Every once in a while, arrows would be shot into the yard from outside, and the peasant soldiers hiding in the yard were injured.
"This can't go on like this! We need to think of a way." Wu Tong came to Chen Qingfu and said.
Chen Qingfu frowned.
There were enemy bows and arrows pointed at the courtyard outside the courtyard wall. As long as he and the gunmen among the peasant soldiers showed their heads from behind the courtyard wall, they would be targeted by the archers outside.
Hiding without showing their heads, the peasants and soldiers in the yard who had nowhere to hide became the targets of the archers outside.
The wooden sheds and houses in the yard have already been burned, and the thick smoke is billowing. It is already a bit choking in the yard. If the burning continues, it will be difficult for the peasants and soldiers to continue hiding in the yard.
"Do your best, kill every one you can." A ruthless look flashed across Chen Qingfu's face.
Now they can barely hide with the help of the courtyard. Once the enemies outside get on the roofs on both sides, it will be difficult to hide people in the courtyard from a high position. He and these farmers and soldiers will become the target of the archers.
"Give me a fire gun. After a while, some of the peasants and soldiers and I will fire the gun outside the yard. You lead the others and rush out from the gate. You must be alive." Wu Tong looked at Chen Qingfu and said.
Chen Qingfu stopped Wu Tong's hand from grabbing the gun, and said at the same time: "Mayor, you'd better take the people away. It's up to your subordinates to fire the gun."
"No, you've done enough, leave the hard work to me." Wu Tong stretched his arm forward and grabbed a blunderbuss on the ground.
Several peasant soldiers who used fire guns died, and there were several more ownerless fire guns on the ground.
Chen Qingfu said: "The fire gun must hold back the enemy cavalry outside and buy time for others to rush out of the yard. This kind of thing should be left to my subordinates!"
"No, you have to go." Wu Tong said firmly.
Once there are peasants and soldiers fleeing from the yard, those who use fire guns to hold back the enemy cavalry outside will deny themselves the chance to escape, and those left behind will die.
Chen Qingfu shook his head slightly and said: "When my subordinates leave, no one will be able to hold back the enemy cavalry outside, so I cannot leave and must stay."
As he spoke, he looked at the peasants and soldiers around him.
After several battles, the peasants and soldiers only trusted him.
Wu Tong choked.
After understanding this truth, he knew that Chen Qingfu was telling the truth. Once Chen Qingfu escaped, these farmers and soldiers who used fire guns might not have the courage to stay and delay the enemy.
"Let everyone be prepared. After a while, the enemy outside will shoot arrows into the yard, and the subordinates will lead people to fire cannons from behind the wall. When the time comes, Mayor, you will lead people to escape from the gate. This is the only chance." Chen Qingfu warned.
Wu Tong pursed his lips, nodded vigorously, reached out and patted Chen Qingfu on the shoulder, saying: "Take care, you must stay alive."
This is not the first time he has told Chen Qingfu to take care of himself, but every time he hopes that Chen Qingfu can take care of himself and survive from the hands of the enemy.
Chen Qingfu smiled and nodded.
Wu Tong's speechless mouth didn't know what to say anymore. He turned around, ducked and ran towards the peasants and soldiers holding spears.
After some explanations, the soldiers were also prepared.
Two of the peasant soldiers were hiding behind the courtyard door, just waiting to open the courtyard door blocked with door panels as soon as they rushed out.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the archers outside to shoot arrows into the yard again.
After waiting for a long time, no arrows were shot into the yard.
Chen Qingfu felt something was wrong, so he secretly scratched the courtyard wall and slowly exposed his head from behind the original wall.
But as soon as he showed his head, an arrow shot over, scaring him so much that he quickly retracted his head.
However, after just one glance, his face turned pale.
There were actually more than one unmounted war horses outside.
He immediately thought that someone had gone to the houses on both sides.
"Mayor, as soon as my subordinates fire the guns, rush out." Chen Qingfu shouted to Wu Tong, who was not far away. He held the gun tightly in his hands and said to the peasant soldiers using the gun next to him, "I Count one, two, three, then climb up the courtyard wall together and hit the people outside with fire blunderbuss, one, two, three."
As the sound fell, he was the first to stand up from behind the courtyard wall. He didn't even take aim, he just raised the gun and fired it.
After the shot, he immediately retracted and refilled the medicine.
Other peasants and soldiers also stood up from behind the courtyard wall and opened fire on the people outside.
At the same time, the enemy cavalry who reacted began to shoot at the peasant soldiers behind the courtyard wall with bows and arrows.
Several enemy cavalrymen were hit by muskets and fell off their horses one after another. Several peasants and soldiers were shot by arrows because they could not avoid them and fell behind the courtyard wall.
Bang!
The large wooden door of the courtyard was opened by the peasant soldiers hiding on both sides of the door, and half of the door fell directly to the ground.
"Charge!" Wu Tong was the first to rush out, holding a single sword in his hand.
The peasants and soldiers behind rushed out of the courtyard one after another.
However, Wu Tong and the peasant soldiers who rushed out from the courtyard gate did not escape, but instead killed the enemy cavalry outside.
Chen Qingfu, who was hiding behind the courtyard wall and loading the gun with gunpowder, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Wu Tong leading the people out of the courtyard. Soon he found that the sound outside was wrong, and hurriedly got up from behind the courtyard wall and looked outside. .
After a quick look, it was discovered that Wu Tong did not escape with his men, but went to fight the enemy cavalry desperately.
I was moved at the same time, but also wanted to cry.
"Fight with me." Chen Qingfu's red eyes stared at an enemy rider outside, and he raised his hand and fired.
The gunfire sounded.
Unfortunately, the gun missed a lot and only hit the opponent's horse. However, the horse was frightened by the pain and knocked away another horse next to it, and then jumped into the crowd.
With Wu Tong and others dispersing the enemy's pressure, Chen Qingfu and others relaxed a lot.
The enemies outside no longer bothered to crowd in with bows and arrows to shoot at them, but instead targeted Wu Tong and the others.
Whoosh!
Chen Qingfu heard the sound of arrows in his ears, and a peasant soldier not far away from him was hit by an arrow in the back of his head. He hit the courtyard wall in front of him and then fell to the ground.
He quickly looked to both sides.
He saw an archer on the roof of the houses on both sides, drawing their bows and preparing to shoot arrows.
We can no longer stay in the yard.
An idea flashed through Chen Qingfu's mind, and he immediately shouted to the peasant soldiers around him who were using firecrackers: "Quickly, there are enemies on the roof, follow me and fight out."
As he spoke, he jumped down from the ladder behind the courtyard wall and took the lead in running towards the courtyard gate.
The peasants and soldiers around him were accustomed to obeying his orders.
Seeing this, the peasants and soldiers stopped shooting with muskets, jumped down one after another, and rushed out after Chen Qingfu.
But just for a moment, two more farmers and soldiers using fire guns were killed by archers on the roofs of houses on both sides.
Chen Qingfu rushed out from the courtyard gate. He didn't care about filling the gun with powder. He held the head of the gun with both hands and used it as a stick.
The muskets used by peasants and soldiers were matchlocks and were not equipped with bayonets.
