Because time was short and the troops at hand were not serious, Wang Ruixian and Li Chongtian's defensive preparations were very rough.
In addition, the city wall of Songjiang was reinforced during the Jiaqing period to prevent Japanese pirates. Now, decades have passed and it has long been in disrepair.
Both Wang Ruixian and Li Chongtian were very worried that such city defense might not be able to stop the champion's artillery.
As a result, as soon as the battle began today, the army's artillery was turned off, which somewhat relieved the two of them.
It was a squib as soon as he opened the door, which made Zhu Guobi lose face.
"You bastard, you can't even maintain the weapons well, so what use are you to? Come here, drag those hundreds of households down and chop them down."
Soon, panicked cries of injustice were heard outside the military tent.
After a while, a head was put into the tent, which immediately cheered up all the officers and soldiers.
Although Zhu Guobi did not have much battlefield experience, he also knew that he must not lose this battle, otherwise the family's official title would not be preserved.
"Jiangnan is an important financial and taxation area for the imperial court. The safety of the country depends on it. There is no room for failure in suppressing the rebellion. If anyone dares to neglect it, this person will be punished."
The murderous words caused a sudden change in the morale of the officers and soldiers.
Fang Yuegong looked at it and couldn't help but look at Zhu Guobi with admiration.
These old and decrepit ministers originally thought that they had all become useless, but they did not expect that they still had some skills in their hands.
The farce of artillery was over, and the army's attack resumed.
This time without the support of artillery, the army could only attack with infantry.
"The officers and soldiers are coming!"
The sentries at the top of the city shouted repeatedly.
"Hurry up to the city wall."
Wang Ruixian immediately ordered.
People who had been hiding under the wall ran out one after another.
But this process is extremely confusing.
Some people forget where they should be and run to other places.
Some people just ran away and left their weapons behind.
Some people left on missions and didn't know why. They didn't hear the order, so naturally they didn't come back.
The mess is enough to last a stick of incense.
Seeing this scene, Wang Ruixian and Li Chongtian were really dumbfounded.
But we really can't ask for too much from these non-professional soldiers.
Fortunately, the chaos inside the city was not much better outside the city.
No matter how strict Zhu Guobi was about military discipline, the officers and soldiers had been defeated for dozens or hundreds of years, and it was not something he could change at a moment's notice.
The officers and soldiers were also confused for a long time, and finally got into formation and began to press towards the city wall.
Everyone inside and outside the city is afraid of death, so naturally they can't move fast enough.
The officers and soldiers were all hunched over, stepping cautiously, and staring at the city wall. They were afraid that if there was the slightest movement, they would immediately turn around and run away.
Everyone in the city was trembling with fear, and many even muttered something in their mouths. They must have invited all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, but they just didn't know if they could bless me.
There is no moat outside Songjiang City, and the terrain is flat.
The officers and soldiers advanced to a stop five hundred meters away and began to deploy trebuchets.
Compared with artillery, trebuchets are often more effective.
Because the trebuchets of the Ming Dynasty could eject explosive shells, causing an area-wide killing effect.
This kind of artillery shells cannot destroy city walls, so they are not as important as artillery in many cases.
But now the artillery of the official army was of no use, so they had to use trebuchets to attack the city.
The trebuchets of the army were mounted on wooden carts and could be pushed by manpower, so they were very convenient.
Once within range, these trebuchets immediately began to eject explosive shells.
The effect caused by dozens of trebuchets is still amazing.
The bombs pierced the sky, blocked the sunlight, and eventually scattered all over the ground.
Several of them landed on the city wall with a loud bang, killing everyone around them.
The people who were guarding the city were all frightened and ran away screaming.
"Don't panic, don't be afraid, it's no big deal, just keep your position."
Li Chongtian kept shouting to calm the rebels, fearing that these people would lose their morale.
At the same time, he also shouted from behind.
"Projection!"
There are also trebuchets in the city.
This was found from the arsenal in the city after the riot.
Some of them were brought by Jinshanwei.
After receiving his order, the trebuchets in the city began to fight back.
There were not enough explosive shells in the city, so stones and earthen jars were used as cannonballs.
For a time, the fight inside and outside the city was extremely lively.
The accuracy of the trebuchet is hard to praise. The two sides fought for a long time, and the casualties caused were almost negligible.
The officers and soldiers had already rushed to the city with shields and long ladders on their shoulders.
"Fire the arrow!"
The city began to shoot arrows downward.
Similarly, the officers and soldiers below also began to use bows and arrows to suppress the city.
The archery skills on both sides were incompetent, wasting countless arrows and causing no casualties.
However, one advantage of such a battle is that it more or less stabilized the morale of the people in the city.
After all, it was the first time for many of the defenders to participate in the war, and their movements were deformed out of fear.
After fighting for a long time now, many people have gained courage after seeing that they are still intact.
The officers and soldiers erected a long ladder at the top of the city, and some people climbed up.
The nearby guards immediately rushed over and tried to knock down the ladder. But as soon as they leaned out of the city wall, they were shot to death by bows and arrows from below.
Several lives were lost, but the long ladder did not move at all.
While Wang Ruixian was commanding the battle, when he saw this situation, he couldn't help but twist his mouth in anger.
"Idiot, how can you push it down with your hands? Use a giant log to hit it."
The long siege ladder has a hook at the front. Once it is set up on the city wall, coupled with the weight of the people on the long ladder, it will be very stable.
It is impossible to overturn a long ladder with bare hands.
The way to deal with this kind of long ladder is for the people on the city wall to work together to pick up the giant wood and use the force of collision to knock the ladder apart.
After receiving his instructions, someone immediately carried the giant tree over.
A dozen people worked together, howling and running faster, and then knocked the long ladder over.
Other places followed suit and destroyed many long ladders.
However, the city wall was too long, and people in many places did not understand the situation, and as a result, officers and soldiers climbed up.
"Oh no, the officers and soldiers rushed in!"
Fear began to spread, causing the defenders to slow down their movements.
Li Chongtian is going crazy.
He has never fought such a messy battle in his life.
"Defend the city well and don't panic. Come with me and push back the troops."
He called a group of people and headed straight for the lost place.
When he arrived at the place and saw the actual situation, he almost vomited blood.
Not many officers and soldiers climbed up to the top of the city, probably only a dozen or so.
At this time, these people were leaning against the city wall and confronting the defenders.
