Chapter 17: The Bloody Battle at the Head of the City
There is no need for Ziren to explain more, it must have been the Mongol Tartars who took advantage of the emptiness of the city to attack. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 At this time, most of the soldiers in Pingyu Fort were gathered in the gap, and there were not enough soldiers to guard the left and right wings of the city.
Ziren clenched his saber and was just about to get up and go to the city to face the battle. Who knew that as soon as he took a step with his right foot, his body shook violently, and he immediately stopped, and then looked at Ziren's head, and several beads of sweat the size of mung beans appeared in an instant.
"General! You've got a wound on your leg, let me clean it up. Wang Ming, who was beside Ziren, saw a little clue and said anxiously.
"Brother Harder is right." Wang Shouguan was worried about the safety of his brother-in-law, so he spoke up and said: "General, you have killed a lot of Tartars, and this time it is time to replace my old Wang for meritorious service." ”
"What nonsense!" Ziren frowned and replied, hearing the shouts and killings in the city intensifying, and said anxiously: "The soldiers are fighting a bloody battle with the Tartars, how can the generals cower because of a small injury!" At this time, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and said in a loud voice: "General Feng, you will lead your troops to inspect the south, north, and west cities, once the enemy situation has a change of speed and fire a warning gun, don't let the Tartars steal the city." ”
After that, he picked up a few arrows from the ground, slashed off the arrows and tails with his sword, tied a rope to his right leg to make a simple splint, and led his troops to the city to reinforce him.
Wang Ming watched Ziren take every step, the beads of sweat on his head increased a few points, and he picked up a three-eyed gun and handed it over. Ziren understood the kindness of his subordinates, and did not make much excuses, and used these three-eyed guns as a stick to summon and moved towards the city. Seeing that Ziren was wounded, the morale of the generals soared, and the three of them, Wang Mingqiang, Wang Shouguan, and Gu Zixing, bore the brunt of the battle, brandishing their blades and roaring towards the city wall.
At this time, there was already a fierce battle in the city, and Lei Tiedan had already led people to carry rockets under the city, and at this moment it was Ding Shoutie, Ma Shinan, and Nahai who led the troops to fight with the Tartars on the left wing of the city. Everyone's attention was originally focused on the gap, but when they sensed that the Tartars were approaching the city, the exterminator could no longer fire due to the limited angle of fire.
Ma Shinan and Nahai originally wanted to shoot people who were good at shooting and shot arrows to kill the enemy. How do you know that the Mongol Tartars have long been waiting for the bow under the city, and as soon as the soldiers show their heads, arrows will be shot under the city.
Riding and archery is the skill of the Mongolian Tartars, and the bows and arrows shot are ruthless and accurate. Either straight to the door, or shot at the neck, eyes, and other vital places.
Although Ziren did his best to arrange armor for the soldiers, even the civilians who accompanied the army wore a pair of heart guards made of fine iron on the front and back of their chests to protect the vital points. But because the front door was not blocked, the soldiers were not in a hurry to dodge, and they were rained down by the Tartars' round of arrows. Dozens of soldiers wailed that the arrows fell to the ground, and the soldiers in the city immediately carried the wounded down for treatment, but the arrows of the Tartars were stained with filth of feces and urine, and many of them were afraid that their lives could not be saved.
Ma Shinan was lucky, as soon as he poked his head out to look down at the city, he found a bow and arrow coming straight towards his eyebrows. Ma Shinan shrank his head violently, and the sharp arrows flew past his helmet, and after being bounced off by the iron helmet, he changed direction, and he didn't know where to fly.
Nahai was also shot in the cheek by an arrow, but fortunately he dodged just in time. The arrow slashed only through his right cheek, taking away his half-pulled ear, leaving an eversion wound on his face, and blood gushing out. Although the blood on his face was very hideous, fortunately, he did not have to worry about his life, and he could continue to fight.
After these twists and turns, Ma Shinan and Na Hai bent down one after another, and shouted loudly in Han and Mongolian languages that the soldiers were hiding by relying on the female wall and the cloth curtain, and at the same time changed the short blade, ready to fight with the Tartar in close quarters.
Although the 10,000 enemies were able to kill the enemy at this time, but the Tartar arrows rained intensively, Ding Shoutie was worried that the 10,000 enemies would be accidentally injured after being shot by sharp arrows, so he strictly ordered the soldiers not to throw, and instead led people to start heating the gold juice in a hurry.
Seeing that the Tartars were gradually approaching, the horse hiding behind the curtain was not dead. Feeling that the curtain was blocking the battlement, it was not easy to put arrows, so he pulled the curtain a little, and before he could open his bow and set up his arrows, many arrows immediately flew towards him.
Fortunately, this kid is quite clever, and before the battle, he will tie a plate-sized fine iron round shield to his left arm. Hearing the sound of breaking wind, Ma Dayan immediately raised his arm to block it, blocking the arrow that shot at the front door. However, there was still a powerful armor-piercing arrow that pierced his left shoulder, and the arrow in Ma Da's eyes couldn't stop his body, and he flew backwards a few steps and fell to the ground.
Seeing that the Ming people in the city were completely suppressed, the Mongol Tartars took advantage of this opportunity to either set up a ladder under the city, or directly threw ropes and iron hooks to the city, and began to climb the city.
A centurion of the guard with a big brain, wearing a black iron armor and a thick leather armor, was the first to come to the city. Beside him, dozens of Mongolians dressed in thick armor and holding shiny blades in their hands began to scramble towards the city. The Mongol Tatars always felt that the Ming people were unbearable in close combat, and as long as they could climb the city wall, the broken city was just around the corner.
Behind them stood a ten-captain with a fiery iron helmet on his head, shouting loudly to command the remaining Tartars, firing arrows at the city to prevent the Ming people from showing their heads and fighting back.
The centurion of the guard, believing that he was very strong, saw that the ladder was congested, took out the rope and threw it into the city after a few blows. After the rope was lassoed around the battlements, the centurion tugged hard a few times, and after confirming that it was properly fixed, he took the blade in his mouth, and began to climb up the city with all his limbs.
The centurion had just put his hands on the battlements, and he was about to leap up the city with all his strength, when suddenly he felt something against his chest. Hurriedly looked down, only to see a large iron rod on his chest.
It was Ding Shoutie who saw the rope thrown up, so he bent down and hid behind the battlements, and casually picked up a three-eyed gun and ambushed here. After seeing that the lookout was blocked by a figure, he immediately stretched out the three-eyed gun along the lookout, and lit the fire rope while pressing it against the chest of the tartar.
With the "Bang Bang Bang! No matter how thick the armor was at such a close distance, it couldn't save the life of the Tartar, and several hot bullets pierced through the thick armor on the Tartar's body and shot into the chest of the centurion.
The centurion felt as if he had been hit by a bull in his chest, and after a stream of blood erupted from his mouth, his hands lost strength. Falling from the city, his eyes glazed over the city he would never be able to conquer.
"If only I knew I would have lit a single arquebus." Watching the Tartars fall into the city, Ding Shoutie muttered in a low voice, and then saw several Tartars wearing thick armor, holding sharp blades, holding wooden shields on their heads and climbing towards the city in three steps and two steps, and then shouted: "Pour gold juice!" (To be continued.) )