Half an hour later, the bandit army advanced and approached the east city. Crossbowmen, archers, and infantry were all approaching within a mile.
Under the hill, thousands of artillerymen moved hundreds of artillery pieces closer to the city gate. One and a half miles, one mile, the distance got closer and closer.
On the post, Zhang Liang, who was watching all this, smiled with satisfaction, then his eyes fell on the dense area behind the artillery, showing a contemptuous smile.
On the city wall, all the Qin soldiers discovered this scene and became nervous.
"Go on, send the order, and be in strict formation to deal with it. We must guard the city gate without any slack."
Ten thousand people stood at the top of the city, looking at the artillerymen who had already seen the figure.
In front of the artillery, there were many tall things. This thing had a long cylinder, which was very strange. Under the cylinder, six thieves followed closely. They were carrying things in their hands, which looked very heavy.
Looking at the other side, there was a vague movement of an army, approaching slowly.
"Report, the bandits are already one mile away."
Sun Li's face was solemn and he stared with bright eyes.
"Report, the thieves brought unknown things, which is very strange."
The scouts reported one after another.
Sun Li nodded, he had also seen it, and the words that the general said before leaving echoed in his mind: If you encounter a cylindrical thing, remember to be careful, do not get close, and have the grenadiers prepare.
The general told him that the thing with a handle and a fuse was a grenade. As long as the fuse was lit and then thrown, the grenade could kill the enemy. However, the throwing distance was not far, and it could only be used when the rebels got close.
"Report, the unknown thing has been pushed to within 150 feet and stopped."
The scout will report again.
Sun Li clenched his fists and felt his heart skip a beat, but he did not panic and shouted quickly: "Retreat, everyone retreat a hundred steps."
"Grenade ready."
"Hoo ho ho!"
Thousands of troops shouted loud slogans. Although they avoided fighting, they were still extremely loud.
Within a few breaths, another scout came to report, "Report, the bandit army is gathering in this direction in a net shape, and 10,000 troops have disappeared."
When Sun Li heard this, he frowned and shouted: "If we investigate again, we must find out their whereabouts and report back as soon as possible."
"No!" The scout left quickly.
Sun Li walked towards the city head and looked into the distance.
Sure enough, the army of thieves was spreading out, with hundreds of people in a group, approaching here. It was estimated that their number was definitely not 30,000.
"What are the 10,000 troops going to do? Are they going to attack the North Gate?" When he thought of this, his expression changed and he quickly looked to the north. There were many forests there, so he couldn't see the real situation and it was out of sight.
"I just received news that the North Gate army has been led by Vice General Zhang to the Southwest City. The place must be empty. If the bandits attack by surprise, the city will be destroyed."
"No, you have to be careful."
Regardless of whether the bandit army will attack the north gate, he cannot let the north gate be empty. There are too few troops at present, and it is impossible to send a large army to guard the north gate. However, the east city still has the terrifying weapons given by the general. At this moment, only the terrifying weapons can guard the north gate. Door.
Sun Li glanced at the thousand artillerymen, and then looked at the approaching rebel army. He was cruel and ordered: "The thousand artillerymen immediately took the anti-aircraft guns and rushed to the north gate. If there is any intrusion by the rebels, they will bombard me. Be sure to Hold the north gate and wait for rescue."
"Also, keep the grenades and fire sickles in your hands and give them to others."
"No!" The gunner obeyed the order, took out the grenades from the package and piled them together, and then hurriedly ran towards the north gate under the leadership of a thousand generals.
Next, Sun Li ordered a hundred people to pick up grenades, briefly taught them how to operate them, and then formed a tight formation to deal with them.
"Report, the bandits are preparing unknown weapons, and I think they will start to attack the city."
The scout reported immediately.
Just after saying this, there were several loud noises. At the same time, Sun Li, who was still on the top of the city, saw several firelights coming out of the place where the bandits were stationed, and suddenly a black object erupted from the cylinder. When it comes out, it is like a stone in a trebuchet, being launched by the soldiers.
But this black object didn't need any external force, and the black object exploded, and the momentum was frightening.
"It's really terrifying. If the general hadn't warned us, our army would have been at a loss and suffered heavy casualties."
Sun Li did not take a hundred steps back, his eyes were fixed on the place where the artillery was, and he leaned down to look down. He could not miss the battle situation.
The black object rose into the sky and struck hard with an irresistible force.
"Bang bang bang!"
The black object hit the wall, making a muffled sound, and the city wall also shook. The place where it was hit was dented, and cracks appeared frequently in the surrounding wall, gradually expanding to the surrounding areas.
"This is artillery! It's really powerful."
"But" Sun Li was shocked.
If the bombardment continues like this, the wall will crack and the city wall will collapse. Then when the rebels invade, the east city will be destroyed.
With such artillery and their large army, he could not hold it at all.
"I hope the general can win by surprise."
As soon as this thought occurred, the loud noise suddenly disappeared, and the vibration of the city wall also stopped.
He was puzzled, so he quickly stuck his head out to see, and was immediately overjoyed.
In his blurry vision, he saw a group of people sneaking up from behind. What they were holding in their hands couldn't be seen clearly, but the thing seemed very scary. Falling down is so terrifying.
"It's the general, haha! The general finally showed up. The general set out overnight to ambush their artillery."
"Soldiers, come here quickly. The bandit army was ambushed by the general. We are ready for battle and ready to support at any time."
A hundred feet below the city wall, the rebel artillery team was actually attacked. It was Li Zhao's two thousand troops who attacked from behind.
In fact, after Li Zhao led his people out of the city, they did not stay too far away from the city wall, but instead let the elites lurk.
The stealth skill is an elite training item, and he was doing it very well at this moment. Even if the bandit army passed by not far away, it was not discovered, and finally there was a big attack.
With the machine gun as a sure-fire weapon, even the thieves' thousands of artillerymen suffered heavy losses. Under a sneak attack from behind, large areas behind them fell.
This alarm immediately caused the artillerymen to react. They immediately got down and hid behind the artillery.
This is a response method designed by Zhang Liang to deal with Li Zhao's terrifying weapons.
"Put down the iron plate and turn the gun head."
The commander issued an order, and suddenly, with a clanging sound, thick iron plates were lowered under hundreds of artillery pieces. The iron plates blocked the rebels behind, and at the same time, the cannon heads were turned.
This iron plate has been improved and is so hard that even if bullets are fired on it, it cannot break through the defense line.
"No, they are prepared. They must be here to guard against us." Li Zhao, who was leading two thousand troops to shoot here, saw this situation and broke into a cold sweat behind his back.
The secret of the machine gun was finally discovered by the rebels, and they had a countermeasure. Then it would be difficult to deal with it. Moreover, the cannon head was turned to face this way. Even with sharp weapons, it was difficult to prevent artillery attacks.
"Quickly, retreat, retreat to two hundred feet away." At this moment, we are only thirty feet away from the rebel army. Judging from their attack on the city wall just now, the artillery attack range is probably more than one hundred feet away, and two hundred feet is not within the range.
And he also saw clearly that this cannon had a unique shape. Under the barrel was a tiger-shaped bracket, entrenched on the ground like a tiger, standing erect.
If his guess is correct, this is a tiger crouching.
The tiger crouching gun has a unique shape but is powerful. It is a product of the Ming Dynasty. Historical records indicate that it was made by Qi Jiguang to resist Japanese pirates. The range of this cannon is about 500 meters. Although the range is not far, if it is within the range, it will definitely face destruction. blow.
At this moment, they were within the shooting range of the Crouching Tiger. If they were really bombarded by it, the casualties would be heavy.
"No, General, although the rebels' cannons are powerful, our weapons are not bad either. Since the machine guns can't break through, we'll blow them up with grenades."
"This opportunity is not to be missed!"
There is Centurion advice.
"Stop talking nonsense and retreat immediately!"
It wasn't that Li Zhao wanted to let go of such a great opportunity, but the fact was that the grenade was thrown too close, and it was impossible to reach the rebels at the current distance. Throwing the grenade would be a waste of effort, and would also give the rebels an opportunity to take advantage of.
Not a good strategy to deal with the enemy.
"What are you afraid of? Wait until I lead a hundred people forward and blow them to pieces." The centurion stood up, his face showed a heroic look, and he raised the grenade in his hand.
"Brothers, follow me and blow up the thieves."
"Asshole, retreat quickly!" Li Zhao grabbed the centurion, kicked him hard, and dragged him back.
Although the centurion's idea can defeat the bandit army, it is a fatal strategy. The rebels not only have artillery, but also firecrackers in their hands. The range of the firecrackers is about fifty to a hundred steps, but the grenades cannot reach this range. I am afraid that they will be hit by the firecrackers before they can rush into the throwing range.
"Get them all out."
Two thousand elites were well-trained and left quickly after receiving the order.
This place is more than a hundred meters away from the rebels, and still some distance away from the artillery range.
The artillery turned around very quickly. When the rebels saw the Qin army retreating, they were relieved after being frightened by the machine guns and loaded gunpowder even faster.
"Quick, we must leave the range of the artillery within a quarter of an hour. Black Tiger, lead a hundred troops to fire anti-aircraft artillery to buy time for everyone."
Li Zhao gave orders while withdrawing, and at the same time he regretted that he had been careless.
If the anti-aircraft guns were fired five hundred meters away, they would not be as passive as they were at this moment. If it were not for the purpose of annihilating the artillery as soon as possible and protecting Dongcheng, they would not face such danger.
Of course, he still underestimated the intelligence of the rebels and was prepared to deal with machine guns in advance.
But regrets are useless. At this moment, I hope that Black Tiger can buy a quarter of an hour for everyone and get out of the range of the artillery as soon as possible.
"Set the gun, load, and fire!" Black Tiger ordered anxiously.
The anti-aircraft guns were placed in the package on the back. They needed to be taken out, set up the guns, and adjusted the distance. This process took time. After all this was done, Black Tiger found that the rebel artillery had been lit. The ground was sparking, and the muzzle of the cannon was pointed at them.
"It's too late!" Black Tiger was in a panic, and his own artillery shells had not been loaded. If this continued, even if the artillery shells were loaded and fired, even if it would cause losses to the rebel army, the hundred troops would definitely be annihilated.
Because the muzzle is pointed at them at the moment.
"Stop all movements and hide behind the tree."
Rumble!
The artillery made a loud noise, and dozens of terrifying projectiles hit Heihu and the others like thunder. Every angle above and below was filled with darkness.
"Quick!" Black Tiger's expression changed, he rolled, landed neatly under a big tree, and quickly lay down.
Whoosh whoosh!
The projectile scraped the air, made a thunderous sound, and hit the big tree. The tree trembled violently and was in danger of falling down.
Black Tiger lay on the ground, motionless, but his face was filled with boundless anger, because he heard the heart-piercing sound.
Ah!
Some soldiers were hit and screamed.
"Hold on, the general will soon be out of the range of the artillery. Then it will be the end of these bastards." Veins appeared on Black Tiger's arms, and the blood vessels were swollen due to excessive exertion.
"There's still one round left. As long as we survive, we can kill them hard and kill them." Black Tiger heard the rumbling sound of artillery firing again, and then more projectiles rained down on this side. Come.
There were only dozens of people in the first wave, but there were hundreds in this wave. The bandits were determined to kill them.
Bang bang bang!
Projectiles continued to hit the ground and tree stumps. Even the thick tree stumps could not withstand the continuous attacks. Many big trees where soldiers were hidden collapsed, exposing their whereabouts.
There were another burst of screams, and the black tiger could be heard baring its teeth. His eyes were like a volcano erupting, and the sadness came from the bottom of his heart.
"Brothers, hold on"
Looking at hundreds of people, dozens of them were already lying in a pool of blood. The cruel eyes showed despair and pain.
ah.
The brother died tragically.
The black tiger was like a crazy lion. He could no longer bear the heart-wrenching pain and rushed out suddenly. Looking at the dense shadows of artillery in front of him, he screamed: "Kill, kill for my dead brothers." Revenge, revenge.”
"Ah! Adjust the distance, load the shells, and launch."
He no longer had any scruples, even if the rebel artillery was hissing and sparking.
"Kill!" The dozens of remaining soldiers fiddled angrily, putting the cannonballs into the barrel, and the next moment they shot out the cannonballs, heading towards the rebels.
At the same time, the rebel army's artillery fired, and dozens more projectiles were fired.
"Hide again!" Black Tiger was furious, but he couldn't tolerate any more injuries to his brothers. He yelled and threw himself down, rolling under the damaged tree stump.
Rumble! Dozens of artillery shells exploded in the rebel camp, screams came one after another, and more than 20 artillery pieces were destroyed, but this was not enough, they still wanted to bombard them.
The general only gave them three artillery shells, and he wanted to destroy as many rebel troops as possible within the limited number of artillery shells.
"Load and fire." Another burst of operations.
Black Tiger can no longer care about so much. He wants to avenge his brothers, even if he faces hundreds of artillery pieces.
After finishing speaking, before the cannonballs were fired, he heard a dense whizzing sound from behind. He was overjoyed that the general had arrived at the pointed place and launched an attack.
"Brothers, the general has launched an attack. Let's retreat quickly."
This is a wise choice. They are no longer needed to hold back the rebel army here.
The swishing sound became more and more dense, and thousands of black dots flew past in the sky.
(End of chapter)
