Chapter 1514: Han Banner World 204 Decisive Battle 18

Tang He's return made Gao Yuan overjoyed.

In the year when the Han Dynasty was officially founded, Tang He, a veteran intelligence officer of the National Security Bureau, was ordered to sneak into Xianyang to take charge of the entire intelligence work. However, just after the Chinese New Year this year, because of a large-scale transfer of funds for Qin's powerful and powerful families and wealthy businessmen, The Han Dynasty moved too frequently, his whereabouts were exposed, and he lost contact with the headquarters. The Security Bureau estimated that he had fallen into the hands of the Qin people. As a high-level intelligence officer like Tang He, no one was optimistic that he was still alive, and Gao Yuan had been sad for a long time. This was an old man who had followed him during the Fufeng era.

Unexpectedly, without any hope, he would come back with all his hair and tail intact.

"So, the Qin people in Xianyang City have long lost their will to fight. Even Lu Chao's most loyal subordinate Gou Yi They have reached the extreme level of pessimism, which can be seen by others." Looking at Tang He, who was still a little pale, Gao Yuan smiled and said, "You have suffered during this period."

"Fortunately, after being caught, Gou Yi didn't interrogate me at all, so he didn't suffer much. I didn't know what his intention was, but he ended up here." Tang He said.

"It's good to be back. That Gou Yi is still a little bit understanding. Since he treated you kindly, you have to reciprocate his kindness to his nephew. Take him with you, go back, and have a good rest for a while. Although You haven't suffered much, but being locked up in a prison without seeing the light of day for a few months is enough. Look at your face, it's abnormally white." Gao Yuan laughed.

Tang He returned and brought back information about the current situation in Xianyang City, which made Gao Yuan feel that his estimate of the course of the war was too pessimistic, or that the time to end the war would be shorter. An army without the will to fight and some generals without the belief in victory are no different from lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Outside Xianyang City, Yan Haibo looked through the telescope behind the Qin army's position ahead. The dense artillery emplacements that can be seen everywhere make my scalp feel cold. Damn it, how many artillery are there? The section of the position he was responsible for was only two miles long, but according to some counts just now, there were actually hundreds of artillery pieces arranged in three uneven columns. This density of artillery is very important to the attacker. An absolute nightmare.

"Without destroying these artillery positions, it is impossible for the infantry to launch a large-scale charge." Yan Haibo scratched his scalp, "This guy is definitely a fucking hedgehog. Let our artillery fire a few shots to lure them to fight back. Look at their range."

The three artillery pieces slowly raised their heads. The veteran gunner Lin Yu stood in front of the artillery pieces, holding his thumb in front of his eyes and measuring the shooting data. His gun crew members adjusted the angle of the artillery based on the data he reported.

"The enemy's artillery is hidden in the turtle shell of reinforced concrete.

If we hit it with a solid cannonball, I'm afraid the effect won't be very good. "Next to me. The artillery battalion commander stroked his thick beard and said to himself: "I hope they are all shoddy construction, and they will be destroyed with one shot. "It seems that this situation is unlikely to happen. After saying this, he shrugged, raised the telescope in his hand again, and looked at the enemy position in the distance. He ordered: "Lin Yu, aim at the largest one. Is there a fort? Damn it, there are three barrels sticking out of it, just. "

"Batalion Commander, he is the one I am aiming at." Lin Yu chuckled and ordered loudly: "Shoot."

There were three loud noises, three clouds of smoke rose into the sky, and three artillery shells passed through the air and shot toward the Qin army's position.

"Lin Yu, how did you aim? It was so far away that it hit the small fort next to it. Oops, as expected, the turtle shell was not easy to knock, and only a piece of it broke. Hey, Why did those Qin soldiers crawl out and run away?" The artillery battalion commander was angry at first, and then surprised. "Damn, he was running really weird. Oh no, my head fell off. Damn it, this Qin Army officer drew his sword and chopped off his head so neatly. One sword at a time, and with a few clicks, three heads fell to the ground. Okay. The rest have gone back. It seems that our intelligence is good. These are not elites of the Qin army, they are just rookies, and this battle does not seem to be that difficult. "

The artillery battalion commander was talking to himself, but Lin Yu's face was red. Such a big turtle shell could hit so far, which made him feel humiliated. He turned around and yelled at his artillery crew members, and then He extended his thumb again, and there began to mutter a test.

Several plumes of smoke rose from the opposite position. The artillery battalion commander who was holding a telescope to observe was so frightened that he immediately fell down on the spot. The opponent's gun barrel he saw in the telescope was much thicker than his own. Well, based on his experience, these heavy artillery naturally have a longer range and more power. If he can hit them here, of course they can also hit their own people effortlessly.

Lying on the ground, holding up the binoculars, he followed the trajectory of the cannonballs flying in the air, watching them cut through the sky, fall, and then land dozens of meters away from him, smashing the solid ground into a big pit.

"It's not that good!" the artillery battalion commander wiped his eyes: "Such a thick barrel can only hit such a small distance?" His confidence increased greatly, and he stood up proudly, since those big ones were all It is impossible to hit your own position, let alone the other small artillery.

"Brothers, push up the guns. Their guns are just for show. They can't shoot far!" Just as he was dancing with joy, a loud noise came from behind him, which scared him. It was the angry Lin Yu who ordered his gun group to fire again.

The artillery battalion commander had no time to scold Lin Yu, and hurriedly raised his telescope to observe the results of the battle. This time he hit the target accurately, but the opponent's tortoise shell remained motionless. The gun was not very good, but the tortoise shell was really hard.

The disappointed artillery battalion commander was about to tell Lin Yu this disappointing reality. Suddenly, he saw through the telescope that there was a burst of smoke coming out of the huge tortoise shell, and a shell flew out from inside, and then there was a flame. Then, he saw the huge tortoise shell flying up.

He almost couldn't believe his eyes. Lin Yu behind him had three consecutive shots and the tortoise shell was not damaged. It actually flew by itself.

"Lin Yu, do you believe me when I say your cannon blew their tortoise shells away?" He raised his head and looked at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu stared at the artillery officer stupidly. He was not deaf. The deafening noise just now from the opposite side was certainly not the sound of his shells falling.

"Damn it, the barrel exploded. They exploded, and the explosion detonated the red in the tortoise shells. With a bang, it exploded from the inside out." The artillery officer laughed loudly, "Fake products are killing people."

The Qin army's artillery was hastily cast. They acquired artillery technology very late. It was more than a year ago that Qian Zhongyi seized more than a dozen artillery pieces in a surprise attack on the 20th Army of the Han Army. Since then, Qin's craftsmen have begun to study this thing for more than a year. Although they could cast artillery, the craftsmanship was extremely immature, and the scrap rate was high, so the output could not be increased at all. This time, Lu Chao didn't care about anything. He only cared about quantity and not quality. From Lu Chao's own point of view, even if a cannon could only fire one shot, it would be worth it to kill a few Han soldiers.

But Lu Chao forgot the human heart. The cannon exploded, and it hurt the gunners and their own people. These Qin troops who rushed into the battle had never received formal training, and they had no correct concept of the charge and operation procedures of the artillery. Under the unscrupulous bombardment of the Han army's artillery, they fired back in a panic, resulting in the cannons exploding one after another. The artillery was originally of extremely low quality. They were filled with excessive explosives, so how could it not explode?

The continuous bursting of barrels caused chaos on the Qin army's position. As a result, the soldiers either fled or refused to use this thing that might take their lives at any time. Even when the Qin army officers drew their swords to threaten, the soldiers refused to use it again.

When the Qin army officers had to use killing to start to intimidate these soldiers, the riot finally happened. The soldiers took up their weapons, rushed up and killed the officers, and then ran out of their positions.

They actually ran away when they were on the battlefield.

Not long ago, they were just some farmers holding hoes. Although they are now wearing military uniforms and holding weapons, they are still farmers in essence. Fear made them lose their minds.

The camp roar incident, which was the most headache for the commander, broke out when the two armies were facing each other. This situation not only made the Qin army officers at a loss, but also stunned the Han army in the distance.

In front of them, on the Qin army's position, groups of Qin soldiers shouted frantically, ran out of their positions, and ran around like crazy. Some of them were waving their weapons while running and slashing and killing. The whole position was in chaos.

"This situation is unprecedented!" Yan Haibo scratched his head, and dandruff fell like rain.

The Han army had already stopped the bombardment, because the sound of explosives exploding kept coming from the enemy's position, and the enemy collapsed without fighting.

In the back, in the central army camp, Gao Yuan was trying his new gun, the latest musket developed by the Fengrui Arsenal. In terms of style and firing, it is basically close to the rifles of later generations. Pull the bolt, put in the bullet, load it, aim, and fire. With a bang, a human-shaped target in the distance fell down. The gun was made, but the manual polishing also made it incredibly expensive. Every time Gao Yuan fired a bullet, dozens of yuan disappeared. Now it can only be used for people of status like Gao Yuan to play with. Large-scale equipment can only exist in dreams.

Machine tool, Gao Yuan stroked the delicate gun body in his hand, and couldn't help but miss the equipment in his previous life.

Yang Dasha ran to Gao Yuan quickly and reported to him loudly about the unexpected situation on the front line. Gao Yuan also laughed happily: "Tell Xu Yuan not to rush to attack. These Qin soldiers outside the city are basically just captured peasants. Let them go."

Half a day passed, and the Han army occupied the outer positions of Xianyang effortlessly without any casualties, and seized a large number of artillery ammunition and various weapons. After carefully studying the opponent's artillery, the artillerymen of the Han army looked at each other. If they were in the same situation, they would never fire such artillery.

It would be better to cut the neck than to fire a cannon like this, because that way the body would be intact. With this explosion, the gunners would definitely be blown to pieces. (To be continued.)