"The soldiers of the Kuai family will not come this way, and they will only run north if they want to go. These are Han people, Liu Baichuan and Liu Dongyang." He Zhisheng gritted his teeth and said: "The ones on the left belong to Liu Dongyang, and the ones on the right belong to Liu Dongyang.
Shirakawa’s.”
"Liu Dongyang is also here?" Feng Ziying was surprised. Among the major rebel leaders, apart from Kuaibai, Liu Dongyang was even more important than Kuaibai. Although Kuaibai and his son controlled more troops than Liu Dongyang,
But it was Liu Dongyang who really played a key role.
"It looks like we haven't arrived yet. Liu Baichuan should be in charge here. Look under that flag, it might be Liu Baichuan." He Zhisheng was a little sad, "Da Lang, I'm afraid we can't withstand the strength of Liu Dongyang and Liu Baichuan."
They are all the elites of the rebels, much stronger than Tu Wenxiu and Xu Chao's troops."
"They only have 8,000 people. As long as they can withstand two or three rounds of attacks, they can hope to defend." Feng Ziying didn't expect that this guy would become pessimistic so early, and she felt a little anxious. She was not good at commanding on the spot.
You have to rely on this kind of military commander.
"The matter has come to this, I'm afraid we only have one chance." He Zhisheng's eyes moved down the city wall, shaking his head, "Dalang, it's not me who will destroy my ambition and increase the enemy's prestige. There are eight thousand elites, and we only have less than three thousand. Even if
If you can withstand today, you will not be able to withstand tomorrow. This is still a situation where the rebels will not have follow-up troops to follow up. Liu Dongyang has not arrived yet. If he arrives, the rebel army will definitely exceed 10,000 people!"
"I have asked Mr. Zhang to temporarily put down his inspection of the city and ask him to go to the city to gather all the people who can fight. There seem to be a lot of wealthy gentry and wealthy merchants in Ganzhou City, and each family has their own guard servants.
At least we can gather another three to five hundred people who can fight..."
"It's not of much use. It's okay for these people to show off their power in a small way, but when they really go into battle, they will collapse faster than anyone else when they see blood." For these guards who have never experienced a battle, He Zhisheng
He knew virtue very well, and with a look of disdain on his face, he shook his head repeatedly, "Hey, forget it, it's fine if you can get me to make up for it, let's talk to everyone's satisfaction."
Feng Ziying knew that she was not good at this kind of war, and how to fight it depended on people like He Zhisheng. However, what He Zhisheng said was indeed reasonable. If other variables were not added, it would be a matter of time before Ganzhou City was destroyed.
Now the people in the city are in panic, and the news of Ma Xia's escape has not yet spread. Once everyone in the city knows that the guarding general has fled, the situation will probably get worse.
And I'm afraid this news won't be kept secret for long.
The city wall of Ganzhou is not very high. Due to the special geographical environment and climate, it is basically made of earth walls. Only some areas are surrounded by brick walls. The south gate is the lowest due to the terrain, and it became the choice of the rebels to break through.
place.
Seeing that the siege ladders slowly began to gather, He Zhisheng had no time to pay attention to Feng Ziying and began to issue orders.
Each of the four city gates of Ganzhou City has three Weiyuan cannons. In fact, they should be regarded as imitation Fran cannons. Feng Ziying only took a cursory look and knew that this thing was unreliable. It was even covered with iron hoops on the outside.
As soon as the lover saw it, he couldn't help but want to hide aside, otherwise he might be killed.
The archers were in position early, and the wolf-fang racquets and rolling logs and stones were quite ready.
The main force of the defense was the more than a thousand Gaotai soldiers brought by He Zhisheng. It was obvious that He Zhisheng believed more in the soldiers he had trained with his own hands.
As a guerrilla general with a force of 3,000 troops, only these 1,000 people can be brought out from the high platform. In addition to eating empty pay, the others are old and weak and cannot be used.
As the war drums finally sounded outside the city, the rebel soldiers, who were as dense as ants and insects, finally began to trot, shouting, roaring, holding shields, swords and guns high, and carrying ladders, surging forward.
This is already the seventeenth century, but here, it is still an era dominated by cold weapon warfare. Perhaps the occasional loud noise of the three-eyed fire cannon can tell that this is already the seventeenth century.
The archers immediately covered the area within 20 feet of the city. The number was too small and sparse, and they could not cause much hindrance to the rebels who launched the charge. Once the ladder was attached to the city wall, a truly brutal attack and defense would begin.
The war has now entered a substantial stage.
This was the first time for Feng Ziying to witness the cold weapon war of this era.
As expected, the three Fran cannons only made a few loud noises before going completely silent. One exploded, killing four operators on the spot. The other two cannons died after spitting a few rounds.
It is difficult to maintain due to gunpowder.
The barrel of the gun will overheat after a few rounds of firing and the heavy body is difficult to move, which directly makes this thing more of a decoration. Even the soldiers who operate it do not really regard this thing as a useful thing.
Dozens of ladders were finally successfully attached to the city wall. The soldiers who crazily climbed up the ladders with red eyes were constantly beheaded at the top of the city, or directly stabbed down from the top of the city in advance.
Occasionally, one or two brave soldiers would board the city. What was waiting for them was a swarm of elites several times their size. They would shoot with arrows, stab with spears, and chop with swords and axes. They would never give them any chance to breathe, and they would be completely killed.
On the city wall.
These are also the multiple culling teams specially arranged by He Zhisheng.
When the enemy comes from afar and there is a serious shortage of siege equipment, the possibility of swarming and boarding the city is very small. So as long as the danger of boarding is contained, the enemy's momentum can be suppressed to a great extent.
This may be the main reason why He Zhisheng was willing to defend the city after observing the situation.
Another factor is that if after the special envoys of the warlord arrive, as a guerrilla general, he is unwilling to even defend the city and then run away, I am afraid that unless he flees from outside the territory, he will be waiting for his strict military laws, and he will even be implicated.
Home.
I have to say that He Zhisheng's move was quite effective. In just one hour, Feng Ziying saw no fewer than ten people being chopped into bloody gourds and thrown over the city wall right under his nose. This also directly affected the enemy.
Army morale.
As a young man who is about to turn sixteen, or an official who has been an official for decades in his previous life, Feng Ziying has never seen such a bloody scene happening in front of her.
Following his own nightmare, he felt that he really didn't have the guts to face all this at such a close distance.
Feng Ziying wonders how much, 30%, or 50% of the martial arts skills that she usually boasts of being able to fight will be used in this kind of bloody fight to the death?
The battle became more and more intense, and as he saw two rebel soldiers climbing in from the crenellations of the city wall one after another, Feng Ziying could no longer hold back, "Hulik, Qiabu, enter!"
Several soldiers who surrounded them were easily broken through by the opponent and then killed. Feng Ziying knew that this time they were probably elites specially selected by the rebels to break through.
Hu Li Ke and Qia Bu are the Ye Bu Shou responsible for protecting Feng Ziying.
They were not used to this kind of "bodyguard" duty of standing aside. They watched helplessly as there were killings within a few feet around them, but they could not participate in the battle.
Feng Zuo specifically told the two of them that no matter what happens, their only responsibility is to protect Feng Ziying. If the situation goes wrong, they will directly protect Feng Ziying and leave.
At this time, under Feng Ziying's order, the two men only hesitated for a moment before flying forward. Their sharp sword skills and cunning and fierce angles forced the two men back to the crenellations of the city wall in just a few seconds.
The archers who followed came and fired intensively, killing the two men on the spot.
With her blood boiling, Feng Ziying couldn't help but want to join the battle group. Such an impassioned moment, and the story of the bloody battle at the top of Ganzhou City is undoubtedly the dream that every man longs for.
While she was thinking freely, Feng Ziying saw Hu Liq, who was a few feet away, suddenly showed a look of fear and anger on his face, "Be careful!"
Subconsciously, he turned to the side and raised the narrow-edged knife in his hand to block it. The fierce knife directly knocked the narrow-edged knife in Feng Ziying's hand to the ground. The sharp and cold blade almost passed by Feng Ziying's shoulder.
Feng Ziying didn't have time to think too much, she rolled on the spot and dodged the second knife that followed immediately. The blade of the knife penetrated the ground, straight into the three-pointer, and splashed with a burst of sparks!
Seeing a dark shadow coming towards her face, Feng Ziying didn't have time to think too much, she turned slightly sideways and lightly clasped her hands.
"Bang!" A cloud of smoke was released, and the face of the man flying in the air showed a look of surprise and pain. A bloody arrow shot up from his neck. His body fell to the ground, struggled for a while, and then fell softly.
land.
"The traitor seeks death!"
Another guy following closely behind was intercepted in the air by another figure who had just arrived and jumped up from the approach road. The swords crossed and sparks flew. Along with a green sword shadow passing by, the figure dressed as an ordinary porter
The guy fell to the ground and covered his neck, staring at the young man in front of him who was wearing a light robe of a scholar, and fell to the ground.
At this time, panicked Hu Li Ke and Qia Bu arrived. Seeing the young man with the sword in his hand, they quickly put on an offensive and defensive stance, protecting Feng Ziying behind them.
At this time, Zhang Jin's figure also appeared, leading a group of men in motley clothes, who were probably the bodyguards recruited from the big families in the city.
"What did you use just now? Was it a firecracker?" The young man in front of him also looked at Feng Ziying in surprise, "Why didn't I see you light the match rope? And it was so fast?"
Feng Ziying knew that the young man in front of her had saved her life, otherwise it would have been difficult to dodge the subsequent assassin's blow.
Indicating to Hu Li Ke and Qia Bu not to be nervous, Feng Ziying smiled and said, "Thank you for saving your life. This is a self-generated firecracker, and there is no need to light a match rope."
"You don't need to use a match rope? Then what should you use to fire it?" The young man was obviously very interested. He took a step forward, but there was a slight ripple in his chest.
Feng Ziying was a little surprised. After another observation, this young man was not old, but he obviously had foreign ancestry. His slightly sunken eye sockets were slightly higher than those of the Han people, and his nose bridge was slightly too high, plus his slightly gray eyes.
The pupil definitely does not indicate that this child is a child. No, the lack of Adam's apple and breasts prove that this girl has foreign ancestry.
This chapter has been completed!