Chapter 1013
Woo~
The desolate sound of the horn spread across the entire battlefield, and the Yan troops who were desperately charging towards the Hanhai Pass wall in a rain of arrows and throwing stones were suddenly amnestied and retreated backward.
As for the several stone throwers and siege wagons that had managed to push their way to the frontline position, they were naturally abandoned before being shattered by the raining down stone bombs.
Although the artillery arranged on the city walls had stopped attacking at this point, to these Yan troops, the battle they had just experienced was simply a horrible nightmare.
Even if they were able to return alive, they would be haunted by this nightmare for the rest of their lives!
It was truly too terrifying.
Within two miles in front of the Hanhai Pass, there were an unknown number of corpses of the Yan army lying around, many of which were mutilated, the crimson blood soaked through the soil, and the grass was bound to grow vigorously in the coming year.
In contrast, there were dozens of wrecks of large stone throwers and siege wagons.
These siege weights were expensive, and were assembled by the Yan army after expending a lot of effort to transport them here, but as a result, they did not play much of a role before they were shattered by the Hanhai army’s artillery.
The battlefield was filled with wailing and cries for help, many of the injured Yan army generals collapsed in a pool of blood, helplessly begging for their lives.
But all they got was a shot down feathered arrow!
The first round of the battle between the two sides ended.
Cheers erupted from the walls of Hanhai Pass as countless Hanhai Army generals raised their weapons in their hands high, celebrating the victory they had just won.
Not only had they successfully repelled the enemy’s attack, but the results were quite brilliant.
The most important thing was that their own losses were very small.
This caused the morale of the Hanhai Army to skyrocket, and there was not even the slightest bit of siege gathering when they faced the hundreds of thousands of Yan troops again.
Many people turned their attention to the artillery that had accomplished so much.
Without this amazingly powerful new weapon, even if they were able to repel the Yan army, they would not have such an outstanding battle record.
Due to the continuous firing, the seventeen cannons were almost burnt red by the heat, and the gunners were using wet cloths to cool down.
The joy of victory overflowed on everyone’s face.
Shangguan Wuji, who was personally sitting on the barrier wall, exclaimed, “These artillery pieces can really be considered as a divine weapon of the Zhen Guo.”
He had previously seen the scene of artillery test firing, but the sight of a single cannon firing a few several rounds was vastly different from the sight of a dozen cannons firing at the same time on a real battlefield.
The power of artillery was also revealed in the battle that had just ended!
If Shangguan Wuji originally still had misgivings about being forced to swear allegiance to Princess Qing Yun, but at this moment such thoughts had already dissipated for the most part.
This commander of the Hanhai Army began to seriously consider the possibility of assisting Princess Qing Yun to ascend to the imperial throne!
“These are just test subjects.”
Wang Chen said indifferently, “There will be better ones in the future!”
Since they were cast in a temporary rush, these artillery pieces still had quite a few problems, with many areas for improvement and enhancement.
With the skills of the craftsmen of the military manufacturing camp, casting stronger cannons in the future would not be a problem at all.
At that time, the cannons will not only be used to defend the city.
Moreover, Wang Duan hadn’t even brought out the cannons yet!
While the Hanhai army was rejoicing, the Yan army was in a state of sadness.
Yan army tent in the atmosphere of depression almost solidified, many generals lowered their heads, the atmosphere does not dare to breathe on a breath.
Fear of becoming the target of anger.
In fact, for the huge number of Yan army, the previous loss is not very big, completely within the range of tolerance.
The key was that the stone throwers and siege wagons had been destroyed by nearly a third, and the morale of the Yan army had been dealt a heavy blow by the rumbling of the cannons.
The seventeen cannons mounted on the city walls were incredibly powerful, the shells not only had a very long range, but also the fourth and fifth ranked martial artists were unable to carry them, and the ordinary generals were even more likely to be killed or injured if they touched them, so there was no way to deal with them at all.
If we don’t solve these powerful weapons, how can we take down Hanhai Pass?
Everyone had pinned their hopes on the three Wu Zuns.
The silver-armored warrior perched on the marshal’s seat was none other than Yan Xiaoyun, one of the three Great Yan Martial Exalted, who was not only the commander of the Yan legions this time around, but was also a member of the Great Yan royal family.
Yan Xiaoyun gazed at the three large iron pellets laid out on the ground, his eyes seeming to contain a storm.
It was this dozen or so pound contraption that had blown through the array of Yan Army’s elite vanguard, shattering dozens of stone throwers and siege wagons that the Yan Army had painstakingly carried and assembled.
It also greatly demoralized the Yan army!
“State Master ……”
His gaze went to the elegant man sitting next to him, and he asked in a deep voice, “Have you ever heard of this kind of weapon before?”
This elegant man who appeared to be middle-aged in appearance, but was actually over seventy years of age, was none other than the Yan Kingdom’s State Master, Sixth Order Martial Exalt Ji Shanhe.
Ji Shanhe’s cultivation was at the bottom of the list of the three major Martial Honors, but he was good at strategizing, and this time, following Yan Xiaoyun’s attack on Hanhai Pass was out of necessity, and under normal circumstances, he would be the one to sit in the town of Yan Capital and strategize.
Ji Shanhe mastered Yan’s spy organization, the most informed ears and eyes.
“Unheard of!”
In response to Yan Xiaoyun’s inquiry, Ji Shanhe replied categorically, “I have never gotten any news about this weapon, it should be something that was only recently manufactured by the Great Liang, or the Hanhai Army, or else it would be impossible for there to be no spies to return.”
Great Yan had stationed quite a few spies in the territory of Da Liang, including the Imperial Capital and Hanhai City.
“This is troublesome.”
Yan Xiaoyun’s face became even more somber, “The Hanhai Army’s Military Manufacturing Battalion has many craftsmen, and Hanhai County is rich in iron ore, what I’m worried about is that more and more of these weapons will come out!”
Just seventeen artillery pieces made the Yan army anxious, if it was increased to dozens or even hundreds of artillery pieces, covering the entire pass wall, the scene of all the artillery pieces firing at the same time would make this Yan army commander think about it all a bit numb.
In fact, he thought a little too serious, because even if the Hanhai army manufacturing battalion can make so many artillery guns, there is not enough gunpowder to exert its power.
Manufacturing gunpowder need raw materials, charcoal and saltpeter are okay, only this sulfur is Hanhai County does not produce, need to go outside the county to search and buy.
Previously, the Hanhai army used, most of the raw materials brought by Wang dust made!
In such a situation, the Yan army can completely hold out until the gunpowder is consumed before attacking the city.
But Yan Xiaoyun was not aware of this, he was worried that if he could not quickly capture Hanhai Pass, once the Great Liang army reinforcements were in place, and one or two more sixth-ranked Wu Zuns came to help, then he would not be able to occupy this fortress that held the throat of Great Yan!
It is important to realize that Great Liang has four Sixth Order Martial Honors, one more than Great Yan.
Currently, Great Yan’s greatest advantage was the fact that the three greatest Martial Exalted were all gathered here!
The three exchanged glances and nodded at the same time.
The longer this war lasted, the more unfavorable it would be for Great Yan, so they had to throw their weight around!