Chapter 79 Breaking Jingzhou
The shells hit the ground, exploded a bunch of soil, and scattered. Zhong Xun tilted his head, waiting for the dust to fall to the ground, and cursed: "The Dangxiang people's cannon is really not accurate. Here and there, there is nowhere to hide!"
The soldier on the side whispered: "Instruction, our current artillery position is already within the range of the Dangxiang people. If you go forward, I am afraid that the Dangxiang people will specifically attack us. It is so dangerous, it is not the case when we were fighting in the past."
Zhong Xun cursed: "Look at the shells fired by the Dangxiang people, it's not easy to be on the right track, it's all up to luck, what are you afraid of! Today, you will be rewarded with ten trump cards for each of you. Unlucky to be hit by the Dangxiang people, you'll blame yourself for your bad luck. If you break the city, you'll have ten trump cards for your money!"
The soldier licked his lips: "It's enough money, and it's not too much, but it's not too much. It's worth a try!"
Zhong Xun said: "I'm not satisfied with the ten-spot money? Look at those infantry soldiers, who would have to die in any war? Where did they have so much money?"
While speaking, Zhong Xun directed the soldiers and pushed the cannon cart to approach Jingzhou City.
On the city wall, Dangxiang soldiers looked at the Song army outside the city, pushed the cannon cart and just leaned towards him, and couldn't help but be stunned. After a while, a soldier said, "Aren't these Song people afraid of death? They are close, and the old cannons kill them!"
The soldiers on the other side said, "You can fight first! After so long, only a few soldiers of the Song army have been killed. One cannon cannot be broken. What are they afraid of? This is not good, so go and report to the city lord! How can we fight when the Song army cannon arrive at the city?"
After hearing the soldiers' reports, the city lord Xibi Luo of Jingzhou rushed to the city wall. Looking outside the city, he saw a large number of artillery positions facing the city wall. The Song army infantry in the distance had already been arranged. Obviously, the Song army pushed the cannons closer and fought against the Dangxiang artillery on the city wall.
When Xibi Luo saw it, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Are these Song people crazy? Their cannons are close to each other, and they are just being shot by the cannons on the top of the city? He quickly ordered each cannon and aimed at the cannons of the Song army, so don't stop!"
The general of Songcheng on the side said, "City Lord, our cannon cannot be so accurate. It has been a quarter of an hour, and a single Song cannon has not been knocked out. At first, the Song people were still cautious, but now they are swaying!"
Xibi Luo said: "If you can't hit it correctly, then you can shoot a few more shots! If you hit too much, there will always be a time to hit it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cheer suddenly came from the city wall. Looking outside the city wall, a Song cannon was hit by Dangxiang and fell to the side. A Song army artillery was hit and struggling on the ground. The Song army on the side hurried forward to rescue the injured Song army.
Luo Yishou slapped the city wall in the west: "Did you see it? Although I couldn't hit it for a while, I only hit it a lot, and there will always be a chance of hitting it!"
When the Dangxiang artillery saw the results of the battle, they became aura and shouted loudly, loading medicine and filling the bullets, and shooting outside the city. Just as everyone was in a mess, they suddenly heard an explosion, followed by a crying sound of their parents. The smoke of gunfire dissipated, and it turned out that a cannon exploded, and several soldiers who were operating the cannon were injured and kept wailing on the city wall.
Xibiluo was shocked when he saw it and ordered the soldiers to go and save the people, instructing the artillery to be careful not to charge too much medicine.
At this moment, the general guarding the city beside him whispered: "Look at the city lord, the Song army outside the city has begun to arrange artillery positions! At this distance, our city walls are within their range!"
Xibi Luo looked out of the city and saw that the Song army's artillery stopped one after another, each choosing its own positions, and were adjusting artillery.
Han Qi looked at the situation in front of the city through a telescope and said to Liu Ji beside him: "Forcing the city to the ground, he only lost a cannon. The Dangxiang people's artillery was indeed not accurate to fire. Their cannons are to prevent our cannons from approaching. If they are not accurate, what's the use? Order the artillery to concentrate artillery fire to attack the city, and then knock out the Dangxiang people's artillery first!"
Liu Ji said no, and ordered his personal soldiers to go over and pass the order. The artillery should shoot the enemy's artillery and first knock out the most threatening artillery.
When Xibi Luo was busy, he suddenly heard the sound of cannons coming from outside the city. Before he could react, he felt the city wall trembling under his feet. Jingzhou is a small city, close to the Yellow River, and the city wall is not strong. The Song army's artillery shells were heavier than Dangxiang's, and the earth shook for a moment.
The artillery of the Song army was obviously much stronger than Dangxiang's. Once the fire was opened, it would be continuous and terrifying. There were only a dozen artillery guns at the top of Jingzhou City, and half of them were destroyed in less than a long time. The Dangxiang soldiers at the top of the city were even killed and injured.
Xibi Luo looked around and his face changed drastically, saying, "How can we defend Jingzhou City if we continue like this? How can we block the Song army if the cannons at the top of the city be destroyed? There is no one on the top of the city, and the Song army ants attack the city, wouldn't it be a big open door!"
The Song army's cannons were more than ten times that of Dangxiang, and the soldiers' artillery skills were even more powerful. In just half an hour, Dangxiang's cannons were completely beaten, and all the soldiers on the city were forced to retreat.
Liu Ji saw it in the telescope and said to the personal soldiers beside him: "Order the cannon to move forward a little more and drive all the party enclosures on the city! Order the infantry and the entire army to line up and prepare to attack the city!"
The personal soldiers agreed and turned around and went quickly.
Liu Ji said to Han Qi: "Dangxiang's cannon on the top of the city has been knocked out. When the artillery drove all the Dangxiang defenders off the city wall, they could attack the city. Unexpectedly, the Dangxiang people's cannons were just powerful and were not against us."
Han Qi nodded: "The Dangxiang people just cast these cannons as we were guns. The range is neither ours nor the power of our cannons, so it is better to do so. Let the front line check how many cannons have been damaged by this."
Liu Jiyingnuo sent his personal soldiers out to the front line to inquire about the losses of the artillery. After a moment, he reported that the artillery bombardment of the artillery, and the Song army lost five artillery pieces in total. Judging from the appearance of the city, it should have been knocked down the Dangxiang Shixiang Gate.
Han Qi said: "Today's battle situation should be reported to Taiwei Di of Lingzhou. There is no need to be afraid of the Dangxiang people having artillery, nor is it necessary to have heavy artillery. As long as the artillery soldiers are not afraid of death and are close to the enemy, the Dangxiang people cannot resist it. As long as the cannons on the top of their city are knocked down, they can only surrender."
Liu Ji nodded and said, "To be honest, it's still not familiar with artillery in the army. When he saw the enemy fighting further, he felt timid in his heart and did not dare to approach the enemy's bombing. In fact, it was true that we practiced hard, and there were special professors in the military academy. The accuracy of artillery was just like this. How could the Dangxiang people shoot more accurately? In this dynasty army, the number of artillery was many times that of the Dangxiang people, and they couldn't resist the bombing."
Han Qi said: "Architecture is the most precious military in the army. It is more difficult to train and is better treated, but it lacks some courage. They should be able to fight close to each other to exert their maximum power. The greatest significance of the battle in Jingzhou is to see clearly that it is not so terrible that the enemy guarding the city has artillery."
Chapter completed!