Chapter 182

"Kill!" Seeing that the pontoon bridge had been successfully constructed, the Eight Banners soldiers roared in unison. They pushed the siege ladders forward with all their might, rushing toward the bridge. Once across, the Ming Army’s medium and heavy artillery would no longer be able to reach them. To the Eight Banners, a Ming Army without firearms was no different from ants. In hand-to-hand combat, they were certain of victory. Aside from the musketeers and archers, who wore only a single layer of armor, the Eight Banners soldiers assaulting the walls wore double, or in some cases, triple-layered armor. The Ming Army's swords and blades could not pierce them. If they could just reach the ramparts, they would be rewarded with positions of authority and thousands of taels of silver.