Strategy of Prince's Concubine's Rebellion

Chapter 140 The Fall of the Border Town
The horses of the Beiyan cavalry were all fine horses with shiny manes. They galloped to the city gate not far away in a short time.

Xiang Yingxue smiled lightly when she saw that Murong Chen and others had entered the shooting range.

"A line of archers come forward!"

"Two or three columns of archers are ready!"

"A line of archers stand back and prepare arrows!"

"Second rows of archers come forward!"

"The second row of archers retreats and prepares, and the third row of archers steps forward!"

……

Three rows of archers took turns firing without stopping.

The soldiers of Beiyan screamed again and again.

Murong Chen was used to seeing scenes like this, and he was extremely calm. He stopped his horse and loudly ordered: "The cavalry retreats, and the infantry steps forward with their shields folded!"

The Yan army trained quickly, and under the fierce rain of arrows from the Chu soldiers, they took their time and made orderly changes in formation.

Upon hearing the order, the infantry quickly stepped forward and lined up, folding their shields up and down, blocking the formation tightly, protecting the cavalry behind them and slowly approaching step by step.

Murong Chen rode a war horse and stood behind the infantry, looking at Xiang Yingxue and smiling proudly.

Stinky girl, your archer is useless, let’s see what you do!
In such a crisis, why is your hypocrite fiancé not by your side?
If he's not here, he won't be able to see how I kidnapped you.

That would take away a lot of fun, which is really a pity.

Xiang Yingxue didn't panic when she saw that bows and arrows were no longer able to fight against King Chen's army.

When the Yan Army infantry got close enough and within the effective killing range of the artillery, she shouted: "Artillerymen, prepare, open the city gate!"

The city gate opened slowly, and a red cannon was pushed out.

The Yan army officers and soldiers were stunned.

Is this the legendary artillery that can make half an army bloody?
Although they knew the danger ahead, none of the Yan soldiers retreated without King Chen's military order.

Murong Chen also didn't expect Princess Yingxue to launch an artillery piece.

Wasn't this thing banned by Chu State decades ago?
And even the method of making cannons has become extinct.

Where did this girl get it from? She couldn't be bluffing.

"ignition!"

Xiang Yingxue gave the order, and the Chu soldiers immediately lit the fuse of the red cannon.

When Murong Chen was still doubtful, the cannon blasted and a plume of white smoke came out...

Nothing happened after that.

The entire battlefield fell into silence.Everyone stared blankly at the red cannon.

After a moment, Yan Guobing came to his senses and laughed.

"Is this the ultimate killing weapon of your Chu country? Is this just for fun?"

Murong Chen also laughed heartily, and while the city gate was still open, he loudly ordered: "Infantry disperse, all cavalry, quickly attack the city gate!"

The horses of the Northern Kingdom were strong and swift, and in a flash they were at the foot of the city tower, fighting with the guards at the city gate.

Xiang Yingxue had no time to think about why the red cannon suddenly failed. Seeing the fierce offensive of the Yan army, he hurriedly ordered: "Fireguns, prepare! Archers, prepare! Don't let a single Yan soldier enter the city!"

Two rows of gunmen inside the city gate began to fire in turn.

After the first column was fired, immediately retreat and change ammunition.

After the second column was fired, the soldiers who had rotated the ammunition in the first column immediately stepped forward for the second round of shooting.

However, the replaced ammunition could not be fired.

A gunman shouted: "The spare ammunition has been dampened and is no longer useful!"

Facing the surging Yan cavalry, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had no choice but to use their firecrackers as sticks to fight the enemy. Countless people were trampled to death by their horses.

Xiang Yingxue panicked.

"Archer!"

"Princess Qi, all the spare arrows are also damp, and they are no longer accurate!"

"how is this possible?"

Xiang Yingxue hurriedly took the spare quiver and hurriedly pulled out the arrows inside, only to find that they were all damp and some were even bent.

"No, it won't happen. Brother Zhou Jing will check it in advance!"

Brother Zhou Jing?

Xiang Yingxue was only thinking about forcing King Chen back, but then she suddenly remembered Zhou Jing's whereabouts were unknown.

Her heart beat violently.

Why did Zhou Jing disappear suddenly?

Why are all the firearms and bows damp?
Is this an accident or a trap?

If it was a trap, who had laid such a huge net to murder Brother Zhou Jing and me, and to harm the soldiers and people in the border town?
　Yesterday was the second day after it was put on the shelves, and I was surprised to find that it was on the bestseller list.

　　The best result was 14th place. Thank you to all the cuties for their support~
　　From this chapter onwards, all subsequent chapters will be dominated by male and female protagonists.

　　When preparing this novel, I wrote nearly [-] words in the outline alone, and revised it repeatedly, so there is a lot to read.

　　I will work harder and try my best to live up to every lovely reader~
　　
　
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