Standing on the gatehouse to observe the enemy's situation, the commando leader Cai Hanxiong was condescending, with firm eyes and a calm expression, staring blankly in the direction of the city.
There are enemy groups in three directions: east, west, and south, encircling the tower.
This seems a bit like the Canyon of Kings, with enemies coming from three directions: upper, middle and lower.
Looking at the enemy's posture, I want to circle him.
Cai Hanxiong spit out a straw stick in his mouth with a "poof" sound and cleared his throat.
"Brothers, get ready, the enemy is about to attack. They want to swamp us with a sea of people and show them what firepower is. Once you enter the range, fire freely and use your usual highest rate of fire."
"Captain, do you want to transfer the brothers from the north to the south first? I think this wave of people from the south may number in the thousands."
"The other three sides are here, are the enemies in the north still far away? Now it depends on the pace of our large army."
Cai Hanxiong has confidence in his brothers, and even more confidence in the main force led by Niu Jie.
"Come on! Come on!" Cai Hanxiong murmured to himself.
He and Niu Jie were transferred from the security company at the same time, and their styles were even more similar. When it came time to fight, they felt inexplicably excited.
The Qing troops rushed forward with shouts and momentum from three directions.
But two of the three sides are city walls, which are narrow and without any cover. The soldiers are simply living targets when they charge on them.
Not only will you be shot, but you may also be pushed off the city wall by your companions and thrown half to death.
Deng Shaoguang obviously did not have any hope for these two approaches.
That was just to attract Huai Haijun's attention.
The other attack was from the streets, also in a dense formation. This was the main direction of attack.
However, the soldiers running on both sides of the street and the debris at the door of the shop served as a shield.
At least it can bring psychological comfort to the attacking Qing soldiers.
Gunfire rang out from three directions at the same time.
Although the musket fire caused a lot of casualties to the advancing Qing troops, the Qing troops rushing in front fell down row after row.
But this did not scare these Qing troops. The death rate was too slow.
The attacking Qing army was like a torrent.
Although the wave in front was knocked off, the wave is still moving forward.
As long as we are moving forward, there is hope for victory.
When there is hope, there is morale.
The two sides continued to get closer.
A few makeshift gunners placed red-hot iron drills on the fire doors of those old-fashioned iron cannons.
"Puff..." The gunpowder in the fire door was ignited.
The combustion is instantly transmitted to the cartridge in the artillery.
With a dull loud noise, the rough-made marbles in front of the gunpowder were pushed out one after another.
These marbles flew forward along the street with huge kinetic energy. The marbles on the periphery of the fan were shot into the walls of the shops on both sides of the street, causing bursts of smoke and dust.
Most of the marbles were shot into the crowd of Qing troops.
These marbles are extremely powerful, far more powerful than bullets fired from muskets.
A marble shreds the flesh of one soldier and can continue to penetrate the next soldier with its kinetic energy.
Moreover, the shattering of limbs was more shocking to the soldiers behind than being hit by a musket.
He watched as his brother, who had been drinking with him and going to the brothel with him the day before, was torn off half of his body, a leg or half an arm by a cannon right in front of him.
The blood on those people dripped down the minced flesh at the wounds, or spurted out from the exposed artery breaks.
Such a bloody scene is more frightening than facing death yourself.
Obviously, the current of progress has slowed down. No one wants to rush forward. This stagnant mentality can easily spread among the crowd.
Every Qing soldier is like a drop of water in the advancing torrent. When every drop of water stops moving, the entire torrent stops.
"Add more ingredients to them, and the mortars will fire very quickly!" Cai Hanxiong ordered loudly.
On the ground, behind the infantry position was the mortar position. The mortar crews were already ready, waiting for Cai Hanxiong's order.
The street ahead is spacious enough, and the gunners can basically grasp the landing point.
Even if one or two shells occasionally fall on the roof of the shop, we can only leave it to fate.
I believe that the people inside the shop have already stayed away by themselves.
Those who are still hiding behind the shops and peeking at this time are seeking their own death. No one else is to blame.
If the wave of scattered shells from the earth cannon just now was a big killing move, then the shooting from the mortars and grenades now is a serial killing move.
At this time, the casualties on the streets had already reached the limit of the Qing army.
The advancing torrent seemed to be like a wave crashing onto the shore, quickly rolling back.
Although the archers at the rear couldn't bear it, they had no choice but to rain arrows at their own people who had collapsed and returned.
After a wave of arrows, the retreating team was stunned on the spot.
Neither forwarding nor retreating.
"Go up with another thousand people, and charge again with the broken troops in front taking the lead. I will give them a chance to make meritorious deeds." Deng Shaoguang's eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and his voice was cold.
The herald handed him away.
On the other side, Huai Haijun was reloading ammunition for the empty cannon.
The infantry took advantage of the rare opportunity to clean their muskets. Boxes of brand-new bullets were brought forward. The soldiers used crowbars to pry open the wooden boxes and put a large number of bullets into their pockets.
The Qing army on the opposite side pressed forward again.
This is a bit beyond Cai Hanxiong's expectation.
These Qing troops in Hangzhou seem to be quite stubborn!
In fact, it was not that these soldiers were determined, but that Admiral Deng Shaoguang was ruthless.
The garrison of Hangzhou City was no less than 20,000, and Deng Shaoguang could afford it.
No matter how many lives are lost, this city gate must be captured.
Deng Shaoguang felt that these people had stolen his city gate in broad daylight, as if they were humiliating him.
At this time, Deng Shaoguang had an obsession that "Hangzhou can be lost, but the Wulin Sect must be captured."
Most warriors are paranoid!
"There's another wave of kills, brothers, work harder!" At this time, Cai Hanxiong was like guarding a tower, with waves of mobs coming over.
He stood by the tower, arranging his troops and fighting monsters to gain experience.
With the crystal in hand, I have the world.
With the bonus from my hometown, I won’t be afraid no matter how many monsters come.
Deng Shaoguang didn't care. If this wave didn't succeed, there would be another wave at worst.
The soldiers who took a detour out of the city hadn't arrived yet, so that was his trump card.
When the time comes, we will attack from all sides and see how the five hundred people on the other side can defend it.
So what if you are Huai Haijun? How can you become a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general?
Inside the city tower, Li Cunwen was extremely anxious. Although he also wanted to learn from the ancients, he had a game of chess in front of him and talked with others to make himself look calm and relaxed.
However, there are all martial artists here except myself, so there really is no one who can accompany me to show off.
Cai Hanxiong stood outside the city tower. He was waiting for Deng Shaoguang's follow-up move, and at the same time, he was also waiting for the main force led by Niu Jie.
On the official road in the north of Hangzhou, it has not rained for many days, leaving a layer of fine dust on the earthen pipes.
The Huai Navy soldiers stepped on it with their rubber-soled shoes, causing dust to fly up.
It was like stepping on a pond, splashing up large amounts of dust.
Therefore, when viewed from a distance, the entire pipeline is filled with dust.
So much so that the team behind them looks like they are running in yellow mist from a distance.
The soldiers ignored the dust being sucked into their mouths and were still gasping for air.
Just like a thirsty person who doesn't care about dirty water full of sediment.
Niu Jie did not ride a horse, and his horse was given to a soldier with a sprained foot.
At this time, he and his soldiers were advancing on foot.
There was a faint rumble of gunfire from ahead.
Niu Jie knew that Cai Hanxiong's side had already fought with the Qing army.
He must arrive before the Qing army successfully captures the city gate.
Otherwise, all previous arrangements will be meaningless.
By that time, Cai Hanxiong and the others were estimated to have been completely destroyed.
He knows Cai Hanxiong and knows that he will persist until the last moment. Even if he is the only one left, he will continue to fight.
Cai Hanxiong is his subordinate and his good brother.
"Hang on, brother!" Niu Jie said silently in his heart.
The scene just now happened again on the street, but this time the Qing army rushed forward.
"Ding-deng-deng..." The sound of running appeared on the west side of the city gate.
Another group of Qing troops came from outside the city.
However, the city gate is now closed by Huai Haijun.
The Qing troops outside the city could only approach and shoot at close range. The soldiers who had just been deployed on the north side of the city tower came in handy. They only had to suppress these Qing troops outside the city from a high position.
At a city gate, Deng Shaoguang mobilized almost all the soldiers guarding the outer city.
As for the inner city, it was Manchu territory, and it was under the control of General Hangzhou.
His level is much higher than Deng Shaoguang.
Deng Shaoguang couldn't control others.
But at this moment, the whole city also knew about the situation here, but they just closed the inner city gate.
This is to watch the fire from the other side!
They are all old foxes!
Old foxes are sometimes the easiest to be misled by their own cleverness.
Gunfire rang outside the city, and Deng Shaoguang knew it was time for a general attack.
"Army attack!"
There is no need to test at this time.
The defenders at the city gate were very strong and their firepower was fierce.
But if I have more people, I will bully you because I have fewer people. How about that?
Deng Shaoguang felt that it should be over. These five hundred people had delayed him for too long.
There were as many as five thousand troops leaving the city. Some went down to harass outside the city gate, and some went north.
Follow the governor's order to intercept possible reinforcements.
Now it seems that this group of people is probably Huai Haijun.
Deng Shaoguang knew that if he encountered the Huai Navy in a field battle, the soldiers in his hands would be even worse.
Retaking the city gate and defending the city was his only chance.
Five hundred people are so difficult to deal with, but what if there are five thousand people?
Deng Shaoguang couldn't imagine how powerful the firepower would be.
Suddenly, intensive gunshots rang out from the north outside the city gate.
"Finally here!" Cai Hanxiong said to himself.
"It's finally here!" Deng Shaoguang sighed.
The soldiers of the Huai Navy were all disgraced.
The colorful military uniforms turned into khaki.
But after encountering the Qing army leaving the city, they quickly changed from column to horizontal.
They pressed forward in a line formation against the Qing troops leaving the city.
It has to be said that when facing enemies with inferior equipment, the line formation can put more pressure on the enemy.