The fighting on the second day was still fierce. Zhang Hai led some of the Yulin Army and the Kuaiqiang Team to hold on to Deshengmen and Andingmen in the north. Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry stood on the west side, Shenji Battalion and another part of the Kuaiqiang team under the leadership of Zhang Shujie stood on the east side, and the rest of the Ming army was stationed at Yongding Gate in the south, which had not yet been attacked. Zhang Hai found two soldiers from the guard company to accompany Xiao Junzhe. These two soldiers were about the same age as Xiao Junzhe. They were two brothers. One was named Chen Dong and the other was named Chen Nan. Both had the rank of corporal. Zhang Hai gave death orders to the two men and protected the company commander's safety at any cost. "Everyone stop shooting and reload ammunition." Zhang Hai ordered loudly, and another attack by the North Korean New Army was repelled. The medical soldiers took the time to rush up and carry the injured soldiers down. Xiao Junzhe tiptoed to the city wall and stretched out his head to look down: "Good guy, the Tatars are desperate for their lives. They dare to rush up after so many people have died." "Xiao Junzhe, go back." Zhang Hai came over from the side and shouted. He slapped Xiao Junzhe on the head, "Who asked you to come here? Didn't I say stay away from the city wall, that's where you stay." Xiao Junzhe had tears in his eyes, let alone Zhang Hai. , any uncle, aunt, brother or sister in Yulin Bay has never spoken to me so harshly, let alone hit me. From the day Xiao Junzhe met Zhang Hai, this elder brother Zhang had always smiled at him. Especially after coming to Beijing, Zhang Hai and Pan Xuezhong really took care of him like an elder brother. But now, Brother Zhang in his mind actually slapped himself, and he hit him so hard. Xiao Junzhe stared at Zhang Hai blankly, as if he didn't recognize him, and tears flowed down his face. "Why are you crying? You still have the nerve to cry. Don't you know that the military order is like a mountain?" Zhang Hai raised his foot and wanted to kick it. After thinking about it, he put his foot down again and pointed at Chen Dong and Chen Nan, "Take your company commander back." If he has any questions, I will ask you." "I don't need you to worry about it." Xiao Junzhe wiped his tears and turned to Brother Chen Dong, "Let's leave him alone." Zhang Hai looked at Xiao Junzhe's back. Without saying anything, the person next to him shouted again: "Sir, the Tatars are here again." "Everyone, get ready." Zhang Hai had no time to worry about Xiao Junzhe, "Check the ammunition, prepare thunder and kerosene. Jar, everything follows my orders." Xiao Junzhe and Chen Dong and Chen Nan stayed away from the city wall. The three of them sat down behind a large pillar in the city gate building. Xiao Junzhe kept saying: "Zhang Hai, I have called you brother for so many years, but now you hit me. I will never call you brother again." Chen Dong persuaded: "Sir, Chief Zhang is doing it for your own good. It is too unsafe over the city wall. The Tatars may fire at any time. "What's wrong? Didn't they all retreat?" Xiao Junzhe was very unconvinced, "I have been a soldier for several years and have also been in a military academy. Don't think I know anything. , I was the one who made the plan to fight against the Tatars. Hmph, look down on me, and I will make you look down on me. " "Sir, it's really hard to say anything on the battlefield. No one knows when they will die. "Both Chen Dong and Chen Nan participated in the last battle to defend Beijing, but they were still young at that time. "Sir, you don't know that we were only teenagers when we fought the Tatars in Beijing last time." When Chen Dong said this, he glanced at his younger brother: "It's a blessing from God to be alive until now. We are the only two brothers in our family. In a while, when this war is over, we two brothers will apply for discharge and go home to have a good life." Honor your parents." Xiao Junzhe calmed down and said, "Your home is also in Yulin Bay. When the battle is over, we will go back together. Then introduce your parents to me, and I will go and see you two. "Thank you, sir." Chen Dong thanked him, "My parents will be very happy if you can come, sir." The three of them talked and laughed, and Xiao Junzhe soon forgot about Zhang Hai's beating. There was another rumble of artillery fire from the city, and the North Korean New Army's attack began again. Xiao Junzhe secretly put his head outside the pillar again. A row of soldiers from the Yulin Army were lying on the wall and shooting outwards. The more Xiao Junzhe looked, the more interesting he became. He looked around and saw no sign of Zhang Hai. Xiao Junzhe pulled Chen Dong and Chen Nan: "Let's go over and see how they fight." "Sir, you must not do it." Chen Nan pulled Xiao Junzhe, "Sir Zhang ordered that we must not Go to the city wall. "What are you afraid of? I fought in Annan." Xiao Junzhe slapped his chest, "I am your company commander. If you are afraid, stay away." Wait for me here, I'll go and take a look myself." Chen Dong and Chen Nan had no choice but to accompany Xiao Junzhe again.?Arrived at the city wall. There was a fierce battle on the city, and no one noticed the arrival of the three people. Xiao Junzhe found a place where no one was paying attention and secretly stuck his head out of the city wall. Thousands of new Korean troops under the city wall held up flintlock guns and shields and charged forward continuously. The sound of gunfire on and under the wall was heard. Xiao Junzhe looked very interested, and Chen Dong pulled him: "Sir, let's go back, so that Chief Zhang will suffer when he sees our two brothers." "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious yet." Xiao Junzhe pointed to the battlefield. The front shouted, "Look, what is that?" About 150 meters across the city wall, the North Korean New Army pushed in more than 20 trebuchets. Tao Min used what the Yulin Army used on himself in Yulin Fort. Returned to Yulin Army. The difference is that Tao Min's trebuchet is larger than the one built by Jiang Beiming. One trebuchet requires more than 100 people to operate it. Neither Chen Dong nor Chen Nan knew much about this thing. Xiao Junzhe learned it when he was in the military academy: "Don't you know? This is called a trebuchet, also called a trebuchet. It was invented by the Mongols back then." Chen Dong and Chen Nan They had never seen this thing before, and the two of them were not very old. After hearing what Xiao Junzhe said, they were all interested. The three of them lay on the wall and kept looking down, completely forgetting Zhang Hai's order. . The Korean trebuchets began to eject. Stones of large and small sizes continued to hit the city wall. Some flew over the city wall. Only a few stones fell behind the city wall, but they also knocked down a few soldiers. "I thought it was so awesome." Xiao Junzhe said while gesturing to the Chen brothers, "We learned this when we were in the military academy. It is true that this thing can make parabolas, but it must be calculated accurately. Like the Tatars now, It's useless to fight too high or too low. Look at how many they got in total." "Sir, you are wise," said Chen Dong. "It's a pity that we have learned a lot. The two brothers are too illiterate to enter the military academy. ""It doesn't matter." Xiao Junzhe became more and more excited as he spoke, forgetting that he was standing on the edge of the city wall, straightened up and said, "If you two want to enter the military academy, I will teach you when you get back. Learn how to read, and I guarantee that you will be admitted to the military academy in two months. "Sir, squat down." Chen Dong and Chen Nan did not forget their experience on the battlefield, and pulled Xiao Junzhe down, "Don't stand up, it's dangerous." "I know, I just forgot." Xiao Junzhe smiled awkwardly in front of his two subordinates. Chen Dong glanced under the city wall and said, "Sir, let's go back. The Tatars are attacking again." "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. They can't get in. Let's wait and see." Xiao Junzhe got rid of the brothers who were dragging him. His hands stretched his head out of the city wall again. Thousands of new North Korean troops, carrying flintlock guns and ladders, howled and rushed to the edge of the city. Xiao Junzhe did not notice that more than 20 trebuchets began to operate again. Suddenly, the sky seemed to draw an arc, and more than 200 fire oil cans emitting thick smoke accurately knocked down the back of the city wall. Smoke and dust suddenly rose from the wall, the raging fire devoured everything, and the wailing sounds of soldiers came from the smoke. Xiao Junzhe was dumbfounded. He suddenly understood that the rocks just now were a test launch by the North Korean New Army. This time was the real strike, and the same kerosene tank used in Yulin Bay was used. "Sir, let's go back, it's dangerous here." Chen Dong and Chen Nan picked up Xiao Junzhe and ran back, but after just a few steps, the second round of kerosene tanks arrived. A fire oil can accurately hit Chen Dong's left side, and the fire quickly ignited Chen Dong's clothes. "Sir, be careful." Chen Dong suddenly pushed Xiao Junzhe and his brother out, "You guys run away." "Chen Dong. Brother." Xiao Junzhe and Chen Nan quickly took off their clothes and beat Chen Dong, but fire was flying everywhere. The oil has covered Chen Dong's body, and Chen Dong is rolling on the ground in pain: "Sir, run quickly, leave me alone." Xiao Junzhe slapped the fire on Chen Dong's body and shouted loudly: "Come here, Come on, someone is injured here. Medic, medic!" No one responded. Chen Dong slowly stopped scrolling, looked at Xiao Junzhe and said the last words: "Sir, remember to visit my parents, they will be happy. "Xiao Junzhe stood there blankly, his mind was blank and he couldn't say a word. "Junzhe, Xiao Junzhe, where are you?" Zhang Hai's voice came from the smoke. "Mr. Zhang, we are here, Chief Xiao is here." Chen Nan responded loudly. "What's going on with you?" Zhang Hai led a few people to follow the sound, kicked Chen Nan, and then slapped Xiao Junzhe hard on the face, "You bastards, quickly pull down the city wall." Xiao Junzhe's faceIt suddenly became swollen, but Xiao Junzhe didn't seem to notice anything. He just said blankly: "Sir, Chen Dong is dead. He died trying to save me." "In a war, people will die. If you hurry down, you can save a few more lives." ." Zhang Hai reached out and grabbed Xiao Junzhe's arm. As soon as Zhang Hai finished speaking, a crossbow arrow was shot from outside the city wall, hitting Zhang Hai's arm without any deviation. "Brother Zhang, you are injured." Xiao Junzhe reacted, and Zhang Hai pushed Xiao Junzhe away. Regardless of the pain, he shot down a North Korean who showed his head outside the city wall. But the second Korean flew over the wall. He did not hold a bow and arrow, but a flintlock rifle with a bayonet. "Junzhe, be careful." Zhang Hai dragged Xiao Junzhe to the ground. With a gunshot, a bullet was shot into the sky from where Xiao Junzhe was standing just now. "Bastards, you are all bastards!" No one expected that Xiao Junzhe broke away from Zhang Hai, got up and rushed towards the jumping North Koreans with his bare hands. He even forgot to pull out the gun on his belt. Seeing Xiao Junzhe coming toward him, the North Korean didn't panic, stepped forward and stabbed him. The bayonet hit Xiao Junzhe's chest and pierced him. "Sir, be careful." Chen Nan suddenly jumped in front of Xiao Junzhe, and the three-edged thorn suddenly penetrated Chen Nan's left shoulder. The Korean pulled out his bayonet, but he didn't pull it out smoothly. "Go to hell." Xiao Junzhe stood forward, stretched out his hands and pinched the North Korean's neck tightly, "Go to hell, go to hell, go to hell." Zhang Hai didn't care that he was hit by an arrow in his left arm. He picked up Chen Dong's flintlock gun from the ground, held the gun with one hand and knocked down another Korean who showed up with one shot. Then he shouted, "Come, guard this gap and overthrow their ladder." Follow Zhang Hai. Several Yulin troops who came over guarded the gap, and Zhang Hai walked to Xiao Junzhe's side: "Let go, he is already dead." Xiao Junzhe did not react at all, and still strangled the North Korean opposite him by the neck with both hands. Xu Lang's words came to mind again: "When you arrive on the battlefield, see the blood, see the dead, and see the brother who was chatting and laughing with you just now turned into a hard corpse in the blink of an eye, you Just dare to kill. When you have experienced the baptism of war and dared to kill, you will truly grow up. "Junzhe, he is dead, please let go." Zhang Hai shouted again. Xiao Junzhe still didn't let go: "I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you." Zhang Hai desperately broke Xiao Junzhe's hand away, just like he gave Gu Yunkun two big mouths for the first time ten years ago He gave Xiao Junzhe two more big mouths: "Junzhe, calm down, he is dead." Xiao Junzhe did not sit on the ground and cry like Gu Yunkun did ten years ago, but slowly lowered his hands and looked at Zhang Hai saluted: "Sir, I finally dare to kill people. I have grown up and I am now a real Yulin Army soldier." Zhang Hai ignored Xiao Junzhe and waved to call the two soldiers over: "Bring Company Commander Xiao and Send the corporal down and seek medical treatment immediately. Remember, send him to Commander Jiang personally. " "Yes, sir," the two soldiers replied in unison, and one of them asked, "Sir, what about your arm? " Only then did Zhang Hai remember that there was a crossbow arrow stuck in his left arm. He turned his head and looked at it. The crossbow arrow was inserted quite deep and could not be pulled out directly. Zhang Hai held back the pain and grinned: "It's really hard to deal with. Call a medical soldier to come over and get it out for me."