ebonymovies Chapter 448 If it weren't for me... they wouldn't have died!
Chapter 448 If it weren't for me... they wouldn't have died!
Hearing the coach's explanation!
The panicked generals felt as if they had been given a reassurance!
Yes, if the Qin army truly had the help of heavenly thunder, they would have already broken through the pass, why wait until now?
"The princess is right! They're out of options!"
"Reorganize! Follow me and charge! Slaughter all the Qin dogs!"
The Xiongnu army quickly regained its footing, raised its siege ladders again, and charged towards Gaoque Pass despite the possibility of being struck by lightning.
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Meanwhile, on the city wall of Gaoque Pass.
Zhang Fan braced himself against the battlements, watching the bursts of fire on the ground in the distance, his brows furrowed tightly.
"no!!"
Zhang Fan slammed his fist on the wall bricks and roared, "The fuse was too long! The lightning only exploded after it hit the ground, without creating any heat signature in mid-air! The smoke hasn't dissipated at all!"
"Send the order to the catapults and ballistae! Immediately cut half of the fuses on all the sky mines!"
"They have to explode in the air! Even if they explode the moment they're launched, it'll do! Quickly!"
Mo Feng, his face blackened by the smoke, shouted, "Understood! Cut the fuse in half! Brothers, fix it!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers quickly and neatly cut the fuse in half.
"Ignite! Fire!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
On the city wall, heavy catapults launched thunderbolts!
The fuse burned rapidly in the strong wind.
Just as this batch of heavenly lightning rose into the air and reached its highest point!
Dozens of explosives detonated simultaneously in mid-air above the canyon!
This time, the power of the explosion was released entirely into the air!
Extremely bright fireballs of high temperature merged into one in mid-air!
The thick smoke, which had been pressing down relentlessly, was forced to change direction due to the intense pressure difference!
They were forcibly sucked into the air!
In just a few breaths.
The Gaoque Pass city walls, which were originally pitch black, have become clear again!
Fresh, cold air was once again filling the soldiers' lungs!
"The smoke has dissipated! The smoke has really dissipated!"
"The immortal master has appeared! The immortal master has changed the wind!"
On the city wall, the soldiers tore off the wet cloths covering their mouths, breathing deeply and greedily, their eyes brimming with tears of excitement.
Seeing that modern scientific methods were indeed effective, Zhang Fan and Fu Su couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, when looking down at the city walls...
The ecstasy on everyone's faces froze instantly.
Below the city wall, a densely packed Xiongnu army, carrying siege ladders, charged forward.
Under the cover of the poisonous smoke, the Xiongnu army had already approached to within a hundred meters of the city wall!
One hundred meters!
For an army charging at full speed, it's just a matter of moments!
Luan Diyun, who was below the city, also raised his head, looking at the gradually dissipating column of smoke in the sky with a look of horror.
She never expected that the terrifying artifact of the Qin army was not used to kill people, but instead it forcefully changed the wind direction in mid-air, breaking her proud poison smoke array!
The smoke system failed!
but!
That's enough!
"A hundred meters! That'll be over in the blink of an eye! The Qin army has been exposed to the smoke for so long, their fighting strength is already less than one-tenth of what it used to be. They don't even have the strength to draw their bows!"
Luan Diyun raised his curved sword high, pointing it at the city wall of Gaoque Pass.
"Don't miss this opportunity! Build the ladder!"
"All troops, listen to my command! Attack the city at all costs!!!"
"kill!!"
The 60,000-strong Xiongnu army roared.
They trudged through the mud and over the corpses of their comrades, carrying siege ladders, and rammed them violently against the walls of Gaoque Pass.
On the city wall, the brief tranquility was shattered by shouts of battle.
"Enemy troops are charging! All troops, prepare to meet the enemy! Prepare to meet the enemy!!!" Zhang Fan roared, his eyes bloodshot, as he drew his Dingqin Sword.
"Loose the arrows! Roll the logs and rocks! Smash them!" General Zhao Ben commanded, waving his longsword as he coughed up black phlegm.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
"Bang! Crack!"
Hundreds of siege ladders were erected atop the Gaoque Pass.
The sounds of impact, bowstrings, and screams mingled together instantly.
The Qin soldiers were in extremely poor condition at this moment.
The toxic fumes caused many people's legs to tremble, and some even coughed up blood when drawing their bows.
But not a single person retreated!
These Huns actually used such a method to try to suffocate them with poisonous smoke!
More importantly!
Just now, when the toxic smoke poured out, the civilians and laborers who had just been settled inside the pass were also choked to the ground, and the old people and the wounded were wailing in the barracks!
"Damn you Hun dogs! Trying to suffocate me with your excrement? I'll chop off your heads today and exchange them for titles!" A Qin warrior, his eyes red and swollen, coughed as he raised a rolling log and smashed it at the Hun soldiers on the siege ladder.
The Qin Dynasty was founded on a merit-based system of titles and ranks based on military achievements.
In the eyes of the Qin army, the enemies beneath the city walls were all fertile fields, mansions, titles, and honors!
"Kill! One head equals one rank! Brothers, kill!"
A fierce battle broke out. Xiongnu soldiers were constantly being hit on the head by rolling logs and falling from mid-air.
Immediately afterwards, more Xiongnu soldiers climbed up, stepping over the corpses of their comrades.
Finally, the first group of Xiongnu soldiers stormed onto the city wall.
"Pfft!"
A Qin soldier had just cut down an enemy, but due to exhaustion, he was a beat too slow and was stabbed in the abdomen by another Xiongnu soldier who had jumped onto the city wall.
Blood gushed out!
The Qin soldier didn't scream. He gritted his teeth, threw away his weapon, grabbed the Xiongnu soldier, and tumbled off the city wall with the enemy, dying together!
"Old Li!!!"
His comrade next to him roared loudly and brandished his long spear, thrusting it into the enemy ranks.
Battles were fought on various parts of the city walls.
Limbs and severed arms flew out, and blood flowed along the cracks in the bluestone bricks, turning the snow crimson.
Standing on the command platform, Zhang Fan watched as familiar Qin soldiers fell into pools of blood, and as the young faces that had called him "Immortal Master" just a few days ago became stiff, a pang of heartache shot through him.
"Get out of the way! Don't block my way!"
Zhang Fan's eyes were bloodshot, and he could not contain his emotions. He gripped his military knife and was about to rush into the hand-to-hand combat ahead.
"Immortal Master! No!" Zhao Ben grabbed Zhang Fan's waist.
Several bodyguards rushed forward, forming a human wall to drag Zhang Fan backward.
"Let me go!" Zhang Fan roared and struggled.
"Immortal Master! You are the backbone of the army, you must not take any risks! If something happens, Gaoque Pass will be finished!" Zhao Ben's tears mixed with blood fell down his face, and he refused to let go no matter what.
Zhang Fan was pinned behind the wall, watching the battle unfold not far away. His chest heaved as he was consumed by deep self-reproach.
"I should have thought of that... I should have thought of that!" Zhang Fan slammed his fist into the city brick, his knuckles bleeding.
He knew that fire attacks and smoke attacks were common tactics in the era of cold weapons, but he had overlooked the factor of wind direction in the canyon.
This is the second time!
The first incident occurred outside the canyon, where a misjudgment nearly led to the Qin army being surrounded.
This time, the soldiers lost their fighting ability in the poisonous smoke and risked their lives to fill the gap, all because of their own lack of consideration!
"If it weren't for me... they wouldn't have died!" Zhang Fan closed his eyes.