The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

This time the Fusang army's invasion and attack can be described as menacing and well-prepared. Although Zhang Fan, who had only listened to the battle report in Yangzhou City, had imagined it in his mind for a long time, imagination was always imagination. When you think about it, everything you think is empty words.

However, now that the real enemy appeared in front of his eyes, the shock was naturally great.

Not all the people defending on the edge of the tower were martial arts and battle-tested people like Wang Meng, so those Fusang soldiers in heavy armor who were lying on the top of the long siege ladder and were directly helped to the tower by the people below were Many of them rushed to the tower, but fortunately, although this group of Fusang army was fully prepared, it is not known whether it was because Fusang was not rich or Ashikaga Yoshiaki himself lacked funds. There were not many Fusang soldiers, just a group of more than a dozen who attacked the tower, and most of the people who climbed up below were ordinary swordsmen wearing rattan armor.

But even so, there is still chaos on the city tower today. Although these Fusang soldiers who attacked are about the same age as the defenders guarding Yangzhou City here, and some are even younger, these Fusang soldiers can be described as They are all experienced in many battles. Compared with the soldiers who lived in the prosperous south of the Central Plains, they received the same training, but the actual combat experience of these Fusang soldiers is not a star and a half higher than them.

Moreover, the most important point is that these Fusang soldiers don't know what kind of thoughts they have been infused with. They are all brave and fearless, and some don't care about death at all. They have countless wounds and bleeding, but they seem to feel If they didn't feel the pain, they still rushed forward shouting Fusang words frantically. If it weren't for some wounds that made them inconvenient to move, the defenders on the tower almost thought that these people were invulnerable.

Finally, after fighting for an hour, these Fusang soldiers who rushed to the tower were wiped out, but the price paid here was twice that of the local area, and this depended on the defenders who had been resisting on the edge of the tower regardless of whether there were people behind them Otherwise, the city tower might have been breached in such a short time.

Those Fusang people don't know if it's a coincidence or where they got the information, they built the length of those long siege ladders very cleverly, just enough to reach the top of the tower, but not too high. There is no way for the soldiers to push down those long ladders, and the Fusang soldiers who climbed up from below can also climb up the tower.

There are still Fusang soldiers climbing up from the bottom of the city. The current situation does not allow the people on the tower to have any breathing time.

"You guys, come up to me," the general of the defenders on the tower shouted to the recruited people standing on the stairs.

Immediately, many people were shocked, some carried knives, some ran directly towards the place where the big stone pile was piled up next to the tower, while some did not step forward, or sat on the ground paralyzed , or turned around and ran down the tower.

"My lord, it seems that some people have the heart to help, but they don't have the guts." Liang Chao swung his knife and slashed an incoming arrow. Although he was talking with Zhang Fan, his face was always looking forward. , always on guard, "It's better to use this method, or else those timid people will come up, not only can't help, but will also drag others down,"

What Liang Chao was talking about was exactly the scene just now. When the enemy's siege ladder reached the bottom of the city before, Zhang Fan had people call the militia recruited from the city to the top of the tower, but he didn't immediately let them join the battle. , but let them watch at the entrance.

This is precisely to prevent the situation just now from happening, in case the recruited people went up to the tower without knowing it, but when resisting the enemies who climbed up, they couldn't bear their desperate appearance and were frightened at a loss. In that case, it is very likely that they will drag other people down. After all, even the regular soldiers who have been trained on the towers of these Fusang soldiers can't stand the fighting style, let alone many of these people have never seen this What about the common people in this bloody scene?

But Zhang Fan did this just in case, he didn't mean to belittle these people at all. After all, defending the country and resisting foreign enemies is the business of the country and the army. The people just need to let them live in peace. If it is true that all the people are soldiers like Tatar or Fusang, it means that there is something wrong with this country.

With the help of many recruited civilians, the pressure on the defenders on the tower was reduced a lot. After all, there were only a dozen or so long siege ladders erected by the Fusang army below the city, compared to the hundreds of people on the tower. The defenders and the people who came to support, as well as the big rocks that kept falling down at that time, the guards on the city can be said to be very strong. Hundreds of people can deal with a wave of attacks with only a dozen or so people. , that's not easy.

However, the Fusang generals and soldiers who are attacking the city below are not fools, they naturally know this situation, if so, there are people climbing up the long ladder, while the people below are constantly shooting arrows towards the tower , to hinder the defenders on the tower, but the consequence of their actions is that from time to time, one of their own people will be shot by their own arrows, and then fall down screaming.

However, this kind of accidental injury is only a small number after all. After all, there are only a dozen or so long ladders, and the guards on the tower, whether they are recruited civilians or the defenders, will fall to the ground from time to time. If you are shot in the heart and head by an arrow, you will die immediately; if you are shot in the body, and the arrows used by Fusang soldiers are extremely heavy, you will have to struggle for a long time before you die, not to mention how painful it is And those who were shot in the limbs were lying on the ground one by one, holding their wounds and screaming, but they did not dare to move.

"Hurry up, you two," the general's voice came to mind again, this time he said to two frightened civilians, "If you two can't help kill the enemy, then Help me to carry the wounded people to the bottom of the tower, where there are doctors waiting on the line of the tower, let those doctors heal their injuries."

Let Lang Zhong wait under the tower and treat the injured at any time. This method was also proposed by Zhang Fan. After he returned to the Ming Dynasty, although it was not long, he went out with the army a few times and fought several times. In the second battle, at this time, it was not that there were no doctors in the Ming army, but these so-called doctors were just soldiers who had undergone some simple training. Injuries are also very simple to deal with. Generally, they are scalded with fire and wrapped in cloth. They won't bother with those injuries that are too serious, and they can't cure them.

At that time, Zhang Fan asked people to recruit doctors in the city and asked them to wait at the foot of the city. His subordinates immediately knew that Zhang Fan's intention was to treat the wounded, but they all advised Zhang Fan at that time. It's all slow, and it's useless for a place like the battlefield where people are injured anytime and anywhere, and if someone is fatally injured, they either die immediately or struggle for a long time. After all, there are many injuries in this era that doctors can't heal.

But Zhang Fan is not arbitrary, he has requirements, he only wants those doctors who are good at treating trauma, and the faster the better, and he also asks them to bring enough medicines, and asks his subordinates to tell them that later Give priority to treating those who are seriously injured, at least to save their lives.

"My lord, the enemy army has finally retreated," Liang Chao shouted happily.

"What?" Zhang Fan was stunned for a moment when he heard Liang Chao's words. Then, a kind of resurrection-like joy rose in his heart. He walked quickly to the edge of the tower and looked down. down,"

As the Fusang army under the city was retreating, none of Zhang Fan's subordinates stopped him.

"Could it be that Wang Xiliang found someone in Fusang?" Zhang Fan naturally thought of this matter, but he shook his head immediately, "Impossible, it's only seven or eight days since Wang Xiliang went to Fusang. It will take four or five days to get Fusang, even if he finds the man right after getting off the boat, and the man raises his troops against Ashikaga Yoshiaki, it will take five or six days for the news to reach here."

"My lord, it's really strange that the enemy is retreating," Wang Meng said with a worried expression as he looked at the enemy troops who were gradually gathering formation below the city, "Their offensive was really fierce just now. The rain of arrows from our own people, and even though there are many more people helping us here than before, they are ordinary people after all, not as good as well-trained soldiers. They were almost about to attack just now, but why did they suddenly attack? There must be something wrong with withdrawing troops in time, "

What Wang Meng said was very reasonable, and Zhang Fan knew very well in his heart that just now he was still sitting motionless on the coach's seat as before, but in fact he was very nervous. At that moment just now, he had already He has made up his mind that even he himself has to go forward to fight the enemy.

Now that the enemy army has retreated so suddenly, to be honest, he was really relieved, but now that his heart has calmed down, and after listening to Wang Meng's words just now, Zhang Fan also came back to his senses, and after thinking carefully, There's something really wrong here.

Looking out, one could vaguely see a few men on horseback waving in the Fusang army, not knowing what they were doing.

Zhang Fan was wondering, but Wang Meng at the side pushed him to the ground, his whole body pressed on Zhang Fan, and shouted loudly: "Be careful!"

Zhang Fan only heard these two words, followed by a deafening boom,