"All troops, attack!"
At the command of Marquis Yongchang, Zhang Fuchen, the vast army of the imperial court, densely packed in the wilderness, launched an attack on Yuguan City.
The outer perimeter of the wall, stretching for dozens of miles, was filled with a dense, dark mass of imperial soldiers.
Swish, swish, swish!
Swish, swish, swish!
Amidst the muffled sounds, the dark mass of people surged towards Yuguan City like a raging flood.
The endless enemy soldiers still made some of the new recruits on the wall feel a little flustered.
Don't panic!
A company commander from the Divine Martial Army shouted in a deep voice, "We have artillery! Everyone, get your spirits up!"
While the veterans on the gate were doing their best to maintain order, the Shenji Army's artillery began its final preparations.
One shell after another was loaded into the cannon barrel.
The main marksman also aimed at the dark mass of enemy soldiers in the open field.
Everything is ready!
The enemy soldiers in the open field were getting closer and closer to the gate.
One kilometer!
800 meters!
When the enemy soldiers entered within 800 meters, He Chaojun, the commander of the Shenji Army, shouted loudly: "Fire!"
The loud voice echoed across Yuguan City, and nearby flag bearers waved their flags to relay the order.
Before long, nearly two hundred cannons on the wall began to roar.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
One after another, shells spewed from the cannon barrels, tracing arcs through the air before falling into the open field.
Before long, a dense barrage of shells was already above the heads of the enemy soldiers.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A deafening explosion instantly echoed across the open field.
The steel fragments from the explosion flew through the air, spinning at high speed and scattering in a 360-degree arc.
Hitting the bodies of those enemy soldiers wearing cotton armor was like inserting hot chopsticks into tofu, instantly tearing their brittle flesh apart.
In an instant, blood splattered, the body was torn apart, and flesh and blood flew everywhere!
Nearly 300,000 troops were deployed densely around the outer perimeter of the pass.
Faced with a barrage of artillery shells, massive casualties were instantly inflicted.
Within the dense formation, gaping holes stained with blood also appeared.
However, the dense crowd behind them still surged forward, instantly filling all the blood-red voids once again.
The enemy soldiers behind them seemed completely oblivious to the danger and continued their charge forward.
However, the enemy soldiers near the explosion point were terrified, as if they had seen a demon.
He trembled even more when he saw his comrades, who were right next to him, blown to pieces in the explosion and turned into a pile of minced meat.
He didn't even bother to wipe the blood splattered on his face.
Some enemy soldiers felt a sense of fear, and their advance slowed down.
However, the soldiers who continued to surge forward from behind, along with these soldiers, continued to charge forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Nearly two hundred cannons roared once again.
The dense barrage of shells blotted out the sky, exploding as they landed in the open fields, sending dirt flying into the air.
High-speed spinning steel fragments sliced through flesh and blood, instantly scattering clusters of blood.
In an instant, the entire land was dyed red.
"Scatter! Scatter!"
Seeing the violent explosion ahead, a captain shouted loudly.
The enemy soldiers, stunned by the explosion, quickly dispersed, but how could hundreds of thousands of troops be dispersed so easily?
They were pushing and shoving each other.
In a short period of time, hundreds or even thousands of corpses were left on the ground.
The once orderly queue suddenly became chaotic.
"What's going on?"
When Marquis Yongchang, Zhang Fuchen, saw this scene, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
Previously, Zhang Fuchen only knew that there were explosive bombs in Dongning.
Moreover, the technology of the Thunderclap Bomb has also spread to the capital. This time, they brought a lot of Thunderclap Bombs with them.
Little did they expect that the army of Prince Xin of Dongning not only possessed thunderbolts, but also other explosive devices.
What exactly is this?
Could it be the cannons that the Liaodong garrison was talking about?
That's terrifying!
Zhang Fuchen's expression changed drastically.
However, Zhang Fuchen was also a veteran general who had fought in many battles over the years. He immediately saw the weakness of the cannons on the city wall.
They have a time limit!
Zhang Fuchen squinted and shouted in a deep voice, "Spread out and charge quickly!"
"Victory is achieved as long as we reach the city walls!"
indeed!
Even though there is such a long distance ahead, as long as they rush to the foot of the city wall, they will be able to take down Yuguan City by taking advantage of their numbers and complete siege equipment!
By then, even if these cannons are powerful, what good will it do?
This still couldn't change the fate of Yuguan City falling!
Zhang Fuchen thought so.
However, the situation on the battlefield did not develop as Zhang Fuchen had imagined.
The front of the procession was about 700 or 800 meters away from Yuguan City.
This stretch of seven or eight hundred meters became an insurmountable natural ravine, lying between the imperial army and the Prince Xin's army.
Even though the massive imperial army reacted and began to disperse, it was still somewhat densely packed.
Faced with wave after wave of bombing, relying solely on their flesh and blood, they could only passively endure the attacks, becoming lambs to the slaughter.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each round of explosions could take the lives of hundreds or thousands of enemy soldiers.
Every charge forward came at a heavy price.
Over a distance of seven or eight hundred meters, countless corpses were left behind at every meter.
In a short period of time, thousands of soldiers have lost their lives on the front lines.
However, Zhang Fuchen still gritted his teeth and persevered.
In war, people always die!
Zhang Fuchen's face was ashen. He shouted in a deep voice, "Keep charging! I don't care about casualty figures, I just want Yuguan City!"
He knew that he couldn't back down now!
Retreating now would mean that all the terrible costs we paid before would be for nothing!
Then it's all even less worth it!
The imperial army soldiers on the battlefield charged forward once again.
However, at that moment, huge warships appeared on the sea and were approaching the shore.
"Look what that is?"
The changes at sea naturally alerted Marquis Yongchang, Zhang Fuchen.
Zhang Fuchen turned his head to look at the commotion on the sea. He was shocked to see a series of enormous warships turning their bows, their dark cannons aimed at the shore.
Thump!
Zhang Fuchen's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition came over him.
Before Zhang Fuchen could react, under the dazzling sunlight, he suddenly saw clusters of bright lights flashing on the sea.
The lights rose into the sky, tracing arcs as they flew towards them.
This is……
Boom! Boom! Boom!
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