Chapter 455: The Death God in the Sky (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)

"The advent of airships has made war so terrible. From now on, any country will be extremely cautious about going to war again."

Many eyewitnesses told reporters this after Buenos Aires was "razed to the ground" by bombs.

According to journalists, diplomats and expatriates, airships are powerful and can deliver devastating blows.

But in August 1870, no European believed that an airship would reach Europe, but what was unimaginable was that the airship really came!

Flying from the New World!

On September 2, there were a few white clouds floating in the clear sky, and the sky was blue and clear.

Sparrows were chirping loudly above the woods, swallows were flying around, and the air was filled with a choking smell.

In the open area outside the city of Sedan, tens of thousands of Prussian soldiers have assembled and are ready to fight the final battle against the French!

Prince George from Saxony gazed at the city of Seshen with a smug look on his face.

"No one can hold on under such fire!"

On his side was the Prussian Sixth Army, with its commander Tumplinger standing next to him.

"Your Highness, I think we will be able to attack Sedan soon!"

Tumplinger's eyes fell on his soldiers, all of whom were waiting to go into battle with high morale. Even death could not stop their attack. These soldiers joined the army inspired by patriotism, and although they knew they were likely to die, they still went to the battlefield without hesitation.

"All of Germany is watching us!"

As the Sixth Army, led by Prince George, prepared for the final offensive, they did not know that someone was watching them.

"Sir, a large number of enemy troops have been spotted southwest of Sedan City, completely exposed in the wilderness!"

The observer's shout interrupted Li Du's thoughts. He immediately took a telescope and observed the target in the distance. For them in the air, everything on the earth was presented to them without any obstruction.

"Sir, look over there, there's the artillery position, and there, and there..."

The army of this era had no sense of disguise at all. After all, before this, they had never considered the threat from the air. But now? Hundreds of thousands of North German troops were like a woman who had taken off her skirt, naked in front of them. This woman was teasing them wantonly, waiting for them to give her a fatal blow.

“Spread out!”

Looking at the locations marked on the map, and then looking at the targets on the ground, Li Du said.

"The first and second battalions are responsible for attacking the German troops assembled on the ground. The third, fourth, and fifth battalions are responsible for attacking the artillery positions on the north wing, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh battalions are responsible for attacking the artillery positions on the south wing..."

After giving orders to other airships through the blackboard, Li Du stared at the target that was clearly visible on the ground and sneered.

"This time, we're going to wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

If we come across such a suitable target and don’t kill them all at once, we would be really letting down God.

Staring at the German troops exposed in sight, Ma Guangming shouted loudly.

"How's it going? Have you aimed?"

The gunner in the cabin immediately answered loudly.

"Aim!"

In front of the gunner is a 30mm Gatling machine gun fixed in the cabin. It is the most advanced weapon of the Nanhua Arsenal. Compared with the 20mm machine gun, it is not only more powerful, but also has a faster rate of fire.

"Can I open fire?"

"Can!"

“Fight!”

Following an order, the gunner pressed a button, and the Gatling gun's barrel rotated with the sound of the motor, and the sound of the gun rang out in the cabin in an instant. Unlike the hand-cranked machine guns of the past, the sound of the gun was continuous, and it sounded like the sound of a chainsaw.

"God bless us and let us come back alive!"

Like everyone else, even the son of the chancellor, Herbert von Bismarck, an infantry captain, would pray for survival before going into battle.

Just as he was praying and wanted to mobilize the officers and soldiers in the camp, he heard a whistling sound coming from the air.

What is that sound?

Herbert von Bismarck looked up at the sky with some confusion. There seemed to be nothing in the air, but the sound was clearly coming from the air.

"Sir, what's that noise?"

It was not just Herbert. Others did the same. Soldiers and officers all looked up into the sky. Even His Royal Highness the Prince, who was riding on his horse, cast his eyes towards the sky.

"The airship is coming, the airship is coming..."

On the ground, the messenger was riding a galloping horse and shouting. Suddenly, he reined in his horse.

explode!

What appeared before his eyes was a dense cloud of explosion smoke and flying pieces of flesh and limbs, and everything seemed to have turned red.

All this happened in an instant. When the Prussian officers and soldiers raised their heads to find the source of the sound, 30mm shells fell from the sky like raindrops, breaking their bodies and snapping them in two. At the same time, in the violent explosion, flying shrapnel unscrupulously reaped lives.

The 30mm grenade is a new type of shell developed by Nanhua based on the experience of the Paraná naval battle. In order to increase its power, its projectile body adopts stamping technology. During the stamping process, grooves are processed on the inner side of the projectile body to make it a semi-prefabricated fragment. The charge is as high as 40 grams. Due to the increase in charge, when it explodes, it can not only cause greater damage to wooden ships, but also increase its killing power.

Now, the shells falling from the sky used their kinetic energy to tear apart the bodies of the German soldiers gathered on the ground. At the same time, violent explosions covered the entire open area, like thousands of grenades, enveloping everyone in the blink of an eye.

For a moment, this open area completely turned into hell. The violent explosion of the 30MM grenade blew the limbs of the German soldiers who had not yet recovered from their shock into pieces. In the dense rain of bullets, the sky and the earth were all red. The bodies torn apart by the shells were blown away by the shock wave of the explosion, and red flesh and blood flew in the air.

The tens of thousands of German troops that had gathered outside the city to prepare for the attack were completely turned into targets. They almost lay there motionless enjoying the baptism of artillery shells. In less than a minute, tens of thousands of artillery shells were poured on them.

The killing power of tens of thousands of small artillery shells with power similar to that of grenades exploding in the crowd was extremely shocking. In just a moment, tens of thousands of German soldiers in the wilderness were shrouded in a steel rain of death. In the continuous explosions, the wilderness was all red...

(End of this chapter)