"Boom!" A loud thunderous sound teared through the tranquility of Jinyang City in the morning. Several sparrows flew in panic in the air to the distance. On a sunny day, the rising sun had just risen, and it was as red as blood in winter. The soldiers of the Northern Han army on the city wall heard the thunder sound for some reason, and they all looked around. Behind the first earth wall fence, more than 500 steps away from the city, a smoke of gunpowder rose.

That was not thunder, it was a cannon! After many days of preparation for the fortifications in the city, the cannon finally rang out impatiently.

This loud noise not only disturbed the deadlock between the sparrows and the confrontation, but also disturbed all parties... The Great Zhou, Northern Han, Northern Prefecture of Liao, and even the Southern Prefecture of Liao in Youzhou. Guo Shao has received various signs of detailed reports, and even Youzhou has the possibility of mobilizing troops to rescue Jinyang.

The Jinyang Battle, which is involved in all parties, kicked off at this moment!

Guo Shao sat on the horse pressing his sword and looked up in the sound. The initial velocity of the cannon was indeed not very fast. He could see the round stone in the air throwing objects. After a while, it fell to the ground. He heard a "bang" sound from afar and smashed into the soil outside the city.

Then it calmed down, leaving only the noise of people around.

The generals and officials said nothing, squinted their eyes and looked at the place where the smoke was rising in the east. Guo Shao also looked at it and waited patiently.

A general on the cannon formation looked at him and shouted, "Get one inch higher!"

A loaded thick and short mortar cannon next to it was immediately dug out of the sacks by the soldiers, and then a sandbag was stuffed at the gun ear. A young man quickly took the rope ruler and measured it, saying, "Okay."

Several soldiers held sandbags and stuffed the cannon barrels. The thick and strong iron cannon seemed to be buried in the sand, in order to fix the direction.

Soon, there was another loud "boom". As the large amount of gunpowder exploded, the muzzle seemed to be spitting fire, and white smoke suddenly rose! The huge sound of cannons seemed to echo outside the city wall. As soon as the sound of cannons passed, a "cough cough cough" sound was heard.

Guo Shao raised his head, looked at the rolling stone bullet, and silently said: Earn! Earn!

Under everyone's gaze, the stone bomb flew towards the city about five hundred steps away with the expectations of everyone. In a short while, it suddenly landed on the city wall. The 100-pound stone bomb hit the target! With a "bang", it was vaguely seen soil and stones splashing on the wall, dust flying around, and it looked like it had exploded. Because the stone bomb was very heavy and powerful, it at least smashed the floor tiles on the city wall and smashed them into a pit.

Seeing this, the soldiers cheered.

Not long after, the artillery deployed in front of them rang out one after another, and for a momentum, lightning and thunder were roaring in the camp outside the city. Hundreds of cannons fired in a short while, with a very loud momentum and the earth was trembling!

Moreover, Guo Shao deployed more than 100 cannons on the Jinyang siege camp, and the military weapon supervisors built more than 300 same dragon roar cannons, all of which were transported to the Jinyang front line! Because this kind of cannon is useful for siege.

Heavy stone bullets attacked the city wall in front of them, and the earth and stones on the top of the city flew together. The bricks and sorrow on the wall fell down. The battle formation soon became a mess, and fire was flashing everywhere.

Guo Shao watched the spectacular scene for a while, but had not yet adapted to such a huge sound. Even though he was far away from the cannon array, his ears were buzzing and buzzing.

A large number of artillery bombardments, but the results of the stone bombs are still uneven. The specifications of the Dragon Owl cannon, the weighing of gunpowder, and the far and near angle of the gun barrel are all the same, but errors are still difficult to avoid; the casting artillery technology and measurement methods are still relatively rough and difficult to achieve accurate.

However, the knowledge technology used is far ahead in this era... How many years does the laws of parabola have been discovered before ballistics were discovered. But for Guo Shao, these are just junior high school physics knowledge.

At this time, more than 300 artillery outside the fortifications that lasted more than ten miles long were roaring one after another, and the battle formation became more and more lively.

There were many volleys of doors, like sound waves lifting the Jinyang city wall. Listening to the sound formation, Jinyang seemed to collapse if it would not last long... But the actual effect was still very different! The average thickness of the Jinyang city wall reached ten steps (more than ten meters), and this kind of black gunpowder cannon cannot be overturned, but it is only a matter of time before it causes serious damage to the fortifications such as bricks on the wall and the female wall on the wall.

Another great function is that there are a large number of defenders on the city walls, and artillery can also cause damage; and consume their morale and fighting spirit.

So on the first day of siege, the Zhou army did not dispatch one soldiers to attack the city, and continued to shell out continuously, consuming a large amount of gunpowder and stone bullets. It did not stop until the evening.

However, the Zhou army was not afraid of consumption. All the Northern Han army cities in the southern region were pinned by the Zhou army. Military resources were continuously transported from the Fen River and Qinlu Post Road, and the resources of the whole country were taking on this war!

The first row of the whistling cannons was five hundred steps away from the city wall; the heavy weapons of the Northern Han Army were nothing more than catapults and crossbows, and the ranges of these weapons were only two or three hundred steps away, so they could not reach the Zhou army unless they rushed out of the city. The Northern Han Army was beaten all day and never returned a single hand.

...The sun sets, and the noise and hustle and bustle are roaring all day. The smoke in the sky is filled with smoke, and the choking smell of gunpowder does not dissipate for a long time. The city is lit up and down.

The faces of several generals were smoked black and dirty. They put their weapons outside the tent first and walked into the tent of the Central Army. It was very lively inside. Although they had been tired all day, because there were no casualties, the power of the cannons made them very excited (much stronger than the catapult cart), and they were talking in the tent.

After a while, Guo Shao also walked in and sat down in the upper seat. Everyone immediately calmed down and clenched their fists and saluted.

"You are free to give me a gift and sit down at will." Guo Shao said kindly.

Everyone bowed together, "Thank you for your kindness."

The generals sat down on the left and right as they said. General Gao Yanqiu said, "I look at it. The dragon roar cannon is much more powerful than the stone casting cart, but it is just bombarded and cannot capture the city. I think that in order to capture Jinyang as soon as possible, I have to attack the city."

When someone made a comment, Guo Shao turned to look at him and listened carefully, but nodded with encouragement and appreciation, and did not speak easily.

When he was a military general, he encouraged the generals to express their opinions and then make a judgment on his own. Sure enough, Liu Renzhan also spoke: "Can we use gunpowder to blow up Jinyang City?"

Guo Shao responded: "You can try it, but the attack of the hole is very time-consuming. It will take nearly a month to successfully dig tunnels and bury gunpowder... I think it may not be as easy as before with gunpowder. Zhao Kuangyin fully knows the specific tactics of gunpowder bombing the city. He will advise the Lord of the Northern Han to be prepared for this; once the other party is prepared, the chance will be greater than before. Moreover, Jinyang is rich, and I don't know how effective it is."

After he said that, he was also speculating on the effect. If the wall was really successfully collapsed again, the gap was very small, and because the wall was high and thick, a large amount of earth and rock might accumulate in the gap affect the attack speed... At this time, if the defenders were prepared, they would deploy troops in the gap and repair fortifications to defend themselves. Because the contact surface was too small, it would be very likely to consume delay tactics.

At this time, Wang Pu said: "When the Liao army reinforcements arrive, if Li Chuyun can block the Liao army, Jinyang will be an isolated city. There is no reason for the lonely city to be lost, it is just the length of time."

Guo Shao agreed and said, "The king's envoy made sense. In the end, he would have to constantly consume the power of the defenders and eliminate their hopes... He would block the reinforcements of the Liao Kingdom in advance, so that the rulers and ministers of the Northern Han Kingdom felt hopeless in resistance, and only then would he have a chance to capture Jinyang."

Everyone discussed it and talked about it a lot, as well as the method of rushing Fen River to flood Jinyang City. However, these are all replays of old tunes. Some people have long said that they have to wait until the summer water rise season, and they are also aimed at eliminating the patience of the defenders.

At this moment, the soldiers came into the tent with supper. A group of warriors immediately turned their attention to the food. It seemed that everyone had been running around all day and hungry.

There is not much difference between the generals and soldiers in the army. Even Guo Shao, as the emperor, ate the same food, and the generals were embarrassed to have a small meal alone... If they really wanted to do it, those under these generals were not thousands of subordinates, and it would be easy to get some big fish and meat.

What we eat now is wheat cakes, which are filled with baskets; the other is soup made with salt and salted meat, leaves and leaves.
Chapter completed!