Chapter 203: Defeat the Enemy
A few snow-white clouds float lazily in the blue sky. The sun peeks out half of its face from behind the mountains in the east, spreading its gentle sunshine onto the earth in the early morning. A breeze blew by, bringing with it the chirping of birds, and a lone hanging flag moved with the gentle breeze of the mountain, slowly unfurling. The wind gradually became stronger, and the flags were fluttering.
The fluttering flag startled a black crow, which cried "Ah" and flew up into the air with fluttering wings. Immediately afterwards, countless black crows shouted "Ah, ah" and soared into the sky, hovering in the air, but flying around and lingering, as if they couldn't bear to leave. After flying for a while, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. A brave guy rushed down again and landed on a broken piece of wood. He grunted a few times in his throat, looked around, jumped a few steps, lowered his head and pecked down - -When it raised its head, there was an eyeball in its beak!
The remains of towers and carriages are everywhere, like building blocks that have been torn down by wayward children who lost their temper, scattered in the wilderness outside the walls of Chengdu. Some were mostly destroyed, and the white stubble on the broken wood was shockingly staggered. Some wheels were broken, and the heavy car was overturned, with half of the limbs exposed underneath. Obviously, it was impossible to lift the heavy car. , in order to save the lives of his comrades who were pinned below, his companions cut off their arms with knives, and some of them were almost completely burned. The large piles of black and white mottled ashes were scattered with tangled black and curled corpses.
Arrows, iron spears, throwing spears, broken blades... Like the brand of death, they were inserted into this land one after another, everywhere. Every trace seems to tell the tragedy and cruelty of the fierce battles these days. The air is filled with the strong smell of blood and the sour stench of carrion. Those who were once alive are now lying quietly on the ground. Their clothes are in tatters, some skins are scorched by gunpowder smoke, and some limbs are incomplete. Zhang's ferocious and twisted face seemed to be silently telling endless pain and fear. Swarms of blowflies buzzed in and out of the corpse's mouth and nose, a feast for them.
There was a chill.
In the seemingly endless wilderness, there is scorched earth everywhere, and there is no green at all... Oh, no, there is still a small grass standing tenaciously. The grass blades are whirling in the wind, and the outermost leaf edges have been burnt brown by the flames of war. There are dripping black spots on the leaves. The blood that used to be bright red represents fresh life. But at this moment, the life has long disappeared, and the blood is already gone. dry up. Two new shoots sprouted from the center of the grass. They were so tender that it made people tremble, and they were so green that they made people forget themselves. The grass stands stubbornly and proudly, with its small body standing tall and straight, as if to declare: When I grow up, I want to own the entire wilderness...
A big foot wearing a straw sandal stepped down and crushed it heavily. The grass was stepped deeply into the black and smelly soil, and the inaudible snapping sound was like a silent whimper, drowned in the noise. Before the broken stems and branches had time to stretch, another foot stepped down again, and then again One...the chaotic footsteps were endless, and this last touch of green finally disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared in this devastated land.
Sun Jie stood upright on the wall like a statue, holding his hand on the hilt of his knife and staring at the dark approaching enemy troops in the distance. The red cloak was picked up by the mountain wind and fluttered behind him. The red tassel on top of the iron helmet, half a foot high, danced wildly in the wind. It was as red as blood and shocking. There were only ten guards standing behind Sun Jie, silent like their commander. Anger and fighting spirit were brewing, rising, and surging in every chest, rushing, waiting, waiting for the moment of breaking out of the body, wantonly Explosions and gushing.
There are swords and guns on the wall, and everyone is waiting with bated breath. However, today's defenders look very different from those in the past. Yes, almost everyone was not wearing armor, and there were only a few figures wearing leather armor flashing through the crowd from time to time. If you look closely, you can see that the way they hold their weapons is a little weird, and their white knuckles show that they are very unfamiliar with the swords and guns in their hands - these are actually strong men!
Where are the soldiers from Changjie Camp and Chengdu Zhongwei?
In order to preserve their physical strength, the Miao soldiers were walking with long strides. When the forward Miao soldiers entered about 70 to 80 feet away from the wall, Sun Jie finally saw the black flag of Shuinao Village behind the formation. There is a winding white line on the black flag, which represents the white line of the Naxi River. That's right, it's Luo Qianxiang's flag.
The only two remaining cannons were lined up side by side. Sun Jie turned his attention to Liu Tieniu, who gave a military salute and shouted: "Don't worry, Commander! In this humble position, I remember the Commander's instructions." Sun Jie nodded, turned, and strode to the bottom of the tower. Zhu Xieyuan, who was wearing a red official uniform, was already there. Waiting there. Sun Jie clasped his fists and said with emotion: "Sir, take care, I'm going to defeat the enemy!"
Zhu Xieyuan actually returned the salute solemnly: "Sun Shuai, I am waiting for your success here! I will never leave this place for half a step. Either you will be a thief or you will be a benevolent person. Today is the day for you and me to serve our country."
Sun Jie was startled, and just wanted to dodge, but then he immediately understood Master Zhu’s intention: Today is the last battle to determine the safety of Sichuan Province. Master Zhu will no longer talk about their personal friendship. This ceremony represents the unity of civil and military affairs. Sir We are entrusting each other with national affairs! Then he accepted it calmly. Zhu Xieyuan then smiled, raised his right leg and patted the boot: "Guodong, take all your people to kill the thieves! If by chance, I will use this dagger to commit suicide for the country. Just have one more person by your side. Kill a few more rebellious officials and traitors for me!"
Seeing the uncontrollable expressions of the guards gathered behind Mr. Zhu, Sun Jie nodded: "Okay. I will open the door to defend against the enemy later. I dare you to ask the adults to play drums and cheer for you!"
"Hahahaha, okay! I can do this job and love it! Go ahead!"
Sun Jie said nothing more, clasped his fists, turned around and walked down the wall.
The city gate is full of people.
Along the base of the wall, more than two thousand soldiers wearing only breastplates and iron helmets lined up neatly, each with a determined expression. Seeing Sun Jie, all the soldiers from Changjie Battalion and Chengdu Central Guard whispered, "Commander." Sun Jie nodded in return and came to the front of Shi Erlei, whose eyes were red. Er Lei silently handed over the reins, and Sun Jie turned over and mounted the horse. He exchanged glances with Lao Shun beside him and waited quietly.
Zhang Tong was riding a horse about thirty feet behind the vanguard, feeling somewhat depressed. Luo Qianxiang knew what was going on. He came over early in the morning and listened to the king's instructions for his village to serve as the rear team for the siege. He agreed without saying anything. But Hu Rugao from Shuidi Village was such a bastard. He said he suffered from wind disease and was in pain all over his body. More than 2,000 people stayed in the camp and did not go out to fight! Humph, it was obviously because the rear team couldn’t grab much loot and it was deliberately displayed! Bah! The attack force of more than 30,000 people is nothing. If you don't come, you won't come. When Chengdu is captured, not a single copper will be given to you! Humph, even if Luo Qianxiang knows his character - but once all the Han dogs are slaughtered, he will have to be dealt with sooner or later! Zhang Tong will never forget that when the king fought against She Chongzhou a few years ago, you, Shuinao Village, were the first to rush in. His own brother and two nephews died in the hands of Shuinao Village people! The king has not forgotten this account, just wait!
I was thinking about these things in my mind, and saw that the vanguard was approaching within thirty feet of the city wall, but it was strange, why were there no arrows and cannonballs on the wall to greet them? Could it be that Lao Shun, who wanted to offer the city, had already captured Sun Jie? No matter what, it’s time to charge, and we’ll see the results immediately! Just as he was about to tell his entourage to blow the horns, he suddenly heard a burst of chaos from the rear team.
What's wrong? what happened? Zhang Tong looked back. The dust behind the formation was flying and he couldn't see clearly, but the shouts of killing were very clear. Could it be that Luo Qianxiang couldn't hold back the guys in Shuinao Village and wanted to push his way to the front to grab the spoils? That's not bad. Once the city is broken, we must take the opportunity to kill some guys - huh, I'm trying to find fault with you but can't find it, so I'll send the heads over myself... Well, it's better to attack the city. Zhang Tong made up his mind to ignore the chaos behind for the time being, and was about to issue the order for a general attack when he saw two puffs of white smoke rising from the top of the city.
"The Han dogs finally opened fire." This was Zhang Tong's last thought in his life, and then he and his horse flew backwards heavily, with more than a dozen holes all over his body gushing blood, and his dilated pupils were full of blood. The scene of the attack from behind the front was reflected: Following Luo Qianxiang's order, the local soldiers in Shuinao Village suddenly rose up, shouting and charging towards the unsuspecting front line!
However, all this has nothing to do with the confused Zhang Tong.
Liu Tieniu on the top of the city was very satisfied with his shot. The commander-in-chief has ordered that no matter how close the thieves get, they must wait until they see chaos behind the formation before firing off the cannons - the sound of cannons is also a signal. The brothers who are stuck in the doorway cannot see the situation outside and hear the cannons on the wall. If there is a sound, the door will open and rush out. If the artillery was fired early, all these brothers who lived together day and night would be trapped in the enemy's formation. The enemy's strength would be more than ten to one. Liu Tieniu could figure out the consequences with his toes.
Tieniu snatched the torch from the hand of the igniter and watched the thieves pouring over the mountains and plains. Time seemed to have frozen, every breath seemed so long, but the thieves walked very fast, covering the whole place like a tide. vision. Tieniu's eyes widened to their maximum size, and he was so painful that he didn't dare to blink. Finally, he saw the huge plume of smoke rising from behind the thieves! That's right, there's a fight! Although it was not clear, the crowd was running aimlessly in all directions, some people fell down, and dazzling lights flashed from time to time in the crowd - that was the sunlight reflected by the sharp blade!
The other gun barrel had a big crack in its wall and was useless, but the gun crew was still there. The gunner is Tieniu's brother. Under his command, the entire gun crew and young men have been working together to slowly adjust their positions. The muzzle of the gun is always pointed at the thief general riding a horse in the middle of the thief formation.
Tieniu's torch pressed heavily on the fire door, and the cannon body fixed on the wooden base shook violently. Hundreds of iron bullets roared out of the barrel. Tieniu saw that the thief was going to be with his men and horses. As if they were hit hard by a huge invisible hammer, they all fell backwards, and several thieves and generals around them fell with them!
"Reload, one more shot!" Tieniu threw down the torch and shouted from his throat. The commander-in-chief said that as soon as the cannon fires, the brothers will rush out, so there is only one chance to fire it. However, Tieniu was not convinced. He only fired two shots anyway, so he didn't need to worry about cooling down the barrel. He loaded it immediately, and then he could grab one more shot before the brothers engaged the enemy!
"Boom!" The great cannon also fired. The thief directly in front of the city gate lay down.
"Well done, brothers!" Tieniu turned his head and shouted over there. Open the way for the charging brothers. If one more thief falls, another brother will be less stabbed!
The drums on the tower were beating loudly. Mr. Zhu, who was all hair and beard, was playing the drums hard, and his two thin arms worked tirelessly to beat the drums without any structure.
The city gates are wide open.
The soldiers from Changjie Camp and Chengdu Zhongwei shouted and rushed out.
"Boom!" There was another sound, and Tieniu's artillery crew finally fired the second shot of the day, which was also the last shot of this battle. The rain of bullets passed over the heads of the forwards of the Changjie Battalion. The field of vision became wider, and the thief in front of him fell again!
"Kill!"
The roar shook the sky.
The Miao soldiers were stunned by the sudden attack from behind. As they were running away, they ran into the counterattacking officers and soldiers. In an instant, they were in chaos. The Miao soldiers who were not included in the battle group did not know what happened and rushed towards the formation. Then he fled to the camp. However, after running a few steps, I saw countless plumes of thick smoke rising into the sky in the direction of the camp. The dazzling sun could not cover up the blazing flames!
"The camp has been stolen!"
"The Han dogs captured the camp!"
The Miao soldiers screamed in panic, completely losing their bearings, and fled aimlessly like headless flies. Almost all the leaders lost control of their men.
The one who captured the camp was of course Hu Rugao from Shuidi Village. The so-called capture is not accurate, it is just that when Brother Aluo took action, he started setting fire to it.
Two thousand people are definitely no match against the tens of thousands of people resting in the camp, but it would be much easier to spread out and set a fire in every place. Hundreds of fires broke out, and the camp became a mess. No one knew which of the guys shouting and running around were enemies and which were friends - well, except for the group of people with red cloth strips tied on their arms. They gathered in small groups, sometimes pretending to save people and putting out fires, sometimes shouting to kill spies and going on a killing spree, sometimes helping the village to fight against that guy - waiting for the guy who was covering up hard while shouting that you got the wrong person. They were all chopped to the ground, and then suddenly they killed the grateful "friendly troops"...
She Yin and Fan Long protected She Chongming in the middle, and the personal guards of several generals formed two large arc-shaped defensive circles. All Miao soldiers who tried to rush into the circle were shouted down and did not hear the orders clearly. Those who ran away or lost their minds were all killed on the spot.
"Luo Qianxiang and Hu Rugao turned against the Han dogs!" She Chongming gnashed his teeth and cursed, "Retreat the troops, send an order, and retreat to Longquan. Huh, the total number of several broken villages is only seven or eight thousand, and the three thousand Han dogs can't even be added. Ten thousand, we still have 100,000 people. We will retreat to Longquan Town to consolidate our troops for two days, and then come back again. This king vows to flatten Chengdu and cut into pieces all the traitors!"
