After Shang Zhixin gave the order to attack the city, the Green Army soldiers who had been used as cannon fodder habitually charged towards the city wall.
Amidst the bugle call, about two thousand Green Camp soldiers rushed towards Xinhui City. The Green Camp soldiers at the front were all wearing double armor, and the officers with duties were even wearing iron armor.
Behind the Green Army soldiers, there were 200 Han Eight Banners cavalry slowly advancing. Their mission was not to attack the city but to supervise the battle. If they found that the Green Army soldiers were attacking the city half-heartedly or even trying to escape, they could execute military law without asking for orders.
These Green Army soldiers were carrying ladders and pushing carts that could hit the city gates as they charged forward. Their formation was scattered, obviously afraid of the cannons, bows, arrows, and other killing weapons in the city.
The general guarding the south gate was none other than the famous general of the Great Song, Di Qing.
When he saw Shang Zhixin's army turn towards the south gate, he immediately came to the south gate. Because he was alone, he arrived a long time earlier than Shang Zhixin's army. When Shang Zhixin attacked the city, he had already set up the defense of the south gate, so he did not panic when thousands of Green Army soldiers attacked the city.
Di Qing knew that the few thousand Green Army soldiers were just Shang Zhixin's probing to see how strong the city guards were. If they were a motley crew, they would increase their investment and break the city in one fell swoop.
Therefore, Di Qing did not directly expose the elites of the thousands of Green Camp soldiers. Instead, he let the newly surrendered Green Camp soldiers go up to defend. Firstly, it was to exhaust them and secondly, it was to let them use their military achievements as a token of loyalty.
Di Qing felt that although these people had been brainwashed, it was still not very safe. Only by letting them kill more of these slaves and traitors would they be able to cut off their escape routes.
"Release the arrows."
With Di Qing's order, the red cannons that were already prepared immediately let out a thunderous sound. One by one, the iron balls that could tear apart the road smashed into the ranks of the Green Camp soldiers and took away a large number of lives.
As the Green Army soldiers got closer and closer, Di Qing ordered the archers to start firing arrows and the bird commander to start firing.
After the order was given, arrows rained down and bullets flew everywhere, taking the lives of one unlucky person after another.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The 12 red cannons on the city wall rang out once again. The cannonballs were like the death god taking away wave after wave of lives. For a moment, a tragic cry could be heard from below the city wall. Countless heavily injured Green Camp soldiers who were not dead covered their wounds and rolled around in pain. However, no one paid any attention to these people. Their companions continued to charge forward crazily, wanting to seize the city wall that would allow them to obtain military merits.
With a loud boom, a shield vehicle that was advancing was blasted into pieces by the Red Cannon. The Green Battalion soldier behind him was directly sent flying by the artillery shell that had not weakened and crashed heavily onto the ground. It was unknown if he was dead or alive.
After two rounds of bombardment, the twelve cannons had killed dozens of Green Army soldiers, destroyed seven to eight shield carriages, and destroyed countless scaling ladders. Looking at the chaotic Green Army soldiers and listening to their screams, the Green Army soldiers on the city walls cheered excitedly, while the soldiers of the various dynasties who were supervising them were unusually calm.
Not only were they calm, but when they saw the surrender of the Qing army cheering, their eyes flashed with disdain.
The sound of cannons rang out continuously, and arrows rained down like rain. Before the 2,000 Green Army soldiers could even get close to the city walls, they had already lost close to 200 people. Not only that, but they had also fallen into a temporary state of chaos. Many timid people subconsciously turned around and fled, but they were killed by the Eight Banners of Han who were supervising the battle from behind. The Eight Banners of Han killed the chicken to warn the monkeys, so they did not dare to run anymore and could only continue charging forward, and they charged even more crazily.
This time, they were not charging for military merits, but for their own lives. As long as they took down this city tower, they would be able to obtain a short period of recuperation and save their lives.
It had to be said that although the Red Cannons were powerful, their firing speed was too slow. On average, it took more than 30 seconds for them to fire each time. Moreover, the destructive power of the Green Army soldiers was greatly reduced by the fact that they were scattered. In addition, there were more than 2,000 Green Army soldiers attacking the city. The loss of nearly 200 people was only a drop in nine years for them.
"Kill! Kill! Kill…"
After passing through the death zone formed by artillery, bows, and arrows, the Green Army soldiers finally reached the city wall. One by one, the scaling ladders leaned against the city wall. The barbs behind the scaling ladders hooked tightly onto the city wall, making it impossible for the defenders to topple them in a short period of time.
Seeing the Qing soldiers climbing up the ladder like ants, the guards on the city gate tower immediately called out with rolling stones. In an instant, the Qing soldiers were continuously smashed down and turned into corpses, while the Qing soldiers continued to climb up.
Di Qing looks at the large cauldron that is burning hot not far away. There is a stench coming from inside. He doesn't cover his nose or do anything else. He doesn't even frown in the face of the stench. Instead, he says very calmly: "Pour the golden juice."
Soon, the boiling hot golden liquid was poured down. The Green Camp soldiers below were splashed by the boiling hot golden liquid and instantly lost their strength and fell down from the ladder. They kept wailing and scratching the blisters on their bodies.
"Prepare the lime,"
Seeing that the number of Green Camp soldiers gathered below was almost enough, Di Qing once again ordered the collected lime powder to be scattered down. Those Green Camp soldiers who were not prepared at all were hit by the move. They covered their eyes and kept rolling on the ground or bumping around. Each and every one of them became live targets for the archers and bird soldiers...
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