Artillery warfare can not only destroy strong city defenses, but also destroy the morale of the defending soldiers.
The bombing continued relentlessly from morning until noon.
At this time, the walls of Yuguan were already in a state of disrepair.
Even the sturdy city walls made of bluestone slabs could not withstand the relentless bombardment.
The present-day Yuguan City looks nothing like a formidable pass.
Even the soldiers guarding the city walls suffered heavy casualties.
In the afternoon, the soldiers of the Divine Martial Army, the Divine Brave Army, and the Divine Resolute Army outside Yuguan City launched an attack.
The long wall stretching for nearly twenty miles from Laolongtou Pass to the northern outer city of Yuguan Pass was attacked.
Especially Yuguan City, which withstood the rapid attack of the Shenwu Army.
"kill!"
Amidst shouts of battle cries, the soldiers of the Prince's Guard, filled with fierce killing intent, charged towards Yuguan City.
At this moment, the remaining soldiers defending Yuguan City also realized what was happening.
Captain Zhang Biao looked at everything outside, his face grim, and roared, "Brothers, get your spirits up!"
Defend the city! Hold it!
Zhang Biao shouted at the top of his lungs.
The remaining soldiers on the city wall, armed with broadswords, spears, and bows and arrows, stood at the crenellations, watching warily as Prince Xin's army roamed the open field.
However, this battle was clearly not the kind of siege warfare they had imagined.
After continuous bombing, the city's defenses were in ruins.
The soldiers of Prince Xin's army charging across the wilderness were not the infantrymen who carried siege ladders as they had in the past.
These soldiers were all carrying Dongning-made flintlock muskets and thunderbolts.
Upon reaching the foot of the Yuguan city wall, they rushed up the broken wall.
One after another, thunderbolts were thrown over.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosion of the thunderbolts bought time for Prince Xin's army. The soldiers in the rear, armed with flintlock muskets made in Dongning, charged up the city wall in just three volleys.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The dense volley of bullets, burning hot, pierced directly into the chests of the defending soldiers.
In an instant, a breach appeared in the city wall defenses.
"Plug the breach!"
Upon seeing this, Captain Zhang Biao roared loudly.
A hoarse voice, an anxious expression.
At this point, Zhang Biao was starting to panic.
With his roars, the soldiers guarding the city rushed towards the wall, trying to push the soldiers of Prince Xin's army off the city wall.
However, these soldiers defending the city were too optimistic.
When they first arrived here, they encountered the most brutal war of their lives.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bullets flew straight into the bodies of the soldiers defending the city, and before they could react, blood was already flowing out, soaking their cotton-padded clothes.
"hehe!"
A company commander sneered and said, "These people dare to fight against our Divine Martial Army? They're really asking for trouble!"
Third row, forward!
One row, ready!
Second row, stand by!
At the company commander's command, the soldiers operated the equipment skillfully.
The flintlock muskets made in Dongning were brought to their maximum power in their hands.
No matter how hard the soldiers defending the city tried to fill the gaps, it was to no avail.
Instead, the breach in the city wall grew larger and larger. More and more Shenwu Army soldiers rushed to this spot from the open field, continuously expanding their lines of defense.
After the three battalions of the Shenwu Army secured the city walls in this area, the battle situation at Yuguan gradually changed.
"Captain Zhang, we can't hold on any longer!"
A soldier guarding the city came to Zhang Biao's side, looking mournful, and said, "The army of Prince Xin is too fierce!"
The front lines simply can't hold out!
Brothers, the casualties are heavy…
"Idiot! Idiot!"
Captain Zhang Biao kicked the city guard and said viciously, "You can't even beat this many men, what use are you!"
However, no matter how angry Zhang Biao was, it had no effect on the situation.
After the soldiers of the Third Battalion of the Divine Martial Army had secured the city wall defenses, they began to advance gradually.
Relying on the powerful flintlock muskets and thunderclaps made in Dongning, they gradually advanced on the city wall.
Gradually, Zhang Biao's troops were no longer able to hold them off.
"Hold on! Hold on!"
Captain Zhang Biao roared hysterically.
However, at this point, he had very few soldiers left to command.
Just as Zhang Biao was roaring, he clearly saw out of the corner of his eye that a group of soldiers carrying guns were rushing towards him.
Prince Xin's army!
Zhang Biao was stunned for a moment, then saw several soldiers pointing their dark gun barrels at him.
In an instant, a flash of fire appeared.
Before Zhang Biao could react, a bullet pierced his neck.
Zhang Biao's eyes were wide open in anger, and he covered his neck with both hands, pressing it tightly.
However, the warm, viscous blood still flowed through his fingers, and gradually Zhang Biao felt a chill all over his body.
He stared with his eyes open at the snowflakes falling from the sky, but his eyes gradually lost their sparkle.
"kill!"
Amidst roars of fury, countless soldiers of the Prince of Xin's army, armed with sharp weapons, passed by Zhang Biao's corpse and charged towards Yuguan City.
The surging army of Prince Xin was like a flood that had burst its banks, flowing unstoppably for miles!
At the same time, the barbican and outer city walls near Yuguan City were also breached.
"Report—"
A loud voice rang out from the Ying'en Gate tower.
General Mao Anbang, the General Who Guards the East, didn't turn around and directly shouted, "Speak!"
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