Chapter 2183: Attacking the Capital

The capital of the Western Empire is almost dawn at this moment. Almost all the people in the capital did not rest for one night. Why? Everyone still remembers what happened last evening. It was already midnight when Dian Ding came back from the investigation. The news was not received by this guy, but by those beacon fires. These ancient things can be said to be Not much use anymore, at least in the last 100,000 years. These things have been just decorations until now, but yesterday, the sky full of beacons made everyone around them understand that their encounter in the capital The enemy is here, and the enemy is still very powerful. Otherwise, this thing must not be ignited. The billion people in the capital are suddenly dumbfounded. How could they have thought that the enemy would come to the capital? An empire is the most What is the important place? That is their capital. If there is a war here, it will be a very big nightmare for the entire empire. Maybe the war in other places is over, and the people on their side have failed. Otherwise, how could they have reached the capital? There are hundreds of millions of troops around the capital, and they are not fools. The guards have all returned. They all know that the army of Cao's House is coming. They don't want the things about the Southern Empire to happen to them. As an ancient empire, face is very important, but in the Southern Empire It is also very important for them to see things other than face, for example, the actual effect they are pursuing. The reason why the Southern Empire can lose so much territory is in the final analysis because of Cao's House of Commerce.

The series of things Cao's House of Commerce is doing now are very difficult for the Southern Empire to understand, and the people of the Southern Empire have not tried to understand these things, because they are already on the verge of collapse, if it is not for Cao's House of Commerce With the help of others, the Northern Empire probably needs a piece of meat from them. The Western Empire naturally knows what's going on, can they be the same as the people of the Southern Empire? Absolutely not, so now they want to defend their capital and win this war. The two tenth-level fighters in the Imperial Palace of the Western Empire quickly left. They all carried relatively large space rings and went to some important military towns around the Western Empire. What they had to do was to bring back the giant crossbow newly researched by the Western Empire. They had already seen it on the battlefield. Such things can definitely bring huge damage to the army of Cao's firm. This is also the only weapon they can use to fight the army of Cao's House. Other things are basically useless, but they are also the only ones among the four empires who have defeated Cao's firm, and they also hope that they can continue to create this miracle. At that time, they will be the empire second only to the Eastern Empire. At that time, they may continue to use this matter to continue. To be honest, since Prince Zheng left the Western Empire and began to cultivate, the Western Empire has already followed the Cao family. The commercial firm has begun to separate itself from morality, and it is very easy for such a conflict to break out now. No one in the Western Empire has seen the huge threat of the Cao family firm until now. A small victory made them feel their self-confidence swelled. From their point of view, the people in Cao's House are simply not their opponents. They can do what they want. Although they are flustered now, after a period of time, they can stabilize the battle and even win. .

Any of the guards of the Western Empire from the emperor to the capital, they have not slept this night, they are all arranging the defense of the capital of the Western Empire,

The river is also the same as that of the Holy Light City. It was dug up around the capital of the Western Empire, and a lake has almost been formed here. According to the coverage of the artillery of Cao's House, it is estimated that the warships on board can attack half of the capital. The most terrible thing is that the palace is within their attack range. Although the palace has a very powerful magic circle, the things that this thing needs to consume are too powerful. It takes such a day to open it. It needs billions of silver. Whether the Western Empire can afford it is still one thing. Who knows whether the people from Cao's House of Commerce came here casually to show their existence, or if they really want to put here Open it, everything is an unknown. If it is not done well at that time, the city may be broken in the end. If this is the case, Li Cong is really developed, and the capital of the Southern Empire is just a chaos. , the people of Cao's House of Merchant have obtained a wealth of nearly ten trillion silver. If they can rob the capital of the Western Empire, they will live an extremely comfortable life. By then, they will be alone It's really fun. The wealth of these people can definitely raise the Cao's House to a higher level. Let alone a few big empires in the future, even a few more such empires will be no problem, so The emperor of the Western Empire rejected the advice given to him by the courtiers below. He will never leave the capital. If the enemy invades, he will move the capital. Then the people will look down on him. How can he save his face? If the capital was really breached, then he would die together with the capital, since it would be a shame to live anyway.

All the ministers of the Western Empire also felt that the matter was very difficult, but they did not have the confidence of His Majesty the Emperor. It is obvious that this time the Cao Family Firm did not come to show their existence. People from the Western Empire Killed their millions of troops, people remember this matter, they didn't just put it aside casually, they are obviously here to find trouble at the moment, if the people on their side can't handle it well, It is very likely that someone will give it a pot. It is said that the person leading the team may belong to Cao Ke, the boss of Cao's House. This anger is not ordinary. If the emperor does not leave, he will have no choice but to go Where to go is still a big idea, so I can only follow the emperor. There is no need for my family members, although the imperial city is now sealed. They don't allow people to come in and out, but they still have their own ways. They also know that there is no army of Cao's house on land, that is to say, such things only happen at sea, and there is no Cao's house in other places. The army of the commercial firm, they are all considered safe. They put all their family members in military uniforms, and told them that they went outside to investigate intelligence, but these people will not come back after leaving the city, because they All died. In fact, these people all went outside quickly. The person in the palace is also very clear about this matter, no, the queen mother has also gone out, saying that she went to Hanshan Temple to pray for Buddha. But there are many temples near the capital. Why go thousands of miles away? Not just in case. Before leaving, he took away the crown prince and several important princes, just in case, if they all died here. This thing can be seen.

The sky began to brighten slowly, and many people knew what was going to happen, because according to the report of the scouts, the warships of Cao's firm would definitely arrive within the range of the capital at this time, even though it was a chain blocking the river It's all been arranged, but such things are really not very useful, because there are quite a few such things in the previous military town, but the warships of Cao's House are not without any injuries Is it right in front of their eyes? They are still very clear about such things, so they still understand the matter in front of them very well. They all look nervously at the river in the distance, and some of the things on the river Civilian ships and so on have disappeared long ago, but many old and dilapidated ships were thrown down by the river, and the people of the Western Empire court directly pushed them all to the middle of the river. I hope they can also let them The warships of Cao's House of Merchant moved slower, and I don't know if such things can work, but how much of them can still play a certain role. Speaking of these things, they used to be a lot of money, but when the war came At that time, this thing would be of no use at all. No one would use such a thing. More than 5,000 of the latest naval warships around them had already assembled, and they were divided into four square teams. It is the first echelon to resist the Cao's House of Merchant's army. According to Dian Ding's investigation, as long as these warships rush up, they can definitely bring a lot of losses to the Cao's House of Merchant's warships, but if they fail to go up, all of them will be changed. It became rubbish, so these people received orders to rush up desperately. On land, more than 50 million troops were set up around the capital to form two lines of defense, but it was hard to say whether it would be useful.

"It has appeared, it has appeared, the warship of Cao's House has appeared, and everyone is waiting for it." Such voices began to sound around, and the people of the Western Empire looked nervously at Cao's House in the distance. They have seen the warships of Cao's House before. They are all river escort boats of Cao's House. There are only 26 cannons on them, but the two bows are relatively large. Yes, but even if it is very big, it is not enough for the city walls of the Southern Empire. Everyone understands very well that if they want to blow up the city walls with this thing, they may all be disappointed. It will not happen at all, and it is hard to say whether such a thing will happen in the future. All the people can't help but hold the weapons in their hands tightly, as if they didn't hurry up. If you hurry up, there will be no chance. The defense commander of the Western Empire is the Prince Ding of the Western Empire. This guy is the only powerful general in the Western Empire in the capital. But to be honest, that was in the past. It's because he hasn't been in the army for fifty years, and it's because the emperor is afraid that his uncle may cause him a lot of trouble, such as controlling the army and competing for the throne with him, so I let him be honest for a while , Just have fun at home and have nothing to do, now something happened, the emperor knew that even if he was the imperial conquest, it would be useless, he still had to pull out his general uncle, if he is useless at this time, Things are really not going well. Prince Ding is not very satisfied with such an errand. Damn, I don’t need Lao Tzu when things are good. Now that something happened, I need Lao Tzu to come out, but how can I say that I am also a clan prince? Yes, we have to take care of it.

Although Prince Ding hadn't been in the army for a long time, his majesty was there. Many generals heard that the commander-in-chief of the defense this time was Prince Ding, and each of them felt that there was still some hope. In fact, this was not because Prince Ding was so powerful, but mainly because he usually played very loudly. , Prince Ding also feels that he is so powerful. Of course, this guy is not an idiot. There are still no problems with some small things. There are many skills, such as now. This guy installed giant crossbows at some of the more important locations on the river. According to the current speed of the boats of Cao's House, it is estimated that in less than 30 minutes the giant crossbow will be able to give them a little bit of power. Now they are still hiding very deeply. He has already told the people below up. Even if the army of Cao's House of Firms wanted to bombard the palace. This matter has nothing to do with you. If you want to achieve results, you have to pay attention to a time, as long as you can grasp that time. Basically, the entire empire can rely on you. If you can’t grasp this, then I’m sorry for you. All of you will be sent to Lao Tzu when you come back. It’s for this reason that those guys can’t wait to hide. You don't even need to breathe, let alone, the previous fleet of 30 river escort boats of Cao's House has really not found them, and they are still heading towards the capital at the speed just now. If we have no goals, we will go up and meet with them a few times, so that you all can see our skills. If there is no goal, we will just drive there, and we don't have so much time to hang out with you.

The distance is getting closer and closer. At this time, the navy of the Southern Empire can't hold back, because the furthest distance of their tool is only 1000 meters, and at a distance of 1000 meters, it is basically a shot. It’s impossible to hit. If you want to obtain effective results, you must advance to a distance of 800 meters. The thing in Cao’s House can be more than ten kilometers or even farther away. They don’t need this at all. Things, if you fight in the way others do, the result will be predictable, so now they all have to fight according to their own ideas, divided into four-legged fleets, and they all started to move forward, hoping to be able to fight in Cao Cao. When the warships of the Jiashang Company hadn’t figured out the situation, they directly gave them a blow to the head, but the warships of the Cao’s House of Commerce were not fools. Now that they came from four directions, they understood what was going on. There are 30 escort boats, but they also have hundreds of artillery pieces. During the training, they can already hit one to five without any problem. At this time, there is a large force not far behind them, and they can completely give those The guy is a bit powerful. When they are about to rush up, you can retreat yourself. At that time, it will not be our business. If all our warships come up, your things are not enough for us to bite the teeth. Commander of the squadron Very calmly, he also divided the vanguard fleet into four parts. The two fleets farthest away can only use five ships to go there. Keep the distance and keep firing. Ten warships are needed for the shortest distance. Their role is to kill some of the warships in front first. As long as they don't have this formation, the rest of the things will be much easier to handle. It will be more difficult for them to gather in the future. Artillery It won't stop.

Of course, each of these people is not a fool, they will never follow the ideas of Cao's House, they began to form a simpler but very effective formation, all of them came together, so that everyone Part of the fleet has become thinner. If the shells fired by Cao's House are not very accurate, it is estimated that most of them will fall into the water. This will cause a lot of losses for Cao's House. The volley was hundreds of shells. They thought that the military supplies of Cao's house must not be that good. These military supplies must be small, especially things like shells. Even if you have airships, when the time comes If we don’t give you a safe airspace, you won’t be able to do this, and you will suffer at that time. We are all fighting in the local area, and we have a lot of supplies. No matter what time it is, we will We can guarantee our own. When you have no shells, will these things still be useful? Definitely not. At that time, we had the final say. It has nothing to do with you guys. Thinking of this, Prince Ding also feels that his method is right. He has stationed a lot of troops by the river, and there is only one purpose. It is best not to let They landed, and although the war in the Holy Light City was severely blocked by the people of the Southern Empire, nothing in this era is a secret, and I know a lot about it, because of the two-front battle back then. That's why the people from Cao's House took advantage of a lot of loopholes. This is also one of the reasons why the losses of the Southern Empire are so great. If they are only allowed to be at sea, it will definitely be a huge test for their material consumption. Of course. if that is the case. Your own army is useless.

At a distance of 10,000 meters, the 127mm artillery on the gunboat of Cao's Commercial Bank fired. This distance can be said to have a very low hit rate. Even some very experienced gunners cannot make a first hit at this distance. But the luck of Cao’s House today was very good. Five of the first batch of about 45 shells from ten ships hit five of them, and they all hit different warships. Even if they were hit by more than a dozen shells, it might not be a big deal, but it is different now. Wooden boats, especially small wooden boats, can basically make them lose their combat effectiveness with one shell. One of them was hit by the mast and broke immediately. As the mast fell, the whole ship seemed to have lost its balance. The sailors on the top should not say counterattack at this time, but they are running for their lives. I forgot where I should go. Some of the war crossbows on the ship also started to fire at this distance. Many people may understand that if they don’t fire at this time, they will definitely not have this opportunity later. The Cao family The people in the business firm will definitely not give you a chance. The first round of the vanguard fleet fired 312 shells, 49 of which hit, and all the others were hit in the water, which directly caused damage to the people of the Western Empire. 12 warships were blown up, and the rest basically lost their combat effectiveness. The warships of the Western Empire lost so much when they came up. This is something they didn't expect. As long as the wooden ship is hit by a shell, it will not fail Yes, although it is on the water, it is very easy to put out the fire, but because the crew members on it are scared one by one, they don't care what happens to the ship, most of the time they have to If they escaped for their lives, they could still swim back if they jumped from here.

Bastard, how long has it been? A few volleys have already killed hundreds of warships in the Western Empire, because the bombardment is basically calibrated at the beginning, and it will definitely be fired later. To be more accurate, this is the situation now. Prince Ding watched his ships on the sea start to burn one by one, and he felt depressed in his heart. These navies always told him how powerful they are. I have spent so much money from the empire, and I have to tighten my belt to build a navy. I have paid millions of silver, but why are they all like soft-footed shrimps? They are not Cao Cao at all. Of course, the opponents of Cao's House of Commerce, of course, were not without results. One of their crossbows also hit the warship of Cao's House of Traders, but only broke a piece of wood. It is estimated that this is the first round. The only result in the confrontation, but there is no way to reward that guy, because in the second minute, two shells sent the guy's boat to the old dragon king at the bottom of the river to see the scenery. The people in Kouzi basically fell silent. The ship sank too fast. A shell exploded near the waterline. Even those ships with large pumps on the earth could not stay. Not to mention you people who have nothing here, you must be looking for death here, and you don’t look at your own abilities. You don’t have much ability at all. By then, you will know how powerful Cao’s House is. However, while Cao's House of Merchant was killing all directions, the vanguard fleet of Cao's House of Commerce also entered the area where the Western Empire's giant crossbow is located. At this time, they have been hiding for such a long time, and this time I will give you a little bit of power. The camouflage was immediately removed, and the airships in the sky spotted them.

Li Cong did not panic when he received the news. After all, this is the capital of the Western Empire. If there is nothing powerful, they would not be like this. They must have something very powerful waiting for them. I have only heard of this giant crossbow. I have never thought of its true power. The fleet will rush over to complete this matter with the airship. If they stop and fight back, their chances of being hit may be as high as 30% or more. These people understand this truth. They saw Li Cong's After the signal all speeded up and drove through the area. The power of the giant crossbow is still very good. But the worst thing about this thing is that the speed is too slow, it takes ten minutes to launch this thing, but there are some differences, for example, now it can reach once every five minutes. Why are we hungry? Because the people who operate them are not ordinary people. The people who operate them are all fifth-level fighters. The strength of these people is very great, all of them are from the palace of the Western Empire, and some are from Prince Ding's Mansion and the various palaces in the capital. They are also very powerful, and each of these guys is also doing this thing quickly. It can be seen from their eyes that it is very easy for them to operate this thing, but the hit rate of this thing is very high. It's bad, about 70 were fired for the first time, and none of them hit the target. They are no match for the artillery of Cao's House. I really don't know how they usually train. Now they have come up with such a gun. As a result, the Cavaliers didn't operate this thing in the past, and it's normal for them to have such a result now.

The huge water jet also landed one on the navy of the Cao's House, and at this time they all put away their contempt. They really looked at each other with admiration for three days, and the people of the Western Empire actually had such It's a powerful thing. Such a thing is also a huge threat to the people of Cao's House of Commerce. This kind of thing also makes the people of Cao's House of Trade feel a little dangerous, but they can launch it this time. The airship of Cao’s House has already started to drop bombs like it’s raining. The bombs now are different from before. They are all 25 kilograms each. It’s definitely not a bundle of grenades. This kind of power can be said to be more powerful, and it can also make the enemy feel our power. It is for this reason that the people on the airship want to try it, so they don't wait for the following The surface ships were gone, and the three airships hung in the air and started their bombing. After about 400 bombs were thrown down, hundreds of giant crossbows below, the giant crossbows worth 50 million taels of silver and the crossbow bolts of 30 million taels of silver were all gone. The one that was blown up lost everything, and Prince Ding looked at it distressed, damn it, if these guys could move faster, they would probably be able to sink the warship of Cao's House, and then their face would be considered bright, There is no need to have anything like now. The bombs of those guys should not be so powerful in the past, and those iron locks are naturally not a problem. It only took five minutes to kill them all. It seems that it is impossible to use such a thing to intercept the warships of Cao's firm. If you only have this ability, you may have to suffer a lot in a while, Cao People from a commercial firm will definitely not give you any face.

However, the warships of Cao's House of Commerce are not without danger. Just like now, one of the vanguard troops in front of Cao's House of Trade was hit by a giant crossbow fired from another place on land, and Li Cong also I saw it with a telescope, and the huge wood directly penetrated the ship. Many soldiers on it couldn't stand still because of the huge impact, and were thrown directly into the water. Li Cong also felt this kind of thing It was very frightening. At this time, the tens of millions of troops on the shore were cheering in unison. In their view, no matter how much they lost, as long as they can give this matter to the peninsula, it will be regarded as a very important thing. It’s a good thing. In the past, no one did it. Now it’s different. Our people have done it. We’re going to sink the first warship of Cao’s House, although it’s just Jianghu escort boats, but they can also be regarded as warships of the regular navy of Cao's House, which is also a happy thing. If you can't understand this, then it's your own problem, and it has nothing to do with us , I believe that you will all understand this issue in the future, if you do not understand this. That is your own problem, and there will be a day when you will understand. Prince Ding is also happy about this matter, but he is not one of those mindless soldiers. There are too many. In fact, the Western Empire has produced less than 1,000 of them. There are about 300 around the capital. Hundreds of them were destroyed just now. Now we must quickly transfer the one that was exposed just now. otherwise. The airship of Cao's House will immediately come up and kill that thing, that's for sure, didn't you see that they have already flown over?

But at this time, there was also a problem. After all, the people from the Cao's House came in a column. It will also take a certain amount of time for them to unfold. But the navy of the Western Empire has already expanded their formation. It was very easy for them to do things. At this time, the war crossbows were all within range, and the thirty warships in the previous fleet basically entered their siege. At this time, the magic cannon on the city wall of the capital also opened fire. The magic cannon is expensive, but it also has its own skills, that is, it is very accurate and very fast. Basically, you cannot have the ability to dodge Yes, just like now, more than a dozen warships were sunk in an instant. This kind of thing made them feel very happy. What happened to the navy of Cao's House? We defeated your army, and when you arrive in our capital, we have to give you something powerful, even your navy is not good, we can kill your navy, let you know now We are amazing, if you can hold us down, just show off your abilities, but if none of you have that ability, there is no need to say anything about this matter, we will definitely kill you all, Li Cong didn't expect that there would be so many magic cannons in the capital of the Western Empire. He felt that this matter was a bit interesting. He thought that the current battle would be the same as before, but he didn't expect the enemy to be so powerful. They have also learned to cooperate, let us focus all our eyes on these navies, I didn't expect their main attack to be those deadly magic cannons, but since this thing of yours is already furious, then There is nothing more to say, and you can all be killed in a while.

Sure enough, when the entire fleet was destroyed before, the people of the Western Empire couldn't laugh anymore, because a large number of small airships had already appeared above the city wall, and the target of the large airships was too big. It's not that easy. Besides, there must be a lot of masters in the capital of the Western Empire. If you are not careful at that time, you will definitely lose your own people very badly. Now it is completely different. You can definitely use a small airship After killing these magic cannons, more than a dozen bombs fell in an instant. They had already seen the power of such things just now. If they were really blown up directly, they would definitely not be able to keep them. These magic cannons, magic cannons can be regarded as their trump card. If all these things are killed, they must have lost a lot of combat power. At this moment, a layer of light shield suddenly rose on the city wall This is the magic circle. Li Cong smiled and nodded at the store. It really is different from the Southern Empire. It seems that the Western Empire has not been preparing for a day or two. The Southern Empire is so easy to be beaten by himself if it is not prepared. Yes, this magic circle also needs to consume precious things. Li Cong is very clear that it is not so easy to sustain such a thing. The soldiers on the airship above saw that their bombs exploded in mid-air , I don’t know how to do it well, but soon Li Cong came to the news, continue to bomb, if no one outside the magic circle attacks you, then the magic circle will not have any loss, as long as you pay a little This thing can be built at a low price, but if there is a huge attack outside, its consumption will be very astonishing. I believe they will not be able to sustain such a loss for a long time. As long as you can't sustain it, that it's time

Prince Ding also understands this truth. Although his subordinates have organized a lot of magic materials to form this magic circle, such things can last half an hour at most under such a high-intensity attack. Half an hour would cost two billion silver worth of precious items, and three seventh-level magic stones were needed to control this thing. Now the magician has it and the materials, but half an hour later, Look at those airships, one will leave immediately after dropping the bomb, go to the back to transfer the bomb, get out of your way, and let those airships with bombs quickly move up, if they are always like this, their people and things They will all be unable to hold on, these damned people from Cao’s House, how come there are so many of these things, how did they get them, and as long as this magic circle is activated, no matter whether it is outside or inside , are not allowed to attack. In the end, the results of these magic cannons are still the same. Taking advantage of the fact that the army of Cao's House has not yet formed a battle formation, Prince Ding ordered the navy of the Western Empire to rush over at full speed. No matter what you use What kind of method is absolutely not allowed to let these warships bombard the capital, the distance of 3000 meters must be defended, even if it is filled with your own body, it must be defended, otherwise, the emperor will blame it, ours But the head can't afford it. Li Cong can clearly see what they mean. You must not let us block us at this time. Li Cong ordered the warship to pass through quickly. This place is a narrow place. If If they send a large number of crossbows to the place just now at night, their fleet will suffer even greater losses. It is definitely not something that can be passed by thirty escort boats. They still understand this matter.

The fleets of both sides are at a disadvantage at this time. Although there are a lot of them, to be honest, you can’t use them. It’s still quite depressed now. The war crossbows of the fleet of the Western Empire have already been aimed. The fleet of Cao's House is gone, and this round will definitely gain a lot in the past.