Country and Beauty

C415 Changan Artillery Warfare

Xie Fei asked the former warrior to take out the Crank Ring out of the Hall of Political and Virtue Hall, and after returning, he added more fuel to the fire. Of course, Ziche Lu was also furious, he swore to flatten Chang An. However, the generals and ministers of Rou Ran were unwilling to force an attack. What a joke. The brave warriors of the tribe were their foundation. If the soldiers were lost, it meant that they had no right to speak in front of the khan. Soldiers were their lifeblood, and no one was willing to do such a thankless task.

Ziche Lu was so angry that he could do nothing but drink. Right after he laid down, the Qin Army launched a Night Assault.

When the alliance troops arrived, the Qin Army would have already run away. A man's two legs shouldn't be able to outrun the four legs of a war horse, but right now, it was raining and the road was muddy. The horse's legs could sink half a foot deep into the ground, but riding a war horse wasn't as fast as a man's two legs.

After struggling for more than two hours, the allied army had just fallen asleep again when the scouts reported back to the Qin Army and launched another night assault. The Allied Soldiers cursed in an unclean tone. She could only mount her horse again and ran off without waiting for them to leave the camp.

It happened three or four times. Ziche Lu finally had a taste of the situation, "The Qin Army is just a tired enemy, the various tribes have left a guard to monitor the movements of the Qin Army, the other people are taking this opportunity to rest."

It was just as Ziche Lu had expected. The Qin Army made her move again at the third fragment of the night, but before the sentry could warn him, the Qin Army had already retreated.

Right now, no one in the allied army cared about Qin Army's plan to disturb the enemy.

At the fifth fragment of the night, all four doors of the Chang'an City opened, from within walked out groups of Qin Army infantry, amongst them were many cannons and fire dragon chariots. There were quite a few movements from the seventy thousand men. No matter how careful they were, they would still be able to shake the heavens and earth at night.

A Coalition Soldiers in the tent heard the commotion, he picked up his weapon and shouted: "This bunch of cowards, they only know how to bluff!"

Another Coalition Soldiers said to him, "Save your time, there isn't much time left in the morning, so you should hurry up and sleep. By the time you leave, these bunch of cowards will have long disappeared."

The Coalition Soldiers could only lie down and sleep indignantly.

Qin soldiers carried the cannon chariot. The range of the Fu Lang's cannon was only three to five miles, and its weight was more than five hundred jin. It had to be said that the ancient people of this era had great strength. The four of them shared a weight of over a hundred pounds on average. In addition, their armors and weapons weighed over one hundred and fifty pounds. If it were a modern man, he wouldn't have the strength to do so. Artillery troops began to set up their artillery positions two miles away from the main camp of the allied army. If it was a hard ground, the turret would be placed on the ground and the angle would be adjusted so that it could be fired. However, the ground was currently too poor, so it was unable to adapt to the artillery's firing. Hold well that they are prepared to use three inches of plank to cushion the turret, and then get the launch permit. Meanwhile, the Qin Army infantry soldiers continued to make their way towards the main camp of the allied armies in the darkness.

Qin Army began laying down her defensive position after she was a mile away from the allied army camp. In front of them was a row of giant shield soldiers. The hard wooden shield was about 80 jin in weight, its width was 80 cm and height was 1.4cm. The thick wooden shield could defend against arrows within 10 steps. Behind the giant shield soldier was the spearman, his 4.8m long spear pointing to the sky at a 60-degree angle. The end of the spear fell to the ground.

A row of Giant Shield Soldiers plus three rows of Spear Soldiers, this kind of combination was the best Formation to deal with a cavalry charge. If the cavalry wanted to break through this line of defense, they would have to pay a heavy price.

"Reporting, the artillery is ready!"

"Report to Infantry, First Attack Team is ready."

As the commander of this counterattack, Beigong Chun was somewhat uneasy in his heart. One must know that he only had seventy thousand troops, and thirty thousand of them were Guard who didn't have much combat power. However, the current combined army had nearly five hundred thousand troops, and they were all cavalry. There was a huge disparity in the strength of both sides. However, the arrow was already in the bow, so he had no choice but to strike. Beigong Chun bellowed: Order the cannons to shoot down three cannons. The cannons will stop firing, and the infantry will immediately charge forward!

The number of Fowler cannons used was forty. As for the number of cannons used, it was one hundred and twenty. This was the maximum amount of ammunition that the artillery could fire at a time using an actual battle. If the firing continues, the artillery is in danger of exploding.

Beigong Chun's fighting technique was very simple. Cannon attacks, infantry attacks. It was somewhat similar to the classic battle tactics of the later generations of the Volcano Army. Not bad, this was something Xie Fei learned from him. If it was someone who was familiar with this method of warfare, it would not be considered a novelty. They could also retreat from their original positions during the artillery barrage and wait for the barrage to stop before launching a counterattack. The results of this method of fighting would be unsatisfactory. However, Beigong Chun's opponents were those unruly and gentle people, so naturally, they could obtain the greatest amount of power.

Flags could not be used in the dark, and no drumbeat could be used to transmit orders in order to ensure the surprise of the attack. But it would not trouble the Qin Army. Then the signal detonator would show him what she was capable of.

Three red signal bombs were fired from the four walls of the east, south, south, west of Chang'an at the same time.

The captain ordered: "Go straight ahead, get ready, release!"

Each of the allied army battalions would have to bear the roars of over a hundred cannons. More than a hundred cannons fired at the same time, shaking the sky. More than four hundred orange-red fireballs flew into the sky, trailing long tails as they flew towards the main camp.

In the alliance army camp that spanned over ten miles, a tiny wave in the sea with more than four hundred artillery shells was simply not enough to attract attention. When the cannonballs landed in the tents, an earth-shattering explosion occurred. The densely packed tents had suddenly been cleared, and a huge crater appeared in the camps. There were also many limbs that were torn apart by the shockwaves, causing their bodies to shatter. If the Allied Soldiers was not sleeping in her tent but scattered around, the cannons would not have been able to obtain such a great harvest.

More than four hundred cannonballs caused thousands of casualties in Allied Soldiers.

Only when the cannonball landed on the ground did it alarm the nearby allied soldiers. The Allied Sentinel's jaw dropped. He stared at the incoming artillery shells and asked, "What is that thing?"

"Look, look!" Some soldiers pointed curiously at the artillery shells that were flying through the air.

A Coalition Soldiers looked over, and saw that the cannonball had a long tail, falling into the Alliance's Horse Circle. There were originally a dozen war horses there, but after a ball of fire flashed, the war horses had disappeared, as if they had disappeared into thin air. It's a bit exaggerated, even modern artillery doesn't have that much power.

Just when Coalition Soldiers was surprised, the war horses started to be shocked by the cannons, they all bit at each other, trying their best to break free of the ropes. The war horses looked like Southern Mountain Tigers, as if they had an inexhaustible energy. They were both nomadic peoples and the distance between them and their horses was not that far. Almost all of them lived alone in their tents with a stable, but now, their horses were startled and had a chain reaction, violently charging towards the human tent. The panicking Coalition Soldiers and the frightened warhorses were even more confused.

When people collided with each other, the war horses would trample all over the place, and the number of casualties was beyond measure.

Ziche Lu woke up from his stupor and shouted for the soldiers to protect him. However, the entire alliance army camp was in a mess, they could not find the generals, nor could they find the soldiers. What was even more terrifying was that the warhorses were now like dead tanks. These frightened warhorses did not care about their masters, they would first step on them before anything else.

Just as Ziche Lu walked out of the King's Cage, he was almost knocked down by the chaotic crowd of soldiers. Coincidentally, there was another wave of artillery shells flying towards them. Seeing that, Ziche Lu could not help but be shocked, and his eyes widened. He was not the only one who was curious. All of those who saw this scene, who wouldn't be curious?

Ziche Lu saw it and thought: "What is this? Why is it so bright? "

Ziche Lu said to Xi Liyin: "State, you are experienced and knowledgeable, do you know what this is?"

Xi Liyin shook his head in a daze, "Cool, this subject has never seen what this thing is."

However, when Ziche Lu saw the fireball fall to the ground and the cannonball explode, he instantly disappeared, leaving behind only broken limbs and broken organs. At that moment, his face changed. Only now did he understand. Since when had Rou Ran ever seen such a thing? They were originally barbarians, and even their iron weapons were newly equipped. The weapons forged by fine steel were only for ministers, or at least for those who were handsome enough to have one. When had they ever seen such a hot weapon, the King of War?

"This official knows what this thing is!" "It's the Qin Army's artillery!" Cheng Yu shouted suddenly.

Back then, when Xie Fei was still in Jizhou, he had used cannon once. It was just that there weren't many cannons in the Qin Army at that time, and only used them to attack the enemy. At that time, Shi Le's army suffered even more casualties under the artillery attack, even he couldn't do anything even if he didn't know.

When Ziche Lu saw his troops being completely scared off by the horses, he shouted loudly, "Steady! Set up the formation!"

It was just that in the midst of the cannons' rumbling, although Ziche Lu's voice was loud, it still could not spread out.

Ziche Lu was unable to stabilize the situation and he helplessly said: "What should State do?"

Xi Liyin looked at the battlefield for a while and said: "Khan, although the sound of this cannon is loud, the casualties are not great. Every cannon can at most kill and injure a few people, and the greatest casualties are from being shocked horses. As long as the soldiers are ordered to kill the war horses, they can naturally stabilize the formation.

Ziche Lu was also panicking at this moment, "This is State's plan. Hurry and send orders to kill the warhorses! "

However, Cheng Jingtian spoke up, "The khan doesn't need to kill the warhorse. The warhorse doesn't need to be afraid of being frightened. It only needs to explode for a while. The warhorse will naturally quieten down when it gets used to the cannon's sound."

The sounds of explosions continued. At this moment, the horses gradually stabilized as there was no danger to the horses. However, Rou Ran was still scared and her courage was broken. It was still very chaotic. It was a good thing that Ziche Lu was an Iron-Blood Lion. After ordering his personal guards to kill thousands of people, he finally managed to stabilize the chaotic situation.

After Zi Che had reorganized his troops, he then said sinisterly, "Ruoran warriors, do you all want revenge?"

Although a gentle person would be scared out of their wits, Ziche Lu was a gentle person who was a supreme existence. He was the one who single-handedly created the legend of the gentle person becoming the overlord of the north. If not for the strong rise of Ziche Lu, soft people would only show their fangs in more than a hundred years in history. Right now, Ziche Lu was just like the myth of a gentle person. Under Ziche Lu's order, the gentle people finally gathered together. They shouted, "Revenge!" The slogan was to organize the formation of attacks.

At this moment, Pu Hong had also finished reorganizing his troops in a similar fashion. However, Ziche Lu and Pu Hong were in a rather miserable state. After being bombarded by the cannons, their troops had lost at least tens of thousands of people. As for the number of warhorses that had fled in the chaos, there were even more. Until a few months later, they would still be able to find ownerless horses in the Qin State.

Just as Ziche Lu stabilized his Formation, the Qin Army foot soldiers started to launch their desperate attacks.

To be honest, when the Qin Army was suppressed by the allied army, they had been holding back their anger for a long time. Now was the right time to vent it out.

The Qin Army Infantry soldiers started their attack on the allied army camp. A mile away, it was not far, and it was not close. Once it entered the range of the twin foramina, the Qin Army launched an attack with her crossbow. Coincidentally, the allied army was already in formation. With the dense concentration of Formation, the crossbow arrows were able to display an extraordinary amount of power. Almost every arrow could hit an enemy.

The allied Formation that had just been reorganized began to become chaotic once again.

There are two sources of water, the Eastwater River originated from the north foot of the Qinling Mountains, the Jingyu River originated from the Qinling Ridge, the West River originated from the Qinling Ridge, after the two rivers intersected, the north flowed, and finally the north flowed through the Xianyang River into the river. This 300 foot wide river could not be found on the map. At this time, the upper part of the river was already quietly blocked by sand and rocks. The 30 feet high river wall was about to reach its peak.

That was not the case. The river, the river, the water, the Wei River, the Jing River, and the Feng River all had water upstream.

It was raining heavily in the sky, but the water flow to the Chang'an City was not very deep, almost reaching the Gelou River stage. If it was a famous general who could fight well, then something unusual would have happened, but no one in the allied army could find out.

Although no one in the allied army was able to discover the water attack tactics of the Qin Army, it did not mean that no one was able to.

Ever since Shi Le had lost the war at the South Call, he had brought two to three thousand remaining members to Chang An. However, he did not meet with Ziche Lu, but instead, hid within the Rou Rou Clan near the Ba Qiao. In the battle of South Call, Shi Le had lost all his trump cards, leaving only Guo Ao as the sole commander of the eighteen riders, Zhang Jing and Cheng Chu as the only ministers, and Shi Hu and Guo Ao as the only generals.

Shi Le saw that Tyrant Water's water level suddenly dropped and guessed that someone was preparing a water attack. After inquiring from Cheng Yu, he realised that no one in the alliance was able to use a water attack strategy, causing Shi Le to panic, this was Qin Army using a heart wrenching tactic. He had originally wanted to take advantage of the alliance army's invasion of Changan to take advantage of the chaos to earn the money to make a comeback. Now, he didn't want to tell Ziche Lu and left just like that. The ability to run for his life was definitely on par with Liu Da's ears.

Shi Le had left, and had even coerced and lured away the remnants of thousands of small tribes.

The alliance army of five hundred thousand had walked for several thousand years, yet no one had noticed.

And at this time, the Qin Army guarding the Eight Water Barrier was painfully waiting for the order to release the water.

The sky slowly brightened, and the allied forces, which had gradually stabilized their formation, finally managed to recover. This time, the Qin Army did not have any advantage, the allied army would definitely have the advantage in numbers, even if they did not move, they would tire the Qin Army to death. Besides, the enemy would resist.

Qin Army had suddenly charged three to four miles into the allied army camp. She was no longer able to advance even half a step.

In fact, the allied army was also bitterly holding on. They had been disturbed by the Qin Army all night, so they were unable to sleep. Moreover, the fighting strength of the Qin Army was not much stronger than the allied army. With the battle having reached this stage, it was as if the cannons had destroyed the courage of Coalition Soldiers. With the low morale of the allied army, they could only unleash 30-40% of their full strength.

Finally, the Qin Army retreated to the defensive line. With the help of the four thousand strong army, the alliance army's counterattack was finally stopped.

The allied army had launched several attacks, but they were all shot back by the Qin Army.

The allied army was thwarted in their attack, so they had no choice but to withdraw their troops.

However, the Qin Army refused to give in, and the allied army just retreated. The cannon that had been silent for a long time began to speak again.

Ziche Lu looked at the messy camp. He was so angry that he kept cursing and cursing without killing anyone. In any case, no one could understand what kind of bird language he was speaking.

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