If the Jurchen siege army moves further forward and enters the range of the cannon, the Ming army will unceremoniously send all the shells they can use to the Jurchen army.
Huang Taiji narrowed his eyes and looked at the heads moving on the city wall. He gritted his teeth and said, "There are women, food, and money we want in front of us. As long as we penetrate Jinzhou, these will all be ours."
, the whole army listens to the order, kill me”
The next moment, the Jurchen army's banner troops roared angrily, and the shouts of killing instantly resounded through the sky. Immediately, the Jurchen army seemed to be crazy, shouting and charging towards them.
On the city wall, Zhao Lijiao had just raised his hand. After the Jurchen army coming to attack them entered the range of the bow and arrow, Zhao Lijiao lowered his hand and heard the sound of arrows leaving the bowstring.
On Ma Xiaoquan's side, the Hongyi cannon had also been prepared. As the fuse burned out, a rumbling sound was heard, and dozens of huge iron balls were pushed out, exploding and blooming in the Jurchen army below the city.
There were screams below the city, broken arms and legs were flying all over the sky, blood formed a thick mist, floating in the air, and a strong smell of blood assaulted the nostrils.
It's just that...the Jurchen army was really much more numerous than the Ming army. A lot of people were killed in the front, and more than ten people came up in succession from behind.
What's more troublesome is that the Jurchen army did not just rush to kill. Under the leadership of Huang Taiji, the infantry of each banner quickly formed a shield formation and raised the large shield above their heads. Although it was not enough to defend against the Hongyi cannon
, but the effect of defense against arrows is very good.
Taking advantage of this gap, the Jurchen siege infantry quickly approached the city wall. As long as they were close to the city wall, the Hongyi cannon could not be deployed, and the power of the cannon would naturally be weakened.
At the same time, what is even more surprising is that the Jurchen Army's siege department not only has rams, but also has wells.
Dozens of wells that were almost the same height as the city wall were slowly pushed up. The Jurchen archers climbed up the wells, stretched their bows and nocked arrows, and fired parallel arrows at the Ming army at almost the same height...
This time, it was the Ming army that screamed and screamed. Soldiers were constantly shot to death by bows and arrows, and people continued to fall from the city wall.
On the other side, under the protection of the Jurchen army's shield formation, the siege infantry were already close to the city wall, and some of them were fast and had ladders ready.
"Put in kerosene and throw stones, burn them for me, smash them for me," Zhang Gong, who led Zhao's leadership, shot and killed a Jurchen soldier on the well railing and shouted angrily.
Ma Xiaoquan was not idle either, but because he was not good at using bows and arrows, he simply gave up the bows and arrows and asked his men to get hundreds of javelins, which he threw out one by one.
Standing on the city wall, Ma Xiaoquan's target was so big that even the Jurchen siege soldiers from a distance could see him.
Yuan suggested that Ma Xiaoquan use Green Spirit Fire so that those stray arrows would not be able to hurt him at all.
Ma Xiaoquan responded to Yuan and vetoed his suggestion. Not only that, he also had to try his best to avoid those stray arrows. Although he was invulnerable, he couldn't be stubborn. If he used it and it didn't work, it would be troublesome.
Two Ming soldiers lit a red cannon closest to Ma Xiaoquan, and the fuse burned.
Just when the fuse was halfway burning, the Ming army in charge of adjusting the direction in front of the muzzle was hit by an arrow and fell down the city wall with a scream.
After Ma Xiaoquan threw the javelin in his hand, he jumped in front of the cannon and dragged the barrel with both hands. Under the weight reduction effect of gravity energy, Ma Xiaoquan quickly adjusted the direction of the heavy barrel and aimed it at the place where the Jurchen army was most numerous under the city.
With a "boom", the iron ball shot out, Ma Xiaoquan's ears roared, and his head was buzzing.
Good guy, this cannon is so powerful, and the sound it makes when it fires is also terrifying. As soon as it was fired, Ma Xiaoquan felt a little dizzy.
Under the city, the place targeted by Ma Xiaoquan has exploded. The screams have not stopped at all. Several Jurchen soldiers who are not completely dead are dragging their mutilated bodies and crawling on the ground. In an instant, more people appear underground.
There were several dark red blood stains.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and forced himself to wake up.
Two soldiers ran forward and took the barrel from Ma Xiaoquan. One of them said: "Sir, we all have cotton stuffed in our ears."
Ma Xiaoquan took a look and understood. He said to the soldier behind him: "When you shoot, open your mouth so that you don't feel too much tinnitus."
The soldier nodded and hummed heavily.
The sound of booming and booming continued, and the Hongyi cannon fired out heavy iron ball shells one by one. The Jurchen army under the city also screamed, and the mutilated limbs flew around with each shell. The scene
Extremely bloody.
The Jurchen army was also fearless of death. Although some people continued to die, more were killed later.
With a "Puff" sound, a stream of arrows shot the guard beside Zhao Shujiao to the ground. The guard covered his neck and made a sound of uh-huh. Unfortunately, the arrow hit his trachea, and he was
He couldn't even say another word until he died.
Zhao Shujiao looked at the direction of the arrow with hatred and shouted: "Tear down the well gate on the opposite side, tear it down."
It's easy to say, but not so easy to do.
The height of the well fence built by the Jurchens was almost the same as the city wall, and the protective measures on the well fence were also very good. The Ming army fired back with rockets, but because the outer side of the opponent's well fence was wrapped with thick cowhide, it was impossible to attack them.
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Zhao led the teacher in a hurry, ran to Ma Xiaoquan and shouted: "Master Deacon, do you still have the flame of witchcraft?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and was about to say yes, but after waving his hand, he realized that he couldn't use it anymore.
"Damn" Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head and cursed Yuan secretly. At such a critical moment, Yuan actually fell asleep.
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and lied: "No more, that was given by a friend of mine before. I have used it all before. If I want to have more, I have to send it back and forth from the capital. It is too late to go back and forth."
"What should we do?"
Ma Xiaoquan frowned and said: "General Zhao, please look. Although the well is strong, it is not indestructible. Please look at the joints of the well. I have read some books about the structure of organs and joints. I look at their well."
The joints of Lan are made roughly, so if we use a long pole to hit those joints directly, we may have unimaginable magical effects."
Zhao Shujiao stared at the joints of the nearest well railing with wide eyes, patted his head and said, "Okay, then follow what the deacon said." After that, Zhao Shujiao ordered the soldiers to aim at the well railing with long poles.
The joints were pounded hard.
As expected, according to Ma Xiaoquan's judgment, although the Jurchens' well-made jinglan looks solid and solid, there are indeed big loopholes in the handling of the joints.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on the Jurchens. After all, they are not good at making well lanterns, and the joint structures of the well lanterns are usually made by specialized craftsmen. The Jurchens are still in a semi-civilized state. What do they do?
What I think most about at the moment is how to rob them, rather than using my brain to think about them. Therefore, most of the sources of these joint parts are actually purchased or smuggled from within the customs.
The funny thing is that the quality of most of the well joint parts obtained was substandard. In other words, the Jurchens were deceived by the merchants, and what they bought were "fake goods" of poor quality.
...
With a "crash", a certain joint of a well railing was destroyed by the Ming army with a long pole. As soon as the joint was destroyed, one side of the well railing immediately collapsed. Zhao Shujiao saw the result and shouted: "Add more
Jin, pound it for me until you die."
The Ming army was also furious, and they would use all their strength to destroy the wells without orders from General Zhao.
With a "boom", a well railing finally fell apart because its joints were destroyed, and the Jurchen archers on the well railing screamed and fell down.
Huang Taiji, who was in the rear, also saw the tragic situation of his own well gate being broken. He frowned and ordered: "Send the order, the joints of each existing well gate must be guarded by someone."
As Huang Taiji's order was quickly issued, dozens of Jurchen infantrymen climbed up the well with scimitars in their mouths and small bucklers on their backs. They stopped at the joints of the well and prepared a defensive response.
Seeing the reaction of the Jurchen army, Zhao Shujiao called Ma Xiaoquan and asked: "Master deacon, please see, the Jurchen army did that? What should we do?"
Ma Xiaoquan hummed and asked, "Has the general already thought of the best countermeasure?"
Zhao Shujiao nodded, pointed at the Hongyi cannon and said: "I don't believe it if we use artillery. Can they withstand the bombardment of the cannon with just one well?"
"Okay." Ma Xiaoquan nodded and handed the torch in his hand to Zhao Lijiao, "The soldiers need to boost their morale. This first shot will be fired by the general. I will give the general the right shot."
Zhao Shujiao's eyes turned red and he thought, "Deacon, I have a much higher rank than me, but I have no pretensions at all. With such a comrade who has been with me through life and death, I, Zhao, will die without regrets even if I die in battle."
Under the city wall, the Jurchen infantry was approaching, and the ladders were also transported from the rear to the city wall. The Jurchen soldiers quickly set up the ladders, and the vanguard infantry immediately climbed up the ladders.
The Ming army did not neglect either. Some strong soldiers gathered together in twos and threes and pushed down the ladders built by the Jurchen army. If they could not be pushed down, they threw stones and poured hot oil downwards, and the people below continued to pour down the ladders.
There were screams, but the opponent's attack became more and more fierce.
Seeing this, Ma Xiaoquan said to Zhao: "General Zhao, the time is almost up. It's time to use the roller to make a big fire."
Zhao led the teacher and nodded: "I'll send you, the deacon, to take command. Knock down the well, and I'll go to the west to take command."
"Okay." Ma Xiaoquan nodded and aimed the Hongyi cannon's star point at a well.