The rebels were frightened by Ding Nian's crazy look. But Ding Nian's crazy look also reminded the rebels that they had to pay attention to the threat of the Crouching Tiger Cannon when they were suppressed with guns.
In order to survive, many rebels had to fight back with their bows and crossbows under the firepower of their guns.
The Fuzi Crossbow troops and trebuchet troops, which had been suppressed, also began to counterattack.
Although Ding Nian's ability is not very good, he knows that equipment is very important for defending the city. Therefore, in the preparation stage before the war, Ding Nian spared no effort to build a large number of trebuchets and bed crossbows.
Originally, these equipment could be of great help in defending the city. However, the soldiers who operated them were frightened by the guns of the Xin'an Army. It was only then that they were forced to stand amid Ding Nian's madness.
Come out and fight back!
Lu Xu issued shields and daggers to his Tiger Crouching Artillery unit. When the gunner and deputy gunner were operating, the people who belonged to the same artillery team used knives and shields to protect their safety.
The rebels' crossbows hardly caused much damage to the Xin'an Army's Tiger Crouching Cannon. Not only that, Lu Xu's large force had also arrived behind the gunners at this time, and they received tighter protection.
It was not until the rebels' trebuchets and bed crossbows began to show their power that the Xin'an Army's Tiger Crouching Artillery unit suffered any casualties!
However......
It's too late for this!
Bang!
Boom!
After the sound of a cannon, almost at the same time, the city gate of Qinzhou Mansion also made a loud noise.
The huge impact made the city gate shake continuously!
Ding Nian was shocked!
Although he was not a military expert, he still discovered that the damage caused by the Xin'an Army's large iron pipes to the city gate was by no means as great as a car crash, and might even be worse.
What's even more terrifying is that of the many large iron pipes in Lu Xu's hand, only "one" launched an attack just now.
That was the artillery unit of the Xin'an Army conducting a test firing. After the first hit, Lu Xu also saw that at the current distance, the Tiger Crouching Cannon's shooting accuracy and destructive power against the city gate were just right.
Therefore, he immediately ordered the large troops to press forward and continue to exert pressure on the enemies on the city wall. He shared the pressure of the artillery and then let the artillery concentrate on destroying the city gate.
At the same time, the craftsmen accompanying the army also began to build a pontoon bridge on the moat of Qinzhou Prefecture under the protection of the Xin'an Army.
At this time, Lu Xu couldn't help but feel grateful to Wen Yuanzhong. It was precisely because Wen Yuanzhong transferred more than 600 craftsmen to Wei'an Fort that Wei'an Fort could develop so smoothly.
Although Lu Xu has a lot of new technologies and new knowledge hidden in his mind, no one has manifested them. No matter how much Lu Xu knows, it is useless!
Without the efforts of these more than 600 craftsmen, Xinanzhai would never be as strong as it is now. And the reason why our troops can build mountains and bridges when encountering mountains and rivers is also because of the technical support of those craftsmen!
Otherwise, how could I use firearms to suppress fire while letting engineers build pontoons like I do now?
Lu Xu's attack could be said to be a steady one, one step at a time. This meant that the defender's defense strategy did not work, and even the enemy's most basic offensive rhythm was not disrupted.
Although Ding Nian didn't understand anything about rhythm, he knew that on the battlefield, everything Lu Xu wanted to do was accomplished, and that was definitely not a good thing for him!
But even if Ding Nian is aware of the danger, there is not much he can do now.
After all, he is an unjust person, and this battle is also an unjust battle for the rebels. They cannot improve their military morale in any way. The number of Beiting people who are really willing to fight Lu Xu is too small.
, and they are also responsible for supervising the army, which prevents them from going up to the city wall to fight.
This made Ding Nian unable to form effective combat effectiveness to stop Lu Xu no matter how anxious he was.
To make matters worse...the city is even more chaotic!
The rumbling sound of cannons outside naturally attracted the attention of Mrs. Ding in the city!
The Tiger Crouching Cannon has a larger caliber, and the sound it makes is naturally louder! The huge sound of the cannon, let alone the Beiting people and the rebels, even the friendly rebels were frightened!
Everyone has their eyes fixed on Mrs. Ding. In fact, they don't know what they want to do when they look at Mrs. Ding.
Maybe it's because they want to find the backbone in Mrs. Ding?
Mrs. Ding was also shocked by such momentum, but after getting over the initial shock, Mrs. Ding immediately realized that she could not wait any longer!
Just listen to her shouting: "Brothers, Master Lu is already attacking the city gate of Qinzhou Mansion! Now is the time when he needs our support, brothers, follow me to kill!"
The rebels didn't know how Mrs. Ding knew that Lu Xu had begun to attack the city gate. They only knew that they needed someone to tell them what to do now?
Since I have no idea, then whatever Mrs. Ding says is whatever she says!
then!
Everyone shouted and followed the servants of the Ding family to kill them.
Chun Niang was standing next to Mrs. Ding holding the knife. She felt a little strange when she heard Mrs. Ding's order.
She just heard her ask: "Miss, how did you know that Master Lu was attacking the city gate?"
Mrs. Ding raised her head: "If you listen to the huge momentum outside, it is obvious that the momentum now is much stronger than before. Lord Lu has used a more powerful weapon."
"If I were Master Lu, I would have such a powerful weapon in my hand. I would not fight with that old thief on the city wall! I would definitely use that weapon to blast open the city gate of Qinzhou Mansion, and then directly
Just lead the troops and fight in."
"Based on the morale and fighting power of the rebels, as long as the Xin'an Army rushes in, it will be a massacre for them."
"So I conclude that Master Lu used such a powerful weapon just to destroy the city gate."
Chun Niang thought for a while and said: "If that weapon can really destroy the city gate, why didn't Master Lu use it at the beginning?"
Mrs. Ding said: "Does this need to be said? It didn't work before because he didn't send that weapon close enough."
"If my prediction is correct, the new weapon used by Lord Lu should be a weapon similar to the crossbow and trebuchet that can kill the enemy at a long distance."
"So when the battle just started, the roaring sound was constant! And I judge that the combat range of that new weapon should be beyond that of a crossbow."
"It's just that this new weapon is not powerful enough against city walls and gates at long distances."
"I conclude that Mr. Lu should have brought two new weapons this time. One has not stopped since the battle started. Their mission is to cover the second weapon's advance to a close enough distance."
"And the real killing move of the Xin'an Army this time should be the second new weapon used by Master Lu now!"