In the city of Beijing, Xizhimen, the battle has begun.

In the roar of the artillery, the projectiles quickly flew down from above, and all the things in the way were smashed in the tumbling, and in an instant, blood was scattered all over the sky, screams were everywhere, and the innocent people who were driven by the Mongols to rush to the city wall immediately fell a large number, and the other people who were not affected by the artillery fire were also weak under their feet, and fell into the pool of blood and corpses of their compatriots.

The Mongolian soldiers behind them were also a little unexpected, and they were injured by the aftermath of the artillery fire without reacting, and they fell a lot in an instant. But unlike the people, although they were also surprised, they did not deter from this, and continued to run quickly towards the foot of the city wall amid the roar of rage.

The artillery at this time was indeed far from being compared with the Frangi fast cannon or the Hongyi cannon that had acquired Western artillery-making skills a few decades later. Not only was the range limited, the lethality was limited, and the wait time for each shot was even longer - the gunner had to quickly cool the reddened barrel and remove the gunpowder residue before reloading the gunpowder and projectiles for the next round of fire. Although these people who operate the cannon are all good hands in the Divine Machine Battalion, this process has not been shortened too much, and it takes at least a cup of tea.

The Mongols had seen this kind of weapon with amazing momentum and damage as early as the stalemate with the Ming army in the north, and they were also well aware of its weaknesses. As soon as they saw the sound of cannons falling from the city, they swarmed to kill them, trying to get as close to the city wall as possible at the interval between the cannons. In that way, not only can you hide in the dead corner of the artillery range, but at the same time, you can also use your superb archery skills to suppress the Ming army in the city.

Fortunately, the Ming army in the city not only had artillery, but also countless crossbowmen and other soldiers who threw stones and trees were already waiting on the side. As soon as they saw the enemy approaching, they poured out their weapons at the enemy without saying a word, and at the same time poured out their anger.

Seeing his compatriots being driven to death by these savage and murderous aliens, and having to kill his own people in order to protect this city, this made every bloody man angry. It turned out that the fear and hesitation in their hearts were completely suppressed at this moment, and most people only wanted to kill more Tartars and avenge their compatriots!

Wave after wave of arrows continued to shoot at the enemy below the city, and there was hardly a pause. The Mongols who rushed to the forefront could only desperately resist with shields and parry with weapons, but under such a dense rain of arrows and rain, this defense was not enough at all. As a result, people kept screaming and falling, and they fell together with the people of the Ming Kingdom who died tragically.

However, this setback aroused the fierce nature of the Mengren, and in the roar, they continued to pounce forward in the rain of arrows above their heads. Leading the way was a large number of skilled cavalrymen, relying on the speed and agility of their horses, they actually rushed left and right to quickly reach the city wall after paying a certain price. Then, they also quickly bent their bows and arrows, and the swift arrows shot straight at the city with a screech.

The Ming army archers, who were showing half of their bodies and pouring arrows downwards with all their might, did not expect that the other party could launch a counterattack against them so quickly, and before they had time to dodge, many people were hit by arrows. The luckier ones were only injured and quickly retreated, while the worse ones were shot directly at the battlements of the city wall. There were a few who had the worst luck, after being hit by the arrow, their footsteps were missing, and they screamed and fell from the city.

And this sudden blow did make the Ming army feel a fluster, and obviously, the arrows they radiated downward became sparse. After all, these defenders are not the elite of the Ming Dynasty, but just a group of prepared soldiers who have not participated in the war.

If you are an experienced veteran, even if you encounter such a situation, you will not lose your proportions, and even have an early inference in this regard, so after encountering setbacks, you will only use a more secure method to protect yourself, and at the same time continue to suppress the opponent with a condescending advantage.

However, the reaction of these soldiers was no different from that of ordinary people, and the first reaction of most of them after encountering such a threat was to retreat, and they did not even have the heart to continue to suppress and delay the enemy's approach. Only a few sergeants with strong psychological qualities are still working on this.

And in this way, the opportunity to be deceived has also arrived. As soon as the arrows at the head of the city were scarce, more Mongol soldiers had already rushed to the bottom of the city, and even the procession behind them, carrying long ladders and pushing heavy crashing cars, had already passed through the death zone composed of large corpses and rushed under the city walls.

Seeing this, Liu Ju's eyes were about to burst into flames, and he immediately shouted loudly, ordering the crossbowmen to quickly lean back and continue to delay the approach of the Mengren. For this reason, he even swung his knife and killed two hesitant and hesitant crossbowmen on the spot.

On the battlefield, there is no mercy at all. This is not only reflected in the order to slaughter the people just now, but also in his determination to dare to kill at this moment. And this time, it did have a great deterrent effect, and those crossbowmen who retreated to the rear suddenly came to their senses when they saw the general being angry and killed, and hurriedly stepped forward again with a pale face.

But in the meantime, the situation had become worse and worse, and a large number of enemies had already approached the city, several ladders had been firmly erected at the top of the city, and even the Mongols who were fast enough began to climb up the ladder towards the city.

And while the crossbowmen of the Ming army were slightly stunned when they saw this scene, the Mongolian archers under the city had already shot arrows to attack the top again. This caused many of the Ming archers to fall to the ground, and then they came back to their senses and returned fire with bows and arrows to the enemy.

"Quick! Wood and stone ready! Pour out the oil and the gold juice for me! Liu Ju's entire face was already distorted at this time, and he screamed loudly in his throat.

After receiving his order, the soldiers on the side reacted and threw the log stone that had been prepared straight down. The huge timber of the man's waist was tumbling down the slope of the city wall, and then fell on the top of the enemies who were struggling to climb the city, smashing these enemies who climbed on top of them directly and screaming and falling down, and some even rolled and hit their own people below.

As for those grinding disc-sized stones, their lethality is even more amazing. Not only did the enemies on the ladder smash their brains on the way down, and they fell downside down the city, but they even smashed several ladders and smashed them, so that many Mongolian people attached to the city fell straight down the city like dumplings.

The city wall of Beijing is nearly ten zhang long, and the Mongolian people climb it very quickly, and most of the people who are often smashed down have reached a height of four or five zhang. This landing, even if it is not a classic posture on the head and feet, it has to fall with broken bones and tendons, and it is good luck not to die.

However, in comparison, the damage of the rolling wood and stone to the Mongolian people is still small, and what can really kill and injure the enemy in a large area is the fire oil and gold juice that was constantly spilled by people afterwards.

The former is just a point attack, at most it will knock down enemies in a small area below, and there are even those who are agile enough to dodge. But the power of the latter is extremely great.

The pungent smell of the liquid had already turned into a slurry after boiling in the pot. After scooping up from the wooden scoop, it only needs to be thrown down, and a large area of the enemy is within its attack range. It was extremely hot and contained a very corrosive substance.

Not only will the Mongols who are climbing up be drenched on their heads and will scream and fall straight down the ladder to the city, but even the Mongols below who are gathering more and more will not be able to avoid parrying the soup falling from the sky. Suddenly, wails and screams rang out.

What's especially terrifying is that once this thing comes into contact with the skin, it will quickly burn the human body and cause it to fester, let alone if some of the unlucky ones are hit in the face.

In the process of spilling the soup in these pots, the Mongolian people under the city have poured a large number of pieces, and many of them are rolling on the ground, completely losing the ability to continue fighting. At this time, the crossbowmen above seized this opportunity and continued to fire arrows to reap the lives of the enemies below.

Of course, the Mongols were not blindly beaten, and their archers continued to fight back at the head of the city, which did cause a lot of damage to the Ming army defending the city. However, in comparison, the casualties of the Mongols below were far greater than those of the Ming army defending the city.

And with several successive clicks, several simple siege ladders finally could not support the wood and stones frantically smashed by the Ming army on the city and were completely broken and broken. As a result, the Mongols disappeared even as the only way to reach the city.

Seeing that continuing to surround this wall would no longer be beneficial, but would only increase casualties, the sound of a trumpet of retreat finally came from the rear of the Mongols. Hearing this, the Mongols retreated in disarray after another frantically pouring arrows into the city in retaliation.

At this time, the artillery at the head of the city roared again, blowing up the retreating Mongolian rear team and adding hundreds of casualties.

Although the attack lasted only more than two hours, and it was just before noon, the defenders of the city felt that they had been fighting for several days and nights. Seeing the enemy retreat like a receding tide, everyone sat down on the ground and gasped for breath while cheering. However, their faces were filled with excitement and pride, and the fact that this battle was able to repel the Mongols was quite an incentive for them.

Soon after, the offensive and defensive battles of the other nine gates also ended one after another, and the attack of the Mongolian people almost did not take any advantage, but left nearly 3,000 corpses under the city of Beijing!

The battle to defend Beijing, the first battle was won!