Since transmigrating here, Su Wan had never been bombarded by cannons. Tonight, she finally experienced it.
Completely free, and with a very long duration, it runs from dusk straight to sunset.
Under the heavy twilight, the walls of Xiping Pass trembled with the booming of cannons, as if several giants stood outside the city, taking turns pounding the walls with their fists. Most of the soldiers on the walls could not stand firm and had to retreat to the shady side of the walls, leaving only a few soldiers to observe.
Fortunately, when the divine cannons were firing, the enemy army also dared not attack the city.
Sometimes, the shells would fly too high, flying directly over the city walls and crashing into houses inside the city. The houses would collapse like a child's toy house made of building blocks, only to be kicked apart by an adult.
For safety reasons, Lin Qingfeng forcibly pulled her to a place where she couldn't be hit by artillery shells.
Zhao Xiyue and Su Yuze also came out to watch with her. Su Yuze, her face pale with fright as she looked at the collapsing houses in the distance, said to her, "Sister, it's terrifying! Can the city walls stop it?"
Su Wan stared dumbfounded at the dust-covered city wall, then shook her head: "I don't know either, I hope it can hold."
Zhao Xiyue's teeth chattered as she stammered, "Sister-in-law, let's run! I haven't even opened the package I brought yet. The carriage from the west of the city is waiting at the door."
Seeing that the two of them were trembling with fear, Su Wan forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, the walls of Xiping Pass are very sturdy."
She said to Lin Qingfeng, "Send guards to escort them into their rooms."
Su Yuze said, "Sister, I don't want to leave. I want to stay with you."
Su Wan said, "Your brother-in-law isn't here. Only General Meng and his daughter are guarding the pass now, and I have to go help them. I've been through many battles myself, unlike you two. You should go inside and rest."
She was actually very scared, but Wei Jingzhuo wasn't around, so she had to be strong.
Sometimes it's not that she wants to be strong; she's forced into it.
She spoke kindly and persuasively several times, and then had the guards lead the two of them into the courtyard.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the shells seemed to be concentrated on one side of the city wall, and even when they occasionally flew over, they only hit houses within a specific area.
She chose a spot away from the cannonballs and ran towards the foot of the city wall.
Meng Ruliu saw her from afar and called out, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing here? Go back and hide!"
Su Wan ran up to them and asked, "Sister Yi, why aren't you on the watchtower?"
Previously, Wei Jingzhuo commanded battles from the watchtowers on the city wall, where the view was wide and he was not afraid of enemy arrows.
Meng Ruliu said, "The watchtower has been destroyed by artillery fire. Come here."
She took Su Wan's hand and led her into a courtyard house at the foot of the city wall. On the second floor of the backyard, Meng Kuan was discussing military affairs with his deputies.
“The city gate has been breached for a long time,” a lieutenant said. “Fortunately, we filled the gate opening with stones beforehand. They are now focusing their bombardment on the north wall, seemingly trying to knock it down.”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than another roar came, and everyone's feet shook. Dust rained down from the roof, landing on everyone's heads and shoulders.
Once the shaking subsided, Meng Kuan stood up straight and placed his hands on the edge of the table: "If we hadn't blocked the city gates beforehand, they could have stormed in right now."
Meng Ruliu said, "Father, it's good to block the city gates in advance, but our soldiers won't be able to fight their way out. The only way to get out of the city is to jump off the city wall."
Meng Kuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "We are mostly wounded soldiers here. There are only a few thousand men who can wield weapons in battle. The enemy isn't stupid; how could they not be on high alert?"
Seeing everyone's tense expressions, Su Wan asked Meng Kuan, "General Meng, do we have any powerful arrows that can reach the other side?"
One of the lieutenants said, "Madam Su, our bows and arrows are no match for the range of the Divine Machine Cannon."
The current situation in Xiping Pass is like a fight between children and adults. The adults can throw punches at will, but the children's arms are too short to reach the adults, so they have no choice but to get beaten up.
As everyone racked their brains for a solution, a soldier ran upstairs, shouting in a panic, "General Meng... General Meng, a crack has appeared in the north city wall."
Meng Kuan exclaimed in surprise, frozen in place as if struck by lightning.
Meng Ruliu asked the soldier, "Is the crack big? Where did it start?"
After the soldier calmed down a bit, he said, "The crack started from the crenellations of the city wall and went downwards. It's about a foot wide and seven or eight feet deep."
Upon hearing this, Su Wan felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of ice water from head to toe.
The appearance of cracks in the city wall means that the Xiping Pass city wall cannot withstand the bombardment of the Shenji cannon. If the enemy continues to bombard this crack, the city wall will collapse.
Is tonight the night when Xiping Pass will fall?
The other generals, like toads caught in a downpour, stared at Meng Kuan with their mouths agape. One of them asked, "General Meng, what should we do?"
Meng Kuan remained silent, as if stunned by the news he had just heard.
Meng Ruliu said, "The city wall has cracked, so the enemy must be preparing to attack. Let's not stand here like idiots. Quickly gather everyone who can move and assemble at the foot of the north city wall."
The generals, as if waking from a dream, immediately ran downstairs.
...
Outside Xiping Pass, the general in charge of observing the battle also reported to Wei Shao that cracks had appeared in the city wall of Xiping Pass.
"Your Highness, the Divine Machine Artillery Battalion is currently concentrating its forces to bombard that area, but..." The general's face showed worry as he finished speaking.
"But what?" Wei Shao rubbed his hands excitedly as he paced back and forth. "Tell me quickly."
"The Shenji Cannon doesn't have many shells left."
Wei Shao said, "What are they doing here? If they think they don't have enough shells, why don't they fire them all out?"
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