On the northern border of Anyang, Anyang's 200,000 troops and Cai's 500,000 troops were confronting each other; flags were fluttering, and the border between the two sides, which stretched for more than ten miles, was desolate and murderous.
In Kaiping County, west of Anyang, there were also 100,000 troops lined up waiting. Kaiping County and Anyang County were now one.
The situation was so explosive that it had lasted for several days; however, the Cai army, which had the numerical advantage, was not very confident.
Over the past few days, ferocious artillery appeared on the Anyang Border Defense Wall every day, and planes circled overhead from time to time. Especially the terrifying subsonic and supersonic aircraft, the impact on the soldiers of the Cai State cannot be ignored. Regarding this "silver-gray, propeller-free" aircraft, there have been rumors in the Cai State military that Anyang has inherited some of the ancient immortals, otherwise there would not be these weird things.
Rumors changed as they spread, which had a certain impact on the morale of the Cai State's army, and this impact is still expanding.
Two generals and a commander from the State of Cai stood on the top of the city wall every day to watch the situation. The commander was Taiwei Luo Guanjie himself; the two generals were border guard Lu Chenggang and general Wang Qisheng. Both Lu Chenggang and Wang Qisheng had suffered defeats at the hands of Anyang, and had some psychological trauma.
Compared to the confident Luo Guanjie, Wang Qisheng asked cautiously, "Lord Luo, speed is of the essence in war. We can't wait any longer. In the past few days, Anyang has increased the number of artillery by half. If we continue to wait, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to us."
Luo Guanjie smiled mysteriously and confidently, "You only think that Anyang is preparing, but my Cai State is also preparing. As the first to know the power of firearms, we are of course well prepared. Xiang Bowen, who is responsible for the manufacture of firearms, has developed our own shrapnel shells based on Anyang's shells. Hum, we also have artillery technology, which is being secretly delivered these days. As of now, we already have 100 150mm artillery pieces; and our own 240mm artillery has also been successful. Although Anyang is the birthplace of technology, Anyang is too small after all. Now it is the turn of my Cai State to show its power. This afternoon, we will launch an active attack. Hey, by then, the 240mm artillery will definitely bring surprises to Anyang. Now, we already have 10 240mm artillery pieces, and we can directly hit the border wall of Anyang from our border defense wall."
Lu Chenggang was overjoyed: "Ah... We also have 240mm artillery? Is it the caliber of the main gun on the Anyang ironclad ship?"
"Yes, and there may be some difference in power, but after comparison, it is at least three times more powerful than the 150mm shells sold by Anyang."
Wang Qisheng was a little puzzled. "Lord Luo, since we are researching artillery ourselves, why don't we adopt a new caliber, such as 250mm?"
Luo Guanjie also frowned slightly: "I heard Xiang Bowen, who is in charge of arms, explain that the caliber of Anyang's artillery is strictly calculated, involving the power of the artillery, the difficulty of production, the difficulty of transporting ammunition, etc. The power of 250mm artillery is not much different from that of 240mm. In the case of large-scale production, 240mm has lower costs."
"I see." Wang Qisheng responded, not knowing whether he really understood. But no matter what, after knowing that he also had hidden power and was increasing his combat capability, he finally regained his confidence.