Although their eyes were fixed on the wooden crate, their expressions were filled with doubt,
They dared not believe that Lin Yi could create another great miracle?
It is true that everything before was a miracle, but after all, the current situation is somewhat difficult.
Under such an atmosphere, in such an environment, suddenly, those big crates were pried open,
Yes, the gunners started prying open those crates non-stop,
And then, the things inside suddenly appeared in front of everyone,
When they saw these items, everyone was taken aback in unison, and then a sense of disappointment spread to their hearts.
Yes, it was a deep sense of disappointment.
The reason was, at this moment, what was inside this wooden crate was none other than those round bullets.
Seeing this, everyone’s hopes were instantly shattered,
They had hoped there would be some kind of powerful weapon, but it turned out to be just bullets,
Although there were more bullets now.
But you must understand it has been said before, the lethality of these bullets is very limited,
That means the breach would soon be filled.
That is, even with more bullets, it could only slow down the opponents’ steps,
which wouldn’t pose much threat to the adversaries, and would eventually be breached.
However, with this sentiment spreading, Lin Yi calmly issued orders to the messenger soldier:
"Let the gunners aim carefully, blast them all on their shields, remember, not to focus on one spot, scatter the shots."
As these words fell, the command was quickly passed down, and right after that, people saw the gunners hurriedly reloading the cannons,
And loading the ammunition into the big guns,
However, what surprised everyone was that, after loading the cannon balls, they did not retreat to fire as usual,
But as they ignited the fuse on the back of the big cannon, someone also stuffed a torch into the barrel.
Yes, they directly inserted the burning torch into the front barrel,
And this action puzzled everyone,
Not just the soldiers of You Country on the walls, but even the barbarians below, who were steadily pressing forward and staring eagerly at the movements on the wall, were also confused.
They had already seen plenty of these cannon loading movements,
And they knew that eventually, a huge iron ball would come blasting towards them, knocking them down,
But this action of throwing a torch into the pitch-black barrel was beyond their understanding,
Could it be that there were no more iron clumps, and they had to use torches instead?
But how powerful can this thing be?
It probably wouldn’t cause much harm if it hit someone, right?
Thinking of this, their hearts began to get excited,
Especially Yelu Qi in the rear, who couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"Haha, good! Good, see? These people have run out of tricks, haha, they must have run out of those round iron clumps!
Good, without the deterrence of those big cannons, our pace will be quicker!
Hahaha, our casualties will be fewer as well,
Truly heaven is helping us, heaven is helping us,
Convey the Khan’s order that today Hangu Pass must be captured for our Khan,
Once Hangu Pass is breached, the Khan commands that everyone is allowed to loot freely for three days!
All gains within these three days shall belong to the individuals."
It must be said, such words indeed could stir up their morale,
The blood of these barbarians also flared up instantly.
What do these people fight for? For money, for women.
Once they breach the city, each of them will seize a great amount of wealth.
And they will capture many women.
Thus, this is definitely an event that excites them beyond control.
Furthermore, given the current situation atop the city walls, and the fact that the enemy has run out of cannonballs, how could they not feel even more exhilarated?
These barbarians also began to howl as they stepped forward, their steps increasingly brisk,
They even began to fantasize about life after breaching the city.
However, just at this moment, when both sides were harboring doubts, suddenly, the sound of cannons once again echoed over the battlefield,
Once again resounding in front of the vast Hangu Pass.
And this time there was not much difference from before,
A large round iron ball was rapidly ejected from the cannon, smashing heavily onto the wooden shield in front of the troops.
However, just as everyone was prepared, ready for the trial, ready for swift replacement,
Suddenly, when the large iron ball smashed onto the wooden shield, it exploded once again!
Yes, it exploded again!
The iron ball burst open like a blooming flower, instantly exploding into a dazzling fire flower!
However, the power of this flower truly shocked them.
After all, the impact brought by this object when it slammed over was no different from before, instantly blowing the shield apart, creating a wide gap.
And the cannonball shot straight through.
If it had been like before, after this object entered, it would have rolled on the ground a few times at most, injuring a few people and that would have been the end.
However, this time, among the crowd, as the shield holders tried to move forward to replenish, that splendid spark burst forth.
This instantly engulfed several people around it.
Moreover, what was more lethal was that as the sparks burst open, fragments were also instantly propelled out.
And it should be noted that these fragments were not something hand grenades could compare to.
This object not only contained various iron fittings and nails stuffed inside.
And this shell alone was much larger than the hand grenades.
Cannonballs as large as watermelons, when exploded, the range of damage was not to be underestimated.
Especially since it exploded directly within the crowd.
Which means it exploded behind the shields.
With the expansion of its lethal range, the shrapnel instantly spread out in a circular pattern.
In an instant, the lethal range reached as far as several meters.