Chapter 316

On the surface, Zhuge Liang is quite respectful to him.

But if the opinions of the two conflict, it must still be based on Zhuge Liang's opinion.

This is because when Ying Su is not here, Zhuge Liang represents Ying Su's opinion!

"Prime Minister, if you have any way to stop them from attacking the city, just say it." Ying Zheng said lightly.

"I don't have a way to stop them from attacking the city, only measures to deal with it."

"I think it is too early to send Li Li Yuanba to battle now."

"Because our city walls have been reinforced, and there is artillery support, it is not so easy for anyone to attack!"

"If we send Li Li Yuanba to battle at every turn, it will only make them think that we only have this one trick."

"Once Li Li Yuanba is not around, they will deal with us unscrupulously. And their current behavior just proves this point!"

"They must think Li Li Yuanba is still in the north, or even had an accident when attacking the Xiongnu, so they made the crazy move of attacking the city."

"Now we will defend first, let them know that even if we don't have Li Li Yuanba, it is not something they can covet!"

Zhuge Liang analyzed.

"Now the enemy is attacking from all sides, if we wait until we can't defend and then send Li Li Yuanba to battle, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

Ying Zheng said.

"We won't be unable to defend!"

Zhuge Liang said firmly.

He had personally tested the power of the artillery.

In front of artillery, flesh and blood cannot resist at all.

As long as there are enough shells, as many as come will die!

Ying Zheng saw Zhuge Liang's confidence and didn't say anything more.

On the other side, the enemy army under Meng Tian's command was attacking fiercely!

The soldiers were pushing tall siege vehicles toward the bottom of the city wall.

And the garrison on the city wall was constantly shooting arrows downward.

Arrows sprinkled like raindrops at the bottom of the city wall, but they didn't have much effect.

Because the soldiers attacking the city were all holding tall shields.

Charging at the front were tall soldiers, each holding a giant shield as tall as a person.

These giant shields were like moving city walls, slowly but constantly pushing forward.

Most of the arrows shot over were blocked by the giant shields.

"Stop shooting arrows!"

"Wait until they reach the bottom of the city, then use stones to smash them!"

The commanders on the city wall issued new orders.

Four city walls, each with a main general responsible for defense.

These four main generals could hardly contact each other, but they issued similar orders at the same time.

The reason is simple: Zhuge Liang had told them some possible things and countermeasures in advance.

Battles were happening on all four sides of Xianyanggong at the same time, but the process was surprisingly consistent.

When the siege ladders and battering rams were pushed to the bottom of the city, the garrison soldiers immediately threw down the stones and wood they had prepared in advance.

These heavy objects could not be defended by shields.

Stones weighing dozens of pounds were thrown down from a high place, and some shields were smashed directly.

Even if the shields were not broken, the shields themselves would crush the soldiers underneath due to the huge impact!

"Those who rush onto the city wall will be rewarded with a hundred gold!"

A captain shouted loudly under the city wall.

Under the heavy reward, the soldiers were suddenly refreshed and climbed desperately toward the already erected siege ladders.

In fact, these people knew that the chance of getting the reward was very small.

The first to rush onto the city wall would definitely be killed by the garrison!

But the problem is that if they don't rush, they will be killed by the supervisors.

Death is death either way, so it's better to rush up desperately, in case they can rush onto the city wall and survive.

Just as the attacking soldiers were climbing desperately, the garrison soldiers were not idle either.

Some threw stones and wood, some poured hot water down!

For a time, screams were everywhere, and the first wave of attacking soldiers didn't rush up at all!

On the main city tower, Ying Zheng looked at the fierce battle in the distance, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

As the First Emperor who destroyed the six states, fighting depends on the generals under his command.

And he rarely gave specific commands.

Speaking of formations and attacking and defending cities, these specific battles, he admitted he was not as good as Wang Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and others.

But it's just not as good as these super-first-class famous generals, not to say not as good as other generals.

Ying Zheng believed that even if he commanded in person, he could be considered a first-class general.

If this situation drags on, the stones, wood, and hot water prepared on the city wall will be exhausted.

By then, the city wall will inevitably be breached by the attackers.

That will lead to a fierce hand-to-hand battle.

The artillery on the city wall will become a decoration!

By then, even if Li Li Yuanba is sent to battle, it will be too late!

Because no matter how powerful Li Li Yuanba is, he cannot split himself.

In an army of a million, Li Li Yuanba can either protect his own leader or go kill the enemy, but cannot take care of both.

And according to Ying Su's temperament, he would definitely have instructed Li Li Yuanba to prioritize protecting his own leader.

The reason for doing this is not for Ying Zheng, but for Zhuge Liang and Xiao He and these people!

Ying Zheng could see it, in Ying Su's heart, his father emperor is not as good as Zhuge Liang and these people!

Just as Ying Zheng was thinking about this and that, a loud noise interrupted his thoughts.

Bang...

The first cannon fired!

Red fire sprayed from the barrel, a shell soared into the sky, and flew toward the soldiers outside the city!

Before the shell landed, there were several more loud noises.

The cannons on the surrounding city walls started to activate!

The shells flew fast in the air, making a sharp whistling sound.

When they landed, they made a violent explosion.

For a time, fire soared into the sky.

The army outside the city was blooming everywhere.

Where the shells reached, a large area died!

"｀~The power is actually so great!"

Under the city, on a small mound, Meng Tian looked at the place where the shells landed in surprise.

He had heard of the power of artillery before.

But he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

Therefore, he had no clear concept of the power of artillery.

In his original imagination, artillery should be an extra-large crossbow.

Although the power is great, it kills at most two or three people at a time.

But now, judging from the reaction of the soldiers near where the shells landed, wouldn't this one shot kill dozens of people?

"Quick, let the soldiers scatter, this way they can die less!"

Wei Pao shouted.

He also saw it.

The soldiers within ten meters of where the shells landed would basically be finished!

If the soldiers didn't rely on each other so closely, the number of people killed by the shells would be much less.

"General Meng, quickly order the soldiers to scatter."