Chapter Seventy-Two: Fighting

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"Here, bring it here." A Ming army general roared, commanded the auxiliary soldiers to carry a few wooden shelves, stood behind the Ming army gunmen, and a few wooden planks were put together, and immediately became a wooden platform that was one person high.

The crossbow archers of the Mengshan Ke tribe quickly took the stage, more than 20 people raised their hands to fire, and the people in the audience handed over the well-wound crossbows. After a few rounds of crossbow fire, the three-dimensional blow immediately showed its effect, and the precarious situation here was reversed.

"Over there, carry it over there." The general of the Ming army looked back at the pointing of the command flag of the general's platform, and roared again. The auxiliaries pulled off the planks, lifted the wooden shelves, and ran in the direction he was pointing.

If you encounter such a defense again in the future, you must set up a high platform in the back and crush the enemy with three-dimensional firepower. Zhu Yongxing secretly regretted why he hadn't thought of this method earlier.

The fighting continued, and the Qing army was almost engaged in a war of attrition with the Ming army in a ratio of 1 to 5 and 1 to 6. And the Ming soldiers were also constantly paying casualties, the wounded and the dead were quickly dragged away, and some soldiers took up their positions with weapons.

"Boom, boom, boom......" The Ming army used the few gunpowder shells left, the fire burst out, black smoke rose, and the dense queue of the Qing army immediately appeared like rain hitting the beach, and black spots appeared.

"Boom!" With a bang, a fence could not withstand shaking and chopping, completely detached from the wooden fence next to it, and fell down. The battle at the gap immediately became more intense, and after a short time, another fence was knocked down, Zhu Yongxing's face became solemn, and his fists were clenched tighter.

"Your Highness, don't be surprised." Wu Sanxing was still very calm, ordered the soldiers to wave the flag, and a Ming army rushed to the gap from the rear of the formation, and the wooden shelves were also carried by the auxiliary soldiers to run there.

"Kill!" A Qing army general jumped over the gap, waved a long knife in his hand, swung a few stabbing spears, jumped up and down, and cut down two Ming troops in succession. A few more Qing soldiers rushed in and gathered around him, forming a small formation.

"Rush forward!" The Qing generals roared and led their men forward so that more Qing troops could come out of the gap.

Driven by this brave general, this small formation advanced, the Ming army array was pushed out of a depression, and several more Ming soldiers fell, and there were already dozens of Qing soldiers who poured into the gap.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......" Dozens of javelins suddenly flew out from behind the Ming army's battle formation, swept over the heads of the spearmen, and pierced the Qing army.

Screams rang out, and under this sudden blow, more than a dozen Qing soldiers fell, and the momentum of the forward attack was stagnant.

With a sound of "dang", the Qing army general quickly retreated, the long knife blocked, and burst a spear that stabbed at him, only to feel that the spear was heavy and urgent.

Hehe, Liu Zhen sneered twice, and did not chase after him, but led the Ming army to suddenly dodge on both sides.

The Qing army general stared at the bright armor general in front of him, knowing that he was skilled, and he didn't dare to step forward alone for a while, only holding a long knife, waiting for more subordinates to gather over. But he clearly didn't have that opportunity anymore, and the Ming army column flashed to both sides, revealing several rows of soldiers armed with firearms. The hats on the heads of these Ming soldiers were peculiar, like straw hats, but the brims were surprisingly wide.

"Fire!" With a loud command, the fire flashed, white smoke suddenly rose, and the projectile shot at the Qing soldiers who were close at hand.

Six in a row, five in turn, with the help of a large-brimmed hat and a dry cloth carried, coupled with a drizzle like silk, the musket still guaranteed a high rate of fire. And at such a close distance, the accuracy and lethality are exceptionally high.

The Qing army general only felt a strong blow to his abdomen, even if he was wearing two layers of heavy armor, he felt unbearable severe pain, and knelt down holding his stomach. There was even more screaming around him, and the Qing soldiers fell to the ground one after another in the rain of bullets.

After the musket was fired, the wooden platform behind it was also formed, and the shuttle dart launcher shot out rows of poisonous shuttle darts, killing the Qing troops who broke through the gap to the point of blood, and some Qing soldiers were even shot into hedgehogs.

Blood trickled down his fingers and fell to the ground, staining the muddy water on the ground red, and more blood trickled around him, converging in the deep footprints he had just stepped on. The strength was rapidly draining with the blood, and the Qing army general raised his head with difficulty and met Liu Zhen's cold gaze.

The spear was like a swimming dragon, stabbing into the throat of the Qing army general without hindrance, Liu Zhen turned with one hand, stirred, and then pulled it back violently. Blood gushed out, blooming poignant blood flowers, and the Qing army general shook and slammed into the ground mixed with blood and mud, his eyes still wide.

"Kill!" The Ming army let out a shout, each with a knife and a gun, and rushed to the gap. There were crossbow arrows on the top, knives and guns on the bottom, and the gap was quickly blocked, and the corpses of the Qing soldiers were piled up into a hill at the gap.

In the offensive and defensive battles, the Ming army relied on the terrain and fortifications, although the overall strength was not as good as the Qing army, but the narrow attack surface made the Ming army not appear inferior in numbers.

The rain was heavy again, the war drums of the Qing army were getting weaker and weaker, the momentum of the attack was finally contained, and the mournful sound of gold sounded. The Qing soldiers, who were lucky enough to be alive, retreated in a panic as if they had been amnestied.

There is no danger, Zhu Yongxing let out a long breath and let go of the fist that had been held for too long and was already wet.

Perhaps from the perspective of the battle-hardened generals, it is not a particularly serious matter for the enemy to occasionally break through the defensive line in the offensive and defensive battles, but for Zhu Yongxing, it is extremely tense.

"Your Highness, our army has enough mobile forces and reserves, and the gap that the enemy breaks through is not big, and if there are not many troops coming in, they will be surrounded and annihilated." Wu Sanxing saw Zhu Yongxing's nervous appearance, but this did not affect Zhu Yongxing's image in his mind, a clan royal family, it is already a great thing to stand in this cruel place of killing without flinching.

Zhu Yongxing nodded slightly, he liked to listen to these generals introduce their combat experience, so that he could understand and familiarize himself with the patterns and points of ancient warfare more quickly.

"It is also common for the city to be attacked and defended by the enemy, and even to occupy a large section of the city wall." Wu Sanxing continued: "As long as there are sufficient reserve forces, the enemy can counterattack out of the city. After all, it is inconvenient for the enemy to reinforce through the city walls. The defending side is fighting on the inside, and it is more convenient and faster to mobilize. ”

"Thank you, General Wu, for helping me out." Zhu Yongxing sincerely thanked him, and Wu Sanxing hurriedly returned the salute, with humility in his mouth.

The battle stopped, the soldiers rested from their wounds, and the auxiliaries began to clean up the battlefield. The soldiers sent by the Tusi to help in the battle seemed to have become accustomed to this bloody scene after days of fighting, and their faces were surrounded by thick cloths sprayed with wine, and their armor was peeled off from the corpses of the Qing soldiers, and the rank was verified, and the heads were cut off, and then thrown down the hillside.