Great Song Pirate

Chapter 403 Bombarding Huazhou City

After Yang Zaixing continued to fight for a period of time under the city of Huazhou, no one in the city went out to fight, so he had no choice but to turn back to his team and summoned Lin Xiong and others to discuss a plan to attack the city.

Li Xiaowen stood at the top of the city with a dark face, feeling very depressed in his heart. Since he was attacked in Dazhanhaikou a few days ago, he has not slept a sound sleep. In the past two days, he has suffered continuous setbacks, which almost made him feel collapsed. After a long time, he was carried into the hands of a group of pirates, and now he was blocked and beaten. Thinking about it, he felt that he wanted to find a piece of tofu and kill him.

At this moment, a soldier hurriedly rode his horse from a distance, stumbling up the tower and came to Li Xiaowen.

"My lord general! The Skeleton Army fleet has broken through the river, and will soon arrive at the south of the city pier! General please decide!" The sergeant shouted in a panic.

Li Xiaowen and other Annan generals on the top of the city were shocked when they heard this. They have focused all their attention on the skeleton army coming from the land, and almost forgot about the waterway. Huazhou City was built along the river. One side is against the mountain, one side is against the water, and the other side is the wharf of Huazhou City. There is no city wall for defense. Once the enemy attacks the wharf, Huazhou City will be destroyed without attacking. Unable to calm down, he immediately brought his personal guards and ordered five hundred soldiers to rush towards the south of the city wharf.

The news that the enemy fleet was approaching immediately spread in Huazhou City, and the people in the city immediately panicked. In the past two days, the news that Dazhanhaikou was burned down overnight had already spread in Huazhou. Rumors of a fleet attacking Dazhan Haikou have long been circulating. Today, hearing that this skeleton fleet invaded on a large scale, the people in the city have already panicked!One after another packed up their belongings and planned to leave the city for refuge, but the gate of the city was closed by soldiers early in the morning, and the common people could not leave the city, so many people flocked to the pier, wanting to leave Huazhou City by boat, but the pier here was already closed. It was empty, and all the ships had already been collected by the soldiers and horses and rushed to the river to intercept the skeleton army fleet, so these people couldn't even realize their idea of ​​escaping from the city, so they could only run back to the city. The family prayed to God not to let the Huazhou City be breached by thieves, but when the news of the skeleton army fleet approaching Huazhou City spread, the Huazhou City suddenly became chaotic.

Many people rushed to the north gate of Huazhou City with their families and their belongings. There were no enemy soldiers and horses here. People wanted to escape from here. The city became chaotic.

After Xu Yi led the fleet to unload Yang Zaixing's infantry and Lin Xiong and others, he immediately led the cannon-equipped ships to set sail again, heading upstream upstream. The water surface of the Xiangjiang River was wide enough for his fleet to Tongtong, just because of going upstream, the fleet was traveling at a very slow speed, but driven by the strong southeast wind, it kept heading towards Huazhou City.

When approaching the five miles of Huazhou City, a large number of Annan people's civilian boats suddenly appeared on the river, forming a row on the river, and some boats were being scuttled in the river. After sending back the news, Xu Yi and others couldn't help but smile. This Huazhou military envoy is really a funny guy. He actually wants to use these civilian ships to resist their invasion of Huazhou City by water. I don't know what he thinks about such an idea. from!

"Don't pay attention to them, just drive them away, we will continue to move forward, and those who dare to block will be killed!" Xu Yi stood on the bow of Kai Kai and ordered to the flag bearer.

The sentinel boat in front immediately accelerated and rushed straight towards the boats of the Annan people who intercepted them. Under the exclamation of those Annan people, some small boats lying on the river were knocked away one after another, and some small boats suddenly fell into pieces. , Those Annan people on the boat fell into the water one after another exclaiming.

At this time, there is no room for any sympathy. Under the big ship of the Fubo Army, the ships of these Annan people were like cockroaches. They were rumbled over by their big ship, and then became pieces. The ships of the Fubo army were shot into hedgehogs by the condescending archers before they approached. At this time, it was already hard to tell who was a soldier and who was a civilian. The archers on the ships that cleared the way just had to look When there are still living people on the boat below, they will immediately shoot arrows indiscriminately, nailing those living people to the board of the boat. As they collide, the river suddenly becomes chaotic. This is simply a one-sided battle. Massacre, no one could get close to the ships of the Fubo army under their random arrows. Just walking all the way and killing all the way, the seven boats forced a bloody path on the dense river, leaving only a wreck of the ship and floating corpse.

When Li Xiaowen arrived at the pier with his troops, he could already see the ships flying the skull and skull flags on the river from a distance. The sails as tall as clouds gave people a feeling of covering the sky, Li Xiaowen couldn't help but I started to panic, no wonder my naval warship was defeated by this fleet after going out to sea. Just looking at these ships, I knew that my naval fleet would be in vain when they encountered them.

The matter has come to this point, Li Xiaowen has no way to retreat, either he abandons the city immediately, or fights to the death here with the invading enemy, other than that, he has no other choice, the fleet of the dead is approaching , Li Xiaowen finally chose to fight the invading enemy here for the last time. Under his order, five hundred archers hid in the houses near the pier and made preparations for the battle.

Xu Yi saw the actions of Annan's soldiers at the pier from a distance, and saw them hiding in the houses near the pier, and immediately laughed. It turned out that the enemy army wanted to ambush them here, so let them They are buried with these houses!
The siege at the east gate of Huazhou City has already begun, but this time the Fubo Army's siege operation is very different from the previous war methods. The Fubo Army did not bring any siege equipment, not even a ladder. Annan's soldiers guarding the east gate will confidently stand on the top of the city. They are very surprised that the army outside the city, an army with siege equipment, claims to attack the city. They think it is funny. Can these people Are you flying into Huazhou City?They couldn't think of any better way for their opponents. Since they came to attack, they should use the Annan people's arrow rain to answer them.

Under the watchful eyes of General Annan, a strange vehicle was slowly pushed out of the skeleton army outside the city, and a faint green bronze pipe was erected on it. No one knew what it was. The cars were soon placed, and a tense bustle began. The Annan people stretched their necks and watched their strange actions carefully. Just when they were full of doubts, these cars gave them a clear answer.

The row of cars spewed fire almost at the same time, and then there was a roar, and some black things that were as fast as lightning immediately bombarded the city gate. The gate of Huazhou City was made of thick wood, and it was covered with a layer. Copper skin, such a city gate can only be smashed open by a car under normal circumstances, but under the bombardment of these thunder cannons, the city gate suddenly became like paper at this time, and the pieces flew around. It was covered with holes the size of washbasins. Some of Annan's soldiers guarding the doorway were immediately stunned by the sudden bombardment. Many people were covered in blood by the flying debris, and even more unlucky. The guy was hit directly by the iron pellets that penetrated the city gate, and flew out of the city gate hole like a bird. When the body landed, it was already mutilated and bloody. On the top of the city tower, a huge deep hole was left on the city wall, and the bricks and tiles fell down immediately, debris flew across, and the city gate was suddenly plunged into a cloud of smoke and dust.

"Concentrate all the firepower, blast open their city gates, reload them, and hit me hard!" Looking at the miserable situation at the gates of Huazhou City, Yang Zaixing almost fell in love with these thunder cannons, even though Xu Yi gave them infantry guns. It's been a long time since they had been equipped with this kind of Thunder Cannon, but they didn't really use this powerful thing until today. The reason why he dared to boast in front of Xu Yi, saying that he would take Huazhou City before sunset, was the source of his confidence Therefore, it would be a waste if such Lei Gong cannons were not used to blast open the city gates. Yang Zaixing got off his horse and stood beside the bronze cannon position, shouting excitedly to the artillerymen under his command.

Before Xu Yi's fleet sailed into the Huazhou City Wharf, they heard the rumble of cannons in the distance. Everyone involuntarily looked towards the east gate of Huazhou City. This was the second time they had heard the thunder cannon. It's just that I don't know how Yang Zaixing is progressing there, but Xu Yi is still full of confidence. He knows the strength of Yang Zaixing's infantry in his heart, and he has this secret that no one has ever seen before. Assassinative weapon, it doesn't matter how many enemy troops can be killed by artillery, at least psychologically, such a lethal weapon will have a great blow to the morale of the enemy army, and it can also scare the enemy army who doesn't know why , So Xu Yi immediately sent an order: "The fleet speeds up, let's help Yang Zaixing and the others. Today, let's let the Annan people experience the power of our Thunder Cannon!"

The fleet immediately accelerated again and headed towards the pier. Li Xiaowen led a team of personal guards to hide behind a low wall near the pier. Hearing the rumbling sound coming from the east of the city, he felt very worried. Up to now, he doesn't know what the other party's roaring things are. He only knows that these things are very powerful. The elite war elephant battalion under his command will collapse immediately after being bombarded by these things, so that the whole army is exhausted. He was not outside the city, but now that this kind of roar came again, a strong uneasiness faintly rose in his heart, and the surrounding soldiers all showed expressions of panic, and their morale, which was already low, was even worse. Amidst this burst of roaring sound, it plummeted again. Many people have already begun to feel their legs soften. Human beings have a common instinct for unknown things. I can't think of anything that can make such a roar. Just a moment ago, the elephant soldiers, who have always been regarded as the god of war by Annan, collapsed. The enemy actually possessed such a terrible weapon. To the psychology of these Annan people It is undoubtedly a heavy blow to say.

When the Leigong Cannon roared, the Annan people on the top of Huazhou City were stunned by the sudden blow. The whizzing bullets flew into the city gate continuously, and the city gate was filled with gunpowder smoke and dust. It was the shrill screams of the robes guarding the city gate, and the scattered city gate fragments and human limbs and broken arms kept flying out of the gate. The whole city gate became like a hell on earth. Under another round of fierce shelling, the city gate riddled with holes finally could not withstand such a blow. After shaking a few times, it fell down with a bang, and the huge wreckage of the city gate fell heavily on the ground. Those Annan soldiers who died were immediately patted into meatloaf, blood splashed out from the crack of the door, and was immediately covered by falling dust.

"Change shotguns to bombard the city! Suppress those Annan archers!" Yang Zaixing, who has long been familiar with the power of the Leigong Cannon, ordered it immediately when he saw that the city gate was broken, so the gunners immediately adjusted the muzzle and replaced the projectiles with Shotguns, and then continued to fire violently towards the top of the city wall. At this time, there is no need for anyone to direct them. All gunners know how to deal with them. Shotguns are undoubtedly their best choice at this time. Broom-like iron sand sweepers Passing through the city, no matter how strong the Annan people's armor is, they can't withstand such a blow, and they can kill their opponents at will without worrying about any counterattack from their opponents at this distance. It is simply a one-sided massacre .

Yang Zaixing got on his horse, reached out to take the big gun handed by his own soldiers, and confessed to Lin Xiong: "Lin Xiong fought for Yang, and Yang took down the city gate of Huazhou now! Brothers! Come with me!..." After saying that, Yang Zaixing immediately rushed towards the opened Huazhou city gate, and the Fubo soldiers behind him who were already eager to try also shouted at the same time, raised their rattan cards above their heads, and followed frantically Behind Yang Zaixing, like a torrent, it poured down towards the gate of Huazhou City.

Lin Xiong opened his mouth to try to say something, but Yang Zaixing had already rushed far away, so he could only stamp his feet and shout: "Brothers in the Navy, get ready! Let's hold down the Annan puppies on the top of the wall and give in." Brothers in the army, go in!"

So the navy soldiers in leather armor immediately raised their crossbows and formed a horizontal line. The whole army pressed towards the city wall, and started to shoot violently towards the top of the city wall with the bows and crossbows in their hands.

Those Annan soldiers on the city wall had already been dizzy by the fierce artillery fire, and could not tell east, west, north, south. The lieutenant general who replaced Li Xiaowen guarding here had red eyes, and swung his sword in his hand. The soldiers who tried to escape down the city wall shouted angrily: "Hold me! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy! Your lord general handed over this place to us for defense. How can we abandon it and run away? Hold it! Give me the archers! Shoot the arrows! Shoot these thieves to death! Stones! Give me stones!"

Following his agitation, the chaotic city wall finally began to organize defenses. Under the leadership of some officers, Annan's soldiers began to stand behind the battlements against the roaring artillery fire outside the city, and swarmed down. The skeleton soldiers fired arrows, and from time to time some people were hit by the iron pellets flying towards them, and they fell backwards, leaving the city covered in blood.

Yang Zaixing took the lead and rushed straight to the city gate with his troops. Arrows flew down from the city from time to time and landed among them. From time to time, some brothers from the Fubo Army were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Powerless to stop their attack, a large number of Fubo soldiers raised their rattan shields above their heads to guard their vital points. They didn't care about the arrows shot from above, and just blindly followed Yang Zaixing to the gate of Huazhou City. For them, there was only one thought left in their minds, which was to attack the city.

The deputy general on the top of the city saw the skeleton army rushing towards the city gate like a long dragon, so he immediately ordered hundreds of soldiers, hurriedly drove down the city wall, blocked the city gate, and looked at the fallen man on the ground. Facing the dilapidated city gate full of holes, Annan's soldiers would all feel shuddering, but they have no way out. If the city gate falls, Huazhou City will become a stripped woman who can only be slaughtered , They have no other way but to use their bodies to resist here, blocking this group of fierce soldiers rushing towards them.

The Fubo army headed by Yang Zaixing braved the rain of arrows from the top of the city, rushed into the city gate like a torrent, and collided heavily with the Annan people who intercepted them, and blood flowed all over the sky. Fog, the battle has reached such a level, the rest is hand-to-hand combat, the courage and combat power of both sides are what is fighting, there is no more coincidence, Yang Zaixing is like a fierce tiger waving his spear in his hand, the Annan soldier in front of him Almost no one was able to walk a round under his gun, and was killed by him and fell to the ground, and the Fubo army behind him were all like fierce gods, and they jumped into the enemy group. strangled together.

For a moment, the shouts of killing around the east gate of Huazhou City were loud, and the screams of the dying people spread far away. Both sides raised their swords and guns, fighting desperately together. Above the head was running and shouting to kill and shaking the sky, and the flying arrow feathers criss-crossed in the sky. From time to time, someone was shot and fell down. There was a bloody scene everywhere. The blood of the dead and injured stained the land, and the whole Huazhou The city seemed to be trembling.

A group of warships headed by the Pioneer finally approached the Huazhou City Wharf, but they did not land immediately, but lined up on the water surface of the empty pier. A row of portholes opened on the side of the Kai Kai ship, A row of black holed muzzles immediately appeared from inside.

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