Royal Gold Magistrate

Hiro's army began to retreat like a tide, gradually moving away from the fire coverage.

Lai Gouer waved his hand to stop the bombardment, and then fell into deep thought regardless of the reactions of Hope and others.

I didn't expect the church to have gunpowder weapons.

However, although they have cannons, the level of cannons is not as good as their own.

The cannons used on the city walls are all dismantled from warships.

The guns on the warships are still loaded with old guns used in earlier years.

The latest Italian guns are small in size and powerful, but they are not used on his batch of ships.

On the other hand, the opponent's gun is extremely heavy, even heavier than his old gun.

The technology is poor, and the stockpiles are sufficient.

Relying on the huge gun barrel, it can barely compare with him, but the flexibility is too poor.

The opponent's artillery, who operated the artillery, was not very skilled in his movements.

Over the years, Dajing's artillery has summed up a set of the most efficient operating procedures.

On the other side, it was much worse, and it seemed a little disorganized.

Even so, after all, the opponent still has the firearms, and the intensity and form of the war have completely changed.

Although I haven't seen them use muskets yet, the current quality of bows and arrows cannot be 100% replaced by muskets.

It should be said that both sides are equal in strength, and his side is still slightly disadvantaged. The biggest advantage is that he is defending the city.

Hero and the Church's army is large in number, and there is no shortage of supplies.

The difficulty of defending the city suddenly doubled.

Originally planned to repel a group of siege troops, and then directly attack the holy city.

It seems that there is no chance to leave now, so I can only find Dajing for reinforcements and look for opportunities to counterattack.

Otherwise, if the city is knocked down and the port is lost, it will be extremely difficult to take it back.

After a long time, Lai Gou'er said, "Duke, how long will the food in the city last?"

"Half a year..."

"Ah."

Lai Gou'er summoned his deputy and said, "Write two letters immediately, one to send to the garrison, and then request to mobilize troops and firearms, as much as they can bring. The other letter informs the imperial court that the church has mastered firearms, so that the imperial court can do it sooner." Prepare, we are ready to defend the city, and when the reinforcements arrive, we will immediately divide our troops to attack the holy city."

"Yes!"

The deputy responded and quickly retreated.

Although the first wave of battle quickly retreated, the church's firearms obviously shocked the Duke and others.

The original confidence has been shaken.

Lai Gou'er patted the Duke on the shoulder twice: "Duke, we may have to fight a protracted war. Our artillery is stronger, and we have an advantage in being condescending, and I have already gone to the overseas station for support immediately, waiting for our second batch Once the men and horses arrive, it’s time to counterattack.”

"Now you must follow the priest to stabilize the situation in the city. There must be no chaos. It is best to control the food. It is best to collect the food in the hands of the people and distribute it in a centralized way. And send another group of people to strengthen the city gate and shut down the city gate. Block them all for me, and don't let the opponent's shells penetrate."

"You... can you really win? I think the firearms of the church are bigger than ours." The Duke said in horror.

Lai Gou'er smiled: "The bigger the thing, the better. You see, their equipment is so heavy. If we have enough people to go out and fight him, how much better are their cannons than scrap iron?"

"And don't worry, the cannons we use now are not the best."

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Outside Fika.

Hiro's troops and the Templars were already five miles away.

At this moment, the army is in a state of panic. After all, the shock caused by the scene of gunfire just now is beyond words.

Rao was still in shock after fighting for a long time. After his emotions completely settled down, he walked up to the presiding judge and said word by word: "President, I need an explanation."

The presiding judge opened his mouth, panicked and confused: "I don't know, I really don't know...Why Fika has such a weapon. General, what should we do now?"

Moder gritted his teeth: "What else can I do, withdraw the troops! Go back and reorganize the manpower, I need more resources from the church, otherwise the city will never end fighting."

Withdrawal?

The presiding judge suddenly calmed down: "The troops cannot be withdrawn, not even the reinforcements! The Holy See has ordered that Feika must be brought down. The news of our battle should have spread by now, and the Templar Army has been dispatched. If Feika is safe and sound , what impact will it have on the church, don’t I need to say more?”

The veins on Maud's neck were exposed, and he growled: "How do you want me to beat you in this situation! This shitty god's punishment weapon is most suitable for defending the city. This thing is too heavy. It shouldn't be a siege weapon! Now for Fangzheng is defending the city with it, what about us? It's too late to push it away!"

"I warned you a long time ago! Insufficient troops, insufficient troops! At least five times more troops than the opponent can be sure, and you need to win quickly, which is impossible now."

"If you want to fight this battle, you have to go back and make a long-term plan. Otherwise, half of the regular army plus half of the peasant soldiers will take your life to fill it? Even if we fight it, there will be no one in ten of us!"

One out of ten?

The presiding judge slowly raised his head, one eye was still reddened by the cardinal's blood: "If you can beat it down, even if you don't save one out of ten."

"What are you worried about? It's nothing more than the death of more people, and the church will compensate you. As long as you promise, money is not a problem. Maybe you will be provided with God's Punishment Weapon in the future?"

"Damn it! Half of them are my soldiers!" Maud was furious, "If you don't fear casualties, the Templars can go first, and we will be the rear."

The presiding judge said coldly: "General, is the life of these people more important, or the face of the Church and the Holy See, I don't need to say more?"

Maud froze.

What he said was right, if he just got out of here in such a disgruntled manner, the face of the church and the pope would definitely be greatly hurt.

He couldn't bear the consequences, and neither could the emperor.

The voice of the presiding judge sounded again: "General, you are said to be the best general in Hero, think of a way, it doesn't matter if the time is a little slower now, as long as you can capture the city, the church will definitely reward you , the Holy See will definitely receive you personally."

Maude's face changed several times, countless thoughts skipped in his mind, and finally he sighed: "If you want to fight...you can, but it will take a few months."

"A few months? Can't it be shorter? Fika is just a small country that can't be smaller, and it needs..."

"No." Maude shook his head and interrupted him, "Garrison here now, start building trebuchets, and deploy trebuchets at the position just now to harass the enemy city."

"Can the catapult be thrown into the city? Don't fool me." The presiding judge questioned.

Catapult, that thing has thrown more than 200 meters to the end, and the position where the gun was fired just now is about 500 meters.

Maude sighed softly: "Use gravel instead to harass the soldiers on the city wall. The church's opponents must have unstable morale and military morale, so they must continue to harass. The other God's punishment weapon is supposed to shoot iron balls, right? That thing is Consumables, we can consume the other party's military resources as much as possible."

"Looking at the size of this city, their food and grass must be limited... After a long time, there will probably be chaos inside them. Now it's best to go back and find someone to send a fleet to surround their port and prohibit fishing. But you can't get close to the port. , if they deploy divine punishment weapons in the port, any ship will be smashed into a sieve."

"The general layout is these, and we will plan in detail later. All we can do is wait for the opportunity and lead the army into the city. As long as we can enter the city smoothly, the follow-up will be easy."

Things changed so suddenly, the presiding judge sighed deeply: "Do as you say, but as soon as possible..."

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