Chapter 105: Cannons, officers and soldiers, cannons
Wei Zhice looked at the thousands of hungry people outside the car array with a very troubled expression on his face. These hungry people were in ragged clothes and had sallow complexions. They were walking towards this side, carrying the old and the young, crying and crying.
Behind the hungry people was a row of thieves holding guns and knives. Occasionally, hungry people who walked too slowly were either beaten by them or hacked to death on the spot.
After these thieves, there were groups of thieves and archers. They kept looking forward with their bows and arrows ready. If they found any hungry people lagging behind in the ranks, they would immediately shoot an arrow.
Chen Shihu, a guerrilla from the Beijing camp, was originally responsible for commanding the defense on the north side of the city. Although his side was not the focus, as there were not many chariots and chariots, and the gaps in the middle were filled with horses, one of his troops from the Beijing camp
But all the guns and soldiers are here.
Because Liu Tichun and the thief troops of the Crock Pot tribe in the north of the city have been defeated by Zhang Guodong's troops and are being encircled and annihilated, there is no pressure on his side. Except for leaving two hundred sergeants to continue to monitor the situation on this side, the rest are dispatched to the west of the city.
On the one hand, to strengthen defense.
Even the commander-in-chief Wei Zhice was concentrating on this side. Chen Shihu said in a rough voice: "General Wei, you must not let the refugees approach, otherwise I will not be able to defend the formation!"
Wei Zhice had a solemn look on his face. He also knew that if the hungry people in front were allowed to rush in unscrupulously, his car formation would collapse instantly. However, there was no way to retreat at this time. Although the car formation was good for defense, it was not easy to change the formation and move.
However, if he was asked to fire at the unarmed and hungry people in front of him, he could not make this decision no matter what. His inner struggle was unimaginable to others.
Although at this time, it was extremely common for officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to kill civilians and take credit for their merits, Zhang Cheng's North Army had never done this. What's more, Wei Zhice was still a scholar, with his own etiquette, justice and shame, and his thoughts of respecting the emperor and loving the people had long been
It's deeply imprinted in his bones.
At the beginning, he voluntarily followed Zhang Cheng. Although he had a sense of worship and admiration, at a deep level, he still wanted to repay the kindness of the country and bring peace to the people. He was not wholeheartedly loyal to Zhang Cheng personally.
Wei Zhice had been with Zhang Cheng for almost two years, which convinced him that Zhang Cheng would become a man worthy of his following and service in the future. However, the idea of loyalty to the emperor and service to the country was deeply ingrained in his heart and could not be changed in a short time.
Listening to Chen Shihu's words at this moment, he also knew that if he did not take measures, he would not be able to hold on to the chariot formation. While hesitating, Chariot Commander Yu Jin said in a deep voice beside him: "General Wei, if you don't stop it, hundreds of our troops will be killed."
The chariots and thousands of brothers will be gone, and the commander's two years of hard work will be ruined in one day!"
Wei Zhice's head was covered with big beads of sweat, veins popped up on his forehead, his eyes were red, and tears were rolling in his eyes. He punched the chariot in front of him, causing the chariot to shake.
Qin Dazhong, the governor of Cheying Town, took a step forward with a livid face. He stood next to Wei Zhice and said in a deep voice: "Making decisions before the battle is related to the safety of the entire army. Wei guerrillas must make decisions. We must not miss the commander's orders due to selfish motives."
Military plane!"
He raised his hand and put it on the saber at his waist, and said forcefully: "General, I don't have mercy on the soldiers, please make a decision!"
Tears rolled down Wei Zhice's eyes, and he said in a slightly sad voice: "Send the order, and the artillery soldiers will be in position immediately, ready to shoot to drive away the hungry people and make them roll back into the bandits' formation."
He went on to say: "Order the chariots in the front, raise the muzzles slightly, and fire a volley from all the artillery; the Hundred Tigers' Qi Ben rockets on the twenty chariots in the front also fire at the same time to suppress the rebels and make them
Don’t dare to rush forward.”
I saw Wei Zhice pull out the saber from his waist, raise it high above his head, and shout loudly: "Soldiers of all departments, be ready, wait for the volley of cannons and cannons to be fired, and then go out to fight the thieves."
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"
Thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, the sound shook the world and was heard for miles.
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Liu Chengzu was also marching in the procession of hungry people. Next to him was a pale-faced woman who looked extremely weak. If Liu Chengzu hadn't been supporting him, she might have collapsed at any time.
There was a teenage boy on the other side. He held Liu Chengzu's hand and staggered forward. His skinny little hands were also black.
"Father, are we going home?" The child's tender voice struck Liu Chengzu's heart, and he didn't know how to answer.
At this time, a more childish voice came from Liu Chengzu's back: "It's good to go home, it's good to go home, you can have a full meal and a warm sleep when you go home!"
The weak woman next to Liu Chengzu was shaken. The moment she turned her head, she could see that her appearance was beautiful, but covered with dirt. She glanced at Liu Chengzu, as if she saw a string of crystal tears falling from his eyes.
Eyes dropped.
The woman sighed softly and immediately withdrew her eyes. She did not dare to look at the two children. In her ears, she heard Liu Chengzu forcing himself to say calmly: "Go home, we are going home!"
On Liu Chengzu's back was a little girl of six or seven years old. She was lying on Liu Chengzu's back. A tattered cloak covered with grease was covered over her body and tied around Liu Chengzu's waist.
The little girl seemed very tired. After she said what she just said, she fell asleep again.
At this time, Uncle Wu came over and said softly: "Sir, let the old man carry my daughter for a while. You can also take a breath."
Liu Chengzu turned around and saw that the arrow wound on Uncle Wu's left shoulder was still bright red. He sighed and said, "Uncle Wu, the arrow wound on your body hasn't healed yet, so I'll leave it to you."
He took two steps forward with difficulty, then sighed and said: "Uncle Wu, what kind of world do you think this is? Why do you just let good people suffer!"
"Alas. After living for fifty or sixty years, the world is becoming increasingly incomprehensible to me!"
A trace of hatred flashed in Liu Chengzu's eyes, and he said angrily: "Thieves will be thieves after all. Since the officers and soldiers kill good people and take credit for their merits, they will also be rewarded with pleasure. Why do you have to suffer such a crime?"
"Young master, don't say it, don't say it. You have to think about my wife and these two babies!"
"well……"
Liu Chengzu sighed and stopped talking. He just lowered his head and trudged forward among the hungry people.
Both he and Uncle Wu knew that this time was different from the previous two times of filling trenches and digging bricks for the city. This time the rebels did not hold anything back. No matter whether they were men, women, old or young, they all came forward to attack the official and army vehicle formations in front.
This time, they are afraid of death or rebirth!
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"boom!"
A loud noise shocked the slowly marching hungry people. At this moment, Liu Chengzu raised his eyes and looked forward through the gaps in the crowd, only to see a cloud of smoke rising from the middle of the car array in front.
"Boom boom boom..."
There were loud noises one after another, and the smoke filled the air. Then they saw large iron balls cutting through the biting cold wind above their heads, flying down towards the bandits behind them.
"The artillery fire...the officers and soldiers are firing the artillery..."
The huge sound shook the earth and trembled uncontrollably. Someone in the crowd shouted, and immediately it was like a pot boiling. Chaos immediately broke out, and the hungry people ran around howling and running for their lives as if they didn't know the direction.
"Bang bang bang..."
Another series of crisp sounds like exploding beans came one after another, and the smoke on the other side of the car array became even thicker, almost covering the large cars in front of the array, leaving only a little shadow.
There were three to four thousand thieves quietly following behind the hungry people to cover up. Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers in the car array did not care about the lives of the hungry people. They fired first cannons and then muskets. Iron cannonballs flew over the heads of the hungry people, almost all of them were killed.
Falling behind the hungry people who rushed into the formation, they plowed bloody streaks in the sparse array of thieves.