There was a roar of people under the South Gate. The city tower was smashed to pieces by the concentrated firepower of the rebels and began to collapse. Stones and beams fell down, causing the officers and soldiers guarding the gate and the civilians who were transporting war preparations to panic and run for their lives.
Chang Yu came on horseback and took a quick glance. Hearing the continuous sound of cannons and the rising and falling of explosions on the city, he knew that Li Zicheng had smuggled the cannons here and concentrated his firepower to suppress the officers and soldiers in the city.
In addition to the roaring shells, there were also densely packed rockets and rocks falling like a torrential rain. In just a few steps, Chang Yu had already been hit by several arrows, and his horse was also seriously injured.
He got off his horse and ran straight to the city. He heard screams rising and falling, which showed that the officers and soldiers on the city suffered heavy casualties at this time.
"Mr. Factory..." Hu Ling's call came from behind.
"Stop screaming like that!" Chang Yu was angry and couldn't help shouting angrily, but suddenly he heard a scream, and behind him Hu Ling stumbled and fell to the ground. It turned out that he was hit by a stone.
"Hu Ling" Chang Yu panicked and ran over to check. He saw that Hu Ling was hit in the head by a stone. Although he was protected by a helmet, he fainted with blood on his face.
Chang Yu's breathing became rapid. He looked back at the city and then at Hu Ling. He breathed heavily and said to several guards: "Send him for treatment quickly."
"Mr. Factory, you..."
"Stop talking nonsense, I won't die," Chang Yu shouted angrily, and several personal guards quickly carried Hu Ling and ran towards the city.
Chang Yu stood up, raised his hand to grab a sharp arrow that was passing by, broke it with one hand, and ran towards the city.
On the city, Niu Yong was roaring heart-breakingly and setting up a defensive camp. In order to cover the soldiers ascending the city, the rebels concentrated all kinds of firepower on the city to suppress it. The shells hit the outer wall of the city wall from time to time, exploding large sheets of ice, or falling on the city wall. Shangjang caused casualties to officers and soldiers. These shells included solid shells and explosive shells. Although they were not as powerful as later generations, their lethality was unparalleled in this era. At this time, the rebels concentrated all their artillery to suppress this place, and the space above the city was narrow. It was so crowded that if a shell fell into it, there would be a lot of casualties.
In addition to artillery suppression, countless rockets and flying rocks also made the officers and soldiers on the city miserable.
Listening to the sound of cannons, the rebels had at least six cannons outside the south gate, and at this time all the artillery of the officers and soldiers were at the southeast corner tower.
Judging from the density of flying rocks, there are at least fifty trebuchets, not to mention flying arrows, and thousands of archers are indispensable.
Li Zicheng's tactics were very clever. There was thick ice outside the south city wall as armor and it was slippery and it was difficult to climb up by ladders. So he concentrated his firepower to suppress and cover the soldiers approaching the city wall to climb the city.
The officers and soldiers on the South Gate City were indeed suppressed at this time. Firstly, some of the troops had just been transferred away, and secondly they were caught off guard. Although the attack was considered violent before, it was still under control. Who would have thought that suddenly, Without warning, the thief's offensive suddenly turned from rough waves to stormy seas.
The huge waves hit like a tsunami, and the officers and soldiers on the city were submerged by the tide in the blink of an eye...
"Use kerosene, use kerosene..." Chang Yu shouted loudly. At this time, the officers and soldiers were suppressed by the firepower of the thief army, making it difficult to organize an effective defense and counterattack. The thief army was taking the opportunity to start ascending the city. The most effective tactic at this time was That is to first use fire to stop the thieves from attacking the city, and then establish an effective counterattack position.
"Sir, the kerosene has been used up." Niu Yong saw Chang Yu coming and let out a sigh of relief. The previous big bosses were not at the top of the city. If something happened to the south gate, his head would be handed over.
"Explode thunder, explode thunder..." Chang Yu shouted again. The reserve of kerosene was limited. They had already used a wave of fire oil to prevent the thieves from entering the city. There was not much left. Fortunately, there was a lot of reserve of thunder. This was attributed to Chang Yu's previous efforts.
It is inferred that the Great South Gate was the main attack point of the bandit army and they made advance preparations.
After giving the order, the originally embarrassed soldiers hurriedly found the explosive spot and threw it down. Then there were constant explosions under the city...
"Immediately send an order to move all the artillery muzzles to the south and find targets for the rebel artillery for me to blast..."
"The archers suppressed the rear, the throwers seized the crenels, and the swordsmen and axemen guarded against the bandits' invasion of the city..." Chang Yu's voice almost became hoarse as he gave orders repeatedly to start organizing the defense.
However, under the suppression of the bandits' concentrated firepower, the counterattack on the city walls was unable to be effective for a while.
At this time, Zhou Yuji had arrived in a hurry, and Chang Yu saw him and hurriedly greeted him: "Commander Zhou's army will focus its firepower on this section to protect the thieves from ascending the city here. It is not appropriate for our troops to concentrate here. You can immediately
Organize archers to flank them and suppress them".
Zhou Yuji was able to get through at the first moment. At this time, he transferred his troops to the fire attack point of the rebel army to counterattack. It would only increase casualties. It was really better to attack outside his fire power, so he ordered his subordinates to start organizing manpower.
"How is the war situation in the east?" Chang Yu asked again.
"The offensive continues unabated. I never thought that the intruders would have three main attack points, and they are so calm!" Zhou Yuji's face was ashen.
"It's impossible to have three main attack points. He doesn't have that many troops and can't open such a big stall. He will inevitably withdraw to one main attack point. Since the offensive in the east continues unabated, it is Zhenwu Gate in Xicheng." Chang Yu turned his head and looked west.
"Niu Yong organized troops to attack from the west," Chang Yu shouted again.
At this moment, Tu Yuan and others came running from the city covered in blood. Chang Yu greeted them: "Where are the men?"
"We're coming," Tu Yuan gasped. He glanced outside the city and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Damn, there are so many people!"
"How is the West City offensive?" Chang Yu asked quickly.
"Let's take a break! We took a break all of a sudden," Tie Zhu replied.
"Have a rest, stop attacking?" Chang Yu was startled.
"That's not true, but the offensive has obviously weakened," Jia Waixiong said.
Chang Yu sneered: "That's natural. Ximen was originally a thief who made a fortune. Since he has completed the scheduled task, of course he has to take it back. He has three main attack points, but he doesn't have that ability!"
Of course, he also knew that if Li Zicheng really had the ability to set up three main attack points, he might not be able to stop him.
While they were talking, a large number of people came to the city. They were previously transferred from the north city to support the east and west wings, and now they were brought directly to the south gate for emergency response.
Chang Yu was even a little lucky at this time. Fortunately, he had mobilized troops from Beicheng in advance. Otherwise, he would not have been able to mobilize reinforcements so quickly in such a hurry.
"The thieves have entered the city." At this moment, Jia Waixiong shouted loudly. Everyone turned around in shock and saw a thief climbing onto the city, wielding a steel knife and slashing at a throwing hand.
The throwing hand was unable to dodge in a hurry, and there was no weapon in his hand. In the blink of an eye, he was chopped down by the thieves. At this moment, several more thieves boarded the city.
The thief succeeded in one move, swung the steel knife and slashed at an officer and soldier, but suddenly a knife came flying and stabbed him in the face. He immediately fell down the city, but was thrown by Chang Yu in anger.
Killed.
"Fuck you!" Chang Yu threw a knife and killed the thief, then grabbed a steel knife from an officer and soldier nearby and rushed towards the city wall.
"Kill him!" Tu Yuan, Jia Waixiong, Tie Zhu and others rushed over with him with blood-red eyes.
The fire suppression of the rebel army worked, and a large number of rebel troops began to board the city. Then the firepower was immediately transferred elsewhere and began to suppress the officers and soldiers on the city in an attempt to expand the front line of the city.
As a large number of thieves descended on the city, Chang Yu took the lead in joining the bloody battle, waving the steel knife in his hand non-stop. In such a small space, there was no skill at all in close combat, and he relied on strength and bravery.
Fierce hand-to-hand fighting began in the section of the South Gate Tower, with a steady stream of reinforcements from officers and soldiers pouring up from the city to join the battle.
While the officers and soldiers below the city were climbing up the city like ants, there were still some people who were clearing the obstacles at the city gate: that is, the piles of corpses and rocks, trying to open a passage to allow the gate-rushing car to pass and hit the city gate.
Looking at the brutal fight in front of him, Zhu Shenxuan stood at a corner of the tower with a knife in his hand, his eyes a little dull, and he kept muttering: "Where is my servant, where is my servant?"
I don't know if this guy was scared out of his wits, or because he didn't have the courage to enter the battle because his servant was not around, and his servant was currently defending the enemy on the east city.
"Prince Jin? But Prince Jin..." At this moment, an old voice came from the side. Zhu Shenxuan turned around and looked, but it was Cai Maode. His face was covered with blood, and there were bandages on his head.
With the support of all the servants, his breath was like a gossamer, and he felt like he could fall down at any time.
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