But Nangong Zhi is Nangong Zhi after all. Even in the face of such a situation, he still organized 30,000 people to maintain order and guard against Anyang's sudden attack; at the same time, he also protected the defeated soldiers from retreating.
However, even so, the soldiers of Nanyang County still ran and died along the way, and people kept falling down while running. Especially the 100,000-man army as the vanguard, when the army ran back to the original camp, which was where Nangong Zhi was, there were less than 20,000 people.
At this moment, Anyang's artillery began to roar again.
"This war can't be fought!" Nangong Zhi's heart kept sinking. The changes in war brought about by industrial development caught old generals and wise marshals like Nangong Zhi off guard. The people of Anyang had not even gone out of the city to attack, but they had already defeated the 300,000-strong army of Nanyang County.
Seeing that the artillery was still roaring and even aimed at Nangong Zhi, Nangong Zhi had to continue retreating.
They were defeated before they even met!
On the way of retreat, Nangong Zhi said to himself: The difference is too great, it is not the power of cultivation, but the industrial power. This war made Nangong Zhi truly realize the power of industrial power.
"After returning, Nanyang County must vigorously develop industry, at least the development of arms must be vigorously developed. Also, those humble guns are actually more powerful than artillery, which is unexpected. No wonder Anyang never sells guns, but only artillery."
After retreating four miles, and being about three kilometers away from the Anyang border, Nangong Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. This place was only four miles, or two kilometers, away from the Nanyang County border.
But suddenly, there was a sharp whistle in the sky. Nangong Zhi was already allergic to this kind of sound. As expected, when he looked up, he saw ten huge shells flying over. Before anyone could react, the shells fell on the army.
boom…
The unprepared Nanyang County soldiers suffered heavy casualties in an instant. Ten 150mm shells killed at least four to five hundred people and injured more than two thousand.
"Three kilometers! Anyang's artillery can actually fire so far!" Nangong Zhi's eyes widened. Damn, the artillery can fire three kilometers, which is about the same as the general Yuanying stage flying sword attack!
The remaining soldiers of Nanyang County were so frightened by the volley that they dared not stay and quickly continued to retreat (rout), preparing to retreat back to the defense line of Nanyang County.
But at a distance that Nangong Zhi could not see, at the border of Anyang, the soldiers of Anyang were busy. They were actually extending the barrel of the artillery.
The threaded sleeve can easily extend the length of the gun barrel by twice; the extended barrel is placed on a bracket condensed by magic. The artillerymen completed the adjustment skillfully, and the firepower points increased by three tenths.
Then, the artillery roared again.
Nangong Zhi, after retreating another kilometer, finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the last wave of 150mm artillery powerlessly fall in front of the battle line and explode in vain. "Six miles, this should be the limit of Anyang's artillery attack!"
Nangong Zhi had just comforted himself when suddenly a sharp scream came from the sky again; but this time the shell did not fall on Nangong Zhi's side, but directly fell on the border of Nanyang County.