In the blink of an eye, the dense crowd at the foot of the mountain was only 150 steps away from the trench at the bottom of the mountain. They were still a little further away from the top of the mountain. But even at this distance, they were still within the range of the catapults. After all, the catapults were more powerful and had a longer range.
Xue Rengui looked at the general in charge of the catapults and gave the order to attack.
After the order was given, the catapults began to move.
All the catapults were filled with clay jars filled with gunpowder. The length of the fuse outside the jars was different. This was because the length of the fuse was different according to the distance the catapults threw the jars. This way, after the catapults fired the jars, the gunpowder would not explode in mid-air.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Clay jars flew through the air.
This scene fell into the eyes of the King of Jieri at the foot of the mountain. When the King of Jieri saw the clay jars flying towards them, he had a puzzled look in his eyes.
Abdo asked: "What is Du Qi doing?"
Although the King of Jieri was also puzzled, he said: "No matter what method he uses, I can be sure that this attack will not be weak. But even if Du Qi's attack is strong, we have more people. Du Qi will not be able to hold on. His weapons are nothing to be afraid of. "
Abdo said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
While the King of Jieri and Abdo were chatting, the clay jars of gunpowder in the air had already landed in the crowd. The fuse ignited and they immediately exploded.
Boom!!!
The sound of the explosion was incomparably powerful.
This explosion caused the entire ground to tremble. Even within the range of the explosion, there were bright and dazzling flames burning. Soon after, corpses were blown up one after another.
"Boom! Boom!!! "
Explosions rang out one after another.
This kind of explosion was incomparably powerful.
The continuous explosions were much more powerful than the previous grenades. The Jieri Dynasty's side was densely packed with people. There were simply too many people, and when the gunpowder exploded, an incomparably vast amount of energy exploded. Countless people were destroyed by this force, and countless people were sent flying into the air before falling to the ground.
For a time, there were countless casualties.
Meanwhile, the sealed gunpowder in the clay pot was still shooting out endlessly. Even the location of the gunpowder in the clay pot had been changed. Not all of them were focused on the same spot. They were constantly changing their positions.
Under the continuous explosions, the casualties were huge.
Corpses were piled up at the foot of the mountain. Especially at this time, Xue Rengui had already ordered the soldiers on the mountain to draw their bows and shoot down the densely packed enemies at the foot of the mountain. Along with the dense rain of arrows, another wave of lives were harvested. Even so, there were still people coming up the mountain.
Everyone had no choice but to move forward.
Once they retreated, they would immediately face death. Everyone rushed up the mountain. When the distance between them and the enemy was about 60 steps, Zuo Xianfeng did not waste any more time. He ordered his soldiers to hold the grenades tightly and throw them down the mountain as fast as they could.
There was no choice. There were too many people.
They could not let them get closer.
This was the best opportunity to weaken the enemy.
Zuo Xianfeng's soldiers continuously threw out grenades. Under the continuous bombardment, the casualties were uncountable. However, as time passed, even with the explosions of gunpowder and grenades, more and more enemies were approaching.
Not long after, the hand-to-hand combat began.
Du Qi looked at the situation at the foot of the mountain. The enemy had too many people, and this hand-to-hand combat was impossible to avoid. However, the enemy had already lost a lot of people from the cannon fire, and their morale was on the verge of collapse.
If it were not for the orders from the various clans to go all out, they would have retreated long ago. Thus, even if they were in a difficult situation, they could only grit their teeth and charge forward.
Du Qi looked at the hundreds of thousands of people who had entered the battlefield. All of them had fallen on the mountain. Although many people were still being bombarded and many were still charging forward, the soldiers at the bottom layer of the trenches had already charged out and began to fight back with their swords.
This was a hand-to-hand combat confrontation.
Du Qi was confident in his soldiers. He ordered them to fight with all their might. At the same time, he ordered Xue Rengui, "Adjust the angle of all the cannon fire and block the path at the foot of the mountain. Once the King of Jieri sends reinforcements, attack together with the cannon fire and directly block the King of Jieri's forces. We can't let him attack all at once. "
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui acknowledged and went to make the arrangements.
Shangguan Yi also stared at the foot of the mountain. He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this subject thinks that the possibility of the King of Jieri sending reinforcements is very small. After all, the King of Jieri's main forces are the elephant soldiers. Under the attack of our cannon fire, all the elephant soldiers are a little confused, and even the giant elephants are panicking. "
After a pause, Shangguan Yi continued, "Therefore, it's impossible for them to attack. If the King of Jieri loses his elephant soldiers, we won't be afraid of his attack. Even if the King of Jieri sends ordinary soldiers to attack, it won't have much of an impact. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Yes, your analysis is reasonable. But for now, we need to make proper preparations. If the King of Jieri sends reinforcements into the battlefield, we need to stop them immediately. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Under the current circumstances, this was indeed the only way. Although grenades and cannon fire were still reaping lives on the battlefield, it was already a hand-to-hand combat. The vanguard of the left led the army in a charge, while the other generals also led their generals in a charge.
Compared to the weapons of the Tang dynasty's soldiers, Tianzhu's weapons were much weaker. After these soldiers brandished their weapons and clashed with the weapons of Xia Xia's soldiers, they were directly cut down several times in a row.
After continuous fighting, even though there were many private soldiers of Jieri who came up the mountain, there were still many casualties in the end.
The situation was even worse.
As the fighting continued, time passed little by little. In the blink of an eye, it was evening. At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and it was already in the western sky. However, no one retreated for the time being. Whether it was Du Qi's side or the King of Jieri's side, they were still holding on.
The fighting was getting more and more intense.
It was hard to determine the winner.
Abdo frowned when he saw the scene of slaughter. Because looking at the situation on the mountain, although they were still attacking. But after a long period of fighting, many of the private soldiers of the families were already terrified and were hiding.
Many people did not dare to charge forward anymore.
Because they would be killed if they charged forward, the situation was getting worse and worse for the King of Jieri.
Abdo said, "Your Majesty, we have lost countless soldiers. Especially under the current circumstances, if we continue to fight, I'm afraid that all the private soldiers of the families will be buried here. "
The King of Jieri said, "No matter what, we have to fight. Even if we lose, it will be worth it if we can exhaust Du Qi's forces in this kind of fighting. "
Abdo nodded when he heard that.
He agreed with the King of Jieri's words.
At this point, it was naturally impossible to retreat. Once they retreated, the soldiers who died would also die. Right now, they had to grit their teeth and fight to the death, desperately exhausting Du Qi's forces. As long as Du Qi's forces were exhausted, they would have a chance to win in the end. After all, until now, the King of Jieri's army had not been exhausted.
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