Outside Pizhou City, the Mongolian infantry pushed their equipment and shouted towards the city.
Zhao Tai gave the order, and the defenders rushed to the city and quickly entered their positions.
The soldiers set their bows and arrows, operated the crossbow beds, and aimed at the enemy troops coming from the fields outside the city.
They could clearly see the enemy soldiers at the forefront carrying the city ladder, and saw the densely packed Mongolian troops carrying various siege equipment, passing through the passage between the low walls, and approaching the city in a steady stream.
The Mongolian army built a low wall under the city. The low wall successfully covered the Mongolian army's artillery group, but it also blocked the Mongolian army's siege troops.
They could only pass through the gaps between several sections of low wall. The low wall was like a dam, blocking most of the Mongolian troops, causing them to crowd behind the low wall, densely packed with heads.
Under the banner of the Mongolian army, Kublai Khan suddenly frowned, "Strange! Why hasn't Zhao Tai fired yet?"
When the Mongolian artillery group bombarded the city wall, the artillery group in the city did not fight back. This can be explained by the fact that the artillery group in the city could not destroy the Mongolian artillery group behind the low wall, so it saved stone bullets and waited for the infantry to attack before launching the artillery bombardment in order to destroy the Mongolian army. Siege machinery.
Now that the Mongolian infantry is attacking and a large number of equipment is advancing towards the city, why are the artillery groups in Pizhou City still not bombarding them?
You must know that these siege equipment can be said to be great weapons in siege warfare.
Those siege towers, wells, and battering rams, as long as they are close to the city wall, will pose a huge threat to the defense.
Beside Kublai Khan, Wu Lianghatai and others were riding war horses, and they were a little confused after hearing this.
Wu Lianghetai's heart trembled, "Isn't this Zhao Tai harboring any bad thoughts?"
After hearing this, Kublai Khan became cautiously optimistic. He really couldn't see through Zhao Tai, and he couldn't be sure about Zhao Tai. "Does that guy want to wait for our army to get closer? This Zhao Tai is too arrogant."
Wu Liangha Tai said: "If this is the case, then he is seeking death."
Kublai Khan nodded and laughed a little angrily at Zhao Tai. That guy was too arrogant and overconfident, and he didn't know who gave him the confidence.
Before he finished speaking, everyone suddenly saw a black spot rising behind the Pizhou city wall.
"Cannon stone!" Uliang Hatai pointed at the sky and reminded loudly.
Seeing this, Kublai Khan felt relieved. Even if the artillery group in Pizhou City fired continuously, the cannon stones thrown out could not stop the Mongolian army's charge.
Just when he felt that the overall situation was decided and Zhao Tai had used up his trump cards, the artillery stones fired from Pizhou City had already crossed the top of the city and roared towards the Mongolian army.
Here we can see the quality of the Mongolian army. The artillery stones have reached the top of their heads, but no one ran away to avoid them. The infantry still rushed forward surrounded by equipment, and the gunners still held on to the ropes and loaded the cannon stones into their leather pockets.
"Boom!" At this moment, the roaring artillery stones fell directly into the Mongolian army formation.
After Mongolia entered the Central Plains, they attacked cities and fortified villages and were bombarded by artillery and rocks. The soldiers were not afraid.
Because that thing looks scary, but after all, it is just a rock when it falls. The number of people it can hit at one time is very limited. As long as you are not particularly unlucky, you cannot be hit by the cannon stone.
Therefore, the Mongolian soldiers were not afraid when facing the cannon stones flying in the sky, and continued to push forward with the ladders on their shoulders.
When the cannons and rocks were about to fall, they did not hit anyone, but suddenly exploded above their heads.
The Mongolian troops marching on the ground felt an earth-shattering force coming towards them. Many people were directly hit by the shock wave generated by the explosion and were slapped to the ground.
Some of these cannon stones exploded above their heads, and some smashed around after falling to the ground. In just a moment, there were explosions one after another, and countless soldiers were overturned by the explosions.
The Mongolian army's siege equipment was hit, a tall siege tower fell to one side, and the Mongolian army below scattered like ants.
Under the banner of the Great Banner, Kublai Khan's eyes bulged, and he saw white light bursting out in front of him. One by one, the Mongolian soldiers were blown up into the sky. Even the towering equipment was overturned by the explosion. He couldn't help but be stunned by the scene in front of him.
"Let go!" Behind Pizhou City, the officer commanding the artillery group could not see the results of the artillery bombardment. He just continued to direct the artillery group to continue firing.
The return artillery built by General Zhao Tai's weapons supervisor was named the Pizhou artillery. The artillery carriage had a counterweight and could be quickly reset after firing, and could be loaded and fired quickly.
Behind the city wall, hundreds of artillery carts had just fired one round, and then quickly swung their poles and threw out another sky-shaking thunderbolt.
At this time, the Mongolian army outside the city had not yet woken up from the explosion, and another piece of artillery rock roared in.
The artillery group in Pizhou City was aimed at the low wall built by the Mongolian army, and thunderbolts landed in front and behind the low wall.
The Mongolian army was densely packed here, and wherever the thunder struck, the people there were blown away. Even the Mongolian artillery group hiding behind the wall was not immune. The gunner operating the artillery truck was staggered and twitching by the explosion.
A loud noise shook the outside of Pizhou City. The Mongolian soldiers who charged forward dropped their siege equipment and screamed back.
At this time, the low wall originally used to protect the artillery group became an obstacle to the Mongolian army's retreat, and a large number of Mongolian troops were blocked by the low wall.
"Here we go again!" the crowded Mongolian army exclaimed.
The thunderbolts thrown into the city rose into the sky again and roared towards them.
After the thunder exploded, nails and tiles were shot out in all directions. Those who did not run in time were either thrown to the ground by the air waves or injured by flying debris. There was a cry of mourning in front of the formation.
At this time, the closed Pizhou city gate suddenly opened, and Li Chunzhu led more than a thousand cavalry and rushed out of the city.
The Mongolian army was frightened by the explosion. Tens of thousands of troops dropped their equipment and fled backwards. They were unable to organize their troops to resist the loyalist cavalry.
Under the banner of the Mongolian army, Kublai Khan recovered from the shock, but his face had turned purple.
He watched as the thunderbolts exploded as they hit the ground. The smoke and dust caused by the explosions spread everywhere. Countless Mongolian soldiers retreated in horror, and their hearts were full of horror.
All the Mongolian generals beside him were silent for a moment. They were all shocked by the firearms of the Zhongyi Army. They watched the infantry fall into chaos and watched the cavalry of the Zhongyi Army cover up the Mongolian army. They all forgot what to do.
The loyal cavalry rushed out of the city, raised their sabers, and slashed the Mongolian troops from behind. At the same time, they held torches and burned the equipment abandoned by the Mongolian troops one by one.
The explosions around them, the wailing behind them, and the fear caused by the cavalry's cover-up made the Mongolian army just run forward.
Li Chunzhu led the cavalry and rushed to the edge of the low wall. They saw layers of corpses in the passage. Most of them were not killed by bombs, but died of trampling.
"Rush over and destroy all the Mongolian artillery groups!" Li Chunzhu hacked one person to death and roared with his sword.
The loyal cavalry stepped on the corpses of the Mongolian soldiers and rushed over the low wall. Instead of chasing the Mongolian soldiers who continued to flee, they took off the kerosene cans hanging on the saddles, smashed them directly on the artillery carriage, and then lit a fire.
Under the banner of the Mongolian army in the distance, Kublai Khan saw the artillery group igniting fire. He immediately reacted, veins on his forehead jumped, and his red eyes roared, "Artillery group, my king's artillery group, Wu Liang Hatai, stop it quickly. them!"
