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With the fire coming out of the muzzle, one after another shells rushed straight to the Qing army under the city. For a time, the Qing army's flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the screams continued. Three shield wagons were directly hit by shells and were instantly torn apart. After the high-speed and rapid artillery shells passed through the thick protective plates, they remained undiminished, like an iron plough ploughing the land, and opened a bloody road among the Qing army auxiliaries behind.

Looking at the blood and brains splashed everywhere, and seeing that the companions who were still alive just now turned into a dead corpse, the Qing army auxiliaries who suffered the first round of blows couldn't help but panic, and some of the timid ones even covered their heads on the spot and lay on the ground or threw down the wheelbarrow full of dirt and retreated, but these people who lost the will to fight were immediately mercilessly killed by the Qing soldiers who followed.

"Those who dare to retreat will be killed!" The Qing officers passed down Jin Shengheng's order layer by layer. After killing some of the cowards, the Qing army gradually stabilized its formation and continued to advance in the direction of the city wall.

Although the artillery on the head of the city can cause greater damage to the Qing army, after all, the number and loading speed are limited, and the Qing army is still a little powerless against the tide of the Qing army.

After discovering this, the Qing army under the city quickly woke up from the initial panic, re-revealed their murderous faces, and rushed towards the city gate with a scream.

As time passed, the shield carts of the Qing army gradually came within the range of bows and arrows.

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! "Gunner, shoot!" The Ming army officers at the head of the city shouted loudly.

In the shouting of the officers, the archers of the Ming army threw a rain of arrows towards the city, and then, the firecrackers also raised the birds, thunderbolts, guns and other miscellaneous firearms to shoot at the shield carts under the city. However, in addition to the fact that large-caliber firearms such as guns can cause some damage to shield vehicles, bows and arrows and other firearms are not very effective. Rao is like this, the flying lead bullets and arrows still caused a lot of psychological deterrence to the Qing soldiers.

When the Ming army was desperately trying to stop the Qing army from advancing, the archers of the Qing army also used the cover of shield carts to return fire at the head of the city. A burst of sharp arrows passed through the battlement, knocking the Ming officers and soldiers over. Wu Zhifan, who was supervising the battle, was almost shot by a cold arrow, but fortunately a personal soldier pressed him down in time, so that he escaped.

In the face of the Qing army's counterattack, the resistance of the Ming officers and soldiers became more and more fierce, and everyone knew that if the Qing army broke through the city, with their consistent actions, I am afraid that the whole army and the people would not be spared.

Outside the north gate, the Qing army was still advancing in the face of round after round of blows from the Ming army. Due to the Qing army's repeated sieges before, the moat has already been filled in with many major roads. After paying a certain price, part of the Qing army had already crossed the moat, and the ladders were also pushed by the auxiliary soldiers to prepare to lean towards the city.

But how could it be so simple for the Qing army to get to the city? On the top of the city, under Wu Zhifan's order, more than a dozen stone throwers were pushed out, and the big stones were put on the throwing spoons.

"Put!" With the officer's order, more than a dozen stones rushed towards the Qing army under the city with a thunderous momentum. In an instant, all kinds of sounds under the city were intertwined, including the muffled sound of the stone falling to the ground, the crisp sound of the shield cart and the ladder being smashed and the bones of the Qing soldiers shattered, and the terrible screams of the Qing army also followed.

"Don't go back! Go on the offensive! What do you want after conquering the city! Seeing that his soldiers were in a panic, a Qing soldier general jumped up in a hurry, shouting hard while raising his waist knife and poking at the head of the city. didn't shout a few times, he suddenly felt a little inappropriate, this was within the range of the Ming army's bow and arrows, how could he be so ignorant? Isn't this looking for death? Coming to his senses, he hurried towards the back of the shield cart. …,

Unfortunately, it was too late, and just before he returned to safety, an iron-spine arrow easily passed through his neck, and the body that was still jumping suddenly froze, and then fell into the dust.

"Damn, you're still so crazy when you're a traitor!" At the head of the city, Wu Zhifan put away his hard bow and spat at the city with disdain.

Time passed little by little, and despite the desperate resistance of the Ming army, the Qing army still relied on its numerical advantage to touch the city wall step by step.

"Bang!" "Bang!" …… Several ladders were set up at the head of the north gate, and the barbs at the top of the city held the battlements tightly. Immediately afterwards, a group of Qing soldiers began to ascend the city with swords and shields.

Because of their previous experience, the Ming officers and soldiers no longer bothered to push the ladder, but focused their attacks on the Qing troops who were climbing up the ladder. For a while, rolling logs and stones rumbled down, and the Qing soldiers who were ascending the city screamed and fell down like dumplings. But because of Jin Shengheng's harsh military law and the fierce and vicious team in the rear, no one dared to retreat privately, so they could only climb up. There are people falling in front of them, but the followers are still making up for it, and from a distance, it looks like a swarm of tenacious ants attached to a delicious pastry.

Suddenly, several golden waterfalls soared from the top of the city. In an instant, a foul stench that was enough to smoke people half to death spread wantonly, and the Qing soldiers who were poured by the "waterfall" let out an unprecedented howl, and fell down the ladder with their hands and feet. Take a closer look at the Qing soldiers who fell to the ground, but the skin and flesh are turned out, and even Sensen's white bones are exposed, which makes people feel a chill.

This "golden waterfall" is nothing else, but a boiling hot dung soup, after scalding people's skin, the countless bacteria in it will cause harm to the human body again, which can be described as extremely vicious. Faced with this simple, disgusting but amazingly lethal "Golden Waterfall", and seeing the miserable remains of their companions, the morale of the Qing soldiers suddenly stagnated, and the speed of ascending the city also dropped significantly.

Jin Shengheng, who was supervising the battle behind the battle, saw this scene, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

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Early morning of the 22nd

The morning light dispelled the last rays of darkness, and the first rays of warm sunlight shone on the city of Ji'an, but this thing that should have been peaceful and peaceful was mixed with a bloody scene very strangely.

After the mist cleared, I saw the north gate and the west gate in two directions, and the city and the city wall were full of dark red blood stains, and the dead bodies piled up the roots of the city wall tightly. Not far away, some of the burned shield carts and ladders were also emitting black smoke, and the thick and choking smell of charcoal fire mixed with the lingering blood, making it almost impossible to stand for long.

Fortunately, the banner of the Ming army on the head of the city is still fluttering tenaciously, as if declaring a kind of unyielding.

Although the city of Ji'an was temporarily defended, it was extremely difficult and tragic to defend. From yesterday afternoon until dark, the Qing army of Jin Shengheng carried out two large-scale attacks, and the Ming army in Ji'an City also experienced an unprecedented test. At the most dangerous time, the Qing troops at the north gate and the west gate climbed to the top of the city at the same time, and even almost joined the division, but in the end, they fell short in the struggle of the Ming officers and soldiers.

The Qing army's attack was repulsed again, but after experiencing a short period of joy, the Ming officers and soldiers became more empty and confused in their hearts. The Qing army's offensive was round after round, but the reinforcements did not arrive, and more and more people began to worry about the fate of themselves and Ji'an City, not knowing when the war would go on, and not knowing what kind of result their hard work would get.

At the head of the city, Wan Yuan Ji was looking around with a solemn face. Although he did not personally go into battle to kill the enemy, he was always worried about the battle situation, since the Qing soldiers began to attack Ji'an, he almost never closed his eyes, and his eyes were bloodshot at the moment. …,

"Your Excellency!" Wu Zhifan, whose face was covered with blood, came to Wan Yuan Ji with a tired body and saluted.

Wan Yuan Ji wanted to say something, but he swallowed the words and just sighed softly. What else can be said now? "Wait as hard as you can to kill the enemy, reinforcements are about to arrive"? Even if Wu Zhifan was willing to listen, he was embarrassed to say more.

"My lord! There is a situation outside the East Gate! Just as Wan Wan Ji was about to leave silently, one of the guerrillas in charge of the defense of the East Gate personally ran towards this side, shouting as he ran.

East Gate? Hearing the news, Wan Yuanji's brows furrowed a little more. Because the east gate is close to the Gan River, it is not convenient for the army to deploy, so in the previous wars, the Qing army did not invest troops at the east gate. Today, even the East Gate has a situation, could it be that Jin Shengheng is in a hurry and wants to besiege it from all sides?

"But the Qing captives attacked from the east gate?" Wan Yuan Ji asked in a deep voice.

"No," said the guerrilla general, after calming his breath, "the Tartars did not attack, but someone shouted at the city from a small boat on the river!" ”

"Shouting what?"

"He's shouting, reinforcements have arrived!"

"Reinforcements? I'll check it out! Hearing the word reinforcements, Wan Yuan Ji came to the spirit, and immediately took three steps and two steps to go beyond the east gate.

When he came to the east gate of the city, Wan Yuan Ji saw a lonely boat floating on the river, and there were a few people standing in Zhoushan. At this moment, they were shouting at the city head in unison over and over again: "Listen to the Ming soldiers and civilians in the city!" The reinforcements led by Pang Yuesuo, the commander of Ganzhou, have already read the Ganjiang River and are now in Qingshi Port, fifteen miles away! You must hold on! ”

Hearing this news, the dim eyes of the officers and soldiers in the city suddenly glowed. Wan Yuan Ji was even more ecstatic, but at the same time, he was puzzled in his heart: he had just sent out the emergency document the day before yesterday, and they arrived in less than two days.