Although Liu Zeqing gritted his teeth and led his troops to fight, he still did not change the situation on the battlefield. Because at this time the 20th Regiment had already arrived at the position and joined the battle group. Moreover, this hand-to-hand combat, the merchant army had been very careful and dispersed.
The attacking soldiers gathered again, so they also returned to the combat method of coordinating and using different weapons in hand-to-hand combat in the past.
In addition, the merchant army was also in a hurry and had to find the face of yesterday's failure. Therefore, it was very brave. The Qing army was also killed and retreated repeatedly, and soon afterwards.
The trench was approaching the second trench. Moreover, the soldiers of the Qing merchant army had already fought together, which made the Qing army in the city dare not easily shoot arrows and shoot, and attack the merchant army under the city.
The second trench on the outside defense line of the Qing army was almost retreating to the city wall near the moat, although the supervisory team was at the moat at this time and continued to kill dozens of defeated Qing soldiers. It was not necessary to maintain the force.
The Qing army's resistance power.
But Shang Shan was very anxious and was now thinking urgently whether to take back all the troops outside the city, because from the current situation, the positions outside the city will definitely not be able to be defended. If we don't, we will not be able to control them.
When the troops outside the city were put in, they would all die outside the city. Liu Zeqing's troops were nothing, but there were still two thousand musket soldiers outside the city. This was an important group of troops guarding the city, and they were all destroyed outside the city now.
, it is not bad, there are also city walls and city defense lines to guard.
Shang Shan finally decided to put all the Qing troops outside the city into Huangzhou City, rely on the city wall, and continue to defend. However, Shang Shan also knew that withdrawing troops was the most dangerous under such circumstances, because the Qing troops outside the city now rely on them all
With a breath of energy, it is not supported by force. Once the city gate is opened and the withdrawal of troops into the city is released, the troops will be defeated immediately and completely defeated. The northern city of Huangzhou has only one city gate, and both sides are still
There is a small side gate, and thousands of soldiers have to enter the city through three city gates, and it will take less than half an hour. Therefore, you must first hold on at the city gate and let other troops enter the city calmly.
So Shangshan also made arrangements and ordered Ahani to bring 500 soldiers out of the city to protect the area around the city gate, withstand the attack of the merchant army, and let the large groups of people outside the city retreat calmly back to the city.
But although Shang Shan thought well and arranged it carefully, the result was still better than he expected. The problem lies with Liu Zeqing.
Liu Zeqing is a typical veteran gangster. He is accustomed to meeting the wind on the battlefield. He is cheap and runs faster than a rabbit when encountering danger. Now, when the situation is not good, the position outside the city cannot be saved at all, but Huangzhou
The city gate was closed and there was no way to defend, so I had to lead the troops in the headquarters to support it.
However, Liu Zeqing had a little more mind than others. I guess Shang Shan would not throw all five or six thousand people out of the city. There were still two thousand musket soldiers here? But the city gate was only so big, and
There are merchants pressing forward step by step outside the city. I am afraid that in the end, some people will not be able to enter the city and be locked outside the city. Then don’t think about entering the city anymore. You have to be more flexible and never become this.
Some people.
Therefore, while Liu Zeqing was commanding the army to resist, he was also trying his best to move towards the city gate, intending to wait until the city gate opened and he would enter the city first.
Sure enough, just when Liu Zeqing had just moved to the city gate, he saw the suspension bridge lowering and the city gate opened. When Liu Zeqing saw the opportunity was rare, he immediately ran to the city without saying a word. There were more than a hundred people around him.
Protected, they naturally followed Liu Zeqing into the city.
At this time, Ahani was able to lead his troops out of the city, and the two teams inevitably collided in the city gate. Although the number of these two teams was not large, how big could the city gate be?
Crowd together, those who want to go out can’t get out, and those who want to go in can’t get in.
If it was normal, it would be easy to deal with it. The two sides adjusted slowly and could actually pass each other, just a little slower. But at this time, the soldiers outside the city also found that the city gate was opened, and Liu Zeqing had already taken the lead.
After entering the city, he saw that the road of life was just behind him, who would still want to fight to the death? Therefore, the soldiers outside the city "huh" and all crowded towards the city gate, and immediately squeezed the city gate and was filled with water.
As a result, Ahanikan was also blocked in the city gate and could not get out at all.
Shang Shan, who was commanding the battle on the city tower, also saw the whole thing clearly. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth, stamped his feet and beat his chest. It was originally a good plan, but he was disturbed by Liu Zeqing. But
He had no other choice now, so he had to order Ahanikan to withdraw from the city gate and put the defeated army into the city. At the same time, he ordered people to arrest Liu Zeqing and wait for the disposal.
As soon as Ahanikan's men retreated, Liu Zeqing's troops became the first Qing army to escape into Huangzhou City. Liu Zeqing was very proud. Fortunately, he saw the opportunity quickly, so he took the lead in Huangzhou City. If he was one step too late
, I don't know what will happen? And his followers who came to the city with him also praised Liu Zeqing, but at this moment, a team of Qing troops came over and arrested Liu Zeqing without saying a word, tied up and claimed that
It was on the order of Shang Beizi to capture Liu Zeqing. Therefore, Liu Zeqing's followers did not dare to take action, so they could only watch Liu Zeqing being taken away.
Liu Zeqing also understood that being captured at this time would probably be a great disaster, so he felt very regretful. If he had known that entering the city would be the ending, then he would have surrendered to the merchant army outside the city.
Although Liu Zeqing was arrested and detained, the current situation will not change because of Liu Zeqing's arrest. Previously, because there was no way out, the Qing army had to fight to the death. Now that the city gates were opened, the soldiers all saw a glimmer of hope.
Of course, they didn't want to fight the merchant army, so they were full of fighting spirit and were only concerned about rushing into the city. No one wanted to fight the merchant army anymore. The people on both sides rushed towards the city gate, while the people behind were desperately trying to fight the merchant army.
The front was squeezed, while the people in front were trying desperately to squeeze into the city.
Of course, the merchant army outside the city would not miss this good opportunity, and might be able to take this opportunity to enter Huangzhou City, so it immediately launched a fierce attack on the Qing army around the city gate, and all the rifles and grenades were fired together.
At this time, the Qing army was crowded near the city gate, which gave the merchant army's firearms enough to use their weapons and maximized their lethality. Rifle shooting was almost 100% hit, and grenades were thrown into the crowd.
One blown up, but the exposed gap was quickly filled with the surging crowd.
Although the Qing army was desperately crowded to the city gate, under the fierce firepower of the merchant army, they could only give in to both sides. The merchant army also chased the Qing army's direct rear and gradually rushed to the edge of the suspension bridge.
Shang Shan, who was commanding the city tower, also knew that it was impossible to put all the Qing army's troops into Huangzhou City. And if it was not done well, the Xun army would take the opportunity to enter Huangzhou City.
It was dangerous. Therefore, Shang Shan made a quick decision and ordered the suspension bridge to be pulled up and the city gates to prevent the merchant army from taking the opportunity to enter the city.
But at this time, the suspension bridge and the city gate were crowded with people, so they could not be pulled up or closed. The merchant army had already stepped on the suspension bridge. Shang Shan knew that the situation was urgent and could not hesitate anymore, so he immediately ordered the fire to the city.
Shooting, whether it is the Qing army or the merchant army, is the target of attack. People entering the city must be cut off and the city gates must be closed.
So the muskets and arrows on the city wall were fired together and attacked the city. Although most of the people who were hit were Qing soldiers, many soldiers from the merchant army were shot and arrowed to death. In this case, the merchant army and
The Qing army also retreated a little temporarily, and the Qing army took this opportunity to finally pull up the suspension bridge. As soon as the suspension bridge was pulled up, it was cut off from the crowded soldiers in Huangzhou City, and the city gates were finally closed.
Seeing that the city gate of Huangzhou was closed, the merchant army could only be beaten passively in the moat, so they also went first and backwards. However, outside the city, there were still a large number of Qing soldiers who failed to enter the city, and they were shouting and shouting at the city by the moat.
He jumped and made a fuss, and asked the Qing soldiers guarding the city to open the city gate again.
In fact, Shang Shan didn't want to open the city and put all the soldiers in it, but he saw it very clearly in the city wall that the merchant army did not really retreat, but retreated into the first trench dug by the Qing army.
It opened a distance from the Qing army and then fired at the Qing army. This not only prevented hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army, but also once the city gate was opened again, it could immediately rush to grab the city gate. Therefore, Shang Shan did not dare to do it again
When the city gate was opened, the city ordered people to shout to the city, asking the Qing army outside the city to fight with the merchant army. When the merchant army was blocked at a certain distance, then opened the city gate and let them enter.
Although Shang Shan thought very well, the Qing army outside the city had the will to fight against the merchant army. Although the merchant army had already begun to attack the Qing army outside the city, the Qing army did not turn around to fight.
, still gathered by the moat, waiting to open the gate, and the impatient ones began to curse, greeting the female elders in Shangshan's family, and some clear soldiers who knew how to water simply jumped into the moat, directly
Swim to the other side.
Shang Shan, who was on the city tower, did not feel the fire, and ordered the Qing army under the city to fire again, forcing them to fight against the merchant army. Of course, part of the firepower was also attacking the merchant army outside the city, and at this time the merchant army was
Outside the city, the Qing army's trenches were used as cover and launched an attack with the Qing army. The artillery behind the position was fully fired and bombarded the city wall. The sound of one elbow cannon was booming, and the gunshots exploded quickly, and the attack on the sergeant was very fierce.
However, the merchant army and the Qing army in the city launched firepower attacks, which made the Qing soldiers outside the city suffer. They were trapped in the middle, unable to advance or retreat, and became living targets for both sides.