Ming politicians

A dense crowd of people flocked to the city wall of Kuizhou Prefecture.

The artillery was set up, all of which were Franco cannons and tiger squatting cannons. Although a lot of shells were used, there were still some shells left, and it was useless to keep them. The rebels did not get the shells in the end. It was not until the third day of departure that Li Zicheng knew that he could not get the supply of shells, but the problem was not too big. The important thing was to rely on the sergeants to storm the capital of Kuizhou. All deficiencies can be made up for.

After suffering a head-on blow, the rebel army finally broke through the blockade of artillery fire and began to gather towards the city wall of Kuizhou Prefecture.

Li Zicheng is familiar with the structure of Kuizhou Prefecture. Some rebel scouts entered Kuizhou Prefecture and drew a map. The city walls of Kuizhou Prefecture were in disrepair for a long time and were not so strong. It belongs to the weak points of the defense, and these places will be the focus of the attack.

Seeing the rogues swarming over, Su Tiancheng's face became serious.

The artillery has played a huge role and is still working, but there are too many rogues, and the city of Kuizhou is surrounded by mountains and there are not many flat places, which also limits the role of the artillery. After more than an hour Afterwards, the rogues finally started rushing towards the city.

Sun Chuanting asked him to leave the city wall several times, but was rejected by Su Tiancheng. At this time, Sun Chuanting had already gone to command the battle. Next, the bandits were about to attack the city, and many soldiers were needed to play their roles.

The Fran cannons and tiger squat guns began to fire at the crowd of rogues. The shells landed in the crowd, and arms and thighs were constantly seen flying into the air, but the rogues did not back down and continued to charge forward.

Su Tiancheng felt a little strange, don't rogues really fear death?The soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion and the rogues have fought many times. When encountering such a situation, most of the rogues’ morale will be vented, and the pace of attack will slow down. What’s wrong this time, there is no fear or retreat at all. Meaning.

Ironically.The Rogue's Franco cannon and tiger crouching cannon also started to fire, and they obviously had an effect.

The city wall of Kuizhou Prefecture is not very strong. This is the actual situation. Although the soldiers of Jiangning Battalion temporarily reinforced it within a few days, the effect was not very good. When the shells fell on the side of the city wall, a large amount of soil began to slide down Whole blocks of stone fell down.

Su Tiancheng wanted to scold his mother very much.Unexpectedly, there are such bean curd dregs projects today.

The Jiangning Battalion has obtained huge benefits from the arms trade. It can be said that there is inexhaustible gold and silver, but it is impossible to always think about getting benefits. The damage to the city wall is fatal, but fortunately there are not many shells from the rogues.It is impossible to completely destroy a city wall somewhere.

Shells from both sides fired at each other, comparatively speaking.The artillery fire of the Rogue Bandits is much less powerful, mainly due to the lack of shells.

The rogues charging against the gunfire were divided into four directions, charging in four directions, east, west, south, and west.

This has already shown that Li Zicheng has put all his eggs in one basket and must win Kuizhou's capital city.

The number of rogues rushing towards the main gate in the south is the largest.The roads here are also the best.

A military officer once suggested whether to set up a line of defense outside the city of Kuizhou Prefecture to slow down the speed of the bandits, or to deploy soldiers in the direction of the Jiu Dock, but Su Tiancheng did not adopt such a suggestion.There are not many soldiers in the Jiangning Battalion, so they must not be dispersed, so that their own strength will be relatively weakened. Su Tiancheng even gave everyone a specific example. There are 9 bandits. Killed and wounded 3000 rogues, but there are still 3 rogues, and there are less than [-] soldiers in the city of Kuizhou Prefecture. Therefore, the attack on the periphery is left to the artillery.

Now it seems that this arrangement is completely correct. The rogues are divided into four directions to attack, and the Jiangning battalion has deployed troops in four directions, including 4000 people at the south gate and east gate, and 2000 people in each of the other two places.

There is no reserve team, and the sergeants of the inspection department in Kuizhou Prefecture can barely be regarded as a reserve team, but there are only more than [-] people, and the civilians who have never experienced battles are still more than [-] people, but we cannot rely on these people Come and defend the city.

The first round of rogue siege began.

Countless ladders were erected on the city wall, and the bandits began to climb.

The rogues charging behind kept releasing bows and arrows in an attempt to suppress the sergeants on the city wall, but the effect was not very great. At the crenels of the city wall, flintlock guns were stretched out, and rows of flintlock guns began to fire, and the rogues who were hit were miserable. Falling down screaming, after being hit by a flintlock gun, they may not die immediately, but they also lose their fighting power, and can only roll and howl on the ground.

The first wave of attacks from four directions, southeast, northwest, lasted only a quarter of an hour, and the rogues receded like a tide. Su Tiancheng understood that this was just a tentative attack by the rogues.

At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the sun is still very long. Although it is You time, it is still bright and majestic, which also makes the attack of the bandits appear more calm.

The artillery fired for a long time and had to rest for a period of time, otherwise there would be an explosion, which would cause casualties to the soldiers. As for the artillery of the rogues, they had stopped firing a long time ago, and there was probably no ammunition left.

On the battlefield, there was a temporary calm.

Su Tiancheng didn't know the casualties of the rogues. It lasted for two hours. It should be said that the number of casualties of the rogues exceeded [-]. However, such a number of casualties would not cause a devastating blow to the rogues.Since Li Zicheng decided to put all his eggs in one basket, even if more than half of his personnel were lost, he would continue to attack.

For the time being, there were not many casualties among the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion, because the artillery, bows and arrows of the bandits caused some casualties, and the number did not exceed a hundred.

It should be said that Jiangning Battalion won a huge victory in the first round of attack.

Li Zicheng didn't know the casualties of the sergeants for the time being, and he didn't have the heart to count the casualties.

He had a vague feeling that it was not good. Su Tiancheng had already prepared, otherwise he would not have started the artillery attack before the rebel army launched an attack. His sergeants would have suffered heavy losses under the artillery attack. At this time , had to send out some sergeants to find those who were injured and not dead for the time being. The first tentative attack just now showed that Su Tiancheng had repaired some low places in time. , Although these repairs are not very strong, they also greatly increase the difficulty of attacking.

More than two hours passed before the rebel army launched a tentative attack. Li Zicheng was very annoyed. Of course, the trump card in his hand had not been played yet. The main task of the sergeants attacking the city ahead was to open a gap, and then Only the ace in hand will be played.

Many officers stood beside him with solemn faces, none of them dared to speak.

"Brothers, we have arrived at Kuizhou Prefecture. The city wall in front is our goal. We must take down the city wall within a day. No matter how much we pay, from now on, we will not stop attacking. Every wave The number of attacking sergeants has increased from 2000 to 3000. When one wave fails, another wave rushes up. There should be no interval between them. The key attack direction is at the south and east gates, and some sergeants are placed at the west and north gates for a feint attack. Don't retreat, otherwise you will be shot and killed. After taking Kuizhou Fucheng, all the money and women in the city will belong to the soldiers..."

At the second quarter of the unitary hour, the attack began.

Seeing the rogues lining up in a square line and rushing towards the city gate, Su Tiancheng, holding a binoculars, showed a smile on his face.

Fang Fengnian, who was standing beside him, was a little surprised that Su Tiancheng could still laugh at such a critical moment.

"My lord, there are so many bandits. Such a charge can be sustained for a long time. My soldiers will have no time to rest and adjust. The situation is critical. I don't know why your lord is laughing."

Fang Fengnian's words were a little sharp, but it is normal for him to be a little bit sharp at special times.

"Lord Fang, with such an attack, the rogues can indeed maintain the stamina of charging for a long time. This is an advantage, but there is also a very disadvantage. After all, rogues are human beings, and they are afraid of them, no matter how generous Li Zicheng gives them. This is the most basic truth. For us, as long as the soldiers can persevere, they will continue to give the rogues deadly blows. Fighting, gaining precious time, we won the victory. I believe that this is also Li Zicheng's last choice. If [-] bandits rush up in a swarm, they will either succeed or fail. Li Zicheng cannot bear such a situation. hit."

"But the lower officials noticed that the rogues didn't show any fear. Just now the artillery gave them a fatal blow. The casualties were very heavy, but so many rogues are still attacking desperately."

"One moment and another moment, as the saying goes, it is a natural law, and no one can avoid it. The rogues have just arrived outside the city of Kuizhou, and Li Zicheng's first step plan has succeeded. At this time, the aura of the rogues is naturally high, and they can also show an aura of fearlessness, but the duration of this aura is limited, and no army can survive a devastating blow. He has always maintained a fighting spirit that is not afraid of death, if the rogues had such a tenacious fighting spirit, they would not have been defeated so many times by Jiang Ningying's men."

Fang Fengnian nodded, his complexion improved a lot.

After all, he was a civil servant, and he still couldn't bear to see such a bloody scene, but it was much better at this time. After all, when life and death are at stake, people's ability to adapt is extraordinary. (to be continued..)