Qu Wan looked at the already dilapidated Sanchuan County City but still stood proudly in front of him, and couldn't help but hate the root of his teeth, the appearance of gunpowder has changed many modes of war, and many of his previous experiences are completely useless, although his own side has amazing power such as explosives bags, clay pot grenades and other gunpowder weapons, but the Qin people on the opposite side also have it.

The attack on the southern part of the Qin State was extremely smooth at first, Zhou Yu took away his main force, and the entire south still had strong combat effectiveness and only the five thousand people of the veteran Tan Wei remained, and the Chu army entered the country and swept the entire southern Qin State like a whirlwind, but the old Tan Wei did not disperse his forces at all to support the other cities that were destined to be lost, he shrank all his five thousand elites to the Sanchuan county town, and he even mobilized all the local troops he could mobilize, and concentrated them in the Sanchuan county town, from the inside to the outside, He has built a complete defense system, and from the time he began to fight for the Sanchuan County City half a month ago, to the time he hit the Sanchuan County City, he has paid thousands of casualties.

This casualty ratio made Qu Wanxi very painful, if it was still in the era of cold weapons, the Chu army, which had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, would never pay such a price, but now it is different, a dynamite package hit, can immediately harvest a dozen or even dozens of lives.

Many of the dead people had no external injuries on their bodies, according to the doctors who accompanied the army, they were shocked to death alive, and they couldn't see anything on the outside, but in fact, their internal organs had already suffered a heavy blow, and even the people seemed to be fine at that time, but in the following days, they died slowly and painfully, and there was no cure at all.

If they did not take the central city of Sanchuan County in the south, the Chu people would not be able to stabilize their control over the southern part of the Qin State, and although they were extremely annoyed, Qu Wan could only muster up their spirits and organize their troops. Launching wave after wave of attacks, he paid a lot of price, but Tan Wei's casualties were not much better than his own, even if he consumed troops, he still had the absolute upper hand, and it only took three or two more days to finish, and he believed that he could take Sanchuan County and end this war.

Although he had 200,000 troops, after occupying the vast south of the Qin people, his troops were scattered like beans. Now there are only 80,000 people gathered under the Sanchuan county seat.

Another wave of attacks was defeated, and every time the city began to attack from a distance, the people in the city did not know where to hide like rats, but as soon as the foot soldiers began to attack the city, they came out like ghosts, like the besiegers who were dense in the city threw grenades, explosive bags and other weapons, turning the city into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Attack after attack. Fail again and again, and then repeat the rhythm of the previous round.

Qu Wanyao looked at the Sanchuan County City, most of the battlements had been blown up and destroyed, and the current Sanchuan County City was above the city. Most of them were makeshift walls made of sandbags, but it was a city that looked like it was going to fall at any moment, and it was forced to keep itself out.

The news of the Han army's capture of Yingchuan County in Tanfeng and the specific battle report have been sent to Qu Wan here, which records the detailed process of the Han army's capture of Yingchuan. When I heard that the Han army had captured the Yingchuan county town guarded by nearly 20,000 people in one day. Qu Wan's first reaction was that Tan Feng's Yingchuan County was purely a good thing, and he couldn't beat it, you know. The strength of the Han army in Yingshui is not much different from the strength of the Han army left by Tan Feng to guard Yingchuan County. Just like the Sanchuan County in front of him, with only 5,000 regular soldiers, plus an unknown number of local guards, young and strong, he let himself toss here for half a month and still can't advance an inch.

But when he finished reading the detailed military report, the whole person was shocked and silent.

The Han army has come up with new weapons.

Gunpowder is an invention of the Han people. Now, whether it is the Chu army or the Qin people, under the Sanchuan county town, the gunpowder weapons of both sides play a vital role, but it is clear that the Han army has left them far behind in the use of gunpowder.

Such as a thunderclap, the red iron bullet is like a burning fireball across the Yingshui River, hitting the Yingchuan City Tower, where it passes, the wall is destroyed, the pillar is broken, the house is overturned, and the fire rises sharply, a such ammunition makes a large distance above the city wall no longer uninhabited, and the tragic situation is shocking. Although the fortresses and fortifications built by the Yingchuan people were reinforced with cement, they were almost defenseless under the attack of this weapon. After careful investigation, the Han people called this weapon artillery.

This is a detailed description of this weapon of the Han army in the battle report. Qu Wan thought of the battle between the Han and Qin armies in Lubin that he got some time ago, and the Han army's weapon called artillery was also mentioned there, comparing the descriptions on both sides, Qu Wan found that the size of the artillery that appeared on the two battlefields was not the same, and the artillery owned by the Han army in Yingshui City was obviously larger and had a longer range, what does this mean? This shows that this kind of artillery of the Han army is not a single product, but a series of products of multiple varieties and different uses. Just like the trebuchets built by Da Chu, they are formed into a covered strike net according to the distance of the range. But it is clear that as soon as the artillery comes out, these trebuchets will become slag.

After crossing the Yingshui River, the strength was enough to destroy the world, and this range was enough to make any trebuchet of the Chu army powerless.

After Qu Wan discovered this problem, he carefully read the battle in Yingchuan County again, and couldn't help but sigh, in that situation, the battle method chosen by Gongsun Zhi, the general of the Tan Feng Division, was extremely correct, that was his only chance to win, that is, where he was, there was only this way to choose, and he was almost close to victory. It's just a pity that Gao Yuan actually appeared somewhere, which became the key to recovering this battle.

Why does Gao Yuan appear in Yingshui? Could it be that Tan Feng is so worthy of attention in Gao Yuan's mind? Do you have to be the founding king of the country with great military achievements?

Qu Wan drew a question mark in his heart. The Chu people have invested a lot of money on Tan Feng, hoping that Tan Feng can become the help of the Chu State in the future, or Gao Yuan himself has noticed this problem, and he will take down Tan Feng first, it is rumored that there are still some personal grievances between the two people, and now that Tan Feng is finished, Tan Feng, who has lost Yingchuan, will become a homeless stray dog. Lu Chao won't accept him, Tan Feng's only place to go, or there is really only one way to go to Chu State, but without Tan Feng from Yingchuan County, is it still worth the attention of Chu State? Even if he still has an army, he can only be a thug.

Qu Wanzhen doesn't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for the Chu State?

"How many explosives do we have?" He turned back and asked the marching Sima beside him.

"General, we still have enough gunpowder, and together with the war, we have controlled the whole city, and now Mao Wei and all the skilled craftsmen in the city's workshops are in our hands, as long as the raw materials are sufficient, we can continue to produce gunpowder." The marching Sima replied.

"Very good, I'm going to blow up Sanchuan County to the ground, I don't want to delay here any longer. If Sanchuan County is not taken for a day, the southern part of the Qin State will not be able to truly settle down. I want to end this war as soon as possible, or next, our Chu country will face a more significant test. Qu Wan said.

"Understood, General, don't worry, I will immediately go to the whole city to personally supervise it, and as soon as the gunpowder there is finished, I will immediately send someone to transport it to the general." Marching Sima nodded.

"It's hard work, after taking Sanchuan County, we can negotiate a truce with the Qin State, Lu Chao has just captured Xianyang, and it must take a long time to stabilize the domestic situation, Zhou Yu, Bai Qi These people are his henchmen, if he doesn't clean them up, he doesn't have the energy to fight with us at all, but if Sanchuan County can't be taken for a long time, and we are dragged here, then the situation will be difficult to say." Qu Wan said.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, a deputy general strode in, "General, I just received the news that the battle of Xianyang is over, Lu Chao has invaded Xianyang, Xuanyiwei escaped from Xianyang City and was trapped in Changfeng County. ”

"Where did Ying Zhun come from?" Qu Wan was taken aback, "Why did Lu Chao take Xianyang so quickly?" ”

The deputy general shook his head, "What I have received now is only preliminary news, it seems that Zhou Yu and Xuanyiwei had a conflict and fought within Xianyang City, which caused the Lu army to take advantage of the situation and take Xianyang." ”

"How is Zhou Yu now? Is he alive or dead? ”

"Zhou Yu is still alive, and his main force has not been damaged much, now he is rushing to Sanchuan County with his troops day and night, General, our time is running out, if Zhou Yu rushes back, we will face the elite tens of thousands of Qin troops." The adjutant general's face was a little stern.

Qu Wan stood up, "I can't wait, I can't wait, pass my order, siege the city, round battle, attack Sanchuan County without stopping for a moment, before Zhou Yu rushes back, we must take it." ”

The battle of Sanchuan County, which had been silent for less than half a day, kicked off again, and this time, Tan Wei obviously felt the difference in the strength of his opponent, the Chu army launched an attack on Sanchuan County like a madman, and they even rushed forward at the risk of accidental injury from the explosive bag launched by their own side. The opponent's long-range suppression had just ended, and the Chu army had already begun to climb the city wall, and the fastest had already emerged from the city wall.

Although I don't know what stimulus made Qu Wan crazy, Tan Wei knows very well that Sanchuan County has reached the most critical juncture, if it can survive this wave, Sanchuan County Town may be able to survive, if it can't survive, everything will be over.

"Kill, kill the southern barbarians down the city." Tan Wei brandished his big knife and was the first to rush forward. (To be continued.) )