Section 202 Frog Jumping and Fighting - Battle of Hangzhou (2)

No one is stupid, neither are the Qing soldiers, they will learn and improve, and those who do not pay attention to this in the war are just killing themselves.

The firearms and bows and arrows in the hands of the soldiers at the head of the city were shot at the city, but they were all blind beatings, and no one dared to leave their heads in the battlements for a little longer, and they might lose their lives in the blink of an eye. But seeing that the enemy army was about to cross the river, even if he had great courage, he did not dare to let the soldiers withdraw, and he would lose his head if he escaped from the battle.

Xiao Qian always sat down softly against the city wall, and he saw a terrifying scene again. Over there, another group of fiery snakes rose. They emit beautiful colors in the night sky, and the gorgeous tail flame is so gorgeous in the night of the full moon, but this Qian always seems to hear its cruel smile, the kind of cruel smile that comes to his own nine hells, so sharp, so loud. (You haven't forgotten the whistle I said, a psychological warfare weapon)

The resistance at the top of the city collapsed with the loud roar of three hundred shells again, and all that remained was the frantic shouts that were clearly heard below the city, and the will of the defenders was completely crushed by the repeated shelling.

The five short pontoon bridges had been completed, and all the chariots had been replenished with ammunition again, and Xu Liejun commanded his chariot battalion of 150 chariots to rush towards the east gate of Hangzhou.

At the west gate of Hangzhou, Zhang Mingzhen's Ming army was also ready to attack the city. The composition of the more than 10,000 Ming troops is extremely complicated, but fortunately, it is all the army of King Lu who escaped from Jiangsu and Zhejiang last year. There are Shen Tingyang's naval army, there are also infantry troops under the command of Zhang Mingzhen, and there are also temporarily recruited soldiers, speaking of which, only Zhang Mingzhen's rangers fought some battles with the southern army led by Bolo last year, although those battles have never been won.

Far east of the city, there was a thunderous roar. Listening to this sound, Zhang Mingzhen's heart became excited, whether Lu Jianguo can land on the shore, whether he can supervise the country again in eastern Zhejiang, is all in this move. Listening to the sound of war drums in the east of the city, Zhang Mingzhen became excited.

In the tent, he glanced at the military generals and civil officials sitting on both sides of the civil and military affairs, and said excitedly: "Colleagues, tonight is the time for us to lay a foundation for the prison country, and there is a place for us under the eaves of your colleagues. I just want to say that as soon as those ten sticks of incense are burned, I will swear to kill the enemy. ”

Everyone in the tent stood up, raised their arms and said, "Swear to kill the enemy!" ……。 ”

"Report, Your Excellency Governor, the enemy has entered through the east gate, and the chariot is unstoppable."

"Revisit" Chen Jin was not alarmed by the loss of the city gate, let them in, and it was his plan to fight with them in the streets. It's better to try what you think of if it doesn't work.

Xu Liejun and the guide he found as soon as he entered the city sat in the chariot and looked out through the observation hole. Xu Liejun was satisfied with the current progress, since entering the city, their chariots occupied the avenue, lined up in two columns and quickly advanced to the material dump in the south of the city, and did not encounter any decent resistance. A small group of Qing soldiers scattered them with crossbow arrows and grenades, and then rushed forward without stopping.

In front of the city center of Hangzhou to turn to the right avenue, in the center of the city of the bell and drum tower and the nearby houses, there are 5,000 elite Qing army set up barricades, the houses on the side are full of firearms and strong bows and crossbows soldiers, the barricades are also set up with light firearms. Qing soldiers hid in the shadows of the streets, waiting for the arrival of enemy chariots, and a jar of liquor was placed under the barricade.

There was no sign of the silent avenue at this time, and the chariot slowed down because it was about to turn around, the narrowest part of the avenue. The soldiers of the reconnaissance company moved slowly under the eaves on both sides, taking advantage of the fact that the chariots slowed down to catch their breath. scolded Xu Liejun in their hearts, "This Jun madman, running so fast, almost broke Lao Tzu's leg." ”

Goofy led his reconnaissance company slowly under the eaves. The guns and crossbows in the hands of the soldiers were aimed in all directions opposite according to the previous training.

The first chariot had just passed the corner, and in the bright moonlight, the deputy squad leader on the chariot poked his head out and looked forward, and faintly saw a "wall" built on the street on the other side of the bend, and there seemed to be a figure behind it.

He retracted his head and said, "There is an ambush ahead, signal ......" As soon as his voice fell, there was a "boom" from the other side.

The soldiers in the car quickly bent down and lowered their heads as far as possible between their legs, according to their usual training. The squad leader in the driver's seat in front of him stepped on the brakes and lowered his head himself. Only the deputy squad leader was still turning around and talking to the back, and he didn't have time to bow his head.

For a while, the chariot was filled with the sound of "ping-pong" when it was hit, and after the loud noise, the squad leader who came back to his senses said: "Report casualties"

The soldiers counted in the order in which they were in the squad, and only the second-ranking deputy squad leader and the shooter in the turret were silent.

One soldier pulled down the soldier who had died in the turret, and got out of the turret himself, and when he looked out, he found that the outside had turned into day from the quiet night just now.

Groups of Qing soldiers kept rushing out of the alleys on both sides. Although they were swept down by the continuous fire of crossbow arrows, the people who rushed to the chariot immediately threw the large jars in their hands onto the chariot, and the bows and arrows held by the Qing soldiers on both sides of the house were burning with majestic fire or firing recklessness.

"Fire support," shouted the squad leader.

The squad leader's voice in the car was a little muffled, like a cry in the water, and the soldier in the turret didn't care about the feeling of laughing, reached out to open the safe, and fired a series of grenades at the barricade in front.

Hearing the noise outside, Xu Liejun's first thought was that he was ambushed, and he kept issuing orders to the signalman in the chariot.

"Order the vehicles to cover each other, pay attention to the enemy rangers, ask the rangers outside to strengthen the cover, and the chariots in front destroy the enemy's fire points as soon as possible."

The hellish barricades proved that such an interception, while useful, was an extraordinary one. As a result of the patrol of firearms, the large barrel of gunpowder was ignited by grenades, and the barricades were blown to pieces with a loud "boom", and the jars of fine wine used as fire oil under the barricades were shot out by air waves, smashed on the buildings on the side, and were ignited by the sparks that burst out indiscriminately, and the fire ignited in the city of Hangzhou.