Zhao Huan hadn't expected that the Heart Purification Mantra would be so effective. It was just like taking a powerful pill. His waist wasn't sore anymore, and his legs weren't weak either. He felt like he wasn't going to be defeated by anyone.
Zhao Huan's performance was seen differently by the soldiers defending the city and the officials accompanying him. "Your Majesty, this is terrifying," he said. "Even as the cannonballs roared down from below, smashing into the walls and leaving a bloody mess just meters away, while even the soldiers crouching trembling behind the walls, Your Majesty remained erect and proud. He treated these "destructive" cannonballs like air, his face expressionless, as if taunting the Jin army below, "a trifle, not worth mentioning. Let the cannonballs come harder."
"Cannons, why did they stop firing after just one round? Don't let the Jin soldiers scare you and affect your morale. Even if they have cannons, do they have more than we do? The more they expend today, the weaker their siege will be later. Can they still smelt iron and prepare gunpowder in furnaces outside the city? We won't lose out in a war of attrition."
Everyone looked at His Majesty with a little admiration, because His Majesty's face was also scratched by the gravel, but His Majesty looked calm, as if he didn't notice it.
"I'll do it right away!"
"Fire, fire, fire at me!"
Under the city wall, Narizahan led two thousand archers and took advantage of the artillery support to rush forward in the short moment when the Song army was frightened.
Narizahan took out a telescope and looked for the figure of the young Song Dynasty emperor on the city wall.
"You're really brave. You're still patrolling and commanding on the city wall at this time. Come on, everyone, shoot arrows in that direction."
A dense rain of arrows came with a sharp sound of breaking through the air. The heavily armored soldiers following Zhao Huan immediately took action, holding up their shields and forming an airtight encirclement to protect Zhao Huan in the center.
The arrows hit the shield, making a tinkling sound, but could not hurt Zhao Huan at all.
"Who is this? So unethical, thinking of catching the leader first."
"It's Narizahan, a general under Wanyan Zongmou!"
"Oh, it's that idiot. Bring me my loud speaker."
After the hail of arrows subsided, Zhao Huan poked his head out from the city wall. "You fool down there, which shameless fellow arranged for you to commit such a shameless act? Soldier against soldier, general against general! Do you have the guts to attack me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty? Dismount immediately, kowtow, and yell 'Grandpa' three times! I was wrong! Otherwise, I will take your head tonight."
"Oh my god, I'm so angry!" Narizahan was instantly ignited. An idea suddenly struck him, and he shouted out loudly for no apparent reason: "Grandson, grandpa was wrong!"
The entire Bianliang City was stunned. What did the general just say?
"Grandpa, my grandson is wrong!"
"No, the general is right, grandson, grandpa is wrong!"
Zhao Huan laughed and shouted to Wanyan Zongwang in the distance: "Wanyan Zongwang, did you hear that? Your general said to me, Grandfather, your grandson is wrong!"
Wanyan Zongmou's face turned pale and blue. The distance was too far, so he didn't hear clearly what Narizahan said. He only vaguely heard something about grandpa, grandson, and wrong.
"You're talking nonsense. Grandpa was right, grandson. Grandpa was wrong!" Narizahan shouted towards the city wall.
What a mess, so shameful, he hasn't learned his lesson yet, why are you listening to his nonsense, it's such a good opportunity, you should shoot an arrow and shoot him in the face, damn it, Wanyan Zonghan felt that his mental state was not good.
This was just a small episode. The exchange of fire between the Song and Jin sides continued, and both sides suffered losses. Overall, the Jin people suffered slightly more casualties, while the Song side suffered greater damage to the Bianliang city wall. After all, the city wall cannot be evaded.
Li Zhongxiao was quick-witted and had come up with an idea. The weather was cold, and it was the time when water would freeze. He asked someone to set up a large iron pot behind the city wall, boil the water until it was half-boiled, and then pour it under the city wall. The water would quickly freeze, instantly making some of the blown-up city walls smooth and solid.
The water must be half-boiled, otherwise the cold water will turn into ice before it is poured out.
After the 5,000 vanguards, 20 large catapults and cannons, and 2,000 archers, Wanyan Zongmou ordered the introduction of ten siege ladders, each of which was followed by dozens of strong soldiers wearing thick armor.
While shouting rhythmically, they pushed the siege ladder forward. This thing was a powerful weapon for siege at that time. Once close, it would only take a moment to climb up the city wall.
Ten siege ladders advanced towards Bianliang City like monsters, giving people a full sense of oppression.
How to describe this siege ladder? Actually, it is a bit like the bunkers built by the Japanese in the island country, but it is movable. It is a layer of large boxes wrapped in iron sheets, stacked together, and filled with soldiers. As soon as the ladder approaches the city wall, the door will open and they will climb up from the inside, quickly reaching the city wall.
Zhao Huan stared at the cloud ladder in the distance and felt that he had opened his eyes. It was really like the saying "when the enemy comes, the general will fight; when the water comes, the earth will block it. You have Zhang Liang's plan, and I have a ladder to climb over the wall."
"Li Gang, when I inspected our equipment, I didn't see any weapons like the ladder."
Li Gang smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty, we have always been defending the city and fighting defensive counterattacks. This ladder has not been used for a long time. Maybe it has been put away in the bottom of the box."
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The arrows shot at the ladders and were bounced off by the thick iron sheets, making them ineffective.
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