Chapter 231: Information Bought with Life

After a short period of calm, the cannons that had been newly loaded with shells began to roar again, and the scattered impact points were nowhere to be found, and the panicked Yuan soldiers no longer knew where to hide safely. However, some of the Yuan soldiers, who turned around and ran quickly, had already jumped into the fortifications or trenches, temporarily avoiding the shelling of the city.

Most of the siege equipment scattered under the city was bombarded by artillery shells, and it was absolutely unusable unless someone was sent to repair it in place. There were also horses that were driven forward and stomped, and within 300 paces of the city wall, they were shot by the rockets at the head of the city, and finally the wood was ignited and the fire was ignited.

Ah Shu watched a team of 30,000 people collapse, with countless casualties and no way to fight back, his expression was flat and his tone was calm, and he gave an order.

"The second wave continues!"

The second wave, which was ready for battle, was almost identical in number and configuration to the first, with hundreds of siege engines in front, followed by wagons full of masonry and mixed with infantry who had left their horses.

Only a few thousand Yuan soldiers were killed and wounded in the two rounds of shelling, and several hundred were injured by the panicked wagons, and the 30,000-strong contingent was only scattered by the shells, and some fled into the fortifications to take refuge, while many remained in place to take refuge.

At the edge of the ranks of the Yuan army, there were more than a hundred soldiers counting with paper and pencils, which were specially arranged by Ah Shu, according to the position of the fire and smoke on the city wall, counting the cannons at the head of the city one by one.

There is also a wave of people who are recording the interval between the new charge after each shell is fired, and there are also people who are recording the design angle and range of the cannon, the interval between the shells and the explosion before they leave the chamber, and almost all the numbers related to the cannon are being sorted out and recorded.

The second wave of 30,000 troops, who had reached a closer distance than the first, rushed to a place where the carriage pulling the masonry was only a hundred paces away from the moat, and was killed by the archers at the head of the city.

Ah Shu needs to fully understand the power and characteristics of the cannon, the bait thrown in the early stage Song Jun was not fooled, dug so many fortifications that could hide the soldiers, and did not let the cannon at the head of the city fire, he knew that he could not trap the wolf if he was reluctant to let the child.

After the end of the two waves of 30,000 attacks, the Yuan army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and the Song army also paid the price of more than 1,000 shells, but the Yuan soldiers never had an effective means of attack to kill and injure the Song army at the head of the city.

However, Ah Shu also got the information he wanted to get, the number of Song army cannons, the time between two shots, these were recorded, and the shrapnel collected from the battlefield, all of which collected Ah Shu's Chinese army tent.

"The Song army's reliance is now the cannon on the head of the city, and the number, power, and range have all been recorded by us. The number of cannons that have been fired is more than 200, and the power of the cannons is divided into two types, which can be distinguished from the sound of the launch, the louder the sound when fired, and the greater the power of the corresponding shells.

The shrapnel after the explosion of the shells has sharp corners and edges, so the process of making them is unknown to us, and when smashed with a hammer, these shrapnel are very hard, harder than our hammers. ”

The general in charge of collecting information waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers came up with trays, each tray had shrapnel of different sizes, many of which were still stained with blood, and I don't know which unlucky guy they took it from.

More than 30 generals under Ah Shu sat in a circle, listening to the introduction of the Song army's artillery, while touching the black shrapnel in the tray in front of them, everyone was racking their brains to think about how to minimize the damage of this cannonball.

"Leather armor and chain mail can't stop shrapnel, as long as it explodes within three feet of a person, it is basically difficult to survive, and even those who survived at that time were seriously injured. Our wooden rafts made of logs could cover the soldiers hiding behind, but the rafts rotted when hit by shells, and no matter how strong we were tied, they could not withstand three shells.

After each cannon fired, it had to stop for a while before it could be fired, and we didn't know why, but it was very beneficial to us. In the future, you can rely on the rapid assault of the cavalry, seize the interval of the enemy's artillery, and rush under the city wall with the bombardment of the cannons. ”

The person in charge of explaining the intelligence was a close confidant of Ah Shu's subordinates, the general of Zhongwanhu, Si Qinbari, who was responsible for intelligence collection and the formulation of tactics. His opinions are sometimes irrefutable by Ah Shu, and he has a very intelligent mind and strong analytical skills, which are characteristics that most Mongolian generals do not have.

After Schipbarge finished speaking, he stood beside Ah Shu and lowered his head, for he had guessed that the marshal was about to speak, and that no matter how much you knew, it was time to shut up. Smart and knows how to keep a low profile, not to be public, not to fight for credit, can you still guess what the marshal thinks in his heart, it is difficult for such a person to think about it.

"The generals of the Song army only have a few hundred cannons, and we have 400,000 horses, even if they stand under the city and blow them up casually, they can't hurt our bones. If the army is dispatched to attack the city day and night, the threat of these cannons will become smaller and smaller, and by the time we charge everyone into the city, the power of the Song army's cannons will be completely abolished. ”

Ah Shu really calculates like this, even if you shoot 10,000 shells, you can only kill and injure more than 100,000 of my troops, and can you stop the rest of my 300,000 troops from attacking the city? Today's tentative siege has learned the power of artillery, so the next battle may be a non-stop battle day and night, until the city gate of Guangzhou is breached.

A group of officials and generals in the city of Guangzhou also gathered in the hall at the head of the city to discuss matters, and Ling Zhen advocated lowering the drawbridge at night and sending cavalry out to attack the fortifications of the Yuan army, which was now full of soldiers of the Yuan army.

"No bow or arrow, fast horses and flying horses each fired three thunderbolts, ran to the vicinity of the Yuan military fortifications, lit them and threw them in and retreated. Haha, how about everyone, the cavalry sprint is a moment away, and when they finish throwing, they will leave, and the Yuan soldiers will definitely not be able to react. ”

After Ling Zhen finished speaking, he laughed and patted Liu Changhai on the shoulder.

"Battalion Commander Liu, are you saying that what I said is right?"

Liu Changhai glanced at the officials in the hall and his own generals, how could he get his turn to make a statement, he was going to be sloppy at the moment, and he wanted to urinate even when he said that he was in a hurry.

"It's okay Changhai, you should take on more burdens now, say it's okay, whether it's right or wrong."

Zhao Tianyou is very optimistic about Liu Changhai, don't look at these people who come up from the bottom, once there is a suitable soil, the progress is very great.

"Then I'll say it, today's attack of the Yuan soldiers is to test our firepower, once we understand our strength, we will soon launch a large-scale siege, so we should save some means."

"That's a good point!"

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