Chapter 112 Fight again in Jinhua and break Quzhou

Xu Du's sudden movements made Hao Shangjiu a little confused, but he also felt a different aura, although he felt that it was approaching dark. The Xia army's attack was at most just a show, and it was impossible to have any effect at all. But he had given the order for all the soldiers to go up to the city, and the people of the city were ready.

All kinds of supplies were piled up on the top of the city, although the preparations above the city were sufficient.

In short, be prepared for all defensive operations.

He immediately ordered the artillery on the head of the city to open fire and bombard the Xia army under the city.

There are not too many artillery pieces in Quzhou.

Although on the whole, since the large-scale use of the iron mold casting cannon method, the number of artillery on the battlefield has simply risen in a straight line, but in a certain place, the number of artillery is still a minority. Like the Northern Expedition, there are very few large scenes where thousands of artillery pieces are gathered.

Under the bombardment of the artillery, these gunners remained calm, firstly, because the accuracy of the cannon was not very good, and secondly, because they had infinite courage in their hearts.

"Open fire." When several people pushed and carried an artillery cannon in a group, and dozens of groups of gunners entered the city about one hundred and fifty paces, an order was immediately given. The gunners dropped, loaded, and fired quite quickly, but in a matter of moments, several shells were fired.

"Boom----" cannon sounds are stacked on top of each other. The momentum is huge, and the aftermath continues.

A cannon shot is an order for a general offensive.

Xu Du's long knife slashed forward, and countless Jinhua soldiers shouted, "Kill." ”

Countless people rushed to the city wall.

As soon as the Jinhua army rushed, the queue suddenly dispersed, and it was a team of eleven people, carrying a bamboo ladder, which had already been prepared. During the march, just bring back a few bamboo poles and assemble them under the city. Not much, though.

Among all the armies under Zhang Xuan's command, that is, the Jinhua army skirmishers are the best, because the Mandarin Duck Formation itself is used to deal with melee. For cooperation, the tacit understanding is very demanding, but as long as the mandarin duck formation can be practiced well, even if the army is dispersed, there will be no problem with the cooperation of a small team.

Looking at the past from Hao Shangjiu's point of view.

But seeing Xia Jun rushing over, they looked extremely chaotic, and the formation between them was very loose and disorganized. But they are all based on the team as the core, and they cooperate with each other tacitly.

Seeing this, Hao Shangjiu tried to urge the soldiers below to work hard to use guns, cannons, and arrows, and use everything that could be used. Pieces of shells, rockets, shot down. However, because the formation of the Xia army was relatively loose, most of the soldiers were not harmed.

Of course, there are also some unlucky people who have been knocked to the ground.

But Jin Huajun was inspired by the belief of going home, and rushed forward one after another.

With a "dang" sound, the first bamboo ladder was set up at the head of the city.

Hao Shangjiu was taken aback, and without saying a word, he took his own soldiers and overthrew the bamboo ladder. and ordered the soldiers to use rolling stones, wood, fire, oil, lime powder, gold juice, and so on, and all the mess was beaten down. These weapons that have been passed down for thousands of years to defend the city are naturally extraordinary.

But I saw patches of white mist set off under the city. This white mist is lime powder.

The soldiers of Xia who attacked on their backs suddenly lost their eyes, spinning around like headless flies, and there were yellow, extremely fishy, which made people smell it, and almost vomited out all their internal organs, just like a biological weapon. This thing is made from dung, and the name is very good, called golden juice.

The hot gold juice is poured on the person, and the person is burned in an instant, and because it is boiled out of dung, I don't know how many viruses and bacteria there are in it, so to speak, anyone who is burned by the gold juice will not end well at all, and tetanus and other diseases will come to the door. It's nothing more than some kind of death. The cruel thing is that it doesn't just die on the spot.

As for the rolling stone sasswood, it goes without saying.

It's just that this is also good and bad for Hao Shangjiu, and the good thing is naturally that he worked hard to curb the attack of the Xia army and gave the Xia army a lot of damage. But the bad thing is that if the Xia army is brought closer, these rolling stones and sassalwoods can only attack the soldiers under the city wall. It doesn't restrict Sergeant Xia from rushing over continuously.

He could only pray that either the commander of the Xia army could not bear the huge casualties and retreated. Either that or the night came sooner. Generally speaking, after nightfall, the two sides naturally ceased fighting.

But is Xu Du a commander who can't afford casualties?

He's not.

Chen Zilong's death is a threshold that he can never pass in his heart. Since then, his desire to make a career has overwhelmed all. The reason why he is like this is that when he can see Chen Zilong underground in the future, he will use these attacks to tell him that he is not wrong.

It's just that right and wrong are sometimes things that are freely demonstrated, whether a person is wrong or not, whether others say it or not, only you know.

Therefore, Xu Du was the most ruthless general on the battlefield in the Xia army, even if the soldiers in front of him were all Jinhua's children, and they were in the same township and even in the same village as him. In just a quarter of an hour, there were so many dead and wounded. Xu Du didn't even blink his eyes.

He just thought coldly, and the current situation.

When attacking a city, when is it easiest to break through the city, it is not when you have planned for a long time and are ready for a general attack, but when you are attacking in the first wave.

In many cases, during the first wave of attacks, the soldiers and civilians in the city did not enter the state, and it was inevitable that they would panic and make mistakes when responding. This is the easiest time to take a city. Once the first wave of siege is not overcome.

The soldiers and soldiers of the city had experience in defending the city, and they had also developed confidence.

Confidence in defending the city, because they have already had the experience of their first success.

Therefore, today, Xu Du has the idea of finishing his work in one battle, because he is a little anxious, the battle of Jinhua is protracted, and even Xu Du himself does not have much confidence in Xu Jiaying. How long can Jinhua City last, a month, ten days, three days, or one day?

This fear forced him to resort to extraordinary means.

He knew that if he didn't attack the city today, he would want to take it again, at least three days later.

And three days, but three suns rise and fall, it is likely to be the deadline for Jinhua City. So at this time, the most rational way is not to consider casualties, for every more person who dies here, maybe ten fewer people die in Jinhua City.

A lot of times, reason is so cruel.

Therefore, Xu Du not only did not want to collect troops, but sent almost all of the soldiers around him to the battlefield.

This is not optimal. Because the scope of the battlefield is limited, and this summer's army is only attacking the southern city wall of Quzhou, which is about 1,000 steps long, and there is a city gate in the middle. It is called Lixian Gate, and there is a side gate called the Little South Gate.

But in general, the battlefield area is not large.

Three battalions of the Jinhua Army smashed into it, and it was already a little crowded.

And Xu Du and other departments entered the battlefield again, and for a time there were some overcrowds on the battlefield.

When there are more people, the casualties will be greater, and there is no possibility of missing a brick almost from above.

However, Xu Du's intention was not here.

For fighting a war, casualties are important, and the battle loss ratio is also important, but what is more important is courage itself. Xu Du used the clearest action to show an attitude, he raised his head and looked at the place where a big banner with the word "Hao" was located above the crowded city of Quzhou.

He didn't know much about Hao Shangjiu, who was guarding the city. At this moment, he asked Hao Shangjiu from the air, "I dare to smash the whole army under the city of Quzhou, do you dare to defend it to the death?" ”

War is often a clash of wills. It should be right here.

Hao Shangjiu's face was pale at the moment, and his teeth trembled slightly.

At this time, on the whole, Hao Shangjiu defended the city very smoothly, although the Xia army landed in the city several times, but they were all beaten down. In the case of a relatively lack of siege equipment, the Xia army suffered heavy casualties. But Hao Shangjiu was afraid.

It's not just Hao Shangjiu who is afraid. Even the soldiers under his command, as well as some of the conscripted people, were afraid.

The soldiers below suffered heavy casualties, but their faces remained unchanged. As if the dead were not their comrades or companions, it was as if they were strangers. This kind of cold appearance made him feel cold and made him can't help but think about one thing.

"Can this city be defended?"