Da Wei Chun

Chapter 520
A moment ago, Yuan Ji was secretly complacent.

Li Chengzhi is indeed gifted by heaven: whether it is a thunderbolt or a rocket, it is a rare weapon in the world.

But he Yuan Ji is not bad either.

When Lu Yan of Woye met these two things, he was beaten to shame, like a bereaved dog.

Yuan Li from Liangzhou was terrified when she heard this thing, and her heart was terrified.

When he met Yuan Ji, he was able to guard against it impenetrably, and he fought with great vigor and vigor.

Isn't such a theory several times stronger than Lu Yan, Yuan Li and others?
Just when he was proud, Yuan Ji was even more elated when he heard Yu Xiu say that the archers of the Wei army had retreated.

Not surprisingly, it should be that Li Chengzhi saw that the rockets were useless, so he simply stopped wasting arrows.

After a few moments, the cannon carriage will definitely be removed as well.

And if it is replaced by conventional tactics, Yuan Ji is even more confident.

It's nothing more than you attack and I defend.He asked himself that he was not a person who had earned his fame, and he would definitely be able to fortify the defense of Qingshui County...

Thinking about it in his mind, the explosion in his ears seemed to be much quieter, Yuan Ji couldn't help being stunned, and looked down carefully.

There were nearly a hundred artillery carts facing the city wall, but at this moment they were still firing non-stop, at most there were only twenty of them, not to mention the fact that when the battle started, it was more like when the archers went to the city. When the rockets were thrown from the city, it seemed that nearly half of them were missing?
Yuan Ji was ecstatic!

I am really good at predicting things, Li Chengzhi is really planning to stop wasting that lightning weapon?
Haha, as long as the cannon cart retreats, it will be the time for the crossbow guns to fire.

"Yu Xiu, order the crossbowmen to prepare arrows, but when the Wei army's crossbow formation is withdrawn, they will be ordered to open the crossbow..."

Yu Xiu's face was full of joy: Wei Jun is going to retreat?

Yuan Ji warned again: "But don't panic, we have persisted for so long, and it's not too short of a moment. We must wait until the enemy's cannons and crossbows stop shooting and retreat to the rear before we can disperse." We built this shield wall... to prevent the enemy from trying to capture them, and to retreat to advance..."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the general will save it!"

Yu Xiu suddenly agreed, and quickly relayed the military order to his subordinates.

Yuan Ji put his eyes on the hole in the battlement again.

Well, although the number of thunderbolts thrown has been much thinner, there is no sign of Wei Jun's artillery array retreating?
Not only did they not retreat, but they seemed to be moving forward?
It really is...

Except for the twenty catapults used to suppress the defenders on the city, most of the remaining seventy or eighty artillery carts were slowly pushing towards the city.

Yuan Ji squinted his eyes and looked back anxiously: there were many soldiers carrying wooden boxes with grenades nimbly, following closely behind the gun carriage.

What do you mean, you want to get closer and then shoot?

But what's the use?

No matter how much you vote, won't you still slide down the city wall?

Yuan Ji looked sideways again: on the other side, two cars drove past the front of the formation, one on the left and the other on the right, stopping at about ten steps each time, and then saw the artillerymen unloading many things from under the cars.

It doesn't look like the lightning weapon before, but it looks like a porcelain jar?
What kind of tricks is Li Chengzhi doing?
Yuan Ji faintly felt something was wrong, a thread seemed to pop out of his mind, but he couldn't catch it no matter what.

Yu Xiu rushed over from under the shield wall, and asked suspiciously: "Your Highness, what is Wei Jun's intention?"

"I don't even know!"

Yuan Ji shook his head and lowered his voice, "But I don't know why, but I always feel terrified, as if something big has happened? Tell the soldiers not to act rashly, be careful..."

"promise!"

Yu Xiu respectfully responded, and when he finished delivering the military order, there were also movements under the city.

One hundred steps is only 150 meters, and it will be there in a while.Wei Zu parked the artillery cart about 30 meters away, and the defenders on the city could even see the enemy's face clearly.

How close is this?
"Your Highness, the army of Wei is only twenty steps away from the city. Could it be that Li Chengzhi is crazy?"

"It's not that Li Chengzhi is crazy, it's that he thought of you and I dare not dismantle the shield wall, let alone use heavy weapons such as crossbows!"

Yuan Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, as thin as a knife's edge, "Wait for someone to see, what the Wei army destroyed and shot this time was not a thunder weapon, and the distance is so close, it must be some kind of treacherous scheme by Li's children."

What tricks can there be?
The thunder was also thrown, and the rocket was also shot.Two of the three sharp weapons in the legend have been seen now, and the only one is the torch that "shape like a shooting star, and you will be shocked when you see it".

But I heard that apart from setting fire and startling horses, this thing seems to be useless.

Now that there is enough water in the city, there is nothing to be surprised about. Presumably there is no need for Wei Jun to waste it.

Furthermore, looking at the situation under the city, it seems that the porcelain pot is still going to be thrown over the top of the city with a cannonball?

I just don't know what's in it, and why it's so close. Could it be that thing is extremely heavy?

Yu Xiu was secretly suspicious, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the last general will see that the enemy is only twenty steps away from the city. They are so close that even a direct shot is quite effective. If you don't let the bows lead the arrows , shoot from the hole?"

"If you haven't seen the enemy, the gunners are all in full armor. If it weren't for the powerful crossbow, they wouldn't be able to hurt them at all... Forget it, it's better than nothing, so shoot!"

Yu Xiu went to deliver the order, and Yuan Ji stared at the city without blinking.

As he expected, even if he was only twenty steps away, the arrows shot from the city wall did not pose any threat to Wei Jun at all.

When the arrow hit the iron armor, it didn't even leave a hole?
It would be great if I could open a crossbow...

Yuan Jizai secretly regretted it, but Li Zhang was very excited.

Fire oil that can't be poured out by water is unheard of.Yuan Ji is doomed...

However, he has been shocked by Li Chengzhi too many times, and Li Zhang's mind has matured a lot.

Such as steel armor, such as gunpowder, which is not rare in the world, it is appalling.

Not to mention fire oil that can't be extinguished by water, even things that can catch fire in water, hasn't Li Zhang never seen it?
But it was too expensive, and Li Chengzhi wouldn't let him touch it.

Thinking of Jinggui, Li Zhang looked down again.

A wooden box, which is lined with thick velvet, other than that, there are only two porcelain jars.

According to the eldest brother, this thing is more expensive than mine, so this time only two guns were allocated to each machine.

Otherwise, why would the artillery battalion take such a big risk to run so close?

As long as the defenders on the city dared to fight to the death, they lifted the shield wall and opened their crossbows, and they were guaranteed to destroy a cannon carriage with one crossbow.

Fortunately, the enemy thief has not reacted yet.

Rejoicing secretly, Li Zhang ran back and forth, yelling repeatedly: "Try firing as soon as possible, and shoot a few more rounds, and make sure that every shot can be thrown to the top of the wall when the real fire is fired..."

The subordinates suddenly agreed and fiddled with the cannon car in an orderly manner.

"Boom!"

The debugging of the first trebuchet was completed, and the test of the gun began.

The tall and strong auxiliary soldier raised his big axe and slashed down fiercely, and the thick hemp rope snapped.

With a loud bang, the counterweight fell with a bang, the lever was raised high, and a porcelain pot flew out of the leather pocket.

After all, it was a trial shooting, so the aim must have been insufficient, and the strength was a bit weak, and the porcelain pot hit the wall.

With a sound of "wow", the porcelain pot burst, and a cloud of water mist exploded on the city wall.

Water flowed down the wall, extinguishing a rocket stuck halfway in the wall...

what?
It looks like water?
Surprised, Yuan Ji poked his head out of the hole.

Just at this time, nearly half of the ballistas rose one after another, and dozens of porcelain pots flew towards them like wild birds startled out of the forest.

The crackling sound of "bang bang" was endless, and one of them hit the city wall less than a foot away from Yuanji. Yu Xiu was startled, and pulled Yuanji's armor belt to pull him back.

"Don't move!"

Yuan Ji roared sharply, wiped the water on his face and put it in his mouth.

It's a little salty, with a muddy smell...is this water?
Li Chengzhi was insane, let the artillery cart get so close, risking being smashed by the crossbow, just to shoot a few cans of water into the city?

Yuan Jiji was puzzled, and turned his attention to the trebuchet.

He was also considered to be experienced in many battles, and he was well-informed. He only took a look, and his heart jumped violently.

This thing... is extremely convenient!
If it is made slightly larger, its power will never lose to the stone cannons commanded by nearly a hundred men.

And it's so simple, just put a big rock on the tail, saving hundreds of manpower?

Li Chengzhi really deserves to be called a genius, it's hard for Yuan Mou not to admire...

Seeing Yuan Ji withdrawing his head, Yu Xiu's hanging heart finally let go.

Although the probability is not high, it is hard to guarantee that Yuanji was unlucky and was bombarded by Wei Jun.

Seeing how thoughtful he was, Yu Xiu thought Yuan Ji was wondering why Wei Jun threw some water cans up.He said casually: "When I was just now, how many times did the general think that the pot was filled with kerosene, which was used by Wei Jun to ignite the fire, but it turned out to be ordinary water?"

Kerosene?

A flash of light seemed to flash in his mind, and Yuan Ji's face froze.

One word awakened the dreamer, and Yuan Ji knew only at this moment what kind of thought came out of his mind like a thread.

It is kerosene!

Last autumn, when Li Chengzhi and Yuan Yi competed under Jinyong City, he accompanied Yuan Ke to watch the battle at the top of the city. Li Chengzhi used it once at that time.

They used pig urine foam, and were thrown into Yuan Yi's chariot formation by the cavalry, and then only one rocket was fired, and a fire dragon dozens of feet long was burned in the blink of an eye.

But now, Li Chengzhi just replaced the pig urine bubble with a porcelain jar, and the cavalry with a ballista.

Although the jug is thrown up at the moment, it is just a test of the cannon.When it's ten and ten, it will naturally become a fire...

I should have thought of it earlier!
But I remember that after the battle, the soldiers just carried some water and put out the fire.Now Li Chengzhi knows that there is enough water in the city, but he still uses this trick. Isn't it unnecessary?
I really can't figure it out...

In this way, Yuan Ji abruptly missed the last chance.Just like what Li Zhang was worried about, if he dared to scuttle his boats and throw away his shield wall and bombard him with crossbows, even if there were heavy casualties in the city, he would definitely be able to smash the fifty or sixty artillery carts only twenty steps away from the city to pieces.

Of course, in the end, they still couldn't escape the fate of defeat...

After seven or eight rounds of test firing, nine of the ten water tanks could hit the shield wall, and Li Zhangcai ordered the gunners to replace them with oil tanks.

"Don't panic, don't worry, aim, cast steadily... Ignite!"

With Ge Shishi's long voice, dozens of porcelain pots with tails were thrown onto the city.

Is it thunder or water?

who cares……

The guards in the city were no longer as panicked as they were when the battle started, they were much more courageous and somewhat experienced.

Most of the soldiers were accumulating strength, and when there was a heavy "dong" sound above their heads, they would work together to lift the porcelain jar off the wooden shield.

With a "snap", the porcelain jar shattered on top of the head, and the wooden shield shook several times, but there was no such "bone-like" sound as before, let alone a deafening explosion.

There were only a few rattling sounds, as if broken tiles had slid down.

It's not Ray?
While rejoicing, a soldier suddenly exclaimed: "Fire..."

I'm so stupid, water is still dripping from the top of my head, where is the fire coming from?

Shi Zhang was about to shout and curse, when a flash of fire suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

The kerosene mixed with water seeped through the linen, seeped into the cracks in the planks, and burned through the linen in an instant.

What dripped from the shield wall was no longer water, but fire rain.Wherever it drops, it will catch up.

Burning buttocks is no less than a heartache.No matter how strict the military discipline is, no matter how rich the rewards are, they cannot match human instinct.

There was only heart-piercing screams, and all the wooden shields hit by the oil tank were overturned by the soldiers.Wherever the soldiers on fire rushed, there was a swarm of bees.

All of a sudden, the chaos on the top of the city was like a rat's den that had been dug out of its old nest, and the soldiers were like rats on fire, scurrying around without any direction at all.

Even if the brigade commander and the team leader shouted, it was of no avail, and it even affected Yuan Ji.

Yuan Ji's personal soldiers tried their best to kill the soldiers running around.Yuan Ji's face was ashen-colored, and 1 people couldn't figure it out: the wooden shield was wrapped in linen and quilts, and it was soaked in water, why could it still be ignited?
"Your Highness, be careful..."

Yu Xiu let out a sharp roar and pushed him violently.A porcelain pot fell against Yuan Ji's shoulder and smashed a water jar standing by the wall.

The water flowed all over the ground, and there were colorful oily flowers floating on it, which looked like poison, making Yuan Ji avoid it like a snake and a scorpion.

He stepped back in a panic, avoiding the flow to the soles of his feet.

Just at this time, the fuse burned to the end, a spark fell into the water and oil, and then a "boom" was heard.

The sound is not loud, and it is almost the same as that of Lei that day.But Yuan Ji was struck by the terrified five thunders, and he was stunned.

A flame burst out without warning, and instantly ignited a wall of fire in front of him.And it keeps moving forward.

Wherever the water flows, the wall of fire will burn there.

Water... can catch fire?
Rumors that Li Chengzhi could induce thunder were rampant. Yuan Ji was frightened and suspicious when he heard about it, but after seeing it, he realized that the rumor was wrong: the thunder was man-made, not a punishment from heaven.

Correspondingly, the sense of awe is much weaker.

But at this time, he saw it with his own eyes: even the water... was on fire?

Yuan Ji knew very well that this thing was still made by Li Chengzhi, and it must be man-made, but a demon or sorcery.

But what about the generals and ordinary soldiers under his command?

At this time, the city was already in chaos, and there were shouts of "the water is on fire...the water is on fire" everywhere.

Looking around, there are actually not many places where the fire broke out, only twenty or thirty places, adding up to a hundred feet at most.But this city wall alone is three miles long, and less than [-]% of the fire broke out.

But the shield wall has been completely broken, and some soldiers even jumped off the top of the city in a panic.

Yuan Ji's eyes were about to burst, and all thoughts were lost for a while.

At this time, Wei Zu can achieve twice the result with half the effort whether it is projecting mines or rockets.

I'm afraid this city won't be able to hold on...

Thoughts were still lingering in my mind, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in front of my eyes, and I felt pain all over my body, like thousands of ants gnawing bones and sucking marrow.

Staring at the blood column bubbling from his chest, Yuan Ji smiled miserably: This is... Tianlei?
That's God's will, everything is over!
(End of this chapter)