General Moreno personally led 2,000 reinforcements, including 450 plate-armed infantry, to the West Gate, and met the 3,000 British commando with 800 shield soldiers as the vanguard on the long street near the West Gate.

Moreno knew that if he did not drive the British army out of the west gate as soon as possible, once the main British army rushed into the city, they would definitely not be able to stop it. Fortunately, he still believed in the 450 most elite plate-arm infantry under his command.

So, he pulled out the Knight's Sword and shouted:

"The French warriors rushed forward bravely and drove their opponent out of West Gate!"

Then, 450 French infantrymen, waving their big swords with both hands, rushed up...

The 800-bitten shield soldier of the Fourth Legion was not to be outdone. He raised his shield with his right hand and suddenly installed it forward...

The impact of "bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang" was endless.

But the French infantry in the plate armor was not showing any weakness. Although the large shield was covered with iron sheets, it was difficult to cut off, they still tried their best to wield their swords and slash at the large shield of the British sabre and shield soldiers, making a huge sound.

Although the big shield of the sword and shield soldiers has a strong impact, this time they came not 50 plate-armed infantry but 450. Even if someone was hit and retreated, it was difficult to fall. Because there were comrades in the French plate-armed infantry who supported them and prevented them from falling down.

Moreover, although the number of sword and shield soldiers is larger, the streets near Ximen are so wide. Even on the main road, there are only a few dozen people who really fight between the two armies. After all, the streets are so wide. Most of the others are waiting behind...

Because the enemy on the other side is also crowded, the effect of the large shield collision this time is much worse. Even if the infantry in the opposite panel armor is knocked down, the French soldiers behind can support them in time. They cannot knock the enemy to the ground like before, and then send someone to hold them down.

Then, the battle between the two sides became a war of attrition, and they used brute force to damage their opponents.

However, the French Plate Armor infantry first discovered the weakness of the British sabre and shield soldiers. A French sabre and shield soldiers named Monkey discovered through the faint fire of the torch on the city gate tower - the other party seemed to be wearing chain mail...

It is true that the chain mail can be used to prevent chopping and cutting, but it is mainly aimed at one-handed swords, which has no lethality. But the French plate armor infantry all have knights with two-handed swords! It can not only chop but also stab!

That's right, the other party was wearing chain mail pants, but there seemed to be no protection on his feet! Unlike the French plaque infantry, he also wore plate armor on his lower body, which made his protective power stronger.

So Captain Monkey shouted:

"Puncture their feet with a sword, and they don't have armor on their feet!"

Then, many French plate-armored infantry no longer cut off the iron shield with their two-handed big swords, but instead stabbed the two-handed big swords like spears to the feet of the British swords and shield soldiers...

Because I didn't understand what the French shouted in French, at the beginning, the English sword and shield soldiers of the Fourth Legion suffered a great loss. The seven or eight sword and shield soldiers in the front row of the foot were stabbed by swords with both hands. Most of them were injured and it was difficult to fight again. Then, several more people were hit, and a total of more than a dozen sword and shield soldiers were injured.

Just near the commando leader Morson heard the shouts of the soldiers and knew that the enemy had discovered the weakness of his sword and shield soldiers. So he quickly ordered the tactics to be changed:

"The front row of swords and shield soldiers, squat down and protect their legs with shields, and the second row of shields with shields!"

The large shield of the Fourth Legion was square, and once the super feet were put down, they could protect all their legs and feet. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the British sabre and shield soldiers helped the dozen wounded soldiers in the front row to pull back. The soldiers in the back row also consciously and neatly turned sideways, giving up a passage.

At this time, the musket captain Van Paul, who was originally behind, could not sit still. He was a West Friesian, with a Dutch name, with a Van Paul, and the word "Van Paul" was the one who had served in the North Sea country, but this time the British attack on Calais needed musketeers, so he sent a total of 1,000 people including Van Paul and others over. The main reason was that these people spoke Friesian and had no problem communicating with the British, and they could also pretend to be British troops to avoid diplomatic disputes with France.

Seeing a passage flashing in the crowd, after the wounded walked, Van Paul anxiously led a group of musketeers into it:

"Give it a minute, let it go! Our musketeers are best at dealing with the enemy's plate armor!" Van Paul shouted while squeezing.

Commando Captain Morson was stunned after hearing this, and he quickly reacted:

"Yes, the musketeers deal with the enemy's plate-armored infantry!" So he immediately ordered the sword and shield soldiers in the back row to make way.

Molson was from the Fourth Legion of the North Sea Kingdom and was stationed in Newcastle. The Fourth Legion was composed of English troops, and only some of the officers were Friesians. However, the Fourth Legion did not have musketeers, only longbowmen as long-range troops. Therefore, Molson was not familiar with musketeers. He just met the French plate-armored infantry and did not expect musketeers for a while. It was not until Van Paul took the initiative to ask for battle that he remembered this.

Van Paul brought people to the front and found that the street was full of people. It was very difficult to find a shooting opportunity in the front row of the Musketeer Road.

But he has the idea:

"Captain Molson, please arrange a few strong soldiers and support us to stand high so that we can aim at the enemy!"

Morson was stunned for a moment, but he still did. More than a dozen sword and shield soldiers threw away the sword and shield, lifted seven or eight musketeers, one higher than the soldiers.

Then, the seven or eight musketeers took out one of the five ignition carbines on their bodies and began to aim at the French plate armor infantry on the street ahead...

"Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-"

After a gunshot, several plate-armed infantry in the front row of the French army groaned, and were obviously injured. The six injured French plate-armed infantry were not important, and they could continue to wave their big swords with both hands, but the other four temporarily lost their combat power...

Before the French could react, the seven or eight musketeers replaced another ignition carbine and continued to shoot...

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-" Another gunshot was heard. The seven or eight French troops in the front row completely lost their combat power and collapsed directly to the ground. It seemed that they had to undergo treatment. Three of them had broken ribs on their chests.

It's not over yet, these musketeers started changing guns again...

I have been changing 5 times in a row and hit the French plate armor infantry in the front three rows. But do you think this is over? Not yet! Because the musketeers in the back row handed their loaded musketes to the musketeers standing on the shoulders of people, and asked them to continue shooting...

It wasn't over yet, Van Paul remembered the practice of Marin's classic battle example - he sent his musketeers to climb the roofs of houses on both sides of the street, leisurely aiming at the enemy from the roofs to shoot, increasing the fire density...

French commander General Moreno was about to vomit blood:

"What's going on? How can the enemy's musket be used on rainy days? Could it be... the clockwork musket of Beihai Kingdom?"

Moreno suddenly remembered that it seemed that the musketeers of Beihai Kingdom were generally equipped with clockwork muskets that were not afraid of rainy days.

In fact, there are also those muskets in France, but because of the high cost and difficulty in maintaining, only some nobles have one or two as collections. It is impossible to assemble the troops.

Not to mention the difficulty and high cost of creating a clockwork, if the clockwork is rusted, it is easy to prevent the fire from ignition. Therefore, the musketeer needs to apply oil to the clockwork more. Or, remove the clockwork before starting the clockwork to remove the rust. However, if it is frequently polished, the clockwork will easily wear out. Then, it won’t take too long to use, and the expensive clockwork will be scrapped.

Only Beihaiguo added nickel metal to the clockwork, which caused the clockwork to be not afraid of air corrosion. After all, nickel steel is one of the alloy varieties that is second only to nickel-chromium alloy stainless steel that is not afraid of corrosion. In other words, the clockwork that is now used to fire a firearm is a simple alloy with nickel added to ordinary spring steel. This kind of clockwork usually has very low maintenance requirements and does not require oil every day. You should know that oil is a very expensive thing these days...
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