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Finally, a catapult moved into range.
The Jin soldiers immediately began throwing out stones the size of human heads.
They wanted to suppress the catapults that were locked.
"boom!"
A stone hit the battlements.
It smashed the battlements, which were several feet wide, sending them flying.
The soldier behind couldn't dodge in time.
He was then pinned to the ground.
The screams were deafening.
As the number of catapults used by the Jin soldiers to fire their cannons increased...
The number of casualties at the pass gradually increased.
However, cannons are far more powerful than stone cannons.
Unless the stone cannon hits the catapult directly,
Otherwise, the catapult would hardly be damaged.
As long as the cannon fire lands within a few feet of the catapult...
That would be enough to shatter the catapult.
The battle lasted less than half an hour.
All the catapults outside the pass were destroyed.
Wuzhu ran back dejectedly.
He said to his second brother, Wanyan Zongwang,
"The Han people's artillery was powerful,"
"Our stone cannons are no good."
Wanyan Zongwang turned his head and glanced at the western mountains, then laughed.
"The Han people will never run out of cannons,"
"I have already sent men to Runzhou to conscript 10,000 laborers to cut down the trees,"
"The craftsmen in the camp worked day and night to make catapults,"
"I refuse to believe we can't exhaust their artillery."
"That's enough for today, let's call it a day."
"I'm afraid the Han people haven't used up all their cannons yet,"
"Our gunners are all dead."
Wanyan Zongwang laughed and said, "Starting tomorrow, we'll use the Bohai Navy as gunners."
"Trick the Han people into retaliating with artillery."
After saying this, Wanyan Zongwang turned his horse and rode back to the camp.
Seeing the Jin soldiers retreating from outside the pass, Zhang Qing asked in confusion...
"Do the Jurchens only plan to use catapults to attack the city?"
Yue Fei said, "We have cannons."
"Other siege engines were destroyed as soon as they got close to the city wall."
Zhang Qing laughed and said, "We have gunpowder to defend the city."
"No siege equipment is of any use."
"Unless they also have gunpowder."
Yue Fei said, "Digging tunnels can also collapse city walls."
"Although it's difficult to dig this season,"
"But we still need to be wary of them digging tunnels."
Zhang Qing nodded and said, "I've already had someone listen for any sounds coming from underground."
"Alright, let's go down into the city,"
"The Jurchens probably won't attack the city today."
Although the battlefield has temporarily calmed down,
But saving lives and repairing catapults
Prepare the artillery.
The Jin people then rushed to build catapults.
The preparation of cannons and stones is underway, and both inside and outside the pass are in a tense standoff for war.
The next day, the sun had already risen over the mountains.
The Jin soldiers then swarmed out of their camp again.
Heading towards Yuguan.
In just half a day and a night,
The Jin soldiers then built several hundred more catapults.
The technology of catapults is actually not complicated.
Moreover, the Han people in the north also learned from the Han people in the Central Plains to standardize production and then assemble it.
If the Jurchens acquired the Han Chinese artisans of Nanjing Road
It wouldn't be difficult to build thousands of catapults overnight.
The difficulty lies in training qualified gunners.
The longer the range of the cannon, the more people are needed to tow it.
Moreover, these people need to be able to work together.
Only then can the accuracy of the cannon be guaranteed.
Another round of artillery bombardment,
Only then did the Jin army advance their catapults to a distance of a hundred paces.
They began throwing stones.
Stones the size of human heads whistled through the air.
It slammed against the wall.
A cloud of dust was stirred up.
Most of them crashed onto open ground.
Zhang Qing and the other two also noticed something amiss.
Yue Fei watched as the Jin soldiers below the city frantically fired cannons amidst the bombardment.
“They are not dedicated gunners,”
"Most of yesterday's siege artillerymen are probably dead."
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Zhang Qing laughed and said, "Such a gunner,"
"Let them fight it out for a few days,"
"It's not necessarily possible to breach the city walls."
Zhu Tong thought for a moment and said,
"Could the Jin soldiers be trying to deplete our artillery?"
"hehe,"
Zhang Qing smiled dismissively.
"With gunners like these, there's no need for artillery,"
"Order all the gunners to switch to stone cannons."
Wuzhu remained at the forefront, monitoring the Bohai Navy.
Seeing that the Han army had suddenly switched to using stone cannons...
He spurred his horse back to the central command post, and exclaimed joyfully.
"Second brother, it seems the Han people have run out of cannons."
Wanyan Zongwang shook his head and said,
"Not necessarily. It's also possible that the Bohai Navy isn't putting enough pressure on them."
"Look, not a single cannonball has been fired at the pass in all this time."
"Let them push the catapults forward,"
"Until the cannonballs can reach the pass."
Wanyan Zongfu, Aguda's third son, who was more forgiving, said upon hearing this,
"If we go any further, the Han archers will be able to shoot them."
Wanyan Zongwang remained unmoved and waved his hand,
"Let them move forward,"
"Let's first see if the Han people still have any cannons,"
"Without artillery,"
"Let the Han army fire the cannons again."
Wuzhu showed no mercy.
He spurred his horse to the front of the formation and shouted loudly.
"Twenty steps forward."
Yesterday I did an emergency study on firing cannons in the Bohai Navy. Upon hearing Wuzhu's words...
Their expressions changed involuntarily.
A Bohai Navy officer boldly said,
"Any further ahead we'll be within range of Liang army archers. Uh..."
Just finished speaking,
He was shot in the throat by an arrow from Wuzhu.
Fell to the ground.
Although the Bohai navy was already accustomed to the brutality of the Jurchens,
But at this moment, they all showed indignation.
They had just fought under constant artillery fire.
There is still some hope.
After all, the accuracy and density of artillery are less than those of bows and arrows.
If they get within the archers' range
Under the cover of arrow rain,
If you rush forward,