On the moat, on the ladder frame, the captives were heavily armoured, and they rushed to the ladder with a large shield.

These Jianjiao who attacked first were all selected in advance by Mang Gurtai, and their skills were quite good. If it was usual, let them walk through the ladder with a shield and heavy armor, it would be no problem at all.

But at this time, the bows and arrows on the head of the city, and the arrows and lead pellets of the birds, all tilted down as if they did not need money. The sound of "popping" on the shield was almost continuous, and even the shield that was almost almost broken after not resisting for a while, and the Jian Yu who was hiding behind the shield also suffered immediately. In the moat, from time to time, one by one fell captives, and after a while of blistering they disappeared, only traces of red bloodstains, indicating that there had been dead people here.

There are also those Jianyu archers in the near future, who are also the objects of the city's firepower, and the arrows rain down at the same time, mixed with the fire of birds, and lead pellets fly wildly.

Whether it's a siege on a ladder or an archer, someone is shot almost every second. It didn't take long for many Jianyu to have more or less arrows inserted into their bodies. If you are lucky, the place where you hit is not critical, or the armor is thick enough, and the arrow hangs on your body; And if you are unlucky, you just shoot in a place where the heavy armor on your body is not protected, or you are hit by a bird's lead gun, that is, blood splatters everywhere and you fall to the ground.

Jianyu's military discipline was strict, and even so, no one retreated, those who should have crossed the moat continued to cross the moat, and those who should have been covered by archery did not retreat because of heavy casualties.

Correspondingly, the Ming army at the head of the city was also covered by a rain of arrows. Except for those family members and a few soldiers, most of the Ming soldiers were only wearing cotton armor, and their protection against arrows was relatively weak. Every time the rain of arrows fell, there was a scream from the top of the city.

The rest of the soldiers could not help but be affected when they heard the screams of their comrades, or when they saw their comrades rolling on the ground in pain, they could not help but be affected, and some of them cowered. When the overseers in the back saw it, they urged sharply. Compared with Jianyu's side, the city is much more lively.

In this way, the Ming army was protected by the city wall, the military discipline of the Jianyu was strict, and the will to fight was tenacious.

The battle lasted for a while, and suddenly, in the ranks of the Ming army with birds and guns at the head of the city, there was a strange sound, and a soldier screamed, covering his head and rolling to the ground. His had been blown up and had been thrown to the side.

When the Ming soldiers on the side who also used bird guns saw them, they were immediately frightened, and they were afraid that the bird guns in their hands would also explode, even if they were urged by the warlords, the speed inevitably slowed down.

At least half of the Ming sergeants were in stroke, and after this speed slowed down, the pressure on Jianyu was obviously less.

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

The ferocity of the captives outside the city just now, they all witnessed it with their own eyes, and they didn't treat people as human beings at all. If this rushes into the city, will the family still have a way to live? I'm afraid it's useless to surrender, barbarians are barbarians!

On the arrow tower in the inner city, Zhou Yanru trembled, and couldn't help but regret it in his heart, what kind of auxiliary minister did he come to Beijing to do, how good it was in Jiangnan! What if the Jianyu invades and he hasn't survived enough?

Hu Guang on the side was different from them, seeing this tragic scene, for some reason, he was not afraid at all, but felt that his blood was boiling, which made him a little strange.

Although he also saw that there was a problem in the city, he was not worried at all. If the city is attacked by such a wave of Jianjiao, then Mangui will be too bad. This Jingshi has long been unaware of how many times it has fallen.

Although Hu Guang thought so, his brows were also furrowed. It's not because I'm worried, but I see a lot of problems in the defense of the city.

First, there was a problem with the quality of the artillery birds, especially the birds, as far as he could see, there were already several birds that had been blown up. The reason for the explosion was nothing more than that the quality was not up to par, and the soldiers were in a panic and filled with too much gunpowder, which exceeded the bearing capacity of the chamber.

Second, the discipline of the soldiers at the head of the city was not good, the training was insufficient, and there were many problems under the battle, even if they were in a hurry, and even the panicked mood of many soldiers seriously affected their comrades. If it weren't for the protection of the city wall, if it was just a field battle, it is estimated that it would have been defeated long ago.

Thirdly, the protective measures of the city are not in place, it stands to reason that the inside of the moat outside the city also needs to build a sheep and horse wall, and on the outside of the moat, it is necessary to arrange horse repellents, dig horse pits, and place antlers and thistles to slow down the enemy's attack on the city wall.

The reason why he didn't do this well can't be blamed on Man Gui. The main reason is that it has only been about two days since Hu Guang ordered the withdrawal of the Wang army outside the city, and the Beijing division is too big, so it is impossible to know which direction the Jianyu will attack the city from, so it is too late to arrange it for a while.

In addition, there is another reason, that the imperial court has no money, and the Jingshi does not have much inventory of protective equipment at all, and the equipment that is rushed to work at the first time is all in the city.

Seeing this situation, Hu Guang couldn't help but use his brain, he understood that if he just defended like this, it would be a little difficult. I wanted Jianyu to break his head and bleed under the walls of the capital division, but he definitely didn't want to let Jianyu attack him.

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

On the arrow tower of the outer city wall, as Hu Guang expected, Man Gui was not flustered at all. After seeing the battle and finding that the moat was crowded with many captives, he ordered the defenders at the head of the city to ignore those who wanted to cross the ladder, and to take care of the archers with all their firepower.

The reserves in the city were also ordered to go up in groups to replace the firecrackers who were hot, and the number was much larger than at the beginning.

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

However, those who crossed the river were less stressed, and soon many of them reached the inner side of the moat. According to the prior arrangement, they immediately assembled a shield defense to cover the accomplices who came behind them. Some of them began to draw ladders over the moat, as if they were ready to be used for siege.

In the distance, at this time, Huang Taiji and Dai Shan finally reacted to Mang Gurtai's preemptive siege, no matter who it was, they could understand Mang Gurtai's careful thinking at once, and they couldn't help but be angry.