Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 579 Li Muyi’s ingenuity

Three generals, Hua Fengyuan, Zhou Long and Gao Yuan, commanded the army to march rapidly to support Huajing City.

Zhao Kang was seriously injured in the desperate battle with Xiao Feiyu, but fortunately they were all external injuries. After all, Xiao Feiyu was seriously injured one after another at that time.

Originally, in terms of combat power, the two were basically close to each other, but at that time, Xiao Feiyu had no fighting spirit in his heart.

He showed up to seek death.

Originally, everything was going according to his plan. As long as it lasted until both sides suffered losses, he would be considered a winner.

But he didn't expect that Zhao Kang would eventually blow up the Fenyang Embankment, and hundreds of thousands of troops were drowned!

His last effort to win was also ruined.

Only then would Zhao Kang be beaten to death.

At this moment, Zhao Kang's appearance was really miserable. Military doctors had already treated all the wounds on his body, big and small, and bandaged him up like a mummy.

He was marched on a stretcher by several Mo Dao soldiers.

It is obviously impossible to think about charging into battle.

Even so, he decided to return to Huajing City as quickly as possible because Hongxue was still in Huajing City!
Zhao Kang got up from the stretcher and sent messengers continuously, trying to obtain the situation on the battlefields of all parties.

The march lasted six days.

The messenger who was sent out rushed back, and Zhao Kang quickly asked, not caring about changing the dressing: "How is the situation with General Yu?"

The messenger said with some excitement: "General Yu defeated the enemy army in Longguyuan. After the floods routed the main force of the enemy army, the enemy troops who fought with General Yu were in great confusion and had mutinied. They were then charged and killed by General Yu and were immediately defeated. Our army was greatly defeated." Win!"

"Okay!" Everyone cheered up.

The messenger added: "At this moment, General Yu has sent troops to chase down the remnants of the army. General Yu himself has led an army of [-] people to rush back to aid Hua Jingcheng. The general asked the villain to take the message, please rest assured."

Zhao Kang breathed a sigh of relief. Yu Chenggong led an army of [-] to fight the enemy. Not only did he send people to chase down the enemy's remaining troops, he also led an army of [-] to return for reinforcements.

This shows that the flooding of Xuzhou did not have much impact on Chenggong.

The opponent's troops are sound, and combined with their own, they are enough to deal with the coalition forces of Zhou and Qi.

Another messenger arrived, sent by Zhao Kang to find Sun Fang.

"Commander Zhao, General Sun has already returned to Huajing City to help. At this moment, he has completely entered the boundary of Bingzhou. He will arrive at Huajing City in up to four days!"

Successive news boosted Zhao Kang's military morale, and he immediately issued an order: "Tell Sun Fang to stop the enemy at all costs!"

"As ordered!"

Now we can only hope that Hua Jingcheng is still holding on.

Zhao Kang took a deep breath, with a hint of worry in his eyes. He must hold on!

……

Maybe God doesn't want Zhao Kang to take advantage of all the good things.

The offensive and defensive battle in Huajing City was extremely fierce. Both generals Long Han and Wu Xiong received domestic imperial orders and wanted to break through Huajing City at all costs.

Therefore, both of them risked their lives. These days, there are [-] enemy troops attacking Hua Jing City at all times.

After one group was exhausted, another group was replaced, without giving the defenders any chance to breathe.

The corpses under the city were piled up like hills, and some had begun to rot, filling the air with waves of indescribable stench.

Under such a high-pressure offensive, there was no time to clean up the battlefield.

The three cannons brought by Zhang Zheng never stopped firing from the first day of the army's attack until they were scrapped!
Because only in this way can the enemy's crazy attack be contained.Originally, Huajing City had sufficient defensive equipment, food and grenades that had not yet been used. Even if Long Han and Wu Xiong launched such a crazy attack, they could barely hold on.

But no one expected that gunpowder suddenly appeared in the Zhou army!

Looking at the barrels of gunpowder in front of him, Wu Xiong was very curious and looked at the Zhou officials who came with the gunpowder.

"Is this the gunpowder developed by our country?"

The official said respectfully: "Yes, Marshal, with this thing it is not difficult to break through Huajing City."

Wu Xiong quickly asked: "How to use it?"

The official smiled and pointed at something behind him. It was made of wooden strips and was three meters high. If Zhao Kang were here, he would have discovered that this thing was very similar to the trebuchet he had seen in movies and TV series.

This was also supported by Zhou Guo.

The official smiled and said: "Marshal, your Majesty personally led the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to develop this thing and use it with gunpowder. Your Majesty named it the Thunderbolt Chariot."

"Load the gunpowder on the Thunderbolt Chariot and eject it into the city. The marshal only needs to let the soldiers cover it and let the Thunderbolt Chariot advance to a distance of [-] steps below the city."

"The Thunderbolt Car can shoot the barrel of gunpowder into the city and detonate it!"

Wu Xiong was extremely surprised: "So powerful? Did His Majesty do it himself?"

Then Li Muyi actually has such ability!

The official nodded affirmatively: "Yes, Marshal, since our country developed gunpowder, His Majesty has been thinking about how to use gunpowder to maximize its power."

"So the Thunderbolt Chariot was made. The combination of gunpowder and the Thunderbolt Chariot is the most terrifying weapon on the battlefield. From now on, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will surely dominate the world!"

"His Majesty's ingenuity has opened the eyes of civil and military officials. Nowadays, Thunderbolt cars are being produced in large quantities in China."

When Wu Xiong heard this, he couldn't help but think of the cannons in Zhao Kang's army, and he didn't know whether this thunderbolt chariot was stronger or weaker than Zhao Kang's cannons.

But I can't control that much now. Since the country has sent these things, I must use them.

Looking at the people who came with the officials, Wu Xiong said: "Since you have sent the Thunderbolt Car, then you can use it?"

The official smiled and said: "This is natural, they are all able to operate the Thunderbolt car skillfully."

Wu Xiong nodded: "Okay, Lieutenant General Yuan! Let the brothers on the front line withdraw and inform the people of Qi that this time it will be us, Zhou, who will lead the attack."

After saying that, he looked at the officials: "I will cover you and advance to the [-] steps below Huajing City!"

The official laughed: "Marshal, don't worry, we will definitely break through Huajing City today!"

It has to be said that people do have unlimited creativity.

After Xiao Feiyu got the gunpowder, he thought of using human cover to blow up the city gate with gunpowder.

Li Muyi was undoubtedly better. What he thought of was to use tools to fully unleash the power of gunpowder.

This so-called thunderbolt car can be said to be a simple artillery when paired with gunpowder.

But compared to Zhao Kang's cannon, it is obviously not enough.

But it is enough to deal with the current Huajing City.

Watching the enemy troops retreat, they quickly organized an offensive formation again, but this time it was a slow advance with great fanfare. Zhang Zheng, who was stationed at the top of the city, suddenly felt something was wrong.

What is the other party doing?
When the opponent advanced two hundred steps before Huajing City and stopped, Zhang Zheng panicked inexplicably and immediately ordered a defense.

At this distance, ordinary soldiers' bows and arrows cannot reach the enemy.

(End of this chapter)