Chapter 269: The Power of the Iron Bullet

The moment the cannon was discharged, Boyan's heart seemed to be pinched, and it was suddenly lifted into the air, and this heart would not fall until he knew the landing point.

Before waiting to verify the power of the 10,000-jin cannon, the Hongyi cannon blossom shells were fired one after another, as if they were chasing after them with a smell, and the three cannonballs fell on the left and right of the cannon one after another, blowing up the Yuan soldiers surrounding it.

Ah Shu looked back to the north, raised his head and looked straight into the air, desperately longing to see the flying cannonball, to witness the effect of the hundred-pound solid iron bullet smashing on the city wall, whether it could collapse a piece or pierce it directly.

But he didn't see anything, and then suddenly it was dark in front of him, and a gust of wind blew across his forehead, and the whole world fell silent.

"Ah......h

"Dashuai!"

For the wounded soldiers around him, the boss with his mouth open, looking at most of the body that was still standing upright in front of him, he couldn't describe the mood at that time in words.

A black light flashed, taking away Ah Shu's head, and then fell to the ground and rose up a bloody stain, and the solid iron bullet continued to gain momentum after it landed, crushing everything it touched along the way, whether it was dead or alive human corpses, all of them were smashed by the huge impact.

"Boom!"

After being padded by several corpses, the solid iron bullet flew more than a foot high in the air, crossed the moat and smashed directly on the city wall of Guangzhou, stirring up a large cloud of flying smoke and dust and debris. When the dust and smoke cleared, the entire cannonball had completely submerged into the city wall, and the bricks of the city wall within three feet of the crater were shattered, and they crackled down with a little effort.

Judging from the power of this cannonball alone, it has the ability to threaten the city wall of Guangzhou, which is the kinetic energy that has bounced up after it has landed, and it can be smashed into a depth of more than a foot and shatter so many city wall bricks, what will happen if it hits directly?

The inner layer of the city wall is sandwiched with ash as thick as two feet thick, and it is impossible to penetrate it with a single cannonball, but it is different when it falls on the city wall, which can directly destroy the arrow stomping and the masonry structure of the road. If a section of the wall is directly hit by several of these shells, it cannot be said that it will collapse immediately, but large-scale renovation afterwards is essential.

But in the tense battle situation, it can block the traffic above the city walls, and make the defensive forces on the city walls have a blind spot, for the soldiers who are attacking the city with ladders under the city, a section of the city wall smashed by cannonballs must be the point of attack they are trying to attack.

The 10,000-pound cannon was soon surrounded by a series of flying artillery fire, and in the successive explosions, it was directly hit by the shells, and the gun mount and the heavy barrel were split in two, and they rumbled to both sides, crushing the dozen soldiers surrounding it into meat sauce.

Boyan didn't hear the report after a long time, but the hanging heart was dead, and all his chips had been thrown, but what he didn't expect was that the trump card 10,000-pound cannon he originally thought was not even a fart under the siege of other people's shells.

However, he is still a little relieved, the manufacturing concept and direction of the 10,000-jin cannon are not wrong, although the first person killed by the cannonball was Marshal Ashu, but it can bounce up and smash into the city wall a few feet after it lands, how powerful is this.

If conditions permit, dozens of cannons are placed under the city for two rounds, and no matter how strong the city wall is, it will fall apart, and what kind of ladder will be used to climb the city, and the infantry will be able to rush up and kill people directly.

It's just a fantasy, Boyan has no way out at the moment, so he can only wait here with his eyes closed. If Ali Hague has a long face and can open a gap for me and rush up to the city wall to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Song army, then with the skillful sword skills of the Yuan soldiers against the Song army, the hope of victory is still very great.

Wishful thinking can only comfort oneself, in addition to the seemingly worthless life on the battlefield, the leading role is the advanced degree of attack weapons, although the rapid-fire machine gun Zhao Tianyou, which ended the advantage of cavalry, has not yet been built, but as a defender's artillery has taken the lead.

The confrontation between hot firearms and cold weapons is the fierce collision of the historical progress of the times, how can a person with a knife do more than open a cannon, as long as the ammunition and ammunition in Guangzhou City are not exhausted, no matter how many people are sent, it will be a one-sided massacre.

The first two battles, under Zhao Tianyou's deliberate restraint, did not show too much of the cruel side of gunpowder weapons, but today is different, Zhao Tianyou knows very well that this is the last battle of Guangzhou to defend the city.

After this battle, Guangzhou will stand tall in the world, even if Kublai Khan personally led the army, he would not have the courage to attack Guangzhou again, and the future war situation will change dramatically, is it still necessary to hide?

The rapid fire of the rapid-fire cannon played an unparalleled role in this siege battle, the caliber was small and the power was not small, coupled with a short interval, the generals of the Yuan army who were targeted by them could not escape and were killed after a few rounds.

Ali Hague did not realize the seriousness of the consequences of the rapid attrition of middle-level generals in the early stage of the battle, and the tough offensive orders were passed to the front line one by one, without considering the huge command gap caused by rapid battle losses.

The Song army occupies a favorable location, the shells and arrows are almost not aimed, as long as they follow the simple instructions of the artillery commander or commander, under the detailed division of labor, they will not think about where to hit next, but do their best to complete their own things.

Therefore, it was Liu Changhai who coordinated the tactical arrangements at the head of the city, and Zhang Zhensun's subordinates who coordinated the archers to cooperate with the attack, and it was the commander of the artillery who was looking for the generals of the Yuan army behind the arrow stampe.

Zhao Tianyou became more and more relaxed, delegating power from command and tactical arrangements, and today more than 500 students of the Martial Arts Hall participated in actual combat and quickly applied what they had learned. Not only was the battle and ammunition supply of the firearms battalion arranged in an orderly manner, but the 60,000 archers of the city guard were also in unison, quiet and calm between advance and retreat, and the soldiers who sat on the ground to recover and rest were equally relaxed, fully trusting the protective ability of their comrades and partners.

More than 30,000 of Sodo's patchwork men wandered around the east gate, only two miles away from the city wall, and both sides could clearly observe each other's movements. After receiving Boyan's order to cooperate with the siege, Suo Duo did not show his determination to reply to the order in time, but personally drunk the herald with medicinal wine and threw him behind the big tent to sleep.

After this battle, no matter what the outcome is, as long as Sodo can return to the camp, this herald may not see the sun tomorrow. Of course, if Suo Duo can't come back, he just goes back to Boyan to tell the truth, I'm afraid it won't help, and he may even bring death to himself.

Ling Zhen looked at Suo Duo in the distance, his heart itched, his cavalry was ready, he should pick a piece of meat that seemed soft to eat, and Suo Duo in front of him just met the requirements.

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