Of course, the reason why firearms can achieve miraculous effects on the battlefield does not mean that the power of firearms crushes magic. The main reason is that extraordinary beings such as magicians and knights were not prepared for the rebels to have weapons like guns. In their world, the only long-range weapons were bows and crossbows. It was unimaginable that there were weapons with such a long range.
If they were really prepared, the magicians would have prepared defensive magic in advance. Even if they could not completely resist the gun attacks, they could at least weaken the power of the guns to a certain extent. Therefore, it is conceivable that after having a certain understanding of firearms, the results achieved by the rebels with firearms will definitely be affected.
However, no matter what, the rebels have firearms, and at least they have a force to fight against the enemy's extraordinary beings.
The rebels under the city quickly rushed to the bottom of the city wall, set up long ladders and began to rush up to the city wall. The firearms supported by the church were not enough to arm everyone, so most of the rebels still used cold weapons such as spears and swords. But the rebels no longer had the panic they had before. They howled excitedly, waving their weapons, and rushed up the city wall along the long ladder.
Besides, on the city wall, although the defenders lost many extraordinary people through carelessness, it did not mean that they had no power to fight back. After all, the gunmen on the rebel side had only undergone more than ten days of training, and were far from being called sharpshooters. Even with the sniper rifles they used, it was impossible to kill all the extraordinary beings at once.
Seeing the insurgents rushing up the city wall, the city defense army and the extraordinary people also came to their senses, and immediately stepped forward to start a fierce battle with the insurgents who had climbed onto the city, hoping to drive these insurgents down the city. Moreover, the extraordinary beings guarding the city also found an opportunity to display their abilities without showing their heads, and all kinds of lights suddenly shone on the top of the city again.
Groups of fireballs, ice picks, and lightning bolts swept towards the rebels who had just climbed up. At such a distance, if the magicians only use single-target magic, it will not affect people on their own side. Moreover, the rebel army and the city defense army were not completely entangled yet, and they were still clearly distinct even on the top of the city.
Moreover, in addition to the magicians, the extraordinary beings guarding the city also include knights, who are definitely strong melee combatants. The knights, who looked like iron cans, aroused fighting spirit one after another, turned into human-shaped torches, stood in front of the rebels, and swung the swords in their hands to harvest heads.
"Bang bang bang!" The gunfire rang out again.
Only this time, apart from some soldiers and extraordinary beings who were defending the city, there were also many people from the rebel army who fell with the sound of gunfire. After all, the gunmen on the rebel side had only practiced for more than ten days, so it was naturally impossible for them to be so perfect in their marksmanship. Moreover, the rebels who stormed the city were also standing between the gunmen and the defenders, so they would inevitably be accidentally injured.
Speaking of which, in terms of firearms and weapons, Ye Zan actually has more advanced firearms, such as energy beam weapons, weapons with intelligent auxiliary functions, etc. However, the weapons that Ye Zan equipped the rebels were relatively primitive gunpowder firearms in the technological world, the kind used in the Great Wilderness. Moreover, Ye Zan did not add any refining power to those firearms to enhance the various statistics of the firearms.
Pure gunpowder firearms have the advantages of being simple to manufacture, easy to use, and low in cost. They can be said to be the best choice for armed "cannon fodder." Although it is said that gunmen exist as elite troops in the rebel army, they are no different from "cannon fodder" in Ye Zan's eyes.
There is a movie called "Starship Troopers", which tells the story of a war between humans and bugs. In this movie, the setting of human technological level has been criticized by many movie fans. After all, logically speaking, the humans in the movie have been able to colonize the stars, but the weapons used by the soldiers are still backward gunpowder firearms. Among the soldiers' weapons, perhaps the one with the highest technological content is the tactical nuclear bomb the size of a grenade.
However, if you want to force rationalization, the setting in the movie is not incomprehensible. After all, when human science and technology has developed to that extent, the value of human beings as a labor force may not be much anymore. To put it bluntly, human life is worthless.
Therefore, thinking from a dark perspective, in the war against the Zerg, the federal government allowed human soldiers to enter the landing operations and only equipped them with backward gunpowder firearms. In fact, they treated those soldiers as cannon fodder, and even actively hoped that those soldiers would die in the war. After all, from the perspective of the federal government, the presence of a large number of idle and unemployed people in society is often not a good thing for governance.
Since he is cannon fodder, equipping him with high-tech weapons of high value is obviously not as cost-effective as equipping him with basic weapons of low value. Those cannon fodder are destined to die on the battlefield, and there is no chance of recycling any weapons. Therefore, it is enough to ensure that the cannon fodder has a certain attack ability when facing the Zerg. If the individual strength of the human race and the Zerg race were not too far apart, I am afraid that the federal government would like to let them go to the battlefield with bare hands.
Of course, on Ye Zan's side, there is no "calculation" like the federal government in "Starship Troopers", but the various rebel armies are indeed cannon fodder in the matter of "preaching". Therefore, from a cost-effective perspective, it is in the best interest to provide "backward" firearms to the rebels.
Some people may think that Ye Zan's approach is too cruel. Although he has powerful enough weapons, he wants the rebels to die in vain. However, although those civilian uprisings were driven by Ye Zan, wouldn't it be good for them to "beat the nobles and divide their fields"? The reason why those civilians revolted was not because someone forced them to do so with a gun, but because of a "better future." So, isn’t it natural to work hard for a “better future” and even pay a corresponding price for it
Ye Zan is from the world of science and technology, and there is a world of monasticism between him and the world of Dawn. Although he doesn't really regard human life as trivial to the people in the Dawn World, it is difficult for him to have much "empathy". After all, from a theoretical perspective in the technological world, he and the "human beings" in the Dawn World are not even the same species.
Providing firearms to the rebels was purely because the rebels' combat power was too low to overthrow the regime controlled by the descendants of wizards. To achieve the goal, gunpowder firearms are the most cost-effective choice. After all, even more advanced weapons that are twice as powerful will not be able to achieve double the effect.
On the top of the city, the rebels were quickly driven down, and with bursts of gunfire in the distance outside the city, the defenders began to suffer a large number of casualties. The rebels used to serve as a shield for them, but now they drove the rebels off the city, but they lost a barrier for themselves. However, among the large number of casualties, the main ones were ordinary soldiers, magicians, knights and other extraordinary beings, who would not die so easily after being prepared.
I saw those magicians holding up their magic shields one by one, watching as metal bullets hit the magic shield one after another, causing ripples. At this time, because the bullet was nailed to the magic shield, they also understood the method used by the opponent.
"What is this? Is this what they used to kill Karl and the others?" A magician looked at the bullets on the magic shield in front of him and shouted in surprise.
"It looks like it should be a strange long-range weapon, like a slingshot played by children. However, I don't know what they used to shoot the projectiles, but the power is actually much stronger than the military crossbow!" An older magician said in a deep voice.
For magicians, although they are not completely restrained by long-range weapons, they do not have a good way to deal with them to a certain extent. They don't know how the opponent shoots these projectiles, but they know that they need to consume magic power to cast magic shields. Therefore, no matter whether the opponent can keep shooting or not, they definitely cannot keep the magic shield open.
"They are outside the magic range, we have to find a way!" A magician said with a pale face.
"We can't just remain passive like this. We should organize people to go out and deal with the opponent's shooter team." Another magician made a suggestion.
When defending the city, it is protected by the city wall. It can be said that the defenders are waiting for work. They only need to wait for the enemy to climb up and then slash them to death with their swords. When fighting out of the city, the city wall loses its effect. They and the rebels are fighting face to face, truly fighting for their lives.
Therefore, the proposal to go out to fight in the city did not receive the first response from everyone.
Perhaps, in the hands of those untouchables, such weapons cannot be used casually! With this thought, everyone on the defensive side decided to wait and see the situation before making a decision.
The magician temporarily retreated from the city wall. After all, the magic shield cannot be turned on for a long time, so it would be safer to hide under the city wall. Those who stayed on the city wall were some low-level knights and the ordinary soldiers they led, and they were all carefully hiding on the city wall.
Since no one came forward, the gunfire from the rebel army also stopped, and no more teams were sent to the city, causing the entire battlefield to fall into silence for a while.
However, the silence was only temporary. After only ten minutes, several larger metal "warheads" were suddenly shot out from the rebel team. Moreover, the "warhead" did not fly very fast. At least the flight trajectory could be seen with the naked eye, as if it was drifting to the city wall.
"What is that thing that shoots so slowly?" A soldier muttered in confusion when he saw the flying metal slug from between the battlements.
However, just when the city defenders were still confused, the few metal bullets that flew to the top of the city suddenly exploded and made a deafening roar.
"Boom boom boom!"
The city wall trembled violently amid the roar, while rocks and shrapnel flew everywhere, just like a magician's exploding fireball, but the explosive power was obviously stronger than magic. Under the explosion, the surrounding soldiers were unlucky. Those who were closer were directly blown away and torn apart by the shock wave, while those further away were shot into sieves by flying rocks and shrapnel. Almost, a metal warhead cleared a clear space on the city wall, and there was no one who could stand within the explosion range.
Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even those knights with fighting spirit in their bodies would hardly survive the explosion with only the protection of fighting spirit. At most, they were better than ordinary soldiers in that they did not die so easily, but fell to the ground with wounds all over their bodies and wailed.
"What the hell is this! We can't wait like this anymore, we must rush out and kill their shooter team!" After knowing the tragic situation on the city wall, the commander of the defenders finally made up his mind. After all, if it continues like this, no one may dare to go to the city in the end, so how can we defend the city.
With the commander's order, and because no one else could think of a better way, the city defenders finally organized a team. In addition to the ordinary soldiers led by knights, this team also had more than twenty magicians following behind. Their intention was not to actually break into the ranks of the rebels, but to escort the magicians within the magic range and rely on magic to deal with the shooters in the rebels.
The city gate opened with a bang, the soldiers lined up, and the knights also mounted their mounts, surrounded by a group of magicians in robes. The team did not form a team in front of the city gate, but rushed towards the rebel army, hoping to catch the rebel army off guard. They did not forget that the rebels still had explosive warheads, so they did not dare to stay in one place.
"Bang bang bang!" A series of gunshots came from the rebel army again.
The soldiers who rushed towards the rebel army were like wheat being cut down in the sound of gunfire, and they fell down in rows on the charging road, screaming. However, the team's charge did not stop at all. Under the urging and shouting of the knights, they still stubbornly continued to charge without their lives.
"Swish, swish, swish!" Several metal missiles were shot out, some landed behind the team, some fell on the left and right of the team, and of course some fell into the middle of the team. However, the magicians in that team did not dare to relax in the face of this situation. Upon seeing this, they quickly cast their magic, and various magics met the flying metal missiles.
After all, those metal missiles fly relatively slowly, which gives magicians the possibility to block them. All kinds of magic swept away like a tide, instantly submerging those metal missiles, and then triggered deafening roars. The violent explosion even tore the magic into pieces, but after all, it did not fall into the team.