Soon, a single crossbow bolt, descended from the sky.
Duh duh duh!
The crossbow arrows stuck hard on the not-so-tight walls, and some landed inside the city.
The Qin army did not cover up when they fired, and everyone did their evasion in advance, so none of them ended up hitting.
Many of the defenders on the walls were even cheeky and provocative towards the Qin troops below the city.
“Hey! Have you people not eaten? Not a single shot!”
“Exactly! You guys better go back and practice again!”
This kind of provocation was generally allowed by the generals, as it could boost their own morale.
At this moment, within the Qin army’s camp, looking at the provocative Chu army on the city wall, Hu Hai behind Zhao Lang said with dissatisfaction that
“Brother Long, this group of people are too arrogant!”
“Why hasn’t that crossbow moved yet! Is it broken?”
Zhao Lang was about to say something when an old voice came from the side, bared in laughter, and
“Hmph, is this the Qin crossbow that is rumoured to be invincible in battle?”
“It’s just a hundred crossbows, even if they can be fired in bursts, if you want to take these cities, you’ll have to fill them with your lives!”
“On the battlefield, the Prince’s schemes and tricks will not work!”
Zhao Lang looked over at once, next to him, who had been dragged over, Xiang Zhuang and Fan Zeng.
Both of them belonged to the category of die-hard people, and Xiang Bo had persuaded them to surrender for a long time to no avail.
So he brought the two here today to open his eyes, only that he didn’t expect to be sarcastic about it.
Hu Hai, who was about to explode as he listened, glared and was ready to give the old man a piece of his mind, but was pulled back by Zhao Lang, who blandly said.
“There is no hurry, let the crossbow fly for a while.”
This time, the gunpowder bamboo tube was improved by Su.
So the fuse was also left a little longer on purpose, requiring a longer wait.
Hu Hai could only give up in indignation, and then looked towards the Chu army’s city.
On the walls of the Chu army.
Long Tho looked at the Qin army with extreme indifference, he had just watched his position long ago and did not even move, this crossbow arrow could not shoot him.
It was only a crossbow arrow that landed beside him that caught his attention. On the shaft of this crossbow arrow, there was a long, thin bamboo tube tied to it.
Long Tho was a little curious, he had never seen such a crossbow arrow before.
After hesitating for a moment, he still walked over.
Taking the bamboo barrel straight down, he realised that there was a section of grey and black thread on the head of the barrel.
There were also traces of burning at the end of the thread.
But other than that, there seemed to be nothing peculiar.
At this point Long Tho slowly heard a hissing sound and looked up.
It turned out that all the other crossbows also had such a bamboo tube on them.
Only unlike the one he was holding, the others had a burst of fire coming out of them, and were already nearing the very bottom of the bamboo tube.
Seeing this scene, for some reason, a feeling of danger rose in Long Tho’s heart!
As a great general of the Chu army, he had encountered many dangerous situations, but this feeling of his had saved him every time.
So, without much hesitation, Long Tho shouted extremely decisively that
“Danger!”
and went into the citadel.
In the next instant, the
Boom!
A loud bang, accompanied by smoke and fire, rises from the walls!
Everyone was instantly confused.
It was as if it was a signal that gave no time to react.
Boom boom boom!
Everyone then heard a series of booms once again!
And the whole city was already in a state of wailing.
The houses and buildings in the city also went up in flames.
It was like the end of days!
At this moment, outside the city.
All the Qin troops were also in a state of shock to bewilderment.
Many of them had actually seen such a scene on the battlefield of Pengcheng.
But that time, there were fewer explosions.
And it happened extremely suddenly and the battlefield was so noisy that until today many people just thought it was just heavenly thunder.
But now, it was right in front of them.
Watching this group of teenage soldiers shoot their crossbows into the city and then, this scene happened, they could not understand how.
They even looked at Zhao Lang with respect like a god!
Since they couldn’t understand it, there was always a reasonable explanation.
Then the most reasonable one was that His Highness the Crown Prince was indeed destined by Heaven, and this was a punishment from Heaven to the Chu army!
Ta.
There was a sound from the side.
Everyone subconsciously looked over, only to find that Fan Zeng sat straight down on the ground with a dull expression, saying
“Is this heavenly punishment?”
“Has Heaven really destroyed Great Chu?”
Xiang Zhuang, who was at the side, also had despair in his eyes.
He knew that even if Xiang Yu was brave and fierce, he was definitely no match under such heavenly might!
Even Meng Yi, beside Zhao Lang, looked at his opponent with some fear in his eyes.
Of course he knew that Zhao Lang was not a god, but this scene in front of him was simply too shocking!
For this was not a power that could be achieved by human power.
And with this, generals like them didn’t seem to be of much use.
No matter what enemy they encountered, they would just blow their way through anyway.
Han Xin even lowered his head honestly and
The slightest thought of claiming credit that had been growing in his heart disappeared cleanly.
Previously, he had been loyal because of Zhao Lang’s kindness.
However, after holding the power, there were inevitably some reveries in his heart.
With his talent, he was more than capable of commanding hundreds of thousands of troops at a time.
And Zhao Lang, to put it politely, more than 50,000 men would have created some confusion.
There is always some pride when you discover that the other side is inferior to you.
But now, he always understands.
Why the other side would be so relieved to hand over tens of thousands of troops, just like that, to him.
Because in front of this kind of heavenly might, ordinary soldiers and soldiers were as useless as lambs to the slaughter!
In an instant, Zhao Lang’s figure, in his heart, once again took the main position.
Xiao He had long since recovered from his shock, and looking at Han Xin, he could not help but feel slightly more relieved.
Han Xin had talent, but his heart was still high.
After this time, the other side should be much quieter.
Only Chen Ping, on the other side, looked as if he was gnashing his teeth and grieving with pain.
Can he not feel pain?
Five hundred young soldiers had travelled thousands of miles to faint such a small amount of gunpowder, but now they had used up most of it in a single shot!
And there was no need to even think about these crossbows and arrows, there was no way to get any of them back!
It’s all money!
Just when the entire battlefield was silent, Zhao Lang said indifferently that
“Han Xin, still not attacking?”
“Remember my words, casualties should be low and time should be quick.”
Despite the explosion that had just occurred, the scene was frightening.
But Zhao Lang himself knew.
In the end, it was just black gunpowder, which looked scary, and the timing was actually average in terms of killing power.
If we wait for the defenders in the city to come back to their senses, then it would still be a hard battle.
We can only take advantage of the opportunity to take it while the other side is stunned!
Hearing these words, Han Xin’s face instantly turned red, and remembering what had happened earlier, he even hated to slap himself twice.
Honestly, he replied back that
“Yes! Chief!”
Then with a wave of his hand, he gave the command.
The Qin troops behind him then rushed towards the city like a tidal wave!