Zhang Yi pulled out the Chinese Dragon Bird Sword and startled Vice Premier Sun.
Vice Premier Sun's performance aroused dissatisfaction and even disgust among many people. Politicians were not supposed to be included in the military observation group, but because Vice Premier Sun had dealt with Zhang Yi many times, he was allowed to come to Chang'an with him.
"Vice Premier Sun, you don't understand military affairs, so it's better to read more and talk less." Commander Chen Yiyi couldn't help but said.
"Commander Chen, I remind you again, pay attention to your position..." Vice Premier Sun suddenly exploded, pointing his finger at Commander Chen Yiyi's nose and yelled.
"What are you doing?" Marshal Zhu Hao was angry. Chen Yiyi was his subordinate, and Vice Premier Sun was just a senior civil servant. How could he scold the generals casually, "Vice Premier Sun, see clearly what the occasion is! On the occasion of a great battle.
Now, don’t be too troublesome!”
When the marshal said this, he was already very serious. Seeing that he had offended the marshal, Vice Premier Sun had to restrain himself and retreated to the back of the crowd in embarrassment.
Zhang Yi drew his sword and wanted to warn Vice Premier Sun. Unexpectedly, Chen Yiyi spoke first. Marshal Zhu scolded him a few more words and then suppressed his anger.
He looked at the bottom of the city. The siege tower was approaching step by step, and he was about to pass the moat.
"Launch the giant crossbow!" Zhang Yi raised his sword forward and gave the order.
The ballista at the top of the city aimed at the siege tower and fired huge arrows.
It was so powerful that it could penetrate the siege tower, and many archers hiding inside were killed.
But it cannot destroy the siege tower.
At this moment, the enemy's catapult was launched.
Boom! Boom!
Stone bullets fell on the city wall, earth and rocks flew, and the city wall trembled.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Yi turned to Xiao Liu beside him and said, "Liu'er, go back to the palace."
"No, Yi Ge," Xiao Liu flatly refused, "I won't leave you for a step. You just leave me alone and direct the battle."
Zhang Yi knew that she was stubborn, so he didn't say anything more. He glanced at the members of the military observation group and said, "Two marshals and generals, a fierce battle has begun. If you feel that it is dangerous, you may as well retreat to the rear."
"Even Princess Xiaoliu is not afraid, so why should I be afraid of the warriors who have been born and died?" Marshal Yang Ting said with a smile, "Zhang Shoufu, you can just let the command go!"
Marshal Zhu Hao smiled and nodded.
The generals of the two countries gathered around their commander, showing no fear.
Governor Lu's face was pale, but he walked to Zhang Yi with a smile, thinking that standing next to Zhang Yi was the safest. Xiao Liu smiled at Governor Lu. This gentleman was elegant in manners and well-spoken. He was also a civil servant.
He is much better than Vice Premier Sun.
Vice Premier Sun was isolated. He hid under the tower behind him and found a relatively safe place for himself. He stared at Zhang Yi with an angry face. Zhang Yi dared to draw a knife and threaten him. This man came out of the bandits' lair.
A young man actually sat on the throne of the Kingdom of China and married a beautiful princess!
Hatred and jealousy made Vice Premier Sun indignant.
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Under the cover of catapults and archers, the eight tall siege towers were getting closer and closer to the city wall, and shadows were cast down, covering Zhang Yi and others.
The bearded Tsarist archer stood behind the shooting window, shooting arrows non-stop while shouting and being extremely arrogant.
"Zhang Shoufu, you should send a team of troops to fight to prevent the siege tower from approaching!" General Deng Yun shouted. He became impatient when he saw that Zhang Yi did not give any further instructions.
"General Deng, as soon as the city gate is opened, the enemy will take advantage of it," Commander Chen Yiyi said. "To deal with the siege tower, it is best to use fire attack, you can use burning arrows!"
General Deng Yun refused to accept it, and the two generals quarreled.
At this time, everyone saw Zhang Yi turning around to dissuade the two people, with a smile on his lips, and they were all surprised. He seemed to be confident.
Zhang Yi said, both methods are difficult to work at the moment. When sending men and horses to fight, this army must be prepared to die in battle, because the city gate must be closed in time. It is difficult to ignite the wet animal skins with burning arrows.
The enemy was prepared in advance and poured a lot of water.
"Don't worry, we have Molotov cocktails. Only continuous fire attacks can burn the siege tower!"
After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he issued orders to the soldiers guarding the city.
I saw the soldiers throwing Molotov cocktails at the siege tower, throwing them to the top, and throwing them into the shooting window. Each siege tower was attacked intensively by hundreds of Molotov cocktails and was quickly ignited.
The siege tower burned like a huge torch, and black smoke shot straight into the sky. The tsarist archers screamed and jumped from the tower one after another, and were thrown to death.
"Molotov cocktail?"
The members of the military observation group looked at the bottles piled up at their feet in astonishment and talked about it. For them, this was an unprecedented new weapon.
The emergence of this weapon meant a subversive change in the way of warfare, especially for dense heavy infantry phalanxes, the consequences were devastating.
Especially in Greater China and Little China, the two countries lack war horses, and their cavalry strength has always been insufficient. They are both good at gathering heavy infantry phalanxes. They can restrain the cavalry and are not afraid of arrow strikes. But under the attack of Molotov cocktails, the heavy infantry phalanxes instantly collapsed.
will be consumed by fire.
Everyone present was frightened. Even the two calm commanders were extremely uneasy. How should we fight in the future?
Old China not only had elite cavalry, but also a large number of crossbows, as well as terrifyingly powerful Molotov cocktails, so it undoubtedly had the upper hand.
The generals picked up the Molotov cocktails on the ground and began to study them seriously. It seemed that it was not difficult to make Molotov cocktails. The problem was that making bottles was difficult and required the establishment of large-scale glass processing plants.
"Okay, no wonder Mopan City purchased a large amount of broken glass. It turned out that you used it to make new weapons!" Vice Premier Sun shouted, as if he had discovered a new world.
Zhang Yi gave a wry smile and was speechless. Molotov cocktails were only used as weapons in the war against the Tsarist Empire. They would not be used against his compatriot Zhang Yi unless he was forced to the point of desperation.
"Vice Premier Sun, you are wrong. We collect broken glass to produce civilian goods," Zhang Yi explained patiently and declared, "In addition, I only use this weapon against barbaric enemies. We must not use it among our own people.
Use destructive weapons!"
"If you think so, we are relieved!" Governor Lu praised.
The members of the military observation group also nodded repeatedly. Zhang Yi now had the upper hand. With his statement like this, everyone certainly wanted it and felt a little at ease.
"It seems that we still need to develop the economy. Without a strong industrial foundation, the military's equipment will remain in a backward stage." Marshal Zhu Hao lamented that Greater China pays too much attention to ideology and neglects economic construction. This shortcoming has been exposed
come out.
Everyone nodded, Zhang Yi taught them a big lesson today.
There is more than one incendiary bottle, as well as a large number of crossbows, catapults, etc. It can be seen that they are manufactured on a large scale. This kind of production capacity depends on the industrial base.
Zhang Yi looked at the burning siege tower and the defeated enemies and thought, before the armored chariot showed up, a Molotov cocktail caused such a big sensation.
There is no way, no one can stop the coming of a new era.
Yes, Zhang Yi is determined to quickly enter the industrial age, use his strength to end the division of China, and defeat barbaric empires around the world.