Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Dayi infantrymen firmly protected their own Shenji Army and slowly approached the city of Zhongjing.

From the top of Zhongjing City, only a black line on the horizon could be seen, steadily approaching the city wall.

"What is that?"

The Liao people saw the various siege weapons in the Dayi formation, especially the several taller siege towers, which terrified them.

We've fought siege battles with the Song Dynasty before, haven't we seen those things before?

"Wait, is that a catapult?"

There were many different kinds of equipment next to the tractor, most of which were unfamiliar to the Liao people, except for one thing that looked like a catapult.

"Nonsense, a catapult that big? Have you ever seen one?"

"Exactly! And what are those dark pipes?"

"I remember the Song people used that thing. They called it a cannon, but it was very weak, slow to fire, and inaccurate."

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The soldiers on the city wall were discussing among themselves, and just as they were talking, they suddenly noticed that many of their comrades were also hurriedly climbing up the city wall.

"Aren't you doing anything productive? What are you talking about?! Get over here and prepare the city defenses!"

When the general leading the troops went up to the city wall, he found that the soldiers guarding the city were not seriously defending it, but were talking about the enemy below the city, which annoyed him.

Do you really think that the defenses of Zhongjing City are so impenetrable?

If that were the case, why would the Emperor mobilize everyone to prepare for defense?

After being scolded by their own general, the soldiers on the city wall stopped their discussion and returned to their posts.

At this moment, Ling Zhen, through his telescopic vision, had roughly confirmed that his cannons were ready to attack!

"Thunder Cannon, in position!"

As Ling Zhen spoke, the gunners of the Divine Machine Army operated the Thunder Cannons to aim at the city wall, and several of them worked together to load the stone projectiles.

"Brother, give the order!"

After confirming that everything was correct, Ling Zhen used flags to relay the message to Ren Yuan.

After receiving the flag signal, Ren Yuan gazed at the city walls of Zhongjing, a smirk playing on his lips. He took a deep breath and unleashed a lion's roar:

"fire!"

"fire!"

"fire!"

Three roars echoed throughout the army. With his command, Ling Zhen waved his banner, and the Shenji Army's artillerymen fired their Thunder Cannons almost simultaneously!

Unlike the Japanese pirates who only had a dozen or twenty cannons, this time, more than three hundred Thunder Cannons fired simultaneously, sending over three hundred heavy stone projectiles soaring high into the sky! The sheer power of this scene is enough to make one remember it for a lifetime!

To the Liao people on the city wall, all they saw was many stone projectiles rising into the air and forming a stone cloud in the sky!

This cloud even blocked out a lot of the sunlight, allowing only light to filter through the gaps!

Then, these stone projectiles, carrying astonishing force, hurtled down on the walls of Zhongjing!

“Get out of the way!!”

"Enemy attack!!"

Many of the soldiers guarding the city wall were so shocked by the stone cloud that they didn't react for a moment!

By the time they received the order, it was already too late!

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

One stone after another began to pelt the city wall!

Since it was the first launch, the accuracy wasn't particularly high, but the loud noise when the stone projectile hit the city wall made everyone's eardrums hurt!

The vibrations from the continuous impacts on the city wall made it difficult for the soldiers on top to stand.

"Boom!"

A stone hit a watchtower on the city wall. The wooden watchtower usually looked very sturdy, but in front of the stone, it was as fragile as paper. The soldier hiding in the watchtower didn't even have time to scream before he was smashed into a bloody pulp!

"Save me! Save me!"

Some of the stones landed right on the city wall, while others shattered upon impact, sending shards flying everywhere and killing or wounding nearby soldiers.

Some were bounced up by the city wall due to the angle, and suffered serious damage upon landing a second time.

Some even crushed soldiers' limbs on the spot, and some flew over the city wall and landed inside the city, damaging some houses near the city wall!

In conclusion, the situation for the people of Liaodong is currently very dire!

"They...they are so cruel!"

The Liao people, who always prided themselves on being the epitome of ferocity, were now afraid!

This army, which flew under the banner of "Yi", did not just fire one volley of stones; they fired volley after volley! And each volley was more accurate than the last!

The once-solid city wall of Zhongjing has begun to show holes from being smashed.

"Where did these guys get these weapons?"

But this is just the appetizer!

"Commander! The heavy artillery can be fired!"

With the relentless bombardment of the Thunder Cannon, the heavy artillery was also pushed into range. Ling Zhen did not hesitate and immediately ordered to fire!

"Bang! Bang!..."

Unlike stone projectiles, heavy artillery fires gunpowder!

Like a series of children's cannons, their power increases exponentially after being enhanced with improved gunpowder!

Although Ren Yuan believed that this technology was still at the level of the Ming Dynasty, it was already a great advantage in the 12th century.

One cannonball after another exploded on the city wall, and all sorts of debris and smoke enveloped the wall, causing the defenders great suffering.

"Cough, cough..."

"What kind of firearm is this?"

"Don't show yourself easily, this thing will crack open and all sorts of things will fly out!"

……

"Boom!!"

Just as the crowd on the city wall was talking all sorts of things, a loud bang suddenly came from the direction of the city gate!

"What's going on at the city gate?!"

The general on the city wall risked being hit by cannonballs and stood up to shout down to the people below.

"General, it sounds like the city gate has been struck by something!"

The city gate guards just felt a tremendous force slam into the city gate, so strong that it even shook off a lot of the dust from the wooden door bolt!

"The city gate? Something is hitting the city gate?"

The general guarding the city was puzzled. The enemy hadn't even really gotten close yet, so what was used to ram them? Were they hitting a cow from across a mountain?

When he peeked out, he was shocked to find that the enemy had actually pointed their cannons at the city gate and were attacking it with cannonballs!

Although these cannonballs were not very accurate, some of them were bound to hit the city gate. Moreover, they would explode as soon as they hit the gate, and the explosion would easily set it on fire. The gate of Zhongjing was not as sturdy as the city wall. If this continued, something bad would happen sooner or later!

"Damn it, we can't let them keep fighting like this! Someone, notify the cavalry inside the city to come out and meet the enemy, and push them back!"

In order to avoid being forced into a passive defensive posture, the Liao people decided to unleash their signature move – the cavalry charge!

After all, in previous siege battles against the Song Dynasty, as long as the Song army used the tactic of cavalry charges, they would basically be suppressed.

Although this group is flying a flag with the character "益" (Yi), according to previous information, they are Song people! So this cavalry charge will definitely be effective against them!

"Commander, Commander, the Prince has given us new orders."

Ling Zhen, who was directing the artillery battle, shouted loudly to the messenger after hearing the message:

"Read!"

The messenger opened the command, took a deep breath, and read aloud:

"Ling Zhen, if the enemy opens the city gates and sends their cavalry charging, unleash all your heavy artillery on them!"

"Remember! Don't be stingy with ammunition! And don't be afraid to spare their horses! Give them a good beating!"

Hearing Ren Yuan's order, Ling Zhen smiled:

“Go back and tell my brother! If the Divine Machine Army doesn’t use up all its shells today, I, Ling Zhen, will go back and apologize with thorns on my back!”

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