Outside the west gate of Puxian County, the rebel soldiers dressed in colorful colors were waiting for the battle, either holding weapons or several people in a team, erecting a long wooden ladder, and dozens of people stood on a log with a diameter of nearly one meter, which was more than ten meters long.

"Kill!"

I don't know who shouted such a sentence, and the rebel army of several thousand people rushed out, looking almost crazy, fearless in the face of the dense arrow rain of the city defense camp.

However, the chaotic and disorderly formation made the momentum of this charge more or less weakened, and people frowned when they saw it, and muttered in their hearts: "An anti-thief is an anti-thief, no matter how good the weapons in your hand are, even those mutinous rebels can't be compared with them at all, no wonder they are called a rabble by the imperial court." ”

Woohoo......

The archers of the rebel army and the official army were firing at each other, and they looked like they were not compatible. However, the former's posture of holding the bow and shooting arrows makes people look particularly awkward, crooked and slanted, and it is purely random shooting.

One by one, the lives were dying, and the corpses fell to the ground in a dull state, trampled by the rebel soldiers behind. It is clear that before the city defense battalion could hurt the fur, the rebels lost several hundred men.

Compared with the base army of 100,000 people, the loss of such a small number of troops is simply nothing, like a pebble thrown into a huge lake, without even a ripple or sound, it sinks to the bottom of the lake.

Knock knock knock......

As the more than ten meters long log slammed violently on the city gate, a muffled sound echoed, and it was drowned in the sound of fighting.

Boom Boom Boom ......

In an instant, rolling logs and stones fell from the top of the city and smashed into the swarming rebels. One by one, the rebel soldiers fell from the diagonal wooden ladder and were hit by boulders.

Such a scene is staged at the same time, all kinds of mixed voices are intertwined, and they drown each other, and the bloodthirsty killing and melee for a while cover up the cruelty of the war in the past, and some only take the lives of the other side.

The war drums thundered, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the smoke of gunpowder was filling, and it was only the beginning that the war between the rebel army and the official army entered a white-hot stage, and the two could not hold each other. Between attack and defense, the city defense battalion still occupies an absolute advantage, and there is not much change because of the large number of rebels.

At this moment, as the party who started this war, as the supreme commander, Gao Yingxiang was thousands of kilometers away, quietly watching this scene, his expression was solemn and abnormal, his brows were deeply locked, and he never thought that the resistance of the city defense battalion would be so fierce, subverting the previous understanding.

Lao Huihui, Wang Ziyong, Zhang Xianzhong and other leaders also gathered here, and rode on the side, their expressions were very tranquil, and there was a faint meaning of watching the excitement, and there was a great smile to look at the world.

But it is undeniable that no matter which leader of the rebel army, no one thought that the city defense battalion in Puxian County was completely beyond the past, and one by one the officers and soldiers were like chicken blood, frantically bending bows and arrows, throwing down rolling wooden stones, and pushing down the wooden ladder erected diagonally on the opposite side with great tacit understanding, and some people even used spears to stab the rebel soldiers who were climbing closer.

In the impression of the leaders, in the previous attacks on the county seat, wherever the rebel army passed, tens of thousands of soldiers were under the city, as long as the troops occupied an absolute advantage, they have always been invincible, and rarely encountered such strong resistance in front of them, or obediently surrendered and accepted the incorporation; Either flee from the wind and abandon the city.

Therefore, after eating so many benefits and easily capturing the city, everyone will easily agree to Gao Yingxiang's request for help and jointly attack Puxian.

If they had known in advance that this was the case, none of the leaders would agree to Gao Yingxiang's proposal to attack Puxian together. According to the current situation, the loss of troops will be several times the original, just thinking about it, everyone's hearts are dripping blood, and they feel that this transaction is really a loss!

Obviously, no one is allowed to remind him, as long as he is not a fool, anyone can see that the city defense battalion of Puxian County will be a thorn in the head, and he will never accept it easily, and he will have the posture of co-existence and death with the city.

Although there is regret in my heart, but the war has started, how can I escape from the battle? Otherwise, it will not only be as simple as laughing at others, but it will also greatly damage the morale of their respective teams.

If that's the case, how can you attack other cities in a short period of time? How else to seize treasury silver and grain from the government?

Therefore, just because they knew this, Wang Ziyong and others could not speak of their suffering, broke their teeth, and could only swallow them in their stomachs, cooperating with Gao Yingxiang to attack the county seat of Puxian, and watching their subordinates fall one by one.

Of course, everyone was secretly praying that the fighting would end as soon as possible, capture Puxian County, and reduce casualties as much as possible. At the same time, they still have another idea in their minds, hoping to recover some losses from those targets.

The flow of people was like a tide, dense as ants, and with Gao Yingxiang's order, thousands more people rushed up. However, as soon as he rushed to the vicinity of the city wall, there was a sudden rumbling cannon sound, which was deafening and resounded through the sky.

Boom boom...

Cannonballs flew out of the city walls and fell into the charging troops of the rebels, and every time the shells fell, a large number of rebel soldiers within a radius of several meters inevitably fell, either dead or wounded, and the sound of wailing continued.

Being bombarded so violently by the sudden artillery, the offensive of the rebel army was stagnant, and without the fierce momentum just now, the team was obviously a little panicked, and was frightened by the momentum and power of the artillery fire.

Seeing this, Ge Liyan hurriedly stood up, came to Gao Yingxiang's side, and said anxiously: "Chief, we can't go on like this, such an intensive offensive will only boost the artillery power of the official army city defense battalion, and it will only increase our casualties." ”

However, Gao Yingxiang was unmoved, with a cold look on his face, more like an indifference to life, and just replied lightly: "The county seat of Puxian County must be taken, if you don't attack it, do you have any good way?" ”

Listening to the roaring red-clothed cannon that was still roaring like a beast, and seeing the pieces of fresh falling, Gao Yingxiang asked like this, even if he was in a hurry, for a while, Ge Liyan was speechless, and he didn't know how to answer?

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong pretended to be kind and reminded loudly: "Boss Gao, the city defense battalion has already used the red-coated cannons, what are you waiting for?" Hurry up, hurry up and use the tiger squat cannon to use the tiger squat cannon against the red-coated cannon. ”

Without waiting for Gao Yingxiang to answer, Luo Rucai also stood up and persuaded: "Leader Gao, in the face of such a bombardment by red-clothed artillery, it will only increase unnecessary casualties. There are very few soldiers rushing to the city, which is simply not enough to capture the city wall, so it is better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible, reduce the number of siege personnel, and thus reduce the bombardment effect of the red-coated artillery. ”

Gao Yingxiang obviously had some intentions, but there was still a trace of hesitation wandering between his eyebrows, after all, he didn't make up his mind, as if he was reluctant to do anything, but Wang Ziyong also said at this time: "Leader Gao, don't hesitate, only by using your tiger squat cannon to blow up the red-clothed cannon on the city wall can you let your subordinates attack." Under such heavy artillery fire, the assault had no effect and only increased casualties. ”

Seeing the soldiers fall under the rain of artillery fire and arrows, the old man on the side twitched the corners of his eyes, and he could no longer keep his composure, and finally stood up and said in a deep voice: "Leader Gao, if you still insist on doing this, do not listen to the advice of the people, and insist on exchanging the lives of the soldiers for your so-called precious cannonballs, I, Ma Shouying, will not object, nor will I say anything." But there is only one request, and that is that I will not send another soldier until the red-coated cannons on the city walls have been resolved. You can ignore the lives of your own soldiers, but I can't. ”

The voice was faint and cold, and there was no room for negotiation, and it also reminded the other leaders that they had made the same request.

Obviously, everyone did not tear up and reached an agreement, but they were dissatisfied with what Gao Yingxiang did. It's too cold-blooded, exchanging the lives of a dozen or even dozens of people for a shell, it's extraordinarily stingy, and it cherishes the tiger squat cannon too much.

At this moment, Gao Yingxiang retreated, and it was impossible to hesitate any longer, so he could only say with a gloomy face: "Ge Liyan, immediately send an order, order the army to withdraw first, let the tiger squat on the artillery troops, and destroy the red-clothed artillery in the city as much as possible for me." ”

This is exactly what Kerry wanted to see, and as soon as he heard the order, he immediately replied: "Yes, chief, the last general will go!" ”

Ming Jin withdrew his troops, and the combined mixed assault troops immediately withdrew, retreating faster than the charge, and there was no order at all.

Boom boom...

Whoa...

Although the combined assault force of the rebel army retreated like a tidal wave, the officers and troops on the city wall still had no intention of giving up, and were still bombarding indiscriminately, and drawing bows and shooting arrows.

As long as it is within the range of fire, it is still shooting arrows, and it is still igniting the fuse of the red-coat cannon, just to inflict a greater blow on the rebels!

For a time, there was a vacuum on the battlefield, there was no sound of fighting, only the wounded lying on the battlefield were ****, and the pain was asking for help, but no one paid attention.

Smoke curls and drifts through the air. Outside the west gate of Puxian County, there was a mess, and there were bodies everywhere. There was not only a strong smell of blood in the air, but also the smell of roasted skin and meat, and there were also craters distributed on the battlefield, between the rebel army and the city defense battalion.

Soon, a group of three or five rebel troops poured out, appearing on the battlefield scattered, constantly approaching the county seat of Puxian, and their actions were very cautious and cautious, far different from other rebel soldiers. This group of soldiers seemed to be very well-trained, and there were some weirdness, there were no weapons in their hands, just two people carrying tiger squatting cannons, and the others not only carried cannonballs on their backs, but also held shields in front of them.

It is clear that the shield was meant to protect the gunners behind and block the arrows on the walls.

Whoa...

A rain of arrows suddenly appeared, shooting directly from the city wall to the approaching groups of rebels, these rebel armies were only about forty, and they were Gao Yingxiang's precious tiger squat artillery troops.

At this moment, Wang Ziyong, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others each glanced at each other, all of them had a solemn look on their faces, and they all saw a strange brilliance in each other's eyes, and they were deeply shocked by Gao Yingxiang's tiger squat artillery troops.

Boom boom...

Only the sound of tiger squatting cannons echoed, the red-coated cannons on the city wall did not return fire, there was no movement at all, only the archers of the official army were targeting, but nothing was done.

Seeing this situation, Gao Yingxiang, who was originally a little proud, looked stiff, without smiling at all, his right hand froze there, holding his beard, and the whispering voice of King Zuo Jin sounded in his ears.

"Chief, the officers and soldiers on the city wall are not simple, they understand the advantages of the tiger squat cannon, it is light in weight and easy to move, and the two of them can easily move away. Moreover, this guard was very calm, knowing that the red-coated cannon could not hit the tiger squat cannon, so he moved the red-coated cannon out of the way and temporarily turned off the fire, which was to save shells, block our strong attack, and return fire with bows and arrows. ”

"Do you still have to say that? I'm not blind! Gao Yingxiang was very impatient, watching the figures on the city wall shaking, and knew in his heart that it should be the official army moving the red-coated cannons to avoid the bombardment of the tiger squatting cannons, and immediately ordered: "Quick, let them move faster, and strive to blow up all the red-coated cannons!" ”

"Yes, Chief!"

King Zuo Jin agreed, then turned around and hurried away.

"Boom" and "boom" a few times, the red-clothed cannons on the city wall suddenly launched an attack, although there were only a few, but the power was extremely amazing, and the target was directly aimed at the scattered tiger squat artillery squads.

"Ah~!"

Due to the suddenness of the incident, under the rain of arrows, there were still a few tiger squatting cannons, the cannon fodder who was blown up died, and the terrible screams pierced the sky above the battlefield, Gao Yingxiang was very distressed when he saw it, and his heart twitched a few times.

This is a tiger squat artillery unit, although there are only a few people in each team, but they are all Gao Yingxiang's lifeblood, which he carefully cultivated, and spent a lot of his hard work, as well as a large amount of materials and money, and he is reluctant to use this army at all.

Therefore, the Tiger Squat Artillery Unit is not only a delicate individual, but also a Tiger Squat Artillery is particularly cherished, and it is not easy to come by, and the shells are even more pitiful!

With one shot, one shot less.

The moment he saw this situation, Gao Yingxiang instantly understood the intention of the guards on the city wall, not only to destroy the Tiger Squat Cannon Team as much as possible, but also to buy time for the other red-clothed cannons to move safely.

As soon as he thought of this, Gao Yingxiang immediately ordered: "Quickly, pass the order, let the Tiger Squat Artillery Team transfer its position, and avoid staying in one place for a long time as much as possible." ”

Soon, the various tiger squat artillery squads moved, and every time they fired a shell, they would quickly change places and fire back at the city wall again. For a time, the west city wall of Puxian County was full of "boom" and "boom" cannon sounds, and white gunpowder smoke was filled.

is worthy of being a soldier and has many years of battlefield experience, Gao Yingxiang immediately reacted, his expression was solemn, and he shouted: "Rush!" Take the county seat of Puxian for me! ”

At the sound of the order, the war drums thundered, the military flags waved, and the charging troops of the various rebel armies were like a herd of horses on the loose, galloping away, roaring and shouting, rushing to the county seat of Puxian, and instantly pressed over, taking advantage of the inability of the officers and troops to use the red-coated cannons, to carry out large-scale bombardment.

There was almost no need to say hello, after experiencing the performance of the Tiger Squat Artillery Squad just now, when the mixed assault troops charged, they all tacitly avoided the position of the Tiger Squat Artillery Squad and made a detour.

"Kill!"

The shouts of killing shook the sky again, resounding in the sky.

Without the indiscriminate bombardment of the red-coated cannons, and despite the bows and arrows being fired head-on, the vast majority of the rebel soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city, set up ladders again, climbed up, and went straight to the city.

Knock knock...

The ten-meter-long giant tree was erected again, and it slammed into the city gate, the rhythmic sound of the crash echoing around it, mingling with the sounds of various battles.

Obviously, Gao Yingxiang's order was timely, and the leaders had no doubts about it. If it were them, at this time, the same order would be given.