I'm a big dick

Chapter 79
The cannons roared, deafeningly like thunder; very dense, almost one after another.

Gunpowder smoke filled the city walls of Jinzhou, and the rammed earth was smashed into bullet craters, cracked and smashed, and dust flew up.

More than 40 large Francophones continuously sprayed flame projectiles towards the city, like a landslide and an earth crack, casting the shadow of death more and more heavily on the enemies defending the city.

Although the artillery is not a heavy siege artillery, it has a large number and a fast rate of fire, and it still has a certain destructive power against city defenses like Jinzhou.

Shen Yourong is very self-aware, he knows that Dengzhen, Tianjin Navy, and even the Dongjiang Army are newly formed, they don't have much combat experience, let alone how powerful they are.

Nanguan left a full 8000 troops for defense, and the rest of the troops were all used to besiege Jinzhou.A lot of large Francophones on the navy ship were also unloaded, just to break through the city as soon as possible and reduce variables.

The main direction of attack is undisguised, and it is in Ximen.The concentrated fire and bombardment of the cannons and the stand-by of the armored soldiers clearly tell the enemy that they want to crush you with absolute strength.

The city gate has long since disappeared, but there are a large number of obstacles blocking it, and the defenders have sealed the city gate, preparing for a battle of trapped beasts.

There were five or six blunderbusses for one cannon, and more than 200 cannons were fired. The city wall was seriously damaged, and the battlement mouth was like a bad mouth with missing teeth, which was extremely ugly.

But the enemy on the city couldn't stand at all, leaving only a few lookout posts in the distance, and the rest could only hide behind the city and wait for orders.

Shen Yourong, the commander in chief with the highest military rank, undoubtedly acted as the commander in chief of the siege.He did not order the infantry to attack the city, but ordered the artillery to load the guns, and explained a few words to Mao Wenlong and General Zhao Shen of Jinzhen.

General Mao Wenlong and General Zhao Shen handed in their hands and summoned several generals of their own army, and gave them careful instructions before letting them each take orders and make arrangements.

After a while, the barrel of the cannon had cooled down, and Shen Yourong gave the order to start shelling again.

Boom, boom, boom...

Cannonballs flew up to the top of the city one by one, bricks and stones flew horizontally, smoke and dust rose, blinding people's eyes.

General Mao Wenlong and General Zhao Shen respectively commanded and waved their flags. Under the command of the officers, the siege troops rushed forward with a ladder on their shoulders, shouting.

As soon as Shen Yourong's banner moved, the artillery stopped the bombardment, as if they didn't want to accidentally injure their own troops.

There were sharp whistles and low horns from the city, and a large number of defenders each armed with swords, guns, bows and arrows, rushed to the city amidst the roars of officers, preparing to resist the enemy's attack.

A sneer appeared on Shen Yourong's face, he waited for the number of enemies in the city to be about the same, and suddenly ordered to call gold.

The gong sounded, and the sword and shield soldiers charging forward threw down the ladder, and turned around and retreated under the command of the officer.

Almost at the same time, the sound of guns was booming, dozens of cannons spit out flames, and fired shells into the city.

The gunners replaced the guns as quickly as possible, and bombarded the city without stopping.

"Go down to the city, go down to the city to hide from the guns." The Jiannu officer knew he had been fooled, and shouted angrily, leading the soldiers down the city in a panic.

A cannonball fell down, although the speed seemed slow, but it hit the dead and scratched the wound. Several Jiannu fell down screaming amidst the flying flesh and blood.

Cannonballs flew up to the top of the city one after another, or left traces on the walls and battlements, smashed dust into the air, shot debris, or flew over the walls and fell into the air, or brought a bloody light, causing screams and wailing.

The sound of the cannon stopped, and the siege troops who saw the change of the flag turned back to charge again, and picked up the ladder on the ground again, getting closer to the city wall than last time, and shouting louder.

With the sound of horns and whistles, the slave guards who had just run to the bottom of the city ran up the city again.This time it was really about to attack the city. Listening to the shouts, they became louder and closer.

After seeing more and more figures shaking in the city, Shen Yourong blew the gong to retreat.The siege troops stopped at a distance of 60 meters from the city wall, turned around and retreated.

The cannon roared again, and the shells flew across the sky one after another, flying up to the top of the city, smashing the Jiannu who were fighting in the upper city to the ground, causing many casualties.

Got tricked again!The Jiannu officer gritted his teeth in hatred, and fled panting, leaning against the city wall and breathing heavily.

"General Mao and General Zhao, the next round is going to be a bloody battle against the city, try to get in." Shen Yourong stroked the gray beard under his chin, and solemnly said to Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong cupped his hands and said: "My lord, don't worry, all the soldiers under the last general have a deep hatred with Jiannu, and they must fight hard to break the city."

General Zhao Shen also cupped his hands and said: "There are also [-] soldiers in Jinzhen. They walk like flying, especially good at climbing, and they are brave and capable of fighting. They dare to be the first to climb."

Shen Yourong nodded, and said: "Then go down and make the arrangements carefully, making sure there are no mistakes."

"Yes, the general will obey." Mao Wenlong and Zhao Shen will salute and leave.

Shen Yourong turned his eyes and stared at the artillery positions.After these rounds of bombardment, the gunners have a better grasp, higher accuracy, and more certainty in breaking through the city.

After the blunderbuss were loaded and the cannon body cooled down, pointing the flag, the siege troops moved forward, followed by the archers, posing as if they were really going to attack the city.

The lookout posts at the top of the city hesitated to blow their whistles and horns, and several decoy bombardments caused many casualties to their own troops, which made their psychological pressure sharply increase, as if it was their responsibility.

100 meters, 80 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters... The vanguard of the siege troops is getting closer and closer to the city wall, either impacting or moving forward step by step.

The archers have already found a good distance, standing in a row, the arrows are on the string, and they are waiting to shoot with their bows.

The shrill whistle and the low sound of the horn finally sounded from the top of the city. Shen Yourong squinted his eyes, counted in his heart, waved the command flag violently, and gave the artillery an order to fire.Almost at the same time, the gong sounded.

Under the urging of the officers, the defenders hiding under the city were rushing up the city. The first batch had already reached the top of the city, and they heard the sound of rumbling cannons just as they stood.

"He's been fooled again." The Jiannu officer was a few steps away from going up to the top of the city. Hearing this familiar voice, he almost cried, turned around and ran down, shouting, "Go down to the city." , Go to the city to hide from the guns!"

The shells fell one after another, and without any accident, Jiannu was killed and injured. The screams and wailing were mixed with curses. The Han people are really despicable.

Gunpowder smoke and dust once again covered the top of the city, but the siege troops under the city did not withdraw, and raised shields tens of meters away.

The gunfire stopped, followed by the rumbling drums.With a cry, the siege troops rushed forward with their ladders and shields in their hands.

With the more urgent whistle and horn sound, the defenders hiding under the city climbed to the city again.After being bombarded several times, the defenders seemed a little hesitant, and even the officers were not so firm, fearing another round of bombardment.

This time, there was no sound of cannon, but clusters of arrows greeted Dengcheng Jianshou, shooting down like raindrops.

The distance of tens of meters was reached in a blink of an eye, and the ladders were erected one by one, and the soldiers climbed along the ladders.

(End of this chapter)