I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 248 Cannon Fodder
"Why, His Majesty the Mausoleum has not heard the truth for a long time, but once in a while, is he going to become angry from embarrassment?" Seeing Murong Li's gradually ferocious expression, Chen Xiucheng didn't care, and just snorted softly: "It's a pity that facts are facts , no matter how you cover it up, there will be a day when the clouds will be cleared."

The two of them are not the only ones up and down the tower, and the battle is imminent. Talking about the emperor's unrighteous background at this time will only shake the morale of the army. Murong Li is not a fool, so naturally he will not argue with Chen Xiucheng on this topic, so he simply raised his voice and said heartbrokenly: " Chen Xiucheng, you use these unarmed ordinary people as a human wall, aren't you afraid of being punished by God!"

"My leader just let them stand there, but it didn't hurt them at all. Whether they live or die in the end doesn't depend on this leader." A secretive smile slowly opened a strange line on Chen Xiucheng's indifferent handsome face. He sneered slightly and said, "So, instead of worrying about the leader of the sect, His Royal Highness, you might as well think about your own retreat, isn't it?"

In fact, whether you want to or not, the result is the same. When facing him, Murong Li is doomed to have no way out.

"Chen Xiucheng, you are so shameless for turning black and white like this!" In the past, Murong Li felt that he was shameless enough, but the appearance of Chen Xiucheng completely refreshed his original three views and made him realize, what Called 'There is no most shameless, only more shameless'.

"It's not clear what is black, what is black and what is white, so why should I embarrass myself?" After saying this, Chen Xiucheng turned his head and looked at the people behind him who were so frightened that they could no longer scream, and said calmly: " Take a good look at it, it is Murong Li, the second prince of the current dynasty, who disregards your life and death, and insists on fighting with the leader of this sect, there is a grievance and a debt, and when he comes to the palace of the king of hell, don't find the wrong person for revenge."

"Chen Xiucheng, you don't need to sow dissension. People in the world have their own opinions on what is right and what is wrong. This king swears to the sky today that he will kill everyone in your Red Lotus Sect to avenge today's revenge!"

"His Majesty the King of Mausoleum speaks quite loudly, but... that will wait until you win the sect leader!" After finishing speaking, Chen Xiucheng stopped talking to Murong Li, but waved his hands coldly and said: "Let the arrow!"

The people on the city tower were already ready. Following Chen Xiucheng's order, thousands of rockets were fired at the same time and shot straight out of the city. As the rockets landed one after another, all the combustible objects on the ground were ignited, causing Fortunately, it is the middle of winter, and the surrounding area is bare, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Regarding Chen Xiucheng's actions, Murong Li had planned for a long time, so she immediately shouted: "The artillery is ready, attack the city!"

As soon as Murong Li finished speaking, the soldiers who received the order quickly set up cannons outside the city gate. They set up a long row with dozens of doors. Chen Xiucheng who was standing on the tower did not expect that Murong Li had so many cannons. Can't help frowning tightly.

He knows how powerful the cannon is. In case the opponent attacks the city desperately and the city gate falls, it is only a matter of time...

Gunpowder in this era was not as widely used in wars as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. On the contrary, the newly developed primary black powder is an extremely scarce and precious resource. Even the imperial army does not have many. However, at this time, However, Murong Li used all the gunpowder to deal with Chen Xiucheng, it can be seen that he spent a lot of money.

He couldn't afford to fail.

Murong Li couldn't bear the failure, Chen Xiucheng still couldn't bear it, he has always been a calm and reserved person, although this time he frowned because the situation was too critical, but after only a moment, he thought of a way, Shen Sheng The order said: "Send the order, the archers immediately adjust their targets, aim at the artillerymen and shoot intensively, and never let the artillery reach the range!" Damn it, I hope his fleet can arrive soon, with the assistance of the artillery on board, we can It's completely safe.

But... he still has chips, doesn't he?

Thinking like this, Chen Xiucheng ordered again: "Go and pass on the order of the leader, and use ropes to hang the people to the outside of the city wall!"

Bombing so many of his own people to nothing but the bones, this will be a bad deed that Murong Li will never be able to erase in his life!

Following Chen Xiucheng's words, all the archers ambushing on the tower quickly entered the state, and then, a bow and arrow that had been unstringed, shot towards the army outside the city like raindrops. Although the gunners were covered by shields, Under such intensive attacks, casualties still occurred one after another. As for the other survivors, they moved forward cautiously and slowly. Under such a stalemate, it took a long time before they struggled to mount the artillery to the designated position.

However, before they could shoot, the scene in front of them already made them all dumbfounded.

Those ordinary people who were hanged outside the city tower one after another have never been so scared for a moment. The screams and cries are endless, and the approaching death stimulates everyone's nerves, making those stronger men They did not hesitate to risk their lives to resist, but unfortunately, two fists and four hands were no match for a sharp blade, they were quickly disposed of, and their bodies were thrown directly down the tower.

Although most of the people present were soldiers who had experienced battles, many people couldn't bear to look at such a tragic scene. Even Murong Li's heart twitched violently. He clenched his hands tightly for a while. Only then did he squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth, "Pass down the order to kill Chen Xiucheng at all costs. Whoever can take his life will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold, Marquis of the executive!"

"Yes!"

The allure of real gold and silver is infinite, not to mention that when the soldiers are full of resentment, the morale of the army is soaring all of a sudden.

"Your Highness, we can't hesitate anymore!" The battlefield is not a joke, on the contrary, good fighters are fleeting, the lieutenant wants to urge Murong Li to quickly order the artillerymen to attack the city, but the last sentence is still on the lips I can't say it out loud, after all, those are not birds and beasts, but living human lives, if reduced to cannon fodder, I'm afraid...

Although the lieutenant general didn't say anything, Murong Li didn't understand. He didn't hesitate any more, but gritted his teeth, with a grim expression on his face: "Order the artillerymen to attack the city immediately, and if anyone disobeys, they will be punished on the spot!"

Kindness is the last thing you need on the battlefield. Chen Xiucheng is vicious, so he has to be more vicious than the opponent to win!
"Yes!"

Most artillerymen are from the lower classes, and they are not as bloodthirsty as Murong Li, but under strict military orders, they have no choice but to fill the cannons with gunpowder with complicated emotions, and the cannons are full of ammunition. Launched in the direction of the tower.

With a loud bang, the people hanging on the city wall were instantly blown to pieces, leaving only the scorched and mutilated limbs hanging on the hemp rope. The loud sound of the guns tore their hearts apart. The screams of the lungs were concealed, and the blood splashed continuously stained the gray city wall and the ground below the city wall red. The pungent smell of burnt flesh permeated the air for a long time. There is only one word to describe the whole scene... Terrible.

This horrible scene inspired all the strength in the soldiers' hearts, and they fought more and more bravely. With the cover of artillery, soon, the army came to the towering city wall smoothly.

During the whole fighting process, Chen Xiucheng stood on the city wall all the time, but when the artillery attacked, he stood a little farther away. When the sound of the artillery fire gradually died down, he stood at the front again, looking down at Murong Li under the city, indifferently Said: "Lord Ling, you really came here stepping on so many bones, with such a vicious heart, I really feel ashamed of myself."

Murong Jing's scarlet eyes seemed to burst into flames, "Chen Xiucheng, stop pretending here, even if you use a hundred times more despicable methods, you will not be able to defend this city. Today is your death day!"

Thousands of people were reduced to cannon fodder under the cannon, and after paying such a heavy price, if Chen Xiucheng could not be dealt with, the emperor would definitely punish him for his crimes, otherwise it would be difficult to stop the mouth of the world.

"It's good to have aspirations, but it's a pity that ideals and reality are destined to be different." Chen Xiucheng hooked the corners of his lips disapprovingly, and sneered: "Maybe there are not many people in this city, but there are still people. You want to attack When you come up, you have to step forward step by step on their corpses, you have to remember clearly, so many people died because of you."

Artillery attacks are completely different from hand-to-hand combat. Although the former caused heavy casualties, they were not done by their own hands. It is only visually shocking, but it is not easy to feel the pain. However, in hand-to-hand combat, every civilian on the opposite side is killed by their own hands. Dead, such a strong sense of guilt, not only at that time, but even after a long time, will always exist, and even become a lifetime nightmare.

"Let's not bother Master Chen about this king's affairs. If you have this time, you might as well think about how you want to die!"

"Then let's wait and see!" Chen Xiucheng sneered, at this moment, he didn't know when an exquisite little bow was added to his hand, and before he could react, the arrow had already been strung and pointed straight at the center of Murongli's eyebrows. Shooting, although Murong Li didn't guard against Chen Xiucheng's insidious tricks, but the reaction was not slow, she quickly raised the silver knife in her hand to block it, and after the sharp arrow touched the blade of the silver knife, she instinctively shot It bounced back, and as for the arrow body, it was split in half and fell to the ground.

However, to everyone's surprise, after blocking the bow and arrow attacking her, Murong Li did not stop, but threw a small silver knife from her sleeve. Although the silver knife was as thin as paper, it was extremely fast. Very quickly, after getting out of his hand, he flew towards the top of the tower.

The hidden weapon in Murong Li's hand is called the Thunderbolt Silver Knife, which was given to him by his grandfather Xu Miracle Doctor several years ago for self-defense. Murong Li has always carried it with him, but he did not expect it to come in handy at this moment.

(End of this chapter)