Chapter Seventy-Two: The Long Day Two
Mang Gurtai once boasted in front of Dai Shan that Fushun could be broken in two days. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but in the face of reality, Fushun City's sharp counterattack once made Mang Gurtai angry. Half an hour ago, Mang Gurtai stood in front of the formation and sent all the swear words he could think of in his life, human organs, and greetings to the eight generations of relatives of his ancestors, without hesitation, to the stupid Gushan Ezhen. Gushan Ezhen Tobo Hui, who was humiliated by his master, did not get the slightest annoyance, but greeted him with a smile, repeatedly saying that he would organize a new attack, and swore that taking Fushun was close at hand.
Soon, the intensity of the Ming army's throwing incendiary bombs decreased, and Tobo Hui, who was in charge of the plunder, reported this new situation to Mang Gurtai, who was keenly aware of this loophole in the Ming army.
Mang Gurtai felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he called the depressed Gushan Ezhen to him again and said: "Tobo Hui, if you can't take down the city wall anymore, let Lao Tzu lose face in front of the second elder brother, go back and see how I clean you up." The intensity of Ming Dog's throwing is obviously less, and you are now organizing to climb the wall, if you can't take it down, Lao Tzu will pick your skin. ”
"Sanbeile, the minion will definitely live up to your trust this time."
With that, Tobo Hui saluted and quickly turned to reorganize the new attacking team.
The Tartars readjusted the focus of their attack, and the Ming army suddenly felt great pressure. The swarming Tartars soon approached the city walls, and the Ming army relied on the Sasaki to inflict a large number of casualties, but they were still unable to thwart the opponent's offensive.
You Shigong saw that the situation was not good, and shouted again and again for the Ming army to stabilize, and at the same time he mobilized two hundred-man teams to go to the city. The incendiary bombs thrown by the Ming army exploded in the crowd of Tartars, but the Tartars quickly found their way out of the doorway, and they found that the shield could block the burst of broken porcelain pieces.
The shield-wielding Tartars covered a large number of soldiers and transported the shield carts and ladders to the vicinity of the city walls, while the Tartars also organized a group of men and horses to attack the city gate with the charging carts. The situation on the battlefield soon became dangerous, and the scattered Tartars began to climb the walls, and the gates became crumbling under the impact of the rushing cars.
At the critical moment, the two Ming army hundred-man teams that rushed to the city wall stabilized the situation, and they drove the Tartars who climbed the city wall back to the city. At the same time, Shen Jia took advantage of the two fortresses to throw incendiary bombs and grenades near the Tartar rushing car, and as a result, the auxiliary soldiers near the rushing car were killed and wounded, and they burned violently together with the rushing car.
Shen Jia commanded the recruits to decisively throw a large amount of viscous asphalt mixed with diesel fuel in front of the city gate, and not long after, the Tartar cart burned into black charcoal.
The Tartars' offensive at the gates of the city was completely suppressed, and the Tartars who ascended the city were also affected, and their morale was extremely low. Soon, under the counterattack of the Ming army, the Tartars reluctantly withdrew from their positions.
The Ming troops in the city celebrated with the joy of victory, high-fived each other. Some Ming soldiers even boasted about how they were not afraid of danger and how they fought bravely to kill the enemy, while others quietly listened to the boasting of their partners, unable to believe that they were still alive.
In this wave of attacks, the Ming army suffered dozens of casualties, and a considerable number of them were killed by the Tartars who ascended the city. Shen Jia frowned, the space on the city wall was limited, and if there was no elite Ming army, it would indeed be difficult to deal with the Tartars who ascended the city. And the Tartar who took the lead in the city just now, if he is not mistaken, should be the Red Armor Soldier, known as the elite of the Tartars. The white-armored soldiers above them did not appear.
Shen Jia lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
"Stinky boy, what do you think? We won this game, and if we hold on for more than an hour, it will be over today. I estimate that there will be another two or three days, maybe you can go home and hug your mother-in-law on the warm kang, why do you always look like a worryer? ”
You Shigong's stinky mouth, Shen Jia didn't pay much attention to it before, but recently guarded the city with him, only to find that this old man not only has a bad mouth, but also likes to introduce women to himself. You Shigong talked to Shen Jia more than once that he had an eleven-year-old daughter in the capital, who was as beautiful as a flower and like a fairy, and hoped that Shen Jia would accept it.
Beautiful as a flower? Shen Jia looked at You Shigong's terrifying big black face, and said in his heart If it is really your daughter, it would be good to find her in-law's family, she is as beautiful as a flower? I'm afraid it's putting gold on my face. Besides, I'm only eleven years old, just a primary school student, I don't want anything, I really think I'm a beast.
Shen Jia was constipated at that time, and he rejected You Shigong hesitantly. You Shigong was not annoyed, he thought that this was Shen Jia's thin skin and deliberately shirked. You Shigong even laughed and said that when the war was over, he would ask He Shuai to be a matchmaker.
Shen Jia looked worried, and said in his heart that now his two prospective girlfriends have made a lot of trouble, if there is another one, won't this family be upside down. Shen Jia insisted on waving his hand to refuse, but You Shigong didn't care about it, saying when to let Shen Jia go to the capital to meet his daughter before deciding.
"Uncle You, I'm thinking, I'm afraid we will face greater challenges and difficulties next, we have to prepare in advance."
"It's okay, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, the Tartars will go back and forth, the Tartars really have very limited means of attacking the city, as long as they don't cheat, it's not so easy to attack the city. Boy, be happy, your body bones are not strong, defend the city for a while, you just help me keep an eye on the city gate, and hand it over to me and Ding on the city wall. ”
It didn't take long for Shen Jia's fears to come true, and the Tartar actually launched a cannon. There was a commotion among the Ming troops on the city wall, and they all expressed their confusion at the Tartar artillery.
A centurion complained loudly: "This is which dog official secretly communicated with the Tartars and sold the Ming artillery, we shed blood and sacrificed, but these dog officials are behind the enemy and betrayed the country, it is really better than a beast." ”
"Yes, my lord, villains are not afraid of death or tiredness, but they just look down on this kind of behavior of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country."
The Ming army complained non-stop, which made Xiao Ji, who rushed to comfort the Ming army defending the city, look embarrassed. Nine times out of ten, the dog officials scolded by these soldiers and ruffians refer to civilian officials, and no Ming army would scold military attachés. Because at the very least, the military attaché and the ruffians will rush to the front line.
After turning around, Xiao Ji briefly comforted him, threw down some cooked meat and cooked food, and left in a hurry.
When the Ming army saw that there was meat to eat today, they praised the generosity of Deputy General You Bing. The elated Ming army gnawed on the bones, completely forgetting that it was Xiao Tongzhi who was in charge of treating them just now. Ming Jun ate a greasy mouth, and at the same time did not forget to wave his hand to thank You Shigong. Satisfied with the morale of the Ming army, You Shigong inspected the circle and returned to the city walls.
The Tartars launched the artillery, and they brought in a few gunners and began to manipulate from afar. You Shigong was dismissive of this, he thought that the Tartars wanted to learn how to operate artillery, and they would wait for the next life. This cannon was captured by the Tartars after the fall of Jifeng Fort, and You Shigong already knew about it, and he was deeply skeptical of the Tartars' skill in handling the cannon.
Sure enough, the Tartar's first shot missed, and the solid iron bullet fell directly into the dry moat, splashing a cloud of mud. The Ming army in the city suddenly lost their worries, and they began to laugh at the ignorance of the Tartars. Ding Jiaozhi laughed heartily, lying on the battlement of the city wall and almost falling down.
Shen Jia was slightly worried, he knew that the Tartar was a test firing, and sooner or later, they would gradually understand how to operate the cannon, of course, hitting and not hitting was another matter.
After the cannon was fired, it needed to be cooled, and the Tartars began to direct the siege.
A large number of people were driven away, and they rushed to the city wall with ladders. At the same time, mixed in the crowd, there were also a large number of red-armored soldiers. The shield cart quickly approached the wall, and the shooters climbed on the shield cart and began to shoot at the wall. While throwing incendiary grenades, the Ming army directed the crossbowmen to shoot at the shield carts.
The crossbowmen of the Ming army suppressed the attack of the shield carts, but a large number of Tartar red pacesetters underground quickly climbed the ladder and swarmed towards the city walls.
Soon, the Tartars' cannons rang out again, perhaps because the Tartars had taken a shit ride, and the iron bullets that flew out at high speed smashed into the doorway, leaving a broken hole in the city gate. The Tartar watchers quickly discovered this new loophole, and they reorganized the siege trucks, shouting and rushing over.
The morale of the Tartar Red Pacesetters was strained, and they ravaged into the city and fought with the Ming army on the city walls.
From time to time, people were slashed with a big knife, snorting or screaming and falling to the ground. Blood was spilled everywhere on the walls, and blood was splattered on everyone's faces, clothes. The reality is so cruel, in the face of a strong enemy, you live and die, without any mercy.
The elite red pacesetters of the Tartars put great pressure on the Ming army, and the Ming army suffered an average of two casualties in exchange for one red pacesetter on the other side. Fortunately, the number of Tartar red pacesetters was not large, and the Ming army relied on the numerical advantage to hold on.
"Hurry up and fight for me, you coward!"
Liu Wu almost roared at Wu Zhiwen with the greatest strength in his life. Wu Zhiwen trembled, holding his sword and shield and retreating. Liu Wu grabbed Cheng Feng beside Wu Zhiwen and threw it out, while glancing at Wu Zhiwen contemptuously, turned around and followed Ding Zhizhi to the crowd. The recruits on the walls had run out of explosives at hand, and they had to join in hand-to-hand combat.
Cheng Feng, who was one step ahead, was very unlucky, a cold arrow from the side penetrated his throat impartially, and Cheng Feng fell to the ground and died before he even had time to scream.
Cheng Feng is Wu Zhiwen's good friend in the training camp, a friend who sincerely treats him. Whenever Wu Zhiwen doubted his life, or withered, Cheng Feng would come to encourage Wu Zhiwen. Wu Zhiwen is very fortunate that he can make such a friend, he cherishes this rare friendship very much, and even Wu Zhiwen feels that he can persist in the training camp more because of Cheng Feng's encouragement.
However, at that moment, Cheng Feng died, so suddenly that Wu Zhiwen forgot his fear and turned all his attention to Cheng Feng.
Wu Zhiwen stood up stiffly, and he suddenly rushed towards Cheng Feng's corpse.
A Tartar jumped down from the battlement, and attacked Wu Zhiwen head-on. Wu Zhiwen didn't think much about it, his face was numb, he blocked the blow with his shield, and then quickly slashed a knife in a daze, and a blood mist suddenly shot out from the Tartar's neck, spraying straight into Wu Zhiwen's face.
Wu Zhiwen's eyes were hazy, and he wanted to wipe away the blood mist with his sleeve, but he saw another Tartar turn over and rush up. Wu Zhiwen was a little more sober, but fear regained his heart, and he tried to raise his shield again, but it was extremely jerky.
Between the lightning and flint, Liu Wu on the side suddenly rushed over and used the dead angle to give the Tartar a fatal blow, and the Tartar immediately covered his neck and choked on blood, and soon died.
"Good brother, I misjudged you just now, you behaved well, Tartars are also people, we don't need to be afraid of them, rush with me."
Liu Wu's words gave Wu Zhiwen great courage, he looked down at Cheng Feng on the ground, and resolutely followed Liu Wu to rush to the crowd that was fighting.
The battle on the city walls is in a stalemate, but the gate hole is thrilling. The Tartar archers were looking for an opportunity to shoot through the holes in the city as they directed the rushing carts to ram the gates. The gates are shaky and in danger. The Ming troops on both sides of the fortress were all thrown into the battle for the city wall, and the Tartars of the city gate suddenly fought smoothly.
Not long after, the gate collapsed and the Tartars swarmed in. However, the Tartars, who were excited, ushered in a few roars of tiger cannons, accompanied by the explosion of a large number of grenades and incendiary bombs, and the door hole exploded. The Tartars outside the city rushed into the door one after another, and the explosion of the Ming army's firearms could not effectively stop the pace of the Tartar attack.
The Ming crossbowmen kept firing into the doorway, trying to stop the Tartars from rushing in.
The breach of the gates greatly boosted the morale of the Tartars, who rushed head-on regardless of life and death. Even if the earthen "grenades" made the Tartars fearful, they still couldn't stop the swarming Tartars.
The situation is urgent, and if it continues, the destruction of the city will be a sure thing.
In a desperate situation, Shen Jia decisively ordered to throw in three lit explosive packets. With a few loud bangs, the inside of the city gate was completely covered by bricks and stones, leaving only a gap for one person to enter and exit.
"Hurry up, block the city gate with bluestone, you guys, throw a few more grenades and incendiary bombs."
With a violent explosion, the door was completely in ruins. Fortunately, the city wall was stable and did not collapse. The auxiliary soldiers who rushed over took advantage of the chaos to fill the hole with a large number of stones, and after ten minutes, the situation at the city gate was finally alleviated.
As the situation at the city gate stabilized, the Ming army on the city wall finally drove the invaders off the city wall after a bitter and fierce battle. The walls were covered in blood, and even a boot could stick to a foot when stepped on. Shen Jia walked up and down a few steps, and he was so smoked by the strong smell of blood that he wanted to vomit, but fortunately he held back, he didn't want to be embarrassed in front of the recruits.
The Tartars threw down hundreds of corpses and retreated helplessly, the sun was about to set, and the Tartars were no longer able to attack today. Similarly, the casualties of the Ming army were also very large, and Shen Jia checked the casualties of three companies and found that forty or fifty people died in hand-to-hand combat.
The wind was blowing everywhere, and there was no way to go. The Ming soldiers silently gathered the corpses of their companions, wiped the blood on their faces, and continued to stare at the Tartars in the distance silently.
There is no hatred in the world, the more you kill, the more hatred, Shen Jia slowly understood this sentence.
In the evening, Shen Jia ordered the south gate to be completely sealed with cement, and unless the Tartars had explosives, they would not want to enter the city through the south gate again.