vrcanaries Chapter 252: The city was broken on the first day, and Han Xuan committed suicide
Chapter 252: The city was broken on the first day, and Han Xuan committed suicide
The order of the world is revealed,
"Disperse the cannons, two on each side, and aim the one in the middle at the city gates. First, blast open the Wengcheng gate, then the main city gate!"
"As ordered!"
After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Shenji Camp immediately moved their artillery to the left and right.
Of course it's pulled by horses, not people. The barrel, base, and wheels of this thing together weigh several tons. It would be tiring to try to pull it by people.
The horse-drawn artillery arrived at a distance and dispersed. The Shenji Battalion aimed on their own and fired immediately.
Boom boom boom!
As a muffled sound was heard, five shells were fired. In the blink of an eye, four of them flew straight to the top of the city wall, and one hit the city gate.
Immediately afterwards, a huge fire was heard from the top of the city wall, and countless pieces of rubble and broken limbs burst out. Many people were directly blown under the city wall, and even a battlement was directly blown out with a big gap.
Looking at the heavy wooden city gate, a big hole appeared in the middle due to the explosion, and the surrounding area was shattered and collapsed with a loud bang.
The Yan army soldiers were stunned, their mouths wide open in disbelief, looking at the collapsed city gate, feeling extremely absurd for a moment.
Wasn't it agreed to attack the city? Does attacking a city mean simply tearing down the gates and marching in?
I am not good at attacking cities, so don't lie to me.
The Kun Army soldiers behind the city gate were also stunned and looked at the scene in disbelief.
Where is the city gate?
Where did my huge city gate go?
The general asked us to check on the door, but did we lose it?
Yu Huatian had seen the power of this artillery before, so he remained calm and gave the order:
"Attack the city wall again, use your cannons to hit the inner gate, blow it open, and we'll enter the city."
"As ordered!"
Another cannonball accurately passed through the city gate tower and hit the inner city gate inside, blasting it open.
The gunner who was hit by the cannon turned his head and said to Yu Huatian with a big grin,
"Master Yu, my aim is pretty good, isn't it?"
Yu Huatian laughed dumbly and said,
"You fought well. I'll reward you with a wife when you get back, Ruan Weiba."
"okay!"
Ruan Weiba was extremely happy.
As the son of luck, Ruan Weiba is very accurate in shooting cannons.
The Southern King stretched his muscles and then shouted,
"Zhennan Army, follow me into the city and kill the enemy!"
"As ordered!"
The King of the South took the lead in leading the Zhennan Army to charge in, and Yuhuatian followed behind to command the infantry to charge in.
On the other side, at the north gate, the Kun army, whether on the city walls or inside the city, were beaten so badly that they cried for their parents and fled in panic.
Even though Han Xuan roared desperately and asked for more people to defend the city, no one was willing to come up and defend the city.
The city below was bombed to pieces, but it was obvious how miserable the situation was on top of the city.
Han Xuan looked at the mess on the ground and sighed to the sky.
If the Yan army came to attack the city at this time, how could he resist?
In fact, he was overthinking it. The Yan army had no intention of climbing the city wall.
There weren't many things like ladders prepared.
With the firing of several cannons, the gates of the city wall and the inner city gate were all blown open. Under the leadership of Guan Shouchang and Zhang Yide, the Weihu Army rushed into the city gate in a mighty force and launched a ruthless massacre of the enemy troops inside.
After the Weihu Army entered, they took the lead in attacking the enemy troops below the city wall. The Yan Army ruthlessly swung their butcher knives at the already frightened Kun Army. Zhang Yide, Yin Gong, and Yan Qun led their soldiers like tigers descending from the mountains, killing indiscriminately and chasing the Kun Army everywhere.
Yan Qun and Yin Gong noticed Han Xuan on the top of the city wall early on when they were at the foot of the city, but they did not tell Zhang Yide. When Zhang Yide was chasing the soldiers with his spear, the two of them quietly led the soldiers to the top of the city wall.
They intended to capture Han Xuan alive. In fact, it cannot be said that they did anything wrong. After all, on the battlefield, capturing or killing the enemy commander alive is the most important thing.
Moreover, Zhang Yide was a lieutenant general, and the two of them were also lieutenant generals. They had no obligation to report to Zhang Yide.
If they called Zhang Yide, he was an experienced veteran while they were just new recruits. Even if they divided the credit, Zhang Yide would probably get the lion's share and they would get the smaller share.
So the two of them hit it off and secretly led people to capture the enemy commander alive.
Things like making achievements have to be fought for. There are only so many merits, but only one coach. There are so many people who want to take the credit. Whoever grabs it gets it.
Waiting for the commander-in-chief Guan Shouchang to arrange people to capture Han Xuan, will it be their turn?
Whoever can grab it is considered capable, and the prince will favor him more and only praise him, not scold him. Competition is the driving force.
The prince couldn't possibly say: Why didn't you tell Zhang Yide, why didn't you give the credit to him?
Prince Shen couldn't possibly say such nonsense.
The two men, along with their soldiers, quietly climbed to the top of the city wall and happened to run into Han Xuan who was surrounded by guards.
But what surprised them was that the guards actually held Han Xuan down first.
What's going on? One of our own?
"Marshal, you can't be so depressed. If you die, who will command the army?"
"Marshal, retreat quickly, put down your sword!"
"Protect the Marshal and go quickly, go!"
The guards all tried to persuade him.
Han Xuan roared,
"Get out! Your Majesty ordered me to defend the city, but the city fell in a single day. How can I face Your Majesty again? I can only die as an apology!"
In the morning, Han Xuan vowed that they could hold out for a few months without any problem, but in the afternoon, the enemy army entered the city.
The army suffered heavy casualties and was chased in all directions, unable to form an effective resistance.
He was completely defeated in this battle.
Seeing this, Yan Qun and Yin Gong immediately led their soldiers and charged towards the enemy.
The guards fought desperately and engaged in a fierce battle with the two generals and the Yan army on the narrow city wall.
Han Xuan was pulled by other guards and prepared to go down the stairs from the other end.
However, a large group of Yan soldiers also came up from the stairs on the other side. The leader had a fair baby face and held a long spear in his hand. He swept left and right, knocking the guards away one by one.
Seeing this, the swallows shouted anxiously,
"Su Wuan, we saw this first!"
After the Weihu Army entered the city, the Changning Army followed suit.
Su Wuan noticed the battle on the city wall and was worried that Han Xuan would run away, so he immediately brought a team of soldiers to intercept him from the other end.
Yan Qun thought he was trying to steal the credit and immediately reminded him.
Su Wuan smiled and said,
"How about we split it equally among the three of us?" As he spoke, Su Wuan once again knocked a guard away and strode towards Han Xuan.
There were only a few guards left around Han Xuan.
He was unarmed, his sword having been taken away by his guards.
He smiled bitterly and then stood on the battlement.
"Han Xuan, what are you doing? Come down, we won't kill you!"
Su Wuan yelled.
Han Xuan sneered and shouted,
"I am not someone like Yu Huatian who would live in disgrace and betray his country. If you want to take my head to seek credit, wait for it in your next life!
"Yan thieves! I, Han Xuan, will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"