Not far from the capital, there was a heavily fortified camp that echoed the Jurchen camp next to the city.
Zhang Hengshuo frowned as he looked at the Jurchen camp in the distance.
"Wanyan Jian is really arrogant, actually setting up his camp so close to the capital."
However, he truly lived up to his years of experience; his position, though seemingly very close, was actually just right.
The Wu army's crossbows on the city wall couldn't hit them at all.
Moreover, Wu Jun's main force had been completely annihilated by the young marshal at Tushubao.
They simply lacked the capability to fight outside the city.
They're taking advantage of the capital's vulnerability to flex their muscles and show off their power.
Looking at the Jurchen camp beneath the capital city in the distance, Zhang Hengshuo sighed a few times.
He then turned around to prepare to continue deploying troops and strengthening defenses.
Prepare for the arrival of the young marshal Li Qin and his large army.
Once Li Qin's army arrives, it will be time to attack the city.
During this period, he has sent out many scouts to the western and northern parts of the capital.
After investigating the movements of the imperial reinforcements in Xuanfu, Datong, and other places, and gathering all the information, they were able to find out the details.
Summarize the information and report it to the young marshal Li Qin immediately.
According to his own correspondence with the Young Marshal, the Young Marshal had joined forces with Geng Zhixiang's 30,000-strong army in Tianjin.
They are already rushing towards the capital at full speed.
It is expected that it will not be long before he arrives in the capital and joins him.
He was finally free from the constant tension of monitoring those 30,000 Jurchen cavalry.
It's important to understand that he was under immense pressure during this period.
Having fought in Liaodong for many years, he was very clear about Wanyan Jian's abilities and the fighting power of his Jurchen cavalry.
Most of his men were infantrymen, and they were in this flat, open area.
If I were to fight Wanyan Jian, my chances of winning would be slim.
Therefore, he had already established a tight defense and was keeping a close watch on Wanyan Jian.
They were afraid of revealing even the slightest flaw and being caught by Wanyan Jian.
At the same time, he kept a close watch on Wanyan Jian's movements. If there was any movement, he had to hold them off immediately and report to the young marshal.
Although Wanyan Jian and their young marshal addressed each other as brothers, Wanyan Jian even changed his surname to Li.
The two seemed to be very close.
But anyone who knows him knows that he is completely distant from his friends and family.
Both sides are on guard against each other and are preparing to stab each other in the back.
I also need to prepare for the future war with the Jurchens.
Shortly after Zhang Hengshuo sat down in his tent...
Suddenly, several loud explosions were heard in the distance.
Zhang Hengshuo then immediately went out, shouting:
"What's wrong? What happened?"
The soldiers outside were startled by the sudden noise.
In the distance, wisps of smoke rose from the city walls of the capital.
Meanwhile, in the Jurchen camp not far from the capital.
At this point, it was clear that some tents were broken, and the camp was in complete chaos.
Then, a series of explosions were heard on the city walls of the capital, followed by several wisps of smoke rising again.
This time, he clearly saw dozens of huge iron balls fly rapidly off the city walls of the capital and land in the Jurchen camp.
Several more military tents were smashed, and the Jurchen army panicked again when they saw dozens more iron balls falling.
However, under the suppression of the Jurchen officers, order was quickly restored.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Hengshuo was also shocked, his mouth agape.
"What kind of weapon is this? It can shoot this far, and its power far exceeds that of a bow and crossbow?"
He then immediately ordered someone to record everything that had just happened.
And immediately report it to the young marshal Li Qin.
Afterwards, based on what had just happened, he began to make meticulous calculations and finally determined the approximate attack range of the mysterious weapon.
They breathed a sigh of relief, because based on the range, they were not within the attack range.
Otherwise, he really would have to break camp again.
After doing all this, Zhang Hengshuo immediately sent people to the Jurchen army camp to offer his condolences.
At least for now, they are still allies with the Jurchens.
It would be reasonable to send someone over to offer condolences and also to check on the casualties among the Jurchens.
And the power of that mysterious weapon.
Just as the Jurchens and Zhang Hengshuo were shocked and panicked by the cannons on the city wall.
At this moment, on the city wall, Yu Gan, who was personally directing the cannon fire, was unusually excited.
Then he looked at the gunners who had just fired and said:
"You have done a great job, all of you deserve a reward."
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
The gunners who had just fired immediately saluted in gratitude.
Then he looked at the shattered Jurchen camp opposite him. These few cannon shots had greatly dampened the arrogance of the captured soldiers.
Next, they could only retreat quickly and get out of the range of their cannons.
Yu Gan then immediately gave instructions to the gunner in front of him:
"Once the cannons have cooled down, continue bombarding the enemy camp immediately."
Do everything in our power to strike them down.
After Yu Gan issued his order, and after the artillery had cooled down.
The next round of artillery fire immediately struck the Jurchen camp again.
With another bombardment, the Jurchens finally retreated.
But at this moment they appeared unusually flustered.
The messenger from Zhang Hengshuo, who had just come to offer his condolences, saw the Jurchens retreating in disarray from the camp.
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