Chapter 473: The Battle of the Jade Gate (2)

"Fire! Fire! ”

With a roar, the artillery roared, and the heavy shells fell into the charging military formation, tearing a bloody path in an instant, and the spinning shells fell to the ground and bounced up in an instant.

A charging Hu man didn't even react, and half of his head was cut off.

The bloodiness of warfare in the age of firearms is not at all comparable to that of the era of cold weapons.

In the face of this kind of weapon, no matter how brave a human being, it is more fragile than an ant.

After a round of shelling, the momentum of the Hu people's charge was completely lost, and they looked at the tall city wall in front of them, and did not dare to take a step forward.

Seeing this, King Wusun's face couldn't help but turn blue, and he immediately ordered the overseer team to step forward.

"Bang bang bang!"

After a burst of gunfire, more than a dozen people fell in response.

"Look clearly! If you don't attack, that's what will happen to you. ”

The Hu soldiers were suddenly like ashes, and they were dead when they stepped forward and retreated.

But everyone has a fluke mentality, and in this desperate situation, some people can't help but have such thoughts.

Rush up, as long as you rush to the city wall, you may survive.

Seeing that the enemy had launched a charge again, the prepared artillery was once again afraid to let out a roar.

Countless shells rained down in the direction of the siege equipment.

The wooden engineering tower was hit by a cannonball, which collapsed in an instant, and the falling logs killed many dazed soldiers.

It's just that on the brutal battlefield, no one cares about these ant-like lives.

The roar of the cannons, like a magic sound, made the Roman envoy Kameng in the distance couldn't help but be moved.

The fact that there was a great power in the East was no longer a secret in the Roman Empire.

Since it took Rand a few years to put down the rebellion of several princes, he finally set his sights on the East.

For this mysterious and unknown eastern country, Emperor Rand, who was in the prime of life, chose a cautious attitude.

The cultivation of the Wusun people is the result of careful consideration.

It's just this war that made the League realize that this eastern country doesn't look easy to deal with.

The range of the opponent's artillery is comparable to that of his own country.

The opposing generals commanded an orderly defense, and the Kameng knew that with an army like the Wusun people, even if they were all equipped with firearms, if they wanted to break through such a city, the chances of success were not great.

What's more, the current Wusun people only have a few small cannons and a thousand inferior muskets.

Even if the regular Roman army came to attack the city, there was no other way without a large number of artillery.

Kameng seems to have seen the defeat of the Wusun people, and is thinking about how to escape.

After a few rounds of artillery, the siege equipment was completely useless.

The siege team of 1,000 people suffered heavy casualties in a short period of time.

The devastating Hu people fled desperately, but the muskets of the Warlords swept them down in pieces.

King Wusun's face was as gloomy as water.

"Emissary! Do you have any suggestions? ”

Kameng said: "King! Although the opponent's artillery is sharp, but the artillery also needs to rest, you have so many troops, are you afraid that you will not be able to break through such a small city?

In my opinion, you need to send more warriors to attack and break through this city, the wealth in it is all yours, and it is said that the Qi people are rich, don't the king want to get this?

Possessing this place and obtaining the weapons of the Qi people, the king's power will be even stronger.

With our Rome as a backup, what is the king worried about?

King Wusun looked at the Yumen Pass in the distance with bright eyes, and licked his lips greedily.

"Pass the order, go on the attack! Akina, Hehe, each of you will take a thousand men and attack from the left flank.

The rest stormed the main entrance.

On the wall of Yumen Pass, the Qi army nervously looked at the enemy army that pressed up again.

The artillery quickly cooled the barrels, and the musketeers had already loaded their bayonets.

A whining horn sounded, and the black-pressed enemy army rushed again.

Inside the Jade Gate, Qiong'an walked around the courtyard with some irritability.

Seeing the courtyard door open, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Uncle Zhang, how is the battle?"

"Childe, I just repelled a wave of attacks, and now that the enemy's army is pressing, I'm afraid it will be a tough battle."

Qiong'an nodded: "Thank you Uncle Zhang, how about the guards." ”

"Childe, rest assured, everything is going well, Yumen Zhixian is very grateful to Gongzi Gaoyi, with the addition of our guards, the security in the city is not bad."

"Well, that's good, in this extraordinary period, if you want to come out, you must not do anything to delay and retreat, no matter what the final result is, it is to let the court see that my Qiong family is loyal to Daqi.

Uncle Zhang Wenyan also laughed: "Isn't the son afraid that the Jade Gate will be breached?" ”

Qiong'an suddenly laughed: "It's a big deal, it's just a big deal, use my death in exchange for the status of the Qiong family in the Qi country, this transaction is calculated."

Erniang is pregnant, and my family will always have blood to pass on.

Uncle Zhang Wenyan knelt down on one knee and said: "The earl has a son like the son, it is really a blessing for the earl's mansion, if the son was born a few years earlier, why would my country be today." ”

Hearing this, Qiong'an suddenly straightened his face and said: "Don't say anything more about Uncle Zhang's remarks, there is nothing wrong with my father's surrender to the Qi Kingdom, what kind of person is Your Majesty today, I have a few heads and dare to stand on my own."

Not to mention Your Majesty, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also a dragon and phoenix among people, a very smart character, if the Qiong family wants to survive in the Qi country, they must forget all about the Qiong country, and the farther away from the former clansmen, the better.

Over the years, my father has only stayed in Chang'an City and has never seen a clansman, which is the truth.

The strength of the Qi State is not something you can imagine.

Uncle Zhang couldn't help but show a look of disappointment on his face, sighed and said, "My subordinates are old." ”

Qiong An said: "Don't think so much, doing the current thing well is the most beneficial result for us." ”

Uncle Zhang suddenly found that he looked at the child who had grown up, as if he didn't know him at the moment.

Outside the Jade Gate.

The army of Wusun finally rushed under the city walls under the heavy casualties.

"Fire! Fire! ”

The Qi musketeers desperately shot the enemy soldiers under the city walls.

But the number of enemy troops was too large, and with the rate of fire of muskets of this era, it was difficult to form an overwhelming threat.

However, the officers of the Qi army have all been trained in military academies, so they are naturally no strangers to how to defend the city.

The garrison was incomparably well prepared, and the enemy's frenzied attack was rewarded with rivers of blood under the walls, and countless wails almost overshadowed the roaring artillery.

Occasionally, some enemies rushed up the city walls, and in the face of countless bayonets, they could only be kicked under the walls in pain.

A gap became the center of the tug-of-war between the two sides, but the Qi army cooperated tacitly, and the white-knuckle battle in groups of two formed a one-sided slaughter in the hand-to-hand combat.

Finally, the Hu people were afraid.

The whining horn sounded, and the tide of Hu people who were still alive generally retreated in the direction of the military formation.

Corpses were strewn all over the city walls, and wriggling bodies could occasionally be seen, but no one cared about their life or death, and the moment they fell, death was already doomed.

After a short break in the battle, the logistics soldiers carried the unit price quickly up the city wall and transported the wounded soldiers down the city wall.

The military doctors and all the doctors in the city were gathered together to save the lives of every soldier as much as possible.