The rise of the prince

Chapter 798 The Shelling Begins

The pale and cold moon hangs high in the sky, and everything is silent under the sky. The moonlight is bright and blurred tonight, which probably has something to do with the atmosphere before the war. The sound of unknown insects is everywhere in the field.

The silence seemed unusual. In the wilderness ahead, there was a division of troops dormant waiting for the dawn. Li Xingzhou himself was surprised by such a terrifying discipline.

But I didn't expect that Liu Ji could do it. He had written the training outline, but Di Zhi, Yan Shen, Liu Ji, Shen Lin, Wei Yubai and others were the ones who implemented it.

The matter has come to this point, there is no turning back after opening the bow, he has never been an indecisive person, I just hope that Liu Ji can give him more surprises.

Li Xingzhou looked at the cold moon in the sky. Once he calmed down, he found that the air was a bit cold and disturbed his thoughts. He gritted his teeth and insisted.

This place is four or five miles away from the city wall. If the new army in the past would never have been able to strike the city wall accurately, the situation is different now.

Waiting for dawn in the dead silence, Li Xingzhou crouched behind a clump of bushes, looking at the giant dragon winding through the mountains in the distance under the moonlight. From time to time in the middle of the night, he could hear the rumble of artillery fire resounding across the sky from the north.

Thousands of thoughts came to his mind, the east of the world, the situation of the world will be announced at dawn today, but the victory or defeat is still unknown, he has no certainty of victory.

Li Xingzhou is not [-]% sure what will happen when the shell hits the two-foot-thick city wall, but his guess is that after destroying the outer layer of masonry, the internal soil structure can be easily exploded by the explosive shell and collapse outward, while It's not like solid bullets that get tighter and tighter.

Equivalent to less powerful blasting
Time passed by, and Li Xingzhou was sore and numb in the cold, but the lurking continued, and they would wait until dawn.

While waiting silently, the moon gradually moved across the sky, the huge shadows of the mountains moved slowly, the howling cold wind gradually subsided, the surrounding vegetation condensed hoarfrost, and the surrounding area became colder and colder.

Dawn is coming.

Most of the people held their breath, waiting for the moment of blood and fire. Not everyone in the third division has been on the battlefield. Fortunately, there are also a lot of veterans. Their existence can greatly relieve the pressure on recruits. In the face of life and death, they can There are very few people who are calm.

Therefore, the soldiers of the new army actually did a good job, lurking overnight, tens of thousands of stragglers, without making any noise, panic or mistakes.

The next test of life and death will be more severe, and I only hope that the more people among them survive, the better.

On the far side of the sky, on the other side of the sea, the dark red light is about to move, trying hard to break through the curtain of the dark sea, a few clouds in the sky are dyed dazzling blood red, and the waves on the south bank are dancing wildly, and the waves are raging, which seems to indicate that this is bound to be The day when the blood flowed like a river.

Li Xingzhou was not a superstitious person, but at this moment, these scenes turned into an invisible pressure, which was inexplicable and oppressed his heart.

But the moonlight was dim, the rising sun did not break through the dark curtain, and the earth entered the most depressing and extremely dark moment.

"Your Highness, why don't you go to the rear." Liu Ji said in the dark.

Li Xingzhou shook his head: "No, I'll just watch here." There are still risks here, and there are many possibilities that could endanger him. It's not safe for miles.

But this is only a possibility, the probability is very small, if he dare not even bet on this kind of danger, then there is no need to fight, the ability of war is the biggest gamble.

Liu Jigong cupped his hands, "Your Highness, the subordinates are leaving."

"Go ahead, do it for yourself, and don't let me down."

"Yes!"

After a brief conversation, Liu Ji got on his horse and disappeared into the darkness.

The outline of the winding city wall in the distance can no longer be seen, only a few lights flickering, which is the proof that the Jin people are still on duty. The north has already fought, and they dare not neglect anyway.

But it's just not to be negligent. Everyone knows that the main battlefield is in the north, and there is no need to pay too much attention to the south.

While waiting, the darkness gradually dissipated, and the orange-red sun over the sea finally broke through the dark sky and sprinkled fiery red sunlight. The darkest moment passed, and a little bit of light slowly illuminated the earth.

The lighting conditions were enough for the artillery to aim at. In an instant, such a thought flashed through Li Xingzhou's mind.

Almost at the same time, the ground under his feet trembled instantly, followed by the sound of explosions one after another, and his head buzzed as if it had been beaten.

The bombardment tore through the silence of the dawn, and the orange-red flames continued to bloom and flicker on the distant city walls. The specific details could not be seen clearly in the faint morning light.

The shelling has not stopped, and the ground outside Ninghai Fort has been trembling.

Li Xingzhou rode on Meixue and hurried forward, followed by the surrounding soldiers, passed through the weeds and bushes, and walked for about a mile. The city wall in the distance became clearer, and the morning light became brighter.

Li Xingzhou held his breath. He opened the binoculars and saw a little bit of the state of the city wall under artillery fire. A big crater was blasted in the middle of the city wall!
The green bricks and stones outside were like skin, torn away long ago, exposing the scarlet flesh inside.

Every time the bombardment was fired, the shell exploded within an error of no more than ten meters. A large amount of earth and rock were thrown out by the power of the shell explosion, and the interrupted crater became deeper and deeper!

feasible!

Li Xingzhou was overjoyed. If this continues, sooner or later the city wall will collapse, opening a gap!
The artillery bombardment did not stop, and soon Ninghai Fort was brightly lit and became a mess, with figures coming and going in the binoculars.

Jin Jun obviously didn't know how to deal with such a situation. Such a scene must have never been seen in Jin Bing's first half of his life.

It is probably normal to be unable to deal with it. In this era, who can deal with the thunder strike from four or five miles away.

Li Xingzhou boarded a small hill and stared at the vast battlefield in front of him. When the sun got higher and higher, the orange light turned yellow and gradually brightened.

Accompanied by the loud bang of squeezing and friction, the northern section of Ninghai Fort, which was regarded as an indestructible city wall, finally couldn't hold on and began to collapse!
The long layer collapsed and tilted outward, and a large amount of laterite and masonry spilled outward, piled up to form a sloping slope, and the raised dust filled the air. The Jin people were terrified and wanted to rush to the gap for repairs, but they were greeted by shelling.

Then the cannon stopped, and the soldiers who had been lurking in the weeds and bushes in the field got up one after another and pressed towards the opening densely.

With the collapse of the city wall, a big stone in Li Xingzhou's heart finally fell. As long as he crossed that city wall, the Jin people would definitely not be able to stop the firepower of the new army.

However, it was probably the unprecedented array of skirmishers that gave the Jin people hope, thinking that their army was disorganized and had no morale, so Ninghai Fort in the south simply opened the thick gate, and many cavalry rushed out, wanting to fight on the plain outside the city. The admiral killed these disorganized skirmishers.

It has to be said that Jin Ren has a strong will to fight!

(End of this chapter)