(Chapter 1 arrives, there will be chapter 1 later)
Shocked, Dougal was completely shocked. When the armor of the train gun was taken off, the long barrel and the huge, ferocious muzzle were exposed. Seeing such a huge cannon for the first time, Dugel opened his mouth so surprised that he could put down a fist.
"How? I didn't lie to you. With these big guys, it will no longer be a difficult task to conquer the Gibraltar Fortress." Xiao Jie said with a smile.
Dugor nodded. He knew from the size and caliber of the train guns that the range and power of these big guys are absolutely unbelievable. It is hard to imagine what kind of bombardment such a shell would have on the Gibraltar Fortress. Effect. Swallowing his saliva, Du Geer asked with difficulty: "Your Highness, but how do we get these big guys to the front line? They should only be able to travel on the rails, right?"
"I have no other way to do this. It seems that we can only lay a simple railway to the front line immediately. Fortunately, the distance is not far away. It can be done in two days at most." Xiao Jie said helplessly.
"That's the only way to go. It's a pity that there are only 6 doors. It would be great if there were more!" Dougal sighed.
Hearing that Du Geer still dared to complain like this, Xiao Jie wished he could give him a kick, knowing that these big guys are precious, he could get the Lumen out with great difficulty.
On January 24, after two days of emergency construction, a simple railway was finally built from Algeciras to the front line, and the 6 train guns could finally be put into battle. Du Geer can be said to be the most anxious person these days. He has been looking forward to the early repair of the railway and the early capture of the Gibraltar fortress.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, all the train guns entered the position, and the artillery observation post set up on the former No. 7 Fortress quickly transmitted the data back. According to the data they sent back, the gunner door of the train gun quickly adjusted the shooting distance. Then, with the help of the crane, the shell weighing half a ton was pushed into the barrel, and after the propellant package was also loaded into the barrel, the preparations before firing were finally completed. Dugel was standing about 200 meters away from the train gun, full of vigor. If he got too close, the sound waves generated when the gun was fired would shock people's eardrums. Those gunners were all equipped with special defensive equipment.
At 9:30, Dugor gave the order to fire. The 6 trains shot one by one and made deafening noises, it felt like thunder was thundering around me. Amidst the roar, six rounds of 210mm artillery shells also flew to the fortress of Gibraltar, which was 13 kilometers away.
But at this moment, the British army in the Gibraltar fortress didn't notice it at all. In fact, they would not have thought that the Iberian army would bombard them more than ten kilometers away.
"General Daniel, have there been any changes in the Iberian army in the past two days?" Brucht asked. Daniel was the commander of the army soldiers stationed at the fortress of Gibraltar. And Bruchit is the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, but his Mediterranean Fleet is finished. In the United Kingdom, the navy has always been valued, which is why Brucht can also serve as the commander of the Gibraltar garrison.
Since Brugge's popularity is still good, Daniel also gave him face: "They haven't launched a new attack for the past two days, but they started to gather this morning. It is estimated that after two days of silence, their new attack The attack is about to begin."
"In this case, let's transfer those defending the south to the north. Although the Iberian navy bombards the south very well, they don't have troops for landing operations. We can use this to strengthen the defense of the north." Brucht thought for a while and suggested. Yes, just a suggestion. As a naval officer, he didn't know much about the army's tactics, so he rarely missed Daniel's arrangements.
"Your Excellency, in fact, you don't have to worry so much. I have already arranged enough people to defend the north. The defense of Gibraltar Fortress is very strong. It is basically impossible for the Iberian army to break through here in a short time. Yes. Although their artillery is very powerful, much more powerful than ours, due to the obstruction of the mountains, their artillery cannot be transported at all, which is really wonderful." Daniel said with a smile: " As long as our reinforcements can arrive in one and a half months, then we will be able to achieve the best possible victory." Of course, the victory he mentioned is also limited, and now, being able to defend Gibraltar is a victory, and he does not expect anything else Those places captured by the Iberian army will be recaptured. The current British Army simply does not have such strength.
"Gibraltar's importance to the empire, I believe you will understand without telling me. The cabinet will not be willing to lose here. My only worry now is whether we can survive until the day when the reinforcements arrive." Brucht said with some worry .
"But don't forget that the Iberian navy is still standing outside, and their strength is also very strong. It is still a question of whether our reinforcements can successfully resist it." This is actually what Brucht is most worried about.
Daniel was also silent. This is indeed a very difficult issue. If the reinforcements sent from the country cannot form an overwhelming advantage over the Iberian Navy, then the transport ships transporting supplies and soldiers will be in danger. Now he only hopes that the country can send the most powerful 'Channel Fleet' or 'Home Fleet'. These two most powerful fleets in Britain may be able to defeat the powerful Iberian Navy.
Suddenly, several loud explosions came from the north of the fort, and the whole fort trembled. "Bastard, that guy blew up the arsenal." Daniel cursed without thinking. If there is no ammunition, let him guard Gibraltar with something. "Guards, immediately go and catch the person who blew up the arsenal. I'll shoot him dead." Daniel said angrily. He didn't even think about it, if someone really detonated the arsenal, would he still be able to catch someone? I'm afraid there are no bones left from the bombing.
"General, general, it's not the arsenal. Yes, it's the shelling of the Iberian army." A low-ranking officer said out of breath, obviously he came from the scene of the explosion.
"Nonsense, how did the Iberian cannons be transported here? Could their cannons bombard us from a distance of more than ten kilometers?" Daniel was very angry because he thought this low-level officer had deceived him.
"General, it's true. After our reconnaissance, the Iberian army is indeed bombarding Gibraltar from a distance of more than ten kilometers." The junior officer was very wronged.
"Okay, General Daniel, I don't think he's lying, maybe the Iberians really have cannons with such a long range." Blucht said the most, and then waved to the low-ranking officer, letting the officer leave.
"Could it be that they have been waiting for these terrifying cannons to arrive without taking action for the past two days?" Daniel also reacted. After all, Iberia's research in the military field has greatly surpassed that of other countries, and it may not be difficult for them to develop such an ultra-long-range artillery.
"Check the damage right away. I hope the Iberians won't have too many of these cannons, or Gibraltar will be in danger." Brucht said worriedly.
Daniel walked out quickly, and he didn't rush to boast that he had been guarding for a year. According to the current situation, whether he can insist on the arrival of reinforcements is still a problem.
"Oh my god! It's really great." After Dugel and Xiao Jie climbed up the ruins of the No. 7 fortress, through the telescope, he saw that the shells of the train gun exploded in the fortress of Gibraltar and left a diameter of nearly 100. Mi deep pit, couldn't help admiring.
Xiao Jie was also very shocked, and he was also glad that such a terrifying weapon was in his hands. At the same time, there is also a strong sense of crisis, that is, such technology must not be leaked out, otherwise it will pose a serious threat to Iberia. It seems that after returning to Madrid, Dioka has to be accounted for, and let him continue to strengthen the confidentiality of advanced technology. Dioka was Xiao Jie's childhood partner in Marseilles. Due to his own interest, he has been appointed by Xiao Jie as the head of the General Armament Department of Iberia. He also became the minister of the later period as he wished.
"It's just that there are fewer train guns, and the shooting speed is a little slower. It would be great if there were a few more guns and the shooting speed was faster?" Du Geer couldn't help but said. Indeed, the reloading speed of the train gun is very slow, and it takes almost 10 minutes to fire a shell. And the life of the barrel is also very short, often after about 40 shots, the barrel has to be replaced, otherwise it will cause the chamber to explode.
"There are only a few train guns in total, and there is no way to increase it. The shooting speed can only be like this, and there is no way to change it. How many days do you need to take Gibraltar?" Xiao Jie finally asked.
"According to the current speed, Gibraltar's defenses will be destroyed in about two to three days, and then street fighting will take about a week." Dugel replied after thinking for a while.
"It's too long. I can't wait that long. Recently, the situation on the European continent has changed again. We must end the battle here as soon as possible. It seems that a powerful weapon is about to be exposed. Dougal, 4 days, I only give you 4 days, and you must conquer Gibraltar for me." Xiao Jie gave the death order.
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