Linzi is the most prosperous city in this era. The city is huge and divided into two parts: an inner city and an inner city. The inner city is built in the southwest corner of the outer city.
The outer city of Linzi is a large square city with a wall on the north side more than 3,000 meters long and a total of two gates.
At this moment, on the long north wall, Qi Xiangtian looked at the dozens of strangely shaped wooden instruments outside the city, as well as the hill-like pile of stones piled behind the wooden instruments, with his eyelids twitching.
"Is this the giant cannon of the Qin people?" Tian Jia swallowed. Qi has not fought a war for decades. He has never seen a giant cannon, not even an ordinary trebuchet.
But having never seen it does not mean that he has not heard of it. Along with Jicheng, Daliang, Xiangcheng, Daicheng and other famous cities in the world, they were bombarded by the Qin people.
The reputation of the giant cannon, a new type of siege equipment, has long spread throughout the world. It is said that this siege equipment is infinitely powerful, far more powerful than the old-fashioned stone-throwing machines of the past. Once hit by it, the person who is hit by the cannon will be turned into meat, and the house will be destroyed.
It collapsed on the spot.
The walls of some small cities would even crack and shatter under the bombardment of giant cannons. Thinking of these rumors, fear surged into Tianjia's heart and his legs trembled.
He couldn't help but look around and saw that both Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo had pale faces. They seemed to have thought of the reputation of the giant cannon.
As for Qi Wangjian, he didn't even see his shadow. The king was so frightened that he lost the courage to go up to the city wall. He could only huddle in the arms of the beauties in the palace, avoiding reality and seeking some comfort.
"General Tian Dan, you have experience. Do you think the Linzi city wall can withstand the Qin army's artillery fire?" Tai Shiwen remembered that Tian Dan had been shelled by the Qin army in Zhencheng, and asked quickly.
Tian Dan frowned slightly, but still replied: "The turrets and parapets can't withstand the power of the giant cannons, and they will definitely be damaged under the Qin army's bombardment. As for the city wall itself, there should be no problem. Those stone bullets will not affect the rammed earth wall.
, the damage is not too big." After hearing Tian Dan's words, everyone looked slightly better.
Doctor Jimo sighed: "As long as you can bear it, there are many guards in Linzi City. As long as the city wall is there, we can fight the Qin people. Alas, it is a pity that I led the army and was attacked by those treacherous Qin troops.
Otherwise, with my five thousand men entering the city, there will definitely be no danger in defending the city this time." Tai Shiwen also said: "As long as the Qin army's cannon can't destroy the city wall, there will be no danger for me in Linzi. The worst is to wait for them to launch.
When the stone bombs were fired, our people hid under the city wall, and when the Qin army finished firing, our soldiers came out to fight hand-to-hand with them. To attack and defend the city, in the end it was not just a bloody battle, but to see which side had more people." Tian Dan
Seeing that the two of them had regained some confidence, they secretly shook their heads.
Compared to the self-comfort of these two ignorant people, Tian Dan knew very clearly what was truly terrifying about the giant cannon.
The giant cannons not only hit the city walls, but also people's hearts! This was also what Tian Dan was most afraid of.
"Hiss, the Qin army has moved." The silent Tianjia suddenly shouted. Everyone looked for the sound and saw that the Qin army began to put down the shells of the giant cannons and filled them with stone bullets. Every one of the Qin soldiers
All the movements are frightening to watch.
"The Qin army is about to shoot, please go down to the city quickly." Tian Dan shouted hurriedly. Tian Jia did not hesitate and strode towards the bottom of the city wall.
Doctor Jimo and Tai Shiwen also hurriedly followed. When Tianjia walked down the last step of the Linzi city wall, a huge impact and roar came from behind.
One after another, the sound was like a thunderbolt from the blue and thunder on a dry day. The earth seemed to be shaking. Tianjia staggered amidst the terrible roar and almost fell to the ground.
When he stood firm, he saw more than ten black dots flying across the sky, and then fell heavily, hitting the city, destroying several houses, and causing smoke and dust to fly high.
"The power of the giant cannon is so terrifying!" Tianjia took a deep breath when he saw this scene. When he looked back, he saw that Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo had already hugged each other in fear.
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Tian Jia put his hands on his chest and felt his heart pounding. In fear, that night appeared in his mind.
The man named Chen Chi.
"It seems that it's time to make a decision." Tian Jia murmured and strode forward... The Qin army surrounded Linzi's six outer city gates and did not attack the city with soldiers. They only bombarded the city with huge cannons.
Every morning to dusk, tens of thousands of Qin soldiers alternated with each other, constantly transporting stones from nearby, grinding them into stone bullets, and then fired them one by one into Linzi City through giant cannons.
The once prosperous Linzi City trembled and moaned amidst the seemingly endless bombardment. Even though the Linzi City Wall was strong, it would not be destroyed by stone bullets.
Even though there were more than 200,000 men with halberds guarding them, the Qi army outnumbered the Qin army outside the city. However, the Qi people hiding behind the city wall did not even have a sense of security and could only tremble and tremble.
Every once in a while, many stone bullets would fly from the sky and hit the city, either turning the houses in the city into rubble or turning the unlucky ones who happened to be hit into meat paste.
The huge boulder falling from the sky was like a sharp sword hanging over the Qi people's heads. It could fall at any time and take away their lives.
The feeling of constant panic completely wiped out the minds of these people. Unprecedented fear spread in this huge city.
But in this city, there are some people with special missions who also started taking action at this time.
They went in and out of the residences of various ministers of Qi, especially those named in Qin's edicts.
...After bombarding Linzi for a period of time, Zhao Tuo and his generals stood in front of Linzi City, looking at the large eastern city in front of them.
Under the order, today's shelling has stopped. I saw that the majestic and tall walls of Linzi City were already covered with cracks and holes.
All the towering turrets had been destroyed long ago, and most of the parapet was destroyed by stone bullets. The entire wall looked miserable and in tatters.
After the Qin army stopped shelling, the Qi soldiers tremblingly emerged from under the city wall and looked outside the city in fear.
"General, why don't you let me attack the city? I think Linzi City is easy to attack." Hei Butt was eager to attack, feeling a little excited.
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Before Zhao Tuo could speak, Li Shiqi, who was standing beside him, snorted coldly: "Attack the city? So what if we capture the city wall? There are still more than 200,000 Qi soldiers in the city. If you attack the city, don't you have to fight with the opponent to resist?"
, can you guarantee a complete victory by then? Even if we capture it in the end, how much will our soldiers lose?" Black Butt snorted: "You, a drunkard, are just saying this because you want to say that you have made a great contribution? You don't want to think about King Qi's hand either.
I still have hundreds of thousands of troops inside, so I surrender to you without even fighting. Is this possible? I think you will definitely fail. In the end, we are not going to have to attack the city. Drunkard, the war still has to be seen in our hands.
, no matter how powerful your tongue is, can it be more useful than a sword?"
"How could you know the ambition of Quanbo?" Li Shiqi said disdainfully. He turned to look at Zhao Tuo, cupped his hands and said, "General, our army has been attacking the city with huge cannons for days. I think all the people in the city are already here."
It’s because I’m brave, I’m taking advantage of this opportunity to make a great contribution. I also ask the general to let me enter the city, so that the general can convince the king of Qi to surrender and accomplish the feat of destroying the country!” Zhao Tuo looked at Linzi City in front of him, and heard the sound of Lishi in his ears.
its words.
Inexplicably, he thought of Li Shiqi's ending in history. Zhao Tuo asked softly: "When the two countries are at war, although there is a courtesy of not killing them, the people of Qi are on the verge of subjugation. Mr. Qi came to Qi and said
You may encounter a crisis and lose your life, sir, are you afraid?" Li Shiqi laughed.
"What did the general say? When I was in Xianyang, I heard rumors in the market that the general once said boldly in the palace of Xianyang in front of the king, 'A real man lives in the world, lives as a prince, and dies as a temple minister.
’, how magnificent this statement is!”
"Li Shi is not talented, but now I want to say something."
"When a real man lives in this world, if he can't eat five pots of food during his lifetime, he will be cooked by five pots of food when he dies!"
"I, Li Shiqi, have nothing to fear if I die for the sake of fame! Hahaha!" The laughter was hearty, showing Li Shiqi's boldness and uninhibitedness.
Zhao Tuo was startled for a moment, then nodded and said, "Sir, what you said is that if you die for fame, you should have nothing to fear. If you are afraid, how can you make achievements? Since you are willing to enter the city, I should listen to you."
"Li Shiqi, thank you general!" Li Shiqi looked solemn and saluted Zhao Tuo. Not everyone was willing to give him the opportunity to surrender a country.
What Zhao Tuo did was also a favor to Li Shiqi. After Li Shiqi finished saluting, he raised his head and looked at Linzi City in front of him, his eyes like a torch.
This country, this city, will be a battlefield for him to eat his best. He whispered softly in his heart.
"If I can't be promoted to a concubine, become a noble, and enjoy the food of the Five Cauldrons, what's the point of what I've learned in my life?"