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Two hundred cannons hit and fired, and it was like the sky was falling apart.

At the head of the city, the broken stone and bricks that flew up because of the double bombardment of solid bullets and flowering bullets hit the defenders, and the power was better than that of arrows, as long as they hit the body, they must either be killed or injured. The cannonballs were powerful, but more of the defenders died in their own terror.

When they saw others being shattered by the battlements, they felt that the battlements behind them were not safe, so they jumped up in spite of the situation, trying to find a better place to hide. As a result, it is often easier for the rubble to hit them when they stand up.

A large number of iron lumps also flew over the city with a roar and landed in Yueyang City, smashing the buildings near the city wall into a mess. The streets were full of panicked defenders. At present, no building in the city seems to be able to stop the cannonballs of the Mawei Army, only the back of the city wall is the safest. As a result, a large number of defenders rushed frantically towards the base of the wall.

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

A loud bang came, attracting the attention of many people. A huge lump of iron roared to the roof of a century-old restaurant on the side of the street, and suddenly smashed this sturdy small building made of bricks and stones into a big hole, and the bricks and tiles on it were smashed down in large numbers.

And as long as this was done, the huge cannonball was a flowering shell, and when it landed below, a violent explosion followed. When it explodes, bricks, rubble, tiles, etc. Splash around. OK. Since the general will rise. The restaurant has long been closed, and there are only a small part of Wu Jun's firehead army inside. After the explosion, the entire small building collapsed, and the defenders below were naturally screaming, with blood on the ground, and countless casualties.

Seeing such a scene, even the defenders on the city wall were frightened. Walking on the side of the road, those who were smashed and those who were not injured showed frightened expressions. Now even if I borrowed a few more guts from them, I didn't dare to pass under the house, so I had to take a detour. It's just that the shells of the Mawei Army, when they hit the city, had no target or target at all, and they completely arbitrarily chose the landing point. Therefore, no one knows where the next shell will fall. 一qiē. It's all up to God's blessing.

Just like that, there were many generals in the Wu army. In the process of running like this, he was injured or even stoned to death by the flying debris. Now, whether it is a general or a soldier of the Wu army, when crossing the street, they will worry about bricks or other debris falling from the sky, don't underestimate a small turn of the head, as long as you hit the head, you can directly smash people to the ground.

One of them, Wu Jun Qianhu, was hit in this way, and his head had just been broken, and he struggled on the ground, and as a result, there was a burst of bricks and stones falling on it, and he was quickly buried.

None of the defenders passing by behind showed up, and the man buried under the rubble was his own commander. They hurried past him, desperately dodging the rain of bullets that fell haphazardly. However, this Qianhu is not too lonely. Soon, beside him, there were several defenders, also with their heads shattered and bleeding all over the ground. It is conceivable that on Huangquan Road, they will definitely not be lonely.

The Mawei Army did spend a lot of money this time, with a full 200 cannons, shooting desperately, and the rain of bullets that fell was absolutely amazing. The twelve-pound round iron ball weighs almost ten pounds, and eighteen pounds weighs fifteen pounds. Although these are only solid bullets, such a heavy guy, no matter where they are hit, will attract a series of wind and rain. The other flowering shells, after landing on the ground, produced another explosion that was even more deadly, and the lethality was terrifying.

Under such firepower, Yueyang's defenders had no ability to fight back at all. The target of the Mawei Army's artillery bombardment was the defender's red-coated artillery. As a result, a series of shells fell, which indeed firmly contained the defenders' red-coated cannons.

It's not the gunners of the defenders who don't have the opportunity to open fire, it's that they don't have such guts. The solid shells of the Mawei Army were indeed too dense, and they had no chance to fire at all. If the shells of the Mawei Army fell in the process of firing the artillery, wouldn't they have hung up on the spot? The shells of the Mawei army did not need to hit directly, they only needed to smash the nearby battlements. Flying shards of stone were enough to knock down all of them.

The red-clothed cannons in the entire Yueyang City, all combined, are only forty-five. After it is distributed among the gates, the number is even smaller. Although the East Gate accounts for the majority, the number is still far from enough. What's more, the cannons of the Mawei Army outside the city are all used in a set. There are only more than 20 gates on their side, but they have to fight against 200 of the Mawei Army, and fools know what the consequences will be.

"Fire!"

"Fight back!"

Wang Yongkang was in his heart, but he trembled and shouted with an angry emphasis.

The defenders themselves also have red-coated cannons, how can they just eat the shells of the Mawei Army? No matter how small the number is, you have to fight back! If you are blindly beaten passively, the Mawei Army will attack. If the Mawei army approached the city walls, the end of the defenders would have come.

However, the gunners of the defenders were frightened by the ferocious shells of the Mawei Army. When operating artillery, it is definitely necessary to stand up. In this way, it is very dangerous. If you're not careful, the whole person can be scattered.

"Bastard!"

"Want to die? Come out for me! ”

"Those who are afraid of the enemy, kill! Sheriff, come forward and supervise! ”

After a while, the gunners on the side of the city were also ready, but they were still worried about their lives, and the artillery fire outside should be fired again at this moment!

"Fire!" Tu Shudong carried a blood-dripping scimitar and roared angrily.

At this time, Tu Shudong was also very anxious, but there was no way to be in a hurry.

At this moment, several gunners of the Wu army trembled, trembled, and did not dare to stand up when they died. When Tu Shudong's knife was about to slash into the necks of these people and cut off his head. Only then did the gunner stand up and stand up.

One by one, the artillerymen returned to the artillery. Prepare to maneuver the cannon to counterattack outside the city. But. They had just fired two shots. The gunners of the Mawei Army were all gathered on them at once.

With a continuous loud bang, a number of solid shells fell around the gunners. Some of the solid bullets bounced and bounced, knocking the gunners to pieces. Some of the solid bullets shattered the battlements, or directly smashed the ground, stirring up a large amount of rubble and beating the gunners all over the body. As a result, a moment of effort. All the gunners were either dead or wounded.

The shelling of the Mawei Army lasted for three hours before it was temporarily stopped. The defenders in the city breathed a sigh of relief. When they stood up cautiously, they were shocked to see that they didn't seem to recognize any of the qiē around them, as if they were completely unfamiliar, and they couldn't see their original appearance at all.

On the top of the city. Everywhere there were dead or wounded defenders. For the most part, the bodies were incomplete. A stump or something. In the air. There were also many bloody eyeballs, caught in the cracks of the city walls. Blood flowed down the cracks in the walls. Broken weapons, scattered all over the place.

Tu Shudong sent people to check the losses, and now all the red-clothed cannons have been destroyed. Well, not all destroyed, to be precise. If there were gunners, two of them would still be able to shoot. However, all the gunners had already suffered casualties.

Tu Shudong temporarily dispatched a few people to be gunners, but as a result, accidentally, a flowering bullet from the Mawei Army fell beside them, and the result was very simple. They were all violently exploded, and all of them were blown up and scattered. As a result, no one wants to be a gunner anymore.

The sound of artillery stopped, and Ning Wu carefully searched through the binoculars, and now the red-clothed cannons of the Wu army have basically lost their combat effectiveness. This biggest hidden danger was eliminated, and the attack of the Mawei Army was much easier. Without these red-coated cannons, Wu Jun would be a toothless tiger with no power.

It was already evening again, and the Mawei Army went back to rest and eat, and they were not prepared to continue shelling while eating, besides, those cannons and gunners also had to rest.

At this time, in Yueyang City, there was a wail. The artillery bombardment of the Mawei Army killed and wounded at least 2,000 defenders, and the morale of the defenders was further depressed.

Finally, late at night, the defenders were about to sleep, and the cannons of the Mawei Army rang out again. The rumbling sound of cannons, in the silence of the night, is particularly frightening. The defenders hurriedly got up and hid under the base of the wall. This time, the shelling of the Mawei Army was only a few cannons. The sound of the cannon was intermittent, as if he had not eaten enough. The number of shells that fell was not very large. One in the east and one in the west, there is no accuracy at all.

However, no defender dared to go back to the barracks and sleep peacefully. Such an artillery bombardment by the Mawei Army is indeed devastating. No one can calculate what the Mawei Army is going to do. Who can guarantee that shells will not fall on their heads? In desperation, the defenders had to spend the night under the city walls, even Wang Yongkang and Tu Shudong.

By the time the next day was light, the Mawei Army continued to begin shelling. Today's shelling is a little different from yesterday. The targets of today's shelling are mainly buildings in the city. Judging from the landing point of the cannonballs, the cannons of the Mawei Army began to get close to the city wall quite a bit, almost enveloping the entire Yueyang City within its range. There are also differences in the buildings in the city, and the rest of the Mawei army to bombard is also selected in advance, there are no people here, but they are all Wu troops, and there are many troops hidden in them.

This time the shelling was scattered and messy, but the shelling lasted for a long time. It started early in the morning and didn't end until noon. Under the shelling of the Mawei army, the defenders, hiding at the base of the city wall, did not dare to move at all. If they get out, they're probably doomed. It's better to hide here to be safe.

"Artillery battalion move to the south gate!"

Ning Wu commanded the artillery battalion and shouted at several artillery battalion officers.

After the artillery was transferred to the south gate, it continued to bombard fiercely for half a day with the small fleet on the South Lake, together with the ship's cannons. Several red-coated cannons deployed by the Wu army at the head of the South Gate City were also quickly destroyed.

The following day, the artillery of the Mawei Army moved from the south gate to the west gate. Or with the fleet cannons, it was another half-day continuous artillery bombardment, destroying all the red-coated cannons at the West Gate. The casualties of the defenders also increased further.

The shelling for three consecutive days destroyed all the main defensive forces of Yueyang City. Some of the remaining small guns did not pose much of a threat to the artillery of the Mawei Army.

The continuous and fierce artillery bombardment not only greatly destroyed the defensive artillery fire of Yueyang City, but also greatly damaged the morale of the defenders. The morale of the Wu army in the city has dropped to a negative number. Wang Yongkang and Tu Shudong originally had a little bit of confidence, but at this time they were gone.

In particular, Tu Shudong, who was in charge of military affairs, had more than 1,000 personal soldiers under his command, and after a few days of shelling, it had been reduced to less than 100 people. The morale of the general's personal army was also so low that no one had the heart to continue fighting. They just wanted to escape from Yueyang City as soon as possible.

Originally, the defenders wanted to use artillery fire to force back the attack of the Mawei Army, inflict certain casualties on the Mawei Army, and then let the Mawei Army retreat. However, the artillery fire of the Mawei Army was even stronger than them. This huge gap is indeed too uncomfortable.

There are many defenders, and at this time, the mind is no longer about defending the city, but how to escape for their lives. After all, when morale drops to such a point, people's minds will change. Knowing that he was going to die, not everyone can accept it calmly. Wu Jun is also a human being after all, and at this time, he will also think about his relatives and survive.

In particular, Tu Shudong, who was in charge of military affairs, had more than 1,000 personal soldiers under his command, and after a few days of shelling, it had been reduced to less than 100 people. The morale of the general's personal army was also so low that no one had the heart to continue fighting. They just wanted to escape from Yueyang City as soon as possible.

Originally, the defenders wanted to use artillery fire to force back the attack of the Mawei Army, inflict certain casualties on the Mawei Army, and then let the Mawei Army retreat. However, the artillery fire of the Mawei Army was even stronger than them. This huge gap is indeed too uncomfortable.

There are many defenders, and at this time, the mind is no longer about defending the city, but how to escape for their lives. After all, when morale drops to such a point, people's minds will change. Knowing that he was going to die, not everyone can accept it calmly. Wu Jun is also a human being after all, and at this time, he will also think about his relatives and survive. (To be continued......)