Chapter 158: The Battle of the West Gate
Most of the sleeping Zhijia soldiers were shouted, and before they knew what was happening, they were whipped by their own commanders.
The ignorant soldiers of the water put on their armor, took up their weapons and hurriedly lined up. By the light of the fire, I almost didn't kill these commanders, not to mention that the armor and costumes were messily dressed, and this weapon was also taken by each of them.
However, the above is urgent, and it is okay to adjust the state when you get to Xicheng.
"Let's go!" With the commander's order, the soldiers followed the leader with their weapons in hand.
"What do you mean by this, what do you want us to do in Xicheng at night?" A soldier yawned as he hurried as he asked his companion beside him.
"Who knows, the worst-case scenario is that the Yanzhou army will enter Qinzhou City. But how is this possible, these four city gates have been blocked, no matter how great the Yanzhou army's ability is, it is impossible to break the city in one day. ”
None of the soldiers knew what they would face soon, and all the Zhijia soldiers felt that this Qinzhou was impregnable if not impregnable. Tonight's action is only likely to be a sneak attack by the Yanzhou army at night, and it only needs to be driven back by the city wall.
Lu Zhan, who climbed the city wall with the siege ladder, looked at the approaching torches in the distance, and everyone was a little shocked to see so many people on the city wall. Judging by the number of torches, the army of the wise family is much larger than he predicted.
Lu Zhan sat firmly in Diaoyutai, although the artillery was not transported, but the current Yanzhou army was equipped with grenades, although these were all Yanzhou's gunpowder workshops improvised and rushed to the front line.
"These people are not to be afraid at all, what I am worried about is that General Zhai said that trebuchets earlier, once these things are transported, the brothers in the city will not have a good time." Lu Zhan was worried that this Zhiyu would bring the trebuchet over, and the houses that these Yanzhou musketeers who relied on to build a defensive line with their houses would not be able to resist the attack of the trebuchet at all.
"This is also a matter of no choice, Ci is not in charge of the army, and it is necessary to sacrifice some soldiers." Chen Zhuang has long looked down on death, what kind of Shura scene Chen Zhuang has seen, and the battlefield where the blood is flowing has been seen countless times.
"Yes, where there will be immortals in war."
The musketeers below looked at the approaching Zhijia soldiers in the distance, and their faces gradually became solemn. However, General Zhai, who temporarily surrendered tonight, had a fiery face. Because their General Zhai ordered that as long as they survived tonight, each person would be rewarded with ten taels of silver, not to mention that there was a Yanzhou army to defend with him.
And the Jin Zhijia army, which rushed over to prepare to drive the Yanzhou army out, panicked after discovering that the opponent was the Yanzhou army, which had long been ready to attack.
"This Yanzhou army has broken through the city gate, what are we going to fight? Or... Why don't we get out of the way. Wang Erzhu suddenly felt that some of the guns in his hands were a little wet, and he didn't seem to know when they would fall to the ground.
"It is estimated that the obstacles blocking the city gate have not been completely cleared, so the main force of the Yanzhou army cannot attack yet. If the city gate is taken back now, Qinzhou should still be able to be saved. ”
"But the Yanzhou army in front of us seems to be the elite of the army, if we are the first row, we will definitely not see the sun tomorrow." Wang Erzhu saw his commander with him and walked forward. Looks like I'm not going to be the first person to go to.
Zhiyu climbed the high-rise building in the city and looked at the lights not far away, and the Yanzhou army controlled Xicheng. The Yanzhou musketeers who used flintlock muskets now used flintstones instead of torches to ignite gunpowder.
"Why doesn't the young master let the most elite soldiers rush in the first row, as long as these elite soldiers can break through the defense line of the first row of the Yanzhou Army, the soldiers behind can fight with them in close quarters. I'm afraid that these ordinary soldiers will be beaten to collapse if they still rush over. A man dressed as a strategist asked Ji-woo, it was unbelievable to put ordinary soldiers in the first row.
"There are not many elite soldiers left, they are the last main force. Moreover, having these ordinary soldiers holding shields as the first line of troops can consume the opposing musketeers, and although these muskets are powerful, they do not seem to be able to fight for a long time. "These ordinary soldiers are used as cannon fodder by Zhiyu, and these soldiers have to consume the opponent's physical strength.
The soldiers of the Zhijia family in the first row held the solid wood shield and the shield wrapped in iron sheet, although the styles were varied, but without exception they were all large shields. These soldiers in the first row were relieved when they saw such a large shield, maybe they could really block the firearms of the Yanzhou army.
The chaotic pace continued to approach the position of the Yanzhou army, and the big shield blocked these soldiers tightly, except for the part below the ankle, the rest of the body parts were tightly blocked.
"What should I do? These shields are too far away from us to be able to shoot through, and if they are too close, they can't stop these people from charging, so we can only draw our sabers and fight hand-to-hand today. A musketeer standing below looked at these Iron Kings and the army of the Wise Family.
"Now it's up to the brothers who stand on the heights." As he spoke, the soldier looked at his comrades standing on the eaves.
"But these Zhijia armies are even covered with shields, just like turtle shells. The brothers above are also helpless. ”
"I saw the things on the waist of the brothers on the eaves, those things are big killers." As he spoke, the soldier winked at the soldier on the eaves.
In addition to the muskets in their hands, the soldiers on the eaves also carried several black iron balls around their waists. These black iron balls are grenades, and these musketeers are grenadiers.
When Lu Zhan used to watch movies about the European War, he knew that the grenadiers were the most elite infantry units, first holding muskets to fire three volleys, then taking out grenades for two rounds of throwing, and finally loading bayonets and starting to attack.
The shield tactics of this Zhijia really worked, and some soldiers shot tentatively, but if they were too far, they couldn't penetrate the shield. Now I can only look at the grenadiers, and this shield will definitely not stop the power of the grenade explosion.
"Xiaohan, look at it, this Zhiyu does have some methods, but the shield still doesn't work, it should be wet with water, and then pushed forward with a cart. As for the top of the head, just put a cotton cloth wet with water. "This tactic, which has been played badly by the drama, is still very effective in the early days of this kind of firearms.