Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 783: Suppressing the Archers

"Emperor Yongtai, if my general conquers Hanzhou City, will you go back to the Central Plains?"

Zheng Guohua asked loudly again.

He was worried that after he broke through the city, Lu Hao would attack regardless of his identity. Even if he couldn't kill the entire army, he would still be able to defeat him.

"I promise you that as long as you have the ability to attack Hanzhou City, I will lead the imperial army back to the Central Plains and never enter the Western Region again in this life."

Lu Hao readily agreed.

"So many people can bear witness. I hope you won't cheat on me when the time comes!"

Zheng Guohua confirmed loudly.

"Don't worry, I always keep my word and will never break my word!"

Lu Hao's voice came through the air.

He had no intention of helping Xuanyuan Lingyu, anyway, he knew that Sister Lingyu had been completely angered by Zheng Guohua.

Once the siege fails, Xuanyuan Lingyu will definitely not let Zheng Guohua go.

The most important thing is that the two main armies have thirty new submachine guns, equipped with one hundred thousand rounds of ammunition. If the enemy's offensive is too fierce, these submachine guns are enough to suppress the enemy.

The only drawback is that there is no support from artillery and mortars. Otherwise, this battle would be even less suspenseful.

"Sirs, in front of us is the Hanzhou City of Zheng State. The Chinese Empire has occupied our city and enslaved our people. We want to drive Emperor Yongtai out of Zheng State's land..."

"Now, my general orders, beat the drums! Prepare to attack the city!"

Zheng Guohua ordered loudly.

dong dong dong...

The war drums beat, and the sound of the drums shook the sky, resounding throughout Hanzhou City.

Zheng's army began to slowly approach the city gate. There were defensive shield soldiers in front, archers behind them, and a ladder team in the middle.

Hundreds of large bed crossbows and some platoon crossbows were also dragged out from behind, but there were no large trebuchets.

"Archers prepare! Shielders cover! Attack!"

Zheng Guohua issued the order again.

"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

The Zheng army moved forward collectively, approaching the city gate.

"Ready to fight!"

Xuanyuan Lingyu's voice sounded.

One hundred thousand troops were so densely packed and so dark that it seemed as if the entire sky was darkened.

"Hit me, General!"

Xuanyuan Lingyu first issued the attack order.

bang bang bang...

Rifle bullets bent like raindrops and came slantingly. The Zheng soldiers raised their shields one after another. The bullets hit many shields, and the sound of fighting was heard.

There were also many bullets that passed through the gaps and hit Zheng soldiers. However, the effect of these shields was very obvious. Most of them hit their hands and feet, and there was no danger to their lives.

"Crossbow ready! Volley!"

Zheng Guohua shouted loudly.

Hundreds of giant crossbows suddenly fired densely packed crossbow arrows, drawing beautiful arcs and shooting towards the tower.

The darkness suddenly covered the sun, and the entire sky seemed a bit darker.

"Crossbow! Be careful! Dodge!"

Xuanyuan Lingyu gave the order!
Pooh!Pooh...

The crossbow arrows hit the city wall hard, and countless soldiers were nailed to the ground.

Due to Xuanyuan Lingyu's command error, at least hundreds of people were killed or injured. Although only a dozen were killed, this had never happened before.

"Aim at the crossbow! Kill the crossbow first!"

Xuanyuan Lingyu immediately adjusted the direction of attack.

All the soldiers aimed their guns at the ballista in the distance and pulled the triggers continuously.Bang bang bang...

Dense bullets were fired at those ballistas. The range of ordinary ballistas could reach 500 meters, which was completely within the range of the rifle.

Many Zheng soldiers operating crossbows were hit by bullets before they had time to reflect the second wave of crossbow arrows, and fell in a pool of blood.

The soldiers on these crossbows had no protection at all. After a burst of dense bullets, more than 80.00% of the soldiers were killed on the spot.

General Zheng Guohua was dumbfounded as he watched his soldiers fall in pieces. Only then did he truly understand the power of the rifle.

"Avoid! Defend!"

The lieutenant commanding the ballista shouted loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a bullet hit his chest, a stream of blood emerged, and he fell straight down.

The remaining soldiers did not dare to fire any more crossbows and hurriedly hid behind the crossbow carts. Some got under the wheels of the carts, while others fled back for their lives.

bang bang bang...

Another round of bullets covered it, the wooden planks of the ballista were penetrated, and the soldiers hidden below were beaten to death.

How could those escaping soldiers outrun the bullets? They were hit in the back by bullets and fell to the ground, dead.

At this moment, the shield bearers were covering the archers and were rushing towards the city gate.

"Grenade Throwing!"

Xuanyuan Lingyu ordered loudly.

Countless grenades, like Tianxin fruits, streaked across the sky and were thrown towards the dense array of shield hands.

bang bang bang...

Violent explosions were heard everywhere, and these grenades were like a goddess scattering flowers, exploding in circles of shock waves.

The dense formation of the shield phalanx suffered a devastating blow, and many people were killed on the spot. Those around them were overturned by air waves, and those farther away were hit by shrapnel.

Broken limbs, flesh and blood flying everywhere, corpses strewn on the ground, screams, wails, and roars intertwined together, the entire phalanx instantly turned into a purgatory on earth.

With just one round of grenade throwing, the phalanx of thousands of people collapsed instantly, with more than [-]% casualties. Those who survived were blocked by their comrades and survived by luck.

bang bang bang...

The city wall was covered with dense bullets, and the last survivors of the entire phalanx were turned into corpses.

Zheng Guohua looked at the large shield formation of more than 2000 people. In less than a minute, all of them were reduced to nothing. He was stunned and broke into a cold sweat.

"Their archers are coming, suppress the archers!"

Xuanyuan Lingyu shouted loudly.

At this moment, the archers behind were almost within shooting range. In order to avoid further casualties, Xuanyuan Lingyu immediately issued an attack order.

All the rifles were aimed at the archers who were holding bows and arrows and had no protection at all.

bang bang bang...

Continuous gunfire sounded, and another round of dense bullets was fired at the enemy's bow and arrow phalanx.

The Zheng soldiers who were about to bend their bows and nock arrows were hit and fell down before they could shoot the bows and arrows.

These unprotected soldiers were like pieces of harvested wheat, falling to the ground in pieces and dying cleanly soon.

Yes, these soldiers were even worse. They didn't understand the situation at all, and they had become the dead souls.

The two large phalanxes in the front were all killed by the soldiers of the Chinese Empire without causing any damage to the enemy. If the soldiers behind them rushed up with the ladders, they would undoubtedly be living targets.

"General, what should we do now? Do we still want to continue the attack?"

A deputy general asked with a grimace.

He obviously also saw that no matter how many soldiers rushed forward, it would be of no avail, so he asked this question.

"Attack! Of course we must attack! Let the shield soldiers cover the archers and use fire attacks to burn the city gates!"

Zheng Guohua responded loudly.

"The last will obey!"

The deputy general loudly accepted the order and left.

(End of this chapter)