Chapter 65: Fierce Battle of Youtun Guards
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly realized and wanted to get up to buy it. The guy was a wink and came up to help run errands. He only took a few steps, but he got a two-money reward from Lu Xiangsheng.
After filling their stomachs, they got up and went back to the inn. They made an appointment to drink in a hotel in the evening before saying goodbye.
"The wind is about to rise above the court." Lu Xiangsheng thought as he walked, and based on the questions raised by the emperor in the imperial examination, he made his own guess.
Reform and cheer up are certainly good things. But every reform means a change in the officialdom. Those who agree with reform and those who oppose conservatives are inevitable, and one side will always lose.
Many people understand the accumulated problems of the Ming Dynasty. It is either not to say it, or do it, or it is difficult to do it, or it is impossible to do it if you want to do it.
"I don't know who the 'Zhang Juzheng' is who the emperor wants to rely on? Can he be determined to take the world as his responsibility and be able to fulfill his ambition!"
Lu Xiangsheng put the tribune in his sleeve and raised his head. In the clear and fresh sky, there were a few floating clouds floating.
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"Boom!" A light of muzzle flashed, smoke rose, and solid shells flew towards the slowly approaching watchtower at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Several giant arrows with flames flew out from the top of the city and shot towards the watchtower.
One, two, three... The watchtowers built by Jiannu caught fire and burned down by the fierce firepower in the city, or were knocked down by artillery shells.
But there were still several watchtowers approaching. Relying on their condescending advantages, the Jiannu archers above brought considerable casualties to the defenders on the city.
"Fire the gun, shoot the arrow!" The officers shouted under the protection of their personal shields.
The giant crossbow of defending the city pulled the strings and shot out a rocket; the large and small Francophones adjusted their muzzles and bombarded the watchtower.
The watchtower was finally destroyed one after another. The Jiannu archer above was unable to get off in a hurry and was killed and injured.
The heavy siege tower ladder pushed over, and more shield chariots were covering Jiannu's approaching the city wall. Behind were soldiers carrying simple cloud ladders.
The bodies and wounded soldiers were carried down, and the defenders on the city were strengthened again. There were more soldiers under the city holding weapons and waiting for the orders to go up the city.
"Shield car, is it pushing it under the city to dig the city?" Gou Zhenhuai hid behind the shield, quickly looked down at the city, and curled his lips with some disdain.
"Prepare more fire cups and burn Jiannu's tower ladder." The officer shouted.
Gou Zhenhuai shrank back and shouted loudly, "The torches are ready. When the enemy crosses the line, they will light the cannon and thrust it hard, and it will be a big boom!"
The tower ladder approached, and the defenders used artillery and city-defying crossbows to attack as usual. When they got closer, the archers also joined in and shot out dense rockets.
Jiannu, who was covered by the shield car, entered the range, and the archer blew his bow and arrow behind the shield car, suppressing and shooting towards the city.
Screams were endless. Although the auxiliary soldiers held their shields high and tried their best to provide cover for the archers, the casualties of the defenders continued to increase in the dense rain of arrows in Jiannu.
"Boom!" The artillery roared on the city, and the shells flew out, bounced on the hard ground and crashed into the enemy formation, destroying a shield cart, and killing the two Jiannu behind the shield cart.
Under the cover of the shield, the Ming army guarded the city and threw the fire pot hard towards the tower ladder with a helping run. After paying a certain amount of casualties, they finally burned all the tower ladders of Jiannu.
The sound of war drums suddenly became rapid, and it seemed to hit people's ears.
With a shout, the Jiannu soldiers carrying the ladder rushed forward and ran towards the city. What was covering their actions was the denser rain of arrows shot out from behind the shield chariots to the city.
The tower ladder was destroyed, and more and more artillery on the top of the city began to turn around the gun mouth, aiming at Jiannu's shield car to open fire.
The hard and frozen ground strengthens the power of the shells. The shells can jump and jump, and they can smash the shield into pieces in an instant. The flying wood chips make Jiannu who pushes the shield and the archers behind them either die or be injured.
"The trapped beasts are still fighting?" Dai Shan narrowed his eyes and felt that the defenders of the Youtun Guard were really tenacious and had a large number of troops.
Could it be that they were forced too hard, but they had already set up a formation of three quads and one, leaving them with a way to escape?
If it were changed to Esiege Two Que Two, the chance of escaping life was greater. Would the defenders not be so desperate?
Dai Shan thought this way, but now it was too late to change the arrangement, so he could only continue to finish the planned attack.
Jiannu, carrying the ladder, rushed forward, followed by a large number of armored warriors. The destruction of the tower ladder made them only able to attack in this way.
The shield car was also advancing forward, and the archers continued to suppress the city and provide cover.
The shells fell into Jiannu's array, bouncing and destroying any obstacles blocking it, whether it was a shield car or a flesh and blood body.
But in the surging siege queue, the bloodline caused by the shells was like stones thrown into the rapids, and soon disappeared without a trace.
Several tiger squatting cannons also roared at the head of the city, shooting out countless shrapnel, causing casualties to the enemy.
Sixty meters, fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters...
"Immediately, ignite, fire, fire!" Gou Zhenhuai only showed his eyes behind the city wall. After seeing the enemy crossing the boundary, he immediately shouted in a loud voice.
Then, he held the shield in one hand and the torch in the other, trotted quickly along the city wall, and ordered the soldiers to light the fire and fire.
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A slightly dull sound of cannons suddenly sounded on the top of the city, and fires erupted, accompanied by a large amount of smoke.
The sound of cannons was so dense that it really surprised the Later Jin army. Even Dai Shan, who was commanding behind the battle, widened his eyes and looked in disbelief.
Thousands of gravel iron sheets shot towards the Later Jin army under the city like rain, screaming and wailing, and the impact was blocked.
The range and power of this wooden cannon are very limited, but it is not easy to kill, but it is not difficult to injure. Even armored soldiers, face, arms, and legs are weak points of protection, and they cannot block the dense shrapnel shot.
Tong, Tong, Tong... Hundreds of three-eyed guns fired again from the city, with a strong density of wooden cannons.
This game has a short range and low accuracy, which is not as good as a crossbow; it has a small power and can only break the armor within thirty steps; the reloading speed is too slow, so it has no effect in field battles.
But at this distance, it caused a great blow to the Later Jin army.
Ah, ah——The unlucky guy who was beaten to the face was covered with bloody faces and rolled on the ground, screaming in pain.
Jiannu, who was hit by the arm and legs, was not feeling well. At least his actions would be affected and he could basically not participate in the siege. In addition, in the cold environment, the wounds were easily inflamed by freezing, and the medical level at that time was difficult to heal.
Chapter completed!