As the bridgehead of the Qin Dynasty's eastward invasion, Gujin Pass not only stationed an elite army, but also moved a large number of craftsmen, handymen and slaves to serve with the army.
Therefore, a large number of houses were built in this fortress, which has formed the layout of the city.
However, today this recently established fortress city is facing a disaster.
Shells roared down from the sky one after another, producing extremely violent explosions. Houses were blown up and collapsed. Countless soldiers and civilians were hit by flying shrapnel or were trapped under the houses.
What's even more frightening is that the flames generated by the explosion ignited the wood and fodder stored in Gujinguan, quickly causing a large area of fire and causing more casualties.
At this time, both ordinary people and warriors were all running around in panic, screaming, crying, and calling for help intertwined together, like a hell on earth.
The people in the fortress were enduring unprecedented suffering and suffering, and the Qin army guarding the city wall was also suffering.
After several rounds of shelling, the gunners of the Western Expeditionary Army readjusted their firing parameters.
Hitting more accurately.
The first thing they dealt with was not the Qin army, but the artillery deployed on the city wall by the latter, and they named them one by one.
Since they have a huge advantage in shooting range, these artillerymen can display their skills calmly.
One after another, the explosive shells exploded on the city wall. Although the firing frequency was not high, each one contained terrifying power, easily destroying the Qin army's cannons and heavy crossbows and other weapons.
Many soldiers of the Qin army suffered a disaster and were killed or injured by the bombing.
The bombardment lasted for more than half an hour before it was suspended because the barrel of the gun was overheated, and it would easily explode if it continued.
But this time Wang Chen took action again.
He put the Divine Power Cannon into the Cangqing Ring and took it out again, and the former returned to normal temperature in an instant.
Although doing this would inevitably consume some of the energy of the precious ring, it ensured the continuous firepower output of the Shenwei cannon, leaving the Qin army inside Gujin Pass with no time to take a breath and was severely beaten again.
The artillery placed on the city wall was destroyed in large numbers without functioning, and the casualties of the soldiers became more and more severe. The Qin army huddled in Gujin Pass finally couldn't bear it anymore.
The heavy iron gate creaked and slowly lifted, and groups of Qin army cavalry filed out, rushing as fast as possible towards the heavy artillery platform where Wang Chen was.
They have no choice but to fight to the death!
However, Wang Chen was already prepared and had already deployed a defensive array in front of the high platform.
The tens of thousands of cavalry troops he led could either mount their horses and run thousands of miles, or they could dismount and fight on foot. Everyone was armed with a long blunderbuss, and they were all armed to the teeth.
And there are dozens of field artillery pieces in the array.
When the Qin army's hussars attacked in large numbers, Yi Zun's field artillery took the lead in firing solid shells, plowing a bloody path in the former's queue.
The second round is filled with grapeshot, which is shotgun.
Dozens of artillery fired volleys, and hundreds of Qin army's hussars fell to the ground like wheat swept by sickles.
The tragic casualties are simply unbearable to witness!
The Qin army's hussars who were forced into a desperate situation were also extremely brave. The huge casualties did not make them collapse. Instead, they aroused a desperate fighting spirit, and each of them brandished their swords and continued to charge.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A whirlwind suddenly blew across the battlefield, and countless Qin riders were sprayed with blood mist and fell to the ground screaming.
This is a blow from the musketeer.
The soldiers in the front row finished shooting and retreated, while those behind continued to fire. Soldiers holding flint-haired muskets alternated back and forth, killing all the incoming enemies in front of the formation.
Only a few Qin Qi rushed to the front and shot arrows at their opponents, but they were sparse and there was not much threat at all.
They were obviously strong men in the Qin army. They immediately dropped their bows and arrows, jumped off their horses, and used various flexible movements to approach the Western Expeditionary Army array, trying to reverse the situation of the war with their own strength.
These masters were immediately attacked, and many of them were shot to death on the spot.
However, several Qin people with extremely high cultivation levels rushed to the front of the formation, and when they were about to start massacre with their swords, the fifth-level martial arts sects lurking among the Western Expeditionary Army boldly stopped them.
There are also hundreds of fourth-level generals to assist!
Although the Qin army also had fifth-level martial sects, they could not resist the Western Expeditionary Army, which was waiting for work and had an absolute advantage in numbers. They were quickly surrounded and killed on the spot.
The incoming Qin army was completely destroyed!
This battle did not last long, but the Qin army dropped thousands of corpses in front of the Western Expeditionary Army.
A total loss.
As a result, the Qin army inside Gujin Pass gave up their last delusion and refused to leave the pass despite being bombarded by heavy artillery.
They closed the iron gate again, and all evacuated the city wall, huddled inside the city and no longer showed their faces.
Seeing this scene, Wang Chen ordered the bombardment to stop.
He put away all the divine cannons and then led the Western Expeditionary Army forward.
Since all the enemy's artillery had been destroyed, this time the army once again set up an attack array only about a mile away from the city wall.
Wang Chen fired the divine cannon again and aimed it at the iron gate of Gujin Pass.
"Blast it away!"
The mighty cannon roared again, and solid cannonballs flew toward the gate.
The gate of Gujin Pass is made of fine iron and iron wood. It has a three-layer structure at the front and back. It weighs tens of thousands of kilograms and cannot be broken through under normal circumstances.
However, under the repeated bombardment of the Shenwei cannon, it was continuously twisted and deformed, and soon suffered serious damage.
When the gate was about to collapse, Wang Chen ordered people to stop the bombardment.
Holding the Qijue sword in his hand, he suddenly jumped forward and swept forward, as fast as an arrow leaving the string.
The next moment, Wang Chen swung his sword and struck hard on the broken gate.
boom!
There was only an earth-shaking loud noise, and the huge iron gate was like a camel crushed by the last straw, and it burst into pieces in an instant.
The Qin army guarding behind the gate was caught off guard and was immediately killed and injured by the broken door flying in.
"kill!"
Wang Chen was the first to enter the fortress.
Behind him, thousands of Great Zhou Jingqi swept in, forming an irresistible torrent!
When this army rushed into Gujin Pass, the Qin army's defeat was irreversible.
Although many Qin soldiers showed sufficient bravery in the subsequent street battles, the defeat was already inevitable, and the bravery of a few could not withstand bullets and swords.
The fighting lasted from morning to late at night.
Later statistics showed that 53,000 Qin soldiers were killed at Gujin Pass, and more than 70,000 auxiliary soldiers, servants and slaves were slaughtered. In the end, not even 1% of the people survived!——
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