The twenty watchtowers on both sides of the city were quickly cleared by the Han army, frightening all the Wei generals at the top of the city.
You must know that the watchtowers on both sides of the city wall extend to the cliff edge of nearly a thousand steps. The reason why Guanqiu Jian did this was that he could greatly damage the Han army, because the last time the Han army
When the army attacked the city, only more than 10,000 people attacked, and the remaining 10,000 people were not within the range of the thunderbolt cannon.
Although Guanqiu Jian also sent cavalry to charge later, Zhuge Liang calmly commanded and withdrew most of the Han troops from the battlefield.
With these twenty watchtowers, things are different.
The watchtowers are located on the east and west sides, and the distance between the east and west watchtowers is about a thousand steps. This makes even the Han army's rear formation closest to the cliff a target for them, because they captured the Han army's bed crossbow.
The Han army's bed crossbow has a higher range than the Wei army's. When it is used to fire thunderbolt cannons, the range can reach 400 steps. If it fires rocket launchers, it can reach about 500 steps. In this way, the entire battlefield outside Hongnong City
, will all be covered by Wei army’s artillery fire.
According to the scale of the last battle, the Han army dispatched 30,000 infantry troops. In the end, due to the range, it only killed and injured more than 10,000 people. This time Guan Qiujian felt that if the Han army wanted to attack the city again, it would have to mobilize at least five troops.
Thousands of people, or even more.
Because the Han army did not have thunder cannons.
If the Han army had thunderbolt cannons, they would have used them last time, at least to attack the Wei cavalry leaving the city, but the Han army did not.
Today is only more than twenty days since the last battle ended.
The Han army will definitely not be able to build a large number of thunder cannons.
Without thunder cannons, the Han army could only rely on their numerical superiority to storm Hongnong City.
If this is the case, it is exactly the result that Guanqiu Jian wants.
Kill a large number of Han troops, preferably even Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan.
But——
Now he is panicking.
All the Wei troops panicked.
"How did they do it?"
"What kind of weapon is that?"
"How can the range be so terrifying?"
There was a sudden sound of panic at the top of the city. The Han army's attack was completely beyond their knowledge, because among the twenty watchtowers, the one farthest from the Han army was also the closest to Hongnong City. These two watchtowers were far away from where the Han army was.
The cliff edge is eight or nine hundred steps away.
It's too scary.
Targets of eight or nine hundred steps were eliminated at targeted locations.
Just when the generals were panicking, dozens of spheres suddenly appeared in the sky, approaching Hongnong City from far to near.
The speed of the ball was extremely fast, and before the soldiers at the top of the city could react, a thunderous explosion was heard all around them.
Boom! Boom!
Bang bang, bang bang bang, bang bang!
Explosions were heard all over the city. After each explosion, the nearby Wei soldiers were seen flying in all directions.
There was also an arrow tower located directly above the city gate. The roof was also blown into pieces. In an instant, tiles were flying everywhere, the broken beams made a crisp sound, and the entire roof collapsed suddenly.
As for the Wei army at the top of the city, except for those who were killed by the bombing, the remaining generals were all running away with their heads in their hands, making ear-piercing screams at the same time.
Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin were also frightened by the explosions and quickly hid under the city wall. Looking at the tiles falling around them, Wen Qin panicked and said: "It's over, it's over, Hongnong City is over."<
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"Father!" Wen Yang came forward with a pale face and said hurriedly: "Father, the Han army's artillery fire is too fierce, and they are too far away. The artillery fire of Wei Dynasty cannot reach them at all."
Guanqiu Jian, who was originally full of confidence, now had a gloomy look on his face and didn't say a word. He listened to the conversation between the Wen family and his son, as well as the constant sound of explosions.
Of course he knew that the Wei army was now facing a cruel test.
The cliff is a thousand steps away from Hongnong City, but the Han army's artillery fire can not only attack the Hongnong City Wall, but can also be clearly heard at this time, and there are also violent explosions in the city.
The range of the Han army's artillery fire has exceeded a thousand steps.
"Get out quickly!"
"Father!"
"If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood!"
Wen Yang has always been brave, but at this time, he also knows very well that no matter how brave you are at this time, it will be of no use.
This bombardment by the Han army frightened the Wei army in Hongnong City.
This artillery fire is too terrifying.
The sound of each explosion is not an effect that rocket launchers and thunderbolts can achieve. Not to mention their mortal bodies, even the cement bricks at the top of the city are being blown up everywhere.
Continue to hold on, this is absolutely undesirable.
Because I simply can’t bear it.
As soon as Wen Yang finished speaking, Guan Qiu Jian added: "We underestimated Liu Adou. The Han army is more terrifying than we imagined. The weapons they used today are definitely not comparable to rocket launchers."
"They have long made weapons that are more powerful than rocket launchers and thunderbolt cannons, but they just didn't use them before."
"The Wei Dynasty is in danger!"
"The Wei Dynasty is in danger!"
Guanqiu Jian's face was very ugly. Hearing the constant explosions and looking at the soldiers who were constantly being killed and injured, he roared.
Rocket launcher, thunderbolt cannon.
These advanced weapons, which were originally thought to be able to change the fate of the Wei Dynasty, seemed so backward in front of the weapons of the Han army. The courtiers of the Wei Dynasty still wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to rise.
Haha——
Ignorance, ignorance!
"Withdraw!"
Guanqiu Jian sighed, shook his head and said, "We cannot withstand the Han army's artillery fire." He looked at Wen Yang aside and said, "Rather than stay here and let the Han army blow up, it's better to stay here and be useful."
Body...alas!"
Wen Qin said nothing, but instinctively stood up and walked back.
Then Guanqiu Jian shouted: "Withdraw!"
"Quickly retreat!"
"Quickly retreat!"
Soon the entire city was in chaos. Soldiers and generals were rushing into the city one after another in a panic. The narrow stairs were overcrowded.
In the city not far away, there were still explosions. Many houses had been riddled with holes. Frightened shouts and wailings could be heard everywhere on the streets.
On the other side, after an artillery fire attack, Liu Chan looked at the dust on the top of the city, but he did not feel a trace of joy. He looked at the excited soldiers around him and said in a deep voice: "Immediately send an order, aim the muzzle at the city gate, and give
I will blow up the city gate."
"No!"
An excited primary school student responded and immediately turned around to deliver the order.
At this time, Liu Chan asked the troops in front to spread out to both sides, leaving a broad field of vision for the artillery behind.
Clear the watchtowers in a few breaths and bombard the city in several rounds.
Liu Chan was worried.
It is inevitable to break Hongnong City today.
However, he did not show any excitement at all.
There is no other reason. He actually hates war. He is just living in troubled times and has to choose to end the war with war.
Perhaps after the world is unified, there will be no more wars, at least in the short term.
The Hanwang Cannon is very powerful and has a far enough range.
These rounds of shelling are enough to prove how destructive the Hanwang Cannon is.
Not to mention dealing with the Wei and Wu people who are both descendants of Yan and Huang, Liu Chan was more willing to use force to intimidate the foreigners in the Western Regions before, and then scare his opponents into surrendering.
In short, he is not willing to resort to large-scale killings to resolve the war unless absolutely necessary.
As the saying goes, the best strategy for a military strategist is to defeat the enemy without fighting.
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