A sightless armored elite appeared in the eyes of everyone on the city wall. Farther away, a large number of heavy troops were pulling artillery hard towards the city wall.

"Evil dog, take the man and follow me to the city." Sun Yu put away the telescope. The person on the bamboo carriage door should be Yue Wang Qian Hongchu. Sun Yu saw from the telescope that the cloak on the man's back was embroidered.

There is a golden dragon.

The evil dog immediately clicked on several people, all holding large shields to protect Sun Yu as he moved forward. The mace that the evil dog was carrying on his shoulders had been remade by the craftsman battalion. The head of the stick was smaller, and he waved it.

Being able to have faster speed, the power is actually three points stronger.

"Are the people on the city in front of the King of Yue?" Sun Yu stood a hundred steps away from the city wall, raised his tin trumpet, and shouted to the top of the city. At this distance, he could ensure his absolute safety.

Qian Hongchu, who was thinking about whether it was possible to kill Sun Yu, was startled. His voice was loud enough, and he was probably as loud as Zhang Fei. Looking carefully, he saw that this person was holding a trumpet-shaped object in front of him.

Don't know what it is used for.

"What's going on? Are you scared?" Sun Yu saw that there was no movement at the top of the city, so he provoked his generals.

"It's me, a little kid with a yellow mouth, how can I be afraid of you?" Qian Hongchu has never been looked down upon like this in all these years. Although Sun Yu can fight, he is still young and weak, so naturally he can't swallow this breath.

"Your Majesty, that's enough. I've fought all the way here, why don't you surrender the city? To bring some happiness to the people in this city." Sun Yu was quite looking forward to it. This was the person who would be remembered by future generations.

The land was returned to the Song Dynasty, which protected this place from the war.

"Shameless boy, how can you be dignified and dignified by doing that sneak attack? When King Qin's army arrives, I'm afraid there will be no way out, so it's better to leave early." Qian Hongchu naturally refused, and he still had a lot of hope in the current situation.

If you don't have the opportunity, who would give up your foundation unless you are desperate?

"The world has been in chaos for many years, how can the South Vietnam country be at peace? Without the strength and ambition to compete for supremacy, it will end up like this sooner or later, so why seek death?" Sun Yu sighed in his heart. In the end, it was still him and the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The strength is too weak, so weak that the other party feels that everyone should be equal.

It is normal for Qian Hongchu to have this idea. When the Southern Tang Dynasty was at its peak and the land north of the Yangtze River was still there, and the Min and Chu states were destroyed successively, South Vietnam dared to come up and stab him in the back many times, let alone now?

"Good birds choose trees to roost in. You have to be like a sycamore tree. It's useless to talk too much. Leave early and don't have wishful thinking." Qian Hongchu didn't care about this. It was really impossible to ask him to submit to the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In his opinion, the Southern Tang Dynasty would be destroyed by the Song Dynasty sooner or later, and surrendering to the Southern Tang Dynasty would mean tying Nanyue to the Southern Tang Dynasty's chariot and acting like a mantis' arm as a chariot.

Moreover, he surrendered to the Southern Tang Dynasty and became a wealthy man under house arrest. When the Song Dynasty came over, he might have a way of survival. Whether it was for himself or for the people of South Vietnam, it was not a good choice.

"In that case, please wait and see, Your Majesty, whether we have the qualifications." It was useless to say more, so Sun Yu and his men retreated slowly.

Six hundred steps away from the city gate, two hundred artillery pieces were lined up in sequence. Their appearance meant that human war had officially entered another era.

Qian Hongchu now has a deeper understanding of the frustration. Just looking at the distance of the opponent's formation, he knows that it is beyond the attack range of his trebuchet.

After the artillery was in position, the gunner opened the wooden box next to him, and inside there were ten artillery shells and ten packages of ammunition neatly stacked.

The ammunition is wrapped in kraft paper to prevent moisture. The inside is granular, so the ratio will not change due to long-term storage.

The artilleryman opened the kraft paper, poured the gunpowder into the muzzle, then used a wooden stick wrapped in cotton wool to clean the wall of the gun, and pushed all the gunpowder to the bottom.

Cannonballs are iron

Made of solid bullets, the outside is wrapped with a layer of relatively soft lead, which can increase the air tightness of the artillery when it is fired.

The gunner put the shell into the muzzle, compacted it with a wooden stick, then took out the fuse, passed it through the small hole in the gun body, and left half of it outside the gun body for ignition.

Under the organization of Sun Sandao, the baggage regiment is building a high platform for central command.

The high platform is no more than ten feet long and cannot compare to the walls of Hangzhou. Sun Yu originally planned to fight quickly, so there was no need to waste time.

"Aim at the tower above the city gate!" Sun Yu could see the movement at the top of the city through the telescope. Qian Hongchu and his generals were still patrolling above the city gate.

The city of Hangzhou is so high that artillery attacks from bottom to top. It is unrealistic to take them away in one wave, but it can always scare them and make them lose their position.

Two hundred artillery pieces turned their muzzles at the same time. Naturally, such a movement could not be hidden from the top of the city.

"Your Majesty, let's hide for a while." Although Mu Zhiyuan didn't know what the name of the black iron pipe should be, it wasn't a trebuchet anyway. If it was aimed at him, it would definitely be bad.

"We have the city wall as a cover, so it should be fine. I want to see with my own eyes what kind of attack method it is." Everyone is curious, and Qian Hongchu is no exception, and he always needs to know what he is facing.

Yes, what kind of magical weapon is it?

If you can figure out the secret, you can imitate a batch of them in the future to avoid being so frustrated every time.

"Go and invite the masters who will be the supervisors to come over and see what this is." Qian Hongchu felt that since there are specialties in the art, it would be better to invite the craftsmen who make the instruments to come over and have a look.

After Qian Hongchu finished speaking, he turned to look at the idle guard and the young man who was carrying supplies to the city. His face was full of depression. On the contrary, the loyal and brave soldiers below the city were very busy, arranging various formations.

Sun Yu left this time and left all the crossbows and trebuchets in Ningde County. Even if there were only new soldiers stationed, if someone attacked, it would be enough to resist for a long time.

"Light the fire!" Sun Yu ordered immediately when he saw the captain at the artillery position raising the command flag in his hand.

The captain waved the flag down, and the gunner standing next to the artillery put the torch against the fuse. After lighting the fuse, he turned around and ran back. After running for more than ten steps, he lay down directly, put down the torch, and put his hands

Cover your ears.

"Your Majesty, what are they?" Mu Zhiyuan looked puzzled. No matter how hard they ran, they couldn't hit that far.

"Squat down!" Qian Hongchu grabbed Mu Zhiyuan and shouted.

How could this attack, which even their own people were afraid of, be less powerful? Qian Hongchu didn't care about his image and lowered his body, leaving only half of his head exposed on the wall for observation.

He saw a burst of black smoke rising from the opponent's position, followed closely by the rumble of thunder, and the black dots quickly enlarged in his eyes.

Qian Hongchu leaned over and huddled his whole body under the city wall. Just by the movement, he knew that it was difficult to stop him with human power.

Waves of violent vibrations came, much stronger than the boulders of the trebuchet.

A loud "Boom~" sound reached Qian Hongchu's ears.

The cannonball hit the outside of the wall where he was leaning, and the huge impact shattered the masonry of the city wall. The flying gravel splashed and hit Qian Hongchu's armor with a clanking sound.

So lively.

Qian Hongchu had no time to appreciate the beauty of this. His eyes were fixed on the crack in front of him, and his mind went blank.

The city of Hangzhou has been renovated several times since it was established as the capital of South Vietnam. It is tall and strong. The thickness of the wall stacks is two feet, but cracks actually appeared. This is something he had never thought of.

That's it for one round of attack, what about the second round? Can this wall hold up?

How many rounds will you stay?

When the sound of cannons stopped, Qian Hongchu leaned out to take a look. The originally intact city wall was already riddled with holes. The city towers were the most attacked. The large holes and cracks told of the pressure they endured.

The artillerymen at the Zhongyong Army position became busy as soon as the sound of the cannons passed. They spread roughly wrung cotton cloth on the cannon body to cool the barrel.

After it has cooled for a while, use a wooden stick wrapped in wet cloth to clean the barrel. After the barrel is clean, use a wooden stick wrapped in cotton wool to wipe it.

This step cannot be missed even if it takes half a stick of incense at the earliest.

The artillerymen of the Loyal Yong Army today are not yet very skilled. Due to the shortage of sulfur mines, there are not many opportunities to fire cannons on weekdays. In addition to loading ammunition, it basically takes just one stick of incense to complete the task.

The second round of bombardment continued, targeting the bamboo carriage door and the city tower above it. The meteor-like shells, with great force, hit the city gate and sent sawdust flying everywhere.

Sun Yu didn't feel the slightest joy. Behind the city gate, there must be huge rocks, which couldn't be opened in a short time.

The entire artillery position is still in good order, but Qian Hongchu is messing up. If the opponent continues to bombard like this, the defense of the city wall will basically be destroyed. Don't worry about the city tower, it won't survive today. Wait until tomorrow, this section of the city gate, the wall stacks will be estimated

There will be very little left.

As for the wall, it was fine. It lasted for ten days and a half, and there was absolutely no problem.

But it's hard to tell about the city gate. He doesn't know the specific condition of the city gate now, but he thinks it won't be intact.

The invited master craftsmen looked at the situation in front of them, and they were all wary. The most powerful instrument they usually made was the bed crossbow. Such a black tube burst out with such potential energy,

They can't figure it out no matter what.

When he came out, his armor was bright and shiny, but now it was full of dust. Qian Hongchu felt that his body was extremely itchy, and it was useless to stay here, so he planned to go back and wash it first.

"General Mu, I will leave the defense of the city to you. I will go back to the palace first. There are still important matters waiting to be dealt with." Qian Hongchu's original idea was to go to the city in person to boost the morale of the soldiers.

Who knew that he could only be passively beaten, and he would be looking for trouble if he stayed any longer. According to his estimate, the city wall would be unobstructed during these three to five days. In this case, he might as well wait a little longer. Once King Qin's army arrives, they will

Must retreat.

The bombardment was still going on. Sun Yu was not in a hurry. He had to flatten the wall stacks at the city gate so that the people above had nowhere to hide, so that he could carry out his next method easily.

As night fell slowly, the Zhongyong Army's artillery fire also stopped. Continuous artillery fire without long-term cooling made the gun body easily deformed and shortened its service life.

The people of Hangzhou City were finally able to relax after a frightened day.

The house of Zhou Yuan's wife, who was leaning against the city wall, was hit by two iron bullets during the day, smashing the rockery. When the news spread, the already nervous people did not know what to do.

A hundred miles away in Muzhou, guard Tao Gui looked at the letter in his hand with a frown on his face.

In Muzhou City, there are already more than 30,000 South Vietnamese soldiers stationed, plus 20,000 elite reinforcements from Hangzhou, it is considered impregnable. Both sides have similar military strength, and he has the advantage of the city. As long as he does not make mistakes, there is no possibility of defeat.

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Lin Zhaoqing, who was originally eager to attack the city, changed his style in the past two days and instead divided his troops into two groups, stationed at the east gate and north gate of Muzhou, and was not in a hurry to attack the city.

It wasn't until this letter came from the palace that Tao Gui understood what the other party had planned, which was to stop them from quickly returning to Hangzhou to aid.
Chapter completed!