Chapter 437: Bombardment of Gangneung City
Just when Liu Bei, Pang Tong and others were disapproving of Yang Ling and Cao Jun, Cao Jun outside the city had already completed the commissioning.
"Report to the General, the artillery is ready, ready to fire!"
Dian Wei and Xu Chu came to Yang Ling, and they were serious and authentic.
Yang Ling's original pro-army commanders were Zhou Cangpei and Yuan Shao.
Although their martial arts are far inferior to Dian Wei and Xu Chu, they are not loyal to pick up, and they are reliable in handling things, and nothing has gone wrong.
If they were replaced because of the arrival of Dian and Xu, it would be unreasonable.
So Yang Ling set up an artillery battalion, and temporarily let Dian Wei and Xu Chu be in charge of the artillery battalion.
"Good!"
Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Jiangling City in the distance, and said in a deep voice,
"Fire!"
"Whoa!"
Dian Wei and Xu Chu took the order and left.
It didn't take long for ten red-clothed cannons to aim at Gangneung City, and a beast-like roar began!
Although they were hundreds of steps away, when Cao Jun opened fire, it sounded like rolling thunder in the sky.
Liu Bei's heart sank, and he instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
However, before he could make any moves, he saw several cannonballs whizzing through the air and smashing heavily on the walls of Gangneung.
"Bang ......"
Accompanied by a series of loud noises, Liu Bei and the others only felt that the city wall under their feet let out an overwhelmed wail!
Immediately followed by a cannonball, it smashed directly on the city.
The battlements were smashed in an instant, and even the several Jingzhou soldiers hiding behind were also beaten into several balls of flesh!
Such a tragic scene is really shocking to watch.
This Cao Jun's artillery is so terrifying?! That's not what Guan Yu said before!
Liu Bei, Liu Qi and the others had round eyes, and subconsciously looked at Guan Yu on the side.
Guan Yu also looked confused.
The last time they attacked Hanjin failed, the artillery power of the Cao army at that time was not small, but it was far less terrifying.
Even the strong walls under his feet were beaten and trembled.
That's scary, isn't it?
Before everyone came to their senses, the red-coated cannon roared again!
The city gate tower is generally built tall and magnificent, and most of the main generals sit on the command post of one side in wartime.
Therefore, Yang Ling specially ordered Dian Wei and Xu Chu to bombard the city gate building fiercely.
"Whoosh!"
Several shells were fired at the gate tower.
The originally sturdy city gate tower was splashed with earth and stones in an instant, and sawdust flew wildly!
"Big brother be careful!"
Guan Yu hurriedly dragged Liu Bei over.
"Boom la la ......"
A large pile of rocks fell from the top of his head, right in the middle of the position where Liu Bei was just now.
"Thank you, second brother!"
Liu Bei was shocked.
"Lord, there is no way to stay in the city gate tower, it's too dangerous here!"
The grizzled Pang Tong shouted.
Needless to say, Liu Bei also knew that the city head would not be able to stay.
Cao Jun's artillery is so powerful, if it is hit by a cannonball, there is no hope of survival!
Thinking of this, Liu Bei hurriedly said to Liu Qi,
"State pastor, let's go down!"
"Uncle said very much, let's go down first!"
Liu Qi, who had already been frightened, hurriedly nodded in response.
So Liu Bei and others handed over the defense of the city to Guan Yu for the time being, and the rest of the people left the city as if they fled.
They stepped on the city wall in front of them, and the third round of artillery bombardment by Cao's army arrived on the back foot.
Under the bombardment of several shells, the city gate tower let out a mournful roar, and finally turned into a puddle of ruins.
Seeing this situation, Liu Bei and the others under the city wall were a little happy in their hearts.
Fortunately, they escaped in time, otherwise they would have been buried in the rubble at this moment!
Outside Gangneung City.
Looking at the city gate tower that was bombed into slag, Yang Ling also showed a satisfied smile.
"Zhou Cang, go tell the two generals and let them aim at the city wall and bombard them fiercely!"
"Whoa!"
Zhou Cang took the order and left.
The red-coated artillery immediately aimed at the Gangneung city wall and began to bombard it violently.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
As the cannonballs hit the city wall one after another, the fortified city of Gangneung began to tremble incessantly.
Compared with the real red-clothed cannon, what Huang Yueying has researched is undoubtedly much inferior.
However, she paid special attention to the barrel and strengthened the thickness of the pipe wall.
In this way, there is no need to fear the explosion.
Moreover, the technology of building cities in the present world is far inferior to that of later generations.
It only takes a long time to bombard the city wall, and it won't be long before you can destroy the city defenses of Gangneung and attack the city!
……
Gangneung Castle.
Liu Bei and the others, who had escaped death, had just sat down in the mansion, and before they had time to catch their breath, Pang Tong's face suddenly changed.
"Not good!"
"Mr. Shiyuan, what's the matter?"
Liu Bei was puzzled.
"Listen, lord!"
Pang Tong pointed to the city wall road outside the city.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
The dull sound of shelling continued to come from the city gates.
"Jiangling is certainly firm, but under the shelling of Cao's army, how long can it hold out?"
Pang Tong's face was ugly and authentic.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions also changed greatly!
The power of the artillery is there, if you really want to shell it for a long time, I am afraid that it will be a matter of time before the city is broken!
"This ...... How good is that? ”
Liu Qi suddenly panicked and hurriedly looked at Liu Bei.
But Liu Bei also has a numb scalp.
Their greatest reliance was on the strong city defense of Gangneung.
But Cao's artillery was so powerful that the Jiangling city wall couldn't stop it.
How good is that?
He could only look at Pang Tong for help,
"Please also Mr. Shiyuan, hurry up and think of a way."
Although Pang Tong was extremely intelligent, he was helpless in the face of Cao Jun's advanced ordnance.
But he had just boasted about the sea on the city wall, and it would be difficult to refuse.
So he frowned and thought for a moment, and then said,
"My lord, now there are only two ways to go."
"Oh? Mr. Shiyuan, come quickly! ”
Liu Bei's spirit is lifted!
"The next plan is to prepare for street battles with Cao Jun after the city is broken."
Pang Tong sighed.
"This count...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate, dare to ask about it? ”
Liu Bei frowned slightly and vetoed the proposal.
Joke.
Not only did the coalition army not have the advantage in strength, but its combat effectiveness was also far from that of Cao's army.
Not to mention anything else, as long as Cao Jun opens the way with fierce fire oil tanks, how can the coalition forces be qualified to go to street fighting?
"Thirty-six plans, go for the best plan."
Pang Tong said with a bitter face.
"Huh?"
Liu Bei, Liu Qi, Zhang Fei and others were dumbfounded.
The so-called upper and lower plans are the same as not coming out.
That's how you behave as a military advisor?
"It's not that his subordinates are incompetent, it's just that no one expected that Cao Jun would have such a powerful artillery."
Pang Tong argued,
"Now I can only abandon Jiangling City and retreat to the south bank of the Yangtze River."
"And then with the Yangtze River's natural danger and the powerful naval division of the coalition army, it will resist the enemy!"
Liu Bei was silent.
He knew in his heart that Pang Tong also had no way.
But she really didn't want to give up Gangneung City.
After all, he and Liu Qi have invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in Jiangling City!