Lu Gong's car is fifty feet long, and it is made of wood as its frame and covered with rawhide. It is inherently flammable. Even if it is sprinkled with water, it can only be a temporary precaution. In other words, once it is ignited, it cannot be contained.
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This is indeed the case, the fire in front started.
Thick smoke and flames were flying everywhere, some even drifting to the back.
Hundreds of people were covered with cowhide, and there was already a lack of oxygen in them. The fireworks together made people choke to tears and cough, and because of the lack of oxygen, everyone became dizzy and fled in panic.
What's even worse is that there are not only people in Mr. Lu's car, but also cows.
Only these beasts can pull such a huge beast. As a result, fireworks burst in, and the Yuan soldiers ran around to survive. The cows were also anxious. You ran away, and you want us to be roast beef, no!
In order to escape, these bullocks lost their temper, threw off the ropes, and just ran around.
For a moment, the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty were overturned. Many of them were knocked down by the horns of the ox, and were trampled on by the hooves of the ox. Half of their lives were lost.
Zhang Ximeng was also stunned at the top of the city. He didn't expect that this behemoth would be in such a mess after being set on fire!
"Shoot, shoot to death!" he shouted excitedly, and Zhu Chongba hurriedly gave the order.
The soldiers at the top of the city also became energetic. They fired their bows and crossbows and kept throwing jars filled with fish oil down. The fire became more and more intense and swallowed up most of the Lu Gong's chariot. It was almost impossible to save it.
Dozens of Yuan soldiers who attacked with the chariots were burned to death, and dozens more died after being trampled by cattle and horses. Hundreds more were shot by bows and arrows and lost their lives. Only 20 to 30% of those who could make it back alive survived.
arrive!
Zhu Chongba was overjoyed, this was not just as simple as wiping out a Lu Gong car!
This kind of behemoth shakes the morale of the army the most. If it can't be dealt with, the morale of the soldiers guarding the city may collapse with a single charge. At that time, they will really be doomed.
Thanks to God's blessing, one of them was successfully burned down, and people's hearts returned.
Zhang Ximeng has made a great contribution!
At this moment, there was sudden cheering again.
Zhu Chongba didn't have time to say anything to Zhang Ximeng and turned around in a hurry.
It turned out that another Lu Gong car got stuck in the quagmire when it passed the original moat. It sank deeper and deeper on one side. Not only was it unable to move, it also made a rattling sound of broken wood.
The defenders kept attacking with rockets. Although it had not been ignited yet, the people inside were already frightened and had no choice but to abandon Lu Gong's car and run for their lives in embarrassment.
The treasure that Jia Lu carefully built has been destroyed.
But at this moment, the third Lu Gong car finally approached the head of Haozhou City.
With a bang, the front of Lu's bus hit the city wall.
From the cracks in the guard board, more than a dozen spears protruded and stabbed the soldiers defending the city. Immediately, several people were pierced through the candied haws, and the rest retreated to both sides.
At this moment, the soldiers in the car pushed open the baffle with all their strength. They took long strides, crossed the crenellation, and rushed to the top of the city!
The city wall, which was originally more than two feet high, suddenly felt like walking on flat ground.
Lu Gongche finally showed his strength.
Being condescending is the biggest advantage of the defender.
But there happens to be something like this that can erase the advantage of the defending side.
No, that's not accurate yet.
Lu Gong's chariot was divided into three levels, and there were hundreds of soldiers inside. As soon as they reached the city wall, they continued to climb up to the top, and then poured into the city wall from the top.
Since there were too few defenders blocking the front, they were involuntarily pushed back to both sides.
The most frightening situation has occurred, there is a breach in the city defense!
One place is broken, hundreds of places are broken, a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed in an ant nest!
Don’t forget that the Red Turban Army was mostly a group of farmers a few months ago. Even if they joined the Red Turban, they had not experienced brutal war or rigorous training. To put it bluntly, they were still a bunch of rabble.
The huge Lu Gong chariot and Yuan soldiers who looked like wolves and tigers all destroyed the courage of the soldiers.
Another point that must not be forgotten is that most of the weapons of the Red Turban Army were obtained through seizure. The Yuan Dynasty strictly restricted iron weapons and even guarded the common people's kitchen knives. At the beginning of the uprising, everyone's weapons were farm tools and sticks, and they captured Haozhou.
Later, there were high-end gadgets such as armor and crossbows, but unfortunately there were not many of them.
In contrast, the soldiers and horses of the Yuan army attacking the city were all the best among the best. They were wearing heavy armor and holding sharp swords. They rushed towards them and killed them violently. The red scarf soldiers fell on their backs.
There was a Qianhu named Xu who tried to lead his brothers to stop him. As a result, he ran into more than a dozen soldiers. In an instant, several of his brothers were cut down. He turned around and tried to run away, but was stabbed in the back.
He threw himself to the ground, and then cut off his head with another knife.
A soldier from the Yuan Dynasty picked up the hair of hundreds of households with a knife and raised the head of Xu Qianhu in a show of force.
"The red scarf thief, you still won't surrender! Hahaha!"
The soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty were all crazy. They laughed and killed without restraint.
More and more red scarf troops retreated, rolled down the steps, and rolled to the bottom of the city.
He got up from the ground and wiped the dirt from his face. Panic filled his heart. Some people turned around unconsciously and tried to run away.
But they hadn't run a few steps when they suddenly realized that there was a trench that had just been dug just behind them.
A trench two feet wide blocked their way.
There is no other way but to rush towards the passage.
When they gathered in the passage, a group of supervisors holding ghost-head swords and glaring angrily appeared on the opposite side!
Zhang Ximeng's deployment finally showed its power. It can't be placed outside the city to block the enemy, but it can be placed in the city to block its own people. Although it doesn't look so good, the effect is the same.
"Don't retreat! Fight back for us!"
Zhu Chongba's eyes widened in anger, he held a long knife in his hand and roared loudly.
It turned out that Zhu Chongba discovered that a Lu Gong chariot was approaching the city and the soldiers were retreating, so he planned to go to the rescue. However, Zhang Ximeng stopped him. The most important thing at the moment was to prevent the red scarf from retreating.
Tang He also realized it and gritted his teeth and said: "Chongba, I'm going to fight for my life with the Tatars. Go and supervise the battle!" Tang He pushed Zhu Chongba and let him go down to the city, while he raised his machete high.
Weird eye roll!
"Brothers, Yuan Tatar has entered the city and our families are all dead. Follow me and charge!"
Tang He was worthy of being a strong general. He led dozens of people and decisively went to help. He first cut down two Red Scarf troops, curbing their retreat, and then took the lead and rushed over.
The Yuan soldiers' right wing was suddenly counterattacked, and Tang He killed several of them.
The Yuan soldiers who were chasing the Red Scarf Army towards the city did not know how many men and horses Tang had at this moment, so they could only turn back.
Zhu Chongba took the opportunity to go down to the city, crossed the trench with the help of the pontoon bridge prepared by Zhang Ximeng in advance, went around to the front of the broken troops, and intercepted them.
The situation was extremely critical at this moment. Lao Zhu had already sent someone to invite Guo Zixing, hoping to use the commander's authority to stop the rout. However, they had been sent out long ago, but Guo Zixing still didn't arrive.
Zhu Zhongba's scalp was numb. The people he saw were already crowded. Some people had fallen into the ditch. It was a mess. He could only bite the bullet and do it!
"Brothers, the Yuan Tartars are all tigers, wolves, and beasts. If we let them enter the city, our relatives will be destroyed."
The defeated soldiers seemed to have listened, but they still didn't look back.
If the commander was here, he could naturally go on a killing spree, but Zhu Chongba couldn't. He gritted his teeth and said: "Brothers, we are men. We, Zhu Chongba, are willing to rush in front. If you are a man, follow us."
, come together!”
Zhu Chongba said, and decisively led the supervising team, crossed the corridor, and rushed in front of everyone.
Practicing it personally is more effective than supervising the team's heads.
The defeated soldiers hesitated briefly, but they all followed Lao Zhu and killed him back.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had forgotten his fear, rushed to the steps first. Just when a Tatar came down, he raised his sword and split the opponent into two pieces from the neck to the ribs.
Blood and internal organs flowed all over the floor. Zhu Chongba, covered in blood, charged forward like a god of war, finally rekindling his flagging morale!
"Okay! Mr. Zhu is mighty!"
Finally, the soldiers regained their courage and fought back with howls. They rushed up the steps to the top of the city. Then they pressed the Yuan soldiers and kept pushing forward.
On the city wall at this moment, Yuan soldiers were in the middle, Tang He was on one side, and Zhu Chongba was on the other side. They each led their troops and charged hard. The sound of weapons clashing came one after another. Countless soldiers were injured.
Both the Yuan soldiers and the red scarves suffered heavy losses.
Blood almost stained the city head red.
The two sides could fight so cruelly, which was beyond Zhang Ximeng's expectation. His stomach was churning, and he was quite uncomfortable. But Zhang Ximeng had to be a hundred times more careful. There were too few people who could use it now, and Lao Zhu still had to fight.
Without returning to his hometown to recruit troops, the only legendary Huaixi nobleman was Tang He, who was not the most capable of fighting.
If you make a slight mistake, the consequences will be disastrous... Is there anything else that can be used?
Indeed, they are a batch of trebuchets.
According to the original estimate, it was used to deal with returning artillery. Do we need to use it in advance now?
After a brief hesitation, Zhang Ximeng shook his head, not yet.
He suddenly remembered that there were still two cannons that were useless, so maybe he could try them.
When the soldiers brought up the artillery, Zhang Ximeng shook his head a little.
Although it is made of metal, it is only two feet long, that is, 60 centimeters... It is more like a firecracker... Sorry, this is the artillery of the Yuan Dynasty.
Even though this is a relatively large one, less than half of it can be held in hand.
I have no choice but to gamble!
"fire!"
Although this thing is not big, when it is launched, it is still earth-shattering and makes a loud roar.
The iron sand sprayed from the muzzle rushed towards Lu Gong's cart, tearing open the rawhide in an instant and even sending sawdust flying everywhere. By coincidence, sawdust flew and pierced the cow pulling the cart.
The livestock were in chaos again.
"Fire arrows! Fire rockets!"
Zhang Ximeng shouted at the top of his lungs, why didn't he let the cannons be fired? I'm sorry, one of the doors has been cracked, it's rubbish, it will kill someone!
However, because the artillery tore the hole and the wind dried the cowhide outside, the rocket finally ignited Lu Gong's car.
Seeing the fire, Zhu Chongba and Tang He risked their lives, and the morale of the Red Scarf Army was greatly boosted!
"Kill! Kill all the Tatars!"
Two groups attacked fiercely, and the Yuan soldiers who rushed to the top of the city were all killed except for a dozen who fled back.
Three huge Lu Gong cars were destroyed, and Haozhou survived the most difficult day!