Bring the whole war back to Nanming

Chapter 119 Yan Yingyuan Guards Huzhou
Under the city of Huzhou, Fang Guoan rode forward alone, and said to Yan Yingyuan who was standing at the top of the city, "Who are you? Why do you block my way?"

"Yan Yingyuan from Lower Tongzhou is the current magistrate of Huzhou, but the traitor Fang Guoan is here?"

Yan Yingyuan was neither humble nor overbearing, and there was a little hostility towards Fang Guoan in his words.

Yan Yingyuan?Never heard of it.Fang Guoan sorted out Fang Xiaobai's powerful generals, and found that there was no such person. It seemed that this person was just an unknown person, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

"Hehe, who am I? But an unknown person dares to block my way. It seems that Fang Xiaobai has no one to send, so I might as well tell you! My country has [-] elite soldiers, and it only takes a moment to break Huzhou City." In the meantime, if you are acquainted, quickly open the city and surrender, and the Duke of this country will spare you."

Yan Yingyuan smiled contemptuously and said: "Bold madman, don't talk nonsense. I wait for the salary of the emperor to share the worries of the emperor. Don't say that you only have [-] troops. Even if you come to another [-], you will never think about this Huzhou city! It is useless to say more , let's do it."

Fang Guoan was very annoyed by the other party's arrogant attitude: Humph!On the day the city is broken, this man must be killed to sacrifice the flag!

Driving the mount under his crotch, Fang Guoan turned his horse's head and ran back to the main formation: "Command the whole army! You can attack the city!"

Four messengers carried flags from four directions, shouting "the whole army is attacking", while running through all the steps of Fang Guoan to convey the order.

A thousand sword and shield hands raised their wooden shields and slowly approached the moat. The suspension bridge had already been raised, and the sword and shield hands had to temporarily build a pontoon bridge.

Yan Yingyuan would not give them this opportunity, and immediately ordered the three tiger squatting guns at the head of the city to fire, disrupting the enemy's construction of the pontoon bridge.

In the era without gun mirrors, gunners could only rely on their own experience to operate artillery, and their skills were uneven. All three shells fell within 100 meters behind the sword and shield, and missed the target.

"Don't worry, take your time, if you miss one shot, there will be another one. I have plenty of shells brought by me."

Seeing that the gunners looked a little nervous, Yan Yingyuan comforted them with kind words to soothe their emotions.The gunner nodded repeatedly, skillfully cleaned the gunpowder residue in the barrel, reloaded the shells, and adjusted the position.

boom! Five minutes later, with a loud noise, two of the three shells hit the target. For a while, Fang Guoan's sword and shield fighters were killed and injured, and dozens of people had broken arms and legs.

"Good fight! Just fight like this! I will show merit to the imperial court for you."

Yan Yingyuan lowered his posture and patted the gunner on the shoulder encouragingly, giving the gunner a great sense of accomplishment.He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his dark hands, and his humble smile revealed his silent joy.

Fang Guoan's sword and shield hand was overwhelmed by the power of the artillery, and asked for support from the rear.After a while, hundreds of musketeers carrying blunderbuss, arranged in a loose formation, came to the edge of the moat, raised their guns to shoot at the city wall, and covered the swords and shields to build a pontoon bridge.

There was loud thunder and little rain. Although Fang Guoan's musketeers crackled happily, they didn't hurt anyone. What's more, they blew up their guns and lost their lives due to improper operation.

After five rounds of artillery bombardment, the barrel of the tiger squatting gun was overheated. The experienced old gunners had to stop the bombardment and cool the artillery with cold water, giving the enemy a chance to build a pontoon bridge.

"Bird gunners and crossbowmen step forward and prepare to defend against the enemy! Behind the guns and shields, prepare for battle!"

Seeing that the pontoon bridge was built and the enemy troops passed through the moat one after another, Yan Yingyuan immediately gave the order.After rows of crossbowmen and musketeers came to the battlements, they used the crenels to launch long-range attacks on the sword and shield players who had crossed the moat.

"Don't panic! Wait until you get closer before hitting!"

Yan Yingyuan supported the sword under his ribs, leaned against his body and said to the long-distance infantry one by one on the south gate wall.

boom!With a muffled sound, the raised suspension bridge fell heavily on the moat, and the first obstacle blocking both sides was cleared.

"Attack! There is a reward of one hundred taels for capturing Yan Yingyuan alive!"

Fang Guoan grinned grimly and shouted at the soldiers passing by.The generals and soldiers' eyes were shining brightly, and they rushed across the suspension bridge to the Huzhou city wall carrying the ladders prepared in advance.

"Fire!"

A distance of 100 meters is the best range for the flintlock gun to kill. The flames burst out from the top of the city. The wooden shield could not withstand the huge impact.

The sword shield hand snorted, and fell on the way forward. The robe beside him ignored him, stepped on the body of the fallen comrade in a hurry, came to the foot of the city wall, and put the ladder up.

"Stand back! Gunners step forward!"

In order to avoid the casualties caused by the confrontation, Yan Yingyuan decisively ordered the spear and shield fighters to take their place.

Through the crenel, the gun shielder can clearly see the situation of the enemy on the ladder: close!closer!prick!
A spear shieldman stabbed out his spear, and the enemy soldiers who climbed up to the top floor couldn't avoid it, and their bodies hardened the spear.They did not have the strong armor of generals, nor did they have swords, shields, and wooden round shields.

Ever since, they were tragic... The spears easily pierced through their ragged battle jackets, piercing through their not-so-strong chests.The spear shielder drew back his spear sharply, warm blood steaming from the tip of the spear.

The enemy soldiers seemed to lose all their strength in an instant, and fell headlong from the ladder, falling to the ground, bloody and bloody.

"Fire oil! Golden juice!"

Yan Yingyuan and the civilian husband personally raised the burning oil and poured it on the enemy army below the city: "One! Two! Three! Get up!"

The hot fire oil was scattered outside the city wall, screaming repeatedly, and dozens of enemy soldiers who were unfortunately recruited were burned to varying degrees, and some even died on the spot.

Another team of civilians also lifted up the golden juice, and were about to pour it down. Unexpectedly, several sharp arrows flew over. a transparent.

ah!His whole body was covered with feces and feces, and his skin turned purple. The man screamed and covered his festered face. After a few minutes of wailing in pain, he died in despair.

"Bowman! Find out where the enemy is!"

The crossbowmen standing on the tower quickly searched for the position of the enemy archers. Unfortunately, there were so many enemies that they couldn't tell the difference between the arms when they were crowded together.

"The rolling logs and boulders are smashed down, don't burn the golden juice first, and the crossbowmen shoot arrows without distinction, hold on for a while, and wait for them to retreat!"

At this moment, the sun was slanting slightly to the west, and the enemy army continued to attack fiercely. After fighting for an hour or two, there was no progress at all. The two sides were still fighting on the crenels and ladders.

Fang Guoan was worried. Although he was confident of taking Huzhou, but after a long time, there was no guarantee that Jiaxing would not be breached. Once Fang Xiaobai stole the way, it would be a disaster.

Poor thing, he didn't know that the [-] army with high hopes had already surrendered to Fang Xiaobai, and they were honestly staying in the prisoner-of-war camp picking their ears and picking lice.

"We can't delay any longer! Someone! Bring out the housekeeper!"

Fang Guoan's housekeeping, to put it bluntly, is ten red cannons dismantled from the top of Hangzhou City, which are troublesome to manipulate and powerful enough to blast the Huzhou City Wall.

　Yan Yingyuan is one of the righteous men of the Southern Ming Dynasty that I admire. The reason why I chose him to guard Huzhou is largely because of his achievements in Jiangyin.

　　
　
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