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Text Chapter 1367: Confrontation between Han Banners and the World (57)

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    Yin Cuo stood in front of Tan Feng with a face full of shame, "General, I am incompetent. šI," Tan Feng squinted his eyes and looked at Wulong County in the distance, ignored Yin Cuo, and allowed the general under his command to  Standing in front of him with a big head, Tan Feng governs the army with heavy rewards and severe punishments. He never has a good look towards his subordinates who fail to complete their tasks. This style of his has also created vigorous and resolute subordinates. Once the task is assigned,  , even if you think of every possible way, you must do it well, because the general does not care about the process, only the results. Now, Sima Yan has already achieved his goal in Tai'an, but he messed up here.  "What are our casualties?" Tan Feng asked after finally retracting his gaze.  Tan Feng finally spoke, which made Yin Cuo feel like he was being pardoned, and said quickly: "Back to the general, we have suffered more than a thousand casualties, including more than 700 or 400 people killed in battle, and more than 800 people injured." "Where is the other party?"  "According to the general's estimation, the casualties will not be lower than ours. After all, they are some local guards and their combat experience is not as good as ours. Although they have a fortified city, their casualties are not small. The most hateful thing is that Zou Peng, who fought  He has rich experience and is not an easy character to deal with," Yin Cuo said.  "It's impossible for us to choose our opponent, but no matter who it is, it can't be the reason why you can't win Wulong." Tan Feng said coldly.  "Yes, the general is incompetent." Yin Cuo lowered his head.  After taking a look at his general, Tan Feng knew in his heart that he could only stop there. He, Sima Yan, and Gongsun Zhi were all his staunch supporters, and they could not hurt each other too much because of minor setbacks.  Heart.  "They have a lot of gunpowder weapons?" "It's not clear yet. They only used gunpowder weapons when we were about to attack the city. They mainly used ceramic grenades and explosive bags. Our siege vehicles couldn't get through at all. Others such as  Rushing cars, etc. will also be blown up when they get close to the city wall. They cannot get close to the city wall and fight on the city, so they froze." Yin Cuo felt helpless.  "They have gunpowder weapons. Don't we?" Tan Feng sneered.  Yin Cuo opened his mouth. They did have gunpowder weapons, but soldiers needed to throw grenades, but they were under the city, so how could they throw them.  Now they can only rely on crossbows, trebuchets and other weapons to attack. Compared with the opponent who can easily use gunpowder weapons, this threat is not a concern at all.  "Push the trebuchet forward another hundred meters." Tan Feng said, "Your men are preparing to attack the city." "Understood." Yin Cuo said loudly.  A dozen huge trebuchets were slowly pushed to the front of the formation, and Tan Feng's soldiers quickly took over these trebuchets.  Yin Cuo was shocked by what the Chinese soldiers brought over. They were small packages tied tightly. Yin Cuo naturally recognized that they were explosives.  Several soldiers gathered together to discuss in a low voice, and then began to adjust the throwing arms of the trebuchets. After tinkering for a while, an explosive package was placed on the trebuchet. Yin Cuo noticed that the explosive package was on top.  There are also some small stones tied to the end of the explosive pack, and a long fuse hangs from the throwing arm to the ground.  "Get ready." A soldier squatted on the ground, holding two flints in his hands.  Several other soldiers stood on the side of the trebuchet.  "Ignite, launch!" There were a few clicks, flints collided, and sparks came out.  The fuse was lit, and the sound of the burning fuse was heard. A soldier on the side of the trebuchet suddenly turned on the switch.  The throwing arm of the trebuchet made a whirring sound and was raised high. The explosive package placed at the front immediately flew into the air, drawing a wonderful arc in the air and flying towards Wulong County City.  Yin Cuo¡¯s eyes followed the flying trajectory of the explosive package, and he suddenly realized in his heart, how could he not think of such a simple idea?  No, it's not that I didn't expect it, it's that I have too few gunpowder weapons in the army. I have always wanted to use them in the most critical moments and don't want to waste them easily.  Now the technology of gunpowder manufacturing is no longer a secret, but for Yingchuan soldiers, it is still a luxury weapon. The annual output is not much, and in terms of quality, it cannot be compared with Qin and Chu.  Not to mention the Han army, the Han army has always been far ahead of everyone in terms of ordnance.  "What a pity!" He watched as the explosive bag fell down feebly when it was still more than ten meters away from the city wall, slamming to the ground. After another moment, there was a deafening sound and bursts of thick smoke rose.  .  "Increase the range and make the fuse shorter. The best thing is to let them explode in the air. Like this, the enemy has enough time to put out the fuse, so we don't attack them, but give them  Weapons are coming." A soldier officer said repeatedly, and several soldiers became busy again and began to adjust the mechanism of the catapult to make its firing range slightly longer.  At the top of Wulong City, Zou Peng¡¯s face finally changed.?The enemy finally thought of using this move. He originally thought that the opponent would soon use a trebuchet to throw explosive packets to attack the city wall. If Yin Cuo on the opposite side had used it a few days earlier, the soldiers on the city would have collapsed.  They are not well-trained soldiers who have withstood the test of blood and fire, but just some local guards.  When a weapon like an explosive pack explodes on top of the city, the scene of blood and flesh flying and the deafening sound will quickly deplete the morale of the city.  "How many more explosives do we have?" he asked in response.  "General Zou, there is not much left. We only have a total of more than a hundred kilograms of explosives. These days, we have to use some every day. This is the last stock." An officer shouted back.  "Use the trebuchet to throw the lit explosive package. The target is the enemy's trebuchet. Now, quickly, quickly!" Zou Peng roared.  "Understood." Under the city, another explosive pack was raised high. This time, he landed on the city wall without hesitation. With the loud explosion, Yin Cuo could clearly see a city battlement mixed with  With several severed arms and legs and several torsos, it flew high into the sky, faster than the rising smoke.  "Beautiful!" he shouted, "bomb them, blast them!" He shouted excitedly, "General, I'm going to prepare to attack the city right away. After doing this a few times, the morale of the city will drop to a low point.  " "Go ahead, I'm going to have dinner in Wulong City today." Tan Feng waved.  More than a dozen trebuchets were all equipped with this explosive package. With an order, more than a dozen special ammunition flew into the sky and flew towards Wulong City.  Almost at the same time, several similar explosive packets flew out from the city wall. Up and down the city, everyone looked up at the explosive packets flying in the air, and the burning fuses passing by in the air.  It's beautiful, but it kills people.  There were less than twenty explosive packets flying in the air, and the area of ??attack was very limited. Most of the soldiers were staring at the location where the explosive packets would attack.  But where the explosive pack was about to fall, there was a panic. The soldiers below screamed in despair and ran like wolves and rats, trying to leave this place that would definitely become a hell immediately.  Loud noises were heard one after another, and the attacked positions above and below the city were instantly shrouded in thick smoke.  The noisy battlefield suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes focused on the bombed area.  The wind blew, and the smoke gradually dispersed, looking at the place where the explosion had just occurred.  Everyone took a breath of cold air. Under the city, the location of the trebuchet was completely different from before.  Most of the dozen trebuchets had turned into pieces of wood on the ground. The pieces of wood scattered on the ground were still stained with specks of blood, and a round head was jumping on the ground.  It rolled and finally stopped in the eyes of everyone, with a pair of wide-open eyes.  It seemed like he was still staring at everyone.  The soldier closest to the trebuchet pulled a severed hand from his shoulder somewhat numbly. It was blown over and just fell on his shoulder. He threw the severed hand on the ground. The soldier  Suddenly he bent over and retched.  In the distance, the expression on Tan Feng's face did not change at all after witnessing all this. "Come up with the trebuchet and blow it up again." On the city, a small section of the battlements of the city wall has disappeared, and the center hit by the explosive package is gone.  A little further away, many affected soldiers were lying on the ground in pain. Some of them were injured by the porcelain shards wrapped in the explosive bags, and their bodies were dripping with blood. Some were injured by the shock wave.  Shocked to death, there were no visible wounds on the outside, but blood kept coming out from between his mouth and nose.  Zou Peng looked at all this, sighed, and shouted in a low voice: "Keep firing, keep bombing their trebuchets." After giving this order, Zou Peng glanced at the colorless soldiers on the city and shook his head.  , turned around and walked towards the city. There were just some guards in Wulong City. If they were the elites under General Lu, he actually had many options to choose from during this period of defense operations, such as going out of the city to counterattack.  But it is impossible for these soldiers under my command to go out of the city to fight with the enemy in the field. That would be death.  Trapped in a city without counterattack, such a defense will ultimately be undefendable.  "Lord Gongsun, retreat!" Zou Peng looked at Gongsun Kang and said dejectedly: "We can't hold it anymore. If my prediction is correct, the city will be broken today. Once the opponent is allowed to climb the city wall, our soldiers will fight in hand-to-hand combat.  No matter whether it is skill or courage, he will not be the opponent of the enemy. " "General Zou, haven't you been keeping a tight guard?" Gongsun Kang asked in shock.  "The enemy used gunpowder weapons. The only gunpowder weapons we can counterattack have been used too much in the past few days. The little we have in stock is not enough to fight the enemy. It may not take an hour for the enemy to attack the city.  Come on, let¡¯s go, it¡¯s too late if you don¡¯t leave.?.  "Zou Peng said. Gongsun Kang stood up in panic, "I'll go clean it up right away, and ask the general to protect me and retreat together.  " "There is no need to pack up anything. Leave now. When General Lu is done, you will have nothing to lose. Those things outside your body, pack them up as necessary to save your life."  "Zou Peng stepped forward, grabbed Gongsun Kang, and ran out in a panic. Zou Peng's estimate was correct. After he and Gongsun Kang left Wulong City, waves of attacks from the city finally destroyed the city wall.  On top of the defense, Yin Cuo led the soldiers to swarm in from the exploded city gate. A smile finally appeared on Tan Feng's face, and Wu Long finally captured the city. His strategic goal was now fully achieved.  After having a meal and a good night's sleep, Tan Feng didn't think there was anything to worry about as to the resistance in the city. Just as he was about to get on his horse and enter the city, there was the sound of rapid horse hooves behind him, as several knights rushed out.  Flying over, he saw Tan Feng, rolled his saddle, dismounted, knelt on the ground, and cried loudly: "General, it's not good, Yingchuan County has been lost, General Gongsun Zhi died in the battle, and the Han army has occupied Yingchuan."  County town.  ¡± The smile on Tan Feng¡¯s face froze instantly, and he could hardly believe his ears. (To be continued.)
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