Zhao Shujiao spat and gestured to light the fuse, and then with a loud bang, the well lantern on the opposite side was instantly blown to pieces.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, stood up unsteadily, and it took him a while to recover. Then he did not hesitate, picked up a long knife, and rushed to the city wall.
...
The Ming soldiers at the rear had prepared dozens of rollers, each containing guncotton soaked in kerosene.
Ma Xiaoquan roared and ordered the soldiers to light the rollers from the inside, and then kick them off the city wall one by one.
The roller fell under the city wall and shattered on the ground. The fierce fire spread instantly. The Jurchen infantry under the city wall had no time to escape. Almost everyone who was close to the city wall was set on fire.
Screams continued to sound, and the fishy burnt smell and the strong smell of blood were mixed together, mixed with the billowing heat waves rushing toward the city wall. Not only was the smell very pungent, but the burning sensation was also unbearable.
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"Ahem..." Ma Xiaoquan choked and retreated repeatedly, and some Ming soldiers also retreated to avoid the billowing smoke.
After a while, Ma Xiaoquan walked back to the city wall and looked down.
There was a lot of rot under the city wall, and there were still Jurchen soldiers who were not completely dead, crawling in pain among the piles of corpses.
Ma Xiaoquan couldn't bear it. They are all human beings. In fact, they are all citizens of our Chinese nation. Why are they fighting like this?
Zhao Zhijiao ran over and saw Ma Xiaoquan frowning. He knew that Ma Xiaoquan was moved by compassion, so he advised: "Master Deacon, although we and the Jurchens are the same, they did wrong to us Han people first."
, so we cannot show mercy to them. To show mercy to the enemy is to give our women and children to the Jurchens."
Ma Xiaoquan came back to his senses and recalled in his mind the scene in Shenyang City where the Jurchens did not regard the Han people as human beings at all. He gritted his teeth, shook his head and said, "I understand, thank you General Zhao for reminding me."
Zhao Shujiao sighed and said: "No, no, you and I are both citizens of the Ming Dynasty and officials in the same dynasty. This should be the case."
Ma Xiaoquan picked up the long sword and nodded: "The war is still going on. Why did General Zhao suddenly come over? What's going on over there?"
Zhao led the teacher and said: "It has been stabilized for the time being, but the Jurchens' offensive is really fierce. Sir, please take a look."
Following the direction of Zhao Shujiao's finger, Ma Xiaoquan saw that not far ahead, the Jurchen army was making a large gathering. It would take less than a stick of incense for them to attack again.
"With so many people, Huang Taiji is determined to capture Jinzhou regardless of casualties." Ma Xiaoquan licked his chapped lips and murmured.
Zhao Shujiao said: "The hungry wolves must be the most ferocious before they die. Although our number is small, our food and grass consumption is relatively small. There are many Jurchens and the food and grass consumption is large. As long as we stick to it, the Jurchens will surely die in the end."
Will retreat."
"Um"
...
In front of the Jurchen Army camp, Huang Taiji frowned and looked at the dark soldiers in front of him. Although they all had manic excitement on their faces, Huang Taiji knew that Jinzhou City was a fortified city and was definitely not easy to attack.
It is even impossible to attack it.
Earlier during the first wave of attacks, Huang Taiji judged that Jinzhou was difficult to attack, so he ordered the messenger to go to Shenyang City to continue dispatching reinforcements.
Even if they don't have enough food and grass, they can't worry about so much. As long as they can break open holes in Jinzhou City, they can even kill Han people or eat people after entering the city.
Slowly walking forward, Huang Taiji loudly mobilized all the soldiers present. He didn't say much else, but repeatedly emphasized the various benefits after breaking the city.
Money, food, women, you can take everything. As long as you break the city, these are all yours.
The Jurchen army screamed excitedly, as if they were determined to capture the city.
Huang Taiji smiled bitterly in his heart. Although his morale was high, he just didn't know if he could persist.
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The second wave of assembly was almost completed. Huang Taiji waved his hand, and the herald waved the flag in his hand vigorously. The Jurchen soldiers roared towards Jinzhou City like wild horses that had escaped the reins.
Ma Xiaoquan and Zhao Lijiao squatted in front of two Hongyi cannons respectively. When the enemy came into range, they shouted in unison: "Hit me."
When the fuse was lit, a rumbling sound resounded through the sky, followed by flowers blooming everywhere in front of the city.
The archers on the city wall drew their bows and nocked arrows, and the arrows kept shooting at the enemy.
Defending the city has the advantage of defending the city, and attacking the city also has the potential of attacking the city. Even if the Jurchens continue to fall, their morale to keep up with the attack and kill is really giving Ma Xiaoquan and Zhao Shujiao a headache.
Some Jurchen soldiers who are not afraid of death have already rushed to the top of the city, holding machetes and constantly harvesting the lives of the Ming troops on the city wall. Since there are mostly archers on the Ming army's city walls, and given the disadvantage of archers in close attack, just one
By the time the incense was burned, nearly 20% of the archers had been hacked to death.
Zhao Shujiao became anxious and pulled out the sword from his waist. He picked up a machete with his other hand, and without saying a word, he threw himself on the city wall and fought with the Jurchen soldiers who came up to attack him.
Ma Xiaoquan roared angrily, holding a spear and rushing up the city wall with Zhao Lijiao.
...
Not far under the city wall, Surna and Cato stood together. In front of them was a huge crossbow rack.
This crossbow frame is huge overall, and its structure is similar to a harpoon crossbow used for fishing in the sea.
Part of the territory of Liaodong is close to the sea. Huang Taiji happened to go fishing with his father Nurhachi when he was a child. He saw the harpoons and simple crossbow racks used by the fishermen. Huang Taiji thought of making such a crossbow rack at that time.
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Cato patted the crossbow frame, nodded and said: "This crossbow frame is the only one in the Manchurian Communist Party. I was ordered by the Great Khan to kidnap Han craftsmen to make it. We have also tried it. Not to mention the power, the range is astonishing.
Ordinary bows and arrows go much farther."
This was the first time for Surna to see such a large crossbow stand. He widened his eyes and said, "Gatuanda, does this crossbow stand have the far range of a crossbow?"
Cato nodded: "It can go farther than a crossbow, and the arrows used are also the long spears we commonly use. They are very thick. Do you think that if it hits someone, it won't just go through a big hole?"
Surna praised: "The Great Khan is really capable, so how can I use it?"
Cato nodded and said: "I was supposed to use this crossbow, but my knee was injured and I can't use much strength now. All this depends on you, Surnaanda. You pull the main bow string, eh
, I’m afraid it’s not enough for you alone, so ask two more people to pull the auxiliary bowstring, and I’ll give you the right shot.”
"Okay." Without saying a word, Surna took off his clothes and exposed his upper body. Cato also took off his shirt, exposing his upper body like Surna.
Two Jurchen soldiers carefully placed a spear on the crossbow holder. Cato fixed the position of the spear and aimed it at Ma Xiaoquan, who was fighting far on the city wall.
"This first bow, give it to Ma Xiaoquan so that he can taste the taste of this bow." Cato vowed.
Surna said: "Ma Xiaoquan is invulnerable, I'm afraid he won't be shot to death."
Cato said: "It doesn't matter. The power of this crossbow is huge. Even if it can't hurt Ma Xiaoquan, if it hits him, it can at least shoot him off the city wall."
"good"
After taking aim again, Cato nodded to Surna. Surna gritted his teeth, clasped the bowstring tightly with both hands, roared, and with a "whoosh", the spear shot out of the air.
On the city wall, Ma Xiaoquan had just chopped down a Jurchen soldier who had climbed up. He turned his head and was about to speak to Zhao Shujiao who was not far away. Before he could speak, a spear from afar hit him in the head.
Behind the heart.
With a "dang" sound, the spear suddenly broke, and Ma Xiaoquan was knocked off the city wall by the force of the spear's air-piercing force.
With a "pop", Ma Xiaoquan fell heavily to the bottom of the city. Seeing this, several Jurchen soldiers screamed and raised their machetes to slash into the air.
Ma Xiaoquan had no choice but to raise his hands and curl up his legs to protect him.
The tinkling sound kept ringing, shaking Ma Xiaoquan's guts.
With a "wow" sound, Ma Xiaoquan spurted out a mouthful of blood.
On the city wall, Zhao Zhijiao saw that Ma Xiaoquan was beaten down. He was extremely anxious, but at the moment when he was attacking and defending the city, he had no time to estimate the life or death of the deacon.
"Hey, Mr. Deacon, I can only hope that you will have your own destiny." Zhao Shujiao sighed and continued to fight.
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Ma Xiaoquan gritted his teeth and climbed up from the ground. After knocking down several Jurchen soldiers around him, he shouted to Zhao Zhijiao on the city wall: "General Zhao, retreat to a safe place. They have huge crossbows and are very lethal."
amazing"
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, another long shot came over. This time the shot missed, but it was less than three feet away from Zhao Shujiao.
Zhao Shujiao came back to his senses, nodded to Ma Xiaoquan, and retreated hastily...
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"Damn it," Suerna slapped his thigh hard and said through gritted teeth, "I didn't expect this shot to miss. When does the wind not blow, but it does blow now."
Cato encouraged: "It doesn't matter. Even if you don't shoot to death their general who defends the city, you can kill a few generals. This crossbow rack is used to destroy the enemy's morale."
"Um"
...
There were too many Jurchen soldiers under the city wall, almost all of them. The spear in Ma Xiaoquan's hand had been broken, and the machete he picked up casually had its edge broken. At a glance, it was still a dense mass of darkness.
Ma Xiaoquan gritted his teeth, thinking that if he continued like this, even if he was not hacked to death, he would definitely die from exhaustion.
"Yuan, damn you, wake up quickly, I can't bear it anymore." Ma Xiaoquan called Yuan anxiously in his heart.
The source's response suddenly came to mind: "I woke up a long time ago. I want to see you and let you use your fire control ability. Why don't you use it? Humph."