sbdcsierra Chapter 797: Try And Die
Chapter 797: Try And Die
Moreover, the catapults move very slowly and are not convenient for transportation, so the catapults are not built and transported, but are built on the spot when there is a tough battle.
It was precisely because the catapult moved very slowly that Su Zhong wanted to show his weakness to the enemy, making the enemy deliberately think that their Zhou army would not be able to hold the pass.
Only by making Grassland feel that Zhou Guo has suffered heavy casualties will he change from a feint attack to a main attack.
Only by allowing the grassland to really start a large-scale attack, Zhou Guo can kill the enemy to the greatest extent.
Only by killing the grassland people with firearms to the greatest extent can Zhou's army have a greater chance of winning when they go out to fight.
This time Zhou Guo not only wanted to eliminate half of the main force on the grassland, but also expanded its territory beyond the pass, so it was natural to use firearms to the greatest extent.
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Just after Su Zhong had arranged the catapults and firearms properly, looking from a distance, the grassland finally started a large-scale siege.
When the enemy attacked, Su Zhong did not immediately order to fire, but continued to shoot arrows sparsely, creating an illusion of weakness on the grassland.
Only in this way will the grassland be convinced and attack the city with confidence.
The third prince of Wanyan Khan was riding on a horse and looked far away, looking at the catapults on the city wall with some doubts: "Zhou Guo is clearly the side defending the city, do they plan to use siege equipment like catapults to defend the city?" Really? It's ridiculous, it seems that Zhou Guo's city defense equipment is really exhausted, and at this moment, he is starting to be hungry."
The fourth prince smiled and said: "If you want me to say that these people in the Central Plains are full of gentleness, courtesy and thrift every day, they are not at all like us grassland people who talk with their fists. Although we are feigning attacks these days, the group of people in the Central Plains who are not working hard are still difficult. Parry."
The third prince said with a smile: "Yes, Agula was familiar with the art of war back then, and said that the people of the Central Plains are extremely intelligent, and they advance and retreat in an orderly manner. This kind of wisdom is difficult for other people to match on the battlefield. Could it be that their intelligence is the use of siege equipment? Can it be used as a defense tool?"
The fourth prince smiled and said: "That's right! Agula brags about the Central Plains every day, but in fact it's nothing more than that. This battle seems to be God's blessing on my grassland, and Zhou is already in my grassland!"
The third prince smiled and said, "I can't wait to ask Father Khan for credit!"
Fortunately, Su Zhong didn't know what they were thinking, otherwise, he would definitely have scorned him. These two guys really know what others teach them, and they don't know what others don't teach them.
The catapult is a good weapon for siege, but it can also be used for defense, and the effect is not bad.
It can be said to be both offensive and defensive!
At most, it is not easy to transport big stones to the city wall, so the probability of using them is relatively small, but it is not unnecessary.
But it’s different now. Zhou Guo no longer has to dislike the heavy throwing objects of the catapult. This kind of firearm is made like a can. One person can hold two of them. The lethality is much greater than throwing a big stone. .
Finally, when the prairie people in the front row rushed under the city wall, Su Zhong finally waved his hand: "Let go!"
At this moment, the long fuse of the Thunderbolt on the catapult was ignited, and then it was thrown out.
At the same time, the soldiers guarding the city wall also ignited the Thunderbolt in their hands and threw it straight down.
Their Thunderbolts were not powerful enough, and it was wishful thinking to blow up the city walls. No amount of Thunderbolts could blow up the city walls made of tung oil and glutinous rice juice green bricks.
The prairie people who were desperately squeezing under the city wall on the ground seemed to have heard something, and raised their heads to see what was flying over their heads that could be thrown so far.
But soon they knew it, because when they squeezed under the city wall with great difficulty and wanted to be the first to capture the flag and become powerful, a pile of black cans were thrown from above their heads.
Immediately afterwards, there was a roar in their ears, and the shields held above their heads to protect against the golden log were pierced by something, and hit all over their bodies...
And there was a roaring sound in the distance, and the prairie army that was desperately charging under the city wall suddenly exploded, dust was flying, and wailing was repeated.
This made the prairie army that was charging towards the state of Zhou panic.
Firearms, firearms that roar and explode!
And now, the state of Zhou also has firearms that only the state of Chu has!
The ones who are most frightened are the leading generals in high positions, as well as the third and fourth princes.
In order to maintain the morale of this half of the main force, the news that the army led by Wanyan Khan was repelled by the Chu State with firearms and was surprised by Deva was naturally not disclosed, and these news were banned early.
But the underground soldiers don't know, they know!
They are not as self-aware as the Zhou people. They have never really seen Chu's firearms, and they don't know the difference between Zhou's firearms and Chu's firearms. All their news about firearms comes from hearsay.
Once these people see firearms on the battlefield, they will involuntarily think of the firearms that Chu caused a lot of casualties to Khan, and made them startled by the firearms shot by Deva, thinking that all the firearms in the world will be like the firearms of Chu.
At this moment, the third prince and the fourth prince panicked. They never expected that Zhou Guo could also develop a firearm that could restrain their prairie people in this way!
But before they had too much thought, the firearms thrown this round caused a raging fire to ignite on the battlefield, spreading from east to west like a fire dragon, and everywhere it went was a sea of flames .
After a round of kerosene, there was another thunder that shook the sky and covered the earth.
Looking at the grand occasion under the city wall from a safe position on the tower, Su Zhong couldn't help laughing and said, "I never imagined that this group of rebellious wolf cubs would be here today!"
As he spoke, Su Zhong drew out his saber and said loudly; "Throw all the thunderstorms brought over from the capital this time! After today, there will be no chance like this again!"
But when Su Zhong saw that some of the thunderbolts exploded in half in the air, and some thunderbolts didn't explode until they hit the ground, they sighed again. The defective products of Zhouguo's thunderbolts are so defective. So many, how can we surpass Chu in power?
The third prince looked at the prairie army surrounded by flames in the distance and then looked at the fourth prince, and murmured, "Didn't you say this is an opportunity? What about an opportunity?"
The fourth prince also broke out in cold sweat: "I...I never thought that Zhou Guo would have mastered firearms..."
The third prince gritted his teeth and said, "All the troops are evacuated, retreat quickly! Don't go head-to-head with Zhou's army!"
Speaking of this, the third prince looked at the fourth prince again, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll settle the score with you when I turn around!"