Chapter 687 This is the power of Yunzhou
In the early morning of winter, the air is so cold that the breath you exhale condenses into white mist in the cold air.
Yuanniang, Meitang and others stood on the city wall with stern expressions.
Opposite them was Xie Yunzhang, sitting high in the position of commander, confronting them from a distance.
The flags fluttered in the cold wind.
There were so many soldiers from Xiangzhou that one could not see the end of them at a glance.
Yang Lan swallowed unconsciously: "General, are we really not going out?"
The enemy's force was several times greater than theirs, enough to surround the city. Once trapped, they could only fight like trapped beasts.
You will eventually die from being exhausted.
Hua Xu laughed and said, "Don't be afraid, General Yang. With Yunzhou's cannons here, no matter how many of them come, it will be in vain."
Hua Xu raised his chin slightly and took credit, saying, "You don't know how hard it was for me to get here! The Yunzhou cannons are very heavy, and we had to carry so many shells and gunpowder. We were afraid that the gunpowder would get wet by the rain and snow, so we protected them like we were our ancestors."
Yang Lan didn't know what Yunzhou cannons and gunpowder were, so he could only say dryly, "Thank you for your hard work, Hwarang-kun."
Hua Xu curled her lips, obviously not satisfied with this simple compliment.
Mei Tang was attentive and considerate, and was not stingy with praise. At the end, he added: "If we can defeat Xie Yunzhang, Hwa Lang-jun will definitely be credited with great achievements! When the time comes, I will definitely report Hwa Lang-jun's contribution in detail to Duke Yun!"
hey-hey.
Hehehehe.
When Hua Xu thought about being praised by Duke Yun and perhaps being promoted to the number one person in Konghe Mansion, his bones felt like floating, as if he was walking on clouds.
Hua Xu couldn't suppress the curled corners of his mouth, and pretended to be humble and said: "It's not my own achievement. The Yunzhou Military Workshop provided a steady supply of gunpowder and shells. Li Mingde emptied the gunpowder depot and asked me to bring it here."
"Yes, you are all heroes and our solid backing. When we think of you being here, we are not afraid of anything!" Mei Tang's tone was sincere, coaxing Hua Xu so much that he wanted to deliver another batch of supplies immediately.
The conversation between the two made Yang Lan relax a little, but the next second, a horn sounded from under the city wall.
They are about to attack!
The deputy general looked at the rebels who were hiding in the city like turtles, his heart filled with contempt.
Anyone with a little family heritage knows that you cannot defend a city blindly, you must attack. You must defend while attacking and attack while defending. This is the way to survive.
If you blindly hold on, you will only delay time and put yourself in a desperate situation.
The deputy general was disdainful, saying that rebels were rebels. Even if they were commanded by Yunzhou officers, they were no more than that!
After all, there is only one Duke Yun in the world.
The deputy general waved his hand, and a man rode up to the city on horseback to challenge the enemy.
"Just surrender. The gap in strength is too big. As long as you surrender, I can spare your lives."
In this era, human resources are also a resource.
Except for the Tatars, most of the time, prisoners would not be killed in wars, because these prisoners could be used to farm or mine. As long as there was enough food, the prisoners would be of great use.
Yuanniang is not good at speaking and doesn’t know how to engage in verbal battles.
Mei Tang could curse, but his voice was too soft. Even if he yelled, only his own people could hear him.
Hua Xu took the lead, poked his head out, and said arrogantly: "Don't blame your grandfather for not giving you a chance, go back quickly, otherwise you will all die! We in Yunzhou are not so easy to bully. If you really piss us off, you won't even have a chance to be captured!"
Wow, what an arrogant tone!
The deputy general sneered. He wanted to see how he could not be given a chance!
Although the lieutenant was angry, he did not let his anger get to his head.
The deputy general first sent a thousand men carrying ladders to attack the city. These thousand men were to test the situation.
The bows and arrows in Xinzheng County are very powerful.
Sometimes the arrows clanked against the shields like rain.
Sometimes, one or two soldiers carrying shields would be killed by bows and crossbows.
The first wave did not attack forcefully, but retreated after encountering resistance.
The deputy general led a second wave to go up, and this time the situation was better. The soldiers were halfway up the city wall when they were scalded by the hot water and fell down.
The deputy generals were replaced three times in succession. After finding out that Xinzheng County's defense method was just so-so, they waved their hands and began to formally attack the city.
First there was a wave of catapults rumbling, but unfortunately the accuracy was not good enough and they failed to damage the city wall.
The deputy general didn't care and commanded the soldiers to rush towards Xinzheng County like a tide with siege equipment.
"Still, aren't you going to fire yet?" Hua Xu was so frightened by the scene that his legs went weak and he stammered.
"Wait until they gather together more." Yuanniang was reluctant to waste artillery shells.
"Enough, is that enough? Wait a little longer and they will climb up the city wall." Hua Xu's heart was pounding.
"Ready, fire!"
The artilleryman, who had been ready for a long time, loaded the shells without hesitation and lit the fuse.
Come, let me show you the strength of Yunzhou artillery!
When the first solid bullet broke through the air, even Xie Yunzhang, who was far away from the battlefield, vaguely heard the roar of the Kuiniu.
The soldiers were stunned by the sudden loud noise.
Then, projectiles fell from the sky, smashing the catapults. The remaining force plowed the ground, and twenty heavily armored infantrymen on the road were turned into bloody mud in an instant.
The flying pieces of armor splashed onto the surrounding soldiers, creating a cloud of blood mist.
There were several pieces embedded in the top of the military flag, and the flag was still fluttering. Then, in a wave of wind, the flagpole broke completely!
What's this?
At this moment, the minds of both warring parties were blank.
Yuanniang had seen the power of gunpowder, and she knew that the Yunzhou cannon was very powerful, but this level of power was far beyond her imagination.
After a long while, Yuanniang let out a long breath.
She finally understood why Duke Yun would rather eat coarse food than invest money in the military workshop.
Once the Yunzhou cannon is released, who in the world can compete with it?
So what if their military strength is several times greater than yours?
With the Yunzhou cannons present, this is not a war on the same level.
The sound of cannons rumbled.
This round of firing was no longer solid bullets, but shells filled with broken porcelain and iron nails.
Iron sand rained down all over the sky, and those who were hit by bullets were like hedgehogs. The lucky ones died on the spot, while the unlucky ones fell to the ground, crying and wailing.
Be it Xie Yunzhang or the deputy general, or even all the Xiangzhou soldiers present, they were all stunned when faced with such a rumbling sound.
They were completely unable to react and could only watch in despair as the shells fell from the sky, like the god of death's scythe, reaping one leaf after another.
The third round of shells used chain bullets.
The rotating shells are like a judge's pen, sweeping away everything.
Catapults, ladders, and siege crossbows were all broken in half.
The soldier operating the crossbow had his upper body fall to the ground, his fingers still convulsively gripping the trigger, while his lower body was swept up into the sky by the chains, and blood rained all over the ground.
"ah!!!"
"Divine punishment! This is divine punishment!"
The morale of the Xiangzhou soldiers completely collapsed. Such a tragic way of death made them think of the eighteen levels of hell.
Xie Yunzhang closed his eyes and his hands trembled unconsciously. Is this the Yunzhou cannon that Yunzhou Weekly once mentioned?
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