Amid the thunderous bombardment of cannons.
The Ming Army's assault began.
"Attack."
Lan Yu drew his sword and pointed it at Kaiyuan City.
At once.
The siege vanguard that had long been prepared charged toward Kaiyuan City in wave after wave.
Cannons suppressed the enemy.
Shield soldiers took the lead.
Then the archers advanced and loosed their arrows.
A siege battle.
A battle of lives wagered.
This was also a siege battle built upon heaps of corpses. In any age, once it came to attacking and taking a city, casualties were bound to be immense.
This time, Lan Yu had led an army of one hundred thousand to the city. After defeating quite a few Yuan troops around Kaiyuan City over half a month, he had now officially begun his attack on this major city of the Yuan Court.
Before the city.
The Ming Army advanced.
Archers desperately drew their bows and fired into the city, while Ming soldiers carrying shields and scaling ladders pushed forward at speed.
But within Kaiyuan City.
The Yuan Army's resistance was equally fierce.
Upon the walls!
Several dozen cannons had likewise been set up.
Along with archers too numerous to count.
Harazhang, Naha Chu's trusted general, was overseeing the battle atop the walls.
"Fire the cannons."
"Loose the arrows."
"Kill every last one of those damned Ming soldiers."
"Kill!"
Harazhang roared himself hoarse.
The White Armored Yuan Army atop the city walls frantically fired arrows down at the troops below.
The cannons boomed without cease as well.
Arrows fell like rain.
Though the Ming Army before the city spread out, they still died in droves beneath the Yuan Army's arrowstorm from the walls.
In a siege battle, the defenders naturally held an absolute advantage in terrain.
For the Ming Army!
Once the order was