On the city wall, Feng Quji narrowed his eyes at the Taiwei, walked around him, and deliberately pointed at the dense forest where thick smoke was still rising.
"Lieutenant, how about it? Do you regret it?"
"You just said that the artillery built by Duke Xiang is the most terrifying. How do you feel now?"
"Can Xianyang City still be destroyed?"
The words were very sharp, and each word penetrated deeply into the Taiwei's heart. The Taiwei's face turned red and white, and his hands shook like chaff.
He blew his nose and tried his best to stay calm, but the terrifying scene and the series of numbers in the victory report made him unable to calm down.
His originally tough attitude became sluggish.
He didn't pick up the topic, his eyes looked very sad, "Can you tell me that I heard that Li Zhao's big killing weapon has been exhausted, is this a step you hide?"
Feng Quji was stunned by this question. He had also heard that Li Zhao had run out of weapons, and he thought it was so. But from today's perspective, it seemed that they were completely exhausted, and that there was no end in sight.
It should be said that this was a hidden step by Li Zhao, not him.
Of course, he couldn't say that, and he had to pretend to be incomprehensible to let the Taiwei know that His Majesty is wise and no one can shake him.
"It can be said that His Majesty has arranged all this since he came to tour east."
All you can do is make nonsense.
"The purpose is to get you arrested, and you have indeed been fooled. I have to say that no one can fathom His Majesty's mind, and the same goes for you."
The Taiwei was silent, knowing that he would never be able to recover from the impending disaster, so he calmed down.
After a while, he asked again: "How did your Majesty know about our rebellion?"
Feng Quji smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. Don't you find it strange why the bandits were able to gather thousands of people under His Majesty's eyes during the Eastern Patrol?"
"It makes no sense to say that no one in the court responded and concealed it, so His Majesty has already started making arrangements since then, just for today, so that you can wait until you show up."
There was a dead look on the Taiwei's face, with a hint of regret.
"If you fail in one move, you lose everything!"
"The bad thing is that bastard Zhao Gao. He can't do this. It's unreasonable for Mr. Xiang to trust him so much."
Duke Xiang told them at that time that Ying Zheng would die in the sand dunes. As long as Zhao Gao succeeded in tampering with the imperial edict, the world would be theirs. They regretted that Zhao Gao was so useless. Not only did he expose their existence, but he also ruined such a perfect plan.
Feng Quji sneered, his face full of teasing, "No, it's not that Zhao Gao is useless, it's that His Majesty discovered all of this."
"How is that possible?" The captain was shocked.
Xiang Gong once said that Ying Zheng's death was destined by God and no one could predict it. How could Ying Zheng know about his own death? This is a bit ridiculous.
Why does Duke Xiang know this? It's because Duke Xiang comes from the future.
Yes, this was what Gong Xiang told him personally. Gong Xiang came from the future, and things like corn, potatoes, and artillery were all brought by Gong Xiang from the future.
He was convinced of this and was loyal to Duke Xiang.
Gong Xiang knew everything about the future, including knowing that the Qin Dynasty would surely perish, and that the Han Dynasty would appear after Qin, but none of this happened. It seemed that there was an invisible hand preventing everything Gong Xiang said from happening.
"How did your Majesty know that he would die in the sand dunes? How did he come back from the dead?" He was very eager to know this question.
Feng Quji did not hesitate to speak to the dying people.
"Your Majesty said that Li Zhao told him all this."
Feng Quji was wrong. Ying Zheng heard Li Zhao's voice and told him. Of course, he was the only one who knew about it.
"Li Zhao?" The lieutenant stared at Feng Quji, seeming to dig deeper into the authenticity of this statement.
After the east patrol failed to ambush Ying Zheng, Zhang Liang told Xiang Gong about Li Zhao's power. Xiang Gong showed great fear and said that Li Zhao was not as simple as he appeared.
Now it seems that what Mr. Xiang said was not without purpose. Li Zhao's terror has exceeded the scope of imagination. Mr. Xiang comes from the future. What about the people who make Mr. Xiang afraid? Could it also be from the future?
The Taiwei's face became increasingly pale, a white color that was overly frightened.
"Okay, let's take a good breath of the fresh air of this world!" Feng Quji pushed the Taiwei away and ordered people to take him away.
After entering Xianyang Prison, all that was left for the Taiwei was death.
At this moment, his heart relaxed a little. The bandits' henchmen were found out, and he and His Majesty no longer had to worry about this matter. The government was finally settled, and he finally had time to study the ban on suppressing business.
As for the rebel army, he no longer cared about it.
With such a weapon, the bandit army could not overcome the big waves, but at the next moment, another problem passed through his mind, making him frown.
"Hey! Li Zhao, Li Zhao, how will you and Your Majesty get along with each other from now on?"
Under the city wall, the frantic shouts of killing resounded through the entire forest. Jia Xiong was so frightened that he looked around, at a loss.
There was a terrifying black thing in front of him, but later the Qin army came to kill him, and he was surrounded by enemies on all sides.
"Commander, how many troops do we have left?"
"Back to the general, there are only 20,000, of which 8,000 are seriously injured and 4,000 are slightly injured."
"What?" After hearing this, Jia Xiong retreated, his pupils dilated, and a heavy sense of frustration came to his mind.
He could not accept that he led 40,000 troops to attack Xianyang and had dozens of artillery pieces, but suffered heavy losses before the game was even played.
"Artillery? This is the magic weapon to win. How many are left?"
In despair, he thought of the artillery, that horrible thing.
The commander lowered his head and responded in a low voice: "There are still less than ten bodies left?"
Jia Xiong punched the tree stump hard, his eyes as dull as death.
There were only less than ten of the dozens left. How could he attack the city and destroy the Qin army?
He knew that the black thing was powerful, but he didn't know that it was powerful enough to destroy the cannon.
The next moment, Wu Shen retreated, his eyes became fierce, "So what if there are less than ten? Give me a blast. The South Gate only has more than 10,000 troops. We still have 20,000 troops and artillery. I don't believe we can't fight them." .”
"As long as we destroy them, Xianyang will still be ours. We haven't lost yet."
Saying this, Jia Xiong's mood suddenly cheered up.
"No!" The commander accepted the order and made arrangements immediately.
Much of the gunpowder and projectiles were destroyed, but a small portion remained, and the small portion was sufficient.
other end.
Zhang Han led more than 10,000 troops to fight over, regardless of the fetters of thorns.
"Hoo ho ho!"
The sky-shaking shouts of killing were like waves of heat sweeping over the bandit army.
"Quickly, fire the artillery quickly and let them die without a burial place." Jia Xiong laughed ferociously.
"Xianyang still belongs to us, and my choice will never be wrong."
Bang bang bang!
There were several loud noises, and several artillery pieces ejected projectiles, which shot hard at the Qin army. They fell down when they encountered trees and were destroyed when they encountered people.
Although the projectiles were few, they carried supreme impact and wreaked havoc within hundreds of feet.
Whoosh whoosh!
Then there was a scream, and someone was destroyed by artillery.
"This is their artillery!"
Seeing several iron lumps hitting the soldiers and dozens of them falling down, Zhang Han was shocked and yelled quickly.
Dozens of people were destroyed in such an inexplicable way, which was so terrifying.
It was his negligence. The general had clearly said that artillery was terrifying, but he didn't take it seriously. He shouldn't have! It was the anti-aircraft guns just now that made him overconfident!
"Retreat quickly, retreat two hundred feet away."
The projectile only hit a few hundred feet and then stopped, which proved that its range was only a few hundred feet. As long as it stayed away from this place, it would not pose a threat to them.
Upon receiving the order, the army quickly retreated. If they were lucky, they could escape the projectile attacks, but if they were unlucky, they would be disabled.
Zhang Han made a rough calculation and found that dozens of people were destroyed.
After one wave was launched, a second wave followed, and the number of people destroyed rose to a hundred.
The army also retreated two hundred feet away. The loud noises continued, but as expected, they could no longer shoot here.
"What should I do?" Thousands of people will ask.
Zhang Han frowned deeply as he watched the projectiles rolling within hundreds of feet.
This was the first time he had seen such a situation, and he had no good idea at the moment.
I don’t know how powerful the grenade is, but I know it can’t be thrown that far.
In other words, grenades at such a distance would not be effective. As for attacking forcefully regardless of the projectile attack, there might be a slight chance of victory, but it would be a miserable victory for them.
No one can withstand the projectiles, even though they may not seem like many.
Suddenly, he remembered the training methods the general had taught him before, one of which was guerrilla fighting.
Judging from the projectiles fired at this moment, the number is not large, which means that it cannot deal with all directions. If the artillery is dispersed and the artillery is exploded, there will naturally be no worries about the artillery.
This method may be tried.
The general left him five thousand grenades, one thousand at the east gate, and two thousand at the west and south gates. Now that they have two thousand grenades, they don't believe they can't blow up the rebel artillery.
"Thousands and five artillerymen follow me. The soldiers are preparing for a frontal attack. The others are shouting at me. If I receive the order, I will launch a general attack immediately."
Qin Yi's effective range is about 250 steps, which is about 250 meters. Compared with two hundred feet, it is far from the range. Even if he launches an attack, it will be useless.
But what Zhang Han wanted was not to hit the target, but to attract the attention of the rebels so that the artillery could break through without anyone noticing and blow up the artillery.
The infantry retreated and the crossbowmen stepped out.
"Hoo ho ho!"
Whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, loud shouts rang out, and then the crossbow soldiers mounted their rifles, and arrows were launched one after another, making a sound of piercing the air, interspersed in the green forest and underground.
The arrows rained like hemp, and the shouts soared into the sky, echoing in the mountains and forests, directly attracting the attention of the bandit army.
At that time, Zhang Han quietly dispersed with thousands of artillery troops and headed towards the rebel camp.
They hold grenades tightly in their right hands and fire sickles in their left hands, either crawling or walking forward with low bodies.
other end.
What Jia Xiong didn't know was that danger was approaching them quietly, but he was still in a state of excitement.
He had just watched Xiang Gong try to fire the cannon before, but now he tried it himself, and it was so amazing.
He could guarantee that if those dozens of bodies had not been blown up, Xianyang City would have been destroyed, but now it was no longer that 'if', but even so, it still made him very excited.
The projectile's strong forward momentum and destructive power caused the Qin army to flee in panic. The more they looked at it, the brighter their eyes became.
The previous low mood was gone.
"General, the Qin army is shouting two hundred feet away, and there are crossbowmen firing arrows wildly." A spy came to report.
"Scream? Slut?" Jia Xiong sneered, "It's just a futile effort."
The commander next to him brightened up when he heard this and suggested: "How about we launch an attack and use artillery to catch them off guard."
Jia Xiong did not respond immediately and looked up.
The commander knew what he meant and said quickly: "General, there has been no black matter for such a long time. It must have been used up. This is the best time for us to launch an attack."
Jia Xiong thought for a while, then clapped his hands, "Shan Ye, push the artillery and fight back."
But at this moment, he suddenly saw dozens of black dots coming from the forest, hitting the cannon.
Jia Xiong's expression changed and he shouted quickly: "No, the black stuff is still there, get out quickly."
Bang bang bang!
Dozens of grenades exploded, making dozens of loud noises. Several artillery pieces were blown apart, and the gunpowder next to them was ignited, and the flames shot into the sky.
Not far away, Zhang Han looked at this scene, shocked, and said to himself: This is a grenade, so powerful!
He was happy.
With such powerful grenades and the army behind them, the bandits have nothing to fear.
Next, victory is only a matter of time.
Li Zhao didn't know what was happening here. At this moment, no one knew where they were, and no one knew what he was going to do.
east.
Inside the camp, Zhang Liang heard loud noises one after another. His heart tightened and he quickly walked out of the tent.
The sound also alerted other commanders, who quickly came over and looked to the southwest, but the distance was too far and they couldn't see anything.
"These bastards don't listen to orders, and they fail more than they accomplish." Zhang Liang pointed angrily to the southwest.
His meaning was obvious. With such a loud noise, the artillery must have been fired. Jia Xiong and Chen Sheng did not follow the orders and must have launched an siege.
"Military advisor, without further ado, let's attack the city quickly." A commander suggested.
"Forget it! Order the artillery to move forward quickly and bombard the city within three hundred steps."
"Nuo!" A commander held up his hands and followed the order.
Zhang Liang led several people up the hill. This place was two hundred feet away from the east gate. From a high position, one could vaguely see the situation in the east city.
On the city wall, the defenders were stationed scatteredly at the top of the city, archers nocked arrows, trebuchets were placed one by one, and rolling logs were placed in piles everywhere.
The equipment is complete.
"Hey! Are you fully prepared? So what? Under the artillery, everything is false." Zhang Liang smiled thickly.
"The army is on the move. The soldiers are approaching the city. Xianyang is within reach."
"No!" Hearing this, the messenger next to him became excited, unable to hide the long-repressed desire on his lips.
The army finally moved forward, and the Xianyang city was not far away. It should be noted that hundreds of artillery were brought this time. Under the artillery, the city was really easy to break.
As long as the city is broken, they can enter the city and do whatever they want.
"Wait! Go through the city carefully and ask about Li Zhao's whereabouts." Zhang Liang suddenly thought of something and stopped the messenger.
When he thought of Li Zhao's unpredictable methods, he was frightened for a while.
The messenger smiled disdainfully and responded: "Commander, you are worrying too much. We have hundreds of artillery. Even if Li Zhao's weapons are terrifying, how can we do anything to our army."
He had seen the power of artillery, with a range of up to five hundred steps, but it was said that Li Zhao's terrifying weapon was only effective within a hundred steps.
In such contrast, hey! Under the bombardment, no matter how powerful Li Zhao was, he was nothing.
Zhang Liang thought for a while and nodded. He believed in the power of artillery. "That's fine! Go ahead!"
(End of chapter)
