Before the battle, Qu Yang had a feeling that once a fight broke out, he would definitely not be a match for the Chinese army. Under the bombardment of sky thunder, the so-called city wall could not stop them for long.
But even knowing this, Qu Yang had no intention of giving up the war or surrendering. He became a general because of the kindness of the King of Western Shu. From this, he could only have one result, and that was
Live and die with Shuncheng.
"General, the Chinese army is coming below the city." The deputy general beside him reminded, and Qu Yang also looked towards the tower.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Several bows and arrows tied with rice paper were shot toward the tower and landed on the tower. Soon, soldiers delivered the letter to Qu Yang.
Qu Yang knew that this must be a letter to persuade him to surrender, but what surprised him was that the letter was actually written by Emperor Tang Ao himself. The main idea was that he had heard about Qu Yang and knew that he was very capable and good to the people.
The general was also a good officer. Because of this, Tang Aocai, who had a love for talents, persuaded Quyang to surrender, and promised that the Chinese army would never kill the people and soldiers in the city at will after entering the city, and was willing to wait until the army was stationed in the rear.
, continue to let Qu Yang lead the troops and so on.
The surrender letter written by the emperor personally gave Qu Yang a lot of face. But as he said, Qu Yang was a loyal man and there was no way he would choose to surrender. In front of all the soldiers, he tore the surrender letter into pieces.
He picked up the fragments, and then said in a very firm tone: "We have been favored by the king in this life. The so-called raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while, how can we betray the king? From now on, if anyone mentions it again,
Those who surrender will be killed without mercy!"
Through the telescope, Shi Lei saw everything that happened on the tower. The Long Ya team members who knew lip reading also repeated everything Qu Yang said.
"Oh, he is a loyal man. Even so, everyone has his own ambitions, and one cannot force him. In this case, send someone to tell Qu Yang that the people are so innocent when the two armies are fighting. We, the Chinese army, are not willing to harm the people. Give them
We will allow all the people to leave the city in two days. If the people are willing to come to the land of Dahua, we will welcome them with both hands and arrange them properly."
Tang Ao looked at Shuncheng in front of him. After all, this is not Beidi or Goryeo. The people here are all common people. In the future, they will be the common people of Dahua. One less person will die, which will contribute to the growth and strength of the country in the future.
contribute.
Immediately, someone sent Tang Ao's request as a letter to Qu Yang by shooting it with a bow and arrow. This time, he did not refuse. After all, his title of loving the people like a son was not for nothing.
Shuncheng is also a big city. There are 30,000 people in the city, which is equal to the number of troops stationed in the city. When Qu Yang told Tang Ao's request to the people in the city, most of the people chose to leave.
, most of them chose to go out of the North Gate, obviously they wanted to join Dahua and become the people of China.
Some people chose to rush towards Zhangcheng behind them. There were also some people, about 3,000 people, who chose to stay in Shuncheng. With the idea of returning to their roots after fallen leaves, they would die here even if they died.
In two days, the people in Shun City made their own choices. After more than 20,000 people left, the city suddenly seemed much emptier. Early on the third day, the Chinese army marched two miles and came to the distance
Two miles below the city.
The flags were fluttering, showing a posture of about to attack the city.
It is not clear to say that the Dahua Army is really preparing to attack the city. The Xiangzhou Army in the city was left with two days of preparation time, and now they have also made various preparations.
It's already June, and the sky has been a little gloomy since the morning, and then there's some light rain, which makes people feel even more depressed.
A total of 150 artillery pieces from the First Firearms Brigade were pushed out, which could hit six miles away. Once they appeared, the victory was basically determined. The rest just depends on how many days the Xiangzhou Army can hold on.
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Qu Yang stood behind a battlement in armor, letting the drizzle hit him, but his body remained motionless. Since he chose to stay, and since he chose to be loyal to the King of Western Shu, there is nothing to regret.
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"The shield soldiers are ready. Once the opponent fires, they will protect the other comrades as much as possible. The archers are waiting for orders. If the Chinese army starts to attack the city, they will shoot hard." Qu Yang's shouting echoed through the tower.
above.
He didn't know how powerful the Great China Army Sky Thunder was, but he knew about his own generation of Sky Thunder. Unless it was hit directly, the shield soldiers could still play some protective role.
At the end of the hour and the beginning of the hour, Brigadier Shen Ping'an rode forward, followed behind him was a flag bearer holding a red and black flag. All the gunners' eyes involuntarily fell on the flag.
When the red flag is raised, the cannon fires! When the black flag is raised, the cannon is stopped.
"Hit!" As Brigadier Shen's firm voice came out, the red flag was raised high almost at the same time, and then there was the roar of artillery, and the shells modified by the fourth-generation Tianlei were directed towards the road two miles away.
The city tower was smashed over.
Solid bombs, blooming bombs, incendiary bombs...
They flew towards the city tower in a hurry, smashing the originally seemingly solid city wall into a mess and leaving it full of holes.
Artillery is known as the God of War. His appearance broke the original war model and made war simpler and more cruel.
And when one party has artillery and the other does not, the result will only be worse, forming a situation that is close to massacre. When they fall on the tower, in addition to the huge explosion, there are countless screams
and wailing sounds.
The power of the fourth-generation sky thunder was countless times more powerful than that of the first-generation sky thunder. The facts finally made Qu Yang understand how ridiculous and even childish his idea of using a shield hand to resist the power of artillery was.
Whenever a cannonball hits the city wall, the shield is like a toy in a child's hand, so fragile and vulnerable...
The Xiangzhou soldiers, who had never experienced this kind of battle and had never even seen this kind of attack pattern, were stunned when the first batch of artillery shells fell, so that many of them couldn't even tell the difference between south, south, north and south
, being deafened by the sound of cannons twice, all he could do was crawl around on the tower, crying loudly, not knowing what else to do.
The soldiers were all in chaos, their shields were blown to pieces, and the archers had long thrown their bows and arrows into nowhere. Some of the corps commanders, commanders, centurions, and even the captains of thousands were so frightened that they fell to the ground.
, the whole army was in chaos at this moment.
Every breath, every time a shell falls, one or even multiple lives will be taken away. As for the injured, there are countless others. But even so, General Qu Yang, who was hiding behind a battlement and shivering, still did not give the order to withdraw.
The command of the tower.
He knew that once the city tower was removed at this time, the Chinese army would be able to climb up the city tower unscrupulously. In that case, the city would not be far from being lost.
Qu Yang, who is persisting, still holds a glimmer of hope in his heart, that is, the number of artillery of the Dahua Army is limited, and maybe it will stop at the next moment. At that time, he will lead the Xiangzhou soldiers to defend the city and do his last duty.
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With a glimmer of hope that he didn't know would be possible, Qu Yang's body was constantly being submerged.
Within a quarter of an hour, thirteen of the soldiers responsible for protecting the general had died. They all threw themselves to death to protect Qu Yang. They used their own lives and even their corpses to perform their duties.
Seeing the soldiers who were usually as close as brothers die in front of him, he was so unyielding that no one abandoned him, and one of them turned around and fled down the city. Tears were constantly flowing in Qu Yang's eyes. At this moment,
He had some doubts about his decision.
Facing such powerful firepower from the Dahua Army, can they withstand it with their physical bodies?
Because I want to be loyal to the king, is it worth it for so many soldiers to die here?
The artillery continued for a stick of incense. Thirty minutes later, the black flag was raised. At that moment, the sound of the artillery suddenly stopped. All the artillerymen began to inspect the artillery, and some even started to change the barrel of the cannon.
The bronze artillery is indeed very powerful, and its lethality is much greater than that of the previous Tianlei with catapults. Now the catapult has been replaced, but the consumption is too serious. Fortunately, the Dahua Army is well prepared and has rich experience.
, there won’t be any problems. The only thing is that it’s a waste of money.
"Take a rest before bombarding." Tang Ao rode on the snow-treading jade white dragon and looked up at the sky. The news from Xiaobai showed that the Xiangzhou soldiers had not retreated from the tower yet. For the sake of the safety of the soldiers, Tang Ao
Decided to do another round later.
"Your Majesty, do you want to continue the bombardment? We can definitely blast open the city gate and rush into the city." Wei Chao, the deputy chief of staff, stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
"What? Are you feeling sorry for the artillery? It's just a waste of money. Compared to building up the momentum of our Great Chinese Army and protecting the lives of the soldiers, this loss is really nothing." Tang Ao smiled and shook his head.
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He knew what Wei Chao and even most of the generals thought. In their view, it was just a city. They could blast open their city gates first, and then let the fourth brigade of Shanshan Guards charge.
Then the infantry followed closely behind. As long as they entered the city, victory was in their hands.
Speaking of which, this is not impossible. But when attacking Shuncheng this time, Tang Ao deliberately changed his approach. He wanted to use this battle to show off the power of the Chinese army's artillery, which was the so-called flexing of muscles.