Chapter 304

Chapter 304: Bombardment, Dazed Wei Martial Soldiers!

“What divine punishment?”

Wang Ben and Li Xin were both stunned.

They looked up at the sky, then down at Li Mo again.

Still not understanding.

Yan Lingji made a gesture and lightly touched her delicate, red lips, imitating the sound: “Bang,

the divine punishment will explode.”

Li Xin suddenly realized and pointed at the dozens of horse-drawn carriages behind them.

“Are you talking about that?”

The carriages were loaded with items that Li Mo had brought from the Qin State.

They had been in the army for a few days, kept hidden and no one allowed to approach.

Originally, they thought he had brought something to reward the troops.

But now it seemed it had been brought to the battlefield.

“Come with me.”

Li Mo nudged the horse’s belly and walked toward the spot where the catapults were set up.

Wang Ben and Li Xin exchanged glances, both seeing confusion on each other’s faces.

What exactly was the National Advisor trying to do?

And what was Yan Lingji referring to when she said ‘bang’? What was going to explode?

Soon, Li Mo led a few people, with the dozens of horse-drawn carriages following, to the front of the catapults.

When they arrived, each carriage had several boxes piled on it, but now they had been separated.

Each carriage only had one box on it.

“Open the boxes!”

Li Mo called out, instructing the soldiers to open the wooden boxes.

Wang Ben and Li Xin eagerly stretched their necks to look into the boxes.

Inside, they saw perfectly arranged round balls the size of human heads.

The surface was crisscrossed with grooves.

At the top, there was a vine-like rope.

The balls were made of metal and looked heavy.

Li Xin immediately grinned.

No wonder this box was so hard to lift!

It was filled with so many metal lumps; it would be a miracle if they could lift it!

“I really don’t know what kind of food that coachman who came with Li Mo has been eating,”

said one person, surprised.

“To carry such a heavy thing and just walk away!”

Li Mo chuckled and instructed, “Put the items one by one into the catapult; we’re going to test the waters with the Wei army. General Li has something to say?”

Li Xin grinned, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Li Mo’s perception was exceptionally sharp; he immediately noticed the expression on his face.

Li Xin shook his head repeatedly, grinning, “No, no.”

“There clearly is.”

Yan Lingji rolled her eyes; even she could see it.

She embarrassingly exposed Li Xin.

“Really isn’t, really isn’t, you misread it,”

Li Xin shook his head like a rattle drum, adamantly denying it.

In truth, Li Mo wasn’t wrong, nor was Yan Lingji.

Not just Li Xin, even Wang Ben had something to say.

A catapult, as the name suggests, is used to hurl stones.

Using elasticity to launch giant stones, under the acceleration of gravity, to destroy the enemy’s walls and defenses.

The stones can’t be too light; otherwise, their power won’t be sufficient.

But they also can’t be too heavy, or they won’t be able to launch far.

Generally, for a catapult of this scale, stones weighing around sixty or seventy pounds are considered suitable.

Li Xin glanced at the round balls in the chest.

Each ball weighs at most twenty to thirty pounds; with such weight, even if solid, the power is limited!

Stones two or three times heavier couldn’t even destroy the walls of Daliang; would simply changing the stones to copper do the trick?

Li Xin didn’t believe it!

He almost couldn’t help but say, “If this thing can break the wall, I’ll eat this ball!”

Li Mo paid no attention to the doubts of these two commanders.

His perception swept across the rows of catapults, checking the round balls arranged inside them.

The arrangement of the balls was quite meticulous; the vine-like fuses were all pointing upward.

“Madam, everything is ready; it’s up to you now.”

After checking, Li Mo turned to Yan Lingji with a smile.

Yan Lingji pulled a hairpin from her head and winked at Wang Ben and Li Xin.

“I advise you to cover your ears.”

Li Xin waved his hand dismissively: “There’s no need, how much noise can a catapult make?”

Wang Ben furrowed his brows and thought for a moment.

Then, without making a sound, he covered his ears with his hands.

The hairpin twirled skillfully between Yan Lingji’s delicate, long fingers, gradually becoming increasingly hot after a few turns.

With a puff, it ignited like a lit twig.

Yan Lingji tossed her hand, and the hairpin transformed into a fire arrow, sweeping past the taut fuses.

Without exception, all the fuses were lit almost instantaneously.

The soldiers operating the catapults were still staring blankly at the crackling sparks when Li Mo suddenly barked, “Fire!”

The command was clearly transmitted from one end to the other.

Dozens of catapults were simultaneously activated by the soldiers’ orders.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~

One by one, the round boulders soared high into the air, crashing toward Daliang City and the Wei martial soldiers in front of the city!

Yan Lingji hurriedly covered her ears with her hands as the hairpin flew back to her.

“General Dianqing, why is the Qin army just watching and not attacking?

In front of Daliang City, the Wei martial soldiers are all ready for battle.

Surprisingly, the Qin army has completely assembled but remains arranged in formation, waiting.

Those who don’t know would think they are the defenders, and the Wei martial soldiers are the attackers!

“The commander of the Qin army, Wang Ben, is the son of Wang Jian; his strategies and martial skills should not be underestimated. I wonder what tactics he has thought of this time.”

Another Wei martial soldier beside Dianqing remarked earnestly.

Wang Jian and Wang Ben truly embody the principle of ‘no father, no son,’ and no one in the world dares to underestimate them.

The strength of the Qin state is not just due to one person.

Even someone as brash as Li Xin can be considered a fierce general.

With Meng Ao in the past and Meng Tian now, the Qin state can be said to be full of talented warriors!

“Let’s observe the situation quietly; they don’t move, and we won’t move either.”

Dianqing thought for a moment and said solemnly.

He didn’t believe that with so many Wei martial soldiers present, the Qin army could break through their defenses.

No sooner had he spoken than one of the generals beside him suddenly exclaimed in shock, looking toward the direction of the Qin army.

“The Qin army is using catapults!”

Dianqing shouted, “Retreat, fall back to the city!”

The defenses of the Wei martial soldiers are truly terrifying, but aside from him, these men are not yet capable of withstanding the massive stones thrown by the catapults with their bare bodies.

However, at this moment, it is too late to retreat!

Dozens of black dots have already soared into the air, heading towards them!

Before the black dots from this side have even touched down, another batch comes flying in from behind!

“Strange, why are these stones so small?” a commander squints, looking at the approaching black dots in confusion.

According to this scale, these stones aren’t even the size of a human head.

“Prepare to defend!” He immediately turns around to issue the order.

Since there’s no time to fall back, they might as well brace themselves.

How much power could such small stones have, anyway?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Wei martial soldiers, well-trained, quickly raised their shields (Zhao Nuo Zhao).

Dian Qing, towering like a mountain, stood at the forefront, channeling his energy to its peak, ready to receive this wave of onslaught!

At this moment, the copper balls finally arrived.

Ding ding dang dang.

Dozens of copper balls all smashed against the shields raised by the Wei martial soldiers, rolling to the ground with a clatter.

The impact of the copper balls flying in turned out to be even smaller than everyone imagined!

“Haha, good job, Wang Ben! Grandfather truly underestimated you!” a commander hiding behind Dian Qing picked up a copper ball and laughed heartily.

They had thought the Qin army’s catapults would hurl enormous stones, but instead, they were just these round balls.

Some of the Wei martial soldiers curiously picked up the round balls on the ground, examining them in their hands.

“What is this? Why does it have a rope on it?”

“There’s fire on the rope.”

“What kind of nonsense is this that the Qin state throws? Can’t eat, can’t drink.” A soldier tapped the copper ball as he spoke.

Boom!

Just as his words finished, the copper ball in his hand suddenly exploded with a loud bang!

In an instant, he and a few Wei martial soldiers next to him were blown to smithereens!