Chapter 164 Offense and Defense (3)
The Green Camp in front suffered heavy casualties, but the Qing army camp in the rear was silent. There was neither the sound of withdrawing troops nor the movement of troops to reinforce. Only the cavalry who were sent to order in and out.
After nearly half of the casualties, the Guangzhou Green Camp finally approached the Xinhui City Wall. This time the soldiers were not afraid of artillery on the city, but the stones that fell from time to time on the city were even more terrifying than the cannon.
The cannon hit the ground, and the body split, and it still looked like a little. The stone fell down, but it was flattened with the head, making it into a ball with the mud and blood on the ground. It couldn't even be seen, red, white, black, sticky, and looked so ugly.
Guangzhou Green Camp adopted a typical ancient siege method. They bravely approached the city wall and laid countless ladders on the wall. The soldiers of the camp climbed up the city stepping on people. After smashing more than a dozen shield chariots on the other side of the city gate, two shield chariots finally got into the city gate and then rushed towards the city gate, which made the blocked stones behind the city gate slide down.
The cannons stopped roaring, and it was time to defend the city. Taiping soldiers stabbed down with long spear guns at each squadron on the city wall.
After approaching the city wall, the archers of the camp finally had a place to use their skills. Among them, those with superb archery skills aimed at the battlements, and nine out of ten arrows could hit the target. Those with less superb archery skills were slashed long bows, and the arrows shot either fell on the city wall or fell into the city through the wall.
The campers' arrows were shot very sharply and accurately, which made the Taiping Army not dare to look under the probe. For a moment, the pressure on the city increased sharply.
There were more than a dozen ladders on the south side, and the camp was covered with soldiers. The highest climbed was less than one person away from the mercedes. Seeing this, the small flag officer above shouted, and suddenly several Taiping soldiers shouted, pulling the iron chains on their hands and lifting the "gold juice" that was boiling to the top of the mercedes. Then let go.
"Puchi!"
The hot oil spilled from a high place, and the Qing army below suddenly made the howl cry and howl. The faces of the soldiers who were the first to be hit were all burned. There was a blood-red color in the darkness, and there was no face. It was clearly a skeleton.
The soldiers below were not so miserable, but no one was so scalp that they were scalp. It was better if there were two armors. At most, it was called hot oil and scalp. If you were not lucky, it was called oil to crawl into your stomach. With a "wave", it hurts heartbroken. I reached out to touch it, but it hurts even more when I touched it. The hotter one was directly a layer of flesh.
The soldiers who were not armed were miserable. The people were not scalded to death, but they were burned on a large scale. There was no good at all at first glance. The golden juice was not only hot oil, but also feces. It was odorless, and there were countless toxins inside. Scalds were small matter, but bacteria were in the wounds were big matter, and even if they didn't die, they would have to be abandoned.
The Taiping Army in the city resisted strongly, and from time to time, someone was caught in an arrow and jumped down from the city. The Qing army's ladders were also knocked down one after another. The city was full of red eyes, and no one was willing to take a step back. The city gate had been blocked by Zhou Shixiang's order. Therefore, Ren Qing army's shield chariot smashed the door hard, and the door did not move at all. However, the pile of stones behind was shattered several times, but it was immediately blocked by Qingzhuang again.
The Xinhui Youth Army, who was forced to be conquered by the Taiping Army, is now a grasshopper on the same rope as the Taiping Army. Once the Qing army breaks the city, their fate can be imagined. In addition, before the battle, Zhou Shixiang ordered Duke Xiang of Song to tell the Qingzhuang all the tragic events when the Qing army defends Xinhui, and said that the Qing army broke through the city and massacred the city. Most of these young and strong men, who were not Xinhui people, naturally had no choice. They could only bite the bullet and hold on to the end.
The Qing army prisoners were very tempted, but the Taiping Army was extremely strict. They even ignored the lack of troops on the city and distributed personnel to supervise them. Therefore, even if they wanted to have abnormal movements, they had to first consider whether the unarmed person could escape the knife hand behind them.
The golden juice was poured down one by one, the stones were smashed down one by one, and the lime was poured down one by one. The Taiping Army was prepared, and in the end, the whole piece of squash was thrown down.
The squid was long and thick, and it was thrown down along the city wall. One could at least four or five ladders. The Qing army on the ladder could not avoid it and directly smashed it down. He was so sharp-eyed that he had no place to hide, so he could only jump off the ladder one second in advance.
The battle has been going on for nearly half an hour, but except for the camp soldiers who are still trying to climb the city, there is no Qing army in the city.
The battalion attacked very fiercely, but there was always a moment of exhaustion. The Taiping Army was not too much casualties except for the cold arrows. The guards camp that were on standby were not transferred up, and the battle situation was beneficial to the Taiping Army.
Zhou Shixiang had been observing the Qing army camp opposite and judging when the main force of the Qing army would come up. However, after looking at it, he did not find any signs of the Qing army attacking. He couldn't help but wonder why Shang Kexi didn't seize the city in one go, but instead let these green campers die at the city.
In the Qing army camp opposite, there were also people watching the city with the Qianli Mirror. The person who was observing was Shang Zhixin, the prince of the Pingnan King. From the moment he ordered the Green Camp to attack, he was always paying attention to the situation of the battle. When he saw the Green Camp rushing into the city for so long, he could not climb to the top of the city. He shook his head and handed the Qianli Mirror to Goshha on the side. Then he said to Ban Zhifu: "This Taiping Army seems to be stronger than other Ming troops, and the guards are also brave. Seeing that the movements on the city are not messy, it seems that Lin Shanzhi can't take the Xinhui anymore."
"It was a test to ask Lin Shanzhi to supervise the troops. It would be better to take them down. It would be irrelevant to not take them down. When they surrounded them for a few days, when the prince came in person, there would be people in the city who would be afraid of death. At that time, the inside and outside will be in harmony, and the new will will be broken even if it is not broken."
In the battle of breaking the city, Ban Zhifu participated in countless battles from Liaodong. The trick of internal and external cooperation has been tried and tested. Although the Taiping Army is strong at present, how can it be stronger than the Liao Town of the Ming Dynasty? How elite soldiers in Liao Town are in the end? How can that city that is extremely strong is broken? The strong city in this world is actually not scary, what is scary is the hearts of the people. Information from all over the world has gathered. The Taiping Army is only one alone, with only ten thousand troops. Such a thin force is trapped in the lonely city. The ending is already destined. It is only necessary to surround it for a while. There are people who are greedy for life and fear of death in the city.
Seeing that Lin Shanzhi could not capture him for a long time and the casualties were too great, Ban Zhifu couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, did you order the troops to withdraw?"
"Look for a while." Shang Zhixin didn't care about the casualties of these green camp soldiers. "I want to see if this guard has any other means to not be used."
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After a long time, thousands of people were squeezed under the city and were slaughtered like fish. After a long time, the camp soldiers were not attacked. Some people began to try to run back, but were all slashed by the officers behind them.
Chapter completed!