Early the next morning, everyone gathered together and set off for the assembly area. These ten people themselves are familiar with each other in the village, so they are naturally united. And they all know that Niu Manchu has made a lot of money in the past few years by fighting wars and making meritorious contributions, and his life is good. So along the way, they asked Niu Mantun for advice on how to fight. Of course, Niu Mantun also answered with all his heart. After all, one more person to help on the battlefield has more hope of survival!

When they arrived at the camp, Niu Mantun spent a few taels of silver to train these ten people under his own hands. These people were naturally very happy to see that Niu Mantun was willing to take care of them! consciously took on the sundries, but let Niu Mantun live a comfortable life for two days.

Two days later, the army marched straight to Gaizhou. Then go straight to Lushun from Gaizhou. Along the way, Niu Mantun saw the dilapidated scene, and his heart was not shocked. He has been in battle many times and has long been accustomed to the situation on the battlefield. But he still felt a little uneven when he saw the uninhabited scene of thousands of miles along the way. But then the grievances dissipated. After all, at this time, he was already the armor man of the Han military banner of the Later Jin Army.

When Niu Mantun and them arrived at the periphery of Lushun, the army in front had completely wiped out the surrounding area of Lushun. Only one lonely city remains, Lushun.

Niu Mantun carefully observed the city of Lushun. The city is a little old, and even broken. And the equipment on it doesn't look very complete.

Niu Wantun knew that this did not mean that the people who defended the city were not diligent. However, because it is isolated overseas, it relies on the replenishment of supplies by sea from Shandong, so the replenishment of materials is very slow. What reassured Niu Mantun even more was that at this time, more than 20 red-coated cannons were bombarding the city wall of Lushun.

Niu Manchu stared at the wall, thinking about where to climb the city. When he had a plan in his heart, he went back to the camp to rest.

This time, the Houjin army dispatched tens of thousands of troops in order to successfully break the city! The purpose is to clear the rear, and it can be said that it is a must-win.

The army rested for three days and began to straighten out the equipment. At this time, the timing of the attack on Lushun can be described as extremely accurate! Because Lushun is isolated overseas, the supply of materials depends on sea. It was just that all the Denglai sailors were taken away by Kong Youde, and Lushun was very slow to replenish supplies in the past year.

Although Liu Pei as much as possible

Ships were looking for transportation, but there were still a shortage of supplies in Arthur. After all, transporting grain to Lushun City accounts for a large part of the capacity, and the rest is not enough. What's more, Liu Pei has just taken office as the governor of Denglai, and there are too many things to do, and it is impossible to do everything.

Therefore, as soon as the Houjin army, which seized the opportunity, came up, it put on a posture of all-out onslaught. Artillery has been bombarding the city for three days. The head of the city is littered with rubble, and there are many losses in the equipment used to defend the city. However, the soldiers, inspired by the officers, still held the city and did not take a step back.

On the morning of the fourth day, Niu Mantun and others lined up at the rear end of the position and waited for the troops. A moment later the trumpet sounded, and the drum shook. Niu Mantun was overjoyed when he saw it, and whispered to Zhang Liang and the others beside him: "Let's be lucky!" The first batch is on! ”

The people who were old in battle next to Niu Mantun also showed joy on their faces. But those who have never been in battle are at a loss and don't know why. Some even have a look of fear on their faces.

So the people around them will explain it to them. Generally, the first two sieges are purely tentative in nature, and the area may be very large, but it will not be too long, and the casualties will not be large. The main purpose is to fill in the moat, and to observe what flaws or weaknesses can be exploited in the castle. So after this battle, you can rotate the other teams, and they can rest for a long time.

Hearing these explanations, the soldiers of the Han Army Banner, who were pale and apprehensive in their hearts, felt much better. But what they didn't know was that the veterans were saying that the casualties were not significant, not that there were no casualties.

At this moment, an order came from above, and everyone marched forward. There were already a large number of carts in front of the position, but there were no ladders. At the same time, they were accompanied by a large number of Minfu and Aha. They were pushing carts full of dirt bags and carrying dirt bags on their backs, which were specially used to fill the moat.

With the sound of drums, Niu Mantun, who had been listening to the sound with his ears pricked up, immediately commanded everyone to start pushing the cart. This attack was different from usual, it was a cart of soldiers of the Han army, because the Ahabs had to carry dirt bags to fill the river.

A crowd of people swarmed over and pushed the cart forward. Behind them, the Ahabs followed closely.

At first, the car was not fast, but as everyone exerted their strength

The speed of the car gradually increased. Niu Mantun was a man in armor and had a relatively high status, so he did not participate in the cart. Instead, he hid behind the cart and kept sticking his head out to observe the reaction and distance of the city.

Suddenly, Niu Mantun ran two steps to hide in the shadow of the shield cart, and shouted loudly: "The city is about to open fire!" ”

When everyone heard Niu Mantun shouting like this, they immediately tightened their bodies, although everyone knew that this was useless. But instinct still pushes them to do it.

Sure enough, as soon as Niu Mantun's words fell, the artillery in the city rang out! With a loud "bang", a cannon in the city was the first to fire! This was followed by a barrage of cannons! It seems that the other artillery in the city also fired.

A person in front of Niu Mantun listened to the sound of the cannon, and his footsteps were like stumbling and almost falling to the ground. As a result, Niu Mantun grabbed and straightened his body, Niu Mantun said: "What are you afraid of? The first round of artillery is not accurate at all! ”

The Han soldier glanced at Niu Mantun gratefully, and continued to follow and push the cart hard. Sure enough, the first round of artillery missed! Everyone was relieved to find that their cart had not been hit. Just push the car forward even harder.

The artillery of the imperial court fired seven or eight rounds, destroyed several carts, and then there was no way to fire again. Because the car has entered the dead end of the artillery.

Everyone was relieved to hear that there was no cannon on the city. But Niu Mantun and these veterans became even more nervous. Because the sound of the cannons is gone, it means that he will soon be close to the range of the bird's guns and bows and arrows on the city. Those two things were aimed at people, unlike the chance that artillery could hit the target.

Not long after the cart traveled, sure enough, the bird guns in the city were the first to start. Buckshot hit the log with a crackling sound! Everyone tried their best to tighten their bodies and hide behind the cart. However, the first round of bird guns was inaccurate, and there were no casualties. But the "crackling" sound is very scary!

Further on, the birds, the bows and arrows continued to be struck one after another. The sound of wood cracking is terrifying! But fortunately, the sound of the cannon behind alleviated the fear in their hearts, and everyone still pushed the cart forward desperately.