Indeed, he achieved this; under his leadership, a dozen Yan Army soldiers followed him and opened up a situation.
However, due to their excessive aggression, they failed to synchronize their rhythm with the ensuing troops. Although they succeeded in gaining position on the city wall, they couldn't wait for timely support from fellow soldiers to tear open this side, leaving them in a state of being outnumbered on the wall.
In the end, that captain was struck by several blades and arrows and died fighting on the city wall.
Helplessly, Li Fusheng could only order another round of trebuchet fire before retreating.
It wasn't impossible to continue fighting, because the Yan Army was strong and the wild people were weak. Even if the wild people momentarily gained momentum, if the Yan Army continued pressing down, the wild people would eventually collapse, repeating the scene on the west city wall.
