Zhang Dayou closed his eyes in pain, he couldn't fight, he couldn't run, he wasn't allowed to run, if these archers were all wiped out, the Changhua Thousand Households would be almost useless. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis surnamed Lu is really a stubborn donkey, why do you want to fight to the death with the Qiongzhou camp?

Just when the archers were in a dilemma and the heavens and men were fighting, the opponent made a decision for them: the third salvo began, and after the gunshots rang out, the archers who had lost their ground suffered heavy losses again, and the casualties were already half.

No matter how Lu Gengyu pressed it, he couldn't stop the remaining archers from scattering and fleeing. Whether it is dealt with by military law or taken prisoner by the city, the most important thing is to save your life first.

Under the city, Wei Lianheng saw the archers at the head of the city disappear at the head of the wall, and gave a firm order: "The archers have withdrawn, and the first company will continue to suppress the city wall and put explosives on it." ”

Several soldiers of the second company ran towards the city gate with huge explosives bags. This is Lin Weiye in order to attack the city and the camp specially designed explosives bag, the principle is very simple, and the dynamite bag of later generations is no different, the biggest difference is that black powder is still used, and the power is naturally not comparable to TNT.

In the absence of the threat of fire from the defenders, the explosives were placed in the lower corner of the gate, and the soldiers pulled out the long fuse and lit it, and then quickly ran back to their positions.

The spark followed the fuse all the way, like a writhing fire snake, and slowly burrowed into the explosives bag.

After a few seconds of silence, there was a loud "boom", and the people on the city wall felt like an earthquake, and the tiles of the city tower fell down with a clatter, falling to the ground and smashing to pieces.

Zhang Dayou looked around blankly: "What's the matter, there was an earthquake?" ”

Lu Gengyu reacted faster than him: "It's not good, the thieves are going to blow up the city gate, hurry up and order someone to block the city gate!" ”

After the smoke cleared, the soldiers of the Qiongzhou battalion under the city stared carefully at the city gate, and they couldn't help but be a little discouraged. The city gate was too thick and strong, and there were a few cracks in the explosion, but the wall of the city gate was blown open with small openings, and the bricks on the outside were all over the ground, revealing the rammed earth inside.

Wei Lianheng didn't think so, Daming has always attached importance to the solidity of the city, and remote states and counties are no exception, and he didn't plan to blow up the city gate at one time.

"Again, this time with two explosives packets."

The city walls tried to stop the Demoman from approaching, but before he could show his head, he was fired back by a platoon of guns. Without the archers, the city could not form an effective counterattack, and the explosives were placed at the original explosion point without hindrance.

At the gate of the city, Zhang Dayou and Lu Gengyu commanded the military households to use carts full of sand and soil to pile up behind the gate, blocking the door hole tightly.

Zhang Dayou asked worriedly, "Lord Lu, is it necessary to close the door?" Isn't it possible to talk about it? Their firepower is so strong, it is a good strategy to resist with force......"

Lu Gengyu was about to preach with righteousness, when there was a "boom", and a deafening loud noise came from the city gate, interrupting his words - two explosive packages exploded almost at the same time.

The force of the explosion nearly collapsed the doorway, bricks flew everywhere, and the carts blocking the door rolled and flew in this direction, and the soldiers were smashed to pieces.

Zhang Dayou and Lu Gengyu stood far away, not hit by bricks and carts, but they were still shocked to the ground by the shock wave, and a trace of blood flowed from Zhang Dayou's nose.

Although there was a sandy barrier, the door was not lost, but when Zhang Dayou stood up from the ground and touched the blood under his nose, he could no longer control his panic, and shouted and turned around and ran.

Seeing that the Thousand Households had run away, the soldiers stopped doing it, leaving their injured companions and turning around and running. Lu Gengyu shouted loudly to try to stop it, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

He pinched his throat in horror, thinking he was dumb. At this moment, a buzzing sound sounded in his ears, and a sharp pain came from deep in his ears, making him realize that he might be unable to hear due to the explosion.

He forced himself to take a few steps towards the wall, feeling a wave of dizziness and a tightness in his chest. At this time, his cronies and followers ran to help him, so that he did not fall to the ground.

After a while, the buzzing tinnitus faded away, and he could hear a little voice, and asked his attendant in a loud voice, "How is the situation outside the city?" ”

The attendant grabbed a soldier who had come down from the city wall, questioned him, and then told him in a loud voice: "My lord, they are storming the city gate, but the gate is blocked and they cannot enter!" ”

Lu Gengyu shook his head, Zhang Dayou was unreliable, if he wanted to defend the city without losing it, he had to find a way by himself.

"You hurry back to the county office, mobilize all the officials, knock on the door from house to house, and the young and strong people of each household must go up to the city wall to defend the city. Tell them that if you keep it, you will be rewarded, and if you can't keep it, wash your neck and wait for death, and the thieves will not let us go. ”

This is not that Lu Gengyu is alarmist, in some cases, when it comes to burning, killing, and plundering, officers and soldiers are a little more ruthless than thieves, otherwise how can there be a saying that "bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like grates"? Changhua County offended the Qiongzhou camp, and now it is still moving, once the city is broken, the other party will inevitably vent his grievances on the people. The plan for now is to mobilize the people to defend the city, let the other party retreat in the face of difficulties, and resolve this disaster.

The attendant asked, "My lord, where did the county government get the money and food to reward you?" ”

"Find the big families in the city and ask them to donate money and food, and if the city is guarded, they will be able to keep their property, and if the city is broken, they will have nothing."

The city is mobilizing the young and strong people of the whole county, but outside the city, Wei Lianheng is helpless when he looks at the city gate.

The city gate has cracked several large cracks, almost enough for one person to get into, but there is a pile of sand behind the gate, and the door cannot be opened, and it is still impossible to enter the city.

Wei Lianheng didn't expect Changhua County's determination to defend the city so resolutely, and he had a headache. He turned his head to Tan Li and said, "It's not possible to enter through the gate, send someone to cut down trees and make ladders." "I didn't expect to avoid the ant attachment to attack the city, and in the end I still had to use this trick.

Tan Li agreed to come down and take a company of soldiers to the woods in the rear to cut down trees. The second company filled the position and put on guard.

Due to the lack of preparation in advance and the lack of tools, by the time a few rough siege ladders were ready, it was already afternoon and the sun was already in the west.

Wei Lianheng looked at the sky and ordered: "We must attack the city before sunset, we will be more passive after dark." One company to cover, two companies to siege the city. ”

The soldiers of the second company rested longer, and naturally they were the first echelon of the siege. They hung their rifles behind their backs and carried ladders closer to the walls.

After the previous few blows, the wall became very quiet, and no one came out, as if there was no one on the wall. After the ladder was erected against the wall, the soldiers of the second company climbed up one by one, and the whole process was not hindered in any way. (To be continued.) )