The fiefdom increases by 1 soldier in 1 second, and the empress kneels down and begs not to rebel

"Boom boom boom!"

In an instant, the Sheep and Horse Wall suffered a round of horrific bombardment, but the number of casualties was very small.

The defenders had already made all preparations for the impending attack by the Yan army. In addition to the raised battlements, the defenders on the horse road had already prepared wooden curtains. This defensive weapon, made of thick solid wood covered with iron sheets, was extremely sturdy.

Originally they were used to defend against bows and arrows, but after knowing that the Yan army had artillery in hand, these wooden curtains have been fully reinforced. As long as they are not hit by several artillery shells at the same time, they will not be shattered immediately.

But even with protective gear blocking the attack, the bombardment of the artillery was still terrifying.

A soldier leaning against the wall had a slightly pale face. Like his companions, they were ordered to hold their ground on the Sheep and Horse Wall and wait for the enemy's artillery fire.

The enemy's artillery was fierce enough, as had been proven in the previous battle of Datong, and the Shenjiying's artillery had a shorter range than theirs, so they were unable to engage in a direct bombardment against them.

At this moment, the young soldier listened to the whistling sound coming from outside, raised his head to look at the wooden curtain above his head, then lowered his eyes to look at the dust that was constantly rising on the horse road. His face became worse, but then he gritted his teeth and said:

"If the artillery of the Shenji Battalion also has such a range, we can use these bunkers to inflict heavy casualties on those rebels!"

"What a pity, Xiao Hu, don't complain at this time." The companion next to him was a few years older than him, with a short beard on his slightly fat face. Compared with the young soldier, his complexion was obviously much better. With his back against the city wall, he listened quietly to the sound of artillery outside. Although his face was a little solemn, he was not panicked.

He continued:

"The Shenji Battalion has a hundred artillery pieces, but only ten of them are placed on our Sheep and Horse Wall. The enemy's force... looks to be at least ten times ours."

"I don't know where these guys got these artillery pieces. If they didn't have them, we wouldn't have to worry about them even if they came in greater numbers. But now, we can only let them bombard us."

The soldier called "Xiao Hu" frowned and said, "Brother Zhang, the shells are coming so fiercely, why aren't you panicking at all?"

Brother Zhang glanced at him and said with drooping eyelids:

"There's no point in panicking. We can't fight back now, but fortunately our city walls are strong enough."

He knocked on the wall behind him and continued, "This side, when it was repaired last year, it was said that bluestone bricks sent from Hangdu were mixed in. They are extremely hard."

Xiao Hu turned his head and looked at the city wall behind him. He could feel the constant vibrations coming from the wall as he pressed tightly against it. A layer of dust from the wall had accumulated under his butt.

And Brother Zhang continued:

"Hey, now."

"All we can do is wait for them to keep bombarding us...until——"

He fiddled with his armor, shook off a cloud of dust, and then said:

"Until they ran out of ammunition."

"That's what General Jin also arranged. The enemy has such powerful artillery, which is too lethal. But no matter what, these shells will eventually run out."

"We just have to wait. When they have almost used up their shells, I think they will attack the city under the cover of artillery fire."

At this point, Xiao Hu's face turned even paler:

"When that time comes, we will have to stand up and launch an offensive against them."

Brother Zhang turned his head to look at him, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said calmly: "Yes."

"At that time, the brothers will fight them desperately under the bombardment."

At this point, he pursed his lips, turned his head to look at the sky, and chuckled softly above the battlefield full of artillery fire:

"I hope you don't shoot me."

"Of course." He turned his head and looked at the pale-faced Xiao Hu: "I hope it doesn't hit you, brother." He blinked.

Xiao Hu forced a smile: "Yeah."

"After successfully repelling the rebels, I will go back..."

Before he finished speaking, Brother Zhang's face suddenly changed, and his expression became unusually solemn. He stared at Xiao Hu and interrupted:

"Don't say such things on the battlefield!"

"As a soldier, we just follow orders and do our duty."

"Let God decide life and death."

Xiao Hu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Brother Zhang had already raised his head slightly from the city wall. After all, the constant shaking of the city wall had made him feel a little uncomfortable at the back of his head.

"Now, wait."

"Wait for their charge."

"Well, okay." Xiao Hu said no more, but shrank his body, trying his best to keep himself under the protection of the wooden curtain, then turned his head to look to the side, looking at the towering watchtower.

Although the watchtower was also made of a mixture of earth and bricks and stones, the roof was made of wood. Now the roof was almost destroyed by the shells. From here he could already see the exposed walls of the watchtower, but there was no one on the top floor.

Ever since knowing that the rebels had artillery, everyone knew that those wooden buildings were no longer reliable defenses. However, when Xiao Hu saw with his own eyes that the top floor of the watchtower was exposed, he still felt uneasy.

It seemed like quite a bit of time had passed since the rebels started firing artillery, but the shells were still being fired in this direction, almost without interruption.

He couldn't help asking:

"Brother Zhang, do you know how long they have been firing artillery?"

Brother Zhang looked at the setting sun and said thoughtfully, "It should be nearly 4:45 PM now."

"They... have been shooting for probably about 15 minutes now."

As he spoke, he also looked at the nearest watchtower. In addition to the top floor being completely damaged, the exposed top wall was still undergoing constant bombardment.

The top wall seemed to be crumbling, with bricks constantly falling off.

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from a few meters away. Xiao Hu was shocked and wanted to stand up in panic, but Brother Zhang was quick-witted and held him down.

"Idiot! Get down!" he shouted.

Xiao Hu broke out in a cold sweat, only then did he realize that he had almost made a big mistake.

Looking towards the place where the scream came from, I saw a piece of wooden curtain fallen to the ground. Two soldiers were lying on the ground screaming, and next to these two people was a man lying, but half of his head was gone, and his white brains were all over the ground.

"Hu——" Xiao Hu was breathing heavily, his face covered with sweat.

Brother Zhang was next to him, and noticing his trembling, he immediately said in a deep voice:

"Do not move!"

"Just stay here, it's okay, their shells will run out!"

"Just wait. In half an hour at most, the intensity of their artillery fire will weaken."

Xiao Hu shrank his neck, or rather his whole body, and he pressed himself tightly against the city wall, unable to speak for a moment.

The vibrations from behind were getting stronger and stronger.