The roar of cannons and arrows outside Xiangcheng was deafening.
Dust was flying all over the sky, and the screams were heart-rending, but Jingjun's artillery roared to their heart's content, and Kecheng's heavy crossbows roared mercilessly, covering Xiangcheng.
Under the fierce attack, more than ten feet of the west city wall was cut off. There were cracks and gaps everywhere in the city wall, and there was blood flowing mixed with it. The scene was shocking.
Compassion does not command troops.
Pang De, Gao Shun, Qin Zhen and other generals looked at all this calmly and indifferently. They had long been accustomed to such cruel and merciless battlefields. Zhang Biao gritted his teeth and clutched the sword at his waist tightly, forcing himself to stare at Wei Jun opposite him, silently reciting his father's words to him in his heart: Wen can bring order to the world with his pen, and force can set the course on horseback.
Only civil servants without military officers cannot control generals and cannot manage soldiers.
Only military force without culture cannot govern a country.
The king of Dajing must be both civil and military in order to excel, and only those who are ambitious can assume the important responsibilities of the country. The purpose of Zhang Xiu asking the three brothers Zhang Biao, Zhang Xiang, and Zhang Ling to come was to let them see what war is, to see the dangers of war, and to learn how to lead troops in war and make clever plans.
This is what Zhang Xiu meant by asking Li Ru to come with the army.
Otherwise, with Xu Shu in charge, Li Ru's arrival would be completely unnecessary.
The purpose of letting Zhang Xiang and Zhang Ling come is to make them Zhang Biao's right-hand men in the future. Zhang Xiang is very talented in martial arts and is deeply loved by Ma Chao. People are his opponents, and he also likes the art of war. He has learned a lot under Jia Xu's guidance.
Zhang Ling is a Confucian general. His martial arts skills are not as good as those of Zhang Xiang and Zhang Biao, but he is very good in the art of war.
This was Zhang Xiu's preparation for Zhang Biao.
Zhang Xiang and Zhang Ling tensed their faces as they looked at the city with corpses strewn all over the place, screaming in agony, and their ears filled with all sorts of random sounds.
The artillery bombardment was almost completed, Xu Shu said: "The chariot battalion advances, and the firearms battalion follows, preparing to break the city!"
The ordering soldier snorted and waved the order flag.
Then, the flower-edged armor-piercing crossbow, driven by dozens of soldiers, headed towards the city wall, followed by the firearms battalion holding shields. The firearms battalion soldiers formed a team of three, holding their shields in front. The three men hid behind in order and advanced slowly.
Under the combined bombardment of artillery and arrow rain, the Wei army at the top of the city was reduced to seven out of ten, and it was difficult to organize an effective resistance. Under the burst of fire from the flower blade armor-piercing crossbow, the Wei army did not dare to show its head at all. Finally, the firearms battalion arrived. Below the city.
The infantry put up the ladder, and the soldiers of the firearms battalion pointed their guns upward at the exposed Wei army.
"Bang!"
Gunshots sounded like exploding beans, and gunpowder smoke filled the air. A Wei Jun who had just poked his head had been shot in the head and was dead. Wei Jun had never seen such a terrifying weapon. He was curious, scared and at a loss.
The infantry also took this opportunity to climb up quickly.
When Cao Zhen saw that Jing's army had stopped its artillery, he ordered his troops to quickly board the city to prevent Jing's attack. As soon as he boarded the city, he saw his own soldiers being shot in the head. He was so frightened that his heart trembled violently and he hurriedly walked over to check. The soldier's face was beaten extremely ferociously, and half of his face was open.
Even Cao Zhen, who has experienced hundreds of battles, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
What kind of weapon is this, so powerful?
"Bang! Bang...!"
Just when he was frightened, there were sounds like exploding beans one after another below, and several more Wei soldiers were shot. One of them was hit in the chest. He was bleeding but there was no murder weapon.
"What...is this weapon?"
Cao Zhen asked in horror.
Lu Kuang said: "General, I heard that the weapon developed by Jing Junxin is called a flintlock gun. Like artillery, it is fired by ignition."
"Flintlock?"
What appeared in Cao Zhen's mind was the appearance of an ordinary gun, and he thought to himself: "I know Zhang Xiu's tiger-headed golden gun, Zhao Yun's gentian bright silver gun, but I have never heard of a flintlock gun that needs to be ignited. What kind of gun is this?" ? '
At this time, Jingjun, under the cover of flintlock guns, had already killed and wounded the city head.
Lu Kuang saw this and killed him with a knife.
Since the Wei army's defense was completely suppressed, a steady stream of Jing troops climbed up to the top of the city, and the firearms battalion also climbed to the top of the city with infantry and followed them.
Cao Zhen wanted to see the power of this flintlock gun. When he saw people from the firearms battalion entering the city, he led his personal guards to kill them with swords. A soldier from the firearms battalion did not react in time and was killed by the rushing Cao Zhen with a sword.
Cao Zhen grabbed the flintlock gun and looked at it.
He saw that the gun was one foot eight inches long and had an eight-inch long slotted knife on the front. It was not the gun he imagined. He was filled with doubts. How could this gun kill the enemy from a long distance?
Just when he was doubtful, soldiers from three firearms battalions boarded the city and aimed their guns at him.
Cao Zhen was not afraid because he was wearing armor. He opened his eyes angrily and was about to kill with a knife. He only heard three gunshots like popping beans from the opposite side, fireworks erupted, and an afterimage as fast as lightning emerged from the small hole in the end of the gun. After ejaculation, the next moment I felt a strong and burning pain in my body.
When he looked down, he was shocked to find that his armor had been penetrated.
The steel ball had penetrated his chest.
Cao Zhen stared at the smoking muzzle on the opposite side with incredulous eyes. Even his armor could not be penetrated by a strong bow. This thing without any bowstring could actually explode with such great power.
With a dazed look on his face, he slowly thought about it and fell back.
When the soldiers of Jing Army saw that the Wei general had died in battle, they swarmed up and beheaded him to receive the reward.
When Lu Kuang saw this, he was so frightened that his legs went weak.
At this moment, he finally understood why Yecheng was destroyed so quickly. It was because Jingjun had incredible firearms to assist him.
Cao Zhen was shot dead, and the Wei army was frightened and abandoned their swords and surrendered one after another. Lu Kuang also knew that he was defeated and gave up resistance. He squatted in the corner of the city wall with his head in his arms as requested by Jing Jun. The west gate was broken, but the Wei troops at other gates were still resisting. Jing Jun The army sent some people to guard the prisoners, while the rest headed towards the remaining city walls to kill.
The chaotic battle lasted until that night.
Most of the Wei army surrendered and Xiangcheng was captured.
The city gates were opened, and torches were lit on top of the city. The cavalry, led by Gao Shun, quickly entered the city to control the city defense and imprisoned all the prisoners of the Wei army.
After Li Ru, Xu Shu and others confirmed that the city was safe, they slowly entered the city.
Cao Zhen was the main force in Yingchuan County to resist the Jing Army. With Cao Zhen's death in the battle, there was no force left in Yingchuan County that could resist the Jing Army. Unless Xiahou Chun in Xinzheng was strictly guarded against going south, the soldiers of the Fifth Route Army would The horse can point directly at Xu Du.
But at this time, Nanyang sent an urgent battle report from Eight Hundred Miles: Guan Yu raided Fancheng and went north to invade Nanyang.
When he saw the news, Li Ru's face visibly darkened.
Before the soldiers and horses in Shu took action, Guan Yu took action first, but it must be said that the timing of Guan Yu's action was very clever. It happened to be when Jing's army was approaching Xudu, so that Jing's army could not advance and retreated. No retreat.
