In the capital city, there was a thick fog. The once prosperous capital city had long lost its calmness and confidence that was the best in the world, but was shrouded in panic and fear. In the huge capital city, there were no shops open for business. Apart from teams of soldiers passing by from time to time, there were almost no figures on the street. Occasionally, a few wild dogs ran by, screamed miserable pills, then clamped their tails and hid in the corner, and even these beasts noticed the abnormal atmosphere.

There was a silence in Tai Chi Hall. Cao Yi and Wang Jingluo were still sitting at the top of the ministers, but behind them, there were two more guards wearing swords. They pressed the hilt of the knife and stared at the target in front of them. They were afraid that if the two of them had any abnormal movements, they would unceremoniously pull the sword and put it on their necks.

Cao Yi and Wang Jingrui, the head of the former glorious civil and military general, placed their hands on their knees, closed their eyes and said nothing, as if they had accepted their fate. Seeing their appearance, the ministers in the hall were silent, and even these two were taken down. The others dared to say anything, but they were afraid that the one sitting on the top would be the consequence of the nine clans if they were dissatisfied. Although outside the city was the world of the Northern Army, now, in the capital, Qin Rounniang wanted the life of a person or even a family, and it was still as easy as crushing a small ant to death.

The Tiger Guard was destroyed. This news was like a hurricane, sweeping away the little thoughts of all the people who were lucky in the capital.

Su Can was back, but only more than a thousand people came back with him. All 50,000 tiger guards were destroyed on the more than 100 miles from Linfeng to Shangjing.

Everyone knows that the end of the world is coming.

The main forces of the Northern Expedition Army arrived at the foot of Shangjing City one by one. In the past few days, the total number has exceeded 200,000. The huge Shangjing City has been surrounded.

A loud thunderous sound suddenly sounded in the sky. Immediately afterwards, everyone felt that the Tai Chi Hall seemed to have shaken a few times. Could it be an earthquake? Everyone looked up at Qin Rouniang sitting on the imperial seat in panic, but the empress dowager was still standing tall.

The thunder was still ringing constantly, and it would be repeated every quarter of an hour or so. After several consecutive times, everyone suddenly realized that this was not thunder. This was the first wave of attacks that the besieged Northern Army finally started after several days of dispatching troops.

That was the consequence of the simultaneous firing of countless thunderbolt cannons. Even the imperial city far away in the middle of the city felt the shaking like an earthquake. It can be seen how much pressure the defense on the city wall was under at this time.

Wang Jingluo opened his eyes suddenly at the moment. He was a very experienced general. If he wanted to cause such a tremor outside, at least thousands or even thousands of thunderbolt cannons could be launched at the same time. This was not the rhythm of the other party's formal siege, but this was a demonstration. This was causing irreparable fear and pressure to the defenders of Shangjing. If it was an experienced army to defend the city, he would definitely be disdainful of such a rhythmless bombing. But now, are there any experienced troops in Shangjing? I am afraid that the subordinates led by Old Man Qin Sheng are hiding under the walls and trembling.

However, what does this have to do with him? Wang Jingluo smiled at himself, and then the old god closed his eyes. His feet even beat the ground, secretly calculating the interval between the opponent's firing. The launch speed of the thunder cannon of the North Army was indeed far beyond that of the same weapon. After a moment, he came to the conclusion.

"Let's go!" Qin Rounniang, who was tall and arrogant, suddenly spoke: "Go back to her yamen, go to his own yamen, and do their own things to help the veteran Qin, but if you are lazy, you will be killed immediately. Please be careful. If the city is broken, no one can live!"

She stood up and left with her sleeves.

As if the ministers were pardoned, they all left the Tai Chi Hall. After a while, only Cao Yi and Wang Jingluo were left in the Tai Chi Hall.

"The sunshine outside is so good!" Cao Yi finally opened his eyes and looked at the brilliant sunshine outside the hall.

"Yes, I'll take a look at it for a few days. Unfortunately, there is no wine or food. Otherwise, it would be better to have a few drinks outside in the sun and drink a few drinks." Wang Jing smiled.

What is slightly different from what Wang Jingluo predicted is that the Northern Army of Zhengbei did want to establish its authority and shock, but the destruction of the walls of Shangjing City should not be underestimated. It is not easy to take it down in the capital city, and it is not easy to win it. What the Northern Army of Zhengbei now has to do is to destroy the will of the defenders in the city step by step. Therefore, this round of attacks was not just a demonstration, because they used iron bullets, which is commonly known as braised pork in the Northern Army of Zhengbei.

There are not many thunderbolt cannons made of fine iron in the Zhengbei Army, and they are basically loaded on warships. This time, the ones transported to Shangjing City were removed from the five-masted warships. The burning iron bombs fell on the city, causing damage that was far more dangerous than ordinary thunderbolt shells. Wherever these red fireballs went, they triggered a raging fire. On the first day, basically all the things that could burn on the city were burned. No one could run up to the city to put out the fire under the attack of the Zhengbei Army at all costs. They could only watch the red fireballs mixed in the rainy thunderbolt shells, flying to the city tower, and ignite everything that could burn.

It was not that Qin Sheng had never thought about counterattacking, but he also knew that the thunder cannons in the city were not as they were in the form of Zhengbei Army, but once they were assembled and fixed, it was not a simple matter to move a place. Once the target was exposed, it would inevitably lead to a blow outside the city. However, Qin Sheng wanted to use him on the blade, which could cause a large amount of damage to the siege infantry of the Zhengbei Army. Now, it has no meaning to fight against the opponent.

No matter how the other party bombarded, they still had to face the city walls that were dozens of meters high in Shangjing City, which was his last reliance. Ordinary ladders were not enough to be built on the top of Shangjing City. Moreover, he was well prepared for all the equipment to defend the city. He did not have the strength to go out of the city to fight, but he was more than confident enough to defend himself by the city.

The once magnificent city tower of Shangjing City has now disappeared. It has shocked everyone who came to Shangjing for the first time. These majestic buildings that were envied by the fire turned into broken walls and wisps of blue smoke. As the emperor of Qin Sheng, he must hide in the hidden cave like soldiers to avoid being hurt by the barbaric bombardment of his opponent.

After a day of bombing, the next day, the Northern Army began to fill in the blanks of the trenches outside the city. Unlike Qin Sheng imagined that countless soldiers came to fill in the flat with sandbags, the opponent dragged over long equipment that he did not know. The continuous operation of dozens or hundreds of meters long transported the earth and stone into the trenches he had worked hard to dig. The trenches he dug in an hour were filled with them in a short time.

Qin Sheng suddenly felt powerless. He originally expected that at this moment, he could use weapons such as crossbows to cause certain damage to the Northern Army that filled the trenches, which would slightly boost the morale in the city. Now it seems that it is empty again, because the opponent's soldiers are far beyond the range of the crossbows.

Another day passed, and this time, the opponent finally entered his attack range. Qin Sheng let out a long sigh, watching the enemy's reckless acts and unable to fight back finally passed. Next, it was the time when the two soldiers met.

The filling work finally began, and this time, the city finally started to fight back.

But the counterattack on the city means that the soldiers must walk up the city wall, and the suppression of the Northern Army arrived immediately. This time, their thunderbolt cannons no longer shots, but a weapon they had never seen before.

This weapon was just developed by the Fierce Soldier Workshop of the North Army. The inspiration came from Guo Feng's sudden idea when he was plotting against his opponent in Weizhou. They processed and refined the turbulent oil again to make it more purity. Then they sealed it in the container with sharp iron sheets, iron nails, etc., and fired it with a thunderbolt cannon. The amount of turbulent oil is not much, but it can just cause enough explosion in the sealed container. The iron sheets and iron nails inside swept out with the power of the explosion, which is huge.

The first weapon that landed on the top of the city caused huge damage. He just landed on the edge of a crossbow. After a loud bang, the sound of chirping was endless. Then, the dozens of soldiers on the edge of the crossbow were all hiding on the ground. Everyone was covered with iron nails and iron pieces. Some died on the spot, while others screamed on the ground. Such small weapons burst into pieces, with no trace to be found, and they were completely hiding. Even if you hold a shield, you cannot be completely spared.

As one bomb after another exploded on the city wall, large areas of soldiers fell into a pool of blood. If the thunderbolt cannon a few days ago only hurt objects and not people, today, the soldiers in the capital city finally realized the cruelty of the war. The companions who were alive just now became a bloody corpse beside them in a blink of an eye. This kind of blow is not something that anyone can accept immediately.

Zhu Zhu fell down, and unfortunately he was hit in the first wave of shooting. He had almost no place in his body, and was torn and cut all over his body, and he had torn and wounds. This little citizen who was determined to escape in the chaos did not even escape the first wave of attacks. He had not even seen clearly what the Conquest Army looked like, and died quietly on the top of the city.

This blow caused heavy casualties to the soldiers operating crossbows above the city, and the fight back sporadic attacks. The Northern Army calmly filled the trenches outside one by one and went straight outside the moat.

By crossing the moat, you can attack the capital wall directly.

Meng Yaoyao looked at Shangjing City and sighed, "What a pity, if you don't try to keep this city from being damaged too much, a large amount of turbulent oil attack is the best choice."

"This is not possible. The prince must be a complete Shangjing City, not a destroyed Shangjing City full of ruins." Yao Changkun smiled.
Chapter completed!