In an instant, bugle calls and military orders echoed throughout the enemy camp.
The soldiers took their positions like a tide, the catapults were slowly pushed to the front lines, and the huge stone projectiles were loaded into place.
The infantry, armed with shields, followed closely by archers, as they approached Anyang.
On the walls of Anyang, Chen Qingqing could clearly see the enemy's movements and knew that they were about to make a desperate gamble.
A storm is brewing; a fierce battle is about to begin.
She turned to the soldiers behind her and ordered, "The enemy is trying to force their way into the city. They are coming on strong. Hold your ground and follow my orders. Set up all the weapons on the launchers and let them taste the power of bombs!"
"Yes, sir!" the soldiers responded in unison, immediately setting up all the bombs on the launchers.
The enemy forces stretched as far as the eye could see, and Chen Qingqing felt a little nervous. Whether they could hold out was up to fate!
She knew the principle of 'striking first brings advantage, striking later brings disaster,' and seeing that the enemy's catapults were already within range,
"Ready!" Chen Qingqing gave the order.
Everyone was ready, waiting for the order to fire the bombs at the enemy.
"Launch!" Chen Qingqing gave the order.
In an instant, bombs filled the sky, and a series of booming explosions rang out.
The enemy's catapults were instantly blasted to pieces, and tens of thousands of enemy soldiers were killed on the spot.
Xi Yuelei and his men, who were standing at the rear, were directing their troops to charge forward when they saw countless dark, fiery objects flying down from the walls of Anyang.
Immediately afterwards, a sound like thunder was heard, and soldiers flew up in all directions in an instant, with thousands of soldiers engulfed in flames.
Cries of agony, screams of despair, filled the air; everywhere lay mangled, bloodied corpses.
"That damned Princess Anyang, I'm not finished with you!" Xi Yuelei's eyes turned red with rage at the sight of the dead and wounded soldiers. "Charge forward! I refuse to believe that with our 300,000 troops, we can't take down this little Anyang city!"
Barhu was so angry that he gritted his teeth. "This Princess Anyang is simply inhuman! I will avenge our fallen soldiers!"
"Yes, I don't want Princess Anyang anymore, all I want now is to tear her to pieces!" Gao Lizhu said, and ordered her deputy general, "Give the order, everyone charge forward! Whoever captures Anyang will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"
Nangong Jin also gave a death order: "Charge forward! Anyone who retreats will be executed on the spot!"
Although the soldiers were terrified of these powerful firearms, they could not disobey orders. To flee meant certain death, while charging forward might offer a sliver of hope.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched forward once again.
From the city wall, Chen Qingqing saw that all the catapults had been destroyed and no one knew what had happened. She sneered, "You ignorant fools, now you know how powerful your grandma is!"
Zhou Jingyuan kept a close eye on the enemy camp, and every time a bomb exploded, he would shout, "Good!"
"Your Highness, I can rest assured now. With these amazing firearms, the enemy will not be able to break through Anyang City no matter what." Zhou Jingyuan said with a face full of relief.
Chen Qingqing simply shook her head and smiled without saying a word. They were facing an army of 300,000, which was no child's play. If the enemy were to attack the city at all costs, Anyang would be in grave danger!
She now only hoped that the explosives would deter the enemy and delay the arrival of reinforcements; otherwise, she could not afford to be careless.
Shells exploded like thunder in the enemy's territory, boosting the morale of the defending soldiers. Excited smiles appeared on everyone's faces.
However, the enemy troops that soon surged up like a flood once again put them on edge.
Looking at the dark mass of enemy troops, Chen Qingqing shouted, "Everyone aim! Fire wherever there are the most people!"
"Yes, sir." Upon receiving the order, the soldiers launched a barrage of bombs at the surging enemy troops.
The soldiers and generals of the four-nation alliance died wave after wave.
And so, after two days of fighting, the four-nation allied forces failed to reach the walls of Anyang.
Xi Yuelei looked at Anyang City not far away, gritting his teeth in anger, "No matter what, we must take Anyang today!"
Upon hearing this, Nangong Jin shook his head repeatedly, "Brother Xiyue, why don't we just give up? We now have less than 200,000 soldiers who are capable of fighting. If we continue fighting, we'll probably be wiped out!"
"Nonsense! A true man would rather die before the battle than after. What's the difference between retreating now and running away?" Xi Yuelei couldn't swallow this humiliation. He wanted to capture Anyang and take Chen Qingqing alive.
Goryeo was not giving up. With 500,000 troops from the four countries, more than half of them had been killed or wounded. If they didn't take Anyang, how could they have the face to return home?
He gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Xiyue is right. We must not give up now. Although we failed to capture Anyang, did you notice that they fired far fewer firearms yesterday? This means that they have run out of firearms. As long as we press on, we will definitely be able to capture Anyang and capture Princess Anyang alive!"
Bargu carefully recalled the battle situation of the past two days, clapped his hands hard, and said, "Yes, I found that as long as our soldiers do not gather together, the losses will be minimal. On the contrary, many people will die from hidden weapons."
"The best course of action now, in my opinion, is to change our tactics and disperse our troops for a general offensive, exhausting the enemy's hidden weapons. I refuse to believe their hidden weapons are inexhaustible."
Xi Yuelei nodded repeatedly at these words, "Brother Gao is right. All generals, listen to my command, disperse and attack the city with all your might! Give it a good beating! The first person to scale the city walls will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the generals immediately sprang into action, the war drums sounded simultaneously, and thousands of troops charged toward Anyang.
Chen Qingqing and the soldiers guarding the city have been holding out on the city walls for two days and two nights without even closing their eyes.
It's not that they don't want to sleep, it's that they're too afraid to sleep.
If Anyang were to fall to the enemy, the slaughter and looting would come like a tidal wave, and the city's defenders and civilians would be massacred.
They dared not relax until reinforcements arrived.
Seeing the enemy troops charging again, Chen Qingqing hurriedly ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
After a barrage of bombardments, the enemy troops began to rout before they even reached the city walls...
"The enemy has retreated! That's wonderful!" The soldiers on the city wall shouted excitedly as they saw the enemy fleeing in disarray like a tide.
A smile also appeared on Zhou Jingyuan's lips, "Even hundreds of thousands of troops would be no match for us in the face of war!"
After saying that, he looked at Chen Qingqing and said, "Princess, you haven't slept for two days and two nights. Go back and rest. I'll keep an eye on things here, and nothing will go wrong."
"No need, I'm not sleepy right now." Chen Qingqing was still worried. The enemy had become more cunning, dividing their troops into several waves to attack the city in rotation.
The large force showed no signs of moving, clearly indicating that they were simply expending the ammunition and defensive supplies in Anyang City.
If we really ran out of explosives, Anyang would be lost.
"How much ammunition do we have left?" Chen Qingqing asked quickly.
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