Chapter 3214 Benevolent and righteous

On the fifth day of March, the ninth year of Taixing.

At this time in previous years, the earth should have begun to warm up, and grass and other things should have emerged early.

But now it is still the cold wind whistling, not like the spring breeze blowing on the face, but like a knife cutting flesh.

In such a strange weather, the Xiahou Dun defenders in Jinyang also faced an extremely strange test for them.

The cavalry and horses under Jinyang City roared and occupied the entire battlefield.

Xiahou Dun looked at the city, and seemed to remember something in his heart, and his face gradually became gloomy.

"Are all the stone, sand and soil ready at the city gate?"

Xiahou Dun asked.

『Everything is ready!』

The soldiers answered.

『Is there any water in the water tank on the city?』

Xiahou Dun asked again.

『All checks, there is water!』

Xiahou Dun nodded, then looked up at the sky.

It would be great if it rained and snowed, and the gunpowder of the Cavalry would be useless.

It’s a pity that I don’t know if it was snowing before and all the water vapor was used up. These days, I only had to blow the wind and not rain.

But there is no problem with this. There is a piece of stone, sand and a horse-resisting horse gate, and a water tank is also available on the top of the city. Xiahou Dun is confident that even if the cavalry and horse pile up gunpowder under the city, their attacks can still be invalid!

It would definitely not be easily scored like last time!

In order to defend against this attack, Xiahou Dun not only took Cao's soldiers to stand up, but also mobilized and recruited some people from Jinyang to carry civil engineering, transport weapons, and carry water and push stones.

The soldiers of Cao's army were already very accustomed to recruiting some people to "help" them.

Because they also have the same model in Shandong, they gave the same warm greetings as the people of Jinyang.

"Don't have eyes? Can this thing be put here?"

"Don't he eat? He's so slow!"

"Are you deaf?"

"If you don't want to die, work quickly!"

『…』

Unlike the words "passionate" in the city, Huang Cheng outside the city was a little nervous.

This was his first battle with artillery.

Although Fei Qiang has demonstrated the combination of gunpowder and cold weapons in the Western Regions, and used Shanshan Royal City as a gift to speak out in this world, for the current great man, Huang Cheng used it for the first time to attack the city, not just defense.

Huang Cheng turned around and looked at the Hussars sitting on the ground eating in the distance.

These people are the first teams, and they will be responsible for the first wave of attacks when there are loopholes in the defense of Cao's army.

So these people not only don’t need to line up, but also have specialized people to serve, providing cakes containing grease and a small bowl of hot soup.

One serving per person, no more.

It’s not about being stingy, but about this kind of fighting moment, you must not ignore it, but you cannot eat too much.

The Hussars were also used to it. They sat on the ground and ate and laughed while chatting and laughing, as if they were going to visit Jinyang City, without much nervousness at all.

In order to correspond to the street fighting in Jinyang City, the formation has become a more flexible team in advance. Each team is equipped with a sword, shield, spear, long bowman. Although most of the Hussar soldiers are all versatile after a certain amount of training and can use any weapon they catch, they also have projects that they are good at. After disrupting the organization, it is convenient for the team to cooperate with each other.

Siege equipment is also ready, including trench vans and ladder vans.

In a farther distance, there are cavalrymen.

These cavalry are responsible for controlling the battlefield, defending it, and, when necessary, joining the battle.

A little further out is Qianghu.

The reason why the Qiang and Hu were not allowed to get too close to the core of the battlefield was that Huang Cheng was very suspicious of the organization and discipline of these Qiang and Hu. On the other hand, most of the Qiang and Hu horses were not trained. When he suddenly heard the explosion, he said that he would not be frightened, and he would be disrupted by his own line.

The leader of Bai Shiqiang followed Huang Cheng's butt, smiling with a smile on his face. He didn't care that he didn't have an accurate name from beginning to end. He just listened to the orders issued from time to time, looked at the neat military lineup, and looked at the shiny weapons and armor. He became more and more cautious, wishing to sweep the dust in front of Huang Cheng and lift the battle robe behind him.

For Bai Shiqiang, he has been trading with the people of the cavalry for so many years, and the Hu people's custom of admiring the strong has long become the shape of the cavalry. However, this admiring the strong is also somewhat utilitarian. Perhaps only the next strong man needs to arrive, Bai Shiqiang immediately met the wind and ran to the other party to kneel down and lick it.

The leader of Bai Shiqiang flattered Huang Cheng while ridiculing the Xiahou defenders on the top of Jinyang City. "Just those few broken bows and arrows, they wanted to resist General Huang's heavenly soldiers..."

Huang Cheng didn't care about the unregulated flattery of the leader of Baishi Qiang, and he turned his attention to the cannons.

Artillery is the main force in siege.

Among those craftsmen, some of them had already followed Fei Qian under the Shanshan Royal City, but now they have become core figures, directing other craftsmen to move the cannons forward and deploy them to the previously excavated positions.

In order to ensure the stability of the artillery shooting trajectory, these craftsmen also need to make some details after the artillery is set up.

Some other craftsmen are checking gunpowder packs and shells.

The preliminary preparations under the city were tense and orderly, and Xiahou Dun on the top of the city seemed to feel something was wrong, but he really didn't know what was lined up in the city...

This does not mean that Xiahou Dun is stupid, he just can't keep up with the changes in the times.

Just like the young people in later generations are so skilled in various APPs on their mobile phones that they cannot be more familiar with. Even if they are new software, they can know how to install it at a glance, and they know how to use it after installing it. It is as simple as eating and drinking water. However, for many older elders, those icons that sway on the screen will obviously not make them feel safer than traditional mechanical switches, let alone flexibly use it. Maybe they accidentally click on loans, Trojans and other things.

In the entire era, will you take special care of these people just because you know that some people can’t keep up, don’t understand that your phone will be poisoned, and you will also encounter fraud?

No, they will even further exploit and deceive, just like Xiahou Dun is about to face the baptism of artillery.

A sharp whistle sounded.

The leader of Baishi Qiang thought something had happened, so he turned his head to check it out, and heard a loud bang, and a cannon fired first.

White smoke rose up, and a black shell drew a black line, hitting the Jinyang city wall, splashing a large amount of brick and stone debris and dust.

"The God of Shiraishi is above... This is, this..." The leader of Shiraishi Qiang felt that he had no idea why, but his usual smooth mouth was now fighting with his teeth. "What is this?"

No one answered his words, and everyone's mind was attracted by artillery.

All the sounds were covered by the roar of artillery fire.

A huge sound rolled and echoed between heaven and earth.

Although the artillery developed by Feiqian Institute is quite touching in terms of hit rate and durability, the shock given by the current great man is enough.

When the shells hit the city wall on the top of Jinyang City, it seemed that the entire Jinyang City had shaking, which also made Xiahou Dun's body a little unstable and shaking for a while.

"What's this?!"

Xiahou Dun couldn't help but shout.

He didn't notice that his voice had been broken.

Before Xiahou Dun could find the answer, artillery fired one after another in the preset positions under the city.

It was like lightning and thunder, and thick blue and white smoke and dust almost covered the entire position in a blink of an eye.

The cannon roared and spitted orange-red flames. The entire cannon body was tilted back, causing the cannon stand to make a creaking moan. Then the shells hit the Jinyang city wall violently. Countless gravel and broken bricks scattered, falling like raindrops, splashing dense white water splashes in the moat.

The war horses of the Qiang and Hu cavalry in the distance were neighing and running around in a little chaotic manner, as if they were offering terrifying spiritual food to the god of war.

At this stage, artillery can't be fired continuously. It can only be done after one artillery fires, clean the barrel and adjust the angle according to the regulations, and then prepare the next round of gunpowder and shells.

Although Huang Cheng's current artillery was not as large as Fei Qian attacked the Shanshan royal city, the eight artillery also caused great damage to the Jinyang city wall and the city gate...

Even though the first round of artillery shooting has stopped, the sound of bricks and stones collapsed in Jinyang City still kept coming.

The city gate tower on the front has collapsed a corner. I don’t know which cannon is the masterpiece.

The deep or shallow pits hit by shells on the city wall, and the scattered and cracked traces show the power of shells to release when they hit.

Even the battlements repaired by the whole stone cannot withstand the bombardment of shells.

I don't know who the flying stone hit, and was screaming before death.

In the face of artillery in the new era, the sturdiness of the old tradition is no longer worth mentioning.

After the first round of shooting, the artillery quieted down and was docilely served by the craftsmen and soldiers on the side, with a slight smoke coming from the smoke.

But this time, no matter whether it was Cao's army on the top of the city or Qiang Hu who tried his best to comfort the war horses in the distance, they did not dare to underestimate these guys who seemed stupid and stupid...

A moment later, the second round of artillery roared again.

The head of Jinyang City was once again shrouded in gravel, broken bricks, and smoke.

Most of the shells hit the city wall, but a small number of shells directly crossed the city wall and fell into Jinyang City.

There seemed to be trembling everywhere, fearing, and screaming in despair before death.

Every time a thunderous roar was made outside the city, the city walls also trembled.

In the face of the tyranny of the artillery, almost no one of the Cao army on the Jinyang city wall could stand steadily. Almost everyone instinctively either lie down or squat on the city wall, holding their heads, avoiding the city gate tower, battlements, and other places that had broken stones, broken bricks, and choking smoke and dust.

Xiahou Dun was also half lying and half squatting behind the guards. He listened to the series of thunder sounds outside the city. After a moment, the dull sound of shells hitting the city wall under him came from, accompanied by the violent tremor of the city wall, as if the city wall would collapse in the next moment.

Because Xiahou Dun is located directly above the city gate and below the city gate tower, it is the area where artillery fire is the most concentrated.

Several battlements in front of Xiahou Dun had collapsed, revealing the adobe inside the bricks and stones of the city wall.

There was a creaking sound from the city gate tower, and then something small fell down and hit the guard shield and their pockets, making a thud...

A guard looked up and screamed in fear.

At some point, the pillar beam of the city gate tower was broken by a shell, and the entire city gate tower was shaking, as if it might collapse at any time, pressing Xiahou Dun and others under it!

Seeing that the situation was not good, the guard hurriedly dragged and pushed, covering Xiahou Dun with his body, and carried the tiles and debris falling from the top of his head, and got out of this very dangerous area as soon as possible...

But when Xiahou Dun retreated like this, the other Cao army soldiers naturally retreated.

Who is the Iron Man? He is dead and broken, and can he repair it with a piece of stone and wood?

Except for those who were injured and killed at the beginning, or who were so unlucky that they were directly hit by artillery shells, most of the soldiers of the Cao army instinctively avoided this irresistible damage. Especially when they saw the strong city wall shattering and cracking under the artillery fire, the idea of ​​defending Jinyang also collapsed.

Some of the soldiers of the Cao army were already frightened and their eyes were dull. Looking at the ground, they seemed to be completely unbelievable.

The water tank, sand and soil that Xiahou Dun originally planned to deal with the gunpowder of the cavalry, had long collapsed everywhere.

A big hole broke in the belly of the huge water tank, and all the goods inside were paid to the bricks, stones, and earthworks below, mixed with the blood around it, dripping down the corridor of the city wall.

As for the Jinyang people who were temporarily recruited, they were even more unbearable. Almost all ran away. Some of them jumped off the city wall in a panic and broke their bones and were wailing...

The city was also in chaos, with cries and shouts intertwined. Although the city walls and gates were the target of artillery concentration, the city was only injured by accident at most, the sounds that sounded in Jinyang City seemed to be as tragic as if they were stabbed directly on the chrysanthemums in Jinyang City.

Xiahou Dun was protected by guards and staggered back from the city.

After leaving the dangerous place, Xiahou Dun's guards gradually returned to their original vicious appearance. They not only punched and kicked the Cao army soldiers who were evading around them, but also cut down two or three Jinyang civilians who were dizzy and bumped into them.

Xiahou Dun gasped.

There was a buzzing sound in his head.

It’s not that you are afraid or hurt, but that you are confused.

A kind of confusion when I was slapped on the beach by a new thing.

The wars he had experienced before were usually circling in his mind, but no battle could match the current situation, and no experience could be used to Xiahou Dun.

He was like a fish abandoned on the beach, opening his mouth and gasping for breath.

The reason why people feel a sense of fear of the future is that what happens in the future will never be as calm as hindsight. Even the arrogant keyboard warriors on the Internet do not know when they will be knocked on the door of their homes because of a certain voice posted online.

Xiahou Dun's experience was sufficient and sufficient in the era of cold weapons. This was also the foundation for him to be confident that he could stick to Jinyang. But now, this foundation was wiped out in the artillery fire...

Everything he thought, what he believed, what he believed, what he was sure of, was turned into ruins like the collapsed city gate tower.

『Why... Why is this happening?』

Xiahou Dun was confused.

When did the war become like this?

This is just like the transformation of war tactical changes during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which made many princes and ministers who claimed to be elites unacceptable, and Xiahou Dun could not accept the heavy blow brought by the collapse of the important cornerstone in his life.

Why did Guanzhong become like this?

When did this all begin?

Is it from General Fei Qian of the Cavalry?

How did Kefeiqian do it?

Many problems were like large and small stones flying on the top of the city, like thick smoke and dust, blocking Xiahou Dun's vision.

In fact, even though Fei Qian rose, these people in Shandong still did not take Fei Qian as a serious matter.

Because they are all used to it.

I am used to belittle Guanzhong, Xiliang, and the border...

Only the Great Central Plains created the largest and largest GDP in the Han Dynasty...

Oh, the big man does not have the word GDP, but it also has the meaning.

So what is the warrior on the frontier?

In the eyes of some people, it is the lower head, the general faith, and the living maggots...

Not only the Han Dynasty, when any feudal dynasty begins to belittle those who are bleeding, sweating, upright and unspeakable, and begins to mock those who only know how to create labor value but do not know how to provide emotional value, and starts to insult those who are covered in sweat and even full of pain, then the roots of this dynasty begin to rot, not far from the time of collapse.

Of course, at this time, Shandong people, including Xiahou Dun, still talked about benevolence, righteousness, truth, goodness and beauty.

As if she was out of danger, Xiahou Dun gradually recovered from being at a loss.

Looking at the messy surroundings, Xiahou Dun's face suddenly changed.

『Not good!』 Xiahou Dun suddenly shivered, 『They...they are about to attack the city!"

When the guard heard this, his face changed, "Master, our people... can't stand on it...what should we do?"

There was still chaos around the surroundings, and the cries of the people in Jinyang City were everywhere.

The recruited men on the street hugged their heads and shivered in the corner, trembling...

Xiahou Dun suddenly showed a bit of fierce look in his eyes, "Hurry! Bet all the people on the top of the city!"

"Ah?" The guard was a little confused for a moment.

"Pede the people of Jinyang to the top of the city!" Xiahou Dun repeated the order and roared, "Press the people of Jinyang in front! Use them to block the Husbands first! Flesh shields! Fight the Husbands back!"
Chapter completed!