Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

The difficulty of conquering Kaijing, a fortified city that had been expanded and rebuilt many times, was naturally extremely high.

Although the soldiers of the punitive expeditionary force bravely charged forward under the promise of a great reward, their fighting strength was ultimately limited.

Although these people have also erected many long ladders, and many people are climbing along them.

However, their cover was so poor that they didn't have enough men to fire arrows to suppress the soldiers on the city wall.

The garrison in Gaegyeong is mostly composed of Goryeo Imperial Guards, whose combat strength is not bad. If they are not suppressed, these Imperial Guards will not let the enemy attack so easily!

"Push those ladders aside! Push them aside!"

The Goryeo defenders used forked poles to forcefully push away the long ladders that had been erected. Without enough arrows to suppress them, they did this effortlessly.

Several long ladders were overturned, and the soldiers fighting against the rebels fell from the sky with screams!

Given the height of Kaifeng, if this were to fall and land on one of our comrades below, the least we would suffer would be paralysis.

Moreover, the guards of Kaijing City used rolling stones and logs in addition to forked poles!

Huge stones and thick logs slammed into the rebel army that was climbing the city, causing them to vomit blood on the spot!

It can be said that the defenders of Kaijing were fighting with all their might against the offensive of the rebel army!

To be honest, the defenses were pretty good. The 20,000-strong siege force of the rebel army attacked for half a day, but not a single person managed to climb the city walls!

"The defense of Kaijing City is not bad."

Ren Yuan and the others watched the siege from behind. Seeing the current situation, they also acknowledged the defensive capabilities of Kaijing City.

"After all, it has been the capital for many years. Li Ziqian is not stupid. If he can't defend it, then he will have no chance to play. He has to take it seriously."

"Brother, let us go later. These Koreans are too weak. Let us go. I can take this siege in half a day!"

Mi Sheng volunteered for the battle; his desire to scale the city walls was already irrepressible.

"Brother, I want to go too!"

Sanchez also volunteered for the mission.

“Brother, the Mi Sheng brothers and the Shi Qi brothers have already made many contributions in Goryeo, while I have made the fewest contributions. Let me go.”

Sun Li said, "You guys have all made so many contributions that we can't even count them all, so let's just have a little something to drink."

"My God, Sun Li, you have to have a conscience! Your regiment, because of your previous presence on Jeju Island, has already expanded into an army along with Brother Shi Bao and Brother Ou Peng! We're still a battle group; you should be the one giving way to us!"

Mi Sheng and the others joked with Sun Li, but what they said was true: Sun Li's 10th Infantry Regiment was indeed the first infantry unit in Liangshan to be upgraded to a full-fledged army.

Of course, his situation was special. If judged by merit, the 10th Infantry Regiment was indeed not as outstanding as other corps.

However, as one of the three earliest Liangshan forces stationed on Jeju Island, they had to be upgraded to an army ahead of schedule in order to maintain the situation on Jeju Island.

"Don't rush, there's still a chance. Let's continue to observe the situation of the anti-rebel army."

Ren Yuan smiled and suppressed the crowd's eager requests to fight.

What's the rush?

Let's talk about it after the anti-rebel army has finished fighting!

"Marshal, we can't get through! The brothers have charged several times already! But we've been driven back every time!"

At this moment, a general was reporting to Li Genshuo at the front line of the anti-rebel army.

As the marshal of the punitive expeditionary force, Lee Geun-seok was extremely anxious as he watched the unfavorable battle situation unfold.

But he had no choice. The anti-rebel army had already done everything they could in the current situation, but they lacked long-range weapon support, which made the whole battle very frustrating.

"Damn it, how could this happen!"

Li Genshuo was also thinking that if their anti-rebel army could directly capture Kaijing, he would have more confidence and face in front of Prince Liang in the future!

After all, this is a great achievement!

But the current situation is that this credit seems too hot to swallow; he can't bring himself to accept it!

"Marshal, think of something! We brothers can't keep dragging this on!"

The general gestured to Lee Geun-seok to quickly come up with a solution.

"Have the brothers retreat one by one, I'll go ask the King of Liang for help right away!"

Lee Geun-suk made a decisive decision: in this situation, there's no need to worry about saving face; seeking help is the best option!

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"Brother, the anti-rebel army should be coming to ask for help sooner than I expected."

Xiao Jiasui kept a close eye on the siege, and when he saw that the rebel army seemed to be retreating, he understood.

"It's alright, at least it consumed some defensive items."

Ren Yuan turned his head slightly. Although the anti-rebel army hadn't performed very well, at least they hadn't done nothing.

"Go and call Ling Zhen."

Ren Yuan gave the order, and just as he finished, he saw Li Genshuo hurriedly riding up, shouting as he went:

"Your Highness! Your Highness!..."

"Panic? What's the panic?"

Ren Yuan interrupted Lee Geun-suk's shout.

"Your Highness, these rebels in Gaegyeong are too strong in their defenses. My troops cannot break through!"

Lee Geun-seok dismounted and lay on the ground, his face showing a complex mix of grievance, shame, and heartache, as if he couldn't understand why the rebel army couldn't enter Kaesong.

"Your Highness, could you... could you provide some support to my troops..."

"Little Li, I told you before that conquering the capital is not an easy task. Now you believe me, right?"

Ren Yuan looked at Li Genshuo and gently shook his head.

This guy's abilities are indeed limited.

"In that case, I'll have the Divine Machine Legion support you. Your unit should regroup first, and then you can charge."

"Excellent! Your Highness! I assure you! With the support of the brothers of the Divine Machine Legion, I am certain that I can take Kaesong!"

Upon hearing that the Shenji Legion was coming to his aid, Lee Geun-seok immediately jumped up from the ground!

The heavy artillery of His Highness Prince Liang's Divine Machine Legion is a powerful weapon for siege warfare!

The entire army was already set an example right at the start of the battle!

"Can you return to the anti-rebel army now, wait for the Divine Machine Legion's cannons to stop, and then charge again?"

"Yes! Your Highness, just you wait and see!"

Lee Geun-suk quickly remounted his horse and went back to reorganize the team.

"He's a decent lackey, just not very capable."

Hsiao Chia-hui said that it would be great if Lee Geun-suk had the abilities of Lee Ja-kyum.

"If you have strong abilities, you won't be a lackey."

Ren Yuan chuckled lightly, then signaled the infantry to prepare.

"Infantry, form ranks! Once our breaching weapons are pushed up, quickly scale the walls!"

"Yes!"

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Ling Zhen has already received orders at the heavy artillery position of the Divine Machine Legion.

"All heavy artillery ready, target the city wall, give it your all!"

Today, the Shenji Battalion initially assembled forty Thunder Heavy Cannons. After test firings at the start of the war, they assembled ten more, bringing the total to fifty heavy cannons, all turned around and aimed directly at Kaijing City.

"put!!"

With Ling Zhen's command, fifty huge stone projectiles soared into the air amidst the whooshing sounds of wind being cut!

Unlike the previous test launch, this time, the fifty stone projectiles seemed to be equipped with locators, drawing rainbows in the air!

Like a meteor shower falling from the sky, it crashed down hard on the head of Kaijing City!

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The guards of Kaijing City certainly remembered these stone projectiles; their power during the test firing at the start of the war was still fresh in their minds!

So they immediately and instinctively crouched down, curled up, and hid under the parapet!

"Boom!"

The next moment, a deafening roar resounded over the head of Kaijing City!

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