Although the order issued by Zhang Yanling was very abrupt, because the battle had not yet reached the point of being out of control. The Folangji people had not yet broken through the city wall defenses on a large scale. However, the military orders were like a mountain of prohibitions, and any general and soldier of the Armada would unconditionally
Obey orders.
Just as a slogan on the training ground of Zhenwei Camp in Beijing says: Military orders are like a mountain. Those who understand must be implemented, and those who do not understand must also be implemented. Understanding is deepened during implementation. This is the basic understanding of the soldiers and horses led by Zhang Yanling
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The soldiers and horses quickly evacuated the outer wall. After the Franji men attacked the outer castle wall, hundreds of Ming soldiers and horses had entered the central castle. The huge iron gate had been slowly closed. There were already Ming soldiers on top of the central castle wall.
A figure running into position.
For the Folangji people, this was obviously a victory. The Folangji soldiers rushed to the top of the outer wall, cheering loudly and shouting with joy. This was the first time since the war with the Ming Dynasty that the Ming Dynasty had been defeated.
The people who were beaten fled and retreated.
Captain Cassie and others were overjoyed and high-fived each other. As many as seven to eight hundred of our own troops had been killed or wounded. Cassie and others had begun to worry about whether they could withstand such casualties and whether they could hold on. As a result, the other side
I couldn't bear it and gave up on the outside. This was a big surprise.
You must know that the high outer wall of the entire castle complex is the strongest defensive place, which is equivalent to the wall of a small city. The Ming Dynasty people gave up here and retreated to the central castle for defense, which was tantamount to giving up the strongest defense system.
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Although there is a city wall outside the central castle, and the height is nearly two feet. However, the narrow city wall and the narrow area inside will become more vulnerable targets for military attacks. The opponent will be compressed into the small space of more than a hundred paces in the central castle.
They have become turtles in a urn.
In addition, the disadvantages of the terrain will also disappear. In order to build the castle, the Francois spent a lot of time to force the local people to build the entire central area of the city, which was already the highest terrain, several feet higher, forming a huge wall with the surrounding streets.
The height difference.
The entire castle complex is built on the ground nearly two feet higher than the surrounding streets, making it look towering, tall and majestic.
But this is obviously not just to make the castle look tall and show off the superiority of the Francois. It is to artificially create a terrain advantage to facilitate the condescending defense in the castle.
But this terrain is limited to the periphery. The interior of the castle is flat ground, and the height is basically the same. Although the central castle is the tallest castle, it is only a tall castle, but the terrain has no advantage. For large-scale attacks, the flat ground
The terrain is obviously an extremely favorable factor.
Cassie and others have realized that they have a chance to win. The other party has forced them into a dead end.
"Captain Cassie, work hard and pursue the victory. Today we will completely defeat the Ming Dynasty people and capture the Duke of the Ming Dynasty alive."
"Yes, we can't let them have a chance to breathe. Captain Cassie, gentlemen, we are going to amaze His Majesty the King and the gentlemen of the noble meeting in this battle. We must complete all this before Alfonso comes back.
, we cannot let Alfonso take advantage of us. Otherwise, it will be attributed to the Eastern Fleet. This is a victory for our Royal Cavalry Battalion."
"Yes, yes. That's very true. Alfonso usually has a nose as straight as an elephant. When he saw us low-level officers, he wouldn't even look at us. I've long disliked him. I can't let him steal it.
Credit."
All the officers were excited and talked in various directions.
Captain Cassie stroked his unkempt beard and laughed: "Don't worry, Alfonso won't be back for a while. And we will definitely end the battle today. But there is no need to be too anxious. Let the soldiers rest.
Let's make some more preparations. This time, using wooden doors to block their explosive weapons was very effective, but it also caused a lot of damage and defects. We suffered casualties.
We have killed a lot of soldiers. Let's collect some more and arrange the shield array more perfectly. It will be smoother if fewer soldiers are killed during the attack. If you want to capture the ferocious beasts, you must first prepare bows, arrows and spears.
Don't let them jump over the wall in a hurry and cause us a lot of casualties. If there are too many casualties, our victory will be eclipsed."
"Mr. Cassie is right. I agree. Let's rest and prepare before attacking again in the afternoon. In short, these Ming troops don't want to see the sun tomorrow."
"Hahaha, okay. I heard that the Duke of Ming Dynasty was a young man with thin skin and tender flesh. He was not bad looking. Some brothers who came back from Manlajia saw him. They turned around and caught him, stripped him of his clothes and took him away.
Parading him through the streets with pheasant feathers on his head. What do you think?"
Everyone laughed and nodded.
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On the wall of the central castle, Ming soldiers were stationed at various defensive positions in accordance with orders.
We had visited sites and practiced before, so it was busy and not chaotic. However, the inner wall was much smaller than the high outer wall. The height difference was only ten feet, and the thickness of the wall was even smaller.
Many. The outer high wall is about ten feet wide, but here it is only a few feet wide. It is very crowded if three people walk side by side. It is difficult for such a wall to withstand the attack of the Folangji. This is what everyone thinks.
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But now that the matter has come to this, all we can do is defend with all our might, and we don’t think much about anything else.
Chen Shiyi had never seen Zhang Yanling. During the battle on the outer city wall, Zhang Yanling disappeared. At that time, Chen Shiyi did not pay attention. After all, the city wall was very dangerous and the father-in-law could not stay on it. That was what he hoped.
But he had not seen Zhang Yanling until now, so Chen Shiyi was a little confused. How to defend the inner wall, and what to do next? Chen Shiyi needed to know Zhang Yanling's order. Chen Shiyi knew that the inner wall could not hold on for a long time, so he also
I would like to remind Zhang Yanling that it may be the best choice to make early breakout plans.
"Where is the Duke? Why haven't you seen him?" Chen Shiyi stopped several soldiers coming up from the city and asked.
Several soldiers shook their heads to express their ignorance. However, a soldier standing next to Chen Shiyi said: "Didn't the Duke of the State escort the Bishop of Folangji into the church? That guy's life is really good. He was wounded in the chest.
He didn't die even with one shot. The Duke of Guo went to heal his wounds and give him medicine."
Chen Shiyi felt a little depressed. The Duke was so interested in Arthur. His brothers were resisting the enemy, but he still had the thought to treat Arthur's wounds. The old guy was dead. What could be done to save him?
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Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Zhang Yanling striding out of the castle gate with three guards, walking through the castle porch and onto the lawn. The three guards following behind him each held a large wooden barrel in their hands.
It looks very heavy.
Chen Shi hurriedly walked down the city wall towards Zhang Yanling and others. He saw Zhang Yanling saying something to several personal guards, and then the three brothers put down the barrel. One of them was holding a long knife and slashed at the barrel.
The wooden barrel broke into pieces, and red liquid flowed out of it. A sweet smell filled the air.
"My lord, I have found you. I have something to report." Chen Shiyi said loudly.
Zhang Yanling turned around and saw Chen Shiyi, and said with a smile: "I came just in time, Brother Chen, I was just looking for you. If you have anything to say later, just wait and see."
Chen Shiyi responded with his hands and stood aside.
"Light the fire!" Zhang Yanling said to one of his guards.
The guard blew the fire stick, lit a torch, and then placed the torch on the red liquid on the ground. It seemed that he wanted to ignite the liquid seeping on the grass. As a result, the torch was lit several times. , and it did not light up.
"Open another bucket." Zhang Yanling ordered.
Another wooden barrel was split open, and a light yellow liquid flowed out, and a smell of wine came to your nose.
The guards holding torches tried to light it again, but it still had no effect.
After the last barrel was split, a strong smell of alcohol began to fill the air. Zhang Yanling was overjoyed, reached out to take the torch from the guard, and threw it into the overflowing wine on the grass. With a whoosh, a wave of heat hit his face. There was not even an obvious fire on the grass, but a layer of blue flames was burning on the ground. The flames were actually not very small, and the temperature was extremely high. Several people around him took a few steps back.
"Hahahaha, great. Sure enough, there is strong alcohol. Arthur didn't lie to me. Brother Chen, hahaha, now it's time to have some fun." Zhang Yanling laughed.
Chen Shiyi was confused and asked: "Master, what are you... doing? Where did these drinks come from? We are in an emergency now, so why are we having fun?"
Zhang Yanling burst out laughing and said, "Of course it's fun. Let's treat the white pigs to a drink. Then we'll roast the white pigs and cook them all."
Chen Shiyi's mind finally came to his senses, and he said in shock: "The Duke of the State is saying that you are going to use these spirits to... burn those white-skinned pigs?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Yeah, what else? I thought their spirits were not strong enough, but I didn't expect that their rum can be ignited, so that would be easy. I guess it's because the water has been evaporated after being stored in the cellar for too long. It’s because it’s getting taller.”
A huge surprise arose in Chen Shiyi's heart. The Duke of Guo meant to use spirits as fire oil to ignite fire to resist the enemy. If this idea can be realized, it will naturally be an excellent strategy to resist the enemy. But Chen Shiyi quickly Then he calmed down.
"Sir, how much strong wine is needed? A few barrels of wine are not enough. It requires a large amount. Did you find these barrels in this castle? If I had known better, it would be better to share them with the brothers. Yeah, it's good to get drunk before the battle." Chen Shiyi smacked his lips.
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Brother Chen, if you want to drink, you can drink enough, but you can only drink wine and champagne. I can't give you one sip of this strong rum. It's for entertaining white pigs. As for you worrying about not having enough wine? Question. I want to ask, are two hundred barrels of such strong liquor enough?"
Chen Shiyi was shocked and said: "Two hundred...two hundred barrels? Where did it come from?"
Zhang Yanling laughed loudly and said: "Our dear Lord Arthur gave it to us to thank me for saving his life. Do you think it's unexpected or not? Surprising or not?"