The King of Minnan, led by his guards, quickly rushed to the city head.
At this moment, the sun has not completely set.
There is also a faint light that allows everyone to see things.
On the top of Li City, you can watch the battle at Juyongguan from a distance.
When the King of Minnan arrived at the city head, he found that officials of all levels had arrived, and the most dazzling person among them was none other than the Marquis of Zhen Guo, Zhao Xiaole.
There were many officials around him.
Seeing the King of Minnan arriving at the top of the city, many officials immediately paid him a courtesy, but the King of Minnan directly refused and asked:
"How is the war going now?"
Hearing this, Zhao Xiaole, who had been watching with a telescope, looked back at him and found that his hair was disheveled and he was smelling of rouge and alcohol. He immediately sneered, "My lord, are you done with your work?"
In order to avoid conflict, the official nearby reminded him quickly: "Your Majesty, this is the Marquis of Zhenguo."
The King of Minnan, who was about to have an attack, quickly put on a smile when he saw this, "It turns out to be the Marquis, disrespectful!"
"I just finished my government affairs and said I wanted to visit you. What a coincidence. I learned that the barbarians were going to attack, so I came in a hurry."
Zhao Xiaole did not try to expose his lies and said coldly: "In that case, the prince should take a good look at it!"
The King of Minnan was also smiling. He took the telescope from the officials around him and pointed it in the direction of Juyongguan.
Looking everywhere, in addition to the large number of attacking barbarians, the Minnan King finally found the source of the loud noise.
I saw thick iron pipes placed on the city gate. After being ignited by the soldiers, a burst of fire and gunpowder smoke burst out.
Then, a loud noise came.
Look at the formation of barbarians charging across the mountains and plains, and they will soon fall into a huge iron ball.
The iron balls not only smashed the attacking barbarians to death, but some even rolled down dozens of feet, impacting dozens of barbarians continuously.
Anyone touched by the iron ball will either die or be seriously injured.
Not only the King of Minnan, but also all the officials with telescopes in their hands looked at it with horror on their faces.
What is this?
Is this the legendary firearm?
Isn’t this thing too powerful?
It is simply a weapon that can kill gods when gods block it, and Buddha when it blocks Buddha!
But, can this really stop the barbarian attack?
Of course it's impossible.
Although the power of firearms is huge, the time interval between firearms firing is a little too long.
Moreover, the barbarians had too many infantrymen.
Not long after, the barbarian infantry carried the ladder and rushed to the bottom of Juyong Pass. They had to climb up the ladder.
Soon, many barbarians climbed up.
This made everyone on the top of the city sweat.
Barbarians also used Pixiu.
If Pixiu had been dispatched, I'm afraid they would have already attacked the city.
Even if he doesn't depend on Pi Xiu, he is actually killing him now.
I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before Juyongguan is breached.
Once the Juyong Pass is broken, Xunyang will be a meal for the barbarians. To take it off is as easy as picking something out of a bag.
Seeing this, the King of Minnan said with regret: "Master Hou, you shouldn't have come to Li City. If you were there, maybe this city wouldn't be breached."
"What a pity, what a pity!"
"But don't worry, Lord Marquis. I will definitely write a letter to protect Lord Marquis. It's just that this barbarian soldier is too strong and has nothing to do with Lord Marquis."
When other officials saw this, they also joked, "Yes, the barbarian soldiers are too strong and have nothing to do with the Marquis."
"The Marquis strategically abandoned Juyong Pass. In fact, he wanted to stick to Xunyang. Don't make wild guesses."
"I think the Marquis made a good strategy. When he saw that Juyong Pass was difficult to defend, he retreated first. Anyway, from my point of view, the success or failure of this battle has nothing to do with the reputation of the Marquis."
"Yes, Lord Marquis, please don't take it to heart."
"..."
Everyone seemed to be advising, but they were mocking him openly or covertly.
In addition to ridiculing Zhao Xiaole for his incompetence and his inability to stand Juyongguan, he also described his move to Li City as a strategic retreat.
In fact, it was just a joke on him. In order to preserve his reputation and escape responsibility, he gave up the defense of Juyongguan.
How could Zhao Xiaole not hear this? He snorted coldly, "Open your eyes wide and let me see clearly. If Juyong breaks the barrier today, I will chop off my head."
The King of Minnan laughed, stepped forward and patted Zhao Xiaole on the shoulder, "Xian brother, even if the city is destroyed, it has nothing to do with you, so don't say such angry words."
With that said, the Minnan King raised his telescope again and looked towards the top of the city. Other officials also did the same.
Even if the city is about to be destroyed, taking a look at the specific battle process can also increase some experience in fighting the barbarians later.
However, everyone is still not optimistic that the city can be defended.
"Look, there are no soldiers on top of the city to stop the barbarians. Why are they so far away?"
"Yes, shouldn't all the people be in arms at this time? We must defend the city no matter what!"
"..."
The officials were talking a lot, constantly blaming the commander for his mistakes.
At this moment, a row of soldiers suddenly appeared on the top of the city, each holding a long iron pipe in their hands.
When I saw the barbarian soldiers rushing up, they let out a burst of gunpowder smoke.
Then, the soldier who rushed up fell directly from the top of the city, and everyone was stunned.
Shall I wipe it?
What's going on?
At this moment, the following barbarian soldiers came up.
The soldiers in the second row holding iron pipes stepped forward one after another and released a burst of gunpowder smoke at the barbarian soldiers climbing up the wall.
Then, the barbarian soldiers in the second row fell off the city wall one after another.
During this period, some soldiers were too nervous and missed their marbles, causing the barbarian soldiers to rush forward.
However, these are very few.
There were soldiers around who were ready and stabbed him to death with spears.
The barbarians continued to attack, but they fell one after another under the cannons and muskets of the defenders. At the same time, soldiers also kept firing arrows.
Under the city wall, a thick pile of corpses quickly piled up.
It was not until after dark, when the light completely dimmed, that an order to retreat came from the barbarians.
In this way, the barbarian soldiers who attacked the city retreated.
Juyongguan was guarded.
The King of Minnan and others were dumbfounded, "Brother Xian, is this a firearm? It's so powerful!"
The King of Minnan swallowed his saliva and said.
If they didn't know this thing was a firearm, they would really think it was a witchcraft.
Zhao Xiaole did not explain, but looked at the Minnan King and said: "Your Majesty, Juyong Pass has blocked the main force of the barbarians. When are you going to send troops? Give me a clear explanation!"
Hearing this, Minnan Wan laughed and said, "The time is not yet ripe."