Zhao Mengqi was lying on the ground, stunned by the shock at the moment when the thunder exploded, as if time had frozen.
Immediately, there was a buzzing in his mind, and he could hear nothing except a strange hissing in his ears. At the same time, there was a violent vibration on the ground, which made his whole body numb and his heartbeat stopped. It slowed down for several beats before it resumed beating.
Damn it, my posture seems a little wrong...
Only then did Zhao Mengqi realize that it was right to lie down, but his chest, abdomen and head should not be touching the ground.
Fortunately, he was far away, so it wasn't a big problem and didn't cause much damage. Then he felt the sandbag shake violently, then heard a "clang", and his ears regained hearing.
Crack, crackle... ding, bang, clang...
After a chaotic and intensive noise, Zhao Mengqi slowly got up and took a look.
I am a turtle...
All the bronze bells and the like have disappeared, and a small gap has been blown into the city wall. The area around the gap is clean and clear, but the surrounding area is filled with fragments of various sizes. cao
Uh...it seems like there's a little too much gunpowder.
Couldn't it be too much? More than ten kilograms of newly prepared gunpowder were stuffed into the copper bell. I wanted to make a shotgun mortar, that is, a big sprayer, but unexpectedly it turned into a "broad sword directional mine." ”, which is still unqualified.
At this time, he saw a broken piece of a copper bell as big as a human head falling outside the pile of sandbags. He couldn't help but feel frightened. Fortunately, he was cautious and took precautions. If it weren't for the sandbag, it would be a disaster if he was hit by the broken piece.
"Isn't it said that bronze is tougher and less likely to explode?" Zhao Mengqi said to himself.
It is true that bronze is tough, otherwise it would not be used to cast cannons later. However, this bronze bell was left over from the Han Dynasty, and it has been many years old.
This is a legitimate cultural relic, but it was destroyed by Zhao Mengqi like this. What a prodigal!
Moreover, even if it is a regular bronze cannon, it cannot withstand more than ten kilograms of gunpowder. It will be useless if it does not explode.
"What did you say, Your Highness?"
A loud roar rang in his ears, startling Zhao Mengqi.
Turning around, Chen Xiaokun and others had also gotten up. They were all looking at Zhao Mengqi with shock on their faces, as if they were looking at gods.
The gazes of dozens of big men were so intense that Zhao Mengqi's anus tightened in fright, and he quickly straightened his face, "Are you all looking at ***?! Why don't you hurry back to defense?"
"What?"
Chen Xiaokun and others could only see King Yan's lips moving, but could not hear clearly what he said.
Looking at their confused expressions, Zhao Mengqi realized that most of them were temporarily deafened by the shock, so he could only point to the city and take the lead to run towards the gap.
Everyone woke up and quickly followed with weapons in hand.
Zhao Mengqi arrived at the gap and looked out. He saw everything was in a mess, like a hell on earth.
The slope collapsed a bit near the city wall, but it was generally preserved. This temporary construction was much better than many shoddy projects.
The slope was empty for two or three feet. Behind it were first the remains of broken limbs, broken flesh, broken armor and broken shields, and then the slightly complete corpses. The farther back they got, the denser and denser they were. They were piled together in different postures until at the very end, it was impossible to see. To one who can stand.
The wilderness was full of rebels fleeing hastily, with weapons and armor scattered everywhere, as if there were some monsters in Wujiang City. They didn't even have the courage to look back.
"Oh my God, more than 200 armored soldiers are just gone?"
"Your Highness is truly a divine being, one who can change everything with just one thunderbolt!"
"This is a thousand times sharper than the thunderbolt. With this thing guarding the city, even if another hundred thousand rebels come, they won't be able to get close to the city!"
"Haha, my Song Dynasty has such a magical weapon, so there is no need to be afraid of the Mongols. It will be just around the corner to wipe out the world and restore the Central Plains."
Originally, everyone felt that they were in a desperate situation. As long as these heavy infantry stepped onto the city wall, all they could do was to struggle to the death. Unexpectedly, a mere ancient bell turned into an enemy-defeating artifact in the hands of King Yan.
Survival from desperate situations and shocking reversal naturally made everyone excited and uncontrollable.
Zhao Mengqi himself did not expect to kill
The effect would be so good, and I felt happy in my heart. Although I knew that everyone's words were too exaggerated, I didn't say anything to dampen the mood.
It is impossible to defeat Mongolia with just one gunpowder.
In terms of weapons, the Song Dynasty has always been the most advanced and perfect, stronger than Xixia, Liao, Jin, and even Mongolia, but in the end it was the Song that lost.
The military strength of the Song Dynasty is actually not weak. The winning rate in foreign battles is quite high. It can win at least seven out of ten times. It is a pity that its legs are short and it cannot expand the results if it wins. If it loses, it is likely that the entire army will be defeated. Overturned.
In Zhao Mengqi's view, the Song Dynasty was weak because of its conservative and introverted ideas and its emphasis on civility over military affairs. If the thinking of the ruling class did not change, even equipping the Song army with muskets and artillery would be of no use, and it might even accelerate its own 's demise.
After all, technology will spread, and the Mongols have always been quick to learn anything that is conducive to war.
Even if the confidentiality work is done to the extreme and the Mongols don't steal it, the most they can do is guard half of the country for a few more years.
And changing the mind is not only useful for changing the emperor's mind. The Song Dynasty has not produced enterprising emperors, such as Shenzong who likes to wear armor. Unfortunately, he is not resolute enough. After wearing it once and being scolded by his mother, he will no longer Dare to wear it again.
The Song Dynasty was not so much about the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor ruling the world together, but rather the emperor ruling the world on behalf of the scholar-official class. Shenzong carried out reforms but did not dare to harm the interests of the scholar-official class. In the end, he was neither superior nor inferior, and became four different things. , increasing the burden on the people at the bottom.
In fact, it is also his helplessness, because no matter what changes are made, governance cannot be separated from the scholar-bureaucrat class. If he wants vested interests to take the initiative to operate on himself, isn't it a dream?
Zhao Mengqi realized this, so he could only try to find a different route and save his own life.
"Oh, no, there are still people who can move, they are not all dead!"
An exclamation made Zhao Mengqi focus on the slope again.
Near the bottom of the slope, I saw a crowd of people squirming. Some people stood up unsteadily, and gradually there were more and more people.
"Prepare for war! Prepare for war!"
Zhao Mengqi was startled and shouted sharply.
The intimidating power of the heavy armored soldiers was so powerful that he couldn't help but be frightened.
After hearing Zhao Mengqi's order, the defenders also woke up and immediately began to prepare their weapons.
It's just that the four remaining bed crossbows were too bulky and had no time to move too far. They were affected by the explosion and were all destroyed and could no longer be used.
Everyone could only raise their crossbows and aim at the surviving iron guards. However, because there were no heavy armor-piercing arrow clusters, they did not shoot easily.
Just now, not long after Liu Xiuli lay down, he felt the earth shattering, and then he was paralyzed by the explosion wave, and almost couldn't breathe.
After waiting for a while, he finally recovered. After a silent inspection, he found that his body was not injured, so he struggled to stand up.
After shaking the dust off his body, he opened his eyes and saw a scene that made him frightened. "Get up! Get up quickly!"
The spray just now was indeed powerful, and it looked devastating. However, because everyone in the Iron Guard was heavily armored and the formation was tight, the dozens of people in the front absorbed all the spray fragments, and the people behind were only harmed by the shock wave. .
The dozens of people around Liu Xiuli got down in time and managed to escape, but they were still a little dizzy.
Hearing Liu Xiuli's order, he subconsciously stood up without being injured.
After a brief count, he found that there were still forty or fifty people. Liu Xiuli felt a little at ease and began to observe his surroundings.
Only then did he realize that his other subordinates were fleeing. He knew that the siege had failed. Although he was extremely unwilling to do so, he could only prepare to evacuate.
After all, I don’t know if there are any sharp weapons like the ones just now in the city. Even if they are not, there are still very threatening weapons such as crossbows and crossbows.
As for those who were pinned down and unable to get up, and those who were injured and groaning, he gave them up without any thought of rescuing them.
"Let's go! Let's retreat!"
More than forty iron guards surrounded Liu Xiuli and stumbled down the slope.
When Zhao Mengqi saw this situation, he immediately ordered, "They want to run, launch, launch!"
More than a hundred crossbow arrows flew out, covering the group of iron guards. After a jingling sound, no one fell down. A circle of arrows hung around the body, but nothing seemed to happen. .
Damn it, what an iron turtle!
Zhao Mengqi was stunned, and when he saw this group of people continuing to retreat, he couldn't help but become anxious, "Want to run away!? It's not that easy! Leave them with me!"
After saying that, he jumped out from the gap and chased down the slope.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
Chen Xiaokun shouted, trying to dissuade King Yan, but Zhao Mengqi had no intention of turning back, and Wu Qiong, Chang Geng and Ban Zhi were already following closely. In desperation, he had no choice but to stamp his feet, "Fenghua Army, you can still move." Follow me and protect His Highness!"
Even if the opponent only has more than forty heavily armored soldiers left, they are not easy to deal with. Since King Yan is determined to keep them, he has no choice but to go all out.
Someone in the Iron Guard heard the movement behind him and was so frightened that he said, "General! The defenders are chasing us!"
Liu Xiuli stopped and looked back, and couldn't help but feel furious, "Damn it, I let you off the hook, but you're kicking your nose in the face."
"Form up, form up! Since they don't know each other, then kill them all!"
Liu Xiuli was aroused from the bottom of his heart and decided to fight back. Just to guard against the bed crossbow, he continued to stay away from the city wall and formed a formation as he walked.
There were too many corpses and other obstacles on the slope, which slowed down Zhao Mengqi and others' descent. By the time they caught up with the Iron Guard, they were already more than a hundred feet away from the city wall.
The more than forty Iron Guards formed a tight circular formation, holding shields and sharp swords. Everyone's eyes flashed with the ferocity of a trapped beast ready to fight, waiting quietly for the defenders to attack.
Zhao Mengqi was not too confident. He stopped five feet away and began to organize his formation.
There were more than 150 people on his side. They still had an advantage in numbers, but they seemed weak if surrounded, so they formed a square formation.
Not long after, the field was full of circles, the two armies were facing each other, and a decisive battle was about to begin.
