A.D. 253, April 2.
The east and west banks of the Hongnong River, which had temporarily calmed down, became lively again. Shortly after dawn, the Han troops on the west bank of the Hongnong River first appeared on the bank of the Hongnong River again. They were pushing rafts to prepare to cross the Hongnong River.
"Prefect!"
A junior high school student rushed into the prefect's mansion and said anxiously: "The Han army is preparing to cross the river again."
"Hmm???" Wen Qin was stunned for a moment, as if it was a bit incredible. The Han army had only been inactive for more than 20 days, so why did it suddenly have to cross the river again?
At this time, Zhennan General Guanqiu Jian also came to the Prefect's Mansion.
"Zhong Gong came just in time!" Wen Qin picked up his sword and walked out, saying to Guanqiu Jian: "The Han army is about to attack again."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wenfu!" Guanqiu Jian said with a smile: "Today I will let Liu Adou die on the battlefield... Oh, by the way, there is also Zhuge Liang."
Guanqiu Jian is now very confident. The Wei army has been defeated by the Han army for more than ten years. But more than 20 days ago, the Wei army won a great victory and killed the Han cavalry general Wu Yi. He was
Liu Bei's brother-in-law can also be regarded as Liu Adou's uncle.
"Zhong Gong, don't be careless!" Wen Qin said: "Zhuge Liang is full of tricks. After more than 20 days of truce, he suddenly raised a large army to cross the river. He must be prepared."
"Hahaha!" Guanqiu Jian said with a smile: "Let Zhuge Liang prepare. Is it possible that we have been eating idle meals for the past twenty days?"
With that said, Guan Qiu Jian got on his horse. Although Wen Qin was cautious, he agreed with Guan Qiu Jian's words.
In the past twenty days, the Wei army in Hongnong City has indeed not been idle. After all, there are still 100,000 Han troops stationed on the west bank of the Hongnong River. They do not dare to be careless at all, even if they now have thunder cannons.
Through the last battle, both Wen Qin and Guanqiu Jian discovered a problem, that is, although the Wei army's thunder cannons had dense fire and a large coverage area, once the Han army charged, the thunder cannons would start killing.
But——
The thunderbolt cannon also has its weakness, that is, its range is not far enough, and it can only shoot as far as three or four hundred steps. Even in the last battle, the Wei army used the thunderbolt cannon, and the result was only killing and wounding more than 10,000 Han troops.
When the Han army retreated four to five hundred steps away, the thunderbolt artillery had no choice but to rely on the cavalry to charge.
But now that he had weapons like thunder cannons, Guanqiu Jian preferred to stand at the top of the city and watch the Han army flee in panic, and see people knocked over by the thunder cannons, instead of sending troops to fight with the Han army.
Therefore, in the past twenty days, the Han army was huddled on the west bank of the Hongnong River and refused to come out, so Guanqiu Jian mobilized a large number of troops and built ten cement brick watchtowers on each side of Hongnong City.
Each watchtower is about three feet high and can accommodate a three-bow crossbow and ten soldiers. At the same time, fifty sets of thunder cannons and fifty rocket launchers are prepared on each watchtower.
In order to prevent the Han army from attacking these two towers, there were no up and down stairs. If the Wei army wanted to go up, they had to use ladders.
At this time, the Han army was about to cross the river, and more than 200 soldiers were released from Hongnong City. They carried ladders, and ten soldiers went up to each tower, and then the ladders were withdrawn into the city.
Hongnongchengtou.
Guanqiu Jian glanced at the watchtowers on both sides of the city and said with satisfaction: "Our Hongnong City is now impregnable, how can Liu Adou and Zhuge Liang be able to compete with it?"
The surrounding generals also nodded in agreement. The Wei Dynasty now has thunder cannons, and Hongnong City now has ten watchtowers on both sides of the city. The entire firing range has been greatly expanded.
Han Army——
There will be danger today.
On the other side, the vanguard of the Han army of 5,000 people passed through the Hongnong River unimpeded. Today, there is no Wei army blocking the other side of the Hongnong River, and there is no Wei army even on the top of the mountain.
"So good!"
On the edge of the river, looking at the Han soldiers on the other side who had climbed to the top of the mountain, Liu Chan said to Zhuge Liang with a smile: "After the last battle, Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin must have been convinced that our Han Dynasty's firearms are not as good as those of the Wei army."
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"Yes!" Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. The firepower of the Wei army's thunderbolt artillery covers a wide area, and he hopes to kill more of our Han army soldiers."
"If the Wei army sets up thunder cannons on the east bank of the river, maybe our army will not send a large number of troops to cross the river." Zhuge Liang said, paused, raised his hand and pointed to the top of the mountain on the other side and said: "I heard that Guan Qiujian has been here for more than 20 days.
Here, twenty watchtowers were set up outside the city."
"Yeah!" Liu Chan nodded.
Not only Zhuge Liang knows about this, but also many Han soldiers know it, because it is not a secret. The two armies are separated by a river. Although the opposite side is condescending, the Han army has also sent spies from time to time to inquire about the dynamics of Hongnong City these days.
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While Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang were talking, a group of Han soldiers came out of the Han army camp. They were in groups of ten, either carrying a large iron pipe about three meters long, or carrying a strange
Iron base.
Hanwang Cannon——
Yes, these are the Hanwang cannons that Zhuge Liang transported from Chang'an. There are one hundred and twenty guns in total. When this kind of cannon barrel was originally cast, it was also for the convenience of transportation, so the barrel and the base were cast separately. The barrel is about
It weighs six to seven hundred kilograms, and the base weighs five to six hundred kilograms.
The barrel is made of fine iron, and the base is ordinary pig iron.
This time, Zhuge Liang not only transported 120 Hanwang cannons, but also brought 8,000 artillery shells. The subsequent artillery shells were escorted by soldiers and generals arranged by Prince Liu Chen.
Looking at the gun barrels and mounts being transported to the other side, Liu Chan's face showed a look of joy.
Because the Wei army had not set up troops and horses on the east bank, the Han army was not hindered by any force, whether it was the 5,000-strong vanguard or the artillery barrels and mounts that followed.
Very smooth.
Very smooth.
On the edge of the cliff, watching the artillery barrels coming up, the five thousand soldiers who had arrived earlier immediately set up their positions in front, leaving an open space near the cliff for the artillery.
"Does this thing really work?"
"So bulky."
The Han soldiers arrayed in front were all talking in low voices.
This was the first time they had seen this thing. The prime minister had moved it from Chang'an two days ago. Before entering the military camp, it was done very carefully. Zhuge Liang used the pretense of transporting military rations to transport these big iron guys to Hong Kong.
Peasant Army Camp.
"It will definitely work!"
A soldier whispered: "This is another invention of His Majesty."
As he spoke, he smiled and said: "Every invention your Majesty has made since he ascended the throne has shocked the world. There are three-bow crossbows, stirrups, saddles, sabers, etc. in the front, and rocket launchers in the back. Which one of them do you think is not shocking to the world?
of?"
"Yes, yes!" Another soldier also echoed: "If the Wei army hadn't imitated my big man's rocket launcher, Your Majesty wouldn't have even planned to use this weapon."
"Yes, yes!"
"Wei people don't know how to invent things themselves, so they just know how to steal things from my big man."
"Humph!"
"A villain's behavior!"
Five thousand Han soldiers were chattering, while the artillerymen behind them were busy installing cannons. In the distance, Guanqiu Jian and others at the top of Hongnong City looked at the distance with blank expressions.
Han Army.
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