

Ĭannons were less useful for the besieging army. Cannons were also used on the frontier as garrison artillery from 1412 onwards.

The siege was won by the defenders, whose "fire tubes went off all at once, and the great army could not stand against them and had to withdraw." In 1363 Chen Youliang failed to take Nanchang, defended by Ming commander Deng Yu, due to the defenders' use of cannons and was forced to set up a blockade in an attempt to starve them out. fire tubes to attack the enemy's advance guard". For example, in 1358 during the Siege of Shaoxing the Ming army attacked the city and the defenders "used.

In China, cannons started playing a significant role in siege battles during the mid 14th century.
