Chapter 194: Iron-Blooded Ming
"Brush, brush!" Several rows of arrows rained down on the Ming army's position, and the sword and shield soldiers who rushed to the front were already prepared, and they raised their shields to the front and above their heads to block the rain of arrows that came from the fire, so that their vision would also be blocked, and they had to slow down their attack.
"Hurry up! Don't be slow, put the ladder up and we'll win! In order to boost morale, Wang Huchen rushed to the front with a shield like ordinary soldiers, and the enemy army was all leaning on this stone wall, as long as the shield soldiers covered the cloud echelon behind him and put the cloud ladder on the wall, his forward battalion could rush up diagonally along the cloud ladder, as long as he climbed the wall, he was completely confident of defeating the opponent.
As soon as the words fell, I only listened to "Whoosh! With a thud, the sharp arrow passed through the gap between the two shields and shot down one of the guards beside Wang Huchen.
However, all the Ming troops, including Wang Huchen, were not affected by this incident, because the war was too tense to care about the rest, and they still charged forward with their duties.
"Dangdang!" The sound of the earth was like raindrops falling into an iron basin, crisp and frequent, and the iron shield at the front of the Ming army had already blocked countless sharp arrows for the brothers. At such a close distance, although the iron shields were not shot through, the paint on their bodies was shot off a lot, and they looked mottled, showing their supreme feat.
"Hurry up and release the arrows! Shoot their back platoons! "When a Uighur centurion fired two arrows in a row, he found that his men were always staring at the front row of the Ming army and firing arrows. The Ming army in the back did not have a shield to protect it, and it was already in range, so why not shoot it behind?
As soon as the voice fell, "Ah! There was a sound, but the sound of sharp arrows coming from the neck of the Uighur centurion—the Ming archers had already entered range, and in order to cover their teammates in front, they bent their bows and arrows in retaliatory fire at the Uighur position, and the sharp arrows that had been unknown went straight into the neck of the Uighur centurion.
"Prepare the ladder!" A stone's throw was in the blink of an eye, and the visual distance was almost there, Wang Huchen immediately turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him. Yesterday's attack failed because there was no ladder and I could only choose to climb the wall with my bare hands, and today I have a sharp weapon, and I have to take down this stone wall no matter what.
Seeing the swift and orderly movement of the Ming soldiers carrying the ladder, the commander of the Uighur army, no matter how stupid he was, knew what they were going to do, and immediately pointed his sword at the Ming army's ladder troops, shouting: "Shoot their soldiers who carry the ladder!" Hurry up! ”
When the Uighur archers heard the commander's order, they took out their arrows and put them on their hard bows, aiming at the cloud echelons of the Ming army, ready to give them a little color.
At this moment, "Bang bang bang!" A series of loud noises were heard, and countless small lead bullets hit the top of the Uighur stone wall, which was the sound of the Ming army raising their guns. Caught off guard, the Uighurs were defeated in large swaths and fell to the stone walls. A Uighur ten-captain had just taken aim at a Ming soldier carrying a ladder and was about to release an arrow when a lead bullet "Bang!" The ground slammed through his shoulder. The Uighur commander of the 10 was unsteady on his feet and fell down from the stone wall, and the arrow was shot into the sky with a shake of his hand.
Last night, Wang Huchen and Li Mian had made an agreement that at the moment when the soldiers of the forward battalion were about to take the ladder, Li Mian's spear-carrying team would give a salvo to the Uighur army on the wall, so as to suppress the Uighur army's firepower and ensure that the attacking troops could smoothly set up the ladder and descend with a single drum.
Li Mian's firearms battalion was well-trained and well-timed, and the moment when the forward battalion was about to erect the ladder, the Uighur soldiers would bend their bows and arrows to shoot, and at this time their bodies would stick out of the wall, and a volley would surely have a perfect effect.
Sure enough, as they expected, the Ming army, which had been aiming for a long time, received very good results.
"Get up here! Now is the time! "Don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, the archers on the wall of the Uighur army have fallen in large numbers, and the ones behind have not yet come up, when will you not set up a ladder to charge at this time? Wang Huchen decisively ordered the cloud echelon to advance without the slightest hesitation.
"Hurry up! Brothers, it's up to us to break through this stone wall! The Ming army in charge of commanding the cloud ladder ordered loudly, and personally supported a cloud ladder to lean against the stone wall.
The Ming soldiers who carried the ladder calculated the distance, first erected the ladder, and then slammed it down, and then put more than a dozen ladders on the stone wall built by the Uighur army. There was a lot of dust and stone debris thrown up.
"Kill!" Seeing that the ladder had been erected, the sword and shield soldiers of the forward battalion of the Ming army rushed diagonally up along the ladder without waiting for the commander's order.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of Ming troops had already rushed up the stone walls of the Uighur army, and the Ming army occupied a greatly advantageous position.
The Uighur crossbowmen who were hiding behind the stone wall were already extremely nervous the moment they saw the ladder reaching the stone wall, because they knew that this time it was not a dozen Ming soldiers who had climbed up with their bare hands, but dozens of heavily armed enemies who had rushed up along the ladder very comfortably.
Sure enough, after seeing the vanguard of the Ming army, they moved the crossbow machine very decisively, and a sharp arrow shot out in an instant, heading straight for the vanguard of the Ming army.
Thankfully, the Ming army had learned the lesson of yesterday, and the soldiers who rushed to the front were all sword and shield soldiers, and they wore heavy armor, and the Uighur army's row of arrows hit their shields one after another, causing no casualties to them.
"Don't panic! The first platoon went to load the arrows first, and the second platoon was a little calmer and shot their follow-up troops! The commander of the Uighur army, who commanded the crossbow fleet behind the stone wall, calmly ordered with a calm face and his eyes focused on the Ming troops who kept pouring up the wall, as if to see through them.
As soon as the Ming swords and shields rushed up to the wall, they immediately brandished their weapons and engaged the Uighur soldiers, and this opportunity was very important, because if this stone wall was breached, the hardest barrier on the outer perimeter of the Uighur army would be removed by them, and their success rate in attacking the Uighur camp would be much higher. Because every soldier of the Ming army fought hard.
A non-commissioned officer of the Ming army rushed to the top of the wall with two of his men, and they quickly spread out to form a fan, guarding the entrance to the ladder and establishing a beachhead for friendly troops, so that more Ming troops could rush up and capture the stone wall.
The Uighur commander who was in charge of defending this section was furious when he saw this, and if the Ming army opened a gap in him and went straight to the camp, then ten deaths would not be enough to atone for his sins, and he immediately rushed to the Ming non-commissioned officer with five nearby men with his spear.
"Hah!" The non-commissioned officer of the Ming army shouted loudly, both to embolden himself and to deter the enemy, and with a flick of his shield, he swept away the spear of the Uighur ten-captain, and then flew up and slashed at his hand.
"Ahh With a scream, the fingers of the Uighur commander were severed by the Ming non-commissioned officer, and his hand was bleeding profusely and painfully, but he was quickly relieved, as the Ming non-commissioned officer then quickly stabbed him in the chest.
At that moment, a sharp arrow flew from the side and plunged into the neck of the Ming non-commissioned officer, who, as he was concentrating on the fight with the Uighur ten-commander, neglected the flank defenses, and his shield opened a gap, and a Uighur crossbowman under the stone wall saw an opportunity to end his name with an arrow.
"Sir!" The two soldiers of the Su State immediately panicked when they saw this scene, this non-commissioned officer of the Ming army was their combat team leader and their backbone, and now he was killed by an arrow from the other party, which couldn't help but make them a little bit of the six gods without a master.
The remaining Uighur soldiers took advantage of the opportunity to rush over and slash at the two Ming soldiers with their weapons. The two Ming soldiers had no choice but to defend back to back, but in the end, they were overwhelmed by the Uighur soldiers who rushed up and were hacked to death by the rushing Uighur soldiers.
"Push their ladder to!" The Uighur commander who had taken command of this section of the stone wall wasted no time in commanding the command. If you don't push the ladder to it, there will be thousands of Ming troops pouring in, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
The three Uighurs immediately rushed over, took out their weapons, and went to pry the ladder against the stone wall, which was the easiest way to do it. Just then, an arrow flew and knocked down one of the Uighur soldiers.
"Hurry up and go up!" The Uighur commander who commanded this section of the stone wall ordered in a loud and hurried voice, for he saw that one of the Ming pikemen had already rushed halfway and was about to rush over, and there were several Ming soldiers behind him, and if he let them rush over, his efforts would be in vain.
"Brothers, kill!" The Ming spearman led the charge with his spear, although he saw that the Uighur soldiers were really about to lift the ladder, but he was not afraid, he knew that the most important thing for him now was time, and he had to rush before they could do it, and poke a bloody path with one shot, otherwise he would inevitably be shot by the hedgehog after falling under the wall.
"Quick! Go hard! Seeing that the pikemen of the Ming army were about to rush over, the commander of the Uighur army, who was in charge of commanding this section of the stone wall, was anxious and urged his men to act immediately.
The pikeman of the Ming army was also anxious, "Ah! With a roar, he stabbed with his spear, and when he saw that he was about to reach his destination, he never thought that a sharp arrow flew diagonally above him, and shot straight into his head, but the spearman of the Ming army didn't snort, his head tilted, and he fell straight down.
"Let's go!" Taking advantage of this opportunity, the three Uighur soldiers who were about to pry open the ladder of the Ming army worked together to overturn the ladder and push it under the stone wall.