Chapter 1446
Siege, Killing 3 Princes in One Day
Chapter 1446 Siege, Killing Three Princes in One Day
Boom boom boom!
As the two middle-aged men were arguing, the drums on the watchtower of the city wall sounded loudly, and the sentry shouted: "Report, Vice Commander Jiang, there are two empty spaces on the enemy's side of the army formation. It seems that there are many corpses lying where the red-feathered prince's flag is, and there is also the reflection of the prince's red and gold armor. The enemy's third prince is almost certainly dead!"
They shouted it several times, extremely excited by this victory.
"Is the Third Prince really dead?!" Jiang Qianshi hurriedly asked, and the soldiers on the west city tower also asked in unison.
The sentries answered with certainty: "They're dead. If they weren't, they would have gotten up and run away by now... The enemy is still terrified of extremely poisonous substances and hasn't dared to approach the delivery site of the two gunpowder and poison!"
"Master Qin is mighty! Master Ye is mighty!" the sentries shouted excitedly.
As soon as the sentry shouted, all the soldiers on the west city wall joined in, and the shout echoed throughout the western city wall.
"What's going on? My little Xiaomi has done it again? Royal Guard, help me off the horse!" Uncle Qin was frantic. After being helped off the horse, he rushed to Aunt Qin's side and asked, "Wife, what's going on?"
Aunt Qin quickly recounted how Qin Xiaomi used a specially made iron canister to drop long gunpowder packets from a distance, killing an enemy prince.
Uncle Qin looked at the iron cart in disbelief: "This big iron lump did the job? What are we waiting for? Quickly spread the good news! And hurry up and push this iron lump to the east city tower to kill the enemy general. New enemy troops have arrived over there and are bombarding us!"
When Qin Xiaomi was making the iron waterwheel, she asked Old Madam Guan and the Prince of Ye to invite the craftsmen in the camp, including Master Cui, which caused quite a stir. So, Qin's second uncle and other close relatives and friends knew about the iron waterwheel.
But at this moment, Uncle Qin was just as excited as Vice Minister Jiang.
"I never expected that this iron lump of yours would actually be useful. I thought you were just messing around with it!" Uncle Qin said with admiration, then urged, "Hurry up and push the iron cart to the east gate tower to fight the enemy!"
One shot, one enemy prince; if we take down three, our Qin family will surely be granted marquises or dukes. Just thinking about it makes me happy.
Don't be happy, because: "It exploded, it's unusable."
The smelting technology for the cannon barrel of the artillery vehicle has very high requirements. She made it in a hurry, so the density of the smelting of the cannon barrel was not high enough. Under high temperature bombardment, it was easy for the barrel to explode and damage the inside of the cannon.
Although this artillery piece wasn't completely torn apart, the inside of the cannon barrel was cracked. If you use it again, it will immediately disintegrate.
Furthermore, if there are cracks in the bore, it will greatly affect the internal thrust. Insufficient thrust will lead to insufficient range, and the second shot may hit outside the city gate.
"Oh dear, this iron lump is so disappointing!" Uncle Qin felt heartbroken at missing out on his title.
but……
"Report, Vice Commander Jiang, the enemy troops at the South and North Gates have retreated!" The sentries hurriedly reported the latest military intelligence they had observed.
"Good! It seems the enemy thought our long-range weapons had the same range as our iron chariots, and fearing further princes might be killed or wounded, they ordered a retreat!" Jiang Qianshi was overjoyed and hurriedly sent a messenger: "Quickly report the victory to General Chu, Prince Ye, and Imperial Envoy Qi. Our West City garrison has made a great contribution!"
He quickly corrected himself: "Report the merits of Iron Lump, Boss Qin, and Master Ye truthfully. The real heroes are the three of them!"
"Hey!" The messengers were overjoyed and immediately rode their horses, carrying flags, along the city wall and horse path to deliver the good news.
"Great victory report! Master Qin and Master Ye used the new long-range crossbow, along with new gunpowder and highly poisonous substances, to launch a long-range attack on the enemy's prince's flag from the west city tower. The enemy's third prince was killed by a single cannon shot!"
Although there was no head, everyone believed that the Third Prince of the enemy was dead.
Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin came here by car to look for their granddaughter. Upon hearing this good news, they were overjoyed and surprised, and urged Huang Wei: "Young man, please hurry, we want to see our granddaughter as soon as possible."
How much anger must one be harboring to vent it by killing the enemy?
"Yes," the royal guard replied, his tone filled with joy.
"Xiaomi, Xiaomi, Grandpa and Grandma are here!" As soon as Grandma Qin got out of the car, she ran towards Qin Xiaomi, hugged her tightly, and patted her head: "Pat pat, don't be scared, Xiaomi, don't be upset, don't be angry, Grandpa and Grandma are here."
She was already sobbing halfway through her sentence. "Grandma, don't cry, I'm fine." Qin Xiaomi knew her grandmother's fear. Everyone was smart enough, but the two elders were just superstitious and still believed that she was their granddaughter.
"I will live, take care of my grandparents, and make sure they live a good life... I will not harm Jiang Dalang."
If the younger generation kills each other, it will cost Grandpa and Grandma Qin their lives.
Since the two elders are family to this body, she will fulfill her responsibilities and kill Jiang Dalang after they are gone.
As for whether Uncle Qin will be sad?
What business is it of hers? That scoundrel never even took care of this body for a single day, and she even gave the second wife a share of the profits.
Uncle Qin suddenly felt a chill.
"Grandpa," Qin Xiaomi smiled at her grandfather and told him the good news: "No matter how strong the enemy is or how many troops they have, our Great Wei can still win. Grandpa, don't be too upset."
My grandfather was a veteran, and the fact that his country was slaughtered by foreign enemies in his later years was too cruel for him.
He will suffer several times more than an ordinary person.
“You child, you don’t need to comfort us.” Grandpa Qin’s voice choked with emotion. “You’re still young. Just take care of yourself. There are your second uncle and aunt at home. It’s not your turn to take care of the elderly.”
“Why shouldn’t it be her turn to take care of you? She is your own granddaughter, and she should support you until the end of your lives.” These were the words of Madam Guan.
She also figured out the trick: only when both parties invest feelings in each other can the relationship be maintained.
"Old Commander Qin, Old Madam Qin, have you finished seeing your granddaughter? Once you've finished, let go of Master Qin and let her come over and tell us about this iron tubing cart. This thing is very useful!" Jiang Qianshi was really anxious. One question after another was like lice tearing at him, and he was eager to find out the answers.
……
dong dong dong, dong dong dong!
"Good news! Master Qin and Master Ye have used the iron tubing cart..." The drums on all four sides of the city wall blared loudly, and squads of messengers galloped through the streets of the city, shouting the good news to the people of Wei.
The report concluded with the line: "Our army has slain three enemy princes in a single day. The Wei army is mighty, and the Great Wei will surely prevail!"
"Good heavens! Three enemy princes killed in one day? Is this news true or false?!" The villagers couldn't believe it at all when they heard the news.
"Of course it's true! The weapons made by Master Qin have killed countless enemy soldiers. Killing a few more enemy princes would be a piece of cake!"
"It must be true! How could the imperial court's victory report be faked? Would they not want the heads of their entire clan?!"
It only took a short time for the villagers to go from disbelief to jubilation throughout the city.
The cheers were deafening. Qin Xiaogu and the others in Wuyuan were overjoyed to hear the good news, and Qin Xiaogu even shed tears.
He quickly comforted Madam Sun, saying, "Don't worry, Madam, I'm fine. I'm just too happy."
“I understand, it’s alright. Once you get through this, your Xiaomi will live a life of luxury for the rest of her life.” Madam Sun knew that she was worried about her niece from her own family suffering too much, having to go to the battlefield at such a young age.
"Hey, Xiaomi has always been a lucky person, she'll definitely enjoy the rest of her life." Aunt Qin wanted to cry some more, but then the little tyrant Da Bao woke up.
The baby cried loudly as soon as he woke up, and it took Aunt Qin a while to soothe him and feed him before he calmed down.
Qin Xiaogu and the people in the city were overjoyed by the great victory of killing three enemy princes in one day.
But the enemy troops outside the city were furious, wishing they could immediately break through the capital city and slaughter all the bastards from Liangwei who dared to resist and kill their divinely protected prince!