During the battle of rowing, the vanguard of the Northern Tang army dispatched 5,000 people and twelve warships loaded with artillery as support.

After the war, casualties were counted.

Nearly 700 people died in the Northern Tang Dynasty, more than a thousand injured, and most of the casualties were caused on the river surface and in front of the village gate.

Under the command of Yan Dafu, the general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, only three thousand soldiers defended the rowing ferry.

Although the three thousand soldiers were finally destroyed, the Northern Tang army could still cause such great damage to the Northern Tang army under the premise of being at a disadvantage, which Guo Ziyi and other generals did not expect.

In the post-war military parliament, Guo Ziyi asked the military codes that came to report and asked about the details of the war.

Military Dian said: "The Zhanfeng Camp used tigers to squat and cannons to bombard the enemy's formation. In fact, the morale of the enemy at that time was already faintly collapsed."

Duan Xiushi asked, "Then why did the war last so long?"

Military Code: "When the enemy general Yan Dafu saw our army retreat, he led his personal soldiers to rush up. Yan Dafu seemed to know more about the use of tiger squat cannons, and took advantage of the gap between shelling and loading drugs to attack our army, causing considerable trouble. Later, the soldiers of the Southern Tang who had originally fled saw that the commander was not afraid of death, turned around and fought again, so the war was delayed a lot."

Duan Xiushi: "Where is the enemy general Yan Dafu now?"

Military Code: "Yan Dafu was defeated by our army, led the remaining troops and fled into a hall, resisting stubbornly. General He Gongshu appreciated Yan Dafu's talents, stepped forward to persuade him to surrender several times, but in the end, he had no choice but to blow up the enemy's house with gunpowder, and no enemy's remaining troops survived."

Hearing this, the military tent was silent.

Duan Xiushi bowed and said to Guo Ziyi: "In the battle of rowing, there are two points worth noting in the enemy's army. First, the enemy knows the parameters of our arms and even has a solution to it. This means that if our army wants to use gunpowder to blow up the city wall, the opponent will definitely be prepared; second, the enemy's fighting spirit is tenacious and would rather die than surrender. The next battle in Jiangcheng is probably a tough battle."

Hearing Duan Xiushi's words, Li Siye smiled indifferently and said, "It's interesting to fight like this... Next, attacking Jiangcheng, someone volunteered to be the striker."

Duan Xiushi heard this and said to Li Siye: "The general's wound has not healed yet..."

Li Siye waved his hand: "It's already great, it's okay."

Duan Xiushi wanted to persuade him again, but Li Siye ignored him and asked Guo Ziyi for a fight again.

The latter thought for a while and finally agreed.

On the second day, the 80,000 troops under Li Siye crossed the river first, then came from the rowing ferry to the south bank, and began to prepare for war.

A few days later, all 80,000 troops crossed the river.

Before the war started, Duan Xiushi, as the deputy general, rode his horse to Li Siye and whispered to him: "Today, the general is better to be responsible for commanding in the back line. I will arrange another general."

When Li Siye heard this, he was immediately dissatisfied: "Didn't it be agreed that I will lead the troops myself and be the first to attack the city?"

Duan Xiushi: "The general is a general of the central army. He has no eyes on the battlefield, so how can he be in danger?"

Li Siye: "I have seen many big and small battles in a military life for decades. Now that I am not standing here well, you are really worried."

Duan Xiushi gritted his teeth and advised: "In the battle of Fangshan, the Privy Council also sent a military account, and ordered the general to be careful and not to take risks."

When talking about the Battle of Fangshan, Li Siye's face was a little uneasy, and his tone began to become bad: "I have been recuperating these days, and I feel so idle... I know in my heart, don't persuade me again."

Seeing that Li Siye had made up his mind, Duan Xiushi had no choice but to give up.

Soon, with the sound of war drums, the offensive and defensive battle in Jiangcheng officially began.

Li Siye's 80,000 army was divided into four wings, namely the front wing, the front wing, the front wing, and the middle wing.

According to the convention of siege, the gunboats cruising on the river surface and the artillery in the army began to shell the river city.

Since the river is far away from the city and the range of medium-sized long cannons is insufficient, each gunboat can only use a large long cannon installed on the bow to bombard the city wall.

In Li Siye's army, due to the inconvenience of artillery transport across the river, there was not much shelling support.

In addition, most of the land near Jiangcheng is moist mud, and shells cannot rebound, which greatly reduces the damage.

Therefore, the attack of artillery does not have much effect on the damage of the city.

Seeing that the artillery could not work, Li Siye stopped the artillery and ordered the front army composed of 12,000 combat soldiers to press forward towards the city wall, and the left and right sides were mainly supported to cover the front army to approach the city wall.

When the Northern Tang army entered the attack range of the defenders, arrows, crossbows, and stones were thrown out of the city, with great momentum.

A rock the size of a millstone smashed into the array of the front army and hit a heavy armored soldier. The iron armor made a huge muffled sound. The people inside saw that they were no longer alive. Blood gushed out from the gaps in the armor, which meant that a life had disappeared.

And in war, similar scenes are staged again and again.

The defenders of Jiangcheng were almost crazy and launched all possible attacks on the soldiers of the South Tang who were sieging the city.

The front army composed of 12,000 Northern Tang soldiers was like a tide. After countless blows, they paid a considerable price and finally rushed to the city wall of Jiangcheng.

Accompanied by the squeaking noise, the soldiers of the Northern Tang Dynasty rushed to the bottom of the city wall and looked up at their heads. They saw dozens of large pots filled with boiling oil being pushed to the side of the female wall.

The pot tilted, pungent and hot boiling oil poured down from the city wall.

The soldiers of the Northern Tang Dynasty subconsciously wanted to raise their shields to defend themselves, but the shield could not completely resist the pouring oil. As long as a drop fell on the human body, hundreds of degrees of high temperature could burn the skin, flesh and even bones.

For a moment, heart-wrenching screams and curses rang everywhere under the city wall.

At this moment, Li Siye led the personal guards and Zhanfeng camp to the bottom of the city wall.

He first used a bow to pull an arrow, aiming at a guard guard who was responsible for operating the oil pan on the top of the city wall, and shot through the latter's head with an arrow.

Then, Li Siye threw the bow and arrow to his personal soldiers. With great strength, he actually raised a shield with one person on both hands, followed the ladder and led his personal soldiers to quickly climb towards the city.

The Battle Front Battalion under the city wall covers the general with a crossbow machine according to the prior arrangement.

Using the protection of the chariot shield, Li Siye climbed directly to the top of the city wall with a crossbow, falling rocks and slaughtering wood.

Several guards from the Southern Tang Dynasty saw someone climbing up the female wall, and quickly greeted the nearby soldiers and stepped forward to encircle them together.

Stepping on the wall with his feet, Li Siye leaped, jumped onto the city tower, swung the 80-pound shield in his hand and threw it directly at the defenders like a windmill.

The soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty could not dodge, and two of them were directly smashed into meat paste.

The remnant force of the chariot shield continued to slide forward along the ground of the city wall, knocking down more than a dozen guards.

For a moment, the city tower in Jiangcheng was in chaos.

The Northern Tang army under the city wall cheered and their morale was greatly boosted.

Li Siye stood firm, took off Mo Dao from behind, and faced the three enemy troops rushing towards him. He took a deep breath, then used force with his arms and slashed horizontally.

There was only a dull sound that three soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty were cut off by Mo's sword.

The upper half of his body fell to the ground, and the victim was not extinguished yet, but kept spitting blood and screaming loudly.

This scene scared the soldiers of the Southern Tang on the city tower.

Facing Li Siye, the god of killing, some guards began to retreat, some were stunned, and some even knelt on the ground begging for surrender.
Chapter completed!