Mingshi

Chapter 587 Meat Grinder

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Since all the barbed wire fences on the city wall were put down, under Luo Xin's command, all the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion hid under the city wall, avoiding the arrows from the grassland and the rubble from the siege vehicles. At this time, the Shenji Battalion finally It came in handy. They all hid under the battlements under the barbed wire. At this angle, it was difficult for the archers under the city wall or the archers above the archery to shoot them. It is also difficult to attack them.They all waited with muskets in their hands, and the city was suddenly silent.The soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion hiding behind the bunker also looked nervously at the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, including Luo Xin and other generals also looked over from the turret.

"kill……"

A row of prairie soldiers' heads appeared above the top of the city. This time they saw the barbed wire above them, and swung their scimitars towards the barbed wire.Sparks came out of the barbed wire friction, but the barbed wire was made very thick according to Luo Xin's requirements, and it couldn't be cut with a single knife.

"Bang bang bang..."

There was a burst of gunfire on the top of the city. The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion almost put their gun barrels on the soldiers on the grassland. A row of prairie soldiers fell from the top of the city, screaming and falling towards the city.

Luo Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and all the generals in the turret were beaming with joy, and the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion even cheered.

The battle on the city wall became more and more fierce. The front of the barbed wire fence was like a huge meat grinder. Often, as soon as the grassland soldiers showed their heads, they would find a gun barrel emitting flames, and then screamed and fell down. The protection of the prairie soldiers on the top of the city could not form an attack on the soldiers of Ming Dynasty at all, they were only passively beaten, the sound of "bang bang" gunshots on the top of the city, the screams were loud, and they went up to the city row by row. The prairie soldier at the head was shot dead and fell down.

"Boom boom boom..."

The siege vehicles kept throwing boulders into the city, the grassland shooters on the arrow tower kept shooting arrows into the city, and the ballista soldiers in the city kept firing towards the arrow tower, and the catapults also kept correcting their eyes. Launch an attack on the siege engine that has become.

The huge boulders in the sky flew back and forth, and so did the arrows, and the top of the city was like a hell on earth. The battle had reached a feverish level, and the tense atmosphere was suffocating.

"boom……"

Another siege engine collapsed, and there was a burst of cheers from the top of the city. At the same time, there was a roar and screams of despair in the city. Luo Xin turned his head and saw three more catapults. It was smashed by the boulders thrown by the siege vehicles of the grassland coalition forces.

Luo Xin glanced at them. Fortunately, there are more than 100 catapults in the city. Even if they run out, it is worthwhile to destroy all the catapults.

The prairie soldiers on the top of the city fell like dumplings. They didn't even have a chance to climb the barbed wire. As soon as they climbed to the top of the city, they were shot dead by the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion.

Huang Taiji watched his soldiers fall from the top of the city like dumplings, one row up and one row down, his face was ashen, he thought he had siege vehicles and arrow towers, and wanted to capture the capital, not to mention it would be easy , but not too difficult.But I didn't expect that a barbed wire fence would block the fierce warriors on the grassland.

He had seen the barbed wire a long time ago, but he didn't expect that it would block them like a moat.He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a stern look flashed in his eyes. He whispered a few words to a general beside him, and the general left in a hurry.

Luo Xin has been paying attention to the movement of Huang Taiji on the opposite side. He suddenly found that a group of soldiers appeared from Huang Taiji's camp. Shrink, there is a silence in my heart.

Because he saw that those crocks were filled with earthen pots, Luo Xin's heart instantly rang out the kerosene pots he threw out with the catapult. There is no doubt that those crock pots were also kerosene pots. attack.

Luo Xin was very anxious. Fortunately, before the prairie cavalry shot the rocket, Luo Xin had asked the Ming soldiers to remove the kerosene canister and other flammable things. But once Huang Taiji put the kerosene canister, it was not the rocket. If there is a fire, there must be a raging fire on the top of the city, and the Shenjiying is no longer suitable for it, because they all have gunpowder on their bodies.

"The Shenji Battalion is withdrawn, the Fifth Army Battalion is on, and the auxiliary soldiers are preparing for the sand and fighting the fire!"

Luo Xin issued an order nervously, but the generals at the top of the city were stunned. They didn't understand where there would be fire?The fire caused by the rockets fired by the grassland soldiers had already been extinguished.The Shenji Camp is even more unwilling to withdraw. They have never played so well before. For the Shenji Camp, they have never made such a great contribution. Opportunity.Seeing their bewildered looks, Luo Xin couldn't help feeling anxious, and shouted sharply:

"Look at the opposite side. The grassland coalition forces are preparing to use siege vehicles to throw kerosene tanks. The Shenji Battalion immediately withdraws, and the Fifth Army Battalion goes up. The auxiliary soldiers are ready to fight the fire."

At this time, Luo Xin's expression was fierce, he no longer had the demeanor of a dog, and his face was ferocious.The soldiers understood this time, and couldn't help but jump in their hearts. Admiral Zhang and the other generals started yelling at the soldiers as if they had exploded. The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion also knew the danger and immediately retreated. The Fifth Army Battalion The soldiers came up with their spears.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

How could the prairie archers on the archery tower waste such an opportunity, almost every arrow took the life of a Ming soldier.

"Shieldman, take cover. Ballista soldier, suppress me!" Luo Xin shouted at the top of his lungs.

The crossbowmen fired more frantically at the arrow tower, and the shield soldiers also held up their shields to cover the retreat of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion and the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion.The auxiliary soldiers even prepared sandbags one by one, ready to rush out to put out the fire at any time.There was a panic above the city.

And in the short time when the Shenji Battalion and the Fifth Army Battalion changed defenses, a large number of grassland soldiers rushed to the top of the city. Some soldiers were chopping the barbed wire with machetes, but how could the barbed wire be so easy to split?So after the attempt, a large number of soldiers began to climb the barbed wire.But before they climbed halfway, the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion rushed up against the rain of arrows. Although some soldiers fell to the ground from time to time, they still rushed to the barbed wire fence in a short time , picked up the spear, and pierced towards the grassland soldiers through the opening of the barbed wire.

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