Chapter 222: Loyal Ministers and Brave Generals
As the most important defender of Nanjing, Sun Yingyuan, at this time showed his courage, although the city gate was not safe, but Sun Yingyuan did not panic like other generals to turn around and flee, but on the inner city street against the current, raised his arms and shouted to gather a group of officers and soldiers who were ready to flee, and went up the current to drag two Franco cannons from other places, blocked in the Dinghuai Gate, and directly put the cannon on the street in the city gate, the muzzle of the cannon pointed directly at the city gate, when the advance Xingtian soldiers will roar into the gate, Sun Yingyuan suddenly ordered the cannon to be fired.
From the perspective of both sides, they both represent justice, but as for who is the righteous side in the real sense, it depends on the person, depending on their starting point, but there is no difference between good and evil in war, only victory and defeat, success and defeat This is the iron law of history, only the winner has the right to distinguish, but at this moment, the soldiers on both sides have shown their respective loyal side.
With the moment when the Xingtian Army rushed into the collapsed city gate, the two Furlong cannons facing the city gate were ignited at the same time, and as a result, under the two cannons fired at once, the dense scattered bombs immediately blocked the entire city gate, and the battalion general of the Xingtian Army who took the lead in leading the troops into the city gate and nearly 100 soldiers of the Xingtian Army were suddenly hit by the cannon and spurted blood and died tragically at the city gate, which can be said to be miserable, such a tragic scene, so that the offensive of the Xingtian Army was violently curbed, even if these Xingtian soldiers were strictly trained, However, in the face of such a tragic scene, some people still had a nervous breakdown on the spot, and frightened many of the Xingtian soldiers who rushed into the city gate later, so many people panicked and tried to turn around and escape from the city gate.
But then followed up by Liu Yaoben's fierce general Yan Shuting, Yan Shuting saw that there were soldiers in front of him who tried to turn around and flee, so he immediately ordered his subordinates to line up outside the city to stop the rout in front of them from escaping, because Yan Shuting knew very well how much strength they had used to blow up the city gate this time, how much gunpowder they had mobilized, and once they were now dispersed by these routs, then they would give the officers and soldiers in the city enough time to re-block this Dinghuai Gate, so that the hundreds of brothers who died outside the Dinghuai Gate these days would be equivalent to dying in vain. All the materials they spent in the early stage were all in vain.
So when he saw that the attack in front was frustrated, the soldiers retreated in confusion, and he didn't know what was happening in front, Yan Shuting, a fierce general, did not hesitate at all, and immediately led his troops to go up, and immediately knocked over a dozen or so defeated soldiers who were the first to lead out of the city gate, and killed a team general on the spot, Yan Shuting came out of the column and shouted in his slightly slurred voice: "Isn't it a shame to fuck you?" Our Heavenly Army swears not to give up! Have you fucking forgotten about it? You've lost all of our Heavenly Army! Today, an old man is here, whoever dares to run back, these people will wait for the end! I'll turn around and kill it, unless Lao Tzu is dead too! Otherwise, no one will want to run! Kill Lao Tzu in! Kill! ”
Those Xingtian soldiers who suffered a head-on blow were startled, and their officers were killed, so they wanted to withdraw from the city gate in a panic, but they ran into Yan Shuting head-on, the killing god, Yan Shuting's reputation is now quite loud in the Xingtian army, they all know that this guy became famous in Yanggu County, with an arrow stuck in his face, but he still fought to the death and did not retreat, and was rewarded by the commander afterwards, and now this guy blocked the door, making it clear that he would not let them withdraw from the city, As a result, these Xingtian army generals, who had just been a little panicked, could only turn around and rush towards the city gate again.
Another reason is that everyone knows that the Xingtian Army's slogan of "Xingtian Dance is a dry relative, fierce will is always there, and the Xingtian Army will never give up", this slogan can be said to have been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts, and it is also the slogan called out by Yan Shuting that makes those soldiers who are frustrated and want to retreat feel ashamed, and now their main general is dead, but Yan Shuting, the general, has come up again, and suddenly they have the backbone again. Therefore, the morale of the soldiers of the Xingtian Army who had been blocked suddenly regained again, and one by one they turned around, and once again poured into the city gate like a tide, heading towards the city.
Sun Yingyuan was still a little happy, seeing that after two cannons, he killed and injured a lot of Xingtian army members who attacked the city gate, and then the soldiers of the Xingtian army who attacked the city gate first began to turn around and flee, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and was waiting to gather the rout, and quickly blocked the city gate, and after a while, he saw that the thief army who had turned around and escaped from the city gate suddenly turned his head again, and attacked the city again.
So Sun Yingyuan was taken aback, and urgently ordered the officers and soldiers to line up again, and the two Fran cannons that he dragged were also quickly loaded and fired again.
After two loud bangs, the Xingtian soldiers who poured in at the city gate splashed blood and fell down many people, but Sun Yingyuan's side was not much better, one of the two Furlong cannons was not in place because the gunner panicked, and the loaded Zi Gong was not in place, and the gun was immediately exploded after the cannon, and the tail of the gun exploded at once, and the Zi Gong was also blown away, and even if several soldiers who were operating the cannon were blown up and flew out, even the gunner of a cannon next to him was also affected, and a gunner was cut off half of his head by a flying fragment, Without saying a word, he fell on the cannon.
This time, the casualties on the side of the Xingtian Army were still very large, but because there was a killing god of Yanshuting behind them, the generals did not collapse this time, even if they were frightened and pale, but the generals still let out an earth-shattering roar, emboldened themselves, stepped on the corpses of the fallen robes, and continued to rush towards the city gate.
At this time, Sun Yingyuan wanted to bombard with cannons again, but it was too late, so he hurriedly ordered his generals to fire, and those with bows and arrows and guns with guns, and suddenly there was a scream in the city gate.
Many of the soldiers of the Xingtian Army had just rushed into the city gate, and they didn't have time to line up to cast a row of guns, and they were immediately knocked down a lot, but at this time, the advance generals had also been driven crazy, and the remaining soldiers of the Xingtian Army knew that retreating was also a death, so they rushed up and desperately estimated that there was still a way to live, so they continued to rush forward regardless of the bullets of the officers and soldiers, and they continued to fall one after another, but the people behind continued to rush forward.
Watching the fierce Xingtian army rushing into the city gate one after another without fear of death, Sun Yingyuan couldn't help but sigh, if he had such a general who was not afraid of death, then Nanjing City might not be lost today, but it was a pity that he couldn't train such an army, and then he knew that Nanjing City might not be able to withstand it.
However, at this time, he still decided to be loyal to the court without hesitation, and when he saw that the archers and firecrackers could no longer stop the soldiers of the Xingtian Army, he raised his arms high in his hand the iron lance he usually used, and shouted: "Brothers! Kill the thief ......"
Most of the people who followed him were his family members, who ate and drank him, and were supported by him, so they naturally wanted to serve him, so most of these family members did not escape, and they all showed a determined look, and they all drew their waist knives or other weapons, and shouted in unison: "Kill the thief ......"
So about one or two hundred officers and soldiers, under the leadership of Sun Yingyuan, fiercely pounced on these Xingtian soldiers and generals who rushed into the city gate.
The soldiers of the Xingtian Army who had just entered the city gate were hit by the artillery fire of the official army, and they had no time to form a formation, so they could only fight on their own, and they collided with Sun Yingyuan and these horses in an instant, and the two sides fought in a small area in the city gate cave.
At this time, if the fighting spirit among the officers and soldiers is higher, and the remaining officers and soldiers can pounce on this Sun Yingyuan in time, these soldiers and generals sent by the Xingtian Army may not be able to gain a foothold at the city gate at all, but unfortunately at this time, except for Sun Yingyuan and a small number of his subordinates and a very small number of loyal officers and soldiers rushed forward, the rest of the officers and soldiers have long been without the slightest fighting spirit at this time, seeing that the Xingtian Army has entered the city gate, these officials and soldiers guarding the Dinghuai Gate at this time, but gave up resistance, One by one, they rushed towards the city.
For a time, there was a great chaos in the Dinghuai Gate, the Xingtian army wanted to enter the city, a few officers and soldiers under the leadership of Sun Yingyuan wanted to stop them, but more officers and soldiers were running in all directions in the city, and more Xingtian soldiers were crowded outside the city gate and wanted to enter the city.
I have to admit that Sun Yingyuan is one of the only remaining tiger generals in the imperial court, although he knows that he is at a disadvantage, but he wields the iron lance in his hand to lead the soldiers in the city gate with the Xingtian soldiers who have entered the city and does not retreat, a big iron lance dances, and there is almost no one to stop within a radius of more than ten steps, and the Xingtian army is stronger than fighting in formation, weaker than individual combat, in this case, one by one soldiers pounced on and wanted to kill Sun Yingyuan, but in an instant they were swept away or stabbed to death by Sun Yingyuan's iron lance, and almost no one was his opponent.
And most of the officers and soldiers who followed Sun Yingyuan were his family members, these people were quite strong in individual combat ability, they had a lot of practice in peacetime, and they were quite good at kung fu at hand.
For a while, this small area in the city gate was killed like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and there was no way out for either party, only by finding a way to kill the enemy in front of them could they live, so this battle can be said to be desperate, and batches of Xingtian soldiers would fall in a pool of blood, but then another group of Xingtian soldiers would rush into the city gate, join the battle group, and continue to fight with Sun Yingyuan's group of officers and soldiers.
Although these officers and soldiers led by Sun Yingyuan showed rare bravery, and the kung fu at hand was also quite good, but after all, they were also human beings, and they were hard to beat with two fists and four hands, although they killed and injured many soldiers and generals of the Xingtian Army, but they also continued to suffer casualties, after all, the generals on the side of the Xingtian Army were not vegetarians, and they were extremely skilled in a few simple moves, so these officers and soldiers really couldn't take too much advantage.
The Xingtian Army is going forward one after another, it can be said that there are more and more, but most of the officers and soldiers on Sun Yingyuan's side have fled, and only the remaining officers and soldiers have not been replenished, and they have died one less and one less, and they gradually began to be unable to hold on, these officers and soldiers were cut to the ground one after another, and the first one or two hundred people, after fighting for a while, soon only a few dozen people remained, and a family member whose arm had been broken cried and threw himself at Sun Yingyuan, who was covered in blood, and shouted: "General! You'd better go! The little ones are here for you! ”
After hearing this, Sun Yingyuan laughed miserably and shouted, "Go? Where to go? Nanjing City is lost, the Ming Dynasty is over, my grandson is deeply favored by the emperor, and today he is the only one who is loyal here! Kill! Kill the thief! ”
After saying that, Sun Yingyuan once again waved the iron lance and killed in front, and several members of the Xingtian Army who tried to block him were swept to the ground by him in a few strokes, but at this time, Sun Yingyuan's physical strength was basically exhausted, although he was covered with fine armor, but he had already suffered more injuries, and the iron lance became extremely heavy, and his legs began to stumble.
After a while, Sun Yingyuan's iron lance was blocked by a soldier of the Xingtian Army, and he immediately took off his hand and fell to the ground, Sun Yingyuan did not pick up the iron lance again, he pounced on it, and slammed into the head of the Xingtian soldier with the iron helmet on his head, only to hear a click, and smashed the head of the Xingtian soldier alive, and immediately fainted on the ground.
But in an instant, a few more Xingtian soldiers rushed up, and stabbed at Sun Yingyuan with a spear, Sun Yingyuan, who had already run out of oil, just reached out and pulled out his waist knife at this time, and a few spears stabbed into his body, several Xingtian military members worked together, and they were stunned to insert Sun Yingyuan's body off the ground, Sun Yingyuan screamed loudly, waved the single knife in his hand in vain, cut off two spears inserted in his body, fell heavily to the ground, and swung the knife hard when he fell to the ground, Cut on the calf of a member of the Xingtian Army, and immediately cut off the calf of the Xingtian Army, and also fell in front of him with a scream, Sun Yingyuan sent a knife and stuck it in his neck, at this time, several guns stabbed into his chest and abdomen, and nailed him to the ground, Sun Yingyuan spit blood in a big mouth, let out a long breath, and his body convulsed and stopped struggling.
(The number of words in the previous chapter was a little less, so I'll try to make up for it in this chapter!) I hope you enjoy watching it! )