The immense momentum of the cannonball directly toppled a large section of the side wall, and the long-suppressed defending army on the wall burst into a thunderous cheer.
However, their laughter quickly faded because the Venetians brought out more baskets filled with dirt and stones and rapidly repaired the demolished wall to its original state.
In frustration, William Kidd halted the cannonade; he couldn't afford to waste gunpowder on bombarding a dirt wall hundreds of meters away.
On the Venetian side, Major General Layton hearty laughed and patted Volbon's shoulder, "Gold will eventually shine. Given your capabilities, it's obvious a reservist corps' engineering major is beneath you. Do well, and if we take Tachi, I'll promote you to colonel!"