Chapter 285 Will both sides suffer?
Countless bullets rained down, and the more than a thousand Yunnan soldiers in front were all killed after several rounds of volleys. There was no one alive. However, You Shigong, who had just escaped, immediately ordered to continue throwing arrows, even throwing spears. Also used in it.
Obviously, the lethality of surrender was much greater than that of arrows. In addition, Mu Qishan once again ordered the Yunnan soldiers to counterattack. The casualties of the 33rd Brigade suddenly increased. There were less than 200 people left in one regiment of the former army.
Huang Zhong had already stood on the city tower, and the city wall on the left was pushed down by the Weisuo troops. The Weisuo troops poured into Qiantang City like a flood.
The war in Qiantang has been reported to You Shiwei. He went up to Wulin Gate with armor overnight and looked at Qiantang City in the northwest. You Shiwei immediately turned around and ordered his soldiers: "Go to the governor quickly and tell them that the rebels Maybe we will mobilize the general troops tonight, we are going out of the city to rescue Qiantang County, please ask Mr. Zhang to take charge of Wulin Gate."
"yes..."
You Shiwei waited for Zuo Liangyu to arrive, and then ordered: "General Zuo, you lead five thousand soldiers and horses of our headquarters and go to battle with me."
Zuo Liangyu turned around and left without any ambiguity. You Shiwei handed over the city defense to the deputy commander-in-chief Zhou Degong. He also ordered 10,000 horses and immediately opened the Wulin Gate. The 15,000 people immediately headed northwest. .
You Shiwei knew that his opponents were all armed with firearms, and there was Beixinguan right in front of him. Although Beixinguan was destroyed, the terrain around Beixinguan was too complicated. His cavalry could not deploy, so he could only lead the infantry. Pawn rushed over.
Chen Cao was in the camp outside Beixin Pass. Suddenly Zhao Xin came to report that there were defenders at Wulin Gate. He immediately got up and walked out of the camp. Looking at the continuous torches, Chen Cao chuckled, then turned around and said: "Notify the artillery team. Bombard Wulin Gate, and also launch an attack on Wulin Gate immediately."
You Shiwei's goal is obviously not Beixinguan, but towards Qiantang. His purpose is very simple. He and You Shigong in Qiantang will cooperate with each other to eliminate all the rebels attacking Qiantang in Qiantang City, and then enter the city and return to Hangzhou from West Lake. Inside.
Zhou Degong had just taken over the Wulin Gate city defense and was about to set it up when he suddenly heard several cannon shots, followed by violent explosions in the Wulin Gate tower and city wall where he was located.
The air wave immediately knocked him to the ground, and there was a buzzing sound in his ears.
"What happened?"
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
With the sound of gunfire, Zhou Degong didn't know what it was, and was suddenly shocked: "Quickly, close the city gate, the rebels are attacking the city." Then he realized what he was doing, and immediately grabbed his soldiers and ordered: "Quickly tell us to leave the city. General, the rebels are attacking Wulinmen with the plan of sending the tiger away from the mountain, please send reinforcements, general."
Chen Cao never thought about actually storming Wulinmen. After all, attacking Hangzhou without strong artillery support would be tantamount to risking the lives of his own soldiers.
Chen Cao would never adopt this kind of behavior of giving away people's heads.
It was expected that You Shiwei would definitely rescue Qiantang County, so Chen Cao's plan was to use Wang Xiaojie and Yuan Shizhong as bait. When You Shiwei surrounded him and wanted to kill Wang Xiaojie inside and outside, he would send troops to counter the siege, not to mention heavy damage. You Shiwei also wanted to block the troops he was leaving the city to meet in Qiantang, so he sent the main force to launch a real attack from the Genshan Gate guarded by Kang.
Besides, the three field guns only had twenty rounds of shells, which was intended to give the guards of Wulin Gate an illusion and make them mistakenly estimate that the real location of the attack was at Wulin Gate and not elsewhere.
The war in Qiantang has entered a fierce state with You Shiwei's sudden participation. When You Shiwei surrounded Wang Xiaojie, who was about to enter the city, the Shence Army behind him also arrived, and a melee ensued. After the sound of the sound, You Shiwei was also horrified. He never expected that the rebels armed with firearms would dare to attack the eight-meter-high Hangzhou City at night.
But now that they have joined the Qiantang battle group, they cannot get away at all. If they announce their withdrawal, it will not only affect the morale of the army, but also cause the originally superior officers and soldiers to show signs of collapse.
Therefore, You Shiwei could only choose to resist forcefully, and sent people back, ordering Zhou Degong to tell You Shigong, who was at Genshan Gate, to be the commander of the entire Hangzhou army for the time being.
Ma Liang really didn't want to appear on the top of the city. Even he couldn't help scolding the rebels for being so courageous: "These straight women suffered losses in Qiantang during the day, and now they choose to attack the city in the middle of the night." , I really don’t think my life will be long.”
One of the guerrillas apologized and said with a smile: "What the general said is that the city wall of Hangzhou is comparable to that of Nanjing. The highest point of our city tower at Genshan Gate is nearly four feet high. Attacking the city at night does not take the lives of the soldiers seriously."
"The life of the traitor is also life? They are just a bunch of bedbugs." After Ma Liang cursed, he looked towards the Wulin Gate in the south: "I don't know what to retreat, I just fell asleep not long ago."
As soon as Ma Liang finished speaking, You Shilu went up to the city tower with his helmet on. After inspecting for a while, he was about to leave. A horseman ran up the horse road in the same city, holding a torch and shouting: "Where is General You?"
It was also a coincidence that You Shilu met him just as he entered the city: "I am the deputy commander-in-chief of Yulin, You Shilu."
The knight rode his horse in a circle: "General, the Commander-in-Chief has an order for the general to take over the defense of Hangzhou."
You Shilu asked hurriedly, and the knight replied: "In reply to the general, the rebels attacked the city at night, and the general, General Zuo, and 15,000 people went out to rescue the city. Now General Zhou is guarding Wulin Gate; the rebels We are shelling Wulin Gate and there is loud gunfire. It seems that the rebels are divided into two groups and will attack Hangzhou tonight."
You Shilu thought for a moment. He was not as wise and brave as his brother, but he still thought about it and ordered his close guerrillas to leave 3,000 people to guard the Genshan Gate, while he hurriedly led the remaining 7,000 Yulin troops. Toward the Wulin Gate.
When Kang Zhi arrived at Genshan Gate from the General's Mansion, he heard that You Shilu had taken over the defense of Hangzhou and took most of the troops to Wulin Gate. At this moment, the strength of Genshan Gate was only 3,000 Yulin frontier troops and 3,000 patrolling general Ma Liang. As well as the 3,000 soldiers under his command in Hangzhou, the remaining 30,000 young men were on standby in the camp at the moment. Because Wulin Gate was suddenly bombarded, Zhang Yangming, who got the news, immediately ordered the mobilization of more than 10,000 young men from Genshan Gate to guard Wulin Gate.
Kang Shui was also worried about what to do. Suddenly, the defense of Genshan Gate was suddenly blocked. It was a good time for him to take over. However, when he arrived at Genshan Gate, the defense of Genshan Gate was handed over to guerrilla You Shilu. Sui couldn't intervene and could only obey orders and help defend.
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In the mountains of Phoenix Mountain, Taizhou General Qi Changguo's three thousand troops had just crossed Wansong Ridge when they saw fires in the northwest and red clouds and smoke rising into the sky from the top of the mountain.
Qi Xianye approached: "Uncle, it seems that Guo Zheng is leading his army to attack Qiantang County."
The sound of artillery that followed stunned Qi Changguo, and he said: "It seems that the Duke has launched a general attack tonight and sent an order. After the entire army enters Hangzhou, they will go straight to the Hangzhou prefect's Yamen, the Zhejiang Sansi Yamen and the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen. "
"General, our army has captured the Wansongling city wall."
Because Fenghuang Mountain is on the periphery, the city wall of Hangzhou City is along the Wansong Ridge. The city wall of Wansong Ridge is said to be a city wall, but in fact it is only two meters high. It is covered with beacon towers and a pass. Hangzhou has been around since Taizu. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were no more wars. The original city wall garrison department on Wansong Ridge was slowly depleted of wages. By the early Wanli year, the garrison was withdrawn, leaving only an inspection department with about 200 people.
Hangzhou was in a hurry, and even the patrol soldiers on Wansong Ridge were redeployed, leaving only two small banner units with more than 20 people to guard the city wall.
Until the Qi army came over, these twenty people were still sleeping soundly in the city wall pass, and all of them were captured.
As soon as you enter the city wall pass, there is a road down the mountain, where the army can pass slowly.
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"Raise the gun..."
"put..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
"Get back quickly..."
After all, the Yunnan soldiers could not stop them. At this moment, of the 5,000 men Mu Qishan placed in front, only less than 700 remained, and the rest were all killed.
Huang Zhong's 33rd Brigade suffered a lot of casualties. Using volley-style tactics, they finally completely opened up Beicheng at the cost of more than 4,000 casualties for the entire brigade.
Huang Zhong burst into tears. Thousands of soldiers died in Beicheng. In order to see clearly the distribution of enemy lines, You Shigong ordered all the remaining houses in Beicheng to be set on fire. After the fire spread, those archers and The crossbowmen all chose to shoot flatly, and the casualties of the 33rd Brigade were due to the damage caused by arrows and crossbows.
"General, we have captured this guy..."
Because Wang Chong was about to run away, he was caught by the Yulin Army Staff General who was supervising the army in Nancheng. However, his original 4,000 guard troops now had less than 2,000 left, and the rest were all dead.
"Wang Chong, the commander of the Zhejiang capital, escaped before the battle, resulting in the loss of Beicheng. According to military law, he was executed on the spot..."
Before Wang Chong could scream that he was wronged, his head was beheaded by a soldier from Yulin. You Shigong shouted at the surviving Qianhu: "If you dare to run away again, you will be killed without mercy. Please lead our team as soon as possible." Soldiers, prepare to engage the enemy. As long as you stay on guard until dawn, everyone alive will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."
"General, Commander Mu can't handle it anymore."
You Shigong took a deep breath and turned to look at Zhang Yong behind him: "Zhang Guerbi, your troops will immediately take over General Mu's position. We must not let the rebels rush through Beicheng."
Even You Shigong doesn't know whether they can stop Wang Xiaojie, because at this moment the remaining troops of the Shenwu Army have filed in under Wang Xiaojie's order. They have only one purpose, to block the defenders in the city while also guarding the destroyed areas. The city walls and gates blocked the You Shiwei army that came to surround them from outside Qiantang City.
