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Chapter 877 Failure in the first battle

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    The rumble of war drums resounded, soaring into the sky, echoing on both sides of the Datong River.

    At this moment, troops gathered on the north bank of the Datong River.

    One by one, warships also gathered together.

    These warships are temporarily recruited warships. Many are commercial ships, and some are small boats.  In short, all the ships near the Datong River were recruited, and more than a hundred warships gathered together.

    Wang Qi also stood at the ferry on the north bank, looking at the soldiers who were dispatching.

    Everything is in progress.

    It didn¡¯t take long, but Xiao Qingzhi came in a hurry, clasping his fists and saying: ¡°Your Majesty, all the artillery is in position. Do you want to launch an attack? Please give your Majesty¡¯s instructions?¡±

    "Start the attack!"

    Wang Qi gave the order decisively.

    Today, it is time to launch an attack. This battle is to cross the river and gain a foothold on the Datong River.

    As long as they gain a foothold, Goguryeo cannot stop them.

    Xiao Qingzhi immediately turned around and shouted: "All artillerymen, start attacking and bomb the south bank for me."

    The messenger immediately made arrangements.

    Orders were conveyed one after another, and the cannons that had been deployed at the ferry on the north bank quickly began to load cannonballs.  A moment later, the roar of cannons rang out. Cannonballs rose into the air from the north bank, passed through the air, and began to fly towards the Goguryeo soldier camp on the south bank.

    The moment Jin Zaishan heard the flying shells, he immediately shouted to hide.

    Everyone, quickly evade.

    Jin Zaishan's eyes showed a hint of solemnity.

    He knows such weapons.

    In the past, when the Hercynian Empire's fleet came, it was with such cannons that they were suddenly caught off guard.  As a result, Goguryeo had no defense at all, the defense line was directly torn apart, and the army suffered heavy losses.

    Because Jin Zaishan had experience, he set up a defense line so that the soldiers could hide in the fortifications.

    Will not be killed.

    When the Goguryeo soldiers were hiding, the shells had already fallen and exploded everywhere in the fortifications.

    Boom!  !

    The first shell fell and exploded.

    This shell never fell in the fortifications built, nor did it fall in the crowd.  But after the cannonball exploded, batches of steel needles and iron pieces burst out in an instant, passing around and shooting into the fortifications or hitting soldiers.

    Screams sounded immediately.

    Groups of soldiers were killed one after another.

    ???????????????????? Boom!  !

    The sound of explosions came and went.

    More and more shells continued to fall on the ground, killing batches of soldiers.

    Throughout the battlefield, the sound of artillery shells was deafening.

    It even makes people feel uncomfortable, especially under the smoke and so many people were injured.

    Jin Zaishan was also hiding in the fortifications. He coughed twice and waved his hands to push away the smoke in front of his eyes. The expression on his face was even more dignified and serious.  Because the explosion of Qi's artillery shells turned out to be more violent than the explosion of artillery shells of the Hercynian Empire. A single explosion killed and injured countless people, and the lethality was even more tyrannical.

    Jin Zaishan clenched his fists, but didn't say anything more and still persisted silently.

    Now in this battle, there is no choice.

    Retreat?

    Where can I retreat to?

    Datong River cannot be blocked here, so Caoshan Pass is also dangerous, and Yongding City cannot be blocked either.  So now this first line of defense must be defended no matter how high the price is, and there must not be any mistakes.

    The rumbling sound of the explosion lingered in his ears. Even though many people were still injured and killed, Jin Zaishan was cold-hearted and did not step back. He stood firmly and waited.

    Waiting for Qi¡¯s warships to appear.

    As the bombing continued, Jin Zaishan raised his head and looked outside. He saw the Qi warships on the other side of the river, which had already begun to move in. Groups of warships were densely packed across the river.

    The Datong River is deep and wide. This area is not a small ditch, and people can be arranged to dive into the water.  In such a place, it is impossible to sneak in, so we can only set up defenses on the south bank.

    Today, the soldiers are still enduring it.

    Now, the soldiers are still waiting.

    Jin Zaishan¡¯s heart is also constantly at peace.Disaster.

    The first time Robert led the army to attack, and the second time Philip led the army to attack, the Hercynian Empire's army suffered from information asymmetry, and even more from arrogance.

    Having been defeated twice in a row, it is impossible for the Hercynian Empire to send troops next time, and there will be no such good thing.

    Therefore, there must be an army that can win the war.

    The fighting continued, and when night fell, the landing soldiers died one after another, but they still could not really gain a foothold, because the defense of Goguryeo was really rigorous.

    Even with the artillery bombardment, the Goguryeo side fought back without fear of death, which made the Qi side unable to land at all for the time being.

    Xiao Qingzhi and Nie Feng were in command at the front. They discovered that the situation on the battlefield was unfavorable. As night fell, Xiao Qingzhi said: "General Nie, if you want to cross the Datong River today, you will definitely have no chance. Let's withdraw our troops temporarily today."

    "Withdraw!"

    Nie Feng also nodded in agreement.

    The two reached an agreement and made arrangements directly.

    The military order was conveyed, and everyone began to withdraw. One warship after another, everyone returned to the rear.

    It¡¯s just that this time the atmosphere among the military officers was a bit depressing.

    Because crossing the river failed.

    Xiao Qingzhi and Nie Feng looked at the retreating soldiers and were thinking in their hearts. At this time, soldiers came from the rear and said: "General Xiao, General Nie, your Majesty sent an order to invite you two to discuss matters."

    "knew."

    Xiao Qingzhi and Nie Feng answered in unison.

    The two made arrangements, then turned around and headed to the rear, thinking about how to explain today's war to Wang Qi.

    After all, crossing the river failed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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