Chapter 503: Let the fuse burn for a while
After calculating the time, Guo Kang had the carriage pushed over and gathered the remaining gunpowder. Unfortunately, in the previous battle, most of their baggage wagons were lost, and only Misara's was left, because it was relatively not easy to provoke, so it survived, so that there were a lot less supplies. But now, everyone is not in the mood to be picky. They put an iron mine in a net pocket, lit the fuse, and threw it out.
Everyone waited to see if it had any effect, but Shi Huizhen, who was upstairs, shouted: "Dumb, dumb." Hit, didn't blow up! ”
Although I was a little disappointed, this year's thunder was like this, and it was expected that it didn't explode. The carpenter comforted them: "Don't worry about it, let's just throw all these things over." As for whether it will be blown up or not, that is a matter for the Heavenly Father, and we can do our own work at hand. ”
"Yes, just keep pulling." Guo Kang also encouraged: "The reliability of this thing is like this, and it may explode again after a while." Let the fuse burn for a while. ”
Then they put another one on it, ready to pull the rope and launch it. Before the fire could be ignited, there was an explosion in the distance.
"Blew up, blew up! It's our thunder that blew up! ”
"Huh? Did it really blow up again? ”
"Blow up the fart, that's not our thunder!"
"Who's not ours? Someone else is throwing bombs, huh? ”
Everyone was gossiping and talking.
"Not this way, not this way!" Upstairs, Shi Huizhen shouted: "It's the north of the city." ”
"We're not the only ones fighting." Guo Kang was also a little surprised: "Then it looks like we really have to attack quickly." lest there be long nights and many dreams, and something will happen again. ”
"Huizhen, you keep an eye on that side, and if there is a situation, hurry up and alert the police!" Guo Ponu commanded.
"Got it!" Shi Huizhen was more serious this time and looked around.
Ahead, Father Mikhail and others began to demolish the building again, while others struggled to drop bomb after bomb. Although there were only a few explosions, the long-range bombardment and frequent explosions still made the guards quite nervous.
"They're out!" Shi Huizhen reminded loudly: "They seem to want to bypass the fire - they should be coming for us!" Went to the right! ”
"That's just right. Father Mikhail, hurry up! Guo Kang also shouted: "Dmitry, take your people to the back of the house over there, and block them for as long as they can." If we can't stop it, we will light our trebuchets and sundries, and pile them up over there. ”
"Huh? My trebuchet - "The carpenter is very reluctant.
"You throw these things away first, and your trebuchet will be done." Guo Kang sent him back again: "Hurry up and lose it!" ”
They quickly threw all the explosives and started throwing rocks again. Someone tried to increase the effect, and set some rags, wooden blocks, or something on fire, and put them on top as well. As a result, not only did he not throw it out, but he also set the net bag on fire. The carpenter roared angrily and drove the good deeds away, while the others hurried to extinguish the fire, then changed their pockets and continued to throw them away.
"Someone again!" Shi Huizhen suddenly shouted again: "Behind their house!" Someone came from the left - oh, and got into a fight with those guys! ”
"Who is it?" Guo Ponu asked.
"I don't know, it's a mess, I can't see the sign at all!" Before Shi Huizhen finished speaking, she immediately changed her words: "No, I saw our wooden cross." It should be your own people! ”
During the previous battle, because the team was scattered, Guo Kang only took the flag in his hand with him, and he didn't know where to lose the other signs. That's it, the flagpole was cut off with an axe just now, and a short section was left. Even if those things are picked up by the enemy, they won't be picked up casually, and it looks like someone else has returned.
"That's right." He commanded the people: "Let us begin!" ”
After that, he and Guo Ponu began to form a team for everyone and make the final preparations.
Although these people are still a bit chaotic, and some of them don't even know their own captain, the good thing is that the preparation is not too complicated, just let the others stand in a row and follow their new captains, like chicks following a hen. When the fight starts, this formation will definitely end immediately, but at least there is a simple queue, so that everyone will not squeeze together when they turn back and pass the ruins. To be able to do this, he is already very satisfied.
The enemy ran faster than everyone expected, and after about half an hour Dmitry fought them. And here, the last wall of the civil structure was also knocked down by everyone and slapped on the ground, extinguishing a tongue of fire.
"I think you're more knowledgeable, you stay here and command." Guo Kang said to Guo Ponu: "I'll go up first, I'll see you later." ”
Father Mikhail and others were still hooking and dragging away a few sections of burning wood, so Guo Kang took a piece of wet cloth to the head, carried a large long-handled axe used by craftsmen to cut wood, ran to the front of the team, told them to follow in turn, and took the lead in rushing over.
The flames were not completely extinguished, and the houses next to them were still burning, and the water on them quickly dried up. The damp cloth on the mouth, the effect of filtering the smoke is actually average, when there is a lot of water, it is not breathable at all, and it cannot be sucked in; There was less water, and the hot smoke and dust came in directly, and even if you didn't breathe, the roasted skin was extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, this section of distance is very short, and I jumped over it in a few steps. His robe was accidentally swept into the fire and burned, but outside the gate, there were a few enemies. Guo Kang didn't have time to care so much, so he ran straight over there.
Guo Ponu had given up on the idea of stopping him, but she was still worried about the current situation. Guo Kang didn't leave any reserves at all. As he said before, he felt that in the current situation, the reserve team had no effect except for being led down together, so it was better for everyone to rush together, and the effect might be better.
Their flanks were being attacked, and the situation in the enemy's rear was not clear, but Guo Kang didn't care about it at all, and rushed up. The only good news is that these residents are all stunned like him, and they don't care when they see that they are threatened behind him, and they rush through the fire with him.
Guo Ponu wanted to protect him again, but he was afraid that Dmitry's side would not be able to stop him for a while without his help. As for the command...... That was obviously Guo Kang making up a reason to send her. The premise of command is that his subordinates can follow orders and make different actions. These people can only rush and run away, what can they command?
She once wanted to call Shi Huizhen down, so that this guy who can pull hatred more than Guo Kang also rushes together, so that maybe everyone will be safer. But Shi Huizhen alone can hold the commanding heights, and she can continue to report to the below, which is actually indispensable. If she goes somewhere else, everyone here will be completely blind.
After a moment's hesitation, she looked to the side again. This was originally a street that was not very spacious, and you could only turn a corner to the road in front of the royal compound. Since it was discovered that the enemy still had cavalry, in order to prevent them from suddenly rushing over, a group of Rus' people brought a lot of miscellaneous items, which were piled up here to form a barricade. They didn't have many bows and arrows, and the few that were early had run out, so some of them climbed to the top of the small two-story building next to them and threw stones at the enemy. There were also people behind the debris pile, using long poles to poke people who tried to turn them over. The other side was blocked by these obstacles, and he didn't come for a while, so he could only shout at them and look for other passages.
Guo Ponu thought about it and felt that there might not be any "front" or "side back" to speak of now. The formation has an array and a direction, so it is necessary to divide the forward and the flank. They were like a puddle of mud, with no head or tail. If the side back is truncated, then everyone will change direction and run at both ends......
Thinking of this, she simply tied her loose hair again, followed Guo Kang's example, ignored the winter night wind, picked up the water and directly poured herself through, wrapped her head in a cloak, and rushed over.
Many more, like her, surged out of the ruins, gathering under the walls, in the blind spots of the towers. The enemy also discovered their location. There were no people standing on the wall, so they took wooden boxes and barrels, built a platform behind the wall, and condescendingly shot at the people hiding at the foot of the wall.
Guo Ponu's bow and musket were lost, and even the spear was thrown, and he didn't know what to do for a while. The housekeeper on the platform also shot an arrow at her, and she swept away with a sword. But the family saw that this person was not easy to deal with, so he went to shoot the others again.
The Rus' under the wall threw their things upward, but the man was also good, shooting arrows down quickly with all sorts of messy throws. Most of the people under the wall only have a piece of cloth on their bodies, and they can't resist it, so they can only run around in other places.
However, Shi Huizhen, who was in the distance, noticed the situation here and beckoned the trebuchet to turn. The tattered trebuchet was actually quite accurate, and after losing it three times, it hit the wooden platform, and even smashed the box with the housekeeper.
In front of the gate, Guo Kang and others had already fought with the guards. After no one was pressed from the top of their heads, some people picked up some burning debris from the burning building and threw it into the yard. After a while, a fire broke out in the yard and was spreading. It seems that the other side no longer has enough manpower, and while resisting, they are fighting the fire.
The enemy is also dispatching troops, and some are risking their flags on the side of the tower. The man who took a detour to destroy the trebuchet ran back again.
Guo Ponu hurriedly found Guo Kang and said to him: "I estimate that people from other directions have a lot of pressure on them. That trebuchet is actually the most effective weapon on our side, much more effective than so many people under the wall. They didn't even have time to break through there, so it was probably really dangerous. Let's find a way to get in touch with them. ”
Guo Kang nodded, but before he could give any orders, the door of the mansion was completely opened, and several horseback soldiers dressed in draped clothes rushed out, and a group of foot soldiers trotted behind, looking like they were going to pick up the group before.
The horseman took the lead in accelerating, clash left and right. The street in front of the house is relatively spacious, and there is no obstruction in the area. The Rus' were also completely devoid of formation, and were rushed to pieces by them. The man on horseback can cut several along the way with a flat knife, and the severed limbs will fly far away. The others tried to intercept the bamboo poles and spears, but these men were so good at riding that they couldn't stop them at all, but they were trampled on quite a bit.
Guo Kang immediately left Guo Ponu and ran over. One of the housekeepers noticed that this person with obviously different armor immediately stabbed him with a long lance. However, Guo Kang has been playing with Li Xuanying and them all the year round, and he doesn't think this person is moving fast. He turned sharply, directly in front of the warhorse, dodged the tip of the lance, and then, with the momentum of turning, swung the logging axe with all his might, shouted loudly, and slashed diagonally at the horse's head.
Both sides were very fast, and before Guo Ponu could react, the two sides collided together. The hardwood handle in Guo Kang's hand was instantly broken, and the whole person flew upside down more than a dozen steps away. The neck of the war horse was also cut off with a blow, and it flew out horizontally, and the sturdy body of the horse fell to its knees, and the rider on its back fell out together.
The rider also fell dizzy, but he was still trying to get up. However, the axe just smashed directly into his thigh and flew out. The iron armor blocked the axe blade and was not split, but the huge force also directly broke the leg bone, so that the rider could not get up in time. The people around him immediately rushed up and smashed him to death with long sticks and even large stones.
Guo Ponu ran halfway through, and hurriedly turned to look at Guo Kang again. But another rider also rushed to the front. She had no choice but to turn around and deal with it first. The man swung his knife at her, and Guo Ponu grabbed the bridle and swung onto the horse from the other side. The two sides fought over the horses,
As soon as the enemy could not strike, he released the reins, and with his other hand he pulled out the dagger and stabbed her under the armpit. Guo Ponu stepped on his feet, turned around and stood on horseback, strangled the other party, and jumped down. The moment she landed, she followed and ran a few steps to regain her balance, while the enemy slammed into the ground, broke her neck on the spot, and was dragged away by the horse.
The crowd rejoiced, regained their faith, and rushed up. Although there was no success, it also made the enemy's attack sluggish. Behind him, more people had already rushed over.
During the period after the completion of the mission, Father Mikhail was not idle, and managed to call back several groups of wandering lost people on the other side of the street, and even Dmitry's men, who had successfully defended them, rushed to this side.
Even the carriage was forcibly carried over by them. It may be that after accumulating experience in the defense just now, Dmitry and the others have also learned wisely, and they have also put some debris on the car without a teacher, ready to push it to this side, acting as an obstacle that can be moved.
Misha, who was originally pulling the cart and the wall, was put down by them and rushed to this side in a chaotic manner. However, it ran a lot faster than a human and squeezed out first. The enemy's horses were quite uneasy about this, and they subconsciously wanted to retreat. One of the horsemen immediately drew his bow and fired at it, trying to finish off the threat first.
As soon as Misha showed her head, she was hit by two arrows, but it also made it so painful that it became ferocious, and instantly burst out with speed that did not match its size, and pounced in front of the horse. The horse stood up in terror and raised its leg to kick it, and Misha stood up in the same way, and pressed against the horse's leg.
The horseman on horseback drew his sword in a hurry and slashed it again, leaving a bloody mark on his head. Misha roared and lifted them one by one, pushing the opponent and the horse backwards, and slapped him again, almost flattening him. Then, he ran out in pain, knocked over several people who stood in the way, and ran away.
Taking advantage of this gap, more people passed through the ruins. The passage that was pushed out was so narrow that some people even ran straight through where it was still burning. Many people had flames on their bodies, and they didn't have time to extinguish them, so they pounced directly on the enemy, fighting them to the death with all the weapons they could hold, and even hugged them directly, trying to burn them to death together with each other. However, this time, the enemy did not give full play to his advantages of flexibility and maneuver as before, but also squeezed desperately to this side as if he was on the head.
In the chaotic crowd, Guo Ponu pulled Guo Kang up.
"I guess there are some powerful people on the other side, and I don't know who they are." She said, looking at her brother, who was still a little confused: "...... Hey, forget it, you can rest. ”
However, when he heard the break, Guo Kang had the spirit again and stood up.
"Then I guess this is the last fight." As he spoke, he began to look around for weapons again: "Huh? Where's my guy? Let's get on it. ”
(End of chapter)