So the three families mustered up their courage and continued to fight at night.

And they were pleasantly surprised to find that the dark night could make the Ming army's 'lost wood' at the head of the city fall off the standard, and there were obviously more native soldiers who could climb up to the head of the city and fight with the defenders.

"Quick, increase your efforts, take the city in one go!" When the male and a few people boarded, they came to the spirit, and they only thought about the ten thousand rewards.

However, they are simply thinking too much.

For they did not know that there were 25,000 defenders in the fort. It's just that the city has limited space, so most of the defenders act as reserves and stand by under the city.

Therefore, Mu Ying has sufficient reserves in his hands, and where there is a tightness, he will send troops to support him.

He was on the tower of the city gate, watching the six roads and listening to all directions, and the night did not affect his accurate grasp of the battle situation, and he could always check and fill in the gaps in time, and always firmly grasped every city wall.

And most of his attention was on the northern fort wall, because that was the main direction of attack of the regular Yuan army.

The general of the Yuan army who commanded the siege still had something, and he had to cheer up and see the moves.

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It was the Pillar Bite himself who commanded the attack on the north wall, and he did not come up and swarm like the other three sides.

Instead, he ordered his subordinates to erect a wooden wall on the edge of the trench to block the javelins dropped from the fort. Under the cover of the wooden wall, the craftsmen who accompanied the army quickly dug pits and drove piles to build arrow towers.

The purpose of the Yuan army was very simple, that is, to occupy the commanding heights, so that it could neutralize the advantages of the Ming army, and in turn shoot the Ming army condescendingly.

As long as the few Ming troops are suppressed, no matter how many troops there are in the east and west of the water, they will be nothing more than chickens and dogs in the eyes of the Yuan army.

Although he couldn't see what the Yuan army was doing behind the wooden wall, Mu Ying could still see Xiao Jiujiu of the general opposite at a glance.

Mu Ying's response is also very simple, that is, to build an arrow tower on the head of the city. If you want to be higher than me, I will be higher than you. My arrow tower is built on the top of the city, and your arrow tower is built under the city, and I will definitely be able to build higher than you!

The advantage of condescension must not be given to others.

The arrow tower of the Yuan army is very simple, but also very ingenious, first use the Luoyang shovel to dig four deep holes, and then insert four good bamboos into it, and the pillar of the arrow tower is there.

There were also pulleys on the top of the four bamboos, and the Yuan army archers sat in prefabricated hanging baskets, which were hoisted by other soldiers with ropes.

The basket itself is also protected on three sides to withstand enemy bows and javelins, and even has a rattan roof to prevent enemy ejections.

A perfect simple arrow tower was thus built. Moreover, it eliminates the need for craftsmen to install at high altitudes, and shooters to climb the arrow tower, which are the two most vulnerable steps, which greatly improves the safety of personnel.

Seeing that the Yuan army so skillfully avoided the most dangerous stage, even the archer with the arrow tower was in place in one step, and the installation was completed, even Mu Ying had to admit that this was really a brand new version that he had never seen.

This is normal, the Mongols have almost all the disasters of Eurasia, and no one can compare with them in terms of knowledge. That's the trick they learned from Central Asia.

The archers of the Yuan army began to shoot at the head of the two-zhang high city on the three-zhang high arrow tower. The Ming troops on the fort wall were all exposed to their attack range, and they were a little passive all of a sudden.

He was not in a hurry to bite the pillar, and ordered people to continue to build, and built ten arrow towers along the trench. Each arrow tower had four or five archers, and forty or fifty archers shot together condescendingly, suppressing the Ming army behind the arrow stacks, unable to show their heads.

He then gave the order to begin the siege.

But at this time, the high platform of the Ming army was also repaired.

The high platform of the Ming army was designed by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and the sixth learned from the container stacks of later generations, and ordered people to make large square wooden boxes in descending sizes in advance.

When installing, put the largest first, and then stack the wooden boxes on top in turn, and put the smallest on top. Such a platform that could be climbed directly was built.

Although the craftsmanship of Lao Liu is different from that of Yuan Jun, the design idea is the same. All are prefabricated components and assembled on site to increase the speed of installation.

And the boxes are all empty for easy handling. The box board on one side can also be loaded and unloaded, which is convenient for filling sandbag stakes at any time to ensure that the high platform will not be blown down by strong winds and collapsed by its own weight.

After the Ming shooters climbed up, they could also remove the top cover of the board box, and use the protection of the box board in the box to fight the enemy.

Coincidentally, the height of the two sides is actually about the same......

Now I only care about shooting each other in the air, and I don't care about anything else.

For the biting pillar, this served his purpose, and he ordered his soldiers to attack the city.

And he has other tricks - he made a simple trebuchet with bamboo and wooden stakes, which is simply to use wooden stakes as fulcrums and bamboo as levers.

Attach a rope to one end of the bamboo, tie the rope to the net-like bullet bag, the bullet bag can be loaded with gravel, can also be loaded with lighted oil bombs, and finally several heavier soldiers use all their strength to press down the other end, and then the ammunition can be thrown.

The process and materials are very simple, ready to use, and the projectile strength is also considerable, and the damage is really not small if it hits. It's just that this method is too waste bamboo, and no matter how thick the bamboo is, it can't withstand it, and it will be split into strips after a few rods, so you have to change it again.

Of course, there is nothing accurate at all, just like the third brother's missile, every impact point is unpredictable. You can only hit wherever you want.

However, after playing too much, there is still something to gain. One out of ten shots can always land on the top of the city, and the rubble is splashed, making it impossible to hide. It can also inflict damage on defenders.

Moreover, the Yuan army also threw fire bombs into the city in an attempt to start a fire.

Fortunately, before the war, in order to take the beams of the house, the king of Chu had already demolished the roofs near the city wall. According to Mu Ying's instructions, some of the straw and straw piled up in front of the house and behind the house were piled up in the center of the fort, and the other part was not needed and thrown into the trench.

The fire that was lit in the trench that night was the stuff that burned.

Zhu Zhen also ordered people to fill the water tanks of every household, and then organize a fire-fighting team, prepare fire-fighting tools, and save wherever there is a fire. finally didn't let the Yuan army succeed.

The two sides fought more and more fiercely, until it was dark when the Yuan army had no intention of withdrawing troops, and the Ming army had to accompany them to the end.

Mu Ying knew that the generals of the Yuan army on the opposite side were going to engage in fatigue tactics. Yesterday and this morning, it was all the barbarian native soldiers of the three divisions fighting, and the regular troops of the Yuan army were not dispatched, and they must be recuperating.

Last night, the Yuan army kept clamoring outside the fort, firstly to prevent the Ming army from going down to the city to sneak attack, and secondly, to keep the Ming army high in tension and consume their spirits.

If the defenders have been highly nervous since yesterday, and by tonight they must be exhausted and slow to react, they will have an opportunity.

However, Mu Ying had already arranged a shift, and the various troops took turns to go to the city, using wheel battles to deal with fatigue tactics, so that the defenders at the head of the city were always in good condition.

The wishful thinking of the generals of the Yuan army fell through again.

(End of chapter)