Chapter 223: Jianzhou Crisis (Fourth Watch)

"Heavenly Gun Preparation."

Hundreds of steps away from the north gate of Jianzhou, fifteen Tiance cannons were arranged in two rows, looking at the behemoth as high as two zhang, not to mention Zhang Shi'an, even the soldiers of the Tiance Army were shocked.

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This behemoth is two hundred steps away from the city wall, can this launch the stone into Jianzhou City?

Of course, this is not an early Tiance cannon, but an improved type, which can launch a boulder of one hundred and twenty catties to an unexpected place of two hundred and fifty paces at a maximum.

Compared with the previous Tiance cannon, the new Tiance cannon is more powerful and has a longer range. Moreover, the pulley block is used in operation, which is more labor-saving.

"Ready, launch!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The hook was knocked open, and the weight of up to 2,000 catties fell quickly, and then the powerful arm bounced upwards violently, and the stone bullet flew up.

'Whew! ’

The soldiers of the Tiance Army, who were waiting outside Jianzhou City, heard the sound of breaking the sky in front of them, and also saw those stone bullets flying quickly towards Jianzhou City.

When the Tiance cannon was fired, the Dongchuan Army established in Jianzhou was also ready for battle. Thinking of such a long distance, I didn't think that the stones fired by the trebuchet could hit the city wall, but when I saw the fifteen boulders flying head-on, I was also shocked.

"Boom, boom...

Under their gaze, stone bullets began to fall one by one, and the moment they hit the ground, the whole earth trembled.

The huge stone bullet was extremely powerful, and the city wall that was originally strong in Zhang Shi'an's mouth was smashed by this stone bullet, and the city wall where it landed collapsed. One of the stone bullets fell in the moat, and it smashed a splash nearly ten zhang high, and the Dongchuan soldiers, who had not yet recovered from the shock, were immediately watered by the splash.

Not far away, where the stone bullet landed, a large part of the city wall collapsed, and several soldiers nearby were directly smashed into meat sauce, and the soldiers next to them couldn't help but vomit when they saw it.

Stone bullets seem to be powerful, but in fact, they have little lethal effect, especially on personnel. Stone bullets are mainly used to smash through the city walls, so that the infantry army can attack the city.

Ryuji didn't plan to fire the powder canister, so there was no need to expose everything good in one go.

Zhang Shi'an, who was watching the battle from afar, was frightened by the power of the Tiance cannon, and when he saw the tattered city wall in the distance, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and his gaze at the Tiance cannon also changed.

No wonder Liu Qi is so sure that he will take Jianzhou in one day, which is a siege, and he directly uses brute force to directly smash the city wall. Although it is a scoundrel, it is very practical, and with such a long attack distance, the bow and crossbow of the Dongchuan army in the city cannot threaten the safety of the Tiance cannon.

In the distance, the Tiance cannon was still firing stone bullets, and the seemingly solid Jianzhou city wall was like paper paste under the attack of this stone bullet, and it couldn't bear it at all.

"Zhang Tingshi, do you still think this would be a joke?" Liu Qi glanced at Zhang Shi'an next to him and asked lightly.

Even if he had seen the drill of the Divine Machine Battalion before, it was not a real city wall after all, how could it be as shocking as it is now. And as far as he knew, the Shenji Battalion had not yet used the big killing weapon, which was prepared for Gao Renhou and even the Xichuan army.

"General Liu, don't make fun of the lowly position, it's because the lowly vision is too low." Zhang Shi'an said with a smile.

At this time, his posture is very low, if he used to regard himself as a state assassin, now he is an ordinary general, which shows the shock brought to him by this heavenly cannon.

Liu Qi didn't catch Zhang Shi'an, he just wanted to knock the other party and let the other party put himself in a good position.

Seeing that the city wall of Jianzhou continued to collapse under the blow of the Tiance cannon, Liu Qi said to Yuan Zhiqing next to him, "Commander Yuan, after the Shenji Battalion stops firing, you lead the front compartment to attack Jianzhou. ”

"Yes, General!" Yuan Zhiqing, who was dressed in military uniform, hugged his fists.

"Boom!"

Just when everyone was watching the battle, suddenly there was a loud noise in the distance, and the city wall of Jianzhou collapsed under the blow of stone bullets, and standing outside, you could even see the buildings behind the city wall.

As more and more places collapsed the walls of Jianzhou, Ryuji ordered the launch to be stopped. Their task was only to destroy the walls and deter the enemy army, and they were not responsible for the specific siege of the city.

Seeing that the Shenji Battalion had stopped attacking, Yuan Zhiqing raised the horse lance in his hand, looked around and shouted, "Tiance Army, kill me!" ”

"Tiance is invincible!"

"Tiance is invincible!"

Under the leadership of Yuan Zhiqing, thousands of soldiers in the front compartment took neat steps and attacked Jianzhou, the momentum was so magnificent, that the Dongchuan army in the city was also weak after seeing it.

The soldiers in the front compartment did not panic because of the collapse of the Jianzhou city wall, but advanced step by step in strict accordance with the battle formation. The sword and shield men were in the front, the pikemen were in the climate, and the crossbowmen were in the back, and the whole team was divided in an orderly manner.

Although the walls have collapsed, the ladder is still there.

The city walls collapsed everywhere, so that the Dongchuan army could not do everything at all, after the stone bomb attack, the Tiance army infantry army launched an attack one after another, and the connection was very tight, which made it difficult for the Dongchuan army to react.

Approaching the city wall, the soldiers of the Tiance Army realized the power of the Tiance cannon. After all, there are only a few stone bullets that can hit the city wall, and more of them are smashed inside and outside the city wall. If someone is smashed, it is estimated that they will really become scum.

Thinking of this, these soldiers were a little dumbfounded, but when they saw the city wall getting closer and closer, under the command of the fire commander and the team leader, the sword and shield soldiers holding shields launched an attack one by one.

Either climb the wall without collapse by using the ladder, or rush straight towards the collapse of the wall.

Faced with the city wall full of loopholes, the established Dongchuan Army was also exhausted.

"General, the Tiance Army has rushed in through the gap."

"To block the labor, I must hold the city wall, and I can't let the enemy rush in for me."

"Yes, General!"

"General, the west tower is lost."

"Pro-barracks, come to me!"

Lu Hong, the general who defended Jianzhou, was Gao Renhou's old subordinate and a confidant. It was the army he led to break through Jianzhou before, but in the face of Zhang Shi'an, who had the support of Shannan West Road, he did not take Jianmen Pass in the end, which made the whole battle situation fall into a strange stalemate.

But this does not mean that Lu Hong cannot fight, he is not only brave, but also has some brains. It's just that the terrain of Jianmen Pass is dangerous, and the army can't be deployed, and there are thousands of elite soldiers in the air, but there is no way to take Jianmen Pass.

Just now, although the trebuchet of the Tiance Army caused heavy losses on his side, then the Tiance Army Infantry launched an attack again. But he still led the army in the city to hold on, and personally rushed to the various gaps with his own soldiers to reinforce them.

He can't retreat, the Tiance army on the opposite side has cavalry, if he retreats here. What was waiting for was the ruthless slaughter of the cavalry, so they could only hold on, wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and then find the field.

Fortunately, there was a lot of food in the city, which gave him some confidence in defense.

At the cost of thousands of casualties, his troops held off the first round of the Tiance Army's attack, but bad news soon came. The Tiance Army launched a second round of attacks, and there were more people than before.

Lu Hong stood on the city wall, engrossed in observing the Tiance army that was constantly approaching the city wall.

Although there were more people this time, he still found that half of them were not Tiance Army, but should be state soldiers from various states. However, seeing that the number of Tiance troops was far greater than his own, Lu Hong's palms with Mo knives in his hands were in a cold sweat, and he could vaguely feel the murderous aura coming from the Tiance army opposite.

At this time, Lu Hong heard someone whispering, he looked sideways strangely, and found that the soldiers not far away were looking at the Tiance army outside the city, their mouths didn't know what they were talking about, and their bodies were trembling.

He immediately felt that something was wrong, he glanced around, and found that most of the soldiers under his command did not have the murderous spirit of not fearing death, nor the tragedy of fighting to the death, let alone the excitement of the coming of the big war, but trembling, and the fear in his eyes could not be concealed at all.

Seeing this situation, Lu Hong was stunned, just one attack made his subordinates lose their fighting spirit, facing more enemy troops in front of him than the previous round of attacks, can they stand it?

The negativity of the soldiers also affected Lu Hong, which made him feel bottomless.

。。。。。。

Gao Renhou personally led more than 10,000 troops to Mianzhou, Mianzhou is still 300 miles away from Jianzhou, even if this more than 10,000 troops march at full speed, it will take two days to arrive.

It has been three days since the Tiance army came to Jianzhou, although he knows that time is very important, but it also takes time for the army to start, and it does not mean that the troops can be sent immediately. And in Gao Renhou's opinion, although Lu Hong has few people, but the walls of Jianzhou City are thick, and there should be no problem to insist on two days.

Looking at the dark night, Gao Renhou asked Zheng Junxiong on the side, "How do you think you should fight in the back?" It is said that Liu Qi led at least 20,000 troops south, this must not only be to recapture Jianzhou, Shouwang did this, did he really want to rebel? ”

"Who knows? Now that King Shou is strong, we interfered in the rebellion in Guozhou before, and attacked Jianzhou again, and King Shou also sees us as a thorn in the side. Who knows if the child has lost his temper and wants to get revenge back. Zheng Junxiong said with a smile.

Gao Renhou shook his head, he was not in the mood to joke at this time, and he didn't think that King Shou was on impulse. The 20,000 troops were not assembled in a moment and a half, and they must have been preparing for a long time, which shows that this was a long-term plan, not an impulse.

"At this time, don't laugh, find a way to retreat from the enemy. We have already made a bad relationship with King Shou, and if we don't hurt King Shou, he will not withdraw his troops. ”

"Jie Shuai, my subordinates are a little worried about Zizhou." Gao Renhou's subordinates hesitated.

"Azusa?" Gao Renhou was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled.

"Jieshuai, there are Tiance army troops stationed in Langzhou and Guozhou, at this time, our main force is going to support Jianzhou, Zizhou is empty, if the Tiance army of the two states attacks Zizhou at this time, Zizhou is very likely to be unprotected."

"Won't it?"

Two voices sounded at the same time, namely Gao Renhou and Zheng Junxiong, both of whom didn't believe it, but they were worried in their hearts.

If that's the case, something big is going to happen!

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