In the early morning, drums sounded from the Chu army camp. The soldiers who had just finished their meal gathered at the edge of the camp, watching the "Krupp" leave the military camp and advance towards Jinyang City.

"Krupp" is the name of a weapon. This weapon is very large and heavy. It has to be loaded with a cart and several horses are used to move.

There were also many soldiers, guards, and many carriages around.

Many Chu soldiers had only heard of the name of "Krupp" before and had never seen his "person". They were very curious about this mysterious and powerful (rumored) weapon.

When I heard that "Krupp" was going to show his skills today and assist the official army in breaking Jinyang City, everyone was very excited and came to watch without violating military discipline.

Then there was a lot of discussion.

There is a "half bucket of water" who takes the opportunity to show off his knowledge: Why do the official army surround Jinyang?

Since ancient times, most of the sieges have surrounded three and one missing, leaving a gap to give the defenders the idea of ​​breaking through. In this way, the will of the defenders is easily shaken.

However, when facing the situation where the defenders in the city were already inextricably fled, they had to surround them and attack with all their strength.

Jinyang City has been a famous city since ancient times. The city walls are tall and sturdy, and all kinds of defense facilities are complete.

The monarch, minister, military and civilians of Qi who were hiding in Jinyang City had no way out and would inevitably resist stubbornly, so they could not use "surrounding three and missing one".

Even though one side of the city is against the Fen River, there are also Chu army camps on the other side of the Fen River.

Therefore, as long as Jinyang City is broken, the people in the city will catch turtles in a jar for the official army.

For the soldiers who were listening, the "informed" person who said "catching turtles in the jar" could be understood, which means catching turtles in the jar, which is very relaxed.

But what is "Jincheng Tangchi"?

Could it be that the city is made of gold, and there are many ponds for cooking soup outside the city?

"No, the meaning of this word is 'a city made of gold and iron, a moat flowing with boiling water', which describes the city's solidity."

The "half bucket of water" said, pointing to the Jinyang City in front of you: "This is the location of the Gao family's dominance, where elite troops gather. The Zhou army has been at the city several times before, but they can't do anything."

"Everyone should have heard from the Military Office that the wall of Jinyang City is covered with bricks with rammed earth, which is four meters high. The thickness of the wall is more than four meters, and it is simply a thick weir."

"If we follow the old methods of siege, such as using a ladder or a cart to climb a wall to attack, we don't know how long it will take to fight to get it down."

"Even if you use a catapult to smash it, how long will it take to smash the thick rammed earth to smash the brick wall? How many stones will it take?"

"But now that the official army has 'Krupp', that's different."

No one knows how different this "Krupp" is. While everyone is chatting, those "Krupp" are lined up in a row.

It is about two hundred steps away from the east wall of Jinyang City.

The generals were particularly tolerant today, allowing the soldiers of various troops to watch "Krupp" attack on Jinyang City while ensuring discipline.

Of course, in order to guard against the sudden rush of Qi army in the city, there are still necessary defenses.

Before we knew it, the sun was noon, and the "Krupp" were ready. The "oncampus" received the notice, holding their breath and widening their eyes.

They saw clearly the appearance of "Krupp", but they were long pillars installed on two-wheeled vehicles. Many soldiers were busy at the front of the pillars, as if they were stuffing things into them.

It seems that the pillar is hollow.

After a while, a thunder exploded, and a "Krupp" blew away thick smoke and fire, and retreated suddenly.

A dull sound of "bang" came. Everyone looked in the sound and saw the dust on the east city wall of Jinyang, as if they were hit by something.

In that row of "Krupp", someone was holding a paper loudspeaker and shouting: "The test shot is completed, the target is hit, the parameters are appropriate!!"

After a while, a harsh whistle sounded, and the other "Krupps" roared one after another, spraying thick smoke and fire, and then retreated.

The soldiers watching only felt that their hearts were hit hard by something.

At the same time, "earth flowers" bloomed on the east wall of Jinyang. As the smoke filled the sky, its tall and mighty East Gate Tower collapsed in full view of the public.

A thought came to mind in countless Chu soldiers: What a great power!! Who can stop it!

The smoke and dust dissipated, and many obvious pits appeared on the tall Jinyang city wall. The Qi soldiers who were originally standing on the top of the city had already fallen and their figures gradually disappeared.

It seemed that they were scared and ran down the city.

Some soldiers who have seen fireworks show are better, while more soldiers who have "never seen the world" can't even close their mouths when they see the terrifying destructive power of "Krupp".

But the "Krupp" were pushed back to its original position by the soldiers next to them. Then these people were busy around the "Krupp", and people kept shouting something, as if they were giving orders.

The soldiers watching the onlookers couldn't understand these orders, but they could see that the second round of attack was about to begin.

After a while, the "Krupp" began to show their power for the second time, and once again sprayed thick smoke and fire. A large number of "earth flowers" bloomed at the top of Jinyang City.

When the smoke and dust dissipated, the pits on the Jinyang city wall became more and more obvious.

The soldiers watching the battle, together with the senior generals, couldn't help but feel cold on their backs as they looked at the power of "Krupp" siege.

Jincheng Tangchi? What is the difference between this kind of weapon and a paper-paste?

Fortunately, this is a friendly army...

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The next morning, the thunder continued, and the "Krupp" who had been resting for a night became busy again.

They sprayed thick smoke and fire, attacking the east wall of Jinyang.

After a daytime attack yesterday, the east wall of Jinyang was already scarred and the wall collapsed sharply. The bricks wrapped around the outer layer had fallen off, and large pits appeared on the thick rammed earth wall inside.

At the rear of the Chu army's artillery position and on the high platform, the marching governor Wang Ying and other senior generals, looked at the Jinyang city walls with a thousand-mile mirror, and remained silent.

Wang Ying could see clearly that although the appearance of Jinyang City Wall was beyond recognition, it could be said to be "destroyed", and several sections of the city wall collapsed and slopes began to appear.

However, it was still early before the city wall was broken, after all, the rammed earth wall was too thick.

Next to it, an artillery officer explained some knowledge about artillery attacks to the "old antiques":

"The characteristic of a rammed earth city wall is that the higher the wall, the thicker the wall. A city like Jinyang has a wall of about four zhang high, so the thickness of the lower wall will not be less than this number."

"It can be thought that this is a thick earth slope. It will take a long time to penetrate it with a solid bullet, even if it is used with Krupp."

"So, when the rammed earth city wall is bombarded, the characteristics shown are that the city wall is destroyed first, and people cannot stand, and at the same time, the wall collapses."

"As the shelling continued, a break appeared on the wall, and the break gradually expanded, and a landslide appeared, and the landslide became a gentle slope."

"A large number of gentle slopes appear, and people can walk up on foot, so the defense effect of the city wall is gone."

"So, there is no need to wait until Krupp penetrates it. Just wait for the gentle slope to appear and our army will climb first and then we can swarm up..."

"Of course, the rammed earth walls in ordinary small cities are not that thick. Under the attack of Krupp, they will collapse and lose their defensive effect after not long."

After this explanation, the "old antiques" understood the roughly "usage" of a weapon like Krupp.

If you attack the city, destroying the city walls of small cities without using the power of blowing the dust. Instead, attacking hard city walls such as Yecheng and Jinyang are mainly to destroy the city heads and then create gentle slopes on the walls, resulting in the defensive effect of the city walls.

Then, the troops from the siege rushed up, crossed the city wall, and attacked the city.

Because of its large weight, the "Krupp" moves slowly at will, and there are many restrictions in field battles, so it is mainly used to attack the city.

However, similar weapons with smaller sizes can follow the army without pulling their backs, and show their power in the field, and are invincible.

The thick rammed earth city wall can't last long under the attack of a weapon called "cannon". No matter how thick the formation is, how many rounds of artillery can it last?

Tens of thousands, or even more than 100,000 troops, faced with an army with light "field artillery" and cavalry guards, they had no power to resist!

Wang Ying put down the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and looked at the "monsters" in front of him who were spraying thick smoke and fire, and his heart was filled with emotions.

As the emperor said, the times have changed.

He could guess that in fact, Li Li had this weapon in his hands, not after the establishment of the State of Chu.

So, if they had chosen to go against Li Li back then, they would not have won the fight at all.

Even Li Li doesn't need to use this weapon. Judging from his previous performance of using tricks to earn Yecheng, it is so difficult for others to fight against Li Li.

In Wang Ying's ears, in addition to the rumbling sound of cannons, there were also tides of cheers, which were heard one after another.

Countless Chu soldiers watched "Krupp" attack the Jinyang city wall, and watched the Jinyang city wall gradually collapse, and made huge cheers:

"Kru~Ber!Kru~Ber!"

The cheers and cannons mixed together, soaring into the sky. Jinyang City, known as a strong city, seemed to be trembling in this earth-shaking sound.
Chapter completed!