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Chapter 75
On the moat, on a ladder frame, Jianlu was wearing heavy armor, holding a big shield and rushing up the ladder.

These Jianlu who attacked first were all selected by Mangurtai in advance, and they were all pretty good.If it is normal, let them hold their shields and wear heavy armor to walk through the ladder, there is no problem at all.

But at this time, the bows and arrows on the top of the city, and the bird guns and lead balls all tilted down as if they didn't want money.The sound of "Puff" on the shield was almost continuous, and even the shield that was close to it was broken after a while, and Jianlu who was hiding behind the shield suffered immediately.In the moat, prisoners fell from time to time, bubbling for a while before disappearing, only traces of red blood, suggesting that there were dead people here.

And the Jianlu archers in front of them were also the targets of the fire from the top of the city. While the arrows were raining down, they were mixed with the fire of the blunderbuss, and the lead pellets flew randomly.

Whether it was the siege Jianlu on the ladder or the Jianlu archers, someone was shot almost every second.It didn't take long for many Jianlu to have more or less arrows inserted into their bodies.If you are lucky, the place you hit is not a vital point, or the armor is thick enough, and the arrow hangs on your body; if you are unlucky, you just hit a place on your body that is not protected by heavy armor, or you are hit by a bird gun lead. In the middle, it was blood splattered and fell to the ground.

Jianlu's military discipline was strict, and even so, no one retreated. Those who should cross the moat continued to cross the moat, and those who should shoot arrows to cover did not retreat because of severe casualties.

Correspondingly, the Ming army on the top of the city was also covered by arrow rain.Except for those servants and a few soldiers, most of the soldiers of the Ming army only wore cotton armor, and their protection against arrows was relatively weak.Every time the arrow rain fell, there were screams from the top of the city.

The rest of the soldiers couldn't help being affected when they heard the screams of their comrades, or saw their comrades rolled on the ground in pain after being hit by the arrow, and they cringed a little.When the supervisory team behind saw them, they urged them sharply.Compared with Jianlu's side, the city is much more lively.

In this way, the Ming army was protected by the city wall, Jianlu's military discipline was strict, and his will to fight was tenacious. For a while, the two sides fought evenly.

The battle lasted for a while, and suddenly, in the ranks of the Ming army with bird guns on the top of the city, accompanied by a strange sound, a soldier screamed and rolled on the ground covering his head.His blunderbuss had exploded and was thrown aside.

When the soldiers of the Ming army who were also using the blunderbuss saw them, they were immediately frightened, fearing that the blunderbuss in their hands would explode. Even if urged by the supervising team, the speed inevitably slowed down.

At least half of the soldiers in the Ming Dynasty used bird guns in their strokes. After the speed slowed down, the pressure on Jianlu was obviously less.

The civil and military officials on the inner city wall saw the offensive and defensive battle with real swords and guns in front of them, and saw the blood spraying, severed limbs and wreckage, and many of them were already weak in their legs.At this time, seeing that the momentum on the top of the city seemed to be weakening, many people panicked.

They all witnessed the ferocity of the prisoners outside the city just now, and they didn't treat people as human beings at all.If this rushed into the city, would the whole family still have a way out?I'm afraid it's useless to surrender, barbarians are barbarians!

On the archery tower in the inner city, Zhou Yanru shuddered, and couldn't help but feel extremely regretful, what kind of assistant minister he came to the capital, how good it is to be in the south of the Yangtze River!What if Jianlu invaded and he hadn't lived enough?
Hu Guang next to him was different from them. Seeing such a tragic scene, for some reason, he was not afraid at all, but felt his blood was boiling, which made him somewhat strange.

Although he also saw that there was a problem on the top of the city, he was not worried at all.If Jianlu attacked the city with such a wave, Man Gui would be too bad.This capital has long been lost for a long time.

Although Hu Guang thought so, his brows were also frowning.It's not because of worry, but because I saw many problems in the defense of the city.

First, there is a problem with the quality of the cannon and bird guns, especially the bird guns. As far as he can see, several bird guns have exploded.The reason for the bombing was nothing more than poor quality, and the soldiers panicked and filled too much gunpowder, which exceeded the bearing capacity of the barrel.

Second, the soldiers on the top of the city have poor discipline and insufficient training. Many problems have arisen before the battle, and it’s okay to be in a hurry. Many soldiers even panicked and seriously affected their colleagues.If it wasn't for the protection of the city wall and it was just a field battle, it would have been defeated long ago.

Third, the protective measures of the city are not in place. It stands to reason that a wall of sheep and horses needs to be built on the inside of the moat outside the city. Used to slow down enemy attacks to the city walls.

Man Gui couldn't be blamed for not doing this well.The main reason is that it has only been about two days since Hu Guang ordered the withdrawal of the king's army outside the city, and the capital is too large to know from which direction Jianlu will attack the city, so there is no time to arrange it.

Another reason is that the imperial court has no money, and the capital does not have much protective equipment in stock at all. The equipment that was rushed to work at the first time was all in the city.

Seeing this situation, Hu Guang couldn't help but use his brain. He understood that it would be a bit difficult if he just defended like this.I wanted Jianlu to be beaten to death under the city wall of the capital, but I never thought about letting Jianlu attack.

He recalled all the knowledge and experiences in his mind, thinking about what could help the current situation and improve the defense of the defenders.

On the watchtower on the outer city wall, as Hu Guang expected, Man Gui did not panic at all.After watching the battle situation, he found that many Jianlu were crowded by the moat, so he ordered the defenders at the top of the city to ignore those Jianlu who wanted to cross the ladder, and all their firepower went to take care of Jianlu archers.

The reserve team in the city was also ordered to go up in groups to replace those gunners with hot barrels, and the number of them was much larger than the beginning.

In this way, the firepower of the Ming army was strengthened and concentrated, which immediately made up for the lack of military discipline and training, and began to suppress the Jianlu archers outside the city with the advantage of quantity.

However, those Jianlu who crossed the river felt less pressure, and soon many Jianlu came to the inner side of the moat.According to the prior arrangement, they immediately assembled and defended with shields to cover the accomplices coming from behind.Some of them began to pull the ladders on the moat, as if they were preparing to attack the city.

In the distance, at this time, Huang Taiji and Dai Shan finally reacted to Mang Gurtai's preemptive attack on the city. No matter who they were, they could understand Mang Gurtai's careful thinking at once, and they both couldn't help but get angry.

(End of this chapter)