Chapter 201 Heroes
In a daze, Sun Jie seemed to have returned to his home in the capital, where his wife was talking to her mother. His wife glanced at him, but ignored her and continued to chat and laugh with her mother. The two of them turned a blind eye to his arrival and chatted on their own. A child of two or three years old was waving a small wooden sword and happily chasing a butterfly. Suddenly he stumbled and fell to the ground. He was about to get up when he saw his wife and mother running over in a hurry. He simply rolled away. Cry loudly... you cunning little bastard! Sun Jie laughed and cursed and was about to step forward to pick up the little guy when he suddenly felt something was wrong - he hadn't been home for almost two years, why was his son still as old as when he left? Mother and wife were also dressed the same way when they parted!
It's raining, raindrops are falling on my face. Hey, the sun is still hanging high, how can it rain? Just as he was hesitating, it seemed like someone was calling him, "Commander, Commander!" The voice was still very familiar...
Sun Jie dizzily raised his upper body from the ground, his head was buzzing, his ears were full of sharp tinnitus, and the figures in front of him were blurry as if they were separated by several layers of veil. Sun Jie shook his head, trying desperately to remember where he was. "The Marshal is awake! The Marshal is fine!" The calls in my ears became more and more real. As the calls came close at hand, the surrounding noises rushed in from the narrow ear canals, and the figures in front of me gradually became... Clearly, the first thing that caught his eye was Er Lei's still slightly immature face. The beard on Er Lei's lips was just some black fluff, and tears washed out his face covered in blood and mud. When he saw Sun Jie waking up, he opened his mouth and forced a smile. "So ugly". Somehow, this comment was the first thought that came to Sun Jie's mind after he regained consciousness. In fact, Er Lei was not only not ugly, but also quite handsome. However, after being beaten for a long time, the ferocious look between his brows and the expression of both crying and laughing seemed very strange.
"The raindrops just now are this guy's tears!" This was the second thing Sun Jie realized after he slowly woke up. Immediately afterwards, my whole body and mind were suddenly brought back to reality! Sun Jie reached up and grabbed Er Lei's shoulder. Several pairs of big hands around him reached out and helped, pushed or dragged Sun Jie, who was fully armored, up from the ground.
Sun Jie, who was of medium height, was surrounded by several tall guards and could not see clearly what was going on around him. Urgently, he asked sharply: "How is the battle going?" As soon as he opened his mouth, he felt sick in his stomach, and he vomited out some sour water.
"Come back to the commander, the Miao thieves who were connected to the wall were all... suppressed... but..." someone replied, but the voice behind them was very quiet, and Sun Jie could hear something ominous.
Following Sun Jie's gaze, the five or six guards surrounding him dispersed, and the battle situation on the wall suddenly came into view. Only two or three towers were still standing against the wall, and one of them was obviously leaning and crumbling, and it was obvious that it would not last long before it collapsed. The soldiers surrounding the semi-circle in front of these towers are all in Ming army uniforms. There are not only officers and soldiers from the Changjie Battalion, but also many brothers from the Chengdu Central Guard. Although they do not have the perspective of the city gate tower from above, the battle-hardened Sun Jie He immediately made a judgment: his own forces had an absolute advantage, and the Miao soldiers in the inner circle were tightly suppressed in an extremely small space. The reinforcements behind them, crowded in the tower and on the steps, were in a hurry and could not move forward. As long as a few more moments pass, the Miao soldiers in the front will be killed one by one if they are exhausted. The same goes for those in the back. One by one, they will die and lose their lives. A dozen archers have already run to the rear of the battle group to find something to stand on. When they start to suppress the shooting, these towers will inevitably be burned down...
Sun Jie cast his gaze outside the wall... and then... his heart skipped a beat, and a sense of despair suddenly surged up, swallowing up the trace of comfort he had just felt!
Seven or eight large towers are only forty or fifty feet away from the wall! About half a mile behind the tower, there were seven to eight thousand Miao soldiers striding forward!
To deal with a tower of this size, you can only rely on artillery. However, there is only one great cannon left. According to this distance, it can only be fired once or twice at most. At best, it will destroy one of them, and wait for the remaining ones to get closer... Sun Jie did not dare to think about it anymore and looked around. Looking around, all the brothers are exhausted: Yes, from the early morning till now, the sun is in the west, there is no rest, no food, the iron man should be tired...
"boom!"
A cannon shot. Without looking, Sun Jie knew it was Liu Tieniu's Crouching Tiger Cannon roaring. Huh? Even though they were so close, there was no sign that any of the towers had been shot. Instead, the Miao soldiers in the distance became commotion and fell to the ground. Well, Tieniu knew that smaller iron balls were unlikely to destroy the towers, so He loaded small bullets and aimed at the rear of the Miao soldiers in the distance. In an instant, Sun Jie understood Tieniu's thoughts: Death is right in front of him! In this case, take away as many Miao ghosts as possible and teach the extravagant thief what kind of man the tiger and wolf men of the Sun family are!
The other cannon didn't fire immediately. Well, after firing for so long, maybe the barrel was worn out.
"boom!"
There was another sound, and the only remaining cannon fired.
The artillery batteries of the Chengdu central defender were also loaded with shotgun shells, and they also bombarded the rear of the Miao soldiers!
Looking back, the brothers of the Chengdu Central Guard were busy reloading, talking and laughing loudly. The gunner pointed at the Miao soldiers in the distance and shouted something. All the brothers had smiles on their faces, and the smiles revealed The look is decisive.
"Good men!" Sun Jie blurted out with light praise, "They are all good men!"
The number of shotguns loaded in the Great God Cannon was more than double that of the Tiger Crouching Cannon. Seeing the rear of the Yi soldiers, the thieves once again fell in pieces like harvested wheat.
The companions around him were rolling and wailing in a pool of blood, the waves of men and horses who had been killed in front retreated again and again, the wounded soldiers who were dragged back were howling in agony, and their broken limbs and bones were broken out - this It’s just one day today. Counting all the casualties in these days together, there are almost 20,000, right? Only seven or eight of the densely packed towers are still standing, and the others have either collapsed in the field or are burning beside the walls... Looking at the twisted corpses scattered all over the field and the city walls dyed dark red with blood, it has always been known as a tough city. The Miao soldiers who were not afraid of death were obviously afraid. Most of them began to look left and right, and their marching pace slowed down at a speed that could be discerned with the naked eye...
The tower in front of me is moving faster!
The Miao soldiers who originally pushed down the tower were a little scared. They had already discovered that the heavy firepower on the wall was limited. At this moment, the bed crossbow had stopped shooting. Not long ago, a cannon was blown up into the sky. Everyone was secretly thinking that if they had survived until now, they would not be able to deal with the few remaining blows. Falling on their heads... there were two roars on the wall, and the large projectiles whizzed past their heads with the shrill sound of wind, so everyone was convinced: obviously the Han dogs knew that there was nothing they could do to them, so they fought in vain Just venting to the back team! With morale boosted, everyone shouted slogans and pushed the tower toward the majestic Chengdu city wall.
Sun Jie looked around again. At that moment, his thoughts seemed to fly to nine heavens, far away from the hustle and bustle, wandering, looking down at the battlefield full of smoke and blood below him:
A Miao thief slashed a brother on the left shoulder. The brother fell down with his eyes wide open. The moment he fell to the ground, he stretched out his right arm and hugged one of the Miao thief's calves. He opened his mouth and bit the exposed calf hard. Get down! The Miao thief was in great pain. He turned the handle of the knife and was about to stab downwards when he was stabbed into the lower abdomen by a spear. Then there was a flash of cold light and half of his head flew into the sky.
On the steps behind the wilted corpse, several other Miao thieves were about to rush forward. The guy at the front was hit by an arrow in the face. At this moment of stasis, two or three young men jumped forward. On the top, not only were they not wearing armor, but they were also not carrying weapons, but they were holding a thick wooden stake together, shouting and rushing forward, and they were overwhelming! One after another Miao soldiers were knocked over, screaming and falling from the pedals.
Black smoke was already coming out of the only remaining tower next to the wall, and black cans were still flying past one after another. Most of them were thrown into the entrance, and some were smashed on the oncoming baffle, and the flames were rising. The ground jumped, screams came from the tower, and people on fire kept rolling and falling down the ladder behind.
In other areas where the fighting had briefly stopped, the bloody warriors supported each other, clasped the weapons in their hands, and looked coldly at the approaching tower. At this time, it was no longer possible to tell who was a soldier from the Changjie Battalion and which was a soldier from the Chengdu Central Guard. In Sun Jie's eyes, everyone standing on the wall was a tough-minded man!
Looking at the Miao soldiers coming like a tide in the distance, Zhu Xieyuan, who was all hair and beard, sternly ordered Sheng Degong on the city gate: "I must not fall into the hands of thieves. As long as a thief sets foot on this gate, you must Kill me with one knife!"
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Sun Jie's eyes were a little moist. If you die, just die! As a warrior, it is natural to die on the battlefield and be wrapped in horse leather! Sun Jie took two steps forward and straightened his chest. The personal guards scattered everywhere gathered around and silently lined up beside their commander. If you die, just die. It will be a pleasure to go to Jiuquan with your colleagues!
When Shi Meng was hit by the arrow, he felt as if someone had punched him hard on the head. His head tilted back violently, causing pain in his neck and almost breaking it. After coming back to his senses, Lao Shi saw something strange in the eyes of the brothers beside him, and felt a strange discomfort on his forehead. He saw a feathered arrow tail without even squinting his eyes, and stretched out his hand to touch... Yes, there's an arrow stuck in the head! Feeling the injury along the arrow shaft, Shi Meng's face turned pale: It's so deep into his brain, there's no way he can save it. But then Lao Shi felt a little strange: if he was hit by an arrow in the head, he would definitely die... Why wasn't he still dead? Or is he already dead?
"Boss Shi, Boss Shi!"
This was the voice of Ding Baihu, the Chengdu central defender sent by the commander-in-chief to assist him, full of fear and surprise.
It seems that he is not dead.
Well, if you're not dead now, you won't be alive later. Lao Shi thought silently in his heart. He was just wondering, why couldn't he feel pain?
Of course Lao Shi didn't know that under certain circumstances, if a foreign object caused a traumatic brain injury at a specific location at a specific angle, the injured person would act like a normal person and not notice much abnormality. Under the treatment of modern medical technology, some injured people can even gradually recover except for the subsequent impairment of certain functions. Although such things cannot be said to be countless, they are not uncommon.
But in this era, Lao Shi is still dead. There are usually several methods to treat arrow wounds: If the arrow is in the limbs or the side of the body, and there are no bones blocking the way, some doctors will often ask someone to hold the injured person down and stab it hard - it is better to have the arrow cluster break out of the body than to open an operation. The wound left behind is smaller. If there are bones or important organs in front, then you need to operate, use a knife to open the wound, and carefully remove the barbed arrow clusters. Some doctors with extremely good medical skills also have a secret that is not passed down. They have a cannula-like instrument that can be expanded. They can probe into the wound, slowly turn the handle, and stretch the muscle tissue on both sides, so that the wound can be healed with minimal collateral damage. Remove the arrow cluster with the least amount of pain to the injured person - of course, do not pull it out directly. These three situations are not suitable for Lao Shi. At this moment, the arrow stuck in Lao Shi's head can still hold on for a while. If he tries to take it out, his life will be killed on the spot! A brother came forward and cut off the arrow shaft with scissors, leaving only an inch-long section outside the head. With this tugging, blood slowly oozed out around the wound.
In front of the fence, the brothers were already fighting with the Miao thieves who were rushing towards them. Old Shi wanted to go up and join the fight, but was dragged to the door by Old Ding: "Boss Shi, there is an arrow stuck in your head. What are you still doing?" Give me a hammer! Sit down, take a rest, and after we defeat the dogs, I will take you to see the doctor..."
The fence fell down.
All the brothers rushed forward in unison. The seriously wounded had been sent to the city. Even the lightly wounded and young men who were resting in the doorway rushed forward with red eyes.
Lao Shi was still confused, standing alone five or six steps behind the battle line, thinking about everything, but he couldn't tell what he was thinking.
A burst of cheers erupted from the front.
The Miao thieves launched their attack too early, and the large group of thieves' reinforcements from behind had not yet arrived. More than a hundred people were unable to withstand the desperate counterattack launched by two to three hundred defenders. Most of them were killed or injured. Only three or four people escaped and were injured. Those who couldn't run fast were caught up and cut into pieces.
The brothers laughed and cursed loudly, pointing their weapons at the backs of the fleeing enemies to vent their emotions. However, the last line of defense is no longer there, and the thieves with an absolute advantage in the distance are still coming here. Every defender knows that in the near future, when the battle with a huge disparity in numbers approaches, the gate of Chengdu Mansion behind them will It will rumble shut, and this is the place where it will fall.
Shi Meng was startled.
Not because of the enemy sighting in the distance, but because of the dead silence on the wall behind him! Looking up at the wall, I could see nothing but the majestic crenels and the half-collapsed and burning towers. Lao Shi looked outside the wall and immediately understood why the brothers on the wall stopped shouting: seven or eight giant towers had already approached to about thirty feet away from the wall, and behind each tower there were dozens or hundreds of people. The Miao thief was grinning and pushing!
Lao Shi tried his best to think about the last time he heard the sound of cannons. Well, it was probably around the time he was hit by an arrow. He couldn't remember clearly. Anyway, from then until now, the sound of cannons has never been heard on the wall!
It's over.
When these guys get up against the wall, in no more than half a cup of tea, reinforcements from the distance will swarm in. The son is finished, the commander is finished, and the Chengdu Mansion is finished!
No, it must not be like this! With our old history here, this will never happen!
Shi Meng turned his head and saw the oil tanks piled in the city gate. He immediately made up his mind and issued the last order in his life: "Brothers from Chengdu Guard escort the wounded into the city. Those brothers from Team C who can still move, follow me to defeat the enemy." , burn the tower!”
Dozens of figures stood tall and fast. In order to run faster, they followed the example of their boss Shi, using daggers to cut off the leather ropes on each other's armors. They were only wearing cloth clothes. Some people picked up large oil cans, while others copied them. Lighting the torch... Ding Baihu stood in the doorway, and the two heavy city gates slowly closed in front of his tearful eyes, and closed with a bang...
Outside the city gate, dozens of figures were divided into seven or eight groups, shouting and rushing towards the approaching watchtower!
There is no cover, no weapons, no hesitation or flinching, all they have is courage!
The courage to move forward, the courage to be invincible, the courage to die bravely!
it's for--
hero!
