"Run quickly! The merchant army has entered the city."
"Run! Everyone, run! The merchant army is coming."
The city gate was blasted open by artillery, and what little resistance the defenders had was completely gone. The ragtag nature of the Western Army was also completely exposed. The Western Army soldiers simply ignored the orders of the two generals and fled from the city wall.
, fled towards the south gate of another Hanmen Gate, and the city suddenly became a mess. Therefore, when the soldiers of the Merchant Army entered Hanyang Mansion City, they basically encountered no decent resistance.
Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo also knew that the situation was over. If they didn't escape, they might not be able to escape, so they also left the west gate. Therefore, there was a dock in Hanyang City, and the ships of the Western Army were anchored there, so they led the
The more than a thousand accompanying soldiers around him were also fleeing toward the docks in the city, preparing to cross the Yangtze River by boat and escape back to Wuchang Prefecture.
But after walking for a while, the two found that the avenue leading to the pier was overcrowded and blocked with water, making it difficult to pass.
It turned out that most of the soldiers also knew that they could escape from Hanyang Prefecture by boat, so they all fled towards the dock. But how big was the dock in Hanyang Prefecture? More than 20,000 people wanted to leave by boat. It would take a while.
Where can the boat be sailed? And most of the boats have no sailors, so even if they get on the boat, they can't sail. As a result, more and more people gather, but the boat cannot sail, and the road leading to the dock is blocked.
Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo also arrived a little late. They were still hundreds of steps away from the pier, but they couldn't get through, so they were so anxious that they just stamped their feet. But at this moment, several gunshots were heard from behind.
Now the Western Army was frightened, so when they heard the sound of gunfire, everyone was frightened. Some people behind were trying to squeeze forward, while those in front were desperately holding on to the boat. There were several boats with sailors.
Not caring about waiting for others, they unmoored the anchor, hoisted the sails, and left the shore. The soldiers on the ship without sailors didn't care much at this time, and they were all busy untying the moorings and pulling the boats.
They raised the sail, grabbed the oars and paddled, just to drive the boat away from the shore. Many people fell into the river due to crowding and fighting. The entire dock was also in chaos.
Looking forward, I saw three or four ships sailing away from the shore in Yi Jing. Looking back, I could clearly see that soldiers from the Merchant Army appeared at the other end of the road in Yi Jing. The situation was critical. Sun Kewang said to Li Dingguo:
"Fourth, there is no other way now. We can only fight our way out and seize the boat to escape Hanyang Mansion."
Li Dingguo took a look at the situation and said: "Brother, I'm afraid it's too late. The merchant army has caught up with me. Let's do this. You go and seize the ship. I will lead people to resist for a while, and then I will go find you."
After hearing this, Sun Kewang immediately said: "Okay, let's do it like this. I will definitely wait for you on the boat."
After the two agreed, Li Dingguo immediately led half of the soldiers and charged towards the Ming army at the other end of the road. Sun Kewang pulled out his saber and shouted to the remaining soldiers: "Brothers, follow me and fight till the end."
Go to the dock." As he said that, he took the lead and rushed into the crowded crowd. With a wave of the saber in his hand, he chopped down the two soldiers in front of him.
At this time, Sun Kewang's followers all knew that if they didn't grab a boat and escape, they would all die in this place, so they all raised their weapons and went to kill the crowd. Only the people in the crowd were killed.
Heads rolled and fell to the ground one after another, but Sun Kewang, showing his bravery, danced with a single sword impervious to wind and rain, opened his bow from left to right, and killed more than ten soldiers in a row.
The other soldiers of the Western Army were naturally unconvinced when they saw it, so they all raised their weapons and fought back. But these followers of Sun Kewang were all old brothers who had followed Zhang Xianzhong for many years, and they were also elites in the Western Army. They were not comparable to these rabble.
, and at this time it was also supported by the desire to survive. Everyone fought desperately, so they just fought their way through the crowd. The other Western soldiers were their opponents. Seeing their ferocity, they did not dare to stop them anymore, and rushed towards both sides.
They retreated to one side and let Sun Kewang lead his troops to finally reach the dock.
At this time, there were still twenty or thirty large and small ships parked on the edge of the pier. Five or six ships had left the shore, and on every ship that stopped at the shore, there were many soldiers from the Western Army aboard.
, there were many soldiers also vying to get on the boat, you were fighting for it, and many people used swords and guns, only to kill countless corpses floating on the river. Sun Kewang also immediately led people to kill a boat parked on the shore.
They rushed to kill, first killing the soldiers on the shore who were rushing to get on the boat. Then Sun Kewang took the lead, stepped on the pedal, jumped three steps and two, and climbed onto the deck of the boat. He raised his knife and chopped down two more soldiers.
In the middle of the river, other followers also boarded the boat one after another, and soon the boat was completely under control.
Once the boat was in hand, Sun Kewang felt a little relieved. Then he ordered his personal followers to stop other soldiers from pedaling the boat, and then ordered to prepare to sail quickly. At the same time, he also sent someone to notify Li Dingguo to come soon.
Among Sun Kewang's personal soldiers, there were a few who knew how to sail a boat, so everyone was busy pulling up the sails, raising the anchors, adjusting the steering wheel and oars, and getting ready to sail. But at this moment, they saw a boat coming down the river from upstream.
, more than ten large ships came over and approached the dock. Sun Kewang saw it and felt a little strange. He was thinking, where are the ships coming from? Could they be warships of the merchant army?
Suddenly, there was a loud "boom-boom--" sound, and a large amount of smoke spread from the bows of three large ships. Sun Kewang couldn't help being surprised. These three ships were actually equipped with artillery.
It turned out that when Shang Yi sent troops to attack Hanyang Mansion, he estimated that once the city was broken, the Western army would probably escape by boat from the dock. However, the merchant army did not have a naval force and could not intercept it on the river. But Shang Yi followed
Ten larger ships were selected from the ships crossing the river, and all were equipped with artillery. Of course, they were all small and medium-sized artillery. The largest was the No. 2 Franco machine gun, and thirty musketeers were placed on each ship.
, ordinary ships were upgraded into warships in this way. Shang Yi estimated that the Western Army would not have warships, so everyone would be in the same boat. However, since his own ship is equipped with artillery and guns, the chance of winning is still very high.
Therefore, after the war started, Shang Yi asked these ten ships to wait near Hanyang Prefecture. After the merchant army opened the city gate and entered Hanyang Prefecture, Shang Yi ordered the ships to dispatch to attack the dock of Hanyang Prefecture. However,
The defeat of the Western Army was much faster than Shang Yi expected. Therefore, by the time the warships of the merchant army arrived at the dock, six or seven ships had already left the dock and sailed to the other side of the Yangtze River.
The No. 2 Fran machine guns installed on the three leading warships also opened fire immediately. One of the three shells hit the water, stirring up a water column more than two feet high, while the other two shells hit two ships respectively.
One of the missiles hit the deck of the ship, causing wood chips to fly and killing four or five people. Another bullet hit the side of a ship less than three feet from the water, smashing out a water tank.
There was a big hole the size of a mouth. Although the gap was above the water, the side plates of the ship near the gap had been cracked, and the side sides had actually begun to soak with water.
Subsequently, the artillery on several other ships also opened fire, but the other warships were equipped with No. 3 Folan cannons and Tiger Crouching cannons, and the distance was simply out of reach. However, although most of the cannonballs fell into the water,
The deterrent effect brought to the Western Army is not small, because the current Western Army trembles when they hear the sound of gunfire. Several ships that have sailed out of the pier are rowing desperately, hoping to escape the attack of the artillery.
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When Sun Kewang saw it on the boat, he couldn't help but change his face with fright, and shouted hurriedly: "Set the boat, set the boat quickly."
A soldier replied: "General Sun, General Li and the others haven't come up yet? Just wait for them."
Sun Kewang was furious and said: "What are you waiting for? Do you want all the people in our boat to accompany him here to wait for death? Listen to my order and set sail immediately, you know? Set sail immediately. Otherwise, I will
I’ll kill you first.”
The other soldiers did not dare to argue with Sun Kewang anymore, so they cut off the cable, rowed the oars, and sailed away from the shore.
After Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang divided their forces, they led their troops to attack the merchant army. When the merchant army saw an enemy charging towards them, they immediately stood up in a three-stage firing formation and fired at the Western army.
This road is not very wide, and only about twenty people can stand side by side. The soldiers of the Merchant Army have obviously been trained in street fighting. The soldiers responsible for shooting are divided into two rows, with the soldiers in the front row squatting on the ground, and the soldiers in the back row squatting on the ground.
The soldiers in the platoon stood up to form a superimposed shooting. Instead, they fired in turns by changing guns without changing people. Moreover, in a narrow environment, the Western Army also could not deploy its troops and could only rush forward team by team.
As a result, they all died tragically at the gunpoint of the merchant army.
After several rounds of attacks, the Western Army finally discovered that their death was completely in vain, and they could not hurt a single hair of the enemy. Although they were elite troops in the Western Army, under the blow of this ruthless fact, their psychology quickly collapsed.
. So they all turned around and fled for their lives. And Li Dingguo also received a notification from someone sent by Sun Kewang, saying that Yi Jing had seized the ship and asked him to rush to join them as soon as possible. Therefore, Li Ding had no intention of fighting anymore and had to flee with the defeated soldiers.
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Fortunately, the bloody path that Sun Kewang's group had opened had not yet completely closed. In addition, Li Dingguo led the troops to rush forward, and they rushed to the edge of the pier without much effort. But it was at this moment that they rushed to the edge of the pier.
, Sun Kewang ordered people to cut the cable and sail away from the shore. Li Dingguo and others could only watch from the shore as Sun Kewang's figure standing on the stern gradually became smaller and smaller.
Li Dingguo was so angry that he stamped his feet on the shore, pointed at the river, and cursed Sun Kewang. At this moment, the merchant army behind him also came up to kill him. Seeing that it was useless to curse any more, Li Dingguo had no choice but to say bitterly: "Let's not stop."
Let’s go find another ship and escape from Hanyang Mansion first. After we return to Wuchang Mansion and meet the king, we will settle the score with Sun Kewang.”