Chapter 114: Shenwu Cannon Siege

Li Changfeng listened to Su Xiu's words and sneered.

"Hehe, what a troublemaker."

"The emperor of the Chu Dynasty is mediocre, and he appoints some incompetent people."

"These people exploited the people and increased forced labor, so that the people of Liangzhou were miserable."

"Every day we live in dire straits."

"I, Li Changfeng, conform to the time of the day and do the right thing for the sky."

"Today, we will do our best to rebel against Da Chu."

Su Xiu looked at the stubborn Li Changfeng on the city tower and pursed his lips.

The left hand is raised.

I just listened, with a "swish", the light horse behind him drew out the sword, and the blade of the sword pointed directly in the direction of Li Changfeng.

The soldier sat down and crooked, his horse's hooves scraping the ground, ready to charge.

Su Xiu clenched his fist with his left hand.

The light cavalry in front of the army is neatly aligned like two sides apart.

The infantry behind him slowly pushed out the Shenwu cannon.

This Shenwu cannon can be said to be a unique weapon of the Chu Dynasty.

Its advantage is that it is powerful, the shell has a large killing range, and the running order falls.

A team can be blown up.

The advantages of this thing are huge, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

Shenwu cannons are too heavy, and each Shenwu cannon needs to be equipped with six people.

Four push guns, one aimed and one reloaded.

Mobility on the battlefield is low, and the blow to the light cavalry is limited in the battle.

However, Shenwu artillery is the best choice for attacking cities and seizing land and defending territory.

At the time when the internal affairs of Dachu were in chaos, and the relatives were always alive.

The reason why we can defend the country is also because of this Shenwu cannon.

It's just that since the new emperor came to the throne, the Shenwu cannons of the entire Chu Dynasty have been placed in Kyoto by the Chu Emperor.

Illegal storage of cannons is not allowed in all parts of Kyushu.

This also led to Liangzhou's defeat to Li Changfeng and his robbing of the four counties.

And the Shenwu cannon of the Chu Dynasty is also numerous.

Since the accession to the throne of the new emperor, laws have been enacted.

The Chu Dynasty no longer built new Shenwu cannons.

Originally, there were only one hundred and twenty Shenwu cannons.

Among the 50,000 forbidden troops sent by Emperor Chu this time, he brought twenty Shenwu cannons.

in order to help them destroy the rebels.

In fact, Emperor Chu was also very entangled in this.

On the one hand, he wants to rectify the Su family, and on the other hand, he wants to exterminate the rebels as soon as possible.

In this twisted mood, Emperor Chu still sent twenty Shenwu cannons to attack the city.

And Su Xiu's confidence in attacking the city comes from this.

Su Xiu lowered his arm and shouted, "Fill the fire bomb." ”

The twenty armorers next to him quickly filled the fire bombs.

Li Changfeng in the city saw this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he pretended to be calm.

However, the cold sweat of his sideburns betrayed him.

His heart was by no means at peace at the moment.

"Put!"

Bang.

Twenty cannons, like a fire dragon, spit out twenty shells.

Twenty fireballs whistled out, rubbing against the air, creating a brilliant streamer in the air.

Bang bang.

The fire bomb slammed into the city walls with unmistakable precision, making a deafening sound.

Li Changfeng, who was standing on the city wall, was shaken by the shaking caused by the fire bomb blowing up the wall.

It took a while to get to his feet.

Panting, he looked down at the city walls.

I saw that the cannonballs that looked like fire dragons only left some white marks on the city walls.

The sturdiness of this city wall also surprised Su Xiu a little.

I didn't expect this wall to be so strong.

The shells of the Shenwu cannon did not explode.

It only shook a bit, and it was back to normal.

There were only a few traces left on the tower.

Seeing this effect, Su Xiu frowned slightly.

Li Changfeng, who was above the city tower, was originally wrinkled, and gradually soothed.

Although he had expected it, it can be seen that the Shenwu artillery siege effect is very small.

The original beating was not stopped, and the restless heart gradually fell to the ground.

Laughing and shouting to the army downstairs.

"Su Tingshi, your cannon is a little unsatisfactory."

Su Xiu did not answer, his face was calm.

"Reload and bombard the gates of Collagen County."

"Catapult ready!"

With an order, nearly fifty catapults behind Su Xiu were filled one after another, waiting for the order.

Nowadays, the production and extraction of gunpowder has not yet formed an assembly line.

The development and storage of gunpowder in this Chu Dynasty was still very difficult.

As a result, ladders and catapults are still the most commonly used siege weapons.

Twenty guns refilled.

Su Xiu gave an order: "Release!" ”

Twenty fireballs roared out, rubbing against the air to produce flames.

Six out of twenty shells were crooked.

Sixteen other firebombs hit the gates of Collagen County.

Just listen to the "boom".

The gates collapsed, and sawdust scattered.

The judgment army behind the city gate was blown up with bloody flesh and blood, and their arms and legs flew sideways.

Su Xiu pulled out the matching sword and shouted, "The Chu army is mighty!" ”

The voice landed, and the light horse behind Su Xiu rushed forward while shouting "Chu Army is mighty".

The soldiers also rushed towards the city wall with ladders.

The catapults at the rear of the camp also cut their ropes with the sound of "release".

The hundred-pound boulder in the catapult, and some wine barrels that were being led, flew in an arc in the air.

Smashed on the tower with precision.

The castle tower was instantly ablaze.

The rebels cried for their fathers and mothers, and were burned to death by the flames

The rebels in the city were suddenly beaten by this round of offensive and could not find the north.

Li Changfeng pulled out his sword and called out loudly.

"Don't mess up, don't mess up, archers come forward, quick!"

The rebels who heard the order were as if they had found the backbone.

The archer, with his bow and arrow, takes a step forward.

Li Changfeng also held his breath, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the light cavalry of the Chu army that was gradually approaching under the city.

The bearded man on the side said anxiously: "Qingwang, quickly release your sword, the enemy's light cavalry is less than five hundred meters away from us." ”

Li Changfeng held his breath and stared at the cavalry under the city.

pursed his lips, gritted his teeth, and just didn't give orders.

The bald adjutant on the other side urged anxiously.

"Qingwang, it's less than two hundred meters."

When Li Changfeng heard this, his eyes shone brightly, and he roared angrily.

"Shoot the arrows!"

The arrows in the archer's hands came out of their hands.

Woohoo.

Above the castle tower, only the sound of arrows breaking through the air was heard.

A rain of arrows fell among the light cavalry of the Chu army.

This time a volley, the light cavalry went to five out of ten.

Only half of the light horsemen were about to rush in through the gap in the city gate.

Above the city tower, Li Changfeng ordered.

"Pour oil!"

I saw all kinds of oil pouring down the city walls.

The light horseman who had just rushed to the castle tower was drenched with oil.

Li Changfeng's eyes were resentful.

Fiercely shouted: "Rocket, ready." ”

The archers on the tower of the city led the arrows to the fire one by one.

"Put!"

Li Changfeng gave an order.

Thousands of rockets roared out, right in the middle of the light cavalry formation.

Sparks splashed on the oil.

I saw a bang outside the city wall of Collagen County, and the flames soared into the sky.

A ring of fire surrounds the outside of the collagen city wall.

Light cavalry, despite the shields against rockets.

However, most of the soldiers in the light cavalry were drenched in fire oil, and the sparks burned at the slightest touch.

The light horseman who had just rushed to the door was burned in flames.

For a time, the flames outside the castle tower of Collagen County soared into the sky, and the scene was unbearable.