The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 397 Dante's City

Without artillery counterattack, Dante City could only passively take the beating.

The entire seaward side, including the port, became a free movement area for the Daqian fleet.

Fortunately, Daqian did not organize a landing operation. After all, the total number of troops inside and outside Dante City was as many as 1.3 million, of which 300,000 were inside the city.

The Daqian fleet only brought 50,000 infantrymen.

"Your Majesty, all the artillery on the west wall of Dante City has been destroyed!"

Zhou Yu clasped his fists towards Ning Quan and said.

"Very good, inform them to continue shelling the city."

"Also, inform General Bai that we are taking action."

Ning Quan ordered.

"According to the order."

Zhou Yu nodded and said, then went down to convey the order.

Immediately afterwards, the artillery fire that had just stopped intermittently sounded again, and round after round of shells fell into the city.

Buildings in Dante City collapsed one after another, and thick dust filled the sky, blocking out the sunlight.

The soldiers and civilians who were unable to escape were directly killed or injured by the explosion. The scene was extremely tragic.

At this time, several city defense generals were also extremely anxious.

Especially Julius, the commander of the Persian Imperial Guard, was preparing to mobilize artillery from other directions to provide support.

But it was denied by His Majesty.

The main force of Daqian will arrive tomorrow. If we withdraw artillery from other city walls at this time, we will inevitably lose sight of one thing while focusing on another.

And what’s the use of withdrawing artillery?

Given the density and power of Daqian's artillery fire, it is impossible to compete with it, and the artillery will only be lost in vain.

So Julius did not dare to disobey His Majesty's order and could only hold on.

However, as Daqian's offensive became more fierce, Dante City fell into danger.

Near the western city wall, almost all buildings were destroyed and turned into ruins, and the people suffered heavy casualties.

Even part of the city wall on the west side began to collapse.

Fortunately, Daqian's bombardment only lasted about two hours before stopping.

Unfortunately, about 20,000 Daqian soldiers subsequently landed on the dock and quickly organized a defense line.

Julius wanted to destroy it, but he sent troops to attack it twice in a row, but both times he failed miserably.

Daqian not only possesses terrifyingly powerful artillery, but also advanced flintlock rifles, and even unidentified firearms that can fire continuously. The terrifying firing rate frightens Julius.

The soldiers were knocked down like wheat, and died before they could even reach the enemy.

At this moment, Julius felt that Daqian was too strong and was no match for him at all.

At the same time, Julius also realized that Dante City might not be able to be defended.

But as the commander of the Persian Imperial Guard, he had to fight for Persia no matter what.

So he immediately ordered his soldiers to take action.

Using the destroyed houses and broken walls in the city, they set up four or five lines of defense, ready to resist Daqian's attack to the death.

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Time quickly came to the next day.

That afternoon, the Daqian army finally appeared.

Stop about ten miles away from Dante City.

Not far ahead was the Persian army ready for battle.

The densely packed military camps blocked out the sky and stretched as far as the eye could see.

"Wow, a million-strong army is truly spectacular!"

Huo Qubing looked at the enemy camp ahead and couldn't help but admire.

The scene of millions of troops stationed together is indeed shocking.

"Haha, no matter how many troops there are, it won't delay their demise."

Yue Fei said with a smile.

"Yes, that's right."

"Pass the order down, let all soldiers rest immediately and prepare for battle tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow we will have a decisive battle."

Bai Qi nodded slightly and gave the order.

"According to the order!"

The deputy general beside him immediately took the order and left.

At this time, the Persian camp opposite.

Commander Cress Baker was also standing outside the camp, looking at the Daqian army.

"This time, Daqian must pay the price!"

Cress Buckle snorted coldly.

"Pass on my order, the army is ready, we will fight them tomorrow."

"Yes!"

The deputy general replied and left immediately.

"Your Majesty, our army has arrived. General Bai said we can launch an attack on the enemy tomorrow morning."

On the big ship, Zhou Yu reported to Ning Quan.

"Ok!"

Ning Quan nodded: "I understand!"

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The night is deep and the stars are bright.

When the sky gradually brightened in the east, both the Daqian army and the Persian army were ready.

The soldiers on both sides waited seriously, looking forward, waiting for the final decisive battle!

"Dong dong dong."

As the war drums sounded, the Daqian soldiers made way one after another.

Then, one mortar after another slowly moved to the front of the formation.

Nearly a thousand mortars were lined up in a row, their barrels pitch black, emitting a cold and chilling light.

Next to it were piles of artillery shells, tens of thousands of them.

This scene immediately frightened the Persian soldiers, and each of them looked terrified.

Although they had never seen the power of this artillery with their own eyes, they had heard about it.

These artillery pieces were like the roar of demons.

Once it breaks out, it will definitely deal them a fatal blow.

"Order our artillery to prepare."

Cress Baker's face was extremely gloomy, and he immediately ordered his artillery to prepare for action.

The Persian artillery was deployed on a small hill to the west of the position, totaling about three or four hundred guns.

Upon receiving the order, the Persian artillery immediately began preparing for bombardment.

These cannons are very large and heavy, with each cannon weighing at least two thousand pounds, and look majestic.

But in fact, both its range and power are far inferior to the new Daqian mortar.

Especially the range, which is nearly a thousand meters different.

This fatal weakness doomed the Persian army to failure.

Because its range is not enough, the Daqian mortar can attack it.

"put!"

After everything was ready, Bai Qi gave the order without any hesitation.

In an instant, all the gun barrels spewed out flames, and thousands of shells flew towards the enemy artillery positions.

Boom, boom, boom!

Violent explosions rang out one after another, smoke billowed, and flames shot into the sky.

The Persian artillery positions suffered huge losses in an instant.

The three or four hundred artillery pieces that were originally prepared to meet the enemy were directly reduced to pieces.

In just a blink of an eye, the enemy's artillery was completely destroyed.

This is not the end. After destroying the enemy's artillery positions, the Daqian artillery immediately turned and began firing at the enemy in front.

In an instant, shells whizzed out and hit the enemy.

Suddenly, shells fell into the enemy's formation and exploded.

Blood flowers bloomed and countless lives were lost.

As the artillery launched its attack, the Daqian infantry also began to advance forward, preparing to attack the enemy.

On the other side, more than 100,000 Daqian cavalrymen rode their horses and whipped their horses, outflanked the Persian army from the flank.

Each of them held a spear, wore armor, and rode a tall and strong horse, looking extremely powerful.

However, neither the infantry nor the cavalry charged immediately, but slowly advanced towards the enemy.

Because the bombardment hasn't ended yet.