Zhang Tieniu will never forget this scene in front of him for the rest of his life.

A cannonball exploded a dozen paces away from him, and the huge impact overturned many soldiers.

Fragments of the explosion were scattered, and many soldiers were instantly poked into a bloody mess of mud.

The severed limbs and stumps were scattered all over the place, yellow and white things mixed together, and the air was filled with a strange smell of blood and rancid stench, which was disgusting.

Zhang Tieniu naturally spit it out.

Although he himself was not injured, he was terrified by the fear that touched the depths of his heart.

He's just lucky this time, but it's impossible to be lucky every time, right?

If the shell had deviated more than a dozen paces, he would have been blown into a pulp.

Obediently, the artillery of the Ming army is too fierce.

As an artilleryman, Zhang Tieniu had never seen such a fierce cannon.

Moreover, the shells of the Ming army will bloom, and even if they do not hit the target the first time, the soldiers within a radius of several tens of meters are not safe, and they may be killed by fragments at any time.

What was even more terrifying was that a shell fired by the Ming army blew up the artillery carriage that the Qing army had worked so hard to erect.

You must know that it took a lot of effort for the Qing army to set up this artillery carriage that could be used for the red-clothed cannons.

And now the Ming army has blown up their hopes with one shot.

How can this battle be fought?

This is Zhang Tieniu's true thoughts at the moment, of course, he didn't say it but held it in his heart.

If he had said it, the law enforcement officers of the Judge Advocate Corps would probably have slashed his head with a large knife.

Not to mention anything else, a crime of disturbing the morale of the military will definitely not be able to escape.

He didn't want to die, he had just married his daughter-in-law just a month ago.

Although the daughter-in-law is not a beautiful woman like flowers and jade, the country is beautiful and fragrant, but she is also a likable, thrifty and thrifty little jasper.

The most commendable thing is that his daughter-in-law has a thick waist and a big buttocks, and the matchmaker said that a woman with this figure is easy to give birth to.

Zhang Tieniu lived for more than 20 years and never even touched a woman's hand.

The family always talks about how he hasn't married a daughter-in-law since he's so old, what should he do about the incense problem?

At this time, Zhang Tieniu could only scratch his head.

No way, he can't refute it.

The three generations of the old Zhang family have been passed down from generation to generation, and he is the only seedling, if he can't leave a seed, the old Zhang family will really be cut off.

Fortunately, he finally married a daughter-in-law, although she is not very beautiful, but she can have children.

On the wedding night, Zhang Tieniu loved his daughter-in-law for a night, looking forward to her daughter-in-law being pregnant as soon as possible and giving birth to a big fat boy.

But the bed hasn't been heated yet, and the fucking war has begun.

Zhang Tieniu's heart is so bitter.

But there is no way, this is how you are a soldier, you have to fight when the people above want you to go to war, and you have no bargaining power at all.

Anyone who dares to say a word is a provocation to military law and will be dealt with seriously.

Zhang Tieniu didn't plan to be this budding bird.

Before coming to Xiangyin, Zhang Tieniu had also heard of the Ming army, and the entire northern part of Huguang was now in the hands of the Ming army, so it must be very powerful.

But after all, he has not fought in person, and Zhang Tieniu does not have a clear understanding.

It wasn't until today that he understood why the Governor had lost Wuchang so quickly.

The Ming army is simply too ferocious, it is simply not human!

The shells kept falling like hail in the Qing army's stockade, and there was no intention of stopping at all.

Zhang Tieniu simply covered his head with his hands and fell to the ground, choosing to resign himself to fate.

If the shell hit him, there was nothing he could do, so he resigned himself to his fate.

At least the shells may be much lower, and now I can only pray in my heart.

Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless.

I, Zhang Tieniu, have never done anything bad in my life, so you just let me go home alive and leave the fire for the old Zhang family.

I don't know if the Bodhisattva has been enlightened, and the sound of artillery fire doesn't seem to be as dense as before.

Zhang Tieniu tried to open his eyes, raised his head slightly and looked at the Ming army's position.

Sure enough, the gap between the Ming army's artillery firing became longer.

But because the shock given to them by the Ming army was too strong before, no one dared to stand up at all.

Until one of the generals yelled: "Oh no, the thief is going to charge." ”

Only then did Zhang Tieniu discover that the Ming army had launched the first round of charges under the cover of artillery.

As far as the eye could see, the crowd of black oppressors swarmed in.

A cursory glance at it shows that there are at least a few thousand of them.

Damn!

The execution of the Ming army is too strong, right? Or maybe their artillery and the vanguard are too well coordinated.

At first, the fire was suppressed with artillery bombardment, and seeing that the effect was almost there, the artillery was gradually slowed down, and at the same time the vanguard army launched a charge.

Ring after ring, there is no trace of procrastination at all.

Even Zhang Tieniu couldn't help but want to applaud the Ming army.

Of course, this thought is only fleeting, after all, the camps of the two sides are different, and the interests are different.

War is a life-and-death relationship.

According to the governor, if the Ming army was allowed to take Changsha smoothly, none of them would survive and their heads would be cut off by the Ming army.

If you want to survive, you can only defend Changsha, and the premise of keeping Changsha is to hold Xiangyin.

But according to the current posture, Xiangyin will definitely not be able to hold it.

The Qing army is now bombarded by the Ming army, how can it meet the upcoming charge?

"Archer prepare!"

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded in my ears.

Zhang Tieniu came back to his senses at this time.

Yes, they can shoot arrows.

The stockade of the Qing army was built on a high slope, and if the Ming army wanted to rush the Qing army, it would have a terrain advantage.

At this angle, it was not easy for the Ming army to shoot from the back, while the Qing army could easily shoot down.

It can be seen that the artillery of the Ming army has reduced the artillery bombardment, and it will stop completely after a while.

This is naturally to avoid accidental injury.

Without the suppression of artillery, the Qing army could exert its true strength.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tieniu's confidence increased a little more.

That's right, why did they have a geographical advantage and coax it first?

"Don't be fucking stunned, I'm going to move some rocks!"

The Qing army woke up like a dream and began to prepare for various matters of defending the village.

Unlike a city, a fortress does not have such a complete wall, so it is necessary to kill and wound as many enemy troops as possible to prevent the enemy from gathering.

Once the enemy forces are assembled and launch round after round of offensives, it is not easy to gain a foothold.

Although Zhang Tieniu was an artilleryman, he was still willing to help at this time.

After all, they are now in the same boat, and if the ship sinks, none of them will want to live.

"Let's work together and move the rocks over!"

This village is built according to the topography, and there are stones everywhere, which requires some effort to move.

At the time of life and death, the Qing soldiers were very willing to exert their strength, and soon a pile of stones was moved to the entrance of the village.

In the face of the surging Ming army, everyone was as nervous as Zhang Tieniu.

Will they be able to hold it?

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