Chapter 385: Do it with tears
Gerves's bombardment lasted for two hours, during which a total of twenty shots were fired.
The reason it took so long was that Gervis was worried that the high temperature in the barrel would damage the structure of the cannon if the cannon was fired continuously, so after every five shots he would let the cannon cool down for ten minutes to reduce the temperature.
Although the cannon was forged from mithril, there was probably no need to worry about damage from such low-intensity firing, but Gervis only brought this one cannon this time, so he had to be extremely cautious.
The firing of twenty guns also achieved brilliant results, directly destroying the seventeen small catapults on the west wall.
Of course, the defenders on the city wall did not allow the catapults to be used as targets for Gervis to shoot at.
At the beginning, after Gervis destroyed four trebuchets in succession, the defenders finally dared not to be negligent. They thought of using curtains in front of the trebuchets to block their sight and prevent Gervis from aiming at the target.
However, their plan failed.
Because when Gervis came here on the first day, he had seen clearly with a telescope that there was a reserved platform every fifty meters on the wall of Baiyan City, and all the catapults must be placed on this platform.
Therefore, Gervis only needs to adjust the spacing and the angle of the muzzle without having to consider other factors.
Next, after Gervis destroyed the five catapults of Baiyan City in one go, the defenders on the city wall finally realized that something was wrong.
If Gervis continued like this, all their catapults might be completely destroyed by the inexplicably sharp object outside the city wall that made loud noises and smoke.
The defenders then began to dismantle the remaining intact trebuchets.
This catapult is not like a cannon. Both its disassembly and installation are extremely complicated. The rivets embedded in the city wall for fixing it must be pried out first. As a result, during this period of time, Gervis shot down two more of them.
Fortunately, the remaining catapults were finally dismantled and sent down the city wall.
From then on, there were no more small catapults on the west wall.
Moreover, even the defenders on the city walls would subconsciously shrink their heads whenever they heard the sound of artillery explosions, because no less than ten defenders had been accidentally killed by artillery fire.
These people all pretended to die tragically. Some of them were even pierced through the center of their bodies by shells, leaving a bloody hole as big as a bowl on their bodies, so that their backs could be seen from their chests.
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"Lord Gervis, where did you get this iron pipe weapon? Can you sell it to me?"
"Yes! Viscount Gervis, can you sell me one when you return? I am willing to buy it with fifty gold coins!"
"What iron pipe weapon? Didn't you hear it? Viscount Gervis just said that this thing is called a small steel cannon!"
"This little steel cannon is so magical and has such a nice name, how could it be worth only fifty gold coins! I am willing to pay a hundred gold coins for it, Viscount Gervis! If possible, I will pay you half of the deposit now!"
When the deafening rumbling sound of the cannon finally stopped, a group of small nobles in the back quickly gathered together. On one hand, they looked at the small steel cannon as if they were looking at a naked beauty, and on the other hand, they kept asking Gervis if they could sell the small steel cannon.
Today really opened their eyes. This small steel cannon not only makes a deafening sound when it fires, but its power is also terrifyingly great.
This can be seen from the gaps blasted out on the walls of Baiyan City in the distance.
One of the shells was fired directly at the city wall due to Gervis' negligence. The muzzle angle was lowered a little, and the whole shell was embedded in the wall, which further highlighted the tremendous power of the small cannon.
"Everyone! Everyone! Listen to me!"
Gervis was surrounded and questioned by this group of petty nobles, and he suddenly felt overwhelmed, so he immediately waved his hand to ask everyone to be quiet.
When everyone heard Gervis speak, they quickly quieted down.
"Everyone, you are all vassals of the Jones family, so I will tell you the truth!"
"I actually only have this little cannon. I found it in the secret room of Viscount Major's castle. I don't know how the little cannon was forged or where it was produced, so I can't sell it to you!"
Gervis just opened his eyes and started telling lies.
Of course, this is not Gervis' fault. It was fortunate that the vassals of the Jones family knew about such a powerful weapon as the small anti-aircraft gun. After all, he was the husband of the earl and could control himself completely.
But if the king and other nobles knew the existence of the small cannon and became covetous of it, Alice would definitely be under great pressure, not to mention other things.
After listening to Gervis' explanation, all the little nobles showed expressions of great disappointment.
They still believed Gervis's words to some extent, because they had never seen or heard of such a thing as a small cannon. Maybe it was really a treasure that Viscount Major got from somewhere and stored in the castle.
"Okay, everyone. Now that the catapults on the city wall have been taken care of, you should quickly go back and send the people and carriages I mentioned earlier to the entrance of the camp. We are going to proceed with the next step of the siege plan!"
Seeing that these little nobles actually believed it, Gervis was delighted. This could save him a lot of unnecessary trouble.
"Yes! Now the most important thing is to capture the city and win the reward!"
"Okay, Viscount Gervis, wait a moment, we will go back and send someone out right away!"
The little nobles, who were originally a little lost, became cheered up after hearing Gervis' words. They hurriedly said goodbye to Gervis and Alice, and then quickly headed towards the camp.
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"Grevith, do you really only have one little cannon?"
After all the little nobles had left, Alice, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.
Of course, she didn't believe Gervis's previous nonsense. She knew that this so-called small steel cannon should be similar to Gervis's muskets.
"Alice, there is indeed only one small cannon at the moment!"
"This small steel cannon is also forged with mithril, and there are four or five inscriptions under the black paint. The cost is very high!"
"Of course, compared to its high cost, the power it exerts is well worth it! However, this small steel cannon cannot be used on a large scale after all!"
When Gervis saw Alice's beautiful eyes flashing, he knew that his cheap wife was also impressed by the little cannon's strength, so he told her directly without hiding it.
"Why can't it be used on a large scale? Is it because of the gunpowder you mentioned?"
Alice frowned at first, but immediately remembered the problem of the scarcity of gunpowder that Gervis had mentioned before, and guessed the reason.
"That's right, Alice! Gunpowder is a very rare thing!"
"I just fired twenty times, which directly consumed most of the gunpowder I brought this time. This gunpowder is all I have in stock! So even if the small steel cannon can be manufactured, it is useless without gunpowder."
Gervis nodded seriously.
"oh!"
Alice's fantasy about the small steel cannon was extinguished in an instant. She originally wanted to order one or two small steel cannons from Gervis to use as the foundation of the Jones family. Just like those large catapults, these can be used as strategic weapons for the great nobles.
"Uh...Alice, you don't have to be disappointed! If I find extra gunpowder again in the future, I'll give you another one! How about it?"
Seeing Alice's depressed expression, Gervis felt a little reluctant for some reason, so he blurted out something without thinking.
However, after saying this, Gervis felt a little regretful.
How could there be any excess gunpowder? Even if he could eventually upgrade the golden elf bug into a big elf, the saltpeter in the space would be limited.
If the scope of use of gunpowder is expanded in the future, even if it is a large elf space, Gervis feels that it will not be enough for him to use for a lifetime.
"Thank you, Gervis!"
Hearing Gervis's words of comfort, Alice, who had no idea what was going on in his mind, was obviously moved by him. There was a strange look in her eyes, and a beautiful smile appeared on her pretty face again.
Suddenly, Gervis felt that every pore in his body was trembling, and he fell into Alice's smile.
"Cheap wife! What should I do with you?"
Looking at Alice's beautiful smile blooming in front of him, Gervis felt a little guilty for no reason. His cheap wife must have taken his words seriously, but he actually began to regret it.
"Alas, you have to do what you said even if you cry!"
Gervis finally fell in front of the beauty's pass, thinking in his heart that if he really had excess gunpowder in the future, he would really give Alice a small cannon.
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The two continued to talk for a while, and after Ike and others packed up the small cannon, they returned to the camp gate together.
"Lady Alice, Viscount Gervis, these are my men and carriages!"
"Lady Alice..."
After Gervis and Alice waited at the gate of the camp for more than ten minutes, the petty nobles in the camp came to the gate of the camp one after another with the people and carriages that Gervis had arranged in advance.
As troops and horses arrived one after another, thousands of people soon gathered at the entrance of the camp.
Although most of these people were dressed as serfs, without weapons or armor.
But Gervis had no objection. He didn't need these people to fight the enemy. He just wanted them to do the hard labor.
"Okay! Now all of you listen to my command. Those on my left, you are responsible for paving two 30-meter-wide aisles on the river beach. The aisles must ensure that the carriages can pass smoothly without getting stuck."
"People on my right, take the carriage to the bottom of the earthen slope over there and load all the felled saxaul trees onto the carriage! Then wait for my order!"
Seeing that most people were present, Gervis stood directly on a carriage and began to direct everyone's actions!
(End of this chapter)
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