Chapter 1050 The troops are approaching the city
Chapter 1050 The troops are approaching the city
The Taiping Dao Kingdom did not know that the Han navy dropped torpedoes to blow up the water ghosts, but they knew clearly that the Han navy's ships had not sunk yet.
"Damn it, what do these water ghosts do?"
The naval general was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
He always had a feeling that the warships of the Han army on the opposite side were getting weirder and weirder.
However, he had no time to think, let alone investigate.
Because with the bombardment of Han army artillery, as the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, the power of the artillery became more and more powerful.
"what......"
A cannonball hit the battleship, causing a large hole in the deck. The flying wood chips could pierce a person's body.
The unlucky guy was directly hit to death by a cannonball, and his wailing was considered as a tribute to his hard-earned life.
"There's a water leak. There's a big hole in the side. Abandon ship, abandon ship!"
The areas hit by cannonballs cannot be repaired, just like being hit by a racket at close range.
"Fire arrows!"
When the distance between the two sides reaches the attack range of the bed crossbow, it is the battlefield of crossbow arrows.
"Damn it, why do the Han army have so many crossbows?"
The Taiping Taoist Kingdom followed the shipbuilding route of the Han army, but made some changes. Originally, a bed crossbow of the Han army could shoot six crossbow arrows at one time, so they made a bed crossbow that could shoot eight crossbow arrows at one time.
But now, not only did the Han army have artillery, they even fired twelve crossbows at once.
The attack density is not comparable, how to fight?
Even if the two sides enter into a confrontation, it will be the Taiping Tao Kingdom that suffers.
Especially the artillery of the Han army was so lethal that it was difficult for people to accept it.
As the distance between the two sides gets closer and closer, when both sides can see each other, it is when the bed crossbow is leveled and struck.
"Gunshot, release!"
If the bed crossbow is leveled, the artillery of the Han army will not be afraid of the bed crossbow.
Because every cannon has a steel plate that the bed crossbow cannot penetrate at all.
"boom!"
The power of the bed crossbow is great at close range, and the power of the cannon shot is even more powerful at close range. Hundreds of iron bullets are shot out in a fan shape, and the enemies in both the front and rear rows are instantly turned into sieves.
Even something as close as the bed crossbow has received a lot of damage. If it is unlucky, the bed crossbow will no longer be usable.
And as the ships get closer and closer, gang-hopping battles will start at any time.
However, under the bombardment of artillery, the soldiers who wanted to use Jump Gang did not dare to stand on the deck at all.
Too dangerous.
Before they even jumped into a gang, they were beaten into a sieve. It was like killing people in large numbers, and everyone was afraid of it.
This is on top of the river. If it were on land, it would have run away long ago.
"boom!"
As the ships got closer, the racket poles on both sides came in handy.
This kind of erected racket pole has a huge stone at the front, which is smashed down like a big hammer.
The place that is hit often suffers serious damage. If a person is hit, he will go directly to the sky.
Soon, the navy of the Han army and the navy of the Taiping Tao Kingdom were fighting together.
At the same time, after all the naval forces of the Taiping Dao Kingdom were held back, the troop transport ships used by the Han army to cross the river gave an order, and the 300,000-strong army began to cross the river in a mighty manner.
"Bazooka ready!"
Facing the enemy's beachhead, as long as the Han army's rocket launchers can be reached, they should aim as much as possible until the army crossing the river has marched to a suitable distance.
"put!"
"Shhhhhh!"
In an instant, the rocket launcher flew out from behind and slammed into the enemy's beachhead like a meteor.
"Boom boom boom!"
"what......"
After one round of shelling, the enemy immediately abandoned the beachhead and retreated.
The first batch of soldiers of the Han army to land were mostly composed of archers, sword and shield bearers and divine machine guards.
The first batch of Shenji Guards did not carry squatting tiger cannons, but raised guns.
"boom!"
There are also bullets and shotguns for carrying guns. Although the caliber is not large, the power is much stronger than that of bows and arrows.
The first shot had been prepared long ago. Single-headed projectiles were fired into the enemy's formation. The heavy-armored elites in the front row instantly fell to the ground and screamed repeatedly.
"Rush over and destroy them!"
"Fire arrows!"
Under the command of Taiping Daoguo officers, the beachhead blocking troops launched a counterattack.
The archers are always the focus of the battle.
At this time, the Shenji Guards' guns had been replaced with shotguns, and they brought the enemy close to a hundred paces.
"boom!"
Another shot, dozens and hundreds of irons swept across the army.
"what......"
Under this kind of supply, because the front row was mostly elites, not many died, but the wounded fell in droves.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Kill!"
At this time, behind the Taiping Tao Kingdom, the Mountain Brigade and Marine Brigade also launched an attack.
The Taiping Tao Kingdom was completely caught off guard, and soon suffered heavy losses and was unable to advance or retreat.
"escape!"
The casualties were extremely heavy, and the elite troops were basically wiped out. The Taiping Taoist beachhead blocking troops could only flee frantically.
After clearing the beachhead, subsequent armies landed continuously and then marched towards the Holy Capital City.
At this time, in the Holy Capital City, standing on the top of the city, you could completely see the bloody battle between the Han navy and their navy.
They could also see that the beachhead blocking troops were unable to stop the Han army's offensive and retreated in an instant.
Naturally, they could also see the mobilization of the Han army besieging the city.
One side of the holy capital faces the river, and only three sides are needed for a heavy siege.
Now, with three sides gone and one side gone, it is obvious that the people in the city are running for their lives.
Standing on top of the city, everyone can see clearly.
The navy's defeat was a foregone conclusion. The Han army could fight against the current and the wind. How could they have any hope of victory?
In this case, the already low morale also completely declined this time.
There is a difference between having a glimmer of hope and not having a glimmer of hope.
"Commander, we are finished!"
The deputy general next to Yang Shida looked pessimistic, not just him, but others as well.
The Holy Capital City is strong, but the thunder weapons of the Han army that can fly for miles are even more terrifying.
How to defend yourself in this situation?
With low morale, the Han army would probably collapse in just one attack.
In response, Yang Shida smiled instead.
"Yes, we are going to lose, but do you want to escape?"
Seeing everyone bowing their heads and saying nothing, Yang Shida knew it well.
"I understand what you mean. If you want to leave, I won't stop you at all."
"But you have to think clearly, can you really escape?"
"The Han army attacked from Jingzhou, and their attitude is already obvious."
"We are all the people that the Han army must eliminate!"
"It looks like there is an escape route outside the city, but in fact we have no way out."
"Think about what you have done, you can't escape!"
Yang Shida's tone was gentle, but his words were like thunder.
At this time, someone hurriedly came to report.
"Commander, the Han army has sent an envoy."
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