use the least amount of physical strength to complete this three thousand meter long charge!

Almost at the same time, countless heads appeared on the walls of the Sedan stronghold. The French army who were just dodging the bombardment came out once again.

"Fire …" Continue firing... To kill these barbaric Germans! "

"Set up our heavy machine guns... "Open up all the ammunition box s on the Mithradates' machine guns!"

"Defend with all your might!" "Not a single inch of ground is allowed!"

Sou sou sou … In the sky, there were the sharp howls of French artillery shells flying across the sky. The huge explosion created countless bloody holes in the Prussian army army formation.

However, these gaps were quickly filled up by the soldiers who were not afraid of death. The waves of attacking people surged forward!