At the top of Xiangyang City, the uneasy-looking magistrate came back again. There were two more muscular men beside him. They looked around on the tower with a relaxed look on their faces. They even stood on tiptoe to look at the section occupied by the Ming army.
The city wall looks very curious.
Vice General Hu glanced at the prefect coldly and asked: "Sir, have you collected all the tung oil? As long as these thieves are burned out, I will go back to Wuchang and I will definitely ask for credit for you, and your family and the court will be properly settled."
The magistrate cursed in his heart, but said calmly on his face: "I made a special trip to the Lu Family Trading Company and transported thirty barrels of tung oil. I think it should be enough."
Vice General Hu nodded in praise, then looked at the two followers beside the magistrate who were still looking around, and asked curiously: "Who are these two?"
"Master Lu hired the coach of the convoy guard. Master Lu understood the righteousness and sent all the guards to help in the battle. They all went to the city." The prefect said calmly.
Lieutenant General Hu did not doubt that he was there and quickly changed the subject: "Now that everything has been arranged, I will lure the thieves to attack. When they fall into the trap, I will light the fire immediately after seeing my signal."
The magistrate nodded, feeling secretly angry in his heart. He will let you be arrogant for a while, but later you will know how powerful you are. If he wants me to take the blame for you and run away, I will burn you to death first.
The Ming and Qing armies, which had been facing each other across the tower for more than half an hour, finally made some movement. Under the command of Vice General Hu, the Qing army took the initiative and launched an attack on the Ming army. The First Division was not used to these death-seeking things, although
If they don’t take the initiative to attack, why don’t they fight the dogs that come to the door? After a round of volleys of fire cannons, the spears behind the shield spit like poisonous snakes, and they beat them to the point where they cried for their fathers and retreated in an instant. The Qing army did as Lieutenant General Hu expected.
General was defeated and retreated, but the Ming army did not pursue much. The battle line advanced two or three meters and stopped again.
"Are these thieves planning to spend the night on the top of the city?" Vice General Hu scolded angrily, "If you chase me, if you don't chase me, are my flirtatious looks just for the blind?"
"General, the auxiliary soldiers of the Ming army who filled the river are coming to the city." A sharp-eyed soldier reminded Lieutenant General Hu.
Lieutenant General Hu took a closer look and suddenly his face twitched. Damn it, why didn't these thieves attack? It turned out that I guessed that the general was going to set a fire. Is this the plan to spread the floor with wet mud to isolate the source of the fire?
"So what if you cut off the city road? If I don't believe it, you won't enter the city tower." Vice General Hu said fiercely, "Continue the attack and lure the thieves over." He couldn't afford it. If he didn't leave Xiangyang soon, he would never leave.
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"Sir, are you setting a fire now?" Seeing that the Qing army was attacking lively but with no results, and the Ming army was also using wet mud to isolate the tung oil, Zhang Lei was a little relieved, but it was not a problem to just keep watching, since they had to light the fire in advance.
, it seems to be almost the same now.
"This..." The Xiangyang magistrate's hands and feet were trembling. It was difficult to make this determination. Once the fire was ignited, he would become a traitor to the Qing Dynasty. Lu Guo, the little bastard, said it nicely. Get him a new one.
Who knows if it is reliable to live anonymously?
"There's no rush, Tartar... the officers and soldiers are not in chaos yet. If we light the fire now, it won't be effective." Li Jinghua looked at the battle situation for a while, shook his head and said.
The battle at the top of the city continued, and the Qing army was driven to continuously launch attacks. The Ming army advanced step by step in a leisurely manner. After occupying a section, they spread a section of wet mud. They followed Li Laiheng's instructions and wrapped their boots with hemp rope, so they were not afraid of getting wet.
The mud was slippery. The city road was narrow, and several large shields stood upright, blocking the attacks of the Qing army. The gunmen and spearmen huddled behind the large shields. When the Qing army came up, they fired a round of firecrackers and struck a few times.
Although the spear method is stupid, it makes the Qing army as helpless as a dog with a hedgehog.
"Bring in the hammer and knock the thief's shield hand away!" Vice General Hu looked at it for a while and said fiercely. The Xiangyang garrison is really useless. If they are allowed to attack, they will just go up and fight with all their strength, unable to break the shield formation.
, couldn’t we just knock them down like a city gate? All of them have stupid heads, and we, the general, have to figure it out ourselves.
After receiving the order, the Qing army was confused for a while, and finally brought out a hammer. The young officer leading the team was cautious and asked a few tall soldiers to block the Ming army's sight in front, and then ordered the soldiers to charge. The Ming army undoubtedly had
He still got close to the Qing army and then opened fire with bang bang bang. The Qing soldiers in the front row fell down in response. Behind him, the Qing soldiers who had approached within twenty steps also fired fiercely. They ignored the sound of the guns and kept their heads down.
He carried the hammer and hit the shield formation.
There was a loud "bang", and the Ming army in the middle of the shield array was thrown into the sky by the huge kinetic energy. The shield array was in chaos. The Qing army took advantage of the situation to attack and entangled with the Ming army to avoid being killed one by one by the gunmen.
The pikemen who were protected by the shield formation were constantly beaten back by the Qing saber shielders. For a while, there was a tendency that they could not hold the line.
"These thieves really don't have much battle experience." Lieutenant General Hu was overjoyed. He originally planned to set fire to it because he couldn't defeat the Ming army. If he could drive the Ming army out of the city like this, it would be a great achievement. He, the lieutenant general,
, he will probably be promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief. "As long as I don't go to Xiangyang, I can't live comfortably anywhere. If I can move around and be transferred to the southeast, who the hell will care about the mess in Hubei!" Hu
The lieutenant thought happily.
The sudden change in the battle situation made Li Jinghua and Zhang Lei unavoidably worried. The prefect looked at them strangely and suddenly asked: "Do you really hope that the army will be defeated?"
"What are you talking about, sir? I just saw the heavy losses of the officers and soldiers and couldn't help but worry." Li Jinghua was startled and hurriedly explained.
"I am an official who was elected in the Chongzhen year. I did not become an official after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs." The prefect said meaningfully.
"Sir, you are really knowledgeable." Li Jingjing complimented him calmly.
The prefect is tired. Do I want to hear your flattery? Are I bragging to you about my knowledge? Why can't I understand people's words?
Li Jingjing thought to herself that a scholar like you who betrays the Ming Dynasty and surrenders to the Qing Dynasty is the most untrustworthy. If I leak my own secrets just by hearing a word from you, then I will be stupid.
The two sides looked at each other, called each other old foxes, and smiled ambiguously. The magistrate smiled and said: "The officers and soldiers have gained the upper hand. It seems that my previous worries were unnecessary. After all, Ming thieves are no match for the officers and soldiers.
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Li Jinghua also smiled and said: "It makes sense, sir, to prepare for a rainy day. The battle situation is changing rapidly. Who knows what will happen next?"
Zhang Lei stroked his forehead helplessly and reminded: "Can you light the fire yet?"
The prefect laughed and said, "If the officers and soldiers win, Xiangyang will be fine. Why set fire to it?"
Li Jinghua also nodded and said: "Let's wait and see what happens."
The Ming army's shield array was broken, and the pikemen could not move away after being approached, and they were constantly pushed back by the Qing army. The Qing army seemed to have the upper hand, but the Ming army's array was not in chaos, their armor was more sophisticated, and the casualties were not heavy.
The commander of the first battalion tried several times to stabilize the line, but was destroyed by the entangled Qing troops. After several times, the commander of the first battalion became fierce, concentrated his gunmen, and launched indiscriminate attacks on both sides of the melee——
He also relied on the fact that the armor of the Ming army was thicker, and even if he was hit, he would probably not lose his life, so he dared to be so bold. Of course, Wang Qilong was very angry when he got the news after the war, and it was natural that he would be beaten to the end.
Justice, but no matter what, the effect of these three volleys was amazing. I never expected that the Ming army would be so decisive. The Qing army fell like wheat that had been swung by a sickle.
The first battalion commander, who had been well prepared, immediately reorganized the shield formation, finally stabilized the position, and began to counterattack. The suffocating soldiers of the first division finally regained their initiative on the battlefield, using fire blunderbuss and spears, and the sword and shield hand would be the main force.
The Qing army lost its armor and armor, and soon pushed the battle line back to the vicinity of the city tower.
"He even attacked his own people! He is really a traitor without a king and a father!" Vice General Hu scolded angrily. This attack can be said to have exhausted the remaining courage of the Qing army, and they now have no ability to hold the line.
"That's fine, I'm planning to withdraw anyway." Vice General Hu said to himself, comforting himself.
"The thieves are indeed brave. It seems that the officers and soldiers will not be able to achieve full success today." The prefect sighed, not knowing whether he hoped that the Qing army would win or lose.
The Ming army no longer delayed and continued to advance steadily. The Qing army's resistance became increasingly weak. The soldiers were eager to take off their uniforms and escape home to become obedient citizens. The officers were waiting for the order to set fire, but they had no intention of fighting anymore. Vice General Hu no longer forced the soldiers.
Hold on tightly and let them retreat. Thinking that most of the Ming army will rush into the tower, you can set fire to it.
Li Jinghua watched for a while, then smiled at the prefect and said: "Sir, it seems that the officers and soldiers can't hold on anymore. Are your substitutes ready? I'm going to ask the boys to set fire to it."
The magistrate smiled and said: "Since I have already planned it, I will not act in both directions. Please ask Li Zhuangshi to take care of me in the future."
Li Jinghua smiled, said nothing, and winked at Zhang Lei. Zhang Lei ran back happily, and Li Jinghua left alone with the prefect. After a while, the tower suddenly burst into flames, and Zhang Lei burst into flames.
Heartbreaking screams: "There's a fire. The prefect set himself on fire and died in the city. Everyone, run away..."
Lieutenant General Hu turned around in shock. The tower was already shrouded in black smoke. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood. This scholar who has failed to achieve anything but failed, you should wait until I come back before setting fire to it. Haven't I not sent the signal yet? What's going on now?
Well, the city tower caught fire in advance. Not only was the Ming army not trapped by the fire, but the Qing army's own retreat was cut off.
The Ming army was also shocked. They had guessed that the Tatars would set fire, but they didn't expect that the fire would be set so early. After being stunned for a moment, the Ming army doubled their efforts to drive the Qing army into the fire. The Tatars themselves had a pig teammate.
What's the point of seizing the opportunity to add insult to injury?
"Retreat, retreat quickly, while the fire is not strong, rush over!" Vice General Hu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He didn't even care about the Qing soldiers who were driven around by the Ming army. He was furious at his own soldiers.
Shouted. Without saying a word, the captain of the personal soldiers poured a bucket of water on himself and Deputy General Hu, and started slashing forward with a knife. At this time, no matter whether they were friends or foes, all who stood in the way were hacked to death.
Outside the city, Wang Qilong, who was worried when he saw the city tower suddenly burst into flames, received a military report from the First Division. The First Division did not fall into the sea of fire. Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, the Tatar prefect set fire to himself. Wang Qilong was overjoyed and sent the rotated 3rd Division to a fire.
The second battalion was sent up again, taking advantage of his illness to kill him. Xiangyang belonged to the Ming Dynasty. This chapter has been completed!