Chapter 497 Is it strange?
The Type 3 rifles and Gatling guns used by the Da Yuan Army still used black powder bullets, which Qin Mo saw as having various problems, such as serious gunpowder residue after continuous firing, and the low detonation velocity of black powder. In order to ensure lethality, the bullet caliber had to be increased, which in turn caused excessive recoil and other drawbacks.
However, the all-metal casing construction gave them all-weather combat capability. During immersion tests, the bullets maintained a very high firing rate even after being soaked in seawater for a day. So even in the so-called rainstorm, the visiting orcs and Rakshasa people still experienced the "goodwill" of the Da Yuan army.
"Don't retreat! Spear throwers forward! Orc squad, charge in for melee... They can only fire once; their reload time is extremely slow..."
"Hurrah...Hurrah....Aww...."
Faced with the sudden hail of bullets, the Rakshasa commander did not give up immediately. Instead, he ordered the orc squads in his ranks to charge forward, while the javelin throwers behind them hurled their short spears at a section of the stockade wall defended by the Da Yuan army. Occasionally, unlucky riflemen were pierced and killed.
"Fire freely with shotguns, Gatling guns use blocking fire, stop holding back! That damn Xiao Liu is dead, those bastards!"
Every so often, there was a small watchtower on the stockade wall, where the army's Gatling guns were mounted, and several shield bearers provided protection for them.
This was originally intended as a special treat for those special "Knights of the Dead," but as the enemy's javelin throwers continued to exert their strength, the brigade commander had to order the Gatling gun to fire ahead of schedule.
"Knock knock knock knock"
The muffled gunfire began to sing its own song, unhurried and steady. Gatling guns have mounts, and without considering recoil, the propellant charge in large-caliber bullets reaches a terrifying level, giving them enough kinetic energy to tear apart everything they hit.
The orc javelins pierced the darkness and struck the thick iron shields, making a sharp scraping sound. This angered the Gatling gunners, who fired blindly at the source of the javelins, sweeping across a large number of innocent orc brothers.
"Boom... Boom"
The twelve-pound infantry gun was also pushed onto the stockade wall, loaded with special shotgun shells, and began to fire, turning all living things near the stockade wall into sieves.
"Stop charging! Stop charging! Retreat! We're going in another direction..."
The first few dozen orc squads were instantly reduced to more than half dead, terrifying the Rakshasa commander. The orcs were willing to obey the Rakshasa's commands because the Rakshasa's tactical command abilities were superior and could bring them great victories. But this section of the wall was clearly an unfillable gate to hell; if it continued to be filled, the orcs would turn around and tear it to shreds.
"Your Highness, they've headed south to fight the Jin army's defenses. Should we send reinforcements to Qin Yuanzhi?"
"Forget it, Uncle Wu. Visibility is poor in this kind of rain, making troop movements very inconvenient. Besides, the enemy's shaman hasn't made a move yet. Let's wait and see."
In the torrential rain of such a night, even a cultivator at the Human Realm who has entered the Dao cannot see more than a hundred paces, and ordinary people can only see a distance of a dozen paces. If soldiers engaged in a highly tense battle suddenly discover an army appearing a dozen paces away, it can easily cause unnecessary friendly fire.
The orcish high shaman hadn't made a move, and King Chang Le of the Great Xia army hadn't acted either. The orcs knew that the Great Xia side had at least two super-level powerhouses, so they were holding back. King Chang Le knew he couldn't command Allen at all, and as for Heather... King Chang Le was still completely unaware of what was going on!
Therefore, both sides' super-level powerhouses restrained themselves, adhering to the game rules passed down for thousands of years. The super-level powerhouses did not attack the weaklings, and tacitly allowed their soldiers to fight each other until one side lost too much blood and was unable to control the situation and retreated.
Ever since the Xia people blasted open the walls of Lanshi City twice with cannons, the Rakshasa people knew that the tall walls were no longer a solid barrier. Rather than waiting for the Xia people to come and "visit" at any time, they decided to take advantage of the heavy rain to launch a full-scale siege. After all, the Xia people's walls were not high, and the powerful orc warriors were better at offense than defense.
The shouts of the Rakshasa and the howls of the Orcs mingled together as they launched a relentless and fearless attack on the Great Xia army's camp. Gradually, some of the stockade walls were breached, and large groups of Great Xia heavy infantry rushed in to block them, hacking, stabbing, and tearing at each other in the muddy water.
"Why is there no movement from the main army of the Nüliang? Have the orcs all come to our side?"
"Is there even a question? Don't you like to pick on the weak when you fight? Don't orcs bully the weak and fear the strong?"
“............”
"Quickly go and ask Qin Mo for help, and ask him to help me out since we both share the same surname!"
Qin Yuanzhi sent his deputy commander Bian Hong to request reinforcements. The orcs and Rakshasa in front of them had gone mad. The low stockade walls could no longer stop them. The battering ram had opened a large hole in the stockade walls, and Qin Yuanzhi himself led his personal guards to block it.
"Your Highness Prince Heng, my commander begs you to lend us a hand, for the sake of our shared royal lineage. We are facing far too many enemies!"
"Alright! I'll send men out of camp to attack the enemy's flank. Make sure you see our lights carefully so you don't accidentally hit them."
"Leaving the camp? Your Highness... you want to go out for field battles?"
"What, is that strange?"
"........"
Bian Hong was speechless. Was that so strange? Weren't there already plenty of strange things about Prince Heng?
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