Chapter 273: The Power of Gunpowder
The army was dispatched, and the siege was about to start, and everyone knew that the decisive battle was coming, and it was the army of the imperial court that could capture Baozhou City in one fell swoop, or Wei Gui and they could hold it.
However, when the array is ready, there is an attack, where the army stays quietly, tens of thousands of troops, neatly placed under Baozhou City, especially imposing, which kind of pressure from the bones, let the scene be scorched, and a heavy atmosphere envelops everyone.
Han Qi looked at Sun Ji behind him and asked, "How is it, have you already started doing it?"
Sun Ji nodded, the pro-soldiers had already gone down to issue an order before 200 breaths, and it should be almost now.
Han Qi nodded, not talking, if it was changed before, after the whole team was completed, he planned to attack, but it was delayed, he also wanted to see what kind of power made Sun Ji so confident.
In fact, Sun Ji was also quite apprehensive at this time, he had never seen the power of this, and he didn't know what the consequences were, but for Zhao Xin's obedience, he still gave an order.
The soldiers entered the tunnel, and had already prepared the fuse to be placed there, and after receiving the order, they took out the fire fold and lit it, and one by one the fuses were lit, and the bright fire began to move forward, in the special pipe, burning non-stop.
The personnel in charge of igniting it, after making sure that the fuse had burned into the pipe and there was no possibility of extinguishing, also began to turn around and run wildly.
Because when he came, Sun Ji and all the people involved were separately requested by Zhao Xin that they must ensure safety, and once they ignite, they must leave immediately.
Zhao Xin didn't know what the explosive yield of black powder was, for this reason, he prepared a little more, 4 coffins, each of which almost holds a ton of black powder, 4 coffins are 4 tons, such a large yield, enough to blow up the city wall, but where is the power, I don't know, the 40-meter-thick soil layer, the anti-artillery hole, should be able to block, but if it is outside, it is difficult to say.
It's too late, it's fast, 50 breaths of time, it's very fast, the fuses are carefully selected, and there are at least 12, as long as one is burning, it can be ignited, and after the 12 fuses arrive in turn, the huge bomb is ignited.
In three directions, 12 coffins were ignited almost at the same time, the flames combined with the black powder, and the deflagration began, and the coffins, pure, completely free of damp gunpowder, thousands of kilograms of granular black powder, were completely ignited.
The gunpowder first absorbed a large amount of oxygen, and then released a huge amount of gas, and after the surrounding special treatment and hardening, the power was returned, and with nowhere to vent, it slammed upwards. Buried in the soil, the sound of gunpowder burning and exploding was not very loud, like a muffled thunder in the sky.
"Have you started?" The movement of the voice was still not small, Han Qi was stunned for a moment when he heard the voice, and seemed to subconsciously say: "Could it be the Taoist thunder channeling technique, according to legend, this is an immortal magic?" But is it useful for this wall? ”
The explosion of gunpowder is not slow, but instantaneous, when all the power is acting upward, the power is strong enough, but the final power is huge, the four coffins are ignited almost at the same time, against a city wall force, the city wall is stable structure, facing such a peerless power, after a little resistance, began to collapse.
The city walls of this era were still relatively strong for ordinary weapons, and there were also rushing cars, but most of them were against the city gates, not the city walls.
In the face of such a hot weapon as gunpowder, the powerful impact force directly acts on the city wall itself, impacting, loosening, collapsing, and the soldiers standing on the city wall are in the most terrible state, and their feet are no longer a smooth and solid city wall, but become like a raging wave, dancing up and down.
This process did not last long, when the stability of the city wall was finally catalyzed by the power of gunpowder, the entire city wall collapsed, and the final power far exceeded everyone's imagination.
Located in the front, at least 22 meters of the city wall completely collapsed, this is a complete collapse, the bricks and stones at the bottom were blown into a piece by the power of gunpowder, the rubble flew one after another, and the upper layer was also impacted, and the rocks and bricks, like the heavenly maiden scattered flowers, scattered in all directions, and the first to bear the brunt were the rebels.
If it's just like this, this power can be counted, but the city wall is a whole, one place is impacted, and other places will also be damaged, in addition to the 22-meter city wall that collapsed directly, there are more than 40 meters of city walls around, which have collapsed to varying degrees.
A strong city wall collapsed like a domino, this is only the first, the second section, the third section is the same, in just a hundred breaths of time, under the strong force, the three sections of the city wall have collapsed, the solid defense line, there are three huge gaps, and on the city wall, the soldiers waiting for the battle are also the first to bear the brunt of the damage.
Located in the core area of the explosion, it is not allowed to live at all, because the collapse is quite complete, the explosion and various impacts have formed a forbidden area for life, all lives will be attacked by errors here, and those who survive are the lucky ones.
Other areas of direct attack, closer, have also been affected, after all, the gunpowder rushes up the bricks, and there is still some damage to the unprotected, or the weak links of protection.
"This!" Han Qi looked at everything in front of him dumbfounded, dozens of breaths ago, he was still light and light, but now, the huge effect was in front of him, and a thought came to his mind, don't it really be the Taoist Heavenly Thunder Technique, otherwise, just relying on those gunpowders, how could it have such a powerful effect.
Han Qi was Han Qi after all, he quickly woke up from the shock, he knew that this was the best opportunity, and he had to take advantage of this opportunity.
The reason why the siege is difficult is that the army defending the city, the most powerful place, can rely on the city wall, even if they have ladders, wells, if they want to be on the same level with the soldiers defending the city, it takes extraordinary efforts, under this attack, the fault tolerance rate is very low, and it will normally pay huge casualties, and if you are not careful, you will fall short.
The city defense is strong enough, which is also the difference between the city and others, but now, when the city wall suddenly collapses, this is different from the collapse caused by rushing cars or other attacks, in the direction they are facing, the 22-meter-long gap is not ordinarily large, and the gravel formed by the surrounding castles also forms a 50-meter-long gap, which is almost unstoppable.
What kind of ladder is used, as long as the soldiers rush up, they can rush to the city through which rubble, when the city wall is already a decoration, what is the difference between siege warfare and field warfare.
At the same time, there were also soldiers located on the city wall, because in order to resist, almost all the rebels stood on the city wall, and these three sections, although not the most dense three sections, were also quite a lot of people, at least hundreds of people, along with the city wall, fell under the city wall, and there were many wounded, at least more than a thousand.
An attack not only destroyed the city wall, but also caused a loss of nearly one percent, at this time, even the besiegers could not be seen, this is a rare opportunity, they did not expect the defenders of the city.
Himself, ready to follow the prescribed routine, Han Qi found that the opportunity given by Miaojiazhuang was indeed an opportunity, he immediately ordered, the archers began to attack, and at the same time, all the heavy infantry threw away the ladder and some siege equipment, and advanced lightly.
A large amount of siege equipment can provide enough protection to help the besieging side and offset the geographical advantage of defending the city, but now, when the two sides are on the same starting line, it is even more convenient for them.
The broken city wall made it impossible for most of the soldiers who hit the city wall to form an effective support, and if they came down from the four gates, or other places, they did not come as fast as they came from outside the city to the city, as long as they walked to the gap and followed the rubble, they could enter.
Unlike tunnels, which can only accommodate a small number of people at a time, this is a gap of 40 meters, and the heavy infantry is in a row, and a gap of more than 50 meters can enter 100 at a time, and they are fully armed soldiers.
The horn of the attack sounded, and the 2,000 longbowmen stood up, they had been ready for a long time, and now they were standing on top of the well railing, because the well railing had raised their height with the city wall, and at a distance of about 200 paces from the city wall, the prescribed action was fired.
When there was nothing to do in the city defense, the shortbow could not be designed to such a far place, let alone now, Baozhou was in chaos.
2000 archers, short archers can also form a rain of arrows, not to mention longbowmen, in such the most suitable for longbowmen to attack, can endlessly exert all their strength, 60 breaths 12 arrows average speed, the speed to the fullest, almost an arrow in the air, followed by a, swishing non-stop attack.
And at this time in front of them, the heavy infantry is advancing frantically, they can't take care of protection, and they don't even have to care about the counterattack on the city, anyway, in this section in front of them, the strength to defend the city is not there, and the other parts are relative attacks, and even because of the angle, they can't touch it.
The siege has changed from a very skillful action to a running, running fast, and the faster you enter the city, it is a victory, which may not be expected by anyone.
The first time gunpowder appeared on the battlefield of siege warfare, it showed terrible power, it turned out, the solid defense, under the attack of gunpowder, like paper paste, the solid city wall, exposed a huge gap, what is even more terrifying is that when the heavy infantry is moving forward with all its might, it may take 50 breaths, or even less, to cross this area, the rebels in the city cannot be mobilized in place at all.
Not only did they have to overcome sudden obstacles, but they also had to brave a rain of arrows from countless longbows.