Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 153 Zhang Yong's Cannon

Even so, it seems that the soldiers of their general banner only need to climb the city wall and don't care about anything.

But in fact, the most difficult part in the siege battle was the first group of people who climbed the city wall.

Because none of their strength or martial arts are of use at this time. The defenders don't even have to pour gold soup, hot oil, or rolling logs. Even if they throw down a few rocks, it will be enough for you to drink a pot.

The soldiers who attacked the city could not expect anything except the iron helmets on their heads, the shields in their hands, and the blessings of the Tathagata Buddha, the Jade Emperor and other gods.

"What a bunch of trash." Seeing that his subordinates remained silent for a long time, the flag officer was so angry that he cursed.

"I'll take the lead and charge up, you all follow me closely." Now that things have come to an end, it's impossible not to attack the city. Since his subordinates don't want to take the lead, the chief banner officer had no choice but to go up himself.

If the soldiers of their general banner stayed under the city for too long and did not launch an attack, the Shangguan would definitely be held accountable, and it would be him, the chief banner officer, who would be unlucky at that time.

He thought, rather than being held accountable, or even beheaded for fear of war, he might as well take the lead in charging once. If he rushes up and stands firm, the rewards and official positions will flow into his hands continuously.

After finishing speaking, the Chief Banner Officer raised a wooden sign with a pattern of tigers and wolves above his head, and then walked up the ladder step by step.

Every second he walked up, there were young men who were guarding the city throwing stones at him. Fortunately, they were small stones. Although the stones hurt his arm, he could still endure the pain and walk up.

Kaifeng City is located in the Eastern Henan Plain. On the land with a radius of hundreds of miles, there are not even a few earth bags, and stones are even rarer. The stones used to defend the city are the rockeries and stones that Tian Hu took from the palace of King Zhou. It came off the wall.

Just as the chief banner officer was about to approach the female wall on the city wall and was about to jump in, a young man with quick hands and quick eyes stepped forward and kicked him down.

The commander-in-chief was knocked down by the sudden strong kick and rolled down the ladder, taking dozens of soldiers behind him with him.

But he was lucky, he just fell down and was slightly injured.

At the same time, there were dozens of sections of the city wall. Many soldiers who attacked the city were stabbed to death with spears by the young guards without even touching the female wall with a single toe.

But this is nothing, the long night is still early, as long as there is no death or serious injury, the soldiers will continue to walk from the ladder to the city wall.

And all of this was clearly seen by Shen Liangru and the others standing in the distance holding binoculars.

"This is too miserable." Shen Liangru saw in the binoculars that one after another black figures fell from the air eight or nine meters like little ants.

After falling, many people were seriously injured and lost the ability to move on the spot. A few people were not seriously injured, but their legs and feet were not so good when they stood up, and they staggered step by step.
"Now you know why I dissuaded His Majesty from stopping the siege." Shi Kefa said to Shen Liangru.

"Then, why don't you come here today and let the soldiers attack the city tomorrow." Shen Liangru suggested to Shi Kefa.

He thought it was a good idea to let the soldiers rest for a night and come back after recharging their energy, so that they can exert stronger combat effectiveness.

As everyone knows, doing things like this is anticlimactic, but it will make the soldiers even more tired. After all, no one has unlimited energy. When the soldiers have just finished warming up, asking them to stop and bring back the siege equipment will also damage their morale .

"No, since we are here today, we have to make some progress." Zhang Yong disagreed with Shen Liangru's proposal.

"Even if there is no progress, we can't leave until dawn." Zhang Yong said to Shen Liangru and others.

"Why?" Shen Liangru didn't understand why Zhang Yong said that. He couldn't fight and there was no progress. Why not retreat? Wouldn't that be a death for the enemy?That's what he thought.

"The artillery will be delivered tomorrow. Then we can blast the city gate open when they are not prepared, and we can rush in directly." It turned out that Zhang Yong had the idea of ​​using artillery for a sneak attack.

In fact, this plan is very feasible. Because there was no heavy firepower before, Zhang Yong and the others had always used the method of ants to attack the city, and did not attack the city gate.

The city gate has not been attacked these days, so the intruders in the city will definitely relax. It is very likely that the city gate is not blocked. Even if it is blocked, it will most likely be a thin layer of brick wall.

Not to mention artillery, even if hundreds of people push hard together, they can easily knock down the brick wall.

"That's good. When the time comes, the cannon will definitely scare these trespassers to the bone. It turns out that the general has a plan for a long time. It seems that the capture of Kaifeng City is just around the corner." Shen Liangru flattered Zhang Yong.

"Master Shen, you don't understand military affairs anyway. If I were you, I would go to the front line to visit the wounded soldiers, comfort them, and boost the morale of the soldiers. This is much better than staying here." Zhang Yong suddenly said to Shen Liangru.

To be honest, Zhang Yong felt that it was too much trouble for Shen Liangru to be by his side all the time. Besides, Shen Liangru was not a general, and the emperor didn't send him here to fight a war. He really shouldn't be by Zhang Yong's side all the time.

"Okay, I'll go and have a look." Hearing Zhang Yong's reminder, Shen Liangru remembered that he hadn't visited those low-level soldiers, and they were the target of his trip.

So Shen Liangru came to the front of the moat, where there were many soldiers standing behind the shield chariots, ready to replace the withdrawn siege troops at any time, as well as some wounded who were carried from under the city wall.

"My lord." Seeing Shen Liangru approaching, the soldiers stood up and saluted.

"I'm here to see the wounded, don't move, and have a good rest." Shen Liangru said to them.

"Are you seriously injured?" Shen Liangru saw a half-dead soldier lying on the ground at his feet, so he knelt down and asked him.

"Cough, thank you for your concern, the little one is fine." He forced himself up and said to Shen Liangru.

The flame dancing freely on the torch was blown by the evening wind, sparks streaked across his young face, and Shen Liangru realized that the soldier he was talking to was so young.

"How old are you, son." Shen Liangru softened his tone when he realized that he was a young man.

"In the words of your lord, I'm sixteen." The young man lying on the ground said to Shen Liangru weakly.

"Why did you become a soldier at such a young age?"

"As a soldier, I can eat well and get paid, so I joined the army." The young man's reason is very practical. For the sake of material things, in fact, regardless of the Ming army, the Qing army, or the Shun army, most soldiers value material things. Interests, as for ideals, family and country, can only be discussed later.

(End of this chapter)