Chapter 1743: Get on the gunner!

General Moreno personally rushed to Ximen with 2,000 reinforcements including 450 plate armoured infantry, and met the 3000 British commando with 800 swords and shields on the long street near Ximen.

Moreno knew that if the British were not expelled from the West as soon as possible, they would definitely not be able to stop them once the main force of the British army poured into the city. Fortunately, he still believed in the most elite 450 plate armored infantry.

So, he pulled out the knight sword and shouted:

"The warriors of France bravely rushed up and drove their opponents out of Simon!"

Afterwards, 450 French plate armoured infantrymen, wielding big swords with both hands, rushed up ...

The 800-sword shield soldiers of the Fourth Army did not want to be outdone. They raised their shields with their right hands and slammed them forward ...

"Bang-bang-bang-bang-" The sound of the impact is endless.

However, the French plate armoured infantry did not show any weakness. Although the shield was covered with iron, it was difficult to cut, but they still tried their best to use their swords to slash the British shield and made a huge noise.

Although the shields of the Sword and Shield soldiers have a strong impact force, this time, not 50 plate armoured infantry but 450. Even if someone is knocked back, it is difficult to fall. Because, behind the French plate armoured infantry, there were comrades behind them who supported them and prevented them from falling.

Moreover, despite the larger number of swords and shields, the streets near Ximen are so wide. Even if it is the main road, there are dozens of people actually fighting between the two armies. After all, the street is so wide. Others, mostly waiting behind ...

Because the enemy on the opposite side is also crowded, the impact of this large shield impact is much worse. Even if the infantry of the faceplate was knocked down, the French soldiers in the back could support them in time. It is impossible to knock down the enemy to the ground as before, and then send someone to hold it.

Then, the battle between the two sides became a battle of physical exhaustion, and each other used brute force to hurt the opponent.

However, the French plate armoured infantry was the first to discover the weakness of the British Saber Shield. A French captain of the French Sabre Shield, called Munch, discovered through the faint firelight of the torch above the gate of the city gate-the other half of the opponent looked like he was wearing chain mail ...

Chain mail is not fake against cuts and cuts, but it is mainly aimed at one-handed swords, which is not lethal. But the French plate armoured infantry are all knight two-handed swords! It can both hack and stab!

That's right, the other party wore chain mail trousers, but the feet seemed to have no protection! Unlike the French plate armoured infantry, plate armor is also worn on the lower body for stronger protection.

So Captain Munch shouted:

"Stab their feet with swords, they have no armor on their feet!"

Then, many French plate armoured infantry no longer used their two-handed swords to slash the opponent's metal shield. Instead, they pierced the two-handed swords like a spear at the feet of the British army sword shields ...

Because he didn't understand what the French were saying in French, at first, the English Sword and Shield soldiers of the Fourth Army suddenly suffered a big loss. The seven or eight swordsmen in the front row stabbed in the foot by two-handed swords were mostly injured, making it difficult to persevere. Subsequently, a few more people were recruited, and a total of dozens of swords and shields were injured.

The assault captain Morson, who was nearby, heard the soldiers shouting and knew that the enemy had discovered the weakness of his own sword and shield soldiers. So he quickly ordered a change of tactics:

"Sword shield soldiers in the front row, squat down to protect their legs and feet with shields, and the second row to protect them with shields!"

The large shield of the Fourth Army is square, and it can completely protect all its legs and feet. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the British Sabre Shield soldiers pulled the dozen injured in the front row back. The soldiers in the back row also consciously and sideways sideways, giving way to a passage.

At this time, the musket captain Van Paul, who was originally behind, could not sit still. He was a West Frisian, and his name was somewhat Dutch, with a Fan word. He originally served in the North Sea country, but this time the British attack on Calais required a musketeer, and he sent a total of 1,000 Frisian musketeers including Van Paul. The main thing is that this group of people speak Frisian, and there is no problem in communicating with the British. They can also pretend to be British troops, so as to avoid diplomatic disputes with France.

Seeing a passage flashing through the crowd, after the wounded walked, Van Paul anxiously squeezed in with a group of musketeers:

"Let's make a way! Our Musketeers are best at dealing with the enemy's plate armor!" Van Paul shouted as he squeezed.

After assault captain Morson froze, he quickly reacted:

"Yeah, the Musketeer dealt with the enemy's plate armoured infantry!" So he immediately ordered the sword and shield soldiers in the rear to make way.

Molson is from the North Sea State Fourth Army and is based in Newcastle. The Fourth Army is an army of Englishmen, and only some officers are Frisian. But the Fourth Army had no musketeers, only longbowmen as long-range arms. Therefore, Moore was not familiar with Musketeers. Just now I met the French plate armoured infantry, and for a moment I did not expect the musketeer. It wasn't until Van Paul took the initiative to challenge him that he remembered this.

After Van Paul brought people to the front, he found the street full of people. It is very difficult to find a shooting opportunity in the front row of Musketeers.

But he has an idea:

"Captain Mooresson, please arrange a few strong fighters and hold us up high so that we can target the enemy!"

Moore was stunned, but he did. A dozen sword shield soldiers dropped their sword shields and lifted up seven or eight musketeers above the soldiers' position.

Then, the seven or eight musketeers took out one of the five clockwork carbines and began to aim at the French plate infantry on the street in front ...

"Bang-Bang-Bang-"

After a burst of gunshots, several plate armoured infantry in the front row of the French army snorted, obviously all were injured by the shock. Six injured French plate armoured infantry, the position where the two were injured is not important, and they can continue to wield two-handed swords, but the other four temporarily lost their combat power ...

Before the French responded, the seven or eight musketeers replaced another clockwork to fire the carbine and continued shooting ...

"Bang—Bang—Bang—” There was another shot. The seven or eight French troops in the front row completely lost their fighting power and collapsed directly to the ground. It seems that they must receive treatment. Three of them, several of their chest ribs were broken.

It's not over yet, these musketeers started to change guns ...

Has been changing for 5 consecutive grabs, hit the French three-row French plate infantry. But do you think this is over? not yet! Because, the musketeers in the back row handed their loaded muskets to the musketeers standing on the shoulders of the people and let them continue shooting ...

This is not over yet. Paul van remembered the practice of Marin's classic example-he sent a musketeer to climb to the top of the house on both sides of the street, aiming at the enemy from the roof to shoot at leisure, increasing the firepower density ...

French commander General Moreno was vomiting blood:

"What's going on? How can the enemy's muskets be used on rainy days? Could it be ... Clockwork muskets from the North Sea country?"

Moreno suddenly remembered it ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ It seems that the musketeers of the North Sea country are generally equipped with clockwork muskets that are not afraid of rainy days.

In fact, France also has such guns, but because of the high cost and difficult maintenance, only some nobles have one or two as collections. It is impossible to install troops.

Not to mention the difficulty and high cost of clockwork, if this spring is rusted, it is easy to catch fire when it is fired. Therefore, the musketeer usually needs to grease the mainspring. Or, remove the mainspring before grinding to polish it to remove rust. However, if it is often polished, the mainspring tends to wear out. Then, it won't take long, the expensive spring will be scrapped.

Only the North Sea country has added nickel metal to the spring, which prevents the spring from being corroded by air. After all, nickel steel is one of the alloys that are not afraid of corrosion after nickel-chromium alloy stainless steel. That is to say, the spring of the Beihai clockwork lighter is a simple alloy of ordinary spring steel with nickel added. This type of spring has very low maintenance requirements and does not need to be oiled every day. You know, oil is very expensive this year ...

In fact, the French defenders in the city of Calais also have musketeers, and there are thousands of them, which is very helpful for the defense of the city. It's a pity that matchlock guns can't be used on rainy days. It's similar to burning sticks. It's not as good as the clockwork firearms of Beihai. It can shoot on rainy days ...