The feng shui in this place of Mumaru Prefecture is not good, and the location is in the arch of the curved river, which neither hides the wind nor gathers water; If it is on the south bank of the Great River, and the city is built in a river bay, the feng shui is much better...... So now the state of Komaru is under siege by more than 100,000 people.

The clear sky was already shrouded in black miasma of dust and gunsmoke, as if the clouds had pressed down to the ground. In the hazy smoke and dust, the roaring artillery fire flickered on all sides, including artillery with large flames and shining firecrackers.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was riding a brown horse, was surrounded by a group of iron horsemen and crossed the battlefield in the smoke of gunpowder. He saw ladders set up everywhere outside the city walls, and charging carts, gun wagons, and countless infantry were advancing. The voices of people on all sides were boiling, and the shouts of killing and screaming were endless.

People were falling on the city wall all the time, including the Ming soldiers who were shot down on the ladder, and the defenders of the Annan Army who were knocked down with bows and crossbow firearms.

The fire bolts on the wall were as dense as fried beans, but the Ming soldiers wearing wide-brimmed iron helmets and holding shields still slowly climbed up the ladder without showing any signs of being hit by the firecrackers.

Zhu Gaoxu did not interfere with the generals' siege tactics at all, he was just observing the progress of the siege. However, his personal appearance on the battlefield was in itself a reminder to military generals at all levels.

Despite the dissuasion of his own soldiers and generals to beware of stray arrows, Zhu Gaoxu still rode a horse to patrol a hundred steps away from the city. He looked at it for a long time, and then he was sure that the firearms of the Annan army could not cause any damage to the soldiers on the ladder.

Shields and armor were useful, but the main reason was that the firearms of the Annan army could not hit the Ming soldiers who were attached to the wall. When the gun is pointing down, the ammunition seems to slide out; The firearms of the Annan army could only attack the approaching Ming army on the road.

At this time, the square city really could not let firearms play the maximum role, and the angle of the fortress was the most suitable for firearms. However, high walls are more effective at holding back the climbing of the besieging army.

Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse for a while before he came across a pond and had to walk through the ruins of the village, whose roof had been torn down. The terrain here is flat and vast, but there are many waters, lakes and ponds everywhere.

When the cavalry passed through a large rice field from a large road, the river could be seen to the south.

"Woo ......" Zhu Gaoxu made a voice and gently restrained the brown horse. He stood on the edge of the rice field and looked at the river for a long time.

The inside and outside of the city on the bank of the river were in a mess, but the surface of the river was still very calm. There is a piece of land in the middle of the river near Kimaru Prefecture, and it forms a port with the riverside. Many warships anchored on the shore of the land in the middle of the river and at the Watergate Wharf in Chengchi. Because Zhu Gaoxu's men and horses did not organize a naval army, there was no war on the river.

Zhu Gaoxu made a round around and returned to the camp in the siege fortifications. There were many more wounded soldiers in the barracks, and the screaming and moaning in the wounded barracks never stopped, and there were shouts everywhere, which was very miserable.

Zhu Gaoxu threw the reins to Zhao Ping, walked into a tent, and saw Lang Zhong and the strong men of the army busy. One of the soldiers was unarmoured, and Lang Zhong was cutting his clothes with scissors.

"Meet the prince!" Lang Zhong hurriedly hugged his fists.

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said, "It's important to save people." ”

Lang Zhong tore the shirt of the screaming soldier and immediately scolded: "It's poisonous again!" Annan's heart was vicious, and poison was smeared on the fire bolts, and the flesh on the brother's chest was black. ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "Is there an antidote?" ”

Lang Zhong shook his head and said: "There are all kinds of poisons on the arrows, and it is useless to take medicine, the wound will fester!" The wounds on his hands and feet could only be cut off, and the brother's chest was injured, so he could only wait for his skin to fester, and he slowly died of pain. ”

The soldier who was lying on the bed and was screaming seemed to hear Lang Zhong's words, and then began to howl and cry, and his voice became more and more desperate and miserable.

Zhu Gaoxu was helpless, and after walking around, he bent down and stepped out of the tent door.

In war, people will die, and there will be all kinds of cruel and vicious situations, and both the enemy and the enemy will be the same. Zhu Gaoxu has seen a lot and has long understood...... The only way to avoid this is peace.

The siege of Komaru Prefecture lasted until the unitary time. As the sun was about to set, the artillery fire gradually subsided, and the army began to retreat. Up and down the city wall, many corpses and wounded soldiers were left behind, but there was no real progress other than that.

However, this situation is expected, if the siege is not an internal traitor, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve results in a short time; At least it will take a while before it can be useful, depending on who can't bear it first. Some siege battles can even be fought for several years, and finally win by encircling and starving to death the opponent.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu did not plan to besiege Mumaru Prefecture for too long, he was based on the judgment that the landlord would not be very capable and easy to attack, so he launched a siege war. He was going to endure it for a few days and then see what was going on.

…… Early the next morning, the Ming army continued to attack the city.

Mumaru Prefecture is surrounded on three sides, and the Hongwu cannon in the distance is the first to sound, welcoming the blood-red rising sun. After two days of artillery bombardment, the battlements on the city wall were already in dilapidation.

The Ming army advanced to the city wall, and the bowls, guns, and rockets were also launched one after another, and the smoke of gunpowder, the burning black smoke, and the light of the fire quickly shrouded the fresh morning in the flames of war.

Zhu Gaoxu rode out of the camp and observed the battle situation everywhere in order to judge whether the city could be captured in a short time! The generals of each department will be responsible for the attack tactics of one place, and Zhu Gaoxu is now the main general, so he has no need to interfere in every place, just understand that everyone is fighting as hard as they can.

The Ming army's gunpowder shells and arrows were extremely consumed, and the intensity of the battle in these two days was very high. The siege did not stop even at noon, and the various units took turns to go up and attack!

At dusk, Zhu Gaoxu inspected the western city and suddenly saw a soldier climbing the city wall on a cloud ladder. The Annam army did not come with reinforcements in order to try to retake the city!

Zhu Gaoxu immediately stopped where he was, pointed to the head of the city and said, "Go and give an order, this department will reward each of them with ten yuan!" The soldiers who go to the city first will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds, and they will be rewarded for their promotions, and the king will never hesitate! ”

"Order!"

At this moment, a voice said: "The last general asks for help, go and reinforce it!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and saw that it was Wang Yu, his military general and an officer of the 100 households. Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "That's right." ”

…… Wang Yu immediately shouted: "Brothers, the prince is here to watch us make meritorious contributions, follow me!" ”

Dozens of horsemen rushed to the city wall, shouting everywhere, and several generals were driving the soldiers up the ladder. Swords and guns were wielding in the city, and the soldiers of the Ming army were fighting to the death.

Wang Yu glanced up, and a Ming soldier with a disheveled hair on the side of the city wall was shouting and waving his sword and shield, and his back was full of arrows. Generally, the first person to attack the city wall is dead, because there are few people who go up, and they will face the siege of the superior defenders. What's more, usually when someone attacks the city, the defenders will desperately mobilize reinforcements to gather and annihilate them!

But the greater the danger, the greater the credit!

Wang Yu turned his head and shouted to a military general: "His Royal Highness the King of Han ordered Ben to come to reinforcements, please go up the ladder!" ”

The general nodded and said, "You can go up now!" ”

Wang Yu and the soldiers in front of him climbed up, took the lead in picking up a pair of round shields on the ground, and took the lead in the soldiers to go up the ladder. The soldiers under his command then climbed up.

"Ahh A sergeant on the ladder above was hit by an arrow and fell to his knees. Wang Yu hurriedly grabbed the wood and lifted it with one hand, and the injured soldier rolled down from the side of the ladder.

Wang Yu used both hands and feet, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one to defend the wall here, and quickly climbed to the top of the wall, only to see several Ming soldiers covered in injuries, still screaming and fighting. The chaotic Annan soldiers besieged them. Wang Yu climbed into the wall, immediately pulled out the Yanling knife, and went up with a shield in his left hand, and the soldiers guarding the palace behind him also rushed up with a shout.

"Ding-ding-bang!" Wang Yu blocked the knife and gun with a shield, and the whole person pressed on an enemy soldier, roared, and stabbed the man in the chest with a knife, and the enemy soldier's face turned pale with fright. The knife had pierced into the flesh, and the faces of the two men were almost pressed together, and the chatter of the enemy soldier's teeth could be heard clearly. Wang Yu stared at the fierce eyes, and stabbed forward violently with his hand.

"Ahh The brothers who guarded the palace around him also rushed up with swords and guns regardless of their lives. Although everyone did not have horses, they were still cavalry tactics, relying on the speed of running and the weight of their bodies, they directly rushed over with weapons and recklessly, and they were unstoppable.

A Ming sergeant next to him was stabbed on his iron hat and stabbed in the side of the waist, but he persevered and pushed an enemy soldier to the ground with his body, and continued to slash with a knife like a stomp of flesh, and the enemy soldier was cut to a blur of flesh and blood, and he was still screaming.

The enemy soldiers were scuffling and retreating to both sides, but there were still no reinforcements from the defenders. Wang Yu led dozens of elite soldiers to be extremely fierce, and the range of melee on the city wall became larger and larger.

So on the other two ladders, there were also Ming soldiers who turned in. The gap in the defense of the city wall, as if it had been broken by a flood, was quickly torn open, and more and more Ming soldiers climbed onto the top of the city.

Wang Yu shouted: "The prince personally ordered, brothers in the city, everyone has a reward!" Kill! ”

The Annan army broke up on both sides, and the Ming soldiers rushed straight to the stone steps in the city. Some have already entered a nearby city tower, and there are also stairs in the city tower, which can be rushed directly down to the city.

The countless iron helmets of the Ming army surged, and the crowd swept up the stone steps like a torrent of steel. "Bang bang bang ......" Suddenly there was a sound of fire under the city, and some Ming soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, but more soldiers went forward one after another, rushed straight down the stairs, and cut down when they saw people. Rows of Annan arms and soldiers were devoured in an instant, and flesh and blood flew in the screams of pain and fear.

Wang Yu saw that there was no large number of enemy soldiers coming in the city gate, so he immediately brandished the Yanling knife and rushed to the city gate with everyone.

After the gate was opened, the sound of horses' hooves outside was like thunder. Wang Yu stretched out his hand to wipe the blood on his face, and saw a patch of iron horsemen, braving arrows and arrows, rushing towards the city gate.

Wang Yu raised his head and laughed maniacally.

Under the command of the prince who can fight well is Shutan, and the king of Han knows when and where the soldiers should be mobilized. As soon as the gates are opened, reinforcements will appear outside in time!