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"The iron bullets from Cizhou have also been transported to Shouyang!"

"Very good, continue the bombardment tomorrow."

Shanxi, the main battlefield

It can only proceed after the formidable pass is breached.

Attack any point

The Ming army could then launch a large-scale northward advance towards Xinzhou.

They could also send a detachment to attack Dingxiang and Wutai.

Zhang Guangdao remained completely calm.

He had plenty of provisions.

It was the Ministry of Revenue that kept complaining about the lack of food.

Today's shelling has finally ended.

Watching the Ming army rotate their troops in an orderly manner,

Wanyan Zonghan was extremely anxious and restless.

Besides defending the pass to the death, Wanyan Zonghan

Unable to do anything else.

Even the most elite Jin cavalry and infantry...

At this point, it was completely useless.

Chitang Pass is located on a flat area in a valley.

Shiling Pass is located on a stone ridge in a valley.

The mountain passes outside the pass have been blocked by the Ming army.

Not only were muskets and cannons mounted,

They also deployed a large number of archers.

They were just waiting for the Jin soldiers to come from the narrow valley and die.

Under normal circumstances,

The Golden Man, as the defender,

This terrain is highly advantageous.

But the Ming army had cannons!

"Marshal, another crack has appeared in the wall."

A guard ran over to report the information.

Wanyan Zonghan went to investigate personally.

He suspended the basket in mid-air above the wall.

Reach out to compare the new crack.

This time, it actually split open a full two fingers wide.

It could withstand more than forty days of shelling without collapsing.

The fortified pass built during the Song Dynasty was already quite adequate.

What more could one ask for?

Wanyan Zonghan was also on the city wall.

Set up some small and medium-sized trebuchets.

They hurled stones at the Ming army's artillery positions.

Chapter 3150 Still Dares to Attack the City

But the results were minimal.

When the Ming army deployed their cannons,

Rammed earth fortifications were built.

To date, only two cannons and a dozen gunners have been hit by stones.

"boom!"

The bombardment lasted for fifty-six days.

With a loud bang,

A large section of the eastern city wall of Chitang Pass collapsed.

However, the Ming army's bombardment did not stop.

Frequently used artillery pieces were replaced.

Several more cannons that had completed maintenance were brought up.

Are we going to continue?

Wanyan Zonghan was completely speechless.

You should hurry up and attack the city!

They didn't attack any place they crossed.

Do you intend to blast Chitang Pass to the ground?

On the fifty-ninth day of the bombardment,

Another loud bang,

The breach that was previously destroyed by the bomb,

Another section of the city wall collapsed right next to it.

"Continue the bombardment; attack the city tomorrow."

Zhang Guangdao finally gave the order.

The next day, rows of parapets were erected.

Pushed out from the Ming army camp

The attacking soldiers advanced slowly, hiding behind the parapet.

Ming army cannons,

The bombardment continued unabated.

To provide cover for friendly forces as they approached the pass.

After the parapet wall,

There were six Linchong Lügong carts.

Each Lü Gongche (a type of public transport vehicle) has four decks.

Six musketeers stood on each floor.

They could fire sniper shots at the Jin soldiers at the breach.

More musketeers

However, they followed the parapet wall forward.

Small and medium-sized Huihui cannons on the fortress.

They began throwing stones while braving the Ming army's cannon fire.

It crashed into the slowly advancing parapet.

"boom!"

A stone hit the parapet wall.

Wood chips flew everywhere.

Three Ming soldiers were killed on the spot.

Several people were also injured by splinters of wood.

Those at the forefront of the attack,

Of course, it's Wang De's Yaksha Camp.

The Yaksha Camp has expanded to a thousand people.

Wang De was appointed as the commander-in-chief.

Cao Wu and Xu Qing were appointed as deputy generals.

Cao Wu was Wu Jie's subordinate.

Historically, the Jin army attacked Heshanyuan.

His victory in a one-on-one duel greatly boosted the morale of the Song army.

Xu Qing was Liu Qi's subordinate.

Historically, it was also known as "Yaksha".

These three were all fierce warriors of the Western Army.

They're all capable of one-on-one battles.

And these thousand Yaksha soldiers

Similarly, the best of the best are selected.

They would be more than enough to serve as Zhao Yuan's heavily armored bodyguards.

They were all dressed in the new style of lamellar armor.

Because they entered through the gap,

No need to free your hands to climb the stairs.

Therefore, everyone held a shield in their left hand and a hammer in their right.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The musketeers inside Lü Gong's carriage

They fired first at the breach.

Because the distance is too far,

Only a handful of people were hit.

However, there were several cannons,

They kept bombarding the gap.

One of the cannonballs landed in the Jin army's formation.

It instantly killed or injured several people.

The parapet gradually approached.

The Jin soldiers on the city wall also began to shoot arrows.

The impact hit the outer layer of the leather on the parapet.

It made a dull chopping sound.

After two volleys of arrows,

With a few whistles sounding

Hundreds of Ming musketeers

Exit from behind the parapet.