Chapter 45: Contest "Woo, woo, woo, woo."
The low horn horn sound replaced the echo of the explosion, surging back and forth over the battlefield.
Dong Tuanxiao ordered people to blow the attack horn.
When he saw Captain Han Er suddenly fall from his horse, he immediately made a decision.
Morale can be boosted but not discouraged, no matter what new firearms or sorcery the Huai'an Red Scarf on the city wall uses.
There is nothing terrible about just killing a small captain, and it will not affect the situation of the battle.
What I'm afraid of is that the other low-level generals, principals, and principals in my family will shrink in their hearts, and the battle will be completely impossible to fight.
No matter how ferocious Dong Shatou is, he cannot personally carry a sword and kill people.
"Woo, woo, woo, woo" "Woo, woo, woo, woo" "Woo, woo, woo, woo" The sound of horns was overwhelming and dull.
The artillery fire from the city wall also became more intense, one wave after another, blasting the ground up and down.
Amidst the thick smoke raised by the gunpowder, Meng Yuan's artillery carriage and ballistae began to sprint forward at full speed.
One after another, like moths flying into the flames.
They did not dare to retreat, but Dong Shaotou attacked decisively, and those who retreated would definitely be executed.
They did not dare to stay where they were.
The longer they stayed, the easier it would be to become the target of the next round of artillery.
At this moment, the safest choice is to keep moving forward. rush.
Rush forward regardless.
Rush to the best aiming distance of the crossbow, attack with attack, and rely on the accuracy of the crossbow to suppress the firepower on the city wall.
Only then can you create a miracle.
"Boom boom boom".
The explosive shells filled with gunpowder and the solid shells without gunpowder landed alternately, creating death traps one after another on the path of the ballistae and artillery vehicles.
"Boom", "boom" and "boom" explosions sounded one after another.
Long crossbows loaded with large amounts of black powder are extremely unstable.
As long as it is hit, it will trigger a disaster in the surrounding area.
However, the numerical advantage caused about half of the ballistas to rush within a hundred and fifty steps of the city wall.
Aiming at the crenel closest to each other, they fired thick arrow shafts one after another.
"Boom!"
The first crossbow arrow collided with the city wall plastered with cement, exploded, and thick smoke billowed.
"Boom", "Boom" and "Boom" went very quickly.
The second, third and fourth crossbow arrows also flew over and hit the outside of the city wall, shocking the defenders near the target area to the point where their ears were bleeding and they were dizzy. dazzled.
The artillery on the city wall quickly retaliated, smashing more ballistae and breaking the bones of the Mongolian soldiers around the ballistae.
"Boom!"
A ballista shot through the air, landed on the top of the city, and blew up a four-pound cannon into the air.
The gunpowder barrels around "Boom" exploded, tearing a several-foot-long gap from the inside to the outside of the cement-paved city wall.
Black blood gurgled down the gap, and in the blink of an eye, the remaining half of the city wall was dyed bright red.
"Woo woo, woo woo, woo woo, woo woo" the trumpet sound urging the battle sounded again, and there was no room for rejection.
"Ahhhhhhh" Under the city wall, the Mongolian soldiers approaching under the cover of artillery fire let out a series of wolf howls.
He spread his legs and quickly rushed towards the gap stained red with blood.
Opportunity, this is a wonderful opportunity.
The number of defenders was limited, so as long as they could occupy the gap, Dong Xuanwei would send troops and horses forward with all his strength, rush into the city from here, and kill all the red scarf grass bandits inside.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Several archers who were lying on the ground pretending to be dead also jumped up suddenly, put the armor-piercing awl on the bow arm, and fired towards the gap.
Two Huai'an Army auxiliary soldiers who were rushing forward to block the gap were struck by arrows and fell down, making the gap look increasingly empty.
Dozens of Mao Gourd Soldiers carrying ladders quickly approached and slapped the heavy ladder onto the gap in the city wall with a "boom" sound.
"Ah" several She warriors howled loudly and jumped onto the ladder.
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Use your legs to exert force and move forward quickly along the ladder body that is inclined at more than 40 degrees.
For them, who have been climbing mountains and ridges since childhood, this slope is equivalent to flat ground.
In the blink of an eye, they had rushed to the gap, and were one step away from stepping onto the city.
However, this step has always become a chasm.
A whole row of Huai'an soldiers wearing iron armor suddenly appeared on their way, their spears in their hands forming a set of sharp fangs.
The She warrior who rushed at the front was unable to stop himself in time, and he collided with him and was stabbed directly into a sieve by the spear.
The other She warriors who followed quickly slowed down and waved their dog-leg knives up and down to protect their bodies.
In the diagonal thrust, there were several muskets pointed at them, "Bah, bah, bah, bah!"
At a distance of less than five feet, it is impossible for the recruits to miss the target.
The She warriors widened their eyes in surprise, opened their arms, and fell from the ladder like fallen leaves.
"Tianpai, the rattan players come and take cover."
A Khitan centurion raised a broadsword as thick as a door and roared sharply.
A small group of furry gourd soldiers rushed forward holding shields, aiming at the gap to form a shield wall.
Several archers quickly approached, and the armor-piercing awls in their hands pressed the bowstring without hesitation.
With just one breath, they could fully draw the bow and deliver a fatal blow to the defender of the gap.
Suddenly, behind the gun array, a half-foot-thick muzzle appeared.
"Boom", the Tiger Crouching Cannon, nicknamed the "spray" by the Huai'an Army, fired hundreds of projectiles, which were pushed back quickly by the gunpowder.
"Pap-pap-pap-pap."
Iron bullets as big as the belly of your finger hit the rattan sign like rain hitting the plantains.
In the blink of an eye, the shield known for its toughness was riddled with holes.
The subsequent flying projectiles passed over the obstacle and hit the Meng Yuan shooters mercilessly, leaving each of them covered with bullet holes.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom" ten musketeers appeared behind the pikemen, put the barrel of the gun on Pao Ze's shoulder, and fired lead bullets outward.
The number of Yuan soldiers near the gap suddenly dwindled, and four or five of the most notorious soldiers were hit by bullets at the same time.
He fell to the ground, bleeding like a river.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom" Another musketeer came over, stood behind the first wave of musketeers, and poked the barrel of the gun out of the gap.
More Meng Yuan soldiers were shot to death, and the remaining ones let out a scream, turned around and fled.
"Swish, swish, swish" a wave of arrows fell from mid-air, shooting all the escapees to the ground.
The next moment, hail-like arrows covered the entire gap.
Unable to dodge, the Huai'an soldiers hid their necks and shrank their heads.
According to the emergency method that has been trained many times, try your best to use the edge of the helmet and front breastplate to face the direction of the arrow's fall.
The sound of "ding-dong-dang-dang" metal hitting was endless.
Most of the feather arrows were bounced off the iron helmet and plate armor and disappeared.
Only one or two here and there have received miraculous effects because of their angle and location.
The injured Huai'an warrior quickly put down his weapon and struggled to get out of the way.
The brothers behind quickly blocked the gap left by him, picked up a spear or musket from the ground with both hands, and pointed it at the enemy who was about to pounce.
"Boom boom" "Boom boom" approaching the section of the city wall, several tiger squatting cannons turned around and fired in turn at the enemy at the gap in the city wall.
At a distance of less than twenty steps, this small cannon, which weighs only sixty or seventy kilograms and is specially used to fire shotguns, is simply a magical weapon.
Each muzzle can eject hundreds of finger-sized projectiles.
Four or five squatting tiger cannons are aimed at the same target, and they can immediately completely cover an area of half a foot around the target.
After a round of attacks, there were no longer any living Mongolian soldiers near the gap in the city wall.
Some of those who were rushing to die immediately stopped, turned around and fled.
"Boom", "Boom", "Boom" Another round of ballistae was fired, hitting the inside and outside of a certain section of the city wall, and the smoke completely engulfed this section of the city wall.
"Boom", "Boom", "Boom", approaching the fort, the six-pound and four-pound cannons with rifling were fired back one after another.
Under the unified command of the artillery regiment commander Sun Liang, they concentrated their firepower and pulled out the opponent's crossbows one by one.
The distance of one hundred and fifty steps greatly increased the accuracy of both sides.
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When the density of artillery shells increases to a certain level, a ballista cart can be reduced to parts in almost every round of counterattack.
However, the remaining ballista carts refused to retreat, and when the Huai'an army's artillery did not find their heads, they desperately poured crossbow arrows towards the city.
The front of each crossbow rod is filled with a large amount of black powder.
Through various means such as spying, bribery and repeated experiments, the gunpowder formula in the Mongolian Yuan Army is basically the same as that of the Huai'an Army.
The huge power of the explosion caused the entire Jiangwan New City to tremble, tremble, and tremble.
However, as long as the city wall did not collapse, Huai'an warriors would stick out their muskets from the crenellations, aim at the enemy troops outside, and deliver a fatal blow.
"Bang bang bang bang" a row of bullets flew past, knocking down the seven or eight Yuan soldiers who had just ran across the pontoon bridge one by one.
"Boom" a crossbow arrow hit the city wall and exploded suddenly.
Huge mushroom-shaped clouds enveloped the nearby city head that was half a foot wide.
The surrounding Yuan troops roared loudly, brandished their weapons, and carried ladders, preparing to harvest the results of the battle.
The gunpowder smoke was blown away by the wind, and more than a dozen Huai'an warriors, whose faces were blackened by the smoke, once again took out their muskets from behind the city wall, "Bang, bang, bang, bang!"
"Bah, bah, bah, bah" "Bah, bah, bah, bah" "boom" "Bah, bah, bah, bah" The sound of musket shooting, mixed with the roar of the Crouching Tiger Cannon, resounded throughout the battlefield.
Under the blue-grey Jiangwan city wall, the soldiers of the Meng Yuan Dynasty came in like a tide and retreated like a tide.
Every round of ups and downs left dozens of bloody corpses.
However, they refused to admit defeat.
Urged by the sound of trumpets, they launched a fierce attack on the city head one after another.
One hundred and fifty steps away, fewer and fewer ballistae were seizing the last chance and trying their best to continue firing gunpowder-loaded ballistae towards the city.
Further away, a dozen artillery pieces that Dong Tuanxiao spent a lot of money to collect secretly raised their muzzles.
Suddenly, a whole row of black projectiles were fired, "boom, boom, boom, boom" Most of the projectiles hit the ground halfway, creating deep craters.
However, as long as the projectile lands near the fort, it can cause huge shocks.
Harassing the gunners and loaders was miserable.
"For the four-pound cannon, continue to take care of the ballista.
For the six-pound cannon, change the targets for me.
Knock out the opponent's artillery first."
Artillery battalion commander Sun Liang was furious and quickly adjusted his tactics.
"Yes" the gunners agreed and changed the target of attack.
In a hurry, it was difficult to see the effect immediately.
Above and below the city, shells were flying around, countless lives were taken away in an instant, and countless fresh faces were buried in dust in an instant.
The sun above the head seemed unwilling to see such a tragic scene, and quietly hid behind Tongyun.
The wind picked up, and the autumn wind with the smell of blood blew from the extremely far north, blowing away the black smoke and dark red blood mist, making the killing scene in the world become clearer.
However, such a tragic scene could not shake the determination of the generals at all.
Dong Tuanxiao, the Xuanwei envoy in eastern Zhejiang, glanced at the battlefield with a frown, pulled out his sword, and ordered loudly: "Zhang Yong, it's your turn.
Come up with your Mao Gourd soldiers."
"Yes."
Zhang Yong, the deputy general of Maohulu Bing, who held the hope of the gentry in both Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces, agreed loudly and left after taking the order.
"Muhammad, bring thirty more ballista carts.
Create opportunities for General Zhang."
Dong Tuanxiao quickly issued another order without even thinking about it.
"Yes" Qianhu Muhammed agreed loudly and walked out of the team.
He ordered more than 300 pale-faced crossbow gunners to get on the ballista and quickly rushed to the front line of the battle between the two armies.
"Yeah" Dong Tuanxiao nodded with satisfaction.
He tried to straighten his body on the horse and once again turned his attention to Jiangwan New City in the distance.
The city wall wrapped in gunpowder smoke looked particularly alluring in his eyes at the moment.
That tiny little town was just built by Butcher Zhu this spring.
It was only five or six miles in radius and had a population of no more than ten or twenty thousand.
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However, in this tiny little town, there are concentrated a series of key departments such as Zhu Tutu's Hundred Workshops, artillery field, ice jade field, master craftsman's courtyard and martial arts hall.
It can be said that as long as you hold this small town, it is equivalent to holding the heart of the Huai'an Army.
Even if the defenses of several other cities are strong, they are just hanging on.
If one day, in a trance, the sound of cannons in the distance turns into cheerful gongs and drums.
Someone straddles a horse and draws a sword, pointing the country "Sir, if this continues, if we cannot break the city today, our army will not be able to restore morale for at least a few days."
However, someone did not open his eyes and stepped forward to interrupt his sweet dream loudly.
"Yeah" Dong Tuanxiao frowned and turned his head.
I just happened to see the worried face of my friend Cheng Mingzhong, the official of Xuanwei in Eastern Zhejiang.
"In terms of artillery fire, our army does not have the advantage.
More than half of the ballistas sent up earlier have been lost.
Your Excellency, you are constantly adding fuel to the fire, which is a taboo for military strategists."
"I know, thank you Brother Cheng for reminding me."
Before the other party could finish speaking, Dong Tuanxiao interrupted with a smile and waved his hand.
There was a hint of pride on the blue-gray face.
"Dong has been leading troops for many years.
Of course he knows that refueling tactics are a taboo for military strategists.
However, Dong does this not just for a mere Jiangwan City."
"This" Cheng Mingzhong couldn't guess what Dong Tuanxiao was really thinking.
He looked around, confused.
The battle near the city wall has entered a heated state.
Countless people die every moment.
And after sacrificing so many brothers, Dong Xuanwei also said that he was not planning on just a river.
Was he crazy?
Or was he really hiding some strange tricks?
"Whether you or I can go to the city to have a drink today or not, Dong's goal has been achieved."
Seeing the confused expression on the other person's face, Dong Tuanxiao smiled, his face becoming more and more mysterious.
"As the saying goes, the battlefield is like a chess game.
Brother Cheng, I wonder if you are interested in being the one to break the game with Dong?"
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