Chapter 388 Did we originally want to defend the capital of Pyongyang? Here it is)
Chapter 388
Gao Jian stared blankly at the black shadow, which gradually grew larger and larger from a small size to the point where he could already see it clearly.
The patterns on the stone bullets that were falling rapidly in mid-air were followed by a loud roar that made Gao Jian and other Goguryeo soldiers change their expressions.
"Oh my god... what the hell kind of ordnance is this? Look there, the wall of the barbican..." a general shouted exaggeratedly.
Everyone could see the urn city that his hand pointed at. The smoke and dust were slowly dissipating at the top of the wall of the urn city that was only big enough for the two of them to walk side by side.
A ferocious defect was revealed, and the female wall at that place had been blown away to who knows where.
Gao Jian quickly rushed to the edge of the city wall, stretched out his hand and saw the stone bullet that had caused huge damage to the wall of Wengcheng.
The remaining force hit the root of the city wall, making a dent about half a foot deep before stopping, looking at the stone bullet that had obviously cracked.
Just that piece, as well as the broken rock fragments, all indicate that you are right, this is really a stone bullet weighing hundreds of kilograms or even more...
An ominous premonition arose in everyone's hearts.
"Here we go again!" With a shout, everyone suddenly looked up and saw that one of the ordnance poles was erected high up.
A black shadow rose into the sky again, and before it fell, I suddenly heard the rapid ringing of bells on the city walls to the west and south.
"Your Highness, should we sound the alarm and let the soldiers board the city to prevent the Sui army from taking advantage of the situation to attack the city?" the counselor next to him shouted loudly.
Before he finished speaking, the stone bullet finally fell, directly breaking open a virgin wall of the Wengcheng, and smashed down with its remaining force, almost smashing into the doorway.
The wooden city gate rang loudly, and the sound of the huge wood shattering sent a chill in Gao Jian's heart.
Looking at the nearly 10,000 Sui troops standing in front of the tens of thousands of thunderous chariot formations, waiting in full formation.
Looking at the shield wall as dense as a fortress and the spear array as dense as a forest, Gao Jian's face became darker and darker.
Gao Jian remembered that this ordnance was distributed at the three city gates, and now alarm bells also sounded at the south gate and west gate.
No need to ask, it must be those damn Sui soldiers who want to destroy the three city gates in one day.
"Where did the Sui army go just now?" Gao Jian suddenly asked sharply.
"Your Highness, the Sui army went to the east gate, and the general received the warning signal from the east gate.
They are deploying a large number of horses and other objects there, as if they are worried about our army coming out of the city to attack."
Gao Jian took a deep breath, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately gave a sharp order.
"Ring the bell and order the troops to ascend the city. I will immediately go to the capital to report to His Majesty."
After throwing down the military order, he hurried down the tower and galloped towards the palace.
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The faint ringing of the bell reached the palace, and when it was reported to the emperor, Gao Yuan had already begun to put on his armor with the help of the eunuchs and palace concubines.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yong'an would like to see you."
Gao Yuan was slightly stunned. "Isn't he patrolling the city? That's all, let him come and see me quickly."
Yong'an Wang Gaojian rushed in quickly and hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report to your Majesty. Please step aside."
Seeing Gao Jian's anxious look, Gao Yuan waved his hand for the eunuchs to leave. "What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, the weapons of the Sui army can throw hundreds of kilograms of stone projectiles a hundred feet away.
Now, the barbicans at the north, south and west gates are all being bombarded by stone bullets."
"Wait a minute, are you saying that the Sui people had the ability to throw stone marbles weighing hundreds of kilograms hundreds of feet and directly attack the city wall of Pyongyang?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not say anything false." Gao Jian kowtowed and said loudly.
Before he finished speaking, another eunuch came outside the palace to report that General Yuan and Counselor Cui had urgent matters and requested to see His Majesty.
Looking at Wang's brother Gao Jian who was kneeling in front of him, and seeing Cui Shenzuo and Yuan Zhengxiong who were extremely angry and coming one after another, Gao Yuan's originally calm mood became uneasy.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Gao Yuan galloped on his horse and arrived at the North Gate Avenue, even though he was still some distance away from the city gate.
I had already seen that the heavy wooden door, which was supposed to be tight, had several terrible cracks.
At this moment, hundreds of soldiers were transporting bricks and stones to the doorway, trying every means to block it so that the Sui army would not have the opportunity to break into the city.
At this moment, there was another loud noise, which made Gao Yuan's heart skip a beat.
When he climbed to the top of the city, he saw that the barbican city that should have been solid and neat was in an extremely messy state.
Even a huge crack has appeared on one side of the wall of the urn city, and the female wall above has been almost completely destroyed.
The open space between the urn city and the city gate is filled with scattered bricks, stones and soil, which are constantly sliding and piling up.
And you can also see that some still intact stone bullets stand out among them...
At this moment, another loud noise came from more than ten feet away. Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the stone bullet once again flew diagonally into the wall hole, and once again there was a huge sound of wood cracking.
There were also the screams and wails of the soldiers, as well as the sound of collapse, since Gao Yuan could not see the scene inside the doorway.
It must be a mess inside at this moment.
Gao Jian looked at Gao Yuan's livid face and carefully reported the report.
"The reason why the Sui army did not launch an attack in the past few days was to transport these stone bullets and store them in their camp."
"By today, there must be enough stone bullets, and they are planning to smash and block all three gates of Pyongyang City..."
"At that time, there will only be one east gate left. Even if our army wants to leave the city to fight with it, this is the only way."
"How many troops did the Sui army deploy at the east gate?" Gao Jian looked at the urn city in front of him with bricks and stones falling down, and asked coldly with a livid face.
"At least ten thousand followers, and at least two to three thousand cavalry."
"They are currently outside the range of our defenders, placing anti-horse and other objects..."
Yuan Zhengxiong said with a sullen face. "Your Majesty, I feel that by coming to protect our children, I am afraid that this is more than just an attempt to trap us."
"Speak!" Gao Yuan raised his hands and asked in a deep voice.
"If they can really block the four gates completely, no matter what the Sui army wants to do, we will be helpless..."
"What do you mean by this? Don't we originally want to defend Pyongyang, the king?" A general couldn't help shouting.
"The most they can do is trap us in the city, and our city is well-equipped with enough troops to defend it for a year and a half."
Yuan Zhengxiong glared hard at the general, glanced at the soldiers who were retreating far away, and then let out a low roar.
"It's stupid. The other party is now panicking about my army and rushing out of the city. For the safety of their extremely powerful weapons, they attack at such a long distance."
"If they wait until all four gates are blocked, they only need to move those ordnance forward and out of the range of my defenders."
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(The following word count is free) Today’s first update is here first. Good night everyone. I will definitely work hard during the day. I have settled down today and I will try to return to normal. Third update