At the head of the city, the Song army was waiting for him, and Xue Xiaoyu suddenly screamed.

"I... Army... artillery..."

Wuxiu Pass was attacked by a sneak attack, and the soldiers who withdrew from the pass became a group of people who did not want to be seen, and even he, a prepared general, was disliked, and no one greeted him to defend the city.

Zhao Wei and Meng Hui were both frightened, and they raised their clairvoyant mirrors one after another, only to see that in the siege team of the Mongolian army, there were not only stone throwers and crossbow carts, but also artillery trucks, which seemed to have as many as 100 guns.

"The Tatar army really has firearms! Some of them seem to be really our army's artillery trucks. ”

Seeing is believing, Meng Heng looked at the Mongolian army's artillery carriage and could not hide his surprise.

Zhao Wei looked at Xue Xiaoyu, who was ashamed, and snorted coldly.

Needless to ask, the Song army's artillery truck was snatched from the Song army at Wuxiu Pass by the Mongolian army after breaking through Wuxiu Pass.

If it weren't for the deputy general Ming Xincheng who sacrificed his life to blow up the ammunition depot at Wuxiu Pass, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Hey............"

Huang Xi's face turned pale, and he punched angrily and slammed it on the battlement wall.

It's ironic that your own firearms hit you.

"General, there are 120 artillery pieces in the Tatar army, of which 30 are seven-pound general guns, which can fight two miles; There are about 20 large and small cannons, and the firing range is 300 steps. As for the 50 large and small artillery pieces made by the Tatars, it is not known how powerful they were. ”

Meng Hui put down the clairvoyant mirror and said softly:

"Except for the general cannon, the rest are basically useless. Now the fear is that during the siege, the Tatar infantry may cause a thunderstorm. Although our soldiers blew up the ammunition depot, the Tatar army broke through the Wuxiu Pass, and I think that about 2,000 earth-shattering thunderbolts should have been captured. ”

According to the standard configuration of five earth-shattering thunders of a Song army, about 500 prisoners, excluding the use, should be about 2,000.

"Two thousand earth-shattering thunders, how many more soldiers will be killed or injured?"

Huang Xi shouted in surprise.

The generals of the Song army at the head of the city all had ugly faces.

They know the sharpness and ferocity of firearms. It has always been their magic weapon to defeat the enemy. Now that the firearms are in the hands of the enemy, the damage can be imagined.

"General, give the order, let the brothers get ready, and pay more attention to the earth-shaking thunder when attacking the city. Also, if the Tatar infantry attacked the city, the artillery was basically useless, so there was no need to worry too much. They don't have many earth-shattering thunders, and if they survive today, it is estimated that they will be about the same. ”

Meng Hui spoke at the right time to relieve pressure on Zhao Wei and the others.

He was referring to the earth-shattering thunder captured by the Mongol army. As for the earth-shattering thunder carried by the Mongol army, it is unknown.

"Didn't you hear General Meng's words, immediately send an order, beware of the earth-shattering thunder of the Tatar infantry!"

Zhao Wei's face turned pale, and the herald hurriedly took the order and walked away.

"Meng Heng, the firearms in the Tatar army, please!"

Zhao Wei passed the military order and strode away.

Outside the northern city, the boundless Mongol army poured in, overwhelming the sky. In the torrent of the Mongolian army, the tall stone throwing machine came into view, the ballista and artillery carriage moved forward one after another, and at the head of the city, Meng Heng shouted loudly.

"Reload your ammo!"

The gunners began to load their ammunition, and Meng Heng was serious and solemnly admonished the heralds.

"Pass the order, put it in a little, first knock out the artillery wagons of the Tatar army, and then hit the stone throwers and ballistas!"

Both kinds of general artillery can shoot at an elevation angle, which can hit more than two miles, causing damage to the Song army at the head of the city, so it must be solved first.

When the military order was issued, the gunners began to adjust the angle of the artillery and aimed at the Mongolian artillery carriage that was slowly moving forward.

Meng Heng nodded secretly. These gunners of the Northwest Frontier Army are skillful in action, tacit cooperation, and fearless in battle, and they seem to be more elite than the gunners of the Jinghu Border Army.

There are frequent wars in the northwest, and this may be the result of actual combat that can better train people.

"General, the Tatar artillery carriage has already entered the range of two miles!"

The lookouts in the artillery shouted one after another.

"Everyone, prepare!"

Meng Heng's palms were sweaty, and he shouted loudly.

"Fire!"

"Puffy Puff!"

A continuous thunderclap sounded, and the 25 15-pound cannons on the head of the city opened fire first. Billowing smoke rose, and 25 solid iron balls weighing 15 pounds roared out and smashed towards the Mongolian army.

The heavy artillery for defending the city is naturally different from the field artillery, and it is incomparable in weight.

Immediately afterwards, the earth-shattering thunder sounded, and 25 9-pound general cannons opened fire one after another, and the city was filled with gunsmoke and smoke, which was spectacular.

The sound of artillery at the head of the city sounded, and Liu Heima, a member of the Mongolian army and the Han army, couldn't help but be surprised. He raised his head and saw countless black dots filling the air, from small to large, emitting a terrible scream, smashing his head and face into the siege of the Mongolian army.

Liu Heima watched in surprise, a solid iron ball rushed into the crowd of Mongolian troops, smashing out a flesh alley, in the crowd of Mongolian troops, the sound of terrible fractures continued, stumps and broken bodies flew randomly, blood shot everywhere, and earth-shattering screams and cries sounded.

A few iron balls bounced and flew, a stone-throwing machine broke its smashed planks, sawdust flew, and the stone-throwing machine staggered and collapsed. The surrounding Mongolian gunners were hit by iron balls and broke their legs, and fell to the ground, howling in pain.

In just one round of shooting, the Mongolian army suffered hundreds of casualties, one stone thrower was smashed, and two gun trucks and a ballista were overturned.

"Good!"

Zhao Wei's heart was excited, and he smashed his fist on the city wall, and his fist was faintly painful.

The trebuchet is huge and slow-moving, and is not as small as the gun cart ballista, which is easy to move. In this way, when the stone thrower reaches a range of about 300 paces, I am afraid that more than half of it will be destroyed.

In this way, the pressure to defend the city is much less.

"Go on!"

Meng Heng commanded loudly, and the Song gunners began to reload their ammunition, adjust the angle of the artillery, and re-fire.

The artillery of the Song army had a screw rod at the tail of the gun, which was used to adjust the angle of the gun, which was very fast. The artillery also had a gauge on it, and it was filled with a medicine package, which greatly increased the rate of fire.

"Pong! Disheveled! Disheveled! ”

Thick smoke erupted from the city, artillery roared, continuously, iron balls tore through the air, flew wantonly, and smashed into the Mongolian army's array. Another piece of flesh and blood, ghosts crying wolves. Two more stone throwers and several gun carriages, ballistas, were smashed and overturned.

The sound of artillery continued, and many of the Mongolian troops besieging the city turned pale, and there was a commotion in the army. However, the Mongolian army's military orders were strict, and the Mongolian cavalry was behind to supervise the battle, and the Mongolian infantry rushed forward.

Seeing the tragic situation of the Han army, Liu Heima's faces were pale, but they were helpless.

The Mongol army advanced under artillery fire and finally entered a range of about a mile. In the process, the Mongolian army has lost about 30% of all kinds of siege machinery.

"What are you doing coldly, shoot Lao Tzu!"

In the large array of the Mongolian army, Tian Xiong roared angrily.

The surrendered Song gunners hurriedly loaded their ammunition and lit the wires one after another.

"Puffy Puff!"

The deafening sound of artillery rang out, and the Mongolian army's large array was filled with gunsmoke, and solid iron balls smashed into the southern city of Xingyuan Mansion one after another. The masonry on the top of the city was fired, dozens of Song soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, and even some gunners were affected.

The Song prisoners continued to fire artillery, and some solid iron balls flew into the city, smashing down several roofs and courtyard wall debris. However, the residents near the city walls had already been evacuated, and there were no casualties.

"Shield! Destroy these shit days for me! ”

Meng Heng shouted loudly, he watched the Mongolian army at the battlement, and the generals on the left and right persuaded him to retreat, but he refused.

Shields covered, the gunners stabilized their minds, adjusted the angle of the guns, and continued to fire.

This time, dozens of iron balls went straight to the artillery position of the Mongolian army, and in an instant, several artillery trucks were smashed and overturned, and the gunners were lying in a pool of blood, with countless dead and wounded, broken hands and feet all over the ground, and terrible screams continued.

The sound of artillery continued, and the smoke under the city head was filled, and the sound of artillery at the head of the city did not change, but the sound of artillery outside the city became more and more sparse.

The artillery at the head of the city was protected by walls, and the outside of the city was bare. After all, Xingyuan Mansion City is the location of Xingyuan Rongsi and the location of the emperor, and there are many artillery pieces at the head of the city, elite gunners, and high morale.

In the roar of artillery, the Mongolian army's artillery carriages, stone throwers and ballistae were constantly smashed and overturned, and the Mongolian gunners, gunners, and crossbowmen were constantly killed and wounded.

Several solid iron balls rushed in, several artillery carriages were smashed to pieces, the gunners were killed and wounded, and the rest turned around and fled, and were shot over one by one by the Mongolian archers who supervised the battle behind the battle, and none of them survived.

On the city wall, the soldiers of the Song army rejoiced. There was no mercy for the Song prisoners who were killed and wounded.

"I'll go!"

Zhao Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the stone thrower, which was still rolling forward, and his face turned gloomy again.

At a cursory glance, it seems that half of the stone throwers of the Mongolian army have been knocked out, but if the remaining stone throwers are in effect, the huge stones will be smashed into the city wall, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

The range of small cannons is more than 300 paces, which is basically longer than that of a catapult. Seeing that the Mongolian army's stone throwing machine stopped, and the Mongolian army was carrying the boulder, Meng Heng shouted angrily.

"Aim! Big and small cannons together, knock out the catapult for me! ”

"Pong! Disheveled! Disheveled! ”

On the city wall, 100 large and small artillery pieces opened fire one after another, and the city was filled with gunsmoke, and iron balls and iron pellets were constantly smashed out, like a violent storm, and the Mongolian artillery, stone throwers, and ballistas were constantly overturned and smashed. At a distance of about 300 steps, both sides come and go, and they are all sacrificing their lives to attack each other.

A boulder flew up to the city, smashed on a battlement wall, earth and stones flew, the battlement wall collapsed in half, the artillery carriage behind the wall was smashed by the boulder, the artillery rolled, two Song soldiers were hit by the artillery, one immediately spurted blood, and could not afford to languish. Another Song soldier was shot in the head by artillery, and his brain burst out, mixed with blood, and flew in the air.

Another crossbow gun came at the gun, and the two Song soldiers at the head of the city could not dodge, one was shot down by the crossbow, and the other was shot through the arm and fell to the ground.

The artillery roared at the head of the city, not only endlessly, but also bombarded the Mongolian army's position indiscriminately, and in the endless rain of bullets, the stone throwers, artillery, and ballistas on the Mongolian army's position fell to the east and west, and stopped their fire one after another.

Dozens of catapults and ballistas, and nearly a hundred artillery pieces were destroyed by the artillery of the Song army, and Torre remained silent and looked coldly.

However, hundreds of people were lost, and this battle had just begun.

The horn of the Mongolian army was melodious, and the Mongolian army was overwhelming, and Zhao Wei shouted loudly.

"Shield! Watch out for Tatar feathered arrows! Watch out for the earth-shattering thunder of the Tatars! ”

Planks and shields were lifted from the top of the city, and the head of the city was impermeable to the wind as if it had covered its roof.

The gunner had his own gun truck to cover him, but the area around the gun truck was still covered by the shields of the Song soldiers.

The gunners of the Song army were all baby bumps, and the protection was the most tight.

"Artillery, ready!"

"Archer, prepare!"

"Grenadier, prepare!"

At the head of the city, the Song army officers shouted one after another.

The purpose of war is to kill and injure the other side to the greatest extent, and the real war has just begun.

Yes, ranged attacks are over, melee combat is the main topic.

"Kill Song Dog!"

"Kill Song Dog!"

The tide of the Mongol army shouted forward, and thousands of Song army captives and civilians were mixed in, they carried the ladder and the walking corpse, and went straight to the southern city wall of Xingyuan Mansion. Countless Mongolian soldiers marched forward with horned bows in hand, and many of them had already found their feather arrows and were ready to draw their bows at any time.

In the Qianli mirror, watching the Meng army roaring forward, his face was excited, and the hideousness in his eyes was clear, Meng Heng's palms were sweaty, and he nodded lightly towards the flag officer next to him.

The flag was waved down, and the officers shouted one after another.

"Fire!"

The city was filled with smoke, the flames appeared, and the iron balls and iron pills rose into the air and smashed straight out of the city.