Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 965 Shan Yu declines

"This...Chen Shouyi really came prepared!"

On top of the city wall, Murong Huang stood at the top of a city, looking at the various scenes below. His face was so gloomy that he could drip water. He clenched his hands tightly. Not only was he shaking because of too much exertion, but the veins on his hands were also exposed.

Beside him, several soldiers were earnestly advising: "Young Marshal, this city is not safe. We should retreat a few steps, just in case something happens..."

"At such a critical moment, someone needs to be guarding here. Otherwise, how can the tribesmen and soldiers below have the courage to hold on when they see that we have withdrawn? Please note..."

Just as Murong Huang was speaking, a section of the city wall not far away from the group of people had many cracks appear in the two consecutive rounds of cannonballs, and then its rammed earth peeled off on its own, and then collapsed.

Whoa!
The fall of the huge mud block immediately stirred up layers of smoke and dust, and even brought bursts of turbulent airflow, blowing on the faces of Murong Huang and others. Now even Murong Huang could not maintain his apparent calm.

This originally majestic and solid city wall collapsed in the face of a huge force that was difficult to resist. The shock to people's hearts was simply unimaginable, and it inevitably triggered the instinctive fear in people's hearts.

This cannot be reversed and changed simply by relying on willpower.

Murong Huang clearly saw that not far away, there were several archers who were shooting arrows. When the city wall collapsed, two of them were affected. They fell down and were buried in an instant. The remaining people immediately dispersed like birds and beasts. , completely lost his courage.

This was just the tip of the iceberg on the battlefield. Murong Huang glanced around and saw many soldiers retreating and fleeing on the corridor of the city wall. He couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness and whispered: "Could this be the warrior of our clan?"

He Jing also saw this scene, and he couldn't help but said: "The sharp weapons brought by Chen's soldiers and horses can be said to be the nemesis of rammed earth city walls like ours. No, even the stone walls of the Central Plains may not be able to withstand much. Thunder bombardment from the sky, and the most terrible thing is that originally the defenders had to wait for local soldiers to climb the city wall. In this way, whether they shot out with arrows, smashed them down with heavy objects, or even waited for people to climb up and engage in hand-to-hand combat, all It can be dealt with, and soldiers can be encouraged to have courage. However, the current situation is different. Then Chen's soldiers and horses set up sharp weapons and did not send troops at all. It was a thunder attack. Our soldiers here , He couldn't even touch the hem of his opponent's clothes, and could only rely on the bow and arrow in his hand. He couldn't hurt many people, but he was seriously injured. He had to think about it, and Chen's attack method was, in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, It’s really the same as magic and magic…”

Yes, what He Jing said truly explains the essence of the current situation.

What really troubles the people in the city is the incredible attack method, and no matter how they resist, it has limited effect, and they have no idea how to deal with this situation!
Even soldiers who have experienced the baptism of single-shot cannons have difficulty adapting to the attacks of Pingxing cannons. Not to mention them, even if the time goes back more than 1000 years, facing the attack of hot weapons, they can't defend themselves. What they can do is still very limited. At most, they can only win local firefights by hurting each other, competing for consumption, and being superior in firepower and lethality.

But at this time, the Murong tribe has just transitioned from slavery to a certain degree of centralization not long ago, and many habits of tribal alliances still remain within it. It is very difficult to even give orders. Facing Chen Zhi's well-trained engineering troops, Not only is there a lack of consultation, but there is also a lack of effective means of confrontation. The final result is one can imagine.

So, after another loud noise sounded, even Murong Huang's legs trembled slightly, and he said: "Father Khan's side was attacked, and I don't know what happened. For the sake of my children, I should go visit. This Chen family's soldiers and horses ..."

He wants to retreat, but he needs a reason. At the same time, in order to show his ability, he also needs to give battlefield instructions before leaving. Otherwise, it will be too unreasonable. The question is what kind of instructions will he leave behind?
Stand your ground?

Not to mention that everyone is doing this at the moment, the bigger problem is that the distance between the company and the enemy attacking the city makes their persistence become a matter of waiting to die!

A siege outside the city?

This is even more unreasonable, because the soldiers and horses currently besieging Chen's soldiers and horses are still below, and they are still forming a siege. However, these soldiers and horses have become disordered. Not only can they not continue to move forward, but they are also in the three stages of the fire cannon. Under attack, they retreated and trampled on each other.

Even if the elite Murong troops who are on standby in Jicheng are released to join the siege, there may not be an improvement. After all, during the siege, more people are not always better. In many cases, maintaining the army's formation is more important, otherwise the company's command will , mobilization is difficult, how can we talk about destroying the enemy?After thinking about it, Murong Huang sighed, and still ordered the remaining soldiers not to leave without permission, to withstand the enemy's offensive, and then left, leaving behind many generals who were smiling bitterly.

Withstand the attack?How to top?Take the top of your head?

As soon as the thought came to an end, a piece of gravel flew over and directly hit a general on the forehead. Blood burst out and the man fell down.

The sound of falling to the ground spread far away, and Murong Hao, who hadn't left far away, turned his head and looked back, his face became stiff immediately, and his pace quickened a little, even a little bit of running away.

Under the protection of the soldiers, Murong Huang and He Jing came to a house in the city.

This place is actually not far from the city wall, separated by two streets. The outside of the house is surrounded by layers of soldiers and is tightly guarded. Don't tell anyone and go in, even people passing by will be caught and questioned.

Even Murong Huang, a well-known handsome young man in the city, was blocked. He was allowed to enter only after being notified, but Murong Huang's face became even more gloomy.

As soon as I walked into the courtyard, the smell of herbs wafted over me.

Smelling this smell, Murong Huang's face changed, revealing a worried look. He quickly walked into the house and immediately saw Murong Shanyu and Murong Xin who were surrounded by a crowd.

It's just that this man who used to be vigorous and vigorous is now lying on the bed, his body wrapped tightly, and his face is even darker, but it also reveals a sense of paleness.

Murong Xuan's face was full of exhaustion, but he kept his spirits up. On the one hand, he had witch doctors and Chinese doctors consulting and treating him, and on the other hand, he had subordinates and subordinates reporting to him. However, the more reports he heard, the more Murong Xuan His face became paler, and when he saw Murong Huang, he was stunned for a moment, and then let Murong Huang come to him.

"Even you are here. Could it be that the city wall really cannot be defended?"

Murong Huang hesitated for a moment before replying: "It's not that we can't defend it, it's just that the enemy's tactics are weird and there's no way to deal with it at the moment. It's too difficult to fight head-on. It's better to make a plan. As long as we can break the military formation under the city, it's a powerful weapon." Although it is strong, it is a tree without roots.”

When Murong Xin heard this, his face flushed, and he was clearly angry. He roared in a hoarse voice: "Then the Chen family came to invade. They attacked Murong Jicheng, and thousands of people dared to show off their power. Now you actually give someone People say that it is difficult to face it head-on? How unreasonable! It is simply unreasonable!"

This anger obviously touched his injuries and spirit. After finishing his words, Old Shanyu rolled his eyes and passed out.

"Father Khan!"

"Shan Yu!"

"Father!"

A series of exclamations sounded, and the room suddenly became a mess!
(End of this chapter)