Hanhai Pass, Yan Army The ninth day of the siege.
Shangguan Wuji received the Flying Eagle letter from Great Ye and immediately reported it to Princess Qingyun and Wang Chen.
The first is the news of Emperor Shaowu's death. On the day Prince Jing ascended the throne, Great Liang Son of Heaven, who was deposed by his brother and Empress Dowager, died in the forbidden palace.
The cause of death was recurrence of heart disease.
This also verified Wang Chen's previous hunch.
After Prince Jing ascended the throne, he granted amnesty to the whole country, changed the country's name to Yuanjing, and issued an order to summon the generals of all counties to return to the imperial capital to report on their duties.
At present, Emperor Yuanjing has learned the news that Yan Army has invaded the border, and ordered Shangguan Wuji to defend Hanhai Pass at all costs, and asked West Sea Prefecture to give full support.
In addition, several counties in the south rebelled against the party and the heretics, and they had the potential to start a prairie fire.
And Great Qi's mission is on its way to Great Ye. It is very likely that the two countries will reach an alliance in the near future.
These latter messages come from Shangguan Wuji's private channels.
Although this Great General Who Suppresses the West is stationed at the border, he also has his own informant in Great Ye, so that he can keep abreast of the situation in the imperial capital at any time.
"West Sea Prefecture's reinforcements cannot be counted on for the time being."
Shangguan Wuji said in a deep voice, "Their army is weak and not strong. At most they can only send a cavalry to show off. If we want to defend Hanhai Pass, we have to rely on ourselves."
Originally, West Sea Prefecture had an elite light cavalry legion that could provide support to the Hanhai Army at any time. However, in recent years, there has been chaos in Great Liang, and this legion has been frequently mobilized to suppress it in various places.
The blood had long been drained.
When Great Liang and Great Yan formed a good relationship, this was not a big problem, but now the two sides have turned against each other.
Shangguan Wuji finally asserted. "Yan Army, we should attack the city tomorrow!"
Facts have proved that Great General's judgment was correct.
Woo~
The powerful and low sound of the horn broke the tranquility of the early morning.
"Tiger!"
Hundreds of thousands of the Yan Army stood up and advanced slowly towards Hanhai Pass. The flags fluttering in the wind covered the sky and the sun, and the strong military formation Sha Qi rushed straight into Sky Dome, making the earth tremble.
Hundreds of large catapults and siege engines were mixed in the Yan Army, and the wheels rolled over the grass, making people tremble!
After nine days of waiting and preparation, this powerful Yan Kingdom army finally launched an attack on Hanhai Pass.
On top of the wall, Wang Chen looked at the Yan Army who was attacking in large numbers, with a very calm expression.
But the sergeants responsible for controlling the cannon were all so nervous that their hands were shaking.
Through the joint efforts of many craftsmen in Military Manufacturing Camp and Hanhai City, working day and night, seventeen iron cannons weighing thousands of people have been erected on the city wall.
Far exceeded the requirements of Wang Chen.
It's just that all the gunners were temporarily trained. They only mastered the basic gunnery methods and fired a few live rounds, so they were seriously lacking in experience.
The army is currently pressing down on the territory, and these gunners are shouldering heavy responsibilities, so they are inevitably frightened.
"Don't panic."
Wang Chen patted the shoulder of a gunner next to him and said, "Just aim at the enemy's catapult and hit it. It doesn't matter if you don't hit it at the beginning. You will become more proficient after firing a few more shots."
Sharpshooters are fed bullets, and the same goes for gunners.
Wang Chen's comfort made the gunner immediately relax and nodded vigorously.
Wang Chen smiled slightly and looked at the Yan Army again.
At this time, the Yan Kingdom army had advanced to within two miles, and then hundreds of catapults were pulled to the front.
Accompanied by tens of thousands of the Yan Army longbowmen and ax shieldmen.
The war is about to break out!
Wang Chen visually measured the opponent's distance, and then personally raised the flag. "Cannon ready!"
The catapult of the Yan Kingdom is similar to the catapult arranged behind the city wall of Hanhai Pass. Its range is about three to four hundred steps, so it must be pushed to a suitable distance before it can be launched.
The cast iron cannon designed by Wang Chen has an effective range of at least two or three miles, and the maximum range is estimated to be doubled.
In fact, he could directly bombard Yan Army's camp with cannons before.
But in order to exert the greatest effect, Wang Chen deliberately placed Yan Army close to the wall, so that all the catapults and siege engines they brought could be within the maximum range.
Tens of thousands of the Hanhai Army were waiting in full formation, and all of them held their breath.
"Fire!"
Wang Chen's order was like a thunderous explosion, instantly spreading inside and outside the city wall.
The gunners, who had been prepared for a long time, lowered their torches without thinking and lit the fuses inserted into the cannons.
boom! boom! boom!
The next moment, seventeen cannons fired in unison, and cannonballs containing terrifying kinetic energy came out of their barrels and flew towards the Yan Army, which was more than a mile away.
At this moment, Yan Army did not expect that death would come to them.
A fine iron cannon weighing more than ten kilograms hit hard in the middle of the ax shielder array. An unlucky ax shielder exploded instantly, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
The shell landed on the ground and flew forward, plowing a bloody path in the blink of an eye.
Since the queue of the Yan Army was very dense, this shot directly took away more than a dozen axe-shielders, and even affected the archers behind!
They never dreamed that there were weapons in this world that could hit such a distance and be so powerful!
Caught off guard, Yan Army's vanguard team suffered nearly two hundred casualties in the first round of shelling. The gaps in its array were shocking to watch.
boom!
One of the catapults was accidentally hit by a cannonball, and it was immediately shattered and the entire structure collapsed.
The Yan Army striker, who was originally very orderly, was in chaos.
The loss of two hundred men and one catapult was nothing to the huge Yan Army, but the intimidation brought by the cannon that debuted in this world had a considerable impact on their morale.
"Speed up!"
Yan Army General saw that the situation was not good, and immediately the forward battalion accelerated towards the city wall.
Then they quickly attracted a second round of shelling, as well as a Crossbow Bolt as thick as a child's arm.
These Crossbow Bolt come from the bed crossbows arranged on the city wall, and their lethality is also extraordinary.
Immediately afterwards, the catapults behind the city wall also began to show their power!
boom! boom! boom!
The rumbling sound of cannons has become the main theme of this fortress attack and defense battle.
The Hanhai Army soldiers responsible for controlling the iron cannons were all carefully selected. Not only were their cultivation levels not weak, but their minds were not bad either. After several rounds of shelling, their operations became more and more proficient.
The shots are becoming more and more accurate!
The result was that Yan Army's catapults and siege engines were in bad luck.
As prime targets, they were blasted to pieces one by one, turning into expensive junk scattered on the ground.
Not only that, but the soldiers responsible for protecting the catapult were also unlucky.
Because the cannonball missed the frame, it might fall on them!
The battle between the two sides reached a fever pitch from the beginning, and Yan Army's high casualties soon made the commander in the rear unable to sit still.
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