Just when they were helpless, more than a dozen big men in armor held up shields to protect the commander Zhou Zhiyu and hid in the city gate cave. As soon as Zhou Zhiyu came in, he shouted loudly: "Why don't you fight out?"
Li Chengzhong hurriedly told the story about the enemy shooting arrows on the tower. Zhou Zhiyu gritted his teeth and said to the people around him: "Whoever wants to go again, just cut off the sling, and the battle will be a success! Luo Guerrilla is here.
Outside the city, you can enter the city in just a moment. Those who have accomplished this feat will be promoted to another level!"
A figure appeared next to Zhou Zhiyu, loudly agreed, and called for everyone to go up and grab the suspension bridge. Li Chengzhong took a look and saw that it was Ren Dutou of Benzu. Ren Dutou led the team to rush out, and Li Chengzhong could only bite the bullet and follow.
passed.
The suspension bridge is only about ten steps away from the city gate, but these ten steps are extremely difficult to walk. As soon as seven or eight people rushed out halfway, several feather arrows were shot from the top of the city. The arrows bit the flesh, and three of them were shot over in an instant.
Four, although everyone held up their shields when they rushed out, the accuracy of the arrows was much better than when Li Chengzhong rushed out just now. If he didn't pay attention, he would get in. Obviously, the defenders realized that this was the key.
We have mobilized experts who are good at bows and arrows.
Forced into a desperate situation, Li Chengzhong also took the risk. After all, he was a soldier. He used the marching tactics he learned in the army before crossing over, but he didn't get hit by an arrow. When Li Chengzhong followed Ren Du and rushed to the suspension bridge, he was helpless.
He discovered that the sling was made of iron. He and Ren Du cut one side of the sling one by one, and made a few chops with their feet. It was of no use, so they had no choice but to run back to the city gate.
Of the seven or eight people who rushed out, only Li Chengzhong and Ren Dutou were left. Ren Dutou still had an arrow stuck in his arm. Zhou Zhiyu saw the passage with his own eyes and knew that the road was impassable, so he could only frown and think hard.
At this moment, the fighting in the streets of the city entered a fierce stage. The two sides began to engage in hand-to-hand combat. The entire Wei Bo army pushed forward along the street. Sergeant Lu Long, under the command of an experienced officer, resisted with all his strength and gradually retreated toward the city gate. From time to time, there were reports of death in battle.
The screams made by the victims when they were struck by swords and arrows.
Zhou Zhiyu saw that it was impossible to imagine, so he loudly ordered to summon nearby people and personally lead the team to climb the city along the corridor.
Ren Dutou stopped Zhou Zhiyu and said: "Commanders must not take risks personally. Wait for someone to go!"
Zhou Zhiyu also knew that he was the commander-in-chief of the city. If he died, the brothers who had invaded the city would be defeated in an instant, so he had no choice but to pat Ren Du on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Take care!"
Ren Dutou smiled and said: "If someone is here, please take care of me more in the future and do some filial piety for me." After saying this, he loudly called on the archers near the city gate to shoot upwards at the top of the city, and he put his body in front of the city.
The dozen or so people who were waiting to fight gathered together and told everyone to follow him. They then left the city gate and turned towards the corridor to fight.
Although Beizhou is an important town, it does not have a large city with high walls. The wall is only two feet high. A sloping corridor extends from the left side of the north gate to the city tower. You can go up in about 20 steps. But at the moment, there are defenders at the city gate.
The focus of the defense was that although there was no one on the corridor, there were countless bows and arrows on the city gate aimed at this place. As soon as Ren Du first rushed onto the corridor, he was greeted by a shower of arrows.
This time, Ren Dutou learned the lesson. He had already ordered everyone to carry shields and put them on their heads. They had to connect them end to end. Even Li Chengzhong got one and put it on his head. Behind him was Jiang Miao who was also holding a shield.
The people were following closely, and the shields were connected above the head, leaving almost no gaps. The effect of preventing arrows was naturally very good. In this way, no one was hit by arrows all the way to the end of the corridor, and I saw that if I took one step forward, I would be able to board the mountain.
city wall.
Ren Dutou shouted loudly, jumped up, and connected his shield with his whole body on top of the defensive first row of Wei Bojun's swords and guns. The Lu Longjun brothers behind him, as well as Li Chengzhong and Jiang Miao, all followed the previous instructions.
, pushed forward with all his strength, and forcefully pushed Ren Du's head into the crowd of Wei Bo's soldiers.
As soon as the soldiers met, Ren Dutou used his family's sword skills, turned around and swept in all directions, forcing the surrounding Wei Bo soldiers back a few steps, allowing the following Lu Longjun brothers to board up one by one. Waiting for the end
Li Chengzhong and Jiang Miao also climbed onto the city wall, and Ren Dutou led everyone like a mad tiger to kill the windlass where the sling was held.
Except for Ren Dutou, Li Chengzhong and Jiang Miao, those seven or eight people are all the personal guards who usually accompany the commander Zhou Zhiyu. They are veterans who followed Zhou Zhiyu to the front camp of Jianzhu. They are very experienced. Such short-term combat
When the fight started, they lined up the shield formation, and followed the method of guarding the generals in the past, charging forward while protecting Ren Du's head. Instead, Li Chengzhong and Jiang Miao were trapped in the shield formation. The two of them simply squeezed into Ren Du's head.
Side by side, one to the left and one to the right, striving to move forward.
The city gate was densely packed with soldiers of Wei Bo's army. Looking around, there were one or two hundred people, all of them stared at the dozen or so people who were killed by Lu Long's army and rushed to the city gate. It would be a lie to say that Li Chengzhong was not afraid, but
At this point, there was no way out, so he could only bite the bullet and rush forward with Ren Du.
A horizontal knife came at his head. Li Chengzhong raised his shield to block it, and then slashed under the shield with his backhand. It was as if he was cutting into the leather, and he didn't know if he had cut down his opponent. Without time to think about it, he pushed the shield forward with his right hand.
He drew the knife backwards and finally pulled out the horizontal knife. From the corner of his eye, he saw a knife from the opposite side slashing Ren Du's head and ribs next to him. He simply jumped over and blocked the knife with his shield, and he fell down.
He was on the ground, but was pulled up by Ren Dutou. Ren Dutou was really strong and grabbed Li Chengzhong's arm. Li Chengzhong was so painful that he almost burst into tears.
In this kind of chaotic battlefield, it all depends on the individual's bravery. Needless to say, Ren Dutou, Li Chengzhong and Jiang Miao were also furious. The three of them advanced together, with countless sword cuts on their bodies, and they were all covered in blood. I saw it.
Rushing to the place where the windlass was wrapped with slings, Wei Bo's soldiers suddenly retreated, leaving an open space. A row of soldiers holding spears squeezed out from the crowd and charged into the Lulong Army's shield array.
Two veterans of the Lulong Army were knocked to the ground on the spot. Protecting Ren Dutou and Li Chengzhong, Jiang Miao's shield array collapsed immediately. The remaining veterans quickly shrank, but they couldn't help but shoot inwardly.
Poke, seeing that the shield formation was about to be poked open in a few blows.
Ren Dutou yelled and went to untie the iron rope tied to the windlass. As soon as he was halfway through, he was stabbed in the waist and ribs. He was bleeding profusely. He slowly sat down next to the windlass, but his eyes were fixed on the windlass.
He reluctantly stretched out his hand to grab the sling, but he had no strength.
Li Chengzhong waved his knife to block the incoming spears. Looking at Ren Du's head lying on the ground, his heart was filled with excitement, grief and anger. In a daze, he did not block the incoming spear head and instinctively turned to his side.
Turning sideways, the tip of the spear scratched the front of his chest, and a small pottery pot fell down. He was startled and wondered why he had forgotten this thing. He yelled at Jiang Miao to help him resist for a moment, then bent down to pick up the pottery pot.
pot, grabbed the torch stuck beside the pot, and regardless of whether it was hot to the touch, directly lit the cotton thread on the pot and threw it into the center of Wei Bojun's eyes.
A thick smoke suddenly filled the city gate. Wherever the smoke went, there was a sound of coughing and gasping. Dozens and hundreds of Wei Bo soldiers fell to the ground, with mucus and tears flowing from their noses, and they no longer had the strength to stand up.
When Li Chengzhong used the simple tear gas he made during the day, the effect was surprisingly good! Of course he was prepared, he had already stopped breathing, covered his face with the white scarf that identified his identity, and shook the windlass while shedding tears.
, slowly lowered the suspension bridge.
Ren Dutou was sitting by the side. He didn't even have the strength to cover the wound. He let the blood flow from his ribs, coughing and laughing, watching Li Chengzhong turn the windlass.
After lowering the suspension bridge, it took Li Chengzhong a long time to drag Ren Dutou and Jiang Miao out of the smoke area. At this time, the thick smoke on the city gate gradually dissipated, and only Wei Bojun could be seen in pieces.
The soldier fell to his knees on the ground, coughing and sneezing. Looking around him, Jiang Miao gradually got better and was gradually able to speak, but Ren Dutou was already dead.
Not long after, Lu Long's army rushed up to the city wall, wielding swords and guns, chopping melons and vegetables and knocking down Wei Bo's soldiers who had lost their fighting ability on the wall. Li Chengzhong lay down on the wall and looked into the city. A large group of soldiers passed through the city gate and killed them along the street.
When we entered, our eyes were filled with blazing fires, and our ears were filled with the sound of fighting, mixed with the cries of the elderly, women and children.
Li Chengzhong's head moved, and he quickly asked Jiang Miao to take care of Ren Dutou. He walked down the city wall along the city gate corridor and ran into the street. Looking at the chaos in front of him, he only had one thought in his mind: he must stop everyone from killing people indiscriminately.
innocent!
Turning the corner, an old man's cry for help came from an alley. Li Chengzhong quickly turned in and saw two Lulong soldiers wearing white scarves on their chests slashing at several old people with their swords. Li Chengzhong shouted, "
"Stop", he tried to block the falling knife, but there was no time. He shouted angrily: "How can you kill the old man? How can you kill the old man?"
The two Lulong soldiers were stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "We are all brothers, don't eat in and out! These old immortals and those women have killed many of our brothers, don't you know?"
Li Chengzhong said angrily: "How can the old man harm us? It's impossible!..." Just as he was talking, five people poured in from the alley. They were two old men, two women and a child, each holding wooden sticks and firewood.
Dao Hu shouted and rushed over.
Seeing an old man with a gray beard hitting him with a stick, Li Chengzhong was at a loss. He froze on the spot and completely forgot to block it. Fortunately, there were two Lulong sergeants beside him, who helped Li Chengzhong block the stick.
He immediately stepped forward and chopped these five people to the ground, ignoring Li Chengzhong and continued to rush into the city.
Li Chengzhong looked at the dead old, weak, women and children in front of him, and it took him a long time to wake up from his confusion. Looking at the fire all over the city in front of him, he felt sad.
In March of the second year of Guanghua in the Tang Dynasty, Lulong's army invaded Beizhou. Due to the fierce resistance of Weibo's army and the resistance of the people in the city, the losses were heavy, so the army massacred the city. The next day, corpses all over the city were thrown into the moat and floated away with the Qinghe River.