One of several nine-pound cannons was mounted hard on the outermost cowhide of the car, causing the car to sway and causing a black hole to burn out of the cowhide.
But the carriage still blocked the cannon.
A cloud car not far away was hit by a cannon and fell apart.
The carriage guarded the cannon, which also led to more people hiding around the carriage.
However, the nine-pounder gunner on the city wall did not give up because of one failure. Instead, he readjusted and continued to fire at the carriage.
For the gunner, if one shot fails, just fire a few more shots.
After being hit by two cannons, the carriage finally couldn't bear it anymore. A thick wooden stick on it broke and fell down, knocking down a group of Guan Ning's troops hiding around.
Two of them were killed on the spot, and seven or eight others were injured.
There is also a gap directly above the carriage, and the defensive area has been reduced.
The Tiger Flag gunners on the city wall saw that the nine-pounder cannons could threaten the enemy's carts, so it took a little more effort, but it didn't matter. There were many cannons on the city wall, and there were several nine-pounders, specifically to pick out the enemy's carts for bombardment.
After several rounds, the cart finally couldn't stand it anymore. The wooden pillars on it were broken, and the cowhide in front of it fell down. One of the wheels and the axle broke directly, and the cart fell to the ground.
The strong defense of the carriage is due to its heavy weight. Once the carriage is destroyed, the carriage will be useless. It needs to be repaired before it can be used again.
But now on the battlefield, there was no chance to repair it, so as soon as the carriage broke down, Guan Ningjun, who was hiding behind, immediately hid in the other carriages.
Where the Guan Ning Army's base camp is located, Zu Dashou looks at the battle ahead with an ugly expression.
The soldiers and horses sent out to attack the city had already lost hundreds of people before they even got close to the gates of Shanhaiguan.
"Brother, retreat first. If this continues, the people sent out may not be able to come back." Zu Dabi said distressedly.
Guan Ning's army was their own army, and such useless casualties really made him feel distressed.
Zu Dashou secretly gritted his molar teeth and said: "We can't retreat. Send another team up to strengthen the attack."
Not only did he not retreat, he directly ordered to continue to increase the intensity of the attack.
After hearing this, Zu Dabi thought he had heard wrong and asked hesitantly: "Brother, are you wrong? We should retreat at this time. There is no need to continue the attack. The tiger thieves are too well prepared in Shanhaiguan." Well, listening to the sound of cannons, I'm afraid there are dozens of cannons placed on the city walls."
"Didn't you hear my order? Continue to send troops to attack." Zu Dashou shouted to Zu Dabi with his eyes red.
Zu Dabi was shocked when he saw this, and had to arrange another army to increase the siege force.
Another Guan Ning army of thousands of people was sent out.
Because the soldiers and horses sent out later did not carry siege equipment, they attacked faster, and it didn't take long to catch up with the team in front.
However, they did not surpass the front team and rush to the front. Instead, they used the siege equipment of the front team to get closer to the city wall of Shanhaiguan.
Without siege equipment, even if they rush to the city wall of Shanhaiguan, they will only become a target for the defenders on the city.
Dozens of cannons on the city wall were bombarding thousands of Guanning troops. Even if they fired as much as possible, they could not stop so many people from approaching the city wall of Shanhaiguan.
In the end, at the cost of destroying three cloud carriages and two supporting carriages, the remaining Guan Ning army was allowed to arrive under the city wall of Shanhaiguan.
There were people standing on the carriage, and they began to send people off to the city wall of Shanhaiguan.
But at this moment, grenades specially made with tiger flags were thrown down from the city wall.
The grenade is relatively large and can kill someone if thrown from the city wall. Not to mention that it is filled with a large amount of gunpowder, iron beads and other objects, making it an absolutely powerful weapon.
A grenade exploded from above the heads of these Guan Ning troops. At least seven or eight Guan Ning troops around were hit by the iron beads flying out of it. They were either killed or injured, and lost their combat effectiveness.
As each special grenade was thrown off the city wall, more and more Guan Ning's troops were killed and injured.
The remaining Guan Ning army finally couldn't bear it anymore, left their companions and fled towards the rear, escaping from under the Shanhaiguan city wall.
Soon, there were no Guan Ning soldiers who could still stand intact on the city wall. The only ones left were either dead people or Guan Ning soldiers who were injured and unable to escape.
As soon as Guan Ning's army fled under the city wall, the tiger-character flag soldiers on top of the city poured grease on the cloud ladders and carriages under the city wall, and then threw down torches to burn these cloud carriages and other siege equipment.
On the other side, the defeat of Guan Ning's army made Zu Dashou look very ugly.
"Catch and chop those who escaped back." Zu Dashou said coldly.
Zu Dabi on the side heard this and hurriedly advised: "Brother, please calm down. Failure in siege is common. It is better to let them go first and let them serve their crimes."
"Take them all and chop them down." Zu Dashou still insisted on having all those who escaped to be chopped down.
The number of Guan Ning's troops who escaped was less than 200. As soon as they returned, they were arrested, taken to the front of the battle line and beheaded.
Killing so many people at once did not seem to calm Zu Dashou. Zu Dashou arranged another two thousand soldiers and horses to continue the attack on Shanhaiguan.
Zu Dabi stopped the messenger and said to Zu Dashou: "Brother, we can no longer send people to attack the city. If we continue to fight like this, it will be difficult to attack the wall of Shanhaiguan. I think it is better to retreat first and fight again tomorrow."
"I am the commander-in-chief of the army, and I am going to deliver the order." Zu Dashou said to the soldiers who delivered the order.
The messenger had no choice but to run to deliver the order.
Zu Dabi looked at Zu Dashou with an ugly expression and said, "Brother, are you crazy? How many people will we die if this continues? It will not do us any good to continue to attack Shanhaiguan."
"The attack on Shanhaiguan was ordered by the Great Khan." Zu Dashou who said this seemed to be several years older.
Zu Dabi said: "The Great Khan is not on the battlefield. He cannot see the situation here. I think if the Great Khan knew the current situation, he would definitely not continue to let us send troops. Brother, withdraw the troops. The Guan Ning Army is our base." , we can’t completely lose it here.”
"I said, this is the order of the Great Khan." Zu Dashou repeated it, then turned to look at the battlefield again.
There were more than two thousand Guan Ning troops dispatched this time.
They did not carry too many siege equipment, but only some ladders, so they rushed to Shanhaiguan faster than the Guan Ning army that attacked before.
In addition, they deliberately dispersed the team to reduce the damage caused by the shelling in Shanhaiguan City.
More than two thousand soldiers and horses, but only about 200 people were lost in the end, and they rushed under the city wall of Shanhaiguan.
Several ladders were connected together and leaned against the outer wall of the city wall, and soldiers began to climb the ladders.
Soon, special grenades were thrown from the top of the city to the bottom of the city wall again.
