485: Cannons bombard each other

Under the coercion of Nian Kuo, the attacks of the Fusang People quickly unfolded; they set up dozens of Mystic Cannons and large catapults on the three sides of the North City, East City, and South City, continuously bombarding the direction of the city walls!

These were their long-range weapons. Among them, the threat of the Mystic Cannons was relatively small; their range was about three kilometers, and the explosion radius was about fifty meters, but the lethal range was mainly concentrated within twenty meters, and they were mainly targeted at low-level Xuan Practitioners below the Martial Ancestor level.

However, the threat of the catapults was actually greater. Because the catapults were high enough, under the effect of great force, their range was not shorter than that of the Mystic Cannons.

Moreover, the stones they threw were wrapped in a ring of fire seeds; when thrown, they looked like burning fireballs streaking across the sky. After hitting the target, sparks would scatter in all directions, and as long as they attached to flammable objects, they would cause a large fire. Both their lethality and lethal range were much greater.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...

Shells exploded on the city walls one after another, and fireballs descended from the sky. For a time, smoke rose everywhere on Shanhai Pass, danger was everywhere, and sparks were erupting everywhere!

Teng Yi was responsible for the East City. He did not know the situation in the North City and South City, but judging from the faintly audible cannon fire, those two sides should be the same as his side. It seemed that this time the Fusang People were willing to act as the pawns of the Sea Race to launch the charge; they were truly a disgrace to the Human Race!

However, the Daming side had long been prepared for this situation. At this time, many powerhouses in the army above the Martial Ancestor level had appeared in various places, specifically responsible for dealing with the incoming Mystic Cannon shells.

Given the performance of the Fusang Mystic Cannons, the range was about three kilometers, and their current position was about that distance from the city gate. Therefore, when these shells arrived at Shanhai Pass, they were basically at the end of their flight.

Some powerful Xuan Practitioners could use simple weapons, or even just their fist strength, to block these shells outside the city walls or detonate them in advance in the air. Therefore, rather than relying on defensive means to hard-block these shells, it was better to proactively let them be scrapped in advance.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

The powerhouses hidden on the city walls struck one after another. The Profound Light thrown by various Profound Weapons collided with those shells head-on, and bursts of fire suddenly exploded in the air, which was quite a sight!

However, because the Fusang People's shells were fired in batches and the quantity was too large, there were many that slipped through the net. The Daming garrison inevitably suffered some losses, and some low-level Xuan Practitioners with lower cultivation levels fell one after another!

Teng Yi watched this scene with a grim expression. As a battle-hardened general, his heart was already hard and cold enough, and he remained completely unmoved. He knew that these were just appetizers; once this war broke out, it would be a fight to the death!

Looking at the five tall catapults in the distance, the second round of throwing would soon be triggered, and he roared, "All Martial Generals, prepare!"

"Yes!" Five deputy generals responded in unison and revealed themselves. After observing the fireballs thrown by the catapults in the first round, they had basically judged the power of the opponent's fireballs. With their ability at the Martial General level, it was not a big problem to deal with them.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

Sure enough, five huge fireballs streaked through the air again, with an extraordinary Aura, drawing everyone's attention!

Just as they were about to smash into the city wall range, the Aura on the five deputy generals surged, and a long spear appeared in each of their hands. With a loud shout, the long spears shot out like arrows, nailing firmly onto the fireballs!

The momentum of the fireballs stalled, pausing slightly in mid-air, and then they began to fall down. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

Five huge fire pits appeared under the city walls, igniting raging flames...

Ingen Takashige watched this scene, and his face suddenly darkened. He hadn't expected the fireballs to be blocked!

The cultivation of these five Martial Generals was at least Intermediate or above; otherwise, they could not have blocked it. And the opponent's main general had not yet made a move, which showed that these five people should only be subordinates. This was a bit tricky because he had not expected the combat power reserves of Shanhai Pass to be so strong.

You must know that according to their previous estimates, Shanhai Pass should not have had a large number of reinforcements arrive yet, and the current garrison was just a regular battle unit. However, these regular battle units appeared well-trained, and their combat power level was quite high. As such, to take down Shanhai Pass, it was impossible without paying a certain price.

Looking at his own side again, the ammunition reserves for the Mystic Cannons and catapults were already insufficient, and they could fire at most a few more rounds. If they still couldn't take it down after a few rounds, they would have to engage in a siege battle, and this was what he least wanted to see.

Ingen Takashige frowned. Now there was only one way. He ordered, "Move the Mystic Cannons and catapults forward by one kilometer!"

"What?!" The subordinates exclaimed, their faces changing drastically. They knew that if they moved forward by one kilometer, they would definitely enter the range of Daming's artillery fire and become targets for the opponent's attacks.

"Are you deaf? Push them forward for me now!!!" Ingen Takashige roared.

"Yes!!!" The subordinates gritted their teeth and responded, each of them pushing the cannons with gloomy faces.

The Mystic Cannons were relatively easy to push because they were lighter in weight, but the catapults were huge in size and astonishing in weight. Since they had finally been set up, it was not easy to push them as a whole; they could only be pushed bit by bit by some powerhouses working together...

This situation was quickly discovered by the observers on the mountaintop and reported. As soon as Teng Yi heard it, he understood the opponent's idea, because after the distance was shortened, the difficulty for his side to intercept the opponent's shells and fireballs would be greatly increased, or even impossible to intercept, because with the intensity of the shells and fireballs, even Martial Generals would be unable to shoot them down at close range.

"First layer of the Mystic Cannon team, prepare!!!" Teng Yi immediately ordered.

The Daming Mystic Cannon team was arranged in multiple layers, from the top of the city to below the inner city, with a total of five rows, and the power increased layer by layer. The giant god cannon sent by Tiangong Group was placed separately at the very back, quietly waiting for its moment to fire.

"Lock onto the opponent's Mystic Cannons! Fire!!!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Bursts of fire roared and flew out, like the whispers of the god of death, singing on the distant battlefield...

The Fusang Mystic Cannon team members watched the shells descending from the sky, and looks of despair appeared on their faces!

"Shield team! Block it for me!" Ingen Takashige roared wildly. While roaring, he flew up, waving his right hand repeatedly, and quickly slashed out more than a dozen times. The blade light was cold and sharp, shattering the incoming shells in the air and stirring up bursts of roaring sounds!

However, there were too many incoming shells, and the strikes from him and several other experts could not intercept them all. Some inevitably fell, but they were blocked by the shield formation combined from dozens of shields. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

"Ahhh—" Screams rose everywhere, countless shield fragments flew everywhere, and severed limbs fell everywhere. Many low-level Fusang Xuan Practitioners were injured or fell under this round of attacks, and the scene was extremely tragic!

Obviously, the power of the Daming Mystic Cannons exceeded Ingen Takashige's estimation; it was not something that their ordinary shield formation could block...