Before Ma Fang could think of a countermeasure, he saw that the city was already on fire! Although the soldiers guarding the city were very dedicated, no one could resist while being roasted. At this moment, the Yunnan Army moved the siege ram.
Come out and hit the gate of Nanchuan City again and again!
Ma Fang did not panic at this time. He organized his soldiers to hold the city gate firmly, but he had no choice but to hold on to the enemy's fire attack, so he had to rely on the strength of the city wall.
Maybe his life was not meant to be cut off, but suddenly the situation changed when the fire was raging! Raindrops as big as soybeans from the sky hit people's heads, which shattered Svensi's good wishes of destroying the city.
The battering ram was immediately smashed into pieces by the huge boulders thrown down by the defenders who poked their heads out again!
Seeing that the morale of his men was low, and the heavy rain making it impossible to stand on the muddy ground, Shi Wensi angrily ordered a retreat. (He would regret this decision.)
Everyone in Nanchuan City was cheering! Many people regarded the rain as God's will and were even more in awe of Mafang.
Ma Fang wiped the soot from his forehead and did not join the noisy cheering crowd. Instead, he said to his lieutenants with a stern face: "Tonight we must strictly guard! All fire commanders must be ready to shoot at any time!" He wiped out his full expression.
Cold sweat on the head: Fortunately he did not continue to attack the city.
As expected by Ma Fang, the troubled Shi Wensi was quiet most of the night. He sent more than 3,000 people armed with single swords and hooks to carry out night attacks.
I saw that his men were very familiar with the procedures for night attacks, and they successfully slipped under the burned-out city. They took out the claw hooks used for climbing into the city and swung them up~~~~Suddenly, dark figures in night clothes were crawling all over the place.
The entire city wall.
Just when the top of the city was within easy reach, the fire commanders with evil smiles appeared again! Another burst of exploding lead! Some people were hit one after another and then smashed their companions down the city together~~
Due to the dark lights and blind fire, they could not see clearly the bottom of the city, so the defenders on the city wall simply poured pots of boiling water down!
Suddenly, there was a howling like a slaughtering pig from the city! There was a burst of messy footsteps and then there was no movement.
The next morning, when we observed the results of the battle, we found a row of stiff corpses lying on the base of the city wall, more than 400 of them. Strangely, there were also three corpses on the ground far away from the city wall. It turned out that the sneak attackers last night were eager to escape.
A few accidentally slipped and were trampled to death by the accomplices behind them!
Taking advantage of this momentary gap, Ma Fang sent spies out of the city in hanging baskets to check carefully and then ordered the sergeants to move the boulders and thorn stakes thrown under the city back to the city wall in preparation for recycling to save resources.
On the second day of the siege, Shi Wen tried his best to set up a ladder and battering ram again. However, they were smashed to pieces again and nearly a thousand corpses were left behind and fled.
In fact, firearms were easy to obtain at that time. The Ming Dynasty army usually distributed some of them with the army. The Yunnan Army also had a considerable amount of firearms stored in it. So why do some people just don’t like to use them? There are many answers. Although firearms have a long range and are powerful, they are also very powerful.
It has a deterrent effect but the reloading speed is too slow to form sustained fire suppression. Secondly, firearms are too expensive. Not everyone can afford firearms. Not to mention the maintenance of the fire system, the consumption of medicine alone is also a huge expense.
It was a huge expense. According to historical records, one round of lead cost 30 yuan, which was about two yuan when converted into RMB. After a big battle, it would cost tens of thousands of rounds! Every shot fired
Guns cost money! Compared with bows and crossbows, the cost is too high, and the shooting interval of bows and crossbows is very short, making it easier to form a fire blockade. More importantly, when you shoot out and clean the battlefield, you can still get rid of the enemy corpses.
Pull it out, wash it, and then use it. If you run out of arrows, you can hang up a few scarecrows and make a straw boat to borrow arrows to take advantage of others. Once the fire system is fired, it will never come back. The last thing is
The most important point is that the climate in Yunnan is humid and rainy. When it rains when using firearms, you are dumbfounded. The gunpowder is all wet? Fighting like this? Over time, the Yunnan Army shelved these firearms and allowed them to grow rusty and wormy. So on the first day
During the siege, all the commands made by Si Wensi were in order, which made people think that he was stubborn. However, his decision to stop the siege as soon as it rained was recognized as a stupid decision. If he had gritted his teeth at that time,
After attacking it in one go, I guess I would have been drinking tea leisurely in Nanchuan by now.
Mafang, who was always tense, knew that this was only temporary, and the day of bloody battle would always come.
Even the frustrated Shi Wensi started to use his brain. Even the open and hidden arrows didn't work~~~What should I do?
He started to think hard~~~
He didn't rest all night, and the next day he excitedly summoned all the troops and announced his tactics to them.
This tactic is simple, clear and easy to understand:
storm.
All his generals were dumbfounded when he heard this: Is he not sick?
But the facts show that the decision he made after spending a whole night is correct. The meaning of the storm is: I have to rush forward to attack the city even if there is only one person left!
Under this cruel order, the Yunnan troops were driven to attack the city like a group of beasts waiting to be slaughtered, so they came with huge rocks, bows and arrows, fire weapons, and other old friends to greet them head-on! The number of casualties again
Go back, but the difference this time is that you can't retreat even if you want to!
The commander personally led the archers and axemen to supervise the battle in the rear, and immediately killed anyone who retreated!
The miserable Yunnan soldiers had no choice but to go back and set up the ladder again and continue to climb up the city.
As they kept dying, they found that the sharp offensive on the city was gradually weakening~~~ It was no wonder that although Mafang paid great attention to diligence and thrift, due to the fierce fighting situation, in the end the bows, arrows and medicine were almost used up.
Sometimes the seemingly stupidest idea is actually the smartest idea if it can be resolutely implemented. Such continuous and relentless attacks without regard to consequences have the effect of beating the master to death with random punches and punching the enemy.
What Ma Fang was most worried about finally happened. He knew that it was only a matter of time before the city was destroyed.
Some enemy troops stepped on the corpses and attacked the city wall. There was chaos on the city wall, and the defenders in the city began to feel uneasy. After all, the Forbidden Army only temporarily increased the training intensity. Once a critical moment was reached, the prototype of an army would be revealed immediately.
, nothing can be hidden or tucked in. As the number of enemy troops at the top of the city increases, some people are ready to take the best option and come back ten years later to take revenge, but they are knocked down by a man with a heavy hammer and Liu Mei.
The fierce and erect woman led a group of guards to block the way! She immediately changed her mind and went back to fight.
It turned out that Qiqige saw the critical situation at the top of the city and rushed forward with her own female soldiers.
Some of these female soldiers are the same people Qiqige brought from the Duoyan Guards, and some are lonely and desperate women she recruited from Nanjing City. After Qiqige's strict training, these women are all strong and brave.
The men are so cruel and ruthless that they are frightening; behind their backs they are called the Yaksha Army.
Some Yunnan troops who had just attacked the city had not had time to stand firm when they suddenly discovered that the brothers in front suddenly ran back desperately, followed closely by a large group of female soldiers holding Wu hooks, long swords and other weapons.
, these female soldiers were all fierce and fierce, and they killed the Yunnan Army one after another. The Yunnan Army who climbed up could not be beaten, and had no way to retreat. Some of them were even forced to jump down.
When Qiqige and the female soldiers of the Yasha Regiment were killing people at the top of the city, they suddenly heard a commotion below the city! She felt a thump in her heart: The city gate is broken!
Just as the people in the city were focusing their energy on the defense of the city, the enemy troops outside the city were not idle either. Their persistent attack finally paid off, and the overwhelmed and scarred Nanchuan City Gate finally fell with a mournful cry.
Go down.
The two armies that suddenly met each other were stunned for a moment, and then they fought together!
Ma Fang was commanding the battle from the high pavilion in the center of the city. When he saw the city being breached, he hurriedly waved his command flag, signaling all the troops in the city to concentrate on blocking the gap in the city gate. But he knew in his heart that the city was about to be breached, and he was ready to kill himself.