Dozens of artillery pieces that had been dragged up to the top of the mountain, under the command of Li Yongtang, the commander of the artillery corps, had already been placed in a suitable position and the firing angles had been corrected.

Of course, Li Yongtang actually knew very well in his heart that the accuracy of firing at night was completely a matter of luck. There is only one purpose, to cover the real big killer - heavy return cannon + cocktail, and launch the most important attack.

To put it bluntly, using artillery to bombard the Shu army camp on the mountains over there is just a means to create chaos in the Shu army. If, if you are lucky, you can smash down a section of the wall of the Shu army, then you will make a lot of money.

According to the observation of several days, there are as many as 15,000 Shu troops on the top of the mountain, and the houses, baggage warehouses, granaries and other places in the Shu army camp are scattered around the wall, which are all places that are very easy to ignite.

The characteristic of the cocktail is that it is extremely combustible and almost impossible to extinguish. This means that as long as the return cannon throws the cocktail into the baggage warehouse in the Shu army camp, the fire will definitely not be small, and it will definitely create great panic.

"Everyone obeys my orders, starting from Group A, firing guns in turn, no rushing, one by one......"

With Li Yongtang's order, dozens of artillery pieces were ready, and the "boom, boom, boom, ......boom" roared one after another, and the battle of the general attack on Yangpingguan officially began.

Li Yongtang walked quickly to the side of the heavy return artillery, and asked Cao Cheng, the commander of the Ding Battalion of the artillery army, with a smile: "Old Cao, are you ready?" ”

"The envoys of the capital have tested the small stones of about the same weight in the afternoon, and the sons and daughters have achieved the level of ninety percent of the enemy army." Cao Cheng grinned, "It's just a military merit." ”

Cao Cheng is Li Yongtang's henchman and old subordinate, he is not only an authentic Shu person, but also Li Yongtang's fellow villager, and the relationship between the two is very close.

Li Yongtang raised his hand and patted Cao Cheng's right shoulder, and said with a smile: "Then start robbing your military merits." ”

Cao Cheng is a taciturn person, but he knows very well that he can serve as the commander of the heavy return artillery battalion, that is, the artillery battalion, in addition to Li Yongtang's trust, he also has the unique ability of one-handed measurement, aiming and shooting.

"Everyone listened, heard the sound of the copper whistle, fired together, then added counterweight, and then according to the instructions of the copper whistle, fired together, and so on...... Do you understand? ”

"Understood." The soldiers of the Ding battalion gave a resounding answer in unison.

"Listen to my orders, everyone is in place......" With Cao Cheng's order, the ten heavy return cannons showed hideous faces and assumed an offensive posture.

"Armor artillery, release ......" Cao Cheng carefully checked the preparations for the heavy return artillery, and decisively gave the order to attack.

The soldier who operated the armor cannon with the "...... swish" raised the hammer high and slammed it on the machine, and the "cocktail can" in the net pocket rose into the air and smashed viciously into the camp of the Shu army at an astonishingly high speed.

At this time, in the camp of the Shu army, the main general Yang Yuanji did not sleep peacefully, but gathered his henchmen and generals to discuss the unfavorable situation of the Han army pressing step by step from the mountain.

"Yang Shuai, if the northern army is allowed to build a fortress step by step, or in a few days, it will be close to our army's Dazhai. In a certain opinion, it is better to mobilize a large army, take advantage of the condescending advantage, rush down, and break it. ”

As Yang Yuanji's Yangping guard, he is not qualified to be called Yang Shuai. However, in order to please him, his henchmen have always called him Yang Shuai in private occasions, and Yang Yuanji also happily accepted it.

"Although the northern army came from afar, it was a victorious army, with high morale and the advantage of firearms and crossbows, so our army should defend rather than attack. As long as it drags on and the fighting spirit of the Northern Army is crushed, the chances of our army winning the battle will be greatly increased. ”

The Shu army's previous several small-scale counterattacks, instead of taking half of the advantage, suffered heavy losses and seriously affected morale.

Yang Yuanji nodded and sighed: "Why don't I want a comprehensive counterattack?" Helplessly, the Northern Army erected several artillery pieces in advance in the fortified area, and its iron projectiles could hardly withstand even thickened shields. ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire camp immediately fell into a deathly silence!

What's even more terrifying is that once the artillery of the Northern Army is placed outside the wall, with the current situation of low morale of the Shu army, how many days can it be blocked?

What a dilemma!

Just when everyone was at a loss, an earth-shattering loud noise suddenly came from outside the house, and Yang Yuanhe's heart was shocked, and he turned his head to look at the night sky outside the starry window.

Standing at Yang Yuanji's angle, he could just see that the hill occupied by the Northern Army on the opposite side was brightly lit.

Yang Yuanji narrowed his eyes, and just as he was about to take a closer look, the rumbling cannons of "boom, boom, boom and ......" came one after another, which was deafening.

Just when the generals of the Shu army were a little confused, the "......boom" was accompanied by a loud thunderclap, and ......a huge hole was smashed out of the roof of a house next to the main camp.

After the iron projectile with huge kinetic energy fell to the ground, it suddenly made a strange turn, bounced onto the soldiers' beds, and began to recklessly harvest human lives.

"Ah...... It hurts......" The iron projectile rolled through the abdomen of a Shu soldier, and the man suddenly had a rotten stomach and broken intestines, and he screamed again and again.

"Ah, my mother-in-law......"

"Ah, it hurts......"

There are a few smart people who can't care about anything, and they escape from the house with their bare butts and crawling.

Objectively speaking, an iron projectile alone is not enough to cause civil strife in the Shu army camp.

However, according to the battle plan of the Han army, these rounds of artillery under the command of Li Yongtang fired more than 200 iron projectiles, most of which fell into the camp of the Shu army. As a result, large-scale chaos is inevitable.

After a short period of confusion, Yang Yuanji was the first to come to his senses, and he walked out of the house quickly.

At this time, the soldiers who had escaped from the houses were scurrying around like headless flies.

Yang Yuanji's nose was crooked, and he was furious, "Brush." He drew his sword and stabbed it at a soldier who was running nearby.

"Ah......" The soldier was pierced in the abdomen, and subconsciously wanted to cover the wound, but Yang Yuanji raised his leg and kicked him to the ground.

"Don't mess up, don't mess ......" Yang Yuanhe brandished his bloody saber and fiercely intimidated the nearby rebels.

At this moment, several projectiles of "Boom Boom ......" smashed into the chaotic crowd one after another, suddenly stirring up a bloody storm.

When a projectile hits the ground, it draws an irregular arc that grabs the arm of one of the rebels.

"Mother......" The arm of the rebel was immediately broken in two, he covered the wound of the broken arm, crying in pain and calling for his mother, rolling on the ground.

The other projectile clung to the ground and rolled forward, killing or wounding wherever it passed.

"My Di Niang......" The sudden dimensionality reduction blow frightened the courage of a Shu soldier, he threw away the war knife in his hand, turned around and ran, never daring to look back.

"Pass on my military order, and those who escape from the battle will be killed." Yang Yuanji is also a veteran general who has led the army for many years, and when he saw that the situation was out of control, he decisively issued an order to kill the personal guards.

Yang Yuanji's officers and soldiers of the guards were all elite soldiers selected from the soldiers, and after they received the order, they immediately drew their swords in their hands and rushed into the chaos one after another, slashing and killing the soldiers who threw away their weapons and fled.

Flee and die in no time. If you don't escape, you can live for the time being!

Under the deterrence of the slaughter, the originally chaotic soldiers slowly stopped, and under the threat of the sword, they slowly gathered back in front of Yang Yuanji.

"What's the panic? The Northern Army came from afar, and this kind of iron projectile will be exhausted sooner or later. Yang Yuanhe stared coldly at the panicked soldiers, and shouted, "This mountain is extremely steep, the road in front of the pass is only allowed to pass by one car, and tens of thousands of our soldiers are guarding here, as long as they are not chaotic, are you afraid that the northern army will fly over?" ”

"Even if she is a powerless little lady, if she throws a small stone, she can kill two Northern troops. You guys, all five big and three thick, are you still afraid of condescending stones? Yang Yuanji raised his face and reprimanded everyone sharply, and everyone lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything more.

Yang Yuanji said very reasonably, Yangping Pass is extremely dangerous, known as a husband and a husband of the pass is not open, this is also the greatest confidence of the Shu army to guard the pass.

"A certain family has a word first, and those who retreat will not be forgiven, as long as you don't run, follow Ben Shuai to defend this pass successfully, Ben Shuai guarantees that if you don't marry a little lady, you will definitely marry the little lady you like. Those who have already started a family will be rewarded with fifty yuan for each enemy soldier killed. Yang Yuanji was also forced to be in a hurry, even if it was an empty promise that could not be fulfilled, he couldn't care about it so much.

At this time, a certain personal soldier of the guard raised his arms and shouted, "Listen to Yang Shuai's order, fight with the Northern Army!" ”

"Listen to Yang Shuai's orders, and fight with the Northern Army......"

"Listen to Yang Shuai's orders, and fight with the Northern Army......"

"Listen to Yang Shuai's orders, and fight with the Northern Army......"

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men, and for a while, a deafening shout sounded beside Yang Yuanji.

Yang Yuanji carefully observed it, and found that the military spirit that had been scattered had been retracted again, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, so hanging!

"Pass on my military order, Battalion A will first go to the wall to guard against the sneak attack of the Northern Army. And the rest of the battalions came with me. Yang Yuanji took the lead in turning around and led the team to the granary.

Yang Yuanji also saw that the iron projectile shot from the mountain on the opposite side could only hit the center of the camp at the farthest, and he couldn't see it any further.

Moreover, although the power of the iron projectile is amazing, if it is stacked into a wall with grain packets and blocked, the power will immediately be reduced by more than seven points.

Yang Yuanji stood at the door of the granary, and was about to give the order to carry the grain packets, when he suddenly heard someone screaming in surprise, "Fire, fire, fire!" ”

He turned his head to look, but saw a cocktail bottle smashed on the wooden cart transporting grain, almost in the blink of an eye, the majestic flames rose into the air, and the entire wooden cart was enveloped in the sky.

Before Yang Yuanji came back to his senses, "Woo Woo Woo ......" accompanied by the crisp sound of porcelain cracking, and several places in the camp almost simultaneously ignited huge fireballs.

Finished! Yang Yuanji didn't need to think about it, he had already understood that the northern army was attacking from the top of the mountain, and under the anger of the moment, he only felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and his whole body fell to the ground softly.