With the order of Zhe Le, the Mongols began a new round of siege, and the fierce battle began!

Qi Meifeng saw that the enemy was within the range of the Franc machine gun, and immediately ordered the gunner to open fire. I only heard a dozen loud noises in the city, and the Franco cannons that were the first to be placed in place had already begun to roar.

It's a pity that the Mongols were on guard against this, and the line of charge was very open. At this time, there were only about ten Franc cannons on the south city wall, and they were not as good as the west city last night in terms of firepower. As a result, after a round of shelling, only a dozen or so people were killed.

Seeing the defenders firing their cannons, he was afraid that the Mongols would retreat again, and immediately shouted: "Warriors, don't retreat!" As long as we rush to the city, the artillery will not be able to hit us! Then he rushed to the wall.

The Mongol soldiers had killed thousands of Ming soldiers today, and knew that there were not many defenders left in the city. At this time, seeing that the artillery fire of the defenders was far less fierce than last night, the commander was not afraid of death, and he also shouted loudly and continued to rush towards the city wall!

Qi Meifeng saw it really in the city, although she was worried, she was helpless. Because this cannon is not like a bird's gun, which can be fired from top to bottom, but must have its muzzle pointed forward and upward, at least it must be fired horizontally, otherwise it will not even be able to reload.

Therefore, the artillery fire at the head of the city will inevitably have a shooting blind spot, and it will not be possible to attack a closer target.

Seeing that the enemy army was rushing upwards in the dark, gradually approaching within fifty steps, Qi Meifeng knew that the Franc machine gun was about to be useless, so she reluctantly ordered to stop carrying the artillery, free up manpower, and prepare to rely on the city wall to carry out the final resistance.

Zhu Youzhen said puzzledly: "Meifeng, why don't you move the cannon here?" ”

Qi Meifeng explained: "Your Highness, even if you carry it over, the enemy army has already entered the shooting corner, and you can't hit it. ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "It's a pity that so many artillery pieces are not used." Since there is a shooting blind spot at the head of the city, why don't we just move it to the city? Is it possible to open a hole in the city wall, use the Franc cannon as a bird's gun, and bombard it directly? ”

Qi Meifeng's eyes lit up, and she was overjoyed: "Your Highness, this method is good!" The last general dared to say that no one had thought of this idea before! ”

She immediately ordered a small team of civilians to dig a hole in the city wall first, intending to see how it worked.

The people were puzzled and asked, "Isn't the wall used to hold back the enemy?" Wouldn't it be convenient for the enemy to open an opening in the wall? ”

Qi Meifeng didn't have time to explain, just urged them to hurry up.

Of course, the people did not dare to disobey the general's order, so they had to exert all their strength and raise their hands under the city wall.

The walls of Zunhua City were originally made of earth. During the Yongle period, in order to strengthen the city defense, another layer of bricks and stones was used to wrap the outside to make the city wall stronger.

But more than 200 years have passed, the city's defense has become more and more lax, the city wall has also fallen into disrepair, and the masonry has fallen off in many places.

The people chose a wall that had fallen off the most, and the adobe inside had been exposed, and in a few moments they picked up pickaxes and iron drills, and in a short time they dug out a large hole.

Qi Meifeng saw that the entrance of the cave was enough to stretch out the muzzle of the Franc machine gun, so she hurriedly ordered the people to stop work, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to push through a Franc machine gun and nervously reload the ammunition.

At the same time, the Mongol soldiers had already slaughtered the city.

When the enemy army entered a distance of about thirty paces, the archers of the Qi family army at the head of the city suddenly leaned out from the battlements and fired their bows and arrows at the Mongolian soldiers who were rushing at the front. At the same time, dozens of bird gunners also picked up the bird guns and fired them together. For a time, there was a lot of gunfire at the head of the city, gunsmoke was everywhere, bows and arrows and projectiles flew in the air, and the momentum was quite terrifying.

The Mongols were rapidly approaching the city wall, and suddenly they were hit by this round of bows and arrows and birds, and dozens of people were immediately knocked down, and the momentum of the attack stalled slightly. But they also reacted quite quickly, on the one hand, they organized the shooters to shoot at the head of the city, and the rest of them still rushed to the moat without stopping.

The archers and bird-bearers at the head of the city were condescending, and naturally took advantage of the situation in the counter-shooting. However, the Mongols relied on their superb archery skills and numerical superiority, and did not need to deliberately aim, and a salvo was hundreds of flying locusts, which were densely shot towards the city.

In order to avoid being hit by arrows, the archers of the Qi family army had to shrink their bodies under the battlements. As a result, although few of the soldiers were shot, they were also greatly suppressed and could no longer rain arrows at the approaching Mongols.

And the bird-bearers were even more depressed. The so-called "bird gun" is actually an arquebus, which is an ancient firearm. At the time of battle, the chamber was now filled with projectiles and black powder, and then a slow-burning fire rope soaked in nitrate was fed into the chamber, which ignited the other end and was aimed at the target. When the inquispark reaches the black powder, it detonates the gunpowder and shoots the projectile.

As the oldest and most popular firearm, the bird gun has few advantages, but many disadvantages. Compared with bows and arrows, its most fatal weakness is that it is too slow to fire, even if it is a skilled archer, it takes about a minute or two to shoot once. And in the same amount of time, the archer can shoot four or five arrows.

Because of this, these bird-screws were completely inferior in the confrontation with the Mongolian archers, and they were almost unable to raise their heads.

And those sharp arrows as dense as flying locusts shot at the head of the city, although the damage caused to the Qi family's army was not great, but they shot down many people who participated in the defense of the city. These civilians had little experience in warfare, let alone how to dodge bows and arrows, and as soon as they heard the sound of the bowstring, they ran around the city, exposing themselves and becoming the target of the Mongols.

Zhe Leyan rushed just now, and seeing that he had already boosted his own morale, he still retreated to the rear to command. At this time, seeing that a large number of Mongols had rushed to the moat, they couldn't help laughing wildly: "Our victory is in sight!" The walls will be breached in no time! ”

The Mongol soldiers thought the same thing. It was freezing and the moat was already frozen, so it didn't take much time for them to cross the river.

After crossing the moat, a few steps further is the tall city wall. As long as you lean against the city wall and set up a ladder, you can climb to the top of the city!

But at this time, the Mongols found that there was a hole in the city wall not far from the city gate, which was more than half a person high and more than three feet wide. They were stunned for a moment, and then they all rushed over in ecstasy, thinking that God would help me.

You must know that the process of using a ladder to climb the city can be described as nine deaths and one life. At this stage, the people on the ladder are completely unattackable, and are almost at the mercy of the defenders at the head of the city.

From the moment you climb the ladder, the attackers are attacked by rolling logs and rocks and bows and arrows. If you take a shield, although you can block sharp arrows, the speed of climbing will also be greatly reduced, and the gains often outweigh the losses. What's worse is that the shield can only block bows and arrows, and heavy objects such as rolling logs and stones can't resist. Often, people are just halfway up and then they are smashed down by their heads, and even a large number of people behind them are also knocked down.

Even if you are about to climb to the top of the city, you still have to be greeted by the spears of the defenders. Those who can get lucky enough to climb to the top of the city are really one in ten. Therefore, only the bravest and most agile warriors have a chance to reach the top in this brutal ladder battle.

Moreover, the archers under the city must also shoot the fiercest shots at the city to cover their own warriors climbing the ladder, otherwise they will really become fish on the chopping block.

Therefore, when it was found that there was a hole in the city wall, all the Mongolian soldiers were overjoyed, thinking that fortunately the Zunhua city was in disrepair for a long time, and the big hole in the city wall was not repaired, just to avoid the pain of climbing the ladder.

But when the Mongols swarmed in, the soldiers at the front were suddenly shocked to find that what was waiting for them was a black hole in the muzzle!

Qi Meifeng saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and shouted: "Release!" ”

I only heard a loud thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the Franc cannon fired almost flat, sending the solid bullet out of the barrel and slamming into the Mongolian soldier formation that was close at hand!

At this time, outside the open hole in the city wall, at least twenty or thirty Mongol soldiers gathered. The speed of the solid ejection chamber was as high as hundreds of meters per second, let alone dodging, and there was no time to react. The soldier who rushed to the front was immediately hit in the chest, and the whole person was immediately shattered!

And the solid bullet smashed the first person, and the momentum did not decrease slightly, and it did not even deviate from the direction a little, and hit the second soldier directly, breaking him into several pieces, and then continued to fly forward!

And the stumps and severed arms of the soldiers who were smashed one after another also carried the huge kinetic energy of the solid bullets, flying in all directions, like shrapnel, knocking down a large part of the Mongols!

When the smoke slowly cleared, the attackers and defenders looked out of the cave in disbelief.

Not only did none of the more than 20 Mongolian soldiers survive, but they couldn't even find a single intact corpse, and they were all bombarded into a bloody mud!

After a long time, after the head of the city of Zunhua and the entrance of the cave, the soldiers who defended the city and the people who assisted in defending the city suddenly let out earth-shattering cheers!

But the Mongols were all frightened, and could no longer pay attention to the cries of the main generals, and turned around and ran.

As the saying goes, "defeat is like a mountain", and it is true. The Mongols were still flaunting their might outside the city just now, and when they were defeated and retreated at this moment, the level of confusion and panic was not much worse than that of those Ming troops. He repeatedly shouted loudly, but no one listened, knowing that the attack had died again, so he had to turn his horse's head and be defeated.

Qi Meifeng saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and quickly ordered: "Franc cannon, fire!" ”

The dozen or so cannons at the head of the city roared again, throwing solid shells into the Mongol line. At this time, the Mongols were retreating backwards, fearing that they would run slower than others, and where could they care about any formation, they were crowded together in a chaotic manner for a while. These solid bullets also exerted greater lethality than just now, knocking down fifty or sixty people at once.

The Mongols did not care to restrain the corpses of their companions at this moment, and galloped wildly, finally escaping from the range of the Franco's cannons.

"His Royal Highness King Shin Chitose, Chitose!" Seeing that she had once again repelled the Mongol attack, Qi Meifeng had tears in her eyes and took the lead in raising her arms and shouting at the head of the city.

"His Royal Highness King Shin Chitose, Chitose!" All the guards and people of the city also cheered in unison with her, and the sound soared into the sky!