"The Ming Dynasty wouldn't do it. There are 60,000 people in Tavignano.

They also have to worry about civilian casualties, if...!" Jean Arnaud, commander of the Tavignano City Defense Force, was standing on the tower, looking at the Ming Dynasty fleet on the sea in the distance.

A rocket exploded about a hundred meters away from him!

The huge explosion whipped up violent air waves, and the sound of the explosion directly shattered the glass of the tower.

"Go downstairs!"

Jean-Arnault shouted and rushed down the tower madly.

Years of war experience told him to hide in the basement as soon as possible.

Heavy rockets fell into the city like raindrops, and explosions were heard one after another.

They were all heavy rockets, and a two-story building fell apart in an instant.

Those who were standing stupidly on the street were directly blown away by the huge force of the explosion.

Many people were directly blown up more than ten meters high. When they were in the sky, they were already chopped into pieces by shrapnel.

The minced meat mixed with blood fell down like a goddess scattering flowers.

A peaceful island town suddenly turned into a hell on earth.

The unprepared residents of Tavignano screamed and ran away. Many people didn't know where to run. They just watched where others were going and they followed them.

There were many people running, and then a cannonball fell, and then a group of people disappeared.

There were only broken limbs and broken arms on the ground, and blood splattered everywhere.

Li Xiu's order was for an indiscriminate attack, but in fact the rockets were an indiscriminate attack.

There is no way, after the rocket is launched from the launcher, it can only land within a rough range.

Even the person who launched it has no way of knowing the exact landing point of this thing.

After firing one round like a demonstration, the arsenal ship quickly began to turn around.

He aimed his other side at Tavignano.

Then, another round of launches began.

Then, the residents of Tavignano, who had been crying for their fathers and mothers just now, started running wildly again.

Different from the indiscriminate attack by the arsenal ship, the 155mm howitzer on the destroyer was bombarding the suspected French bunkers and fortifications at fixed points.

The Marines were still marching unhurriedly, and the city of Tavignano had turned into a blazing torch.

The billowing smoke has already had the effect of blocking out the sky and the sun.

The only port that was not bombarded was the port of Tavignano.

The port is more than two kilometers away from the city of Tavignano, and a paved road leads directly into the city.

On weekdays, residents of the small town use this road to get to the seaside.

The destroyer, which was unfamiliar with the route and had a shallow draft, was firing its guns while slowly moving into the harbor.

Because it was moving too slowly, in the eyes of the Marines, the ship looked like it had drifted in.

Although the ship is slow, the forward main gun on it is not slow.

One shell after another roared towards the city, and those who tried to come out of the city were blown away by the shells.

The arsenal ship adjusted again, and the overwhelming heavy rockets came over again.

The Marines just stayed close to the edge of the town and walked toward the port with loud shouts.

The artillery fire was so fierce that the French troops in the city could not get out of the city.

A heavy rocket hit, leaving a large crater with a diameter of more than ten meters.

Within a hundred meters, everything is within the killing radius.

After the rockets were finally fired, flying machines appeared densely in the sky.

Whenever anyone is seen, whether civilians or soldiers, bombs will be dropped with a whistle.

After dropping the bombs and still not leaving, the machine guns on the plane fired at anything movable on the ground.

The few anti-aircraft guns had a chance to exert their power before they were swallowed up by a pile of bombs.

As for the howitzer shells, they haven't stopped since nine o'clock.

Ten destroyers took turns bombarding.

As long as there were any targets in the city, they were all subject to bombardment.

The powerful artillery fire, coupled with the aircraft in the sky, completely suppressed the defenders in the city.

At this time, Jean Arnaud, commander of the city defense army, could only hide in the basement and beg God for help.

God couldn't help him, the sky was completely clear.

The Mediterranean sea breeze quickly disperses the gunpowder smoke.

Perhaps, God is on the side of the Ming army.

After the smoke was blown away, the target was revealed again.

The Ming army could quickly judge whether to shell again.

The Marine Corps advanced along the coastline toward the port. Not even a single bullet was fired in the city, let alone the artillery shells.

The Marines quickly rushed within 500 meters of the port.

"Tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tu...!" Maxim's voice rang out.

Gao Jiu hurriedly hid on a gentle slope under the beach!

Maxim was a very experienced shooter. His bullets were not fired flatly, but he raised the muzzle of the gun by two inches.

From time to time bullets were fired from the front, but from the sky.

Even if you lie down on the ground, your body will be mercilessly penetrated by bullets.

Just for a moment, the Gurkhas screamed again and again.

Someone had several bullets in his body and his body was twitching on the beach.

Some people were also hit in the arms and legs. The people who were hit howled and struggled like fish on the beach.

Gao Jiu huddled under the gentle slope, casually picked up the helmet that someone had dropped and buckled it on his own.

Perhaps a two-layer helmet would be safer.

The port is still useful, and the heavy artillery is not bombarding it.

Only then did the French machine guns dare to shoot with confidence!

Three Maxims, only twenty or thirty meters apart, were firing out bullets like crazy!

The bullets were sprayed in a fan pattern towards the Gurkhas who were walking in the front. The Gurkhas who had nowhere to hide were immediately killed and injured.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Hearing this voice, Gao Jiu felt relieved.

The mortar finally fired, and shells hit the Maxim machine gun one after another.

Taking advantage of the moment when the shell exploded, the grenadier also rushed forward.

The Ming army suddenly gathered more than a dozen grenade launchers and kept bombarding Maxim.

Maxim was suppressed by mortars and grenade launchers. The Ming army machine gunners carried general machine guns and trotted forward with their waists bent.

Soon, the sound of a general-purpose machine gun ripping linen cloth rang out.

Maxim was directly misfired, and the general-purpose machine gun fired wildly.

Those foreign legionnaires still holding old-fashioned bolt-action rifles couldn't raise their heads at all.

Many soldiers could only raise their guns above their heads and fire in a general direction.

Single shot rifle, this way to capture fire.

If you miss, it's your duty, if you hit, it's an accident.

"Up! Up! Up!"

Those who came up from behind were no longer Gurkhas, but serious Ming marines.

An officer saw Gao Jiu still hiding behind the gentle slope and waved his arm towards Gao Jiu.

A bullet hit his wrist squarely.

Gao Jiu watched helplessly as the officer's hand flew up and then landed on the beach. The port area was quickly covered with sand.

The officer folded his arms, lay on the beach and howled crazily.

Two soldiers immediately gathered around and held him down, shouting loudly for the medics.

He could be hit like this. Gao Jiu felt that this guy was really unlucky.
To be continued...