Chapter 667 0662 [There Are Still Righteous Men]

Saliho was shot and died, causing that section of the city wall to fall into chaos.

Wanyan Zongwang was about to dispatch his troops, but when he saw that a general had already stepped forward to take over the command, he couldn't help but praise: "He is really a good general of my Daijin!"

This general was named Yelu Mawu, and he was famous in history. He once led 500 people southward, which frightened Zhao Gou into fleeing Yangzhou. He also defeated Wu Jie in Shaanxi.

Since it is famous, many people come to try it.

In historical data alone, Yelv Mawu was captured once by Niu Gao and beheaded once by Liang Xing. The battle reports provided by these two men were all issued before becoming Yue Fei's general, and Liang Xing only said that he was fighting Yelu Mawu, but in the end it turned into a formation attack.

Not only Song generals are like this, Jin Kingdom also likes to write short compositions for war reports. Jin Kingdom generals defeated Yue Fei in various battles.

If you only read "History of the Jin Dynasty", it seems that Yue Fei is the elite monster that the Jin Dynasty will use to gain military exploits. The total number of battle reports of the Yue Family Army killed by them is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.

The garrison of Guocheng was mainly composed of Khitan soldiers, so Yelu Mawu was the deputy general of the garrison.

He kept his body short and came over quickly, giving instructions through the messenger. The generals in various places received the order and gradually reorganized their troops. All the frontline soldiers crouched against the female wall.

The Ming musketeers had finished loading their ammunition, and gunshots rang out again.

On the top of the six to seven-meter-wide city wall, there are not only defense troops posted on the parapet wall, but also reserve troops on the opposite side of the parapet wall, leaving a gap in the middle for the deployment of troops and supplies.

The watchtower cart was slightly higher than the city wall. Although it could not attack the defenders crouching behind the female wall, the crouching reserves were within shooting range.

Liu Jizhong used to be a hunter in the Jinzhou Mountains. Before the Zhu family and his son formally launched an army, he was recruited to practice fire cannons in the mountains. It's a pity that he has no knowledge and culture, and his ability to command troops is poor. Although his seniority is scary, he still only commands 500 musketeers.

When he first joined the army, his name was Liu San, and he didn't even have a famous name. He came up with this name later with the help of scholars.

"A large cart can be loaded, and the accumulated strength is undefeated." - "Book of Changes".

"boom!"

Liu Jizhong pulled the trigger, and after a gunshot, an officer from the city defense reserve force fell down.

After shooting, Liu Jizhong did not reload immediately, but blew on the match to prevent the match from accidentally extinguishing.

He was very experienced and lit both ends of the match before the battle. If one end goes out, the other end can still be used.

Through his own actual combat summary, Liu Jizhong also asked Ju Ming to distribute pins to each musketeer. After every five shots, the fire door should be opened with a pin to prevent gunpowder residue from clogging the bullet and preventing it from firing.

The Ming Army's musketry unit, after experiencing the quantitative use of small bamboo tubes to collect powder, has finally replaced it with paper shell gunpowder.

The paper shell is soaked in lard, which can effectively prevent moisture.

When loading ammunition, you can also stuff the paper shell into the barrel and press it with a poke bar. This will prevent the bullet from rolling out of the barrel when firing downwards.

While operating the poke bar, Liu Jizhong was also observing the enemy's situation. He wanted to search for officers hidden among the soldiers.

This time, forty watchtower cars were made, which could accommodate a total of two hundred musketeers. These gunners responsible for sniper missions were selected from more than 6,000 people, and all of them can hit the target accurately within 40 meters.

"boom!"

There was another gunshot, and Liu Jizhong hit a reserve officer again.

The siege troops have put up ladders on the city wall, and more infantry are hiding behind the female wall.

"Archery!"

When Yelu Mawu heard the sound of the iron hook of the ladder clinging to the female wall, he shouted for the Khitan archers to shoot, and his herald also waved the flag crazily.

More than thirty musketeers who had just loaded their ammunition saw the defenders standing up to shoot arrows. They immediately stopped looking at the reserves and aimed at the nearest Khitan archers.

The distance of twenty meters was too close. Only one musketeer missed the target because he was too nervous, and all the other bullets hit.

There were also Han soldiers in Hebei, who received orders from Yelu Mawu to carry the boiling hot oil, and were also exposed to the sight of the musketeers.

After several gunshots, several oil pans were knocked over to the ground, and the boiling oil splashed out causing the Han soldiers to scream.

Zhang Di's troops were originally guarding the eastern city wall, which was now full of Jin soldiers attacking the camp, while the Ming army only concentrated on attacking the southern city wall.

"Hurry up and get there!" A Jin army officer came over to give the order.

Zhang Di immediately led his troops to the corners of the east and south city walls. More soldiers stood in the city under the horse road. They also belong to the reserve team. Wherever the Khitan soldiers can no longer withstand the situation, Zhang Di's troops are dispatched to rescue them.

Similarly, Kong Yanzhou's troops were also transferred to the southwest corner of the city wall as a reserve team.

"Brother, look over there." Zhang Hao pursed his lips.

Zhang Di turned around and saw Jin Marshal Wanyan Zongwang, only twenty or thirty steps away from him, directing the Jin soldiers outside the city to attack the Ming army camp.

Zhang Di shook his head and said: "Twenty or thirty steps is too far. Marshal Jin has elite guards. We soldiers can't kill him."

Zhang Hao said fiercely: "When the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty arrive first, we will be transferred to assist in the defense. When we pass behind Marshal Jin, we will take the opportunity to attack! Even if we can't catch Marshal Jin, we will fight to the death and stir up chaos in the city. Those who can survive will definitely Those who have made great achievements while alive must take care of the children of their dead brothers!”

"If I die, my wife and children will be entrusted to you." Zhang Di said.

Zhang Hao said: "Brother, don't worry, you can't die, I will block the knife for you."

Wanyan Zongwang was afraid that the Han army in Hebei would be timid, so he sent people to bring a lot of silk and money, put them in baskets and placed them on the street inside the city wall.

Zhang Di and Kong Yanzhou's troops had Jin officers running over, pointing at the treasures below and shouting: "As long as you defend the city and fight to the death, those treasures will be rewards!"

"Die for the Jin!" Kong Yanzhou shouted immediately.

His soldiers also shouted, looking at the treasures from time to time, but worried that the city could not be defended, and were ready to escape at any time.

Zhang Di also led the troops to shout: "Defend to the death, defend to the death!"

As for who to defend to the death, only they knew in their hearts.

Wanyan Zongwang was standing on the top of the city, giving orders to Wanyan Jiemu outside the city, asking the Jin soldiers outside the city to mobilize troops and attack the west side without trenches and barriers.

Wanyan Jiemu was already mobilizing, thousands of Jin infantry and Hebei Han troops went around from the south of the Ming army camp to the west, and thousands of Jin cavalry shot arrows to cover the infantry's actions.

Arrows flew from both sides, and the Hebei Han army, whose armor was not complete, suffered the most casualties.

When they attacked the western defense line of the Ming army, the Jin soldiers were so depressed that they almost vomited blood. There was indeed no trench camp here, but all the wagons collected from the periphery last night were piled here, and a layer of hay was also spread, quietly disguised as hay piles.

Li Yanxian stood on a dirt platform and saw the flaw through a telescope.

He personally ordered his general Yan Ping: "You lead 500 cavalry to fight and rush out from the southwest passage. The Jin soldiers' infantry and cavalry there are out of touch."

It turned out that the Jin infantry shifted the main attack direction, and a group of Hebei Han troops were in chaos when they were transferred.

Yan Ping led 500 cavalry to rush out, and the nearby infantry commander Li Jinyi immediately commanded the infantry to cooperate.

The Ming army archers and crossbowmen shot out, and several long spearmen stepped forward to untie the wagon chains and remove the short spears inserted on the wagons.

Yan Ping led the cavalry through the infantry passage and killed the Hebei Han army that had just been shot by a group of bows and crossbows.

This group of Han troops in Hebei was already in a mess. After being shot at by crossbows and cavalry, they were frightened and fled. During their escape, the Han army even disrupted the formation of a group of Bohai soldiers. Wanyan Jiemu urgently dispatched several teams of Jurchen cavalry to suppress them.

Yan Ping led 500 cavalrymen to fight for a while. Seeing the Jin cavalry rushing up, he immediately led his troops back to the camp. The Ming infantry quickly connected the chariots.

There were already several teams of Ming troops on the south wall of Gaocheng, using six ladders to climb first.

The two hundred best musketeers had too strong a suppressive force on the defenders. First, they attacked the officers of the reserve team, then the Jin soldiers who shot arrows, and then the Han army who carried oil pans and wooden poles.

If any Jin general dared to show his head, he would be targeted soon. If he showed his head more than three times, he would be targeted.

"The Ming army has climbed up, and they dare not use their firearms anymore. Kill!" Yelu Ma Wu stood up suddenly. Because the distance was too close, he abandoned his spear and picked up an iron rod, and smashed it at the young Ming army general who climbed up first.

The Khitan soldiers next to him also raised their guns and stabbed.

Compared with the defenders, there were still too few musketeers shooting in the watchtower car, and the Ming army's first-climbing soldiers were all besieged.

Several teams of Ming army who climbed up first were killed and defeated, and another team of Ming soldiers climbed up to the top of the city.

The leading officer this time was called Li Zhen, who was supplemented by Zhu Ming in Kaifeng. He was originally a lieutenant of the Song Dynasty's Xiang army.

There is only a short record in the history books that when the Jin soldiers besieged Tokyo, Li Zhen led 300 people to fight and killed more than 700 Jin soldiers. After being defeated and captured, the Jin people asked him where the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was. Li Zhen said that you can't ask the official of the Great Song Dynasty. The Jin people were furious and executed him by slow slicing. Li Zhen's skin and flesh were cut all over his body, and he still died cursing.

At the place where Li Zhen climbed the city wall at this moment, there were already more than 20 bodies of Ming soldiers lying.

The long spear could not be used when the team climbed the city wall, so Li Zhen temporarily used a short spear. Strictly speaking, this weapon is called "鋋". The spear handle is very short, but the spear tip is slender, and it has been replaced with a special armor-piercing cone.

Li Zhen held a small shield in his left hand and a short spear in his right hand. Facing the siege of the Jin soldiers, he was soon injured in several places.

Feeling that there were soldiers climbing up behind him, Li Zhen's chest, abdomen, and ribs were against three enemy long spears. He used a small shield to cover his face and neck and rushed forward to make room for the follow-up friendly troops to climb the city wall.

One after another, the Ming soldiers climbed the city wall and came forward to cover Li Zhen, who had become a blood gourd.

"Bang!"

With a gunshot, the Khitan officer in front of Li Zhen was shot dead by Liu Jizhong's bullet.

Who said that you can't shoot in a melee?

There was a large skylight on the top of the watchtower car, and the smoke was still difficult to dissipate effectively.

Liu Jizhong coughed twice due to the smoke, rubbed his eyes that were tearing up, and continued to blow the fuse to tear the paper shells to fill the bullets.

He liked the smell of gunpowder smoke, and he felt weak without smelling it for a day.

More than 30 Ming soldiers had climbed up to Li Zhen's climbing point.

Yelu Ma Wu got the news and asked the nearby Khitan reserve troops to press on, and ordered Zhang Di to bring his troops to prepare for reinforcement.

"The Ming army has iron armored soldiers climbing the cloud ladder!" A Khitan soldier shouted.

Those were Zhu Ming's heavy armor guards, who had been standing for a long time wearing armor. At this moment, Li Zhen led his troops to gain a firm foothold, and these heavy armor guards also began to move. They climbed the cloud ladder wearing more than 60 kilograms of infantry armor.

This kind of infantry armor is new, and only 100 pieces were made in total. The armor plates on the whole body are all fine steel repeatedly forged by hydraulic power. Some modular local structures of the old infantry armor have been replaced with large armor plates made of fine steel, which can effectively reduce the weight of the armor.

The new infantry armor weighing more than 60 kilograms has the same defensive power as the previous models weighing 70 to 80 kilograms.

Li Zhen led his troops to block the Jin soldiers, and there were musketeers sniping the nearby reserve troops. Dozens of heavily armored guards climbed up the city wall one after another.

They were dressed like iron cans, with only their eyes and mouths exposed, and each of them held an iron bone.

They lined up and moved forward, hammering anyone they saw.

"Press forward!"

Yelü Ma Wu hid behind the parapet to avoid firearms. Seeing the heavily armored guards, he was terrified and sent another reserve team.

In fact, it was useless to send more. The battlefield space was so large.

Zhang Di shouted: "General, don't panic, I'm here to help you!"

This guy led his soldiers to help defend. When he passed near Wanyan Zongwang, he suddenly attacked Wanyan Zongwang's guards.

"Come up and kill the enemy!" Zhang Hao shouted to the Han soldiers' reserve team below the horse road.

Wanyan Zongwang was still commanding the Jin soldiers outside the city to attack the Ming army through the command flag, and was confusedly attacked by the Han army led by Zhang Di.

His personal soldiers were all wearing armor, while Zhang Di's Han soldiers were not fully armored.

At the beginning of the battle between the two sides, Zhang Di, who had more soldiers, was defeated and was defeated by Wanyan Zongwang and his small number of personal soldiers.

But when the Jin marshal was attacked, the nearby Khitan and Jurchen reserve teams were immediately attracted to help rescue, and Zhang Di's Han soldiers were soon attacked from both sides.

They have already played a role. While the Jin reserve troops were away, another group of Ming troops entered the city and gained a foothold.

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