Accompanied by a stirring march of grenadiers, musketeers in bright red uniforms and high hats marched in orderly formation, led by the beat of the drums. They lined up opposite the main entrance. Following a series of orders from the officer, they shouldered their guns, loaded the cartridges, aimed their guns, and prepared to shoot!
Behind the formation, ten 12-pound cannons were standing by. The gunners had already calibrated their targets and stuffed the red-hot fuses into the gunpowder pool.
Boom! From the muzzle of the cannon burst forth a ball of fire. The lead bullets were discharged and a dense cloud of white gunpowder smoke rose up. The artillerymen, sweating profusely, immediately pushed the cannon back into position due to the powerful recoil, while the loaders picked up long-handled brushes dipped in water to clean the gun barrel...
