"Thunderclap?"

Zhao Chun was slightly taken aback, then said, "That's true. Back when we were still in Dongning, His Majesty had already reached an agreement with the Qing Prince, Su Prince and other tribes in the Northwest on the formula for the Thunderclap Bomb. In recent years, the Thunderclap Bomb has been sold to Southeast Asian and Western countries. It's not surprising that the people of the Samanid Khanate have Thunderclap Bombs."

"Besides,"

Zhao Chun said with a disdainful look, "They're just some bombs, their power is far inferior to hand grenades! Our soldiers on the front lines can handle them!"

At this moment, Zhao Chun had a confident expression on his face.

However, just as Zhao Chun was brimming with confidence, one of his advisors pointed to the distant city of Yizhou and exclaimed, "Commander, Commander, look at the city wall! What's that?"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Zhao Chun frowned, somewhat puzzled.

He picked up his binoculars and looked towards the city walls of Illinois.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Chun was also stunned.

On the side of Illinois City facing this direction, there are two dark holes appearing in the city wall.

The dark hole seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

And it looks somewhat familiar, like the muzzle of a cannon!

cannon?

That shouldn't be happening!

When did the Samanid Khanate acquire cannons?

Did I see it wrong?

Just as he was thinking, Zhao Chun suddenly saw a burst of light shoot out from those dark holes, followed by rising smoke.

Cannonball?

Zhao Chun's expression changed drastically, and he quickly put down the binoculars.

At that moment, two solid cannonballs fired from the city of Yizhou fell straight into the open field.

A massive solid artillery shell struck infantry soldiers charging across the open field, rolling across the ground. Instantly, it crushed several soldiers into a bloody pulp.

this……

Zhao Chun was stunned.

When did Saman soldiers suddenly acquire cannons?

Chief of Staff Lin Shaozhang, who was standing next to him, was also stunned and exclaimed, "It really is a cannon! Look, it looks like a muzzle-loading cannon, and now it's being moved back to reload!"

"Yeah?"

Zhao Chun once again took out his binoculars and looked up at the city of Yizhou.

Sure enough, the dark cannon muzzles at the location of the city wall had disappeared.

"A muzzle-loading cannon, with solid shot?"

Chief of Staff Lin Shaozhang frowned and said, "These Samans seem to have developed their own cannons based on gunpowder!"

"Old Zhao, we can't let the enemy's artillery get too rampant!"

Hearing Lin Shaozhang's words, Zhao Chun nodded and said, "Right! Tell the artillery regiment to keep a close watch on the city wall. If they dare to show themselves again, blow them up!"

"yes!"

The order was relayed, and the artillery regiment received the message, instructing several cannons to adjust their parameters and aim their muzzles at the city wall.

With the shells loaded, the lookout quietly watched the position on the city wall of Yizhou, waiting for the enemy artillery to emerge.

Meanwhile, on the walls of Illinois.

General Tujalai of Saman wore a bright smile.

Tujialai had witnessed the power of the two cannons earlier. That power was enough to kill soldiers of the Da Gan Army two or three miles away, and that was just two cannons. If there were more cannons like that, wouldn't their power be even greater!

Once we return to Saman, we must report this to the Great Khan and urge him to produce more cannons!

"General, the second shell is loaded!"

A soldier approached Tujialai and asked, "Should we fire?"

"Fire!"

Tu Jialai said with a smile.

"yes!"

The soldier immediately relayed the order.

Two cannons, each weighing three thousand kilograms, were pushed to the side of the city wall of Yizhou, and the gunners began to adjust their height, preparing to fire.

However, at that moment, a series of shrill screams came from the sky.

Saman's general, Tujalai, frowned slightly and quickly looked up at the sky.

Upon seeing this, Tujialai was stunned.

Suddenly, a dozen or so black dots appeared in the sky, flying rapidly toward where he was standing.

Um?

What happened?

Before Tujialai could react, the black dot in the sky grew larger and larger, landing directly on the city wall.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several cannonballs landed and exploded near the cannon. The violent explosions directly overturned the cannon, which weighed 3,000 jin (1,500 kg), on the city wall, turning it into a pile of broken copper and scrap iron.

The gunners and Saman soldiers near the cannon were also blown to pieces.

Even Tujialai was thrown to the ground by the blast wave, and his body was cut in several places by shrapnel.

Struggling to his feet, Tujia Lai shook his somewhat dazed head.

Turning his head to look at the tragic scene on the city wall, Tujialai was instantly stunned.

this……

The cannon was destroyed?

Tujialai's expression changed drastically; he never expected such a thing to happen.

Moreover, it's not just one subject!

The only two cannons on the city wall were destroyed in such a short time.

It should be noted that these two cannons were manufactured by hundreds of craftsmen from the city of Samantha, who worked for nearly a month.

After going through countless hardships, it was transported to Yizhou City and placed on the city wall.

They had originally hoped that these two cannons, each weighing three thousand pounds, would be able to contribute to the defense of Yizhou City!

Unexpectedly, these two cannons were destroyed by the Da Gan Army's shells just before they fired their first shell and before they could even fire the second one!

If this were told to others, probably no one would believe it!

Tujialai stared blankly at the tragic scene on the city wall, speechless for a moment.

...

Meanwhile, at the front-line command post...

Zhao Chun and Lin Shaozhang held binoculars and stared intently at the smoke rising from the city wall of Yizhou.

After watching for a while, Zhao Chuncai finally spoke up: "Did it hit? We haven't seen any enemy cannons for so long."

"Only two cannons?"

Lin Shaozhang frowned slightly and said, "That's true. It's already very difficult to replicate a cannon. How many can they replicate in such a short time? Two would be good!"

"hehe,"

Zhao Chun sneered and said, "It's a thankless task! We went to great lengths to replicate two cannons, only to have them all wiped out by us in one fell swoop! It's quite ridiculous!"

"It's pretty funny!"

Lin Shaozhang also laughed.

After a moment, Zhao Chun stared at the staff officer beside him and instructed, "Tell the artillery regiment to continue monitoring the city wall. If they discover any enemy cannons, immediately call them in! We must not allow the enemy cannons to be used! We must establish comprehensive fire suppression over Yizhou City!"

"clear!"

The staff officer nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Chief of Staff Lin Shaozhang frowned and said, "Old Zhao, do you think these Samanians now have bombs and cannons, and they might even have rifles?"