In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 236 The most powerful general in the late Ming Dynasty
At the foot of Guihua City, after two days of busy work, the Ming army finally filled in several sections of the moat in the south of the city, and built two hundred pairs of wooden ladders needed to attack the city.

Worried that the reinforcements from the Chinese army would come back at any time, Sun Chuanting did not hesitate for a moment after he was ready, and directly let the [-] infantry attack.

"Brothers, the time has come to make great achievements. In front of us is the lair of the bandits. At this moment, there are only a group of old, weak, women and children left in the city. If we attack, we can make unparalleled achievements. Kill them!"

After Cao Bianjiao finished speaking, he pointed forward with the long spear in his hand, and the seven thousand foot soldiers immediately rushed towards the city wall like a violent wave, carrying ladders and shouting.

The monstrous murderous intent shocked the hearts of all the young and strong women on the wall. The veterans who were trapped in the camp also frowned slightly, obviously feeling that the Ming army under the city was not simple.

To be able to erupt with such momentum and murderous intent, regardless of the combat effectiveness of these Ming troops, at least each of them must have killed at least ten people, otherwise they would never emit such terrifying murderous intent.

As the saying goes, if a soldier is raging, a general will be raging in a den. On the contrary, if the general is brave and good at fighting and is not afraid of death, then all his soldiers and horses will certainly dare to fight and fight.

As the most powerful general in the late Ming Dynasty, Cao Bianjiao was not only brave and good at fighting, but also the most brave among the three armies. Almost all of the 1 men under his command were desperadoes, and each of them had killed at least ten rebels. The total number of battles he has experienced, large and small, is probably no less than a hundred.

Over the years, countless peasant army leaders, big and small, have been beheaded by Cao Bianjiao. The leaders of the peasant armies who were killed simply changed their faces after hearing Cao.

It was precisely because he knew the strength of Cao Bianjiao and his troops that Sun Chuanting dared to attack for thousands of miles and use 1 people to attack Guihua City, which was no less powerful than Fucheng.

At this moment, there was no need for Sun Chuanting to cheer him up personally to boost morale. Everyone understood how much credit they could gain after entering the city.

So in the face of the rain of arrows, the rolling wood, thunder and stones thrown from the wall, and the hot excrement, the seven thousand soldiers climbed up the ladder without fear of death. When one fell, the other followed, and they continued. Completely regardless of life or death.

Under the city wall, corpses, stones, and rolled logs were piled up like mountains, and on top of the city there was a rush. This siege battle entered a fever pitch almost from the beginning.

Both Sun Chuanting and Cao Bianjiao knew that they only had this one chance. Once they retreated, it would be impossible to capture Guihua City.

So even though his heart was bleeding as he watched his former brothers fall one after another, Cao Bianjiao still had no intention of retreating.

Even if Sun Chuanting hadn't stopped him, he probably wouldn't have got off his horse and carried the shield himself to climb the ladder to attack.

Sun Chuanting also looked indifferent, just clenching his fists and staring at the city wall in front of him.

"Don't panic, keep throwing rocks and wood..."

"I won't believe it if I beat these idiots to death. I can't beat them back."

"Damn it, are these Ming soldiers crazy?"

As the Ming army advanced one after another, fearlessly climbing the ladder and getting closer and closer to the wall stacks, the women and young craftsmen carrying wood, bricks and stones became panicked, and their movements were obviously a little slow.

The veterans who were trapped in the camp also became anxious, and kept urging and shouting back and forth to cheer them up, because they knew that once these Ming troops were allowed to climb to the top of the city, these women and young men would not be able to stop them no matter what. Yes, no matter how many people there are, it’s useless.

Although the women and young men were thrown down like raindrops of wood and bricks under the urging and command of the veterans, and the screams from below the city never stopped, it was impossible to smash everyone down after all. .

There were hooks at the top of the wooden ladder, which clung to the wall stacks. The poles used to overturn the ladder could not hold it up at all. After the battle lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, Ming troops finally began to climb up the city.

The women and young men were even more panicked. Those who were killed were fleeing in all directions. Facing the desperadoes, the Ming army simply had no choice but to be massacred.

The veterans didn't care about commanding, and immediately raised their swords and pounced on the Ming troops who climbed to the top of the city, and then the two sides fought bloody battles.

More Ming troops took the opportunity to quickly climb up the city, causing the situation on the wall to become increasingly chaotic. Countless women and young men were frightened and fled in all directions, retreating continuously.

"Sisters, don't be afraid. Don't retreat. Charge with me and defeat the Ming army!" "Kill!"

Lin Xiuyun, Niu's sister-in-law, was also very anxious and wanted to rush forward with a knife to encourage the female soldiers guarding the camp, but she was hugged tightly by the two female soldiers beside her.

Those young and strong women had never experienced such brutal hand-to-hand combat. Although they had knives and guns in their hands, they did not dare to rush forward when they saw a famous companion being killed by the Ming soldiers like they were chopping melons and vegetables. , watching helplessly those veterans fighting hard with the Ming army who climbed to the top of the city.

If not for the thousands of veterans from the trapped camp who had been transferred to the south city, the naturalized layer would have been completely broken through by the Ming army at this moment.

But as more and more Ming troops climbed to the top of the city, fewer and fewer veterans were trapped in the camp, and the strong women and young men were not strong enough. No one knew that if this continued, the Ming troops would break through the south wall and enter the city. Just a matter of time.

No, Sun Chuanting and Cao Bianjiao, who were watching the battle from the city, were overjoyed and excitedly said, "Okay, okay, okay."

They couldn't help but feel excited. After paying such a heavy price, almost half of the 7000 people were killed or injured, they finally charged forward.

"Report, Marshal, Governor, something bad has happened. Reinforcements from the rebel army have arrived. According to this, they are already less than twenty miles away."

Just when the two of them were so excited that they couldn't contain themselves, a rider came flying from the west, causing their expressions to change instantly.

"what?"

"How many thieves have come?"

Sun Chuanting asked anxiously, with sweat on his forehead. He couldn't help but not be anxious. In just one cup of tea, they would completely control and occupy the southern city wall.

But the reinforcements from the thieves army didn't come sooner or later, but they suddenly arrived at this critical moment.

"Back to the governor, the rebels have about [-] cavalry and more than a hundred chariots. They are very fast."

The Ming army's Tan Ma quickly replied.

Obviously, compared to Hui Hui, the Ming army's scouts recognized the Chinese army's coming almost at a glance as a chariot, not a carriage.

"A chariot?"

Sun Chuanting and Cao Bianjiao were both stunned. Apparently, they did not expect that the Chinese army was even equipped with such antiques as chariots.

But they were just stunned for a moment before the two of them realized that the terrain of the grassland was indeed very suitable for a chariot.

"Futai, the opponent's reinforcements are only a mere ten thousand cavalry. I will intercept them. You stay and continue to command the siege. You must not fail in your efforts."

"Brothers, follow me to meet the bandit reinforcements... let's go!"

After Cao Bianjiao finished speaking, without waiting for Sun Chuanting's reply, he clamped his horse's belly, pointed the long spear in his hand to the west, and the horse under his crotch ran out like an arrow from the string.

The three thousand cavalry behind them also turned around the pier to catch up.

"Chanjiao, be careful of the opponent's chariot, and remember not to be careless and underestimate the enemy..."

Sun Chuanting only had time to shout at his back.

(End of this chapter)