After marching for several days, a prairie city appeared in front of them. The city walls were heavily guarded and it was already on combat alert.
"Your Majesty, ahead is Biyou City, which is a very important trading area for the grassland people. Many tribes from the grassland people often go to this city to do business. At the same time, it is also heavily guarded by more than 200,000 troops." Someone reported to King Yan. p>
"Let alone a mere 200,000, even if it is 300,000, I will not take it seriously."
King Yan raised his head slightly and looked at the city in front, with a very contemptuous look on his face.
In the eyes of many generals, the defensive power of this city is simply useless.
"In the first battle of cutting off the plains, capture Biyou City." King Yan ordered.
"Yes!"
All the soldiers spoke in unison, the sound was deafening and full of momentum.
The army of Yun State came to the city.
"You are so brave. You dare to raise troops to attack our grassland people. What crime should you do!" A cold shout came.
Everyone looked up and saw a man wearing the noble attire of the prairie tribe and a crown standing on the city wall, surrounded by princes such as Hu Chikuo and Hu Chiyou.
It is the Khan of the grassland tribe Hu Chiyan.
Hu Chiyan mobilized the army and came to Biyou City to personally command the battle.
King Yan did not respond, but showed a joking expression and winked at Du Ning beside him.
After Du Ning understood, he rode out and asked: "Who are you who just shouted on the city wall?"
"Presumptuous! How dare you speak to our king like this? Who do you think you are!"
"You, a young boy, are qualified to talk to Lord Khan? Ridiculous!"
"Tell your King Yan to get out, Lord Khan has something to say!"
The generals of the grassland tribe scolded one after another, showing very contempt for Du Ning, and even thought that Du Ning was not worthy of communicating with Hu Chiyan.
Du Ning said, neither humble nor arrogant: "So you are the last emperor of the grassland tribe. Hu Chiyan, disrespectful and disrespectful."
"The last emperor!?"
"Haha..."
The soldiers of the Yun Kingdom all laughed. This "last emperor" means the last generation of emperors, insinuating that Hu Chiyan will soon become the king of the grassland tribe.
"Presumptuous!"
Hu Chiyan suddenly slapped the city wall, a wave of coercion radiated out, and the expression he looked at Du Ning was as if he were looking at a dead person.
Hu Chikuo said: "Father, please calm down. This man's name is Du Ning, and he is the scholar from Yun State who wrote the Thousand Character Essay."
Hu Chiyan's face changed slightly and she laughed: "No wonder you dare to talk to me like this. It turns out you are the famous Mr. Du. You are indeed qualified to talk to me. It's just a pity..."
"What are you regretting?"
Du Ning asked with a smile, but his smile was a bit cold. This was an attitude of wanting to destroy the enemy.
"You have become famous at a young age and have the qualifications to become a great scholar. It is a pity that you have to die on this battlefield today."
Hu Chiyan showed a look of compassion.
Du Ning smiled again, "What on earth do you want to say? Don't tell me that the last words of the majestic Emperor of the Prairie Tribe were just a bunch of useless nonsense."
General Yun laughed again, Du Ning was playing tricks on Hu Chiyan.
Hu Chiyan was even more angry, but seeing that Du Ning was a young man, he was too lazy to argue with him, lest he lose his status as the king of the country.
"Originally, our grassland people wanted to negotiate peace with the Yun Kingdom, but I didn't expect that your Yun Kingdom went too far and dared to break into our grassland. Today, I am going to let you, the Yun Kingdom, see the power of our grassland army." Hu Chiyan's attitude was arrogant, and he was still full of absolute confidence in the prairie tribe's cavalry.
He believed that even if the Yun State had some mysterious artillery, as long as it was commanded properly, it would still be able to kill the Yun State army without leaving a single piece of armor behind.
As a khan of the grassland tribe, he had long drawn up many plans against the Yun Kingdom army.
Du Ning said: "We, the Yun State, are a country of etiquette. For the sake of the two countries being friendly neighbors, if you issue an edict to abdicate yourself and become a minister, repent to the innocent people of the Yun State who died tragically, and accept the king of the Yun State,
Yi Lu Book can make you the king of the grassland and continue to lead the grassland tribe. If you persist in your stubbornness, your Biyou City will be destroyed in one battle today, and you will never have the chance to beg for mercy."
"Haha..."
Hu Chiyan laughed loudly, the grassland generals laughed loudly, and many grassland people laughed loudly.
Only Hu Chikuo, Hu Chiyou and others showed fear, because they had experienced the true power of the mysterious cannon, and they still can't forget it for a long time.
"Master Du, are you threatening me, or are you deliberately making me laugh?"
Hu Chiyan said proudly: "We in Biyou City are guarded by a large army of grassland tribes and many martial arts masters. You rabble are no match for us. By the way, I heard that your Yun Kingdom has developed a mysterious cannon, right?
I heard that it is very powerful, so I want to see and see whether your mysterious cannon is more powerful, or whether our prairie tribe's cavalry is more powerful."
"Oh? So you still have this request, okay, since you said so, then we will satisfy you!"
Du Ning picked up the military flag and waved it, and the artillery battalion soldiers quickly placed the mysterious cannon under the city wall.
"Hugh! Hugh! Hugh!"
The moment the Xuanji cannon appeared, a burst of bows and arrows were fired from the city wall, attacking the soldiers in the cannon camp.
The shield bearer next to the artillery battalion soldiers immediately moved forward and blocked the bows and arrows with their shields, and there were bursts of "warning" sounds.
"Ah!"
"Poof!"
Some of the bows and arrows actually penetrated the shield, injuring the shield bearer and the artillery battalion soldiers behind.
This scene made the generals of Yun Kingdom suddenly change their colors.
"He is a martial arts master! Only the internal strength of a martial arts master can make the bow and arrow penetrate the shield!"
"Their bows and arrows come with the wind, so they have a longer range. Please pay attention to the distance!"
"Defend with two shields! Quick!"
The sudden change did not panic the generals of Yun State. They were also people who had seen many scenes. They issued orders very calmly and quickly made a strategy of using two shields to resist the bows and arrows of martial arts masters.
"Dear readers, please use "The Song of the Wind" quickly!"
"Okay!"
Many scholars wrote the war poem "Song of the Great Wind", using their talents to form the power of the wind and scatter the incoming arrows.
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On the city wall, the sneer on Hu Chiyan's face was even more intense, as if he had a winning ticket.
"It's just a mob!"
Hu Chiyan began to reprimand the princes around him: "You all should learn from your father, this is called leading troops, this is called fighting."
"My sons and ministers must obey the teachings."
The princes bowed hurriedly, but their faces were still serious. They were not happy at all about gaining the upper hand, but were worried.
"Your Highness King Yan, you should surrender!"
Hu Chiyan was condescending, with an unquestionable command in his tone.
"Hu Chiyan, you are seeking death!"
King Yan sneered and ordered: "The three armies obey the order, cover the artillery battalion soldiers, and prepare to attack the city!"
"What a joke, do you think you can break through Biyou City?"
Hu Chiyan's face was filled with disdain. Not to mention how powerful the Xuanji cannon was, if it was placed so far away from the city wall, the power would be halved when fired from there.
Therefore, Hu Chiyan did not take the mysterious cannon seriously.
Under the cover of the soldiers of the Yun Kingdom, one hundred mysterious cannons have been deployed towards Biyou City.
"So many mysterious cannons!"
Hu Chikuo, Hu Chiyou and others were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They could not even deal with fifty mysterious cannons before. Now that the number of Yun Guo's artillery battalion equipment has increased, how terrifying and indiscriminate bombing will it be?<
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"Father, hide quickly, it's dangerous!" Hu Chikuo hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.
"It's a joke. I, the mighty Khan of the grassland people, personally lead the expedition. I am supposed to lead the troops, so how can I sit behind others? Come here, pass on my military order to capture that boy Du Ning alive. This man is disrespectful to me, and I want to kill him."
Execution by cutting into pieces with a thousand cuts!"
Hu Chiyan showed no fear. Since he was the imperial commander personally conducting the expedition, he should boost his morale.
"Father, let's go quickly!"
"Everyone, take cover!"
The princes swarmed up and dragged Hu Chiyan away.
Hu Chiyan was furious: "You are so impudent! You guys are not up to par. The soldiers are fighting on the front line, how can I retreat!"
"Aim at the city wall and fire!"
Du Ning waved his command flag, and a hundred mysterious cannons aimed in the same direction and fired simultaneously.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
One hundred cannonballs shot out of the air, passed through a beautiful arc, and hit the city wall.
Hu Chiyan's expression changed and she couldn't help but sneer: "The so-called mysterious cannon, are these few iron stones?"
Before he could be happy for a long time, the city wall burst into flames and thunderbolt.
"Boom!"
Following a series of deafening bombings, the entire city wall collapsed, and screams could be heard endlessly.
Many grassland soldiers were reduced to a pulp under the attack of artillery fire. The martial arts masters were lucky enough to resist. Even if they survived, they would still be missing arms and legs.
Seeing this scene, Hu Chiyan was shocked.
Is the mysterious cannon so powerful?
In just a moment, the impregnable city wall collapsed!
"This is impossible! Impossible!"
Hu Chiyan's eyes were about to burst, and he couldn't believe that the power of the Xuanji Cannon was so terrifying, completely beyond his expectations and imagination.
It is simply unreasonable to hit someone from such a long distance with such huge power.
"Intensify the firepower and hit me!"
Duning continued to direct the artillery battalion to bombard, and the coverage of firepower became wider and wider.
"Move forward!"
Du Ning gave the order again, and the soldiers of the artillery battalion pushed the Xuanji cannon forward a hundred steps and fired again.
"Boom!"
Stones flew across the sky, killing many prairie soldiers.
"How could this be so! How could this be so!"
"You didn't tell me that the power of the Mysterious Cannon is so exaggerated!"
Hu Chiyan was furious and looked at the many princes, unable to bear the thought that her own personal conquest would receive such a strong blow.
One hundred mysterious cannons easily blew open the city gate.
With such strong firepower, what can the grassland people use to fight? What can they use to resist?
Only then did Hu Chiyan realize how naive his idea of defeating the Yun Kingdom army was. In front of the Xuanji Cannon, their grassland people were just a bunch of incompetent waste!
Hu Chikuo was also very aggrieved, and even wanted to cry, "My minister told you about the power of the mysterious cannon, but you and other ministers didn't really believe it!"
"How dare you talk back!" Hu Chiyan became angry in embarrassment.
"Boom!"
The aftermath of the powerful artillery fire spread out, forcing Hu Chiyan and others to retreat.
They looked up and saw that the walls on both sides of the city gate had collapsed into disarray. Stones were piled up. They could also hear the screams of the soldiers who were crushed by the stones.
"Help...help...Lord Khan..."
"Damn!"
Hu Chiyan's face was extremely ugly. The power of the Xuanji Cannon was so terrifying that even martial arts masters would not dare to rush over at this time.
After the artillery fire ceased, the walls of Biyou City were filled with holes and looked like ruins.
All the defensive facilities were ineffective and were destroyed by artillery fire.
Du Ning was very satisfied. This batch of ammunition configured by the Ministry of Industry has been improved and is more powerful than the previous ammunition.
The performance of the newly built Mysterious Cannons is also better. Both in terms of distance and speed, they are more powerful than the previous batch of Mysterious Cannons.
This is the result of continuous improvement by scholars from the Ministry of Industry working day and night based on Du Ning's drawings.
The same thing made the second time will definitely be better than the first time. This is technological progress.
"Qiang!"
King Yan drew his sword, pointed in the direction of Hu Chiyan and said in a loud voice like a bell: "The three armies listen to the order and seize the city!"
"Whoever kills Chiyan will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver and be made a general!"
Hu Chiyan was so angry that he heard clearly that King Yan did not want to capture him alive, but wanted to kill him!
Emperors since ancient times will enjoy prince-level treatment even if their country is subjugated and falls into the hands of the enemy.
However, King Yan was too lazy to capture Hu Chiyan alive, and instead ordered him to be killed directly, treating Hu Chiyan like a pig or dog.
This is simply a great shame and humiliation for Hu Chiyan, and even more so for the Hu Chi family!
"Traitor Mu Yan insults me like this, you will not die well! You will not die well!" Hu Chiyan was furious.
"Report!"
Soldiers from the grassland tribe came over and said: "Your Majesty Khan, the enemy's mysterious artillery firepower is too powerful for our army to resist. Please move your vehicle and take shelter for the time being."
Hu Chiyan's chest rose and fell violently. The war had just begun. As a Khan, he actually had to avoid the edge temporarily. This would ruin his reputation for the rest of his life.
Another person came to report: "Reporting to Lord Khan, the Yun State army is coming to kill them. They are attacking fiercely and have already occupied the city gate."
"What! So fast!"
Hu Chiyan's hands couldn't stop shaking.
"Am I going to suffer such a failure when I ask Chi Yan to go on a personal expedition? I don't believe it! This is impossible!"
Hu Chiyan felt very uncomfortable when she saw that the grassland soldiers who were resisting the Yun State army were killed by the Yun State soldiers.
The soldiers of the grassland tribe were killed and retreated steadily, and they even had no fighting spirit.
Crush!
Yun State used its powerful force to break through the city gate from the front and massacred the soldiers of the grassland tribe.
It was hard for Hu Chiyan to believe that he once regarded the soldiers and horses of the Yun Kingdom as nothing more than local chickens and dogs.
Nowadays, the Yun Kingdom’s army treats the grassland soldiers as if they were killing native chickens and dogs.
"Poof!"
Hu Chiyan was furious and vomited blood. She couldn't believe this fact, rolled her eyes and fainted.
"Father Khan! Father Khan!"
"Protect His Majesty the Khan!"
"Everyone, retreat to the front line and leave quickly!"
The grassland soldiers could only abandon the city wall and retreat to the defense line behind.