When the battering ram was still more than a hundred steps away from the Canglong Gate, the Shen Ce Army guarding the city wall began to shoot arrows.
But the arrows landed on the chariot and could not even penetrate the outer layer of rhino skin.
Following the battering ram were three wooden mobile arrow towers.
Hundreds of servants shouted slogans and pushed the arrow tower to the front of the battle.
The arrow tower was five zhang high, about ten zhang higher than the walls of the imperial city. The archers on it drew their bows and arrows and shot at the defenders on the tower.
A quarter of an hour later, a battering ram finally approached the palace gate amid a hail of arrows.
A horn blew, and the deafening drumbeats abruptly stopped. Aside from the sharp crack of arrows piercing the air, the battlefield was completely silent.
Under the gaze of thousands of people, dozens of soldiers in the battering ram pulled the chains, struggled to drag the battering ram, and crashed into the palace gate with the painting of the Eastern Azure Dragon.
Dull crashing sounds echoed beneath the city walls. Every time a crash was heard, the chaotic troops outside the palace gate would shout:
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
The huge sound waves shook the heaven and earth. On the vermilion palace gate, a blue dragon painted with gold powder was about ten feet tall and magnificent.
However, at this moment, the two blue dragons symbolizing imperial power were constantly peeling and deforming under the impact of the hammer.
As battering rams approached the palace gate unscathed, the morale of the Shen Ce Army grew increasingly low, and the arrows they fired became increasingly weaker and less effective.
When the arrow tower moved to a position thirty steps away from the palace gate, the Shen Ce Army on the tower had been completely suppressed. Almost anyone who showed his head would be shot to death by the archers on the arrow tower.
Accompanied by the loud shouts of "Victory" from the chaotic army, the battering ram was swung high, and then, with a heavy sound of wind, it rushed forward again.
With a loud bang, the palace gate, unable to bear the weight, finally broke, and wood chips flew everywhere.
The chaotic army cheered in unison, and then rushed towards the palace gate like a tide at the sound of drums.
The Zhonglei Army had achieved another victory. Li Gang was extremely excited. He drew his sword and shouted, "The Yan family will be annihilated today!"
As he said this, he led the vanguard into the imperial city.
It went very smoothly and he seemed to be completely defenseless.
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