Daming pirates

The other big gun didn't last long. After a few shots, it was hit by a gunpowder barrel they placed near the cannon. It exploded immediately, knocking off the cannon, including everyone on the gun position.

They were all killed on the spot.

As for the remaining Hongyi cannon, because it was a little farther away, the Seawolf gunners failed to hit the target several times, but they were frightened enough. The impact point of the cannonball was not far from the Hongyi cannon.

, the rebel gunner’s hair stood up in surprise.

The rebels forced a large number of people to attack the city wall carrying bundles of firewood and earth bags. The trenches outside this section of the city wall had been filled in many places after several days of rebel attacks, and they almost lost their defensive capabilities.

However, the rebels were still dissatisfied and planned to fill in more places so that more rebels could more easily reach the foot of the city wall and then begin to attack the city.

Countless rebels and civilians, like ants, slowly approached the city wall. Under the command of Li San, the Sea Wolf soldiers no longer concealed the effective range of their rifles. Once they saw a large number of rebels approaching,

When they reached within three hundred steps of the city wall, they started shooting towards densely populated areas.

The rifles fired salvos one after another. Although the accuracy was not very high, they were aimed at densely populated areas. If they couldn't hit this, they always hit that, but the effect was pretty good.

The whole battle was very fierce from the beginning. The rebels had no countermeasures except the Hongyi cannon that could attack them. They could only bite the bullet and push forward. After all, there were many of them, so they were killed and injured.

It won't collapse.

So the infantrymen of the Sea Wolf were enjoying themselves at the moment, reloading again and again, firing volleys again and again, fighting so smoothly, and before the enemy troops came close, they fought one-sidedly at will.

There was no chance of being beaten. The only thing that could pose a threat to them was the Hongyi cannon. However, after the Hongyi cannon fired several times, only two shells hit the middle of the city wall. The remaining two shells hit the city wall.

It got high, flew into the city, and demolished someone's house.

Therefore, the Hongyi artillery is not terrible, and it does not worry the Sea Wolf infantry at all. They are only used under the command of the officers, maintaining a good rhythm, constantly loading, and constantly facing the densely populated areas of the enemy.

Proceed to fire.

Zhao Zhizhou was watching the battle on the city with great emotion. Every time the "rural soldiers" in Xishan Village fired a volley, some rebels outside the city would immediately fall to the ground and never get up again. During this period,

, they have never seen such a comfortable thing! So they all applauded.

Originally, the morale of the defenders was not very high. After seeing the Xishan Village soldiers using such sharp muskets, they killed many rebels in a short time. They also felt very happy and their morale began to rise on rockets.

, quickly reached its peak, and the gloom that had shrouded the defenders in their hearts was immediately swept away. They were gearing up one by one, waiting for the rebels to come close, and they would give it a go.

Things are often so wonderful. The impact of morale on war is so great that many people may not understand it, but morale is such a wonderful thing. When the side with high morale, even if it is at a disadvantage, it can often win.

But once morale is low, even a million-strong army may be defeated by a small opponent.

Before the people from Xishan Village came today, although these defenders were determined to die, their morale was already extremely low. Now that they saw the rural soldiers from Xishan Village beating them so happily, even those who were cowards could not

You need to have some self-esteem, and then your morale will start to rise significantly. In this way, you can expect a battle today.

The rebels were beaten in the face by the Sea Wolf infantry from a distance of 300 steps, and they were beaten without being able to fight back. This feeling was really uncomfortable, and the huge blow to their morale was also quite terrifying, especially when Zhang Tao led them.

The rebels who had been to Xishan Village were even more upset. They walked slower and slower, and became more scattered as they walked. Their morale dropped to the bottom of their pants.

Others have not tasted the power, but this time they have tasted the power. Seeing the people around them being beaten to death one by one, everyone will inevitably feel a little bit sad. It would be strange if the morale can be high.

Moreover, it is really depressing to be beaten without being able to fight back.

Therefore, when the rebels finally reached a short distance below the city wall, their morale was already quite low. Although the rebels were forced to continue the attack, their mutual cooperation was already substandard, and they shrank and did not dare to step forward.

Since there are people in the National People's Congress, the attack will naturally not be violent.

When the rebels arrived here, they also started to fight back, firing cannons and arrows at the city, but then they were attacked by the Sea Wolf infantry and beat down a large area.

The minie bullet has a hollow tail with a cork whose diameter slightly exceeds the diameter of the bore. Therefore, after being inserted into the gun chamber, even if the muzzle is pointed downward, the projectile will not slip out of the gun chamber and cause the gun to be discharged. Therefore, the infantry

They can freely take out their rifles from the holes in the arrow stack, aim at the rebels below, and shoot them accurately, but basically there is no need to worry about hurting them.

Even if by chance there are a few sharpshooters among the rebels who can shoot arrows into the perforations from dozens of steps away, the number will be very small and they will be discovered and hunted immediately.

Including the infantry archers in the garrison on the city and the archers in the rural soldiers, their morale was also high at this moment. They opened their bows with all their strength, leaned forward and fired arrows at the rebels below the city.

For a time, the rebels lay down in a large area on one side of the moat. They were shot dead and suffered heavy casualties. Only some rebels hiding behind the oar shields and oar cars were more or less safe. Those who escaped from the cover of the oar shields were safe.

The soldiers were shot dead in groups near the trench by the defenders.

The morale of the rebels was not high. After being beaten so hard, they began to be unable to hold on. The first wave of attacks collapsed and they retreated to the starting point. However, during the retreat, they were still knocked down by the Sea Wolf infantry from behind.

few.

Chen Guangfu was so lucky that he killed several rebels who led the escape, reorganized his team, and launched another attack. Throughout the day, Chen Guangfu launched a total of four fierce attacks. Only the third time caused huge damage to the defenders.

Due to the pressure, because of Chen Guangfu's death order, they were not allowed to retreat. Those who escaped from the battle were killed without mercy, and dozens of rebels who fled back were beheaded, and their heads were inserted with spears in front of the battle.

This frightened the rebels and forced them to attack with all their strength. During the third attack, they finally reached the bottom of the city wall, erected ladders one after another, and began to move towards the city wall like ants.

climb.

But the morale of the defenders was high today, and officials also came to the battlefield in person to supervise the battle. They also killed several people who were greedy for life and feared death. The remaining defenders also shouted for a fierce battle and smashed everything that could be used.

Going down, Sea Wolf's infantry was responsible for suppressing the rebel gunmen and archers below the city, so that the rebels never had enough cover.

The defenders had higher morale and did not have to worry too much about their own safety. They counterattacked very fiercely. As soon as the rebels reached the foot of the city wall, they began to throw bricks and stones as hard as they could. The rebels put up ladders and began to climb the city.

They carried the rolling logs and threw them down, or put down Ye Yi Lei, and smashed the heads of the rebels who were climbing on the ladders. It was a pity that there were no wolf fangs in the city, otherwise the ladders would have been broken.

Even so, the rebels suffered heavy casualties. Hot water was poured on the city from time to time, and some boiling oil was poured down from time to time. The hot rebels cried for their fathers and mothers, even with shields in their hands.

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What is even more relaxing is that although some people were not burned, in such a cold weather, the water on their bodies would soon become cold. First they shivered from the cold, and then they found that their clothes began to freeze. If they did not take off their clothes, they would even freeze.

It may be frozen on the skin, making these rebels miserable.

However, under the pressure of Chen Guangfu, the rebels could only risk their lives to attack the city. They managed to gain access to the city wall several times, and even on one section of the wall, several rebels attacked and seized control of the city.

A small area.

However, the defenders on the city fought back desperately and finally defeated them. Seawolf's infantry played a particularly important role in this defensive battle. Once it was discovered that certain places were lost, Li San would immediately send people to rush them out.

To support, even if the rebels barely occupied a small area, before they could cover more rebels to rush up, the Sea Wolf infantry rushed over, and after a row of guns, they knocked all the rebels down on the city wall.

superior.

Then the defenders swarmed up, blocked the gap again, and defeated the following rebels again. The entire city wall around the south city gate was filled with shouts of killing, blood was splashing in the air at any time, and lives were being harvested at any time.

Later, when he saw that the war was getting serious, Li San assigned his men to several places in platoon units as the main force to help defend, and never retreated.

So much so that later, some Seawolf soldiers' rifles had bald rifling and their guns malfunctioned, but they simply stopped shooting, mounted their bayonets, and started fighting with the rebels who stormed the city wall.

Seeing that these rural soldiers in Xishan Village were so brave and brave also greatly aroused the morale of other defenders. The rural soldiers in Xishan Village were just guest troops and could still achieve such a level. They, the local defenders, could not

I had the nerve to pretend to be cowardly, gritted my teeth and fought to the death.

Although the casualties of the defenders were not small, this time the defenders rarely showed their superior combat effectiveness. Everyone shouted for a fierce battle. At the critical moment, even some officers rushed to the crenels brandishing single swords or iron rulers.

Fighting with the rebels.

Zhao Zhizhou saw the fierce fighting situation. Although he was so frightened that his two groups fought, he still suppressed his fear and shouted repeatedly to cheer for the defenders. He also sent people to the city on the spot and took several thousand taels of silver.

Land was distributed directly to the defenders to improve morale.