Bang!"
The bullet did not hit the crowd directly, but instead slammed heavily into the ground less than ten steps away from their flag.
The huge kinetic energy was released instantly, and the soil, grass, and gravel exploded like a fountain, making a deafening sound.
But this is just the beginning.
The moment this specially made projectile hit the ground, the preset gunpowder inside was detonated.
“Boom!”
An explosion several times more violent than the thunderbolt suddenly sounded!
The ground shook violently, and the scorching air waves carried countless pre-buried sharp iron nails and broken iron pieces, sweeping around like a death storm.
“Puff! Puff!”
"ah--!"
The dozen or so personal guards closest to the explosion center were torn to pieces in an instant by this violent force before they could even utter a scream.
The flesh and blood body seemed extremely fragile in the face of such terrible power. Broken limbs and arms mixed with fragments of internal organs were thrown into the air. Warm blood splashed like a rainstorm, completely soaking Cao Jun and Liu Pan who were standing behind them!
The two men were knocked off their horses by the huge air wave.
There was only a buzzing sound in my ears, and the world seemed to be quiet in an instant.
They stood there in a daze, their faces, helmets, and armor covered in sticky, warm, scarlet blood and minced meat.
The strong smell of blood and gunpowder almost suffocated them.
Cao Jun subconsciously wiped his face, which felt slippery. He looked down and saw that his palms were covered with blood and unknown tissue fragments.
He looked back at where the guards had stood. All that remained was a smoking pit surrounded by a circle of shattered, unrecognizable corpses...
Those are the most loyal soldiers from Hebei who have followed him for many years!
After a brief moment of silence, boundless anger and despair erupted in his chest like a volcano.
"Tuo-ba-xiong!"
Cao Jun suddenly raised his head and let out a roar like a wounded beast, his voice hoarse and full of blood hatred.
His bloodshot eyes stared intently at Tuoba Xiong's main force, which remained motionless in the distance. He suddenly drew the sword from his waist, pointed the tip of the sword directly at the center of the army, and roared with all his strength:
"I'm going to fuck your eighteen generations of ancestors! If you don't treat me as a human being, I won't serve you anymore!"
"Brothers! Listen to my orders! Retreat! Everyone, retreat! Anyone who dares to stop me will be beaten to death!"
Liu Pan was also infected by this tragic scene and Cao Jun's determination. He also drew his sword, his eyes red, and his voice trembled with extreme anger:
"Sound the horn! Retreat! All troops retreat! Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed! If Tuoba Xiong's men dare to stop us, kill them!"
“Ding-dang-dang-dang—!”
The rapid, chaotic, and even slightly crazy sound of the bugle suddenly rang out from the main camp of the Cao-Liu coalition forces.
This formed a sharp and ironic contrast with the sound of war drums from Tuoba Xiong's central army, which was still urging the attack at a leisurely pace!
The allied soldiers who were attacking the city had already been scared out of their wits. When they heard the long-awaited signal to retreat, how could they still hesitate?
They immediately abandoned their ladders and retreated recklessly, as turbulent as the receding tide.
The supervision team sent by Tuoba Xiong tried to suppress the rebellion and chopped down several deserters, but they were immediately overwhelmed by more retreating coalition soldiers!
The defeat was devastating, and once the flames of internal strife were ignited, they could no longer be contained.
The battlefield situation was completely reversed within a few minutes.
A siege battle that was originally planned to be a "sure win" turned into a complete civil war and defeat due to an accidental artillery bombardment.
Tuoba Xiong was sitting on the central army chariot, looking at the completely out-of-control situation ahead, and the backs of Cao Jun and Liu Pan. His face was terribly gloomy, and veins bulged on the back of his hand holding the hilt of the knife.
He knew that the already fragile cooperative relationship between him and these Hebei and Yanyun warlords had been completely shattered with the sound of the cannon and the splash of loyal blood.
On the top of Jinyang City, Zhao Muyun and Li Mao had a panoramic view of the dramatic scene below.
Li Mao grinned: "General Zhao, this cannon is really accurate!"
Zhao Muyun's eyes were deep as he spoke slowly, "It's not the accuracy of the artillery, but the support of the people. The timing... is almost right."
He knew that the opportunity to completely divide and disintegrate the enemy was quietly approaching in this pervasive atmosphere of blood and hatred.
......
The Langyu Camp has never been so depressing and undercurrent-filled.
The anticlimactic siege and the embarrassing retreat during the day weighed on everyone's heart like a heavy rock.
The atmosphere in Cao Jun and Liu Pan's camp was as heavy as ice.
The wails of the wounded soldiers rose and fell, intertwining with the suppressed curses of the officers.
Inside the central army tent, the flickering candlelight illuminated the dark and exhausted faces of Cao Jun and Liu Pan.
"Brother Liu, you saw it all!"
Cao Jun slammed his helmet onto the table with a loud clang.
He pointed at the dark red bloodstains on his armor that hadn't completely dried yet, his voice hoarse with extreme anger: "That bastard Tuoba Xiong, he just wants to torture us to death!"
"Use the blood of our brothers to serve as cannon fodder for him!"
"If that cannon hadn't accidentally hit the target today and woke me up, I'm afraid he would have taken our heads as well as yours tomorrow!"
Liu Pan sat in silence, holding a wine glass tightly in his hand.
Compared to Cao Jun, who was more impatient, he had a deeper mind, but at this moment, that depth turned into a deep chill.
"Brother Cao, now that things have come to this, there's no point in complaining. Tuoba Xiong will never let this go after what he's experienced."
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