。 In the brief interval between the two rounds of artillery fire, I saw that the enemy troops crossing the moat under the walls were also under the wrath of our own artillery fire, they had nothing to cover for, their shields were powerless against the artillery, and the casualties were great. Moreover, the enemy troops who had crossed the moat began to retreat to the opposite bank under the cover of artillery fire from their own side while relying on the cover of their own artillery fire. "Look at the enemy army is about to withdraw its troops! They wanted to use artillery fire to cover and withdraw as many soldiers who crossed the moat as possible, although there would be many casualties under the artillery fire, but if they did not do so, these soldiers who crossed the moat would probably be completely submerged under the city walls. "I secretly thought that King Cheng was really a hero, and he had the courage of a strong man to break his wrist.

After understanding King Cheng's plan, I immediately ordered: "Artillery loading, target, thirty steps on the south bank of the moat, listen to my order and then release!" Everyone else hides and doesn't show their heads. ”

When the gunners heard the order, they immediately began to load the projectile, place the fuse, and correct the angle of fire.

I watched the movements of the rebels, and after twelve rounds of artillery, except for a few dozen of the rebels who were too wounded to move, everyone else crossed the moat, and on the narrow ladder, it was decided that it was an impossible task to take the wounded comrades with them, and these immobile people had to be sacrificed and left to fend for themselves under the walls.

The well began to retreat, and after the ladder was withdrawn, the infantry team also began to slowly retreat.

It was at this moment that I shouted: "Artillery, release!" ”

After hearing the order, the gunner did not hesitate to light the fuse, and after a short sound, one projectile after another pierced the sky, exploded in the enemy's army, and took countless lives.

The rebel artillery did not return fire, and the soldiers quickened their pace and soon left the range of our artillery. The cavalry covering both flanks waited until the infantry had left the firing range for three miles, and then began to retreat slowly.

The first day of fighting was finally over, and after a burst of cheering, the exhausted defenders fell limply on the walls one by one, snuggling or lying.

I stood on the city wall and looked at the neat formation of the enemy as they retreated, and my heart was slightly worried.

The smell of blood, burnt smell and gunpowder made my stomach churn, and I resisted the feeling of vomiting and said, "Let the people come up to clean the battlefield, bury the war dead, and do your best to treat the wounded!" ”

After the enemy retreated, Wei Dayong returned to me, and when he heard my words, he immediately shouted: "Yes, my lord!" "He's full of energy, I nodded secretly in my heart, and with time, this is definitely a tiger general.

As the rebels retreated, they carried away all the corpses on the other side of the moat, leaving behind only the broken weapons and armor, the burning embers of the well still smoking, and the blood flowed into the moat, dyeing the moat into a river of blood, a river of death. At the bottom of the river, the corpses of countless war dead can be faintly seen, these people are wearing armor, extremely heavy, and they have sunk to the bottom of the water after their deaths. On this side of the moat, more than 1,000 corpses were left, most of them were hit by boulders, and the corpses were already mutilated, and more than ten of the dozens of seriously wounded enemy soldiers had died at this time.

"Send someone out to clean up the corpses, those wounded soldiers, those who can be saved, those who can't be saved, give them a good time. Collect all the weapons you can use, especially arrows! Half an hour later, the drawbridge was lowered, and all the corpses that could be salvaged from the moat were salvaged, so that the plague would not occur after decaying. In addition, the sacks that the enemy had filled in the river were moved under the city wall and hung on the city wall with hanging baskets to defend the city. ”

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