Chapter 1405: Fire a Shot at Them

"These are just some minor tricks, nothing worth showing off," Captain Qiaozhi said modestly.

Captain Gelin carefully examined the bird's-eye view map drawn by Captain Qiaozhi, and the more he looked, the more shocked he became.

This bird's-eye view had already depicted all the scenery, terrain, and paths in and around the gold mine area in great detail.

"Excellent, with this map, the Cannon I brought this time can finally be put to use."

Captain Gelin looked at this map with wild joy.

Regarding the ownership of this gold mine, they in Britain had a high degree of certainty of securing it.

This map was too important; with such a detailed map in existence, there was no need to worry about not being able to fight this war.

Captain Gelin suppressed the excitement in his heart and said casually, "During this time, although I haven't heard of you achieving any major battle results here, this map you've drawn is the greatest contribution."

Qiaozhi was stunned upon hearing this; just a moment ago, the two had been engaging in mutual flattery.

How did you suddenly become so honest?

"Captain Gelin, I heard your trade with Longyan fell through, and you only exchanged for five pieces of scrap metal that even Longyan didn't want? You are also a hero of our Britain," Captain Qiaozhi said with a needle hidden in his silk.

Upon hearing this, Captain Gelin's face instantly turned gloomy, thinking to himself, what is wrong with this kid?

How is he talking?

He completely forgot that it was clearly he who started the sarcastic remarks first, angering Captain Qiaozhi.

"Hmph, in a moment I'll let you know the power of the scrap metal I exchanged from Longyan," Captain Gelin said to himself.

He looked at Captain Qiaozhi and said directly, "Since I'm already here, let's quickly arrange the Longyan Cannon and see how powerful it is."

After saying this, Captain Gelin pulled Captain Qiaozhi away; Captain Gelin never competed with others in verbal sparring.

Captain Qiaozhi also wanted to see what was worth showing off about the trash Captain Gelin had exchanged from Longyan that nobody else wanted.

Soon, Captain Gelin ordered his soldiers to place the Cannon exchanged from Longyan City at the optimal spot as seen from this bird's-eye view.

Captain Gelin stood before the Cannon, looking down from above; gazing out, it was precisely the stronghold where the French Army was located.

From here, one could see it with absolute clarity.

A doubt arose in Captain Gelin's heart; for a camp to have such a loophole could be said to be extremely fatal.

There were no such military fools on the French side; on the contrary, Richard was quite a brilliant military genius, and it was impossible for him not to have calculated even this.

If one were to attack from here,

At this moment, Captain Qiaozhi stood beside him and said faintly, "Are you very confused as to why the French would choose such a place to establish a stronghold?"

Captain Gelin turned his head to look at him, frowned, and said, "The terrain here is high; it's a good choice."

"But this place of ours is a very fatal spot; I don't believe the French didn't think of it."

Captain Qiaozhi gave a contemptuous smile, shook his head, and said, "No, they thought of it."

"The place where they built the stronghold is easy to defend and hard to attack, and it is very difficult to find; only by standing here can one discover the location of the stronghold."

"When we stand here and you look down, you will find the French stronghold is in full view."

Captain Gelin nodded and looked at Captain Qiaozhi: "That is indeed the case, but why do you still say they thought of this loophole?"

"Knowing this loophole, shouldn't they have avoided it?" Captain Gelin stared at Captain Qiaozhi and said.

He suspected there was a problem here; since the French knew about this issue, they shouldn't have made a mistake on such a simple matter.

There might be an ambush or a trap here or something.

Thinking of this, Captain Gelin's heart could not help but tense up.

But Captain Qiaozhi looked relaxed and scoffed twice: "Captain Gelin, have you noticed how far it is from here to the French stronghold?"

Captain Gelin was stunned, then looked at the French stronghold below again; he could clearly see what the guards inside were doing, and it seemed the distance was not particularly far.

"We should be quite close to them," Captain Gelin told Captain Qiaozhi his impression.

Captain Qiaozhi looked at him with disdain and said directly, "We are at least five hundred meters away from the French stronghold right now."

"And this is a steep cliff; it is impossible for troops to charge."

Hearing this answer, Captain Gelin was stunned—five hundred meters!

This distance was enough to make most current weapons fall short, and as for launching a charge from above, it would be a dead end.

No wonder those French people would put their stronghold here.

It didn't even matter if they swaggeringly exposed their camp there, because the weakest link was one the opponent could not possibly attack through.

Even with the high ground, even with the terrain advantage, any projectile weapon attack would be out of range; even if they fired guns or cannons, they wouldn't hit anything.

Since that was the case, was there a need for special attention?

Was there a need for special defense?

Absolutely not, right?

Captain Qiaozhi smiled at Captain Gelin and said, "Can those scrap Cannons you exchanged from Longyan hit such a long distance?"

Captain Gelin fell into deep thought.

He had indeed seen these cannons fire, but those were Firework Shells, and the firing distance was only about two hundred meters or so.

At this moment, he had no confidence in these Longyan Cannons either.

At a distance of five hundred meters, the Cannonball would explode in mid-air before it even landed.

The shrapnel from the explosion would lose its greatest power due to friction in the air.

In the end, this bombardment would be reduced to a free fireworks display for the enemy, with no effect at all.

It might even invite the ridicule of the French.

"How about it, Captain Gelin, do you have the confidence to give it a try?" Captain Qiaozhi looked at Captain Gelin with a smile and a hint of anticipation.

Captain Gelin really wanted to decline; in his understanding, there was absolutely no Method to get this done.

The firing range of the Cannon was only that long; it was impossible to hit the target.

Those Cannonballs would definitely explode in mid-air, and the flying shrapnel would just be a large-scale fireworks show he was putting on for the enemy.

Fulfilling others, while wronging oneself.

"It seems they don't dare; the five Cannons traded for two territories can't even fire a single shot at him, it seems they are completely useless."

"No point in counting on them."

Captain Qiaozhi said loudly on purpose, and the expression on Captain Gelin's face upon hearing this was very unsightly, gloomy and frightening.

A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!

He thought of this ancient saying from Longyan and said coldly, "Fire a Cannon at him!"

"Fire a Cannon at him and see!"

The Cannonball was loaded and he was about to light the fuse, but Captain Gelin felt uneasy inside; he did not know if this shot would actually succeed.

At this moment, he was full of self-doubt regarding the Longyan Cannon he had favored.