Royal road

Where the hell did this soldier come from? !Anyone who sees the scene in front of them will be stunned at first.Yangyi has an open terrain, if there is an enemy attack, it can be detected from a distance of tens of miles.But there was no moon last night, and no torches were seen. How did such an army of 3000 men and horses come to the city?

After the astonishment, it was timid.You can tell that this is a Jin army just by the clothes.However, there is a large army stationed near Jinyang, and the road leading to Shangdang is also full of obstacles.Wu Township, which is the closest to here, needs to cross the mountains, let alone more than [-] miles of mountain roads, and it is even more impossible for an enemy army to appear outside Yangyi City overnight.

Could it be that they flew here with wings inserted? !The thin wine turned into cold sweat in an instant, the soldier didn't dare to hesitate, and rang the alarm bell with all his strength!

"There are enemies! There are enemies coming!"

The ear-piercing ringing of the bell broke the silence of dawn, and forcibly woke up those hangovers.Last night, he drank too much and spent the night in Hualiu, the general Liu Mang ran to the general's bedroom without even fully dressed.The general of his family drank more than he did, probably he hadn't woken up yet.If the military situation is delayed, something big will happen!

What the hell!Today is the first day, why are there still enemies attacking? !

Filled with shock and anger, he ran to the door of the bedroom, and after gathering his composure, he said: "General! The alarm bell is ringing, there are enemies coming!"

However, there was no answer from the house.After knowing it later, Liu Mang discovered that there was no one standing guard in the courtyard, and the whole courtyard was eerily quiet, with an ominous smell.His face changed drastically, he stretched out his hand and pushed open the door, and the pungent bloody smell greeted him.Liu Mang opened his mouth wide: "General... General!"

On the bed was a corpse without a head, and the blood was all over the floor, which had long since condensed into a dark brown color.Already drunk, Liu Mang nearly vomited when he was rushed by the smell.But this scare also made the drunkenness in his body disappear without a trace.

An assassin came to the door in the middle of the night and took the head of the general.In the early morning of the next day, a large army came to the city... This is a traitor!Not daring to delay, Liu Mang rushed out of the room in a hurry, and shouted to his personal guards: "Take control of the surrendered Jin army! Anyone acting suspicious, interrogate immediately! Send another 200 people to guard the city for me!"

As the orders were passed down one after another, Yangyi immediately became a mess!

"General Ge, the head of the city guard has fallen to the ground." Upon receiving the news of the dead man, Yi Yan immediately told Ge Hong that he knew about it.

"As expected of a brave man in the army. In this way, the siege will be much easier." Ge Hong praised.

The troops dispatched today are actually a surprise army.A few days ago, all the horses gathered in Wu Township, sent scouts to walk along the mountain road a few times, and determined the best marching route.

I set off before dark yesterday and hurried on the road at night.He only rested once a night, and drove a full seventy miles of mountain roads, and arrived at the city of Yangyi before dawn.This kind of marching intensity, and it was night, but the formation was not chaotic at all, which is really amazing.Ge Hong had also practiced swordsmanship at any rate, and his body was quite strong. He had to ride a horse for a distance before he could barely keep up with the team.It can be seen how brave these soldiers under Yiyan are.

Arriving at night, the whole army had rested for an hour before dawn.Now that the team has been reorganized, it has the power to intimidate others.But these are secondary, the death squad sent by Yiyan is the prelude to this battle.

A group of six people sneaked into the city at night, ambushed at the side of the general defending the city, and took the opponent's head when he was not prepared.Now in Yangyi City, there are both Xiongnu and descendants, and they meet assassins at night, and they see enemy troops in the city during the day, what would most people think?It's nothing more than cooperating with the inside and the outside, taking the opportunity to create chaos.As long as the remaining generals are not too dull, they will attack the generals immediately.In this way, there is no need to attack the city, and the city will be in chaos first.

Once the people in the city are in a mess, their plans can be displayed.

Yi Yan got on his horse and said in a deep voice, "I'll lead the cavalry to surround the side first, to defend against reinforcements. I'll leave the siege battle to you."

"Don't worry, Colonel Yi." This was not the first time Ge Hong led troops, and the plan for the siege had already been drawn up.On the contrary, it is easier than Yiyan's task.

The brigade of cavalry galloped towards the south gate, Ge Hong turned around and ordered: "Start the construction!"

Following the order, dozens of craftsmen began to move.This night raid, the team was extremely streamlined, and they didn't even bring much food and fodder.But there are still several carts in the team, which are loaded with exactly what is necessary for this siege: Thunderbolt Cannon.

This time, the Thunderbolt Battalion allocated [-] artillerymen and an equal number of craftsmen, in order to transport the Thunderbolt Cannon and provide effective fire support at the same time.Several school officials have checked the height and distance of the city, and set up a cannon cart on the west side of the main entrance.All craftsmen are skilled hands, and they assembled the scattered parts without much effort.

These three artillery carriages were a bit taller than those used in the previous Shangdang offensive and defensive battles. According to the instructions of the artillery commander, they stood three hundred paces away from the city gate.This is too close to the city gate, and it is only a little longer than the range of the bed crossbow. If the defenders go out of the city, it will not take long to rush to destroy the artillery cart.

However, in any siege battle, the defending side will not easily open the city.Because the enemy's army formation is also within the same distance, they might be able to hide and kill them when they lined up in Kaesong.It's better to stick to the city gate and wait for work with ease.

It is precisely because of this that the range of the siege equipment does not need to be too far. It is already quite terrifying that such a large cannon can fire more than [-] pieces.

Looking up at the sky, Ge Hong raised his voice and said loudly: "The cannon cart is ready, stone bullets are thrown!"

At his command, the three behemoths started to move.The wooden counterweight basket fell down with a creak, and the riprap bag behind it was ejected violently. There was a dull sound of breaking through the air, and the stones weighing more than twenty kilograms escaped from the rope net and flew towards the city wall of Yangyi City!

■

More than a dozen leaders of the surrendered soldiers were quickly brought under control, and those who were due to be interrogated were immediately culled and killed when they encountered resistance.After finally suppressing the more than a thousand Jin troops, Liu Mang went directly to the top of the city with his own soldiers.

Contrary to what he expected, the army outside the city has not yet begun to attack the city. More than 1000 cavalry had already rushed straight to the south gate, blocking the way to retreat, and there were still [-] infantry standing in front of the gate, all armed with guns and knives, standing in front of the city gate.But why didn't they attack the city?

"General Liu Pi, the Jin army is assembling the thunderbolt cannon!" A soldier who had boarded the city gate before immediately replied.

Liu Mang was shocked.The soldiers below may not know it, but they, the generals, have all heard of the power of the Shangdang Thunderbolt Cannon.The [-] troops led by Luli King Liu Cong were repelled by this thing.Although he didn't know how the Thunderbolt Cannon would be used against the enemy in field battles, it would definitely be even more powerful when used in sieges!

"Use the bed crossbow to shoot rockets and burn the cannon!" Liu Mang ordered immediately!

"The distance is not enough!" The school officer in charge of the rhubarb crossbow shook his head again and again, "It's a few dozen steps away. If you shoot the crossbow now, it will be a waste of effort."

The crossbow machine also needs manpower, not to mention that it was difficult to attack the city at the beginning, and there were not many remaining crossbow arrows. With such a waste of time, what should the enemy do when the time comes to attack the city?

Liu Mang gritted his teeth: "Forget it, they only have three Perak cars. Just hold on until the reinforcements arrive!"

What do these people think, 3000 people dare to attack Yangyi?Even if the inside and the outside cooperate, it may not be possible to pry open the city gate within a day.The army is on the outskirts of Jinyang, and they will be able to help in less than half a day.Will it be easy to destroy them by then? !

"Quickly, light the beacon for help!" Liu Mang ordered.

However, before the soldiers approached the beacon tower, there was a whistling sound under the city.Thunderbolt fired!

"Be careful!" Someone shouted, and all the soldiers at the top of the city left the arrow stacks far away.

Throwing stones from the Thunderbolt Cannon is to smash the city wall and hide under the arrow stacks, but it is an act of courting death.Unexpectedly, the expected collision sound did not appear, and the boulder flew past the city wall and fell straight into the city!

Missed!Liu Mang couldn't help but feel happy.Such a big city wall can miss the shot, it seems that the rumors are not true!With the Thunderbolt Cannon, the most important thing is to use huge boulders to hit the city wall or gate, destroying the wall with a huge momentum, so that soldiers can attack the city.However, the accuracy of this gun is really not very good-looking.

However, as soon as that bit of joy was born, the sound of crying and howling resounded in the city.Liu Mang's expression changed drastically, he rushed to the wall and looked down.In the direction of the barracks near the city wall, the ground was covered in blood, and several soldiers with missing arms and legs screamed.Before he could react, the second stone bomb also landed in the city.

Those are not ordinary stones, but polished round spheres.The huge momentum did not shatter the stone bullet, just like a rampaging wild boar, it broke into the crowd, as long as it scratched, it would immediately fly with blood and flesh!The third one didn't have such good luck, it fell directly on the stone slab floor, but more stone flakes splashed, and the wailing sounded again!

Their goal is not the city wall!There was a buzz in Liu Mang's head, and he shouted loudly: "Quick! Stand against the wall! Get out of the way!"

Three stone bullets flew out, and the gunner next to the Thunderbolt Cannon shouted: "The stone bullets entered the city!"

This is exactly what Ge Hong needs.It's good that they came to attack the city, but the captured city must be guarded by themselves.The city wall was broken with cannons, and the Huns army came back, how to prepare for it?

Therefore, the city wall was not his goal at all.Those defenders in the city are!

"Continue!" Ge Hong ordered calmly.

The gunners got busy immediately, pulling down the tip of the gun, fixing the hanging net, and stirring the twisting plate to raise the heavy wooden basket back to its original position.Half a quarter of an hour passed, and the gun carriage was ready again, and another round of firing began.

A total of five rounds of stone bullets were fired.That's all the projectiles the baggage can transport.It took a lot of effort just to polish the stone ball, and it was thrown away in a blink of an eye.

Half an hour passed, and he hadn't sent a single soldier to attack the city.Looking at the sky again, Ge Hong ordered: "Prepare the fire bombs, please slow down."

The catapult net was replaced with a cannon butt.One by one, black clay pots were placed on the support, and a gunner carefully ignited the grease on them with a rocket.When the flames began to burn, the gunner quickly stepped back and stood aside.

The weight of the fire bomb is lighter than the stone bomb, and the range is naturally longer.There were only a few sharp swishing sounds, and the burning fireball rushed towards the head of the city.The earthen jars are filled with coke and kerosene, which burns with black smoke and a foul smell, and is harder to extinguish than ordinary grease.The soldiers who had been hiding in the barracks or in the corner were miserable, and the howling sound rose with the thick smoke.

Liu Mang's face turned blue: "Put out the fire! Send someone to put out the fire!"

The fire bombs thrown this time not only landed in the city, but some directly landed on the top of the city.The city was full of city defense equipment, and the logs and arrow feathers immediately burned.Even some soldiers also harmed the fish in the pond.

The boiling water that was originally boiled to defend against the enemy was used in another direction.Liu Mang didn't even care about the burning barracks below.In case the top of the city is on fire and the enemy army sneaks in, they will be able to capture the city in a short time.I don't know how many spies are ambushing in the city. If the city gate is wide open, the winner will be decided immediately!

Fortunately, I don't know if the Thunderbolt car below was wound up too slowly, or the enemy's fire bombs were insufficient.The flames that flew into the city wall were less than expected, and they tried their best to fight them, but they managed to slightly stop the flames.Has the enemy started to attack the city?Liu Mang didn't dare to relax for a moment, staring closely at the army formation below the city.

At this time, Ge Hong paid attention to the sky.

It took more than an hour to throw the two kinds of projectiles, and the time was getting closer and closer.His heart was pounding too.

Can Li Xin count?

In another half quarter, half an hour...

As if responding to his expectation, the sun hanging in the sky suddenly turned red.Like the scorching light, it was stabbed by something and began to converge.

Ge Hong was shocked, and quickly came to the front of the cannon: "Prepare the thunder bomb."

His voice was not loud, and only a few gunners could hear him clearly.These people are all Sun Jiao's confidantes, and they are the elite trained by Ge Hong.Upon hearing this order, they immediately opened a wooden box and took out several iron bullets.

It was made by the most experienced clockmaker in Shangdang. The wall is thin and hollow, with a layer of silk cotton inside.Then put half a can of gunpowder densely.As long as the long fuse on it is lit, it will explode in a short time.

Ge Hong personally tested this kind of mine.Different from the original firecrackers, after the thin iron sheet is blasted, it can scatter and hurt people, and a stone slab several inches thick can also be blasted to pieces.What's more, it sounds amazing.Like a thunderbolt on the ground.

Using this thunderbolt can make most of the enemies panic, and taking advantage of this opportunity to attack the city is just as easy as flipping the palm of your hand.However, there are better opportunities.

The daylight was getting darker and darker, as if someone had cast a curtain in the sky.At this time, people reacted one after another, looked up at the sky, and exclamation immediately sounded.

"eclipse!"

A small black spot quietly appeared, as if something had bitten off a piece of the sun's disk.This is a solar eclipse? !How could there be a solar eclipse at this moment? !

Not to mention the soldiers below, even Liu Mang panicked.Is it because they raised troops on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty that they were punished by heaven?

Hurry up to truce!Immediate truce!Liu Mang wanted to shout out, but his throat seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't even open his mouth.The city was in chaos, many people knelt down, and some even started looking for something in their hands, wanting to make a sound and scare away the tengu that was biting the sun.

Under the city, the soldiers and generals also became chaotic.There are not many people who know about the solar eclipse, and how many people can restrain their fear in the face of sudden changes in the sky?

Everyone was in a mess, only Ge Hong stood in front of the cannon carriage and took a deep breath.Li Xin won!In other words, the power of Heaven to help the Lord has arrived.How to deal with it, Ge Hong would not hesitate at all.

Taking a rocket himself, he put the flame on the fuse, and with a hiss, the sparks lit up.

"Throw the bomb!"

Following his command, the black projectile flew into the sky.