Chapter 664 Northwest Protectorate

Under Duguce's full supervision, the two catapults were built in just over a day.

Many of the people brought by Deng Bao and the others had experience in building catapults. The catapult they built this time was larger and seemed to have a longer range.

After a simple test firing, they roughly figured out the range and power of the catapult.

Compared with the catapults manufactured in Sole River, it was much improved.

It can throw stones weighing about six to seventy kilograms about three hundred meters.

This distance is a nightmare for those catapults in Yufeng City.

"Push it up and start smashing!"

Yun Zheng was already impatient with waiting and gave the order directly.

As Yunzheng's order was issued, a large number of soldiers began to push the catapults forward slowly.

Seeing the catapult pushed by the Beifu Army, the defenders of Yufeng City couldn't help but panic.

The city guard general Tian Tong saw the panic of the soldiers around him and immediately shouted: "Why are you panic! The enemy only has two catapults. There are so many catapults on our city wall, why are we afraid of just two catapults?"

Besides, they are condescending.

Their catapults can hurl farther!

If the enemy dares to push a catapult up, they are simply seeking death!

Tian Tong didn't take the two catapults seriously at all, and immediately ordered the defenders to start adjusting the angle of the catapults. As soon as the enemy's catapults entered the attack range, they would be destroyed immediately!

Under Tian Tong's order, the soldiers guarding the city calmed down a little and began to adjust the angle of throwing stones.

About fifty kilograms of stones have also been loaded by them.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of catapult for city defense is loaded with about thirty to forty kilograms of stones.

However, they were in a good position to load heavier stones.

As long as a fifty kilogram stone hits the enemy's catapult, the enemy's catapult is likely to fall apart.

Just when they were making all preparations, the enemy's catapults stopped advancing.

Tian Tong's visual inspection showed that this distance was outside the attack range of their catapults.

"It seems that the enemy is afraid!"

Tian Tong had a rare smile on his face, but there was a bit of madness in the smile.

Of course he knew that if they went out of the city to fight, they would definitely not be a match for the well-equipped Beifu Army.

If the Beifu Army continues to besiege like this, Yufeng City will no longer be able to be saved sooner or later.

But Yufeng City now has sufficient food and so many defenders. If the Beifu Army wants to capture Yufeng City, they will have to pay a heavy price!

Let's force them to open the city and surrender, dream!

This is not city destruction!

It’s the destruction of the country!

In this battle, Qiu Chi fought too cowardly.

It's time to show the enemy the bloody nature of Qiu Chi man!

While Tian Tong was thinking wildly, the Beifu Army had already begun to adjust the angle of the catapult, and then began to load stones into the basket of the catapult.

"General, what is the enemy doing?"

The deputy general asked with confusion, "Is the enemy going to test fire? From such a long distance, the enemy's catapult shouldn't even be able to reach our city wall, right?"

The deputy general was confused, and Tian Tong was equally confused.

Based on his experience, in order for the enemy's catapult to reach their city wall, it would have to advance at least fifteen to twenty feet, right?

Is the enemy starting a test firing now?

Can the enemy's catapult attack so far?

Tian Tong was secretly confused, but kept a calm face, "Maybe it's a cover-up by the enemy, let's see and then talk!"

Under the watchful eyes of Tian Tong and the defenders on the city wall, the soldiers of the Beifu Army finally installed the stones.

"put!"

Following the order, a soldier pulled hard on the catapult's hook rope.

The next moment, one end of the catapult suddenly sank, smashing the nearly seventy-kilogram stone against the catapult on the city wall.

When he saw the flying attack coming, Tiantong's expression changed drastically.

"Back away! Back away quickly!"

Tian Tong shouted loudly and told the soldiers around the catapult to disperse.

Just as the soldiers dispersed in panic, the big stone smashed down hard.

However, because the angle was a bit off, the stone did not hit the catapult on the city wall. It only killed a city guard who fled in panic on the spot, leaving a hole on the ground of the city wall.

Seeing the tragic death of the soldiers, all the city defenders could not help but turn pale.

No one expected that the enemy's catapult would hit them from such a long distance.

Just when they were distracted, the Beifu Army began to fine-tune the angle of the catapult.

A moment later, another big rock hit hard.

This time, the stone accurately hit the catapult on the city wall.

"boom……"

Accompanied by a loud noise, the catapult made a "click" sound, and then fell apart.

The scattered wood also hit two Qiuchi soldiers who were running slowly. Although they could not kill them on the spot, they were beaten until they vomited blood.

Seeing the catapult falling apart, the soldiers guarding the city suddenly fell into panic.

"The King of Jingbei has an order: You must open the city and surrender within three days! Otherwise, when the city is destroyed, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!"

Just when everyone was panicking, thousands of Beifu soldiers shouted in unison.

The voices of thousands of people gathered together. Not to mention the soldiers on the city wall, even people in the city who were close to each other could clearly hear what they were shouting.

"The Northern King of Great Qianjing has an order..."

Thousands of people repeated what Yunzheng said over and over again.

The two catapults were not idle either, constantly adjusting their angles to attack the defenders or catapults on the city wall.

The constant attacks of catapults could not drown out the voices of thousands of people.

When the city is destroyed, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!

This sentence is repeated in many people's ears.

The catapult is actually not a big killer.

Even if the catapult is loaded with rocks and is thrown down, if you are lucky, it will kill a few people at most.

There are so many soldiers guarding the city in Yufeng City, and if they are allowed to attack slowly, they don't even know that they will hit them until the end of the year of the monkey.

But this thing is very intimidating!

If the enemy's catapult moves there, the lives of the soldiers on the city wall will be threatened.

Who can guarantee that the next stone will not hit you?

Everyone has fear.

Under this kind of fear, many people did not even dare to stand on the city wall, let alone defend.

Moreover, the Beifu Army now only has two catapults.

But with two they could build more catapults.

Once there are too many catapults and they hit a certain place on the city wall, their city wall will be broken down sooner or later.

In an instant, many soldiers guarding the city began to waver.

Even some generals in the army began to waver.

Dugu Ce stood beside Yun Zheng and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, if Yuan Shu sends people to negotiate and asks to retain the throne, will you agree?"

"Of course I won't agree! Qiu Chi must be destroyed!"

Yun Zheng did not hesitate at all, staring coldly at Yufeng City in the distance, and said categorically: "There will no longer be Qiu Chi in the world, only the Daqian Northwest Protectorate!"