After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1444 Siege, One Cannon Shot Kills a Prince

So the flints rained down on a large open area in front of the city gate, but didn't hit the city wall at all; it was a pointless bombardment.

However, the enemy's right wing was tasked with a feigned attack to disrupt the city's defenses and distract our troops from the defenses at other city gates, thus allowing the plague to spread into the city.

Therefore, the enemy's third prince continued to order: "Throw flints and bombard the capital city, so that the grain-eating guards inside the city will hear the loud noise and know that the heroes of the Eastern Desert have attacked the city, and their death is imminent!"

"Yes, sir!" Upon receiving the order, the first vanguard officer dispatched more men to frantically hurl flints toward the capital city.

Boom boom boom boom boom!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The loud noise sounded like a mountain collapsing or a house sinking, frightening the Wei people in the city so much that they covered their ears, hugged their families, and trembled with fear.

Cries and even pleas for mercy could be heard from the western part of the city: "Stop bombing us! Stop bombing us! Let us die! Don't scare us like this! We're scared! Waaah!"

Dangdang Dangdang!
Messengers, government officials, and the old man Qiong, along with a large group of students, shouted in the street: "Fellow villagers, don't be afraid! The enemy's flints haven't hit the city walls. Our city walls are still intact, and the enemy can't reach the city walls! We can still walk in the streets!"

"Good news! Commander Jiang and his men have taken the head of the enemy's fourth prince amidst an army of 100,000. The prince's head is still hanging on the east city tower. The Wei army is mighty and has the power to kill the enemy and protect the people!"

He kept shouting to calm the fearful Wei people.

The old man's announcements as he led the students and young masters out were effective. Some Wei people heard them, opened their doors, and joined the procession, running through the streets and alleys, repeatedly shouting words of reassurance to the Wei people and that the enemy army had not yet breached the city walls.

Some were too scared to leave their homes, and they all shouted the same thing at home.

In one street, at least half the households were shouting, and the sound was comparable to the clanging of flint.

After hearing the reassuring words of the neighbors, the fear gradually subsided and the people became bolder. No tragic incidents of people committing suicide because they could not withstand the sound of the enemy's attack occurred in the city.

Don't think it's impossible; this is a true story recorded in the history books of the Great Wei Dynasty.

"Cover your mouth and nose, put on your hood, be careful as the flint may carry rat plague germs, and the flying dust may contain germs!"

Jiang Qianshi ordered his messengers to shout from the west city tower, reminding the soldiers about the plague.

Qin Xiaomi, Aunt Qin, and Madam Guan also covered their mouths and noses and wore cloth headscarves, but they did not hide in the carriage. Instead, they stood on the city wall, looking down at the enemy army.

Qin Xiaomi kept extending her thumb, closing one eye, and constantly comparing the distance between the enemy's special military flag and the city gate.

"Master Qin, what are you gesturing about? After you've finished watching the show, hurry back to Mushan. This place is really not suitable for you!" Vice Minister Jiang earnestly advised.

She is connected to the weapon. If something happens to her, no one will know how to make the weapon, and he will definitely be beheaded!
So, although Jiang Qianshi admired Qin Xiaomi's abilities, he cursed her countless times in his heart: Why didn't you go and stay at the city gate guarded by General Chu, Vice Commissioner Ping, and Assistant Magistrate Qu? Why did you have to come here? I must have offended you!

With a clatter of hooves, Ye Xifen spurred her horse up the steps and onto the city wall ramp, galloping towards Qin Xiaomi: "Master, I've brought everything!"

Jiang Qianshi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a slightly dark-skinned and thin girl with pretty features, riding a horse with one hand, carrying many packages on her back and holding a long spear.

Jiang Qianshi: "..."

The world has really changed; girls are all so fierce now.

He's so thin and small, where does he get such strength? I'm really worried that Master Ye will be crushed to death by the package he's carrying.

"Okay!" Qin Xiaomi was very excited and rushed over to help Ye Xifen take off her package, open it, and start assembling the contents of the bag piece by piece.

"Not all of them. Are the rest in the hands of Madam Yao and Xiao Baiying?" Qin Xiaomi asked.

"Yes, Xu Azheng is escorting them and they're on their way. They'll be here soon." Ye Xifen said, then asked Qin Xiaomi, "What should I do now, Boss?" Qin Xiaomi replied, "Go and adjust the accuracy of the catapults. The target is the red-haired flag of the enemy army formation in front of the city gate."

That's called the Red Feather Prince's Banner!
To show off, the enemy princes would not only ride in large chariots, but also erect a tall, large, and conspicuous red-feathered prince flag next to the chariots.

It's too flashy, which only benefits Qin Xiaomi, who can tell the location of the enemy leader at a glance.

"Yes!" Ye Xifen accepted the order, undeterred by the loud noise of the flint being struck, and boldly leaned out of the battlements, immediately spotting the enemy's red-haired flag.

"Master, the enemy leader is located about two fingers to the left and about the width of a sesame seed directly ahead!" Ye Xifen accurately reported the location of the Red Feather Prince's flag.

Many soldiers were bewildered, but the supply troops and sentry tower soldiers were pleasantly surprised: "Good eyesight, you're absolutely right!"

Other soldiers objected: "Two fingers wide is two fingers wide, the width of a sesame seed. It's so small, who can tell the difference? It's just a pre-arranged excuse to show off!"

The supply troops and sentry tower soldiers countered: "There is a slight deviation, about the width of a sesame seed. I can't really explain it to you, but it's a very subtle feeling. However, this deviation does exist. If you aim for a target with a deviation of two fingers, you might miss it!"

"Stop arguing, you bunch of idiots who only know how to embarrass me, quickly help Master Ye adjust the stone tools!" Jiang Qianshi didn't understand, but he felt that Qin Xiaomi had real skills and luck. Let her do it, maybe he could get a great credit for it?

Well, you have good taste!

"Qin Dongjia, what are you doing piecing these iron cylinders together?" Jiang Qianshi stood next to Qin Xiaomi, watching her assemble the hollow cast iron cylinders, each about the length of an arm and the width of a large bowl, together, tighten them with sheet metal, seal the joints with bone glue, and then tighten another layer of sheet metal.

Jiang Qianshi couldn't understand it.

"Does Vice Commissioner Jiang want a big reward? If so, don't ask yet. Let me finish first." Qin Xiaomi said, and continued assembling the cannon barrel.

After assembly.

"Boss, we've arrived!" came Xu Azheng's voice; she had driven there.

After the carriage stopped, Xiao Baiying and Yao Niangzi unloaded iron frames from the carriage; these were cannon mounts and bases.

"These are gunpowder packets." Xiao Baiying brought out several more long gunpowder packets, each about the size of a fist but half an arm's length long.

Completely bewildered and filled with questions, but holding back his urge to ask, Vice-Commissioner Jiang remained silent: "..."

"What about extremely poisonous substances?" Qin Xiaomi asked.

The female healer, Xiao Shashen, held up a sealed box containing extremely poisonous substances: "I took five packets."

"That's enough. Let's get started, but be careful," Qin Xiaomi instructed.

"Yes." Xiao Shashen immediately got to work, unpacking the gunpowder packet and placing the extremely poisonous substance into it one packet at a time to ensure that the poison would not leak out prematurely and lose its ability to kill the enemy.

Boom boom boom boom boom!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The enemy's flints struck the city walls, and with a thud, flints rolled to the ground and crashed into the city walls, making the walls seem to tremble.

"Ye Xifen, you have a good aim! Use the cannon to drop the poison, and I'll use the catapult to drop the gunpowder poison... Release them together! If you release them one after the other, it will alert the enemy, and the enemy prince will escape!" Qin Xiaomi shouted, her whole body pounding with excitement.

Aunt Qin was terrified... Although the girl hadn't broken down, she wasn't quite right in the head!
"Yes, thank you, boss!" Ye Xifen was also very excited, but she held back, afraid that if she missed her chance, she would waste this opportunity to stand out.

"Jiang Qianshi, please have the soldiers move aside. This iron cannon is newly cast and unstable. If it explodes, it will injure people nearby," Qin Xiaomi warned.

"Get out of the way immediately!" Jiang Qianshi ordered.