Chapter 164 The First Blast in History (Part 1)

In Xiangyang City, the residence of the Jiedushi.

It was raining heavily and the sky was dark. Even during the day, some important places in the mansion had already lit up.

In the conference hall, lights and candles were lit. Sun Chang was sitting in the seat, holding a scroll in his hand and reading.

The shouts of killing from time to time outside did not make him panic.

The defense of Xiangyang City is famous all over the world.

The moat, a hundred meters wide, is drawn from living water and does not condense in winter. It can sail internally and can prevent the enemy from approaching the city.

The city wall is high and heavy. The stone used is taken from a unique material and is extremely strong. The stone is coated with adhesive materials, and there is no place for steel needles to penetrate between the gaps.

Such a city wall is made of thunder chariots and twenty of them are still very effective.

In Xiangyang City, there were complete weapons, sufficient grain reserves, and even mobile water sources. The three-month siege of the city failed to bring any inconvenience to Xiangyang City.

With such a strong defense, it is no wonder that Sun Chang is so calm.

This battle to siege and defend the city has been fought for three months.

It is already May, and in early summer, morale will decline after a long surround. Besides, the supply of 50,000 people is really costly. It is estimated that the Shu army will never be able to break before autumn comes, and Sun Chang was in a very good mood.

"After three months of attacking the city, Wang Hongyi is really unwilling to give up. He has not withdrawn his troops yet. Humph, I was worried that the Pili car would break through my city. Yes, this Pili car is indeed powerful, but we also repair it from time to time. Of course, it can be blown away in the first half of the year, but there is this time?"

"I saw Jingnan and Wu Yue about to be pacified, and the Shu army was working in vain!" Sun Chang narrowed his eyes slightly at this moment, and his tone was cold: "Hmph, don't withdraw your troops when the situation is not good, otherwise I will have to subdue the Wu Kingdom."

Only when Wang Hongyi could not fight for a long time and fight with Wu and Jingnan again, he could take advantage of the situation and gain this glimmer of hope.

Now, Sun Chang felt that being able to hold Wang Hongyi's tens of thousands of troops was preparing for the future destruction of the Shu army. In Sun Chang's opinion, this day was obviously not far away.

"Are the Shu army outside still siege the city?" Sun Chang said, looking at the general who had just come in.

"Report to the lord, the Shu army had just retreated and only fired a few rounds of stone bombs, then retreated." The general bowed slightly and said to Sun Chang.

"Very good. If this continues, it will be impossible to break through the city defense in another three months. Let them work in vain. As long as they don't get close to the city, they don't have to pay attention to them."

Sun Chang smiled slightly, very satisfied with the situation, and a feeling of being confident in his heart and being in control came naturally.

"You must also investigate the city and continue to organize the repair of the city walls. Don't be careless!"

"No." The general bowed and responded, and was about to go out and ask the soldiers under the tent to step up their investigation. Suddenly, a loud noise came from outside the hall.

"What's going on?" Sun Chang frowned slightly and stood up. "What's the noise outside?"

"Report!" At this moment, a personal soldier rushed in from outside.

When he arrived in the hall, the personal soldier immediately turned over and bowed: "Report to the lord, I just received the news that the Shu army outside the city suddenly approached the moat again, and suddenly launched thirty thunderbolt chariots to launch a bombardment on the city together. The guard general who guarded the city asked you to send a letter to you, please make a decision soon."

"What?" Sun Chang's face suddenly changed when he heard the soldier's report.

"Another thirty thunderbolt cars?" Unconsciously, Sun Chang clenched his fists and felt a stern.

This Pili car is extremely difficult to manufacture, and the process takes one month. In order to keep it confidential, it has to be manufactured in Shuzhong. It is also difficult to transport these bulky goods from Shuzhong through checkpoints and dangerous channels. Except for the first large-scale growth, a batch has only been added yet.

It took three months.

"Did you see clearly? Are they really thirty Thunderbolt cars?"

"Master, it's true. We have counted it several times." The personal soldiers quickly reported.

"How could there be so many thunderbolt cars suddenly?" Subconsciously, Sun Chang's heart tightened.

Although Wang Hongyi had used thunderbolt chariots to attack the city, the power of twenty thunderbolt chariots could not cause huge damage to the city wall. Sun Chang still had this confidence, but now there are thirty thunderbolt chariots appearing, and Sun Chang was shocked.

Even if these Thunderbolt cars cannot destroy the city wall for a while, what about one month or two months?

After learning the news, Sun Chang's originally leisurely expression gradually disappeared, but in exchange for a solemn expression.

"After sending the order, another battalion of troops will be added on the city tower, and at the same time, more personnel will be sent to speed up the creation of wooden arrows and push the stones to the city tower."

"The people's collection has doubled and they are ready to step up the repair of the city walls." After Sun Chang said that, he asked someone to pick up his coat and dressed it neatly, and stood up and walked out.

A soldier had already brought a war horse for Sun Chang. Sun Chang flew on his horse and led a group of personal soldiers to the city tower.

boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before we could get close to the city tower, we heard loud bangs outside the city.

Sun Chang had a calm face and, under the protection of his personal soldiers, quickly walked up to the city tower.

Just as the Shu army was in the distance, it launched a new round of stone bombs, and more than a dozen huge rocks flew up like rockets.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

They fell in one area one after another. Although Sun Chang's standing was a little far away, he felt his feet tremble slightly.

"Lord, this place is too dangerous, how can you come here in person?" The general guarding the city immediately changed his face and screamed when he saw Sun Chang going up the city tower.

Sun Chang stared at the Shu army camp in the distance with a serious expression and asked, "They have been sieging the city with stone bombs for a while?"

"Yes, lord." The guard replied.

"Did Wang Hongyi think that relying on these thunderbolt chariots can capture Xiangyang in one fell swoop?" Sun Chang whispered strangely. Even if he had added thirty, he had a wide moat and had a long-range attack of 200 meters. When he reached the city wall, he had a lot of power and could not capture it for the time being.

The guard frowned and looked at the Shu army that was preparing for the next attack in the distance, saying, "Lord, the Shu army used thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thirty thir

As a result, after three months of bombing, Xiangyang is now very clear about the rules inside.

"If there are fifty vehicles tomorrow, and such a intensive attack will be so strong, the city wall will not be broken after a long time. If the Shu army continues to siege the city and refuses to retreat..." The guard did not say anything afterwards, but Sun Chang already understood the meaning of the words.

"As long as you persist for another month, the Shu army will have to retreat. Otherwise, this will be a good thing." Thinking of the news from the Wu army, Sun Chang sneered.

boom!

Another round of bombardment began. Sun Chang looked at it for a while and turned around and left.

Sun Chang was a little afraid of the thunder chariots of the Shu army, but he knew that it was impossible to rely solely on these thunder chariots to break the city wall and enter Xiangyang in a short time.

May is approaching summer, and the weather in early summer is warm and pleasant.

The warm breeze blows by, making people feel comfortable both physically and mentally. It is a really good day without the bloody smell that is tangled with the wind.

Outside Xiangyang City, in the Shu army camp, Wang Hongyi, who was riding a horse among the army, looked at the scene in the distance without blinking.

Very strong, really strong, the defense of this city is really strong enough to make people feel indignant!

However, the more this happens, the more Wang Hongyi wants to capture such a city. How much role will it play if such a city is held in his own hands?

Thinking of this, Wang Hongyi narrowed his eyes.

"Lord, the thirty new Thunderbolt chariots have been launched together, but the city wall is still undamaged. I didn't believe it would be like this before. Now I saw it with my own eyes, it's really amazing." Zhang Youzhi's voice sounded aside.

He was also wearing thin armor, changing his former appearance as a scholar, riding an Xinghong war horse, and watching the war in the distance with Wang Hongyi.

After hearing his words, Wang Hongyi was silent for a moment: "This is just a plan. It is best to rely on the thunder chariot to break through the city wall defense. It is not possible to attract the attention of the defenders. It is not necessarily a good idea to secretly explode the city wall with Tao Lei."

"What the lord said is very true, but Tao Lei's explosive power seems to be not very large." After the experiment, the earthen wall was buried and could explode, but Xiangyang City had thrown a few times, and it was only a few marks on the wall, and it could not be shaken at all.

"It would be great if it was explosives, but it's not." Even though Wang Hongyi was able to make granular black gunpowder as he followed the instructions, he still couldn't blow up the wall.

However, this time, there were 500 Tao Leis, which combined into one thousand kilograms!

If the quality is not as good as the price, use quantity. If you don’t believe it is not possible to blow it up by 1,000 kilograms!

"You can use it all." Wang Hongyi did not hide it from Zhang Youzhi.

"If you use it all, of course it is powerful, but the fuse is ignited and detonated. Here is a moat that can be shipped a hundred meters wide across the city wall. How can you exert the true power of Tao Lei?" Zhang Youzhi asked: "And generally, you are not afraid of arrow rain. If a rocket is shot on it and it will explode in advance, so what if it is?"

This is a fatal weakness.

"I'm afraid Zhang Qing has an idea about this, right?" Wang Hongyi asked without answering and asked back. The two of them had a gaze collided in the air, and at the same time, they laughed.

"Sun Chang knows about our military strategy, so he is afraid he will vomit blood, right?" Zhang Youzhi stroked the newly-lengthed short beard on his chin and said with a smile: "Although the fire plan must be prevented, I am afraid there is not much tincture oil now."

After three months of fighting, of course there is not much fuel in Xiangyang City.

Of course, the most important thing is that Xiangyang City does not know that there is Tao Lei at all. The two-month test shot will not increase people's attention. It is regarded as the oil fireball thrown, so it will not deliberately use turmeric oil, which reduces the possibility of explosion in the middle to a very low level.

Even if the catapult cart is the main one, there are catapults on the city. In order to fill the moat with sand, there will naturally be losses within the shooting range of the city.

Although he had paper armor and his strength was exhausted after a hundred meters, he had not lost many soldiers, but it had a great impact on morale.

Some Shu soldiers have begun to show signs of violence. In Wang Hongyi's view, this is actually caused by the pressure of war and long-term fatigue. When the war is over, it will take some time to cultivate regardless of the outcome.

Wang Hongyi comforted him and said, "Sun Chang has some skills, but it's a pity that after the city is broken, he can only kill him."

"Report!" At this time, a personal guard rode a horse in front of them. When the personal guard saw Wang Hongyi, he immediately turned over and dismounted, bowed and said, "Master, the newly arrived batch of sand has been transported to the front of the formation."

"Very good." Wang Hongyi showed a hint of satisfaction on his face when he heard this.

"According to the original plan, we must pave three roads to continue to spread sand into the river!"

"promise!"

With Wang Hongyi's order, the Shu army immediately went to the moat with a large amount of sand and mud wrapped in cloth!

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Chapter completed!