Chapter 131 Losing both the wife and the army
The sudden appearance of black gunpowder directly pulled the offensive and defensive battle of Moyun City into a one-sided situation.
After thirty artillery shells were fired, the enemies under the city wall were blown to pieces, and before they could react they lost their lives in the deafening sound. The first to become cannon fodder were indeed the sickly members of the Golden Scale Gang.
Of course, the members of the Golden Scale Gang only had a few thousand people in total. Although the main Turkic army lagged behind, they also suffered no good results. Although Huyan Lie, who was charging in the front, dodged in time, half of his arm was blown off. When he climbed out of the shell pit, he looked at the woman on the wall in horror - it was her order just now that all these horrible things fell down!
This...what on earth is this thing? He has never seen it before!
Hu Yanlie had been on the battlefield for many years and had seen all kinds of big scenes. Now he could not care about the pain of his broken arm. The emotions in his eyes flickered and for the first time he felt fear and wanted to retreat. The indomitable fighting spirit he had before was completely shattered by the artillery.
The Turkic army was also a little confused. After the gunpowder bombing, waves of arrows fell and boulders were also installed and thrown. Under Chen Long's command, everything went on in an orderly manner, one after another, and the stunned enemy army could not react at all.
There was no need for Chen Ting to lead reinforcements for the time being. The defenders of Moyun City were enough to deal with the current situation, and the black gunpowder at the front played an almost decisive role.
Except for Chen Long, who had seen the true power of black gunpowder in advance, everyone including Old Master Xiahou and Duke Rong were caught off guard, and their eyes looking at Shen Wangshu had completely changed.
"This, this, this..." The city lord stuttered a little: "This magical item was developed by Madam?"
"How much does Nian Nian have? If there is enough gunpowder, we can have a few more rounds without having to fight. We can scare the Turks away." Old Master Xiahou clapped his hands and laughed.
Duke Rong's eyes were full of admiration: "So, niece, you stay in the house every day to do this..."
Shen Wangshu scratched his head embarrassedly: "It's not all my credit. Senior brother and Doctor Liu and Doctor Wang are helping to adjust the formula."
"Black powder is extremely powerful, but we have only produced fifty in all these days. Thirty have already been thrown down. It is best not to use the rest until the critical moment."
It's not that Shen Wangshu looked down on the Turks, but she felt that there was really no point in fighting a foreign war. The old emperor would be paralyzed soon. At that time, the Great Zhou would be in chaos, and the princes from all over the country would be ready to rebel. That would be the time when Chen Ting's Northern Border Army and gunpowder would really come into play. He didn't need so much now.
Of course, she couldn't say such audacious rebellious words directly, so how to understand this "critical moment" is a matter of opinion.
As expected, the others had their own understandings. The current situation was still within Shen Wangshu's expectations. The defenders were in good condition and had high morale. They should be able to hold out for three days and three nights. She had already told Chen Ting in advance that the Turks would attack the city. If he had any brains, he would have reacted by now.
If she had overestimated this idiot, the letter for help would have been sent out when the sentinels discovered the Turkic army. If he rode at full speed for a day and a night, he would have received the letter and would have arrived within three days.
After withstanding the initial onslaught of arrows and boulders, the Turkic army gradually recovered and began to counterattack.
Huyan Lie was indeed a brave general. A broken arm did not affect his ability to charge into battle. However, before he could realize his ambitions, an army surrounded him from behind. Huyan Lie sensed the murderous intent and turned around, killing a Northern Army soldier who was supposed to be thousands of miles away. The next second, a sword with the familiar weight directly chopped off his head.
"Chen..." He didn't even get to utter the last word before his head and body were separated.
On the city wall, the sharp-eyed city lord was the first to notice it and shouted excitedly: "Is the general back?!"
"I think I saw the Northern Army!"
Although the old man was very old, his eyesight was very good. He quickly stopped the group attack on the city gate. The Northern Army and the city defense army coming from behind surrounded the city from both sides and soon wiped out the remaining Turkic troops.
As soon as they said that, Shen Wangshu saw the familiar figure below. Chen Ting was fighting in and out of the enemy group. No one could resist the deathly Tang sword that reaped lives.
One of the enemy's two generals was killed in the explosion, and the other was beheaded on the spot. The morale of the enemy, which was already frightened by the black gunpowder, was even lower. When the moon was above the willows, the remaining defeated soldiers fled in a panic. Chen Ting raised his hand to signal that there was no need to chase them - he had ambushed troops in Canghui Mountain, and Jiang Kang would naturally catch all those who escaped the net.
If anyone dares to attack Mo Yun, he will kill them all!
After the fight, the city lord excitedly opened the city gate to welcome the general. The steady Chen Long also took a step forward, but soon remembered that he still had to protect his wife, so he stood back dutifully - then he turned around and saw that everyone else was standing still, but his wife had already uncontrollably run towards the general and threw herself into his arms.
Although he had done his best to prepare, when the enemy army really surrounded the city, Shen Wangshu's heart still rose to his throat. Even with the black gunpowder preemptive strike, the tension still did not subside. What if the Turks survived and started to climb the city wall...
The mere thought of this scene could scare her to death.
Before coming, the old lady had dissuaded her from watching the bloody scenes of war, but Shen Wangshu still insisted on going.
I don't know what I relied on to calm down just now, but after seeing Chen Ting, that calmness immediately turned into fear. I couldn't help but pounce on my husband, turning into a delicate and weak whimpering monster: "Husband! Woo woo woo, you are finally back, I am so scared..."
Chen Ting looked at the blood from his armor that had stained her dress, frowned and smiled, then gathered his arms and hugged her tightly: "Madam, I'm late."
There was a light cough from behind. Shen Wangshu looked back and saw that Old Master Xiahou glanced at her. Duke Rong also had a smile on his face. The others were already embarrassed. Shen Wangshu then remembered that there were many people present. She let go of her hand awkwardly and whispered, "It's not late. In fact, you came very quickly."
She thought she would have to wait for at least a day or two. After all, although she had told Chen Ting in advance, he would still need time to convince other generals, right?
Who knew it would arrive so soon.
"General!" Chen Long saluted him respectfully.
"You came back like this, how is the battle going on the front line?" Duke Rong was more concerned about this: "Then Helan Xiu didn't get suspicious?"
Chen Ting calculated that this should be the time when the two armies were fighting. The Turks had sent out 10,000 elite soldiers, so there would not be many people left on the front battlefield. He only brought the elite troops of the Chen family army. Even if Helan Xiu changed his mind and the two sides fought a full-scale battle, they would still have the advantage in numbers.
"That kid is so greedy. I'm going to make him lose both his wife and his army." Chen Ting said expressionlessly.
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