Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 157 The Fierce Battle on the South City Wall

The reason why Gao Yuanjue didn't let the soldiers take off their armor, and let them continue to endure the heat, was because he was afraid that they would get the wind of removing their armor.

Fighting in the era of cold weapons consumes a lot of physical strength. After strenuous exercise, the bodies of soldiers emit a lot of heat, and because of the armor, soldiers wearing armor seem to have come to a sauna.

If the armor is suddenly taken off at this time, the soldiers will suddenly come from a very hot environment to a relatively cold environment.

Drastic changes in temperature can easily make people sick. Many famous generals in ancient times did not die from swords, guns, swords and halberds on the battlefield, but died from this humble armor removal wind.

When the lieutenant led the soldiers who had previously attacked the city to rest, Gao Yuanjue suddenly ordered the thousand infantry who had been reserved as a reserve team to go with him to attack the city.

Now the ladders on the city wall have not been burned down by Lin Yi's command. If they rush over, they can use those ladders to attack the city, reducing the trouble of moving the ladders.

"Little general, what are you doing?" At this moment, the deputy general jumped out to stop Gao Yuanjue.

"Get out of the way. The country raises soldiers for a thousand days, and they are used for a while. Now the bandits are like the end of a crossbow, and they can't break through Lu Jin. As long as I lead troops up, they will surely collapse." Gao Yuanjue is very confident in his ability.

I don't know how Gao Jie raised this son. Maybe the teachers taught him well. Gao Yuanjue's values ​​and thinking are completely different from Gao Jie's lieutenant soldiers.

In the hearts of Gao Yuanjue's deputy generals, they have never seen a day when there was no country to support soldiers. The imperial court often defaulted on military salaries for several years or even more than ten years, which has long been intolerable for people.

If it weren't for their loyalty to the country and their disbelief that the once mighty Ming court would be doomed in just a few years, they would have followed Li Chuang's example and rebelled.

"Come here, take him down for a good rest." The lieutenant wanted to say something, but Gao Yuanjue didn't give him this chance.

"Everyone, follow my footsteps and go!" Gao Yuanjue stood at the forefront of the team with a sword in his hand, not afraid of the hidden dangers everywhere on the battlefield.

That is to say, he can do this when facing the defenders of Kaifeng City. If he encounters the Shun army or the Qing army, he still dares to stand at the forefront of the team. Countless arrows and guns greeted him.

However, I have to say that what Gao Yuanjue did was much better than the adjutant who only knew how to organize and supervise the battle team just now.

As the commander of the army, he stood at the forefront of the team without showing the slightest fear, which greatly boosted the morale of the 1000 people.

Even if there are still people who are afraid of fighting, they are afraid of fighting, but when they see their officers go into battle in person, he will be embarrassed to shrink back, at least he will keep moving forward like Gao Yuanjue.

Soon, Gao Yuanjue came to the city wall from the ladder, but he was different from those unlucky soldiers who were besieged before.

Beside Gao Yuanjue was a bodyguard team of about fifty people, all of whom were carefully selected by Gao Jie from among his family members.

All of them are good at fighting, and their martial arts are roughly equivalent to those of the elites in the army. The most important thing is that they are very loyal to their master. No matter how dangerous the situation is, they will protect their master and will not abandon him.

And the cooperation of these people is also very good. After all, Gao Jie put in a lot of effort and spent a lot of resources in training.

When these people attacked the city, they kept sticking tightly to Gao Yuanjue's side, protecting Gao Yuanjue's whole body except the front.

In this way, Gao Yuanjue slowly created an open space on the south city wall.

It's a pity that Ji Dong is not a vegetarian either. He immediately called in a batch of oil from the rear and dumped it on some of the siege ladders. After a while, more than half of Gao Yuanjue's siege ladders were burned.

In this way, Ji Dong's defensive pressure was greatly reduced, and more troops could be mobilized to Gao Yuanjue's side to surround him to death.

"Drink!" Gao Yuanjue chopped down a young man who wanted to sneak up on him.

"My lord, we can't waste our time here. The brothers are exhausted and will not be able to hold on any longer." A soldier beside Gao Yuanjue shouted to him.

They have been on the city wall for nearly half an hour, even hard-working people cannot withstand such a long battle.

That is to say, their opponents are relatively good, and they are all young and strong mobilized by Lin Yi and Tian Hu in the city, otherwise they would have given up their skills a long time ago.

"Wait a little longer, the brothers from behind will be here soon. We managed to secure a place on the city wall, so we can't lose it in vain." Gao Yuanjue gritted his teeth and insisted.

There was generally no street fighting in ancient city offensive and defensive battles. Opening a gap in the city wall, occupying a section of the city wall, or opening the city gate basically meant that half of the city had fallen, so Gao Yuanjue was unwilling to give up just like that.

Although he is Gao Jie's son, he doesn't want to live in his father's shadow for the rest of his life, especially this father's bad deeds, first being a thief, and then abducting his lord's woman.

Gao Yuanjue had complicated feelings about Gao Jie's story, so he really wanted to work hard on his own, so that people in the world might forget about Gao Jie's past.

Maybe one day many years later, someone mentioned Gao Jie, and praised his son Gao Yuanjue for his great military exploits, he has made great contributions to the country, and he is a great hero who will be sung throughout the ages.

Instead of mentioning the name Gao Jie, he would think of the woman he betrayed the peasant army and abducted the lord.

"Get out of here." Gao Yuan kicked over a young man who was bending over and trying to attack him, and then he sat down on the ground.

He has been fighting fiercely for a long time, and his body is exhausted. He has been able to fight until now because of his desire for military merit.

"Let's go, young master." Seeing that his young master had no strength and it would be very dangerous if he continued like this, several servants hurriedly picked him up and prepared to take him outside the city to rest.

But at this moment, a thunderous sound suddenly came from the east of the city. If you listen carefully, those who have heard the sound of cannons will know that it is the sound of large-caliber artillery.

"It must be the general who is besieging the city with artillery. Let me down quickly, and let the deputy general lead someone to stand in front of him. We only need to hold on for a while, and the city of Kaifeng will belong to us." Gao Jie supported himself with his tired body said the servant.

Gao Yuanjue's guess was accurate, it was indeed Zhang Yong who was using the red cannon to attack the city wall.

As soon as the ten red cannons were loaded and unloaded from the pier, hundreds of people used bullock carts to transport them all the way overnight. The cannons were transported and placed directly on the prepared positions.

(End of this chapter)