The soldiers on Zhenjiang Fort had already discovered the strangeness of the Jurchens and reported the situation here to Mao Wenlong, and a large number of soldiers defending the city also gathered on Zhenjiang Fort.

All the people were dignified, this time the Jurchens prepared a large number of siege equipment, and it seemed that they would win or lose in one fell swoop.

Looking at the dense siege equipment in the distance, Xiang Yu said with a smile: "It seems that the enemy is planning to attack the south, we don't need to worry." ”

There are obviously many more siege equipment in the south than in the west, so Xiang Yu has this to say.

"I don't know if Master Mao can hold it."

Lu Yan said worriedly.

"Don't worry, aren't there still us?"

Xiang Yu said confidently.

He has never seen any strong winds and waves, hundreds of thousands of Qin troops have been beaten, and how can he take the siege of thousands of people in his eyes.

The desolate trumpet sounded, and the Jurchens finally launched an all-out attack.

At the forefront this time is the chariot, which is a siege weapon made by the Jurchens.

There are rollers underneath it, which can be pushed forward by soldiers.

The front of it was a five- or six-inch thick plank, and the outer side was covered with cowhide, and no firebolt could wear it.

Soldiers can hide in it, get close to the walls, and destroy them with their axes. There are also thick planks on it, and the stones cannot break it.

In addition, soldiers can also shoot arrows behind them, which is really multi-functional.

Behind the chariot were a large number of Jurchen archers, all of them wearing chain mail and large bows in their hands, ready to shoot arrows close behind the city walls.

This was followed by groups of Han soldiers pushing carts full of mud bags, which they would push into the trenches as they approached the trenches.

Looking at the front row of cars, even Lu Yan had a solemn face, just the number of vehicles attacking their city wall was at least forty.

"My lord, the enemy has entered our effective range!"

Grenwell said.

"Fire! Remember to take out the enemy carts first! ”

Lu Yan said without thinking.

"Yes, my lord."

The cannons on the west and south walls rang out almost simultaneously, and nineteen buckshot bullets fell heavily on the Jurchens' ranks, quickly setting off a bloody storm in the ranks.

Although the car is strong, it still can't block the lead bullet, and everything that is hit by the lead bullet is smashed into pieces.

Not to mention the soldiers who were hit, they were almost a mess of flesh after being hit.

But even so, there were still about thirty-five cars in front of Lu Yan.

Seeing this, Lu Yan's face was full of solemnity.

Although those Jurchens suffered a lot of losses, they did not panic.

The enemy's artillery, although it had a very long range, fired at a very slow rate, so they still advanced in an orderly manner.

Soon the eagle cannon fired, and the eagle cannon was not weak, and the rate of fire was fast, but it was still a drop in the bucket for the large number of Jurchens.

As the Jurchen ranks got closer and closer, the backs and traps on the wall raised their bows and crossbows, aiming at the enemy troops.

With the help of the cover of the chariots, they soon came to the outermost trench.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Sima Nan shouted loudly, and arrows rained down above the city.

Their targets were both the Jurchens hiding behind the chariot and the Han army behind the Jurchens.

All of a sudden, those Jurchens and Han soldiers were shot one after another.

150 paces is definitely a very delicate distance, and at this distance, those backers have a fairly high hit rate, and they can kill those Jurchens at will.

The Jurchen bows and arrows could not effectively damage the soldiers at the head of the city.

Because except for some soldiers with amazing arm strength, the arrows can't even penetrate leather armor at 150 paces, let alone heavy armor.

All of a sudden, those Jurchens and the Han army were hit by arrows one after another, especially the Han army, because there was no cover of the chariot, and the casualties were even more heavy.

But they had no choice but to rush out of the passage between the carts and dump the dirt into the trench as fast as they could.

Otherwise, they would only have a better chance of dying.

Although some of the Han soldiers were shot, a considerable number of them still dumped the soil in the carts into the trenches.

Seeing this, Lu Yan couldn't help frowning.

As soon as the backcasters and trap battalions finished shooting their arrows, they would immediately back off, continue loading the arrows, and then give up their shooting positions to the others.

In this way, it ensured that the rain of arrows at the head of the city was continuous, causing great damage to the Jurchens and Han troops under the city.

When those Jurchens saw so many people injured, many of them scolded them.

Some of the self-conceived and courageous ones also shot their bows and arrows at the head of the city, and although the arrows reached the head of the city, they hit pitifully low.

Most of them were blocked by the quilts and city walls carried above, and even if a few arrows and shit were shot, they were either blocked by the iron armor, or they didn't have much lethality.

There is very little that can actually do harm.

And these powerful Jurchens are definitely the elite of the Jurchens, so Lu Yan unceremoniously ordered Gan Cheng and the others to fight back.

Gan Cheng and the others never shoot armor, but only shoot in the throat, so there is no problem of insufficient penetration.

At this time, the Jurchens who opened the bow fell into bad luck and fell to the ground one after another.

Seeing this, many Jurchens were silent, and those who dared to shoot arrows at the city immediately decreased a lot.

Despite this, the Han army still dumped cartloads of earth into the trenches, which increased at a rate visible to the naked eye.

And the eagle cannons on the head of the city also kept firing their cannons, destroying one cart after another.

Seeing this, Lu Yan felt a little regretful.

Maybe he should get more guns with a fast rate of fire, so that the Jurchens have nowhere to hide.

At this time, Lu Yan glanced at the city wall in the south, because Mao Wenlong's men did not have such a strong crossbow as the Divine Arm Bow, their trenches were all within a hundred steps.

At this time, a large number of Jurchens had gathered in front of the trench, and they hid behind the chariots and kept firing arrows at the city.

The Jurchens' archery skills were really good, and many soldiers in the city were hit by arrows, and the screams were endless.

And the firearms at the head of the city are also constantly firing, the sound of gunfire and cannons has never stopped, and the smoke of gunpowder is everywhere, and the momentum is quite amazing.

From time to time, some of the Jurchens were shot and fell to the ground, and the power of lead shots was much greater than that of bows and arrows, and within this range, even if they did not die, they were seriously injured.

Moreover, in addition to the nine Hongyi cannons, there were also four Franc cannons captured from other castles.

Mao Wenlong recruited gunners for them from the Dingding, and those gunners were manipulating the Francophone to fire non-stop.

The Furlong has a much faster rate of fire than the Hongyi cannons, and all they fire is shotguns.

One Franc machine is almost enough to block a 60-meter front, and four Franc machines are almost enough to block the entire city wall.

And every time the cannon went down, the overwhelming stone projectiles were fired, which made the Han soldiers who tried to dump the soil and the Jurchens who did not hide crying and shouting for their mothers, and suffered heavy casualties.

In the end, the Jurchens had to take over their work and push the carts forward, but their progress was slower than here.

Seeing this, Lu Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly, it seems that he really underestimated the wisdom of his ancestors, and the Francoji really deserves to be a weapon for defending the city.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

“……”

The Hongyi cannons at the head of the city to the west opened fire again, this time targeting the carts.

Due to the considerable proximity, nine out of ten cannons hit the target this time.

Coupled with the previous Eagle Cannon that kept firing and hitting, the enemy now has only more than 20 vehicles.

A large number of Jurchens were exposed to the sight of the crossbowmen due to the lack of cover from the chariots, and a large number of arrows kept shooting at them, causing them heavy losses.

At this time, most of the first trench was filled in, and although it was impossible to pass people, one could already jump over the dirt in the trench.

Seeing this, some Jurchens who were full of anger couldn't wait to jump over, and they walked to the second trench and began to shoot arrows at the city.

The second ditch was still 130 paces from the wall, and the vast majority of men were still unable to harm the soldiers at the top of the city.

Seeing that some Jurchens actually took the initiative to jump out, the soldiers at the head of the city were not very happy.

The distance was closer, and of course they were aiming more accurately.

So they shot at those Jurchens, and it didn't take long for the Jurchens who jumped over to be covered with corpses, and the ground was full of wailing Jurchens.

They had to jump back again and hide behind the carts.

By this time, the battle for the southern wall had already entered a fever pitch.

At this time, the pre-installed sub-guns of the Franc machine have all been launched, and they can only be installed slowly.

Some Jurchens took advantage of this opportunity to jump out from behind the carts, and then kept shooting arrows at the city.

The Han army dumped earth in truckloads, and soon the first trench was filled in a considerable part of it.

The chariots immediately advanced, and more and more Jurchens came into range of what they were sure of, and they shot arrows desperately at the city walls.

At almost every battlement, there were several Jurchens aiming for archery, and as the distance closed, the Jurchens' hit rate also increased dramatically.

Some of the Ming soldiers had just poked their heads out, ready to put their guns, but a few arrows came over, and then the Ming army fell down screaming, and the wet quilts on the city head were already densely covered with all kinds of arrows.

Moreover, with the increase in the number of firing, from time to time there will be fire guns that begin to explode, causing unnecessary casualties to the Ming army and making the morale of the Ming army fluctuate.

But the Jurchens were not having a good time, and as the distance narrowed, the power of the firecracker also skyrocketed.

As long as the Jurchens were hit, whether they were wearing armor or not, they were all wounded with a large hole and fell to the ground.

It's a battle of wills, with a large number of casualties on both sides, and it's just a matter of who can't hold out first.

Lu Yan walked over and said to Mao Wenlong, "My lord, do you want our people to help?" ”

Mao Wenlong smiled and shook his head, "No, don't worry, we can still hold it." ”

From time to time, the Ming army went up under the city wall in Zhenjiang Fort to replace the wounded Ming army, and the current Ming army was far from being unable to support it.

Mao Wenlong has also been paying attention to the situation of the western city wall, and the situation of the Ming army in the west has fallen to make him feel extremely relieved.

"If you still have the strength left, go and support the east."

The eastern wall could not launch a large-scale attack because of the river of love, but it did not mean that it could not be attacked, but the attack needed to pass through the Ming army's fire blockade line and fill in a trench.

In order to contain the strength of the Ming army, Huang Taiji also sent a small group to attack from the east.

Lu Yan nodded, so he ordered 20 Qi family arms and 30 cowardly Xue to reinforce the eastern city wall.

Mao Wenlong looked at Lu Yan with some doubts.

Lu Yan's position is just a general, and those Qi family's arms and cowards are not theoretically under his command, so why would they follow his orders.

And whether it was Xiang Yu or Feiwei and the others, they seemed to have great respect for Lu Yan, which made him feel a little strange.

But now that the war was urgent, he quickly put those thoughts behind him.

Amin now walks around like a grumpy lion, and his men on the front line have suffered heavy losses, but there is nothing they can do with the enemy, which makes him irritated and wants to kill.

At this time, Huang Taiji rode over.

"How's your battle going here?"

Huang Taiji asked.

"It's bad."

Amin said angrily.

Huang Taiji looked at the situation on the front line and couldn't help but shake his head.

Originally, Amin wanted to save his strength by taking a containment mission, but he didn't expect the loss to be quite small.

However, his situation is not much better, and the Ming army in the south is now quite brave.

"You must hold on, although our attack there is not smooth, but it is not far from the city being captured."

Huang Taiji said with confidence.

Amin looked at him with red eyes, and then said, "Okay, but you have to hurry." ”

Huang Taiji nodded, but he didn't leave here, he was deeply afraid that Amin would withdraw his subordinates in order to preserve his strength, so that he would lose all his efforts if he died so many people.

He knew very well what his brother's virtues were.

Amin glanced at him with some dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything.

After speaking, both of them looked at the front with solemn faces, the Ming army and the Jurchens were engaged in a fierce battle, and someone fell every moment.

As time passed, after Huang Taiji's subordinates paid an incomparably huge price, they finally completely filled in the outermost two trenches, and even the innermost one, a considerable part of them could be allowed to pass through.

Many Jurchens ran to the bottom of the city wall and picked up axes to destroy the city wall.

At this time, he remembered the method that Lu Yan had come up with for him, and he hurriedly ordered someone to take out some firewood and grass, and then sprinkled some gunpowder and sulfur on it, and threw it down the city wall and then threw down the torches.

"Boom!"

The firewood and grass with gunpowder and sulfur were added to the flames almost instantly, and the soldiers who had intended to destroy the walls were also burned all over their bodies.

The Jurchens screamed in great sorrow, and they frantically pounced on the other Jurchens for help.

The other Jurchens were ignited together before they could react, and those who reacted in time either slashed him with a knife or dodged in time.

Seeing that the others were extremely frightened, they all stepped back.

"Hold on to me, don't be afraid, the Jurchens are nothing remarkable."

Mao Wenlong yelled at those Ming troops.

He stepped forward and kept urging those Ming troops.

Seeing that Mao Wenlong personally went into battle, the morale of those Ming troops also increased greatly, and they fired downward regardless of their lives, so the two sides fell into mutual attrition again.

Seeing this, Huang Taiji's face was gloomy as water.

He never expected that the battle here would be so difficult, the wind and waves have come over, and he did not expect such heavy losses in this small fort.

If his strength is lost too much, it will have an extremely negative impact on taking over the Khan position.

They Jurchens have always attached great importance to strength, and they don't have soldiers and horses in their hands, and a few people will take you seriously.

All of a sudden, even Huang Taiji began to hesitate.

Compared to Huang Taiji, Amin's face was even worse.

Compared with the opponent, Huang Taiji at least has casualties on both sides, and there is finally a head start.

And his side is that the enemy can hit them, but they can't hit the enemy, and they are simply being slaughtered unilaterally.

At this time, one of Amin's subordinates ran over covered in blood, knelt down and cried.

"Two Belle masters, the soldiers in front have suffered too heavy losses, I think it's better to withdraw the soldiers first."

At this time, although they filled in the first trench, the carts were only in the single digits.

The vast majority of the Jurchens were completely exposed to enemy crossbow arrows, and a large number of Jurchens were shot at every moment.

If it weren't for the strict military orders, maybe those Jurchens would have fled a long time ago.

Amin's eyelids jumped, and he glanced at Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji understood what he meant, but he didn't answer, but kept frowning and thinking.

At this moment, one of Huang Taiji's personal soldiers came running on horseback.

"Lord Belle, the last trench has been partially filled, and the ladder can be passed."

Hearing this, Huang Taiji couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Give me the order, and immediately order the ladder to be dispatched. Amin, hold on a little longer, this castle will soon be taken by us. ”

Amin nodded helplessly.

The ladder is not a ladder in our home, but a ladder that rests diagonally on a car.

There is a roller underneath that pushes the action.

So that the soldiers on the city wall could at best push it away, not knock it down.

As long as the besieging soldiers continue to push forward, the ladder can continue to lean against the city wall, which is a very ancient and very effective siege machine.

After receiving Huang Taiji's order, those Jurchens immediately pushed the ladder and began to advance.

As for the cars, they have basically been completely wiped out by artillery.

In addition to this, there were some horsemen on their horses carrying some mud bags and galloping forward quickly.

They rode their horses through the filled trenches with ease, then threw bags of dirt against the walls.

And the Han army under the city wall also desperately threw cartloads of earth under the wall.

The earth under the walls was growing at a rate visible to the naked eye, and some Jurchens even threw the corpses of the Han soldiers directly on top of them, filling them with mud bags.

Seeing this, Mao Wenlong couldn't help but be anxious.

"Order the artillery to destroy the enemy's ladder at once, and the sword and shield soldiers to prepare the meat game."