On Chunhua City, the sound of cannons and cannons continued, and puffs of gunpowder smoke slowly rose from the crenellations of the city wall.
In just a short period of time, Chunhua City has turned into a sea of blood, and the stench of blood has permeated the entire battlefield.
The simple ladder was covered with hungry soldiers in ragged clothes, but none of them were able to climb the city wall.
Either he was hit by a musket and fell under the city, or he was hit by rolling logs and rocks and was already unconscious on the spot.
The most terrifying thing was the pots of golden juice that poured down. The golden juice used to defend the city was just an elegant name.
The so-called golden juice is to add the collected feces to water and put it into a large pot to boil.
When setting up a ladder to attack a city, pouring the boiled gold juice down suddenly could cause severe burns and infection.
Moreover, the stench that comes with it can also greatly weaken the enemy's combat effectiveness.
At this time, the smell under Chunhua City was extremely unpleasant, and many of the bandits attacking the city couldn't help but vomit.
But wherever there was any food in their stomachs, many of them were just retching.
The counterattack on Chunhua City was fierce, and the hungry soldiers who had just reached the city were already filled with fear. They suffered continuous casualties along the way, and their morale had already hit rock bottom.
No one wants to die, everyone wants a way to live.
People who don’t want to live will already be dead when the bandits arrive...
But their will is not important, no one expects them to really be able to attack the city wall.
Their role is just to use their lives to test how many men, horses and guns there are among the officers and soldiers.
The old soldiers mixed in the array of hungry soldiers held up their shields to protect their chests and other vital parts, while waving their swords to intimidate the hungry soldiers to attack the city.
Their ferocity is definitely not just a show, as long as someone dares to retreat, they will never hesitate in the slightest.
There is a law in the army: if a person escapes and kills his team, if he retreats for a while, he will be focused on it. The general will be beaten with fifty sticks, the company level will be fined with food, and all the military schools below the team leader will be killed!
A hungry soldier holding a wooden spear was so frightened by the sound of gunfire that he did not dare to step forward and retreated while crying.
But he didn't retreat far before his throat was slit by the old gangster supervising the battle behind him.
More people who wanted to retreat were frightened and stopped in their tracks. The old bandits supervising the battle stepped forward and continued to intimidate, cutting down one person from time to time, which made the atmosphere of despair linger on the battlefield.
If they retreat, they will die, and if they advance, they will die. If they die in battle, their relatives can continue to follow the large army.
The guards all know them and their families. If they die in battle while escaping, their relatives and family members will also suffer.
The hungry soldiers in the front line could only be pushed to continue attacking the city wall. They howled and shouted as they rushed towards Chunhua's city wall in waves, and were smashed into pieces under Chunhua's solid city wall.
Chen Wang stood in the crenellation and had a panoramic view of all the creatures above and below the city.
On the battlefield, there is no room for mercy.
In the era of cold weapons, a rout would often trigger a chain reaction and even lead to the collapse of the entire army. The existence of a war supervisory team was almost necessary.
It is undoubtedly unrealistic to expect soldiers to be able to resist all situations and situations based on their morale and training.
Tang Shiping stood beside Chen Wang, his expression was not pretty.
He is in charge of logistics, and only he knows that this situation is actually not optimistic.
Now it seems that they have the advantage, but the consumption of such a high-intensity battle is extremely huge.
"The gunpowder is consumed too quickly. If we continue to fight at this intensity, the gunpowder will be exhausted in less than three days."
There were extra bullets and cannons, but without gunpowder, those things were completely useless.
"I know."
Chen Wang nodded. He had also calculated the consumption, but he also had his own considerations.
"This is the first wave of offensive by the rogue bandits. There are more than 900 guards in the city who are timid."
"If the first team has a hard time winning, I'm afraid they will lose courage in the subsequent battles."
Husband fights with courage.
The soldiers dared to fight against the rogues, but the guards were hard to believe.
In the later period of the Wei Suo Army, the military households had already become the domestic slaves of the generals, living a life inferior to that of cattle and horses.
The blood in their bodies has long been worn away by long-term exploitation, and they spend far more time holding farm tools than weapons.
Even if ordinary bandits can't count on them, can they still be counted on on the battlefield?
Winning the first battle will at least give them some courage to fight for their lives, so that the enemy will not lose their courage when they climb the city wall.
"So not only must we win the first battle, but we must win thoroughly."
Chen Wang tightened his grip on the Yan Ling Dao at his waist, and his eyes slowly became sharper.
His eyes moved slowly towards the distance, passing countless flags along the way, and did not stop until he finally saw the black banner.
His guess was not wrong. Those who entered the city before were indeed mixed with spies who broke into the army.
And there were quite a few of them. In order not to alert others, the people Tang Shiping sent out were more careful when giving porridge and so on.
What was found was that it was not well hidden and its acting skills were poor.
But that's it, more than forty or fifty people have been identified now.
Chen Wang felt that there should be almost the same number of people who had not been found out, probably around a hundred.
If more than a hundred people suddenly broke out in the city, it would not be impossible to attack at night and seize the loosely defended city gate in one fell swoop.
Or during a fierce siege, setting fire to the city and causing riots can cause great trouble to the defenders.
"Don't worry about the West City and North City. The main thing is to keep an eye on the East City and South City gates. When the time comes, you will divide the veterans of the two rounds and withdraw the guards from the East and South cities."
Chen Wang's eyes wandered back and forth on the dark black scroll in the distance.
"Adjust the defense at night, so as not to alarm the people in the city."
A plan has slowly taken shape in Chen Wang's mind, but this plan is still missing a crucial link.
And this link lies with Gao Jie.
Gao Jie is now just an ordinary military academy member under Li Zicheng and is not very relied upon.
He had an affair with Li Zicheng's wife Xing, so he betrayed Li Zicheng and surrendered to the Ming army.
In the near future, if Chen Wang does not interfere with the process.
Gao Jie will join the Ming army after the surrender, participate in the pursuit of the peasant army, and be promoted to chief military officer along the way.
After the fall of Beijing and Chongzhen's suicide, Jiangnan and other places supported the King of Fortune Zhu Yousong to ascend the throne.
Gao Jie was named Xingping Bo, and together with Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, and Huang Degong, they were known as the Four Towns in Jiangbei, and they once dominated the town.
According to historical records, Gao Jie and the Xing family escaped from the Chuang Army's camp in August and joined He Renlong's command.
What is certain is that Gao Jie is in Li Zicheng's camp, but the question is how he can establish contact with Gao Jie.
