Under his explanation, the names of mortars, grenades, and repeaters were known to everyone in the Kushan Empire.

The Minister of the Interior also briefly explained the firearm, and told the prince that according to the research and analysis of the scholars of the Kushan Royal Academy, the raw material used in this firearm is likely to be the gunpowder used in the manufacture of ceremonial flowers.

However, with the gunpowder recipe and technology that Kushan had mastered now, he was not able to make a firearm that could be used.

If some physical Han weapons can be seized, it may be easier to understand the specific structure and principles.

Prince Bo Tiao nodded, he ordered all the generals present that whoever can capture the same complete Han military firearms is a great achievement, and it is not a problem to add officials to the knighthood.

After hearing this, Sote laughed, and he shouted first, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I have already captured one of their firearms, a grenade!" ”

When the prince heard this, he was very happy, "Okay, you Sauter, if you don't take the initiative to give, you're just waiting for my reward, right?" ”

"Okay, count it as your big work, hurry up and take it out!"

Sauter immediately asked his men to put the grenade they had picked up on a plate and hold it up.

However, he also kept everyone away, and even brought a helmet and a large shield for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in case of accidents.

Just kidding, if these two grenades explode in this big tent, then all the high-level rewards of the entire Kushan Empire Expeditionary Force, including the Supreme Commander, will be a pot.

I don't know which nervous novice of the Central Army threw the grenade down the city without pulling the string, and smashed it down as a brick.

As a result, the Sogdian infantry who had been cleaned up of the battlefield were presented to Sauter, and Saute solemnly presented them to Prince Botiao.

Looking at these two iron guys with long wooden handles and black and slippery, I really don't know how they can contain so much energy, and a single grenade can kill and injure so many people.

However, Sauter knew how powerful they would be when they were thrown, and Osidemos on the side also felt the same way.

Prince Bo ordered the two grenades to be loaded in a heavy iron box and sent to the Royal Academy, so that those white-bearded experts and scholars could quickly study and understand, and it was best to imitate them as soon as possible.

Sending away the grenade, Prince Bo sighed at the huge casualties caused by the Han army in Xinwancheng to the imperial army.

A new Wan city has already consumed so many imperial soldiers, so what about Guishan City, which is even stronger than it?

You can't go from here to the far east, city by city, right?

Before declaring war, he had never imagined that this distant Eastern Empire would have such a powerful fighting force, let alone that they were equipped with such advanced weapons.

The war between the Kushan Empire and the Han Empire a hundred years ago, others don't know the details, and as the crown prince, he is still eligible to consult the archives.

Before the election, he also deliberately found out and watched.

At that time, although the Kushan Empire claimed to have dispatched 70,000 troops, in fact, except for 10,000 real imperial cavalry, the others were miscellaneous soldiers from various provinces.

Without carrying siege equipment and good infantry, how could it be possible to break through the city held by the Han army, and finally the Han army who bravely attacked cut off the logistics supply, and was defeated.

However, at that time, the comparison of strength between the two sides was not so exaggerated, and it was completely a failure caused by strategic and tactical command errors.

That's why he had the confidence to declare war again, but he didn't expect the Han army to be so tenacious, the equipment was so advanced, and the crossbow that could shoot continuously was also very powerful.

He now has a feeling that it is difficult to ride a tiger, he has launched such a large-scale expedition, if he is defeated before he sets foot on the land of the Great Han, I am afraid that his succession to the throne will be problematic, I don't know how many people are waiting to see his jokes!

Moreover, so many provincial armies have been summoned by him to participate in the war by various means, and if they are defeated, it is very likely that there will be rebellions and independent situations.

Prince Bo Tiao has already kept an eye on it, even if he really can't win this war, he will bury those unruly provincial armies here, and remove a few hidden dangers for his future rule.

Well, before this battle has started, let's think about getting rid of dissidents.

Prince Bo Tiao stationed his battalion and the pioneer battalion together, and the arrival of hundreds of thousands of troops, the camp tents alone were set up countless tops, and the battalion was dozens of miles.

Prince Bo ordered all the craftsmen accompanying the army to immediately assemble more siege equipment, and he was going to attack the city overnight.

Many of his subordinates dissuaded him, but the prince gave his reason, didn't the night have no effect on the mortar?

It can't be as accurate as it is during the day, right? No matter how it aims, it needs to be seen clearly, right?

And our trebuchets and ballistae don't need to be so accurate, just bombard the city.

And those repeaters on the city's head will definitely be affected.

And the Han army in the city has been fighting bloodily for half a day, and today we are replacing it with a new force, which one is better than the other, who can they replace?

The generals also felt that what Prince Bo said was reasonable, not to mention that he was the supreme commander, and many generals from local provinces were still secretly speculating, it seems that His Royal Highness the Prince is not in vain!

There were a lot of craftsmen accompanying the main army of Kushan, so all kinds of siege equipment were assembled very quickly, and ten siege towers, eighty ballistas, and fifty manpower trebuchets had been assembled in one afternoon.

Prince Portune announced that he would personally supervise the battle, with the light infantry of Bactria, the hoplites of Minagara, and the armored crossbowmen of Peshawar each contributing a division to the siege.

In addition, Kshatriya warriors from Gandhara and archers from Modha were also mobilized as substitutes.

All the siege equipment was dispatched at the same time, Sauter and Osidmos were responsible for directing the siege operation, and the prince of Bo Tiao was still relatively knowledgeable, both of whom had fought with the Han army, and the results were still passable.

The two of them received the order and went down to deploy the various participating troops, and the rank of Sot was much higher than that of Osidmos, so he was naturally the main one.

He had Osidmos command the infantry in the front line to attack the city, and Sauter himself deployed ballistas and trebuchets in the rear to provide him with cover.

There are also armored crossbowmen from the imperial capital, they are equipped with hard crossbows that can shoot a hundred zhang, and the weight and length of the crossbow arrows are greater than the crossbow arrows of the Han army, but unfortunately they cannot be fired continuously.

However, they also have their own method of shooting in turns, that is, they are divided into three teams, taking turns firing, taking turns reloading, and the cycle repeats to ensure that the attack of the crossbow bolts will not be interrupted.

It was not yet completely dark, and the sunset was still hanging tenaciously on the top of the mountain.

The gates of the Kushan Empire were all opened, and ten siege towers rumbled out, followed by the large shield light infantry of Bactria and the hoplites of Minagara, holding large shields.

Minaggara was an important port city in the southwestern part of the Kushan Empire, and they were very wealthy due to their high seafaring and maritime trade.

Only they can afford to raise a hoplite, with the best armor, the strongest shield, and the sharpest spear, making them extremely powerful.

(End of chapter)