The artillery platoon quickly fired the predetermined number of training rounds and began to readjust the angle, aiming at the five- to six-meter-high earthen city wall in front of them.
Xu Kuang stood on the hillside and personally supervised the battle.
I don’t know whether the artillery platoon was well-trained or they were just right, but three consecutive rounds of artillery shells hit the same place, causing a large gap to open in the city wall made of mud.
Xu Kuang was confused and quickly fired a green flare in the direction of the west gate.
When Ximen received the news, he immediately lifted the tarpaulins on the three crossbow carts, revealing rows of crossbow arrows inside.
This kind of ballista is the Magic World version modified by Xu Kuang based on the Kasan rocket. These weapons were pulled here before Xu Kuang had time to test-fire them, so he didn't know how this weapon would perform.
The legs of the crossbow cart were stretched open, and the mules pulling the cart were led far away. Then, the three-door crossbow cart was aimed at the distant city wall and the fuse was lit.
The platoon leader of the second infantry platoon saw this scene and immediately shouted:
"Everyone, take cover!".
Thirty rockets roared past, passed over the heads of the second row of infantry, and headed straight for the city wall in the distance.
When the defenders on the city wall saw this scene, they were convinced that the battlements on the city wall could not hold up, so they quickly ran down the city wall.
Thirty rockets were inserted deeply into the earthen wall, and the propellant was still working, allowing these crossbow arrows to penetrate deeper. The second row of infantrymen stared at those rockets because the commander-in-chief said these rockets would explode, so they did not dare
Neglect.
Sure enough, half a minute later, the white phosphorus in a rocket reached the ignition point and burned quickly. The burning white phosphorus ignited the gunpowder inside the rocket. For just a moment, a loud noise that shook the sky and the earth silenced the world.
Then there were almost continuous explosions.
A huge shock wave suddenly swept around. The second row of infantry hiding behind the bunker was better off, but the city defense troops behind the earth wall were directly lifted into the sky along with the earth wall.
Under the shock wave of that magnitude, whether it is sand, gravel, soil, rubble, or straw, they all become high-speed deadly weapons. They are not shrapnel, but they are better than shrapnel. There are more than a hundred people behind the earth wall.
Nearly 90% were killed in one explosion!
After the shock wave dissipated, the earth wall had almost disappeared.
The second platoon of infantrymen was overjoyed, and their awe for Xu Kuang was even greater.
The second platoon leader shouted quickly:
"Set a flare!".
But everyone was temporarily deaf, and no one could hear what he said.
The second platoon leader had no choice but to grab the flare gun and fire a green flare into the sky.
Xu Kuang saw the signal flare rising from the west gate, recalled the explosion just now, and immediately understood what happened.
Xu Kuang directly ordered:
"The first platoon of infantry retreats, and the second platoon of crossbow vehicles prepares to attack the earthen city wall. The base number is 0.2. There is no need to calibrate firing. Fire immediately!".
Why didn't Xu Kuang allow school shooting? The reason is simple. They were so close. If school shooting was still needed, this group of people could be laid off where they were.
After a while, the wall of the east city gate was also broken.
Xu Kuang waved his hand and shouted:
"Order the troops to enter the city immediately!".
…
Ren stood on the stone wall of the castle, using the magician's eagle eye to observe everything. His face was ashen and he asked:
"Do you have a solution for those alchemical products?".
"There is no way, there are too many, and the distance is too far."
"Then what do we do?".
The magician sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Lord Renn, you have been kind to me over the years, and I want to repay you, but you have to understand that the situation is unfavorable now. For now, either surrender, or take important things with you and go north.
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Ren's face turned even uglier. He was quite unwilling to give in. His thousands of soldiers and horses had not yet been fully assembled, and they had not yet had a face-to-face fight with Xu Kuang. He was unwilling to give in.
"Don't we have any other options?".
The magician's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was calm:
"Even if I try my best, I still can't fight against so many elite soldiers. You see, they advance and retreat in an orderly manner, taking their time, and they have mastered a large number of alchemical weapons. If we don't make a decision immediately, the situation will probably be even more difficult."
"Let's ride away immediately!".
At this moment, Ren En was very decisive. He knew that he couldn't defeat Xu Kuang, so it was better to find someone more powerful to help him.
Soon the guard came to report:
"Since the loud noise just now, all the horses, donkeys, mules and even cattle have fled...".
Ren's face turned gloomy and he felt guilty:
"What should we do now?".
"I can only surrender to Xu Kuang. You are a baron. He will not do anything to you. He will put you back soon."
Ren's face turned green and he asked:
"Is there no other way?".
"If you fight him hard, are you sure you can defeat his elite soldiers and generals? Look at your soldiers, they can escape with death. Some of them didn't escape, you will know by looking at their pants."
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Ren's eyes glanced at the water-stained crotches, and he roared "trash" in his heart.
"There are only these two options in front of you, choose it yourself.".
Ren's face looked ferocious, but almost in an instant, he was like a deflated rubber ball, whispering helplessly:
"Okay, guard, raise the white flag.".
…
Xu Kuang listened to the report of his men and was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help but laugh:
"This is the A-level mission? Is it because of the rockets?"
Xu Kuang's guess was well-founded. Before the mission came out, he didn't know the specific power of the rocket, and the system assigned missions based on Xu Kuang's strength, so this kind of mistake occurred.
Xu Kuang rode into the city and met the captured Baron Lane and his family.
When Baron Lane saw Xu Kuang, he gritted his teeth:
"Xu Kuang, you have violated the laws of the kingdom. I am going to report you and have your title taken back!".
Xu Kuang sneered:
"Well, since you said so, I can't let you live anymore."
Baron Wren's face turned pale. He suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, and he quickly made up for himself:
"If you can let me go and apologize to me, I will forgive you."
The magician kneeling next to Baron Wren was too embarrassed to listen to him. He was embarrassed by the general and the entire army.
Xu Kuang also laughed and sneered:
"I'll give you a chance to live. You go and notify the other five lords and tell them to come to Mushroom Ridge to discuss the refugees and territory. I don't need to say more about which five barons they are, right?"
Renn looked ugly:
"You already knew our plan?".
The magician buried his head lower.
Xu Kuang smiled and said to Baron Lane:
"I won't tell you any more, my men have discovered your treasury, but don't worry, I won't take more, just 2,400 gold coins, which will be used as rent and interest for the year and four months you occupied my territory.
I also took back the mules and horses that were scared away, do you have any objections?"
Ren's face was ashen. He was about to speak, but his face trembled with fright at Xu Kuang's light words.
"As for your two sons and one daughter, I will take them away first, but don't worry, I will definitely entertain them with delicious food and drinks, don't worry."
"Xu Kuang, I remember you."
Xu Kuang shot Baron Lane next to him, scaring Baron Lane to death.
"I don't have time to tease you, hurry up, I'm leaving."
Xu Kuang mounted his horse and suddenly caught a glimpse of the magician beside him. His heart moved and he said to Chen Xiaohu: