At noon, more than 100,000 Kou troops gathered outside the city, although the three Kou armies joined forces, staring at Fengyang City, thousands of flags hunted in the wind, under the illumination of the scorching sun, the blades in the hands of a group of Kou soldiers reflected the dazzling light, and the complete siege equipment was placed in front of the army, just waiting for an order to attack the city. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, the camp of the three major Kou armies is clearly distinguished, compared to Zhang Xianzhong, who only has soldiers, the smallest number of troops, only 8,000 people, returning to this humiliating place of defeat, Zhang Xianzhong continued to urge Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, to order the siege of the city, but Gao Yingxiang did not immediately order the siege, because he understands very well that the use of troops has always been to pay attention to the situation, more than 100,000 troops are placed here, just this momentum can force people's hearts, and it will be more advantageous to attack the city later.

Above the head of Fengyang City, Zhang Tanghuai, who was dressed in military uniform, looked at the huge Kou Zhong indifferently, as the general of Fengyang City, there is no way out for public and private, fortunately, the Fengyang garrison has been newly organized and trained, although the number has been reduced to two thousand, but both the will and combat effectiveness are by no means comparable to the original, plus the thousand main battalions under Zhen Xing, the commander of the thousand, with the fortified city of Fengyang, sufficient firearms and three thousand soldiers, I believe that it can hold on until the arrival of imperial reinforcements.

In the face of the huge Kou army, the whole air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, the Ming army defending the city swallowed saliva and clenched the blade in his hand, the soldiers in charge of the artillery repeatedly calibrated the shooting Zhu Yuan, and constantly rearranged the projectiles put aside, in order to relieve the tension before the war, Zhang Tanghuai knew that he had a great responsibility, and behind him was the place where his hometown fathers, relatives and friends lived, and he secretly vowed that even if he gave up his life, he would block the Kou army under Fengyang City.

Gao Yingxiang, the king of the white robe and white scarf, slapped his horse forward, pointed his sword directly at the head of the city, and proudly ordered: "Brothers, rush me, the first person to enter the inner city will be promoted to three levels, and the reward will be a thousand gold!" ”

The order has arrived, for a while the military flag is swaying, even if the Kou army standing far away can also know the order to attack, for a time the sound of shouting and killing is deafening, countless Kou soldiers holding blades carry the ladder planks around them, quickly rushed towards Fengyang City, several tall old well railings are full of Kou army, the catapults that have been placed in a row are full of chiseled stones, with the leader of the Kou army under the order, the grinding plate-sized stones roared up, and fell towards the head of Fengyang City.

With a heavy and muffled sound, suddenly splashed up a piece of rubble and dust mixed with flesh and blood, in order to take the city in one go, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and others also made a bloody investment, and several treasure artillery captured from the Ming army were also pushed out, but these guns are not good performance, plus they are not calibrated and long-term maintenance, they can't fire at a long distance, and the worst thing is that overheating and exploding occur from time to time, not bold, and generally no one dares to approach these iron lumps.

However, once the Ming army, which has always relied on firearms, is bombarded by artillery, the blow to confidence is often fatal, which is the experience summed up by Gao Yingxiang several times and the official army, the important thing is not how many Ming troops are killed, and it is impossible to rely on these artillery to break through the city wall, but a psychological deterrence, so if you want to take Fengyang City today, this kind of deterrence is indispensable.

The rubble above the city head was dusty, and several pieces of bloodstained crushed stones were scattered all over the place, these stones that were originally the size of a grinding disc were amazingly powerful, but there were not many accurate heads, for the Ming army hiding behind the battlements, only caused very small casualties, and the dust quickly dispersed, Zhang Tanghuai, who was dressed in military uniform, stared at the swarming Kou army, and said loudly to the officer: "Artillery preparation, wait for my order!" Zhang Tanghuai raised his hand slightly and waited for the opportunity.

The Kou army that rushed to the front was already close to the moat, and many people who were accustomed to water jumped into the cold river without hesitation, and quickly swam towards the opposite bank a few meters away, and the Kou army that followed closely quickly delivered the large wooden planks on their shoulders, these large wooden planks specially used to cross the moat were quickly erected, and the swarming Kou army stepped on the planks and quickly advanced towards the city, no one dared to hesitate, because these Kou troops who had been fighting with the Ming army for a long time knew very well that they were now within the range of artillery attacks.

And the time that Zhang Tanghuai was waiting for was now, and with an order, the Hongyi cannon that had already been prepared let out an earth-shattering roar.

The whistling projectile that burst out suddenly fell on the wooden plank that had just been erected in the moat, and the violent explosion suddenly blew up more than a dozen Kou soldiers who were in a hurry to rush across the moat, and the strong air wave instantly overturned the broken wooden plank, and dozens of Kou soldiers who had no time to dodge and were rushed into the moat shouted loudly, constantly slapping the river at the same time, frantically pressing their companions into the water, just to take a breath of air by raising their heads with strength.

A deafening roar sounded again above the head of Fengyang City, dozens of projectiles roared in, and they exploded one after another, blowing up the Kou army, and hundreds of casualties in a short time, but under the threat of the front supervision team, no one dared to take a step back, and the continuous intensive bombardment also aroused the ferocity of the Kou army, and they stepped on the corpses of their companions in front of them to move forward, and some of the Kou troops who were just swept away by the shock wave and had not had time to stand up were quickly trampled into meat sauce by the dense crowd that surged up behind.

Although the power of the artillery above the city head is amazing, every explosion can always cause a lot of casualties, but the number of the Kou army is too much, every time the Hongyi artillery blasts out of a clearing, there are always more Kou troops to fill the vacancy, less than a moment the moat has been full of corpses, for the Kou army that is advancing to the city head with all its might, although it can not resist the Ming army's firearms, but as long as the full force rushes under the city head, the Ming army's artillery will be useless, and with a tenfold numerical advantage, the city will definitely be taken.

The Kou army, which paid a heavy price, finally rushed through the moat, and before they could catch their breath, they were soon bombarded by the short-range Fran cannons and sharp arrows, and every time they took a step forward, a large number of Kou troops were killed on the spot, and the corpses were piled up on top of each other, and the rich blood plasma was scattered and flying.

Some of the Kou soldiers who were pierced by arrows pierced their bodies and still dead fell in pools of blood, screaming and wailing heartbreakingly; A few staggered through the pile of corpses, and Kou Jun, who had just found his arm, muttered to himself blankly, as if he didn't feel the pain at all; Kou Jun, who had just been shot and had been blown up in the stomach, knelt on the ground, frantically stuffed his intestines mixed with scarlet soil back into his stomach, and stopped breathing at the sound of crying; Kou Jun, who had blown off half of his body, frantically crawled towards the lower half of his body not far away, and suddenly found in horror that this was not his other half of his body at all...

The fierce battle continued, whether it was the Kou army who wanted to take Fengyang, or the Ming army guarding the city, they all had the determination to die, the two sides just came into contact and entered the white heat, the Kou army advanced towards Fengyang City wave after wave, and quickly rushed to the Kou army under the head of the city, immediately erected the ladder, and immediately had a blade, and the Kou army with a shield in one hand quickly rushed towards the head of the city.

The Ming army defending the city was also prepared, countless rolling stones and skulls smashed head-on from the city, and many of the smashed Kou army's bodies instantly sunk down, instantly falling to the ground, the boiling oil tilted down, and immediately opened the skin of the unavoidable Kou army, and died in the crazy screams, and suddenly threw down from above the large explosive incendiary weapon '10,000 enemies', and killed and injured many Kou soldiers in a moment.

However, the Kou army that knew that it was cornered, did not retreat and fear at all, and rushed to the city without fear of death, whenever the whistling stones suppressed the Ming army at the head of the city, the Kou army who saw the opportunity immediately jumped on the city, trying to gain a firm foothold, Zhang Tanghuai personally led the troops in front, holding the Yanling knife body to rush to the Kou army, and successively cut down several Kou soldiers, and the Ming army with spears around them rushed together, and in a short period of time, more than ten Kou troops who had just rushed up were killed, and recaptured the city head that was almost broken through by the Kou army.

Under Zhang Tanghuai's order, the fierce fire cabinet was pushed out, this kind of flame-spraying weapon, for the burning ladder has a miraculous effect, with an order, the scorching flame sprayed out along the small mouth under the wall, the ladder that climbed all over the Kou army burned raging fire, and the Kou army who threw away the ladder fell down, and immediately smashed over many people.

The constantly shouting Kou army rushed to the city without fear of death, and was repelled by Zhang Tanghuai's troops one after another, and soon the wall was full of splashed minced meat, and the ground was covered with sticky bloodstains, and the knife edge had been curled, and the Ming army began to have a lot of casualties, and the rich and suffocating smell of blood spread to every corner, so that the Ming army defending the city was a little breathless, looking at the dense Kou army under the city, no one knew if they could hold Fengyang.