The dog was left to make meritorious contributions, but the losses of the Ming army were not large, and thousands of soldiers, under the cover of the shield wall, kept approaching the city wall, and in order to keep the shield intact shield wall, they did not move fast.

The auxiliaries of the Mandate of Heaven were nervous at first, and the first time they went to the battlefield, they were facing opponents who were several times their own, and it was impossible to say that they were not afraid at all, especially those auxiliaries from Ganzhou who were purely on the battlefield for the first time.

However, the Governor was watching from the top of the city, and they had to prove themselves in front of the Governor, and with the persuasion of the soldiers on both sides, in less than a quarter of an hour, they entered the realm of selflessness, and they were all like dogs, looking for their targets in the cracks of the shield wall.

Li Zicheng faced the rising sun, with a faint smile on his face all the time, and was not affected by this well-arranged battle in the slightest, in the eyes of the soldiers, he was basking in the sun and watching the lively tourists in the city.

However, Li Zicheng's heart was quite gloomy, and in front of the shield wall, the rifle was almost helpless, "Ma Qiao, do you want to engage in hand-to-hand combat?" ”

In order to prevent the Ming army from breaking through the defense line of the Heavenly Mandate Army and attacking the head of Guguan City, Li Zicheng left the five hundred auxiliary soldiers of Zhou Bin's department under the city head to prepare, they had not trained rifles, and their combat effectiveness in hand-to-hand combat was even stronger than that of the soldiers.

At this critical moment of the alternation of hot and cold #weapons, the advantages of the era of cold weapons cannot be completely given up now.

The Ming army has approached the city wall, it is less than a hundred steps, and the archers behind the shield wall have begun to draw their bows and arrows, as long as they enter the range of the bow and arrows, they will draw the bowstring and shoot the arrows in their hands towards the city.

has been suppressed by the Mandate of Heaven Army, and they are all about to get depressed.

But the closer you get to the city, the more exposed the top of your head is to the guns of the Heavenly Mandate Army, in order to release arrows to the head of the city, the position above the head of the archers of the Ming army is not protected by a shield wall, and whether you can get close to the city wall alive depends on your own creation.

"Bang...... Bang bang ......"

The gunners of the Mandate of Heaven have been looking for an opportunity, the barrel of the gun rests on the battlement, the muzzle of the gun is pointed at the Ming army in a certain place, as long as any effective part of the Ming soldiers is exposed, they are greeted by the bullets of the Xining rifle.

The bloodstains under the city were covered by the bodies of thousands of Ming soldiers, but the faint smell of blood still floated up to the city against the northwest wind from time to time, allowing the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army to feel the fruits of their battles.

Ma Youshui's face was gloomy, but his heart was happy, since the smell of blood could drift to the city against the wind, the casualties of the Ming army must be not small!

"Whoosh...... Sou...... Whoosh......"

The Ming army finally advanced to the range of bows and arrows, and estimated that they could shoot bows and arrows at the head of the city, so they began to release arrows.

However, due to the fact that it was fired from the back, the range was folded, and most of the arrows fell naturally outside the city wall, and there were not many arrows that fell on the head of the city.

But it doesn't matter, they have been advancing, the first arrow does not succeed, the second and third arrows will always fall on the city, Liu Chenggong, who is far behind to supervise the battle, finally waited for the Ming army to fight back, he held gold with both hands, and kept cheering for the soldiers in his heart: as long as he is close to the city wall, the Ming army will usher in a turnaround!

He didn't believe it, the Ming army had received formal training, and the number of thieves was several times that of thieves.

He really didn't understand, how could he lose three or four thousand soldiers yesterday, maybe it was because the brothers were running for a long time, they were too tired, and he knew that if the thieves' combat effectiveness was strong, they shouldn't have made meritorious contributions yesterday, so that the thieves seized the opportunity.

And if the brothers were given a night's rest......

Liu Chenggong's eyes were firmly fixed on the head of the city, since the Ming army began to shoot arrows to counterattack, the gunfire of the thieves seemed to be a lot sparse, yes, it was sparse, and the Mandate of Heaven army on the head of the city had also decreased a lot!

A thief is a thief, and if there is no absolute numerical superiority, how can he compete with officers and soldiers?

Liu Chenggong's heart was full of expectations, and he silently calculated, how long would it take for his subordinates to take the solid pass and clear the obstacles for the main force of the Governor?

In order to reduce casualties, Ma Youshui asked the auxiliaries and half of the soldiers to avoid behind the daughter wall, and used shields to protect the top of their heads to prevent the archers of the Ming army from throwing at the city.

The Ming army has not yet climbed the ladder, and the current city does not need so many soldiers.

Even the gunners of the five hundred households who remained at the head of the city were hiding behind the city walls, at least they would not expose their faces to the arrows of the Ming army.

But the arrows shot at the head of the city are very dense, no matter how you dodge, there will always be some soldiers who are hit by arrows, Ma Youshui has just been in the mood of stealing fun, and he has long disappeared, from the outside to the heart, he looks quite depressed: these casualties of soldiers, but the main soldiers!

War is cruel, it has always been mutual casualties, it is nothing more than the number and proportion of casualties, like the "zero death" of the Mongols created by Zhou Binbu in the triangle city, it is really difficult to replicate!

"Whoosh...... Sou...... Whoosh......"

After getting closer to the city wall, the Ming army really took a throw, and the arrow flew diagonally towards the head of the city, and after reaching the highest point, it hesitated for a moment, and then the figure flipped, the arrow went down, and under the traction of gravity, it fell rapidly towards the city.

It is dangerous for the defenders to hide behind the parapet, which can block arrows from the front, but cannot protect the heads of the soldiers!

The casualties of the Mandate of Heaven Army expanded rapidly, and in a short moment, more than a dozen soldiers were shot by arrows and were forced to retreat from the city.

The sword and shield soldiers of the Ming army finally came to the city wall, they picked up the scattered ladders, set up the city wall, and began to climb towards the city.

The siege began, and the soldiers on both sides were excited.

The sword and shield soldiers of the Ming army held a shield in one hand to protect the vital parts, and a knife in the other, ready to cut over the thieves in front of them at any time, as long as they climbed the ladder, they were not far from the city.

The soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven were even happier, once the Ming army left the shield wall, they would expose a certain part of their body to the muzzle of the gun, and the shield was much smaller than the size of the body, even if they were bowed to the waist, it was impossible to completely hide behind the shield.

Once the siege began, it was the time when the Mandate of Heaven Army annihilated a large number of opponents, and the spearmen who were originally hiding behind the city wall also poked their heads out one after another, and the preferred target was the Ming army that left the shield wall.

The gunners did not strike at the Ming army in front, and the Ming army guarded the shield in front of them, which was the natural enemy of the rifle, and there was no need to waste bullets in vain.

When they shoot, they basically choose their own side front, the side of the Ming army is not without a shield, and the Ming light armor cannot offset the penetration of rifle bullets, as long as it is an effective shot, the Ming army is either dead or wounded.

If you really can't find the nearest shooting target, you will use a rifle to aim at the Ming archers behind the shield wall, it doesn't matter if the accuracy is not high, there are so many archers in the Ming army, and if you die, there will be one less, and the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven, from the beginning of the battle with the Mongols, have learned the spirit of "Yugong moves mountains", and the consumption of the enemy's living force is their highest goal.

The five hundred auxiliary soldiers of the Zhou Bin Department have long been eager to try under the city, they have made all preparations for battle, but they have no chance to make meritorious contributions in battle, and the Ming army is not close to the city, and they do not need to go to hand-to-hand combat.

Between the Mandate of Heaven Army and the Ming Army, there is only a distance of half a wall, and the Ming Army kills the head of the city every time, seeing that it has crossed half of the ladder, the head of the city is almost within reach, but this small distance is out of reach!

Just like the Milky Way where the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl dated, if there is no annual flyover that appears out of thin air, people on both sides of the strait will never be able to approach!

From the shield wall of the Ming army to the middle of the ladder, it was like a huge meat grinder, and the blood of the Ming army had flowed down the corpses into a river, and the seriously wounded soldiers who were crushed under the bottom were even suffocated to death by the blood.

Although it has been cleaned up once, the corpses still block the advance of the Ming army, the Ming army came out from behind the shield wall, to climb the ladder, they must climb through this section of the mountain of corpses and the sea of corpses, they really understand, what is called climbing out of the pile of dead people!

When they climbed through the mountain of corpses and the sea of corpses, not only did they slow down the speed of the attack, but more importantly, their backs were completely exposed to the guns of the Mandate of Heaven.

The most dangerous place is not the ladder, but the open space that climbs to the ladder!

More than sixty percent of the casualties of the Ming army are concentrated in this section, as long as they see the Ming army squirming, whether they are injured or not, the Mandate of Heaven army will entertain them with rifles.

Although Li Zicheng was wrapped in a shield by his own soldiers, he could still look down at the city from time to time through the gap between the shields, "Xiaomi, the casualties of the Ming army are not small, right?" ”

"Under each ladder, at least one hundred and fifty people have been killed or wounded, and these twenty ladders have swallowed up at least three thousand Ming troops," the Metropolitan Governor can't go down to the city, and the most nervous is He Xiaomi, as the chief flag officer of the Metropolitan Governor's personal soldiers, he is fully responsible for the safety of the Metropolitan Governor, and his heart has been unsteady, "The Metropolitan Governor, the Ming army is almost consumed, and now you can leave the city with confidence!" ”

"More than three thousand? This Liu Chenggong can really fight, does he want to succeed in a battle? Li Zicheng muttered in a low voice, "If you can fight well, the more the Ming army can fight, the faster it will die!" ”

He Mi was speechless for a moment, could it be that the Metropolitan Governor wanted to stay in the city all the time? He wants to see with his own eyes that the Ming army is completely annihilated?

On the other side of the city wall, Ma Youshui looked at the Ming army under the city coldly, he didn't know how many casualties the Ming army had, only saw the corpse of the Ming army, which had completely covered the open space under the city, and in some places, the corpses had been stacked in three layers, "The Ming army's casualties today will not be less than yesterday, right?" This Liu Chenggong is really right about the Metropolitan Governor's thoughts......"

Liu Chenggong, who was originally standing near the camp to supervise the battle, unconsciously moved forward with the tail of the Ming army, leaving the camp tent at least fifty steps, watching his subordinates fall to the ground one by one, wailing, his blood was almost congealed, if it wasn't for panting, I am afraid that he would have been unable to stand still.

For such a record, he felt angry, because of anger, his nails had already picked the palms of his hands, and he didn't know the pain, "Obviously I have climbed the ladder, why haven't I grabbed the top of the city for so long?" ”

"My lord, the brothers are already approaching the top of the city, maybe the next moment, they will climb the top of the city......"

"I don't want any 'maybe', I want to realistically see the soldiers climb to the top of the city," Liu Chenggong yelled at the guards beside him, as if the battle was unfavorable, and it was completely the fault of the guards, "You tell me, what is going on?" ”

"My lord, the casualties of the brothers are too great, why don't you withdraw the troops first...... ...... in the afternoon."

"Withdrawal?" Liu Chenggong grabbed the guard by the collar and pushed him hard, knocking him to the ground, "The casualties are so big, I haven't even touched the head of the city in Guguan, how do you let me explain to the governor?" ”

"That'...... Just let the brothers storm again......"

"Yes, storm once," in Liu Chenggong's eyes, the soldiers have been infinitely close to the city, as long as they climb to the city, hand-to-hand combat is the end of the thieves, the casualties are so large, once the army is withdrawn, the morale is discouraged, there will be no chance to break the city, he can only make a desperate bet, "Pass the order, speed up the attack, and be sure to take the solid pass in the morning!" ”