It was late afternoon, and a fierce battle had just ended. This was already the third attack launched by the Francois.
After the commando team assembled in the castle in the city, they immediately launched a defense. When more than 500 troops gathered in the castle, 414 people were left. More than 90 Ming commando soldiers died in the operation last night.
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In fact, nearly fifty of them fell to death while gliding or were killed by the Folanji people when they landed in the wrong place, and more than forty people died in battle. The biggest casualties were those led by Ma Laoliu who burned supplies and food.
The third team had only fifty people, and more than half of them were killed.
Zhang Yanling felt quite self-blame. For the brothers who fell to death, Zhang Yanling felt that she was responsible. She did not give them more time to train. Although the technique of gliding is not difficult, it still requires training in advance. There is only one afternoon.
It takes time for them to practice gliding, but it is difficult to ensure that they can use it freely.
Such training cannot be carried out at the Port of Colombo, because I am worried about exposing the way of the assault and making the enemy prepared. Therefore, I have to conduct temporary training at sea. But before that, I should be able to arrange it more reasonably. Although the plan is to do it in Zhangjiakou
It was made temporarily due to the accident that happened in the Ming Dynasty. It was too rushed, but I should still have the ability to coordinate. What I did was not good enough.
However, Zhang Yanling did not have time to blame himself too much at this moment. After all the troops gathered in the castle, they must immediately organize a defense because a large number of Franco soldiers were about to launch an attack.
After dawn, the chaotic Franco soldiers in the city were able to organize themselves into each other. Although the leading general, the officials, bishops and governors in the city were no longer able to direct and coordinate them. But the Franco soldiers were not a group of stragglers after all. They were beaten in the middle of the night.
After the chaos, they got in touch with each other and coordinated their actions.
Several leading mid-level generals formed the core of the temporary leadership operation. In addition, it was further determined that the number of opponents entering the city was not large, so they quickly organized a counterattack.
After learning that all the Ming troops had withdrawn into the castle, a combined force of nearly seven thousand Buddhist soldiers and soldiers from the Garo Empire besieged the castle and launched a ferocious attack.
For a time, the surroundings of the castle were like a zombie siege, with soldiers and horses surging and shouts of killing rising to the sky. A large number of attacking soldiers and horses fired arrows and guns at the castle wall, and used long ladders and hooks to climb up. The battle was fierce.
There were more than 400 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and the defensive force of more than 100 people on a high castle wall was extremely weak. But fortunately, the castle walls were strong, thick and tall. The terrain of the castle was already high, and it was even more difficult for the enemy to attack from the slopes on all sides.
great.
More importantly, the firearms on hand of the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty were extremely powerful. In addition to the more than 200 bird cannons that were a fatal threat to the enemy, those golden melon thunders were a nightmare for the Franco people. Don't be afraid of more people. The more people there are, the more golden melons you will have.
Thunder causes more damage.
So amidst the roar of cannons and golden melons, the two consecutive attacks of the Francoji were repelled. The Francoji killed and injured seven to eight hundred people, and corpses were scattered everywhere around the outside of the castle. The air was filled with
It was filled with a burnt and fishy smell.
In the bunker of the city wall, Zhang Yanling summoned everyone to use the break in the attack to discuss matters.
"Everyone, the Folangji people are attacking fiercely. What are the casualties among our brothers? Do you have the confidence to hold on?" Zhang Yanling asked while chewing dry food, taking a sip of water and drinking it down.
"Reporting to the Duke, the casualties among our brothers are not heavy. Eight people were killed and more than 30 were injured. There is no way, the matchlock guns of the Folangji are not vegetarian. I have given the order to give priority to the snipers with cannons.
Killing the opponent's gunmen is the result of suppression. Otherwise, we will kill and injure more brothers." Chen Shiyi also chewed dry food and replied in a deep voice.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "The casualties are greater than I expected. Now that every brother is killed, we have one less soldier. The snipers must suppress the enemy's musketeers. There are not many of them. I think
It’s because most of their firearms have been transferred by Alfonso, who is going to fight us in the port of Goa. Hey, this idiot may have noticed it by now.”
Chen Shi said: "Don't worry, sir, there aren't many of them left. As long as they dare to show up, our cannons have a longer range than them, and they will be able to kill them. It's just that some guys are hiding in bunkers. It's a pity that we don't have cannons, otherwise we can just blow them up."
them."
Zhang Yanling nodded and asked again: "How much ammunition and Jingua Lei are there?"
Huo Shijian said: "There is a lot of ammunition, but there are not many gold melons. When we came here, in order to reduce the weight, each person carried fifteen gold melons. I did an inventory not long ago, and there are still 1,800."
Zhang Yanling frowned and didn't say anything for a long time. Now the Jingua Lei is a powerful weapon for repelling the enemy. If the Jingua Lei is gone, it will be even more difficult to defend.
"By the way, sir, I have something else to report. The Folangji people seem to be moving heavy artillery down from the city wall. If they mobilize a few heavy artillery to attack, we are afraid that we will be beaten." Huo Shijian
whispered.
The butcher shop in Zhang Yanling's mouth was boring. How could he not know that the other party was doing this? He had seen the enemy's plan from the telescope before. The good news was that the heavy artillery was too heavy and heavy, and it would be difficult to get it off the city wall for a while. But since the heavy artillery
If it can be installed on the city wall, it can definitely be taken down. It is only a matter of time.
"Don't worry for now. It's difficult for heavy artillery to break through the castle, and stone shells can't destroy the castle wall. What's more, the outer perimeter is broken, and there is still a central castle to defend. It's just a big threat to the soldiers. But don't panic, there will be a way by then.
Solve it." Zhang Yanling said.
"It would be great if we had artillery. I looked at the fortifications with forts on the castle wall. Logically speaking, there should have been artillery defenses here. Why are they missing now?" Huo Shijian said.
Chen Shi said, "Maybe there really is one. Sixth, you can take someone to look for it later. This castle has an underground warehouse. There are many warehouses. Look for any cannons. If you can find a few cannons, that would be exciting.
Already."
Ma Laoliu cupped his hands and said, "I'm humble, I'll go and take someone to search."
Zhang Yanling nodded and thought: If the artillery can be found, it will pose a great threat to the Folangji people.
"My lord, given your humble position, may I be brave enough to ask you about the doubts in your heart?" Huo Shijian said suddenly.
Zhang Yanling glanced at him and said with a smile: "Do you want to ask, what is the purpose of our attack? Is it just to hide in the castle and defend, passively being beaten, right?"
Huo Shijian's face turned red, he cupped his hands and said: "I am humble and stupid, please ask the Duke to clarify my doubts."
Zhang Yanling said: "We are not passively beaten. Don't you think the initiative is in our hands?"
Huo Shijian frowned and thought. Zhang Yanling continued: "Their grain and supplies were burned, their generals and officers were taken away by us, and the anti-corner facilities on the dock were destroyed by us. Aren't they the ones who should be anxious? Three days, at most
In three days, they will be hungry and they will collapse. We only need to hold on for at most three days before they have to escape. How can we fight when we are hungry? Unless they have other granaries? But that won't last long.
"
Huo Shijian suddenly nodded and said: "That's it."
Zhang Yanling said: "The more ferociously the Fo Langji people attack now, the more anxious they are, which also proves that they are in short supply of food and supplies. They can't afford it. We are not in a hurry. There is plenty of food, grass, supplies and water in the castle."
Yes, we don't have to worry about being trapped by them. If they want to survive, they have to evacuate here."
Chen Shiyi chuckled and said, "The Duke is very scheming."
"But what if they still have spare food supplies? Hidden in a place we don't know?" Huo Shijian said.
Chen Shiyi glared at Huo Shijian and said, "Are you making excuses?"
Huo Shijian said hurriedly: "I don't dare. It's a humble job to talk too much."
Zhang Yanling smiled, looked out from the battlements, looked at the sea with white and golden light dancing in the distance, and said softly: "I guess Alfonso's fleet has turned back. Master Wang is already chasing his tail.
Follow me. The battle in the bay will be exciting. If there are still people in the city
Granary, we will not be able to catch up with that battle. It would be a pity. However, even so, I believe that Wang Hong, Liu Tan, Feng Sihai and the others will be able to annihilate Alfonso's Eastern Fleet in one fell swoop. By then, the Franco soldiers here will
Besides surrendering or running away, is there any other way out for the horse?"
Chen Shiyi and Huo Shijian were in a daze for a moment. They heard the shrill sound of a bamboo whistle, and the third attack of Fo Lang's robots began.