Peng Zhengsui was in Jiangsu city at this time, looking through Qiushui, so when he heard someone telling him that Li Songchen had mobilized the merchant army with the scriptures, they were about to enter the city, and they were ecstatic because at this time the Suzhou garrison was using the scriptures to move.
He had reported several times that the rebels began to attack the city with the scriptures. Li Songchen said that he had mobilized the merchant army. It was too time.
Suzhou City has six gates, namely Lou Gate and Vi Gate in the east; Pan Gate in the south; Xu Gate in the west; Qi Gate in the north. Because the rebels were sieging the city in the south, the merchant army also chose to go from the north city.
Qimen entered Suzhou, and Peng Zhengsui also rushed to Qimen in person to welcome them into the city. It was not the regiment commander Cheng Jin who led the troops into the city, but the deputy regiment commander Cheng Gang. However, Peng Zhengsui no longer cares who he is now, and has repeatedly apologized to him.
, he failed to let the merchant army enter the city early, and at the same time he scolded Zheng Jinggao, and then asked the merchant army to go up to the city wall to defend and defend Suzhou as soon as possible.
After all, Cheng Gang is still not very familiar with the world. Seeing that the prefect was so humble and saved him, he also forgot all his previous unhappiness. At the same time, Shang Yi's general order ordered him to keep Suzhou no matter what, so he immediately ordered.
, the people entering the city immediately rushed to the south city to defend.
Seeing the merchant army trotling towards Nancheng, Peng Zhengsui breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong. Didn’t the merchant army say that there were more than 3,500 people?
The son was finished. Although the prefect Peng did not understand military affairs, the number of people could still be seen. The merchant army entering the city was estimated to be only more than 1,000, and at most about 1,500 people. Such a small number of people,
Can you defeat the bandits? But now that people have entered the city, they can only leave it to fate.
In fact, Cheng Gang brought only one musket battalion and two spearmen companies into Suzhou City, a total of more than 1,300 people. Because the tactical thinking of the family army never gave up the initiative, he would never hide in the city.
Defend to the death. After learning that the rebels began to attack the city with the scriptures, Cheng Jin immediately decided to divide the entire regiment into two parts, one part going to the city to defend, and the other part lying outside the city, waiting for an opportunity to attack the rebels
. At the same time, Cheng Jin also considered that at this time, the rebels approached the city wall with the passage, and the artillery basically lost the attack distance in the city defense, so they left all the artillery battalions outside the city.
When the merchant army arrived in the south city, the rebels had indeed set up a ladder with the scriptures and were climbing up the city. Although the Ming army gathered nearly two thousand Ming troops to defend the battle on the cityures, the Ming army in Suzhou was basically
It was vulnerable. At this time, several gaps were opened by the attack, and dozens of rebels were also allowed to step onto the city wall. The Ming army not only did not fight hard to block the rebels, but instead abandoned the city and fled.
If the merchant army arrives a little later, I am afraid that Nancheng will not be able to be saved.
When Cheng Gang saw this, he immediately led the merchant army to the top of the city and ordered the spearmen to take responsibility to eliminate the rebels who attacked the city, while the musketeers occupied the battlements and guarded the city walls. At this time, the rebels were all
It was too late to shoot with muskets when he climbed to the vicinity of the battlement, so Chenggang ordered the first bomb attack.
Each of the musketeers of the merchant army brought a grenade. After hearing Cheng Gang's order, they immediately took turns igniting the leads of the grenade in units of the company and threw them into the city.
I heard a series of huge explosions sounding under the city, which was about to attack. The heat waves suddenly hit people, and the smoke was soaked. The rebels were also blown away by blood and flesh, and they were buried in the city, and they immediately screamed in pain. The merchant army's
The grenades were thrown round after round to the city until they were thrown away all the grenades they brought. Even the rebels on many ladders were shocked and stood unsteadily and fell down. Many ladders were blown off by grenades.
, and even the people and the ladder fell under the city.
Moreover, the attack was too sudden. The rebels did not expect that the Ming army, who had been defending the city, suddenly used such a terrible weapon, and the offensive immediately slowed down. Many merchants in the city took advantage of this opportunity to seize the battlement, then set up muskets and fired at the city. So after the explosion of the grenades, they replaced them like beans. The sound of gunfire and the projectiles sprayed under the city like raindrops, shooting through the rebels' bodies, tearing their muscles and shattering their bones. The rebels' screams continued, and they all fell to the ground and died.
The spearmen of the Merchant Army also seized this opportunity and tried their best to eliminate the rebel soldiers who had attacked the city. Although the city was narrow and the soldiers of the Merchant Army could not form a gun array, they were also in groups of four or five people. Arrange the guns and stab each other, fight as collectively as possible, and form a local advantage.
Most of the rebels attacking the city were members of the Xuanhuang Sect, and their personal martial arts were outstanding. If it was one-on-one, it would be almost a sure victory. What is a one-on-two or one-on-three contest? They also have a great chance of winning, but when faced with a merchant army, many people were scrambling together and stabbing each other, and never dodging and giving in, they always had a sprint like this, and it was difficult to resist. In addition, the number of rebels attacking the city was too many The troops were hit by the grenades and muskets of the merchant army, and they could not support the city at all, so fewer and fewer people were killed. Finally, they were assassinated by the merchant army on the top of the city.
Although all the grenades brought by him were thrown away at this time, in addition to attacking the rebels on the city, the merchant army was even more comfortable to defend the city. Under Cheng Gang's command, he also set up three consecutive shots at the speed. The formation of the city launched an organized attack on the rebels under the city, and the spearmen were also guarding the musketeers and ready to support them at any time. The situation on the city quickly stabilized.
The Ming army, who had been killed by the rebels, did not know that this was reinforcements from there, but when they saw that they took extraordinary action as soon as they came on the field, they immediately turned the situation around, so they calmed down and ran away They also turned back, threw away the weapons and picked them up again, and they all stepped onto the city to help the merchant army defend the city together. After the rebels who were siege were hit hard, they still had If you dare to continue to attack the city, you will retreat. After a while, you will all retreat.
At this time, Ma Jinzhong, who was commanding the rebels to attack the city under the city, was also angry and anxious. The siege just now went very smoothly. The soldiers all attacked the city with their own rules. They were about to capture Suzhou City, but suddenly they came from the city. I don't know what to throw down, but first he exploded his men and horses to death and injuries. Then he continued to shoot guns on the top of the city, only killing his soldiers to death and fall back one after another. This round of attack was so hard It was blocked.
However, now Ma Jinzhong also realized that the way of defending the city on the city had undergone great changes, and the number of firearms increased significantly. Obviously, the Ming army was no longer the previous Ming army, and it was very likely that the merchant army entered the city with the passage. He participated in the defense. But at this point, Ma Jinzhong was not willing to return so incompetent. Therefore, after a little rectification of his troops, Ma Jinzhong immediately ordered to launch an attack on Suzhou City again.
But now the mentality of both sides has undergone a huge reversal. Although there were only more than 1,000 merchant troops entering Suzhou City to defend, they were quite famous after all, and they fought a bright rebellious battle as soon as they stepped on. The combat power and fierce firepower undoubtedly gave the original defenders in Suzhou City a shot of a heart-warming agent. Under the leadership of the merchant army, the defenders' confidence increased greatly, their courage became much stronger, and their fear of the rebels was greatly improved. reduce.
The rebels were hit by the merchant army in the last round of attack, and they were still scared. Almost everyone had never seen such a fierce firearm, so their morale plummeted, and many people were relieved. Under Ma Jinzhong's forced, he had to bite the bullet and attack the city.
The morale of the two sides has decreased and the other has increased, and the result can naturally be imagined. This time, the rebels, let alone attack the city head, even approaching the city wall became very difficult. Before they could get close to the city wall, they were immediately affected. The muskets from the merchant army were fired, and the personnel fell in rows. Although the other Ming soldiers guarding the city did not have muskets, they were able to deal with it when they were calm. They still had bows and arrows in their hands, and on the top of the city A lot of rolling wood and rocks were prepared, and they all shot and smashed them down at the rebels under the city, which also greatly helped the merchant army.
The rebel soldiers were killed by muskets, shot by bows and arrows, and were knocked down by stones. Before they could set up a ladder to attack the city, a large number of them were killed and injured. In fact, most of the rebels were from the original garrison. The Ming army was not strong in fighting. On the one hand, it was because it was because it was a prosperous Suzhou and could steal it if it attacked the city. On the other hand, the Ming army in Suzhou was too bad and it was not enough to fight at all. Therefore, when it first attacked the city, it was It seems that everyone is full of energy. But they can still be as morale as a rainbow when fighting against the wind, but once they encounter a battle against the wind, their true colors will be revealed. Now that they meet a tough guy, the true nature of the veterans in the rebels will be revealed immediately. I still dared to attack there, so I quickly turned around and ran away.
When Ma Jinzhong saw him in the back formation, he was furious and furious. While calling the soldiers, he was not allowed to retreat and continued to attack, he organized a supervising team to attack and block the attacking soldiers and fled.
Just as Ma Jinzhong was busy, a soldier suddenly came to Ma Jinzhong and said, "Report to the leader of Ma, it's a big deal, and a Ming army came from behind us."
Ma Jinzhong was shocked when he heard this. When he looked back, he found that behind his array, there was a Ming army formation, which was only more than two hundred steps away from him. Moreover, the Ming army formation was still rampant. It was expanded to more than a hundred steps, so there was no way to see how many people there were.
The Ming army, who came from behind the rebels, was naturally the other troops of the Third Regiment of the Merchant Army led by Cheng Jin, including a musket battalion, an artillery battalion, two spear soldiers companies and a reconnaissance company. The total number was 2,020 yuan. More than two people.
The merchant army is a horizontal array, with forty cannons each two steps and divided into two rows of front and back. The musketeers stand in the gap between the cannons, and the spearmen protect the two wings of the entire army, so the entire formation is one. A narrow and long horizontal line was slowly advancing towards the rebels. A large flag in the middle flew in the wind, with a huge "Shang" embroidered on the flag.