Thousands of artillery fire, the ground shook and the Annan army was stunned.
Regarding the terror of the Ming army's artillery, most of the soldiers and civilians in the city had only heard about it.
Every time the defeated soldiers who retreated from the front line mentioned the Ming Army, their eyes were full of fear.
One has to wonder whether they are deliberately exaggerating to make excuses for themselves to run away.
However, tonight's explosion really happened around us, with a deafening roar and flames flying everywhere.
There was a huge smoke, followed by rubble and shrapnel flying.
The artillery outside the city kept roaring, and countless shells came one after another, hitting the city wall. For a while, the entire Qinghua City was shaking.
Finally, the three-foot-high city wall couldn't withstand the artillery fire and collapsed!
Before the defenders on the city wall could react, they were buried in the ruins. Most of the people died without even making a sound.
Prince Li Bin ordered people to protect Li Sicheng and evacuate to the palace, but he stayed behind to command the defense.
The city wall collapses, and the Ming army will rush in at any time. A line of defense must be organized immediately.
Even if you use your flesh and blood to slow down the progress of the Ming army.
Judging from the current situation, if we simply compete in firepower, even if we pull out all the artillery of Annan Kingdom, we will not be a match for the Ming army.
We can only place our hopes on street fighting, rely on the home field advantage, and try our best to consume the Ming army.
The disadvantages of the Ming army are their numbers and supplies. If they want to win, they can only rely on consumption.
This is Annan. No matter how powerful your people are, if every one of you dies, one will be missing. Every time a shell is fired, one will be missing.
And we have a steady stream of personnel and supplies, which will consume you to death!
Li Bin was able to make such a decision in a short period of time, which can be regarded as a very strategic vision, but he ignored one point.
The Ming army's ability to march forward did not depend on the number of people or the amount of food and grass, but on the cannons in their hands.
Although their individual combat capabilities are very strong, they have no room to display them.
As long as the cannon fires, the opponent will collapse.
There is no need to rush and kill at all, and there is not even an encounter.
As a result, the Ming army's position remained motionless, and only the cannons continued to roar!
Boom!
Boom!
In a salvo, dozens of artillery shells passed over the collapsed city wall and smashed into the city. They exploded like a violent storm, and shrapnel flew around like petals.
Poor Annan Army, the newly organized defense line was immediately bombarded to pieces.
Flesh and blood turned into flying flesh and blood.
Boom...Boom...
Li Bin could no longer hear, and could only vaguely see a few figures around him, falling down one by one.
At this moment, a piece of shrapnel flew over and embedded deeply into the bones of his hand with a snap.
He suddenly screamed, severe pain filled his body, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground.
However, no one paid any attention to him.
Someone even passed by and bumped him away in a hurry.
By this time, it no longer matters who is a prince or an emperor.
Li Bin bared his teeth, but finally endured the pain, stood up, and stared blankly at the billowing smoke and the fleeing crowd.
Then, he tried hard to identify the direction and ran towards the palace like crazy.
"Father, father..."
At this time, the palace was also in chaos. There was no guard at the door. Li Bin rushed in and saw a group of ministers surrounding Li Sicheng, all of them looking like they were in a state of confusion.
"Father, the city is broken, leave quickly!"
At this time, the officials in the palace were already in chaos. Some advocated running away, while others were not afraid of death and shouted to fight back. Li Sicheng witnessed the power of the Ming army's artillery with his own eyes. He still feels that his legs are shaking and he is speechless.<
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Hanlin, who was leading the battle at the beginning, saw Li Bin and said, "Your Highness is just in time. I'll wait..."
"Come here, prepare your horses and open the north gate!"
Li Bin had no time to talk to him, so he stepped forward and pulled Li Sicheng up, preparing to escape from the city.
But Hanlin was stubborn and rushed over to block the way.
"Your Highness, are you planning to abandon the thousands of people in Thanh Hoa City and survive alone?"
"Go away!"
Li Bin pushed him away, then picked up Li Sicheng and walked out.
The palace was full of eunuchs and maids running for their lives. When they saw the emperor and the prince, they remained unmoved and ran for their lives in panic.
There were finally some loyal guards around Li Bin, a dozen of them in total, protecting Li Sicheng and escaping towards the north gate.