A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 399 The bloody offensive and defensive battle of Luoyang City

A tide of invading soldiers climbed over the sheep and horse wall. Looking down from the top of the city, the narrow area between the sheep and horse wall and the city wall was densely packed with human heads like sardines.

A ladder was carried over with difficulty from the wall of sheep and horses. The yellow and emaciated starving soldiers with red scarves on their heads, the infantrymen who were wearing felt hats and holding shields and big knives were crowded together.Everywhere you look, you can see their crazy eyes and ferocious expressions.

Seeing that they were about to fill the gap between the sheep and horse wall and the city wall, and a ladder was about to be erected, suddenly, there was a loud sound of rockets firing from the top of the city.Amidst the rising and falling sounds, a large cloud of smoke rose up, and countless arrows rained down the city roaring down the city.

The arrows were dense and fierce, driven by the gunpowder, they arrived in front of the intruders in a blink of an eye.

Those hungry soldiers who resisted the ladder didn't even have basic equipment, not to mention that they didn't have armor on their bodies, and they didn't even have a waist knife or spear.Even the invading infantry wearing felt hats, they were originally the officers who surrendered to the bandits, or the young men who had been starving for a long time, the shields they held were just ordinary leather shields or even wooden shields, and the equipment was simple.

As for the hungry soldiers who were chaotically following them, they were slightly better than those who fought against the ladder, with weapons in their hands.Of course, it was just a simple spear, and many people didn't even have a spear. They held some bamboo guns and wooden sticks in their hands, and some even held pot lids as shields.

The siege army was composed in this way. Of course, the elite horse army and the old battalion could not participate in the siege.It is also the Chuangjun who knows that siege warfare is no better than field warfare. The main force of this wave is the infantry who have some battlefield experience, and then they threaten the hungry people with great momentum.

Facing the dense rockets approaching, those intruders raised their shields subconsciously to cover them, the sound of waves continued, and everyone's shields were instantly filled with various arrows.

The strength of the rocket was extraordinary, and their hands were numb and trembling from the direct shot, and many people's shields were even shot through.Or those who couldn't cover them were shot by rockets, and many people were shot and rolled out. The battle skirts or girdles on them could not provide much protection at all.

The pawns were like this, and those hungry soldiers were shot to the ground one by one. Not long ago, many of them were ordinary people who were digging in the ground. They had never passed through the battle line. When the rockets came like a storm, they didn't know how to react. .Subconsciously, they wanted to find something to cover up, but they found that there was no tool at hand. Some people hurriedly hid behind their partners, but everyone was thinking the same way, and they couldn't help but be in a mess.

The screams continued, and the space between the sheep and horse wall and the city wall was already crowded with people, which provided the greatest lethality for the rockets on the city. The hungry soldiers who were shot by the arrows fell to the ground and howled loudly. The ladders also fell to the ground one by one.

Especially those who had just been hit by arrows on the wall of sheep and horses fell down like ears of wheat in the wind. They either fell forward to the ground or fell backwards. Many people even rolled into the moat. .In just a moment, the area was covered with wounded and corpses, and the choking smell of blood quickly spread.

The courage of many hungry soldiers suddenly disappeared. Many of them turned around and retreated, and then they were cut down to the ground by the intruding infantry beside them.Moreover, there were too many invaders attacking the city, and there were hundreds of ladders on their shoulders. Behind those earthen platforms, there were countless formations of infantrymen of the invaders.

It is because this wave of arrows has lost dozens of ladders in front of them, and it still has nothing to do with the overall situation. The rocket inventory in Luoyang City cannot continue such firepower.In a blink of an eye, many ladders were carried into the wall of sheep and horses, or large groups of hungry soldiers were driven in, and the ladders scattered on the ground were lifted up again.

After the previous wave, the rockets on the city thinned out. Seeing that a ladder was about to be erected, all the thieves were about to cheer.Suddenly countless bottles and jars fell from the city, and in the air, some white powder was scattered towards the city.

Many hungry soldiers smelled a choking smell, but they were still at a loss. Suddenly, a sharp howl sounded: "Hui Bottle, close your eyes."

I saw bottles like raindrops being thrown from the top of the city, falling on the ground and exploding, the lime powder inside diffused, and white mist shrouded everywhere for a while.Hearing the pitiful screams, numerous invading soldiers, no matter they were hungry soldiers or infantry, dropped everything in their hands, covered their eyes and rolled on the ground howling.

"my eyes……"

The bottles and jars thrown from the city are exactly the ash bottles, a sharp weapon for defending the city, with lime in them.Those gray bottles fell from the city and exploded one by one, sending choking lime powder flying everywhere in the cold wind.Lime intruded into the eyes, and the pain was unbearable immediately, making people unable to open their eyes at all. After a long time, they would end up blind.

Usually, quicklime is caught in the eyes, and you cannot wash it with water, so you have to use vegetable oil, but when the city is under siege, where can you find vegetable oil?Besides, in this troubled world, perhaps a catty of vegetable oil is worth more than a human life.Even the generals who broke into the army knew that it could save their injured soldiers, so they might not be willing to use it.

There were puddles of white powder on the ground, and many Chuang Jun had patches of white on their heads and bodies.Even if they escaped the vital points of the eyes, they all coughed and had difficulty breathing.

Caught off guard, many intruders were stroked. They either covered their eyes and screamed on the ground, or coughed and ran around, and saw the dense intruders below the city like ants on a hot pot.

Looking at the situation under the city, Wang Yinchang was overjoyed, and he shouted: "Break the stone, launch."

Hearing his order, Yang Shoubei beside him hurriedly passed down his order.

There are dense small catapults on the city wall, and beside the catapults, there are piles of stones of various sizes.Gathered next to the stone throwing machine were all the brave soldiers from the villages who helped defend the city. Although they hadn't gone through any battle formation, there was no problem throwing some gray bottles to throw stones.

Hearing Wang Yinchang and Yang Shoubei's order, they hurriedly moved the stone into the throwing spoon, and threw it down the city regardless of the target.And the soldiers of the village brave society who were throwing gray bottles before threw them even more vigorously.

Not to mention that the city was originally densely packed with invading troops who did not need to aim at any targets. In addition, countless gray bottles were shot down, and the city was surrounded by whiteness, so they couldn't see clearly. ?

The gray bottle was thrown down, and the dense stones fell from the sky. There were bursts of howling from the city, and many rushing troops were directly hit by the thrown stones.

Many of the throwing stones weighed tens of kilograms, and falling from a height of more than ten meters, they were so powerful that if they hit them, they would end up with broken tendons and bones.Many of the intruders were hit on the head, and were even smashed into rotten flesh all at once. Some of the intruders hurriedly raised their shields, and were also smashed to the point of vomiting blood and breaking bones.

Many ring stones were also carved into a bulging shape. When they fell from the top of the city, they jumped and rolled on the ground, and even rolled off the feet of countless intruders.

The intruders outside the wall are too dense, even some soldiers of the village brave society have outstanding arm strength, they don't need a stone-throwing machine, but they lift a stone and throw it down, and they can hit an intruder soldier almost exactly.

Ashes and stones fell from the city wall like raindrops, and the intruders became more and more chaotic. The people beside them either covered their eyes and howled in desperation, or were smashed into pulp by the stones.By this time, the previous courage of the soldiers inside the sheep and horse wall had completely disappeared.

Whether it was a hungry soldier or an infantry, they all dropped the ladders or weapons and shields in their hands, and fled back like headless chickens.

However, getting in is easy and getting out is difficult. Inside the moat, the "sheep and horse wall" [-] steps away from the city wall is about one foot high, that is, three meters.But inside the sheep and horse wall, there was nothing.

If you want to jump over the three-meter-high wall all at once, except for a small number of people, most of the soldiers do not have this ability.Not to mention that according to the inertia of the charge, there are still dense intruders continuing to charge behind.One wanted to come in, and the other wanted to go out. Under the crowd, it was a mess, and many people were trampled to death on the spot.

Seeing the rogues below the city, the Ming army on the city cheered.Especially those social soldiers at the top of the city, they are all children of wealthy families, and they have a natural hatred for the peasant army. Looking at the situation under the city, they feel that they are particularly relieved, and they throw those stones even more vigorously. Hitting or rolling an intruder soldier was a burst of cheers and howls.

Finally, the tiger-like charge of the wave of intruders came to an end. The active intruders all retreated into the earthen platform, leaving only the corpses and wounded on the ground inside and outside the sheep and horse wall, and thrown on the ground. ladder.

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When the gray bottle was thrown down, the quicklime dust and mist that filled the air had dispersed completely, and all the intruders who could escape inside the sheep and horse wall had also escaped. Looking at the tragic scene below the city, Wu Zhengchun couldn't help but twitched in his heart: "It's so tragic..."

Outside the city, the distance between the city wall and the wall of sheep and horses is full of piles of meat and mashed parts, various stumps and broken arms, and scattered large and small intestines.The corpses were piled on top of each other, especially on the side of the sheep and horse wall. Many corpses were in the shape of debris, obviously trampled to death while fleeing for their lives.

There was blood all over the ground, puddles of dark red blood, shining coldly in the cold wind.Apparently, the blood flowed from the wounded and corpses of various invaders, and it quickly condensed into ice in this extremely cold weather.

Along with the disgusting smell of blood, there were bursts of desperate moans and crying along with the wind.Many intruders in the city had their hands and feet broken, their bodies injured by the stones, or their eyes were blinded by lime. They were unable to escape, but sat and waited to die in tears.

Beside them, there were many intruders with lime powder on their faces, dragging their bloody legs, crawling around on the ground with difficulty. They couldn't see, they just subconsciously called for help, and then No one paid any attention to them.

Seeing the tragic situation below the city, and the smell of blood spreading to the top of the city, the cheers of the Ming army on the city slowly subsided, and many people began to vomit, especially those soldiers from the village brave society. Many people experienced this kind of blood for the first time. Some people vomited until they couldn't even vomit bile.

Wu Zhengchun looked out of the city silently. It was he who had been fighting for so long and his mind was as hard as iron. He also felt sore in his heart, thinking: "In troubled times, life is like a straw. If there is no General Dingguo, I must be like the following The corpses of the dead are average. The starving people who were surrounded died peacefully, and if they were lucky, there was a grave without a tombstone. If they were unlucky, the corpses would be eaten by wild dogs or entered into the belly of others."

His thoughts soared, most of the dead thieves below were just plain-headed civilians digging through the soil in the past.Most people's wish is just to have a bite to eat. When winter comes, they have clothes and bedding to keep them warm, and their families are safe and sound. Why not themselves?
It's just that in the troubled times, I was luckier than them. I joined the Shun Township Army, and the territory I was in was also governed by General Dingguo, so my family was very safe and happy.If he had been coerced into a bandit or military leader, his fate would not necessarily be better than theirs.

He silently said in his heart: "I would like to follow the general's command, so that the world will be peaceful as soon as possible!"

Wu Zhengchun's army was used at the most critical moment of city defense, and he did not participate in the battle just now. However, everyone saw the situation in the city. His new army looked a little ugly. After all, the scene in the city was too bloody. , This is the first time I have seen such a scene, and it is normal to have this reaction.

However, Wu Zhengchun believes that war is the best way to train people. After watching such bloody scenes, he will not have any special reactions when he sees similar scenes in the future.

As for the corps leaders, armor commanders, team officers, and generals in his army, they are all veterans who participated in the Battle of Julu and the Battle of Pinggu, and they are at ease with the situation in front of them.

Everyone pointing and pointing, just discussing and comparing softly, everyone said that the city's time-keeping ash bottle and the stone-pulling effect are good, comparable to artillery, and even better than firecrackers.The sheep and horse wall is even better, and it has the tendency to catch a turtle in a urn when facing the enemy.

Wang Yinchang and Yang Shoubei's faces were also a little pale, but their expressions were more excited. After all, the offensive of the intruders just now was too scary. In the end, they repelled the offensive of the intruders without the participation of the Shunxiang Army.

Wang Yinchang stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Thieves are nothing more than that."

Yang Shoubei hurriedly said: "This is all due to the strategic planning of the military constitution and the command of the command."

After saying that, he was triumphant, and he glanced at the Shunxiang soldiers who were still standing upright, and then at Wu Zhengchun. The battle just now, can be said to show his face in front of this famous and powerful army. pride.

Hearing Yang Shoubei's words, Wang Yinchang laughed even more. After thinking about it, he felt uneasy, and asked Wu Zhengchun, "Mr. Wu Qian, in your opinion, the bandits will no longer attack the city after being discouraged? Destroy all the instruments left behind by the thieves?"

As a soldier, he was so gentle and consulted with Wu Zhengchun, the little boss, it can be said that his attitude was extremely low, and Yang Shoubei was very envious.

By Wang Dou's side, all civil servants and military generals of the Ming Dynasty respected all the generals of the Shun Township army. Wu Zhengchun had seen it a lot, and he didn't feel anything special.However, he was calm and prudent, and never lost his manners to outsiders. If it was Shen Shiqi, he would have accepted it with a big swagger.

Hearing that Wu Zhengchun saluted Wang Yinchang, he stared at the Chuangjun in the distance for a while, shook his head and said: "Although the Chuangjun suffered a small setback, his momentum will not fall. The next wave of offensive is just around the corner, and it is too late to destroy the thief's equipment." .”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the war drums of the Chuangjun behind the earthen platform, and amidst the thunderous shouts, countless Chuangjun rushed in like a tide.

Looking at the crowds of people outside the city, seeing their momentum that is bound to win, it seems that the waves of offensives will not stop, Wu Zhengchun can't help but compare the Tartar soldiers with the rogues. Not caring about human life, this is something that the Tazi soldiers cannot compare.

He sighed inwardly: "Perhaps, the army under his command will soon join the battle."

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The army artillery on the earth platform fired violently again to cover the attacking troops. Under the violent bombardment of their artillery fire, the officers and soldiers in the crenel had to hide again.Under the crowd tactics, it is meaningless to bombard the opponent's infantry. If they shoot at their artillery, their artillery is mounted on an earthen platform, and the officers and soldiers in the city will not take advantage of it.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the intruders soon flocked beyond the wall of sheep and horses, and the ladders that were scattered on the ground were raised again.When they entered the wall of sheep and horses one by one, under the command of the officers, the ladder inside was lifted up by the hungry soldiers one by one.

Beside each ladder, there are many invading infantry holding swords and shields. If you look down from the city wall, you can see their nervous and fierce eyes.

The officers and soldiers defending the city were much calmer about this wave of invading troops, and everyone wanted to wait until the old tricks were repeated, first using rockets, and then using gray bottles and stones to deal with it.However, Wu Zhengchun at the head of the city frowned, as if this wave of Chuangjun had learned their lesson, but it was not so easy to deal with.

Wu Zhengchun could see clearly that the intruders under the city, whether they were hungry soldiers or infantry, all covered their faces with cloths. This must have been the case, and the effectiveness of using the gray bottle was reduced by several layers.But if the eyes and nose are fine, the effect of using the stone will not be so good. After all, with eyes, one knows to dodge danger. If a big stone falls from the sky, a clever person can still dodge it.

And just when the officers and soldiers at the top of the city were about to stick out their bodies and shoot arrows, there was a thunderous thunder in the army formation outside the sheep and horse wall, and a large number of rockets whizzed towards them in a large area of ​​smoke.Even rocket arrows are known to like to fly randomly, but with such a large area of ​​arrows, there are still many shooting from the crenels of the city walls.

Those garrison officers and soldiers who were probing their brains outside, and the soldiers of the village brave society, suddenly many people were shot and rolled out, and the screams of pain resounded from the top of the city.

The Ming army in the city panicked for a while, and the officers under Yang Shoubei hurriedly ordered to pay attention to dodge, and ordered the soldiers to fight back with rockets, bows and arrows, and bird guns.The gunners on the city wanted to fire more, but due to the angle of the artillery on the city, they couldn't hit the intruders so close.

The upper part of the city and the lower part of the city fired at each other. On the other side of the moat outside the sheep and horse wall, the invading infantry under the cover of layers of shields kept firing rockets at the top of the city. All wasted.

Among the flying rockets and arrows, there are also some bows and arrows, and even the bullets of bird guns or three-eyed guns.

"Clap clap clap..."

At the top of the city, there was the sound of blunderbusses, a large cloud of white smoke rose, and a large group of intruders who fired rockets fell down on the other side of the moat. Their shields were smashed one by one, and many intruders were shocked. There were streaks of blood mist, and he staggered backwards and fell out.

The intruders over there panicked for a while, all kinds of rockets, bows and arrows were greatly weakened, but it was the Shunxiang army bird musketeers at the top of the city that finally opened fire, giving the intruders below the city a blow.

Wu Zhengchun had four hundred blunderbuss soldiers under his command. At this time, everyone put down the iron masks on their iron helmets. They lived on the crenels and opened fire in four layers.One layer after another, amidst the deafening bangs, the archers and rocketmen over there were either thrown into a mess, or shouted to erect more shields.

The excellent armor of these Shunxiang soldiers has long been envied by the Luoyang officers and soldiers at the head of the city, and the armor on any soldier is comparable to that of the local officers and generals.Watching them fire at this time is even more amazing. The fierce guns are accurate and ruthless, and thick shields can be easily broken, and their aim is too high.

Hearing another sound of "啪!", the head of a chief of the Chuangjun on the other side of the sheep and horse wall and moat suddenly exploded, blood clots were attached to the felt hat on his head, bone fragments flew, and the whole person fell backwards heavily. Go, fell to the ground all of a sudden.

The city seemed to be quiet for a while, and Yang Shoubei, who was commanding loudly, also subconsciously glanced at the enemy building not far to the right.

There are 39 horse faces in the whole Luoyang city, and the distance between each horse face is tens of steps, so that the enemies who attack the city are within the killing range of the weapons on the city.On each horse surface, there is also a watchtower for watching the enemy's situation. The watchtower is several stories high and has a masonry structure. The top floor has perforations in all directions.

As early as Wu Zhengchun led his armored army to the city, some blunderbuss soldiers in his army took a long, shiny metallic blunderbuss, which didn't need a matchlock, to the enemy towers.Apparently, it was those Shun Township blunderbusses who opened fire in the enemy building just now.

"What kind of bird guns are those? They hit so far and are so accurate?"

Yang Shoubei's thoughts turned, he noticed that the Shun Township's blunderbuss soldiers on the enemy towers were extremely accurate, and there were many rogue officers below the city, as well as archers, rocketmen, or more powerful soldiers. In a short period of time, they fell under the bombardment of their bird guns one after another.

"If they hit me with that kind of blunderbuss, I might not be able to escape even if it takes nearly a hundred steps?"

Yang Shoubei broke out in a cold sweat suddenly. He saw that the dark crowds below the city had almost filled the area between the sheep and horse wall and the city wall, and the rain of arrows from the bandits on the other side of the sheep and horse wall had also greatly weakened.He shouted loudly: "Get ready for the gray bottle beating stone!"

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Another ash bottle fell from the sky like raindrops, and when it hit the ground and exploded, strands of fine white ash filled the air.Immediately afterwards, the same raindrops of rocks fell from the sky.Yang Shoubei's long-awaited screams sounded outside the city.

However, to the disappointment of the Ming army in the city, the effect of this attack by Huiping Stone was not as good as last time.The hungry soldiers and infantry who covered their faces with cloth like ants were still approaching the city wall with ladders.

Seeing that a ladder is about to be erected, countless intruders were about to cheer, when suddenly countless round, black and flickering objects fell from the sky.It was as big as a head, and it looked like iron but not iron. It had a handle at one end and a long rope at the other end. At this time, all the ropes were burning.

Looking at these falling objects, some soldiers who were hungry from the Chuangjun were still curious about what it was, while some infantry who had fallen into the Chuangjun from the former officers and soldiers were out of their wits, many of them screamed loudly and uttered different moans and cries.

"The enemy of ten thousand people is the enemy of ten thousand people..."

There were loud bangs one after another, the sound of the explosion was like a cannon, but when it exploded, it was different from those solid iron balls.

These chubby, black things fell into the crowd of intruders, and when the fuse burned to the end, there was a loud bang, and countless caltrops, gravel, broken iron, etc. inside flew out along with the thick smoke, exploding. The intruders were bloody and bloody, and many of them rolled and howled on the ground covering their heads and faces.

Hearing the loud noises outside the city, and the terrified shouts of the intruders, the Ming army on the city laughed again, not to mention those soldiers from the village brave society who threw ashes and rocks even worse, the garrison on the city The officers and soldiers also set fire to the ten thousand enemies one by one, and threw them to the crowded places in the city, and shouted from time to time: "Blast these rogues to death."

Wu Zhengchun also pays close attention to observing this sharp weapon for defending the city. There are many large wooden boxes on the city wall, which are full of these black and flickering objects. Not the same, because the thing in front of me is too big.Each round pig iron ball is bigger than the head, and contains several kilograms of gunpowder. One end is a thick hemp rope or a bamboo handle and a wooden handle, and the other end is a guide rope.

Perhaps this "ten thousand enemies" is a little more professional, so those Luoyang garrison troops threw it, one of them grabbed the wooden handle, the other lit the guide rope, and then threw it down the city.Every drop of "enemy of ten thousand people" exploded, causing the soldiers in the city to cry and howl.

Wu Zhengchun admired in his heart that this "enemy of ten thousand people" had a strong explosive power, and the shrapnel flew several distances, hurting many enemies, and it was indeed a sharp weapon for defending the city.

However, the Shunxiang Army did not use it at the moment. After all, the "grenade" larger than the head was quite heavy, and even a Hercules couldn't throw it very far.The Shunxiang army has been fighting in the field all these years. Throwing these "grenades" in the field may blow up their own people more often.

Wu Zhengchun has been in the army of Shun Township for many years, and he knows a lot about many weapons. "Ten Thousand Enemy" is called Zhentianlei in Xuanfu Town.

It seems that when I came out with the general to suppress the bandits, the East Road Military Factory also started to make some thunderbolts. Because of the perfect gunpowder formula, I heard that it looks smaller than the current ten thousand enemies, but it is more powerful.

The Ming army on the top of the city ran back and forth under the command of Wang Yinchang and Yang Shoubei, and thousands of enemies kept throwing gray bottles and stones. The troops outside the city wall suffered heavy casualties, but their crowd tactics showed their power. There are still many ladders approaching the city wall.

"The thief's ladder is coming up, use a pole, a fork..."

At a crenel, a group of township brave soldiers gathered here. Under the shouts of a garrison officer and soldier, several township braves held the ladder with a fork, preventing the ladder from reaching the city. .Then several strong social soldiers carried a thick and long bamboo pole with a big and thick bumper on the top. They shouted slogans and rushed towards the ladder viciously.

With a bang sound, the ramming pole slammed into the head of the ladder, even with the support of many hungry soldiers below, the heavy ladder was knocked over.Seeing the ladder coming down, the intruders below ran away quickly, but there were still more than a dozen intruders who had no time to escape were crushed to death and injured by the falling ladder.

Under the impact of the poles on the city, one of the ladders that came up was overturned and fell down, but more and more ladders came up, and many of the ladders had flying hooks on their heads. fall.The hook head is made of iron, even if you use a knife and an ax to slash it, it is not so easy to cut it off.

As the ladder climbed up, the Chuangjun infantry holding knives, axes and shields continued to climb up from the bottom of the ladder, and the Chuangjun camp in the distance cheered like a tide.

"Golden juice."

"Burn them..."

Many huts on the city wall were burning dung juice in large pots, the stench was so strong that it was boiling and steaming.Gritting their teeth, a large number of township soldiers scooped up a spoonful of boiling dung juice with a long spoon, and poured down on the infantrymen who were climbing the ladder.

There was a howling that didn't sound like a human voice, and the golden juice kept pouring down. Even those infantrymen who invaded the army covered themselves with shields, and they were inevitably poured by the boiling dung juice. They howled and fell from the ladder one by one. down.

As the golden juice continued to pour down, the city was filled with flames, and the officers and soldiers on the city kept throwing firewood down.

The firewood was covered with nitrate, and after being lit, the fire was accompanied by smoke, and the ladders were ablaze, and many intruders were affected, or one by one rolled on the ground with their bodies on fire, or rushed into the crowd screaming with flames all over their bodies. among.

Even though the raiders in the city often used cloth to cover their faces, in the thick smoke, there were still many people coughing and suffocating, and their eyes were so red and swollen that they could barely open them.

The old cotton wadding sprinkled with sulfur and gunpowder was also ignited on the top of the city and thrown out of the city, forming a fire barrier under the city wall, and more intruders were burned to death and injured.Seen from the air, the western part of Luoyang City seems to be shrouded in flames and smoke, like a raging fire burning the city.

The golden juice and fireworks coming down from the top of the city frightened the soldiers who attacked the city, and those who were lucky enough to not encounter these methods were not much better. numerous.

Several ladders with flying hooks leaned against the top of the city, and there was no movement on them for a while, and the infantrymen with knives and shields howled and climbed up the ladders, but waited for them to climb into the air.But seeing a log full of sharp iron nails coming from above, the leader of the intruders only had time to call out: "Yiyiye..."

He was thrown from the ladder by the log nailed with sharp iron points, and his chest was already bloody and covered with thick thorns.The two ends of Yiye were connected by iron locks, and when they rolled down from the top of the city, all the intruders on the ladder were thrown into the air, and they all rolled on the ground and howled in pain.

After the culprit fell down, he stopped in the air. After half a sound, there was a sound of orders from the top of the city. Amidst the creaking sound, the logs covered with flesh and blood on the sharp iron points were taken back to the city.

The intruders on the ladder suffered like this, and the intruders on the adjacent ladders were not much better. They were slapped viciously and fell off the ladder by the falling wolf teeth.

The wolf tooth racket and Yi Yiye are both sharp weapons for defending the city. They are made of elm and locust wood. They are wide and thick. There are hundreds of wolf tooth iron nails on it. Pulling up and down, very sharp.

The intruders who encountered Langya Pai were worse than the ones who encountered Yi Yiye. The intruder who was first smashed to the ground by Yi Yiye lay on the ground in a daze. The fallen soldiers will feel better.

However, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at the sky without moving, and then cried out in despair: "Cupping pot!"

Dozens of porcelain jars burning with strange flames came towards him. Amid the cries and wailing of the intruders, one by one the cupping jars fell into the crowd and exploded. It seemed that no matter what they could do, the fire on their bodies could not be slapped away. I don't know how many people were covered in fire, screaming and rolling on the ground, or rushing around with fire, causing even greater chaos.

Those who were on fire fell to the ground as they ran, motionless, obviously being burned to death. The smell of human flesh came to the city, making people vomit.

"Burn them..."

The garrison officers at the top of the city used long iron spoons to hold the fire pots, and then asked people to light them with long torches, and then threw these fire pots one by one from the top of the city, aiming to smash them at the ladders or places with many people.

These fire pots are all filled with "Fierce Flame Oil" processed by the Daming Military Bureau. These fierce fire oils are thick and sticky. The firewood and cotton wadding wrapped in nitrous gunpowder thrown down are much more powerful, comparable to the napalm bombs of later generations.

Looking at the sea of ​​flames below the city, countless figures gathered in the flames, and the mournful howls could be heard inside, Wu Zhengchun was in a trance for a long time, and sighed softly: "Terrible..."

(End of this chapter)