Chapter 43 Caliber is justice, range is truth (257/583)
Boom boom boom boom boom
Four loud noises were dying, and a loud bang on the plain where the two armies confronted each other.
The fire python, more than meter long, gushed out from the wilderness, and looked extremely dazzling under the afterglow of the setting sun.
Guan Hongye and others, who were watching the battle between two miles away, were frightened by the horse under their crotch and neighed with fear. A young general was even more shocked and fell off his horse.
Many of the soldiers standing near the "Prince Field" had their ears buzzing when they were shocked. When they were frightened, their formation was a little messy.
During the sun, the thunder was shaking for several miles away. Even Qin Jing and others who were discussing in Xiangyang City were trembling and turned to look north:
“It’s coming again…”
"Why is it so loud? It's different from last time..."
"Hurry, I'm sorry, send someone to see..."
...
Compared to the shock of Qin Jing and others, Guan Hongye was indescribable.
Before the frightened horse under his crotch had stabilized, Guan Hongye opened his mouth wide and looked at the Chu army's defense line in disbelief.
After four fire pythons spewed out, in an instant, the earth block in front of the defense line was blown open, and the top of the nearby arrow tower exploded and split into pieces in the flames. The remaining two were directly hit in the neatly arranged crossbow positions, and dozens of soldiers around the surrounding flew flesh and blood on the spot, and people were on the verge of horses.
"ah"
Beyond the noisy screams, there was the silence of tens of thousands of troops.
The 20,000 Chu troops guarding the defense line were staring blankly at the place where artillery fire was bombarded in the distance. It was difficult to understand what caused the scene here. The Xu family army was three miles away and could not even see clearly. How could it be that such a powerful object could be sent into the defense line?
The silence between the two armies did not last long.
Xu Buling stood in front of the army and raised his horse lance again.
The artists in the martial arts world who stood on the high platform were also frightened by the loud noise, but they still had to perform enough after receiving the silver show. The old Taoist priest quickly waved the flag and continued to say loudly according to Xu Buling's guidance:
"Use my true energy to combine with the creation of heaven and earth! Break it!"
Boom boom boom boom boom
Four loud noises shook the sky, awakening everyone in the two armies.
After the Chu army's defense line was blown up four gaps again, the soldiers were obviously panicked, and many people hid and became headless flies.
In addition to being shocked, the guard generals were crazy and rushed back to their original position to guard; but three miles away, the crossbow shot from the bed was at the end of the strong crossbow, and three thousand kilograms of heavy artillery came, no matter how broken the bricks and stones were, there was no room for fighting back. No matter how high the morale was, how long could it last in this situation?
Boom boom boom boom boom
After half a cup of tea, three consecutive rounds of artillery were shot down, and the Chu army's defense line was already filled with smoke.
Guan Hongye and many generals of the court were stunned and stood there in a daze, not even knowing what to say. He just looked at the roaring old Taoist priest and the law ground blocked by white cloth in shock.
After the initial shock, Xu Buling's soldiers in the rear, their original worries disappeared and gradually became excited. With such a god-like man, what else can't be broken? The other party was so scared that they threw away their armor. Such a simple battle could not be defeated, so they deserved to die on the battlefield.
After a moment of stunned silence, the generals of the government hurried to Xu Buling's side and said in a deep voice:
"General, the morale of the opponent's army has been dispersed. Now is a great time to attack the past. The last general..."
Xu Buling carried the horse spear and raised his hand slightly: "No hurry, I can't hit us, so I'll hit you for half an hour."
The general was stunned and thought to himself that after half an hour, there would be still living people on the other side? But the longer the bomb, the easier it would be. He didn't say much, holding the sword beside him, waiting impatiently.
After four or five rounds of heavy artillery bombarded the defenders behind the Chu army's defense line, they were obviously confused. Xu Buling raised his hand, and Xu Ying took a thousand infans and pushed eight small cannons forward. There were soldiers next to him holding huge shields to block the bow and arrow, and there was heavy artillery fire in the rear to suppress cover, and arrived at the defense line one mile away.
As the old Taoist priest waved the flag again, twelve cannons rang through the plains.
Under rounds of artillery bombardment, the defense line of the Chu army quickly turned into a mess, and the high-walled fortress was like paper, and the people in the middle were divided into pieces. The Chu army was waiting to be killed like a lottery, and wherever they could withstand the pressure, all the soldiers began to retreat, leaving the coverage of the artillery, and no matter how the generals trended, they could not move forward.
Seeing that the situation was almost done, Xu Buling pushed forward half a mile and continued to shell, and continued to bombard it. This cycle continued until the Chu army collapsed and began to retreat to Xiangyang on a large scale, and then led his army to rush into the Chu army's defense line...
Boom boom boom boom
The artillery fire outside Xiangyang City lasted for nearly two hours.
Above the city, Qin Jing held the handsome sword, his knuckles turned white, and he watched the sound of cannons in the distance getting closer and closer. He felt like a giant tiger with saliva dripping with bloody mouths coming over, but there was no way to deal with it.
The generals in Chengtoushan were already panicked and ran back and forth to strengthen the fortifications of the engineers, but the effect of sharpening the guns in such a battle was obviously not very good.
The sunset sank into the skyline. When the bright moon rises from the top of the mountain, you can clearly see the flashing fire in the distance. The guards who fled from the outpost defense line also threw away their helmets and fled under the city wall.
Qin Jing looked down from the city, but saw that nearly 20,000 defenders were not dead at all. The people who fled back had no scars and blood on their bodies, which meant that they had no head-on confrontation with the enemy.
He said furiously:
"Who asked you to retreat?! I will hold back, and there will be 20,000 people on the other side..."
The general riding a horse below was sweating and pale in his face. He responded anxiously:
"General, I can't stand at all. I originally wanted to lead the troops out, but the soldiers were afraid of the opponent's magic and had already begun to flee to the left and right mountains..."
Before he could finish his sentence, a loud bang appeared on the Xiangyang city wall.
"Here comes..."
"Run quickly..."
The defenders who fled under the city wall wanted to enter the city were shocked to death when they saw this and began to flee to both sides.
Qin Jing and many generals were shocked and their ears were numb. In a blink of an eye, they saw bricks and stones on the city wall in the distance. A gap was smashed into the battlements, which directly penetrated out of the other side of the battlements and smashed into the barracks under the city wall.
"This is……"
"How is this possible..."
Qin Jing's face suddenly changed. He searched on the earth under the moonlight, but saw three small fires lit up three miles away, and then three loud noises came from the city wall again. Four abscess-like scars appeared in an instant.
The deputy general was so scared that he sat on the ground, then got up in a hurry and pulled Qin Jing down the city: "General, General! Go down quickly, this place is dangerous..."
Boom boom boom boom boom
In the long night, it seemed that there was only a loud noise of choosing a person and devouring him.
Guan Hongye rode his horse and followed behind 20,000 soldiers, looking at Xu Buling, who was strolling forward in disbelief.
The dozens of generals behind him also had similar expressions.
The defense line that originally belonged to the Chu army was full of fortifications and had long been empty. The trenches and horse-resisting horses on the ground were all filled and removed, opening up a road to the city of Xiangyang.
Seeing Xu Buling stopping again, he used artillery round after round to bombard the city wall three miles away from Xiangyang City. Guan Hongye was silent and sat on the horse. He didn't know how to describe it. It might be the first time in his years of leading troops that he felt that fighting was such a simple thing; this was like a heavy cavalry with armored cavalry, and the other party was a farmer carrying a hoe. He didn't need to do anything to do, just roll forward.
How many of these things did the Xiliang Army have?
What's the point of using this to hit Guanzhong Dao, Qianyang Pass, Zhenhu Pass, and even Chang'an City?
The deputy general next to him was obviously not as long as Hongye thought. After watching behind for a while, he walked up to him and said softly:
"General, at the speed of this 'spell casting', the walls of Xiangyang City can be opened in one hour at most. Let's... just follow and do nothing?"
After hearing this, Guan Hongye came to his senses and was about to walk to the city of Xiangyang. The soldiers under his command were still waiting more than ten miles away. The walls of Xiangyang were just a living target. If there was no backhand power, they would sooner or later be knocked out. The city was within reach. If Xu Buling did not move after attacking, Xu Buling would definitely cut his head as a urinal.
Guan Hongye hesitated and raised his hand: "Transfer the orders of the three armies to attack Xiangyang with His Highness the Crown Prince. If you listen to the orders of the Crown Prince, don't miss the opportunity."
On the battlefield, we always speak of the record. Soldiers save lives and earn military merits. Whoever can die the least and kill the most enemies will definitely be on the other hand.
At this point, even if the emperor insisted on Guan Hongye as the commander, the court officials and more than 100,000 soldiers would no longer listen to him; no matter how big or small, they would ask Xu Buling what he meant, after all, Xu Buling could fight more than him.
As the coach, he followed someone else's butt. The coach's name has been in name only. Even if he doesn't want it, he can't help it.
After looking at the direction of Xiangyang, Guan Hongye was silent for a moment, turned his horse's head and headed to Dengzhou alone.
Tu Qianchu carried two copper hammers, and after Guan Hongye left, he looked at the dozens of imperial generals behind:
"Ship Guan said, listen to the order of the prince. Go back and lead the troops. Follow me to attack Xiangyang."
"promise!"
Many generals also came out to earn military merits. Seeing the hands that Xiangyang wanted, they must have wanted to get a share of the pie. After Hongye's instructions, they did not hesitate anymore, and returned to the rear to where the troops were dispatched, and each led their troops out of the battle.
Soon, more than 100,000 rebels appeared on the plain, and 50,000 Xiliang troops were in front, holding the big banner of the word "Xu" and heading straight to the city of Xiangyang... ——
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Chapter completed!