Amidst the rumbling sound of horse hooves, the black cavalry came in like a mudslide after a heavy rain. The artillery on the city head was still roaring, which made Huang San's ears buzz in the formation. The shelling failed to stop the cavalry's advance, and a burst of shelling
After that, the reloading was slow, and the cavalry team quickly approached the place where the Suzaku Army was more than a hundred steps away. Huang San could already hear the alternating and rhythmic sound of the horses' hooves, the friction of armor, the clash of swords, and even
A rough and strong gasping sound was heard. At this time, someone in the cavalry shouted "Long live", which was immediately echoed by the crowd. People shouted loudly, as if they were celebrating victory.
In this situation, it was obvious that the cavalry was about to charge. The generals in the Suzaku Army shouted "Get ready", and the musketeers heard the familiar sound of armor scraping when they raised their firearms. Huang San suddenly felt a weight on his shoulders.
Holding his hand, he looked back and saw Lao Han nodding to him. Lao Han was a musketeer who had recently participated in training. After the team reorganized, he happened to be standing behind Huang San.
The two of them could only express their trust in this way. At this time, the horse team on the opposite side had already accelerated and rushed towards them. The proud horse heads, the swords and guns shining in the sun, swept towards them like the wind and lightning.
"Bang bang bang..." After the choking smell of gunpowder smoke rose up, almost a moment after the sound of gunfire, the musketeers had just changed teams, and the ones behind them had no time to reload.
As for those cavalry charges, the distance of more than a hundred steps seemed to be only a snap of the fingers.
If the cavalry is determined to charge and reach the enemy, the musket formation cannot stop it at all, let alone the current multi-circle formation for in-depth defense. Baihuguan shouted loudly in the middle: "Fire with all your strength! The musket formation holds its position and retreats"
The one who killed me will be killed!”
A large number of cavalry arrived, and even the hair on the nose could be seen clearly from a few steps away. The matchlock gun was almost pressed against the chest of the cavalry and fired. I saw a cavalry not far away who was hit by several bullets, and blood was flowing everywhere.
The spear in his hand was also lost, and the horse beneath him was shot and fell to its knees. However, the dead man and horse still could not stop the momentum, and even the man and the horse moved forward. The man and horse weighed one or two thousand kilograms and fell in front of them.
In the circular formation in the northwest corner, the spearmen in the front line could not stop them at all, and they broke through a gap in an instant.
At this time, there were more and more cavalry around. A general roared and rushed into the formation with a halberd. The officer in the middle drew his sword and moved forward. Unexpectedly, the halberd stabbed with the momentum of the impact.
He easily broke through Baihuguan's armor, pierced directly through the chest, and stabbed out the front section bloody. With a "bang", the horse-riding general was hit by a bullet in the left chest, and then discarded the halberd that had penetrated his chest.
He pulled out a slender saber from his back and slashed, but his waist was soon pierced by a spear. The musketeers in the inner circle pulled out their sabers and pulled him off his horse, chopping him to pieces until his flesh and blood were blurred.
... Looking down from the city wall, we can see that the camp in the northwest corner has been defeated. A large number of cavalry and infantry of the Suzaku Army were fighting in a melee. The infantry who lost their formation were slashed down by sabers from above, causing heavy casualties. There were screams and screams.
The sound of acid metal tearing and rubbing was a mess, and there was blood everywhere. The explosion of firearms continued, and three formations remained organized.
The army and cavalry were not at ease either. They passed through the circular formation and suffered heavy casualties in the musket fire. Scenes of people turning their backs on their horses could be seen everywhere. After the cavalry suffered casualties in the first round of attack, the momentum had obviously weakened. Some cavalrymen were holding three guns.
Eye cannons and bows and arrows were used to fight back at the nearest location while running, and few people rushed into the circular formation.
At this moment, there was a noise in the north gate, and a large number of infantry rushed into the city. After a while, someone came to report: "The officers and soldiers broke through the city gate with rams and rushed into the north city!"
There is no need to report, Zhang Ning has already seen it on the city wall. Why was the North City breached and not the farther East City? It is indeed unexpected that the combat effectiveness of the army and infantry could breach the city gate in such a short time. The defenders
It is true that there are insufficient troops and the city defense is also very weak, but the siege troops will also have to pay a lot of casualties to break the city. This requires morale and great endurance. How can the combat effectiveness of the official army and infantry break the city?
The troops and combat plans had been deployed before the war started, and now that they were on the battlefield, nothing could be changed except using the reserve team. However, Zhang Ning did not have a reserve team because the troops were not enough.
He tried to stay calm and said to his left and right: "The cavalry under the city has been destroyed. As long as we persist and wait until the cavalry is completely defeated, we still have hope of winning."
At this time, the officers and soldiers who rushed into the city first began to attack the city walls at each gate. They attacked from the stone steps of the inner wall. The defenders on the city wall came into contact with them at the entrance of the stairs, and the fighting had spread to the west city.
When Lao Xu saw the crowds of officers and soldiers on the city wall, he couldn't help but said: "This place is very dangerous. It's best for my boss to leave first."
Where to go? Zhang Ning said: "I will be here. Until the soldiers win the victory, no one can retreat and there is no place to retreat." He turned around and ordered: "Send someone to pass the order to Yao Erlang to abandon the defense of each city and all arrive."
Come to the west city to defend. Be careful that the infantry of the army breaks through the west city too quickly and penetrates through the west gate to threaten my main rear wing. The artillery team also goes down to the city and forms a formation inside the west gate...Wang Xian, you lead the guards to reinforce the city.
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Wang Xian was stunned for a moment, then he clasped his fists and said, "I have the order!" He then pulled out his sword and called the twelve guards standing on the left and right to go north.
At this moment, Wang Xian truly felt in his heart that he had made the right choice by taking the initiative to vote for Zhang Ning. Most of the descendants of Jianwen Yuchen like Wang Xian had a tragic and humiliating experience behind them. In the past, he could only survive hiding in a wild forest in a mountainous area.
, he was scared when he saw the officers and soldiers. Today, he could finally compete with them face to face. The scene of fighting to the death without losing dignity in a critical situation was exactly what he had always wanted to encounter.
He led his men to run north for a while, and saw two armies blocking each other and fighting at the stone steps of the inner city. There were heads of people surging up and down the stone steps like a forest of swords and guns. This scene made him inexplicably excited. Wang Xianba
He drew his sword and shouted: "Kill!" Then he took the lead and rushed forward.
A sergeant stabbed Wang Xian with a spear. Wang Xian grabbed it with one hand and jumped down. He waved his knife and heard a scream. Hot blood spattered his face. Those officers and soldiers holding spears
Suddenly someone rushed to him. He couldn't react for a moment and couldn't hit him with a spear. Wang Xian took the opportunity to pick up a knife and chop him randomly. At this time, there was a sharp pain in his thigh and he was stabbed by the person behind him.
In pain, he knelt down on one knee and stabbed forward with the knife in his hand. At this time, the soldiers of the Suzaku Army who were originally at a disadvantage were infected and counterattacked. The narrow stone steps were crowded and the two sides stabbed each other.
All I could hear was the muffled sound of swords and guns entering flesh, the ground was covered with corpses and pools of blood, and the entire stone steps were dyed red.
Sure enough, many officers and soldiers came from the Cross Street to the West City. The North City was set on fire. Because most of the houses were built with wood, the fire spread quickly and could not be stopped. The raging fire burned half of the sky red, and the thick smoke almost enveloped the entire city.
Yao Erlang led the remaining infantry to abandon the North City and East City and rushed to the West City Wall. There were still about a hundred people in total, most of whom were musketeers. Most of the defenders had been killed in close combat. The cannons that had been operating the artillery before
There were dozens of soldiers. At this time, they had given up their artillery and walked down the city wall to join other soldiers and horses in formation.
"The last general deserves death!" Yao Erlang walked up to the city and knelt down in front of his chair. He defended the city wall, but he didn't even hold it for half an hour. He really felt guilty. "The enemy soldiers rushed to the city walls and set up
The ladders were like ants clinging to us, and we had no choice but to cope with them, unable to fight back. There was no moat outside the city, so after the rush vehicle crossed the trench we dug, we arrived at the city gate. I asked people to carry stones and wood to seal the city gate.
But it still failed to stop..."
Zhang Ning did not blame him, but instead helped him up and said: "Nearly half of the defenders were injured, but they were still able to mobilize to the west city, which is very admirable. You immediately go to the city and lead the army to fight. You must not let the enemy soldiers break through the west gate!"
Zhang Ning turned his head and looked down at the fighting below the city. Although the Suzaku Army also suffered many casualties, the officers and cavalry suffered greater losses in the charge. The cavalry, which had lost its impact, was already showing signs of collapse. But at this time, if Zhu Yong's large number of infantry
The Suzaku Army took the opportunity to get close to participate in the melee, and did not collapse; then the Suzaku Army would most likely face annihilation, after all, the number of troops was much smaller.
Since Zhu Yong chose to attack the city with infantry before the war and indeed hit Zhang Ning's weak link, he could only let the infantry completely defeat the defenders from the city and penetrate to the outside of the west city to participate in the battle. But he could not
Let the infantry withdraw from the city and then detour to fight in the west city, because it will take a long time for the infantry that has been trapped in the city battle to retreat and form formation again.
By now, the nearly two hundred people in Xicheng will be the key to the victory or defeat of this battle.
The reason why the battle ended like this is because Zhang Ning had no intention of taking a defensive stance from the beginning. Otherwise, as soon as the official army attacked the city, the outside troops would be withdrawn into the city to defend it. With Zhu Yong's current strength, it would be impossible to break through.
City. The main force of the Suzaku Army was dueling with the cavalry outside the city. It looked like a defense, but in fact it was an offense. They did not take the initiative because of a mobility problem. They could only induce the cavalry to come to fight.
Zhang Ning had already heard the chaotic footsteps at the other end of the long street, and a large number of army infantry were coming this way. Yao Erlang came to the city and shouted: "Array!" There were about two hundred people, maybe less.
, they formed a four-row deep square formation one after another. The first row was composed of long gunners, the second row was mainly artillerymen, they only had waist knives, and the next two rows were matchlock gunners, equipped with short rifles, single swords and shields.
Looking back outside the city, the cavalry with nearly half of the casualties were regrouping after passing through the Suzaku Army formation for an unknown number of times, hoping to launch another attack. Zhang Ning judged that this would be the last charge that the cavalry could make.
Forcibly attacking a camp that cannot be completely broken multiple times regardless of battle losses will limit the endurance of the elite.
There were only about thirty-four people left in the Suzaku Army circular formation that had been completely dispersed and almost all killed and wounded. Most of them were injured, but they were able to take the opportunity to reorganize a small circular formation to fight against their backs. Such a scene made Zhang
Ning was very shocked. It was completely reasonable for the elite soldiers with more than half of the casualties to collapse and flee, but those people didn't run away. Maybe they knew that the world was so big but they had nowhere to run.
"We are determined to fight to the last soldier!" Yao Erlang in the city shouted loudly, "For the dignity and glory of the Suzaku Army!" This sentence shows that he is a man who is greatly influenced by his cousin Zhang Ning.