On the third day, the army launched another attack on Iwami Fort. The tactics of the army are to rush towards the city wall in a sparse formation with a large crowd! There were no heavy ordnance, no catapults, no ladders, no rushing carts, etc...... It didn't seem to be necessary at this time, because they didn't even touch the walls for two days.

The shouting and killing outside was noisy, and the roar of artillery came from Yu Liang's head from time to time, and the soil was shaken so that it fell down from his head!

In this cave-like cave, the sound of gongs and cannons is muffled, deafening, and it is very uncomfortable to stay here. However, Yu Liang's side is okay, the northwest wind blows from the sea, and the ventilation and smoke in the cave disperse quickly; The brothers on the east side were probably even more uncomfortable, and although the cave was full of holes leading to the outer walls, it was inevitable that the smoke would accumulate in it when there was no wind.

The Hidden Soldier Cave is a hole dug along a thick solid wall, supported by thick wooden beams, and the inside is connected; There were many passages leading to the outer wall, and the entrance of the outer wall was a buttress for only three people to stand and fire, and one hole was shaped like a trumpet. Above the entrance to the cave were made of wooden beams resembling eaves, covered with felt and mud.

Yu Liang was responsible for garrisoning five holes: the entire "corner wall" and a hole in the curved city wall on the front. A team of 30 men was divided into two rounds of salvo shots (insufficient troops). The firearms were fired at a slower rate, but fortunately, it was not only the defenders on one side who were firing, but also the defenders on the other side of the six-flowered corner wall were also shooting at the army diagonally, forming a crossfire.

Today's attack is even more frenzied, and it has just repelled a surging charge. Before everyone had time to take a breath, Yu Liang heard the shouts outside.

"Onboard! Loaded ......" Yu Liang heard the voice, leaned over and looked out from the battlement, and suddenly felt his scalp numb. Beyond the wafting smoke of gunpowder, a large number of foot riders rushed up. He|mother|, this scene is too absurd! If it weren't for the fact that he had experienced many such scenes in three days, Yu Liang would have had the illusion that he was going to be finished when he saw so many people coming up!

"Ready!" He shouted loudly, and blew the whistle that hung on his chest again.

After a while, the gong on the wall above his head sounded loudly. "Bang bang bang bang ......" The guns in the holes in the entire wall suddenly fired.

The moment the fire was fired, the entrance to the cave was full of white smoke, and nothing could be seen. After a while, as soon as the wind blew, he could see many people outside struggling and screaming on the ground, and some people were digging into the ditch with shovels.

There was a crackling sound from the wall to the west, and I saw that many of the soldiers next to the ditch had fallen, and one of the men with a shovel had fallen into the ditch, and no one saved him, and the people behind him took the shovel to dig the head of the wounded soldier who was still struggling in the mud!

Fifty or sixty paces away, the horsemen drew their bows and shot arrows. "Whoosh......" There were several arrows flying in from the entrance of the cave, and the cavalry of the army shot the arrows very accurately!

"Ding!" Zhang Dalang, who was busy loading, paused in his hand, was stunned for a moment, reached out and touched the helmet, and he immediately scolded, "! Luckily, I wore an iron hat! ”

After several volleys, the enemy suffered heavy casualties and was again routed. Yu Liang had never seen such a scene, and the corpses behind the ditch had already piled up!

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the passage behind, and an unknown military general shouted: "Where is General Yu?" ”

Yu Liang responded: "Here!" ”

The military general followed the sound and bent down from the passage to get in, hugged his fists and said: "I am Li Youde, the tenth general of the second team of the third capital of Dongdao, and I came to reinforce Yu Shi General by the military order of the military government branch, and these five holes are still under the command of Yu Shi General. ”

Yu Liang was a little puzzled, and first hugged his fists in return.

After seeing the salute, Li Youde glanced outside from the battlement and said: "The other direction is a feint, only the enemy soldiers on your side are very fierce, so Commander Zhang sent men and horses to come over for reinforcements." ”

Yu Liang suddenly said: "I see. ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard another shout of "onboard" outside! Yu Liang said: "It's the first time I've seen such a war...... Guys get ready! ”

Zhao Youde also hurriedly beckoned his men to be stationed in the nearby Wudong, and the strength of this place was increased to sixty people.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom......" The sound of the cannon shook the wall, Zhao Youde glanced up, and then spoke: "What General Yu Shi said is extremely true, our Xu army wants to fight like this, and the generals have already been cut down from above!" It's no different from sending you to death. ”

The outer ditch has been basically filled in, and it can pass people. Many of the horsemen came through the mud as close as thirty or forty paces...... Then continue to fill in the ditch and shoot arrows.

The three trenches on the periphery of Iwami Fort were all within the range of the fire guns, in order to stop the enemy soldiers from charging and killing, and at the same time within the fire coverage range!

The four rounds of salvo fire alternately fired, and this time the firearms were fired more rapidly, and the firearms of the two "corner walls" and one frontal arc wall were endless, and the crackling sound almost did not stop, covering the enemy soldiers within thirty or forty paces on three sides.

The loud screams and shouts seemed to be right under their noses, and the closer the army got to the fortress, the narrower the battle line became, and the crowd became very dense, and with each round of gunfire, a large number of people fell to the ground. As if they had gone mad, they were still desperately rushing towards the second ditch.

At this moment, suddenly "boom, boom......, boom" several cannons rang out, and the terrifying black balls flew diagonally from the corner walls on both sides at a negative elevation angle, bouncing in the crowd, and suddenly a group of people seemed to be bursting into boiling water, screaming everywhere, and the war horses were colliding everywhere, and many people were squeezed into the ditch.

The army finally retreated, and the back turned around and ran.

After the tide left, the smoke gradually thinned, and the castle was miserable, with corpses everywhere, and some people were crying and struggling in pools of blood, and flags and weapons were thrown in a mess.

The soldiers of the Xu army in the hole in the wall looked at each other and were speechless. But no one will relent...... If so many people rush up to the wall, everyone will die! No matter how good you can fight in close combat, you can't do it with many people.

After a long pause on the battlefield, the army finally stopped attacking. The arrow tower of the big camp in the distance was faintly in sight, and Xu Jun was completely reluctant to take half a step out of the fortress...... There were hundreds of people in total, and they went out to find death. The two sides were in a stalemate on the battlefield for a long time.

There was no movement of the army for a long time, and everyone sat down on the spot, and the soldiers took off the cowhide water bags from their belts and drank water silently one by one.

Yu Liang said: "I don't know what the people of Dongdao will do next." ”

Li Youde said: "Regardless of them, it's not so easy to capture this fortress anyway." ”

Someone next to him snorted: "I've killed enough Ben in the past few days, and at least a thousand enemy soldiers have died." ”

Li Youde said: "The Japanese people are unreasonable, they killed Zhang Fushi, besieged our forbidden army brothers at sea, and now they will send them to death again!" If you don't give some color to look at it, they still think that they are better than the Liao army. ”

Yu Liang didn't answer, he sat on the edge of the earthen wall, took a long breath, his ears were buzzing, and his mind was muddy. Who would have thought that he would become like this......

At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice: "Commander Zhang." "Meet Commander Zhang......"

Yu Liang and the others hurriedly stood up, and saw Zhang Jiankui, a big man with a beard, hunched his back and came in. Everyone clasped their fists and saluted.

Zhang Jiankui said directly: "Brothers who serve the country, there will be a heavy reward!" Ben will promise you that as long as you go back alive, you will have the mansion, the good land, and the beautiful concubine! ”

Everyone listened to the spirit of a lot, especially Yu Liang's subordinates, but they were not as rich as those forbidden army soldiers, but this time all the horses that formed the command of Dongdao, the forbidden army and the guard army also had the same military merits, and they could not be rewarded!

Zhang Jiankui also emphasized: "Dongdao commanded more than 500 people, but it was personally mobilized by Emperor Xu, so you can rest assured, as long as we maintain the face of the official family and the prestige of the country, this reward is different from the past." ”

A civil official next to him chimed in: "Brothers, as long as you look at the equipment of Iwami Castle, more than 500 people are equipped with more than 40 copper cannons, and the materials in various warehouses are transported from thousands of miles away to fill, you can know that this place is highly valued by the imperial court." ”

The two sang and harmonized. All the soldiers regardless of fatigue, all of them rose up, the soldiers in the hole in the wall here, except for Yu Liang's solid family, almost all the soldiers were born in poverty, and changing their fate at once is definitely a rare opportunity for several generations!

Zhang Jiankui's gaze swept over the faces of the soldiers one by one, he was very satisfied, and said: "Defend Ishimi Fort, the reinforcements of the Jiaolong Army will arrive soon!" ”

Yu Liang deserved to read more poetry books, and everyone did not dare to speak in front of the commander, but he seized the opportunity at the right time and said generously: "The last general and his subordinate brothers swear to live and die together in Iwami Castle!" ”

"Good, good!" Zhang Jiankui stretched out his hand and slapped Yu Liang on the shoulder, and then left the hole in the wall.

In the morning, there was no more fighting, and everyone took out the wheat cakes in the grain bags in the earthen cave, and ate lunch with cold boiling water, and in the afternoon they kept watch until the unitary hour.

There was a sound of drums, and the other ten generals came to the hole in the wall very punctually. Yu Liang prepared the command flag, straightened out the soldiers, handed over the defense with the military generals who came, and then left the earth cave with everyone.

When people came out of the hole in the wall, they all looked like beggars, their heads and faces were all black, the ** was smoky, and their bodies were full of dirt. Only the shiny plate armor and helmet make everyone look like that.