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Therefore, if Zhao Zhizhou of Ninghai Prefecture knew about it, he would definitely suppress the matter and secretly take back the cannon and use it as a trophy for them, so that they can ask for credit from the court later. Having a cannon will have a great impact on his career in the future.

Zhao Zhizhou must be very clear about how helpful it will be.

So although Liu BuTong and Wu Shengtian didn't like this cannon, Liu BuTong knew better than Wu Shengtian how valuable it was hidden behind it.

So Liu Buping ordered people to wrap the cannon, find a place in the village, and put it up first. He would only wait a few days for the rebels to retreat. If Muping County was not breached, he would take the cannon.

Make a fuss.

At dawn the next day, the rebels left the camp in large numbers and marched towards Xishan Village again. This time they made more complete preparations and brought all the door panels and other things they could get outside the village.

The cart was also pushed outside the village, and a lot of wooden boards and other things were nailed to it. Some firewood was also loaded on the cart to withstand the bullets fired from the walls of Xishan Village.

Zhang Tao personally went to the battlefield and took command. With one order, he drove hundreds of civilians and thousands of rebels, surrounded Xishan Village, and launched a strong attack on Xishan Village.

This time Wu Shengtian also felt some pressure. The rebels' tactics caused them some trouble. A large number of rebels hid in carts nailed with thick wooden boards and pushed the carts toward Xishan Village.

The bullets fired by the soldiers were difficult to kill or injure these rebels, allowing the rebels to hide behind the carts and gradually approach the trenches.

In addition, there are many Minzhuangs who are being held hostage this time. Under such circumstances, it is basically impossible to save these Minzhuangs, and there are still more earth bags carried by Minzhuangs.

Bundles of firewood were a great threat to them. If Minzhuang was allowed to run to the trench and throw these things into the trench, passages would soon be paved to open up channels for the rebels to attack the wall.

Wu Shengtian is not a pedantic person. Of course he understands the principle of not being in charge of soldiers. At this time, of course he will not give an order not to shoot Minzhuang who was forcibly held hostage. Who let them live in this troubled world with a life like grass and grass?

In this era, since he was captured by the rebels, he should have the understanding of death.

Therefore, the muskets of the Hailang tribe on the wall of the village were fired continuously, killing many Minzhuangs, but Minzhuang was never allowed to get close to the wall. As for the rebel offensive near the village gate in the front, the most violent attack, with a large number of rebels carrying heavy wooden boards,

They also stacked the door panels, pushed the cart, and launched an attack towards the Zhaimen area.

Even the Wolf Fang rifle was a little weak in the face of such a situation and could not effectively kill the rebels, causing the rebels to attack outside the trenches many times.

The rebels also have some firearms in their hands. Although they are not as sophisticated as the Sea Wolf's firearms, once they get close and shoot, they will still cause a certain amount of damage. Some rebel archers even hid behind the carts and got close to the trench, aiming towards them.

Arrows were fired on the wall of the village, and for a while the fighting was heated up and down the wall.

Zhang Tao became ruthless this time and personally supervised the battle. He killed several leaders who were not in a good position to lead the army and refused to attack desperately. He suppressed these rebels and launched a desperate attack.

Now that the artillery in Xishan Village had been exposed, Wu Shengtian stopped being secretive and ordered the artillery to fight back, specifically targeting the enemy's densely populated areas or large vehicles.

Although these carts are moving targets, because they carry too much stuff and there are no roads, they cannot move very fast in the fields that are frozen hard in the wild. Therefore, after approaching, two cannons hit these carts.

It's not that difficult.

In addition, the frozen ground also provides great help to solid shells. After the shells fall, the hard ground cannot absorb the energy of the shells. After the shells hit the ground, they will jump up and fly forward continuously as if they are floating on water, as long as there is anything along the way.

If people and horses block it, they will be torn into pieces.

Therefore, with the help of artillery, the rebel attack did not go smoothly. Several large vehicles were destroyed by cannons. Once the large vehicles were hit, they would be immediately torn apart. The wooden planks or bundles of firewood on them were even more like chaos.

Arrows flew everywhere, and the rebels hiding behind the carts were often beaten to death and wounded.

The rebels brought two more old-style artillery pieces and set them up outside the village to bombard the village wall. This time they learned a little better and used earth bags to build a simple bunker in an attempt to block the artillery bombardment from Xishan Village.

, but their old-style artillery has a short range, and it must be within 200 steps before it can reach the wall. This distance is difficult for Sea Wolf's six-pounder cannon and twelve-pounder cannon to accurately aim and kill.

They have no pressure at all.

Although they built a crude bunker in advance, they still only fired two or three rounds before they were directly hit by the Sea Wolf's cannon and destroyed on the spot. The rebel gunners who operated the cannon also suffered heavy casualties.

Zhang Tao looked at the situation on the battlefield, and his forehead was throbbing with veins. The loss was too great! It was so great that he himself felt that it was unbearable.

A large number of rebels were sent up, but were quickly pushed back. Many people were lying dead outside the trench. However, they were still unable to cross the trench and directly get under the wall of the village to launch a strong attack on Xishan Village.

Even if they pushed the cart outside the trench of Xishan Village and let the archers and gunmen hiding behind the cart shoot at the Xishan Village soldiers on the wall, they would not take advantage at all. Often they only showed up once.

If the opportunity appears for the second time, he will be knocked to the ground by random gunshots.

Some rebels hid behind door panels and firewood bundles and pushed forward. Once they got within a hundred meters of the trench, they could no longer block the bullets fired from the wall. Even if they were hit by the bullets, they would penetrate the barrier.

, beat them to death outside the village.

The muskets on the entire wall of the village were non-stop, making constant banging and banging sounds. The wall was almost covered in gunpowder smoke, which affected the view. Fortunately, the north wind blew that day, and the wind was relatively strong, which could

The gunpowder smoke dissipated quickly, otherwise, the gunpowder smoke alone would cause a lot of trouble to the Sea Wolf soldiers.

The two sides fought fiercely for most of the day, and the rebels finally managed to open up the three trenches at the cost of hundreds of deaths. Upon seeing this, Zhang Tao's spirit was lifted, and he immediately sent his elite soldiers up.

The rebels were like a tide, using various covers to swarm towards the wall. They rushed under the wall through several opened passages.

At this time, the rural soldiers in the village finally came in handy. They prepared a lot of rolling wood, stones, bricks and tiles on the wall in advance. As soon as the rebels rushed under the wall, the soldiers rushed to cover their faces.

The rolling logs and stones were smashed down, and many rebels were hit with bruises on their heads and bleeding, broken muscles and fractures, and fell under the wall of the village.

Immediately afterwards, the village soldiers carried buckets of boiling water and poured it down on their pockets, burning the skin and flesh of many rebels. They screamed like slaughtered pigs and made them roll on the ground in pain.

A rebel was desperately trying to put a ladder up on the wall of the village, but as soon as he raised his head, a bucket of boiling water was poured on his face. His eyes were blinded on the spot. He covered his eyes with his hands and screamed.

He screamed, but after a while, his whole face turned up.

There was a layer of large transparent blisters, and he looked like a ghost. He screamed and ran around, and fell into the trench. His screams even stopped, because he was hit by a sharp wooden stake in the trench and was knocked to the ground on the spot.

It pierced the body and completely ended his life.

However, when the boiling water was poured on the ground, it was frozen by the extremely low temperature within a short time. A thin layer of ice quickly accumulated at the foot of the entire village wall. When the boiling water was poured, the ice melted, and then started again.

It was frozen and even more slippery.

Although many rebels managed to rush under the stronghold wall, they immediately fell into a gourd rolling on the ground. They could not stand firm and rolled around one by one in a miserable state.

Some rebels even slipped out on the ice after falling down. They were about to fall into the ditch and be impaled to death by pickets. In panic, they screamed again and again, trying desperately to catch anyone who could.

The thing he grabbed was accidentally grabbed by his companion's leg. Not only did he not stop, but his companion was also dragged down. He fell into a deep trench and was strung together into candied haws.

The rebels tried their best to put up a long ladder and climb up the wall, but the ice below was very slippery. Even if the long ladder was erected, it was unstable underfoot. After people climbed up, there was a layer of ice below.

The long ladder slid down, and the people on it fell to the hard ground. Many people vomited blood on the spot.

The original siege model was that someone approached the city wall and erected a long ladder to attack the city. Someone had to shoot arrows and muskets outside the trench or moat to suppress the defenders on the wall and provide cover for the attackers.

However, the Sea Wolf's rifles were too sharp, and the riflemen and gunmen who came outside the trench were always suppressed and beaten, dying when they showed up, and died when they showed up.

As a result, those approaching the wall were never able to get effective cover, while the soldiers on the wall didn't even have to worry too much. They simply leaned out from the crenellations and shot arrows downwards, or threw bricks and stones, or poured down water.

boiling water.

The rebels attacked until the afternoon, but failed to reach the wall. Instead, they suffered heavy casualties under the wall. The ground was covered with corpses. Many rebels also fell into the ditch and were impaled to death by sharp stakes.

Wu Shengtian didn't even let the soldiers use grenades. He actually withstood the rebel attacks again and again, leaving corpses of the rebels everywhere.

Zhang Tao couldn't believe that these little Xishan village soldiers could actually have such fighting power and withstand such a fierce offensive. Although he jumped up and cursed in anger, there was nothing he could do. As a result, the battle lasted until the afternoon.

, he almost sent Neng to

The troops who went out all took turns, but they still failed to capture Xishan Village. Taking stock, the number of casualties among his men was at least 500, and even more. If the fight continued, these rebel soldiers would

I guess I won't do it either.

This group of people rebelled for the sake of wealth and women, not for their lives. If too many people die, the remaining people will feel resentful and may mutiny. Another mutiny is not necessarily impossible.

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Seeing the resentful looks in the eyes of his subordinates, Zhang Tao had no choice but to order Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. This ended the day's fierce battle.