Chapter 1060 War and Peace - Fighting and Monasticism
Boom! Boom...
It seemed to be proving that the words of this Jingzhou soldier officer who was greedy for life and fear of death were true. A few more thunders rang out, and after the roar, there were a few loud "bang" sounds, as if something was hit hard. At the same time, a section of the city wall in Xijinfu City also trembled a few times!
It's really lightning strikes the city!
Yelu Eliduo was a little stunned. He was also a long-time general of the Liao Kingdom. He had fought all his life and had never seen any enemy? But he had never seen any enemy who could thunder. Don’t say it, I have never heard of it! How could such a powerful enemy be encountered by himself? What should I do?
"Great, great, master, please recite the scriptures quickly! You have to break Wu Haogu's spells!"
The great monk Wuchen was brave and solemn, with his hands clasped together: "Okay! I will go up to the city wall to recite scriptures!"
Go up to recite the scriptures? Yelu Elido looked at the monk in admiration, and then made a gesture of invitation on the horse's back, "Please, Master, I am here to cheer for the master!"
Yelu Eliduo didn’t dare to go up to the city wall!
What if Master Wuchen’s sutra is not effective? Who will fall to death?
Seeing Monk Wuchen descending from the horse's back and then walking firmly up the city wall, Yelu Eliduo also sighed: What a great hero, if he didn't become a monk, he would definitely be a tiger general in the Great Liao Dynasty!
As soon as the monk and hero walked away, Yelu Eliduo looked around and saw that there were several city arches inhabited by Khitans nearby. Because the palace city of Yanjing City is in the southwest corner, the southeast corner of the palace city is occupied by the Khitans.
"Let's go to Tianbaofang!" Yelu Eliduo quickly selected Tianbaofang, which is closest to the Xijin Prefecture General Administration Office, as his place to command.
"Send someone to block the inner street of Kaiyangmen. Whoever dares to retreat to the east gate of Tianbaofang will kill me!"
"Here!"
After a quick arrangement, Yelu Eliduo entered Tianbaofang under the protection of a group of trusted guards, and then climbed the Tianbao Temple Pagoda in Tianbaofang. From a distance, he looked at the city wall of Xijinfu that was being bombarded.
The roar continued! Obviously, the curse of Wu Haogu had not yet been cursed to death by Master Wu Chen...
Yelu Elido also put his hands together and began to chant the mantra: "Unmozhidisusidi, Xidigala, Luoyejuyan, Shenmomasili..."
When Yelu Eliduo also began to recite "The Curse of the Unmoved King of Ming Dynasty", all the Han families in Xijinfu City became nervous. The local snakes in Yanjing were so psychic that they knew that Wu Haogu had an unknown "thunder method" and were now bombarding the Yanjing city walls with thunder!
The most powerful Khitan monk in Yanjing City has climbed to the top of the city and chanted the mantra to break the Dharma.
Now it depends on Wu Haogu’s thunder magic being powerful, or the great monk Wuchen’s curse that is powerful!
While these local snakes were waiting for the outcome of the battle, they did not forget to mobilize their own heroes. If this battle was a great victory for Wu Haogu, then the Yanjing families could only act quickly. Wu Haogu even used the thunder method, which was obviously angry. If everyone did not act in time, they would have to be struck by lightning...
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Boom boom boom boom...
After cooling down for a quarter of an hour, four 3,000-pound siege cannons roared again. The 15-pound iron balls were continuously ignited by the high-temperature gas produced by the black gunpowder, flying towards the Yanjing city wall three or four hundred steps away, and suddenly hit it. Then there was dust flying, and the mud and stones on the top of the city (actually weathered soil) fell straight down. The entire section of the city wall looked a little crumbling.
But... it still didn't collapse!
Wu Haogu frowned, and it seemed that his truth was still a little less. Although Yanjing City was just a city of rammed earth, the city walls were very thick, and it would be difficult to collapse with four 3,000-pound cannons for a while, right?
"Shiro, is there no problem?"
Wu Haogu asked Huang Zhisheng beside him in a low voice.
Although Huang Zhisheng was a master of the creation of Ducai, he was very young and had strong learning ability when he followed Wu Haogu. He quickly mastered the knowledge of mathematics, chemistry, and physics that Wu Haogu had found from his memory. Moreover, because he was born in Ducai, he was also very good at organizing production and manufacturing. Now he has become the head of Wu Haogu's "industrial system". Of course, artillery production is also in the area he is in charge of.
"As long as there is no problem with the cannon, the city wall will collapse sooner or later..." Huang Zhisheng patted his chest and said, "Rokedi's artillery has been on Shamen Island for a long time, and I don't know how many cannons I've tried. Just look at their proficiency!"
Casting cannons is knowledge, and firing cannons is also knowledge!
First of all, set up gun positions and aim at the target. This is a great knowledge for field guns. However, there are not many problems with siege cannons placed on the turret. It is not too difficult to aim the muzzle at a point in the city wall (concentrate firepower to bombard a little) right?
The second is the maneuver of cannons, which involves gun mounts, cannon trucks and engineers of affiliated artillery (used to repair roads). This is another big problem. Wu Haogu has no choice but to draw a cannon truck and to give reference to the Ducai craftsmen.
Then there is the fire. Wu Haogu has never played with the cannon, but he also knows some steps, such as loading bags (gunpowder bags), filling shells, pressing them with push rods, aiming at the cannon, cleaning the chamber with a "wool mop" dipped in water, cooling the cannon body with vinegar, etc.
Following the steps he gave, Luo Gang took a group of artillery brothers who had changed from engineers to careers on Shamen Island for several months, repeatedly exploring and repeatedly testing artillery. Now he finally got a good start. He also decomposed the process of artillery operation and handed over the different artillery soldiers to take charge of it.
In addition, through repeated tests of artillery, Luogang's artillery also found the approximate lifespan of artillery and the relatively safe interval between artillery firing. For this reason, several artillery pieces were damaged, and even several casualties occurred! Even Luogang himself was injured, and they were summarized in blood!
"How long will it take?" Wu Haogu asked again.
"At most, one night!" Huang Zhisheng said, "No matter how strong Yanjing City is, it is still a wall of earth. It has been loosened now and is falling down."
Wu Haogu raised his distant tube and looked carefully. Sure enough, many huge holes had appeared on the Yanjing city wall, and small earth slopes were piled up below the base of the wall.
It seems that I can't hold on for too long!
...
The Yanjing city wall, which could not last long, survived until the early morning of the next day. Although the city wall was densely packed with holes, the soil slope under the city wall was too big to many times larger.
But the crumbling Yanjing city walls still collapsed!
But everyone knows that if this continues endlessly, the city wall will never be able to resist it. Brother Zhao Zhong and Murong Mu have mobilized a large number of soldiers, almost ten thousand soldiers wearing wart armor, holding spears, swords and shields, and crossbows, lined up behind the four forts, standing by.
Just wait for the city wall to collapse, the general attack will begin!
In fact, such general attack preparations were made entirely for the Yandi families to see.
If the city wall is really destroyed, will they still dare not take action? If they do not take action, will there be their foothold in the future Yan land?
"It's collapsed! It's going to collapse!"
In the darkness, I don’t know who shouted.
Wu Haogu, who had been waiting for a day, was a little impatient, quickly squinted his eyes and looked. He only saw the upper half of the city wall that was continuously bombarded. The previous shelling was concentrated in the middle of the city wall, making the wall bumpy, and a lot of weathered rammed earth fell. Grassy surface gradually formed, and it could not support the upper wall. As a result, the upper wall began to collapse. After a loud bang, the rammed earth blocks rolled down and finally formed a steep slope.
Although the slope is steep, you can enter and exit!
Brother Zhao Zhong was already at the forefront and watched the city wall collapse with his own eyes. He shouted excitedly: "Wu Family Army, advance! Preserve the laws of heaven, destroy evil spirits, and divide the fields!"
1,000 sword and shield hands gathered around him, all of whom were the choices to pounce on the city tonight! Everyone was full of war armor, holding a shield in one hand and a horizontal sword in the other. When he heard Brother Zhao Zhong's shouting, he immediately started charging.
The slogan that Brother Zhao Zhong shouted just now resounded across the battlefield.
"Preserve the laws of heaven, destroy evil spirits, and divide the fields!"
Of course, the law of heaven must be preserved, and evil demons must be destroyed, but there is another important thing, which is to divide the land!
Before the launch of the general offensive today, Wu Haogu personally mobilized and announced a great news.
After the Yanjing War, all the soldiers who participated in the war could receive land as rewards! According to the size of the contribution, the more land they had made, the less land they had, and the least one was 100 acres!
After fighting this battle, everyone is a landlord class! And there is also a "Beijing household registration" and a "Beijing" land!
At least 100 acres. If it is spread to 910 years later, every family will have at least a small goal...
"The city is broken, the city is broken, the city is broken..."
Yelu Eliduo's ears were filled with panic and hustle and bustle.
The city... is broken! The "fighting" day and night finally decided to win and lose! The law of heaven seems to be more powerful! The saint Wu Haogu defeated the great monk Wuchen.
The Xijin Prefecture is finished, and the Great Liao Kingdom is finished!
Yelu Eliduo, who had been chanting "The Curse of the Unmoved King of Ming Dynasty" on the Tianbao Temple Pagoda for a day, was thirsty and hungry (in order to show his sincerity, this guy was chanting scriptures without eating or drinking). He no longer had the strength to escape, but sat on the floor and started crying.
The "wild Khitan" who followed him came forward, "Dutong Army, let's protect you and fight out!"
"I can't kill you anymore! I'm too old and have no strength..."
Chapter completed!