bayedsolid Chapter 214: Cannon vs. Cannon
Chapter 214: Cannon vs. Cannon
"Are these Yong people crazy?" Abuhan Tuyan, a veteran of the Huiran tribe, looked at the soldiers fighting against his own side through a telescope and felt a little puzzled - the Yong people they met in the past were all terrified when facing them, so why were they so fighting like they are now?
"Isn't it said that Dayong is already a dying candle, no longer useful? Why did we encounter many attacking teams along the way? It can't be that the people gathered on their own... If they are really so popular, why would we have the chance to go south?"
The person who spoke was Yelu Hanye, the fourth prince of the grassland. He was a little annoyed after being stuck here for the past few days.
The grassland tribes that moved south had already been unified by the Huiran tribe, and the grassland tribes were even openly trying to establish a dynasty. Yelu Hanye, as the fourth son of the Khan, was directly honored as the Fourth Prince, which showed the ambition of the grassland.
"It's a pity that I didn't bring the Iron Pagoda with me, otherwise these shrimp soldiers and crab generals would have been scattered immediately!"
Abuhantuyan did not respond. Iron Pagoda is not easy to train. It would be painful to lose one. How can it be used here casually?
Rows of artillery carriages stood quietly like ferocious beasts, emitting a terrifying aura.
Yelu Hanye walked up to the general's platform, shielded his eyes and looked up at the sky: "It's a rare good day, perfect for firing the cannons!"
As he spoke, he swung his arm, and the sling arm of the artillery carriage swung down violently, and the stones flew out like meteors, drawing terrifying arcs in the air, and smashed towards the enemy's position with a whistling sound.
In an instant, dust flew up in the Zhitonghui camp, and stones fell like raindrops. Where the stones landed, huge smoke and shock waves were raised. Big holes were smashed into the city walls, and some soldiers were crushed into a bloody mess. Screams and shouts were intertwined.
Yelu Hanye was somewhat proud: "The test firing was quite successful, and we are very close to the city wall."
Abuhantuyan walked up to him and stroked his beard: "In this case, their artillery vehicles will surely not be able to hide."
"Hahahaha, my artillery is about to break through their city wall. I don't believe they are not anxious!"
On the wall of Sushui City——
"Their artillery is already so close!" Someone looked down at the rubble falling from the city wall with a serious expression.
Lu Wensheng and the others didn't understand this and just listened to their conversation in silence.
Liu Jun: "Huai Xiu, the grassland people have started firing cannons. It's really dangerous on the city wall. You..."
"It was just a test fire just now. We still need to adjust the angle, which will take at least half an hour. Our army has already completed the adjustment, so we can seize this first-mover advantage... Zi Yan, we can start now."
Qi Zhaoshu was very calm. Even when the nearest stones fell below the city and caused the city walls to shake, he stood steadily. He looked calm the whole time, showing the demeanor of a leader.
Jiang Cailin agreed: "Okay, but Huaixiu, the artillery battle is dangerous, why don't we go down to the city first to take shelter?"
"It doesn't matter. If the grassland people are able to fight back, it won't be too late to attack the city. I want to witness the results of the first round of attacks with my own eyes."
Qi Zhaoshu's tone was gentle, but there was a cold light in his eyes.
"fire!"
"They are going to use the artillery carts." On the general's platform, Yelu Hanye showed a look of joy, and there was a hint of pride in his voice when he spoke to Abuhan Tuyan and several other generals.
Following an order, several strong soldiers turned the huge winch on one side of the artillery carriage. The winch made a dull "creaking" sound, as if groaning in pain. The wooden arm was slowly pulled up, like a fully drawn bow, ready to go.
In an instant, the huge mechanical arm of the artillery vehicle swung violently with the force of thunder, and the powerful force was transmitted to the stone. The stone flew out at high speed like a cannonball. At the moment of throwing the stone, the air was rapidly compressed, making a sharp "hissing" sound.
Yelu Hanye was chatting and laughing with the generals with his back to them. Given the current range of the catapults, they were completely unable to hit the target, so they did not notice the movement behind them at all.
"Fourth Prince!"
Abuhantuyan cried out and pushed Yelu Hanye away. The stone that was originally going to hit Yelu Hanye's head hit Abuhantuyan's chest directly, causing a dent.
Abuhantuyan spat out a mouthful of blood. His protective breastplate was completely pierced. He was completely defenseless and fell to the ground.
The stone was thrown unexpectedly and shattered their chest armor directly. Many people had half of their heads cut out. The stage was immediately covered in blood, red and white. The stage temporarily built with wood was also smashed with many deep pits, and screams continued.
Yelu Hanye was stunned. The guards who reacted quickly pressed him to the ground, stacked him on top of him, and protected him with their bodies.
After the stone throwing from the opposite side stopped, Yelu Hanye climbed out from under the guards, staggered to his feet, looked at the blood all over the podium, his eyes were bloodshot, he shouted and cursed in anger, then collapsed to the ground, his soul seemed to have been sucked out of him.
Compared to that place, the Zhitonghui is in great joy.
"Great! I hit it!"
"The target was the grassland people's general platform! Maybe they shot several of their generals to death!"
"Oh my god, how can it shoot so far?!"
Not to mention the people on the city wall waving their arms excitedly, even the soldiers under the city wall were waving their weapons happily and cheering.
The person in charge of building the artillery carriage smiled and said, "This is the new artillery carriage. It takes less effort to fire stones, and requires half as many people to operate it as the old one. However, its range is twice as far as the old one. It is truly ingenious... However, this ingenious idea was suggested by Mr. Lu."
Lu Wensheng immediately received a lot of admiring looks: "...You don't have to be so exaggerated, I just put forward some ideas, and the specific construction still depends on everyone's strength." Fortunately, he was interested in history in his previous life, and he had read or checked these tools in the textbooks carefully, and the monk had a good memory, otherwise he really couldn't give any advice.
Jiang Cailin: "Although this artillery vehicle is useful, we cannot rely on luck to kill the opponent's commander. Yelu Hanye on the opposite side must be furious about this surprise attack, and the opponent's artillery fire will probably be quite fierce..."
Qi Zhaoshu: "But given the gap in technology, they have no chance of winning. We just need to wait here for the outcome of the battle."
As expected, the humiliated and angry Yelu Hanye frantically urged his men to fire their artillery.
"Hurry up! Shoot back at me immediately! Make sure you shoot through their wall!"
However, there was a huge gap in technology, and in the end, Yelu Hanye could only stare at the ruins of the army in a daze.
(Cannon cart: A catapult is a siege weapon like a catapult, but its function is different. A cannon cart is a siege weapon that throws stones or stone bullets. In addition to throwing stones, it can also throw other heavy objects such as logs and metal, or use ropes, cotton threads, etc. dipped in oil and then wrapped around stones, and then ignited and thrown into the enemy camp to burn and kill the enemy.)
(Meng'an Mouke: Meng'an means the leader of a thousand men; Mouke means the leader of a hundred men)
(Iron pagoda: refers to soldiers wearing heavy armor. One type of iron pagoda is armored cavalry, which is also a type of Jin Dynasty iron cavalry, different from the crooked horse. The crooked horse is a light cavalry, the men and horses do not wear armor and mainly shoot arrows, using the two-wing encirclement tactics. The iron pagoda is a heavy cavalry, the men and horses wear armor, and use the tactics of breaking through the middle of the formation.)
(What’s wrong with me? I actually researched and wrote about marching and fighting?)