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Yan Ping led five hundred cavalry in a fierce battle.

Seeing the Jin cavalry surging forward...

Immediately lead your troops back to camp.

The Ming infantry quickly connected the chariot formation.

The southern city wall of Gaocheng

Several Ming troops have already arrived.

They used six ladders to climb up first.

Musketeers selected from two hundred best.

The pressure on the defending troops was too great.

First attack the reserve officers.

Then attack the Jin soldiers who were shooting arrows.

Then attack the Han army carrying oil cauldrons and logs.

If any Jin general dares to show his face.

They will soon be targeted.

If you peek out more than three times, you'll be targeted.

"The Ming soldiers have climbed up,"

"They dare not fire their firearms anymore. Kill them!"

Yelü Ma Wu suddenly stood up.

Because the distance is too close,

He abandoned his spear and picked up an iron rod.

It was thrown at the young Ming general who had led the charge.

The Khitan soldiers beside them

They all raised their guns and stabbed him.

Compared to the defending troops,

There were still too few musketeers firing from the watchtower.

The Ming army's vanguard soldiers were all besieged.

Several Ming vanguard units were defeated.

Another group of Ming soldiers climbed onto the city wall.

The officer leading the team this time was named Li Zhen.

It was Zhao Yuan who brought them in from Kaifeng.

This person was originally a junior officer in the Song Dynasty's Xiang Army.

There is only a short record of it in historical books.

Jin troops besieged Tokyo.

Li Zhen led three hundred men into battle.

They killed more than 700 Jin soldiers and horses.

After being defeated and captured, the Jurchens asked him where the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was.

Li Zhen said that the Emperor of my Great Song Dynasty is not someone you can question.

The Jurchens were furious and had him executed by slow slicing.

Li Zhen's entire body was cut open.

He died still cursing incessantly.

Li Zhen was at the point where he was climbing the city wall.

There were already more than twenty Ming soldiers lying there.

The spear was not effective when the squad was scaling the city walls.

Li Zhen temporarily used a short spear.

Strictly speaking, this weapon is called a "鋋".

The spear shaft is very short.

The spearhead, however, was thin and long.

Moreover, they were replaced with specially made armor-piercing cones.

Li Zhen held a small shield in his left hand.

Holding a short spear in his right hand,

Faced with the siege of the Jin army,

He was injured in several places very quickly.

I sensed soldiers climbing up behind me.

Li Zhen had three enemy spears pressed against his chest, abdomen, and ribs.

He covered his face and neck with a small shield and rammed forward with all his might.

This will make room for friendly forces to scale the city walls later.

One Ming soldier after another scaled the city walls.

They rushed forward to cover Li Zhen, who was now covered in blood.

"boom!"

A gunshot sounded,

The Khitan officer diagonally in front of Li Zhen

He was killed by Liu Jizhong's bullet.

Who says you can't fire a gun in a melee?

The observation tower vehicle had a large skylight on its roof.

The smoke of battle is still difficult to dissipate effectively.

Liu Jizhong coughed twice from the fumes.

He rubbed his eyes, which were watering from the fumes.

Continue blowing the fuse, tearing the cardboard, and loading the bullets.

He likes the smell of gunpowder.

I feel weak all over if I don't smell it for a day.

Li Zhen's point of entry into the city.

More than thirty Ming soldiers had already climbed up.

Yelü Ma Wu received the news.

Send all the nearby Khitan reserves forward.

He then ordered Zhang Di to lead his troops closer to prepare for reinforcement.

"The Ming army has armored soldiers climbing siege ladders!"

A Khitan soldier shouted.

Those were Zhao Yuan's heavily armed personal guards.

They had been standing there in their armor for quite some time.

At this moment, Li Zhen led his troops to establish a firm foothold.

These heavily armored guards also began to move.

They climbed the cloud ladder wearing armor weighing over 60 kilograms.

This type of infantry armor is a new style.

In total, only one hundred paintings were produced.

All the armor plates on the body are made of high-quality steel that has been repeatedly hammered by water.

Some modular partial structures of the old-style infantry armor,

Replace them all with large armor plates made of high-quality steel.

This can effectively reduce the weight of the armor.

Chapter 277 New Type of Infantry Armor

The new infantry armor weighing over 60 kilograms

Its defensive capabilities are equivalent to those of the previous models weighing 70 or 80 kilograms.

Li Zhen led his troops to hold off the Jin army.

There were also musketeers sniping nearby reserves.

Dozens of heavily armored guards,

They climbed up the city wall one after another.

They were completely covered in metal cans.

Only the eyes and mouth are visible.

Each person was carrying an iron mace.

They marched forward in formation, striking anyone they encountered.

"Press them all up!"

Yelü Ma Wu hid behind the parapet to avoid the firearms.

He was terrified upon seeing the heavily armored guards.

Another reserve team was added.

In fact, no matter how much you invest, it's useless.

The battlefield space is only so big.

Zhang Di shouted, "General, don't panic, I'm here to help you!"

This fellow led his troops over to help with the defense.

When passing near Wanyan Zongwang

Suddenly, they charged towards Wanyan Zongwang's personal guards.

"All of you, come up and kill the traitors!"

Zhang Hao shouted towards the Han soldiers' reserve force below the horse trail.

Wanyan Zongwang was still using command flags.

He commanded the Jin troops outside the city to attack the Ming army from his high vantage point.

They were attacked by the Han army led by Zhang Di without any warning.

His personal guards were all clad in heavy armor.

Zhang Di's Han soldiers were poorly equipped.

At the beginning of the battle,

Zhang Di, with his superior numbers, was already outmatched.

They were repeatedly defeated by Wanyan Zongwang and a small number of his personal guards.