Chapter 1109: Bombardment

"What is that thing?"

Hariman pointed to the east, where oval-shaped, grayish-white objects were slowly rising into the air, flying higher and higher.

After the first one took off, seventeen more flew up one after another.

There were eighteen in total.

Wesley was also stunned; they had never seen this thing before.

Clearly, this thing was not a Hot Air Balloon, because Hot Air Balloons were not this large, and their shapes were different.

"Damn it, I have an ominous premonition," Wesley said.

Fear spread in his heart, just as it had when they first engaged the Da Song army on the Malacca battlefield.

At that time, everything about the Da Song army was unknown to him.

And the unknown was the most terrifying thing.

Now, another unknown thing had appeared on the battlefield.

They did not know what impact this thing would have on the war.

But he knew very well that they were in for trouble.

Because without a doubt, this was certainly a Weapon of the Da Song army.

Just as the two were staring in shock, the gray spheres rose higher and higher, reaching an altitude of about six hundred meters.

Afterward, these spheres moved slowly toward the Trench of the Western Lands Allied Forces.

This made Hariman and Wesley feel even more uneasy, like criminals waiting to be executed.

Besides the two, the officers and soldiers of the Western Lands Allied Forces were also alarmed.

These unknown things were too conspicuous, and it seemed they were about to fly directly over their heads; it was impossible for them not to be afraid.

Many Westerners crouching in the Trench already had weak legs and were praying incessantly.

……

"Hahaha..."

While the Western Lands Allied Forces were nervous due to the appearance of the airships, the generals of the Azure Dragon Army and the Vermilion Bird Army were all looking excited, waiting to observe the performance of the airships.

Qin Shan and Guan Tong were also laughing while pointing at the airships and discussing them.

"This will surely give the Westerners a good scare."

Guan Tong stood with his hands on his hips.

After the airships arrived, he had seen the Thrown Bomb specifically for them.

That thing was much larger than the shell of a Howitzer; one dropped down could probably flatten a Workshop, let alone the Artillery positions of the Westerners.

"The only pity is that the ammunition capacity is too low, they fly too slowly, and the number of airships is insufficient," Qin Shan said with some regret.

To him, if there were a hundred of these things, he could shorten this war by a quarter of the time.

And now, while the airships could certainly cause a shock to the Western Lands Allied Forces and create psychological deterrence, it was not enough to change the course of the war.

However, one thing was certain: after the airship bombardment, the morale of the Western Lands Allied Forces would drop significantly.

First of all, although Britain regarded Tianzhu as the jewel in the crown of the Queen.

But how strong the willingness of ordinary soldiers to protect Tianzhu was, this was worth doubting.

Now, facing the even more formidable Da Song army and the appearance of airships.

It was hard to say how much of their conviction to fight remained.

And this was the true significance of the airships coming to the battlefield.

"Indeed, and it is said that the Emperor does not intend to produce more airships; in the future, airships will be used more for civilian purposes," Guan Tong agreed with Qin Shan's thought and shook his head as well.

"Not using good things is not the Emperor's style; presumably, the generals will have even more powerful things equipped," Qin Shan had also heard this rumor.

Stroking his beard and pondering for a while, he made an inference.

"Could there be anything more powerful than an airship?" Guan Tong dared not imagine it.

In his view, the airship was already an invincible Weapon in the world.

Even if their Da Song army faced airships, they would only be left to be bombed in vain.

"According to the current development of our Da Song, there certainly will be, though it might take some time," Qin Shan was full of confidence.

Then the two looked toward the airships and stopped talking.

Just waiting for the first real combat of the airships on the battlefield.

Just as the Western officers and Da Song generals were all casting their eyes toward the airships.

The eighteen airships arrived above the Western Trench.

At this moment, the soldiers in the cabin below the airships began to take action.

Soldiers used a Telescope to observe the Trench of the Western Lands Allied Forces from the cabin windows and, through Flag Language, relayed the positions of the Coalition Artillery to the Artillerymen.

And after the airships took off, there were people specifically watching the airships with a Telescope, immediately receiving this battlefield intelligence.

The other soldiers were not idle either; they opened the ammunition boxes in the cabin and took out Conical Cannonballs one by one.

These Conical Cannonballs had a large caliber, each one as thick as an adult's thigh, requiring two soldiers to lift it.

After the airships hovered near the Artillery of the Western Lands Allied Forces.

The soldiers carried the Bomb to the middle of the cabin.

There was an opening on the cabin floor sealed by an iron plate.

Lifting the iron plate, a square hole appeared.

After measuring the distance and rotating the wooden wedge on the shell, the soldiers lit the fuse of the Bomb and threw it down.

The heavy Bomb fell from the airship, emitting a sharp whistle as it descended toward the ground.

At this moment, Hariman and Wesley, Qin Shan and Guan Tong, all held their breath.

Meanwhile, the Western Lands soldiers beneath the airship scattered and ran like rabbits.

But it was already too late; in the span of a few breaths, the cannonballs had already landed.

Immediately, a massive ball of Flame appeared.

Then, an incomparably huge booming sound resounded across the battlefield.

At the location where the cannonballs exploded, a crater ten meters in diameter appeared.

Soldiers struck by the shockwave were sent flying into the air, falling as a rain of blood and dying on the spot, while the Artillery of the Western Lands Allied Forces within the blast radius were also blown to pieces.