It turned out that Li Jingang's men had already assembled several catapults, and they couldn't wait to put stones on the catapults and attack Hengshan City.
Although it was testing the distance to facilitate the firing of other catapults, it accidentally hit Tian Zun who was furious on the top of the city wall.
If the people around him hadn't reacted quickly, Tian Zun would have been smashed into a pulp.
"Protect the Master, Protect the Master!"
A group of captains and guards shouted and hurriedly escorted Tian Zun to a safe place.
Tian Zun was still in shock at the moment. The stone just now almost took his life, and he was still frightened.
When Tian Zun came to his senses, he immediately shouted angrily: "How dare you, you thief!"
"The rebels have frightened you, sir. We will avenge you later." Several captains shouted.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this moment, more stones came crashing in.
The soldiers who were unable to dodge were smashed into pieces on the spot, with blood spurting out.
Although the rebels only had four or five catapults, they caused a huge shock to the Dayin soldiers in the city.
For a moment, it was unclear who the rebels were.
The catapults squeaked as they threw stones and mud into the city walls, causing them to explode everywhere.
At the same time, shouts and cries of killing arose.
The rebels, as dense as ants, carried ladders and held various weapons such as wooden sticks, steel forks, spears, hunting bows, etc., and rushed towards the city gate like a tide.
On the top of the city wall, Dayin soldiers stood up one after another, dodged the flying stones from the catapults, and then fought back with bows and arrows.
The war is about to break out. Although the rebels are not as well-trained as the Dayin soldiers, they have a large number of people.
They used a human wave offensive and were determined to conquer Hengshan City.
There were flying stones and arrows.
Hundreds of rebels holding bamboo and wooden shields covered a group of strong men carrying a huge piece of wood, and they soon arrived at the city gate.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dull thuds of hitting the city gates one after another seemed to strike the hearts of the soldiers defending the city.
With each collision, the city gate trembled violently, and the wooden stakes embedded in the city wall became loose, and the clay dust that had long been dried fell down.
The rebels' ladders had been set up on the city walls, and the soldiers were climbing up like zombies.
Often, many people were shot down by Dayin soldiers on the city walls with bows and arrows, or lifted up the ladders with forks.
The ladder was lifted off the city wall and stood in mid-air.
The people above let out screams, and then fell into the crowd like dumplings, killing or knocking out many people.
Behind the rebels who were charging to capture the city stood a thousand strong men holding swords and wearing armor.
This is an elite force formed and trained by Yang Yan, one of Li Jingang's Four Heavenly Kings, and is called the Iron Flag Army.
He knows the importance of elite troops.
Li Jingang seems to have a huge force and a large number of people, but these are just refugees who were temporarily assembled.
These refugees would follow Li Jingang as long as they were given food.
Li Jingang attacked the county town in Xiazhou, robbed the rich to help the poor, opened the warehouses to distribute grain, and countless people joined his team.
But once Li Jingang runs out of food, these refugees will be hungry and who knows if they will become disloyal.
He wanted an army that would truly obey and follow his lead.
So Li Jingang asked Yang Yan to select a thousand rebels with the best physical fitness from the 20,000 to 30,000 rebels and train them, and equip them with the best equipment and horses.
They will not act rashly. Only when they are in trouble will Li Jingang let them go into battle, turn the situation around and boost morale!
Now, they are acting as a supervisory team, urging other soldiers to attack.
Anyone who dares to retreat or fear fighting will be killed without mercy.
It was precisely because of the presence of this ruthless Iron Flag Army as the supervisory team that Li Jingang's army of 30,000 refugees rushed forward without regard for their own lives.
In addition to this elite Iron Flag Army, Li Jingang also has a Swift Army, which consists of ordinary combat soldiers.
The treatment they enjoy is slightly worse than that of the elite team, but in addition to only having to fight, they have food and drink, and the spoils are distributed first.
If the refugees perform well in combat, they will be eligible to be selected into the Swift Army and become official staff of Li Jingang.
At this moment, the siege has entered a white-hot stage, and people are dying continuously!
Although Tian Zun's army had the advantage of the city and weapons and equipment, these soldiers from top to bottom had developed a nature of greed for money and fear of death. Their morale was generally low and their combat awareness was not very strong.
Li Jingang's army of starving people were already doomed anyway.
If you try hard, you can join the Swift Army, where you will have no worries about food and drink, and you can also get a share of money.
Therefore, these hungry people showed great tenacity in the battle and fought without fear.
For a while, the two sides were fighting hard.
Below the city wall, corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowed like rivers.
The battering ram used to attack the city gate had already loosened it, and it seemed that with a little more effort, the gate could be knocked open.
Tian Zun hid inside the city wall and listened to reports from all sides.
When he learned that his army was fighting on equal terms with the rebels, he began to worry.
How come Dayin’s army has become like a rebel army now?
What on earth is going on?
"Sir, the rebels have no fear of death. When one dies, another comes. The city gates are about to collapse!"
Just then, someone came running to report.
"Useless! Are you all afraid of death?"
Tian Zun was furious and scolded the captains around him, "Follow me to the front to supervise the battle and kill the enemy yourself. Don't just hide in the back!"
These officers gritted their teeth and went into battle reluctantly.
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