"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!."
Ten terrifying thunderbolts connected in a line and exploded on the high hills, like the roar of the thunder god coming to the world! Then, amidst the shocking and dizzying explosion, ten heavy stone bullets weighing 30 kilograms were suddenly sprayed out from the huge mouth of the large "copper beast"!
Under the horrified gaze of the defenders at the top of the city, the huge group of stone bullets crossed a high parabola, rose to a height of tens of meters, and then attacked with ruthless acceleration!
"No! No! Cloud Snake God!"
Orin's eyes widened and he screamed. He watched as a stone bullet fell rapidly, heading straight in his direction. He wanted to get up and run away, but it seemed as if a witchcraft had been cast on him. His whole body was shaking, and his limbs had lost all strength.
"Cloud Snake God!"
"Boom! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Strong collisions continued, deafening the defenders' ears almost instantly. Immediately afterwards, the solid city wall shook, as if the Earth Mother Goddess was raising her hands in anger!
"Ahhh!"
A total of seventy or eighty White Snake warriors were knocked to the ground and rolled down the several-meter-high city wall, letting out shrill screams!
However, the real tragedy is where the stone bullet hit. The broken stone flew rapidly, like a sharp blade, cutting the warrior's neck. The dust and sand suddenly rose up, carrying sharp kinetic energy and blinding the defenders' eyes. When the dust dispersed, more than twenty corpses with miserable looks lay lying on the ground, scattered at different points where the stone bullets hit, and the center was even smashed into pulp! As for the wounded further out, there were dozens to hundreds of them, all shouting and howling like crazy, and some even jumped off the city wall.
"Ah! The Mexica summoned the thunder god!"
"Cloud Snake God, save us!"
"Ah! Ah! Divine punishment! This is divine punishment!. It is divine punishment for our sins!"
Amidst the hysterical shouting at the top of the city, Orin opened his eyes with difficulty. He had completely laid down on the city wall, and the leather armor on his body was pitted and embedded with many gravels. He stretched out his bruised arm, turned his heavy body, and saw a falling stone bullet five or six steps away, like a greeting from the God of Death passing by.
The stone bullet was silent and motionless, but there was a body or two broken "meat" stacked underneath. But just two minutes ago, those "meats" were experienced warriors that Orin knew, wearing leather armor, holding shields, and bows and arrows could not hurt them at all.
The bright red color flowed at the top of the city and soon soaked into the arms of the Cloud Snake Warrior, telling him the consequences of being hit by "God's Punishment". Soon, trembling arms were raised in a prayer gesture, accompanied by desperate whispers.
"Mighty God of Thunder! I beg you! Don't let me die like this."
Further away, the Lord of White Snake City, Tissart, was kneeling on the top of the city, his face covered with dust, and his eyes filled with confusion and despair. He was so frightened that he couldn't control himself. His whole body was weak. He listened to the shouts of the warriors on the city wall and trembled to himself.
". Divine punishment? Is this really divine punishment? Our sins, my sins"
"Praise the Lord God! It is truly a weapon of divine punishment!"
On the high platform, Bertard opened his eyes wide and watched the bombardment of the mortar in shock, completely losing control of his expression. After a while, the shock on his face gradually turned into ecstasy, causing his voice to rise high!
"The Lord God bless the kingdom, the Lord God bless His Highness! Your Highness, with such a weapon, how can all the tribes in the world, no matter how strong the city-state is, fight against you?! God Bless the King! You are destined to become the sun that unifies the world!"
"Haha! God bless me and rule the world!"
Hearing Bertard's words, Shulot laughed heartily and became very excited.
Although the current mortar bombardment was powerful, it could not move him. What really made him happy was Bertard's truth. Facing such a powerful siege weapon, city-states from all over the world have no room for resistance! In the future, when the army goes on a campaign, as long as enough mortars are delivered, the city will definitely be destroyed and occupied!
"Well, of course, rare mountaintop fortresses like Yunshe Mountain City are not included."
Shulot's thoughts were wandering, but his eyes stayed on White Snake City. After a round of stone bullets were fired, there were no more arrows shot from the top of White Snake City. The warriors at the top of the city were shouting and running around, obviously in chaos. Many people knelt at the top of the city to pray, and the words "divine punishment" and "sin" were vaguely heard.
Outside White Snake City, the Mexican gunners were busy again. They used expensive brushes to clean the muzzle and chamber, extinguish residual sparks, and check the fixings. Then, after confirming that there is no more smoldering, block the ignition hole in the breech of the gun to prevent air from flowing in to support combustion and misfire. Pour the gunpowder into the large can again and pound it until it is neither tight nor loose. Finally, the heavy stone bullets are filled in, the muzzle is sealed, and the front lead is placed.
The loading speed of such a front-loaded stone mortar was very slow. It took a full two-quarters of an hour for the gunners to light the torch and prepare for the next launch.
"Praise the Lord God! Strike down the evil!"
After the neat prayers, the firelight flickered on the fuse, like a judgment before the end of the world. Next, there are ten thunderbolts!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!."
The thunder of doom falls again, judging everyone on the city head fairly! In the face of such a terrifying weapon, a collision would mean death! But this time, there was a truly noble person among those who welcomed death.
"No! No! I am the descendant of the Cloud Snake God, and I am the city lord of White Snake City! I order you, stop! No! No!. Ah!"
The ruthless stone bullet will not listen to anyone's excuse. It just whizzed down, smashed through the city wall with a roar, and splashed gravel with a roar. Then, these broken "blade" came with a roar, shooting the White Snake City Lord two steps away, with bloody holes all over his face and neck!
Tisat, the Lord of White Snake City, knelt on the spot and became silent for a moment. Then, a large cloud of blood spurted out from his head, face and neck, like some kind of shower head. Soon, his muscles relaxed and his whole body lay softly on the ground, like a tomato that had been pecked by a bird.
"The city lord is dead?!"
"Ah! The city wall! The city wall is cracked!"
Two different calls, carrying the same fear, sounded at the top of the city at the same time, and then filled the sky. This time, almost all the warriors defending the city fell into fear and chaos, and no longer had any organization or discipline.
"Huh? The city wall is cracked?"
Hearing the shout from the top of the city, Shulot touched his chin and looked at the city wall carefully. After a while, he discovered an obvious crack appearing on the upper west side of Nancheng. If we aim at this area and bombard a few more rounds, maybe we can completely collapse this section of the city wall.
"Your Highness, the defenders at the top of the city have lost their commander. They were frightened by the stone bullets and their morale has been lost!"
Bertard observed the city and made suggestions seasonedly.
"If we send troops to the city now, we can easily capture it!"
"okay!"
Shulot thought for a moment and raised the flag. Then, fierce war drums sounded like raindrops!
A thousand Mexica pioneers were prepared, carrying dozens of ladders, and rushed to the White Snake City. Along the way, the city was still in chaos, with only sporadic shooting. But when the ladder was erected and hundreds of pioneers climbed up and hacked at the top of the city, the morale of the defenders could no longer support it.
With little resistance, hundreds of White Snake warriors dropped their weapons, knelt at the top of the city, and surrendered to the Mexica vanguard who ascended the city. Then, the flag of the Lord God was planted on the top of the city, and the city gate opened!
"Praise the Lord God! Praise His Highness! Capture White Snake Qiu City and capture the descendant of the Cloud Snake God!"
When the second thousand warrior battalion, shouting the slogans of the gods, rushed into the city from the city gate on the rubble and bright red on the ground, the fate of White Snake Qiu City came to an end! This fortress that stood on the hills and protected the Tlaxcala people for more than a hundred years finally fell!
(End of chapter)
