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Volume 1: Bandit¡¯s Career Chapter 234: Offensive and Defensive Battle (6)

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    Feng Jian's city gate building was occasionally attacked by rebel artillery fire. Huang Jinjiang and other personal guards were highly concentrated. The rebels' artillery shells were not sharp. If they really endangered the commander's safety, they and the personal guards were blameless.  Forgive.  But there is no absolute safety on the battlefield. Who knows where the rebel artillery shells will land?  Feng Jian himself didn't care very much, because the chance of a rebel shell hitting his position was very small.  Feng Jian carefully observed the changes in the formation of the rebels on the opposite side. He discovered new movements in the rebel camp. Groups of rebel soldiers formed an array and quickly attacked Chengenmen again. There were about 3,000 rebels.  In the front line of the rebels were dozens of tanks, including eight rocket vehicles, twelve passenger vehicles, and eight general vehicles. It seemed that the goal of this wave of rebels was to target the city gate.  Feng Jian put down his telescope and saw Huang Jinjiang and other guards surrounding him with nervous expressions. He smiled and said to Huang Jinjiang, "Don't be so nervous. The rebels' artillery fire is not that accurate." Huang Jinjiang said: "Artillery fire has no eyes, it belongs to  Don't you dare to be careless!" Seeing that Huang Jinjiang and other personal guards were still not relaxed, Feng Jian smiled and shook his head, then turned to Huang Jinjiang and said: "Kong Youde is really willing to give up his old job. Do you see that Cheng'enmen is here?  There were five or six thousand men and horses crowded under one city wall, and a second wave of three thousand infantry was sent behind them to attack the city gate. Kong Youde used the human sea tactic, and the purpose was naturally to make us defenders have no time to take care of themselves. " Huang  Looking out over the river for a while, he wondered to Feng Jian: "I see dozens of tanks appeared in the rebel array. Have you not accepted yesterday's lesson? Do you want me to be bombarded by Western artillery on the city wall?" Feng Jian shook his head and said:  "There is always a limit to the artillery firing at the top of our city, and there must be a pause. Kong Youde sent the chariot to seize the opportunity of the artillery fire break at the top of the city. The purpose is to attack the city gate with the firearms carried by the chariot. What a good plan!"  Huang Jinjiang said confidently: "Giving the rebels a chance to break through the gate of Wengcheng is a waste of money. Not to mention that Brother Fan Li has already led people to ambush Wengcheng, but the gunpowder bag of the soldiers at the top of the city is enough to kill them.  The rebels have a drink." Feng Jian said with a straight face: "There is no room for carelessness on the battlefield. Send someone to remind Zhao Shougang not to underestimate the tanks in the second batch of rebels, including the general.  The vehicle carries a Fo Lang machine gun, which will pose a huge threat to the city gate as long as it is allowed to approach the city gate. He told Zhao Shougang that as soon as the rebel chariot approached the Wengcheng position, it would throw gunpowder packets at it and explode.  The horses pulling the chariot will be frightened again. Hum, I want Kong Youde's wishful thinking to fail again." Zhao Shougang frowned from time to time as he watched the rebels under the city. The rebel swordsmen and shield soldiers raised their shields to protect the city behind them.  Head-to-head gunners and archers.  The rebel soldiers placed several ladders directly across the moat, covered them with wooden planks, and forced Minzhuang to throw the earth and stone bags from the shield cart into the moat.  The rebel pikemen hid behind the shield cart and kept threatening Minzhuang who was pushing the cart. They desperately threw bags of earth and rocks into the moat through the ladder.  At this time, the exchange of fire between the two sides' long-range arms became more intense. The soldiers from the Zhenshan Battalion at the top of the city focused on attacking Minzhuang who was filling the moat. Minzhuang who was carrying bags of earth and rocks was constantly knocked down, and some fell into the moat.  Some fell on the edge of the moat, wailing and screaming in confusion.  The musketry soldiers of Zhenshan Camp on the enemy platform at the head of the city fired almost continuously. Since the muskets of Zhenshan Camp have been improved, the ammunition used is all Mini bullets.  Compared with the rebels' firearms, the Zhenshanying Bird Cannon is even more powerful.  The muskets fired by Zhenshan Camp not only sent flying wood chips from the shield vehicles along the moat, but also caused many injuries to the rebel soldiers hiding behind them.  Moreover, the power of the ammunition can even directly penetrate the shields of the rebel sword and shield soldiers, causing many shooters hiding behind the sword and shield soldiers to suffer casualties as a result.  Mao Chenglu squatted behind several shield cars.  There was also a group of personal guards guarding him, watching the cannons on the opponent's platform sound continuously.  Moreover, the bullets were so powerful that they suppressed our own soldiers greatly. The casualties among the civilians who filled the moat gradually increased. They began to worry. They could not delay filling in the moat and must speed up the filling of the moat.  Mao Chenglu ordered the guards around him: "Order the soldiers hiding behind the shield car to participate in throwing bags of earth and rocks to speed up the landfill. In addition, send a signal to the artillery battalion to bombard the opponent's city wall and focus on shooting the opponent's two enemy towers."  Wei agreed and turned around to leave. Mao Chenglu hid behind the shield car and continued to observe the fighting situation between the two sides and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves.  The opponent's cannon soldiers are hiding on the enemy's platform on the city's top. They can fire volleys from three directions. After one round of firing, another group of soldiers quickly take over and continue to fire volleys from three directions. The opponent's cannons are powerful and fast, and are very effective against our own side.  pose a direct threat.  Looking back, our bird cannon soldiers performed well except for the first round of volleys. The subsequent bird cannon shots were scattered and slow, with a long time interval in between, while the archers often?After a few rounds of shooting, the firing rate also started to slow down.  Mao Chenglu now hopes that his Western artillery can quickly exert its power and suppress the opponent for a period of time, so that the moat can be filled. As long as his soldiers are close to the city wall, the opponent's muskets will have no use.  Zhao Shougang looked at the Minzhuang who had filled the moat dozens of steps away from the city. The Minzhuang, which was densely packed with nearly 3,000 people. Although there were many casualties, they were still busy throwing bags of earth and rocks into the moat through the ladders. Even the rebels hiding behind the shield carts  The soldiers also joined the ranks of throwing bags of earth and rocks. There were too many rebels, and if this continued, the moat would soon be filled up and leveled.  At this moment, the rebel artillery fire from two miles away was unleashed again. Iron bullets weighing six kilograms roared and hit the battlements. The huge impact sent pieces of the battlements flying. A soldier from the Zhenshan Battalion hiding behind the battlements  He was caught off guard, and his head was smashed into a rotten persimmon by the flying rocks. His body fell silently at the base of the city wall. Several other soldiers were injured by the flying rocks.  The rebel Western artillery fired from time to time, which had some impact on the cannon soldiers of Zhenshan Camp. At this time, due to the addition of a large number of rebel soldiers, the speed of filling the moat with earth and rock bags was significantly accelerated.  If there were no interference from the firearms at the top of the city, thousands of people could fill in a section of the 18-foot-wide moat at the same time, which should be completed in a relatively short period of time. Even if it is now being attacked by the cannon soldiers at the top of the city, the moat will slowly be filled by rebel soldiers.  Heminzhuang landfill is leveled.  Seeing the moat being filled in, Mao Chenglu felt a big stone fall to the ground. As long as he was close to the city wall, the guns and firearms at the top of the city were ineffective. The defense of the city relied on the fighting of real swords and guns by both sides. Now there are a total of seven or eight thousand people under this city wall.  people, and launched a siege on the city wall at the same time. How many soldiers can Feng Jianfeng's garrison have?  Compared with the number of soldiers, who can consume whom?  Mao Chenglu made secret calculations in his heart, and showed a sinister smile on his face.  "The shield chariots provide cover, and all soldiers and civilians are strong and ready to cross the moat!" Mao Chenglu ordered loudly.  The rebels built a total of six passages on both sides of Chengen Gate. At this time, the passages were covered with wooden planks. After a while, the rebel team sounded the drums of attack. On the six passages on both sides of Chengen Gate, the rebel shield vehicles  One by one they crossed the moat, each shield car followed by a group of rebel soldiers.  At this time, the rebel archers and cannon soldiers moved behind the shield car parked on the other side of the moat and continued to shoot at the city head.  The soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion at the top of the city hid behind the battlements and shot at the rebels below the city. The rebels on the moat channel were like targets, screaming and falling into the moat. However, they could not stop the rebels from crossing the moat and leaning under the city wall.  .  The shield carts were parked very close to the city wall. The civilians were forced to remove the shields on both sides of the shield carts and build roofs for houses under the city wall. The rebel siege soldiers temporarily gathered  Under each ceiling, this can reduce the damage caused by projectiles from the city head.  Aerial ladders began to be built towards the city wall, and groups of rebel soldiers shouted and climbed up the ladders towards the city head.  The second wave of rebel soldiers protected the chariot and was quickly approaching Chengen Gate.  Zhao Shougang stood at the top of the city and had a clear view of the situation below. Huang Jinjiang had just conveyed the command from the commander that the gunpowder packets could only be used at critical moments. Now it was necessary to rely on the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion to fight the rebels face to face.  Every soldier in the Zhenshan Camp is a carefully selected elite. The advantage in fighting the rebels is definitely obvious. The key is the large number of rebels. Now there are less than a thousand soldiers defending this city wall. Zhao Shougang is worried about the city.  There was an omission in the head position, allowing the rebels to seize the opportunity.  Zhao Shougang stared at the temporary roofs below, and unconsciously imitated Feng Jian. He curled his lips and ordered: "Throw kerosene bottles at the roofs of the city and burn them to death." The commander is right, everything is right.  Anyone who wants to harm Pingdu City is an enemy!  In a life-and-death situation on the battlefield, now is not the time to show mercy.  It¡¯s useless to think too much now, just take it one step at a time!  In an instant, porcelain bottles rained down from the city wall. When they hit the wooden ceiling, they immediately fell apart. The kerosene contained in them instantly spilled around.  Immediately afterwards, piles of lit firewood were thrown down from the top of the city, hitting the ceilings that were sprinkled with kerosene, and soon ignited the fire on the ceiling. A lot of firewood fell to the ground around the ceiling, and the ground was also sprinkled with kerosene.  Suddenly the ceilings were surrounded by blazing fire.  At first, the rebels hid in the middle of the ceilings, thinking that the fire would not spread to them. However, firewood and kerosene bottles were continuously thrown down from the top of the city, and the raging fire finally submerged these ceilings.  Zhao Shougang stared expressionlessly at the rebels who kept running out of the ceiling. These people were more or less burned by the fire. Some of the severely burned people lay directly on the ground and screamed. For a while, the rebels below the city were in chaos.  Because those civilians were forced to build ladders, they were almost not attacked by the fire. When they saw the inside of the roofThe soldiers were even more frightened as they fled in a hurry.  At this time, there were already more than a dozen ladders on the walls on both sides of Chengen Gate, and the shouting rebels were almost on the top of the city.  At the top of the city, two soldiers from the Zhenshan Camp used a striking pole to aim at the ladder set up at the top of the city. One of the soldiers took the risk to aim the striking pole at the top of the ladder, and then the two of them worked together to push the ladder to the side, directly pulling the ladder from  Overturned from the side, the rebels on the ladder naturally fell to the ground and died.  Some soldiers kept throwing ash bottles from the countryside outside the city. The ash bottles hit the dense crowd below the city. Lime powder suddenly splashed everywhere. Many rebels and civilians were fascinated by the lime and couldn't help but cover their eyes.  Howl loudly.  !  !  (To be continued)
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