Woo~
The desolate sound of the horn spread across the entire battlefield. Yan Army, who was rushing towards the Hanhai Pass wall despite the rain of arrows and stones, suddenly felt like they had been amnesty and retreated one after another.
As for the few catapults and siege engines that had finally been pushed to the forefront, they were naturally abandoned and then shattered by the rain of stone bombs.
Although the artillery placed on the city wall had stopped attacking at this time, for these Yan Army, the battle they had just experienced was simply a terrifying nightmare.
Even if they can go back alive, they will be haunted by this nightmare for the rest of their lives!
It's really terrible.
Within the first two miles of Hanhai Pass, there were countless corpses of the Yan Army lying, many of them mutilated. The soil was soaked with bright red blood, and the grass would surely grow vigorously in the coming year.
Correspondingly, there are the remains of dozens of large catapults and siege engines.
These siege Heavy Weapon were expensive to build, and the Yan Kingdom army spent a lot of effort to transport them here and assemble them. In the end, they did not have much effect and were blown to pieces by the Hanhai Army's artillery.
There were wailings and calls for help on the battlefield, and many injured Yan Army soldiers fell in a pool of blood, helplessly begging for their lives.
But what they got were arrows shot down one after another!
The first round of the contest between the two sides ended.
Cheers erupted on the Hanhai Pass city wall, and countless Hanhai Army soldiers raised their weapons high to celebrate the victory they had just won.
Not only did they successfully repel the enemy's attack, but the results were quite brilliant.
The most important thing is that the own loss is very small.
This caused Hanhai Army's morale to skyrocket, and when faced with hundreds of thousands of the Yan Army, he was no longer able to gather around him at all.
Many people have turned their attention to the artillery that has made great contributions.
Without this amazingly powerful new weapon, even if Yan Army could be defeated, it would not have such an outstanding record.
Due to the continuous firing, the seventeen artillery pieces were almost red-hot from the high temperature, and the gunners were using wet cloths to cool down.
The joy of victory filled everyone's face.
Shangguan Wuji, who personally guarded the wall, sighed, "These artillery pieces can really be regarded as artifacts to protect the country."
He had seen the scene of artillery test firing before, but the scene of one cannon firing several shells was completely different from the scene of more than a dozen cannons firing simultaneously on the real battlefield.
The power of artillery was also fully demonstrated in the battle that just ended!
If Shangguan Wuji originally had a grudge against being forced to swear allegiance to Princess Qingyun, most of these thoughts have dissipated at this moment.
This Hanhai Army Commander began to seriously consider the possibility of assisting Princess Qingyun in ascending to the throne of God!
"These are just guinea pigs."
Wang Chen said calmly, "There will be better ones in the future!"
Since they were cast on a temporary basis, these artillery pieces still have many problems and there are many areas for improvement and improvement.
With the technology of Military Manufacturing Camp craftsmen, it will not be a problem to cast stronger artillery in the future.
The cannons then will not only be used to defend the city.
And Wang Chen hasn't taken out the blunderbuss yet!
On the Hanhai Army side, there is joy, but among the Yan Army, there is a gloomy mist.
Yan Army The atmosphere in the military camp was so heavy that it was almost solid. Many generals lowered their heads and did not dare to take a breath.
For fear of becoming the target of anger.
In fact, for the huge number of the Yan Army, the previous losses were not very large and were completely within the tolerance range.
The key is that nearly one-third of the catapults and siege engines were destroyed, and Yan Army's morale suffered a heavy blow amidst the rumble of artillery.
The seventeen cannons mounted on the city wall are extremely powerful. Not only do the shells they fire have a very long range, but even fourth- and fifth-level Martial Artist can't withstand them. Ordinary soldiers are even more likely to die or be injured when they touch them. There is absolutely no way to deal with them.
And if we don't deal with these powerful weapons, how can we capture Hanhai Pass?
Everyone placed their hopes on the three Martial Lords.
The silver-armored warrior sitting on the commander's seat is none other than Yan Xiaoyun, one of the Great Yan three great Martial Venerables. He is not only the commander-in-chief of the Yan Kingdom legion this time, but also a member of the Great Yan royal family.
Yan Xiaoyun stared at the three big iron pills on the ground, his eyes seemed to contain a storm.
It was this kind of thing weighing more than ten kilograms that actually blasted through the array of the Yan Army's elite forwards and shattered dozens of catapults and siege vehicles that Yan Army had worked so hard to transport and assemble.
It also greatly damaged the morale of the Yan Army!
"National Master..."
He looked at the elegant man sitting next to him and asked in a deep voice, "Have you heard of this kind of weapon before?"
This elegant man who looks middle-aged but is actually over seventy years old is Yan Kingdom's national master, sixth-tier Martial Venerable Ji Shanhe.
Ji Shanhe's cultivation level is at the bottom among three great Martial Venerables, but he is good at strategy. This time he followed Yan Xiaoyun to attack Hanhai Pass out of necessity. Under normal circumstances, he would sit in front of Yan Capital to strategize.
Ji Shanhe controls the intelligence organization of Great Yan, and has the best information.
"Unheard of!"
In response to Yan Xiaoyun's inquiry, Ji Shanhe replied categorically, "I have never received any information about this weapon. It should be that Great Liang or Hanhai Army has only recently manufactured it. Otherwise, there would be no intelligence sent back."
Great Yan has many craftsmen stationed in Great Liang, including the Imperial Capital and Hanhai City.
"This is troublesome."
Yan Xiaoyun's face became even more gloomy. "Hanhai Army's Military Manufacturing Camp has many craftsmen, and Hanhai Prefecture is rich in iron ore. What I'm worried about is that more and more such weapons will come out!"
Just seventeen artillery pieces make Yan Army very anxious. If the number increases to dozens or even hundreds, covering the entire wall, the scene of all the cannons firing in unison will make the Great Yan army commander feel numb just thinking about it.
In fact, he thought a little too seriously, because even if Hanhai Commandery Military Manufacturing Camp could build so many artillery, there would not be enough gunpowder to display its power.
The raw materials needed to make gunpowder, charcoal and saltpeter, are all good, but the sulfur is not produced by Hanhai Prefecture, so you need to search and buy it from other counties.
Most of what Hanhai Army used before was made from the raw materials brought by Wang Chen!
Under such circumstances, the Great Yan army could persist until all the gunpowder was consumed before launching a large-scale attack on the city.
But Yan Xiaoyun doesn't know this. What he worries about is that if Hanhai Pass cannot be captured quickly, once the reinforcements of the Great Liang army are in place and one or two sixth-tier Martial Venerable come to help, then he will not be able to occupy this fortress that strangles Great Yan's throat!
You must know that Great Liang has four sixth-tier Martial Venerable, which is one more than Great Yan.
At present, the biggest advantage of Great Yan is that three great Martial Venerables are gathered here!
The three of them exchanged glances and nodded at the same time.
The longer this war lasts, the more detrimental it will be to Great Yan, so they must make a desperate move!
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