C2884 Cannon

The area where the Chinese were responsible for attacking was the 12th block, which was also under the care of McMahon, Flosad and the others. The army guards here were all the elites, and the ammunition distribution was also the highest.

However, no matter how strong the defense, it could not withstand the attack from Qi Bolin's airship. Qi Bolin was invincible, in this era, soldiers did not have the concept of air defense.

No rifle could cause any damage to the airship, and all the cannons could only move horizontally or swing their muzzles left and right. There wasn't a single cannon designed to fire into the sky.

It was under this kind of reduction in dimensions that the most heavily defended area of the 12th street, the area with the most heavily guarded French troops, was subjected to the fiercest of attacks!

Number five, number thirteen, number twenty-six … Within four hours, three large Prism Castle s were bombarded by the airship. These strong fortresses, which had caused huge casualties for the other Prussian army s, were as weak as a can of food in front of the airship.

When the airship was on its way, all the French soldiers hurriedly avoided it. Whenever there was a crowd, the soldiers on the airship would throw them down after igniting the explosives.

There were even soldiers who came in direct contact with the fuses of the artillery shells, causing their warheads to crash down. This could be said to be the earliest aerial bomb in the history of mankind.

At this moment, Xiao Letian had already discovered the Thirteenth District's chaotic battle. When he looked down from above and noticed that the Thirteenth District's Prussian army position was actually broken through, he exclaimed in shock, "Something's not right! When did the French become so crazy? "

"Pay attention to the connection!" The enemy is likely to take advantage of the chaos to attack our flank... Damn it, which unit was stationed on the twelfth block? "Intelligence doesn't have elites …"

Before Xiao Letian had the chance to deploy his troops, the Prussian heavy artillery group had already started their counterattack. Rumbling sounds of gunfire filled every inch of land in the 12th block as the Prussian artillery group used tons of steel to thoroughly destroy the French army's position.

Xiao Letian let out a long breath. "I've worried for them for nothing. The French artillery and the Prussian artillery are not the product of the same era. No matter how brave their soldiers are, it will be useless …"

"Pass down the order, keep your guard up. Continue moving forward, target the central tower! Hehe … Napoleon III, didn't you want to see me since a long time ago? I'll give you this chance today, let's have a good chat! "

"Hahaha …" Xiao Letian remembered the shame the Frenchmen had given him the first time he came to Europe. Looking back at how the battle had turned into a one-sided mess, he laughed heartily at the pleasant feeling of revenge.

Some laughed while others cried, the current French Emperor was already in despair, the previous barrage of cannons from the Prussian was fierce but they were all focused on the Sai Dang city wall.

It was at the start of the war in the morning, when the Prussian artillery group began to suppress fire for infantry attacks.

Due to the distance between them and the French Emperor, the huge power of the bombardment did not cause much panic the French Emperor anymore. However, this bombardment was different.

The first order Lao Maoqi gave was a saturation attack. He wanted to completely block the protruding hole with steel, so the firing density of the group of cannons was more than three times greater than it was in the morning.

Most importantly, the opening of the Protrusion Division was already very close to the central tower, it was only two to three kilometers away. In his 20 metre tall building, French Emperor could even see the corpses rolling in the air.

Napoleon III was a coward from the bottom of his heart. He thought that he had inherited his uncle's talent, but those with discerning eyes all knew that he was strong on the surface but weak on the inside!

He was a tiger when fighting against the Zephyr Blade, and he was a poisonous dragon when he was playing Go on the sand table!

However, if he was truly placed on the battlefield of fire and blood and witnessed his death with his own eyes, he would immediately turn into a sick cat and a Grass Snake!

Looking at Prussian army's frantic barrage of cannons and counterattacks at French Emperor, who was already unable to stop his legs from trembling, and then looking at Qi Bolin's airship that was getting closer and closer, Napoleon III even started to grit his teeth.

He was already an old man buried in the ground. Not only that, his body had not been in a good condition for the past few days, and his spirit had become extremely dispirited. This caused him to lose his usual vigor.

Adding on the dejected news that the Member of Parliament Raul had brought, the French Emperor had already had thoughts of retreating a long time ago!

"Your Majesty … How long do you want to think about it? If it really isn't possible, then surrender, and we can negotiate with the Prussian … We won't be able to win this battle! "

"Again …" Look again... What if McMahon's plan can work... "

But at that moment, there was a sudden hubbub at the top of the tower. Many soldiers were shouting, "Get into range!" The Chinese hot air balloon has entered the range... "

"This is bad!" Flosad was going to fire his cannon... If we blow Xiao Letian up, none of us will be able to live! Prussian will seek revenge crazily! " Raul shouted.

"Get them to stop …" French Emperor quickly gave the order, but it was already too late, the crazy Flosad had already bellowed loudly, "Fire! to fire at that damned balloon... "

Boom … Boom … The two bronze Napoleon Cannons that were hidden at the top of the tower let out an angry roar, and the high explosive projectile that had the Delay Fuze inside pounced towards Qi Bolin's airship.

The French artillery technology was far behind Prussia, not just in terms of cannon technology, but also in terms of artillery technology.

The Krupp steel gun carried only impact fuzes, and the projectiles could fly as far as they could to any target within range, only exploding after the impact.

On the other hand, the Napoleon Bronze Cannons used outdated time-lapse fuses, which were basically the three kinds of fuses: 800, 1000 and 1500 meters.

Such a projectile would have to explode at a specified distance, but how could the Prussians be so stupid as to wait for you to explode at a fixed distance?

Therefore, the French artillery did not cause much casualties in the whole Sedan War.

However, the old-fashioned artillery shells also had an old-fashioned function. This kind of artillery shell that could delay fuses was basically the same as the ancestor of the future generation's high-powered artillery shell. Although this kind of artillery shell could not be used to bomb targets on land, it could still be used to bomb aerial targets too easily.

If these two bronze cannons were used to trigger the fuze cannons, then they would have to hit something to trigger the explosion!

The airbag that was soft from the impact? Or a suspension chamber with a small target? How accurate was the cannon at a distance of over 800 meters?

But the delay fuse was different, when a shell flew to his target, regardless of what it hit, it would explode. At this time, it relied on the shell's broken parts to kill the enemy.

Boom … Boom … The two high explosive projectile s pounced towards Qi Bolin's dirigible. At that moment, the Dragon Guards who had profound inner force skills seemed to have a strange reaction, they suddenly roared and threw Xiao Letian onto the ground.

Boom … A shell exploded fifty meters to the left of Qi Bolin's airship. This shell did not cause much casualties, but the second shell exploded twenty meters to the right of Qi Bolin's airship.

Sharp shrapnel flew like rain towards the airship. The operator and soldiers who could not dodge in time were instantly knocked down, and the suspension chamber was filled with miserable cries.

More than a dozen of the bullets pierced through the air bag, causing hot air to gush out violently!