Since the advent of the Zhenguan General Cannon.
There are very few people who are lucky enough to get this shot.
Except for using it once when fighting the Japanese dwarf, it was almost always used to intimidate foreign envoys.
And this time, Qiuci is really lucky.
As a small country in the Western Region, it should have been crushed by the Tang Dynasty's army.
But because Li Chengqian wanted to promote the recruitment system, they suffered unbearable pain in their lives and became cannon fodder in the true sense.
And because he had never seen the power of General Zhenguan's artillery, Qiuci General Konrak also wanted to have his soldiers approach the city wall in case of emergencies.
It stands to reason that this idea is correct.
After all, in the age of cold weapons, the more people there are, the stronger the combat power will be.
But who would have thought that this order would become a reminder for them.
Given the size of Jiaohe City, Datang's artillery fire simply could not achieve full coverage.
However, following Konrak's command, the Kucha Army, which had just formed a militant formation below the city and was ready to support at any time, was killed and wounded by artillery fire without even seeing clearly what the enemy looked like.
Moreover, the artillery fire from the Tang Dynasty was like a stormy sea, continuous.
In just an instant, the only wall in Jiaohe City had been blown flat.
Rolling smoke and dust rose into the sky, and the screams and wails of Kucha soldiers could be heard everywhere.
It was also because of this continuous flow that the Kucha Army did not even have a chance to rescue the wounded.
Those who were lucky enough to be outside the range of Datang's artillery fire could only watch their comrades being wiped out in the flames of war, but there was nothing they could do.
The commander-in-chief of Kucha, Konrak, was also lucky enough to escape from the artillery fire. Under the protection of his tent guards, he quickly ran towards a place that was not covered by the artillery fire.
After running to the safe zone, look back.
The city wall, which was not tall and thick in the first place, is now completely invisible.
Only ruins of nearby residential buildings remain.
All that could be heard in his ears were the wails of his own soldiers.
Everywhere you look, you can see your own soldiers whose arms and legs were blown off.
At this moment, Konrac was stunned.
Is this the military power of the Tang Dynasty?
They didn't even meet each other, yet they inflicted such heavy damage on themselves.
A general next to him swallowed his saliva and said, "General, what should we do now? Should we give up defending the city?"
"Give it up."
Although he was shocked by the power of the Zhenguan Cannon of the Tang Dynasty.
But Konrac is considered a veteran after all, especially at this moment, he is ruthless and decisive and has a lot of skills.
"So what if they have such weapons?"
"They only have two thousand soldiers and horses, while we still have tens of thousands."
"Could it be that tens of thousands of us are no match for two thousand of them?"
Konrak gritted his teeth and said: "Gather all the soldiers together, and when their offensive stops, we will take the initiative to attack them. I don't believe we can't annihilate them yet."
If the war hadn't started yet, if he did this, it might actually be effective.
But now the war has begun. The continuous artillery fire from Datang's side not only caused damage to the enemy's lives, but also destroyed their psychology.
Only those who have experienced artillery fire know what a terrifying sight it is.
To say it was hell would probably be an underestimation of the scene created by artillery fire.
Even a veteran soldier who has been on the battlefield cannot bear such a scene.
What's more, there has been no war in Qiuci for many years. When the war started this time, all the new soldiers sent here were temporarily organized new soldiers?
Looking at the comrades who were bombed with only one leg left, and the bodies that were blown to pieces.
Some Kucha soldiers were immediately frightened.
Whose orders would they follow?
At this moment, they just want to run away quickly and escape from this terrible place.
Konrac also made a prompt decision and sent people to kill those soldiers who dared to escape.
After a long time, he finally stabilized the situation.
At this time, the artillery fire from Datang finally stopped.
Seeing this scene, Conrac looked happy.
"They've run out of weapons and it's time for us to fight back."
Konrak looked back at the generals beside him, and immediately wanted to assign tasks and launch a counterattack against the enemy.
But at this moment, a general suddenly screamed strangely.
He said: "General, look over there!"
Hearing this, Konrak quickly turned back to look.
When he started, he saw nothing.
All you can hear is the roar of the mountains and the tsunami: "Fight for the Tang Dynasty, and we will die without regrets!"
Following the sound, soldiers of the Tang Dynasty wearing black armor, black robes, and black turbans on their heads were already fighting out of the smoke.
Seeing this scene, Konrac reacted quickly.
He quickly organized his soldiers to form a military formation for defense.
And he also held a trace of luck in his heart.
After all, there are so many people left on our side, and without artillery fire to rely on, how can they compete with our side?
There was even a sneer on Konrak's lips.
"These Tang dogs no longer have their sharp weapons. Let's all form a battle formation to avenge our brothers who died in the battle!"
Following his order, the middle-level generals quickly began to organize the soldiers under the tent to form an array.
Then, they really began to face Datang's charge, slowly advancing forward, preparing to engage the Liangzhou Army.
If an ordinary army could organize a counterattack so quickly after falling into decline, it might actually be possible to turn defeat into victory.
It's a pity that what they faced was the Liangzhou Army, and it was the Liangzhou Army led by Li Chengqian.
The army he brought out was specifically designed to bring despair to people.
Just look at the soldiers of the Liangzhou Army, who were five or six hundred steps away from the opponent, and they took off the crossbows hanging on their waists.
As they moved forward, they stuck the crossbow arrows on the circlip of the crossbow machine.
"Disperse!"
Following the shouts and shouts from the commanders everywhere, the military formation suddenly dispersed, and people scattered everywhere like a goddess scattering flowers.
What is an elite?
This is the elite.
When the general gave an order, the soldiers immediately followed it.
Even if they are scattered, they are scattered in an orderly manner, and even the distance between them is exactly the same.
"put!"
The long order was issued again.
After hearing this order, all the soldiers were seen picking up their crossbows in unison and pulling the triggers in mid-air.
The crossbow machine had already played a very obvious role in the battle with the Japanese army.
After returning, Li Chengqian asked Zhu Guang to improve it.
After inheriting the original firing speed, the current crossbow machine's power has been greatly improved.
And after the Liangzhou sergeant pulled the trigger and fired the crossbow arrow into the sky, the scene was like a locust passing through.
The secret book's crossbow arrows almost covered the sky.
Facing such a dense concentration of arrows, the soldiers of the Kucha Army were stunned.
When had they ever seen such a sight?
The moment the arrows fell into the enemy's formation, the Kucha soldiers fell down one after another like harvested wheat.
Konrak also did not expect that the battle formation he organized to launch a counterattack would instead become a life-threatening talisman for his own soldiers.
But before he could make adjustments, the second wave of offensive from the Liangzhou Army had already begun...
