Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 893 The battle is in full swing
Since the Ming army occupied the high slope outside the west city and the artillery suppressed the city wall, Duoduo made some changes in his strategy of defending the west city, that is to minimize the casualties on the city, so as not to cause heavy casualties, so that the green battalion soldiers could not bear it, so they fled loudly .

His defensive strategy is to place most of the long-range attacking artillery vehicles and archers on the back of the city wall to avoid being hit by Ming army artillery, and block the Ming army on the city wall with knives, shields and long spears, so that the archers and artillery vehicles can fight against the siege. The Ming army formed continuous killing.

But in this way, there is also a big disadvantage, that is, the archers and artillery vehicles hide behind the city wall. Although they can avoid being bombarded by the Ming army artillery on the high slope, they cannot see clearly the situation of the Ming army attacking the city. The position of the warship can only be guided by the flags of the officers on the city, and the direction is estimated to project, and the efficiency of this is undoubtedly much lower than that of direct shooting.

Therefore, a large part of the arrow cloud raised by the Qing army fell into the water and did not hit the warship.

At this time, the warship rushed through the dense cloud of arrows, and finally approached the city wall. Liang Huafeng, who was hiding behind the parapet built with sandbags, suddenly yelled, "Smash the fire pot, don't let the boat touch the city wall!"

After hearing this, several Qing soldiers squatting by the wall each picked up an oil can, glanced at each other, with ferocious expressions on their faces, let out a wild roar to embolden themselves, then stood up suddenly, and wanted to put the fire can throw.

On the warship of the Ming army, more than ten musketeers, protected by shields, had been waiting for a long time.

During the siege drill, they had anticipated this situation. The Qing army stood up, and several gunmen immediately pulled the triggers, and white smoke rose from the guns. The Qing army who stood up immediately went "bang!" In the sound of "bang bang", he shook his body and fell from the top of the city.

As soon as one of them lifted the oil tank, the tank was crushed by the gunball, and the kerosene poured all over his body immediately, and the splashed oil fell into the brazier next to him. The Qing army who was drenched in oil suddenly became a burning man, howling and running around the city.

A gunner of the Ming army was about to shoot, but when he saw this, he moved the muzzle to a green battalion soldier standing at the top of the city firing a gun. As soon as the gun sounded, the gun pellets jumped out of the gun barrel. He was originally Aiming at the Qing soldier's chest, but the accuracy of the musket was not good enough. I didn't want the blunderbuss ball to fly, but hit the Qing soldier's head. The Qing soldier who shot was thrown back with his head, and his body fell back heavily to the ground.

At this time, the Qing army, who was covered in fire, screamed, waved their arms in despair, and ran around the top of the city, forcing the Qing soldiers away from the top of the city. A defensive gap was formed at the top of the city. Liang Huafeng saw his face Shang Yihan immediately threw his sword and shot it into the burning man's abdomen, causing the scurrying burning man to fall on the city without moving, only the fire was still burning, and the disgusting burnt smell permeated the surroundings. Let the Qing soldiers around them turn pale.

And the moment Burning Man arrived on the ground, a large Ming army ship approached the city wall, and the hanging ladder on it was put on the city wall. The soldiers of the Ming army holding up shields and swords suddenly roared in unison, So he stepped on the ladder and rushed to the city.

As soon as the fire man fell, the flag of the Ming army who was rushing in front had already jumped onto the city wall. The Qing army who was pushed away by the fire man was slightly taken aback, and only reacted after Liang Huafeng roared angrily. They took up weapons one after another, trying to block the gap .

At the same time, there was a sudden burst of shouting and killing from the side. It was several other warships that had also leaned against the city wall.

The soldiers of the two sides immediately roared in unison, brandishing their knives and started a fierce battle at the top of the city, and the battle at the top of the city began to become intense.

"Master! The striker has already rushed to the city wall, but the Qing army is also well prepared!"

Chen Bangyan has been watching the situation of the Ming army's warship attacking the city. He listened to Liu Shun's words and nodded. Judging from the current battle situation, the Qing army's defense of the city is still very methodical. The Ming army's methods of defending the city are basically They were all learned, and the strategy adopted by the Qing army was to block the Ming army on the city, and then the Qing army hiding behind the city continued to shoot and kill, blindly shooting the Ming army who was about to ascend the city, making the Ming army weak in follow-up, and finally defeated. go.

Chen Bangyan saw that although the Ming army climbed up the city wall, the arrow cloud rising from behind the city wall was endless, and he turned his head and said: "Let the Iron Man Army and the Xuanwu Battalion go up together, quickly open the situation at the top of the city, and attack the inside of the city." The Qing army archers, the army can break through the city smoothly."

As the Ming army ascended the city wall, most of the Ming army's artillery on the high slope had stopped. It was only occasionally that Qing soldiers gathered on the streets of the city, and the artillery fired a few shots to disperse the Qing troops on the street.

Without the suppression of the Ming army's artillery, the battle in the city can only rely on real swords and guns.

The warships of the Ming army approached the top of the city one by one. The soldiers pushed away the ship planks, and countless plate helmets rushed from the deck to the top of the city. Li Yuanyin stood on a big ship, holding a big gun, and stared fiercely at the city wall. , He wants to use the blood of the Qing army to wash away his dishonorable history.

At this time, there were fighting everywhere on the top of the city, but the defense line of the Qing army was still solid.

Duoduo stood high on the city wall, surrounded by a circle of swordsmen and shields. He was directing the defense of the Qing army loudly. Two ships!"

"Quickly go to Beicheng and call in two thousand spearmen to guard under the steps to the city. Don't let the Ming army rush down the city to kill the archers! Quick!"

The warships of the Ming army were huge, with armor hanging on the outside. Many ships were hit by several artillery stones. Although they were injured, they were not seriously damaged. The warships swung their oars and rushed to the edge of the city wall.

More than once, Duoduo saw the boulders shot by the cannons hit the ship, making a dull and loud noise, but it did not cause much damage. The Ming army's warships were not damaged, and it was better to destroy one than ten wounded, so he hurriedly let the ship go. The guns concentrated on a large ship.

Duoduo shouted profusely. The Ming army has been fighting stronger and stronger these years, but the green battalion soldiers have become more and more cunning. He has now felt the sharpness of the Ming army, and the fighting will of the Ming army is much stronger than that of the green battalion soldiers.

In previous battles, the Green Battalion soldiers basically put on a fierce posture first, and used all three axes as soon as they fought. If they bluffed their opponents, it would be a great victory. The idea is hard, and immediately the wind tightens.

The green battalion soldiers are relying on their first breath now. If they can hold the Ming army down and defend the city wall, they still have to fight, but the important thing is that the city wall cannot be defended. Army, the morale of this group of cunning people must be immediately demoralized.

Although Duoduo also built a lot of fortifications in the city, and parapets were built on the streets, but if the city is really breached, it is estimated that except for Banner Ding, almost no one will fight him in the streets, and failure will be inevitable.

"My lord, it's not good, the right section is about to be breached!" A Qing general pointed to a section of the city wall and shouted anxiously.

Duoduo looked in the direction he pointed, and saw that the Ming army had already controlled a small section of the city wall. Several Ming army musketeers rushed to the wall and began to shoot and kill the archers below who were shooting arrows. A small flag was thrown down. A thunderbolt hit the sky, killing a group of Qing army archers in an instant, causing the archer formation to panic immediately.

Doduo gasped. He immediately realized that the situation was critical, and couldn't help being furious, "You dog slave, what are you eating, Liang Huafeng, and how did he keep it? Let him take it back immediately."

The Qing army defended the area, and every section of the city wall and every wall stack was defended by designated generals and soldiers. This was within the defense area of ​​the Qing general Liang Huafeng. The iron hook hooked tightly to the wall bricks, and Li Yuanyin and dozens of soldiers came up to him. He played majesticly with a big gun in one hand, and while shouting, he picked and killed seven or eight Qing soldiers in succession.

This young general who had killed Man Dahai was regarded as one of the most promising leaders in the Tang faction. He was named the champion by Emperor Gaozong. Swept out a large space.

But at this moment, a gust of wind blew up, and there was only an angry shout, "Tomorrow, the general will stop going crazy!" Liang Huafeng slashed at the head with a big knife.

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