Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 972
When Bai Wenxuan saw the messenger fell down, he was furious. He swung his knife and slashed at the Ming army. He was a general of the Western army, and the Ming army was naturally not an opponent and could only block. When he got close to the city wall, he was kicked off the top of the city wall.

Seeing this, Bai Wenxuan immediately grabbed another officer and told him to go to Sun Kewang to rescue soldiers. Standing at the top of the city, he looked down the city and saw a group of elite Ming troops concentrating on attacking the city gate. Immediately chilled, he hurriedly shouted: "The archers used rockets to burn down the well of the Ming army, and the others smashed the Ming army down with rolling logs!"

After finishing speaking, he ran a few steps, raised his knife and went to the city gate to kill. However, halfway, he jumped onto another Ming soldier from the top of the city. With the flag on your back, when you come up, you will knock down a Western army with a knife, and then fight with him.

The gate of the city is where the Western Army guards, and there are already many corpses piled up below. A member of the Ming Army Baihuguan climbed up the ladder, and a soldier in front of him was suddenly stabbed down by a spear, screaming. Fall to the top of the city.

Baihu's heart was terrified, and he rushed a few steps, but the spear on the city came down again, he couldn't dodge, he jumped onto the slanted suspension bridge in an emergency, so he swung his knife to chop the wedge wood that was pulling the suspension bridge, After a few knives, the long chain that was cut flew off, and the Ming army on the other side jumped up when they saw it, raised it up and swung it, the suspension bridge fell to the ground with a crash, and dust was flying.

Ma Jinzhong, who was in the distance, saw the suspension bridge fall, and immediately shouted: "The battering ram!"

This battering ram is as thick as a bucket, its front is covered with iron sheet, and it is hung by a wooden frame. It is specially used to break through the city gate.

Nearly a hundred elite Ming soldiers in iron armor immediately held up their shields and pushed a three-foot-long battering ram, braving the arrows shot from the top of the city, and the fallen logs, like iron beetles, could not be shaken.

The rain of arrows shot by the western army on the city from between the wall stacks has already nailed the shields of the soldiers of the Ming army, and even the wooden board on the top of the battering ram has been shot into a porcupine.

With a loud bang, the city walls trembled, bricks and soil fell down, and the battering ram was shaken. Amidst the howls of the soldiers like beasts, the giant wood carried ten thousand catties of strength, and then Once rushed towards the city gate frantically.

"Boom" was another earth-shattering muffled sound, the city wall was shaking violently, and a big hole was knocked out of the city gate. When the soldiers in front saw it, their expressions changed, and they immediately cursed angrily: "Zhiniang thief, don't bump into it. Blocked by stones!"

The soldiers who crashed into the city were taken aback for a moment, no wonder the walls were knocked and the city gates refused to open.An officer of a thousand households with a flag on his back hurriedly pushed aside the people in front of him, took a look into the cave, and then turned around and said, "It's easy, get the explosives, and let him tear down the city gate and building together!"

Sun Kewang wanted to preserve his strength and kept the elite soldiers. He didn't want to fight the Ming army at the beginning, and let Haoge fisherman benefit in the end, so most of the defenders were miscellaneous soldiers.

Although the Western Army's equipment was inferior, it had a complete city defense system and only needed to defend one city wall. Sun Kewang was still very confident.

From the beginning of the siege of the city, Sun Kewang was invited down to the city to take shelter temporarily, but he was worried and did not go far, but rested in a house not far from the west city.

Cannon stones flew around the west city, smashing into houses and streets from time to time, making the soldiers walking on the streets very careful.

Sun Kewang heard loud noises outside from time to time, and dense footsteps in the market, and knew that the various ministries were heading towards the west city.

"Report! Your Majesty!" A military officer rushed into the lobby of the house.

Sun Kewang stood up abruptly and asked loudly, "What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, the west city is in crisis. Commander Bai asks your Majesty to send elite support!" The officer knelt on the ground on one knee, panting, his face full of panic.

"More than 4 people are dispatched by Bai Wenxuan, can he not even defend for a day?" Sun Kewang was a little shocked, but also a little annoyed. Before the 2 people didn't catch a hair of the Ming army, it was understandable in field battles. Today Standing in the right place, it looks like this anyway.

The other generals of the Western Army in the house were all pale. The army of a country was either getting weaker or stronger. Afterwards, the combat power of the Ming army fell to the bottom, but since then it has become stronger and stronger. They are now unable to block the anger of the Ming army.

"My lord, the Ming army's firearms are powerful, and their range exceeds that of bows and arrows. They erected high platforms outside the city, climbed up to the well rail, and shot at the city from a condescending position. However, our bows and arrows could not hit them, and they were completely suppressed by the Ming army. The Ming army was well-equipped. The soldiers have been in battle for a long time, and they are extremely fierce, so the brothers are not opponents." The officer hurriedly explained.

The killing distance of the old guns of the Ming army is similar to that of bows and arrows, and some are not even as far as bows and arrows. However, the current new guns are supervised by the Song brothers, and there are craftsmen from Xiyi and Ming Dynasty masters. After four or five years of technology accumulation After being built, after the specified dose, the effective killing is far more than that of bows and arrows and matchlock guns.

Since the air-tightness of the self-generated gun is stronger than that of the bird gun, the shooting range is greatly improved. It can be aimed and shot within 100 meters. Super ordinary bows and arrows aim directly at 200 meters. This difference in distance can bring a huge advantage to the Ming army, making most of the weapons in the city unable to attack the Ming army. The Western army can only return fire with a low hit rate. The army can aim and shoot the western army on the city at will.

Sun Kewang was annoyed when he heard this. The defense of the city had just begun, and he really didn't want to waste the elite, but if he didn't send the elite, he might not be able to stand it all morning.

This is not only the gap between soldiers, but also the gap in equipment, technology, and national strength. This gap can no longer be based on human lives alone.

"Crack!", Sun Kewang slammed his fist on the table, "Desire, send the old battalion to the city for support! Drive the Ming army down the city!"

Several generals in the hall immediately took orders to leave, and Sun Kewang also held his sword and wanted to go out, but was stopped by the guards, "Where is the king going?"

"This king is going to supervise the battle, get out of the way!" Sun Kewang angrily pushed away the barriers, and the guards could only follow out of the house.

The sound of dense footsteps came, and the elite of the old battalion of the brigade drove out of the barracks. Countless soldiers with long guns crowded the streets.

Sun Kewang led a group of people and went straight to the west gate. When they reached the street, the whole ground suddenly trembled, and there was a loud noise from the city gate. Countless rubble shot out from the gate opening, and the gate of the Wengcheng City was broken.

Sun Kewang's face was startled, he drew his knife in his hand, and immediately shouted anxiously: "Go to Ximen!"

The Ming army quickly cleared the door openings. Many Ming soldiers had boarded the city wall, restraining the stunned Western army. The battering ram was pushed into the urn and began to hit the city gate. After a few blows, the city gate was knocked open.

The soldiers of the Ming army were overjoyed, and immediately filed in. They had already seen the street scene in the city, but they were indeed greeted by a dense forest of guns.

All of a sudden, the Western Army and the Ming Army collided with each other in the doorway, and the soldiers behind kept rushing forward.

"Push!" Seeing that the Ming army was about to break through the city, the officer shouted loudly. The Ming army pouring into the urn pushed forward frantically, and the Western army also squeezed out from the inside, trying to stop the Ming army from entering the city. The squeezed face was pressed against the face, and he was squeezed so hard that he couldn't breathe until he died of exhaustion.

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