Following Long Yun's order, three hundred Hongyi cannons opened fire at the same time. The "rumbling" sound of the cannons resounded throughout the sky and the earth. The shells pierced the air and shot directly towards the rear of the Yan army.
And the Yan army soldiers, with their keen hearing, naturally heard the cannonballs flying in the sky.
"Qin...Qin's artillery fire extended forward!"
Yan Bing exclaimed, and then! The overwhelming artillery bombarded the ground into rubble, and the soil on the ground was blown several meters high by the shells.
Yan Bing, who had no time to react, was blown away in all directions. Even his bones were blown apart. His limbs were separated, and his flesh and blood flew everywhere, falling to the ground.
Gongsun Yan and Gongsun Miao, who were still in front, were stunned. They didn't expect that the Qin army's artillery fire actually extended forward.
Their escape route was tightly blocked.
Now Gongsun Yan, Gongsun Miao and others want to retreat, but they are also afraid that the flying shells will blow them up directly without eyes.
"Damn it, the Qin army's artillery fire is so fierce. General, we have to find a way." Gongsun Yuan's face was already stained red by the blood of the Qin army.
If their rear troops were bombarded by the Qin army's artillery fire so wildly, wouldn't it mean that the Qin army would be bombarded as if they were living targets?
If this continues, the Yan army will inevitably be unstoppable.
and! Under the cover of the Qin Army's artillery fire, the Yan Army was already in chaos. The Qin Army rushed in, and the pressure suddenly dropped. It took a moment! Gritting his teeth tightly, he launched the most ferocious attack on the Yan army.
After several rounds of shooting like this, the Qin army had forced into the stronghold, and the faces of the Yan army generals became more solemn.
If this continues, their front army will be directly destroyed by the Qin army.
"Send the order, the army quickly retreats into the second defensive camp." Gongsun Yan made a prompt decision.
Only by retreating can the Qin army attack. Once the Qin army attacks and engages them in a melee, the Qin army's artillery fire will stop again, giving them a chance to rest.
"promise!"
Gongsun Yuan quickly went to give orders.
Gongsun Yan and Gongsun Miao got on their horses and ran towards the second camp.
Gongsun Yan returned to the camp and immediately summoned the generals who had not yet fought to gather in the camp.
"The general ordered that our Qin army has broken through the enemy's first line of defense, and the artillery fire has been temporarily stopped." the soldier ordered.
In desperation, Long Yun had to stop the gunfire again.
At this time, the second camp was under the unified command of Che Qianqiu.
Looking at the generals covered in blood in the camp, Gongsun Yan knew that all the generals of the Yan army were fighting desperately.
"Thank you for your hard work, generals."
Gongsun Yan said something.
"Military advisor, the man's body is wrapped in horse leather. What a pain! How happy! Why bother?"
"It's just that the Qin army's attack was so fierce. In just three or four hours, our army killed three to four thousand soldiers and injured countless others."
"If this continues, our Yan army may..." Wang Wen couldn't help but sigh.
"General Wang, what you said is wrong. Our army suffered such casualties, but the Qin army also suffered a lot of casualties. However... the Qin army's artillery fire was really fierce. If the Qin army's artillery fire was like this, our army would probably... suffer a big loss."
Zhou Xiong said with a frown.
If the Qin army's artillery fire continues, no matter how many camps they build, it will be useless.
"Command all the generals in the army, the enemy is about to retreat in one or two hours, please support me and come to the camp to discuss matters in the evening." Gongsun Yan said.
The battle between Qin and Yan finally came to an end as dusk approached, and Liu Wenqin also issued a retreat order.
In today's battle, both sides suffered heavy losses.
To be honest, in today's first battle, the soldiers on both sides suffered losses from the enemy's artillery.
Inside the Qin army's tent.
Liu Wenqin and his generals Hu Xiaoyue, Long Yun, Li Hui, Luo Zong, Luo Sha and Huo Ji all arrived.
In order not to interfere with what Liu Wenqin was trying to do, Dongfang Yu gave all the command of the front line to Liu Wenqin. As for how the latter fought, it was Liu Wenqin's own business.
"General, the total number of casualties today is more than 8,000, and the Yan army may suffer tens of thousands of casualties. However, if our army continues to fight like this, we will suffer heavy losses after we actually capture Gongsun Yan's 300,000-strong army."
Huo Ji said worriedly.
They were all elite divisions of the Qin Dynasty, and one of them died, mainly because in the future, Dongfang Yu still had to conquer the Liao Kingdom in the north.
From the beginning to the end, the Liao Kingdom was still the strong enemy of Qin.
"General, what is blocking our army's advance today is not the Yan army's infantry, but the enemy's artillery fire."
"Our army is charging forward, and the enemy's artillery, like our army, extends its artillery fire forward. What the general means is to lead the cavalry to directly pick off the enemy's artillery position."
"Without such lethal weapons, our army can kill half as many people."
Hu Xiaoyue suggested.
"Long Yun, have you figured out the enemy's artillery position?" Liu Wenqin asked.
"General, the general's ears are very good. He roughly knows the location of the enemy's artillery positions." Long Yun pointed to a place.
It was almost close.
At most two or three miles away.
"Okay, just along this road, I will... bring the enemy's artillery camp." Liu Wenqin pointed to the location on the map and said domineeringly.
When several generals saw this, they immediately asked for orders.
"The last general is willing to go! Seize the enemy's artillery position!" Hu Xiaoyue said immediately.
Luo Zong and Luo Sha even wanted to ask for orders.
Especially Luo Zong, as the first general under Dongfang Yu to follow him in the southern and northern wars, he was actually eager to make meritorious deeds, after all! When Dongfang Yu went on an expedition, it was Luo Zong who protected Wuguan and the old Qin capital.
Although he was later granted a title, but...he always felt that this title was a bit hot to hold.
Liu Wenqin glanced at a few people, and then locked on Huo Ji, "General Huo Ji, I will give you five thousand light cavalry, but you can be sure to take down the enemy's artillery position!" Liu Wenqin said loudly.
"General, take your orders! If you can't take the artillery position, general... come and see me!" Huo Ji said.
"good!"
"General Huo Ji took advantage of the darkness and immediately ordered his troops to set off." Liu Wenqin said.
"No!" Huo Ji took the order and left the tent.
Hu Xiaoyue and others suddenly became worried.
"General, Huo Ji is still young and has little combat experience. If he is asked to set up artillery positions, wouldn't it be... too risky?"
"Don't worry! This kid...is a person appointed by His Majesty, Wei Qing's nephew, how can he be bad!" Liu Wenqin said. "By the way, General Tiger, you immediately lead an army of 10,000 people and ambush on both sides of the artillery camp. If he does a good job, Gongsun Yan will also come to carry our artillery!"
Um?
Everyone was stunned.
"promise!"
Hu Xiaoyue quickly went to lead the troops.
Long Yun did not dare to slack off, and prepared to return to the artillery position and ask the artillery to retreat some.
