Zhuge Liang understood Guanqiu Jian's purpose. He just wanted to take advantage of the Han army's unpreparedness and suddenly attack with a large army so that the Han army would not have time to fire the King of Han artillery.
"Rush over!"
"Quick!"
Zhou Xuan took the lead and had just fought with the Han cavalry, but he was not in a hurry to fight with the Han cavalry. His target was the center of the Han army behind the cavalry, because the Han king's artillery was there.
"Want to run!"
"There is no way!"
Jiang Weimeng's spear thrust out, and he naturally saw Zhou Xuan's thoughts.
Soon the two cavalry groups of Han and Wei were strangled together. Zhou Xuan wanted to lead his troops to attack the Han army's rear formation, but Jiang Wei did not give him this chance.
In front of the rear army formation, more than forty Hanwang cannons have been set up.
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan slightly, and then said loudly: "Fire!"
"No!"
The artillerymen heard the promise and immediately sent the shells into the barrel one after another, while the soldiers behind placed the torches they had prepared on the fuse.
Sizzling...a burst of green smoke, accompanied by a sizzling sound.
Boom——
With a muffled sound, the cannonballs left the hall with a bang, and more than forty iron cannonballs flew straight towards the head of Shaanxi County.
"Hidden!"
"Hidden!"
"Hurry and hide!"
Seeing dozens of small black dots growing from far to near, from small to large, Guanqiu Jian at the top of the city shouted anxiously, he knew how powerful this Hanwang cannon was.
"Quick, quick, quick, quick!"
There was chaos at the top of the city, and the soldiers were desperately looking for a place to hide. Is there any absolutely safe place here?
"Get down!"
"Everyone get down!"
I don’t know who shouted loudly, but it was still too late because the cannonballs had already fallen into various parts of the city wall.
Suddenly there were explosions and shouts echoed throughout Shaanxi County.
In addition to the city wall being violently attacked by Han artillery fire, buildings in the city close to the city wall were also attacked by artillery fire.
"Run quickly!"
Bang bang, bang bang bang.
"Run!"
The explosion had just passed, and the residents who were still staying near the city wall no longer dared to take any chances. In fact, the county town of Shaanxi County had been severely hit by the shelling last night, and most of the residents had actually evacuated Shaanxi County.
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However, there are a small number of older people who feel that no matter how powerful the Han army's artillery fire is, they will not bomb the residents' houses.
Now they are panicking.
The cannonballs don’t have eyes. The houses farther away from the city wall were indeed not attacked by the cannonballs, but the houses close to the city wall were hard to avoid being accidentally injured by the cannonballs.
The last few people began to flee Shaanxi County with their families, but the Wei troops in Shaanxi County City rushed toward the battlefield one by one.
Han army camp!
Liu Chan heard the explosion and knew that the Prime Minister had begun to attack. Instead of staying in the camp and waiting for the victory of the battle, Liu Chan rode his bloody horse and rushed towards the battlefield.
This is so anxious for the personal bodyguard.
One by one, they hurriedly followed.
On the battlefield——
The Han cavalry led by Jiang Wei and the Wei cavalry led by Zhou Xuan were inextricably killed. Although the Han army relied on the advantage of sabers, the Wei cavalry had also been equipped with stirrups and saddles in recent years, so the two armies were locked in a fight. When I got up, the scene was also very tragic.
"Kill Jiang Wei!"
Zhou Xuan shouted loudly and commanded his soldiers to rush towards Jiang Wei, but Jiang Wei immediately raised his spear and laughed: "How can you, a nobody like you, kill me?"
"Haha!" Zhou Xuan was not to be outdone, and scolded as he galloped: "A rebellious person like you should have died long ago. Let me, Zhou Xuan, send you to see the King of Hell today."
Jiang Wei had never heard of Zhou Xuan's name, and it was also his fault that Cao Wei had been messing around all these years, leaving very few capable generals.
Seeing Zhou Xuan approaching, Jiang Wei suddenly flattered him. His horse leaped high and an iron spear quickly thrust forward. Zhou Xuan had naturally heard of Jiang Wei. Although he was more distinguished by his strategies, Jiang Wei When Wei was young, he had already acquired good marksmanship.
Seeing Jiang Wei's spear stabbing him, Zhou Xuan hurriedly dodged to the side and swung his sword quickly at the same time.
咲咛——
The big knife struck the gun barrel violently, sending out dazzling sparks.
Good boy, you have a chance... Jiang Wei only felt the tiger's mouth tremble, knowing that this boy was not bad in strength, he quickly turned around, and then swung his gun again, trying to knock Zhou Xuan off his horse, but Zhou Xuan was stunned. Yang, dodged this iron spear.
Just as the fierce battle between the two was in full swing, a young general rode up not far away. He ran wildly and challenged the Wei army along the road, while shouting loudly: "Thieves, please don't hurt my father. Let me, Jiang Jun, fight with you!"
Jiang Jun, the son of Jiang Wei, has just turned eighteen this year. He went on an expedition with his father for the first time, and he has good marksmanship. Now he sees that the general of the Wei army wants to challenge his father to a one-on-one fight. He can put his father in danger.
Jiang Jun's loud shout startled Zhou Xuan, not because he was frightened by Jiang Jun's reputation, because it was Jiang Jun's first time on the battlefield, but at this moment he focused all his attention on Jiang Wei , Jiang Jun’s shout really startled him.
"Father, my son is here to help you!"
While Jiang Jun was speaking, the war horse had already arrived. He shouted loudly, and the iron spear in his hand was released, heading straight for Zhou Xuan's back.
When Jiang Wei saw his son coming to help, he was overjoyed. Taking advantage of Zhou Xuan's stunned state, he quickly thrust out the spear in his hand.
"Ah!"
Zhou Xuan was just stunned, feeling a burst of coldness. When he lowered his head, he saw that Jiang Wei's spear had pierced his abdomen. Then Jiang Jun, who was following behind, flicked his wrist and his spear stabbed from behind.
One after another, two iron guns passed across!
Puff——
The spear was pulled out, and a fountain of blood gushed out. Zhou Xuan screamed and fell down from his horse.
Jiang Wei felt that Zhou Xuan's strength was not weak this time, but because Jiang Jun suddenly came out, killing him would be a big mistake. If not, it would take at least thirty to fifty rounds to fight with him alone, and he might be able to kill him.
Behead.
Jiang Jun was overjoyed to have killed the Wei general.
"Jun'er, be careful!"
Jiang Jun still lacks some actual combat experience, which is similar to that of Zhou Xuan. Fortunately, Jiang Wei is always vigilant. Just when the father and son killed Zhou Xuan and Jiang Jun shouted filial piety, a Wei soldier not far away suddenly faced Jiang Jun.
It's just an arrow attack.
Fortunately, Jiang Wei had quick eyesight and quick hands, and was able to deflect the arrows with his spear.
"Thank you, father!" Jiang Jun turned around and said thanks.
"Kill!" Jiang Wei shouted loudly, signaling to his son that this was a battlefield.
The commander of the Wei army's cavalry was Zhou Xuan. At this moment, he was suddenly killed by the Han army. It was just because the scene was too chaotic. Except for some surrounding soldiers who saw it, the Wei army who was still fighting in the distance did not know it.
"Zhou Xuan is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
Suddenly, Jiang Wei jumped on his horse and whipped his whip, letting out a harsh roar.
Immediately afterwards, the surrounding Han cavalry also started to drink.
"Zhou Xuan is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Zhou Xuan is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
"General!"
When the Wei army heard this, their morale dropped instantly. The Han army did not know Zhou Xuan very well, but they were very familiar with it. Not long after the battle began, the general was killed by the enemy.
"General!"
"General!"
Some nearby soldiers also saw that Zhou Xuan's head had been raised high by Jiang Wei with a spear, and they could see clearly even the Wei army further away.
As the saying goes, to capture the thief first, capture the king. On such a battlefield, once the general is killed, it will have a huge impact on the morale of his subordinates.
Jiang Wei has been in battle for a long time, and he knows that war is not about killing more enemies, the greater the victory, but about winning with the smallest price. This is the most important result of war.
Without Zhou Xuan's command, and Jiang Wei and his son killed Zhou Xuan, one voice resounded throughout the battlefield at this moment - Zhou Xuan is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed.
Looking behind me, the infantry is being surrounded and charged by another Han army cavalry.
"Run!"
I don't know who led it. In an instant, the Wei army's cavalry began to flee in all directions. They did not dismount and surrender as Jiang Wei wanted.
"Knight's Crossbow!"
Jiang Jun took out his knight's crossbow first and chased the fleeing Wei cavalry while shouting at the soldiers to follow them.
Rest, rest, rest!
The attack method that the Han cavalry is best at is not to kill each other with the opponent's cavalry. They prefer to keep a certain distance and then rely on the knight's crossbow to kill the enemy.
When the war just started today, it was because the Wei army was the first to attack, and the Han army had no time to move left and right. The Wei army's cavalry were also light cavalry, and their advance speed was extremely fast. If the Han army had used the effective two-wing guerrilla fire, this would have played into the Wei army's ambitions.
The purpose of the Wei army today is to attack the Han army's camp and prevent the Han army from using the Hanwang artillery. If it is a stray fire, the Wei army can rush into the Han army's rear formation regardless of the cost of casualties.
Therefore, after Jiang Wei left the camp, he directly faced the Wei army.
Things are different now. The cavalry commander of the Wei army was killed, and the remaining Wei cavalry scattered and fled one by one. For the Han army, this was the time for hunting.
Bang bang, bang bang bang.
The cavalry was killing happily, and the artillery was not idle either. There were more than 40 Hanwang cannons, and they had nearly 3,000 cannonballs. After the prime minister fired the cannon, they kept using cannonballs to greet Shaanxi County.
At this time, Zhuge Liang saw that Jiang Wei and his son had succeeded and were chasing the fleeing Wei cavalry. When the fleeing Wei cavalry fled towards Shaanxi County, they severely wounded the Wei infantry who were fighting with the Han cavalry behind them.
"Attack!"
Zhuge Liang felt that this was an excellent opportunity. Today, the Wei army had about 10,000 troops leaving the city to fight. The previous cavalry charge had already caused a lot of losses to the Wei army. At this moment, the battlefield situation was dominated by the Han army, although they could continue to bombard the county town.
However, taking the opportunity to cover up the killing may frighten the Wei army in the city.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Tens of thousands of Han troops suddenly rushed out like a roaring mountain and a tsunami. With the continuous explosions, the defenders of Shaanxi County were stunned.
"Don't panic!"
"Don't panic!"
Guanqiu Jian screamed in panic. He saw the Han army under the city begin to charge, and also saw the cavalry retreating, but he did not know that Zhou Xuan had died in the battle.
"This is a good opportunity. When the Han army gets closer, our army's thunder cannons will be able to take effect." Guan Qiujian signaled the defenders not to panic, while saying that the Wei army's fighter planes might arrive soon.
Just——
There was a heavy killing outside the city, and the city was under constant artillery fire. At this time, who else was willing to listen to what he had to say.
What's more, with such a fierce shelling, his throat was broken by shouting, and it was difficult for the soldiers around him to hear him.
"Run!"
"Run quickly!"
Looking at the swarming Han army outside the city, listening to the constant explosions around them, and soldiers being killed by cannonballs, the Wei army who was originally hiding under the city wall could no longer withstand the threat of death. They could no longer withstand the threat of death.
No one was willing to listen to Guanqiu Jian's command. They all just wanted to escape for their lives and ran wildly into the city.
"Don't run!"
"Don't run!"
Guanqiu Jian shouted at the top of his lungs, but he could not stop the fleeing soldiers.
"General!"
"General, retreat quickly!"
"General, retreat quickly!"
A young general next to him grabbed Guanqiu Jian's arm and urged anxiously: "The overall situation has been decided. Only the general can turn the tide of the battle."
"We can't withdraw!" Guanqiu Jian hurriedly grabbed the young general's hand and begged: "Calling them back quickly, we can't withdraw. If we withdraw, Shaanxi County will be gone. Shaanxi County will be gone, and the Wei Dynasty is in danger.
The Wei Dynasty is in danger!"
"General!"
"General!"
"The general has been fighting bloody battles for a long time, but the Han army's artillery fire is too fierce;" the young general shouted: "the soldiers have been beaten and frightened, and now none of them dare to fight against us."
"Retreat quickly, general!"
"You can keep the green hills without worrying about having no firewood!"
"If we don't withdraw, it will be too late."
After listening to the young general's words, Guanqiu Jian violently waved his hands, looked up to the sky and cried out filial piety: "O late Emperor, if it were not for me, Guanqiu Jian, I would not fight to the death to serve the country."
"General!" The young general interrupted his cry. If crying to the sky and wiping away tears at this time works, and if the late emperor can really show his spirit, the Han army will not be able to conquer Hongnong, and will soon conquer Shaanxian County.
Run away, there is still a chance if you run away.
At least there is a chance of survival.
Guanqiu Jian slumped on the ground, seemingly no longer concerned about the shells exploding not far away.
"Let's go!"
"Let's go!"
"Let's all go!"
The young general couldn't help but glanced at the battlefield outside the city. Nearly 10,000 Wei soldiers had been forced to the edge of the moat. They had no way to retreat.
"Open the city gate quickly!"
"Open the city gate quickly!"
The soldiers near the moat shouted at the top of their lungs, hoping that the soldiers on the city could hear them and quickly lower the drawbridge and open the city gate to let them in.
The young general shook his head helplessly. After trying to dissuade Guanqiu Jian from retreating again to no avail, he didn't think much and turned around and ran towards the city.
Seeing the young general disappearing at the top of the city, Guanqiu Jian was completely desperate.
When he came from Hongnong, he led nearly 50,000 soldiers to guard Shaanxi County. He thought that by setting up ambushes along the way and striking before the Han army launched an attack, he might be able to reverse the defeat or at least delay the Han army's advance.
His speed was so fast, but the battle lasted less than two hours, and he was the only one left in the city.
That’s it, that’s it, that’s it.
He forced his body to stand up and looked at the soldiers who were forced to the moat outside the city. He was also helpless. He heard the shouts of the soldiers below the city, but he did not make any response. He just slowly pulled out the gun from his waist.
Sword.
"Da Wei!"
"Da Wei!"
"Da Wei!"
"Guanqiu Jian was a minister of the Wei Dynasty in his life, and he is also the soul of the Wei Dynasty in his death."
After saying that, he slowly raised the sword in his hand, supported the city wall with his other hand and stamped on it. Then he exerted force, and the next moment he heard the sword falling to the ground.
A stream of blood spurted out, and Guanqiu Jian struggled to lean on the city wall, glaring at the battlefield outside the city ahead, at the Han army that was charging, and at the Wei army generals who were forced to the moat.
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This chapter has been completed!