Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 586

On the low wall, the Ming army's musketeers lined up their guns, but the soldiers of the Qing army did not stop, and continued to run forward. Wearing double armor, they hit one or two arrows and one or two guns. As long as they are not bad luck, If you miss the point, you will basically die.

On the battlefield, there are often Qing soldiers who still charge forward with a few feathered arrows stuck in their bodies, but when they enter the range of fifty steps, the situation changes.

On the trench bridge, suddenly a large number of soldiers fell down the trench bridge one by one like chaff.

The reason why firecrackers gradually replaced bows and arrows and the rise of cotton armor must have a reason.A hundred paces away, the power of the blunderbuss may not be obvious, but within fifty paces, it is no longer a problem when it penetrates the armor.

Green smoke filled the low wall, but for the Qing soldiers, fifty paces meant a short period of time, so they sped up their speed and rushed over under the rain of bullets and arrows.

The ladder was put on the low wall, and immediately fell into a bloody battle. These double-armored soldiers were hard to hurt with swords, but the Ming army had long experienced it.

Chen Youlong shouted loudly, and a group of Ming soldiers armed with big axes and maces came up to meet them.

Wave after wave of Qing soldiers attacked, and the trenches were filled with corpses. Every time the Qing soldiers were about to break through, the Ming army came to support them.

There are 4 horses in the city, and now there are at least [-] left. As long as they fight hard, it is not that easy for the Qing soldiers to break through the city.

He Tengjiao hated the Qing soldiers to the core. He stood on the city, overlooking the battlefield, while You Youlun checked and filled in the gaps for him. This time, he did not wait for the generals to ask for orders. In the war, the sun and the moon are darkened, and the sky and the earth change color.

The battle lasted for an hour, and the Green Battalion soldiers in double armor couldn't stand it anymore. Many people fainted from heat stroke. The main team Duoduo didn't give an order, and the Qing soldiers retreated like a tide.

Duoduo outside the city looked at the Qing army retreating from Wuchang, and was furious in his heart, but it didn't show on his face.

When the Qing soldiers retreated, Li Ben knelt down in front of him, sweating profusely, and pleaded guilty: "My lord, this slave is incompetent and failed to break through the low wall. Please also ask your lord to make amends."

Duoduo didn't say much, he could see that Li Benshen had tried his best, he waved his hand to let him back down, and then ordered again: "Zhang Yong, Yang Chengzu, Zhang Sida, you all go up!"

Li's soldiers came back from defeat and sat slumped on the side with exhaustion. A Qing ran away with his shoes. While pulling out the barbed wire from under the soles of his feet, he yelled at the Ming army for their insidiousness and tricks.

In the formation of the Qing army, the soldiers of the second wave of attack tied boards on the soles of their shoes one after another, stepped forward quickly, and left the formation.

Duoduo sprinted in front of all the troops for the first time, boosting morale, "Warriors of the Qing Dynasty, listen up, attack Wuchang without leaving behind, the first one to enter the city will raise the flag, be knighted, and be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

The Qing army was encouraged from top to bottom, smelling the smell of blood, and immediately shouted like a beast.

The general of the Qing army drew his saber, and nearly ten thousand horses immediately lined up to kill Wuchang.

Jin Shenghuan surrounded him, Duduo didn't have much time, even if it cost him his life, he still had to take Wuchang.

This siege lasted from early morning to midnight, and the various divisions of the Qing army basically took turns to attack the city. Fortunately, there were enough troops in the city, and the Qing army only attacked one side, so the Ming army could take turns guarding the city. Otherwise, under such a fierce offensive, the Qing army would Most of the city has been broken.

When the war ended, the city was lit with fire, and the Qing soldiers did not come to collect the corpses, but the Ming army could not ignore it.

If the corpses are piled up, firstly, it will easily cause plague, and secondly, if they kill like this for another day, it is estimated that the Qing soldiers can directly step on the corpses and enter the city.

The Qing soldiers broke into the low wall several times. The corpses of the Ming soldiers and Qing soldiers were mixed together.

If it is found that the wounded of the Qing soldiers are still angry, they will make up for it in a humane manner, send him on the road, throw them together, and burn them on fire. Set aside, deal with separately.

He Tengjiao stood on the city for a day, but still did not go back.A group of tired soldiers supported the wounded who were finally found and leaned against the city to rest.

Under the city of Wuchang, more than a dozen soldiers hung down the ropes. They walked among the corpse mountains with one foot deep and one foot shallow, turning over the dead bodies from time to time.

Suddenly, a soldier found a piece of robe leaking out, and ran over immediately. He roughly pushed away the body of a Qing soldier, and another piece of robe leaked out. Corpses, thrown away one by one.

In a moment, the corpse buried at the bottom was turned out, but the corpse had become bloody and bloody due to being trampled on, but the soldiers would not admit their mistake.

Qing soldiers were all bald, so with hair and robes, there was absolutely no mistake.

Several people stood up involuntarily, watched in silence for a while, and finally someone turned around and shouted to the top of the wall: "Master, I found it!"

He Tengjiao, who was standing at the top of the city, heard this, his body trembled slightly, and he closed his eyes in pain.

The body was hanged by the soldiers, and the generals accompanied He Tengjiao. He Wenrui was the first to defend Wuchang today, and he should be respected by everyone.

He Tengjiao stepped forward, his eyes fell on that face, he saw the image of He Wenrui standing around him respectfully, his chest suddenly seemed to be blocked by a tangle of hemp, and it was difficult to even breathe.

He Tengjiao staggered, and You Youlun beside him hurriedly held him and comforted him.

At this time, He Tengjiao's face had become distorted, and he gritted his teeth and said in a hateful voice: "Duoduo, Liu Chengyin, the governor and you are inseparable!"

In Wuchang City, He Tengjiao set up a mourning hall to worship the souls of the dead. In the Qing army camp, Duoduo heard his subordinates report the loss, but decided to create more souls tomorrow.

At this time, Duoduo didn't have any clever plans to break the city, so he had to fight to consume it.

Wuchang fought in a hurry, the Qing army continued to attack the city with wheel battles, and at this time, the battle to stop Jin Shenghuan from the east also started.

Ma Guangyuan was ordered to lead 2 people to set up defenses in key places such as Huanggang and Sanjiangkou.Duoduo originally thought that he could stop the enemy for half a month by relying on Huanggang, but he didn't expect that a bad news would arrive within five days.

In the early morning of August [-], Duoduo continued to organize the formation of troops, taking advantage of the coolness of the morning, and rushed to attack the city.

He looked at Wuchang, which was besieged by the army, and it seemed that the defenders were in a desperate situation, but he understood that his situation was actually more like a desperate situation.

The food and grass in the army were saved, and it was not enough for ten days. The cavalry sent out to hunt for food did not get much food, but dozens of people were killed by unruly people. Hastily broke through.

At this time, before the army, he was making the final effort to break through Wuchang.There was a sound of hoofbeats from far to near, and he couldn't help but look along the sound, only to see a Niu Lu galloping towards the horse.

The horse galloped all the way to the front of the army, and then stopped suddenly. Niu Lu got off his horse, and with a whip in one hand and a sword in the other, he ran to Doduo anxiously. Whisper.

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