boom!
Boom boom boom! ! !
Following Li Jing's order, the Italian artillery unleashed its might and bombarded the city opposite.
Every cannonball fired would take away the lives of many Han soldiers. The entire city was suddenly in chaos, with wailing and screaming being heard endlessly.
Seeing this scene, the Queen Mother froze on the spot as if she had been struck by lightning, her face was ashen and her eyes were dull, and she said: "How...how could this happen?"
The Queen Mother was confused.
After seeing the terrifying power of Italian artillery, the Queen Mother was completely confused.
She originally thought that the defenders could withstand the Tang Dynasty's attack. As long as they continued to hold on, Da Chu and other countries would definitely take action.
At that time, Datang will be trapped in a situation of attack from both front and rear, and Li Jing's army will be pinned down here.
However, the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.
After all, the Queen Mother underestimated the Tang Dynasty and the Italian artillery!
If the bombardment continues, not to mention defending the city, all the Han troops present will die here. This is simply a unilateral dimensionality reduction attack!
At this time, Wang Zhongming and others came to the Queen Mother. Everyone had a look of fear in their eyes, and they were obviously frightened by the Italian cannon.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers really can't hold on any longer. If this continues, our Han army will be wiped out in less than half a stick of incense. It's really worth sacrificing all our Han troops for the sake of a city." Queen Mother?"
"Yes, Queen Mother, it's not that we don't dare to fight to the end with the Tang Dynasty, but this kind of battle is meaningless. It will only make our people sacrifice in vain, leaving the green mountains without worrying about having no firewood. The Queen Mother should order a retreat!"
"I beg the Queen Mother to order the withdrawal of the troops, and don't let the soldiers die in vain again!"
Everyone spoke in unison and persuaded the Queen Mother to order the withdrawal of troops.
If they were to fight Li Jing's army head-on, they might really choose to fight to the end.
But until now, they haven't even touched a hair of Li Jing's army. The opponent's Italian artillery alone is enough to destroy the entire city, and it is completely meaningless to continue to fight.
Hearing this, the Han Empress Dowager clenched her fists tightly, and her sinister eyes flashed with a chilling light.
She was really unwilling to retreat like this.
However, what the soldiers said was very reasonable. If they did not retreat now, it would be too late even if they wanted to retreat later. Seeing the corpses falling one after another, the Queen Mother knew that she had lost.
It is her limit to be able to defend until now. There is no point in holding on any longer. By then all the soldiers will be dead. Even if she is still alive, what is the point.
"You are right. It was my lack of consideration that caused the Han army to suffer such heavy casualties." The Queen Mother said solemnly.
If he had chosen to retreat earlier, the casualties of the Han army would not have been so heavy.
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the Queen Mother, and she said: "Send someone to contact Dachu and other countries and tell them that we can't hold it anymore and have to retreat. If they don't want to waste all their efforts, then send troops to support us!"
The Queen Mother hated Tang Yu, but even more hated Chu Yunteng, Zhuge Yun and others.
At the beginning, it was agreed that all the countries would form an alliance to deal with the Tang Dynasty, but now her Han army was almost wiped out, and there was still no news about Da Chu and other countries.
How could the Queen Mother not be angry?
If the Han Dynasty was really destroyed because of this, the Queen Mother also planned to drag Da Chu and other countries into the water. If the boat capsized, no one would be able to escape!
"Yes, Queen Mother!"
Upon hearing that the Queen Mother agreed to retreat, all the soldiers present were overjoyed. They finally no longer had to face the terrifying Italian artillery.
