The Turkic military camp was suddenly attacked, causing chaos. You must know that their camp was located three miles away from the Liangzhou city wall. The crossbows and artillery of the Liangzhou people could not hit that far. How could they suddenly be hit by artillery shells?
The return artillery position is right in front of the military camp. In order to meet the requirement of concentrating firepower on a certain section of the city wall, the 150 return artillery arrays are very densely spaced with very small distances. They are almost one next to the other. From a distance, they look like a forest.
Generally speaking, it is so majestic and murderous that it can scare the defenders just by looking at it. It is even more ferocious in action. One hundred and fifty return artillery fires were launched together, and the stone bullets were like rain. In the past two months,
People who come to Liangzhou have suffered a lot. At least tens of thousands of people died under the stone bullets thrown by the Huihui artillery. In short, this time the Huihui artillery is the nightmare of Liangzhou people, a nightmare that can never be broken.
Now that the dream is finally broken, three ten-thousand-pound guns are aimed at the return artillery position from different directions. After the test firing just now, the angle of the muzzle has been adjusted, and the scale on Wangshan Mountain is set at the appropriate distance.
, it was so quiet on the top of the city at this moment, you could even hear the whimpering of the wind. Everyone's eyes were looking at the little red flag in Yuan Feng's hand, waiting for the power.
Yuan Feng raised the small red flag high, looked at the large sea of gunfire outside the city, and said silently: "The time has come for you to repay your debt." Sui Jin waved the red flag down fiercely, and shouted: "Let go!
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Almost at the same moment, the three cannons roared, the sound was deafening, the smoke filled the entire city wall, and the recoil was so huge that even the stones on the ground cracked.
Three fine iron artillery shells roared towards the return artillery position. The Turkic soldiers were shocked. They saw the tall and powerful return artillery collapse in an instant. Then they heard the sound of cannons coming from the top of Liangzhou City. Of course they did not understand the comparison of cannon shells.
The reason why the voice was so fast was that the sight in front of them shocked and frightened them and was difficult to understand.
The cannons were placed too densely, and three cannonballs were fired from different angles. They ran rampantly in the cannon group and were invincible. The huge wooden beams could not stop the impact of the cannonballs, and they broke and collapsed in an instant. The collapsed cannon body hit other
The returning artillery fire caused a chain reaction like dominoes, with sawdust and iron parts flying all over the sky. The Turkic soldiers had nowhere to hide and were howling like ghosts.
The Liangzhou army was all stunned. Even the most optimistic people could not have imagined that the power of the gun could be so powerful. Three artillery pieces, just three artillery pieces, almost destroyed a third of the Turks' trump card. They returned to the artillery position.
It was a terrible mess, with broken wooden beams and corpses everywhere.
After a moment of silence, a burst of cheers came from the top of the city. Everyone cheered and cheered. Many people were so excited that they shed tears. It has been two months, two full months of being suppressed and beaten by returning artillery. Today, finally
Feeling proud.
The group of Turkic soldiers who were having a picnic under Liangzhou City were already dumbfounded. How could they have finished using their own artillery fire just now? They looked at the position behind them for a while, and then looked at the Liangzhou City Wall, one by one.
The naan he just ate fell out of his mouth. He was stunned for five minutes before running away like a lost dog.
Yuan Feng looked at Zhou Ze'an, who also had tears in his eyes, and whispered: "Commander!" He was speechless and choked. Yuan Feng held Zhou Ze'an's hand and shook it vigorously, saying nothing.
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Zhao Ding'an, who was seriously injured in order to destroy the return artillery, was also pushed out. Ye Kai also brought a telescope and put it in front of him so that he could witness the misery of the Turks with his own eyes. Zhao Ding'an choked up: "Brothers, I will do it for you."
I saw it, the Turks' artillery fire is over, you know better, it's time to rest in peace."
The work of cleaning, resetting, and reloading the gun was very cumbersome. It took a quarter of an hour to fire a gun, and the soldiers were not skilled enough in the operation. However, everyone was very enthusiastic and moved much faster. By this time, the first gun had been loaded.
Ready, waiting for Yuan Feng's order, Yuan Feng picked up the telescope and looked at the Turkic Army camp ten miles away, and said: "Raise the muzzle to the highest level to remind Timur that our Liangzhou is not mud.
It's made of iron! If you want to eat it, knock off his front teeth first!"
** Creaking, creaking, slowly raised the muzzle, and after reaching the maximum angle, fired a shot in the direction of the Turkic Central Army camp. The shell drew an arc along the parabola, but it did not reach that far, only in the wasteland.
A cloud of muddy mist arose.
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Emperor Timur was sick. He had been sick since that day when he personally commanded the bombardment of Liangzhou. After all, he was old and could not bear the wind and cold. This winter was extremely cold. The old man had been fighting for many years and suffered many injuries on his body. He encountered continuous rain.
The weather made me sore, and coupled with the wind and cold, I became quite sick.
The soldiers suffered from night blindness. Timur naturally knew that this was because the logistics supply line was too long and it happened to be winter, so the soldiers could not eat fresh vegetables. In fact, there was a native method in the countryside that could treat this disease, which was to eat animals.
liver, but the Turks believe in Islam and cannot eat internal organs according to the teachings. After weighing the pros and cons, Timur still chose the dignity of God. After all, the people of Liangzhou could not hold on for too long.
The people from Liangzhou attacked the artillery position at night and strengthened Timur's view. It's a big city with so many people. They need to eat, stay warm, and survive every day! How can Liangzhou have the capital to feed so many people?
Man, Timur conquered countless cities in his life, how could a mere Liangzhou stop his march to the east?
But the tenacity of the Liangzhou people still surprised him a little. If they were replaced by other ethnic groups' armies, they would have collapsed a long time ago. These Han people have been able to survive for so long under the attack of millions of troops. It is really puzzling and depressing.
Seeing his elite soldiers sacrificed one by one under the city of Liangzhou, Timur felt uncomfortable. He still had to rely on these soldiers to conquer the fertile Central Plains. How could he waste them needlessly in Liangzhou?
Therefore, Timur planned to use technical weapons such as Huihui artillery as the main force to continue to undermine the morale of the Liangzhou people. With daily bombardment, coupled with the inevitable famine in the city, it was only a matter of time before the city was destroyed.
He slept fairly well last night, and his condition was finally under control. Timur got up early today, and while he was having his meal, suddenly there was a loud noise from the direction of Liangzhou. The guards who went to inquire about it had not returned yet, and there were four more blasts.
There was a loud noise with a short interval. Timur felt something was wrong and walked out of the king's tent to watch.
The wind in the morning was still very cold, and the guards quickly picked up Khan's cloak and chased him out. Timur stood outside the king's tent with his hands on his hips and looked into the distance. Naturally, he couldn't see any clues because he was too far away. Suddenly, there was a sharp whistle.
, the barracks not far away collapsed and collapsed as if they had been ravaged by invisible giant hands. In an instant, dozens of tents were torn apart and smashed, and then a muffled sound was heard in the distance.
Timur was stunned. The great monarch who spanned thousands of miles was stunned. What kind of weapon was this? It could actually hit his own military tent. You must know that this place is ten miles away from Liangzhou City!
At this time, the guards who went to inquire about the military situation also came back. The war horses galloped over. The guard jerked the reins and turned over and knelt down. There was inexplicable fear in his voice: "Khan, it's bad, the Huihui artillery was destroyed by the Liangzhou people!
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"What!" Timur became furious and shook off the mink fur that the guard had just put on him. "Prepare your horse and bring me my armor!"
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There was another burst of cheers at the top of Liangzhou City. The shot just now finally hit the Turkic camp, but it had already reached the limit of the gun range. For this shot, 50% more gunpowder was added, risking the explosion of the barrel.
It's dangerous, but everyone thinks it's worth it. This is the powerful response of the Liangzhou army and people to Timur. You have the artillery, and I have the general artillery. Let's see who is better!
"Keep fighting! Blast all the Huihui cannons!" Yuan Feng shouted.
"What? What did you say?" Gou Sheng, who was assigned by him as the artillery commander, shouted loudly. The roar of the gun was so loud that many people were deafened by the shock. They had to shout close to their ears to speak.
Yuan Feng shouted into Gou Sheng's ear again, and Gou Sheng heard clearly. He turned around, waved the little red flag and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brothers, reload!"
For a while after that, people in Liangzhou were proud of being deaf. When others spoke to him, they would always ask loudly: "What did you say, speak louder." This showed that he had been near the deaf.
With the authority of the emperor, the army's food supply was full, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted for a while, Zhou Ze'an pulled Yuan Feng away from the noisy crowd and came to the corner, and whispered into his ear: "What should we do with the old prefect?"
Yuan Feng understood what he meant. Cao Yanhui had a high prestige, and these soldiers were all his subordinates. It might not be a problem at this time, but after the Turks were defeated, they would inevitably attack Yuan Feng and others. As the saying goes, the rabbit dies.
The existence of Goufeng and Yuanfeng is indeed a great threat to Cao Yanhui, and this matter must be considered.
Yuan Feng replied: "We should remain unchanged despite all changes. I have a clear conscience towards Liangzhou and Mr. Cao."
Zhou Ze'an secretly thought that people who are kind to you may not appreciate it, and said unwillingly: "Cao Jun abandoned Liangzhou, and it was only natural for the commander to take it. But to take Liangzhou from Cao Yanhui is to treason and usurp power. If you are late, you will change. I advise you.
Shuai makes the decision early and strikes first to gain the upper hand."
Yuan Feng waved his hand: "Although Liangzhou is good, it's just a small place. A real man should be like Timur, who traveled thousands of miles to conquer cities and territories. If you want to do big things, you have to broaden your horizons." After saying that, he left Zhou Ze'an to look after himself.
went.
"To do great things...to travel thousands of miles...could it be that he wanted to compete in the Central Plains?" Zhou Ze'an said thoughtfully as he looked at Yuan Feng's back.