General Qin

Linzi is the most prosperous city in this era.

The city is huge in scale, divided into inner and outer cities, and the inner city is built in the southwest corner of the outer city.

The outer city of Linzi is a large square city with a wall of more than 3,000 meters in the north and two gates in total.

At this moment, on the long north wall, Qi Xiangtian looked at the dozens of strangely shaped wooden instruments outside the city, and the hill-like stone piles piled up behind those wooden instruments, his eyelids twitched.

"Is this the cannon of the Qin people?"

Tian Jia swallowed his saliva. The Qi State hadn't fought a war for decades, not to mention giant cannons, he had never seen even an ordinary trebuchet.

Just because he hasn't seen it doesn't mean he hasn't heard of it.

Along with Jicheng, Daliang, Xiangcheng, Daicheng and other famous cities in the world, they were bombarded by the Qin people.

The prestige of the cannon, a new type of siege tool, has already spread throughout the world.

It is said that this kind of siege equipment is infinitely powerful, far surpassing the old-fashioned catapult machines of the past. Once hit by it, the person who was shot will be turned into meat sauce, and the house will collapse on the spot.

The walls of some small cities will even crack and shatter under the bombardment of giant cannons.

Thinking of these rumors, Tian Jia was already filled with fear, his legs trembling.

He couldn't help but looked around, only to see that both Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo were pale, and it seemed that they also thought of the reputation of Ju Pao.

As for Qi Wangjian, he didn't even see his shadow.

The great king was so frightened that he didn't have the courage to go up the city wall, so he could only curl up in the arms of the beauty in the palace, avoiding reality and seeking some comfort.

"General Tian Dan, you have experience. Do you think the city wall of Linzi can withstand the artillery bombardment of the Qin army?"

Tai Shiwen remembered that Tian Dan was bombarded by the Qin army in Zhencheng, so he asked quickly.

Tian Dan frowned slightly, but still replied: "The turrets and parapet walls are basically unable to withstand the power of the giant cannon, and they will definitely be damaged under the shelling of the Qin army. As for the city wall itself, there should be no problem. , the damage is not too great."

Hearing Tian Dan's words, everyone's face turned slightly better.

Doctor Jimo sighed: "It's good if I can bear it. There are many guards in my Linzi city. As long as there is a city wall, we can fight against the Qin people. Alas, it's a pity that I led the army and was attacked by those treacherous Qin troops. Otherwise, if my 5,000 people enter the city, there will be no danger of defending the city."

Tai Shiwen also said: "As long as the Qin army's cannons don't collapse the city wall, there is no danger for me in Linzi. At worst, when they fire stone bombs, our people hide under the city wall. When the Qin army finishes firing, we will wait for you." The soldiers will come out to fight with them hand to hand. Siege and defend the city, it is not a bloody battle in the end, it depends on which side has more people."

Seeing that the two of them regained some confidence, Tian Dan shook his head secretly.

Compared with the self-comfort of these two people who don't know how to fight, Tian Dan knows very well what is really scary about the giant cannon.

The cannon bombarded not only the city walls, but also the hearts of the people!

This is also what Tian Dan is most afraid of.

"Hiss, Qin Jun has moved."

The silent Tianjia suddenly called out.

Everyone looked for their reputation, and they really saw those Qin soldiers starting to put down the bullet holes of the cannons and filled them with stone bullets. Every movement of those Qin soldiers was frightening.

"Qin's army is about to shoot, you gentlemen, hurry down to the city."

Tian Dan shouted hurriedly.

Without hesitation, Tian Jia strode down the city wall.

Doctor Jimo and Tai Shiwen also hurriedly followed.

When Tianjia walked down the last step of the Linzi city wall, a huge impact roar came from behind.

One after another, the sound is like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and thunder on a dry day.

The ground seemed to be trembling, and Tianjia staggered amidst the terrible roar, almost falling to the ground.

When he stood still, he saw more than a dozen black dots passing across the sky, and then fell heavily, hitting the city, destroying several houses, and the smoke and dust flew high.

"The power of the giant cannon is so terrifying!"

Witnessing this scene, Tian Jia took a deep breath. When he looked back, he saw that Tai Shiwen and Dr. Jimo had already embraced each other in shock.

Tian Jia stretched out his hands to cover his chest, feeling his heart beating.

In terror, the night floated in his mind.

The man named Chen Chi.

"It seems that it's time to make a choice."

Tian Jia murmured and strode forward.

...

Qin soldiers surrounded the six outer city gates of Linzi, and instead of attacking the city with soldiers, they only bombarded the city with giant cannons.

Every morning to dusk, tens of thousands of Qin soldiers alternated with each other, constantly transporting stones from nearby, grinding them into stone bullets, and then shooting them into Linzi City one by one through giant cannons.

The formerly prosperous city of Linzi trembled and mourned amid the seemingly never-ending bombardment.

Even if the city wall of Linzi is strong, it will not be bombed down by stone bombs.

Even though there are more than 200,000 men with halberds guarding them, the Qi army has more people than the Qin army outside the city.

But the people of Qi hiding behind the city wall didn't even have a sense of security, they could only tremble and tremble.

Every once in a while, many stone bullets flew from the sky and smashed into the city, or smashed the houses in the city into ruins, or turned the unlucky eggs that happened to be hit into meat paste.

The boulder that fell from the sky was like a sharp sword hanging over Qi people's heads, it could fall down at any time and take their lives.

The feeling of constant anxiety completely wiped out the minds of these Qi people.

Unprecedented fear spread in this huge city.

But in this city, some people with special missions also started to act at this time.

They went in and out of the mansions of various ministers in Qi State, especially those named in the imperial edict of Qin State.

...

After shelling Linzi for a period of time.

Zhao Tuo led all the generals in the army and stood in front of Linzi City, looking at the big eastern city in front of him.

Under the order, today's shelling has stopped.

I saw that the majestic and tall walls of Linzi City were already full of cracks and potholes.

The towering turrets had already been completely destroyed, and most of the female wall was destroyed by stone bullets. The entire wall looked horrible, like it was broken.

After the Qin army stopped shelling, the soldiers of the Qi army emerged from under the city wall tremblingly, looking out of the city in fear.

"General, why don't you let me attack the city? I think Linzi City looks easy to attack."

The black buttocks were gearing up, a little excited.

Several generals were also eager to try. In their eyes, the Qi people were weak, and if they attacked faster, they might be able to win in one blow.

Zhao Tuo hasn't spoken yet.

Li Shiqi beside him snorted coldly: "Siege the city? So what if you take down the city wall? There are still more than 200,000 Qi soldiers in the city. When you attack the city, don't you want to fight and resist the opponent? Then you can guarantee everyone Victory? Even if we win in the end, how much will our soldiers have to lose?"

Black Butt snorted: "You drunkard, you say these things, don't you just want to say that you have made great achievements? I don't even think that the King of Qi still has hundreds of thousands of Qi soldiers in his hands, and he surrendered to you before the first battle. Is it possible? I think you will definitely fail. In the end, you don’t want us to attack the city. Drunkards, you still have to see the truth in your hands. No matter how powerful your tongue is, can it be more useful than a sword?”

"Swallows and chickens, how do you know the ambition of yuān chú?"

Li Shiqi said disdainfully, he turned his head to look at Zhao Tuo, cupped his hands and said: "General, our army has been attacking the city with huge cannons for days, and the Qi people in the city are already frightened. It is time to take advantage of this opportunity to make a contribution. Please, general, let me enter the city, and speak for the general that the King of Qi will return, and make great achievements in destroying the country!"

Zhao Tuo looked at Linzi City in front of him, and heard Li Shiqi's words in his ears.

Inexplicably, he thought of the ending that belonged to Li Shiqi in history.

Zhao Tuo asked softly: "When the two countries are fighting, although there is a ritual of not beheading the envoys. But now that the people of Qi are on the verge of subjugation, if you enter Qi, you may encounter a crisis and lose your life. Are you afraid?"

Li Shiqi laughed.

"What did the general say? When I was in Xianyang, I heard rumors in the market that the general once said in front of the king in the Xianyang Palace, 'A man lives in the world, he will be a marquis when he is born, and he will be a temple food when he dies. ’, how magnificent this statement is!”

"Li Shiqi is not talented, and now I want to say something."

"A man lives in the world, if he cannot eat five tripods in life, he will cook his ears with five tripods in death!"

"Dying for fame and fame, I, Li Shiqi, have nothing to fear! Hahaha!"

The laughter was hearty, showing Li Shiqi's boldness and unrestraint.

Zhao Tuo was startled, nodded his head and said: "What you said is that if you die for fame, you should have nothing to fear. If you have fear, how can you make meritorious deeds. Since you want to enter the city, I should listen to it."

"Li Shiqi, thank you General!"

Li Shiqi looked solemn and bowed to Zhao Tuo.

Not everyone is willing to give him the chance to surrender a country.

What Zhao Tuo did was also a kindness to Li Shiqi.

After Li Shiqi finished his salute, he looked up at Linzi city in front of him, his eyes were like torches.

This country, this city, will be his battleground.

In his heart, he whispered softly.

"If I can't be promoted to the elders, rank among the nobles, and enjoy the food of the five tripods, what is the meaning of what I have learned in my life?"

The scale of Linzi City refers to the "History of Chinese Cities". According to archaeological excavations, the north wall of the outer city is 3316 meters.

Thanks to book friends 20211226195601405, book friends 20200621111444832, book friends 20201127073045650 and book friends Zip Fei Ah Fei for their rewards, as well as your votes and support, thank you!