On both sides of the Han River, Song army artillery roared.

Under the cover of artillery, the Song warships pounced on the Qi navy from all directions.

In the view of the Mongolian Communists, the Qi army's navy was finished.

However, when he heard the reminder and saw the ships of the Song Army bursting into flames, his eyes showed shock.

On the surface of the Han River, Xia Gui stood on the building boat, brandishing his sword and roaring, "Rocket, force the Song boat back, let me rush over!"

The Song Army's warship wanted to approach the Qi Army's ship for a boarding battle, but the Qi Army's warship suddenly shot out rockets trailing flames.

These rockets are the new firearms of the Qi army. With the help of gunpowder, their range can reach more than 300 steps.

The warship of the Song Army that rushed forward was hit by rockets and immediately burst into flames.

The Song army's warship was set on fire and its speed slowed down. The Qi army's warship took the opportunity to knock away the blocking Song army's warship and rushed to the edge of the pontoon.

Several military ships rushed to the pontoon immediately.

In an instant, the pontoon bridge connecting Xiangyang and Fancheng burst into flames.

Xiangyang City Wall, Meng Gong held his hands on the wall stacks, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

However, this surprise was fleeting, and the Mongolian Communists quickly regained their composure and waved their hands: "Continue the shelling and prepare to rebuild the pontoon bridge!"

Northern suburb of Fancheng.

Zhao Tai stood on the watchtower and watched the Qi army's artillery smashing the city wall.

"Your Majesty! The pontoon bridge was destroyed by the navy!" A general suddenly reported loudly.

Zhao Tai nodded. The Qi army successfully destroyed the pontoon bridge, which meant that the connection between Xiangyang and Fancheng was severed.

Zhao Tai looked far ahead at the Qi army's artillery array. Each artillery piece retreated back, and thick white smoke covered the long artillery array.

Nearly a hundred cannonballs hit the city wall, dust flew up on Fancheng, and gravel fell into the water, causing a splash of white water.

The city wall was shaken by the smashing. As soon as a Song Army gunner lit the fuse, a cannon shell slammed over, directly cutting off the wall stacks, and the aroused rubble directly hit several gunners.

On the city wall, soldiers of the Song Dynasty were squatting behind, and gravel fell from time to time, hitting them.

Under such a fierce bombardment, the ordinary army would have collapsed long ago, but the defenders at the top of the city showed their elite side.

Facing the Qi army's artillery fire, they squatted on the top of the city but did not panic.

At this time, an officer suddenly ran over and patted the soldier on the shoulder quickly, "This section is going to collapse! Go to Wengcheng."

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were reminded, and they quickly supported Fan Yangmao with one hand and held the weapon in the other hand. They followed the officer and quickly evacuated.

As soon as the soldiers on the city left, there was a loud noise, and the section of city wall they had just left collapsed with a rumble, and thick dust rose up.

The collapse of the city wall was the signal to attack.

Looking upstairs, Zhao Tai immediately pulled out his sword and waved forward, "Attack!"

As soon as the military order was given, the war drums were beaten, and the Qi army formations outside the city surged towards Fancheng like a sea wave.

On Fan City, after the city wall collapsed, a large number of Song soldiers hurriedly climbed onto the city wall without Liu Zheng's orders. Several groups of Song soldiers were on the street, running to the collapse site and climbing up the slope to set up defenses.

At this time, as soon as the Song army entered the city, they heard the thundering shouts of killing getting closer and closer. Countless Qi soldiers approached the city wall with various weapons.

In the Qi army formation, a group of thousands of elite soldiers rushed directly towards the collapse.

The momentum erupted by the Qi army shocked the Song army at the top of the city.

Is this the powerful army that defeated Mongolia and unified the north?

"Fire arrows!" When the Song general saw the Qi army approaching, the officer roared loudly without hesitation.

At the top of the city, the Song army's artillery, crossbow beds, crossbow arrows, and archers fired one after another.

With a loud "boom", the artillery shells whizzed down and landed in the Qi army formation, stirring up clouds of mud.

"Whoosh", the huge crossbow arrow lying in the arrow trough quickly shot towards the Qi army. The big spear-like arrow penetrated the shields and bodies of the Qi soldiers, and even pierced two Qi soldiers with one arrow.

For a time, the sound of artillery and the sound of piercing the air were heard. Countless arrows were shot at the approaching Qi army. Bows and crossbows hit shields, siege towers and other equipment, making bursts of "duh" sounds.

The defensive equipment of the Southern Song Dynasty army can be said to be the best in the world.

There are various long-range weapons such as artillery, crossbows, divine arm bows, and infantry bows on the city wall. The trebuchet on the back of the city wall will throw pieces of cannon stones away, and all kinds of arrows, shells, and cannon stones will be covered in the direction. Qi army formation.

Such a strong defense would make it difficult for ordinary troops to touch the city walls, but the Qi army dominates the world and is far stronger than the Song army.

On the way forward, some Qi troops were smashed to pieces by cannonballs and cannon stones, and some Qi troops were shot down by various arrows. However, the Qi army's attack formations pressed down the city wall in a stable formation.

Qi Jun's shield-hand held a shield, pushed the shield cart, and rushed forward with firm steps, facing the rain of arrows from the top of the city.

At their back door, a large number of archers and crossbowmen were lying on siege ladders, holding tall instruments, and slowly approached the city wall.

In front of the entire military formation, thousands of elite Qi troops were already running and crashed into the thick dust and smoke rising from the collapse of the city wall.

When the Qi army's infantry quickly pressed against the city wall, the Qi army's artillery team that destroyed the city wall adjusted the angle of its artillery. The muzzle of the gun changed from aiming directly at the city wall to raising it high.

"Boom, boom, boom" the Qi army's artillery array fired again.

Cannonballs flew over the heads of the Qi army formations one after another, drew an arc in the sky, jumped over the city head, and smashed into Fancheng.

For a time, the houses and streets in Fancheng were shelled by Qi troops. The Song troops running on the streets could only disperse in a hurry to avoid them.

Looking upstairs, after Zhao Tai gave the order to attack, his eyes were fixed on the battlefield.

Now that the navy has cut off the connection between Xiangyang and Fancheng, Xiangyang can no longer support Fancheng in a large scale.

So whether Fancheng can be conquered depends on the strength of his troops.

On the watchtower, many generals of the Qi army looked at Fancheng with some solemn expressions, but Zhao Tai was very calm.

"The king seems not worried about taking Fancheng!" Wang Bin said with a smile.

Zhao Tai looked at Fancheng and said coldly: "Xiangfan, Xiangfan. Xiangyang and Fancheng are on both sides of the Han River. In terms of reputation, everyone in the world knows Xiangyang, but few people know Fancheng. This shows that although Fancheng is a strong city, it is Far inferior to Xiangyang! Today I am leading a large army to the south to unify the world. If my officers and soldiers cannot even capture Fancheng, how can I unify them? It is better to return to the court as soon as possible to avoid the ridicule of the world."

The generals raised their brows when they heard this. Everyone undoubtedly heard Zhao Tai's confidence in the Qi army and his arrogance to look down on the world.

"It's time to fight!" As soon as Zhao Tai finished speaking, someone pointed at the collapse and shouted.

Zhao Tai raised his head and looked into the distance, and saw the Qi army's vanguard plunging into the smoke, climbing up the collapse, and bumped into the defending Song army. The two armies were engaged in a fierce fight.
Chapter completed!