Chapter 203 Breaking the Enemy

A few snow-white puffy clouds floated lazily in the clear blue sky, and the sun peeked out half of its face from behind the mountains in the east, casting a gentle glow on the early morning earth. There was a breeze blowing, sending the chirping of birds, and a lonely flag fluttered with the light breeze of the mountain wind, slowly unfurling. The wind gradually became stronger, and the flag was fluttering.

The shaking flag startled a black crow, let out an "ah" cry, and fluttered its wings and flew into the air. Immediately after, countless black crows screamed "ah, ah" and rose to the sky, hovering in mid-air, but flying and lingering, as if reluctant to leave. After flying for a while, seeing that there was nothing unusual, a bold fellow rushed down again, landed on a severed log, muttered a few times in his throat, looked left and right, jumped a few steps, lowered his head and pecked down—when he raised his head, he had an eyeball in his beak!

The wreckage of towers and carts was scattered in the wilderness beyond the walls of Chengdu like building blocks that had been toppled by wayward children who had lost their temper. Some of them were mostly destroyed, the white stubble of the broken wood was shockingly jagged, some of the wheels were broken, the heavy body overturned, and the half-amputated limbs were exposed underneath - obviously, it should be that he could not lift the heavy body, and in order to save the lives of his comrades who were crushed below, his companions simply waved their knives and severed arms, and some of them were almost completely burned, and the large pile of black and white mottled ashes was scattered with entangled charred and curled corpses.

Arrows, iron spears, throwing spears, broken blades...... Like the imprint of death, one after another is planted in this land, everywhere. Every trace seems to tell the fierceness and cruelty of the fierce battles of these days. The air was filled with the heavy smell of blood and the sour stench of rotting flesh, and those who were once alive were now lying quietly on the ground, their clothes in tatters, some of their skin scorched with gunsmoke, some of their limbs mutilated, and their hideous, twisted faces seemed to silently tell of endless pain and fear. Swarms of green-headed flies buzzed and flew in and out of the muzzles and noses of the corpses, a feast for them.

A slaughter.

The wilderness is as wide as it seems, and the earth is scorched everywhere, and there is not a trace of green in sight...... Oh no, there's a little grass, standing tenaciously. The blades of grass were swaying in the wind, the outermost leaf edges had been scorched yellow by the flames of war, and there were dripping black spots on the leaves, and those that were once bright red blood, the blood that represented the living life, and at this moment, life had long since passed, and the blood had dried up. Two new shoots sprouted from the center of the grass, tender and green. The grass is stubbornly standing, proud, and its small body is standing upright, as if to declare: I want to own the whole field when I grow up......

A big foot in straw sandals stepped down and ran over it heavily. The grass was stepped deep into the black, red, and smelly earth, and the inaudible breaking sound was like a silent whimper, and it was drowned in the noise, and before the broken stems and branches could stretch, another foot stepped down again, and then another...... The chaotic footsteps are endless, and this last touch of green finally disappears without a trace, as if it has never appeared in this devastated land.

Sun Jie, standing straight on the wall, was like a statue, his hand on the hilt of his knife and watching the enemy troops surging in the distance. The big red cloak was swept up by the mountain wind, fluttering behind him and hunting, and the red tassels on the top of the iron helmet danced wildly in the wind, red as bright as blood, shocking. There were only ten guards standing behind Sun Jie, silent like their boss, anger and war intent brewing, rising, stirring, colliding, waiting, waiting for the moment when the body broke out, wantonly erupted and erupted.

There were a forest of knives and guns on the walls, and everyone was waiting with bated breath. Today's defenders, however, look very different than they did in the past. Yes, almost all of them were not armoured, and only a few figures in leather armor occasionally flashed through the crowd between the battlements. Looking closely, the posture of their weapons is also a little weird, and the whitish knuckles indicate that they are unfamiliar with the knives and guns in their hands - these are actually Ding Zhuang!

What about the soldiers of the Changjie Battalion and the Chengdu Central Guard?

In order to conserve their physical strength, the Miao soldiers were walking in great strides. When the Miao soldiers entered the distance of seventy or eighty zhang from the wall, Sun Jie finally saw the black banner of Shuinaozhai behind the battle. The black flag has a sinuous white line representing the white line of Naxi. That's right, it's the flag of Luo Ganxiang.

The only two remaining cannons were lined up side by side. Sun Jie set his eyes on Liu Tieniu, who gave a military salute and shouted: "Don't worry, big handsome!" Humble remembers the commander's commands. Sun Jie nodded, turned, and strode to the bottom of the city tower, where Zhu Xieyuan, who was dressed in a red official uniform, was already waiting. Sun Jie clenched his fists and said angrily: "Take care, my lord, the kid has broken the enemy!" ”

Zhu Xieyuan solemnly replied: "Sun Shuai, the old man is waiting for your good news here!" Never leave this place for half a step. Either break the thief or become a benevolent, you and I will serve the country today. ”

Sun Jie was stunned, and just wanted to dodge away, but immediately understood Lord Zhu's intention: Today is the last battle to determine the safety of Sichuan Province, Lord Zhu no longer talks about the personal friendship between the two, this gift represents the unity of civil and military, and the adults are entrusting each other with state affairs! Then he accepted it calmly. Zhu Xieyuan then smiled, raised his right leg and patted his boots: "Guodong, take all your people to kill thieves!" If it was just in case, the old man would use this dagger to kill himself. One more person by your side can kill a few more rebellious ministers and thieves for the old man! ”

Seeing the uncontrollable expressions of several guards hugging behind Master Zhu, Sun Jie nodded: "Okay." Later, the door will be opened to defend against the enemy, and the boy dares to ask the adults to cheer for the children! ”

"Hahaha! This job is capable and loves to be done! There you go! ”

Sun Jie didn't say much, clenched his fists, turned around and went down the wall.

The cave in the gate was full of people.

Along the base of the wall, more than 2,000 soldiers wearing only cuirasses and iron helmets lined up neatly, each with a resolute and resolute expression. Seeing Sun Jie, the generals of both the Changjie Battalion and the Chengdu Central Guard all shouted in a low voice, "Commander." Sun Jie nodded in return one by one, and came to Shi Erlei, whose eyes were red. Erlei silently handed over the reins, Sun Jie turned over and stepped onto the war horse, exchanged glances with Lao Shun beside him, and waited quietly.

Zhang Tong rode a horse and walked about thirty zhang behind the striker, a little sullen. Na Luo Ganxiang still knew what was going on, so he rushed over early in the morning, and agreed to listen to the king's instructions for his stockade to be the siege team without saying anything. But Hu Rugao of Shuidi Village is too bastard, saying that he suffered from wind and illness and was in pain, and more than 2,000 people did not fight in the camp! Hmph, it's obviously because the rear team can't grab much loot and deliberately put it badly! Phew! The attack force of more than 30,000 people, your little man is a fart, if you don't come, you won't come, and when Chengdu is defeated, not a copper plate will be distributed to you! Hmph, count that Luo Gan as an acquaintance - but, when the Han dog is slaughtered, sooner or later he will have to be cleaned up! Zhang Tong will not forget that a few years ago, the king fought with Extravagant Zhou, and you were the first to rush to Shuinaozhai, and your own brother and two nephews died in the hands of Shuinaozhai! The king hasn't forgotten this account, you wait!

Thinking about these things in my head, I saw that the vanguard was approaching the city wall less than thirty feet, but it was very strange, why were there no arrows and shells on the wall to greet me? Isn't it that Lao Shun, who wants to sacrifice the city, has already taken Sun Jie? Whatever, it's time to charge, and you'll see it right away! He was about to order his followers to blow the bull's horn, when he suddenly heard a burst of chaos erupt in the rear team.

What's wrong? What's going on? Zhang Tong looked back, the dust was flying behind the battle, and he couldn't see it really, but the shouting and killing sound was very clear. Isn't it that Luo Ganxiang can't suppress the guys in Shui Nao Village, and wants to squeeze to the front to grab the loot? It's worth it, and when the city is broken, you have to take the opportunity to kill some guys - hmph, I can't find your fault yet, so I'll send the heads over myself...... Well, it's still important to siege the city. Zhang Tong made up his mind to ignore the chaos behind him for the time being, and was about to issue an order for a general attack, when he saw two puffs of white smoke rising from the city.

"The Han dogs finally fired." This was the last thought in Zhang Tong's life, and then he flew out heavily with his men and horses, and more than a dozen holes in his body were bubbling outward, and the enlarged pupils reflected the attack scene from the rear of the front: With Luo Ganxiang's order, the native soldiers of Shui Nao Zhai suddenly burst out, shouting and rushing towards the unsuspecting front team!

However, all this has nothing to do with the confused and blind Zhang Tong.

Liu Tieniu at the head of the city was very satisfied with his cannon. The commander instructed that no matter how close the thieves were, they must wait until they saw the chaos behind the thieves' formation before they could fire the cannons - the sound of the cannons was also a signal, and the brothers who were stuck in the door could not see the situation outside, and when they heard the sound of cannons on the wall, they would open the door and rush out. If the cannon is fired early, these sibling brothers who get along day and night will all be trapped in the enemy formation, more than ten to one enemy and our own troops, what the consequences are, Liu Tieniu can figure it out with his toes.

The Iron Bull snatched the torch from the firelighter's hand, and watched as the thieves poured across the mountains, time seemed to freeze, and every breath seemed so long, while the thieves walked fast, and the tide covered the entire field of vision. Tie Niu's eyes widened, and he didn't dare to blink when he saw it sore, and finally, he saw a large cloud of smoke and dust rising from the back team of thieves! That's right, it's a fight! Although it was not real, the crowd was running aimlessly in all directions, some people were falling, and from time to time there was a dazzling light in the crowd - it was the sunlight reflected by the snowy blades!

The other gun has a large crack in the barrel wall and is already in use, but the gun crew is there. The gun commander is Tie Niu's brother, and under his command, the entire artillery team and Ding Zhuang have been working together to slowly adjust their positions, and the muzzle of the gun is always pointing at the thief general on the horse in the middle of the thief formation.

Tie Niu's torch pressed heavily on the fire door, the cannon body fixed on the wooden seat shook violently, hundreds of iron bullets whistled out of the cannon barrel, Tie Niu saw that the thief and the man and horse were hit hard by a huge invisible iron hammer, and they all flew backwards, and several thieves around him also fell down with him!

"Reload, one more shot!" Iron Bull threw down the torch and ripped open his throat and shouted. The marshal said that as soon as the cannon sounded, the brothers would rush out, so there was only a chance to let it go. However, Tie Niu was not convinced, anyway, he only fired two shots, regardless of the cooling of the cannon chamber, he immediately reloaded, and then he could grab another shot before the brothers could catch the enemy!

"Boom!" The Great God Cannon also fired. The thieves in front of the gate lay down.

"Well done brothers!" Iron Bull turned his head and shouted over there. Open the way for the charging brothers, and if one more thief falls, there will be one less brother to be stabbed!

The drums on the castle tower were roaring. Lord Zhu, who had all his beard and hair, was beating the drum vigorously, and his two thin arms tirelessly beat the drum in a haphazard manner.

The gates were wide open.

The soldiers of the Changjie battalion and the Chengdu Zhongwei rushed out with shouts.

"Boom!" With another sound, the artillery crew of the Iron Bull finally fired the second shot of the day, and it was also the last shot of the battle. The rain of bullets grazed the heads of the strikers of the Changjie Battalion, and the field of vision widened a little, and the thieves in front of him fell again!

"Kill!"

The roar shook the sky.

The Miao soldiers were stunned by the sudden attack from behind, and when they fled, they ran into the counterattacking officers and soldiers, and in an instant, they were in a mess, and the Miao soldiers who were not wrapped in the battle group did not know what was going on, and fled to the camp behind the battle. However, after not running a few steps, I saw countless thick smoke rising from the direction of the camp, and the dazzling sun could not hide the blazing flames!

"The camp has been stolen!"

"The Han dogs have captured the camp!"

The Miao soldiers screamed in panic, completely out of shape, and scattered aimlessly like headless flies, almost all of the leaders lost control of their men.

The one who captured the camp was, of course, Hu Rugao of Shuidi Village. The so-called capture is not exact, but it is just that he started to set fire to Brother Aro's hand.

Two thousand men were certainly no match for the tens of thousands of men resting in the camp, but it was much easier to spread out and set a fire in each place. Hundreds of fires broke out, and the camp was in chaos, and no one knew which of the guys who were shouting and running were enemies and friends—well, except for the gang with red strips of cloth tied around their arms. They gathered in groups of three or five, sometimes pretending to save people and put out fires, sometimes shouting to kill the spies, sometimes helping this stockade against that—and then slashing down all the guys who were trying to cover up and shouting that you recognized the wrong person, and then suddenly killing the grateful "friendly soldiers......

Hao Yin and Fan Long protected Hao Chongming in the middle, and the personal guards of several generals circled two large arc-shaped defensive circles, and all the Miao soldiers who tried to rush into the circle were shouted loudly, and all of them who did not hear the order clearly or ran away were killed on the spot.

"Luo Ganxiang and Hu Rugao defected and voted for Han dogs!" Yu Chongming gritted his teeth and scolded, "Withdraw from the army, give orders, and retreat to Longquan." Hmph, a few broken villages together are only seven or eight thousand, plus three thousand Han dogs are only ten thousand, we still have 100,000 people, retreat to Longquan Town for two days, and then make a comeback, this king vows to level Chengdu and divide all the traitors into five horses! ”