In the end, there were six cannons, twenty soldiers and 144 shells left on the cliff at the top of the mountain with Pu Tong. It was not an easy task to get so many people and things up there. Not to mention the heavy load and the steepness of the climb, there was nearly three miles of water from the starting point of the climb to where the Loli was anchored. That was to say, Pu Tong and others had to row their own boats to transport the people, cannons and shells to the starting point of the climb.

Of course, Putong hoped that the Lolita could dock closer, preferably directly against the mountain wall, so that he could directly build a springboard from the side of the ship to go over, which would be much easier. However, these were only thoughts but not actions, because the coastal waters around Muritania for nearly a hundred miles were densely covered with reefs, and the Lolita could only dock two miles away.

It is precisely because of this that the fishing industry in Muritania is underdeveloped, and it is even unable to be self-sufficient, let alone make profits from trade. Looking across the Assyrian territory, there are quite a few towns adjacent to the sea, but only the waters of Polang Town are blessed with unique advantages.

However, despite these restrictions, if Pu Tong really wanted to send more people and cannons, it would not be impossible, but he felt that twenty people and six cannons were enough. If the effect was not good, he could at least explain to Wu Lai that he was just going for a "test attack", which might make the punishment lighter.

After enduring the long night, Pu Tong endured another full day, no, he slept for a full day. While he was snoring, the two brothers Manggu and Mangku carefully reviewed the terrain around the mountain top several times. After making sure that the enemy had no way to come up, they returned to the ambush area with peace of mind to chat, eat and rest with the artillerymen.

Soon after nightfall, the wind began to blow, and Pu Tong, who had slept all day, opened his eyes. After sitting up, he rubbed his face fiercely, took the dry food and water handed by the soldiers, ate and drank while looking at Mauritania.

"Have their barracks, armories, and granaries been marked?" Pu Tong asked as he stuffed the last piece of bread into his mouth and chewed it.

"The coordinates have been determined, but about half of them are beyond our range." An artilleryman took out a small notebook with an oil paper cover and handed it to Pu Tong.

"Half of them are beyond our range? The range of our artillery is more than four miles. Are they that far away?" Pu Tong frowned, took the notebook, stood up and walked behind a pile of rocks. He lit a match and took a look. Then he walked back with a thump and flicked the artilleryman on the forehead. "Little idiot, have you forgotten what the lord said? Parabolic shooting, at least three-fifths of the area of ​​​​Muritania is within the coverage of our artillery."

"But Colonel, that's just one more granary. Besides, if we destroy all the granaries, what will happen to the civilians of Marsalitania? The Tianjuan people will not care about their lives." The artilleryman asked while rubbing his forehead.

"You are really a stubborn person." Pu Tong glared at him. "Do you think the Tianjuan people care about their lives now? Let me tell you, this is a war. The Tianjuan people are invaders. We must be quick, accurate and ruthless when dealing with invaders. If we want to destroy them, we can't think about this or that. If we don't pay a price, when will we be able to complete the lord's mission?"

"The lord's great cause? Colonel, does the lord want to unify the continent?" The artilleryman asked in confusion, which attracted the attention of other artillerymen. Not to mention that everyone was quite curious.

"Of course. Besides being a lord, the lord is also the high priest of our Assyria. With his ability, he will definitely lead us to eliminate the Tianjuan people, the Hurlit people, and the Kimo people, and then unify the continent." Pu Tong chuckled and said, "When that time comes... forget it, you will see. Remember my words, in war, we cannot be afraid of paying a price. If we don't destroy the granary, the Tianjuan people will move the granary away. Anyway, the civilians of Malitania can't eat a grain of wheat, so why should we leave it to the Tianjuan people as military rations and give them the strength to harm us Assyrians? Right?"

"Yes, yes, yes..." The soldiers nodded one after another.

"So, first attack the barracks and the arsenal, then the granary. Oh, and their stables. Hit them hard until they have no horses to use." Pu Tong gritted his teeth and waved his hand, "Come here, I'll divide the work among you."

"But we only have 144 shells in total. I'm afraid it's not enough," another artilleryman asked.

"Of course it's not enough. Don't forget, I killed a demon whale with one shot before. The cannon the lord made is very powerful." After Pu Tong finished speaking, he stretched out his arm and bent his fingers, and hit the soldier who asked the question on the forehead. "Let you remember this. If you ask such boring questions again, the punishment will be doubled."

While Putong was busy making arrangements, on the bow of the Loli, Bailey was holding a telescope to observe the movements on the coast.

Now the location of the Loli is only two miles away from the coast of Muritania. The Tianjuan Army saw the Loli during the day and deployed two thousand people to defend in front of the woods on the coast. Bailey believes that if the Tianjuan Army had ships, they might have attacked by now, instead of just being on guard like now.

As he watched, Bailey's anger rose involuntarily. He had excellent eyesight and with the help of a telescope, how could he not see what was happening in front of the woods...

At nightfall, the Tianjuan soldiers lit more than a dozen large bonfires, then sat around them, drinking, chatting and laughing while wantonly humiliating the Maritani civilian women they brought with them - they forced the women to strip naked and dance in front of the bonfires, and occasionally whipped them with branches for fun. Although Bailey could not hear the women's cries and pleas, he could see the panic, fear and humiliation they experienced.

Bailey put down the telescope and thought for a while, then resolutely turned around and ran to the captain's room. After a while, the deck of the Loli suddenly became lively, and the huge capstan slowly rolled up the anchor cable...

"Helmsman, ready!"

"Oarsmen at the ready!"

"Prepare the gun positions!"

…

On the cliff at the top of the mountain, Pu Tong asked while putting on his earmuffs, "Have you aimed?"

"Aim!" the artillerymen responded loudly.

"Okay..." Pu Tong nodded and was about to order the artillery to fire when he heard a rumbling sound of artillery. Pu Tong was startled and stunned. He quickly raised the telescope to look towards the source of the sound. He saw flickering flames and scattered figures on the coast, and bright flashes of artillery flames appeared on the sea from time to time.

"Damn, Bailey is having his fun first!" Putong cursed and turned his head to look at the situation in the spears. He saw that there was movement in the barracks and stables, so he waved his hand and said, "Five-round rapid fire! Fire!"

“All, all, all, all…”

“All, all, all, all…”

As soon as Putong's six cannons finished firing the third round, the Tianjuan Army in Malitania was in chaos. It was impossible not to be in chaos - the barracks, stables, and armories were hit by the artillery fire from the sky at the same time. Houses collapsed and people and horses fell. The fire suddenly illuminated half of the sky. The most fatal thing was that Putong's first round of shooting killed the highest command of the Tianjuan Army - they were "grouping" to visit the wounded in a barracks. The first cannon fire from the coast did not arouse their vigilance. It was not until the second and third booms came that they realized something was wrong. Just as they ran to the yard and prepared to climb the wooden tower, they heard a sharp whistle that demanded their lives...

After the initial panic caused by the sudden attack, the Tianjuan Army finally thought of going to engage the enemy, but with the chaotic fire and smoke rising to the sky, they had no idea that it was the shells flying from the cliffs on the top of the mountain. They also mistakenly thought that the Assyrian army was also using a powerful weapon like a catapult to attack the city. So, some rushed to the direction of the city to reinforce, some rushed to the coast to reinforce after receiving news of an attack on the coast, some rescued supplies and wounded soldiers, and some ran around like headless flies without knowing where to find their soldiers...

What made Pu Tong feel magical was that with all the people running around, there was not even a single civilian in sight. In fact, he should thank the Tianjuan Army for this. After taking control of Mauritania, they detained the civilians in different areas, and then selected and screened them. Those who were valuable and willing to surrender voluntarily were released first to hand over their property. This could not be done quickly, so the civilians were still staying in their respective "concentration camps", and they dared not move at all even though there were rumbling artillery fires outside.

Bailey's two volleys made the two thousand Tianjuan troops in front of the woods howl in horror. Seeing the enemy leaving behind large piles of corpses, meat and wine and fleeing into the woods in panic, and knowing from the fire and the sound of the cannon that Pu Tong had already taken action, he also ordered to stop shooting and prepared to turn the bow to support, because Pu Tong said: "We are just going to cause trouble to make the Tianjuan troops restless. It is purely a disturbance, not an attack."

But when the Loli had just traveled half a mile, they saw thousands of torches "running" out of the woods on the coast. No, not thousands, but tens of thousands...

On the cliff at the top of the mountain, Pu Tong also saw this scene. He couldn't help licking his lips and said to himself with envy: "Those fools of the Tianjuan Army... Alas, Bailey is going to make a fortune this time..."

On the Lolita, Bailey smiled again...

…

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

Seven days later, the Tianjuan Army reluctantly evacuated Moritania. After several days of struggle, more than 17,000 soldiers died in the shelling, and the number of injured reached 30,000. All the top commanders were killed, and less than half of the middle and low-level commanders were left. More than 80% of the mules, horses and food were lost. If they did not withdraw, they might all die here.

In fact, the biggest loss was the locomotive supply depot. After Pu Tong had been fighting intermittently for two and a half days, he found that the enemy had retreated beyond his range, so he signaled the Loli to take him over, and then asked the brothers Manggu and Mangku to open up a path on the other side of the cliff. When he once again aimed his gun at Mauritania, he immediately spotted the locomotive group camouflaged and covered by large branches.

Seeing this, Pu Tong could no longer hold back and ordered to open fire without saying a word. Six shells hit the train and detonated the explosive packs and fuel hidden there. The flames and smoke rising into the sky immediately blocked Pu Tong's sight. The surrounding walls, houses, wooden sheds, and soldiers were torn and scattered like pieces of rotten paper in a hurricane...

After the crying but helpless Tianjuan Army persisted for another two days, the civilians finally got the hang of it and rushed through the fences in groups, climbed up the retaining wall and ran towards the coast. The brave ones even engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Tianjuan Army. In order to avoid being wiped out in one fell swoop, the Tianjuan Army had already dispersed its forces, so there was no time to stop them. Just as they gathered their forces and planned to block the road to the coast, the Xiuman Army, which had been dormant in the underground tunnels for a long time, rushed out again to take advantage...

The morale of the Tianjuan Army had been low due to the heavy losses they suffered in the past seven consecutive days. How could they dare to fight anymore? Several mid-level officers met and discussed for a few minutes and unanimously decided to retreat first. After all, the enemy's offensive was so fierce and their own losses were so severe that they even lost their commander-in-chief. Withdrawing now could at least preserve some strength. The general in the Assyrian city would have to figure out what to do next.

The Tianjuan Army retreated very quickly, so the Xiuman Army naturally did not dare to chase them. After gathering some civilians, they hurriedly blocked all the city gates and arranged most of the troops on the city walls. Only then did they send people to appease, patrol, and search for the remaining enemies.

Pu Tong, who was on the top of the mountain, saw all of this clearly and slapped his thigh: "Maybe I'll be promoted to major general!"

Five days later, the Wulai appeared in the Gulf of Muritania. However, what Wulai did not expect was that he was greeted with a surprise. He originally thought that he had to come here to officially attack Muritania, but he did not expect that Bailey and Putong would join forces to do this...

After listening to the report, Wu Lai nodded happily: "Good, everyone has made rapid progress, especially Pu Tong, who is indeed a lucky general."

Lucky general? Is the lord praising me? Pu Tong was stunned.

"Who is in charge of the Xiuman family now?" Wu Lai asked again.

"The Xiuman family suffered heavy casualties, and nine out of ten of their elites were killed. The person in charge now is General Daite, who was originally stationed in Kayikede City. But I guess after General Iner recovers, the Xiuman army will be controlled by General Iner." Bailey replied.

Wu Lai nodded. He and Date were close friends and many things were easy to talk about.

"Lord, Miss Eddie is still alive. She accompanied General Yin'er back to the city two days ago." Pu Tong chuckled and suddenly leaned close to Wu Lai's ear and lowered his voice, "Lord, I can see that Miss Eddie has always been thinking about you, Lord. Lord, you see, the ladies are not with you now, and you..."

"Shut up! Is that what you think about all day long?" Wu Lai interrupted Pu Tong unhappily.

"Lord, I'm just thinking about you." Pu Tong defended in a low voice.

"Think more about serious matters. For example, you can tell we put our brains into this battle. I'll give you credit for this." A smile appeared on Wu Lai's face again. With the recovery of Marsalis and the support of artillery in his hands, he was confident that he could stand firm in the Kayikede area.

"Thank you, Lord." Pu Tong smiled and bowed, "Can I be promoted to Major General?"