Chapter 497: Artillery shows its power, Shuzhou City is destroyed
Yicheng County, Shuzhou City, Xia Kingdom.
This Yicheng prefecture is the barrier of Xia Kingdom's capital.
Although from the map, both sides of the Yangtze River are vast and there are many state capitals and cities. As long as the Yun army bypasses this area slightly, they can directly attack the capital of Xia Kingdom in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
But in fact, this Shuzhou City is an important town that is difficult for the Yun Army to bypass!
Because to the north of Shuzhou City, there are the Dabie Mountains, which are lined with peaks and stretch for nearly a thousand miles from east to west. To the south of Shuzhou City, they are composed of many mountains such as Huangshan Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, and Qiyun Mountain, and the most rugged and difficult-to-travel Wannan Mountains!
Shuzhou City guarded the only road along the Yangtze River. Without capturing this place, it would be difficult for the Yun army to continue attacking the Xia Kingdom!
At this time, under this Shuzhou City.
The artificially dug moat is wide and draws the water of the Yangtze River to surround the city. The huge entrance bridge is raised high at this time. The moat is extremely deep and the current is fast, directly blocking the road to the city gate.
At the city gate, the city gates, which weighed tens of thousands of kilograms and were made of fine steel, were also tightly closed at this time.
The city wall, which is more than ten feet high, is made of blue bricks and three layers of earth. It stands majestically. There are caves for hiding soldiers, horse faces and other defensive measures on it. Behind the city gate, there are urns and turrets where elite Xia troops are stationed.
The tight defense has turned the entire Shuzhou City into an impregnable fortress!
Thanks to Wu Zhengping's prompt decision, he had gathered all the Xia troops in Yicheng County, plus the Xia reinforcements that were arriving one after another, to form a large army composed of 30,000 elites and 50,000 local county soldiers!
It is naturally impossible for such a force to fight in the field with Yun's army.
But Wu Zhengping was confident that under his command, he led this army to defend Shuzhou City, relying on the dangerous location of the city to resist Yun's army.
It can still be done to stop the Yun Army's advance!
At this time, outside Shuzhou City.
Smoke and dust filled the sky, covering the sky. The forest-like cloud and dragon flags were raised high, surging continuously.
The Xia army officers and soldiers on the garrison wall heard the clear roar of the iron hoofs of war horses and the sound of the soldiers marching in unison.
Looking up, General Yun Jun, wearing white armor, was like a tide, coming from all over the mountains and fields in the distance.
The billowing smoke, entangled with the murderous atmosphere of the battlefield, shot straight into the sky.
In an instant, the color of the sky and the earth changed, dark clouds shrouded the city, and came over Shuzhou City, casting a shadow.
This dignified and crushing power of the Yun Army weighed on the hearts of the Xia Army soldiers in the city, making them feel as if a heavy boulder was pressing on their chests, making them unable to breathe at all.
Wu Zhengping flicked his cloak and, surrounded by generals, walked quickly to the city wall.
This group of people, all veteran generals who were used to fighting on the battlefield, could not help but take a deep breath when they saw the majestic power of the Yun Kingdom army in the distance.
At this time, there were countless lieutenant generals and generals in the Xia Army who suddenly felt a sense of despair and helplessness in their hearts.
Such military power is extremely frightening. If it were not for the high city and deep pool of Shuzhou, I am afraid that the morale of the Xia army would have completely collapsed at this time!
Outside Shuzhou City, the Yun army lined up here, and the soldiers formed a phalanx to fight in order.
Tens of thousands of Yun Army elites gathered here at this time, but there was silence. All that could be heard was the forest of Yun Army flags fluttering in the wind and the sound of hunting.
Hundreds of extremely elite soldiers, filled with murderous aura, emerged from the army, surrounded by handsome flags and banners.
Under the banner, Wu Zixu was wearing battle armor and patrolling the military formation. The big red cloak was flying continuously, making him extremely flamboyant.
Wherever the commander's banner reached, the Yunlong flag erected in the army surged like waves.
The soldiers of the Yun Army held weapons in their hands, looked at Wu Zixu with burning eyes, and shouted in unison:
"mighty!"
"mighty!"
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The sound of his voice was deafening, which showed that the morale of the Yun army was extremely high, and their desire to fight was clearly revealed.
Wu Zixu just swaggered around in front of the two armies to boost their morale. Then he reined in his horse and squinted at the vague figures of Wu Zhengping and others on the city wall.
"You're really patient," Zixu snorted coldly and said to himself with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Although he wanted to destroy the country of Xia, he never made any mistakes in leading troops because of his eagerness.
Therefore, he knew very well that if he lost too many troops in order to storm the fortified city in front of him, he would fail and be forced to stop his attack on Jinling City.
And just now, the reason why he personally patrolled the formation in front of the two armies was to see if he could use his identity to inspire the Xia Army generals in the city to lead troops out of the city for a surprise attack.
To be honest, some of the Xia Army generals in the city just now did have such thoughts.
Especially Yun Kaige, Xia Guoming's top expert, wanted to rely on his cultivation in the land of gods to kill Wu Zixu.
Wu Zhengping was still clear-headed and knew that Wu Zixu, as the commander-in-chief of the army, would never fall into danger easily. If he dared to step forward at this time, he definitely had a trump card, so he ordered some generals headed by Yun Kaige not to leave the city to attack
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Seeing that he failed to lure the enemy, Wu Zixu shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Prepare to attack!"
When the generals of the Yun Army beside them heard this, they straightened up and shouted in unison:
"Take your orders!"
Immediately, the generals dispersed and returned to the army, giving orders to prepare for the attack.
The Yun army's military formation, which was originally neat and motionless as a mountain, suddenly dispersed like a tide.
Countless siege equipment were pushed out.
The most eye-catching thing was the dozen or so vehicles pulled by several packhorses.
The carriage was covered with white cloth. Where the cloth did not cover it, the thick black steel cannon body was exposed.
More than thirty military masters specially allocated to the artillery team relied on their vigorous military training skills to directly transport the artillery, which weighed more than ten thousand kilograms.
In just a moment, the dozen or so huge, ferocious, dark cannons were aimed straight at Shuzhou City in the distance.
The craftsmen from the Shenji Institute accompanying the army were constantly directing the army's lieutenant generals to adjust the angle of the muzzle.
On top of the city wall of Shuzhou City, Wu Zhengping looked at the moving Yun Army and the strange long black cylinder that was constantly tinkering in front of the army formation, and suddenly he had an unpleasant premonition in his heart.
General Xia Jun, who also saw it, couldn't help but point to the distance and frowned:
"What is that?"
"Could it be some newly invented trebuchet?"
Wu Zhengping frowned, suddenly thinking of the elite Southwest Xia Army who were completely wiped out by the Yun Army.
When Rongzhou City suffered a disastrous defeat, there were actually many reasons worth mentioning.
The Yun army was elite and brave, but its retreat was cut off and its commander was incompetent.
But Wu Zhengping believes that the most important reason is that the Yun army suddenly revealed a way to unite the army, which caught the Xia army off guard, and many soldiers thought it was ghosts and gods who were helping.
With great morale, Wu Zixu used his weak force to annihilate the entire army!
People in the Yun Kingdom like to use these weird things.
But this time, the dozen or so artillery pieces placed in front gave Wu Zhengping such a bad premonition.
"Something's wrong!" Wu Zhengping said in a low tone.
And just when Wu Zhengping ordered the army to be on alert and urged the generals to stabilize their morale, all they heard was a violent roar of "bang".
In an instant, it was like the roar of thunder exploding in the ears of the soldiers of both armies.
Smoke was everywhere, flames suddenly appeared, and iron cannonballs were like meteors, piercing the sky, whistling and even igniting the surrounding air.
There was another "bang" sound, and the ground on the city wall suddenly shook, and rubble was thrown up.
Sound of panic, miserable
The sound of screams and despair and collapse instantly enveloped the walls of Shuzhou City.
Some of the shells fired by more than ten artillery pieces hit the wall, causing huge holes and cracks in the extremely strong Shuzhou City wall.
Some cannonballs directly hit the city wall, directly destroying a turret. Under the broken bricks, more than a hundred elite Xia troops died here before they could perform any feats. Only the bright red blood flowed along the remains of the turret.
Down.
There were also artillery that had been adjusted at an unknown angle, and the shells fired were fired directly into Shuzhou City, destroying all the residential buildings near the city wall. The cruelty and ruthlessness of the war, which affected innocent people, was vividly demonstrated.
At this time, not to mention the Xia army officers and soldiers in Shuzhou City, even the elite Yun army who had never seen the power of artillery were temporarily deafened by the roar of artillery, their heads were buzzing, and they were stunned on the spot and were at a loss.
On the huge battlefield, hundreds of thousands of troops from both countries fell into a daze.
After a while, the Yun Army soldiers finally reacted.
Looking at the extremely miserable Shuzhou City Wall in the distance, their faces flushed and they were extremely excited. Their morale exploded again, and they suddenly let out cheers that shook the world.
Correspondingly, the Xia Army soldiers in Shuzhou City fell into extreme panic and despair, and their morale was completely defeated.
There were even signs that the county soldiers garrisoned on the city wall ignored military orders and fled to the city in an organized manner.
Wu Zixu pierced his ears, shook his head, and then looked at the dozen or so artillery pieces in front of the formation with extremely hot eyes, unable to conceal his excitement, he said:
"Unbelievable. Unbelievable!"
"This is a god-given weapon of war. With this thing in hand, no matter how strong the city or fortress in the world is, it cannot withstand the strength of my army!"
Sun Bin, the counselor of the Military Aircraft Department who was escorting the artillery to the front line with a secret order, couldn't help but said:
"His Majesty has said that if artillery can be developed further, in the future, countries in the world may no longer need to build city walls to protect their cities."
Wu Zixu nodded repeatedly, then drew out the sword from his waist, pointed diagonally at Shuzhou City ahead, and shouted:
"Continue to fire, and the walls of Shuzhou City will be completely destroyed!"
The military order was issued, and the artillery, which had already shown its power, showed its power again.
At this time, the cannons that had adjusted their angles again spewed smoke and fire, and the iron cannonballs hit the wall of Shuzhou City hard.
There was another tremor, and rubble collapsed. The green bricks outside the city wall were directly smashed, exposing the rammed earth inside. Some cannonballs even smashed the rammed earth into the city wall, causing cracks.
"ah!"
Among Xia's troops, Yun Kaige's eyes widened angrily, he shouted loudly, and his body suddenly jumped up.
In an instant, a strange phenomenon of the big sun condensed in the sky, and the two suns flew into the sky, releasing a scorching brilliance.
Yun Kaige, who had the terrifying cultivation of a land god, could no longer hide it, and took action with all his strength, and actually directly met the dozen or so cannonballs that were launched again.
Only five muffled sounds of "bang", "bang", "bang", "bang" and "bang" were heard in succession. Five of the shells, which came with the force of wind and thunder and were extremely powerful, were directly blocked by Yun Kaige.
Either it deviated from the direction, or it fell to the ground.
But the speed of the fired shells was as fast as lightning. Yun Kaige tried his best to block five of them. But the remaining shells were unable to stop them, and he could only watch helplessly as they hit the enemy hard again.
On top of the city wall.
Wu Zhengping, who was on top of the city wall, had his pupils constricted and was horrified.
The terrestrial fairyland has always been considered the most powerful existence in the world. But faced with the strange weapons that Yun Jun suddenly took out, it was powerless!
Yun Kaige turned around and landed heavily on the city wall, his feet even sinking more than an inch before he relieved his strength.
At this time, Yun Kaige looked at the Yun army in front, blood flashed in his eyes, and his anger became even more violent. He gritted his teeth and said to Wu Zhengping:
"Commander, the general wants to lead his troops out of the city to fight and destroy the Yun army's siege equipment!"
At this time, Xia Jun was able to temporarily protect his
The only way to occupy Shuzhou City is to destroy all the Yun Army's artillery.
Otherwise, if they continue to bombard for dozens of rounds, not to mention the morale of the army, even the extremely strong Shuzhou City wall will probably be completely destroyed!
Wu Zhengping also knew that Yun Kaige was the only one who destroyed Yun's army's siege equipment at this time, and he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
But when he raised his head and looked into the distance and saw the two wings of the Yun army encircling them in the Crane Wing Formation and placing the artillery under semi-encirclement, Wu Zhengping knew that this plan was too dangerous!
If he is not careful, he is afraid that the only land master among the Xia army will be surrounded by the Yun army and completely suppressed by the vision of the army.
Not to mention that since Yun Jun could build such siege equipment, he could naturally build ten or even a hundred more gates.
Let’s just say that in Shuzhou City now, the morale of the army officers and soldiers has collapsed, their courage has disappeared, and they are fleeing with dead and injured people. It is the end!
It is really not a worthwhile trade to trade Yun Kaige, a master of the army in the land of fairyland, for Shuzhou City, which is destined to not be able to hold on for long.
Thinking of this, Wu Zhengping no longer hesitated, gritted his teeth and said:
"Command the army to pull down the city wall, disperse into the city, and fight with the Yun army to seize the city!"
The Xia army's combat strength and morale were not as good as those of the Yun army.
Although there is a master in the land of gods, it is obviously impossible for one person to defeat ten thousand troops and drive the Yun army out under the suppression of the masters of the Yun Kingdom and the strange phenomena of the Yun army.
The so-called street fighting to seize the city is just a measure to delay time and increase the casualties of the Yun army!
Even though the generals of the Xia army felt something was wrong in their hearts, no one refuted it. Most of them felt relieved and responded without hesitation:
"As you command!"
At this time, the craftsmen of the Shenji Institute were ordered to come to test the performance of the artillery. Even though the Xia army withdrew, the artillery bombardment continued.
After more than two hours of indiscriminate bombardment, after more than a dozen artillery pieces, two of which misfired and three of which exploded, the walls of Shuzhou City finally failed to hold up and collapsed.
The soldiers of the Yun army took advantage of the situation and rushed into the city, and started a fierce battle with the remaining Xia army.
Dayun Zhaosheng six years, spring, the twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month.
On March 3rd, when the emperors of Yunxia and Xia agreed to meet for an alliance, there was still more than a month left, and Shuzhou City in Yicheng County was officially broken.
The entire capital of Xia Kingdom is open to the Yun Kingdom army! -