Chapter 228 Oh no, this is an enemy of ten thousand people!
Soon, Jian Nu came within five hundred steps.
Although Shanyang Xiangyong had dug more than 200 large and small gun platforms outside the city and could hardly find a good road for the carriages to pass, this did not cause much hindrance to the progress of Jiannu.
Because Jiannu brought a large number of military coats with him, the passage had been filled in early.
When Jiannu entered the shooting range, Yan Yingyuan gave the order without hesitation: "Fire the tiger crouching cannon freely!"
During previous training, Yan Yingyuan was worried that the barrel of the Tiger Crouching Cannon would explode if fired too often, so he had been controlling the frequency of firing, but there was no need to control it anymore.
If you still control yourself at this time, you will become unable to eat due to choking.
After receiving Yan Yingyuan's order, the gunner immediately swung a sledgehammer and fixed the two tiger claws of the squatting tiger cannon on the city wall with iron drills, and then began to adjust the firing angle by raising or lowering the rear of the gun.
After adjusting the shooting angle, start loading the gunpowder lead.
After the lead is loaded, the closing bullet is loaded into the muzzle.
Xiangyong's gunner's operation was a little clumsy, and it took him a long time to get it right.
"Boom, boom, boom..." A continuous and huge roar immediately sounded from the north gate city wall.
Along with a huge roar, clouds of white smoke rose up from behind the battlements.
However, it is very regrettable that not a single muzzle-loading bullet could hit Jiannu's carriage. They fell in the wilderness before flying, and no ricochet was formed.
Ricochet cannot form on uneven ground.
There were quite a few muskets hitting the front of the carriage.
But lead alone cannot penetrate the carriage.
Jian Nu, who was behind the carriage, was also unscathed.
Yan Yingyuan didn't care much about this either.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon really comes into play, not now.
Now we just let the gunners seize the time to train in actual combat.
Don't ever go to the point of using them, or you'll be embarrassed to use them.
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"Tiger Crouching Cannon?!"
Duduo's face fell.
Suining, Taoyuan and Qinghe counties had not been attacked by Crouching Tiger Cannons before. It seems that Shanyang City is still different as the capital of Huai'an Prefecture.
However, after seeing that the Crouching Tiger Cannon had no effect, Duduo's heart dropped again.
It seems that the Crouching Tiger Cannon is only effective when used in conjunction with a gun platform. It is used to defend the city. If it is far away, it cannot hit the carriage, but if it is close, it cannot hit the foot of the city wall. It is just a decoration.
The next situation was just as Dodo imagined.
When the distance was greater than a hundred steps, almost none of the closing bullets of the Tiger Crouching Cannon hit. The accuracy of the closing bullets was too poor, and the penetration power of the lead was too weak, so it posed almost no threat to the carriage.
Within a hundred steps, the Crouching Tiger Cannon is directly out of reach.
Because the Tiger Crouching Cannon cannot shoot with the muzzle downward.
Therefore, the attacking Jia La (1,500 bannermen) and more than a thousand coated slaves were able to easily advance to the north gate with the cover of 60 carriages.
There was originally a moat outside Shanyang City.
But at this time, the moat and the canal passing through the city had already been frozen.
Therefore, the flag bearer with the white flag directly pushed the cart across the moat.
Less than ten steps away from the city wall, the guards began to put together the ladder.
Since the Shanyang City Wall is six feet high, it requires four ladders to reach it. Therefore, 60 carriages were used to build only 15 ladders. However, in Duduo's view, 15 ladders were enough.
As long as the flag bearer with the white flag can be sent to the top of the city, the battle will be over.
The only suspense is how many people will die in the end? Maybe more than a hundred people.
After all, in Suining County, Taoyuan County and Qinghe County, twenty or thirty people would die just to capture a gun platform. Shanyang City is much stronger than the gun platform there.
So it is normal for a few more people to die.
One hundred flagmen were already considered a huge casualty.
However, the Two White Banners now have more than 100 Niulu, so they can still afford these casualties.
As Duduo thought about it, the attacking packer had already erected the ladder and fixed it on the carriage through the tenon and rivet structure. The iron hook on the other end was firmly hooked on the battlement of the city wall.
Xiang Yong on the top of the city also began to fight back.
These country warriors actually made many crude bows and arrows at home.
Seeing thousands of archers suddenly appear on the top of the city, Duduo and the nobles of the two white flags watching the battle were startled. When they saw arrows raining down from the top of the city, everyone's hearts were lifted.
But soon, Duduo and the nobles of the two white flags burst into laughter.
Because the rain of arrows pouring down from the top of Shanyang City did not pose any threat to the bannermen with white flags, only those coated slaves who lacked armor and stomach protection were shot and injured a lot.
And this situation did not last long.
Because the flag men with white flags began to use their large bows to counterattack.
The heavy arrows shot by Dashao Bow are much more lethal than Xiangyong's homemade bows, and Jiannu's archery skills are countless times better than those of Xiangyong's archers. Therefore, even though Xiangbai Banner only used two
The Niulu archers suppressed them, but they still easily suppressed the Xiangyong archers on the top of the city.
Immediately, more than a hundred flag men held swords and horses in their mouths, divided into fifteen groups and climbed up the ladder.
However, the village warriors on the top of the city were not afraid and immediately pushed down the rolling logs and smashed the rocks. The rolling logs or rocks weighing hundreds of kilograms were smashed down the ladder with a terrifying momentum.
However, Jianu was obviously well prepared.
The fifteen flagmen climbing at the front were all selected strong men, and they were carrying a large shield.
Seeing the rolling logs and rocks falling from the top of the city, these strong men quickly pressed their bodies against the ladder, and at the same time carried the large shield diagonally on their shoulders. It was definitely impossible to carry it frontally, so they could only carry it diagonally.
Use the angle to unload the force to move hundreds or even hundreds of kilograms of rolling wood and rocks to one side.
This is a physical job, but also a technical job.
You can't do this job without more than ten years of relevant work experience.
The dozen or so bannermen headed by Xiangbai Banner obviously have a lot of experience in the work. They actually withstood the impact of rolling logs and rocks one after another, and even continued to climb upstream against the current!
"Master, it looks like we will be able to capture Shanyang City soon." He Luohui said with a flattering look.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hey, don't be too happy too early." Duduo waved his hand and said, "From the battle process in Suining County, Taoyuan County and Qinghe County, we can know that the real fighting is After our warriors ascend the city."
"Yes." Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen Ashan also said, "After our warriors board the city, the local warriors will definitely use fishing nets, gold juice and even lime to launch a crazy counterattack. That will be the real test."
"The fart test." He was not polite to Ashan Heluohui and said with a curl of his lips, "It's just a dying struggle. No matter how hard you struggle, you will die. In fact, Shanyang City has been captured by me with a white flag..."
However, before the last word "下" was said, a sudden change occurred.
I saw spoonfuls of steaming yellow-green liquid suddenly poured down from the top of the city.
In addition, a large number of paper bags, cloth bags, pottery bottles and even porcelain bottles were smashed from the top of the city.
These "things" fell on the ladder, and the shield and even the armor and stomach of the flagman were instantly shattered, and then a cloud of white powder flew out from the inside.
The next moment, the bannermen crowded on the ladder immediately let out extremely tragic wails.
Because the shield couldn't protect it at all, the gold juice, lime, etc. were all hit from the side.
The elite flagmen who had withstood waves of attacks by rolling logs and rocks finally couldn't hold on any longer. They fell off the ladder one by one, and some even jumped off on their own initiative.
"Ah? This..." He Luohui was completely confused.
Duduo, Ashan and the nobles of the two white flags were also stunned there.
Isn't this different? Why did the Xiangyong of Shanyang change the routine with the Xiangyong of Suining County, Taoyuan County and Qinghe County? Didn't we agree to wait for our warriors to go up before using gold juice and lime?
Why did you use gold juice and lime in advance when our warriors were only halfway up the climb?
The flag soldiers with white flags suffered heavy casualties. Most of the flag soldiers could not withstand the pouring of gold juice and the attack of quicklime, and they fell down passively or actively. The few remaining flag soldiers were quickly killed by the rolling logs that followed. The rocks were smashed to the ground, and a few unlucky ones were even directly crushed under hundreds of kilograms of rolling logs and rocks, which was probably a disaster.
"These idiots!" He Luohui roared angrily, "Hurry up and shoot the dog!"
What He Luohui was scolding was the two Niulu archers who were responsible for the cover. In fact, this was really an injustice to them.
The six hundred archers responsible for covering the attack were not idle, but kept firing arrows. However, Shanyang City was much higher than the gun platforms in Suining County, Taoyuan County and Qinghe County.
"First Evolution"
If it were a gun platform, Xiang Yong would have no choice but to hide behind the protective wall and be shot to death if he exposed his head.
But there is no such thing on the six-foot-high city of Shanyang City. With the protection of the battlements, the warriors on the city can easily perform actions such as throwing, splashing, or carrying rolling logs and stones. As long as Because his head was not too high above the battlements, the archers with white flags on the ground outside the city could not be seen at all.
Seeing this clearly, Duduo's brows instantly tightened.
A little troublesome? It seems that Shanyang City is not easy to fight.
After pondering for a moment, Duduo said to He Luo Hui: "He Luo Hui, send your flying cavalry to inform Shi Tu. Don't test it. Just jump into Bagala and launch a strong attack. The Ming army will be caught off guard!"
"Hey!" He Luohui shouted, and quickly sent out flying cavalry.
After receiving the order from He Luohui, Xiangbai Qi launched another offensive.
There were more than a hundred bannermen holding sabers in their mouths, climbing up the ladder.
However, this time the warriors on the top of the city were even more ruthless. As soon as the bannermen with white flags started to climb up, hot golden juice poured down like a heavy rain.
Not to mention the rolling of logs and rocks, it never stopped.
There are also cloth bags, paper bags, pottery bottles and porcelain bottles filled with quicklime that are thrown down for free.
However, Bagala with the white flag is really strong. He just climbed up with these things, and in the blink of an eye, he had climbed to a height of about four feet, thirteen meters!
But at this moment, a dozen huge black shadows suddenly fell on the top of Shanyang City.
"Is this a quilt?" Duduo, He Luohui and Ah Shan were stunned for a moment, and then roared in unison with great horror, "Oh no, this is an enemy of ten thousand people!"
