"I wanted them to fire the cannon farther, but who knew that there was too much gunpowder, and our cannon was too old, so it exploded." After explaining, Baihu lowered his head even more. .
After hearing this explanation, Yuan Chaoju couldn't wait to pull out the single sword on his waist and kill the idiot in front of him.
However, thinking of the traitor army approaching the city, it would be too harmful to morale for a general to kill one of his own generals at this time, so he had to hold back his anger and said with an angry look on his face: "You should use the gunpowder as you did at the beginning, there is no need to add more. If you can't hit the rebels outside the city, then wait until the rebels get closer and then fire."
"Yes, little one, go and tell them now." The hundred households were also afraid that Yuan Chaoju wouldn't be able to bear it, so they quickly ran away.
Not long after, the sound of cannons rang out again from the top of the city.
This time, the sound of the cannon returned to normal, and there was no explosion in the barrel. Unfortunately, the gunner who was operating the cannon was bitten by a snake and was afraid of the well rope for ten years. When he loaded the gunpowder into the cannon, the amount of gunpowder was even less than the first time.
The fired cannon was still far away from the cannon of the Tiger Flag, and fell to the ground without any threat.
The official gunners on the top of the city did not dare to stop. As soon as they fired one shot, they immediately began to clean the barrels, reload the gunpowder and cannons, and prepare for the next shot.
"The first artillery group has moved into firing position."
"The second artillery group has moved into firing position."
Outside the city, cannons from the Tiger Flag side were parked under the city head, each entering their own firing position.
"Observer, have you written down the positions of the cannons of the defenders in the city?" the captain of the artillery team asked a soldier beside him who was writing and drawing with pen and paper.
The soldier in question raised his head and said, "I've written it down. There are also several high platforms on the top of the city that have all been marked."
"Tell each artillery team about the cannons of the defenders of the first target, the observation tower on the top of the city of the second target, and the defenders on the wall of the third target." the artillery team captain ordered.
The messenger ran to deliver the order.
After a short time, the flags of each artillery group were waved down, and four-pounders and six-pounders were fired one after another.
Dozens of cannons were fired in a matter of seconds.
Cannonballs flew up to the top of the city and fell towards their respective targets.
Although some of the cannons missed their targets, they could not hold up the large number. Many cannons appeared in the sky above Daizhou City like large hailstones emitting fiery heat.
The moment the cannon fell, screams came from the city wall.
The few remaining cannons of the defenders on the city wall became the primary target of this shelling. After one round of shelling, all the cannons were destroyed and the gun mounts were scattered on the ground. The nearby gunners and the soldiers guarding the city were killed and injured. .
"The bandits' artillery fire is too fierce. General, please leave the city wall and take shelter."
In addition to the locations of several cannons on the city wall, several high platforms were also possible targets for attack. This also allowed Yuan Chaoju, who was not too close to these two places, to be lucky enough to escape the bombardment.
Yuan Chaoju looked at the bloody scene on the city wall. He seemed to be frightened and allowed the people around him to carry him all the way down the city wall.
However, not long after he arrived at the city wall, he heard the second round of shelling by the bandits.
"Why did I get down from the city wall?" Yuan Chaoju seemed to come to his senses and found that he had left the city wall.
A soldier on the side said: "General, the bandits' bombardment was too fierce, so my subordinates protected you and got off the city wall first."
"Nonsense, take this general to defend the city." Yuan Chaoju scolded him and walked quickly towards the horse path leading up to the city wall.
Just halfway through, a headless corpse fell from the city wall and hit Yuan Chaoju at his feet.
Yuan Chaoju was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly.
"General, it's too dangerous on the city wall. It's better to wait a while before going up!" the soldier next to him advised,
Yuan Chaoju looked at the corpse at his feet, his Adam's apple squirmed, he opened and closed his dry lips a few times, and nodded blankly.
Zhenwuwei has been in peace for so many years, and the little vitality he had in his body has long been wiped away.
When Leng Buding saw such a tragic scene on the battlefield, not only was the long-faded blood courage in his body not awakened, but he was only left with panic in his heart.
The gunfire outside the city lasted for a long time before it ended.
Yuan Chaoju carefully counted in his mind that the bandits fired a total of six rounds of cannon, a total of several hundred rounds.
kill!
The cry of killing came from outside the city wall.
"The bandits are attacking the city." After hearing the shouts of killing, the soldiers on the side whispered.
Yuan Chaoju hesitated and glanced at the city wall, then gritted his teeth and shouted: "Let's go up to the city with my general to defend the city."
With that said, he strode towards the horse path.
Several soldiers protected him and climbed the city wall along the horse path.
As soon as he came up, Yuan Chaoju's face turned pale at the tragic scene in front of him. Broken limbs and broken arms were scattered all over the ground. Many corpses were beaten to pieces in many places, and not even a whole corpse was left.
Many of the utensils used to defend the city were smashed by cannons, and all the iron pots filled with gold juice on the city wall were knocked over. The yellow people were scattered all over the ground, emitting a foul smell.
Several soldiers who came out of their hiding places saw the tragic scene on the city wall and began to lie on the ground and vomit.
Just then, some thieves wearing iron armor climbed up the city wall and saw the alive
It seems that there are a large number of people, and they have almost restored a bit of the past. In fact, these ordinary guardsmen can wield hoes far better than swords and guns.
Such a group of soldiers and horses who only know how to hoe the ground, even if they are given swords and guns, will only serve as numbers on the battlefield and will not have much effect in killing the enemy.
"Then what should we do? Is it possible that we really have to agree to the harsh conditions proposed by the rebel army?" Wang Liang frowned.
As a member of the Wang family and the leader of the soldiers around Wang Hu, his family had accumulated a lot of farmland. Faced with the bandit army's request to divide the land, he naturally did not want Wang Hu to join the bandits.
Wang Hu thought for a while and said: "We can't take refuge with the bandits. Their demands are too excessive. Even if we take refuge there, there will be no benefit at all."
He previously sent someone to contact the bandits at Yanmen Pass. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and gain benefits. Now that he learned that the bandits not only refused to give him any benefits, but also wanted to deprive him of what he had now, he naturally decided not to join the bandits. thoughts.
After all, he was also a member of Zhenwuwei and a military general of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty was still alive, a noble family like him would always exist. Staying with the Ming Dynasty would have a better future than being a thief.
Unless Liu Thief of Datong could change the world, but Liu Thief, who only had the land of two mansions, he didn't think he was someone who could change the world.
"What will we do if Daizhou City cannot be defended? General, do you really want to defend Daizhou City with all your life?" Wang Liang saw that Wang Hu believed that Daizhou City could not be defended, but was unwilling to join the thieves. He was a little confused about what the other party was thinking. .
Even a city like Daizhou City with city walls and thousands of garrison troops couldn't be defended. He didn't think that Qianhu City where they were now could stop the army of thieves.
"Who said I have to defend Daizhou City?" Wang Hu asked back.
