Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 413: Dingbian Army Attacks the City Again

The relationship between Zhao Hong and Yan Ruxiang is one of mutual admiration and full of coincidences.

The two armies missed each other perfectly for two whole days.

Just two days after Yan Ruxiang left Shangjun City in the wind and snow, Zhao Hong's army had already arrived at the foot of Shangjun City.

"Qin,... King Qin, we've spotted an army outside the city. Their attire is strange, resembling a grassland tribe, yet also resembling our dynasty's local armed forces."

A personal guard in Zhao Qin's mansion ran in in a panic and reported.

Zhao Qin was puzzled. Since the message came from his personal guards, he tried to understand it in more detail, but the personal guards could not explain the specific situation clearly.

In desperation, he could only call the military scout outside the door to come over and explain in person.

"As you said, this is a mixed team? Are there any flags?"

After hearing the scout's words, Qian Dazhuang, who was on standby, hurriedly asked.

"The north wind is blowing quite hard outside. These people have already put away the flags."

The detective spoke in great detail.

"This could be Zhao Hong's team. Why did they come today? General Yan Ruxiang wouldn't have left the city two days earlier."

Qian Dazhuang spoke in a low voice, and although his voice was not loud, everyone present could hear it.

Zhao Qin was immediately panicked when he heard this. He didn't know if this was a coincidence or if Yan Ruxiang had done it on purpose.

At this moment, his heart was filled with doubts and fears, and his thoughts were a tangled mess.

"Don't panic, King Qin. I'll send someone to tell General Yan that we can hold out here for a few days without any problems."

Qian Dazhuang hurriedly comforted him, saying that after all, there were 50,000 border troops in the city and cannons on the city walls, so he felt that they had some confidence in defending the city.

"Then hurry up and inform Yan Ruxiang, and ask him to come back for help..."

Zhao Qin's voice was trembling and a little out of tune when he spoke. He was really scared.

At this moment, he was filled with regret, thinking to himself: Shouldn't I have crossed the sea to the east and returned to Kyoto to live a miserable life? Why did I end up in such a dangerous situation now?

Qian Dazhuang didn't say anything more. He immediately arranged for a messenger to run the message and quickly ordered people to go up to the city wall to prepare for battle.

The west gate of Shangjun City is currently the most solid city gate in Shangjun.

The north wind today is so strong that it is difficult to open your eyes. Your vision becomes blurred and you can't see the scene in front of you at all.

The snow just stopped yesterday, and the ground is still covered with snow.

There are countless black spots in front of us. From a distance, they look like a row of tree stumps sticking out there.

Qian Dazhuang was full of doubts. He really didn't understand why the enemy didn't attack the south gate, which was the weakest, but chose the west gate instead.

You know, although the South Gate was repaired two months ago, it is still very fragile.

……

In Zhao Hong's army, a general wearing black iron armor was riding on a horse. His name was Chu Xuliang, and he was the commander of the army who had just been promoted after the expansion of the army.

In Dingbian, there were so many positions that many people couldn't tell them apart. Furthermore, people from two different places united to form the Dingbian Army.

The general of the army is also called the general, which is the term used by the Di people. In order to make it easier for the Di people to understand, Zhao Hong simply appointed him as the general, and his status was similar to that of the general.

The rest of the generals were all lieutenant generals.

The Di tribe's team is still called by the name of the big leader or the small leader.

The General of Arms has the right to command everyone, and even the chief of the Di tribe must obey his orders in the joint army.

The reason why Chu Xuliang chose to attack the west gate was that he wanted to let the people in the city see with their own eyes the power of the weapons. At the same time, he was also considering whether to attack the south gate or the east gate to give the defenders in the city a space to escape.

They had already learned an important piece of information: the number of defenders in the city was only 50,000, and the rest had gone to Yanzhou.

The Dingbian Army calibrated more than ten new-style Shenwu Dajiangjun cannons at a position of 1,800 steps outside the city, ready to launch an attack at any time.

"General, let's bombard the west gate for a few rounds first, destroying as much as possible and eliminating their will to fight. Then I'll lead the others to organize an offensive."

The person who spoke was the new lieutenant general You Fengqi. His greatest strength was his good eyesight. He could estimate the distance very accurately, and his skills in operating cannons were also quite outstanding.

"You Fengqi, I'll leave the artillery firing to you. I'll personally lead the charge."

Chu Xuliang recalled the experience of almost losing his life in the last battle of Shangjun, so he was extra cautious this time.

The total number of troops that came this time was originally 300,000. When he learned that 130,000 had gone to Yanzhou and there were only 50,000 in the city, he decisively divided his troops into 200,000 and sent them 30 miles south to prevent any reinforcements from returning.

In his opinion, with 100,000 versus 50,000, the advantage was clearly on his side.

Chu Xuliang's plan was to use heavy artillery fire to completely destroy the fighting will of the defenders in the city.

Qian Dazhuang stood on the city wall, looking at the enemy in the distance. He estimated that the enemy's number was several times greater than his own, but he was not panicked.

In his opinion, as long as there are more than 10,000 soldiers in the battle to defend the city, one side of the city wall can be defended.

So he arranged 10,000 men to defend the west gate, and left another 10,000 as a reserve in the city.

When the sun rises, the sunlight seems to become fluffy, making it look a little blurry. The snowflakes on the ground are blown by the strong wind, rolled together and floated all over the sky.

"fire……"

Chu Xuliang's voice was not loud, but when the attendants around him heard it, they immediately ran a few steps towards the artillery position, and then shouted the order to fire at the top of their lungs.

As the messenger passed on the message piece by piece, You Fengqi, who was commanding the artillery, soon received the order.

"Aim at the towers or walls of Shangjun City, fire in sequence, and then calibrate the cannon yourself."

You Fengqi shouted loudly, but most of his words were blown away by the wind. The artillerymen only needed to hear the order to fire.

"Boom boom boom..." The shells were fired, and the barrel made a dull sound, but the sound did not echo in the air.

Then I saw that most of the shells did not land where expected.

Qian Dazhuang, who was on the tower, saw the cannonballs land below the city wall, leaving only some mud and snow flying up. He couldn't help but laugh, "I thought it was something powerful, but now it seems it's just so-so."

The rest of the defenders burst into laughter at the general's words.

However, the laughter did not last long.

A moment later.

Hearing the sound of artillery coming from the opposite side again, they looked up and saw that the tail of the artillery shell in the sky was trailing smoke, and it seemed that it was getting closer and closer to them.

"Boom..." With a loud bang, a cannonball fell on the city wall and almost hit Qian Dazhuang.

Several guards in the vicinity were knocked down by the bomb, and shrapnel instantly tore into pieces the bodies of several people.

Immediately afterwards, explosions continued, ringing out in different places on the city wall.

With the corrected trajectory, the frequency of firing became more and more frequent, and the explosion points became more and more accurate.

The defensive cannons on the city walls had not yet been fired, and most of them had been overturned or directly blown up.

At the same time, the shells also ignited the shells in the basket.

Simon is in danger! ...