Just when everyone thought it was over and were about to breathe a sigh of relief, the body of the carrion boar in front suddenly shook, and then turned over and stood up.There are many large holes on the body, not only blackened blood, but also yellow unknown viscous liquid, and the skin on the right half of the head has also been peeled off, and the eyeballs on it have long been peeled off.Even so, it still rushed towards the walls with determination.It was clear that the carrion boar's magical core had not been destroyed by a series of explosions.The trebuchet threw four packs of explosives and killed only two carrion boars, leaving one left.This shows how difficult it is to completely kill the undead monsters.Seeing this, Viscount Jarvis immediately gave an order: "Shooting team, assemble here!"
”At the same time, he raised the musket in his hand and aimed it at the target.The position at his feet was roughly where the carrion boar had gone in a straight line, and Viscount Jarvis intended to give it a taste of lead bullet head-on!
All members of the firing squad quickly ran over and stood in a row on either side of Viscount Jarvis, raising their muskets, the barrels of which were neatly arranged."
Aim for the head."
When the carrion boar entered the effective shooting range, Viscount Jarvis decisively shouted: "Shoot all!"
”Bang bang bang!
Gunshots rang out one after another.The knights with bows and crossbows were not idle, and they shot sharp arrows at the undead monsters.Although the carrion boar had rough skin and thick flesh, it could not stop the power of lead bullets.After a round of fire, several holes were punched in and around its head.Of course, there were also lead bullets that missed the target and flew by.Then the arrows flew, and the carrion boar could not stop it by shooting it into a hedgehog.In the second round of shooting, a lead bullet happened to hit the forehead, piercing the brain and successfully destroying the magic core.The carrion boar stiffened and eventually collapsed on the snow in front of the city walls.At this time, it was only about twenty meters away from the city wall."
Kill it?""
That's right!
We did it!
”"It's too strong!"
Seeing this scene, the people on the city wall raised their weapons and let out a burst of cheers.Even such a large undead monster that was difficult to deal with could be killed before reaching the city walls, which greatly boosted the confidence of everyone present.With a light breath, Owen quietly withdrew his magic.If the carrion boar had come any closer, he would have had to strike.Mapel in front of him also put down the magic sword in his hand, and the solemn expression on his face was much soothed.The whole process was thrilling, and Owen almost thought that he couldn't stop such a large undead monster.This also exposed some of the shortcomings of the muskets currently equipped, the smoothbore guns had a relatively limited range and poor accuracy.It's okay to just shoot the target at the foot of the city wall, but once it's far away, it's not good, and there's an element of luck in it.Now that there is a steam boring machine, shouldn't we try to make rifled flintlock pistols?
Owen was thinking.Recall that Winster said that rifled guns can greatly improve the accuracy and range of shooting, because the spiral rifling allows the projectile to rotate and fly steadily in the air.However, he also said that if rifling is engraved, it is difficult for the front-loading bullet to maintain the breath-holding of the chamber, and the power may be greatly reduced.In order to ensure breath-holding, the diameter of the lead bullet must be the same as or even slightly larger than the caliber of the barrel, and the reload becomes very difficult.The slow reloading speed on the battlefield is obviously a big flaw.It is not without a solution that can be used with Mine shells.This bullet is slightly smaller than the barrel caliber, the tail is hollow and stuffed with cork.When fired, gunpowder gases hit the cork, and the cork will expand the tail of the bullet when it is impacted instantaneously.The propped bullet will stick to the rifling, ensuring gas-holding and allowing the bullet to rotate with the rifling.The problem also arises here.If you want to replace it with a rifled gun, the manufacturing process of bullets will also have to be improved, and there may be an embarrassing situation of not having enough bullets.In contrast, the manufacture of a lead projectile is much simpler.All you need is a mold iron clamp, pour the molten lead into it, cool it down, and you're ready to make one.Just as Owen was lost in thought, Winster's voice rang in his head.
[What a false alarm!]
The way to throw the explosives bag with a trebuchet is too slow, and the preparation before throwing is time-consuming.It just so happens that the steam boring machine has also been built, Owen, you might as well build a few cannons to deal with those huge undead monsters. 】His suggestion woke Owen up to the fact that he had just focused too much on the use of the musket and ignored the issue of trebuchets.The trebuchet throwing was indeed too inefficient, and it was necessary to build a few guns to replace it.This high-lethal long-range weapon can undoubtedly inflict heavy damage on large undead monsters before they get close to the walls, preventing them from causing damage to the walls.Fortunately, there were only three carrion boars this time, and if there were more of them, it was estimated that throwing four packs of explosives would not be able to stop much.To build artillery does not mean that you don't need rifled guns, you can try to make a few and the corresponding Minne bullets in case you need them.
[Indeed, it seems that Geeta had to make a few boring knives for drilling the barrels.] 】Owen responded.The plan to create artillery was decisively put on the agenda.In addition, it is necessary to select a group of outstanding people to form an artillery team and conduct artillery training.At that time, the border town has a musket team and an artillery team, so there is no need to be afraid of undead monsters at all, and it is naturally not a problem to defend the northern city wall.After the three menacing carrion boars were knocked down, Viscount Jarvis prepared to send everyone to the city wall Rusha volunteered to jump directly from the city wall, successfully attracting the hatred of most of the undead monsters.Take this opportunity to quickly descend from the walls in two sections of the city wall that are slightly away from the undead monsters, and the knights, lizardmen, and militiamen use ropes in turn.After the various troops hurriedly formed a queue, the two sides flanked the undead monster in the middle.The two ends of the team quickly close up as they attack, encircling them and annihilating them.With the last undead monster impaled through the head with a spear, the battle was finally over, and the crowd cheered again.Next, everyone has more important things to do, which is to clean up the battlefield.The pile of corpses and bones at the foot of the wall must be disposed of before the next wave of the offensive comes.Otherwise, the corpses and bones will be used by the undead to tiptoe.Send someone to dig a big pit not far away, fill in all the corpses and bones, and bury them on the spot.Be careful with the corpses and bones, as they may be mixed with undead monsters that have not been completely killed, and they will need to be mended.The arrows shot should also be collected, and the damage is not serious and can be recycled.Although a large number of arrows have been prepared before the winter, some can be saved.In addition, the guidance barricades had to be re-erected.After this battle, some of the barricades were badly damaged by the undead monsters.There is also a need for proper clearing of snow on the ground, otherwise too much snow will bury the barricades and make them inoperable.In order to ease everyone's burden, Owen called Fanny and Garcia, and the three of them used fire magic to melt away the snow.