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Chapter 280: The Brave

Hao Fenglou never expected these rebels to repent after being frustrated.

What he faced was an orderly trained officer and soldier. Although he rebelled, the officer and soldier were officers and soldiers.

They shouted and pushed the arrow tower forward. The arrow tower was level with the pass. If it were on a big city like Peking and Nanjing, it might have no effect, but Lang San Pass is not a majestic pass after all, and it is only a few feet long. What's more regrettable is that Lang San Pass does not have a slope.

The so-called inclined surface is actually a certain design of the city wall. Some city walls in Dayi often have some inclined designs. Although this inclined surface is not large and not enough for people to climb, it can prevent the thief army on the arrow tower from directly reaching the city wall. However, this design will naturally not appear on Lang Sang Pass, which is right angled.

Hundreds of huge arrow towers began to advance, with special baffles on top. There were no archers holding bows and arrows to shoot, but instead they hurried behind the heavy wooden boards and allowed the rebels to push forward.

The rebels, like the tide, were crowded with simplicity and advanced together. This time they learned their lessons, but they did not concentrate, but kept a certain distance and continued to impact.

The musketeers on the city tower began to shoot and directly began to shoot the arrow tower. The musketeers could easily penetrate the simple wooden boards, and each musketeer could shoot a rebel.

However, the platform on the Arrow Tower is huge, with many people hiding, and the three hundred musketeers seem a little difficult.

When the first arrow tower approached, the wooden board suddenly retreated and then began to draw a bow and shoot. The power of the bow and arrow was obviously much worse than that of the musket, and its lethality was even more pitiful, but it caused great trouble to the gunners.

As a result, the rebels under the arrow tower became more relaxed. Because the musketeers on the city wall were suppressed, everyone rushed forward with the ladder. This time they learned a lesson. They no longer rushed to the city in a swarm, but arrived at the city in the form of a small team to set up a ladder.

Boom...

The grenadiers began to show their power, and they threw down grenades one by one. The rebels who arrived at the city were immediately covered in blood and countless people fell to the ground.

Compared to yesterday's flowering bomb, which directly killed and injured a person, although the casualties this time were serious, it was much less than yesterday.

Teams of rebels began to fill in. The rebels who rushed to the front were obviously dead soldiers, and it was probably the most elite troops of Chen Qinrang. These people continued to build ladders under the bombing of the flowering bullets.

The disadvantage of being sparsely crowded on the tower was exposed as the arrow tower was rising and the city tower was exposed. Although the rebels were still killing and injuring the rebels on a large scale, an hour passed. The rebels did not climb the city tower and suffered heavy casualties, but there were many rebels, and they did not charge in a swarm, but adopted the method of one battalion and one battalion, and the other battalion was supplementary. The newly launched rebels were not affected by the previous and their morale was high.

After taking turns to come down, the musketeers and grenades on the city tower were exhausted and dangerous.

At noon, Zhu Di and Hao Fenglou personally led a team of civilians to carry big cakes to the city tower. Many people could only fight back while gnawing on the hard oil cakes.

The casualties also began to appear, and the doctors who had already prepared some of the injured took some of the injured down the city tower for treatment.

Zhu Di felt something was wrong. In fact, Hao Fenglou was more worried than him. With the help of the flowering bullet, although no rebels could reach the city for the time being, the rebels on the arrow tower could not suppress the musketeers. The rebels were suffering from casualties, and the casualties were getting bigger and bigger. However, if they continued to consume this, not to mention whether the soldiers could support it, even if they could support it, the reserves of flowering bullets were consumed very much. The rebels' way of siege was very effective. They guessed that Lang Son's gunpowder must be insufficient, so they took the method of taking turns to attack the ground, obviously trying to use these "dead soldiers" to consume the gunpowder reserves on the city tower.

Zhu Di personally shot down the rebels on the opposite tower with a bow and arrow in his hand. However, he was also dangerous. A sharp arrow directly slashed his cheek, and there was a blood mark on his face. Seeing this, Hao Fenglou had to pull him down the tower and said with red eyes: "What are the Father's going to do? The purpose of the rebels is to take the father's life. If the father is gone, what's the point of us staying here?"

Zhu Di panted heavily and looked at Hao Fenglou.

Hao Fenglou stomped his feet and ordered the last few strong men to say, "Look at His Majesty the Emperor, don't let him climb the city tower. No matter what the solution is, if he forcefully wants to climb up, if you can't hold it, I will only ask."

Hao Fenglou didn't say anything, nor did he look at Zhu Di anymore, but rushed up to the city tower and continued to watch the battle.

After finally staying up until night, the rebels finally calmed down. The soldiers who were almost exhausted and paralyzed could lie on the aisle of the city wall to rest. Many muskets were fired continuously and overheated, causing the barrels to deform. Fortunately, the long guns had a lot of reserves and could be rotated at any time.

The cold wind was blowing on the city tower, silent, only the night wind blew and the heavy breathing sounds. The doctors who followed the army climbed up to the city tower, began to distribute some herbs, and all the food was delivered. Piles of bonfires rose on the aisle of the city walls, and everyone seemed a little numb and tired.

Hao Fenglou was also leaning on the aisle of the city wall, so tired that he didn't want to move at all. He suddenly realized that he was too naive and seriously underestimated the will of the rebels.

Not only are these rebels well-trained, but they are also called desperadoes. They have no way out and have no choice but to jump over the wall. Faced with such military horses, Hao Fenglou greatly overestimated the role of flowering bullets and muskets.

Fortunately, the musketeers had a strong fighting will, and the grenadiers were still trying hard. At night, many people were so tired that they fell asleep before eating. Hao Fenglou was also exhausted. After taking a nap, he had to stand up and began to patrol the officers and soldiers on the city wall with a few personal guards.

Early the next morning, the rebels began to attack again, as expected.

Today's attack is even sharper than yesterday. How could Chen Qinrang be? He has gradually figured out the details of the city tower. Although he was still surprised at the beginning, he has now had a way to deal with it and has gradually become full of confidence. He watched the battle himself today and appeared at the city with teams of personal soldiers.

As the drums rang through the world, the first battalion of rebels took the lead in charge.

It was still the tactics of yesterday, and the officers and soldiers on the Guan Building also fought back like a copy.

The battle to defend the pass turned into a fierce battle. Both sides were obviously a little impatient, but they were trying hard to support it, it depends on who could persevere until the end.

When the arrow tower was pushed up, there was a strong wind today, so the effect of the bow and arrow was greatly reduced. Many arrows were shot out and swayed in the air. They might have been blown away by the wind before they even approached the city wall.

As for the muskets, they were naturally not affected by the strong wind, and they continued to shoot and kill the rebels on the arrow tower.

The rebels didn't seem to care. After all, the role of the Arrow Tower was just to cover the rebels who were siegeing the city. As long as the Ming army on the Guanlou did not dare to blatantly poke their heads out.

The flowering bullets began to be thrown down as usual when the rebels arrived at the city. However, because the flowering bullets were insufficient, the grenadiers began to save money. They tried not to use the flowering bullets. Most of the time, they only poured sulfuric acid or big stones. When it was absolutely necessary, they used the flowering bullets to rescue the situation.

One morning passed, and danger began to appear on the Guanlou. A team of rebels actually took the opportunity to climb up. When Hao Fenglou saw it, he immediately shouted: "Kill, kill back."

Hao Fenglou personally led the team, and more than a dozen guards behind him rushed forward quickly, with two short guns in their hands. After the bang, the rebels who had been lucky enough to climb up fell directly into a pool of blood.

There will be a second time when there is the first time. In the afternoon, more than a dozen rebels had already climbed the city wall. Hao Fenglou had to ask some musketeers to give up their long guns and start patrolling the aisles with short guns.

The only thing that could make Hao Fenglou breathe a sigh of relief is that the pass is not long, and only half a mile is full of dense official troops, so the rebels would not easily take advantage of loopholes.

The third day...the fourth day passed...

Lang Shan Pass has reached the end of his life. Although the rebels under the city have been seriously injured, more than 10,000 people have died or injured, they are extremely tired, and even have a low morale. However, the upper level of the Guan Building is not much better. The fierce battle has appeared more and more on the aisles of the city walls from the city. Although the rebels climbing up are easily suppressed by short guns, some people have suddenly climbed up, which has caused great trouble.

Day 5.

The flowering bullets were completely consumed. Except for a dozen spares, all the grenadiers began to distribute short guns.

The short gun is extremely easy to use. Before that, although they had been practicing for an hour before, once it was practical, nothing went wrong.

The hand-to-hand combat officially begins.

Hao Fenglou personally led a team to continuously clean up the rebels who climbed the city wall. Suddenly, Zhu Di also went up to the city tower. He held a sharp blade, but although he did not use a short gun, no one could get close to him. Several grenadiers accompanied him to protect him, and he was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and no one dared to take it.

Hao Fenglou was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and went to meet him. Zhu Di only glanced at him and smiled coldly, "Hao Fenglou, do you think I am a three-year-old child? Don't be afraid, the one who can kill me in this world has not been born yet."

On the other side, someone climbed up the city wall, but a long sword flew over and directly cut the rebels who emerged into two pieces. The owner of the sword was Zhu Zhiling, who had always been silent. Zhu Zhiling was originally responsible for delivering food to the soldiers, but now seeing the situation is urgent, he doesn't care about this much. He holds the long sword in his hand, ignores Hao Fenglou's persuasion, and climbs the city to fight fiercely.

When Hao Fenglou saw it, he finally laughed and said, "Kill, I don't believe that anyone in the world can kill me."
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