Chapter 320: Bombing Shenlong Island
Gao Xianda thought about it and said, "Master, where is it so complicated to use it at this time? If you want them to surrender, just give them a book of surrender. Of course, for safety reasons, we have to give them a round of artillery bombardment first to show their sincerity."
So Gao Xianda ordered people to bring paper and pen, wrote a large number of books of persuasion to surrender, and then wrapped them on the bow and arrow.
Then Gao Xianda asked Mei Haidao people: "Master, what are the fewer people at this moment? Don't really hit me with just one shot, and you accidentally hurt too many people. What do you think of bombing the hall?"
Taoist Mei Hai hurriedly said, "No, it's time for them to hold a morning meeting. The Five Dragon Envoys and their subordinates will gather in the hall for a meeting. Since the adults want to find the bad luck of Hong Antong and Meng Yan, they naturally have to fire at the place where they are in seclusion and practice!"
As he said that, he pointed in another direction.
Gao Xianda nodded and thought to himself: "This time you still say that you have nothing to do with the Dragon Sect? You even know the time of the meeting so clearly."
But he still said, "Since that's the case, then follow yours."
As he said that, Gao Xian sent the order down and all the cannons aimed at the direction of the back mountain to bombard him.
After Gao Xianda gave the order, Zhao Liangdong asked someone to go down to wave the flag and pass the order. Then the sound of rumbling cannons fired.
Although the flagship where Gao Xianda is located has a large draft, the five cannons on the same side have a considerable countershock force, which makes the entire ship sway.
In addition to the experienced sailors, all of these contractors with high martial arts skills shook, and their bodies showed obvious discomfort.
However, Gao Xiandaxin learned the skill of "Born of the Sea", so in this shaking, there was no problem and he was still chatting and laughing with everyone.
This was the first round of artillery. In an era when ballistics was not so advanced, the range and landing point of the cannon depend entirely on experience.
Although these gunners have been trained, their accuracy is difficult to guarantee. The shells did not land in the same place, but scattered a large area of forty shells, forming a large net woven by iron balls, falling from the sky. Not only the back mountain, but also the houses within a few miles nearby were affected.
The Dragon Sect is just a religious group living on the island and has not been baptized by siege. So they built palaces, not castles. Most of their houses were built of wood.
Where can they withstand the bombardment of these iron ball shells?
Even the wooden beams, which were thick and thin, were immediately broken after being shot. When the beams were broken, the entire house could not stand it, and there were many people who collapsed with a bang.
Moreover, Gao Xianda's shot not only solid iron casting bombs mainly based on engineering, many of which were scattered firecrackers that he had carefully grounded before. They were filled with a large amount of gunpowder and miscellaneous fragments. After landing, they exploded violently and radiated the contents inside.
Under one round of bombardment, there were almost few intact houses.
However, the soldiers below were indeed quite obedient. Gao Xianda asked them not to slam the hall, but they really didn't aim at the hall, and there was no one hitting the hall.
At this time, as Taoist Mei Hai said, a meeting was being held in the main hall, and most of the church members were gathered in the main hall. When they heard the sound of cannons, they ran out to watch.
They had never seen the power of cannons, and they were stunned on the spot for a moment.
Some of the smart gang members knew that there was an invasion of foreign enemies and that the enemy was very powerful. So they began to look for cover and dodge.
In addition, there were some gang members who were not so smart, but they were very brave. They could also see Gao Xianda's fleet, so they rushed towards Gao Xianda and the others with primitive weapons such as single swords.
Gao Xianda's fleet did not go ashore, and they were all anchored on the sea surface. If they wanted to attack Gao Xianda and others, they would definitely need to travel a distance above the sea.
But this distance is enough to suppress them.
Seeing that they had rushed to the shore and were about to go into the water, Gao Xianda ordered his subordinates to shoot arrows.
So a rain of arrows shot over, shooting down many young people who had already rushed into the sea.
However, this time they were shooting, not aiming at the enemy for free shooting, so most of the Dragon Sect's disciples still had nothing to do.
At this time, someone found a note tied to the arrow, so he took it apart and read it. Unfortunately, those who rushed to the front were usually young, and such people were generally not well-educated. Another way to say that they were illiterate.
So they couldn't quite understand what was written on the note, and they were still stunned.
It was not until the educated people rushed over and were not shot to death that the meaning of the note was understood by these religious people.
It turns out that it means: "We are very strong, you will not kill you."
Some people were unwilling to give in and wanted to rush over and try it, but they were shot in a round of shooting near the sea. They were either shot to death or understood the strength of the enemy more deeply.
Moreover, when they approached the sea, they only faced bows and arrows, and the ones that bombarded the houses were the unscrupulous cannons.
The black muzzle was facing him, and I couldn't help feeling silence.
"Fortunately I was not killed by the bomb..." They thought to themselves that some religious believers who were not that deep or afraid of death chose to give up.
Human beings have a herd mentality. When the first person chooses to surrender, there is no such deep reason for the person behind to ask the leader to work hard.
Hong Antong has not appeared for a long time since he practiced martial arts. The same is true for the Black Dragon Envoy Meng Yan.
Since they want martial arts and not be kind, they still did not stand up to save the team when the enemy entered the house. The hearts of the church members easily dispersed.
So more and more people chose to surrender.
Gao Xianda had to send a small boat to row over and incorporate them.
Gao Xianda believes that these people are most likely just ordinary church members. People with real identities will not surrender so easily. People like Wugen Taoist, 6 Gao Xuan, and Fatto Tuo have very high martial arts skills. The more they reach this time, the more stable they will be. They will never leave the hall easily.
It was like Gao Xianda and everyone were firing fires, but he himself hid on the largest ship.
So Gao Xianda specially pulled out his "28-power" bow, took an arrow with the book of persuading surrender, pulled the bow all over, and shot an arrow towards the hall of the Dragon Sect.
Even those who are inside the house should know that there is an ultimatum.
Gao Xianda has already written the situation very clearly. If there is no reply at the last moment, then Gao Xianda can only order the fire again.
Chapter completed!