The victory or defeat of the Battle of Wuzhou is no longer something Chen Keqiao can control, because at this time the core focus on the battlefield has shifted to the western wall!
There, after the second blast was successful, the First Assault Battalion and the Liuzhou Independent Regiment launched a full-scale charge, followed closely by the Second Infantry Regiment and the Fifth Guard Brigade. Together, these four parts were
That adds up to a full-scale charge of tens of thousands of people!
When a huge plume of smoke and dust rose up from the west city wall again, and he felt the ground shaking, Yu Dayou immediately looked to the west. He saw a large plume of smoke and dust that many people could see. He knew it without having to guess.
What happened? The rebels must have blasted the west wall again, and the west wall must have collapsed as well.
It's going to be over now!
This was Yu Dayou's first thought at this time!
Because if the west city wall is also destroyed, then the northwest city wall will definitely have thousands of rebels pouring in instantly, and this one after another may be the careful preparation of the puppet Tang rebel army.
The bandit army will definitely be more numerous and more effective in combat.
Can we just rely on the existing defenders on the west wall to hold on?
He doesn't think so!
After he had personally seen the battle between the rebel army and his own side, he had a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of the pseudo-Tang rebel army. Not to mention the real thieves, even those fake thieves had a combat effectiveness that exceeded that of their own guards.
Soldiers.
To be honest, he didn't understand before why the rebels became so capable after surrendering to the puppet Tang rebel army. But when he saw the puppet Tang rebel army using cavalry and a large number of supervisors to force the garrison to charge,
And when he killed the deserters in batches, he finally understood why the rebels who surrendered suddenly had such a high combat effectiveness.
Under such strict military laws, even ordinary people can probably pick up swords and fight, let alone a formal army!
Because if you don't fight and run away, you will die, but if you rush forward, you may not be able to survive!
Yes, the deserters in the fifth garrison regiment were all without exception, and they all became victims of the sword of the supervising team. Although the soldiers who fought tenaciously and did not escape suffered heavy casualties, not all of them died!
But now I understand what's the use of all this. Tens of thousands of puppet Tang rebels are attacking fiercely, and there are such great changes on the west wall. I'm afraid Wuzhou City can't be defended!
When Yu Dayou thought this, the situation on the west wall was indeed quite bad. Yu Dayou, who was far away, could feel the huge explosion. Wang Yue, Wei Yan and others who were on the west wall felt it personally.
And I deeply felt the feeling of the earth shaking!
Then they almost watched helplessly as the city wall not far away collapsed, and then many pseudo-Tang thieves crawled out of the ditch only more than thirty meters away from the city wall. Moreover, these pseudo-Tang thieves were not fake thieves, not even real thieves.
Ordinary real thieves, but all thieves wearing heavy armor.
When he saw these people, he recognized them at a glance. These must be heavy armored soldiers under the puppet Tang thief army, elite troops specially used to attack cities.
When the Puppet Tang thief army attacked, they did not send out fake thieves to serve as cannon fodder. Instead, they immediately sent out elite heavy armored soldiers. What does this mean? This shows that the Puppet Tang thief army is bound to win this battle, and it is
Don’t hesitate to pay a huge price!
Although the explosion shocked countless Ming army soldiers, they quickly reacted. Bows, arrows, handguns and even bowl-mouthed cannons continued to shoot at the overcoming heavy armored soldiers. During the charge, these thieves'
The heavy armored soldiers also fell almost in pieces. However, although there were many heavy armored soldiers who fell, there were even more who rushed up!
Because the bandit army that rushed up was not a few hundred people, but more than 2,000 people!
This is an assault force composed of the First Assault Battalion and the Liuzhou Independent Regiment. In these two units, there are more than 500 elite soldiers wearing heavy armor, and the other lightly armored soldiers are also elite.
If it were a regular field cold weapon duel, more than two thousand people like this would be enough to launch a charge attack against at least tens of thousands of ordinary Ming troops, and the results should be quite satisfactory!
At this time, the Ming army's only support, the seven-meter-high city wall, had collapsed. Although there would be a small slope formed by residual rubble after the city wall collapsed, it was no longer able to stop these pseudo-Tang rebels under the city's jurisdiction.
pace of!
I saw them charging forward with shields and steel knives, and then beheaded all the Ming soldiers they encountered!
"Quick, hurry up and block the gap. We can't let them rush in. We absolutely can't let them rush in!" After the shock, Wang Yue, who had already reacted, shouted directly without caring about his dignity as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
And if you listen carefully to his voice, you will find that his voice is full of panic.
This kind of panic has never happened before after the east wall was blown down.
Because when the east city wall was blown down before, he still had many reserves in his hands. Yu Dayou's three thousand soldiers could be mobilized to reinforce, and his supervisor could also go to reinforce.
But now, he has a reserve team in his hands!
The defense of the west city wall can only rely on the existing troops on the west wall. Can we rely on these experiences to stop the puppet Tang rebels?
If there was a city wall to rely on before, Wang Yue was not too worried. However, now a gap has been blown out of the city wall. Many heavy armored soldiers of the puppet Tang rebel army are pouring in. At this time, the west city wall can still be defended.
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The panic in Wang Yue's voice was enough to prove that even he no longer believed that he could stop the attack of the puppet Tang rebel army!
Wei Yan, who was next to Wang Yue, was stunned, and then murmured: "It's over, it's over..."
He had seen the powerful combat effectiveness of the Puppet Tang thief army. Among the 8,000 troops he led, 4,000 were still elite soldiers, and they were no match for the Puppet Tang thief army in hand-to-hand combat. At this time, when the Puppet Tang thief army came over
How could it be possible for these ordinary guardsmen to stop the elite heavy armored soldiers of the puppet Tang rebel army?
If he had known earlier, he should not have sent Du Biao and three thousand recruits from Guangdong to the east city wall so early to reinforce.
But now, regret is of no use!
On the other hand, Shen Xiyi, the deputy commander-in-chief of Guangdong, was able to maintain his composure, and then walked to Wang Yue and said: "Sir, this place is dangerous. As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, the morale and morale of the entire army depend on you. Please move to the rear.
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They were not far from the gap that was blown up at this time, and although the nearby Ming army rushed into the gap under the leadership of the Ming army generals in an attempt to re-block the gap, the more than two thousand elite troops of the puppet Tang rebel army had already
They rushed up, and in a hurry, the ordinary Ming soldiers couldn't resist at all, and fell down one after another. Seeing that the puppet Tang rebel army had already occupied the gap and started to advance towards both sides, they would not leave if they didn't move.
, but would be overtaken and even killed by the puppet Tang bandit army.
It would be okay if he died, but if Wang Yue and a group of high-ranking military and political officials from the Ming Dynasty were captured, it would be embarrassing and embarrassing.
Therefore, Shen Xiyi asked Wang Yue to move at this time, not because he was afraid of death, nor because he was worried about Wang Yue's life and death alone, but because he was thinking about the whole army.
In a typical ancient army like the Ming Dynasty, if the general died in battle or was captured, the blow to the morale of the army would be fatal, and its fatality would be no less fatal than if Li Xuan, the king of the Tang Dynasty, died in battle or was captured.
Therefore, the soldiers must stay to resist the puppet Tang rebel army, while others, especially a group of senior officials led by Wang Yue, must escape.
At this time, Wang Yue also woke up from the shock, and then turned around and left with an extremely gloomy expression. Naturally, other senior civil and military officials followed him one by one.
Wang Yue ran away, what reason did they have not to run away? Are they left to die?
After Wang Yue led a group of senior civil and military officials down from the west city wall, he could still hear the sounds of fighting between soldiers from both sides in the rear. He couldn't help but look back and saw that many soldiers of the puppet Tang rebel army had appeared in the gap in the wall behind, and his own side The soldiers tried hard to counterattack and drive the rebels out, but it was all in vain.
On the contrary, those pseudo-Tang bandits have begun to extend to both ends of the city wall!
Reminiscent of the large number of pseudo-Tang thieves seen outside the city just now, who have already launched a charge. I am afraid that it won't take long for thousands of people to pour into the city through this gap, and then cover more pseudo-Tang thieves to board the city!
It's over, Wuzhou City is completely over!
Even though the Ming soldiers on top of the city were still fighting to the death, Wang Yue could already imagine that Wuzhou City was completely ruined. Once the city wall was lost, there was no possibility of defending the city.
Wuzhou City is about to fall, what should we do?
Suicide? Just kidding, Wang Yue is not a pedantic person. Besides, he is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, not the prefect of Wuzhou. Suicide patrol is the matter of the prefect of Wuzhou. As the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he has to continue to preside over the great cause of fighting against thieves.
If you can't hold on, don't commit suicide. The only thing left to do is to break out of the encirclement.
There are 30,000 regular troops and 20,000 young and strong soldiers in the city. Although there is a gap in the west city wall, the bandit army will not be able to completely invade the city for a while.
He still has time to gather his troops and break out!
Thinking of breaking out of the encirclement, he just said: "Immediately send someone to send an order quickly and ask the governor to come back immediately!"
"return?"
The others didn't understand, so they immediately asked: "Come back? What should we do over there in front of Dongcheng?"
Wang Yue ignored him, but continued: "Let Du Biao go directly to the South City Gate, and we will get on the boat directly!"
Nowadays, there are heavy attacks by the puppet Tang rebels in the northwest and east, and there are also heavy defenses by the rebels in the north. It is definitely not feasible to go from these three directions. The only way is to leave the city from the south city, and then board the boat directly from the pier. people.
The city is about to be destroyed. If you don't leave now, how long will it take?