Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 503 Let the fuse burn for a while

After calculating the time, Guo Kang asked someone to push the carriage over and gather the remaining gunpowder. Unfortunately, in the previous battle, more than half of their baggage carriages were lost, and only Misala's car survived. Because it was relatively easy to mess with, it survived, resulting in a lot less supplies. But now, no one is in the mood to be picky. They put an iron mine in the net bag, lit the fuse, and threw it out.

Everyone was waiting to see if it had any effect, but Shi Huizhen upstairs shouted: "It's dumb, it's dumb. It hit, but it didn't explode!"

Although a little disappointed, that's how Lei is these days, so it was expected that it didn't explode. The carpenter comforted everyone: "Don't worry about it, we can just throw all these things over. As for whether to blow up or not, that is the business of Heavenly Father. We can just do our job well."

"Yes, just keep pulling." Guo Kang also encouraged: "This thing is only as reliable as it is, and it may explode again later. Let the fuse burn for a while."

Everyone then put another one on and prepared to pull the rope to launch. Before it was ignited, there was an explosion in the distance.

"It exploded! It was our mine that exploded!"

"Huh? Did it really explode again?"

"Blow it up, that's not our thunder!"

"Whose is it if it's not ours? Are there other people throwing bombs too?"

Everyone was talking and talking.

"Not this way, not this way!" Upstairs, Shi Huizhen shouted: "It's over there in the north of the city."

"We are not the only ones fighting." Guo Kang was also a little surprised: "It seems that we must attack quickly. To avoid a long night of dreams and another trouble."

"Huizhen, keep an eye over there and call the police if there is any situation!" Guo Ponu ordered.

"I know!" Shi Huizhen was more serious this time and looked around.

Ahead, Father Mikhail and others began to demolish buildings again, while others worked hard to throw bombs one after another. Although only a few exploded, the long-range bombardment and frequent explosions still made the guards quite nervous.

"They're coming out!" Shi Huizhen reminded loudly: "They seem to be trying to bypass the fire scene - they should be coming towards us! Go to the right!"

"That's just right. Father Mikhail, hurry up!" Guo Kang also shouted: "Dmitri, take your people to the back of the house over there, and block it for as long as you can. If you can't block it, just Just light up our trebuchets and sundries and just pile them over there."

"Ah? My trebuchet——" The carpenter was very reluctant to part with it.

"You throw these things away first, and your trebuchet will be finished." Guo Kang sent him back again: "Go and throw them away quickly!"

They quickly threw all the explosives and started throwing stones again. Someone tried to increase the effect by igniting some rags, pieces of wood, etc. and placing them on top. As a result, not only was it not thrown out, but the net bag was also set on fire. The carpenter roared and drove away the troublemakers. The others hurriedly put out the fire, then changed their bags and continued to throw it away.

"There are people here again!" Shi Huizhen suddenly shouted: "Behind their house! Someone is coming from the left - oh, there's a fight with those people!"

"Who is he?" Guo Ponu asked.

"I don't know. It's so noisy that I can't see the sign at all!" Before Shi Huizhen could finish speaking, she immediately changed her words and said, "No, I saw our wooden cross. It should be one of our own!"

During the previous battle, because the team was dispersed, Guo Kang only took the flag in his hand with him and left the other symbols unknown where. Just now, the flagpole had been chopped off with an axe, and only a short section was left. Even if those things are picked up by the enemy, they will not be picked up casually. It seems that other people are indeed back.

"That's just right." He ordered everyone: "Let's get started!"

After that, he and Guo Ponu began to organize the team and make final preparations.

Although these people are still a bit noisy, and some people don't even know their captains, fortunately, the preparations are not complicated. They just have others stand in a row and follow their new captains, like little hens following a hen. Chicken-like. When the fight starts again, this formation will definitely be destroyed immediately, but at least there is a simple queue, so that everyone will not be crowded with each other when they turn back to pass the ruins. He was already very satisfied if he could achieve this.

The enemy ran faster than everyone expected, and about half an hour later, Dmitri started fighting with them. And here, the last wall of civil structure was also pushed down by everyone and slapped to the ground, extinguishing a flame.

"I think you are more knowledgeable. You can stay here and take command." Guo Kang said to Guo Ponu: "I'll go up first. See you later."

Father Mikhail and others were still hooking and dragging several pieces of burning wood away. Guo Kang took a wet cloth and ran to the head with a long-handled ax used by craftsmen to chop wood. In front of the team, he told them to follow in turn, and took the lead in rushing over.

The flames had not been completely extinguished, and several nearby houses were still burning. The water on his body was quickly dried. The wet cloth on the mouth actually has a mediocre effect in filtering the smoke. When there is a lot of water, it is not breathable at all and cannot be breathed in; when there is less water, the hot smoke and dust get directly in. Even if you don't breathe, the skin is extremely uncomfortable.

Fortunately, this distance is very short and can be jumped over in a few steps. The robe he was wearing was accidentally swept into the fire and burned, but there were several enemies standing outside the gate. Guo Kang didn't have time to care about so much and ran straight over there.

Guo Ponu had given up the idea of ​​stopping him, but she was still worried about the current situation. Guo Kang didn't leave any reserve team at all. As he said before, he felt that in the current situation, the reserve team would have no effect other than being led down together. It would be better if everyone rushed together as a team, which might be more effective. They were being attacked from the side, and the situation behind the enemy's rear was unclear, but Guo Kang didn't care about that at all and just rushed forward. The only good news is that these residents are all idiots like him. They didn't care when they saw someone threatening them from behind, and followed him through the fire scene with a cheer.

Guo Ponu wanted to protect him again, but he was afraid that Dmitri wouldn't be able to stop him without his own help. As for the conductor...it was obviously Guo Kang who made up a reason to send her away. The premise of command is that subordinates can follow orders and take different actions. This group of people can only rush and run away, so what can they command?

She once wanted to call Shi Huizhen down and ask this guy, who was more hateful than Guo Kang, to rush together, so that maybe everyone would be safer. But Shi Huizhen was able to hold the commanding heights alone and keep reporting to the people below, which was actually indispensable. If she went elsewhere, everyone here would be completely blind.

After hesitating, she looked to the side again. This was originally a not very spacious street, and you could reach the road in front of the Wang Family Courtyard just by turning a corner. Since they had previously discovered that the enemy still had cavalry, in order to prevent them from suddenly charging over, a group of Russians moved a lot of debris and piled it here to form a roadblock. They didn't have many bows and arrows, and the few they had had been shot out long ago. Some people climbed to the roof of the two-story building next to them and threw stones at the enemy. There were also people behind the pile of debris, using long poles to constantly poke people who were trying to turn over. The other side was blocked by these obstacles, and I couldn't come over for a while. I could only yell at them and look for other passages.

Guo Ponu thought for a while and felt that there might be no "front" or "side and rear" to speak of now. People's formations have arrays and directions, so they have to be divided into forwards and flanks. This group of people is like a puddle of mud, without any head or tail. If the side and back are cut off, then everyone should change directions and run from both ends...

Thinking of this, she simply tied up her loose hair again, followed Guo Kang's example, ignored the winter night wind, picked up water and doused herself all over, wrapped her head in a cloak, and rushed over .

More people, like her, filed out of the ruins and gathered under the wall, in the blind spot of the tower. The enemy also discovered their location. There was no room for anyone to stand on the wall, so they took temporary wooden boxes and barrels, piled a platform behind the wall, and shot down the people hiding at the foot of the wall.

Guo Ponu lost his bow and musket, and even threw his spear. He didn't know what to do for a while. The servant on the stage also shot an arrow at her, but she deflected it with a sword. But the servant saw that this man was difficult to deal with, so he shot others.

The Russians under the wall threw their things upwards one after another, but the servant was also very good at shooting arrows downwards against all kinds of messy throwing objects. Most of the people under the wall only had a piece of cloth on their bodies. They couldn't resist it and could only run away to other places.

However, Shi Huizhen in the distance noticed what was going on here and signaled the trebuchet to turn. The broken trebuchet was actually quite accurate. It hit the wooden platform after three throws, and even the box and the servant were hit.

In front of the gate, Guo Kang and others were already fighting with the guard. After no one was suppressing him from above, some people picked up some burning debris from the burning building and threw it into the yard. After a while, a fire was on fire in the yard and was spreading. It seemed that the other party no longer had enough manpower, so they were resisting and putting out the fire at the same time.

The enemy was also dispatching troops, and someone took the risk to wave the flag on the other side of the tower. Those who took a detour to destroy the trebuchet came back in a hurry.

Guo Ponu quickly found Guo Kang and said to him: "I guess people from other directions put a lot of pressure on them. That trebuchet is actually the most effective weapon here, and it is much more effective than so many people under the wall. . They don’t even have time to break through there, so they are probably really in danger. Let’s quickly find a way to contact them.”

Guo Kang nodded, but before he could give any instructions, the door of the house opened completely, and several mounted soldiers in full body armor rushed out. A group of foot servants trotted behind them, seemingly going to meet the previous group.

The horseman took the lead in accelerating, causing conflicts between left and right. The street in front of the house is relatively spacious and there is no obstruction. The Russians also had no formation at all and were rushed to pieces by them. A man on horseback could chop down several of them with his flat knife, and the severed limbs would fly far away. Others tried to intercept them with bamboo poles and spears, but these servants were very good at riding and could not stop them at all. Instead, they were trampled over a lot.

Guo Kang immediately abandoned Guo Ponu and ran over. A servant noticed this man with obviously different armor and immediately stabbed him with his long spear. However, Guo Kang has been playing with Li Xuanying and the others all year round, and he doesn't think this person is very quick in his moves. He suddenly turned around and faced the horse directly in front, avoiding the tip of the spear. Then, using the momentum of his turn, he swung the wood-cutting ax with all his strength, shouted, and slashed diagonally at the horse's head.

Both sides were very fast. Before Guo Ponu could react, the two sides collided with each other. The hardwood handle in Guo Kang's hand broke instantly, and he flew backwards more than ten steps. The neck of the war horse was cut off with one blow, and it flew away. The strong body of the horse suddenly fell to its knees, and it flipped over with the rider on its back.

The rider was also knocked unconscious from the fall, but he still managed to get up. However, the ax hit his thigh directly and flew away. The iron armor blocked the ax blade and was not split, but the huge force also directly broke the leg bones, preventing the rider from getting up in time. The people around him immediately swarmed him and beat him to death with long sticks and even big rocks.

Guo Ponu ran halfway and quickly turned around to see Guo Kang. But another rider also rushed forward. She had to turn around and deal with it first. The man slashed at her with a knife, while Guo Ponu grabbed the bridle and swung onto the horse's back from the other side. The two sides started fighting on the horse,

When the enemy failed to hit her, he let go of the reins, pulled out a dagger with his other hand and stabbed her under the arm. Guo Ponu stepped on his foot, turned around and stood on the horse, restrained the opponent and jumped down. The moment she landed, she ran a few steps and regained her balance. However, the enemy hit the ground hard and broke her neck on the spot. The horse dragged her body away and ran away.

Everyone was very happy, regained their confidence, and rushed forward. Although there was no result, it still stopped the enemy's attack. Behind him, more people rushed over.

During the period after completing the mission, Father Mikhail was not idle. He also managed to call back several groups of wandering wandering wandering people on the other side of the street. Even Dmitri's men, who had successfully defended themselves, Rush this way.

Even the carriage was forcibly carried over by them. Perhaps because they had accumulated experience in the previous defense, Dmitri and others also learned to be smart. They also put some sundries on the car without any knowledge, preparing to push it here to act as a movable obstacle.

Misha, who was originally pulling the cart and the wall, was put down by them and rushed this way together in a chaotic manner. However, it ran much faster than humans and squeezed out first. The enemy's war horse was quite uneasy about this and subconsciously wanted to retreat. A cavalryman immediately raised his bow and fired at it, trying to kill the threat first.

As soon as Misha's head showed up, she was hit by two arrows, but the pain aroused her ferocity, and she burst out with a speed that was inconsistent with her size, and threw herself in front of the horse. The war horse stood up in fear and raised its legs to kick it. Misha also stood up and pressed against the horse's legs.

The cavalryman on horseback hurriedly drew his sword and slashed it again, leaving a bloody mark on his head. Misha screamed and pushed hard one by one, pushing the opponent backwards, including the man and the horse, and then slapped him over, almost flattening him. Then, he ran out in pain, knocked over several people who were blocking his way, and disappeared.

Taking advantage of this gap, more people passed through the ruins. The passage that was pushed out was too narrow, and some people even ran directly through the still burning place. Many people had flames on their bodies, and they had no time to extinguish them. They just pounced on the enemies, using all the weapons they could hold, fighting them to the death, and even hugging them directly, trying to burn them to death together. But this time the enemy did not take advantage of their flexibility and maneuverability like before. Instead, they seemed to have their heads in the air and pushed towards them desperately.

Among the noisy crowd, Guo Ponu pulled Guo Kang up.

"There are probably some powerful people on the other side, I don't know who they are." She said, looking at her brother who was still a little confused: "...Hey, forget it, you can have a rest."

However, after hearing the break, Guo Kang regained his energy and stood up.

"Then this is probably the last fight." He said, and started looking for weapons everywhere again: "Hey? Where is my guy? Let's hurry up."

(End of this chapter)