Chapter 604: Bloody Battle in Kuizhou Capital City (8)
More than 300 bald heads and more than 100 rogues attacked the city wall, and they were greeted by two hundred personal soldiers around Sun Chuanting and Su Tiancheng.
A more tragic battle began, these Houjin Tartars are the elite of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and their personal ability is needless to say, more than 100 Liukou are the elite of the 90,000 army, but the two hundred personal soldiers around Su Tiancheng are even more fierce, although they are small in number, they quickly suppressed the Houjin Tartars and Tartars, more than 400 people against 200 people, and they can't have any advantage.
A strange scene appeared, the Liukou was still attacking, on the city wall, the Jiangning battalion soldiers and the Houjin Tartars who attacked the city wall and the Liukou fought together, and by the city wall, the Jiangning battalion soldiers were still fighting the rogues who were attacking the city.
The Houjin Tartars and Liukou standing on the city wall had no time to care about anything else.
Li Zicheng was overjoyed when he saw this scene, he thought that the time had come for the city to be broken, and it was time to launch the most rear-end attack.
The drums sounded, and countless rogues began to swarm towards the city wall, but although these rogues were shouting and charging forward, the momentum was not good, and they were generally a little afraid.
The attack of tens of thousands of people suddenly made the atmosphere tense.
Su Tiancheng looked at this scene and remained motionless.
There are not many Houjin Tartars and Liukou on the city wall, but the loss of more than half of the two hundred pro-soldiers.
On the city wall, there was blood and corpses everywhere, and everyone was red-eyed and didn't care at all.
Another group of rogues went up to the city wall, and at this time, Wang Dazhi unconsciously walked in front of Su Tiancheng and blocked Su Tiancheng with his body, seeing that the south gate was about to be unable to contain it.
Su Tiancheng still didn't move.
Some of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion who were defending the city stood up and began to fight with the rogues, and there were even fewer soldiers guarding the city wall.
The rogue is still attacking.
Wang Dazhi glanced at Su Tiancheng. It was found that Su Tiancheng's fists were clenched and his knuckles were white.
"Kill......"
When the great shout rang out, the people on the city walls and the besiegers were stunned.
Liu Tiehan brandished a steel knife, like an angry lion, and rushed forward with everyone.
The situation on the city wall changed in an instant.
The scout battalion is the most courageous of the Jiangning battalion. Almost to the point of one enemy against a hundred, a thousand soldiers of the scout battalion joined the battle group, and the situation changed in an instant, and the Houjin Tartar and the rogue fell down screaming.
In just ten minutes, on the city wall, there were no Houjin Tartars and rogues standing there.
The flintlock pistol rang out again, and the attacking rogue ranks began to stagnate, the power of the flintlock pistol. They are knowledgeable.
Su Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Su, I'll take a look ......"
A slightly frightened voice came, Su Tiancheng's body trembled, he turned his head sharply, and saw Zhu Cihong actually standing behind him.
This is the most dangerous place on the city wall, for what Zhu Cihong came over.
Soon, Jin Yiwei commanded Yao Yong, the commander of the Tongzhi, and Qin Sande, the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion, came out. Both of them lowered their heads, and they all saw the tragic scene. Their duty is to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and to guard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at all times, but now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in the fairyland, they have an unshirkable responsibility.
"Master Su, I must come to see it, and it has nothing to do with Gonggong Qin and General Yao."
Su Tiancheng suppressed his anger.
"His Royal Highness the Prince. It's too dangerous here, and I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave quickly, otherwise all the arrangements of the ministers will be in vain. ”
Maybe the scene on the city wall just now was too tragic, Zhu Cihong nodded. Didn't stick to it anymore.
Suddenly, Zhu Cihong spoke.
"Master Su, look at your side, why is there only General Wang, and the rest of the personal soldiers."
"His Royal Highness the Prince, it is enough for the minister to have Wang Dazhi by his side, the soldiers guarding the city wall have suffered heavy casualties and are exhausted, the minister does not need so many people around him, besides, the minister has also been on the battlefield, not so delicate, and does not need so many people to protect."
"That's not good, Master Su, I'll leave three hundred brocade guards."
Su Tiancheng looked at Zhu Cihong, his eyes were a little fierce.
Zhu Cihong did not flinch.
"If Lord Su doesn't agree, I won't leave, I am the prince, and I watched the soldiers kill the enemy with my own eyes."
"His Royal Highness the Prince's grace, the minister remembers, it is enough to leave a hundred brocade guards around the minister, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not agree, the minister will use the strong."
"Okay, I agreed, Lord Su must take care, General Yao, you take a hundred brocade guards and follow Lord Su's side, if something goes wrong with Lord Su, you come to see me with your head."
Everything that happened on the city wall, Li Zicheng saw.
When the time came, two hours passed unconsciously, he didn't expect such an ending, the sergeants who swarmed up, slowly stopped, and watched the brothers on the city wall screaming and falling, and the brothers who attacked it, none of them were able to stand.
Li Zicheng was a little unsteady, from yesterday noon to now, most of the day has been attacking, leaving countless corpses, and he still hasn't been able to break through the city wall, what is going on.
The officers around him began to speak, saying that they could take a little rest, and that there was still time, and the losses of the Jiangning battalion were also very heavy, and after dawn, they would launch a large-scale attack again.
Li Zicheng nodded indifferently, and the bitterness in his heart couldn't be spoken.
The offensive stopped for the time being.
Sun Chuanting, who was covered in blood, came to Su Tiancheng, and behind him, there were more than 40 people left, 200 personal soldiers, and only more than 40 people left.
Liu Tiehan led the soldiers of the scout battalion to guard the city wall.
"My lord, I have just counted it, the four thousand soldiers guarding the south gate, there are still seven hundred people left, the two hundred personal soldiers around the lord are still deeply inhaled, two hundred and twenty soldiers from the north gate and the west gate have sacrificed their lives, four hundred and fifty soldiers from the east gate have sacrificed their lives, plus the seriously injured soldiers, the Jiangning battalion has lost more than five thousand people."
Su Tiancheng's body trembled slightly.
"I know it, the rogue has suspended the attack, the round of fighting just now, we survived, and the momentum of the rogue was dealt with to the greatest extent, according to my estimate, the next round of attack may be after the hour, let the sergeants and people of the inspection department clean up the city wall, and the soldiers take turns to rest in place, ready to meet the next round of attack."
"Your Excellency, go and rest, and if there is any situation, you will be notified immediately."
"No need, I'm not in the mood to rest, it seems that the soldiers are going to be properly adjusted, the north gate and the west gate leave a thousand soldiers, and the rest are all transferred to the south gate, the sergeants at the east gate are not moving, and a thousand soldiers and a hundred brocade guards have been transferred, General Sun, you go to the east gate to command, and I will command here."
"My lord, the last general disagrees, there are Qin Gonggong and Di commanders at the east gate, there is not much of a problem, the focus of the Liukou attack is at the south gate, the east gate city wall is tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Liukou launched several attacks, heavy casualties, basically gave up, the north gate and the west gate are not to mention, the Liukou basically did not launch any decent attack, so the last general thought that if he held the south gate, he would be able to hold the Kuizhou capital city."
Su Tiancheng nodded, he had already known about these situations.
I don't know where the army led by Hong Chengchou has arrived, after the Liukou rested for a while, when he made a comeback, he must have made a desperate move, Li Zicheng and he both knew that in this decisive battle, there must be one person who will fall, either the Liukou will perish, or the Jiangning battalion will suffer a devastating blow.
By this time, all the veils had been torn off, revealing a bloody scene.
Li Zicheng was surrounded by many officers.
"Brothers, you have been following me for many years, over the years, I can't live in your many places, these are not to say, most of the time has passed, we have lost countless brothers, but still have not been able to capture the city of Kuizhou, there is not much time left for us, I think, after dawn, withdraw to the east gate, north gate and west gate of the brothers, concentrate on the south gate to attack, our losses are heavy, the Ming army defending the city has suffered heavy losses, we still have the advantage of numbers, but unfortunately, if we can hold on just now, we will take the capital city of Kuizhou. ”
Speaking of this, Li Zicheng's voice was a little choked.
"Launch an attack tomorrow, let the brothers rest more, if it is noon, you still can't capture the city of Kuizhou, you can tie me, or take my head, and surrender to the Ming army."
Hearing Li Zicheng say this, the surrounding officers suddenly exploded, and everyone said that they would follow King Chuang, even if they fought to the back.
Li Zicheng's face had no expression, he had no choice but to say this, the losses of the righteous army were too heavy, it is estimated that the losses were more than half, in this case, it is obviously irrational to continue to attack, but there is no way out for him, the Jiangning battalion soldiers guarding the Kuizhou capital city, that is, about 10,000 people, such a long time of fighting, the loss must be more than half, facing the Kuizhou capital city guarded by thousands of people, if you don't continue to attack, there will be no such opportunity in the future.
Besides, retreating at this time is even more impossible, there is no place to retreat, you can't cross the capital city of Kuizhou, you can retreat in the direction of Yunyang, Wanxian or Xinning, but you can face the main force of the Jiangning battalion, it can be said that the remnants of the army are defeated, and in the face of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion who are eyeing the tiger, what is the result needless to say.
As for the situation of Luo Rucai, who insisted on Bazhou, Li Zicheng had no time to take care of it.
Although everyone spoke in unison, there were many people who thought about evacuating, and some even thought about running for their lives, if they didn't say so, it was very likely that the army's morale would begin to disperse, and they would not be able to attack.
Time passed very slowly, the city walls were very quiet, the firelight gradually weakened, the sky began to appear white, and the day was finally coming. (To be continued......)