Yan Xu's face was not good-looking standing on the city wall, this kind of artillery battle like something caused a lot of trouble to defend the city, even if the forbidden army wore three layers of armor, it was impossible to resist the stone bullets pushed by gunpowder, although it would not penetrate people like iron bullets, but it was still possible to let the front chest against the back. This was a big blow to the morale of the forbidden army, and many of them began to disperse their spirits to dodge, rather than to take out the enemies who climbed up until they were killed by the enemy.

Suddenly stretched out his hand to grab a stone bullet, the forbidden army behind the stone bomb swallowed and spat with difficulty, and then turned his head and ran, Yan Xu threw his expressionless backhand, and the stone bullet directly exploded his head, and the stone bullet contaminated with brain pulp rolled on the ground, leaving a series of red and white traces.

The soldier in charge of carrying the wounded was surprised to hang a red sign on the corpse representing the deserter, and then kicked the corpse off the city wall to make more room for those who were still resisting above.

As cannon fodder, the Liangshan soldiers quickly set up the ladder on the city wall, and then bit the short blade and climbed up desperately, but they were killed one after another under the waist knife and short gun of the forbidden army, and a large number of stones and logs were also thrown down. Originally, these things were prepared to deal with the elite soldiers of Liangshan, but who knew that the battle situation deteriorated so quickly, and in order to stabilize morale, they had to use the materials to defend the city in advance.

These Liangshan cannon fodder didn't know what medicine they had taken wrong, they were brave and fierce, and the strength of the siege was terrifying, even if the forbidden army was still very embarrassed when the terrain, equipment, and level were fully dominant, and even began to retreat.

"Order the Warlords to supervise the battle!" There is no time left, Yan Xu no longer intends to tolerate the weakness of the forbidden army, he only gives them two choices now, when the deserter is dealt with by military law, and then affects his family, fighting desperately to earn military merits, even if he dies, he will leave a fortune to his family.

When all the upper echelons were on Yan Xu's side, these big-headed soldiers had no choice, they were dead before and after, it was better to die in battle to earn a military merit for their families, and the forbidden army that fell into despair was soon stimulated by the constant gushing blood to the realm of selflessness, and fought desperately, but easily repelled the attack of Liangshan cannon fodder. Although this is not something to be proud of, to a certain extent, it is a baptism of the soul of the forbidden army, and it turns out that we are so strong·····

The actual situation is not so bad, although there are many gun carriages, but under the double attack of the battery and the catapult, a third has been lost, not to mention that the hit rate of this thing is not higher than that of the musket, and it is only natural that the Forbidden Army has the upper hand after putting aside the fear.

Obviously, the other party was also shocked by the combat effectiveness of the forbidden army, and the original temptation directly turned into a full-scale attack!

"The combat effectiveness of these forbidden troops is only good, not as strong as imagined, so let's show the strength of Liangshan and let my Chinese army take this city!" Dressed in unicorn armor, the unicorn beast under his crotch, the majestic jade unicorn Lu Junyi shook his cloak and pointed to the city wall and said.

"What my brother said is that the strength of these forbidden troops is not bad, but they have never experienced war, if they are allowed to slow down for two or three days and get used to the battlefield, I am afraid it will not be so easy to deal with, it is better to overwhelm them in one breath." Lin Chong, who had a leopard's head and eyes, knew the forbidden army well, saw the reality of the other party at a glance, nodded in agreement, and began to mobilize troops to let the main force move.

The elite of the general army is usually the sword and shield soldiers, firstly, the sword and shield soldiers have the strongest battlefield survivability, and secondly, their equipment is also the best.

Their adaptability allows them to adapt to any battlefield, whether it is plains and mountains, whether against cavalry or sieges, they are an indispensable backbone.

"The elite of Liangshan really lives up to its reputation." When Yan Xu saw a large number of sword and shield soldiers raising their round shields to resist the feather arrows and gravel, and at the same time did not forget to cover the accompanying archers, he immediately praised them.

"Lord, the foundation of Liangshan is all the people and horses brought by those generals, even if it is expanded, the selection is also a bandit, they have all seen blood, as long as they are restrained by military discipline, they are the best elites to run in, but they are not comparable to the gang of forbidden troops in the capital." Yan Yi is not surprised, the strength of the Liangshan soldiers and horses is obvious to all, otherwise the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will not be beaten like dogs when they have an advantage in the later stage of the number of equipment.

The three thousand forbidden army archers took turns throwing them, and a large number of feather arrows almost darkened the sky, but in the face of the round shield specially reinforced by the Liangshan sword and shield soldiers, the effect was not very obvious, except for the same as the flower arrangement, the entire round shield was full of feather arrows, and the number of feather arrows that hit the enemy through the gap was not even one-tenth of the number.

Approaching the thick city wall, some of the sword and shield soldiers put down the round shield, revealing the archers who were protected all the way, and a large number of feather arrows were fired on the city wall to suppress the forbidden army defending the city, while the remaining sword and shield soldiers quickly climbed the long ladder and rushed up the city wall with the cooperation of cannon fodder.

"Put the oil tank!" After receiving the new order, the young general commanding the catapult was in good spirits and immediately gave orders.

The soldiers who had been on standby for a long time quickly moved the five-pound clay pot from the nearby cellar and put it in the arm pocket of the trebuchet.

A large number of oil cans were thrown out by trebuchets, and a large amount of oil poured Liang Shanbing and artillery wagons all over their faces, and these people were not stupid, and they didn't know what they were going to face next, which immediately caused a riot.

The ignited fire bomb cut an arc through the air and then fell into the enemy line, igniting many enemies, and even worse, the enemy hit by the oil can, burning like a torch.

"Humph!" Lin Chong snorted coldly and was about to order the troops to be withdrawn, but the raised hand was stopped by one person.

"When did the general come?" Lin Chong withdrew his hand and looked at the acquaintances around him and said in surprise.

"I invited General Hu Yanzhuo." Shenwu Military Master Zhu Wu said with a slight smile.

"After I received the letter from Zhu Wujun, I not only brought the 3,000 cavalry requested by Brother Song Jiang, but also brought a large number of men and horses." Hu Yanzhuo clasped his hands into fists and said after giving a salute to Lu Junyi. At present, Lu Junyi is the main general in the camp, and although Hu Yanzhuo is the main general of the rear army, he must also give him three points of courtesy.

"Brother Hu Yanzhuo is here to help a lot." Lu Junyi said with a smile, but there was a little unhappiness in his eyes. Zhu Wu is the military advisor of his Chinese army, but he didn't even consult with him and called the chief general of the rear army, when he, the chief general of the Chinese army, is a decoration!

"Siege warfare is not that simple, but it is actually very simple, and the test is nothing more than who lasts longer." Zhu Wu didn't find this, if it was about military affairs, he could throw Wu Yong, the titular Liangshan military division, eighteen streets, but if it was about people's hearts, he was far inferior to Wu Yong.

"Now that we collect our troops, all the previous casualties will be in vain, so we need more men and horses to fill this bottomless pit until one side collapses. Luckily, we have the advantage in numbers. "Zhu Wu is not such a ruthless person, but in the war he understands better that any mercy will only bring more sacrifices, and he knows how to make trade-offs.

However, Zhu Wu is also self-aware, his strategy is not wrong, but he lacks a competent commander, and the only person who really has the talent in Liangshan is Hu Yanzhuo, who is the chief general of the Chinese army, is enough, but in terms of the ability to command the army, he is not as good as Lin Chong, the leader.

It happened that Song Jiang played both of Liangshan's trump cards in order to ensure victory, although Zhu Wu didn't understand why Song Jiang would send one of the trump cards, three thousand cavalry, but it just gave him a chance, so he wrote to Hu Yanzhuo and asked him to come instead of the original cavalry general.

These 3,000 cavalry themselves belonged to Hu Yanzhuo's rear army commander, and he personally led the cavalry to come even if Song Jiang couldn't say anything, but Zhu Wu, who was keenly aware of this, did not take into account the feelings of Lu Junyi, the commander of the Chinese army. This is not an open-minded person, he can't listen to people's persuasion, he is stubborn to death, and he is indecisive, if he is allowed to command the Chinese army, he will naturally be invincible with his strength and weakness, but in the face of an opponent of equal strength, when his own force cannot play a role, it will be quite bad.

"The person in command has changed." Yan Yi, who was originally at ease, suddenly came up with such a sentence, which made Yan Xu stunned, because in his opinion, the battlefield in front of him had not changed at all, but he soon felt the difference.

The previous command was decent, lacking change, very rigid, and it was very simple to deal with, even if it was all a move, but relying on the advantage of defending the city, it still had the upper hand.

But now it has changed, although the people are still those people, but the intensity of the siege has suddenly increased to a level, a large number of Liangshan soldiers are no longer in a neat formation to attack the city, but a staggered and orderly cross attack, one will be cannon fodder and one will be elite, so that the forbidden army defending the city does not know how many losses, and some places have been violently attacked, making it difficult for the commander to take care of it comprehensively.

Seeing Yan Yi with beads of sweat on his forehead, Yan Xu frowned, although the other party's command ability is high, it is not enough to put so much pressure on Yan Yi, who occupies the advantage of defending the city, the key is that these forbidden army Yan Yicai have been trained for three months, of which just straightening out the complex relationship inside, and placing the right people will occupy most of the time, and it is already extraordinary to be able to complete it in three months, if he is given another three months to regain the heart of the army, it will not be so stressful.

The opponent's artillery trucks had already begun to catch fire because of the continuous firing, but the other side pushed out dozens of artillery trucks from the barracks, as well as dozens of wind artillery, and a large number of Liangshan cannon fodder also swarmed up.

The wind cannon is actually a catapult, but it throws a ball of gunpowder that emits fire and smoke, and its lethality can only be said to be average, but it is a first-class weapon used to harass.

A large number of gunpowder balls were thrown into the city, which immediately made the young man in charge of the trebuchet nervous, and hurriedly asked the oil tank to be put back in the cellar, and then let the fire be extinguished. But the powder balls were like ground rats, dripping all over the ground, and they were difficult to extinguish.

Without the cover of catapults, and the artillery on the turret was in the cooldown period, it was difficult for the forbidden army archers alone to suppress the elite siege of the Liangshan sword and shield soldiers, not to mention that a large number of cannon fodder was interspersed with them, which attracted a lot of vitality, resulting in the pressure on the sword and shield soldiers was not great.