Although thousands of Li Chuang's infantry rushed through the moat, Guo Chengdong and the others at the head of the city were much more relaxed. They knew the power of the Tiger Squat Cannon, and if Li Chuang's Tiger Squat Cannon started firing, not to mention these raw melons and eggs on the city, even their well-trained and experienced veterans might not be able to defend it.

It's not something that can be fought by personal will, even if their chain mail is good, but the small iron ball in the blossom bullet can still cause them some damage. If you are unfortunate enough to be hit in the head or face, or stunned by an explosion, there is nothing you can do.

Fortunately, Li Zicheng felt sorry for his tiger squat cannon and let the tiger squat cannon withdraw, which could be regarded as the biggest threat to them. But the soldiers and civilians at the head of the city were scared to death, looking at the Li Chuang soldiers who were rushing over like a tide, they all forgot to fight back, and they didn't have the consciousness of firing when there was no one in front of the city wall just now.

Ouyang Yun and the others began to roar, using the scabbards and spears in their hands to beat the stunned soldiers and civilians, letting the crossbowmen fire arrows and let the artillery continue to fire cannonballs. And Guo Chengdong continued to let the stone thrower throw the oil, compared to the bow and crossbow and artillery without the right head, it was still the fire pot that burned a large area with great lethality.

But he only had three stone throwers, and even if the fire pot hit the ground and exploded at different positions due to the difference in the force of the cannon pulled by the person pulling the piggyback, it was still a drop in the bucket. Moreover, Li Zicheng's siege troops all rushed forward with round shields, and the damage of arrows to them was relatively small, and only when they were directly hit by cannonballs would they lose their ability to move.

Amid the panicked shouts of the soldiers and civilians at the head of the city, and the roaring sound of artillery fire, Li Zicheng's siege troops rushed under the city walls. More than 10 of them worked together, fixed the two feet of the long ladder, pushed it upwards with a long pole, and together leaned more than 10 long ladders against the city.

The head of the ladder has a small piece of wood at right angles to the ladder, which is used to hang the head of the city and prevent the enemies in the city from knocking the ladder down. This clamp is riveted to a long ladder and wrapped in iron sheets, making it difficult to cut for a while. Li Zicheng also made some preparations to capture the city of Nanjing. His soldiers chopping back wood from the distant woods, and his battalion of artisans continued to craft long ladders for later use.

At this time, Li Zicheng's archers had already stopped shooting, and the soldiers and civilians at the head of the city could finally move freely. The men were commanded by the officers to carry the wounded and dead to the city, and at the same time let the men who were hiding in the caves come up to make up for the loss of the soldiers.

Many of these people living in the prosperous land of Nanjing were frightened by this bloody scene. Some were stunned when they looked at the corpses of their neighbors, some were crying and shouting the names of their relatives and friends, and some got up and ran down the city, causing a lot of chaos in the city.

However, the escapees were quickly controlled by the soldiers, and some of them were beaten, and when they met the irascible officers, they were killed on the spot. Ten taels of silver and two buckets of rice per person, it is not so easy to get, that is their life money.

Guo Chengdong looked at the chaos on the city and knew that if no measures were taken, once Li Zicheng's soldiers were allowed to gain a foothold in the city, the city of Nanjing would be breached immediately.

He instructed Wang Sixi beside him: "Take our people, take the oil and go and burn the enemy's ladder to the city!" Li Chuang's people are about to come up, and these raw melons and eggs can't stop them! ”

Wang Sixi nodded and beckoned the eight people around him to act separately. Even Guo Chengdong took matters into his own hands, holding a fire pot and rushing towards a distant landing site.

They are all experienced in battles and have good mental quality, so there is basically no problem in doing this kind of thing. If they had gone early, and the enemy who had climbed the ladder was still climbing up in the middle of the ladder, they would have poured a little oil on the ladder and then ignited it, so that the whole ladder would burn. If it's too late and the enemy is already in the spot, just drop the oil and let the ladder stick to it, and then throw the lit oilcloth down to set the ladder on fire. Anyway, the long ladder has already stuck at the head of the city, even if the thieves want to move, there is no way, as long as they block the follow-up enemies to come up, the goal will be achieved.

Guo Chengdong ran a little far, and when he got closer, the first thief had already appeared. The axemen who were supposed to attack did not move, and only one of the pikemen who were supposed to stab at the same time on both sides stabbed out. In this way, the thief waved his short knife and picked the spear aside. Then he stood on the battlement, kicked the axe soldier who was still stunned with a flying kick, and jumped to the top of the city.

At this time, the surrounding soldiers and civilians were stunned, they did not expect that the enemy would be able to attack the city so quickly. Guo Chengdong hurriedly stopped, took out the firearm on his waist, stabilized his breathing, and shot the thief's right leg. The gun rang out, and the thief was hit by lead bullets, unsteady on his feet, and fell to the ground.

"Kill him!" Guo Chengdong shouted loudly. At the same time, he rushed to the position of the long ladder with the fire pot in his arms, and smashed the fire pot directly down. Immediately the sound of the clay pot shattering, and at the same time there was a scream, and a thief who was about to climb up was hit and fell down the ladder.

Guo Chengdong didn't care about anything else, so he quickly lit the cotton cloth soaked in fire oil and threw it down in the place where the fire oil was the most. No sooner had he retracted his head than a feathered arrow flew up with a whoosh, almost striking him in the arm.

He hadn't noticed that as he threw the canister down, a soldier reached for his spear in time to block the swift sweep of the thief who had fallen to the ground, otherwise his foot might not have been on his lap. After that, the other soldiers and civilians reacted and stabbed them with spears in a disorderly manner, so that this brave thief who first landed in the city had no possibility of dodging and blocking, and was stabbed several times, and finally lost the ability to move.

Guo Chengdong squatted down, loaded the handcuff with ammunition, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Yes, I cut off a head, and I killed two outside, and I can get a reward of 110 taels of silver." Go and reward in the evening, and I will testify to you. ”

At this time, the surrounding soldiers and civilians were dumbfounded, and it was not until Guo Chengdong had already left that he didn't know which one stepped forward and finally killed the thief who was lying on the ground and was still bleeding.

A Minzhuang looked at the long ladder that had been burning, and suddenly said with some regret: "It's a pity that it has been burned, and no thieves have come up." Otherwise, we can earn more rewards. ”

"If you can live, burn high incense!" A soldier from the Beijing camp taught: "Look at the one with the axe, he was kicked and broke his neck." If it weren't for the fact that the general happened to come over, you would all have to go west. ”

Another Minzhuang complained: "He deserves it!" looks strong, but it's a gutsless thing. If he had done it earlier, the thieves wouldn't have been able to come up at all. Let's cooperate with one of them, maybe we can pick seven or eight at this time. ”

Some people pouted, while others nodded in agreement. Unconsciously, these soldiers and civilians who were frightened just now were already ignoring the dead bodies of the enemies next to them, and they were still discussing how to cooperate next time, so that they could kill more enemies and receive more rewards.

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