Therefore, while few were killed by falling bricks and stones from the city wall, quite a few suffered head injuries.

For a moment, cries of agony rose from beneath the city walls, and the siege was halted.

"Damn it, get them!"

The soldiers in charge of overseeing the battle, seeing those who hesitated to advance, cursed angrily and swung their swords to cut them down.

Faced with the swords behind them, the rebel soldiers were filled with fear and had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue forward, braving the falling bricks and stones.

Soon, hundreds of siege ladders were placed against the city wall, and countless rebels climbed up the ladders like ants climbing a tree.

The soldiers and able-bodied men defending the city, armed with spears and wooden clubs, kept pushing the ladders that were close to the top of the city wall to the other side. However, there were too many rebels, and many lucky ones continued to climb the ladders.

Seeing that many rebel soldiers had climbed halfway up, Zhu Jun waved his hand and shouted, "Throw rolling logs!!"

Countless logs rolled down the ladders, injuring and causing many to fall. The few who managed to climb to the top were killed by the defending soldiers.

The first wave of fierce siege lasted for about an hour. The 50,000 rebel troops attacking the city did not suffer many deaths, but suffered a great many wounded. More than 10,000 were unable to fight anymore, and their morale plummeted.

Seeing that the vanguard soldiers were struggling to breach the city walls, Zheng Hun had no choice but to order the retreat.

"Whew! We held on!"

As the rebel army receded like a receding tide, Zhu Jun breathed a sigh of relief, and the soldiers on the city wall cheered.

With the siege over, Li Ying hurriedly led the people in the city to begin moving bricks, stones, and logs up the city walls.

Looking at the bricks, stones, and logs piled up on the city wall again, Zhu Jun sighed inwardly. Most of these things were taken from civilian houses.

Now that winter has arrived, these people are still willingly demolishing their own houses to help the royal army without any complaints, which shows how much they hate those scholars and powerful people.