Chapter 1098
The city wall in Pyongyang is also made of blue bricks and stones as the outer layer, and the inner body is made of rammed earth. This kind of city wall is quite strong and can still support it for a long time under artillery fire.

But this kind of artillery bombardment was too shocking for the Japanese pirates on the top of the city. For the Japanese pirate soldiers and generals, it was the first time they experienced such artillery fire.

The shells exploded on the top of the city, and the masonry splashed. If you are hit by the shells, you will die, and if you are splashed by the masonry, you will be seriously injured.

In fact, the artillery bombardment did not last long. After about three rounds, the infantry of the Ming army began to attack the city with siege equipment.

"Iron Cannon Team!! Archery Team!!"

The Japanese pirate warriors at the top of the city yelled loudly, and Japanese pirate soldiers began to shoot and defend from the top of the city, but the artillery fire suppression under the city was also very timely. Often the defensive forces of the Japanese pirates appeared on the defenses on the city wall, and the artillery could hit them immediately.

On a high ground to the west of Pyongyang City, the generals of the Li family were all watching the battle here. Seeing the sharpness of the artillery, everyone nodded in satisfaction. Li Ning, a guerrilla under Li Rusong, said in a rough voice:
"The Japanese pirates must have been scared out of their wits, our artillery is amazing!"

Li Rusong didn't have any joy on his face, and said there:
"Why did it only take three rounds? The pawns are worthless, but you can't waste it like this!"

For Li Rusong's pick and choose, Li Rubai and the others were also unhappy, but they had to listen to Li Rusong's words, both public and private. Li Rubai said lazily:

"The cannon plus the gunner and so on are much more valuable than infantry. In addition, our cannon is in danger of exploding after three rounds. It's better to be cautious."

All the people around nodded in agreement, Li Rusong looked at the gate of Pyongyang City and said in a low voice:

"If Wang Tong led the troops, I'm afraid the city wall would have been blown down by now."

However, his voice was talking to himself, and the others didn't hear it. Li Rusong cleared his throat and said loudly:

"Remove the infantry first, and continue to bombard with artillery. Look, the Japanese pirates on the top of the city still have the spirit of resistance. If they are destroyed by bombardment, wouldn't it be easier to enter the city? The shells hit the city , Anyway, you can take it back and use it, what are you distressed about, great work is ahead, don't delay!"

He accentuated his tone, and the people around him agreed abruptly, unwilling to return, but the general insisted that it still had to be carried out. The artillery that had just stopped was set up again, and they were running around on the top of the city shouting, and the people who were setting up the city defense The Japanese pirates immediately quieted down, looking for places to hide.

This kind of one-sided bombardment, the Li family's Liaoxi branch was all excited to see it, but Li Rusong's side didn't look very happy. Xuanfu general Li Sanshi said to Li Ning in a low voice:

"That time when the Tartars were attacked on the side of the Hara Hetao, the naturalized merchant group fired continuously. Look at this now. It sounds uncomfortable when the three artillery stops."

"Why do you compare this, just look at it, if it can kill Japanese pirates, it will be useful!"

It can be seen that the damage to the city wall is getting bigger and bigger. In several places that were hit and bombarded, the crenels were smashed, and there was not even a shelter on the top of the city. The city defenses in some places completely lost their effectiveness as warnings.

"Ancestor Chengxun!"

Li Rusong, who was observing the battlefield carefully, shouted loudly, and Zu Chengxun, who was also on this high ground, trotted over immediately, knelt down and kowtowed in front of Li Rusong. After a big defeat and a big drop in status, he has no qualifications.

"This is the city of Pyongyang. I was going to make you commit crimes and meritorious deeds. Taking down the city gate will be your great achievement. You dare to go or not!"

Others don't know the danger of Pyongyang City, but Zu Chengxun knows it, and the situation is even more dangerous when he is attacking and defending the city. But at this time, Zu Chengxun has no choice. Afraid that everything would be lost, he kowtowed on the ground again and said loudly:
"He lost his head and got a big scar, the last general dares to go!"

"Alright, you lead [-] soldiers to attack Ximen, and North Korean generals Li Ai and Jin Yingrui will support you. After the shelling, listen to my general's order to move forward!!"

Zu Chengxun loudly agreed, and kowtowed again. Li Rusong looked at the two North Korean generals beside him. They were still elated when they saw the shelling just now, but their faces turned pale when they heard the order just now.

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"Let the iron cannon team down, don't let such a precious team lose on the top of the city!!"

Chief Xiaonishi was not far from the city wall at first, but as the shells continued to fall, he also retreated more and more into the city. Originally, he pretended to hold a long-handled fan as a command, but as the momentum outside became more and more alarming, He also replaced this with a long knife, after all, he felt more at ease with a weapon in hand.

Now his face is pale, and he is sweating and panting heavily, which is no longer considered timid, and no one will even notice this, because everyone is like this, President Xiaoxi and the generals around him.

"When I was in Hirado, I heard merchants from the Ming Dynasty talk about cannons. I always felt that they were exaggerating. Isn't the cannon the kind on the Nanban Flang machine ship, and it's not very powerful. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it."

The person who said this was Harunobu Arima, and the Arima family was once famous in the Hizen area, but Governor Konishi didn't care about these emotions, he just gathered troops and horses there desperately, and withdrew valuable troops one by one. Come down, resisting on the city wall is already a mortal situation, why bother to sacrifice.

However, the artillery of the Ming army naturally cannot cover every section of the city wall. It is enough to keep people monitoring the enemy's situation on the top of the city. Chief Xiaoxi looked around there in a daze, not knowing what to do. After withdrawing the iron artillery team , finally remembered another thing, shouted and said:

"How about the east gate, did the Ming army surround it!!?"

Not long after, the orderly with the flag on his back came to report:
"The Ming army did not set up an array in front of the east gate." "The Ming army began to form an array at the west gate, ready to attack the city!!"

Before the messenger on this side finished speaking, another messenger came running over there, shouting at the top of his lungs. When he shouted from this side, the generals and banner warriors surrounding President Xiaoxi couldn't help but trembled, and shouted. Before President Konishi could speak, the deputy general of the First Army and the confidant of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the First Army, Muneyoshitomo said loudly:

"My lord, now we should send our loyal and brave soldiers out of the city to face the battle, to test the strength of the Ming army. If our army is brave, we may be able to capture the cannon before the battle!"

"If it weren't for the difference between your closeness and closeness, we would also have artillery to welcome you. Who would want to go!"

President Xiaoxi said angrily, but he didn't know who was pulling him from behind. President Xiaoxi stopped immediately, and then changed the subject. When he asked this sentence, the scene was also quiet. It was similar to the outside of the city, the quiet time was very short, and everyone's eyes quickly focused on one person.

After the man was stared at, his face immediately became ugly, but seeing that everyone was looking at him, the man knew that there was no way to evade it, so he just stepped out with a dark face and raised his voice:

"My lord, please allow me to fight."

"Chongsheng Jun is really a warrior. You have 1000 people in your headquarters. I will allocate [-] iron cannons, [-] pikemen, and [-] cavalry. Let the people of the Ming Dynasty see the bravery of the Yamato warriors."

The man bowed and saluted with a dark face, and then went to prepare himself. This man was Shigekatsu Kuno, the general of the Japanese Third Corps. The First Legion is considered an outsider in the system, and such people are naturally pushed out at such a time.

Kuno Shigekatsu went to prepare, so naturally he couldn't see the behavior of Konishi Yukio sternly asking other people to send troops and guns. He went there to prepare for the battle, but Arima Harunobu's headquarters surrounded him. This undoubtedly means supervising the battle. If you If you don't go, there are plenty of ways to drive you out.

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"My lord, the west gate is opened, and a Japanese army has come out!

A group of people were watching Zu Chengxun preparing troops on the high ground. By the way, Zha Dashou also led thousands of cavalry to monitor Zu Chengxun and the North Korean soldiers who were ordered to go forward, lest they escape or change.

Hearing the shouts of the watchmen, everyone's attention was turned away. Li Rusong was quite surprised, and said with a sneer:

"I didn't expect the Japanese pirates to have the guts to pass on my general order to ask Zu Chengxun to suspend the siege and meet the Japanese pirates. The general wanted to see what the Japanese pirates are capable of!"

The messengers over there rushed to deliver the order, but Li Rubai looked around and leaned over and said in a low voice:
"Brother, there are only more than 400 cavalry at Zu Chengxun's place. If this battle is lost, it will hurt morale! Why don't we let our Li family go."

"If you know the basics, you know whether these Japanese pirates are strong or weak, first touch them, weigh them, take a look at the situation of the bombardment, and then think about your attacking the village, why worry about it!"

Li Rusong said coldly, Li Rubai shook his head and stopped talking.

The order was quickly passed on to Zu Chengxun. Zu Chengxun looked at the hundreds of cavalry around him, and then at the North Korean general who was obviously scared. As soon as the messenger left, Zu Chengxun didn't care about the infantry behind him, and the North Korean officers and soldiers on the other side turned his head and said to his cronies:

"I'm sorry for you, I lost so much money in Pyongyang, and now I'm doing this to die."

"Why does the general lord say such a thing, this life has already belonged to the general lord, why are you talking about life and death, just take the lord!"

Zu Chengxun nodded, tapped his fist on his hand, and said solemnly:

"If we don't win today, our property in western Liaoning will be swallowed up by others. The mother-in-law and the children will be lost. Let's fight!"
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In addition, I don’t have any information on the title of the Japanese army, so it’s just blurred. Don’t study it carefully.

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