Steel Dynasty - Chapter 156

[Chapter 156 Breaking the city!]

A faint smoke floated in the air, and a strong smell of gunpowder hit my face.

Luo Xin, who was in front of the artillery, trembled the moment the loud noise occurred. Although he insisted not to sit down on the ground, everyone could see that his legs were shaking slightly.

Niu Ben and Lu Fei’s faces were a little pale. They had not covered their ears just now. As generals, they still had to save face in front of the soldiers.

So Luo Xin kept watching while lighting the fire, pretending not to be afraid of anything.

At this time, Niu Ben couldn’t help but look at Xiao Ming gratefully. Fortunately, he was not riding a horse just now, otherwise he might have been thrown to the ground by the frightened horse.

Looking at the soldiers who were chasing the fleeing horses, Niu Ben looked at the artillery in front of Luo Xin again, and his eyes gradually became different.

If this artillery was used in front of the formation, it would definitely frighten the horses of the barbarian cavalry.

“Your Highness, why is this thing so loud?” Luo Xin turned around and said to Xiao Ming.

At this time, he gradually regained his composure, pretending to be calm and talking to Xiao Ming as usual.

“Can we call the artillery if it doesn’t sound?” Xiao Ming said as he walked to the artillery.

Due to the strong recoil, the position of the artillery has moved back a bit. The position needs to be recalibrated for the next launch. It seems that the weight of the artillery base will be increased.

He looked at the Liu family’s Uburg again. At this time, the door of the Liu family’s Uburg was smashed out by artillery.

Artillery kills in a straight line and is accurately aimed. This is why artillery can kill a large number of enemies on the battlefield.

Playing out in one line, in ancient times when we were accustomed to dense formations, it was basically the same as skewering candied haws.

Although the catapult is very powerful, it only deals a small amount of damage and is not effective against soldiers. The siege effect is quite good.

“A few more shots and I’ll blow open the door of this Ubau.”

The first shot was successfully fired, and the artillery performed well.

The gate of this Uburg seems to be very thick, but it can withstand the bombardment of solid artillery bullets at this time, and it will probably fall apart after a few more shots.

“I’m not coming.” Luo Xin, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, returned to the army without looking back.

The moment the artillery was fired, his scalp was numb.

“Hahaha…”

There was a burst of laughter in the army. This was the laughter of the soldiers, but thinking that I was so frightened just now, my heart trembled. They were not mocking Luo Xin.

In fact, the sound of the artillery is like thunder, and both humans and animals have an instinctive fear of this sound.

This is why artillery requires long training.

Qingzhou was in chaos here, and Liu Chuang in Wubao was even more unbearable. At the moment of the loud noise, many gangsters were frightened and paralyzed to the ground.

The gangsters guarding the city gate were even more confused, because as soon as the noise appeared, the gate shattered.

But the terror is still behind, a black object goes directly through the gate and knocks the ten soldiers guarding behind into the air. The first soldier’s body and chest are bloody and bloody, the second soldier’s arm is broken, and the third soldier’s head is It turned directly into paste, and the death was very miserable.

“What on earth is this? They say that King Qi knows magic, is it true?”

The gangsters who were lucky enough to survive all turned pale.

Liu Chuang on the tower was not much better. At this time, someone came up and told the following situation, and he was shocked.

At this time, the Qingzhou Army outside the city seemed to be preparing to use that thing again.

“They are trying to blow open the city gate. What on earth is this and how terrifying is it!” Liu Chuang exclaimed in his heart, but he, like other soldiers, believed that this was King Qi’s magic.

Because he saw it with his own eyes, he vaguely understood that it was an explosion of gunpowder.

“What should we do? Many people at the city gate are too scared to come near.” The man said.

Liu Chuang felt desperate for the first time. The tunnel has not yet been opened, and this strange weapon will soon smash the city gate to pieces.

“Fight them!” Liu Chuang said angrily: “Let the brothers prepare their weapons.”

“Yes!” The man responded and quickly got off the tower.

They knew very well that there was no room for negotiation between them, the sons of the wealthy family, and the King of Qi. Either you died or I died.

Outside the city, Chen Qi was calmly cleaning the barrel of the cannon and reloading it. Luo Xin was not happy, so he replaced him with Chen Qi, because Chen Qi and other craftsmen had already itchy hands.

After the artillery was loaded, Chen Qi and others used the aiming star on the artillery to aim at the gate of Uburg again.

“Boom!” There was another sound, and there was another hole in the Uburg gate.

Behind the cannon, Niu Ben and Xiao Ming stood side by side. After five years of hard labor in the mines, Niu Ben originally believed that nothing could make his mood ups and downs.

But today his long-quiet heart was stirred again. He said to Xiao Ming: “No wonder His Highness dares to defend Cangzhou alone. With such a sharp weapon, the barbarians will definitely be caught off guard. I’m afraid the barbarians will encounter a tough nut this time when they go south.”

“Old General. I value this artillery so much, and I feel relieved. This artillery is just the first one, and subsequent artillery pieces will be installed on the Cangzhou City Gate to resist the barbarians.” Xiao Ming said.

Niu Ben nodded and asked: “Your Highness, how many cannons can be produced in a month? How many cannons can Cangzhou City have when the barbarians attack the city?”

“Fifty at most, and that’s assuming there are enough materials.” Xiao Ming frowned.

The production of an artillery requires many procedures. Even if iron molds are now available, casting an artillery is not a matter of a day or two.

It was already May and he didn’t have much time left to produce artillery.

“If there is enough ammunition, fifty gates are enough.” Niu Ben said, “As long as the barbarians’ siege vehicles and ladders are destroyed, the barbarians will never be able to attack Cangzhou City.”

Niu Ben got to the point. The most important thing in attacking a city is to destroy it. Opening the city gate, and breaking the city gate basically relies on siege equipment. Soldiers cannot climb the tower with only their hands and feet.

And this artillery has a long range, is powerful, and can shoot accurately. When the time comes, it can hit wherever the siege equipment is, enough to give the barbarians a drink.

When the two were talking, there was another “boom”, and Chen Qi’s voice was heard, “The gate is open, the gate is open.”

Xiao Ming looked at it, and sure enough, a gap opened in the city gate of Wubao. There was a hole in the middle of the city gate, presumably because the door bolt had been hit.

Niu Ben saw it at the same time, drew his knife and shouted: “Kill!”

The Qingzhou army, which had been holding back outside the city for three days, had long been resentful of the bandits, and now rushed towards Wubao like hungry wolves.

On the tower, Liu Chuang looked at the torrent of silver steel and immediately turned around and got off the tower.

The Qingzhou Army was five times their size, and they were wearing armor that looked invulnerable. Their defeat was certain.

(End of chapter)