Chapter 173: Pacification

"Boom, boom, boom..."

After the first round of artillery fire, there was a second round.

After firing three rounds in succession and seeing that not a single soldier on the city wall dared to show their head, Chang Wei let the artillerymen stop. "Hahaha... exhilarating!" he shouted.

With the three-round volley, the battlements on the Gao Family Fort wall were severely damaged, looking like a mouth that had had its teeth knocked out.

The city wall was deathly silent, with only thin lines of blood trickling down from it.

The Wangfu Army soldiers were initially frightened, but once they came to their senses, they suddenly erupted into huge cheers.

"Ah, ah, ah..."

"Well fired."

"Mighty, mighty!"

"..."

The soldiers raised their arms high, and some even jumped for joy.

Such a terrifying thing was actually their weapon.

From now on, their enemies were going to be in trouble.

"Commandery Governor Gao, how does it taste? It is still not too late to come out of the city and surrender." The loud-voiced soldier mocked at this moment.

Liu Fu and Chang Wei both laughed.

As for the power just displayed, not to mention Gao Yuan and his men, even their own legs were shaking a little.

"Help... help me down."

On the city wall, Gao Yuan heard the words of the soldiers below, but he dared not show his head to curse back again.

Now, he did not even dare to continue staying on the city wall.

Regardless of the fact that he had wet his pants, he just wanted to go down.

Gao Man hurriedly supported his father; only after the loud noises from below the city ceased did he dare to crawl up from the ground.

At this moment, his disheveled state was no less than his father's.

His helmet was crooked on his head, his legs were shaking uncontrollably, and his entire face was deathly pale.

The two of them managed to descend the steps, and the officials below the city immediately surrounded them. "My Lord, what was that loud noise?"

Although they were inside the city, they were also badly frightened.

After all, they had seen the disheveled appearance of Gao Yuan and the soldiers on the city wall, which made them very afraid.

"It's... it's nothing, just a Firearm." Gao Yuan kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

He dared not tell the truth; otherwise, if the Rich Clan officials knew about this, the morale within the Wubao would be even more unstable.

Seeing Gao Yuan like this, the officials were half-believing and half-doubting.

But they did not dare to climb the city wall to see for themselves.

"Everyone, do not panic. I calculate that Lord Yuan's troops will arrive in these two days. As long as we hold the city, we will certainly be safe and sound." He added another word of comfort.

Hearing this, the officials had no choice but to comfort themselves; they dared not think about the consequences of the city falling.

Outside the city.

The soldiers' cheers gradually died down, but these three rounds of artillery fire had brought their morale to its peak.

Chang Wei pointed at the city wall and said to Zhao Xu, "Your Highness, now they have become turtles hiding their heads; not one of them dares to come out."

Zhao Xu nodded. Now, not a single figure could be seen on the city wall, as if the Gao Family Wubao had instantly become an empty city.

But he knew clearly that the soldiers were all hiding behind the city wall.

"There is no need to play a cat-and-mouse game with them. Use the Artillery to smash open the city gate and let the soldiers charge in," Zhao Xu said.

This was his purpose in bringing the Artillery.

While boosting morale, it was also to smash open the city gate, saving the soldiers from having to use their bodies to withstand the damage.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei received the order and went.

At this time, among the ten pieces of Artillery, three adjusted their muzzles to aim at the Wubao city gate, while the rest guarded against the Rich Clan soldiers on the city wall.

"Fire!" Mo Yu pointed at the city gate and roared.

Chang Wei had had his fill of fun, and now he also wanted to try it, taking this task from Chang Wei's hands.

"Boom, boom, boom." With three loud noises, the Iron Balls flew straight toward the Wubao city gate.

"Crack, crack..." sounds came, and one could see three holes appearing on the city gate.

Behind the Wubao city gate, one thousand Rich Clan private soldiers were guarding here.

After the three loud noises, they saw the wooden planks of the city gate being smashed by something.

Black things flew out from the shattered holes.

Before they could react, a row of soldiers fell like rice stalks blown by the wind.

Looking closely, these soldiers either had broken arms or broken legs, and some even had a large hole in their chests.

After killing a row of soldiers, the black things continued with undiminished momentum, rolling into the Wubao.

The soldiers guarding the city gate were terrified; they had never encountered such a bizarre thing.

While they were still at a loss, more loud noises came.

Instantly, there were three more holes in the city gate, black afterimages flew past, blood mist rose, and another group of soldiers died.

This time, they finally reacted; staying in the gate passage was just waiting for death.

Not knowing who shouted, the soldiers guarding the city gate scattered in a panic.

The news quickly reached Gao Yuan, and the sweat beads on his forehead increased.

Yan Wang was going to launch a frontal assault.

He hurriedly ordered Gao Man to have the soldiers on the city wall prepare to counterattack.

His order had just been issued when, suddenly, the city gate collapsed with a boom.

Under the bombardment of the Artillery, the city gate was riddled with holes like a sieve.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The sound of the cannons remained incessant.

Yet amidst the deafening noise, Gao Yuan and his son heard the battle cries of the Wangfu Army.

The Wangfu Army was about to charge in.

"Kill, kill them for me!" Gao Yuan, appearing like a madman, pointed toward the direction of the city gate and shouted.

The city gate was broken; the Wubao lay before the strong men like an undefended maiden.

Now, he was utterly desperate.

The Rich Clan officials were dumbfounded.

The Wubao that Gao Yuan had boasted about had not even lasted half an hour before Yan Wang.

And not even a shadow of the reinforcements from the Yuan Family had been seen.

"It's over, we are dead for sure." A Rich Clan official plopped down onto the ground.

Now he began to regret it; what was a bit of land? If he had surrendered it all, he would still have his life.

Before, he had thought about resisting Yan Wang to keep his land, but now he could keep nothing at all.

"Gao Yuan, this is all your fault, it has nothing to do with us. As long as you die, we can live." A Rich Clan official, leading his own private soldiers, pointed at Gao Yuan, "Seize him and send him to Yan Wang."

"You are courting death!" Gao Man cursed loudly, drew his sharp sword, and slashed at the official, who immediately fell into a pool of blood.

His private soldiers were also killed by the Gao Family soldiers.

But the matter was not over yet; the other officials all wanted to use Gao Yuan's head to trade for their own lives at this moment.

In an instant, the interior of the Wubao fell into chaos.

"Kill!" Just at this moment, the Wangfu Army surged into the Wubao.

They held their blades and swords high, their morale soaring.

The Rich Clan soldiers who attempted to resist fell one after another under their blades and swords.

And as the number of Wangfu Army soldiers entering the Wubao continued to increase, their advantage continued to expand.

Relying on their sturdy Armor and Weaponry, and their superior physical stamina, a single Wangfu Army soldier felt no fear even when facing three Rich Clan soldiers, charging straight in to slaughter them.

In the ambush battle, the Rich Clan private soldiers had already lost their elite forces and were relying entirely on the Wubao to bolster their courage.

Now that the gate of the Wubao was broken, the psychological defenses of the Rich Clan private soldiers were also broken.

The soldiers who were not from the Rich Clan families dropped their Weaponry and ceased resisting, which allowed the Wangfu Army to advance like a hot knife through butter.

The Wangfu Army soldiers wearing Silver Armor spread like water into every corner of the Wubao.

The battle lasted for over two hours and ended before dusk.

Upon learning that the Wubao was completely under control, Zhao Xu, Chang Wei, and other commanders slowly walked into the Wubao.