Chapter 3020 Flames Burning the City
His Majesty Li Er did not believe that Pyongyang City could be captured with just the power of the navy, causing the entire national center of Goguryeo to be paralyzed. After all, Goguryeo is also a powerful country entrenched in Liaodong, with hundreds of thousands of armor, but you can march straight into their capital with a mere navy?
How can you be embarrassed by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who went on several expeditions to the east but returned in vain?
The navy of the Sui army was not weak, and it was still rampaging across the East. However, it could only serve as an auxiliary force to assist the main force in fighting. Let alone rush to Pyongyang City and capture it, it could not even enter the mouth of the Xishui River. I really thought it was everywhere. Are the troops guarding the river on both sides of the river just for show?
That's not how bragging works...
Cheng Wuting was right in front of His Majesty Li Er, and could clearly see His Majesty Li Er's expression. Even the generals standing aside showed disapproval, obviously feeling that he was exaggerating.
Oh!
I won’t say much, I just hope that when you see the power of fire bombs later, you will still have the same thoughts as you do now...
The army quickly crossed the Daqing River on the pontoon bridge and threw themselves into the position. This kind of pontoon bridge built based on ships is more stable than before. The war horses walking on it are not frightened at all, and they can cross the river steadily, and then the teams gather one by one to make final preparations before the siege. .
His Majesty Li Er saw that more than 100,000 troops had crossed the river, and said to Li Ji: "Can we attack the city?"
The number of troops originally gathered on the north bank of the Daqing River reached 400,000, and there were still more than 200,000 troops advancing slowly behind. On the one hand, they could mop up the remaining Goguryeo troops along the way, and on the other hand, they could also protect the army's rear path, and they were unexpectedly attacked by the enemy.
If all the 400,000 troops want to cross the Daqing River, they may have to wait until tomorrow morning...
What's more, if you just build An City, how can you use 400,000 troops to attack it? There is no way to open up the formation, they can only gather together and attack in turns no matter how many people there are.
Li Ji nodded and said: "The 150,000 troops have crossed the river, and we can start the battle. Use naval artillery to bombard the city to demoralize the enemy troops, and then the army begins to attack the city. After the fire bombs are fired, the naval ships will re-build the pontoon bridge. , the rest of the army crossed the river in turn."
Changsun Wuji on the side had an expressionless face. Li Ji was the minister Zuopushe, the head of the dynasty's ministers, and an invincible general, so he naturally assumed the position of deputy commander of the army.
At this time, he can't compete with Li Ji...
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said to Cheng Wuting: "Get ready to bombard the city with artillery!"
"Here!"
Cheng Wuting got the order and ordered the captain beside him. The captain quickly ran to the river and issued the battle order.
The navy soldiers on the warship temporarily removed the pontoon bridge they had set up, stacked the planks on the deck, and turned the bow so that the cannon on the bow was aimed at Jian'an City in the distance.
The more than 100,000 troops who had already crossed the river were assembled and sharpening their swords. They were waiting for a round of artillery fire from the navy before launching an siege.
The breeze blows slowly by the river, and murderous aura fills the air!
The warship slowly turned around, and the soldiers pulled off the oilcloth gun jacket wrapping the gun barrel, adjusted the angle, and loaded ammunition.
A warship located in the middle of the river opened fire first, with a muffled "boom" sound, and a ball of orange-red flames exploded from the muzzle, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night.
The cannonball 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 fireball exploded 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: "This is too inaccurate, isn't it? It's a long way off."
Most of the other generals had never seen an artillery fire, and naturally they didn't understand that this cannon was just a test fire, and they all had similar expressions.
Cheng Wuting explained: "If the artillery wants to shoot far, it can only raise the muzzle and shoot the shells out in a parabola. Just imagine, how difficult it is to throw a stone and hit a target one mile away?" Therefore, before firing a volley of artillery, a few test shots must be fired first to calculate the accurate muzzle elevation angle, so that there will be no false starts when the volley is fired later.”
The generals were dizzy, as if they understood, but they didn't quite understand.
Soon, the warship fired another cannon. This time the cannonball drew a long parabola in the air, passed Jian'an City, and landed in the mountains and forests in the distance, and there was a faint light of fire.
The generals twitched their mouths together, this is so accurate, haha...
Cheng Wuting was very excited and said loudly: "This time the shooting elements have been found, and the volley will start next!"
His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but ask: "This has already been overdone. How do you say we have found a good angle?"
Cheng Wuting explained patiently: "In artillery design, the elevation angle of the muzzle is determined based on the distance between the targets, and this elevation angle is not determined by feeling, but by precise calculation. This kind of artillery shell that crosses the target, It’s called ‘cross-fire’. Once cross-fire occurs, it means that the range measurement has been correct and the target is covered by the artillery fire range. 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 Navy has been around since ancient times, but why does it sound so confusing and incomprehensible to the way the Navy fights today?
The cavalry rides on horses, and the navy rides on boats. It’s just an extra artillery piece, making it seem like a completely new branch of arms...
The more His Majesty Li Er didn't understand, the more interested he became, and asked: "What you are talking about... 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 every warship of the navy, there are two people who are responsible for calculating the shooting elements, one master and one master, so as to avoid someone not being able to do it during the battle. If you sacrifice yourself carefully, you will not be able to use the power of artillery to attack enemy ships.”
Changsun Wuji suddenly interrupted: "Isn't this calculation method difficult to learn?"
Cheng Wuting said: "Let's put it this way, every soldier responsible for calculating and shooting various elements is a treasure in the navy. In terms of their calculation ability alone, they are no less generous than those clerks in the Taishi Bureau."
Everyone gasped... What the hell is this? It seems that as long as you have something to do with the navy, anything can happen to people, it's unbelievable.
Where is the Taishi Bureau? That is the place where celestial phenomena are recorded and calendars are drawn up! Almost all the most talented people in the world who are proficient in calculations gather here. Cheng Wuting actually said that any soldier on the warship who was responsible for calculating and shooting Zhu Yuan could be qualified as a scribe in the Taishi Bureau... It was really a bit sensational.
Everyone was about to ask again, when suddenly they felt a bright light flash before their eyes, and flames shot out from the muzzles of dozens of warships on the river, followed by an earth-shattering muffled sound.
boom!
The artillery was fired, and the huge recoil caused the warship to jerk back. The hull moved slightly on the river. Dozens of cannons fired shells from the muzzles, and thick clouds of smoke instantly filled the air, wrapping the entire river. .
This power from science and technology made all the Tang soldiers' blood boil at this moment!
In the distance, Jian'an City, shrouded in darkness, suddenly lit up. Dozens of fire bombs accurately fell into the city. Balls of wild fires ignited, and soon spread into the city.
boom! boom!
The prepared warships fired a salvo here. After three rounds, they fired all the fire bombs, then turned the bow and re-laid the planks into a pontoon to help the army cross the river.
In the distance, the entire Jian'an City was already on fire. The fire was rising into the sky, accompanied by fierce smoke, just like a huge torch in the dark night, blazing and violent!
Even though they were far away, they could still feel the violence and heat erupting from the sky-high flames, and half of the dark sky was burned red!
Everyone, including His Majesty Li Er, looked at each other in shock.
A hundred fire bombs are already so powerful, so how tragic would it be for Bisha City to be bombed and burned by hundreds of bombs?
I'm afraid it's not an exaggeration to say "hell on earth"...
After Changsun Wuji was shocked, he brought out his theory again, lifted up his robe, bowed to His Majesty Li Er, and saluted, with a look of compassion on his face: "The power of these fire bombs is earth-shattering. Even the stubborn stones were burned into rubbish! They attacked the city and turned it into ashes. The cruelty and cruelty was unheard of! Even though the barbarians are not from my tribe, how could they be born in the world? Treat him like an animal? Even an animal can't bear to be subjected to such cruel methods! Your Majesty is the common ruler of the world and is respected as the "Khan of Heaven". He should also be gentle to foreigners and spread kindness. Only in this way can he be treated like an animal. For generations to come! I sincerely ask your Majesty to decree that the Navy is not allowed to make such weapons that are harmful to the world, and will be praised by the world!"
As he spoke, a few tears actually came out of his eyes...(End of Chapter)