Chapter 1477: The Occupation of Poland City

The Longyan siege cannons advanced into the Inner City.

Within the Russian Army's high-ground ambush perimeter, the Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces could only temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack, as they possessed a natural advantage.

However, the Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces had Shield Army troops on their side.

The Russian Army's muskets and crossbow bolts had no method to break through the shields of the Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces.

"Use fire!" Boerniefu issued the military order!

The Russian Army immediately switched to fire-crossbows, and rocket after rocket was fired.

The Longyan Army's shields were made of rattan wood, which was not easily flammable and was relatively light in weight, but it could not withstand the attacks of the rocket-crossbow bolts.

The Russian Army repelled wave after wave of the Longyan Army.

Boerniefu observed the battlefield carefully and discovered that on the battlefield, although the Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces would retreat to defend each time, new Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces would soon advance.

If this continued, their Russian Army's ammunition and crossbow bolts would soon be insufficient.

At this moment, the Longyan siege cannons were ignited.

Boom!

The siege cannon exploded with a roar, firing a cannonball that did not attract much attention.

Perhaps because they had experienced the shock of the Ottoman Great Cannon, they did not take this kind of cannon attack to heart now.

Because in their view, the attack of this cannon no longer had any deterrent power.

It would not have the destructive power of the Ottoman Great Cannon; such a cannon was unlikely to threaten them.

Their main task now was to drive these Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces to the Outer City to create favorable offensive conditions for the Cossack Cavalry.

With the help of the Cossack Cavalry's advantage, they would drive the Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces away once more.

But this time, they underestimated the Longyan siege cannons.

The siege cannon's small cannonball bombarded the Inner City of Poland City.

It produced a violent explosion; a single strike was enough to blast cracks into the Inner City wall, which was incomparably sturdier than the Outer City wall.

These cracks extended rapidly.

Boom!

The Inner City wall actually began to collapse!

The siege cannons were at a position one hundred and fifty meters from the Inner City, continuing to fire under the cover of Shield Infantry!

By blasting down the Inner City of Poland City, the Longyan siege cannons were telling everyone in the simplest way that it was not only great cannons that could breach city walls.

The Longyan siege cannons could do it too!

Hamid also arrived with his troops at this moment, and looking at the scene of the Poland Inner City gradually collapsing, his expression changed again and again.

He did not see that it was the Longyan siege cannons conducting the attack, only hearing bursts of cannon fire.

But he knew from the start that the Inner City wall had blocked the pace of the Ottoman Great Cannon.

The Poland Inner City had shown them its sturdiness.

But at this moment, the Inner City was collapsing bit by bit!

Poland City was about to be breached.

Boerniefu saw this scene and was filled with disbelief; this scene stirred up his memories from not long ago.

When the Longyan Army suddenly attacked, he had seen the sky-high firelight from his office, and then someone told him.

The Outer City of Poland had been breached by the Longyan Army.

At the time, he was still wondering what the Longyan Army had used to breach the Outer City.

Now he knew.

It was this kind of Longyan cannon that looked like it had nothing special about it.

Horror flashed in Boerniefu's eyes, and watching Poland City collapse bit by bit, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood!

Damn Longyan people!

Damn Ottomans!

"General, retreat! Poland City cannot be held!"

After the Inner City was breached, Poland City had no more defenses to rely on, and Boerniefu's army had also suffered heavy casualties.

Poland City could not be held!

"General, let's go!" the leader of the Cossack Cavalry urged.

"I am not reconciled!" Boerniefu cried out hoarsely!

The Russian Army soldiers beside him,

hoisted this Russian general up and mounted their horses to flee the city.

They ran fast the whole way, not daring to stay in Poland City for a single minute!

Poland City, the city was breached!

In this battle, the Russian Army committed a total of 150,000 troops and lost 70,000 men!

The Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces committed a total of 100,000 troops and lost 30,000 men!

Poland City was broken; the Longyan-Ottoman Allied Forces won a complete victory in this battle.

The Russian Army general, Boerniefu, was forced to flee Poland City, and the soldiers who followed him when he left were like stray dogs.

Regarding these stray dogs, the Prince of Yong and Hamid both chose not to pursue the victory.

The Russian Army was like a wave of mad dogs; do not pursue a desperate enemy.

Although the Russian Army was defeated and this battle dampened their spirit, the Russians were most skilled at a death-throes counterattack.

Furthermore, their combat mission was not just to capture the city; they were to use this as a springboard to aid Prussia.

At the same time, they would send troops south to occupy the port, providing a landing platform for the Longyan Army.

After clearing the battlefield, Hamid and the Prince of Yong looked at the walls of Poland City, which had been destroyed beyond recognition after the great battle.

The once impregnable walls of Poland City now had half of the Outer City collapsed.

One-third of the Inner City had collapsed.

The damage was severe!

Furthermore, when these walls were originally built, the Polish used massive stones stacked together; walls built using this method were impregnable, but once damaged, they were very difficult to repair in the short term.

The massive stones were too large, making transportation extremely difficult, and one could not simply repair the damaged sections.

One also had to measure and assess the other undamaged walls, otherwise, it would lead to a great disaster!

Looking at the walls destroyed to this extent, Hamid sighed, looked at the Prince of Yong, and said with great worry: "Although we have taken Poland City, there are still many things to deal with."

"Tsarist Russia will not give us time to repair the walls; they are not that far away from us."

"Perhaps they have already begun planning a counterattack on Poland City, and by then, we will be the ones defending the city."

"Moreover, the troops still need to rest and reorganize."

"This wall must be repaired as quickly as possible."

The Prince of Yong nodded and said: "Give the order to collect crushed stone, and add soil, water, sand, and Lime..."

As he spoke, the Prince of Yong pulled a piece of paper from his bosom, mixing them according to this ratio.

Use it to repair and build the city walls.

The Prince of Yong threw it to the soldiers repairing the city walls.

Hamid saw this scene full of confusion; he understood every word the Prince of Yong had just said when taken individually, but combined like this...

Hamid could not understand it at all.

"Prince of Yong, what did you just say?" Hamid asked in bewilderment.

The Prince of Yong whispered: "This is our Longyan Concrete formula; the city walls built with it are exceptionally impregnable."

"Is it that magical?" Hamid looked at the Prince of Yong and asked in surprise.

The Prince of Yong nodded and answered very affirmatively: "It is just that magical."

Hamid looked at the Prince of Yong in astonishment, somewhat disbelieving what the Prince of Yong had said.

The Prince of Yong, however, leaned into Hamid's ear with a mysterious look and whispered: "This was invented by Liu Zheng."

With just this one sentence, Hamid immediately widened his eyes, looking at the expression on the Prince of Yong's face that did not seem like a lie.

He nodded seriously and affirmatively; since it was invented by Liu Zheng... then it was fine.

"Lord Liu Zheng is truly a legendary figure of Longyan, to be able to invent such a thing!"

"This is a great thing for starting to build city walls!"

Although Hamid had not yet seen the actual effectiveness of Concrete, he firmly believed that this thing was absolutely reliable.