Chapter 351: Barbarians and guns

Chapter 345: The Barbarians and the Guns

Death was feared, but could not stop the barbarians, as long as they were able to gain enough harvest, no barbarian would fear death for that reason.

The harsh living environment taught the Northland barbarians how to adapt to death long ago, in fact, from the day the Northland barbarians were born, they were fighting against death, so they had long ago learned to face death openly for the sake of survival.

What’s more, war makes people grow up, the Northland barbarian warriors who are used to light body hunting at this time put on the heavy leather clothes sewn with multiple layers of fur, in addition to the weapons in their hands, they also took the shield, although it is just a few layers of animal skins over the fixed wooden bars, the defense is still good, which makes them full of confidence in this war.

Especially the number of barbarians in the north, in addition to the 3,000 barbarian old men who acted as the vanguard, there were also 5,000 barbarian warriors and thousands of barbarian recruits, they were the tribe’s past, the backbone and the future, and now they would participate in the war together.

“Great Shaman, the ancestor altar is ready, all the shamans and ancestor warriors are gathered there.” A middle-aged shaman respectfully spoke to the great shaman who was sitting in front of the fire and wandering in the sky.

The great shaman was so old that it took him a little while to come to his senses, he nodded at the words, then with the help of his cane he wobbled to his feet and spoke to the middle-aged shaman.

“The enemy before us is not to be underestimated, we need the power of our ancestors to ensure that we are able to achieve ultimate victory, as long as we are able to win it will be worth what we are paying for now.” In the end, the great shaman’s confidence was lacking, after all, the Northland barbarians had been far from civilization for too long, and had also stayed put for too long.

When humans were using stone axes, the barbarians were also using stone axes.

When humans picked up bronze swords, the barbarians were still using stone axes.

When man forged steel, the barbarians still used stone axes.

When the wise men among the barbarians realized this, they tried to change, and the result was an unprecedented war with mankind, which not only interrupted the evolution of the barbarians, but also almost cut off the original inheritance of the barbarians.

So this time the south, in addition to looting food and tools, the big shaman is the most important thing is the population of the empire of southern barbarians and craftsmen, as long as the looting of enough slaves, they will get a steady stream of food and weapons, even if these are not made by the barbarians, but also to make up for the barbarians’ shortcomings, so this war can not afford to be lost.

The ancestral altar made of clay is full of various sacrificial items, the spices that are not used on a regular basis are piled up like firewood where they are lit, in the smoke, the great shaman raised his hands high, leading all the shamans to nature, to everything, to the ancestors praying for the warriors of the tribe in front of him to add strength.

“For the tribe!” The great shaman’s hoarse roar awakened the fervor of all the barbarians, they followed the warriors among the barbarians and set off on their journey, only the ancestor warriors remained where they prayed to the ancestors, the longer they prayed, the more power they gained from the ancestor’s enchantment, and they would be the most vital link in this war.

Owen has long released the one-eyed giant eagle, and there are more than one in number, projecting a thirty-mile radius of the northern city into the sand table, at this time he has a God’s perspective, completely grasping the mobilization of the two sides, and therefore clearly seeing the changes of the barbarians.

Just a test, the Northland barbarians have mastered many of the techniques of attacking the city, in addition to the equipment of heavy leather clothing and shields, but also carry hooks and ladders, and divided into three parts.

The barbarian old man with thousands of barbarian recruits split into two and came to the two flanks of the north city to launch an attack, which would involve a lot of troops in the north city, because the slightest carelessness would result in the barbarians rushing up the walls, and then the advantage of the firearms would be wiped out, and instead they would be at a disadvantage.

For this reason, Howard will be divided into three battalions mixed, respectively, to Baron Charlie, Monk Knight, Knight Kela, let them each lead a group of conscripted musket militia stationed in the other three walls, while he led the city defense army to resist the barbarians main force.

As the commander of the city defense army, Hogg automatically became Howard’s deputy, and father and son fought together today. While the northern city troops were mobilizing, the barbarian warriors didn’t stop their steps, they were like a torrent, trampling the originally fluffy farmland as hard as stone, so loud that Howard’s father and son’s faces changed slightly.

These barbarians warriors are not old and weak, each one is in the peak period of life, two meters tall, more than three hundred pounds of weight, thick bones, developed muscles, running up the posture as migrating bison herd, fortunately is the battle of the city, if it is a wild battle, even if Howard is given the same number of firearms army, he did not have the certainty of victory.

“Cannon battalion open fire!” The vast sound of the barbarian warriors made Howard immediately realize that the enemy did not test the waters this time and was planning to go down in one battle, so there was no longer any idea of staying or luring the enemy deeper into the city.

With Howard’s order, the fifty twelve-pound cannons arranged in the open space behind the city wall let out a furious roar at the first time, and shortly after the interval, the same sound of cannons rang out from the two sides of the north city, only it was not as loud as this side, after all, the entire north city’s eighty twelve-pound cannons had fifty of them here.

In the smoke that gushed out and spread, a blooming bullet crossed the city wall and cut through the sky, landing on the path of the barbarian warriors charging, and then releasing a flower of death to prey on the surrounding lives.

Flowering bullet for today’s territory of technology is nothing, but for cost considerations, the internal filling of the shell is not black glue, but inexpensive magic horn tree block powder mixture, the power is stronger than black gunpowder, but not too much stronger, the effective killing range of each one is thirty to fifty meters.

Unfortunately, the shockwave faded too quickly, and there were not enough shell fragments, otherwise the effective kill would be at least a hundred meters away, but even so, a round of shelling would take away at least three to five hundred people.

The barbarian warriors who encountered the shelling for the first time didn’t panic for too long, after being empowered by the shaman in various ways, they not only gained stronger strength, faster speed, but also shielded themselves from fear and pain, as long as they couldn’t be killed they would continue to fight, even if they would be in a weakened state afterward, as long as they were able to get the victory, they had won.

The power of the cannons was good, but unfortunately the longer barrels made loading a pain in the ass, and a second round of shelling was not possible for a short time.

But the North City was never short of guns, and as soon as the enemy stepped into range, the eight-pounders on the wall emplacements roared.

The power of eight-pounders is a little less, but it can’t help the number of fast-firing, especially the mother cannon, as long as the cannon is not exhausted, the speed of this thing is faster than the musket, some bombardment, the dense barbarians charging formation into a puddle, if the barbarians have long been on the head, a heart of the charge, I’m afraid that would have already been messed up.

Can be located in the rear of the great shaman in the sight of this scene, the heart is cold, and rising bad feeling.

“When our warriors charge the walls, immediately have the Ancestral Warriors go into battle.” The Great Shaman ordered somewhat tiredly, and the surrounding Shamans nodded their heads, while keeping their eyes on the battlefield, as they also sensed that the battle situation was not as optimistic as they had imagined.

“Now the Imperial Southern Barbarians are all so,” a shaman didn’t finish his words, but everyone knew what those last two words were, powerful.

Yes, no matter how much they don’t want to admit it, the brave barbarian warriors suffered so many casualties before they even got close to the enemy, and if the other side had more firearms, wouldn’t they not even have a chance to fight in close combat.

Lost the opportunity of close combat, the barbarian warrior again strong and how.

(End of chapter)