"Attack!"

The artillery of the thief camp stopped firing, and light smoke rose from the muzzles and the mother's belly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

With the sound of a cannon and a desolate trumpet, the first wave of hungry people who filled the trenches rushed forward like a tide.

They were all carrying dirt and bags of dirt, and their expressions were filled with great fear.

But they did not dare to stop, because behind each team, there were foot guards to supervise the escort, as few as three or five people, and as many as a dozen, all of them holding swords and shields, fierce and vicious.

More than 1,000 hungry people rushed forward, a large piece of front and back, at this time the drum beat unhurriedly, they also staggered forward, almost into a hundred paces of distance, the Chinese army drum beat will turn urgent, they shouted and charged forward.

In the crowd, in addition to groups of hungry people, men, women, and children, and thieves and shields, there were also groups of thieves and archers, firearmsmen, and spearmen, and there were as many as two or three hundred people.

They were caught in the crowd, but they were trying to break through the low walls and trenches, or looking for an opportunity to break through the gaps in the walls.

"Mother's legs, go forward!"

Some rogue horse teams dressed in blue, wearing felt hats, and coarse felt cloaks also followed the crowd, about a hundred horsemen, and then some foot thieves in front, with bows and arrows, firearms, swords and spears, numbering three or four hundred.

Among the thieves was a lean man on a horse, with a shield on his saddle and a hatchet in his hand.

At this time, he was proud, but he kept urging the step thieves in front of him to walk quickly.

But it was Sun Youdonkey "Donkey Master", who became the confidant of Xie Junyou, the leader of the sentry, and became a member of the old battalion, so he no longer needed to fight, just do a good job of supervision. The targets of supervision have also been upgraded, from homeless people to foot soldiers.

Not far from him, Xie Junyou was riding on a war horse, and he also slowly advanced with the crowd, with no expression on his rough face.

Xie Junyou was arranged to be the frontal commander, and after receiving the order, he immediately made arrangements, among the people who attacked in each wave, the front was the hungry people who filled the trenches and the overseer foot soldiers, and then the first three waves of two or three hundred strong soldiers mixed each time, trying to hit the low wall trenches and rush through the gaps in each wall.

Nearly two hundred paces away, three or four hundred people will be waiting to be replaced at any time.

In this way, the frontal attack on the earthen wall, the starving people, the marching soldiers, and the temptation of the foot thieves, numbered about 1,800 people.

In order to make military achievements, Xie Junyou also personally served as a supervisor.

They went forward, in addition to the high whistle head at the front, Xie Junyou also had Xia Whistle Head, Cai Whistle Head, and Tian Whistle Head beside them.

The Xia Sentinel and Xie Junyou of the horse team had been ambushed, and they moved forward cautiously, while the rest of them were full of indifferent expressions.

In their opinion, there is nothing to be afraid of, especially under the fierce bombardment of artillery, presumably the people in those small places have already been frightened, right?

The crowd walked forward, the cold light of their weapons shining in the sunlight, and they were getting closer and closer to the low wall and trench.

And then, it seems, there was some shouting coming from there.

……

Behind the first earthen wall, a group of gunners were all in place, and they squatted behind their respective perforations, and the black-pressed guns poked out of the perforations.

The ropes of each person were all lit, and the fire was burning, and the fire was bright or dark, and everyone was squatting in a long row, just waiting for orders.

There were five gaps in the earthen wall, the middle road was four paces wide, the rest were two steps wide, and the five Falcon cannons were pushed to the gaps.

In particular, the No. 2 gun, which shot ten taels of lead shots, was pushed to the vacant position of the road, and the aiming hand was holding a long handle, and the igniter and loader were all hidden behind the wide guard, and behind the earthen wall next to it, there were four guns weighing 30 catties.

Then in the ammunition box next to it, there were twenty rounds of paper barrel shells wrapped in oiled paper, and the corresponding goose feather primer tube, even if all five guns were fired, it was simple and convenient to stuff them into the guns again.

Now Xin'anzhuang has sufficient gunpowder, ammunition is not lacking, Yang River crossed the river, and many truckloads of ammunition were also transported.

Next to the ammunition box, a loader is hidden behind an earthen wall, ready to load the gun, fire one shot, prepare one shot, and also take turns with the loader next to the gun.

At this time, next to the vacant seat on the road marked No. 3, several captives with loud voices were shouting in front of them: "Brothers and sisters who fill in the trenches, don't give your life to the thieves, this gun is not long-sighted...... When you rush over, throw away your dirt bag and burden, raise your hands, go into the wall, and lie down on the ground. And the brothers and sisters on both sides jumped into the walls and ditches, and drowned no one...... If you enter the wall, you can survive and live a good life. ”

"Yes, there must be brothers and sisters in Lingbi County over there, you are being coerced, you must be unwilling. I tell you, I Zhang Youxian has also been coerced, I am a native of Chenzhou, after the thieves trapped Chenzhou, the whole family was coerced away, attacking Luyi, attacking Bozhou, a family of eight, only one of them died......"

The captive seemed to remember something tragic, and his voice was full of tears: "Brothers and sisters, you really have to remember, thieves are not a good thing." What kind of serious people would force women and children to attack the city? They're just like the Tartars, they're all brutes! Don't be deceived. ”

Another captive shouted, "Yes, brothers and sisters who filled in the trenches, you have joined the gang and know what kind of life you lived." I tell you, I am from Bozhou, and like Zhang Youxian's brothers, there are only one of the few people in my family who died. Even if it becomes a housekeeper, it can live like a pig and a dog......"

He shouted loudly: "The thief said it well, what is a poor family, but in his bones he is a thief, and he kills a thousand knives." Look at the people in their camp, green-skinned scoundrels, ruffians and villains, many people know that Sun has a donkey, who is that? The old bandits and thieves from Shandong live by robbing their homes and houses. Bah, such a person can also be called a rebel? ”

He muttered loudly: "The camp is full of such scum, we are serious people, how can we mix with them?" Listen to my advice, throw away the dirt bag when you come, raise your hands, lie on the ground, you can live, don't die for those beasts! ”

Several of the high-pitched captives shouted desperately, and the sound spread far away, even drowning out the drums from the thieves.

Beside them, Minister Yang, Han Guan'er, and Luo Xianjue kept looking at the lookout, in addition to the standard-bearer guards, etc., at both ends of the wall, five steps away from the head of the wall, the first and second chief killer teams commanded by Luo Xianjue and Han Guan'er were also lined up.

They were still eighty men in two rows, with the remaining twenty spearmen in reserve.

Everyone is heavily shielded and shielded, and at this time they are lined up in a vertical row facing the earthen wall, which can better protect the thieves from throwing arrows.

If the thieves come from both ends, they just turn to the left, to the right.

They quietly listened to the persuasion and shouting of the guards, their expressions were calm and sharp, and the thieves came from the artillery earlier, which once made everyone a little frightened, but seeing that there was an earthen wall to protect them, everyone was safe and sound, and they all calmed down quickly.

They are basically veterans, they have fought the Jiaoshan bandits, the Tongshan bandits, and even the fierce thieves once, although they will soon face a vicious battle, but they still look calm and reflect their quality.

Behind the second earthen wall, which was more than ten steps away from Minister Yang and others, facing the gaps in front, Chen Qiuao's escort team had encountered sentinel scouts, and some of Cui Lu's grenadiers were hiding behind the earthen wall, reinforcing the gaps in front of them at any time, and attacking out according to the situation.

There is also the Ninth Master, Qian Sanniang's cavalry, which is hidden on the right flank of the second earthen wall, and can rush out from this flank at any time.

Some of the social soldiers hid in the polder, and came out to surprise reinforcements according to the situation.

The people listened quietly, listened to the shouts of the servants, listened to their persuasion, but the voices of each man continued to echo in the wilderness: "...... He threw away the dirt bag and raised his hand...... Lie on the ground after entering the wall...... Don't die for those brutes! ”

……

The dense procession of thieves rushed forward, and on the grass in front of them, some severed arms and stumps, and some hideous corpses in a pool of blood, but they were raised by the thieves who sang earlier, and were repelled by artillery here.

This side is about 200 steps away from the low wall and ditch in front, and the horses of Sun Youdonkey, Xie Junyou and others stop here, and they will be replaced as a response. The remaining two or three hundred strong soldiers, who filled the trenches and starved people, supervised the foot soldiers, and mixed in the crowd, continued to move forward.

Then everyone faintly heard the shouts in front of them, Sun Youdonkey seemed to hear his name, and couldn't help but be stunned, and then rejoiced: "It turns out that the prestige of my donkey master has also spread all over the streets and alleys of Suining City, and it seems that the master has come out of nowhere." ”

Xie Junyou listened to a few words, his eyes sharpened, and he shouted loudly: "Pass the order, the team continues to move forward, regardless of the hungry people's foot soldiers, those who dare to hesitate to retreat, all will be killed!" ”

More than 1,000 hungry people in front of them, driven by the foot soldiers, shouldered and cowered, and they were already about to enter a hundred steps.

They turned out to be ordinary people, looking at the gray earthen wall in front of them, it seemed that one after another firebolts poked out of the holes in front of the wall, and some artillery was still aimed at them, and they couldn't help but be terrified and terrified.

In particular, when some people passed by the grass corpses in a pool of blood, they could see that scene of vomiting, and at this time, when they heard the shouts in front of them, many people looked at each other and hesitated.

Even each of them looked at each other with their eyes, whether they should do what was required from the front.

Listening to the voices of those shouts, it seems that they were once part of the battalion, and the content of their shouts is extremely credible.

Even a lot of words made them empathize, and for a while, the hungry people who poured away became different.

A sudden and terrible scream came, but it was in the crowd in front of him, a foot soldier with a full face and a raged old man slashed to the ground.

The old man was carrying the dirt, and he was looking at and whispering to an old woman carrying a bag of dirt beside him, but the captain of the infantry who was escorting him saw him, and thought that he was afraid of war.

The old man screamed, blood dripping from his face, and he rolled to the ground trembling.

His burden also fell on the grass, and the dirt was scattered on the ground.

But the foot soldier showed no mercy, slashing and stabbing at him, and the old man's cry became more and more terrible, and his hands danced wildly.

But as the long knife slashed, blood beads spilled and fell, and his screams slowly deepened.

Another foot soldier stepped forward and cut the old woman to the ground, and the old woman screamed and begged desperately for mercy, but the foot soldier just ignored it, and slashed her with a knife, until she was cut to the ground until she was cut to death.

There were also a few foot soldiers who smashed the old couple's son, daughter-in-law, and teenage grandson to the ground, killing pigs and sheep, and killing all the old and young of their family in the terrible cries of several people.

There was blood on the grass, the corpses of the old man's whole family were strewn all over the place, and the hungry people next to him were trembling and trembling, and they were all very frightened.

The foot soldier Wu Chang had a hideous face, and the long knife in his hand was dripping blood, and he shouted: "I heard that the dog officers and soldiers are bewitching the people, don't be deceived, dare to have any hesitation, those who retreat, all die!" All for Lao Tzu to go up! ”

The screams and wails are not only here, but they can be heard everywhere in the crowd.

The thieves stepped forward one after another, slaughtering all those they thought were afraid of war.

On the grass, there was a corpse of a hungry man with round eyes and a frightened expression, men and women, old and young.

They were very effective in killing and driving away, and the remnant of the hungry people were crying in fear, and immediately left the shouts in front of them behind, and each one picked up dirt and bags, and walked forward desperately, and then gathered into a crowd, and spread towards the low wall and trench in front.

At this time, the agitation of the thieves turned to a hurry, and everyone walked faster and faster.

Soon, some people were within a hundred steps.

……

On the polder wall, the three-foot-high banner hunts and flies.

The ears were full of the sound of young and strong social soldiers running to fight fires, the crackling sound of the city tower being burned, and the billowing smoke filled the air.

Yang He was unmoved, just looking at the movement outside the city, Han Daxia and Zhang Songtao were standing beside him, but the captain of the guard, Chen Qiuao and others, were gone, but Yang He ordered them to fight under the city, leaving only the flag bearer, golden drummer, trumpeter and others by his side.

The same is true for Han Daxia, in addition to the 100 soldiers, the second general standard-bearer and the golden drummer beside him, and the remaining five guards are all assigned to Luo Xianjue's side.

The crowd listened to the shouts from under the wall, and it seemed to have an effect, and then the thieves drove away and killed, and the results were immediately wiped out.

The frightened hungry people who filled the trenches ran faster and closer to the low wall and ditch.

Gao Qifeng, the magistrate, was full of ashes, and his expression was anxious and hateful.

Zheng Shixin, the chief bookkeeper, and Liu Zunhe, the county leader, didn't know what to do, Yang He looked outside the city, the closer the thieves were, and the front was densely packed with hungry people, old people and women, shoulder-to-shoulder, with the thief infantry in between, and soon entered the firing distance of the firecracker.

His expression turned cold, and the hungry people were pitiful, but he was clearly more afraid of the thief's sword and spear than of his cannon.

The reality is so, and they can only be sobered up with guns.

People need to have the heart to save themselves, and outsiders can save them!

He slowly raised his hand, and the trumpeter next to him raised his horn, just watching his gestures.

The thieves poured into the low wall a hundred steps in front of it, and Yang He's hand slammed down!

……

Two hundred paces in front of the low wall and ditch, four or five hundred thieves and horses stopped, Sun Youdonkey rode a horse, watching the hungry people in front of him shouting, and rushing forward desperately in the rapid beat of the drum, their footsteps stepped on the official road, stepped on the weeds, and were dusty.

"It would be nice if the Xiucai who killed a thousand knives was kind and pedantic, so that he could rush into the city in one breath and be happy......"

Looking at the crowd in front of him, Sun Youdonkey thought.

Suddenly, he heard a shrill swan sound coming from the polder, and the reflex was to roll off the horse.

For this sharp swan sound, the donkey master is too familiar and unforgettable.

Xie Junyou was also trembling, and he wanted to jump off the horse in a terrified manner, but he forcibly rode on the horse.

Then everyone heard a sudden volley, and Xie Junyou and the others saw a series of surging fires burst out under the earthen wall in front of them, and a large stream of dense smoke instantly filled into a white smoke dragon.

There was a terrible scream in front of him, and a group of people fell down with Qi Brush, there were as many as thirty or forty people, and the fire guns of the Xin'an Army could break through the iron armor in more than 60 steps, but it did not mean that a hundred steps away could not kill people, it was just a matter of hit rate.

Seeing the blood mist rising over there, the screams were earth-shattering, Xie Junyou and the others were secretly frightened, so fierce.

Although everyone stood behind and watched from the perspective of a bystander, there was still a feeling of horror.

Cai Whistle Tou and Tian Whistle Tou were riding horses, and they were also trembling, and Cai Whistle hurriedly calmed the horses that were a little alarmed under his crotch.

Tian Whistle muttered, "These are Xiang Yong? The battalion soldiers could not fight such a gun. ”

"It's really sharp!"

On the altar of Shanchuan Sheji, Li Guo and Yuan Zongdi frowned, and Wang Long's face also changed, thinking: "Oh no, this Suining County is not easy to fight." ”

His eyes looked at the left flank with some concern, the right flank position that Suining Xiangyong defended.

"Donkey Ball, Succession to ......"

Thirty or forty hungry people were hit and fell down in front of the crowd, and they threw dirt bags and burdens, and rolled on the ground one by one, wailing in pain.

The pain of a lead bullet hitting the human body is unbearable even for elite soldiers, let alone these ordinary people.

The miserable appearance of their shots, seeing the faces of the hungry people next to them, the thieves are not easy to provoke, and the officers and soldiers on the opposite side are even more difficult to provoke, can they survive?

Among the crowd that fell to the ground, there were also some thieves and shields who were in battle, and after they were hit, they also rolled on the ground and howled fiercely, and they all stretched out their hands, wishing to die on the spot.

The remnant of the sword and shield bearers were quite frightened, and they all hid behind the hungry people, using their bodies to cover themselves, while they slashed and expelled the hungry people in front of them, forcing them to continue on.

In the crowd, the head of the high sentry who tried to assault was holding a palladium, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he hid in the crowd with two or three hundred thieves, archers, firearmsmen, and spearmen, and they stayed in the middle and rear parts of the crowd, but no one was hit.

But as they continued to move forward, the tragic situation of the hungry soldiers who fell to the ground was secretly frightened by the thieves.

Even the head of the high sentry saw a familiar foot soldier, his shield was thrown aside, and a large hole had been broken, and then he rolled on the grass, clutching his lower abdomen, where the intestines were constantly flowing out.

He screamed in horror, and desperately stretched out his blood-stained hand to Gao Sentou: "Master Gao, save me, save me......"

Gao Sentinel felt that his scalp was a little numb, this foot soldier was in his sentry, he had always fought bravely, and he didn't know how many scars on his body, and when he was shot, he was no different from those hungry people.

He gritted his teeth, stepped forward and stabbed the pawn to death with a puff of palladium, and shouted: "Donkey ball, follow the rush, don't stop!" ”

He shouted, "Rush forward and drive the hungry people up!" ”

Gao Sentinel wore a felt hat, a cloak, and a fierce face, he was originally under Fu Zonglong's command, but in September last year, Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, was defeated and died, and the Qin army that surrendered was tens of thousands, and Gao Sentinel was also a member of it.

He was originally in charge of a team of 50 people in the battalion, but when he entered the thief camp and was promoted to the head of the sentry, he could manage two or three hundred people. When you move forward, keep charging.

In the midst of his roar, the remaining thieves also howled, holding their weapons, and continued to swarm in the crowd.

It seemed that after only a few steps, there was another sharp swan sound, and then behind the earthen wall in front of him, a continuous burst of firelight, and a deafening sound of displacement.

The blood mist flew, more hoarse screams, the distance was closer, more people fell, and even a thief with a bird gun next to Gao Sentinel's head suddenly threw away the bird gun in his hand and rolled to the ground. He clutched his chest, crying out like a human voice.

"Rush forward!" The high sentry roared angrily, continuing to urge the crowd forward.

More hungry people shouted in fear, and some even wanted to turn around and flee, and the foot soldiers in the battle desperately slashed and drove away.

Yang He looked outside the city, and after two rows of guns behind the earthen wall, seventy or eighty hungry people and infantry soldiers fell down, and their surging ranks were already much chaotic.

He counted the time, and with another wave of his hand, the trumpeter beside him blew the sharp sound of a swan again.

There was another violent row, and the crowd in front of them once again brushed down a group of people, and the howl shook the wilderness.

……

There was a neat choking sound, and after the first earthen wall, a hundred soldiers neatly lifted and pulled the copper bolt machine and bent it down, loaded it again, pushed it into the copper bolt, and pressed it down to get stuck in the empty groove of the iron-clad iron.

At this time, the smoke was rising, but everyone was moving very fast, they didn't fight once or twice, and their psychological quality was exercised early.

Especially hiding behind a safe wall, facing the thieves in front of them, as if shooting at a target, everyone is almost close to the speed of training.

Even if you wait for the order to shoot, you can shoot six or seven rounds in one minute.

"Rush forward!"

The high sentry head roared angrily: "They are done fighting, rush forward......"

Not only him, but also the hungry people in front of him were in good spirits, and the fire guns were fired in three rows, which was common sense, and many people knew it.

The officers and soldiers on the opposite side have already fought three platoons, and it is estimated that the battle is over, no, they seem to have paused.

Although after three rows of guns, the hungry people suffered a lot of losses, and more than 100 dozens of people fell, and even some of the foot soldiers in the battle were knocked down.

But seize this opportunity to rush into the low wall, throw the dirt bag into the trench, and go back to eating the flatbread and sleeping.

At this time, the hungry people had just rushed fifty paces, and the people were huddled together, carrying things, and it was impossible to run fast, and there was fear, and the corpses blocked all kinds of factors, and at most they reached the speed of two paces in a second, and it took almost fifty seconds to run in front of the low wall and ditch.

However, depending on the reload speed of the Bird's Gun, most people are not life-threatening for 120 seconds.

This time is enough time to go back and forth safely.

Not to mention, it has already rushed into fifty steps.

There was no need for the foot soldiers to urge, and all the hungry people carried dirt bags on their backs, carried dirt burdens, shouted, and rushed forward desperately.

The high sentry head roared angrily: "Rush forward, they are out of gun......"

At this moment, the sharp sound of swans sounded on the polder wall again.

Then under the earthen wall, the explosion of firearms was connected, the fierce smoke of gunpowder was connected, and the hungry people who were charging in front of them rolled in a large area.

Fifty paces, the shooting behind the earthen wall is already quite accurate, especially the people are not mentally prepared.

Isn't there no gun? How can there be?

Gao Sentinel's roar remained on his lips, and his mind was blank, what's the matter, there are so many Xiangyong firearms on the other side?

Not everyone knows about Suining Xiangyong's use of breech guns, and Gao Sentinel is a member of the inside.

He thought it was gone, but he didn't expect it to be, this kind of psychological blow was too great.

Especially at a distance of fifty paces, this row of guns was so fierce that not only the hungry people and overseers in front of him fell sixty or seventy, but also the assault foot thieves beside him fell many times.

Some archers, firearmsmen, sword and shield bearers rolled on the ground, their weapons thrown all over the ground, rolling and crying with all their might.

The rest of the thieves were in a panic, and those who had bows and arrows desperately shot arrows in the direction of the earthen wall, whether they were straight or thrown. There are birds with three eyes, and they don't care about it, through the gap in the crowd, and blast at the earthen wall in front of them.

The high sentry head roared angrily: "How can there be a gun? ”

Suddenly, there was a sharp swan voice, and Gao Shoutou was shocked, but he heard the firearms on the polder wall exploding, and then screamed again and again, and he had two or three hundred strong soldiers, and thirty or forty fell in an instant.

Gao Sentinel's mind was blank again, and in the blood mist, there was a hoarse scream in his ears, and the brothers around him kept falling.

Even Gao Whistle saw Wu Whistle next to him fall to the ground, this tough guy who did not change his face in the face of the sword and neck, at this time he howled like a woman, he covered his lower abdomen, only screamed in horror, looking at the colorful things flowing out there, he couldn't cover it.

And Yang Whistle was always rolling on the ground, staring at him with dead fish-like eyes, a big hole in his head, and something red and white was constantly flowing.

The high sentry head mixed in the crowd, numbly rushed forward, and suddenly there was a sharp swan sound on the polder wall, and the brothers beside him fell down again in unison.

They screamed bitterly, and in the face of the bullets of death, these thieves screamed like hungry people.

Gao Xiantou's face was splashed with blood, his scalp was numb, and his body was shivering.

There are so many guns on the opposite side, how to fight?

At this time, Gao Xiantou and the others rushed fifty steps in front of the earthen wall, less than a hundred steps away from the polder wall, this distance, maybe the earthen wall is not easy to hit them through the crowd of hungry people, but the polder wall soldiers are high, but there is no such visual obstacle.

The sound of a swan was another high-pitched swan, and a raging fire erupted again behind the earthen wall, and more people fell in front of them.

The screams were earth-shattering, and the crowd of people charging was already chaotic.

……

"Breathtaking!"

On the polder, Gao Qifeng, the magistrate, exhaled a long breath, and he sighed with emotion: "...... This is ...... Good! …… It's just a pity that it's a little more expensive......"

Zheng Shixin, the chief bookkeeper next to him, Liu Zunhe, the county leader, Zhou Mingyuan of the head office, and many surrounding social soldiers were all dumbfounded.

It's the first time I've seen the North Shore Township fighting bravely, and it's really an eye-opener to see such a sharp firecracker!

In the distance of 200 steps behind the earthen wall, Sun Youdonkey's "Donkey Master" was frightened, tiptoeing around, he was still hiding behind the horse, just looking left and right, already looking for a way to escape.

The horses beside him were all pale, Xie Junyouce was on the horse, he was still expressionless, but the hand holding the reins had turned bruised.

In the altar of the mountains and rivers, there was also silence here, and Wang Lung muttered: "Their guns, they really hit fast, they fought too fast!" ”

Li Guo and Yuan Zongdi beside him were speechless, but their faces became extremely ugly.