The thirty Shenwei cannons were all in place, the high throwing arms were slowly pulled down, and the thunder bullets were loaded into the throwing baskets, and the direction was aimed at the rebel siege equipment that was densely arranged outside the front of Lixu. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Liu Dehai gave an order, and the thirty Shenwei cannons were thrown high and far, the target was too big, and there was no need for precise aiming, and none of the shots could hit those densely parked siege vehicles and bed crossbows. Boom, boom, earth-shattering explosions rang out, thunder cannons bloomed in the bushes, sawdust flew from the explosion, and dirt splashed. How could a wooden catapult withstand the bombardment of a thunderbolt, and a single thunderbolt could blow up the ground in a square radius. The shock wave and the splash of shrapnel and mud spread all around, overturning all the parked catapults to the ground, and rushing to the ground.

I have to say that for tonight's sneak attack, Wang Yuan did his homework.

Sending 5,000 soldiers and horses around the belly and back of the rebel camp to attack the camp and make a plan to attract the attention of the rebel battalion is an adventure in itself. But the artist is bold, and Wang Yuan expected that the rebels would never rush into the mountains and forests to pursue before attacking the city, which was also proven.

On the other hand, after the rebels in the front battalion retreated, it was also unexpected to use 30 Shenwei cannons to bomb the area. Nothing could have expected the Don army to be so bold as to install bulky siege equipment in front of the rebel camp. But the more no one thought that Wang Yuan would do this, Wang Yuan would do it.

Of course, if the rebels did not retreat the soldiers and horses under the city of Tongzhou, but intensified their surveillance, this plan would have been completely miscalculated. But Wang Yuan believed that the war was partly a matter of planning, and partly of it was a matter of providence. The other party's reaction is part of the providence, and the reason why many generals have become a generation of famous generals is not how great their ability is, but that their reaction is beyond the other party's calculations, so that the other party can't figure out their routines, so they become famous in a fight. If Shi Siming is such a person, then Wang Yuan will admit it. It's a big deal that tomorrow's big battle is a hard battle, and it's a big deal that tomorrow will cost you more, using all 300 Shenwei cannons to set up behind the city, and indiscriminately bombing the siege rebels, although you waste too many thunder bullets, but you won't be easily breached by the other party.

Another point that Wang Yuan prepared for this was that he used the only thirty modified Shenwei cannons. It was two years ago, in the battle with Tibet, Wang Yuan used a trick to deceive the Tibetan prime minister Yixiang Yele that the Shenwei cannon could carry out ultra-long-distance bombardment several miles away.

Of course, that time was cheating to deceive the opponent. But in the past two years, the improvement of the Shenwei cannon has not stopped. The range has also become longer as it has been improved. Originally, 700 steps was the ultimate range, but in the past two years, it has broken records again and again. Eight hundred steps, nine hundred steps, and finally nearly a thousand steps. The distance of a thousand steps is already 1,300 meters away, according to the distance of later generations. In the afterlife, it is naturally nothing, and a rifle can shoot farther than this. However, in these years, the distance is already the limit of the limits.

And these thirty Shenwei cannons are the latest generation of Shenwei cannons that can reach thousands of steps. A thousand steps away, you can launch across a hill. And when used in tonight's raid, it is more guaranteed not to be detected by the rebels. The sound from a few hundred paces away was already very small, not to mention the fact that the other party was next to the noisy camp on this noisy night of the camp. All this is the basic guarantee for Wang Yuan to dare to use Shenwei artillery to bomb in close proximity.

The first round of bombardment destroyed nearly 100 rebel catapults, and the results were good, but the results were not bad. The effect is not to blast the catapult into slag, it only needs to break its arms and legs, and then it will be scrapped. These catapults are rudimentary, and everything else is important except for the four wheels below. One less beam would make this thing a pile of garbage.

The rebels in front of and behind the barracks were blown up by the sudden bombardment, and the sound of the explosion in their ears was buzzing, and they coughed from the pungent gunpowder and smoke. Before I could react, the second round of bombardment had arrived. Boom like thunder rolled by, the horse shouted in shock, and suddenly made a mess.

After the third round of bombardment, the rebel soldiers finally realized that they had been attacked by the Dao Tang army. The generals reacted quickly, and immediately organized troops and horses to prepare for the attack. After the panicked Gao Xiuyan arrived near the camp gate, five or six thousand cavalry infantry had already been prepared.

"Dogs. Mother's raised, Wang Yuan's soldiers and horses were so bold that they actually stopped at the gate of Lao Tzu's camp and bombed. Cavalry, immediately rush out for me and chop up the bunnies. Gao Xiuyan scolded repeatedly.

Boom, boom, boom. The explosion of the fourth round of thunder bullets was his answer. Gao Xiuyan scolded angrily, rode his horse and rushed out, and thousands of cavalry swarmed out behind him, rushing towards the west where the Tang army could not be seen in the dark. The siege equipment is the most afraid of close quarters, and the most effective way for cavalry to deal with these long-range Shenwei artillery catapults or something is to rush to the front and destroy them, killing those who operate these equipment. Gao Xiuyan knew this very well, so he rushed out with the cavalry almost without wasting a single moment.

Hundreds of paces away, Gao Xiuyan and a group of rebel cavalry also saw the twin masts of the Shenwei cannon that was hazy in the distance. The figures of the black, busy soldiers below are also faintly visible. The catapults behind had been bombed, but Gao Xiuyan had no time to scruple, he just wanted to rush forward, cut these daring guys to pieces, and smash these divine powers into a pile of waste wood.

In the darkness, a long row of black shadows appeared more than a hundred steps ahead, and it was two thousand strong crossbowmen who suddenly stood up from the ground. Their duty was to protect the Shenwei cannons and gunners in the rear. Rows of crossbows. The bow silently fired, and the charging rebel cavalry was defenseless, and a row of crossbow arrows shot down hundreds. The sound of screams and horses rolling resounded through the field. Gao Xiuyan was startled, and suddenly realized how dangerous it was for him to take the lead in charging like this. Fortunately, I didn't get hit by the arrow just now, otherwise I would have died. So he reined in his horse and yelled: "Rush to Lao Tzu." The horses stopped and fell behind the group.

The cavalry charge could not stop even if it was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of it, facing the crossbow. Thousands of rebel cavalry knew the danger but couldn't stop, because it would be a dead end if they stopped, and it was better to rush over to solve these obstacles. The Tang army's crossbowmen were obviously not numerous, and the distance between the two sides was too close, and they had no chance to shoot arrows after two rounds. After a shout, the other party turned and fled. The cavalrymen did not allow them to escape, and rode their horses to catch up and began to slash, and hundreds of Tang crossbowmen were quickly slaughtered, and the rest fled through the bushes and thorns, and the cavalrymen had nothing to do, and watched them run into the darkness.

Hundreds of paces away, after the final round of the Shenwei cannon was fired, all the gunners and soldiers fled backwards. And those Shenwei cannons were also doused with fire oil one by one and ignited. Tang Jun didn't plan to take away these divine cannons at all, and of course he wouldn't let them fall into the hands of the other party.

By the time the rebel cavalry finally rushed to the firing place of the Shenwei cannons, the thirty Shenwei cannons had already burned to the ground. Other than that, there was not a single figure to be seen. In the darkness not far away, the sound of Tang Jun running for his life was heard.

"You can't chase it, if you get ambushed, it'll be over." Someone reminded.

The cavalry with a hot brain suddenly calmed down, and they really couldn't chase it, and the opposite side was Tongzhou City, in case the Tang army had soldiers and horses to respond, it was inevitable that they would have to eat a few rounds of feather arrows. The moon is setting, and it is the darkest time before dawn, so you can't chase it indiscriminately, and you won't have to lose more.

Although Gao Xiuyan was furious, of course he knew that it was dangerous to chase down. Drove away these daring days to fight at the door. The cannon guy has achieved his goal. After thousands of cavalry circled around a little, they did not find any trace of the rest of the Tang army, Gao Xiuyan ordered them to cruise around on the left to prevent the Tang army from repeating its old tricks, while he himself was worried about the loss, and rushed back to the camp gate with more than 100 cavalry.

As soon as he returned to the parking place on both sides of the camp gate, Gao Xiuyan was completely dumbfounded, and the scene in front of him was terrible, with broken wood everywhere and debris of dirt all over the ground. There were big craters and small holes in the ground, heat waves were churning, and the air was filled with a choking smell. The piles of siege engines piled up in the air waves of the explosion were still burning and crackling.

Gao Xiuyan didn't realize the purpose of the Tang Army at first, but at this moment he realized that the Tang Army was blocking at the door to fight. The purpose of the cannon was not to attack the camp or kill people, they were just to destroy things like siege carts and bed crossbows. And now their purpose has clearly been achieved. The large area of siege equipment in front of him was completely out of shape, and seven or eight rounds of bombardment had almost destroyed all of these things, only the two or three hundred planes parked in the corners were still intact, and the rest were almost destroyed.

Then, suddenly, Gao Xiuyan also figured it out, it turned out that tonight's attack on the rear camp was also a cover-up. When everyone was attracted by the attack camp and adjusted the position of the soldiers and horses, the Tang army calmly began to attack the siege equipment. All this is a calculation, Gao Xiuyan suddenly felt that his scalp was numb.

This Wang Yuan is a terrible guy, from last night to tonight, in just one day and two nights, Wang Yuan has shown his ability, so that his side has lost 20,000 soldiers and horses and most of the siege equipment.