I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 251 The city is broken

"Assemble! Assemble quickly!" Pan Zhu resisted vomiting, his body collapsed and fell to the ground, and he quickly got up. "All the defenders in the city assemble immediately! Prepare to fight!"

Three more stone cannons fell from the sky, smashing through the house and sending wood chips flying everywhere.

Ganchang covered his head and hurriedly evacuated with Pan Zhu under the escort of everyone.

Emergency bells rang in the city, and a large number of Wu troops began to gather.

Crowds surged on the street, and Pan Zhu shouted on the street: "Fathers and fellow villagers in Jiangling, now that the Shu thieves want to break into the city and destroy our home, are you going to ignore your relatives!"

The crowd was silent for a moment in fear, and then broke out into shouts: "No! Defend our home!"

There was a man on the roadside who felt rebellious under the pressure and shouted: "Defend our home and protect our children!"

Pan Zhu and Gan Chang hurried back to the government office. Pan Zhu said to the people below: "Immediately summon all the famous people in the city, let them, let them... let them tell the people in the city that we will resist to the death!"

"Tell them that the general's troops will be back soon and let everyone unite!"

"Here!"

Soon, local celebrities in Jiangling came forward one after another, and they had great influence among the people of Jiangling.

"Fellows and fellow villagers, the Shu thieves are attacking the city now. They are trying to capture this place and capture your wives and children! We need to defend our home together! The imperial army has come for reinforcements! They will be outside the city soon!"

"Can you bear to see your wife and children killed by Shu thieves' butcher's knives?"

People were completely outraged.

Countless men returned home, picked up knives and swords, and took to the streets.

The Wu army officers began to quickly gather soldiers, and more people gathered towards the south gate.

……

The heavy trebuchets outside the city still showed no signs of stopping.

"Are the walls all around?" Li Heng suddenly looked at Lu Zhi and asked.

Lu Zhi said: "General, don't worry, everyone is surrounded. It's a tight siege."

However, Ma Yong asked at the right time: "General, do you remember that in a battle, do you have to surround three people and one person is missing?"

"That's normal. Let the enemy abandon the city and flee." Li Heng said with a smile, "I don't need them to abandon the city and flee now. I want the city and I want the people."

"General, this may cause fierce confrontation in the city."

"In a war, fierce confrontation is inevitable. It is better than letting people go and giving them to Lu Xun."

After speaking, Li Heng's eyes fell on the city wall.

At this time, the city wall of Jiangling City had been smashed into countless dense pits, and the foot of the wall was covered with stones and earth clods from the city wall.

The Wu army on the top of the city no longer dared to show their heads. There were faint screams and shouts in the city.

"Report! Lord, all the troops in the city have been assembled, and the people have joined in!"

"Okay!" Pan Zhu took a sip of water before he came back to his senses. Looking at the Wu army in front of him who had all assembled, he calmed down. "Okay! Okay! If you retreat ten thousand steps, even if the Shu army attacks the city, Boss, as long as we persist in resisting, as long as we persist for three to five days! The general's reinforcements will definitely come back! The Shu army will definitely be defeated!"

Ganchang gasped for air. The scene near the city wall shocked him.

"What kind of weapons did the Shu army use?"

"No matter what kind of weapons, the Shu army wants to break the city, it's just a fool's errand!"

As soon as Pan Zhu finished speaking, a more violent sound suddenly came from Nancheng in front.

A large part of the uppermost part of the city wall was smashed. The Wu soldiers who were lying there slipped and fell into the city. They were hit by stone cannons that fell from above, and they let out painful wails.

Exciting cheers came from the Han army's formation.

More stone cannons rushed away like a violent storm.

I don't know which one hit the city wall. Suddenly the city wall trembled suddenly and collapsed in an instant. The Wu troops above fell down one after another and were buried below.

There was dust all around.

The Wu soldiers who were still alive on the city wall were so frightened that they had a nervous breakdown.

The people in the city were also confused.

At this time, Li Heng ordered to stop the attack.

"Report! Junhou! Something bad happened! Something bad happened! The city wall collapsed!"

Pan Zhu and Gan Chang were stunned on the spot.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

The two of them ran towards Nancheng quickly. The streets were crowded with people, and shouts, screams and cries were mixed together.

This former first city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River was obviously in chaos. The news that Nancheng was smashed and collapsed also spread quickly among the crowd.

This is the first time people have heard that the city wall will be smashed down. This will have a serious impact on the morale of Jiangling City.

"What should I do?" Gan Chang asked helplessly.

"There is also a moat. Even if the city wall collapses, as long as we hold on to the gap and prevent us from crossing the river, we only need to hold on for three days!"

"Yes! Just hold on for three days!"

A large number of Wu troops began to gather near the gap.

"Report, General, the enemy did not surrender, but gathered a large number of troops in the gap." The scout quickly returned from the moat and reported.

Li Heng, who originally planned to mobilize soldiers to start filling the river, temporarily gave up the idea.

He walked towards the commander's platform and came to the artillery battalion at the front.

"How many more stone cannons are there?" Li Heng asked Luo Xian, who was in the vanguard.

"Report to the general, there are still five hundred stone cannons."

Li Heng walked to the stone cannon, took a look, then looked back at the gap, squinted his eyes and said: "The city wall has collapsed. The Wu army is unwilling to surrender because they want to wait for Zhuge Jin's reinforcements. They think that if they hold the gap, they can Delay for a few more days!”

"General, fill in the river. You must enter the city today!" Du Yu suggested in a decisive tone.

"Don't fill the river first, gather all the stone cannons in that place." Li Heng pointed to the gap, "Wrap it in cloth and oil it!"

Du Yu and Lu Zhi looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"Here!"

Luo Xian responded, then turned around and started making arrangements.

The rows of artillerymen began to re-transport the stone cannons and began to make adjustments.

"Wrap! Oil!"

"Wrap! Oil!"

After receiving the instructions, the officers began to convey the orders separately.

A large amount of cloth was taken out, and the stone cannon was wrapped layer by layer, and then oil was sprinkled on it.

The remaining trebuchets began to adjust their direction under the movement of a group of soldiers.

These artillerymen are professionally trained and generally do not miss unless they can't help it.

"Aim for the gap!"

"Aim for the gap!"

"Aim for the gap!"

"ignition!"

When the torch touched the oil-soaked cloth, it instantly burned and wrapped around the entire stone cannon.

At this time, more and more Wu troops gathered at the gap.

Pan Zhu shouted loudly: "Gather everyone and defend for three days. The general has received a call for help today. The imperial army will return to Jiangling within three days!"

"The Shu thieves can't attack!"

"Long live Da Wu!"

"..."

Wu Jun was all wearing armor and looked nervous.

Some people are holding crossbows, and some are holding bows and arrows.

They stared outside and could clearly see the Han army on the other side of the moat.

See the endless banners!

"Everyone take up arms!"

Pan Zhu showed his big belly and blushed and shouted: "Now the Shu thieves have no stone cannons. The defenders at the top of the city have picked up their bows and arrows. As long as the Shu thieves dare to cross the river, they will release arrows at any time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone exclaimed: "Look at the sky!"

I saw a blazing flame rising into the sky, dragging long sparks and flying towards this side.

(End of this chapter)