As the Tang army with the second mixed battalion as the core rushed toward the city gate, other Ming troops on the city wall also realized that something was wrong. After all, Wang Mazi just drugged the dozens of Ming soldiers stationed at the city gate, and the city wall
Other Ming army soldiers are widely distributed in Shanghai.
The Ming soldiers on top of the city were not blind, so they naturally immediately saw the Tang army rushing toward the city gate with torches in hand.
Instantly, there was a commotion on the city wall, with gongs and drums beating loudly. Many Ming soldiers were also woken up in their sleep.
The Ming troops stationed on the top of the city gathered together urgently, accompanied by various noises.
"The puppet Tang bandits are coming!"
"It's over, the bandits are attacking the city!"
"Oh my god, I'm going to die now!"
The soldiers had frightened expressions on their faces and expressed extreme frustration from time to time. If it were normal times, Ming army generals would have stood up and shouted that they could not be shaken, and if they continued to yell, they would be pulled out and chopped.
But at this moment, not only the soldiers were in panic, but also the officers. Some of them were bloody and would calm the soldiers and lead them to the top of the city to prepare for resistance. Some of them followed suit.
, with the crowd running around, no one knows what they will do.
Some generals who were timid or thought they were smart secretly escaped from the city.
Now that the city is so dangerous, and the puppet Tang bandit army outside the city is so terrifying, there are only a few hundred regular guardsmen on our side, and the rest are young and strong people who have been pulled over temporarily. Under such circumstances, and
If the rebels of the Tang Dynasty attack, they are not seeking death.
The fate of countless Ming army soldiers who died tragically on both sides of the Lanjiang River will be their fate.
So some people run quite simply!
Of course, most of the Ming army officers and soldiers now don't know that the south city gate has been opened quietly, in the dark, and it only took a few minutes. Wang Mazi also used medicine to stun the Ming army soldiers guarding the city gate before, and there was no
A battle broke out with the Ming army guarding the city gate.
Before, Chen Baihu just slashed a few times out of anger and didn't make any noise.
In addition, although Wang Mazi's men were servants and helpers, after they knocked out the Ming army guarding the city gate with a drug, they all took off the clothes of the Ming army guarding the city and put them on themselves, just to avoid accidental injury.
A white cloth strip was tied around his arm.
Under such circumstances, if other Ming troops had not gone to the city gate and looked carefully, they would not have discovered that the Ming troops stationed at the city gate had been replaced and the city gate had been opened.
Of course, this situation cannot last long, it will only last for a few minutes at most.
But a few minutes is enough!
The second mixed battalion and other Tang troops outside the city were only a few hundred meters away from the city gate in a straight line. It was a surprise attack prepared in advance. If they wanted to rush over, it would only take a few minutes.
The difficulty in sieging a city is that it is difficult to get close to the city wall and climb the wall. Even if you climb to the top of the city, the soldiers who climbed to the top of the city will be driven down because they lack the support of friendly troops.
But if the city gate has been opened, and the person holding the gate is one's own internal response, then things will be completely different. Not only will it be easy to attack the city, but at least there is no need to climb the city wall, and you can enter directly through the city gate.
If the defenders want to resist, they can only fight the attackers at the city gate and block the gap.
However, can the Ming army stop the Tang army that has entered the city gate?
This question will be revealed in a few minutes!
After Li Chunjing, the battalion officer of the Second Mixed Battalion, led his team to rush forward, he was intercepted by archers from the Ming Army at the top of the city. However, it was night now, and the Ming Army's archers could only point at the torches.
Shooting, coupled with the Ming army's archers are also limited.
With hundreds of guards and more than a thousand young men, how many qualified Ming troops can be gathered here? Their number will not exceed a hundred.
The proportion of archers in the Ming army, especially qualified archers, to the total number of troops was relatively small.
When Li Chunjing led his team to arrive less than fifty meters away from the city gate, he had already seen the city gate that had been fully opened. A group of Ming soldiers inside the city gate did not put up any defensive posture, but showed their faces.
Looking cheerful.
The leader, a middle-aged man who seemed to be an official, even shouted something. When he led his troops into the city gate, he finally got a clear look at Wang Mazi, who was holding a torch. The first thing he saw at this man was
, Li Chunjing just felt a sense of familiarity.
This sense of familiarity is naturally not because Li Chunjing knows this person, but because he feels that this person's temperament is very similar to Fang Dongquan, Wang Shanxu, and Huang Xueren. What kind of temperament is this?
It smells like a bandit leader!
Whether it is movements or expressions, they are very similar to Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren.
It seems that the news is indeed true, this Wang Mazi is really a bandit leader.
But now Li Chunjing naturally didn't have much time to look at Wang Mazi too much. He just glanced at him briefly and said, "Are you Wang Dahu?"
Wang Mazi nodded quickly and said: "Yes, my officer... I am Wang Dahu. General, you have finally brought our Tang Dynasty King Master here. I have had a hard time waiting!"
Li Chunjing pressed his hand slightly, and then said: "My officer Li Chunjing, the battalion officer of the second mixed battalion, please take your people and step aside immediately, we are going to set up defense!"
"Yes, yes, I will immediately take the people to get out of the way!" After saying that, he quickly turned around and said to his subordinates: "You have heard what Mr. Li said, hurry up, get out of the way, and move out of the way!"
Get out!"
Li Chunjing didn't care that Wang Mazi left with his men. He had already begun to order his troops to line up and prepare for battle!
In addition to the headquarters of the Second Mixed Battalion, the troops he brought over included half a team of fifty sword and shield soldiers and two platoons of grenadiers.
These are all close combat forces prepared to strengthen the capture of the city gate!
Just when Li Chunjing led his soldiers and horses straight to the South City Gate, the Ming soldiers on the top of the city also reflected that the South City Gate might have been breached. Maybe there was a traitor, maybe a traitor to the Tang Dynasty.
The military formation was so powerful that they broke through the south gate in an instant, but no matter what, they had to block the south gate, otherwise, the city would be really broken.
Soon, Ming army generals and soldiers rushed towards the south gate!
But in addition to some people heading towards the South City Gate, there were also people shouting things like "The city is broken, the puppet Tang traitor army has entered the city, it's over."
After hearing these words, many defenders still had the energy to resist, so they immediately threw down their weapons and ran down the city wall.
There were even too many soldiers running down the city wall at the same time, resulting in a stampede accident.
Poor people, they were not killed by the puppet Tang rebels, but died at the feet of friendly troops or were pushed and fell from the city wall.