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"Turtle son, boss, this blood can't be stopped. www.biquge.info"A ten-year general with a Sichuan accent crawled to Shi Xunzhong's side, his hands were full of blood, and he didn't know if it was his, or those who screamed at the wounded soldiers in the back.

Shi Xunzhong was squatting behind a broken wall, looking cautiously out of the gap smashed by the stone bullet, and when he heard the voice of the ten generals, he immediately stomped his feet: "Do you have the fucking ability?!" These are all Lao Tzu's brothers, if you can't stop the bleeding and die, Lao Tzu will screw your head off! ”

The ten generals suddenly spread their hands helplessly: "Boss, it's not that the brothers don't care, these melon babies are too badly injured, we can't do it, we can't do it!" ”

After being silent for a long time, Shi Xunzhong also understood their difficulties, and patted the shoulder of the ten generals: "Do your best." ”

The ten generals nodded, and at this time, they didn't care about anything else, and ran back quickly, and the crossbowmen beside Shi Xunzhong pulled his sleeves: "Chief, the Mongolian Tartars are up, and there are still a lot of them!" From here, it's a hundred and ten. ”

"One hundred and ten people scared you?" Shi Xunzhong was not in a good mood, glared at the crossbowman, and then looked around, "Brothers, the ones lying in the back twenty zhang are our wounded soldiers, if we can't stop these Mongolian Tatars, it won't be you and me who will lose their heads at that time!" ”

All the Ming soldiers nodded, and Shi Xunzhong waved his hand, and the two soldiers carried a still intact flying thunder cannon up: "General, there are only two of our explosives bags left, and the pacification envoy behind him said that he would not give anything, and he didn't want to come there." ”

"So far, it's good to have two left." Shi Xunzhong shouted in a deep voice, "See, aim at the pimple man on the street corner in front of you, and give Lao Tzu a sound first!" ”

The flying thunder cannon was carefully erected, and then there was a muffled sound, and the explosive bag was thrown out, but it was thrown away at such a close distance, and it happened to fall in the house with only two walls left on the corner of the street, and the air wave raged vertically and horizontally at the moment when the explosion began, and the flames rose into the air, and the two walls were overturned at the same time, and the Mongolian soldiers hiding in the corner of the wall exclaimed and watched the bricks rain down on their faces.

"Go, transfer two brothers, and help them evacuate the injured people to Lao Tzu across the river!" Shi Xunzhong pushed Yu Hou behind him, "Lao Tzu will give you a quarter of an hour of effort, if people can't retreat in a quarter of an hour, it is estimated that they will all have to die!" ”

Yu Hou hummed and beckoned the two of them to run towards the back. And Shi Xunzhong waved his hand: "Crossbowman, release!" ”

The arrows whizzed into the chests of the few surviving Mongol soldiers, but many more rushed around the corner and scrambled down the corpse-strewn street. The temple where Shi Xunzhong led people to garrison in front was the last stronghold to guard the north bank of the ditch in the city, because several bridges across the river in the north of the city to communicate to the south of the city were blown up when the Sichuan and Shu troops retreated step by step, so if Mongolia wanted to cross the ditch in a short time, it was necessary to seize these few remaining small bridges.

The Ming army left these bridges to attract the attention of the Mongols, and secondly, to be able to withdraw the broken troops on the north bank of the ditch. The stone bridge outside Shi Xunzhong's temple is the largest and strongest of the remaining bridges, which naturally attracted at least four or five thousand Mongolian soldiers to attack in turn, from the Mongolian Han family children who were used as cannon fodder, to the death squad composed of the Semu people and the Tang Wu people, and then to the Mongolian cavalry who charged personally.

By this time, both sides were already at the end of their crossbows, and they were both gritting their teeth and holding their last breath. So even those cannon fodder are already red-eyed, not to mention the Mongolian cavalry and the well-known Sichuan and Shu soldiers under Shi Xunzhong.

This group of wild wolves, which are all howling outside, are even more blushing when they meet on such a battlefield like a flesh mill.

"How many more of us?" Shi Xunzhong was hit in the head by a Mongolian soldier in the last hand-to-hand fight, and now he is still a little dizzy, if he hadn't held it strongly, he would have fainted a long time ago, and now his eyes are a little dazzled when he looks around.

"General, that's all left, and the rest of the lightly injured ones are only a dozen or so people!" One of the ten generals said softly.

Shi Xunzhong was silent, and there were only more than 20 people around him, that is to say, there were a thousand people who followed him to retreat from the East Gate, and most of them were already buried in the countless ruins from the East Gate to here, of course, this is just a box, no one knows how many people fell in the endless fierce battles between the Sichuan and Shu army and Mongolia in the past few days.

A sound came, and then Shi Xunzhong shouted: "Get down, all lie down!" ”

Dense lines of arrows penetrated through visible crevices throughout the ruins, and even flew past the scalps of the soldiers. An arrow stabbed Shi Xunzhong's helmet and shot down the blood-red tassel. The smoke and dust rose and fell, Shi Xunzhong slowly leaned against the wall, took off his helmet a little dazedly, and pulled out the arrow casually, this sudden arrow took the lives of two people, and even his life was hanging by a thread just now.

However, before Shi Xunzhong came back to his senses, the sound of killing outside was shocking, and I don't know how many Mongolian soldiers rushed forward along the street. The surrounding soldiers looked at Shi Xunzhong at the same time.

"Retreat, leave all the earth-shattering thunder behind, and surprise these Mongol Tatars." Shi Xunzhong said softly, picked up the crossbow of the divine arm and took the arrow, quickly aimed at the front and pulled the trigger, and a Mongolian chief who rushed in front fell in response.

Explosions rang out one after another, and the blood-spattered arms flew directly into the air. Several soldiers stood south of the bridge, watching Shi Xunzhong and them rushing over in embarrassment, hurriedly catching up, aiming at the Mongolian soldiers who rushed up behind them and lighting the fire in their hands at the same time.

The flying thunder cannon in the south of the bridge also fired frantically at the target, at this time the two sides were very close, considering the extremely poor accuracy of the flying thunder artillery, the soldiers responsible for covering could only bombard the rear and cut off the artillery fire.

"Blow up the bridge, blow up the bridge!" Shi Xunzhong almost rolled down the steps of the bridge, just now the arrows of the Mongolian Tartars grazed his scalp and whistling, if he didn't take this kind of embarrassing way, I'm afraid Shi Xunzhong would have died here.

As soon as he reached the bottom of the bridge, several fast-paced Mongolian soldiers rushed to the bridge.

"Hurry up, if you blow up the bridge, it will affect our own people, so withdraw your own people first!" Dutou, who was standing in the south of the bridge, hurriedly stepped forward to support Shi Xunzhong.

Shi Xunzhong's voice was already hoarse, and he shouted: "Blow up the bridge, blow it up now!" ”

"General, your safety ・・・・・・" was stunned.

"Bomb!" Shi Xunzhong tried his last strength.

"Blow up the bridge!" Du Tou roared without hesitation, and the soldiers on both sides lit the fuse at the same time, and the firecrackers didn't care about anything else at this time, and went directly to the side of the bridge to shoot the Mongolian soldiers who were swarming on the bridge. Platoon after row of spearmen also pressed up from behind, and if the bridge failed, they would be the last line of defense.

The sound of killing seemed far away, as the loud explosion took its place.

The five explosive packs and five earth-shattering thunderbolts tied to the bridge were detonated at the same time, and in the billowing black smoke, the small bridge, which was nothing more than two layers of stone slabs, was like being forcibly pierced from the bottom up by an invisible hand, and the stones flew all over the sky, like raindrops falling on people, and more than ten Mongolian soldiers on the bridge were directly swept up by the strong wind, thrown high into the air, and fell again, causing countless ripples on the water surface.

It's just that the water is quickly dyed red, and the corpses that emerge from the surface are so mutilated that even veterans who have experienced a lot of battles will look disgusting.

The aftermath after the bombing of the bridge has not subsided, and the flying thunder cannon that has been suppressed for too long in the south of the bridge began to roar in retaliation, and countless explosive packages fell on the heads of the Mongolian soldiers, and the temple that Shi Xunzhong and they held on to just now was quickly erased from the surface.

Explosions continued to sound throughout the city, and the few remaining bridges were blown up, completely separating the south and north of the city. However, the Mongolian side has obviously been prepared, and the bridge-building vehicles that were supposed to deal with the moat slowly advanced along the streets, but the blockade of corpses and flying thunder cannons on the streets finally gave the Sichuan and Shu troops a chance to breathe.

Shi Xunzhong's arms and legs were cut by stones, but they didn't hurt them to the point. Narrowly surviving, he sat under one roof, gasping for breath. Although Shi Xunzhong is not afraid of death, of course he cherishes the opportunity to survive.

"Let's eat some." A young general handed Shi Xunzhong a piece of dry cake, which was still stained with blood, but the general's smile was very sincere. Although the storage of grain and grass in the city is still sufficient, after all, after so many days of siege, Zhang Jue and Gao still have very strict control over grain, grass and fresh water. Not to mention that this dry cake has blood, even if it has been gnawed by many people before, and even fell on the ground and covered with dust, Shi Xunzhong will not mind.

It's good to have something to eat at this time.

"Thank you, General Lou." Shi Xunzhong nodded, took it unceremoniously and took a bite.

Lou Yong smiled suddenly, this guy has an appetite for himself, he doesn't have so many vain etiquette, he really fights on the battlefield, where is there any difference between generals and soldiers, everyone takes swords and goes into battle shirtless, back to back and entrusts the people around him as brothers.

Lou Yong knows very well why Ye Yingwu can easily win the hearts of the army, in addition to the prestige of strict management of the army and victory in a hundred battles, the most important point is that even when Ye Yingwu is only one step away from the co-lord of the world, he still personally charges into battle and leads the soldiers to rush forward, only this is enough to win the loyal support of many simple soldiers.

"Why did General Lou come here?" Shi Xunzhong reluctantly swallowed the dry cake and said in surprise.

Pointing to the south, Lou Yong said in a deep voice: "The Mongolian Tatars have mobilized a large number of trebuchets at the south gate, and it is estimated that the south gate will not be able to defend it in the near future." Just now, a certain subordinate Erlang suffered heavy losses at the south gate, and had to retreat to repair, Zhang Anfu had already taken people to the top, and there was nowhere to go, so he couldn't be smashed under the city, so he brought people over to help, although there were only a thousand people left, but he was still confident in withstanding the Mongolian Tartars for a long time. ”

"Is the South Gate about to be lost?" Shi Xunzhong's voice suddenly became a little bitter.

The south gate is the last dependence, and the Mongol Tatars first attacked the city in accordance with the Central Plains' consistent "siege of three missing one" tactics, but with the resistance of the soldiers in Chengdu City becoming more and more intense and even tragic, the Mongols were dragged to death in Chengdu Mansion, not to mention, the precious soldiers suffered heavy losses, so in a fit of anger it is obvious that these Mongols have no intention of letting go of the enemy in the city.

Once the south gate is breached, even if there are reinforcements, it will not be able to save the Sichuan and Shu army. Moreover, the trebuchet is pushed outside the south gate, and it can easily cover any place occupied by the Sichuan and Shu army.

"It's okay," without waiting for Lou Yong to answer, Shi Xunzhong had already stood up, "This battle has been fought until now, and it is already a fluke to be alive, and the brothers are buried in this lonely city, so Shi Xunzhong should naturally go down to accompany them." ”

"Haha, well said!" Lou Yong suddenly laughed and said, "If Brother Shi doesn't dislike it, Lou is willing to fight side by side with Brother Shi." ”

Shi Xunzhong stretched out his hand, and in the bleak sun, thick smoke and blood, the hands of the two generals were tightly clasped together, strong and powerful.

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"Can it be aligned?" Standing on the hillside, Wen Tianxiang asked in a deep voice.

"Don't worry." Guo Shoujing replied without hesitation, "This firearm has been tested in triplicate, and it has been tested in the capital, and all of them are calibrated correctly, but please give an order from the Prime Minister." ”

Guo Shoujing is an out-and-out craftsman, Wen Tianxiang knows him, and he also knows that since he dares to say this, it means that he can really pat his chest and even guarantee his life. At that moment, Li Wen Tianxiang nodded: "Pass the order, the Luzhou army is ready to attack." ”

Liu Xiong, the commander of the four compartments of the Luzhou army, hurriedly responded, and the Tongchuan Fu Road pacification envoy Gao Gao was trapped in the city, this is the person who has led the Luzhou army step by step to today, in other words, it is not an exaggeration to be the benefactor of the Luzhou army, so even if Wen Tianxiang does not give an order, they will rush forward.

Maybe he has been staying with Ye Yingwu for a long time, Wen Tianxiang also habitually patted Guo Shoujing's shoulder: "Fire." ”

In the bleak grass, three black heavy iron pipes slowly stretched out, which was the latest firearm developed by the Ministry of Industry and the general supervisor in accordance with Ye Yingwu's ideas, and Ye Yingwu named it "artillery". If today's artillery can show its might as vigorously as they did on the exercise ground, then it will not be long before artillery will replace the flying thunder artillery and gradually become another sharp weapon in the Ming army to match the gun.

At this time, even Guo Shoujing held his breath.

Although he told Wen Tianxiang very surely, it was also based on the results of the exercise ground, from Nanjing to Chengdu, all the way to the city, and he did not let it go again, I don't know if these artillery masters will go wrong at a critical time.

Everyone can see that now Chengdu Mansion is almost unable to support it, or that the Sichuan and Shu army has been fighting hard until now, so the artillery must reflect its sufficient deterrent power to force Mongolia to retreat or shift the direction of attack to relieve the siege of Chengdu Mansion.

"Longer range, more accurate targeting." Guo Shoujing muttered and waved his hand fiercely.

The shells were quickly stuffed into the barrels, and the fuses of the three guns were ignited at the same time.

There was a neat muffled sound on the hillside, and under the surprised gaze of all the Mongol soldiers, three arcs appeared in the air, and soon a huge return cannon trebuchet glass smashed off the base and wheels, and the entire huge trebuchet suddenly fell to one side because of the unstable center of gravity.

Including the stone bullet on the trebuchet, it also rolled down and crashed directly into a trebuchet next to it, if it wasn't for the stone projectile coming unfast, I'm afraid that the trebuchet would also be affected.

"Keep put!" Guo Shoujing looked at the Mongolian soldiers below who were in a panic and shouted loudly.

Once again, the three cannons roared at the same time, two of the shells did not hit the trebuchet this time, but they plunged into the dense crowd and rampaged with no less power than a bed crossbow, and several soldiers were hit by the shells, and blood flowed profusely. Wherever the shells went, the panicked Mongolian soldiers who ran back and forth either broke their hands and feet, or their entire heads were directly like smashed watermelons, spraying red and white things everywhere, causing the surrounding Ding Zhuang to vomit one after another.

The last shell hit the trebuchet's arm accurately, and the wood that appeared to be extremely thin in front of the solid cannonball was broken alive, and the entire slingarm flew out sideways and smashed another trebuchet that was very close, and several trebuchets shook violently at the same time, tilting one after another, and more Mongolian soldiers were pressed under the huge machine.

"Put!" The excitement on Guo Shoujing's face had dissipated, and he was replaced by as quiet as ever, urging the officials of the Ministry of Industry around him to hurry up the statistics while giving orders.

Wen Tianxiang couldn't help but shake his head.

The return artillery trebuchets on which the Mongols relied for the attack below had been destroyed in just three or four shells, and in front of this high-speed shell propelled by gunpowder, any wooden apparatus was nothing more than a layer of tissue paper, which could be directly torn apart at any time.

"Costume Blossom Bomb!" Guo Shoujing said meticulously.

It seems that what he is doing now is not killing people and bloodbathing on the battlefield, but experimenting on the exercise ground.

Opposite to the outside, on the south gate of Chengdu Mansion, a red flag fluttered proudly in the wind, although it was broken, full of traces left by arrows, but it was still proud, still fluttering!

"It's finally not too late." Wen Tianxiang patted the dust on his sleeve.

The flowering bullets in front exploded in the crowd, and flesh flew everywhere.

And Liu Xiong had already rushed forward with the Luzhou army roaring, and the red flags were dancing in the wind, echoing with the red dragon flags of the Ming Dynasty on the city. (To be continued.) )