Section 26 The Scarlet Vortex (Chapter 26)

Zhang Mingzhen, surrounded by a group of soldiers, climbed to the top of the city, and he looked in amazement at the Qing soldiers who retreated like a tide under the city.

"Are we holding on?" After experiencing the attack of the Qing army just now, he himself was a little unconvinced. Accompanied by his own soldiers, he ascended to the top of the city. The tragic scene in front of him made him, a person who had been fighting for a long time, shudder.

Under the city, a large number of corpses of the Qing army still have not had time to be cleaned up. The dark green armor on their bodies was almost all over the ground, and the corpses looked a little scattered under the blow of artillery fire. The corpses hung on top of the ladders that had been erected back to the wall, blood still flowing down their bodies.

On the top of the city, there was hardly a single intact place that had been bombarded by the artillery fire of the Qing army, and corpses fell around the craters. There seemed to be so many short crossbow bolts above the city that almost the entire ground was covered with it, making it impossible for people to step in. Blood splattered everywhere on every piece of land above the city.

At this time, taking advantage of the interval of the siege, a group of soldiers were busy carrying the tools and materials for defending the city to the city, and more people who heard the news and came to help carried the corpses down the city, which not only contained the corpses of the Ming army wearing leather armor, but also many soldiers of the "Shengwu Army" wearing composite armor.

Zhang Mingzhen's eyes couldn't help but be a little moist, that is, they were these loyal and brave soldiers, who set foot on this place of death without hesitation when Suzhou City was crumbling, and defended the city with Ming soldiers who had almost completely lost their morale.

"Right now, this Suzhou city is finally safe...... Zhang Mingzhen thought to himself, according to the telescope at the head of the city, a real bloody battle is breaking out there.

Within a radius of more than ten miles, thousands of chariots and hundreds of thousands of soldiers all stared at their blood-red eyes, clenched the weapons in their hands, and desperately fought their enemies.

As the main force of the Qing army turned around and attacked, the resistance of the armored spearhead of the "Shengwu Army" became greater and greater. There are more and more enemy tanks on the opposite side, and the speed of the vehicles is getting slower and slower.

At this time, the sky was getting darker and darker, but the battlefield was getting brighter and brighter, so that the victorious army completely lost the advantage of its unique lighting. The artillery fire of the Qing army also became more and more intense, and not only a large number of "tiger squat guns" were urgently transferred, but also a considerable number of "general cannons" and "Francophone" cannons were constantly transported from the side.

Dense artillery fire greeted the front of the "Shengwu Army", and more and more chariots were beaten by the Qing army. The light like a torch illuminated their own positions for the Qing army. In the end, in the face of a large number of enemy tanks, the attack of the "Shengwu Army" had to be stopped and concentrate on dealing with the increasing number of Qing tanks in front of them.

When the enemy's chariots are on the defensive, it is the best time for your own side to attack. A large number of chariots of the Qing army jolted, and the chariots of the "Shengwu Army" rushed with all their might. The chariot was followed by groups of infantry soldiers. They carry "pistol-style crossbows" or knives and guns.

Soon after, the chariots of the two armies collided again, and the fierce fighting between the infantry was once again staged. The soldiers of the "Shengwu Army" leaned out of the chariots.

The scene now shocked almost everyone. A large number of chariots were crammed into one place, completely covering the ground. No matter how hard the people in the chariot tried, they couldn't make the chariot make any more movements. I had to go crazy and use the "Flying Crossbow" and "Slingshot Grenade Launcher" to summon the enemy.

In contrast to the infantry and other vehicles were the ones loaded with the Tiger Squat Cannon, which fired a jumble of shells as fast as it could, while doing its best to move backwards. They were to move away from the enemy's close attacks and join the artillery positions behind the battle line.

The soldiers who got out of the chariot on both sides were slightly stunned, and immediately began to call out their companions in the chariot. Immediately, the crossbow arrows, grenades, and "chain oil bombs" of both sides are of any use anyway, just to knock each other down. This also shows the difference between the concept of the Qing army and the "Shengwu army" soldiers, and the difference in their practices is completely different.

The Qing soldiers got out of the hatch of the chariot, and their first thought was naturally to kill the enemy bravely, so as soon as they came out, they often rushed to the chariot of the "Shengwu Army" in twos and threes, or used the "chain fire oil bomb" to attack the other party.

The soldiers of the Shengwu Army were influenced by the Shenzhou Army and paid great attention to teamwork. Those who come out first will focus on protecting the hatch first, and only after all their own people come out will they start further combat operations.

Because between the two sides with a large number of "chain oil bombs" greeting each other, most of the soldiers of the "Shengwu Army" had already got out of the car, although there were many casualties in the battle with the Qing army.

In the Qing army, a considerable number of soldiers were suffocated in the burning chariots and burned to the ground. The infantry of both sides were followed behind the car, and when they saw the scene in front of them, they climbed into the chariots and joined the war group. Similarly, the Qing soldiers also climbed onto the chariot one by one. The two armies scrambled on the roof of the colliding chariot. Relatively speaking, the soldiers of the "Shengwu Army", who suffered fewer casualties among the chariots, still had an advantage.

Most Qing soldiers were often shot by flying crossbow arrows when they climbed onto their chariots.

"Cannon! Put...... Rocket...... Let go of ......" The Qing army, eager to win, could no longer care about the soldiers on both sides of the battle line squeezed into a mass by chariots. Ahead, it is the place where the Qing army's artillery fire is most cared for, and it is also because there are the most chariots being beaten.

Strings of shells and rockets whizzed into the soldiers who were fighting each other. A body collapsed in the light of the explosion, and the chariot was set ablaze in the dense explosion field.

The same story was playing out all over the entire front, and a long, flame-rising "wall of fire" burned. In the flames, there was often the sound of explosions of "chain oil bombs" or "victorious troops", gas canisters on top of chariots.

Bolo also stood on top of a chariot, looking at all this with triumphant heart. Because at this moment, most of Suzhou City has been taken, and it is also possible to take this opportunity to let the soldiers in front take a breath, and you can take out some of the materials in the city, especially those shells, which are not enough for half a day!

The battle outside the city was temporarily slowed down by this change. Wu Shengzhao looked at the soaring flames with binoculars, and he had no choice but to take the opportunity to regroup, treat the wounded, and prepare to continue the battle after the fire was small.

It's just that his most surprised and heartache is not here, in the telescope, the beautiful city of Suzhou is ** in the sparks that are leaping up.

Wu Shengzhao looked at it in disbelief, and at the same time muttered in his mouth: "What happened to Suzhou City?" What's going on there......! ”