Three hundred and eighty-four chapters three thousand guards [1 more]
Several generals got up from the ground and shouted: "Everyone, go up to the city wall to defend the enemy!"
The group of people who came to their senses in a daze then grabbed the weapons at hand and ran to the edge of the jagged city wall, looking down with fear.
Like a black wave below, countless soldiers were seen carrying high ladders towards Nanjing City.
The ladder was set up on the city wall, and a group of soldiers climbed up the tall ladder with shields in their hands. From the air, it looked like countless ants crawling on the ladder.
"Kill!"
The rebels were not all a mob. Some brave men worked hard to knock down the ladders one by one. However, many archers from the imperial army below shot waves of arrows at the city wall.
At the same time, the rebels were condescending and shot their arrows downwards.
After all, the rebels have the advantage of defending the city. Historically, in siege battles, even an elite division cannot break the city without paying a price. Unless the city gate can be opened from the city.
The previous wave of shelling made King Ning feel as if a lifetime had passed. When the shelling stopped, King Ning came out of his hiding place under the protection of several trusted generals.
These generals were quite capable in terms of military force. They relied on the shields in their hands to block the inadvertent arrows and escorted King Ning to the city wall.
Through the gap in the shield, King Ning looked towards the bottom of the city. At first glance, he saw a dark area below, all of which were the imperial army.
Especially the morale of the imperial army was high, and the momentum of the attack on the city was really astonishing. Even King Ning couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw it.
His eyes fell on a general beside him. Prince Ning gritted his teeth and said, "General Li, from your perspective, how long can Nanjing City be defended?"
Li Zhenshan was one of King Ning's most trusted military generals, and King Ning's imperial army was commanded by Li Zhenshan. It can be said that this person controlled the most elite troops under King Ning.
Li Zhenshan frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I don't dare to speak nonsense!"
Prince Ning said: "If you have anything to say, just say it. I will forgive your guilt!"
Taking a deep breath, Li Zhenshan said slowly: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the morale of the imperial court is high, while the morale of our side is low, and it is very likely that we will be overwhelmed by the other side..."
Seeing that King Ning's face turned ugly, Li Zhenshan said quickly: "But if we can block the first wave of offensive, then the soldiers defending the city will be able to calm down. As long as the morale of the army is not chaotic, with the help of the 100,000 troops in the city
, relying on the city wall, it is not difficult to defend Nanjing City."
At first, Li Zhenshan's words really shocked King Ning, but after hearing the next few words from Li Zhenshan, King Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when King Ning's eyes fell on the soldiers guarding the city around him, he couldn't help but frown again.
Obviously, even King Ning himself could see that the morale of the defenders was very low. Under such circumstances, it seemed that it would be difficult to survive the first wave of siege.
Taking a deep breath, Prince Ning gritted his teeth and said: "Preach my decree, as long as you can defend the city wall, kill one enemy, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and if you survive today, everyone will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"
I have to say that King Ning has spent a lot of money. There are as many as one hundred thousand troops in the city. If he really survives the first day, then he will at least spend nearly a million taels of gold and silver to reward the army.
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Even if he excluded some of those who died in battle, he still promised to reward one person who killed the enemy with ten taels of silver. Calculating it this way, it meant that King Ning had to spend millions of taels of gold and silver.
When King Ning's order was passed on, many soldiers' eyes lit up.
Although they are said to be a ragtag group of soldiers, this does not mean that these soldiers are really useless. In other words, the military aircraft are scattered and the awareness of cooperation is poor. If you select carefully, tens of thousands of strong soldiers can still be selected from an army of 100,000.
Nine out of ten of these soldiers were from poor backgrounds, and many of them even joined the army just to make a living. Now that King Ning actually offered a reward of silver, how could these soldiers not be moved by this?
Prince Ning was able to rally the morale of the army by rewarding him with silver, but he stabilized the scattered morale in time. Otherwise, if the previous situation had been the same, the city of Nanjing might have been breached in less than an hour.
With a hundred thousand troops defending the city, if they cannot hold it for even an hour, it shows how weak the rebels under King Ning are.
A roar suddenly exploded on the city wall, and a general jumped from the ladder, killed several rebels, and landed on the city wall.
Immediately afterwards, a group of soldiers climbed up the city wall along the ladder, and soon occupied a small area on the city wall.
"Hahaha, all the officers and men, whoever kills King Ning will be granted the title of Marquis! Follow me and kill him..."
Han Bao roared loudly, wielded the sword in his hand, and knocked away several rebels who came forward. His eyes fell on Prince Ning who was protected by the forbidden soldiers in the distance, and he couldn't help but show a bit of excitement in his eyes.
Chu Yi once said that as long as he could capture or kill King Ning alive, the imperial court would definitely reward him.
The temptation of becoming a marquis is too great for many people. Who doesn't want to become a marquis based on military merit?
In the past, even if he had made great achievements, it would have been extremely difficult to make him a prince. But this time it was different. King Ning established himself as emperor, so the meaning of capturing King Ning was naturally very different. It could be said that as long as he captured King Ning,
The title of Marquis is stable.
King Ning looked around and saw that the imperial army had already rushed to the top of the city in several places, even occupying part of the area. If the subsequent imperial soldiers and horses were really allowed to attack, the city might have fallen.
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Once the city wall collapses, Nanjing City may not be far away from being destroyed.
"Drive down, drive them all down!"
Prince Ning's face was full of shock and anger, and he roared again and again.
Li Zhenshan waved his hand, and immediately a group of strong soldiers in armor quickly stepped forward. Several hundred soldiers were already quite crowded on a section of the city wall.
These soldiers were actually holding powerful crossbows. Just looking at the equipment, they were definitely the best among the best.
These are the three thousand imperial guards under King Ning. It can be said that these guards are composed of elites selected from the one hundred thousand troops under King Ning's command.
Prince Ning put a lot of effort into this elite force and used the best in everything, whether it was armor or weapons.
Under normal circumstances, it would be good to find dozens or hundreds of powerful crossbows in a team of ten thousand people. However, in King Ning's Imperial Guard, there were five hundred strong crossbows alone.
So many.
Under the fire of hundreds of powerful crossbows, even the top martial arts masters would be shot dead on the spot. As for the army, at least hundreds of people could be killed in one wave.
King Ning has always treasured his imperial guards and rarely used them at all. However, this time even he, the emperor, personally climbed onto the city wall, so these guards were naturally brought over by King Ning.
King Ning saw a bright light flashing in his eyes as he watched the most elite guards under his command take their positions, and then heard Li Zhenshan shout: "Shoot!"
The area in front is a section of the city wall occupied by Han Bao and other soldiers. It can be said that at least dozens of imperial soldiers continuously climbed onto the city wall, and under the leadership of Han Bao's brave force, they firmly occupied the city wall.
That section of the city wall allowed more soldiers to climb up the city wall.
If Han Bao and others were allowed to completely stabilize that section of the city wall and allow more soldiers to climb the city wall, the consequences would be quite serious.
Not far below the city wall, Chu Yi stood there, staring at the Nanjing City Wall in the distance.
The distance from where Chu Yi is to the Nanjing City Wall is at least several hundred meters. If you are an ordinary person, you can only vaguely see the figures on the city wall.
However, with Chu Yi's cultivation in the innate realm, his eyesight is naturally far beyond that of ordinary people, and he can probably see the movement on the city wall.
As the saying goes, one drum is as powerful as a tiger. The long city wall has been breached by the imperial army in several places. They successfully climbed onto the city wall, occupied a small section of the city wall, and engaged in a life-and-death fight with the rebels on the city wall.
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Some small sections of the city wall that were originally occupied were strangled and recaptured by the rebels in just a short time due to the strong counterattack of the rebels.
It can be said that during the siege battle, soldiers on both sides were bleeding all the time, and the brutal cries of killing resounded through the sky.
Standing next to Chu Yi, Qi Hu squinted his eyes and said: "Lord Governor, look, that section of the city wall seems to have been stabilized, and there is a tendency to gradually expand the results."
Apparently Qi Hu noticed the section of the city wall occupied by the guerrilla general Han Bao. This Han Bao was a mid-level and high-level general promoted by Chu Yi from his own army. He was very brave with force, so Chu Yi took a look and smiled slightly.
Said: "Han Bao's horizontal kung fu is astonishing. Even if he fights with the same level of masters, he may not be at a disadvantage. Unless there is a general in King Ning's army who can hold him back, Han Bao will definitely be able to hold him back."
The situation on that section of the city wall."
Qi Hu praised: "Han Bao is a fierce general. The governor promoted him with his discerning eye, but gave him a chance to stand out!"
Chu Yi said lightly: "I just gave him a chance. If he is a puddle of mud and can't hold up the wall, even this governor can't help him!"
Han Bao, who was fighting on the city wall, didn't know that his figure had caught Chu Yi's eyes. Suddenly, Han Bao felt a sense of panic in his heart.
He killed a rebel with one knife. With a glance, Han Bao's expression suddenly changed and he shouted loudly: "All soldiers, get down!"
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I am a participant, witness and changer of history.
