As soon as these auxiliaries showed their heads, the Jianqi on the other side of the trench immediately rained arrows. At this time www.biquge.info there was only a trench more than a zhang wide between the two sides, and at such a distance, the heavy arrows shot by Jian Yan were enough to shoot through ordinary armor. And those auxiliaries only had a single coat on them, and they were immediately shot over by Jianxi's heavy arrows.

At the same time, Cao Bianjiao's family members were also under the cover of the shield cart and fired at the opposite Jianqi with muskets. At such a close distance, even the Three-Eyed Gun can effectively kill those lightly armored targets. And Cao Bianjiao's family members used arquebuses purchased from the Zheng family. Although these things are not as good as the flintlock pistols used by the model army, the barrel is drilled out with a drilling machine, and it is light and strong, but it is also honestly rolled out with wrought iron pipes, and it is seriously forged and welded, although it is much heavier than the bird guns made by the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court, and it needs to be erected with a bracket to be easy to use, but compared to those bird guns that will explode with enough gunpowder, these arquebuses are at least very safe to use, and they are full of power, at such a distance, they are enough to easily penetrate even four or five layers of iron armor, even if it's a horse, a cow, and a guy, it's dead.

Cao Bianjiao's men fired a volley of these heavy arquebuses and then retracted back behind the shield cart to reload. This round of shooting also killed some of the gills. At this time, the auxiliaries also ran to the back of the shield cart in a panic, dodging Jianxi's bow and arrows.

A few auxiliaries threw the logs they used to build the bridge on the ground and ran behind the shield cart. Cao Bianjiao bent his bow and arrows, and shot these auxiliaries in front of the battle.

"The brave and straight forward are rewarded by the former, and the former is not slashed by the cower!" Cao Bianjiao shouted loudly, he knew that this was a life-and-death time, and if he didn't work hard, he would die. And his family members also drew their waist knives one after another, and began to slash and kill the auxiliaries who were hiding behind the shield cart. These auxiliaries were all cut down to the ground in an instant, and in just a few dozen breaths, hundreds of auxiliaries were slashed and killed in front of the formation.

"In the next batch, you bring a team of men to supervise the battle! There are those who retreat, and there is no mercy! Be sure to build the bridge! Hong Chengchou ordered the captain of his own soldiers.

"Yes!" The captain of the pro-soldier knelt down on one knee and said. Then he stood up, drew his knife, and walked forward with a group of men. A moment later, under their supervision, another team of auxiliaries was sent into battle.

"Listen, the soldiers will shoot and cover you, and as soon as the shots are fired, they rush out and pick up the logs on the ground and set them up in the trench! Cowering, no forgiveness! After the logs were erected, they were allowed to take refuge behind the shield cart, and if they didn't put up the bridge, they returned to it, and there was no mercy! Hong Chengchou's personal soldiers shouted at these auxiliaries with murderous faces.

"Master, what if, what if that ladder falls into the ditch?" One of the auxiliaries asked suddenly.

"Then jump down the ditch and pick it up and set it up! Otherwise, if Jianzi doesn't shoot you, Lao Tzu will also hack you to death! The captain replied coldly.

The auxiliaries, escorted by Hong Chengchou's own soldiers, went to the back of those shield carts and prepared to attack. The corpses of the slain auxiliaries were strewn all over the ground behind the shield cart, making the faces of the auxiliaries white.

At this time, Cao Bianjiao's family members had also reloaded the heavy arquebuses in their hands, and several light tiger squat cannons and small cannons of the Furlong machine were also ready. Cao Bianjiao gave an order, and the auxiliaries who had just been photographed were immediately driven out, and the auxiliaries who were a little slower were slashed and killed on the spot.

The rest of the auxiliaries rushed out with a shout, bent down and desperately picked up the ladder that had been thrown to the ground by the previous group of auxiliaries, and carried it to the opposite shore. Of course, the Jianshen on the other side couldn't watch them set up the ladder, so they hurled crossbows, strongbows, and even flying swords in this direction. The auxiliaries were immediately shot down in a large area.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of Jian Yan's concentrated fire to attack the auxiliaries, Cao Bianjiao's family members rushed out from behind the shield cart, and fired another volley at the opposite side with muskets and tiger squat cannons, and immediately the people on the opposite side also fell. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the auxiliaries struggled to drive the ladder to the low wall opposite. Soon, ladder after ladder was erected.

Naturally, the builder on the opposite side couldn't watch the ladders set up, so some coats were driven out to remove the ladders that had come up. Naturally, these coats did not voluntarily come out to do such a dangerous thing out of the great ideal of promoting national unity, but if they did not come out, the outcome would be the same as the auxiliary soldiers on the opposite side. Of course, these coats were quickly beaten all over the field by the fire from the opposite side.

"Almost." Hong Chengchou stood on the carriage and looked ahead, and then said to the people around him, "Let General Cao charge!" ”

An auxiliary soldier is helping Cao Bianjiao's personal guard captain Zhang Houzhao to wear armor, which is a set of full-body armor bought from Hongmaoyi at a large price, this armor weighs a full forty pounds, and all of them are really good iron. And it doesn't look so heavy when worn on the body. (The full-body plate armor can evenly distribute the force points of the body to bear the weight of the armor, so that all the weight is pressed on the shoulders like ordinary armor, so it feels lighter than other armor of the same weight.) It's a rare good thing. This kind of armor is a big money that has already run away-Wu Sangui doesn't have many of them. Cao Bianjiao only has two sets in his hands. One set is now worn on Cao Bianjiao's body, and another set is given to Zhang Houzhao, who is the captain of the pro-soldier and is ready to take the lead in the charge.

Once the armor was put on, Zhang Houzhao took up his weapons—a Japanese knife bought from the Japanese people, and a heavy mace. The armor was so good that he didn't need to hold another shield. The sharp swords are suitable for attacking unarmored coats, while the heavy mace is suitable for attacking white-armored soldiers who wear several layers of armor.

The drum sounded, and Zhao Hou glanced at the other family members and said, "Life and death are fate, and wealth is in the sky." Whether it's dead or alive, it's a matter of buying and selling. Brothers, follow Lao Tzu! Then he took the lead and rushed out.

As soon as Zhang Houzhao rushed out, a heavy arrow was shot at his chest. Theoretically, at a distance of just over a zhang, the heavy arrows shot by those white-armored soldiers with strong bows would have a chance to shoot through Zhang Houzhao's armor. But this is only a theoretical opportunity. If this armor is standing there and letting Zhang Houzhao shoot it at such a close range with a strong bow and heavy arrows, it is indeed possible to penetrate it, but the premise of this is that the armor itself will not move, so that Zhang Houzhao can let his arrows hit it vertically. But it was not easy to do this in the heat of battle, and the torso of this armor was made in the shape of a chicken breast, polished to a very smooth finish, and it was also coated with a layer of oil, and most of the time, the arrows would slide off when they hit it. This time was no exception, the arrow slipped off his chest and posed no threat to him.

Zhang Houzhao jumped on the ladder that had been erected in front of him with a loud shout, kicked back with his right foot, and threw himself forward. A spear suddenly pierced out of the low wall opposite, and this shot stabbed extremely fast, like a cobra attacking a person. The place where Zhang Houzhao landed was not suitable for moving and dodging, so he could only use the Japanese knife in his left hand to flick the spear to the side. But the shot stabbed very suddenly, and very quickly, and this hasty flick did not completely remove the spear, and the tip of the spear still pierced his left rib, and then slipped there, and then slid past.

This result apparently surprised the guy on the other side, so much so that he couldn't immediately stab the second shot. Zhang Houzhao also took the opportunity to rush over the wooden ladder and jump onto the low wall.

No sooner had his foot landed on the low wall than five or six knives slashed at him. Zhang Houzhao was unstoppable, but he picked up the war hammer with his right hand and smashed it into the head of the nearest Jianzhi.

The one raised his shield in one hand and shifted upward, and the other hand holding the waist knife followed suit, trying to block the blow. I didn't want Zhang Houzhao's hammer to use much force, but took advantage of the opportunity for him to put his hands on the shelf, and flew up and kicked him in the stomach.

The shoes on Zhang Houzhao's feet are also iron shoes, and the toe part is very pointed, almost like an armor-piercing cone. This kick directly kicked the Jianshen into a heel fight, and the Jianshen threw down his sword and shield, clutched his stomach, and tried to shove back the intestines that had already flowed out of the wound - the kick just now not only pierced through his cotton armor, but also opened a large hole in his abdomen.

At this time, several knives were also slashed at Zhang Houzhao's body, and he couldn't help but take a step backwards, and almost fell into the trench again, but these knives also failed to penetrate his armor.

The defensive power of this armor greatly boosted Zhang Houzhao's morale, he shouted loudly, and rushed forward again, and at this time, several other family members also rushed over.

These people's equipment is not as good as Zhang Houzhao's, and they generally only have a cuirass, which does not provide much help for their legs and arms. Therefore, they tend to put another piece of chain mail on the inside of the cuirass to increase their defense.

The continuous addition of these people made the situation slowly tilt in the direction favorable to the Ming army. Relying on the almost invulnerable armor, Zhang Houzhao successively killed several Qing soldiers (including two white-armored soldiers), and controlled a section of low wall of more than ten zhang.

Abatai had noticed that the situation was not going well, a group of Ming troops had already made a breakthrough in some positions of the long trench, and had established several small bridgeheads, and even these bridgeheads were rapidly expanding, almost about to be connected.

However, Abatai was not alarmed, and he had seen many situations more serious than this. Moreover, he also has a reserve of more than 2,000 people in his hands, including more than 200 white-armored soldiers. Now may be the time to throw them into battle.