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The rocket attack caused a violent explosion. Some wooden buildings on the tower instantly burst into flames and began to collapse.

A large part of the city tower on the north side of Xiangyang collapsed directly.

The Southern Song Dynasty was originally defending the city. The soldiers and even the generals had their mouths wide open, not knowing what was going on. They only saw a few red things shooting from the sky! It hit the tower directly.

Then there was a violent explosion and a huge fire.

"This is heaven's punishment! It's heaven's punishment!"

Who has seen such a terrifying scene? Several things with long tail flames just hit them, and then directly hit their base camp.

At this time, on the hillside in the distance, all the generals watching the battle were also surprised. They really didn't expect this thing to actually hit, and the attack range was a bit too scary!
This is more powerful than the bed crossbow. The horn bed crossbow of the Southern Song Dynasty had a range of one thousand steps, but compared with this range, it was still far behind.

Moreover, when the bed crossbow is fired, it must aim at the target, and its power is only to shoot a huge arrow. If it hits the target, it will die, but if it misses, it is actually of little use.

But the thunderbolt rocket invented by the King of Guanzhong is completely different. The rocket it shoots out first kills the bed crossbow instantly at the attack distance, and you only need to aim in a rough direction, because this thing will explode. .

As long as it can hit a regional target, everyone in this area will be killed or injured.

This thing does not need to be aimed like an ox-horned crossbow. It also requires eight oxen to draw the bow. It can be fired by directly igniting the propellant.

The range is farther than the bed crossbow, the power is greater than the bed crossbow, and the aim is safer than the bed crossbow. As for carrying, it is even more convenient.

The huge horn-bed crossbow required eight oxen to pull it. It could only be erected on the city tower. If you wanted to take it out with the army, it would take a lot of effort. (During the Battle of Chanyuan. The Northern Song Dynasty used a horn-shaped crossbow to kill the Liao general 600 meters away. During Hulagu's Western Expedition, it is recorded that the horn-shaped crossbow set a new record. The terrifying range of more than 2000 meters. To be honest, the weapons in the Song Dynasty reached their peak, but they were all used by others.)
"King Guanzhong, this weapon, this weapon is so powerful. It has such great power at such a long distance."

"Yes! If we had this kind of help, there would be no city we couldn't defeat, no battle we couldn't win!"

A group of generals under Zhang Yong all lamented that the power of this Thunderbolt rocket far exceeded their imagination. The most terrifying thing was that the range was too far.

"It's not over yet! Keep aiming in that direction and fire for me." Zhang Yong looked at Xiangyang Chen, who was blazing in the distance, and said.

When rockets were fired at this distance at night, the Southern Song Dynasty had no choice but to be beaten passively.

And this is only the first generation rocket. In the future, the iron pipe can be modified to further increase its range, but at this stage, the strike from this distance is enough.

Soon the second batch of rockets was ignited and then launched. This time, three rockets hit the tower and two others exploded on the city wall.

The huge movement made the soldiers paralyzed on the ground in fear. Countless Southern Song soldiers on the city tower were scrambling for their lives. They were attacked by unknown weapons. No Guanzhong soldiers appeared below the city.

The third batch of five rockets attacked, two of which fell under the city tower and exploded directly in the Song Army's reserve team, and three of which hit the city wall.

The entire city wall of Xiangyang City had a gaping hole in the middle, and a large amount of wall skin fell off.

The fourth batch and the last five rockets were fired again under Zhang Yong's order. This time, of the five rockets, four hit the city tower and one hit the city gate. .

Boom! Boom!
The sound of explosions was endless.

"What's going on? What's going on? Has the Guanzhong army launched another artillery attack? It's night now. Are they not even allowing people to live at night?"

Zhang Yong's twenty rockets were fired in four batches. About a stick of incense was finished after the bombing, when the top commanders of the Southern Song Dynasty rushed to the city wall.

Some Southern Song generals who were sleeping were awakened by the huge movement. They immediately put on their armor and hurriedly ran towards the city wall.

"Are the Mongols going to launch a night attack and siege the city at night? Are they crazy?" a Southern Song general said.

Are you kidding me? Attacking the city at night is the most beneficial to the defenders. After all, you can't see anything falling from the sky. They, the defenders, only need to throw rolling stones and gold juice down.

"Report to the general, there are no Mongolian soldiers under the city, and they did not launch an attack. However, many soldiers said it was a punishment from heaven. Thunderbolts and lightning suddenly struck from the sky and hit the city tower." A captain responsible for guarding the city wall said.

"You bastard, where did this natural punishment come from? Where did this thunder come from? Are you dreaming?" The leading general roared angrily, pushed away the soldiers guarding the city, and then came to the top of the city wall and looked down. go.

There were no Mongolian troops under the city, and the surroundings were pitch black. There seemed to be some bright spots on the hillside at certain locations, and some faint torches flickered. However, these weak light spots quickly disappeared.

After firing the rocket, Zhang Yong left the hillside without any hesitation and returned to the military camp at the foot of the mountain.

Just kidding, I don’t want to stand there and show off. If an octagonal ox crossbow were shot at this time, wouldn’t I be directly shot into a candied haws, and I would hate the northwest!
"There are indeed no Guanzhong troops around! Is it possible that this is just an act of God?"

"It is said that the King of Guanzhong was named the Mongolian National Advisor. It is said that he was still from the Han Dynasty and suddenly appeared in front of Genghis Khan."

"Could this King of Guanzhong be a god? He can summon thunder and lightning from the sky to attack us?" A large group of soldiers from the Southern Song Dynasty said submissively.

"You bastards are here. If anyone dares to disturb the morale of the army, I will kill him without mercy. How can there be any divine punishment? He is not a messenger of God at all, he is just a magician who can deceive the Mongolians on the grassland. , can you still deceive our great Song Dynasty?" Meng Gong also came over at this time and said.

Such a huge movement naturally alarmed him, the coach of Xiangyang City. Without any hesitation, Meng Gong immediately came to the city wall that was under attack.

Some towers on the city wall have been destroyed, and a large number of defensive equipment have been burned. Many soldiers are holding buckets to put out the fire.

But outside Xiangyang City, only Guanzhong and Daying areas were lit by torches, while other areas were completely dark.

"General, we read it right. It is the thunder falling from the sky, and it is a red divine thunder.

The city tower was blown up in one fell swoop, and many brothers were blown to ashes. Some of the limbs in the distance were directly damaged by the blast, and they looked so miserable. "A Southern Song soldier said.

"Many brothers lost their hands and feet in the explosion. Some brothers fell directly to the ground and could not be woken up no matter how they screamed. Then they bled to death from seven holes."

"It must be God's punishment. This must be God's punishment."

A large number of soldiers began to quarrel. As for the little fire they had just seen on the hillside, they had all been selectively forgotten.

It is not surprising at all that the Guanzhong army lit torches outside the city.

"Don't talk nonsense, how could it be a punishment from heaven? I, the Great Song Dynasty, am the orthodox sage in the world, and I am also the current True Dragon Emperor." Meng Gong said.

The defense battle of Xiangyang has been extremely unsatisfactory from the beginning to the present. The Guanzhong army basically suffered no losses, but kept attacking them with firearms. On their side, the casualties were extremely heavy.

As long as people were injured by Guanzhong firearms, 70 to 80 percent of them could not be saved after being carried down. Even if they were saved, they would be disabled and unable to participate in the battle.

Now that this kind of weapon similar to heavenly punishment appeared again, it gave Meng Gong an even more headache. The soldiers at the bottom only believed what they saw in front of them.

If they really thought that the King of Guanzhong had the help of gods and men and was truly destined, things would be completely out of control.

So Meng Gong did not dare to be negligent and immediately issued an order to the entire army that no one was allowed to speak about this matter again.

Anyone who dares to speak of heavenly punishment will be killed without mercy.

However, sometimes you can't silence all the soldiers. This matter still spread quietly among the Southern Song Dynasty army. After all, such a huge movement cannot be concealed if you want to. "Hahahaha! How is it? Generals, how powerful is this new weapon?" Zhang Yong sat in his Chinese army tent, holding a wine glass and looking at all the generals, and asked.

Once upon a time, I was like them, sitting in the military tent of Genghis Khan, in the military tent of Wokuotai, and in the military tent of the Western Expedition Army.

But this time the situation is different. He is the commander-in-chief of everyone, the initiator of this war, and their lord.

"King Guanzhong, this is really a divine weapon given to you by God. With this magical weapon, why worry about the world not being able to get it?" A Guanzhong general stood up immediately, bowed to Zhang Yong, and said excitedly.

All their generals in Guanzhong did not recognize Mongolia at all. The only one they recognized was their prince.

"The King of Guanzhong has this magical weapon, and he will be able to dominate the world soon."

"It's just a Xiangyang city. With this artifact, we can break the city just around the corner." A nobleman from the Han army in Hebei said.

This time, their Hebei army really made the right bet, and following the King of Guanzhong was indeed the right choice. As long as the King of Guanzhong can win the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongols on the grassland will no longer be a threat, and the King of Guanzhong can completely stand on his own.

But all this depends on the King of Guanzhong himself. After all, although the King of Guanzhong can establish a country in name, he is still a tributary of the Great Mongolia in name.

"You are right, Xiangyang City should be conquered in the next few days. Tomorrow, I will continue to use this weapon to attack Xiangyang City at the other side of the city gate to further reduce the morale of the defenders in the city.

Three days later, it will be time for the decisive battle. At that time, all generals, take your respective troops.

Let me enter the city and annihilate all the Southern Song Dynasty defenders as quickly as possible. Do not harm the people in the city. I want a complete Xiangyang City. "Zhang Yong said.

"Don't worry, King Guanzhong, we will fight to the death with all our heart." All the generals collectively knelt in front of Zhang Yong and said excitedly.

Now the morale of the defenders in Xiangyang City has been low and their morale has been weakened. If the bombing continues for several more days, the consequences are simply unimaginable. When the time comes, it will be much easier for them, the generals, to lead people to attack the city.

No wonder the King of Guanzhong was so confident about attacking the Southern Song Dynasty. It turned out that such weapons existed.

The high-intensity siege in the past few days has been coupled with the investment in rockets, a time-honored weapon.

The originally impregnable Xiangyang City finally had some small gaps, and he had already ambushed his assassin troops in the city.

A tunnel has been dug. Those who succeed can lurk out and deliver information to themselves.

The assassin who secretly left the city was quickly received into Zhang Yong's military tent.

At this time, ten days had passed since the Guanzhong army besieged Xiangyang City.

"You came at the right time. Let me ask you what is the situation in Xiangyang City now?" Zhang Yong asked.

It took ten days for the assassin troops in the city to finally contact him.

"King of Guanzhong! Now the people in Xiangyang City are panicked and the soldiers are demoralized. Although the coach Meng Gong has strictly prohibited talking about it, many soldiers and people are talking about heaven's punishment, saying that the prince is favored by heaven, and there is thunder and lightning from the thunder god in the sky. Help you fight," the assassin said.

"Oh! Did you try harder to promote me here?" Zhang Yong said.

"My subordinates can't hide anything from the prince. After we learned about the heavenly punishment, we immediately started spreading rumors in the streets and alleys, saying that you were an angel. This time, the God of Thunder helped. Now the whole Xiangyang City has spread the rumor. It's boiling." The assassin leader knelt on the ground and said.

"Hahahaha! Very good, very good. This is the effect I want. How many people are there in the city now? Can you open a city gate and let my army enter the city?" Zhang Yong asked.

This is the most critical thing. Let these assassin armies open the city gates and let their own troops enter the city.

"Reporting to the King of Guanzhong, we have a total of more than seventy people lurking in the city. Most of them are dressed as refugees and work hard in some restaurants or markets. Some brothers are dressed as beggars and begging for food. There are about two of them now. Ten brothers were recruited into the Southern Song militia and lived in the military camp.

It is still a little difficult to open the city gate now. In front of each outer city, there is an urn city. After opening the gate of the outer city, the defenders of Wengcheng will discover the situation.

The defenders of the outer city and Wengcheng were combined. Each city gate has at least an army of more than a thousand people, which is not enough with our manpower. "The assassin leader said.

The defense system of Xiangyang City is very well designed. There is an urn city in front of the outer city gate. If we don't capture this urn city, it will be useless to open the outer city gate.

"Well! What secret stronghold do you have? Can you hide some people? Can you send some troops into the tunnel you leave the city?" Zhang Yong asked.

It doesn't take many, just a few hundred people to open the gate of an urn city, and the outer city gate, and his army can rush in.

"King Guanzhong, the tunnel I came out this time can allow one person to get in at a time, and only ten people can get in at most in one night. Moreover, it is very easy to be discovered by the enemy. Even if it takes a month, it may not be possible to squeeze through many troops. "The assassin leader said.

Now, the most they can do is pass on the news in the city, or carry out some rumors and publicity in the city to shake the morale of the Southern Song Dynasty defenders.

"In two days I will send out a large army to attack the city with all my strength. You take advantage of the chaos to open the gate of an outer city, and then set the gate on the northwest side. As for the gate of Wengcheng, they will take care of it themselves." Zhang Yong said. .

It is a bit unrealistic for the assassin army to open two city gates at the same time, so they can just open the inner city gate.

As for Wengcheng on the outside, it is up to your own offensive troops to take care of it. The gate of Wengcheng is not very strong.

It shouldn't be too difficult to break through these city gates. In the next few days, Zhang Yong plans to carry out a high-intensity siege.

"Don't worry, King Guanzhong, my subordinates know. You can give me a specific time. At that time, I will take all my brothers to find a way to open the city gate." The assassin leader said.

"Well! The time is set in three days, at night three days later, then take action.

During these three days, I will send you thirty more people every night, and I will gather a hundred people for you.

And prepare some gasoline and landmines for you. When the time comes, you will light a wall of fire to stop the Song army and lay landmines everywhere. "Zhang Yong said.

He trains this army largely because he wants them to become special forces.

On several city gates, Zhang Yong has fired a batch of rockets. Now more than 80 rockets have been consumed.

Zhang Yong does not intend to use the remaining rockets unless it is a critical battle.

"Yes! King Guanzhong, my subordinates know." The assassin leader nodded and said.

That night. Zhang Yong arranged for ten well-trained assassins, carrying some landmines and gasoline, to follow the assassins in the city through tunnels and sneak into Xiangyang City quietly.

In the next two days, Zhang Yong sent in another 20 people one after another. The number of assassins in the city has reached more than 100, and they are equipped with mines, some gasoline, and advanced hand crossbows.

During these three days, Zhang Yong, in addition to attacking with artillery fire every day, would also send an army to attack the city gate, this time carrying a siege ladder and siege vehicle.

The mission of this army is very simple. Their main job is to attack the city gate and find a way to break open the city gate of Wengcheng.

After three days of strong attacks, the Southern Song Dynasty defenders were extremely exhausted. That night, they fought fiercely with the Guanzhong army for a whole day and were exhausted. (End of chapter)