Volume 1 Chapter 74 Bombarding the Enemy

Xuanyuan Dabing scratched his head and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, this girl is pretty, so pretty, plump and slender, a natural beauty, we are so excited just looking at her, but you actually let her run away..."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Xiang Yun said unhappily. He was also very angry in his heart. The plot should not develop like this!

How dare this little girl run away!

Xuanyuan Dabing lowered his head quickly and muttered, "I dare not, Your Majesty, calm down."

At this moment, the alarm bell inside Jiuquan Pass rang. Xiang Yun listened carefully for a few times. According to the rules, this was the sound of the bell indicating the arrival of a powerful enemy. Could it be that the Mahayana Kingdom was attacking at this time?

Xiang Yun no longer thought about this woman and hurried towards the city wall of Jiuquan Pass.

Linghu Feng had been watching from the top of the city wall for a long time. As soon as Xiang Yun came up, he asked, "General Linghu, what is the situation now? Tell me quickly."

Linghu Feng quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Mahayana Kingdom has gathered nearly a million troops outside the pass and has begun to sound the war drums. I believe they will launch an attack on Jiuquan Pass in a cup of tea!"

Xiang Yun looked outside the pass quickly, and saw a solemn and murderous scene in the distance, as if it was overwhelming, mighty and magnificent. Although it was late at night, the lights were bright, and patches of torches illuminated the entire night.

This allowed Xiang Yun to see the situation on the opposite side more clearly. The various armies had already lined up and were ready to go, and the four-wheeled chariots and ladders for siege were all ready.

It seems that the Mahayana Kingdom had been planning this battle tonight for a long time, otherwise it would not have been so well prepared.

But Xiang Yun didn't care at all. With only one million troops, they really didn't take him seriously.

An army of this size might be able to succeed in attacking Jiuquan Pass, which had only 300,000 defenders. However, he had brought another 700,000 troops with him, and together with the original 300,000, he now had a total of one million troops.

When the forces of both sides are evenly matched, the losses of the attacking side will be huge no matter what.

What's more, he has a "mighty general"!

At Xiang Yun's order, dozens of people transported cannons and a large number of artillery shells to the city wall.

Xiang Yun rubbed his hands and looked around at the army of the Mahayana Kingdom on the opposite side, hoping to find the enemy's commander's tent!

If they could kill the enemy's commander-in-chief with one shot, then the army of Mahayana Kingdom would collapse without a fight.

But all this was just Xiang Yun's fantasy. To really achieve this, it would be impossible with naked eye vision alone.

In the Mahayana Baoguo military camp, Marshal Lian Yi suddenly felt a chill all over his body, as if he was entangled in the shadow of death, and felt extremely uncomfortable.

Lian Yi shuddered, frowned, and asked, "What time is it?"

His adjutant quickly replied: "Marshal, now is the time we agreed with Tu Hei, the commander of Jiuquan Pass, to attack!"

Lian Yi no longer cared about his previous abnormal state after hearing this, and immediately gave an order excitedly: "All troops, listen up, launch an attack immediately and capture Jiuquan Pass!"

As soon as the order was given, the siege troops from the Mahayana Kingdom set out immediately, shouting loudly and charging towards Jiuquan Pass. They were mighty and powerful, like hungry wolves pouncing on someone.

Xiang Yun will not wait for these people to get closer before attacking, because the range of his cannon is very long.

The Mahayana Kingdom began to attack. Xiang Yun did not hesitate at all. He immediately loaded the ammunition and pulled the bolt without even aiming.

With a "bang", a cannon was fired, and instantly an explosion occurred in the army of the Mahayana Kingdom. The cannon directly killed more than a dozen people and injured more than thirty people.

The siege troops charging in the front had no idea what was happening in the rear, and the bombed infantrymen in the rear of the Mahayana Kingdom were all confused.

What the hell is going on?

How could so many people die or be injured for no apparent reason?

Xiang Yun continued to reload and prepare for another attack. There was really no need to aim. There were so many people on the opposite side that he could hit them even with his eyes closed.

"Bang!" Another shot was fired. At this time, the soldiers on the opposite side finally saw clearly that there was an iron egg in the sky flying towards them at a high speed.

The speed was so fast that it was too late to dodge. Another explosion was heard, causing casualties everywhere!

What kind of weapon is this, and why is it so powerful?

These infantrymen of the Mahayana Kingdom are going crazy. What on earth are they fighting against? They haven't even seen the enemy's face, and nearly fifty people have died!

A strong sense of fear hung over their hearts.

At this time, the siege troops in the front had already reached Jiuquan Pass, but the gate was not opened for a long time, so they had to bite the bullet and attack the city.

Because no matter what, Jiuquan Pass must be captured tonight. This is the Marshal's death order.

"Shoot!" Xiang Yun gave an order, and a large number of archers appeared on the city wall, continuously shooting at the attacking soldiers of the Mahayana Kingdom.

A war of attrition gradually unfolded. This tough battle was all about numbers. It was almost impossible for the Mahayana Kingdom to capture Jiuquan Pass, which had been replenished with troops, in a short period of time.

With Xiang Yun's cannon added, it would be impossible!

Xiang Yun fired three more shots in a row, all of which hit the opposing infantry formation, destroying the confidence of these people, and they all began to doubt their lives.

No matter how their superiors encouraged them, it was useless because this weapon was an overwhelming force. How could mortals resist it?

Especially when their superiors were trying to boost their morale, they were smashed to pieces by a cannon, which made these infantrymen despair. It was a good thing that there was no mutiny or riot.

But if they wanted to display the same fighting power as before, it was simply impossible. Some people were so frightened that their hands and feet became weak and they couldn't even hold the knife in their hands.

After destroying the infantry unit, Xiang Yun began to adjust the aiming angle of the cannon and kept his eyes on the opposing cavalry unit.

Cavalry is extremely important to any country, and training them consumes a lot of resources. Not only is a batch of war horses expensive, but even the feed they eat must be of high quality.

If we could use cannons to destroy the cavalry of the Mahayana Kingdom, it would be a great deal.

Just as Xiang Yun adjusted the angle and loaded his gun to prepare to fire, Tu Hei's personal soldier Liu Zhiqiang arrived and knelt down to report to Xiang Yun: "Your Majesty, the 300,000 border troops have been successfully controlled and subdued, and are at your disposal!"

Xiang Yun patted his shoulder upon hearing this and praised him, "Well, you did a great job this time, now leave!"

Liu Zhiqiang was delighted when he heard this and quickly retreated from the city wall. Yes, he was the member of the dark force that Tang Shui arranged to be beside Tu Hei. He had been monitoring Tu Hei in recent days and would report every move to Tang Shui.

This is also the reason why Xiang Yun was able to get the news that Tu Hei was plotting a rebellion!

Anbu, this mysterious organization established by Xiang Yun and led by Tang Shui, is one of Xiang Yun's most important trump cards.

With the Anbu around, there will be no one in the world who can threaten his throne!

When the matter here is over, Liu Zhiqiang will be arranged to go somewhere else, and other members of the secret department will come to secretly monitor Jiuquan Pass!

Thinking of this, Xiang Yun smiled slightly, and suddenly saw Xuanyuan Dabing beside him struggling to shoot the enemy with a bow and arrow. Xiang Yun patted his forehead and shouted, "I remember I brought a rifle with me, go get that rifle and use it yourself. It kills enemies much faster than a bow and arrow."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xuanyuan Dabing's eyes lit up when he heard the words. He put down the bow and arrow in his hand and ran away quickly.

He had been coveting that rifle for a long time, and now that His Majesty had personally allowed him to use it, how could he not be happy?

Xiang Yun smiled and shook his head. Among all the ministers, the ones he trusted the most were Xiao Guazi and Xuanyuan Dabing.

Because the Anbu's feedback to the two of them was very good and nothing out of the ordinary happened, they only thought about him as the emperor every day and didn't think too much about unnecessary things.

How could he not love such close ministers? Therefore, he was usually much nicer in temper towards them and was much more tolerant in many things.

Xiang Yun didn't think any more and fired a cannon at the cavalry unit of the Mahayana Kingdom.

There was a violent explosion, and one shot killed three horses. Even the soldiers on them were blown beyond recognition.

This shot was very powerful. Although it could not hurt too many war horses, the noise was very loud. War horses are fierce animals. They were frightened and could not stay still. They neighed and ran away wildly.

The soldiers on them were unable to control themselves for a moment, and it was obvious that they could not calm the emotions of these war horses.

Everyone was trying hard to tame their horses, but just when they showed some results, another shell came down, and then the second, and the third!

Crazy! All these war horses were like crazy. The soldiers on them could not control them. The formation of the cavalry units was disrupted at once. A large number of war horses rushed into other formations and even overturned many military tents.

The military tent fell on the campfire, and a big fire suddenly broke out. The flames of the tent were blown by the wind and fell on other tents. For a moment, flames were everywhere.

Lian Yi, who was in the general's tent, heard the chaotic noise outside and shouted angrily: "What on earth is going on outside? Why is there so much noise? Is there any military discipline at all?"

Lian Yi had just finished saying this when three war horses rushed directly into the general's tent and overturned the entire tent.

There was even a warhorse that scraped Lian Yi while running at top speed. The huge impact force directly knocked Lian Yi's 200-pound body four or five meters away!

Lian Yi is fifty years old. He is not an old man, but he is definitely not young. How can he withstand such torture?

He immediately vomited blood, lay on the ground wailing, and was unable to get up.

Four or five generals rushed over and helped Lian Yi up, asking with concern, "Marshal, are you okay?"

"Are you injured anywhere? Do you want a military doctor to come and take a look?"

"Do you even need to ask this? Can't you see that the Marshal has already vomited blood? Why don't you call the military doctor over quickly!"

Lian Yi's face turned pale at this time, and he had no time to care about his injuries. He looked at the chaotic scene around him. War horses were running everywhere, the tent was almost half overturned, and there were flames everywhere.

Lian Yi was so angry that he threw away the generals who were supporting him and yelled, "Who can tell me what happened? Why did the military camp become so chaotic?

Are those generals who command the troops all good-for-nothings? They can't even control such a small force!"

None of the dozen generals present answered. They had been staying in the commander's tent and had no idea what had happened.

Seeing that no one spoke, Lian Yi became even angrier and shouted to the sky, "Who can tell me what happened? Ahhhh!"

Lian Yi was furious. Suddenly, he saw a round iron egg flying in the sky and falling three meters away from him.

"Boom~" An explosion was heard, and Lian Yi, who had just been knocked away, was blown up again. His two hundred-pound body trembled in the air as he flew away into the distance.