Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3020

Chapter 3020

His Majesty Li Er did not think that the city of Pyongyang could be captured by the strength of the navy alone, causing the entire national center of Goguryeo to be paralyzed.Goguryeo is also a powerful country entrenched in Liaodong at any rate, with hundreds of thousands of armor, you can drive straight into the capital of another country with a mere navy?

How embarrassing are you for Emperor Sui Yang, who made several expeditions to the east but returned in failure?

The navy of the Sui Army was not weak, and it still ran across the East, but it could only serve as an auxiliary force to assist the main force in combat. Not to mention rushing into the city of Pyongyang and capturing it, it could not even enter the mouth of the Weishui River. Are the troops defending the river on both sides of the bank a display?

Bragging is not like that...

Cheng Wuting was right in front of His Majesty Li Er, and he could clearly see His Majesty Li Er's expression. Even the generals standing beside him showed disapproval, obviously feeling that he was exaggerating.

Ah!

I don't want to say much, I just hope that you will still have your current thoughts after seeing the power of the fireball later...

The army quickly crossed the Daqing River on the pontoon bridge and put it into the position.This kind of pontoon bridge built on the basis of ships is more stable than before, and the horses walking on it will not be surprised at all. They will cross the river steadily, and then gather in groups to make the final preparations before the siege. .

His Majesty Li Er saw that more than [-] troops had already crossed the river, so he said to Li Ji, "Can we attack the city?"

The army originally gathered on the north bank of the Daqing River reached 40 people, and there are still more than [-] troops advancing slowly behind. One can wipe out the remaining Goguryeo troops along the way, and the other can also protect the army's back road, in case they are attacked by the enemy. .

If the 40 troops want to cross the Daqing River, they may have to wait until tomorrow morning...

What's more, how can a 40 army be used to attack a mere Jian'an city?It is also impossible to open up the battle at all, they can only gather together, no matter how many people there are, they will take turns to attack.

Li Ji nodded and said: "The 15 troops have already crossed the river. They can go to war and bombard the city with naval artillery to defeat the morale of the enemy army. Then the army will attack the city. After the fire bombs are fired, the naval ships will rebuild the pontoon bridge. The rest of the army crossed the river in turn."

The eldest grandson Wuji on the side was expressionless. Li Ji was Shangshu Zuopushe, the head of the Zaifu, and an invincible general in the world, so he naturally acted as the deputy commander of the army.

At this time, he can't compete with Li Ji...

His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said to Cheng Wu: "Get ready to bombard the city with artillery!"

"Here!"

Cheng Wu stood up and ordered the captain beside him, and the captain ran to the river at a high speed and gave the order to fight.

The sailors on the warship temporarily removed the pontoon bridge, piled the planks on the deck, and turned the bow so that the cannons on the bow were aimed at Jian'an City in the distance.

The more than [-] troops who had already crossed the river had assembled, sharpened their knives, and waited for the navy to launch a round of artillery fire before launching the siege battle.

The breeze on the riverside is gentle, murderous!

After the warship turned around slowly, the soldiers tore off the oilcloth guncoat covering the gun barrel, adjusted the angle, and loaded the ammunition.

A warship in the middle of the river opened fire first, with a muffled "boom", a ball of orange-red flames exploded from the muzzle, which stood out in the dark night.

The shell drew an obvious parabolic trajectory in the night sky, and landed more than ten feet outside the city wall of Jian'an City. After landing, the shell burst and scattered on the ground, igniting a raging fire.

Ashina Simo, who was standing behind His Majesty Li Er, was a little disappointed, and shouted: "Isn't this too accurate? It's far away."

Most of the rest of the generals had never seen the cannon fire, so they naturally didn't understand that the cannon was just a test fire, so they all showed similar expressions.

Cheng Wuting explained: "If the artillery wants to hit far, it can only raise the muzzle and shoot the shells in a parabola. Just imagine, how difficult it is to throw a stone to hit a target one mile away? Therefore, before the salvo of the artillery, it is necessary to test-fire a few rounds first, so as to calculate the accurate elevation angle of the muzzle, so that when the salvo is fired later, there will be no mistakes."

The generals were dizzy, as if they understood, but they didn't quite understand.

Soon, the warship fired another cannonball, this time the cannonball drew a long parabola in the air, unexpectedly crossed Jian'an City, and landed in the distant mountains and forests, and the faint flame came again.

All the generals twitched the corners of their mouths together, this is accurate, hehe...

Cheng Wuting was very excited, and said loudly: "This time, the shooters have been found, and the next one is to shoot!"

His Majesty Li Er couldn't help asking: "This is already overdone, how can I find a good angle?"

Cheng Wuting explained patiently: "In the design of the artillery, the elevation angle of the muzzle is determined according to the distance between the targets, and this elevation angle is not derived by feeling, but by precise calculation. This kind of shell that passes the target, It’s called a straddle shot, once there is a straddle shot, it means that the range measurement is correct and the target is covered by the artillery fire, and the rest is just a matter of probability, as long as enough shells are fired, the target can be completely destroyed.”

The generals fainted again.

The naval division has existed since ancient times, but why does it sound like they are confused and unable to understand the combat methods of the naval division today?

The cavalry rides on horses, the navy rides on boats, it's just an extra cannon, it seems to be a completely new arm...

The more His Majesty Li Er didn't understand, the more interested he became, and asked: "What you said... how to calculate the shooting of Zhu Yuan?"

Cheng Wuting said: "The specific calculation method is very complicated, and it is difficult to explain it in a few words. On each warship of the Navy, there are two people who are responsible for calculating the shooting elements, one master and one deputy, so as not to be unintentional during the battle. Careful sacrifice, unable to use the power of artillery to attack enemy ships."

Changsun Wuji interrupted suddenly: "Isn't this calculation method difficult to learn?"

Cheng Wuting said: "Let's put it this way, every soldier who is responsible for calculating and shooting Zhuyuan is the treasure of the navy. In terms of his calculation ability, it is not much worse than those scribes in the Taishi Bureau."

Everyone gasped... How many breaths is this?It seems that as long as you have something to do with the navy, anything can surprise you, it's unbelievable.

Where is Taishi Bureau?That is the place to record astronomical phenomena and formulate calendars!Almost all the most computing talents in the world gather here.Cheng Wuting actually said that any soldier on any warship who is responsible for calculating and shooting Zhuyuan can be qualified as a clerk of the Taishi Bureau... It is really sensational.

Everyone was about to ask again, when suddenly they felt a flash of light in front of them, and the muzzles of dozens of warships on the river burst into flames, followed by an earth-shattering muffled sound.

boom!

The artillery was fired, and the huge recoil caused the warship to move backwards suddenly. The hull of the ship moved a little on the river, and dozens of cannons fired shells from the muzzles. Clouds of dense smoke instantly filled the area, enveloping the entire river. .

This kind of power from science and technology made all Tang Jun's blood rush at this moment!

In the distance, Jian'an City, which was shrouded in darkness, suddenly lit up. Dozens of fire bombs accurately fell into the city, and clusters of violent fires ignited, and it didn't take long for them to spread into pieces.

boom!boom!

The prepared warships fired a volley here. After three rounds, all the fire bombs were fired, and then the bow was turned around, and the wooden boards were re-laid into a pontoon bridge to assist the army to cross the river.

And in the distance, the entire Jian'an City was already on fire, and the flames shot up into the sky, accompanied by violent smoke, like a huge torch in the dark night, blazing and violent!

Even if you were far away, you could still feel the fury and heat erupting from the soaring flames, and half of the dark sky was burned red!

Including His Majesty Li Er, everyone looked at each other in shock.

A hundred fire bombs are already such a godlike power, so how tragic would it be if Beisha City was bombed and burned by hundreds of bombs?

I'm afraid it's not an exaggeration to say "hell on earth"...

Changsun Wuji was shocked, and brought up his theory again, lifted his robe, and bowed to His Majesty Li Er, with a compassionate expression on his face: "The power of this kind of fire bomb is earth-shattering, enough to burn even stubborn stones into pieces. Dregs! Siege the city with it, turn the whole city into coke, and turn humans and animals into flying ashes. The brutality and cruelty are unheard of! Although barbarians are not from our tribe, they are born between heaven and earth. How can they treat each other like animals? They are animals. , I can't bear to use such cruel methods! Your majesty is the master of the world, and is revered as the "Heavenly Khan" by the world. You should also be gentle with other races and spread benevolence, so that you can last forever! I implore your majesty to make a decree, no If a quasi-sailor manufactures such a peaceful and tragic weapon, he will be inspired and praised by the world!"

As he said that, a few tears came out of his eyes...

(End of this chapter)