While Liu Bei, Pang Tong and others were disapproving of Yang Ling and Cao Jun, Cao Jun outside the city had completed debugging.
"Report to the General that the artillery has been prepared and can be fired at any time!"
Dian Wei and Xu Chu came to Yang Ling and spoke seriously.
Yang Ling's original personal commanders were Zhou Cangpei and Yuan Shao.
Although their martial arts skills were far inferior to those of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, their loyalty was unquestionable and they were reliable in doing things without any mistakes.
It would not be justified if Dian and Xu were replaced because of their arrival.
So Yang Ling established an artillery camp, and temporarily put Dian Wei and Xu Chu in charge of the artillery camp.
"very good!"
Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction, then looked towards Jiangling City in the distance and said in a deep voice,
"fire!"
"Here!"
Dian Wei and Xu Chu took the order and left.
Not long after, ten red cannons were aimed at Jiangling City and started roaring like beasts!
Although they were hundreds of steps away, when Cao Jun fired, it sounded like rolling thunder from the sky.
Liu Bei's heart sank, and he instinctively sensed something was wrong.
However, before he could make any move, he saw several cannonballs roaring through the air and hitting the wall of Jiangling City heavily.
"Bang bang bang..."
Along with a series of loud noises, Liu Bei and others only felt that the city wall under their feet was emitting an overwhelmed wailing sound!
Then a cannonball hit the city head directly.
The battlements were instantly smashed to pieces, and several Jingzhou soldiers hiding behind were also beaten into several balls of pulp!
Such a tragic scene is really horrifying to watch.
Damn, Cao Jun’s artillery is so terrifying? ! That’s not what Guan Yu said before!
Liu Bei, Liu Qi and others' eyes widened and they subconsciously looked at Guan Yu who was standing aside.
Guan Yu was also confused.
The last time they attacked Hanjin, they failed. Although the power of Cao's artillery at that time was not small, it was far from as terrifying.
Even the solid city wall beneath his feet could not help but tremble.
Isn't this too scary?
Before anyone could recover, the red cannon roared again!
The city gate tower is generally built tall and magnificent, and is often used as a command post for the general to sit on one side during wartime.
Therefore, Yang Ling specially ordered Dian Wei and Xu Chu to bombard the city gate tower fiercely.
"Swish swish!"
Several cannonballs were fired at the city gate tower.
The originally solid city gate tower was suddenly smashed with earth and rocks flying, and sawdust flying everywhere!
"Brother, be careful!"
Guan Yu quickly grabbed Liu Bei.
"Crash..."
A large pile of rocks fell from above, hitting the spot where Liu Bei had just been.
"Thank you, second brother!"
Liu Bei said in shock.
"Lord, we can't stay in the city gate tower. It's too dangerous here!"
The disgraced Pang Tong shouted.
Needless to say, Liu Bei knew that he could no longer stay at the top of the city.
Cao Jun's artillery is so powerful that if it is hit by a cannonball, there will be no hope of survival!
Thinking of this, Liu Bei hurriedly said to Liu Qi,
"Zhou Mu, let's go down!"
"Uncle is absolutely right, let's go down first!"
Liu Qi, who was already frightened, quickly nodded in agreement.
So Liu Bei and others temporarily handed over the defense of the city to Guan Yu, and the rest left the city as if fleeing.
They stepped onto the city wall with their front foot, and Cao Jun's third round of artillery attack arrived with their rear foot.
Under the bombardment of several artillery shells, the city gate tower let out a mournful cry and eventually turned into a pile of ruins.
Seeing this situation, Liu Bei and others below the city wall felt a little lucky.
Fortunately, they escaped in time, otherwise they would have been buried in the ruins now!
Outside Jiangling City.
Looking at the city gate tower that was blown to pieces, Yang Ling also smiled with satisfaction.
"Zhou Cang, tell the two generals to aim at the city wall and blast them hard!"
"Here!"
Zhou Cang took the order and left.
The red cannon immediately aimed at the Jiangling city wall and began to bombard it fiercely.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
As the cannonballs hit the city wall one after another, the strong city of Jiangling began to tremble.
Compared with the real red cannon, the one developed by Huang Yueying is undoubtedly much inferior.
However, she paid special attention to the barrel and strengthened the thickness of the tube wall.
In this way, there is no need to fear the explosion.
Moreover, the city-building technology of the current generation was far inferior to that of later generations.
It only takes a long time to bombard the city wall, and in a short time, Jiangling's city defenses will be destroyed and the city can be invaded!
…
In Jiangling City.
Liu Bei and others, who had narrowly escaped death, had just sat down in the mansion. Before they could take a breath, Pang Tong's expression suddenly changed.
"not good!"
"Mr. Shiyuan, what's wrong?"
Liu Bei was puzzled.
"Lord, listen!"
Pang Tong pointed to the city wall outside the city.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The dull sound of shelling continued to come from the city gate.
"Jiangling is indeed strong, but how long can it hold out under Cao Jun's bombardment?"
Pang Tong looked ugly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed drastically!
The power of the artillery is there. If we really need to bombard it for a long time, I'm afraid it will only be a matter of time before the city is destroyed!
"What...what should I do?"
Liu Qi suddenly panicked and quickly looked at Liu Bei.
But Liu Bei also had a numb scalp.
Their biggest reliance was Jiangling's strong city defense.
But Cao Jun's artillery was so powerful that the city wall of Jiangling could not stop it.
What should I do?
He could only look at Pang Tong for help.
"Please Mr. Shiyuan, please think of a solution quickly."
Although Pang Tong was extremely intelligent, he was helpless in the face of Cao Jun's advanced weapons.
But he had just boasted so much on the city wall that it was hard to refuse now.
So he frowned and thought for a moment, then said,
"Lord, there are only two options available now."
"Oh? Mr. Shiyuan, come quickly!"
Liu Bei's spirit was lifted!
"The next plan is to prepare for a street battle with Cao's army after the city is broken."
Pang Tong sighed.
"This plan... I'm afraid it's inappropriate. Do you dare to ask about the plan?"
Liu Bei frowned slightly and rejected the proposal.
joke.
Not only did the coalition forces not have superior strength, but their combat effectiveness was also far inferior to Cao's army.
Apart from anything else, as long as Cao Jun used fierce fire and oil tanks to clear the way, how could the coalition forces be qualified to fight in the streets?
"Thirty-six strategies, walking is the best strategy."
Pang Tong said with a bitter face.
"ah?"
Liu Bei, Liu Qi, Zhang Fei and others were dumbfounded.
The so-called upper and lower strategies are the same as nothing.
Co-author: Is this how you act as a military advisor?
"It's not that my subordinates are incompetent, it's just that no one expected that Cao Jun would have such powerful artillery."
Pang Tong argued,
"Now we can only abandon Jiangling City and retreat to the south bank of the Yangtze River."
"Then rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and the powerful navy of the coalition to resist the enemy!"
Liu Bei was silent.
He knew in his heart that there was nothing Pang Tong could do.
But she really didn't want to give up Jiangling City.
After all, he and Liu Qi invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in Jiangling City!
