Xia Houyuan's arrow shocked both inside and outside Jingxingkou.
No one could have imagined that Xia Houyuan would be so courageous that he would even dare to kill Cao Cao's beloved son. If Zhang Ren and Ma Chao hadn't reacted quickly, Cao Zhang might have died at this moment.
Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, then pointed his whip at Xiahou Yuan: "Okay! General Xiahou is so brave. He even dares to shoot the son of Emperor Wei. No matter you win or lose this battle, you have no way out!"
Xia Houyuan sneered: "You are right, since it means death no matter what, I will defend Jingxingkou to the end. If you want to pass this level, just step on my chest!"
Zhang Liao glanced at Xia Houyuan, pointed at the sky-blasting artillery cart in front of him, and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
Only then did Xia Houyuan see the dense object wrapped in red cloth in the middle. His eyes narrowed and his heart tightened. He had already guessed that this object was probably Jingjun's secret weapon: the Hongtian artillery car.
I'm really worried about what's going to happen.
Seeing the Hongtian artillery cart made Xia Houyuan feel uneasy for no reason. The most fearful thing in the world is the unknown. Although the large number of Kecheng heavy crossbows next to it are powerful, their power and energy are already known. Wei Guo has already thought about it. Countermeasures, but facing the mysterious Hongtian Cannon Truck, there is no way to prepare in advance, let alone how to deal with it.
When the soldiers of the Wei army saw this thing, they became panicked.
The morale of the army has weakened a lot.
After calming down, Xia Houyuan thought for a short time and said with relief: "Is it the sky-shattering artillery car that your Jingguo has been trying to make up? Haha! I have given up my determination to die. I am not even afraid of death. Am I afraid of any powerful equipment?" Then he looked around and shouted: "Soldiers! Behind us is the Wei Dynasty, and our relatives and families are behind us. We must not let any of Jingguo's soldiers pass by! Fight to the death and defend the Wei Dynasty!"
The morale of the Wei army was mobilized again, and they shouted: "Fight to the death! Defend Wei!"
Zhang Liao's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly shot out a cold light, "The sky-blasting artillery is ready! The heavy crossbowmen of Kecheng are ready! The chariot battalion is ready!"
Immediately, the three armies launched an attack on the city.
Xia Houyuan's face was tense and cold: "All the soldiers in the army! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
Suddenly.
There was murderous intent all over Jingxingkou.
The whole world became silent, the air seemed to condense at this moment, and time seemed to have stopped.
After the three armies were ready, Zhang Liao pulled out the sword from his waist, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, and ordered: "The three armies listen to the order! Release--!"
"boom!"
The most shocking thing was that after Zhang Liao's "release" sound, a deafening roar came from the muzzle of the front-end gun truck. The base of the entire gun truck shook violently, and the ground was filled with dust and gunpowder smoke. A pungent smell spread out from the mouth of the chamber.
Regardless of Jingwei.
The three armies were shocked to the point of numbness.
In everyone's shocked eyes, a cylindrical object with a pointed beginning shot out from the barrel, and shot towards the gatehouse of Jingxingkou as fast as lightning, faster than everyone imagined.
When everyone was immersed in the shock of the roar just now.
"boom--!"
An even more terrifying sound came from the gatehouse at Jingxingkou. The terrifying energy also exploded at that moment. The wooden gatehouse was instantly destroyed by the powerful energy. The shattered wood chips flew in all directions, and smoke hung on the top of the city. Diffuse, sporadic firelight was burning.
Xia Houyuan stood in front of the gate tower.
When the terrifying explosion sounded, his whole body was shocked. His ears seemed to be filled with countless bees, buzzing non-stop, and his brain fell into a brief blank.
The whole person stood there numbly, motionless.
Not only the Wei army, but also the Jing army was so shocked that they froze on the spot and even forgot to attack the city.
Zhang Liao, Zhuge Liang, Ma Chao, Zhang Ren and others were also stunned. The power of the sky-shattering artillery cart deeply shocked their hearts. It was so terrifying that it was simply unbelievable.
This is the Hongtian Cannon Cart.
It is also the terrifying power of black powder.
"Fan Zi Ji Ran" in the Spring and Autumn Period records, "The saltpeter came out of the Long Road and was burned with sulfur, realgar, saltpeter, and honey. When the flames started, it burned hands and faces and burned up the house."
Honey here refers to honey, which can turn into carbon when heated.
Mixing sulfur, saltpeter and carbon is the recipe for black powder. Zhang Xiu used the knowledge from later generations to improve it. The previous formula did not have standard proportions, and whether the explosion could succeed depended on luck. Naturally, it could not be used in the military. It was not until the late Tang Dynasty that he mastered the proportion of black powder formula. , was only really used in actual combat in the Song Dynasty.
The classic formula for black powder is: monosulfide, dinitrate, and charcoal.
Similarly, the danger of black powder is also very prominent. The reason why later generations of explosives are called dynamite instead of using the name of gunpowder is mainly because dynamite can only explode but not catch fire, but black powder can catch fire, which is more uncontrollable and dangerous. Very high.
Therefore, the ammunition of Hongtian Sports Car is strictly controlled.
At the same time, the shells of the Sky-Hunting Cannon were designed using the principle of two kicks in later generations. They relied on the impact force generated when the bottom gunpowder exploded to cause a reaction force to lift into the air, and then explode when they landed.
The huge roar even made the war horses neigh and scream, almost running around out of control. Fortunately, the riders were experienced and experienced, and the horses were well-trained war horses, so they quickly settled down.
After being shocked for a long time, Zhang Liao slowly came to his senses and exclaimed: "The Emperor is truly a god!"
Then he reacted suddenly and shouted loudly: "Attack the city! If we don't attack now, when will we wait? The heavy crossbowmen are ready! Fire arrows——!"
The soldiers who were immersed in shock woke up with a shout and hurriedly took their positions.
On top of the city.
Xia Houyuan half-opened his mouth and stared blankly ahead. Unconsciously, blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth and flowed down his chin. He suddenly heard Zhang Liao's voice and reacted suddenly, feeling a burning pain in his back. He hurriedly moved back and trembled all over.
The shell exploded behind him, and the energy of the high-heat explosion blew away the protection on his back. His skin was burned and cracked, and dozens of explosive fragments pierced his back.
The ringing in his ears gradually disappeared, replaced by miserable screams all around.
Looking around, he saw soldiers lying on the ground holding their broken bodies and screaming.
There are also many soldiers who have fallen to the ground.
"Is this the power of the sky-shattering artillery car?" Xia Houyuan murmured to himself, "Jingguo has this weapon, how can we, the Wei Dynasty, resist it? How can we resist it?!"
Xia Houyuan felt desolate and desperate in his heart.
The power of one shot.
Jingxingkou, which is said to be a barrier for ten thousand people, has lost its power to resist, not to mention the assistance of sharp weapons such as Kecheng heavy crossbows, trebuchets, and flower-bladed armor-piercing crossbows.
Dajing is so powerful and terrifying.
At this time, there was another whistling sound in his ears. When he looked up mechanically, he saw giant arrows whizzing towards him all over the sky.
Xia Houyuan smiled sadly.
He knew that Jingxingkou was bound to be lost.
