Nangong Zhi stood on the observation deck and was stunned for a long time.
He was really frightened by Qixia Kingdom's war methods.
To say 1.5 million artillery shells means 1.5 million is no discount, or even more! And the range of artillery is generally more than 30 kilometers!
Trains kept arriving, soldiers kept arriving, artillery kept arriving, and a steady stream of artillery shells arrived!
The soldiers of the Qixia Kingdom shouted excitedly. Nangong Zhi had expected that the Qixia Kingdom's legions would be unwilling to do so, as they didn't expect the other side's morale to be so high.
Not only that, the way of war in the Qixia Country also made Nangong Zhi twitch. It was all about money!
Nangong Zhi saw with his own eyes that the number of artillery pieces in the Kingdom of Qixia increased from 200 to 400 to the current 3,800. Among them, there are a full 2,400 of 300 mm and 460 mm.
The calibers of artillery include 100 mm, 160 mm, 240 mm, 300 mm, and 460 mm. Currently, the main ones firing are 300 mm and 460 mm. The 240 mm base is auxiliary. The remaining small calibers are not currently in use.
Every time these cannons fired a salvo, the ground shook, and the ground and rocks around the cannons were shattered.
The artillerymen of the Kingdom of Qixia flew back and forth excitedly carrying heavy artillery shells. The soldiers carrying the artillery shells stretched from the rear warehouse to the artillery array in the front, stretching endlessly, as if forming an artillery shell transportation line.
The train roared further behind, and massive artillery shells continued to arrive. After realizing the benefits of the railway, Nangong Zhi had already built the railway to the front line.
And because the Kingdom of Qixia was temporarily short of manpower, Nangong Zhi had to send some of his own troops to help carry the artillery shells.
At this time, the artillery had been firing for half a day. The speed of the more than 2,400 artillery pieces was a bit low because they were firing in salvos, but they could still project about 2 to 3 times per minute, which is about 6,000 shells; one hour is
Around 360,000.
The half-day attack has already exceeded 1.5 million artillery shells. The sky has been shrouded in smoke. The artillery bombardment is still not over, and the number of artillery shells is still increasing.
The trains shuttled continuously, and continued to deliver an endless stream of artillery shells.
Affected by the morale of the Qixia Kingdom, the morale of Nangongzhi's legions has improved again; but the other side, that is, the legions of the Southern Tang Kingdom and the Xiaoyao faction's legions, is another matter.
Nangong Zhi was filled with emotion when he saw this. Only the Kingdom of Qixia can afford this kind of war. Even if the technology is now made public, the price of a 300mm artillery shell is still as high as a high-grade spiritual stone; a 460mm artillery shell costs 3
A top-grade spiritual stone. Don’t forget, the shells of the cannonballs produced by Dayang Group are made of low-quality steel.
These low-quality steels are fragile, but the fragments are extremely sharp and hard. They are like high-grade pig iron. Ordinary magic shields may not be able to completely defend against such shrapnel.
The royal family of Qixia Kingdom also has an arsenal, but it also purchases low-quality steel from Dayang Group. This low-quality steel is specially used to produce artillery shells.
In just half a day, about two million artillery shells have been fired, half 300 mm and 460 mm shells. The cost of the shells was more than 4 million high-grade spiritual stones. This was the military expenditure of the country of Qixia in the past!
But the effect of such crazy waste is also significant. In the front, the legions of the Southern Tang Dynasty have already collapsed. The fortifications, trenches, defensive barriers, city walls, etc. are all in ruins. Countless soldiers were killed in the artillery fire.
Obviously, the country of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and even the Xiaoyao faction's army, did not have the preparation and experience to deal with such an attack. As a large number of soldiers died, the remaining soldiers gradually lost their courage. A large number of soldiers began to flee, and the supervising team at the rear could not kill them. Even many soldiers who were supervising the battle team were killed and trampled to death by deserters.
"This is not over yet!" In the Kingdom of Southern Tang Dynasty, Taoist Master Mingquan, who was supervising the army, jumped angrily!
Taoist Master Mingquan is also very pitiful to say that his master, Taoist Master Dingshan... is dead. His best disciple Ma Jianliang... is dead and sank together with the battleship.
You must know that in the world of spiritual practice, the relationship between master and disciple is very sacred; sometimes it even surpasses the relationship between father and son. Especially when many practitioners start practicing with their master when they are young, they are truly as close as flesh and blood.
The angry Taoist Master Mingquan had no intention of practicing, so he voluntarily joined the army. He had no military talent, but it didn't matter. He could serve as a supervisor of the army, overseeing the frontline war, and he could also serve as a messenger for the Xiaoyao sect and the local army.
But today, Taoist Master Mingquan was angry again. He had never seen such a shameless war! The other side would not relax when they caught a strategic hub. In half a day, at least two million artillery shells were poured out!
crazy!
Although this hub is well constructed, it cannot withstand such indiscriminate bombing. Especially the opponent's attack distance is more than 30 kilometers or even 40 kilometers. As a result, the army of the Southern Tang Kingdom can only be passively beaten. situation.
Several attempts were made to charge, but they were all torn apart by artillery fire. The remaining defeated soldiers were cleared by the opponent's elite with a single charge.
War has no regard for strategy at all. People are burning money as hard as they can!
The biggest problem now is: I can't burn other people's houses here. The defenses built at a huge cost are theoretically enough to withstand the intensive attack of artillery fire, but when it is concentrated like this, who am I to ask for explanation!
The defensive barrier collapsed, the city wall collapsed, and finally the soldiers collapsed.
Taoist priest Mingquan dodged a shell, but was blown away so hard that his ears were ringing and his eyes were dizzy. He looked around and saw that everything was miserable.
Half a day ago, more than 300,000 elites were stationed here. The defense here was impregnable and the morale was high. Half a day later, the place was in a mess. More than 300,000 elites, at least more than 100,000 of them, were killed on the spot, and the rest managed to escape. , scattered scattered.
Even the commander-in-chief was seriously injured and had to take the lead in running away, which was called a strategic transfer.
This is definitely the most ridiculous war that Taoist Master Mingquan has ever seen and experienced! A war has ended without everyone meeting each other.
In fact, this was the most absurd war that Nangong Zhi and many generals from the Kingdom of Ze, Canglan, and Northern Tang had ever seen.
The two sides started a war more than thirty kilometers apart.
There were zero casualties on one side, military spending exceeded four million high-grade spiritual stones, and the legion remained in place.
One side suffered heavy casualties, was defeated, and the fortifications were blown into a beach.
Only when he was sure that the front line was completely defeated did Gu Xingdong order the bombardment to stop.
Nangong Zhi cautiously came over and asked, "General Gu, do you want to go over and pursue us?"
Gu Xingdong waved his hand casually: "You go over and give chase. We don't want any trophies or anything else. We are moving."
"Transfer?" Nangong Zhi continued to be in a daze.
Gu Xingdong pointed to a large strategic hub in the north on the map, "This is the imperial capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty."
"Yes." Nangong Zhi nodded.
Gu Xingdong smiled proudly: "We have prepared five million artillery shells for the imperial capital!"