The Heroic army began to retreat like a tide, gradually moving away from the fire coverage range.
Lai Gouer waved his hand to signal to stop the shelling, and then, regardless of the reactions of Hope and others, he fell into deep thought.
I didn't expect the church to have gunpowder weapons.
However, although they have cannons, the level of their cannons is not as good as ours.
The cannons used on the city walls now are all removed from warships.
The guns on the warships were still the old-style cannons used in earlier years.
The latest Italian guns were small in size but powerful, but they were not used on his batch of ships.
In contrast, the opponent's cannon was extremely bulky, even heavier than his old cannon.
The technology is poor, but the material pile is sufficient.
It can barely compete with him thanks to its huge gun body, but its flexibility is too poor.
The enemy's artillerymen who operated the artillery were not very skilled.
Over the years, Dajing's artillery has summed up a set of the most efficient operating procedures.
The other side was much worse and seemed a little disorganized.
Even so, the other side still mastered firearms, and the intensity and form of the war changed completely.
Although we haven't seen them use muskets yet, the quality of current bows and arrows cannot be completely replaced by muskets.
It should be said that the strength of both sides is equal, and he is slightly at a disadvantage. His biggest advantage is that he is defending the city.
The army of Hero and the Church is large in number and has no shortage of supplies.
The difficulty of defending the city suddenly doubled.
They were originally planning to repel a group of siege troops and then launch a direct attack on the holy city.
It seems that there is no chance to leave now. I can only ask Dajing for reinforcements and find an opportunity to counterattack.
Otherwise, if the city is taken and the port is lost, it will be extremely difficult to recover it.
After a long while, Lai Gou'er asked, "Duke, how long can the food in the city last?"
“Half a year…”
"Um."
Lai Gou'er called his deputy and said, "Write two letters immediately. One letter will be sent to the garrison to request the mobilization of troops and firearms. Take as many as possible. The other letter will inform the court that the church has mastered the firearms and ask the court to make preparations early. We will prepare to defend the city and once the reinforcements arrive, we will immediately divide our forces to attack the holy city."
"yes!"
The deputy responded and quickly retreated.
Although the first wave of fighting quickly repelled the enemy, the church's firearms obviously brought a great shock to the Duke and others.
My original confidence has been shaken.
Lai Gou'er patted the Duke's shoulders twice and said, "Duke, we may have to fight a protracted war. Our artillery is more powerful, and we have an advantage from a high position. I have already asked for support from the overseas base immediately. Once our second batch of troops arrives, it will be time for a counterattack."
"Now you must follow the priest to stabilize the situation in the city. Don't let any chaos happen. Control the food supply and collect the food from the people for centralized distribution. Also, send another group of people to reinforce the city gates and block all the way under the city gates to prevent the enemy's shells from penetrating them."
"You...can you really win? I think the church's firearms are bigger than ours." The Duke said in horror.
Lai Gou'er smiled and said, "It's not that the bigger the better. Look at how heavy their equipment is. If we have enough people to rush out and fight them, how much better are their guns than scrap metal?"
"And don't worry, the cannons we are using now are not the best."
.....
Outside the city of Feka.
The Heroic troops and the Temple Army were already five miles away.
The army was in a panic at the moment. After all, the shock brought by the scene of the artillery fire just now was beyond words.
Even though Mod had been through a lot of war, he was still in shock. After he calmed down, he walked up to the presiding judge and said word by word, "Your Honor, I need an explanation."
The judge opened his mouth, confused and panicked: "I don't know, I really don't know... Why does Feika have such a weapon? General, what should we do now?"
Maud gritted his teeth and said, "What else can we do? Withdraw! Go back and reorganize the forces. I need more resources from the church, otherwise the fighting in this city will never end."
Withdraw?
The Chief Judge suddenly calmed down. "We cannot withdraw our troops, and we cannot even send more troops! The Holy See has ordered that Feka must be taken down. By now, the news of our war should have spread. If the Templar Army is dispatched, what impact will it have on the Church if Feka is safe and sound?"
The veins on Mod's neck were exposed, and he roared, "How can I fight in this situation! This damn God's punishment weapon is most suitable for defending the city. It's too heavy, it shouldn't be a siege weapon! Now the enemy is using it to defend the city, what about us? We won't have time to push it and escape!"
"I warned you long ago! You don't have enough troops! You need to have at least five times more troops than the enemy to be sure of victory. And you have to win quickly. It's impossible now."
"If you want to fight this battle, you have to go back and make long-term plans. Otherwise, are you going to risk your life with only half of our regular army and half of the peasant soldiers? Even if we win, only one in ten of us will survive!"
Only one out of ten survives?
The presiding judge slowly raised his head, one of his eyes still stained red by the cardinal's blood: "If we can defeat them, even if only one out of ten survives, that's fine."
"What are you worried about? It's nothing more than a few more deaths. The church will compensate you. As long as you agree, money is not a problem. We may even provide you with divine punishment weapons in the future."
"Fuck you! Half of these are my soldiers!" Maude was furious. "If you are not afraid of casualties, the Templars can go first, and we will cover the rear."
The chief judge said coldly: "General, which is more important, the lives of these people or the reputation of the church and the Holy See? I don't need to say more, right?"
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