On the corner tower, Xiao Hu, leaning against the arrow slit, was covered in sweat. Beads of sweat the size of soybeans dripped from his chin to the ground. He had already drawn his bow and nocked an arrow, which was already aimed outside the window.

The commotion outside the window had him so excited his heart was about to burst out of his chest.

The deafening shouts of battle echoed from beyond the sheep and horse wall; they were the roars of the enemy. The air was thick with gunpowder smoke, and the pungent smell kept filling his nostrils. Xiao Hu swallowed hard, trying to suppress the discomfort in his chest.

From this angle, it appears that all the people in Yangma City have evacuated, and most of the war siege engines have been destroyed. There is still no movement from the heavy gate embedded in the Yangma wall, but Xiao Hu guesses that the enemy will probably use battering rams to ram it.

"If they show their faces, they'll be eating my arrows!" Xiao Hu gritted his teeth and cursed inwardly.

Just as he was intently watching the commotion below, a sharp warning sounded behind him:

"They're here!"

"Up there!" Brother Zhang shouted, his face becoming unusually serious.

Almost simultaneously, the crossbowmen, musketeers, and artillerymen in the outer barbican and corner towers all turned their attention to the sheep and horse wall.

On the Yangma Wall, which had been bombarded by cannons for an hour or two, only scattered torches remained burning in the dilapidated city tower. In the dim light, several broad figures leaped in – the Yan soldiers who had climbed up using ladders!

"Kill them!!!"

A furious roar suddenly rang out from the soldiers guarding Nanze. Amidst the roar, they launched a fierce attack on the Yan soldiers who had climbed over the wall!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The thick crossbow bolts were fired from the ballistae on the outer barbican tower. The sharp, large crossbow bolts, under the action of several bowstrings, made a muffled explosion, and then "whoosh"ed as they shot towards the sheep and horse wall!

Musketeers on the outer barbican tower hid behind arrow slits and fired lead bullets from those narrow windows. In the depression in the middle of the battlements, crossbowmen held their breath and aimed at the bodies of the Yan soldiers, firing arrows in turn!

Meanwhile, the soldiers in the two corner towers began firing.

As the moon gradually rose, its pale light slanted down like water, covering the city towers that shimmered with the glow of flames. The Yan soldiers who had scaled the towers immediately lay prone on the spot, as the gunfire from the opposite side made it almost impossible for them to get up.

But then they took out the shields they had carried on their backs and set them up in front of them.

"Bang bang bang!"

Amid a series of loud bangs, several Yan soldiers carrying shields were sent flying backward, crashing straight into the city wall behind them. The heavy arrows from the ballistae were still too heavy, and even with shields, they were difficult to stop.

Meanwhile, on the opposite city wall, the soldiers were trembling with excitement. After being passively attacked for so long, they could finally vent their anger, which was truly exhilarating.

Without needing any prompting from their superiors, they quickly loaded and fired arrows. In just a short while, a large group of Yan soldiers appeared on the Sheep and Horse Wall. Outside the Sheep and Horse Wall, as the army followed, more and more siege ladders were erected on the city walls. Within a range of several hundred meters, the city walls were almost covered with densely packed Yan soldiers!

The Yan soldiers who had already crossed over did not simply stand close to the enemy's gunfire defense. After placing their shields in front of them, they immediately took out small firearms such as muskets and three-eyed guns from their waists and began to exchange fire with them!

Meanwhile, on the front line of the army located on the outer barbican tower, General Jin Teng, who belonged to the Shenji Battalion, saw that the number of Yan soldiers on the Yangma Wall was increasing. Not only were there more of them, but they were also spreading out, leaping towards both sides of the Yangma Wall from the frontal breakthrough point, showing a strong tendency to rely on the Yangma Wall to fight.

But the increasing number of people actually made the Shenji Battalion useful, and immediately, he raised his arms and shouted:

"Come on! Let them taste our cannons too!"

"Aim at the crowd and blast them!!!"

The reason why the artillery was not fired as soon as the Yanbing soldiers climbed over the sheep and horse wall was that the Shenji Battalion's artillery was extremely valuable. In the previous battle of Datong, one-third of it had been lost. In the current battle to defend Nanze, every cannon and every shell had to be used to its fullest potential.

After all, this thing isn't like a bow and arrow; if you lose a shell, you can't immediately replace it.

With more people, the shells fired into the area can have a greater effect and cause greater casualties, just like right now!

Under Jin Teng's command, the gunners lit the fuses of the cannons already aimed at the sheep and horse wall, and amidst the billowing smoke—

"Boom boom boom!"

A deafening explosion suddenly rang out, and dozens of cannons fired shells that landed directly on the sheep and horse wall!

moment!

Blood mist erupted on the horse trail, shields were pierced and shattered, and the bodies of the Yan soldiers were easily destroyed like cotton wool under the cannon fire!

"Hahaha! Great! Our artillery is just as good as theirs!" Jin Teng excitedly pumped his fist. These few shots made him proud, and his face was beaming.

"Come on! Keep firing!"

"Look closely and shoot where there are the most of them!"

"You think you can break through Nanze? I'll see how many casualties you can withstand!"

Amidst the laughter, a deafening roar suddenly erupted!

The booming sound startled Jin Teng. It wasn't the sound of artillery fire coming from his own side, but from below the city!

He looked up and saw that the Sheep and Horse City Gate was shrouded in thick smoke, with a large amount of dust obscuring the sky and bricks and stones scattered everywhere.

Amidst the thick smoke, deafening shouts of battle erupted.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Boom!"

Immediately afterwards, to everyone's astonishment, a heavily armored chariot burst out of the thick smoke!

Jin Teng's pupils contracted, and a few drops of cold sweat seeped from his forehead. He never expected that the rebels could break through the city gate so quickly. Logically speaking, if they kept climbing over the sheep and horse walls to attack, they could have continuously caused casualties to the rebels.

With the city gates breached, they faced attacks from both above and below by the rebels. There was no time to think; Jin Teng immediately roared:

"Aim at the city gate and fire!"

However, the Yan soldiers who entered at this moment were all inside the chariots. Relying on the sturdy chariots, even if the cannonballs hit them, they would not be able to destroy them immediately.

Compared to the massive, heavy stone that had fallen from the sky earlier, the cannonballs fired from the relatively small-caliber barrels were not particularly strong in terms of armor penetration. And it wasn't just one chariot that entered the city gate!

The first chariots to arrive had already begun to form a battle formation, and the chariots that followed closely behind joined in. The Yan soldiers spread out the wooden curtains prepared on the chariots, gradually forming an iron wall, while the attacks from the sheep and horse walls became increasingly fierce.