Iron Age

The return gun is a catapult, a weapon brought back by the Mongols during their expedition to the west. The gun body is made of huge wood, and the joints are connected with metal parts.A rotatable gun shaft is placed horizontally on the gun carriage.The long rod fixed on the shaft is called "slight" and acts as a lever.

A single pole is called a single pole, and multiple poles are used as a pole. The more poles there are, the heavier and farther the projectile will be.One end of the cannon tip is a leather nest to accommodate the stone bullets; the other end is a cannon cable, which is several feet long.There are several small cannons, and more than a hundred large cannons.Each gun rope is pulled by 1-2 people.When throwing stone bombs, one person aims and places them, and the gunner yanks the gun rope at the same time, swinging the other end, and the stone bombs in the leather nest are thrown by inertia and hit the city wall. Blankets and carrion from corpses entered the city, causing fires and plagues.

The return cannons of the Qing Dynasty were large cannons. The artillerymen pushed the huge cannon carts forward to occupy the firing position. The building cars and crash cars behind were also preparing. After the return cannons were suppressed by firepower, they took the opportunity to attack the city. Of course, tactical weapons such as ladders were more powerful. Inevitably, after the bombardment collapsed a section of the city wall, there were still a large number of shield cutters waiting to rush into the city to fight hand-to-hand.

All this arrangement takes a little time.

The slaves calmed down a bit, and the people on the city wall were afraid to shoot at them. Under the leadership of Duncan, some slaves ran to the nearby serial horse corpses to collect weapons and armor. When the Qing people prepared artillery, the slaves also armed themselves with bows and arrows, chain mail, iron helmets, and long scimitars, all of which were the outfits of the elite Qing Imperial Guards.

Yu Hualong on the city wall was very proud. The first time he used the steam crossbow to achieve such a great result, he had to be a little bit ecstatic. If he could repel the Qing army's southern expedition, it would not be as simple as the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Maybe at the age of 1, he will be rewarded with another military post. It shouldn't be too big, just the commander-in-chief will do.Alas, the weapons designed by the old factory owner are still powerful. Thinking of that unbelievable old monster, Yu Hualong's heart tightened. "Come here, let's find out how the battle is going on at the Lianfeng, a bunch of idiots, it takes so long to attack a workshop!" A messenger went down to the city to investigate.As the messenger went downstairs, he slandered: Is the Lianfeng an ordinary workshop? It is difficult to say that it can be conquered after ten thousand people attack for a year.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Zamuhe snatched a horse, which was a serial horse rescued by splitting the iron chain. His skillful riding skills soon made the horse familiar with its new owner. All the feathers and arrows were hung on the saddle. Anthony, Duncan and others also stripped off the armor of the dead and put them on. The long scimitar was very sharp and it was an excellent horse fighting weapon. After the impact of the serial horses, thousands of people were lost, and now there are only more than 800 people huddled in the open space near the suspension bridge.Anyway, Yu Xiaolong is in the team, so he is not afraid of shooting arrows from the tower.

The leader of Huihui Cannon took the lead and commanded the people to place the cannon mount in a position that could hit the city wall. He dared not approach any further. What kind of force was used to shoot the javelin of the iron factory? It was so fast and ruthless, it was simply too terrifying Well, the exposed artillerymen have no protection, and they will be in trouble if they are shot.

"Shoot the stone bomb!" The leader ordered, and the 150-jin round stone ball was put into the leather nest. The artillerymen also pulled the cannon cord, and eight giant return guns were waiting for the order of His Majesty the Emperor himself.

The building car is also ready, and the trajectory of the staggered return gun is placed in front. The tall building car is about the same height as the city wall, and a few soldiers can be hidden in the small compartment above. When it is pushed to the edge of the city wall, a springboard can be released and go directly to the city. There are stairs in the building car, and the infantry below can continuously pass through the building car to climb to the top of the city.The body is made of solid wood, covered with iron sheets, the chassis is very heavy, not afraid of arrows, and there are many wooden wheels under the chassis.It can be pushed, and it is an excellent siege combination when combined with the return cannon. Many strong cities in Shandong Province have been conquered in this way. This time, Liguo City will definitely be conquered quickly.

The shield sharpeners hid behind the building car, followed by a large number of archers. When they reached the bottom of the city, they shot upward with their bows and arrows. The car that hit the car was an iron-clad car with a thick pointed log hanging inside, like a temple. Like a bell and hammer, it was used to smash open the city gate, and the soldiers hid inside to push the cart without being hurt by arrows.

There are also a large number of soldiers carrying sacks and ladders. The sacks filled with soil are used to fill the moat so that buildings and crash cars can approach the city wall. As an infantry bridge, you can climb the city after crossing the river, killing two birds with one stone.

The Qing Dynasty's difficult conquest this time really paid off.All the equipment and utensils are newly built, and it is impossible to conquer a Liguo city, and I will not dare to claim that I am from the Qing Dynasty outside in the future.

Seeing the majestic buildings and the huge return gun, Yu Hualong's expression changed: "Huahu, what's the countermeasure?" Yu Huahu is an expert in city defense. The stock of arrows is running out, and this thing is consumed too quickly. There is stock in the Lianfeng, but I can't get it out. I think it can kill his building car at most. The infantry and the crash car are not terrible, that's it Cannons, the distance is too far, we only have to be beaten, if a gap is smashed in the city wall, and their cavalry rush in, the city will not be able to survive."

"Then didn't we return the cannon to confront them?" Yu Hualong didn't give up.

"Hey, the old factory owner said that thing is too backward and never made it at all." Yu Huahu replied.

"Well, Huahu, you should bear it first. Watch out for your nephew in the city. I'll go back home and settle down." Yu Hualong, who knew something was wrong, was about to go back and load the Xiruan family members into the car.

As soon as Yu Hualong went down to the city, the return cannon launched an attack.

Following the order of His Majesty the Emperor, the artillery leaders waved the red flag. There were [-] gunners for each gun, and a total of [-] gunners pulled the cords of the eight guns at the same time. The stone bullets flew towards the city wall like meteors.

The return gun was aimed at the same place, and the heavy stone bullets came through the air with huge inertia, hitting the city wall, the heartbeat of the people inside the shaking city wall accelerated, and the iron guards in the Tibetan soldier cave also felt their heads fall. The soil and stone bombs cracked, and obvious dents and cracks appeared on the city wall.

The return cannons were still firing non-stop, and the building vehicles and crash vehicles were also advancing surrounded by infantry. The loud shouts of killing were accompanied by the roar of stone bombs hitting the city wall, forming a majestic war sonata.

The pale-faced emperor of the Qing Dynasty smiled faintly, but the soldiers on the city wall of the iron factory were terrified, and the common people in the city were even more terrified. The situation of rebellion, still in shock, and facing the returning guns of the Qing army, what to do, if the old factory owner is still there, there must be a way, everyone from the soldiers to the people thinks so.

The eight return cannons fired stone bullets non-stop. The building chariots and infantry had already entered the firing range. Yu Huahu ordered the steam crossbow to counterattack. The shooting ports on the city wall became lively again. The long javelins replaced with burning arrows shot out like locusts, smashed the iron sheet and got into the building car. The pine oil ignited the inside of the building car. On the soldiers pushing the carts, the javelins shot into the infantry group were even more overwhelming, and even the shields were easily pierced. With intensive strikes and high-speed shooting, a large number of Qing infantrymen were slaughtered, and several building carts were also burned. There was a raging fire, and it seemed that it could not be used.

The return cannon adjusted its direction, and specifically bombarded the firing port of the steam crossbow under the crenel. This time, half of the artillery carriages were replaced with clay pots filled with nails and lime. The shells hit the firing port of the continuous crossbow, causing a choking explosion Lime fog, the crossbowmen of the fascinated iron factory couldn't open their eyes, and the iron nails shot randomly, which also injured many crossbowmen. If there happened to be stone bullets hitting the shooting port, it would be even worse. He was also injured by collapsing stones and bricks.

The iron factory's counterattack was suppressed, and the javelins used by Liannu were about to run out.

More than 800 slave troops dared not get too close to the city wall, fearing being injured by broken stones. The soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty were all in front of them. Liu Ziguang asked Zamuhe: "Is there any good way? Brother"

Jamuhe looked at him, "No."

Anthony interjected and said, "If you can break through the tens of thousands of horses in front of you, and then the Qing cavalry behind you, there should be a glimmer of hope. The premise is, can you?"

I can, but I can only guarantee that one person can. With two women and a few brothers, it is definitely impossible.Liu Ziguang thought to himself, but he didn't say it out, he just said: "Infantry soldiers are not as scary as serial horses. Let's go up together, how many people can escape count as how many people."

Liu Ziguang picked up a cavalry's chain mail and helped Peng Jingrong put it on, and threw another one to Peng Jingwei. Peng Jingwei pouted and said, "I want you to help me wear it." Liu Ziguang replied viciously: "You think I'm still yours?" A slave? Wear it yourself if you want to live!"

Peng Jingwei twitched twice and wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry. Beside Yu Xiaolong flattered her and said, "Second Miss, I'll help you wear it." But she pushed it away, "You can wear it yourself."

If all the heavy armor of the serial horse cavalry in the Qing Dynasty were put on, they would not even be able to walk, so they just put on the armor of the key parts of the upper body, put on the iron helmet, and held the small round shield of the cavalry in their hands. The horses were collected and let people with cavalry experience ride them. Liu Ziguang was not good at riding, so he let the two sisters sit on the horses, and he walked in front with two big knives.

Eight hundred slave remnants rushed towards tens of thousands of Qing infantry.

***************************************************** ************* Yu Hualong hurried to the mansion with a few personal guards, walking on the deserted road, suddenly a messenger ran in front of him, it was The boy who was sent to inquire about the battle situation of Lianfeng just now ran away with the helmet of the orderly, and shouted out of breath, "Master Yu, old... old factory owner... the old factory owner has come out, those who go to attack The people on Lianfeng have turned their backs and followed the old factory owner to kill here."

The most worrying thing still happened.Yu Hualong felt a little dizzy and could hardly stand up.

As soon as the voice fell, the roar of the machine sounded, and a black iron monster turned out from the corner of the street. It was covered with steel plates and rivets, and there were turrets with movable iron covers all over its body, front, back, left, and right.There are two rows of iron wheels under their feet, making harsh sounds as they roll against the bluestone road.

On the iron monster in front, the upper body of an old man was exposed. The old man with white beard and hair was wearing a soft leather hat and holding a large flag with a black shield and a five-pointed star on it.There is an identical iron monster in the back, and behind it are iron guards with red ribbons on their heads, and iron factory workers and their families who are furious with weapons.

Yu Hualong was so shocked that he sat down on the ground.