The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 780 Explosion
Driven by the soldiers of the Yong army, the huge siege vehicle moved forward slowly.

The eight siege vehicles moved forward in groups of two.

500 meters...400 meters...200 meters...

When the distance was close to 150 meters, the soldiers of the Yong army marching side by side had entered the shooting range of the city wall.

Whoosh...

Arrows were constantly flying towards them, but the Yong army was well protected, and the people in the front were hidden in the siege vehicles, so these arrows did not cause effective damage.

Unlike the people who were conscripted, the arrows "deterred" by the defenders of the city could not scare these battle-hardened and high-spirited soldiers of the Yong army.

The advance speed of the Yong army remained unchanged, and they continued to approach the city wall, which brought a strong sense of oppression to the people on the city wall.

"Bring kerosene... that thing is made of wood, it needs to be burned with fire!" Li Jinzhong said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

"Pass down the order, hold off on shooting arrows, and wait until they get close before shooting!"

"Also, let the commanders on the city wall pay attention, keep an eye on the approaching carts, and send more people to the approaching carts!"

"Yes!"

After giving these orders, Li Jinzhong continued to stare at the front.

Yong Jun hid behind the siege engine and approached, making them unable to do anything at all, and everything had to wait until they got close.

The distance was getting closer and closer, and soon the soldiers of the Yong army were approaching the moat.

The siege vehicles continued to move forward, while the soldiers accompanying them lined up and waited 50 meters away.

The speed of the siege engines is very slow through the river filling section. If they continue to follow up, the defenders will probably hurt them with arrows, so they have to wait for the siege engines to pass.

"Steady, the direction is aligned, continue to push forward!"

Inside the siege vehicle, Baihu, the leader of the team, observed the "road conditions" ahead through the small window.

Because it was conceived in advance to transport the siege vehicles to cross the river, the road surface was not only compacted but also carefully leveled at the position where the wheels passed.

So now, they're able to make steady progress.

It took another ten minutes, and the eight siege vehicles finally passed the moat, and the second group of soldiers immediately began to move forward.

At this time, the defenders on the city wall had no more reservations, and arrows shot out like raindrops, covering the section across the river without distinction.

Fortunately, the Yong army's large shield is strong, and all the soldiers are armored, so their damage is not too great.

Every time someone was shot, someone immediately filled the gap, and a special person stepped forward to take the injured away.

The Yong army continued to move forward, and the fire oil on the city wall was already in place, but Li Jinzhong was not happy.

The surface of the siege engine approaching on the opposite side was covered with a layer of thin mud, which was not easy to ignite.

More importantly, if the distance is not close enough, it is difficult to deliver fire oil to the siege engine.

Of course, now they have no other choice but to be a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

The siege engines approached one after another, 40 meters, 30 meters...

The moving speed of the siege vehicle became slower and slower, and the people pushing the cart underneath had changed. The previous people were climbing onto the top of the vehicle one after another, and the people who came from behind took over and continued to push the siege vehicle forward.

When they approached to a position of 20 meters, fire oil was projected on the city wall. Although most of them missed the siege vehicles, some still landed on them.

For a while, the fire oil splashed, and then rockets were shot from the city wall, which caused sparks on the siege vehicle.

"Don't panic, everyone, the fire won't burn..."

Above the siege vehicles, dozens of soldiers held steel knives and round shields, lined up and looking forward.

There were planks all around and on the top to stop all incoming arrows, so they didn't panic at all.

Immediately afterwards, Baihu continued: "Everything is ready, listen to my order, throw a grenade first, blow up a space on the city wall, and then let's go to the city!"

At this moment, some of the siege vehicles had already started burning, but they could not be burned down in a short time, so the vehicles were still approaching the city wall.

20 meters, ten meters...

"Throw……"

There were a total of eight siege vehicles, and when they were about ten meters closer, the commander gave the order almost at the same time.

The "grenade" was ignited and thrown out from the opened roof, bringing brilliant sparks in the air.

There were a total of hundreds of mines, and [-]% of them landed on the city wall accurately, making the soldiers above confused.

Only a very small number of people stomped out the burning "Fire Nian", and most of the others were stunned.

The next moment, nearly a hundred grenades exploded on the city wall, and a deafening explosion sounded at the scene.

For a time, the 200-meter city wall facing the siege engine was covered in smoke and people turned their backs.

Countless people were killed and blown away. People who were a little further away were not killed, but they were still wailing on the verge of life and death.

The second time, the city wall with the highest concentration of soldiers killed at least a thousand people and injured more than a thousand.

At this moment, this section of the city wall is emptied, and the defense is completely empty.

This was the opportunity for the Yong army, so the siege vehicle advanced quickly, stopped when they were a foot away, and then lowered the springboard.

The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time rushed up to the city wall through the springboard, and immediately responded to the reinforcements.

Li Jinzhong, the commander-in-chief, had retreated from the city wall at this moment. If he hadn't had enough meat shields around him, he might have been killed by the grenade just now.

After escaping from the dead, Li Jinzhong was so shocked that he temporarily lost his ability to think.

The explosion just now was directly beyond his comprehension.

More than 2000 elites were killed and injured in an instant. How can such a powerful enemy resist?

Being supported by his subordinates to leave, Li Jinzhong felt endless despair when he saw the Yong army that had formed an formation on the city wall.

No wonder the hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court were lost, no wonder King Yong swept the world in just two or three months...

With such a powerful weapon, who in the world can stop it?
At this moment, Li Jinzhong only felt that he was a joke!

Now he finally really understands that King Yong is willing to let him "correct", that is really giving him a chance.

On the contrary, he didn't know how to praise, repeatedly rejected others' good intentions, and walked to the current dead end step by step.

"My lord, what happened just now? There was a thunderstorm..."

The general who was called to defend by Li Jinzhong rushed over with hundreds of reinforcements at this moment. He still didn't know what happened.

As for the situation just now, Li Jinzhong had never seen it before, so he didn't know how to describe it for a while.

It was also the sound of the explosion that attracted more reinforcements from the other walls, and thousands of soldiers gathered here in a short time.

"Yong's army is cunning, and a large section of the city wall is lost. You immediately lead your troops to deploy defenses and drive them all off the city wall!"

At this time, it was impossible for Li Jinzhong to surrender, and now that so many reinforcements had gathered, he raised the hope of fighting again.

After all, surrender is death, so it is better to die more heroically.

When a large number of reinforcements arrived, the soldiers of the Yong army who had boarded the city wall had already started to march towards the city wall.

As long as they occupy the city wall and the urn city, they can open the city gate and enlarge the army to enter the city, so Rongcheng will be taken down.

When the Yong army approached step by step, the soldiers approaching them in the city were still in a state of confusion, so they couldn't organize an effective defense at all, and could only retreat step by step with the guys.

When they retreated more than 100 meters, a commander stabilized the formation and asked the supervising team to drive the retreating soldiers back.

And more and more soldiers of the Yong army have passed the siege vehicles and the ladders behind them, and directly boarded the city wall.

It can be said that the longer the delay, the greater the advantage Yong Jun will have.

"Fire arrows..."

Under the city wall, the defenders of Rongcheng who had already lined up shot arrows at the Yong army occupying the city wall.

In this state of shooting low and high, the effective damage is very low, and at most it can hinder the attack of the Yong army, and this effect is extremely limited.

Of course, this is also the only way for the defenders of Rongcheng to take advantage of their strength.

(End of this chapter)