The Ming and Yuan soldiers were retreating, and Dakui stood majestically between the two armies holding a cannon.
"Go back, go back, the artillery is about to start," screams were heard from Yuan soldiers. Unfortunately, there were too many people on the city, and they were crowded together in a mess, but there was no way they could retreat back to the city immediately.
"Light the fire," Dakui ordered. The captain behind him hurriedly squeezed in front of Dakui and lit the fuse of the cannon with the torch in his hand.
The Yuan soldiers were stunned. The soldiers in the front row threw away their weapons and turned around, squeezing desperately. They just wanted to squeeze through the crowd quickly and escape, but they didn't realize it. The more impatient they were, the harder they could squeeze. Due to the overcrowding, many Yuan soldiers were unstable. Some fell down the city, and some fell to the ground and could not get up again. Before Dakui could fire his cannon, the Yuan soldiers were already trampling on each other and causing numerous casualties.
"Boom", there was a loud noise. Dakui held the cannon and flew backwards. The Ming army soldiers behind him were knocked over. Then there was an explosion in his ears, and a miserable howl came from the crowd of Yuan soldiers. Looking at the dead bodies all over the ground amid the smoke, it's hard to describe how miserable they were.
After this shot, more than a hundred Yuan soldiers were sent directly to see the King of Hell. As the saying goes: I will kill you while you are sick. After the Yuan soldiers fired the shot just now, more than a hundred people were killed and injured in an instant. Wherever there is fighting spirit, everything is gone. Crying, he turned around and retreated sharply. Dakui threw down the cannon, stood upright and shouted: "Kill," the Ming army soldiers beside him shouted in unison, roaring towards the crowded Yuan soldiers.
The two sides were too close. The Ming army rushed forward quickly, but the Yuan soldiers retreated very slowly. After all, the land on the city was narrow. Soon the two sides were in close combat again. The difference was that this time the battle was a one-sided massacre.
Da Kui grabbed two Ming soldiers and shouted loudly: "You two follow me,"
"Obey the general's order," the two soldiers bowed in unison to accept the order.
Dakui hurriedly said to the captain who was following him: "Quickly reload, the three of you just reload for me, quickly, quickly, quickly."
The school captain took the order and turned around with two soldiers. Gunpowder and cannonballs were placed on the foundations of the city wall. They were going back to carry ammunition. Da Kui stood aside and watched the Ming soldiers rushing past. , but he was extremely anxious in his heart. At this moment, the Ming army on the city was less than three thousand, and most of the troops were still outside the city. Once the Yuan soldiers sent troops from the other three gates, the consequences of attacking the Ming army would be disastrous. The top priority was to capture the east gate of Lanzhou as soon as possible, and Send troops to open the city gate and let the large number of people enter the city.
Dakui stood at the top of the city and saw a group of people running up the long street in the city. It was roughly estimated that there were more than 10,000 people. Reinforcements from Yuan soldiers had arrived, and it seemed that a bloody battle was inevitable.
"Are you ready?" Dakui turned around and asked.
"General, the loading is complete," the captain responded loudly. Now there were shouts of killing everywhere. He didn't speak loudly for fear that Da Kui wouldn't hear it. In fact, no matter how loud it was, Da Kui couldn't hear it. Both ears were blocked. What? He could hear it, but Da Kui saw the fuse installed on the cannon at a glance. He bent down and picked up the cannon again. Fortunately, it was mounted on the city wall. The black muzzle was facing the long street. As long as Yuan soldiers and reinforcements approached, Da Kui would Don't hesitate to take a shot.
Just as Dakui was getting ready to attack, dozens of people rushed behind him, but it was Yang Xiaohu who arrived with gunners. At this moment, the Ming army was still climbing the city. The Ming army on the city could not attack the city for a while, so the city was If the door cannot be opened, the Ming army can only climb up along the city wall.
"Father, the gunner is here," Yang Xiaohu ran behind Dakui and shouted loudly.
Dakui was focused on the street and didn't hear anything. Fortunately, Yang Xiaohu was smart enough and looked around. He saw a city defense cannon every ten steps or so on the city. According to his adoptive father's wishes, it was natural that he should be there. Dao returned the favor, and Yang Xiaohu hurriedly ordered the gunners to deploy the cannons, and the cannons were aimed at the streets of the city.
It was Li Siqi's Hussars Battalion with about 13,000 soldiers and horses who came to reinforce the troops. They were led by a Semu man named Haertai. From a distance, Haertai saw that the Yuan soldiers on the east gate wall were retreating. When I came down, I couldn't help but feel furious.
"Speed up the march, and you will be rewarded for defeating the Ming army," Haertai yelled, and then he galloped straight to the east city gate with his whip and sword in hand, followed closely by the soldiers and horses behind him, and for a moment the flags were fluttering and the armor was clanging. The sky is filled with dust.
In Lanzhou City, Li Siqi has a villa with indescribable luxury. Li Siqi can be said to be an old fox turned into a spirit. Even after the east gate of the city was lost, he was still leisurely and happy. The school captain reported the incident. With sweat all over his head from anxiety, Li Siqi, dressed in fine clothes, leaned into the arms of his beautiful concubine, humming a ditty while drinking wine, looking like a libertine.
Li Siqi was not in a hurry. Although the city gate was lost, he still had a backup plan. He sent Haertai to lead 13,000 troops to seize the east city gate. As long as he grabbed the city gate and guarded the city defense ladder tightly, he controlled the city gate. Even if the Ming army on the city wants to fight, what can they do? Even if the city is crowded, they can only stand 5,000 soldiers and horses. Moreover, the city defense ladder is narrow, and these 5,000 Ming army cannot be killed at once.
For this battle, Hartai's 13,000 troops are enough.
This strategy is not yet clever. Li Siqi has ordered his three generals, each leading an army of 15,000 troops, to attack from the west gate, south gate, and north gate to kill the Ming army outside the east gate. At this moment, the Ming army outside the city The Ming army was leaderless, and Li Siqi could already imagine the Ming army's defeat.
"Hehehehe, Lieutenant Hu, please retreat. This general knows the situation of the battle very well, so you don't need to worry," Li Siqi said, reaching out and pinching the beautiful concubine Bai Shengsheng's thigh, which immediately caused the beauty to scream.
Captain Hu is Li Siqi's personal military captain. Secondly, he is highly skilled in martial arts. More importantly, he is loyal to Li Siqi. Li Siqi is really very concerned about Captain Hu. Otherwise, he would not be responsible for guarding him. It won't fall on him either.
"Fire," Da Kui roared. The Ming military captain behind him held a torch and lit the fuse of the cannon on Da Kui's shoulder. At this moment, Da Kui was carrying the bottom end of the cannon, with the front of it on the city wall. The muzzle of the cannon was facing directly to the street below the city. Hartai's team came over with great momentum and neighed with joy.
Looking from afar, the entire long street was several miles away and was actually crowded with reinforcements from the Yuan Dynasty. Dakui's cannon passed by Haertai, who was galloping on his horse, and then there was a loud bang, and the shells There was a sudden explosion in the crowd of Yuan soldiers under the city, and a burst of blood and flesh flew out of the Yuan soldiers below the city. The crowd that was originally dark and dense was blasted out into an open space by this cannon.
Dakui fired a cannon, then turned around and shouted: "Give me a blast." As soon as he finished speaking, the fuses of more than ten artillery pieces placed on the left and right sides were lit at the same time, and then "boom, boom, boom, boom..." in succession. The sound of cannons exploded on the top of the city, and the city below instantly turned into a sea of flames. Broken limbs could be seen flying everywhere.
All the Ming troops on the Dakuiming city wall were divided into three groups. Two groups of two thousand men on each side of the city wall blocked the Yuan soldiers attacking from the north and south walls. The rest collected artillery and set them up on the city head. They only needed two sticks of incense. Time, under such bombardment, it must be difficult for Yuan soldiers to last long.
Within a moment, the second round of artillery fire was fired. Although there were only a dozen or so artillery pieces, fortunately, they only needed to fire at the crowd, and there was no need to even take aim.
The Yuan soldiers under the city cried for their fathers and mothers and ran away with their heads in their arms. Countless Yuan soldiers died from being trampled on each other and killed by artillery fire.
Hartai ran into the city gate with the artillery fire behind him. When he looked back, he was not only dumbfounded. Dead and wounded Yuan soldiers were pressing their elbows one after another on the street. The corpses were spread out on the street, and countless wounded soldiers were rolling on the ground and wailing. , the remaining soldiers had already hid in the houses on both sides of the street.
Under this round of artillery bombardment, Hartai's men suffered at least two thousand casualties, and they were all elite cavalry. Fortunately, the infantry were still far away, and when they saw the miserable situation under the artillery fire ahead, they stopped moving forward.
Dakui seized this opportunity. He immediately found his iron spear and jumped onto the city wall.
"Brothers, follow me to the bottom of the city, open the city gate, and rush," Dakui shouted loudly, and ran quickly on the city wall. When he was about to reach the city defense ladder, his body did not stop, and he jumped up. Heading towards the city defense ladder, the city defense ladder was crowded with warring parties. Dakui shook his iron spear with his bare hands and stabbed three Yuan soldiers. When he stood firm on the city defense ladder, none of the Yuan soldiers around him disappeared. , the Yuan soldiers continued to retreat, and Dakui led hundreds of Ming army soldiers to rush toward the city gate.
As soon as they arrived at the city gate, a war horse came towards them. The general immediately rushed towards Dakui with a sword in his hand and killed him.
"Accept your fate," Haer Tai galloped his horse and ran straight towards Dakui with his sword. When he was in front of him, he struck Dakui on the head with a 'Strength Splitting Huashan' move. Dakui was charging forward, but when he saw the sword coming, he didn't even dodge it. He raised his spear and stabbed Hartai in the chest.
'Pfft' The two sides' fighting blows were both effective. Dakui stabbed Haertai through the chest with one shot, and Haertai's sword also hit Dakui's shoulder. But unfortunately, There is a shoulder pad on Dakui's shoulders, and in addition to the battle robe, there is also a piece of silkworm armor for body protection.
To say that Hartai's sword skills are extremely powerful, this sword actually cut off Dakui's shoulder guard.
Dakui succeeded with a shot, and then with a sharp shout, he picked up Haertai's body and threw it off his horse. The Ming army soldiers around him saw that their general was so brave, and their morale was greatly boosted.
"Come on," Dakui took the lead and charged toward the city gate again.
When dozens of scattered Yuan soldiers saw Da Kui leading the Ming army, they threw off their helmets and fled. When Da Kui reached the city gate and directed his soldiers to open the city gate, the Yuan soldiers who were still watching in the distance saw There were only a few hundred people around Da Kui. Not only did he think of picking up a bargain, one of the generals took the lead and shouted: "There are not many of them, charge."
With this shout, the 10,000-yuan soldiers who were standing far away in the long street did not know where to go. After the general shouted, they suddenly woke up and killed Dakui and others who were following the general towards the city gate. Come.
When these ten thousand people occupied the long street again, the artillery on the city had been loaded and had been waiting for a long time. By the time the ten thousand yuan soldiers rushed to the city gate, Yang Xiaohu had already led more than ten artillery pieces and lit the fuses. When the cannons fired, , ten thousand yuan soldiers just entered the range of the artillery.
'Boom, boom, boom, boom...' Under the barrage of cannons, there was another sea of thunderbolts and fire. The thousands of soldiers at the forefront were instantly submerged in the sea of fire. Once the smoke cleared, corpses were everywhere on the long street. The street was originally full of corpses. The toilet was already covered with a layer of corpses, and now another layer of corpses was added.