manynovel Chapter 2314 Blowing up the city gate
Chapter 2314 Blowing up the city gate
Li Shen said it lightly, as if he had lost something insignificant.
But Guo Daizhao couldn't help but look surprised:
"What? Twenty thousand sets? Aren't they... guarded? How could they be lost?"
"Your Highness Prince Ji, can you find out who did this?"
“I do have some clues, but I’m still investigating. This person should hold a high position in the army and came to Kucha with the Western Expedition Army.
That's why I followed you all the way here.
Twenty thousand sets of fine equipment for the border troops were actually stolen. This person is extremely evil. If I find out,
He must be torn apart by five horses, torn to pieces by chariots, and his property confiscated. Three generations of his family must be exiled to the frontier as slaves."
Li Shen spoke viciously, as if he wanted to kill someone and drink their blood.
Guo Daizhao shuddered and trembled in his heart, wondering if Prince Ji was too cruel.
Killing someone is not enough, but he actually wanted to dismember the body and exile three generations of his family into slavery. Even if it was treason, the punishment would not be so severe, right?
"General Guo, do you think what I said is correct? Should this kind of treasonous behavior of colluding with foreigners and selling out one's country be punished in this way?"
After Li Shen finished talking to himself, he looked at Guo Daizhao and asked.
"Your Highness Prince Ji is absolutely right. I hate those who betray their own people the most. These people should be severely punished.
Your Highness Prince Ji, the time is almost up. What should we do if the other side still hasn't surrendered?"
Guo Daizhao pointed at the half-burned incense stick and said.
"Hmm?" Li Shen turned his head and looked, but the half incense stick in the distance was no longer visible.
"Rengui." Li Shen called out, and Xue Rengui immediately came to Li Shen and saluted:
"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"The time has come to prepare for the siege. Do you have any plans?" Li Shen pointed to the half-burned incense stick.
"Your Highness, if we were to launch a normal assault, we would need to make ladders and some siege equipment, which would take some time."
"What about the abnormal strong attack?"
Li Shen grasped the key point: sieges can be divided into normal and abnormal ones.
Xue Rengui first glanced at Guo Daizhao, then said:
"Your Highness, if we use our weapons, we can blow the gate open directly. I just took a look and their city gate is not big. It should not be as thick as our Tang Dynasty city gate.
If we use unusual means, perhaps we can blow him apart."
Li Shen frowned and thought after hearing this. He actually didn't want to reveal his secret. It was just that his team was not good at siege. Although their armor was thick, it was not flexible.
The only option was to take off their armor and attack the city, but that would result in casualties, and Li Shen felt it was not worth it.
After thinking for a moment, Li Shen looked up and asked.
"Even if we use our secret weapons, a few grenades won't be enough to blow open a door this big."
It might not be easy to blow up the city gate with a grenade.
"Your Highness, this time we brought two explosive packs." Xue Rengui whispered mysteriously.
"What did you say? Two? How could I not know? That thing has only been tested, not used in actual combat."
Li Shen was extremely surprised after hearing this. The principle of the explosive pack was simple, and only a few had been made. However, its power was far less than what Li Shen had seen on TV.
Therefore, it has been constantly being improved, and some broken iron slag has been added to hurt the enemy.
It's just okay for the experiment. Li Shen brought a few this time, but he had never used them, and he didn't know whether they would be so powerful in blowing up the city gate.
"Your Highness, isn't this an opportunity? Let's see if this explosive pack actually works.
Explosive packs are not used in conventional warfare and are only effective when attacking or defending a city."
Xue Rengui suggested that explosive packs were indeed of little use when two armies were facing each other.
It can't be thrown far, and if it's not thrown well, it may hurt one thousand enemies and eight hundred of your own people. It can only play a big role when attacking and defending a city.
Using a catapult to throw explosive packs can kill the enemy and also have a deterrent effect.
This time, blowing up the city gate is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Li Shen thought about it and finally nodded in agreement:
"Okay, let's do this. To be on the safe side, use both. You all know how to use them, right?"
"I know. The research institute sent someone here to demonstrate it." Xue Rengui nodded.
"That's good, go ahead. Be careful and don't hurt yourself." Li Shen specifically reminded.
This thing is actually quite powerful. Although the armor can withstand swords and guns, its effect on shock waves is still unknown.
After Xue Rengui bowed, he immediately went to make arrangements.
"Your Highness, are you preparing to attack the city? What explosive packs are General Xue talking about..."
Guo Daizhao asked curiously.
Li Shen turned his head and glanced at him:
"This is a state secret. Don't ask questions you shouldn't know. Also, don't reveal anything you see later, otherwise your Guo family will be charged with treason. Remember?"
"This... is, I am following the orders of His Majesty Prince Ji."
Guo Daizhao was extremely surprised. What kind of top-secret information would lead to the entire Guo family being charged with treason?
But since Prince Ji had said so, he didn't dare to say anything more?
"King Ji has issued an order. The time has come to begin the siege. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!!"
Suddenly Xue Rengui roared loudly, and not only the guards heard it, but even the people on the city wall heard it.
Just when the Kucha soldiers thought that the Tang army would attack the city,
But he saw only four people coming out from the opposite side, riding horses and rushing towards the city gate.
Li Shen was also watching closely from behind. Xue Rengui, with three guards and shields on their heads, headed straight for the city gate.
This is to guard against the enemy's heavy crossbow attack.
However, they overestimated the courage of the ordinary soldiers of Kucha, and no one dared to shoot an arrow.
When they were about to reach the city gate, the general guarding the city wall gave the order to shoot arrows.
It’s a pity that their ordinary arrow feathers couldn’t cause any harm to Xue Rengui and others, and even their horses were covered with armor.
Xue Rengui and others quickly arrived at the city gate and carefully observed the situation. The main gate was made of stone and the main door was made of wood.
He didn't know what was behind it, and he was not sure whether there was a jack or something.
If there really is a thousand-pound gate, then even if they are unlucky, these two explosive packs probably won't be able to explode.
Two guards protected themselves with shields behind them, while Xue Rengui and another took out the pre-prepared bracket and placed the explosive pack on the city wall.
The two fuses were the same length. Xue Rengui took out a tinder, lit it, and then shouted:
"Run!"
The four of them immediately jumped on their horses and galloped away.
“BOOM!!!” “BOOM!!”
Just when the people on the city wall didn't understand what these four people were here for, two loud noises were heard at the city gate.
Thunder rumbled, the earth shook, and the Kucha soldiers on the city wall were shaken to and fro.
The city gate was shrouded in smoke and dust, making it impossible to see the specific situation.
A gust of wind blew, and the smoke and dust dissipated, only to find that the gate had disappeared and the place was empty.
"Kill!!!" Xue Rengui raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji and shouted, then rushed forward first.
(The horse gallops with the spring breeze)