The Shenzhou garrison was almost disintegrating under the fierce enemy attack. The vital defense line at the gap in the city wall could collapse at any time.
Even Li Weiqun almost lost his fighting spirit.
But the coach of Shenzhou City was not Li Weiqun, but Li Shiwei, General Guoyi of Dashun.
Li Shiwei devoted all his personal guards, literary counselors, and all human resources that could be mobilized to the battle for the gap in the city wall without mercy.
He personally led a team of gunmen to the city tower, aimed at the waist of the Qing siege troops from both sides, and fired fiercely, causing smoke to rise from the battlefield.
What kind of person is Li Shiwei?
He is an artillery expert in Chu Chuang's army, and has been responsible for leading the heavy artillery troops in Chu Chuang's army for many years. But as many people have maliciously speculated, Li Shiwei was able to reach such a position today. In many cases, it was not
Because of his combat ability and military talent, and just because Li Shiwei was a native of Mizhi Township when Li Laiheng founded the regiment in his early years.
Of course Li Shiwei knew that even though he had made countless military exploits, even if he risked his life to turn the tide during the Boye defense battle, the Dashun army only regarded him as a "relative" and a "lucky Jin" of Li Laiheng.
The hero of Boye's defense battle can only be Gu Junen, not Li Shiwei who also fought bravely.
No one remembers his brilliance and glory. Everyone only remembers that Li Shiwei failed to stop Liu Guoneng, and only remembers his very few mistakes.
When Shenzhou City's not-so-high city walls collapsed, how many of the city's defenders, civilians, and soldiers actually felt a trace of resentment in their hearts? Why was Li Shiwei, who rose to power through kinship, guarding Shenzhou?
, instead of Gu Junen, Hao Yaoqi, or a real capable general like Miao Lichen or Zhang Pizhu?
Even Li Weiqun, when he saw the gap defense line collapse, why did he become completely discouraged and no longer had any confidence in turning the tide of the war?
Even if the city wall is lost, can't the defenders retreat to the city and start street fighting, fighting the enemy street by street?
Just because the coach is Li Shiwei, right?
Because Li Shiwei has always been a humble passer-by, an ordinary passerby. The bright stars of Dashun have never surrounded Li Shiwei's head, even among Chu Chuang, the reputation of famous generals, veteran generals, and brave generals.
It never stayed on top of Li Shiwei's head.
He gave people the impression that he was able to master Chu Chuang's heavy artillery unit only because he was a native of Li Laiheng.
But is that all?
If the city of Shenzhou is destroyed, will Li Shiwei really want to spend his whole life and leave behind only a reputation of incompetence and incompetence in the hundreds of years after his death?
"I am Li Shiwei, General Guoyi, the cannon and cannon commander under Suihou. I raise my banner! All the soldiers and civilians in the city, if this banner does not fall, Shenzhou City will not be destroyed!"
"Raise the great banner!"
Li Shiwei's personal guards joined hands to raise the general's flag. In fact, strictly speaking, Li Shiwei was no longer the direct commander of the cannon mark at this time, but he left the deepest impression on the Shun army officers and generals as the commander of the cannon mark.
One identity.
In the past, this identity naturally represented Li Laiheng's trust.
But now, Li Shiwei is determined to use his courage and blood and sweat to rebuild the glory represented by the status of "Suihou Xingjin"!
Li Shiwei and his soldiers all have the air of outlaws. They are the few "old people" of Li Laiheng and Mi Zhi in Chu Chuang's army.
Loyalty to Dashun and Li Laiheng, absolutely no one in this world can surpass them.
"Even if you die in battle, you can't let the banner of Dashun Army fall..."
The soldiers blocked the gap one after another, and Li Shiwei rushed into the line of fire with a musket. Because the Qing army's siege troops had gradually penetrated into Shenzhou City, in order to avoid accidental damage, the Qing army's artillery temporarily stopped firing, which gave
Li Shiwei counterattacked with a great opportunity.
The Shun army's heavy artillery group, which had been temporarily silenced by the Qing's artillery fire, finally had the opportunity to fire again.
The gunners braved the indiscriminate firing of arrows and bullets from the Qing army's siege troops, and under the leadership of Li Shiwei, they took up their positions at an astonishing speed. Everyone completed loading at a speed that even exceeded daily training. Dashun needed it
The soldiers did their duty, and everyone now bears the same responsibility.
"Fire!"
The Shun Army artillery group finally rekindled their anger after a long period of silence. After a loud thunder, the dark gun barrels fired shells amidst violent vibrations. These shells shot like meteors among the flying lead and molten iron. From the Qing army
The formation of siege troops passed quickly through the formation, setting off a huge and shocking wave, which shattered the enemy formation and filled the air with blood mist. Finally, the soldiers of the Shun army finally let out a rare and uniform cheer.
Li Weiqun, who was already desperate as he leaned on the battlements, had a bitter smile on his lips that slowly turned into a real smile.
He reluctantly picked up the sword on the ground, supported his exhausted body and threw himself back into the line of fire. All the soldiers of Dashun, whose morale and spirit were already on the verge of collapse, recovered after the roar of the artillery group.
A full-scale fighting spirit.
Li Shiwei, the newly promoted General Guo Yi of the Dashun Army, and his large banner with the three characters "gun and cannon mark" have become the most impressive scene in the Shenzhou defense battle.
His heroic battle is destined to go down in history and become an indispensable epic chapter among the countless evocative pictures of the Shun-Qing War.
Li Shiwei fought on every shaky front in Shenzhou City. Once he and the large banner with guns and cannons arrived, the officers, soldiers and civilians felt as if they had an extra backbone, and their hearts immediately felt at ease. Under Li Shiwei's guidance
Encouraged by the call of this banner, everyone knew that Shenzhou City would never be breached, let alone surrender. The army and the people were united as one, and under the united will, the Qing army could not succeed after repeated attacks, and the situation gradually transformed into
Stalemate.
"The enemy has retreated!"
Li Weiqun first discovered the changes in the Qing army under the city. There seemed to be a huge commotion behind the Qing army's siege queue. Many flags were waving. Then several Qing troops that had already entered the gap actually gave up.
They took the road marked out by countless corpses, gave up their original position of fighting for every inch of land, and just retreated!
"No! The Qing army is broken!"
The Qing army was divided.
The Dashun soldiers and civilians in Shenzhou City all saw such a surprising scene:
The Qing army's battle lines, as dense as a jungle, seemed to be cut by a sharp blade, like ice cubes melted by the flames. Their battle lines, which were originally tightly connected with no gaps, suddenly moved from the center to both sides.
cracked".
The enemy's flag was greatly shaken, many soldiers showed frightened expressions, the Qing army's rear troops were falling into great chaos, and the panic of the siege troops was so obvious.
"It's Suihou who's here!"
"The flag of the king!"
The soldiers and horses of the Qing army were like frost in the sun, melting quickly under Li Laiheng's attack. The reinforcements of the Shun army raised the flags of Suihou Li Laiheng and Cihou Liu Fangliang.
Each one is facing the direction of the scorching sun, the brilliance is so bright that it is almost eye-catching.
With swords and guns like the sea and iron armor like clouds, Dashun Army's reinforcements rushed forward with great momentum. The Qing army's siege troops were already showing signs of fatigue, and most of the Eight Banners soldiers had long exceeded the physical limit of their attack. The Shun Army was a new force.
The arrival of the enemy immediately caused the siege force's front line to collapse, and all the enemies fled to both sides in panic.
If Li Laiheng hadn't guessed that Huang Taiji still had an extremely large reserve force in his hands, he would have really wanted to ride among the enemies and fight happily to express the high fighting spirit that was not exhausted at the mouth of Nirvana.