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Volume 2: The Suave Romance Chapter 737: That Shot

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    Although the Zhou army suffered heavy casualties, Yuwen Shenju's expression did not change at all. He had long known how powerful the Qi army was. Moreover, the siege battle was cruel, and every victory was made of flesh and blood.

    Standing on the chariot, Yuwen Shenju gave orders calmly and skillfully. The attacking Zhou army constantly changed its formation and rhythm to reduce losses and approach Luoyang City faster.

    Because the Yellow River burst its banks a few days ago, the entire city outside Luoyang City became Zeguo. Therefore, the moat surrounding Luoyang City was also filled with sludge, and most of it was filled up. The time was too short, and the Qi army was busy with disaster relief, so it was not cleaned up. This is  This made the Zhou army's attack much easier. Siege vehicles such as city rams and ladders were mounted on the Luoyang city wall without much cost.

    Even so, the defensive Qi army still had a huge advantage with the support of the city. Rolling trees and rocks, swords and arrows rained down continuously on the Zhou army, taking away fresh lives and dyeing the earth brown.

    From early morning to sunset, the Zhou army's attack did not stop for a moment. The deafening shouts of killing were already making people's ears ring. The soldiers on both sides of the battle were also hungry and exhausted, but they did not dare to relax at all, because what they lost in that moment of laziness was  life,

    The ancient city of Luoyang has added many scars, mottled and dilapidated. It was hit again and again by the Zhou army's city-carrying vehicles, trembling slightly, but still standing. There were mountains of corpses under the city walls, and mourning victims everywhere, but there was no  People shrink back,

    Under the setting sun, Yuwen Shenju's face was a little gloomy. For a whole day, he invested 50,000 troops and horses, killing and wounding nearly 20,000 people. However, the Zhou army only climbed the city wall once a quarter of an hour ago, and even for half a quarter of an hour,  In order for Zhong Du to hold on, hundreds of Zhou army soldiers were killed by the Qi army. Their bodies fell to the bottom of the city, and their bodies were bruised and bloody.

    Even though Yuwen Shenju was well prepared, the strength of the Qi army exceeded his imagination. Compared with Luoyang City, Dongyong Prefecture may be more suitable for a breakthrough, but the Zhou army was defeated there twice, so Dongyong Prefecture may still be difficult to deal with.  If you want to break through and invade the hinterland of Qi State, Yuwen Shenju has no other good method other than a strong attack.

    "Send another 20,000 people to attack by force."

    "Advance the catapult a hundred steps."

    Following Yuwen Shenju's order, 20,000 Zhou troops roared towards Luoyang City. The remaining catapults, which were destroyed by the Qi army in front of the Zhou army's formation, also took advantage of the dim dusk to quickly approach Luoyang City.  ,

    Amidst the sharp whistling sound, the huge rock crossed a section of more than 100 meters and hit the city head hard, causing a lot of damage immediately and causing a commotion among the Qi army. The defense was somewhat relaxed. The Zhou army under the city shouted in unison and took advantage of the situation.  They launched an attack frantically towards Luoyang City, and soon hundreds of people climbed to the top of the city and fought with the Qi army.

    Fu Fu's face was serious, with a cold glint in his eyes. He thought that Yuwen Shenju would withdraw his troops to rest and fight again tomorrow, but he didn't expect that he would send more men again and launch an attack regardless of the fact that his own soldiers would be hit by catapults.  ,

    "Artillery preparation."

    After taking a look at the last ray of sunshine, Fu Fu's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look, which seemed to be excitement and expectation.

    Following his order, a black tube with a diameter of about 20 centimeters protruded from each of the dozen arrow towers on the west wall of Luoyang City. The hole with a diameter of about 20 centimeters pointed diagonally at the sky. It was dark and emitted.  With an alarming chill,

    Being far away, Yuwen Shenju did not notice the changes at the top of Luoyang City. Even if he noticed it, he would not understand what it was. Not to mention Yuwen Shenju, even in the entire Qi Kingdom, no one knew about this thing.  There are only a few people,

    This is artillery, the most powerful killing weapon of Gao Xing. It has been developed since Gao Xing established its foothold in Shandong. It was only today that it was used on the battlefield for the first time.

    With the addition of 20,000 fresh troops, nearly 50,000 Zhou troops gathered under Luoyang City, densely covering almost the entire west wall of Luoyang City, doubling the pressure on the defenders on the city, and more and more Zhou troops attacked the city.  , forcing the Qi army to retreat steadily.

    Yuwen Shenju¡¯s eyes flashed, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. After fighting for a day and paying a heavy price, it was finally time to reap the rewards.

    Standing up, Yuwen Shenju suddenly raised his sword high and shouted: "The city of Luoyang is about to be defeated. Soldiers, the time has come to repay the emperor's kindness and make contributions. The whole army attacks, attack."

    "kill."

    When the 80,000 Zhou troops around Yuwen Shenju heard this, they immediately burst into thunderous roars, waving their weapons one after another, and rushed toward Luoyang City like a tide. The evil energy soaring into the sky was like overwhelming mountains and seas, and seemed to be able to completely submerge Luoyang City.

    "Target Yuwen Shenju, fire."

    Just when Yuwen Shenju was approaching Luoyang City with the Zhou army, Fu Fu on the city suddenly raised his arms and shouted, his voice was like thunder, "Shaking the fields,

    ¡°Bang bang bang.¡±

    The Zhou troops on the city were astonished when the artillery nozzles protruding from the arrow towers suddenly erupted with dazzling fire. Just when Yuwen Shenju was in shock and doubt, he saw dozens of fireballs trailing brilliant tails.  The flames, like meteors falling from the sky, fell into the Zhou army with lightning speed. There was one of them not far away from me.

    "Boom, boom, boom."

    The roar that shook the sky came out, and in an instant it completely drowned out the Zhou army's shouts of killing. In the light of the sky, Yuwen Shenju felt an overwhelming heat wave carrying the surging air waves, directly hitting him.  The chariot under him was torn into pieces, and he himself was thrown high into the air. The severe pain instantly overwhelmed his consciousness.

    The ground shook violently, and countless Zhou soldiers were directly torn to pieces. Their limbs and arms were broken, mixed with smoke and dust flying all over the sky. More Zhou soldiers were directly hit, with blood surging, bones broken, and tendons broken, and they screamed in terror.  The sound, the shrill screams instantly resounded through the sky,

    Unknown fear and shock suddenly filled Zhou Jun's heart. Even Zhou Jun in Luoyang City was so shocked that he slowed down his offensive. Not to mention Zhou Jun, even Qi Jun was so surprised that his eyes widened.  , the back is covered with cold sweat,

    Fu Fu could barely remain calm, but it could be seen from his rapid breathing and bright eyes that his mood was also agitated. He finally understood why Gao Xing could talk and laugh calmly in the face of an army of millions, and why Wei Xiaokuan waited so long  A famous general who has never been born in the world has to lower his noble head, all because of this artillery,

    No matter in terms of range or power, artillery is by no means comparable to catapults. Fu Fu couldn't imagine that he would ever have the courage to fight in the face of such a sharp weapon.

    "Boom, boom, boom."

    After a short pause, a violent roar sounded again, and countless Zhou troops were buried in the flames. This made the already confused Zhou Jun even more panicked and at a loss. There were all kinds of roars and cries on the field.  Extreme chaos,

    "Yuwen Shenju is dead, Daqi soldiers, counterattack." Fu Fu took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in his heart, and then shouted loudly,

    The words awakened the dreamer, and the Qi army at the top of the city became energetic. They roared and charged at Zhou's soldiers. They were so powerful that they drove all the shaken Zhou troops off the Luoyang city in a short time.  ,

    After ten consecutive rounds of shelling, the morale of the Zhou army was exhausted, and their formation was completely destroyed by the Qi army. Especially the death of Yuwen Shenju made them lose all fighting spirit.

    The heavy city gate opened, and Cheng Yaojin took the lead, leading the Qi army under the city that had been ready to go and rushed out of the city.

    "Yuwen Shenju is dead, and the Zhou army will be defeated. All Daqi soldiers, please join me in killing the Zhou army to pieces. Kill it."

    "kill,,."

    The morale of the Qi army was high. At this time, everyone's face was red, their eyes were bright, and they were as excited as if they had been given blood. Under the leadership of Cheng Yaojin, like tigers descending from the mountain, they rushed crazily towards the already frightened Zhou army.

    Yang Su was recuperating in the camp when he was suddenly awakened by the earth-shattering noise. He suddenly felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

    "what is that."

    Staring in the direction of Luoyang City, looking at the fire that broke out from time to time, with a serious face, he murmured to himself. Suddenly, Yang Su's face changed drastically, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes, "Is General Yuwen really killed?"  No, no, definitely not." Although he kept emphasizing in his mouth, the haze and uneasiness in Yang Su's heart became more and more intense.

    Not long after, Yang Su heard the loud shouts of killing coming from the bottom of Luoyang City. The originally mighty Zhou army was as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog, and fled towards here in embarrassment.

    "Failed, actually defeated."

    Yang Su staggered, with a look of disbelief on his face. The 150,000-strong army was actually defeated like this. The defeat was so sudden, so inexplicable, and so fast that he was caught off guard.

    "General Yang, the Qi army is chasing us, what should we do?"

    The thousands of Zhou troops left behind in the camp also discovered the situation on the front line and looked at Yang Sudao in panic,

    "Show the flag and the whole army retreats."

    Yang Su's face became solemn, he forced himself to calm down, and ordered decisively, now the Zhou army has no fighting spirit and no fighting formation, but the Qi army has high morale. It is not a good strategy to fight back and fight, so it can only temporarily avoid its front.

    Following Yang Su¡¯s order, the panicked Zhou army suddenly seemed to see a guiding light in the dark night. They no longer fled aimlessly, but gathered in the direction of Yang Su¡¯s withdrawal.

    It was not until dawn that Cheng Yaojin stopped his pursuit. At this time, he was nearly a hundred miles away from Luoyang City. Of the 150,000 Zhou troops, only more than 30,000 and nearly 100,000 escaped.He was captured by the Qi army, and the famous Yuwen Shenju was killed in Luoyang City.

    "This battle seems to be easy for the Qi army to win, but in fact it is not. It is not only Fu Fu's calculation, but also luck.

    If Fu Fu hadn¡¯t deliberately ignored Yuwen Shenju and let him relax his vigilance, he was unfortunately killed. The Zhou army was also disrupted by artillery and their fighting spirit was eliminated. The Qi army took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack and won in one fell swoop.

    Artillery is powerful, but its manufacturing process is extremely difficult for the current society. Otherwise, how could Fu Fu have endured it until now? Moreover, even with Gao Xing's financial resources, the number of artillery is very limited, and the limitations of the technology also make the artillery very difficult.  You can't fight for a long time, otherwise you will be in danger of exploding your barrel.

    "If Yuwen Shenju had known about the shortcomings of the artillery and had made preparations in advance, even though there would have been considerable losses, it would not have been such a complete defeat.
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