Chapter 228: Temptation

Three miles away from the city wall, Dong Wenbing carefully surveyed repeatedly, but the distance of three miles was still not enough, and he retreated a few hundred steps before nailing down the anchor. His craftsmen designed a movable wooden house, all riveted from thick logs, which could theoretically withstand shrapnel damage, and the cannon of Divine Courage was covered under the wooden house, which could be pushed close to the city walls by wheels.

The design concept is very good, it can be called the original version of the rudimentary tank, bows and bolts and other weapons, it is really difficult to cause damage, and his fatal weakness is the fear of fire. So they covered it with fresh animal skins and smeared cement on it to prevent fire attack, not to mention the actual combat effect, but to say that this design plan is a very good concept, which shows that Dong Wenbing's subordinates are really capable people to come up with such a method.

Since the improvement of gunpowder, the power of the Shenyong cannon has also increased a lot, the range has long exceeded five hundred steps, if it is close to the city wall, it can already kill and injure the Song soldiers on the city head, especially if he is a rain of shots, the spread of the killing range is greater.

This was Dong Wenbing's only means of threatening the soldiers in the city, so it was not surprising that he was particularly cautious, and Boyan did not blame him for the defeat, which made him so grateful that he had to rush to Guangzhou City immediately. But that was just a momentary mood, and the facts that had happened had been warning him to beware of the artillery to protect in advance, otherwise the army would be crushed and suffer heavy losses, so he and his subordinates figured out this seemingly clumsy tactic.

Zhao Tianyou observed what Dong Wenbing was doing in the city, and his heart suddenly admired it, making a big wooden shell for the cannon, isn't this the prototype of the future tank car. Hong Kong Island should also include this project in the development plan, and the mobile cannon with fast mobility and protection is not the terminator of the future cavalry, although it seems to be a relatively ridiculous joke at the moment.

Since he knew what they were doing, Zhao Tianyou also specially instructed the soldiers to observe their progress, not to rush to do it first, and to make plans after they completed all the wooden houses and put them on the cart.

Dong Wenbing's plan was very good, and when the time for their siege came, they mixed with other siege equipment, braved the artillery fire on the city to get close to the city wall, and then attacked Guangzhou City with a surprise attack.

Forty Divine Brave Cannons together can really hit the soldiers on the city wall, so that they can create opportunities for the Yuan soldiers to climb the city wall. Once the hand-to-hand combat is launched, Dong Wenbing is very confident, and he can open up the situation with his own strength, so that the success of breaking the city is just around the corner!

Time passed day by day, and in this radius of less than a hundred miles, seven or eight hundred thousand people gathered, all of them waiting, waiting for a suitable opportunity to appear and rush forward to kill the enemy.

The lack of strength of the naval army is Boyan's regret, the news that Zhu Qing's department was exterminated and killed is already an unjust fact, only Zhang Xuan's department can form combat power on the water, but it is far away on the Grand Canal in the north, and it can't be dispatched for a while. At present, Boyan only has some fishing boats looted from the vicinity, which can only be used by his troops to build a pontoon bridge or march across the river, and it is not at all a combat power on the water.

And the big ships of the South China Sea Fleet, patrolling both sides of the Pearl River back and forth every day, the kind of contempt for all resistance forces, made the scouts of the Yuan soldiers who secretly reconnoitred have no place to be ashamed, but who can have a way to fight with him!

After Boyan camped in Balizhuang, Ah Shu, as the first marshal, naturally rushed over to meet the prime minister, just like he treated Dong Wenbing. As the marshal of the main attack, Ah Shu is in charge of all military affairs, and the tens of thousands of troops in Dongcheng, Ah Shu can also control and dispatch to cooperate with the offensive in Beicheng.

"One of the bravest warriors under the tent of the Great Khan, I am here to bless you, and use the power of your bravery and wisdom to break through the gates of Guangzhou. Only by relying on the scimitar of the warrior can these cunning Song dogs submit, and the Great Khan, who is far away in the northern capital, is watching you with his eyes. ”

Boyan told Ah Shu in a slow voice, this general is no less than anyone's military exploits, and the promotion channel has been opened, and he can go further at any time and ascend to the position of the prime minister on the left and right.

Ah Shu knelt down on one knee and raised his hands slightly to the north to make a prostration, to show his respect for Kublai Khan, who was far away in the capital.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will use the heads of the Song dog officials in the city to warn these Song people that resisting us can only get a more tragic end."

Three days later, Ashu's vanguard battalion began its first feint to test the city's defensive firepower.

At this time, Dong Wenbing's wooden row house had not yet been completed, and the number of ladders and buildings built together was not enough, and it was impossible to organize an attack in Dongcheng to cooperate with Ah Shu. Therefore, Dong Wenbing deliberately went to see Boyan, hoping that the prime minister could inform Ah Shu to delay it for a few days as much as possible, wait for the preparations here to be almost ready, and then start attacking from the north gate.

But Boyan didn't promise him, but just told Dong Wenbing to hurry up and complete it as soon as possible. I didn't expect him to play much of a role, that is, when Ah Shu officially attacked the city, he cooperated from the east gate to disperse the guards in the city.

Dong Wenbing held back the resentment in his heart, and after returning to his station, he commanded his subordinates to work day and night, demanding that it must be completed within three days, and ten heads would be cut off for every day of delay. However, this job is not done quickly by relying on a large number of people and strength, a good carpenter has to be apprenticed for three years to make a bench, if according to Dong Wenbing's requirements for sturdiness, there are really not many carpenters who can get started with the work, and others can only help.

Outside the north gate of Guangzhou, the protective wall, also made of wood, began to advance slowly, like a big hat to cover the few soldiers below, who were not holding swords, bows and arrows, but shovels for digging and construction.

Although Ah Shu was brutal and killed, it did not mean that he was a reckless person, but that he was the calmest one among the generals of the Yuan army. The power of the cannon in Guangzhou has been described many times, Li Heng's defeat and Zhang Hongfan's defeat are all related to the cannon, and he will definitely not take carelessness lightly.

Since he began to test the use of soldiers, he must have corresponding protective measures, and he really wanted to see the power of the cannon with his own eyes.

"Dut...... Toot ......"

The sound of the horn resounded throughout the city of Guangzhou.

"The Yuan army has sent troops, the Yuan army has sent troops!"

The soldiers on the tower whistle spotted the strange procession slowly coming out of the Yuan military camp and blew the horn of warning for the first time.

The north city gate was suddenly full of people, but the division of labor was clear, and each performed its own duties, although it was busy, it was not chaotic at all.

Zhao Tianyou and Wen Tianxiang boarded the north gate together, looking at the soldiers who were slowly coming and had already entered the range of the cannon.

"General Zhao, can you see what kind of tactics they have?"

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