"At that time, they captured the county seat of Tongtian, so I hid on the tower of the city to observe, and when it got dark, I jumped over the wall and escaped."

"Because of the importance of the matter, the prefectural order was not told the truth. The real Li Lao Er is now at home and tied up by me. ”

Chen Mu nodded, "You did the right thing, this is indeed a big deal, and it may change the fate of Great Xia." ”

Now it seems that the number of enemies is small, and there is a small and half woman, probably a member of a family, who previously lived in seclusion in the snowy mountains.

But they are very mobile, and if the infantry encounters them, they will definitely have no power to fight back. There was still hope for the cavalry, and they could catch up while the opponent was loaded.

But the enemy army must have known this, so they did not leave the city at all.

So what are they doing in the city?

I can only go and see.

Chen Mu ordered the construction of siege equipment, and the whole army prepared to attack the city. This time, there is no use for the well and the catapult is okay, much longer than the range of the well and the well.

On the third day, Chen Mu led his army to Tongtian County and lined up outside the city. The Invincible Flying Army and the Wudang Flying Army were in the middle, protecting the catapults, and the 10,000 cavalry were divided into two teams and stood by on both sides.

The catapult, pushed forward little by little, by the warriors. Chen Mu sat on his horse and looked at the city.

There are already many soldiers in the city, and they must have been rebelled by the enemy. And the main one doesn't seem to have appeared yet.

After a while, the catapult was in place, the wheels were removed, and the weight was loaded, as long as Chen Mu gave an order, it would launch an attack on the city.

At this time, a group of strangely dressed men walked up to the city and looked at Chen Mu's side.

Looking at the 20,000 troops outside the city, they didn't seem to care at all, and they were still pointing at the army formation and whispering something.

Cheng Tang: "This is Chen Mu, the crown prince of the Great Xia Dynasty?" ”

Cheng Lu: "It's him, these infantry are the elite of Great Xia, and the cavalry is average, but the stirrups, saddles, and horseshoes studied by Chen Mu are much stronger than the previous cavalry." ”

Cheng Wu: "This Chen Mu is a genius, he actually researched these things so quickly, is what the naturalists said true?" ”

Cheng Lu pouted, "It's just what we play with, and it will take thousands of years to catch up with our progress." ”

At this time, Chen Mu had already decided to attack immediately.

"Catapult, target tower, launch!"

With Chen Mu's order, the catapult began to adjust its angle, aiming at the city tower.

Cheng Wu: "Not good! Go down! ”

As he spoke, several people hurried towards the stairs.

Soon, the catapult was launched. This time it was loaded with incendiary bombs, and when the stones fell on top of the tower, the straw mats wrapped around it would fall off, and the burning oil would splash out, and the tower would become a sea of fire.

Chen Mu saw that he didn't hit anyone, so he ordered the angle to be adjusted and let the catapult cover the entire city wall with fire.

At this time, there was a sudden bang on the top of the city tower, and then more than a dozen black balls flew out and smashed towards Chen Mujun's position.

Some of the big balls hit the catapult, and some of the big balls fell to the ground, rolled a few times and then stopped.

Chen Mu gasped.

"Cannon! Evacuate! Stand back two miles! ”

I heard Mai Wei's report before, the enemy army has no artillery, and I don't know if it was built recently or transported from the snowy mountains.

But now I can't care so much, let's retreat first.

Chen Mu gave an order, and the cavalry and infantry began, but the soldiers in charge of operating the catapult were still carrying stones and wanted to put wheels on the catapult.

Chen Mu hurriedly shouted: "Leave the catapult alone!" Evacuate! ”

As soon as Chen Mu said this, these soldiers dared to give up the catapult and turned around and retreated.

The city's cannons were fired again, a dozen iron balls flew out, and two more catapults were hit and turned into firewood.

Chen Mu led the troops to withdraw from the two miles, feeling that the cannon could not hit so far, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Then I watched as the catapult turned into a pile of garbage.

The cannon stopped, and the men came out again.

Cheng Xu: "Chen Mu! You don't talk about martial arts! Why did you still attack suddenly? ”

Chen Mu was almost angry.

"Nonsense! I'm here to beat you! You didn't declare war and attacked our Tongtian County in Great Xia, and now you still have the face to say about me? ”

Cheng Lu shouted excitedly: "Tongtian County is just the beginning!" ”

"The whole Great Xia will be the world where we will become a family. You think your weapons are strong, but in front of our artillery, it's not worth mentioning! ”

Chen Mu's brows furrowed even deeper, he didn't expect the enemy to call this kind of thing a cannon, this question is extremely scary to think about.

But in front of the two armies, Chen Mu could not show weakness.

Chen Mu looked up to the sky and laughed, and said: "I have seen countless heroic sons and daughters, fighting machine guns and cannons with flesh and blood!" And then, they succeeded! ”

"Here it is! We can do it too! ”

Cheng Lu also smiled, "Hahahaha...... What do I see you doing with it? Our cannons are getting more and more every day, and it won't be long before we can flatten every city in your Great Xia! ”

Chen Mu said coldly: "You will see." ”

After speaking, Chen Mu waved his hand and ordered the troops to retreat.

Now the range of catapults is inferior to the enemy's artillery, and it is simply impossible to storm the city. Moreover, if the other party can build cannons, they can make other things, and forcibly landing in the city may not have results.

Or find a way to outwit it.

Chen Mu led the troops back to Weishan County, and the first thing he did was to write down an operation, so that Chen Xingtian could fully promote the research of the Institute of Engineering, especially the steam engine.

This is a key technology.

Then, Chen Mu convened all the generals to discuss the possibility of outwitting.

For three days in a row, Chen Mu did not lead any more troops to attack, and even the scouts were taken back, and it seemed that he was going to defend to the death.

The Cheng family has not left Tongtian County, and may be in a hurry to produce weapons.

On the fourth day, a team of wagons carrying grain and grass rushed from the gallop to Weishan County. This team had fifty wagons and a thousand cavalry escorts, and the battle was not small.

In the distance, on the hill, there was a strangely dressed man standing in the woods, looking over with a telescope.

"The grain and grass are coming, send a signal."

The person next to him agreed, took out a bamboo tube from his arms, and lit the lead at the bottom with a flint.

A sharp sound rang out, and a spark erupted in the air.

The Cheng family in the distance received the signal and immediately ordered the cavalry to rush forward, and they followed behind with two steam locomotives.

These thousand cavalry were formed with great effort by them, in order to snatch grain and grass this time.

These fifty carts of grain and grass are enough for Chen Mujun to eat for one month, and enough for his family to eat for four months.

With this batch of grain and grass, only the family dares to attack.

At the head of Weishan County, Chen Mu looked at the cavalry galloping in the distance, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.