The battle of Fengjiazhuang that just broke out is very important to the Tang Dynasty today, and its importance is no less important than the battle of Luohu Valley last year.
Its victory or defeat will directly affect the survival of the Tang Dynasty!
If we can successfully capture Fengjiazhuang and obtain a large amount of food stored there, then the food crisis in Huangzhushan will be alleviated by more than half immediately. If we can find ways to get some food from other villages later, Huangzhushan will be able to survive this year.
If Fengjiazhuang cannot be captured, the food crisis in Huangzhushan will not be alleviated in a short time, and Li Xuan and the others must find ways to go to more villages to raise food.
The delay in time and changes in plans mean increased risks.
After all, the Ming army now knows that they have come out of the mountain, and has sent out reconnaissance cavalry to look for them. If the Ming army seizes the opportunity and is ambushed, the outcome will be quite disastrous.
It is precisely because the battle of Fengjiazhuang is so important that Li Xuan, Fang Dongquan, Huang Xueren and others all attach great importance to it.
During the first round of bridge-building operations, the two musketeers and archers were all dispatched, and the spearmen and sword and shield soldiers at the rear were also arrayed at the rear to prevent any unexpected events.
Even for a better suppression effect, the musketeers did not stay at the farthest effective range. Instead, they gradually advanced after three rounds of suppressive shooting at about 100 meters.
During this process, a large number of bullets continued to hit the top of the city. The huge impact of the bullets even caused the earth and rock fragments to fly. Moreover, several people from Fengjiazhuang on the top of the city did not hide in time and were hit by the bullets.
So much so that tragic groans resounded from the top of the city, and soon those people from Fengjiazhuang on top of the city shrank back one by one and hid behind the city wall.
From the outside, the city is almost empty, but if you look down from the sky, you will find that there are at least two hundred people lying on the city wall behind the city wall, holding various kinds of weapons.
Weapons, some held bows, arrows, knives and guns, and some even held primitive firecrackers issued by the Ming army.
Just from the primitive fire guns in their hands, it can be seen that this Fengjiazhuang is completely different from other ordinary villages.
As for behind the city wall, several men in brocade robes looked at the Huangzhushan bandits outside through the battlements, all of them with heavy expressions on their faces.
From time to time, they lowered their bodies and talked to each other, obviously discussing occupation.
Slowly, the nearly 80 musketeers of the musketeers got closer to the Fengjiazhuang wall, about 70 meters away.
This distance can be said to be a relatively dangerous distance. If the opponent has a large number of archers suddenly emerging from the city and then shooting arrows at the musketeers, it will cause a certain degree of danger to the musketeers.
But at this time, the archers also followed, and they even stood further forward than the musketeers. Once a large number of archers appeared in the direction of the city, these archers would decisively fire arrows to provide fire support to the musketeers.
At this time, after the musketeers approached, they continued to fire rounds. Most of the musketeers, under the orders of the officers, loaded their bullets, but did not pull the triggers to shoot, but kept aiming at the city.
head.
Limited by the slow rate of fire, in order to ensure the instantaneous fire suppression effect on the city head, Wang Shanxu and other musketeer officers made a plan to adopt a progressive round-fire mode at the beginning, but when they entered a distance of about sixty meters,
Finally, only a small number of soldiers were allowed to fire in turns to maintain small-scale continuous fire suppression.
But most of the soldiers are loaded with ammunition and ready to go!
If the opponent dares to counterattack on a large scale from the battlements, they will fire a large number of bullets in an instant.
However, the soldiers and horses of Fengjiazhuang on the top of the city were obviously unwilling to engage in long-range firefights with the Huangzhushan bandits. Except for seven or eight people who were accidentally hit at the beginning, they have been hiding behind the battlements since then, so that
Li Xuan and Fang Dongquan were not even visible outside.
People who didn't know this thought they were fighting against an empty city wall.
But in reality, Li Xuan and Fang Dongquan knew very well that a large number of enemies were behind the city wall, and the real danger had not yet arrived.
The most dangerous time is when those in Huangzhushan are responsible for carrying trees to build a bridge. At this time, these bridge builders need to be close to only about ten meters away from the city wall, which can be said to be quite dangerous.
Seeing that the Musketeers had established a firepower advantage and completely suppressed the opponent's counterattack at the top of the city, Li Xuan nodded slightly at this time: "Let them start!"
As Li Xuan's order was issued, everyone behind them took action. In this bridge-building operation, the fire cover was provided by the musketeers and archers, and the safety of the civilians who built the bridge was carried by themselves.
Responsible for the huge shield made of thick wooden boards.
Due to the lack of armor, the bandits in Huangzhu Mountain were forced to use the most primitive giant wooden shields as their main protective force every time they attacked a fortified city to avoid enemy bows and arrows.
The Huangzhushan bandits who attacked this time were not many, only more than forty people in total, and most of the forty people were carrying huge wooden shields, and the remaining ten people were carrying each other.
trees, and the planks used to lay them on the trees.
The sound of drums gradually became louder, and the Huangzhushan bandits carrying giant wooden shields and trees began to step forward. Especially when they reached fifty meters, when the officer leading the team shouted "charge", everyone was desperate for their lives.
He started running wildly.
Just as they were running wildly, Wang Shanxu once again raised the sword in his hand high and shouted: "Ready!"
He is always ready to provide the most direct and advantageous cover for the bridging troops, that is, at the moment when a large number of enemies appear and try to counterattack, he directly suppresses the opponent with dense bullets.
Carrying giant wooden shields and trees, the Huangzhushan bandits started running. Everyone ran forward desperately. They all knew that if they stayed under the city head for even one second longer at this time, they might die here.
At this time, the men in brocade robes on the top of the city also shouted loudly. Behind the battlements, about twenty or thirty young men were already holding bows and arrows, ready to pop up at any time and bend their bows to fire arrows.
At this time, time seemed to be getting slower and slower. Whether it was Huangzhushan's side or Fengjiazhuang's side, the generals on both sides seemed to be able to hear their heavy breathing.
Just after the Huangzhushan bandits carrying the trees rushed to a distance of about thirty meters, someone on the top of the city suddenly shouted: "Shoot!"
Then, many young men from Fengjiazhuang appeared on the battlements holding bows and arrows. They quickly bent their bows and prepared to aim at the Huangzhushan bandits who were running toward the moat thirty meters away.
However, at this time, Wang Shanxu outside the city had already waved his raised command knife and at the same time shouted: "Fire!"
As he swung his command sword fiercely, the two musketeers instantly erupted into a burst of intense gunfire. Before the white smoke could rise, bursts of screams came from the top of the city!