Xiao Yuan Qi turned around and left to get all the mortars. These cannoneers were originally stationed in Rou Yuan County. When Du Qi mobilized his troops, all of them followed him.
One by one, the mortars were aimed at the city gate.
A total of three hundred mortars.
They quickly got into position.
As the person in charge of the artillery ordered, the three hundred mortars fired at the same time. The rumbling sound suddenly resounded outside the city. Hundreds of cannonballs swept through the air in the blink of an eye and reached the city gate tower in an instant.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
The sound of explosions rose and fell one after another.
The entire city gate tower, especially near the city gate, was filled with smoke and dust. Especially under the bombardment, the city gate tower began to tremble. The people on the city gate tower began to feel a trace of fear.
The power was too strong.
Li Shimin watched from a distance. He was far away from the city gate tower. He looked at the bombardment scene directly above the city gate and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Du Qi's weapon was too strong, far stronger than gunpowder.
Crash!
The city wall kept collapsing.
Bricks kept falling.
Especially when the mortar was still attacking, under the continuous bombardment, the city wall directly above the city gate had collapsed in a short time. Even the city gate under the city gate tower collapsed at this moment.
From the bombardment to the collapse of the city gate tower, it only took a short time.
Such a situation shocked Li Shimin.
Terrifying!
It was really terrifying!
If it was in the past, even if such a city was attacked, it would be impossible to take it down even after ten days, half a month, or even three to five months, if both sides had the same level of military strength. But because Du Qi had such a weapon, it was directly blown up in a short time, which was simply beyond everyone's expectations.
Yuchi Gong, who was beside Li Shimin, looked nervous and said, "Your Majesty, the city gate was blown open."
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and the others also looked solemn.
Because the city gate was blown open.
Then came the killing.
It was obviously impossible to use the city to resist.
In the far corner of the tower, Jin Yuzhen and Ashina's special agent were there. Because Gao Can had been killed, the two of them had never left the city. Even in this battle, the two of them still led their soldiers to the top of the city gate tower. However, they were in a corner.
When the two of them saw the city tower being blasted apart and the city collapsing, they were shocked once again. The last time they were in Rou Yuan County, the two of them had seen the power of mortars. However, at that time, the mortars flew out of the city and exploded outside the city, killing countless people. At that time, they were only shocked by the scene of the explosion. In fact, they didn't really feel it.
At that moment, the two of them were truly witnessing the collapse of the city gate tower. Especially when they were standing on top of the city gate tower and feeling the trembling of the city gate tower, the two of them were completely stunned. No one had expected that things would turn out this way.
No one had expected him to be so formidable.
Ashina Agent looked at Jin Yuzhen and said, "General Jin Yuzhen, the city has collapsed. Next is the start of the battle. What are you going to do now? "
Jin Yuzhen rolled her eyes and said, "The city gate is about to collapse, a chaotic battle is about to break out. So right now is our chance to leave. When Du Qi's army starts to attack, we will immediately retreat and quickly leave the battlefield. We won't get involved in this battle. Previously, we didn't dare to take action because of Li Shimin's threat. But now, we can leave. "
Ashina Agent said, "General Jin Yuzhen, actually, I have an idea."
Jin Yuzhen said, "What idea?"
Ashina Agent said ambitiously, "We can choose to help Du Qi and give Li Shimin a counterattack. Once we do that, it will definitely be of great help to us. "
Jin Yuzhen was shocked when he heard it.
Ashina Agent was really courageous. He actually dared to resist Li Shimin.
It was really scary.
Jin Yuzhen thought for a while and shook her head. "No, no, that's not safe. Have you thought about it? If you help Du Qi but don't destroy Li Shimin in the end, the final consequences will be unimaginable. Li Shimin and Du Qi are both tyrannical troops. For us, that's unbearable. So right now, we can't start a war. We should just leave. "
Ashina Agent thought about it carefully. It seemed to be reasonable. Right now, they still couldn't start a war.
It was better to leave as soon as possible.
Ashina Agent nodded and said, "Forget it. Let's leave. We won't get involved in this matter. Du Qi and Li Shimin are not to be trifled with. "
Jin Yuzhen nodded and didn't say anything else.
He and Ashina Agent looked at each other, and there was a hint of awe in their eyes. It was awe for Du Qi. Before they came to Guazhou in the Western Region, they didn't know about Xia's strength. Now that they came to Xia and saw Xia's strength, they only had awe for Du Qi.
Du Qi was not to be trifled with.
Li Shimin ordered, "Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin!"
"Yes, Sir!"
The three answered in unison.
Under Li Shimin, whether it was Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong, or Cheng Yaojin, they were all fierce generals. In fact, although Qin Qiong was one of the 24 meritorious officials of the Lingyan Pavilion, his merits were far from Cheng Yaojin's.
Especially after Li Shimin ascended the throne, although Qin Qiong was also a minister, he was marginalized. As Li Shimin's situation was more difficult in history, Qin Qiong didn't go all out and didn't truly stand by Li Shimin's side. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, especially when it came to the Lingyan Pavilion rankings, Qin Qiong was at the bottom.
However, it was different in this life.
Li Shimin's situation wasn't so difficult, and Qin Qiong didn't face so many choices. So, under Li Shimin's command, Qin Qiong's weight was more important than in history.
Li Shimin looked at the three and said, "The city gate has collapsed, and Du Qi will definitely attack. I will strike first to gain the initiative. The three of you, each lead an army and charge straight at Du Qi's army. Now that Du Qi had come to the city, he had set up a battle array and was ready to fight. Since that's the case, their firearms can't be that strong. This is our chance. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong agreed at the same time.
The three of them had solemn expressions on their faces.
However, they were filled with fighting spirit.
The moment they charged out, if they defeated Du Qi's army, then they would be able to gain huge merits.
The three of them swiftly went down the city wall, and in a short time, they had already gathered troops. At this moment, outside the city, where Du Qi was at, Du Qi had already given the order to attack.
However, the troops attacking were the troops under Xue Rengui.
This was the vanguard army.
Xue Rengui led the way, shouting out to attack. He led the soldiers under him to charge forwards. In a short time, they had already charged under the city wall and were ready to charge in. When Xue Rengui led the army over, although Li Shimin's troops didn't attack from the city wall, they had already gathered troops to charge out from within the city.
In a short time, both sides met at the city gate.
They were already engaged in a fierce battle.
The battle between the two armies was a hand-to-hand battle. Du Qi's side didn't use mortars or grenades. At this time, both sides were competing with their most primitive strength, relying entirely on the battle between soldiers.
However, while they were fighting, Ashina Secret Service and Jin Yuzhen's troops quietly retreated. They had already left the city wall and then left from the city wall.
Li Shimin didn't notice such a scene at first.
When Li Shimin was about to mobilize Ashina Secret Service and Jin Yuzhen's troops to participate in the battle and assist Yuchi Gong and the others from within the city, he suddenly realized that these two troops had disappeared. There was no way to find them.
Li Shimin's face instantly darkened.
Damn it!
The Turkic and Xinluo troops had actually escaped.
Li Shimin had no choice but to give up on ignoring the troops of both sides. After all, the battle had already happened. He couldn't pursue Ashina Secret Service and Jin Yuzhen. He could only fight with all his might.
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