There were only three 25-pound arson bombs in the first batch of 25-pound arson bombs that fell into Wu Lahaicheng, but they still caused a lot of damage and great panic.
In fact, the primary target of the Song Army's 32 25-pound hotpot cannons was not the interior of Wulahai City, but the city wall to the west of Wulahai City. The 5-pound clay pot cannon that can be used for direct aim is really not enough for the two-foot-thick rammed earth city wall. Therefore, the weapons in Yue Fei's hands that can really destroy the wall of Wu Lahai City are only 32 25-pound hotpot cannons.
But the hotpot cannon is a kind of deflection artillery and cannot be aimed directly at the target. Moreover, because the barrel of the hot pot cannon is too short, the muzzle velocity of the shell is not enough, and the round shell will continue to roll during flight, thus affecting the stability of the ballistic trajectory. Therefore, the accuracy of this kind of artillery is very worrying... It is not easy to use them to hit the wall of Wu Lahai City, which is only two feet wide. It must go through many rounds of test firing before it can be found. A little direction.
Of course, no matter how bad the accuracy of this 25-pound hot pot cannon is, it will not be unable to find the inside of Wu Lahai City - this is a huge target. At a distance of about 250 steps, as long as the range of the cannon is adjusted to Maximum, and then fire in the direction of the castle.
But Yue Fei still wants to try to destroy the city wall, but the first round of test firing really disappointed the Song Army artillery outside the city... But for the people in Wu Lahai City, especially those located near the west side For the people in the city wall, the situation they are encountering now is comparable to that of suddenly traveling into a horror disaster movie!
The red-hot 25-pound big iron ball keeps falling from the sky like meteorites falling from the sky. No matter what it hits, it will cause terrible consequences! Either smash the house, cause a fire, or fall among the crowd...causing terrible injuries!
Some of the iron balls will suddenly bounce up after hitting the ground, and then fly straight in an unpredictable direction at a height of several feet above the ground! The flying height of the iron ball will continue to decrease, but before the iron ball uses up all its kinetic energy, anything blocking its path will be smashed to pieces by it... except for the walls of Wu Lahai City!
Although the city wall of Wu Lahai City would not be destroyed by a 25-pound arson bomb, it still created a large crater and stirred up a large area of scattered earth and rocks.
And after a 25-pound arson bomb completely loses its kinetic energy, it can still emit high temperatures enough to ignite wood, fodder, grain, and cloth, and these things are everywhere in Wu Lahai City!
It would be even worse if the warehouse where the explosive pots were stored was hit!
In addition, once this kind of big iron ball that is burned red on the stove hits the body of a person or animal, it will also cause disastrous consequences... There is no need to hit it directly or hit it, just rub it It's over in one go! The combination of severe burns and terrible abrasions can kill people or animals even if they don't kill people or animals immediately, and the subsequent inflammation of the wounds and blood loss can kill them.
And this way of death is even more terrifying. You have to endure a long period of pain before losing your life!
Wanyan Wu Qimai had just emerged from the doorway of the west gate of Wulahai City. Before he could take a breath, he was plunged into the chaotic and terrifying atmosphere caused by the 25-pound arson bomb.
A 25-pound arson bomb accidentally landed in the crowd twenty or thirty steps away from Wu Qimai! This shell did not flatten anyone, but it "gently" passed over the bodies of four people, instantly "grabbing" them to the ground, causing them to suffer fatal injuries... .
Wu Qimai felt the ground tremble, then heard several loud noises, and then saw a group of people falling in front of him (some were knocked over by the shells, some were knocked over by the air waves brought by the shells, that is, (who was frightened by the shock of the shell falling to the ground), and then he saw an even more unbelievable and terrifying scene - an unknown object suddenly jumped up from the middle of the group of lying golden soldiers, Knocking over two more people, it then flew towards the right front of Wu Qimai at a speed barely visible to the naked eye. After only flying twenty or thirty steps, the object hit a group of people in Wu Lahai City. Mongol people waiting outside.
Although this group of Mongols looked very strong and tough, they couldn't stop this object at all! The first Mongol warrior hit by this object reacted very quickly, and even raised a round shield made of leather strips to protect his head and face.
But the buckler in the hand of this Mongol warrior couldn't stop a 25-pound solid iron cannon flying at high speed! The result of the collision between the two was that the Mongol was directly interrupted by the cannonball! The upper body went somewhere, leaving only a torso without a head, shoulders and arms. It was knocked out, spurting blood and hitting several Mongol people nearby, knocking them all down and frightening them silly.
After interrupting a strong Mongol warrior, this brutal "object" continued to move forward, knocking off three or four more heads in succession, and also brushed the shoulders, arms, and thighs of four other people, and finally killed a short, stocky man. , the Mongol man who looked very strong at first glance was beaten to a limp - this "object" hit the man's right calf before landing, and directly knocked out the lower leg... The last one The "object" also crashed into the root of the inner wall, causing a cloud of flying sand and rocks!
What's this? In the end what happened?
Wu Qimai witnessed this horrific scene and was completely frightened... This is not a fried pot! This thing is much scarier than a frying pan!
What exactly is this? Could it be... a magic weapon?
A terrible thought came to Wu Qimai's mind... But before he could think about it, the ground beneath his feet began to tremble again!
The Song Army’s second wave of test firings begins!
This time, two 25-pound arson bombs fell into the area between the west wall and the inner wall of Wu Lahai City, which was crowded with Jin soldiers...still causing horrific damage! Not only did it cause casualties, but it also ignited something unknown - there were a lot of flammable materials underneath the inner side of the city wall, because the garrison on top of the city would be damaged during war and needed to be replaced immediately, so there were piles of flammable materials underneath the inner side of the city wall. Lots of flammable spare parts!
The fire soon started burning in the west corner of Wu Lahai City.
But after all, there are only four 25-pound cannons firing now, and the absolute casualties caused are not large, but this scene is really scary... There is a magic trick!
And... no one knows whether they will be beaten to pieces by the next wave of "demon magic" falling from the sky?
The warriors around Wu Qimai didn't know if their master would be killed by a magic weapon that suddenly fell from the sky? And all they could do was to surround Wu Qimai and protect the golden emperor with their bodies.
But how can a flesh-and-blood body resist demonic magic?
At this time, Wu Qimai could even feel the two Jurchen warriors around him trembling... Oh, he himself was trembling too!
"Hurry up, hurry up and escort the emperor to the palace..."
At this time, Wu Qimai heard the shouts of his son Wanyan Zongpan. When he looked back, he saw several "natives" covered in dirt running towards him. The leader was still shouting. He should be Zongpan... ...But why does he look like he crawled out of the dirt?
"Father, the Song Dynasty's big guns are too powerful... You should retreat to the palace first to avoid the cannons!" Zong Pan had already reached Wu Qimai's side, and then while talking, he pulled Wu Qimai up. Go to the door on the inner wall.
Wu Qimai had no idea at all and could only let his son pull him towards the inner wall. The father and son just moved forward, while dozens of their soldiers were clearing the way for them. Finally, Wu Qimai and Zong Pan were sent through the gate of the inner wall. Before the two father and son had time to calm down, they heard two loud "boom boom" sounds behind them!
Wu Qimai wanted to look back, but was thrown to the ground by his son Zong Pan, and then heard his son yelling in a tone full of fear: "Father, be careful to avoid the trap... That's Song The projectile fired by the National People's Congress! This projectile can fly again after landing, it must be used for magic!"
Wu Qimai, who was pinned to the ground, turned around and saw that something was flying around again! I don’t know if it will hit someone? This evil spell is really cruel!
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The West City area of Wu La Hai City was now in chaos - Wu La Hai City was now crowded with Jin soldiers, and the West City, which was expected to be attacked by the Song Army, was heavily defended. As a result, these heavy soldiers have now become live targets for hotpot cannons!
The cannonballs that fell into Wu Lahai City almost all fired!
However, Yue Fei, Li Shifu, Wu Jie, Huang Wubing and others outside Wu La Hai City did not know that just the test firing of four 25-pound cannons had already caused so many casualties and chaos in Wu La Hai City—— They didn't have clairvoyance either, so they didn't know that Wulahai City was so crowded.
Otherwise, they would stop building a city wall and just use 32 25-pound hot pot cannons to fire shells into the city! A salvo of 32 25-pound cannons can fire out six to seven hundred rounds of 25-pound arson bombs in an hour. How can the Jin soldiers in the west area of Wulanhai City be beaten to the point of mental collapse?
It's a pity that they have just started playing with cannons and lack experience!
In fact, they were very dissatisfied with the accuracy of the hot pot cannon! After seven or eight rounds of test firings, only one shell hit the top of Wu Lahai City, with a hit rate of only two to three percent... Even if it can be improved later, it can reach five or five out of a hundred. Six out of 100. If you want to destroy the city wall, you have to fight for ten days and a half? And they didn’t bring that many artillery shells! .
As for the 36 5-pound cannons that can be aimed directly, although they easily broke a gate wall, they were unable to deal with the city wall. There seems to be no reaction when a 5-pound iron bullet hits the city wall!
"No way!" Yue Fei shook his head and said to Li Qiong beside him, "Li joined the army and went to talk to Huang Wubing and asked him to change his plan... use a 5-pound clay pot cannon to fire arson bombs and burn the city head. 25 There’s no need to test-fire the hotpot cannon any more, let’s start firing volleys! Keep firing arson bombs and burn the bits and pieces on top of the city first!”
