If it weren't for the expansion, only with the self-generated firearms that the previous training battalion had, this defensive battle would never have been fought so hard, just because the self-generated firearms could not be replenished for a while, which greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of Liu Yaoben's teaching battalion, so that the advantages of the Xingtian Army could not be fully brought into play, so that this battle was fought so hard.

Seeing that gaps began to appear in the walls on all sides, more and more officers and soldiers began to pour onto the walls, and everywhere began to be in a hurry, Liu Yaoben even had to draw his knife to kill the officers and soldiers who attacked in front of him, until this time, Liu Yaoben turned around and strode down the wall, and shouted at the last 200 musketeers who had already assembled in the fort: "Brothers, you will be the last force for us to defeat the officers and soldiers today!" Now you're rested! It's time for you to do it! Go up and let the officers and soldiers take a look, and see how powerful our Xingtian Arsenal is! ”

After the rain reached the afternoon, it weakened a lot, and basically began to turn into sporadic light rain, at this time, the two hundred firecrackers who had already been prepared in the fort, one by one, looked at the fierce battle on the wall, and were already so anxious that they screamed, when they heard Liu Yaoben's order, the two hundred firecrackers roared, and raised the self-generated firecrackers in their hands together, only to hear a crackling sound sounded, and a piece of gunpowder suddenly rose in the earthen fort.

A group of officers and soldiers who had just gained a foothold on the north wall were trying to expand the results of the battle on both sides, and finally tore through the defense line of the Xingtian Army.

The sudden volley of muskets immediately demoralized the officers and men who had just stormed the pass wall, and then the second row of guns rang out.

After the 200 musketeers who had been waiting for the day were divided into three rows and released the platoon of guns, the entire north wall was swept away, and 100 musketeers with bayonets roared wildly and rushed up the pass wall, and with a single stab, they drove the officers and men on the north wall off the pass wall.

The gunners filled the muzzles with paper-shell shells at great speed, and at the same time, they continued to shoot in turn according to the officer's orders.

The officers and soldiers who had not heard the sound of guns for nearly a day suddenly heard the sound of guns in rows and rows, and they couldn't help but be a little dazed, the reason why they dared to attack so fiercely today was because it was raining today, and they gambled that the birds that the Xingtian Army relied on could not be used, so they pounced on this earthen fort under the supervision of Cao Wenyao.

But now all of a sudden, the thief's bird gun was resurrected again, and it was so violent, it immediately made many officers and soldiers panic, and the excitement just now because they were about to break through the earthen fort suddenly disappeared, and even the officers and soldiers who were not shot were panicked, and the officers and soldiers who had just rushed to the pass wall turned around and quickly jumped off the pass wall, and ran towards the outside of the ditch regardless of it, and some people accidentally fell into the ditch, and the unlucky ones drowned in the trench full of corpses on the spot.

And when the firecrackers who were the reserve team killed the pass wall again, the exhausted soldiers and generals of the Xingtian Army, who had already become the end of the crossbow, became excited, as if they had regained their strength in their bodies, screamed and pounced again, and chopped down the officers and soldiers who had rushed to the pass wall with a wave of their knives.

Cao Wenyao had already seen from a distance that more and more officers and soldiers had begun to grab the wall of the earthen fort, and the resistance of the Xingtian army was getting weaker and weaker, he thought that today's battle would not take much time to end, and he would be able to completely annihilate this group of thieves in this small earthen fort, but he didn't think that before the completion of the great success, the thief army, which had been dumb for a day, recovered, and the thieves, who were already powerless to resist, suddenly exerted their strength, and drove his generals off the wall again.

So Cao Wenyao yelled and ordered not to retreat, forcing these officers and soldiers to turn around and go back, and continue to attack the earthen fort, no matter what, he would not allow this battle to fall short like this, even if the thief army can use the shotgun again, he must also take this earthen fort today, otherwise, he really has no chance if he doesn't get it.

The swordsmen and axemen also faithfully carried out Cao Wenyao's orders, and killed dozens of officers and soldiers who retreated one after another, forcing many officers and soldiers to turn around and rush towards the earthen fort again.

But at this time, there were suddenly a few roars on the fort wall, and the artillery on both sides had stopped for a day, and at this time the Xingtian Army also began to roar again, the artillery of the Xingtian Army was wrapped in gunpowder with oil paper in advance, although the rain would have a certain impact on the artillery, but because of the oil paper wrapping, it was basically still possible to fire the artillery, and the reason why it was not fired on this day was because the ammunition in the fort had been basically exhausted, and the only remaining ammunition Liu Yao had to stay at a critical time. So it was only at this time that Liu Yaoben took out the last ammunition and bombarded the officers and soldiers who were densely packed outside the fort.

The officers and men did not expect that the Xingtian Army would open fire again at this time, so they all huddled together, and it happened to be the best target for artillery bombardment, several resurrected three-pounder guns were loaded with scattered shells, and as soon as the artillery bombarded it, a large open space would appear in the crowd below, and even if many officers and soldiers would be killed by the artillery on the spot, the officers and soldiers suffered very heavy casualties.

At this point, the officers and soldiers no longer had the will to fight, and they fled to the back regardless of it, no matter how Cao Wenyao tried to stop them, they could not stop the retreat of these officers and soldiers.

Cao Wenyao was angry that his hands and feet were cold, he grabbed a long-handled big knife, and roared: "Follow Lao Tzu!" Lao Tzu must take this fort today! Otherwise, Cao swears not to be a man! ”

After that, he took his family and the sword and axe men who supervised the battle to roar towards the earthen fort against the flow of people, and saw that even Cao Wenyao, the main general, had personally gone into battle, but it slightly saved a little morale of the officers and soldiers, and some of the officers and soldiers who fled saw Cao Wenyao taking the lead against the current and rushed to the earthen fort, so they were stunned for a moment, and then they also turned around and rushed back.

Liu Yaoben brandished his waist knife and pointed at Cao Wenyao's group who rushed back against the current, and shouted: "Concentrate all the birds, turn all the cannons, and shoot me where to go!" Kill these bastards! ”

The firecrackers flocked to the wall, picked up their self-made firecrackers one by one, and aimed their heads and faces at the officers and soldiers led by Cao Wenyao and beat them down.

After a few rounds of artillery fire, Cao Wenyao's family members fell down, although these people were the elite in Cao Wenyao's hands, and they were all good at fighting, but in the face of the Xingtian Army's self-generated firearms and cannonballs, their flesh and blood had no effect at all, and they could only be shot and fell to the ground one after another.

But Cao Wenyao was like a mad tiger at this moment, and continued to rush forward, wanting to cross the trench and personally climb the city to seize this earthen fort.

At this time, the sound of guns on the fort gradually began to thin out, and even the sound of artillery stopped at this time, Liu Yaoben looked at the officers and soldiers who had rushed to the fort, and asked angrily: "Why did you stop?" ”

A firecracker shook his head at Liu Yaoben with bitterness on his face and said, "Sir Qiqi, we have run out of ammunition!" ”

And the gunner of a nearby cannon also spread his hands, shook his head helplessly, shot rapidly for a short time, and consumed the last ammunition they had in reserve in a short time, looking at the officers and soldiers of Cao Wenyao who counterattacked, Liu Yaoben smiled bitterly, put the knife into the sheath, reached out and built a spear from under his feet, clenched it in his hand, looked around at the subordinates who were looking at him, and said loudly: "Since this is the case, then drive them back with our hands!" I'm afraid of him, kill! ”

Hundreds of soldiers and generals who were still standing on the fort wall saw Liu Yaoben so calm, although they were tired and wanted to die, but they all raised their arms and shouted: "Kill!" As he spoke, the musketeers drew their bayonets from their waists, stuck them in front of the guns, and picked up the guns with both hands, which had no ammunition.

Seeing that the sky was about to get dark, Cao Wenyao repeatedly pounced with his subordinates twice with a big knife in his hand, but they were all repelled by the Xingtian Army, but Cao Wenyao still had no intention of collecting his troops and fighting again tomorrow, and still commanded his subordinates to shout and fight under the fort.

Liu Yaoben had another gunshot wound on his body at this time, and the blood once again soaked the clothes in his armor, and there was almost no blood on his face, but he still held a gun full of knife marks, standing upright on the wall, commanding the remaining Xingtian army to continue the final resistance, everyone knew that if the officers and soldiers pounced again, they might really not be able to hold on, but at this time, everyone also had the determination to die, and they were fearless, Everyone took advantage of this short gap to sit down and catch their breath a little, wrap their wounds, and quietly wait for the officers and soldiers below to pounce again.

Cao Wenyao roared: "The thief army has run out of ammunition and food!" One more time, one more time will definitely be able to attack it! This is the last time! If anyone beheads the thief general, the official guarantees a reward of 1,000 taels of silver! Go! ”

So the officers and soldiers were mobilized again, roaring like wild beasts, and pounced on the broken earthen fort that could no longer be broken.

"Your Excellency...... My lord......! Just when Cao Wenyao wanted to launch an attack on the earth fort for the last time, he ran to the front of the army in a panic for a few nights, shouted loudly, and chased after Cao Wenyao.

After hearing this, Cao Wenyao shouted impatiently: "What is the matter until I capture this earthen fort!" Now I don't want to hear anything! As he spoke, he continued to swing his knife forward.

But this night, he still screamed and caught up with Cao Wenyao, and shouted at him: "My lord! Big things are wrong! A thief army suddenly came from the direction of Yongning, and there were only more than two miles left from here! Please make a quick decision! ”

After Cao Wenyao heard this, he felt as if he had received a heavy hammer in his heart, and he almost vomited blood, grabbed the neck of this handsome and shouted: "What? You repeat! ”

The general took one of Cao Wenyao's arms with both hands, struggled and said, "Lord Qiyu, there is an army of thieves coming from the direction of Yongning!" ”

Cao Wenyao really didn't know what it was like in his heart at this time, although he knew that the thief army in the earthen fort had reached the point of running out of oil and lamps, as long as he came again, he would be able to conquer this earthen fort, but at this time, the reinforcements of the thief army arrived, only a little bit, just a little bit, he was about to win this battle, but God didn't give him this opportunity, and now let the reinforcements of the thief army rush here.

With helplessness and unwillingness, Cao Wenyao finally stomped his foot heavily, lifted the big knife in his hand, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Collect the troops and return to the camp......"

Seeing that the officers and soldiers had already rushed up, but suddenly they withdrew their troops again, and the tide of hula generally receded, Liu Yaoben, who had already hung their hearts in their throats, and his subordinates, did not dare to believe their eyes at first, thinking that this was an illusion, but when the officers and soldiers completely retreated, they realized that this was not a dream, and the officers and soldiers had indeed collected their troops and went back.

Many people looked at each other in a daze, trying to find out why the officers and soldiers were retreating, but everyone was puzzled, and no one could figure out why the officers and soldiers had already reached this point, so everyone looked at Liu Yaoben who was standing on the wall.

After Liu Yaoben laughed miserably, his body shook violently, and he almost fell into the wall, but fortunately, a guard grabbed him and helped him, and he stood firm again: "Reinforcements have arrived!" Our reinforcements have arrived! Hehe! ”

After Liu Yaoben finished saying this, his tense body suddenly relaxed, and as soon as his legs were weak, he fell down on his back facing the sky.

The generals hurriedly caught Liu Yaoben and let him lie flat on the wall, and suddenly all the soldiers and generals in the fort began to cheer......

(It's not easy to say!) People have weekends and holidays, but we have to stick to the code word! The brothers said no! ）