Chapter 64: The Death of the Prisoners

After a salvo of the bronze cannon of the Franco machine at the head of the south gate of the town, several gaps immediately appeared in the originally tightly arranged shield car array of the Qing army. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Standing at the head of the city, through the rain of blood and all kinds of debris, you can already vaguely see the frightened faces of the Qing soldiers behind it.

"Boom! ――”…… After the Furlong bronze cannon was fired, the three general guns also fired. Unlike the solid shells fired by the Furlong cannon, the chamber of the Grand General's cannon was filled with a large number of small pieces of lead and broken iron. With the sudden white smoke and loud noise, dense pieces of lead and iron rushed towards the gap in the shield cart that the Qing army had not yet closed like scattered flowers.

In an instant, the screams of ghosts and wolves rushed straight into the sky, and blood flowers splashed again in the Qing army's formation, which had not fully recovered. Countless holes were drilled into the bodies of those Qing soldiers who were at the brunt of it, and many blood arrows spurted out of them, and even many Qing soldiers' heads were beaten into blood gourds, and they fell to the ground and convulsed helplessly before they could scream.

"Ahh - "Behind a destroyed shield car, a Qing soldier who was recruited rolled on the ground screaming, his chest, abdomen, head and face were already bloody and flesh at this moment, and what was even more terrifying was that a pair of eyeballs were also bulging out. Under the severe pain, coupled with the loss of vision, the Qing soldiers shouted for help while helplessly grabbing indiscriminately, grabbing the legs and feet of a nearby person and refusing to let go. The person who was caught was a Qing army sentry officer, although he was usually ruthless, he was also frightened by this terrifying scene in front of him, screaming and kicking a few times before kicking the dying Qing soldier away, so he had to grit his teeth and draw out his waist knife to give the subordinate a good time.

After these two rounds of firing, the artillery of Ganzhou Town at the head of the city began to nervously clean the chamber and reload the ammunition. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the officers at all levels of the Qing army's front team seized the time to take a series of countermeasures, and those who retreated without authorization were killed on the spot by the supervising team, and the substitute shield car also quickly stepped forward to plug the gap. After a short adjustment, the Qing army's large array continued to advance towards the south gate of the town at a faster speed, and the footsteps were like thunder, rolling forward.

At the head of the city, with a loud noise, dozens of bed crossbows were pushed to the edge of the battlement, and the soldiers of the trap camp worked together to twist the winch, spread the crossbow strings and buckle them to the teeth, and placed huge arrows like spears on them. The giant arrowheads in the shape of flat chisels are like dotted stars, emitting a chilling light.

The Qing army was still pouring like a tide, and as the distance from the city gate got closer, the shouts became more and more intense, as if they were about to swallow the defenders at the head of the city in one fell swoop.

The trapped-camp officer standing at the head of the city stared coldly at the Qing army below the city through the gap in his mask, and his right arm was slowly raised.

"Ready! - The trapping officer re-slashed his right arm and shouted at the same time, "Release! ”

Some of the strong soldiers who were waiting by the side of the bed crossbow immediately raised the sledgehammer in their hands and struck it on the board of the bed crossbow with all their strength.

"Tuk! Sincere! Sincere! ......" After a series of elastic crisp sounds, dozens of giant crossbow arrows equivalent to spears flew towards the Qing army below the city with a sharp whistling sound.

Looking at the huge arrows that were rushing towards his head under the black pressure, the Qing soldiers marching at the forefront couldn't help but let out a desperate exclamation, and the formation that had just been formed was a mess again.

In the fierce collision, some of the giant arrows were blocked by the shield cart, but more of them flew into the Qing army's formation. Suddenly, blood rained down, and the terrible screams once again pierced the sky. The fierce and vicious giant arrows rampaged through the Qing army with an unstoppable momentum, bringing terrifying killing effects. Some of the giant arrows even pierced several people in a row before they stopped, and the Qing soldiers who were still fierce just now were tied into meat skewers, and everywhere they went was like a Shura hell, which made everyone who saw it tremble. …,

"Keep going! Those who dare to retreat will be killed! Seeing the tragic situation of the Qing soldiers in front, Li Yingzong, who was in command in the rear, was angry and anxious, and roared, "Rush to the city, and the Ming army will be poor in donkey skills!" ”

Li Yingzong's orders were passed down layer by layer and carried out, and under the threat of the cold steel knives of the overseers, the Qing soldiers braved the blows of the city, shouted for their own courage, and rushed towards the city.

Time passed little by little, and the distance between the Qing army and the south gate of the town was less than 200 steps, and at this time, the bronze cannon of the Furlong machine at the head of the city finally completed the reloading again. However, because of the complicated charging process, the two general cannons have not been reloaded for a long time, and it seems that they will not play any role.

"Hit the shield car of Qinggou!" Cui Shoucheng, who was in command on the front line, shouted behind the artilleryman, who had many years of battlefield experience, knew the impact of the shield car on the firepower of the city, and only by destroying the shield car, light weapons such as bird guns and bows and arrows could play a role.

"Boom! - "Boom! - "The Furlong cannon opened fire again. As the shield carts of the Qing army were pushed closer, the accuracy of the shells was also greatly improved, and none of them deviated, breaking six shield carts to pieces and causing dozens of casualties among the Qing soldiers.

Before the Qing army could recover, the wound bed crossbow was once again powerful. Dozens of huge arrows rushed in from the gap in the shield car array or directly crossed the shield car, piercing the Qing army to the point of flesh and blood.

After a period of panic, the Qing army continued to advance. Rushing forward is not necessarily dead, but retreating will definitely die under the steel knives and sharp arrows of the warlord's team, the Qing soldiers who understand this truth gradually gave up the idea of retreating, and rushed forward desperately, under the stimulation of the desire to survive, the speed was even a few points faster.

After a while, the shield carts of the Qing army entered the range of the guns raised at the head of the city. The soldiers of the firearms team of the trapping camp worked in pairs and pointed their guns at the shield carts under the city. The range and power of the gun are above the bird's gun, and the large-caliber buckshot fired is no problem to penetrate the shield car's protective plate, but it certainly can't directly tear the shield car apart like artillery. With this in mind, Xie Wencong, the commander of the firearms team in the trapping camp, ordered to adopt a many-to-one fighting style, with multiple guns raised and aimed at a shield car to shoot.

"Ready! - Put! ”

With the order of the firearms officer, the characteristic roar of the gun was heard, and the large-caliber lead bullets were fired towards the shield car like a storm.

The rumbling shield cart was suddenly smashed and sawdust flew everywhere. The lead bullets that passed through the protective plate still exerted their residual heat, knocking down the Qing soldiers behind the shield cart, and those who opened their heads abounded.

The official shield carts brought by the Qing army were better, and although the protective plates were beaten to pieces and crumbling, they were not going to fall apart. But those shield carts made of temporary logging by the Qing army are different, the protective surface is made of multiple logs tied together, and the general arrows are no problem, and the defense of a single gun is okay, but after such intensive gun shooting, the cowhide rope that binds the logs is a little unbearable. After a while, only a few loud rumbling noises were heard, and the protective surfaces of the first two makeshift shield carts fell apart on the spot, and logs rolled down from the rudimentary shelves. Many Qing soldiers in the back were caught off guard and were stoned to death on the spot or smashed to the point that their limbs were broken.

The Qing army under the city suffered heavy casualties, and the officers and soldiers of the trapped camp who were responsible for the defense at the head of the city gradually got out of the initial tense period and began to enter the state. Although they were still very busy, and there was hardly any free time, everyone's hearts became more steady, and the anxiety before the war had subsided a lot. As a result, the tactical movements and cooperation between the soldiers in the trapping camp became more and more proficient, and they almost played the best level of training in the past. …,

"My lord! Qingyu is getting closer and closer to the city! You'd better take shelter for now! At the south gate of the town, Wei Yuan came to Pang Yue's side and persuaded him.

These words made Pang Yue, who was concentrating on observing the battle situation, couldn't help but be a little annoyed, put down the binoculars and shouted: "! Lao Tzu is the chief soldier of Ganzhou Town! What the hell are you hiding? ”

Hearing Pang Yue's angry shouting, Wei Yuan was taken aback, according to his memory, Pang Yue had never spoken foul language since he fell from a horse in Ogigang last year, why did he change back today? However, he still didn't dare to say anything, and honestly stepped aside.

The soldiers who were busy coming and going at the head of the city were also greatly moved when they saw Pang Yue standing at the head of the city: even the chief soldier was on the field in person, what reason did he have not to fight to kill the enemy? Let's fight it! Kill all the Tartars who dare to attack the city!

The guns in the city kept ringing, the Furlong bronze cannon and the bed crossbow fired again, and the three general cannons were finally loaded and roared again. Under the joint blow of a variety of weapons, the shield carts of the Qing army were damaged a lot, and the Qing soldiers hiding behind them also suffered heavy losses, and the wanton blood soaked the soil under the city.

However, after paying a heavy price, the Qing army was still getting closer and closer to the city wall, only about eighty paces. At this time, a large number of Qing archers had gathered behind the shield car, stretched their bows and arrows, and suppressed the Ming army at the head of the city just waiting for the officer's order. At the head of the city, the flintlock pistols and bird guns of the firearms team of the trapped camp had already opened fire, but due to the blocking of the shield vehicles of the Qing army, the killing effect was not very good, and the main role was still artillery, bed crossbows and guns.

Silently enduring the blows of the Ming army at the head of the city, although some of the Qing archers hiding behind the shield cart fell from time to time, the fear in their hearts had long been replaced by the desire for revenge, and some of them even gradually showed excitement on their faces and eyes: let the Ming army be rampant for a while, they will soon taste great!

"Ready! This command was shouted by the commander of the Qing army under the city.

As soon as the Qing commander's words fell, the Qing archers pulled their bowstrings apart, and hundreds of cold and sharp arrows pointed upwards diagonally.

"Shoot the arrows!" The commander of the Qing army almost shouted these two words, he had suppressed it for so long, and he could finally fight back!

"Whew! - "Whew! ――”…… Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that could no longer be heard, a rain of arrows rushed towards the Ming army in the city with a vengeful rage.