Even if you are throwing stones down, you need to find the right position and angle to throw the stones and bricks down.
The aim was limited because of the high altitude, and coupled with the heavy rain, most of the Jiannu soldiers who were prying bricks under the ladders were not affected. They tried their best to keep squatting and tried their best to pry open the bricks.
Soon, some of the wall tiles were pried out and thrown aside.
"The Jiannu have dug the wall! Everyone wait for the right target before throwing!" The soldiers in charge of command stood in place, waving flags and shouting at the instruction of the general.
Yan Yingyuan saw all of this and quickly thought of a countermeasure.
Heavy rain, mud, siege...
After a while, Yan Yingyuan sent a message: "Pour tung oil on the ladders, and pour the kerosene directly onto the base of the city wall without lighting it."
"Focus on dealing with the people below the ladder who are prying bricks and digging the wall. The people on the ladder are not a threat for the time being!"
Seven or eight messengers nodded and left quickly, running to different places to convey the news to the generals.
"Lord Yan has ordered that tung oil be poured on the ladder..."
This move has an immediate effect!
The defenders immediately gained the upper hand!
The ladders were made of wood, which was already slippery after the heavy rain. After the tung oil was poured on the ladders, the wood became even more slippery.
The Jiannu soldiers who were climbing up on the wood fell down before they could react because the ladder was too slippery.
Not only could they not hold onto the wood on both sides of the ladder, they couldn't even stand steadily on the steps of the ladder.
As the Jiannu soldiers fell from the ladders one by one, the defenders on the city wall turned their attention back to the people prying bricks.
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