The gate of Xingchang County's defensive city wall slowly opened, and the legions poured out like a tide. The leader turned out to be the elite of the five thousand militia legions led by Dugu Junjie himself.
At the same time, Zhang Han took over Dugu Junjie's position and ordered the No. 5 gun to attack at an elevation angle of nearly 76 degrees. The shells rushed up to an altitude of several kilometers, and then began to fall. Finally, they crashed less than one kilometer away from the city wall.
"boom!"
Flames shot into the sky, and the power of the explosion made everyone on the city wall faintly feel that the ground beneath their feet was shaking.
At close range, County Sheriff Gu Xingdong took a breath of air. He saw that a radius of a hundred meters was instantly cleared. He saw countless stumps and broken arms flying up within a radius of more than 20 meters. He saw a cloud of smoke billowing.
Rushing into the air.
The soldiers of the Kingdom of Jinyang were even more shocked. The huge roar made their souls tremble.
Dugu Junjie took the opportunity to roar: "The Kingdom of Jinyang has betrayed its faith, and God has rewarded the Kingdom of Qixia with the power of the Thunder God. Sima Zhen has been punished by God!
Kill, but those who surrender will not be killed!”
Although Dugu Junjie was only in the late Golden Core stage, he was protected by two Nascent Soul stages. Five thousand elites tore through the Jinyang Kingdom's forward like knives and quickly cut through the enemy; the rear army surged in like a tide.
Surround the stunned Jinyang Kingdom forwards, kill them or capture them.
Cannonballs continued to fall overhead. Although there was only one artillery piece covering the army, it was enough to paralyze the army of Jinyang Kingdom and panic.
The artillery shells, under the command of Zhang Han, were specially designed to attack crowded places and places with generals' flags. Once they saw a neat queue or a battle formation formed somewhere, they would immediately take special care of it.
Facing this sudden appearance of artillery, the army of Jinyang Kingdom was in chaos, and most of them lost their fighting spirit. The greatest power of artillery was actually not its destructive power, but shock and deterrence.
The explosion that made the earth tremble, the smoke rising into the sky, the loud noise like thunder sweeping the ground, coupled with Dugu Junjie's slogans, etc., completely caused the Jinyang Kingdom army to be in chaos.
Especially since Sima Zhen has not yet issued an order, some determined generals had to start organizing a retreat.
However, under the leadership of Dugu Junjie, the Qixia Kingdom became more and more courageous as they fought; the other generals at the rear were not to be outdone and roared as they commanded the troops to charge.
Under the cover of continuous artillery fire, everyone rushed to the top of the mountain where Sima Zhen was previously.
At this time, the top of the mountain was already full of pits, pungent smells, and horrific broken limbs everywhere.
Taking this place as the boundary, the Nascent Soul masters from the Dayang Group are fighting against the Nascent Soul masters from the Kingdom of Jinyang. The Nascent Soul masters from the Qixia Kingdom each have a set of steel weapons and armor, and each one is shouting excitedly, and
However, the Nascent Soul masters of the Kingdom of Jinyang had to fight and retreat to buy time for the army.
The war continued until sunset. The highlands that once belonged to the Kingdom of Jinyang now belong to the Kingdom of Qixia.
The soldiers shouted slogans, dragged the three new artillery pieces to the top of the hill, and immediately bombarded the retreating enemy troops; but under the command of Dugu Junjie, the attack range of the new artillery pieces was limited to 10 kilometers——
The maximum distance of fifteen kilometers has not yet been used.
Zhang Hao also came to the top of the mountain and saw the army at the foot of the mountain surging like a vast ocean. He was extremely excited. In the war that just ended, the Kingdom of Qixia won a great victory and captured and destroyed more than 80,000 troops of the Kingdom of Jinyang in one go. This is
An unprecedented victory.
Not only that, the previous bombardment seemed to have wiped out the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom of Jinyang. So far, the army of the Kingdom of Jinyang is still retreating overnight, leaving behind a large amount of baggage.
"Did you win?" Gu Xingdong, the governor of Xingchang County, is still a little confused.
Zhang Hao, on the other hand, was more rational. He raised his head and said, "It can only be said to be a temporary victory. The foundation of the Kingdom of Jinyang has not been damaged. Also, although the artillery temporarily frightened the opponent, it was only temporary.
Our number of artillery is not enough, and the opponent can easily find a way to crack it.
Judging from the current situation, artillery can only be regarded as a surprise weapon. Moreover, we brought a total of 900 artillery shells this time, and more than 300 have been used just now."
The excitement on Gu Xingdong's face gradually disappeared.
Dugu Junjie came to Zhang Hao and said, "Master, the enemy may come to rob the camp tonight.
If I were the opponent's general, whether it was the chief general or the deputy general, as long as there was still someone who made the decision, I would definitely come to find out what happened tonight. If I could get an artillery piece or a good victory, even if I lost the battle, I would still be able to go back.
An explanation!
Moreover, we cannot be sure that the opponent's coach will definitely die, and may only be slightly injured; we must be fully prepared.
Not only our place, Xinglin Hall, and even the City Lord's Mansion need to make corresponding preparations."
Zhang Hao nodded: "Then, let's set a few more traps tonight."
Half an hour later, Dugu Junjie came to report: "Master, the trapped immortal formation has been set up here, with a steel formation base to ensure that they cannot come or go. Necessary protection has also been put in place at Xinglin Hall and the City Lord's Mansion.
In addition, in order to ensure that the enemy will definitely come here, I plan to hold a bonfire dinner on the top of the mountain. During the dinner, we will have a carnival celebration and place the artillery in the most conspicuous position.
But there are certain risks in doing so.”
Zhang Hao nodded, war must bear risks, as long as Dugu Junjie thinks it is okay, Zhang Hao will support it.
Zhang Hao doesn't particularly care about military matters, because Zhang Hao knows very well - for specific military matters, it is okay to be a hindsight expert, but what is needed on the battlefield is to be a hindsight expert!
Dugu Junjie discussed with Zhou Shuhai, Gu Xingdong and others, and soon the whole army was excited. In the evening, they not only celebrated the victory, but also visited the artillery, and rewarded those who had outstanding military achievements today beside the artillery!
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Fifty miles away, Sima Zhen suddenly roared and sat up suddenly; then he felt a burning sensation all over his body, and the pain was unbearable both inside and outside his body. It seemed that his whole body was being peeled and cramped, and the bones were being knocked and the marrow was being sucked out.
The soul seems to be twitching.
You can taste the taste of Yangshen Pill, Wushou Pill, Heart-protecting Pill and other elixirs in your mouth. Your head feels dizzy. There is a sharp buzzing in your mind. It always feels like the world is still spinning.
I couldn't muster any strength in my body.
The guards around him excitedly exclaimed: "The commander is awake, the commander is awake!"
In a short while, more than a dozen generals gathered around Sima Zhen, but most of these generals were former middle-level generals. The high-level generals were all having a 'makeup' party - it looked so miserable.