Two rounds of attacks, just two rounds of rocket launchers fired at Wuchang, and the entire battle situation seemed to have been reversed.
First, the Wu troops on the tower were frightened by the power of the rocket launchers.
I had only heard about it before, but now I saw it with my own eyes.
This huge explosion and the destructive power produced during the explosion.
On the other side, Wuchang City also fell into panic, and suddenly artillery fire broke out in the north of Wuchang City.
This shocked the already nervous military and civilians of Wuchang.
Prior to this, the imperial court had issued an edict.
The Han army arrived in Wuchang, but the imperial court had urgently recruited more than 20,000 county soldiers from surrounding counties, plus the 40,000 original defenders in Wuchang City.
Counting the more than 10,000 imperial guards in the palace,
In fact, there are more than 70,000 soldiers in Wuchang City at this moment.
But what about the other party?
Nearly 30,000 cavalry,
More than 20,000 navy troops.
There are only more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in total, but the Wu army is different. Although they have no cavalry, they have a strong and tall city wall. With this tall city wall, they are confident that they can block the Han army's attack.
The imperial court had this idea, and the people thought it made sense.
After all, throughout the ages, it has been impossible to attack a city without a force several times larger than the defenders.
Therefore, when the Han army resisted Wuchang Ferry, the soldiers and civilians in Wuchang City were only nervous, because the arrival of the Han army proved that a battle would break out in Wuchang soon, and the fact that the Han army was able to fight all the way to the capital of Wu also showed the combat effectiveness of the Han army.
Very powerful.
But——
The total force is stronger than the opponent,
And there is also Jiancheng. As early as the Han army launched the war against Wu, the imperial court had begun to stockpile a large amount of food and grass. Currently, Wuchang City has stocked enough food for the soldiers and civilians of Wuchang to eat in three years.
Spend it!
We can't defeat them, as our total energy consumption exceeds that of the Han army.
However, the battle had just begun, and the soldiers and civilians in Wuchang fell into panic.
Because they are proud of and the source of their confidence, that is the tall and strong city wall.
But now, although the Han army has not entered the city, the high wall seems to be unable to stop the Han army at all.
Suddenly, more than a hundred spears fell from the sky and scattered among the streets and buildings in the north of the city. The moment they landed, the spears immediately erupted with a deafening explosion, and there were countless fragments after the explosion. People nearby were not affected by the explosion.
Shock injuries are injuries caused by fragments ejected from the explosion.
It’s so scary!
After the first round of attacks, the soldiers and civilians who were originally in the Beicheng neighborhood instinctively withdrew from Beicheng and hurriedly fled towards Nancheng.
Wuchang Imperial Palace.
A eunuch hurriedly ran into the imperial study,
Before Sun Quan could get angry, the eunuch reported in panic: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty, the Han army has invaded."
"!!!"
When Sun Quan heard this, he stood up suddenly. He looked at the eunuch with a horrified look and asked, "Are you talking nonsense about how the Han army broke in?"
"No no... no no... Your Majesty..." The eunuch immediately changed his words and said: "Your Majesty, it wasn't the Han army that came in... It was the Han army that fired some strange spears, all of which entered Wuchang City.
Now the soldiers and civilians in Beicheng have fled to Nancheng."
The Wuchang Imperial Palace is located in the south of Wuchang City, some distance away from the North City. In fact, Sun Quan also heard the fierce explosion just now, but he had already received a lot of battle reports before, whether it was from the southern border or from the Jiangxi Water Defense Army.
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They all mentioned one thing.
The Han army has explosive bags, which will explode.
So when he heard the explosion just now, although he was nervous, he could also understand that the Han army must be using this explosive package to bomb the city gate. However, Sun Quan was not particularly worried because he learned that the Han army had this explosive when the war started.
After that, he ordered the soldiers and civilians of Wuchang to reinforce the Wuchang city and various city gates.
A few years ago, Sun Quan coveted some of the new technologies developed by Liu Chan, so he secretly sent many spies into the Han Dynasty to investigate.
As for the weapon production process, Dahan did a good job of keeping it secret. Soochow's spies worked hard for a year or two, but they couldn't find any useful information.
However, they discovered another craft.
Concrete.
The Han Dynasty used something called cement bricks to reinforce the city walls at important passes such as Wuguan and Tongguan. With these cement bricks, it was basically difficult for the previous trebuchets and crossbows to shake the city walls.
In the past, cities were basically built with rammed earth. Only particularly important cities would be built with stone bricks or fired adobe bricks.
However, whether it is mining stone to make stone bricks or firing adobe bricks, the process is cumbersome and time-consuming, and its strength is not as strong as cement bricks.
So after obtaining this craft production method, Sun Quan had several large-scale cement production workshops set up near Wuchang.
This time the Han army launched a massive attack on Wu, so Sun Quan had people use these cement bricks and concrete to reinforce Wuchang City. The purpose was also to prevent the Han army's explosives.
With these cement bricks and concrete-reinforced city walls, Sun Quan naturally did not worry so much about the Han army quickly conquering Wuchang City.
However, the eunuch's words made him feel a chill down his back.
The weapons of the Han army can throw explosive packets into the city. In this case, no matter how strong the city wall is, it is meaningless.
"Is this true?" Sun Quan asked in horror.
"It's absolutely true!" the eunuch said: "Many houses in the North City have been blown down. Now, except for the defending troops, the rest of the residents of the North City have fled to the South City."
"!!!"
Sun Quan looked panicked and sat down on the wooden chair.
What to do?
What to do?
We originally wanted to fortify the city, but if the Han army throws explosives so recklessly, it won't take long before the two armies fight head-on. Wuchang City will be in chaos without a fight.
"Preach the message!"
"Preach the message!"
After panicking, Sun Quan suddenly roared loudly: "Let Ding Feng, Zhuge Ke, and Zhu Ju lead their troops to the capital immediately...quickly...go...let them come back immediately...immediately."
Sun Quan was really panicked now.
It seems impossible to hold on to Gucheng. Now he can no longer take care of the Han troops in the south. He now needs a large number of soldiers and horses to rush to the capital and save the capital first.
Just——
Before the eunuch could go out with the order, another eunuch hurried in from outside.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
After the eunuch came in, he said anxiously: "The Han army sent envoys to enter Wuchang City..."
After saying that, the eunuch looked at Sun Quan. There were soldiers from Beicheng outside waiting for the emperor's order. After all, the two armies were at war, and the Han army sent envoys to enter Wuchang.
To release or not to release?
Sun Quan was also stunned when he heard this. What did the Han army mean?
Now that the Han army has an absolute advantage, and all the explosive packets have been thrown into Wuchang City, they sent envoys over.
What do you want to do?
"Let him enter the city!" Sun Quan said coldly.
He didn't know what the Han army wanted to do. Since the Han army had sent an envoy, it wouldn't hurt to meet him now, and maybe he could resolve the immediate crisis.
...
North City Gate.
After receiving Sun Quan's order, the guard turned to look outside the city and said loudly: "These are extraordinary times. If you want to enter the city, you must be a little more aggrieved."
After saying that, he asked the soldiers to tie a basket with a long rope, and then lowered the city wall. Meng Hua, not far away, saw the basket falling continuously and smiled secretly in his heart.
Sun Quan was afraid of being beaten by our army...haha...then he looked up at the city head and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Soon Menghua was sitting on a basket and slowly ascended to the top of the city.
"Now the two countries are at war..." When Meng Hua came down from the basket and stood at the top of the city, the guard said with a smile: "I, Emperor Wu, have given orders that the Han envoys can enter the city alone, so there is no need to bring any entourage."
Meng Hua slightly cupped his hands and said: "It doesn't matter! Meng Hua alone is enough!"
Later, Meng Hua, accompanied by several Soochow soldiers, went to the Wuchang Palace.
...
Wuchang Imperial Palace.
Sun Quan was sitting on the throne. It seemed that Wuchang was safe and sound at this moment. There were no Han troops outside the city attacking the city, and the majesty of the emperor was still there.
"The envoys of the Han Dynasty are here to see you!"
Following the sound of singing and drinking, Meng Hua strolled into the main hall.
Looking at the Dongwu civil servants and generals, they all stared at him with evil intentions, as if they were ready to eat them alive at any time.
"Meng Hua, deputy general of the Han Navy, pays homage to King Wu!"
Meng Hua bowed respectfully to Sun Quan, but Sun Quan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said with some displeasure: "Your envoy...should respect me as your majesty!"
"Hahaha!" Meng Hua heard the sound and smiled and said: "As the saying goes, there are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country. Today, the one who can call your majesty is the emperor of Han Dynasty..."
"Presumptuous!"
As soon as Meng Hua finished speaking, a Soochow military general scolded: "This is the Imperial Palace of Wu, and this is the emperor of Wu... As a foreign envoy, how can you not understand etiquette?"
"Haha!" Meng Hua sneered, but looked at Sun Quan and said: "King Wu, now my Han army, led by His Highness King Qin, has arrived in Wuchang..." He said with a cold look.
The general who just spoke then said: "Meng Hua entered the city this time under the order of His Highness the King of Qin, and came here to inform the King of Wu!"
Hearing this, Sun Quan also said coldly: "What does the King of Qin of your family want to say to me?"
Of course Sun Quan, the King of Qin in the Han Dynasty, knew that this was Liu Tan, the eldest son of Liu Chan. He was the one who defeated Quan Cong before.
Now Liu Tan led his troops to Wuchang City. At this time, Liu Tan sent people into the city.
What do you want to do?
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This chapter has been completed!