Chapter 79 Attack on the Golden State
The cannon sounded roaring, deafening like thunder; it was very dense, almost one after another.
The smoke of gunpowder was filled with gunpowder on the Jinzhou city walls, and the rammed earth was smashed into craters, cracked and shattered, and dust flew.
More than forty large Francs kept spewing flame projectiles towards the city, like landslides and cracks, covering the shadow of death more and more heavily on the heads of the enemies guarding the city.
Although the cannons are not heavy siege artillery, they have a large number and fast firing speed, which still has a certain destructive power to city defenses like Jinzhou.
Chen Yourong was very self-aware. He knew that Dengzhen, Tianjin Navy, and even the Dongjiang Army were newly formed shortly after, with little combat experience and no combat power.
Nanguan left eight thousand troops to defend, and the rest of the troops were all used to besiege Jinzhou. The large Franc aircraft on the navy ship also unloaded a lot of them, which was to break through the city as soon as possible and reduce variables.
The main attack direction is not concealed, just at the West Gate. The cannons are concentrated on fire and the armored warriors are ready to fight. We clearly tell the enemy that we want to crush you with absolute strength.
The city gate has long disappeared, but there are a large number of obstacles blocking it. The defenders have sealed the city gate and are preparing to fight to trap beasts.
One cannon had five or six sub-guns, and more than two hundred cannons were shot. The city wall was seriously damaged, and the battlements were like bad mouths with tooths, which were ugly.
The enemies on the city were unable to stand firm at all, leaving only a few loud whistles in the distance, and the rest could only hide from cannons and stand by.
As the highest military commander, Chen Yourong, undoubtedly acted as the commander-in-chief of the siege. Instead of ordering the infantry to attack the city, he ordered the artillery to load the guns and explained a few words to Mao Wenlong and Zhao Shen General from Jin Town.
Mao Wenlong and General Zhao Shen bowed their orders, summoned several generals of the army, and gave them some instructions carefully before they could take the orders and make arrangements.
After a while, the barrel was cold, and Chen Yourong ordered the bombardment again to start.
Boom, boom, boom...
The shells flew up to the city, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and smoke and dust rose, blocking people's eyes.
Mao Wenlong and Zhao Shen each commanded each other, shaking the flag. Under the command of the officers, the siege troops carried the ladder and rushed forward shouting.
As soon as Chen Yourong's banner moved, the artillery stopped bombarding, as if he did not want to hurt his army by chance.
Sharp whistles and low horns came from the city. A large number of defenders were holding swords, guns, bows and arrows, and quickly climbed the city amid the roars of officers, ready to resist the enemy's attack.
Chen Yourong's face showed a sneer, waiting for the number of enemies in the city to be similar, and suddenly ordered the sound of gold.
The sound of gongs sounded, and the sword and shield soldiers charging forward threw down the ladder, and turned around and retreated under the command of the officers.
Almost at the same time, the sound of cannons rumbling, and dozens of cannons spit out flames, firing shells into the city.
The gunners replaced the sub-guns as fast as possible and kept bombarding the city.
"Go down to the city, go down to the city to hide from the cannons." The Jiannu officer knew that he had been fooled, shouted in great anger, and led his soldiers to the city in panic.
A shell fell down, although it seemed to be slow, but it was killed and injured. Several Jiannu fell down screaming and screaming as the flesh and blood flew.
The shells flew up to the city walls one after another, leaving marks on the city walls and battlements, smashing the dust and debris shot up, or flew over the city wall and fell into the air, or brought out a bloody light, causing screams and wails.
The sound of artillery stopped, and the siege troops who saw the changing flag turned back and rushed again, carrying the ladder on the ground, closer to the city wall than the last time, and shouting louder.
With the horns and whistles, the Jiannu defenders who had just run to the city ran to the city again. This time they really wanted to attack the city, and the shouts were louder and closer.
When they saw the figures shaking in the city, more and more, Chen Yourong called the gong and stopped the troops. The siege troops stopped fifty or sixty meters away from the city wall, turned around and retreated.
The sound of cannons roared again, and the shells passed through the sky one after another, flying to the top of the city, smashing Jiannu who was fighting in the city to the point of urination, with many casualties and injuries.
He was fooled again! The Jiannu officer was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and fled out of breath, leaning against the city wall and spitting out a heavy breath.
"General Mao, General Zhao, the next round will be in the city to fight bloody battles and strive to attack." Chen Yourong stroked the white beard under his jaw and said solemnly to Mao Wenlong.
Mao Wenlong bowed and said, "Don't worry, my generals have deep hatred and bloody hatred with Jiannu, so he must fight hard to break the city."
General Zhao Shen also bowed and said, "There are also 800-strong soldiers in Jin Town, who walk like flying, especially climbing, and are brave enough to fight, and dare to climb first."
Chen Yourong nodded and said, "Then go down and make detailed arrangements, so that there will be no mistakes."
"Yes, I will obey the order." Mao Wenlong and Zhao Shen left.
Chen Yourong turned his eyes and stared at the artillery position. After these rounds of bombardment, the gunners mastered better, had higher accuracy, and were more confident in breaking the city.
After the reload of the gun, the cannon body cooled down. The siege troops pushed forward as the flag pointed, and the archers then took the stance of really siege.
The lookout whistle at the top of the city hesitated and did not dare to blow the whistle again. The horns and several seductive bombardments caused a lot of casualties to the army, which made their psychological pressure suddenly increase, as if it was their responsibility.
One hundred meters, eighty meters, sixty meters, fifty meters... The vanguard of the siege troops is getting closer and closer to the city wall, either impacting or moving forward step by step.
The archers' troops had already found a distance, stood in rows, and the arrows were on the strings, waiting for the bow to shoot.
The sharp whistle and low horns finally rang out at the top of the city. Chen Yourong narrowed his eyes and thought in his heart. He waved the order flag suddenly and gave the artillery an order to open fire. Almost at the same time, the gong also rang.
Under the supervision of the officers, the defenders hiding under the city were rushing up the city. The first group had already reached the top of the city. As soon as they stood, they heard the rumbling sound of cannons.
"I'm fooled again." The Jiannu officer was still a few steps away from the city. He almost cried when he heard this familiar voice. He turned around and ran down, shouting, "Go down to the city, hide from the cannon!"
The shells were smashed one after another, and without any surprise, they caused another casualty to Jiannu. The screams and howls were mixed with curses. The Han people were so despicable.
The smoke and dust once again covered the city's top, but the siege troops under the city did not withdraw and raised shields dozens of meters away to cover them.
The cannon sounded, and the rumbling drums were raised. With a shout, the siege troops rushed forward with a cloud ladder and a shield.
With the more rapid whistle and horns, the defenders hiding under the city climbed the city again. After being shot several times, the defenders seemed a little hesitant and hesitant, and even the officers were not so firm, afraid that another round of gunfire would be bombarded.
This time, the cannon sounded, but what greeted Cheng Jiannu was a cluster of arrows, shooting down like raindrops.
A distance of dozens of meters was reached in a blink of an eye, and ladders were supported one by one, and soldiers climbed the ladders.
Chapter completed!