Siege towers often appear on Western battlefields, but rarely appear on Chinese battlefields. There is another name similar to it in China: Lu Gongche.
The huge siege tower amazed the onlookers, and also made some wealthy people in Guangzhou City who decided to donate money and food to the bandit suppression army feel that they had made the right decision.
Can there be a rebel army with such equipment to attack a city or a simple rebel army?
This huge siege tower shocked the Qing troops defending the city in no way. Not to mention the siege effect, it at least frightened them all.
Previously, Li Shiyao took away nearly 6,000 Green Camp soldiers in Guangzhou, including many defenders.
Later, these defenders heard that Li Shiyao had been defeated by the rebels. Now they have escaped back in despair, but there are not many people who came back with them, so these defenders have a lot of complaints about Li Shiyao.
Although Li Shiyao did pay some money to the defenders, he also promised some benefits, which greatly boosted their morale.
However, after seeing the huge siege towers of the bandit suppressing army and the countless arrow-blocking vehicles and ladder vehicles below, the confidence of these defenders began to waver.
Especially those who came to help defend the city at the request of big families, who had never seen such a battle, and were all very worried. Many of them had already thought about surrendering if that was not possible. I heard that the bandit-suppressing army did not kill prisoners.
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"Lv Gongcha? I didn't expect that these rebels would do this. They are indeed not simple rebels. But this thing is just scary, but it doesn't actually have much effect." Li Shiyao explained to the people around him who asked him about it.
"Just wait until it reaches around the city wall and then bomb it or shoot rockets directly at it. This thing is troublesome to make and easy to break. It's scary, so no one will use it. You haven't seen it before. Just like normal.”
"The general is indeed very knowledgeable, and we really admire him." After listening to Li Shiyao's explanation, the generals put down their worries and flattered Li Shiyao one after another.
"Go and give the instructions to the people below so that they don't have to worry." Li Shiyao ordered to the soldiers beside him.
"嗻."
After a while, words were spread around the city that these things were just for scaring people and were of no use.
However, Chengtou's words have not stopped yet. The huge siege tower that came towards the city stopped too far away from the moat.
"Haha... They are just big guys. They can't cross the moat, which makes us worry in vain."
"That's right, that's right. The general is well-informed, and he can see at a glance that their stuff is of no use."
Words of ridicule were heard on the city walls.
"Bang..."
A neat gunshot rang out
"What's this gunshot about?"
Li Shiyao now feels like a nightmare when he hears the sound of gunshots. When my heart tightened, I quietly leaned against the parapet and hid behind it.
"Snapped…"
"puff…"
The flying bullets constantly hit the city wall or directly hit the Qing defenders standing on the city wall.
"ah…"
The man who was stunned for a few seconds after being shot finally realized what he was doing, covered his wound and screamed loudly.
Because they were defending the city, there were overcrowded people standing on the city wall at this time.
Those who screamed were still alive, but some were killed directly.
Before more people could react, gunshots from the second platoon rang out again. In addition to the large number of bullets blocked by the parapet wall, there were still many bullets that penetrated the recesses of the parapet wall and directly shot the defenders on the top of the city.
After the bandit-suppressing army fired two shots, even the Qing defenders, no matter how slow they reacted, understood what was going on.
As a result, the city was in chaos. The first reaction of many Qing soldiers was to leave here. Then they all walked towards the steps of the city wall.
There are steps on the west gate of Guangzhou City every twenty feet. A large number of steps on the city wall are used to facilitate the ascent and descent of the defenders.
This was the third volley of gunshots.
Once again, many people died among the Qing defenders who were wandering around the chaotic city.
Compared with the defenders who were walking around, many smart defenders hid on the parapets that could block the bullets of the bandit-suppressing army, or simply climbed on the ground at the top of the city.
"Despicable, I didn't expect that his Lu official car was actually used like this." Looking at the mess of defenders on the wall, Li Shiyao gritted his teeth angrily and cursed in a low voice.
"Don't panic, everyone. If you just hide behind the city wall or squat on the ground, you'll be fine. The guns of these rebels won't last long, and you'll be fine after a while."
Listening to Li Shiyao's shouts, the Qing soldiers and defenders who had been wandering around suddenly seemed to understand and followed Li Shiyao's orders.
"Report, general. The rebels have begun to attack. They are filling in the moat now." The sentry who was observing at the observation port on the wall crouched over and reported to Li Shiyao.
"What? Damn rebels. I understand, you continue to observe." Li Shiyao cursed a few words and gave instructions to the sentry one after another.
"Yes, general." The sentry kowtowed to Li Shiyao and continued to squat towards the observation entrance.
"Bang..."
"Bang..."
"Bang..."
For nearly an hour, the sound of volleys of gunfire never stopped.
Some defenders who did not believe in evil stood up and were beaten to death after a while.
The moat outside Ximen City is almost full.
"General, the gunshots haven't stopped, and the moat is almost full. What should we do?" At this time, Ku Yalanan, who was hiding in the tower with Li Shiyao, asked directly
Not only Ku Yalanan asked this question directly, but other generals were also looking at Li Shiyao. Who made him such the greatest official? Who else can think of this problem if he doesn't?
"The enemy is fierce now. With their large number of siege vehicles and arrow-blocking vehicles, we can't even kill the rebels when we go out. We can only wait for the rebels to attack the city wall and then fight with them with real swords and guns." It’s a matter of male and female.” Li Shiyao couldn’t think of any other way, so he could only say this.
"The general is right, this is the only way." Kuyala Nanzhi replied.
Regarding Li Shiyao's statement, some generals felt helpless, but there was nothing they could do.
However, Li Shiyao's method is not a good one, but now it can only be a hopeless hope.
In this way, most generals knew that there was no shortage of defenders in Guangzhou City. After several sieges against Zhang Rui, the defenders in the city were constantly transferred to fight, and many of the defenders never returned.
Today, the garrison in Guangzhou City is only about 5,000 people. These more than 5,000 people still have to be divided to guard eighteen city gates. Even if there are not many people assigned to other city gates, each of the other city gates with 100 people will still need 1,700 defenders, and even more What's more?
Today, the garrison in Guangzhou City is only about 5,000 people. These more than 5,000 people still have to be divided to guard eighteen city gates. Even if there are not many people assigned to other city gates, each of the other city gates with 100 people will still need 1,700 defenders, and even more What's more?
