As soon as a hundred people left, hundreds of projectiles burst out and hit the cannon hard. Suddenly, both broken and intact cannons were overturned.
Fortunately, the one hundred people retreated quickly, otherwise you can imagine the situation they would have faced.
Even so, dozens of people who were slow to retreat were also hit and seriously injured on the spot.
"come on in!"
When the soldiers on the city wall saw their retreat, they immediately opened the city gate and welcomed them in.
On the city wall, Sun Li looked at the dense artillery, and his heart twitched. He had just seen the power of artillery and knew the terror of artillery.
According to visual inspection, the range of this artillery should be more than one hundred feet. Within this range, one shot can punch a deep hole in a tree. If it is hit by the gun, you can imagine the consequences.
The thieves were moving their artillery slowly, getting closer and closer.
After the rebels passed through the dense forest, they appeared in an open space. This was an open space outside the city wall, one hundred and seventy feet away from the city wall.
Sun Like clearly saw the artillery and strength of the rebel army.
With a total of 800 artillery pieces and 8,000 troops, it can be said that they are exerting all their strength and are determined to win.
They lined up in a row, forming a long artillery column. The soldiers were pushing it, followed by people carrying boxes, and some were holding things like bamboo poles.
He knew that thing was called a firecracker.
"We can't let them get close to the city wall anymore."
Sun Li was anxious.
There is currently a shortage of weapons that can deal with the rebels. The only useful ones are anti-aircraft guns, but the gunners have not yet arrived from Beicheng.
The situation is very pessimistic and very passive. This is the rhythm of watching the city collapse.
"what to do?"
Just when he was worried, he saw groups of people approaching quickly. They were the artillerymen sent to Beicheng before.
He was overjoyed and shouted quickly, "Hurry, the situation is urgent, prepare to fight immediately."
This group of people was the artillery led by ten centurions, and they rushed back.
Sun Li quickly called ten centurions.
"What is the range of anti-aircraft guns?" This is a question that must be known at present. If the range of anti-aircraft guns is not far, it will have no effect.
One of them came out and said, his face solemn and eager to try.
"The general said there is no problem within two miles."
"Two miles?" That's a big distance! The rebels are within this range at the moment, and the anti-aircraft guns are enough to threaten them.
Sun Li was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said, "Quick, launch it immediately to stop them from approaching the city wall."
At this moment, perhaps the rebels' artillery was relatively bulky and moved very slowly. It was still more than a mile away from the city wall, which was the distance that could hit them.
"promise!"
The centurions agreed in unison, but frowned the next moment.
"Are there any restrictions?" Sun Li saw their faces.
The centurion stood up again and said: "Yes, there are restrictions on artillery shells. Although we have anti-aircraft guns, each person can only fire once."
Sun Li frowned.
One person can only fire once, and only one thousand artillery pieces can only fire one thousand rounds. For the bandit army with 800 artillery pieces, there is not much advantage.
From what he saw, each cannon could be fired several times, which added up to thousands of rounds, which was quite embarrassing.
"That's all, let's stop them one hundred and fifty feet away. If we can delay the general's attack, we will succeed."
At that time, he saw the general leading the elite soldiers away quietly from the side. He must have a plan. The general had not appeared yet, so the opportunity must not have come yet. He wanted to fight for this opportunity for the general.
"Go quickly, there is no need to fire them all, spread them around the city wall, fire a hundred rounds at a time, and try to delay as much time as possible."
A thousand artillerymen, led by the centurion, immediately went to the city wall to prepare.
The artillerymen were very unfamiliar with anti-aircraft guns, but the operation of this thing was relatively simple, and they figured it out in ten breaths of time.
"Fire!" As a centurion shouted, a hundred cannonballs flew out of the barrel.
Looking at the cannonballs flying in the air, Sun Li was pleasantly surprised. What the secret general brought was terrifying. He was worthy of being a man with a powerful weapon.
In fact, this is also a powerful weapon, as you can see from the power of the cannonballs as they go away.
Rumble!
Artillery shells exploded at the front of the rebel army, and rounds of smoke and dust rose up, making the scene tragic. However, this only happened in a hundred places. The rebel army's artillery line stretched for two miles, and it was impossible to take care of everything.
Perhaps the gunners were not proficient in the operation and did not hit the key points. They did not pose much of a threat to the rebels. Just by visual inspection, they only destroyed dozens of artillery pieces. It is not clear how many soldiers were destroyed.
But just such a move immediately suppressed the rebel army, their marching speed immediately stopped, and there were signs of retreating.
Just retreat. If you retreat, you can delay a little longer, which is beneficial to them.
Sun Li looked happy when he saw it. He raised his big hand and made a flat move, signaling the gunners to stop firing.
It is unrealistic to completely annihilate the rebel army with a thousand artillery shells. What we need to do now is to prevent them from advancing. Since they have retreated, there is no need to waste the artillery shells.
At this moment, one hundred and sixty feet below the city, Wu Guang and Zhao Ke saw the terrifying explosion. They were all shocked and at a loss. The retreat was ordered by Wu Guang.
But he only took five steps back and then stopped, because the Qin army did not launch the terrifying thing again.
"Brother Wu, what is this? It's so terrifying."
Zhao Ke, who was behind the artillery, could really feel the terror of this black thing. His whole heart was filled with anxiety, so he asked Wu Guang.
Wu Guang had never seen such a thing before and could not answer Zhao Ke.
After a few breaths, remember.
He was actually present when the Kuaiji Mountains and Sand Dunes encircled and suppressed Yingzheng, but at that time the Qin army used weapons that made a "dah" sound, and later they threw explosive things, but those things were not that powerful. The distance is not that far.
Also, Ying Zheng sent out an even more terrifying thing at that time, but there was only one thing, but judging from the number seen at this moment, there were hundreds of them, and they were not as powerful as that thing.
The Qin army has another terrifying thing. This was Wu Guang's first thought.
This made him depressed.
"I have never heard of this black flying thing. It must be another major killer weapon of Li Zhao."
"I've heard that Li Zhao's weapons are terrifying, but they are very few in number. Maybe they will be gone after they launch them. We don't have to be afraid. We can continue to move forward and capture Xianyang as soon as possible."
Wu Guang analyzed.
Zhao Ke listened to Wu Guang. After all, Wu Guang was the one who participated in the attack on Kuaiji Mountain and the Sand Dunes and knew the situation of the Qin army.
"Okay, let's work together to capture Xianyang."
The two hit it off immediately and held each other tightly with one hand.
"The Qin army has used up all the explosive stuff. Don't be afraid. Let's continue the attack."
Wu Guang raised the marching flag to encourage everyone, so the army continued to move, but this time it seemed more cautious.
They discovered a characteristic of the shot just now. The projectile would explode when it hit the ground. As long as they were not within the explosion range and leaned over immediately, they could avoid being harmed.
This is the consensus of many people, so some people become bolder.
Five steps, ten steps, the bandit army's marching speed increased significantly.
Sun Li frowned when he saw it. He thought that even if the rebel army attacked, they would be delayed for a few quarters of an hour, but he didn't know that they started to advance in just a quarter of an hour.
He underestimated the rebels' adaptability to the terror of artillery shells.
But so what, he still has 900 shells, enough for the bandit army to eat a pot.
"Two hundred shells, fire them together."
Sun Li raised the starting flag and threw it down hard.
Following the order, the two hundred gunners had learned experience from the previous firing and were more accurate in their firing. Suddenly, two hundred black things were thrown forward.
It was directly above the rebel army, and it hit hard, followed by a terrifying explosion, followed by chaotic screams.
Sun Li raised his mouth when he saw it.
This time the threat to the rebels was great enough, killing hundreds of people, blowing up almost a hundred artillery pieces, detonating the boxes they were carrying, and increasing their casualties.
This frightened Wu Guang and Zhao Ke. They immediately ordered the army to retreat twenty steps and looked at the sky in fear, fearing that another black thing would fall down.
"Why are there still such horrible things? How many are there?" Zhao Ke hesitated.
It is suspected that if this continues, his artillery will be wiped out.
In just two rounds, more than a hundred artillery pieces were destroyed and hundreds of troops were damaged.
He could guarantee that if the artillery and soldiers were not lined up, the casualties would be more serious.
Wu Guang also hesitated, feeling frightened and uncertain.
There were more cannonballs this time, and he felt it very strongly. One of them happened to land not far from him. At the moment of the explosion, he felt what death and roaring were. If a soldier hadn't knocked him down in time, he might have lost his life. Among those who died in battle was him.
I patted my chest, my heart palpitating.
"Such a thing is so terrifying. I'm afraid our entire army will be wiped out before we reach the city. Otherwise, we should retreat first and then consider the long term." Wu Guang suggested to Zhao Ke.
Zhao Ke denied it, "I don't think so. Our artillery has been exposed at this moment. If they retreat, they will be prepared, and it will be more difficult to capture Xianyang by then."
"I saw that the black thing was launched when we were marching 150 feet away from the city. I think the range of this thing must be here."
"Let's do this! Let's attack in four rounds, with two hundred artillery pieces in each round. I don't believe they have a steady stream of projectiles."
Zhao Ke clenched his fists and said harshly.
Wu Guang nodded, he also thought it was feasible.
As for how many black things there were, he didn't think there were many. If there were really a lot of them, they wouldn't be launched bit by bit, but all at once.
If there were really many of them, even retreating would be useless.
"Okay, that's it. Let's move forward with two hundred artillery pieces separately. Once we reach the four hundred paces position, we'll fire the artillery pieces immediately."
The two clapped their hands again and let the commander lead the two hundred artillery pieces forward.
Ten steps, twenty steps, two hundred artillery pieces marched continuously, which made Sun Li on the city wall look extremely ugly.
There are only 700 rounds of artillery shells left. If we follow the previous plan, each attack will consume 100 rounds. Judging from the situation just now, it seems that the rebels already have a defensive strategy, and 100 rounds will not cause much casualties to them. .
"How long is the time left until the time stipulated by the general?" Sun Li frowned and asked the soldiers who came before to deliver the message.
At that time, the soldiers told him that he only needed to hold on for an hour. It seemed that a long time had passed at this moment, and he didn't know if the time had come. If the time came, he wouldn't have so many worries, and he would just bomb hard.
There is no need to be so aggrieved, just poop bit by bit like shit, it won't cause much harm to the bandit army.
"Less than two-quarters of an hour."
Two quarters of an hour is thirty minutes.
Sun Li frowned. Judging from the current situation of the rebel army, they were going to adopt a quick and decisive strategy. He didn't know if they could last that long.
But no matter what, he had to persist, even at the risk of his life.
"Blow it up for me, blast it hard."
"Two hundred shells will blast two hundred vanguard artillery pieces, and three hundred shells will blast the army behind."
The rebels obviously wanted to use wheel fighting to consume the artillery shells, but he refused to let them succeed.
"Fire!" Sun Li raised the starting flag high and threw it down hard. Suddenly, the sound of thin ropes came. This was the gunners adjusting the firing distance. In less than five breaths, five hundred shells were fired fiercely. Shoot out and shoot towards the rebel army at two heights.
Wu Guang and Zhao Ke looked at the doubled number of black spots in the sky, their hearts beating loudly, but they were just sneering.
The more the Qin army fired, the greater the consumption. He did not expect the two hundred artillery pieces sent at this moment to break through the city wall, but to consume the Qin army's projectiles and prepare for the rear army to attack the city.
"I have to say that they were in a hurry, and they fired so many projectiles with only 200 artillery pieces."
Zhao Ke smiled broadly.
Wu Guang also smiled slightly, looking at the black thing flying in the air, aiming at the two hundred artillery pieces and hundreds of soldiers. He didn't feel a trace of guilt in his heart, and seemed not to care at all about their imminent death.
The dark thing began to descend, and its target was the two hundred artillery pieces below.
However, this is not the case.
Zhao Ke's eyes were very sharp, and he saw some strange black spots at a glance. They did not smash down, but continued to fly towards them, as if the direction was towards them.
"No, it seems that there is still a part coming towards us."
"What?" Wu Guang was shocked and his expression changed.
Zhao Ke shouted, "Get down quickly, get down."
After two rounds of bombardment, he also learned to dodge projectiles.
Boom!
The first wave of explosions was at the location of two hundred artillery pieces, and the cannons flew upwards.
Rumble!
A longer explosion, a second wave of explosions, exploded behind, filling the air with smoke and screams.
It continued like this for ten breaths, and then the roar dissipated, leaving the wilderness silent and miserable everywhere.
This place seemed to have fallen silent. There was no craziness of shouting to kill, no passion for attack, only the hearts of apprehension and fear.
On the high wall, Sun Li looked at all this with satisfaction and chuckled.
Five hundred shells were consumed at once, but the effect was obvious.
Perhaps the rebels behind were not well prepared. The moment the three hundred shells fell, many people were at a loss and waited blankly for death to arrive, which was why there were so many casualties.
The hundreds of troops in front were completely wiped out, and most of the artillery was destroyed. Sun Li expected this, after all, it was two hundred artillery shells.
Preliminary estimates indicate that 2,000 rebels were annihilated this time and 300 artillery pieces were destroyed.
It was a relatively good result, but it also consumed most of the shells, leaving only two hundred.
Sun Li, who had smiled just now, frowned again.
(End of chapter)
