First Minister of Ming Dynasty

And on the top floor, there is a guy with disheveled hair holding a sword in his hand. He is responsible for giving orders and directing the progress.

Just looking at his appearance, Zhang Ximeng even reminded Zhang Ximeng of Zhuge Liang who took advantage of the wind.

If Jia Lu didn't do it, even if Zhang Ximeng was killed, he wouldn't believe it.

At this moment, Zhu Chongba had already prepared twenty hard crossbows, aiming them at all directions of Lu Gong's chariot... These crossbows were all dug out from Haozhou's arsenal, and the rebels hadn't developed such powerful crossbows yet. weapons.

"put!"

Zhu Zhongba's face was solemn, and with a wave of his hand, twenty crossbow arrows flew out. The crossbowman didn't care to check the results of the battle, and hurriedly pulled the string again, put the flaming crossbow arrows away, and shot again.

After shooting three rounds in a row, no less than twenty crossbow arrows landed on Mr. Lu's carriage, and the hit rate was quite good.But what is surprising is that there are only one or two fires in the Lu public car covered with cowhide.And the fire was quickly extinguished.

How is this going?

The soup and the eyeballs almost fell off, there can't be any magic tricks, right?

Why can't even light the cowhide?

"It must have been watered!" Zhang Ximeng gritted his teeth suddenly. Jia Lu was so cautious that he even thought of this.

At this moment, Mr. Lu's car was within a hundred paces, approaching its prey like a giant beast.

The soldiers at the top of the city were even more panicked, and they had the intention of turning around and running for their lives.

"Engong, concentrate your bows and crossbows and shoot in front!" Zhang Ximeng said eagerly.

Zhu Chongba also immediately realized that the top and two wings of Lu Gong's car were covered with cowhide, which was very strong. Since the front had to be connected to the city wall, it could not be sealed. It could only be framed with hardwood, and then protected with a wooden fence.And for archery, a hole was left.

Zhu Chongba categorically ordered that all bows and crossbows be aimed at Lu Gong's chariot, shooting crazily, and a dense rain of arrows rushed towards his face.

During the third round of shooting, he suddenly stood on the highest point, with his hair in his hair and sword in his hand. The guy in charge, as if struck by lightning, was shot with two arrows, took two steps back, and fell down from the top floor.

Losing the commander, maybe we can stop.

Just as the big guy breathed a sigh of relief, Mr. Lu continued to move forward. It turned out that the people below ran up to take over the commander.

This old man Jia Lu really didn't make any mistakes!

"Chongba, use that one!" Tang He was so frightened that his voice trembled, he could only take out the hidden mace, Zhu Chongba looked serious, but he was calmer than Tanghe, and he looked at Zhang Ximeng.

"Grandfather, Mr. Lu's chariot is definitely not Jia Lu's most powerful weapon. Now Mr. Lu's chariot is getting closer and closer. He uses an earthen jar to hold fish oil, throws it out, and continues to burn it! I don't believe it, it won't light!" Zhang Ximeng bit Teeth, eyes red and yelling.

Naturally, his small arms and legs couldn't do this job. Zhu Zhongba nodded. He was the first to grab the prepared oil tank and threw it towards Lu Gong's car. One after another, the front of Lu's bus, on top, There are also two wings, both stained with fish oil.

Covered by yet another round of rockets.

This time, there were a few more places where the fire broke out, especially the front. There was no wet cowhide to block it, so the flames blazed up, scaring the soldiers in the front row to run back...

And along with the flames, a lot of white mist rose from Lu Gong's car.

The moisture has evaporated!

Seeing the effect, Zhang Ximeng shouted, "Hurry up, shoot more arrows and throw more oil tanks!"

Zhu Chongba and Tang He also saw the hope, and took the lead in throwing. After a while, thick smoke came out from the Lu bus, followed by flames, and this terrifying monster... finally hit!

Chapter 15 Hold on

Lu Gong's chariot was fifty feet long, and it was made entirely of wood, covered with rawhide. It was already flammable, and even if it was sprinkled with water, it could only prevent it for a while.In other words, once ignited, it cannot be contained.

And indeed it was, the fire ahead had started.

Thick smoke and flames scurry around, and some float to the back.

Covered in cowhide, hundreds of people were in it. They already lacked oxygen, and the fireworks choked them to the point of tears and coughing. Because of the lack of oxygen, they all became dizzy and fled in embarrassment.

What's more terrible is that there are not only people in Lu Gong's car, but also cattle.

Only these beasts can pull such a huge monster. As a result, fireworks rushed in, Yuan soldiers ran around to survive, and the cows were in a hurry. You ran away, let us be roast beef, no!

In order to escape, these steers lost their temper, threw off the noose, and just ran around.

For a while, Yuan soldiers turned on their backs, and many of them were knocked down by the horns of the bulls, and trampled on by the hoofs of the bulls, killing half of their lives.

Zhang Ximeng was also dumbfounded at the top of the city, he didn't expect this behemoth to be so embarrassed after being set ablaze!

"Shoot, shoot to death!" He shouted excitedly, and Zhu Chongba hastily ordered.

The soldiers at the top of the city also came alive, fired their bows and crossbows, and kept throwing jars full of fish oil down. The fire grew bigger and bigger, engulfing most of the Lv Gongcar, and it seemed hopeless.

Dozens of Yuan soldiers who attacked with their vehicles were burned to death, and dozens of people were killed when they were trampled by cattle and horses. Hundreds of people were shot by bows and arrows and lost their lives. arrive!

Zhu Zhongba was overjoyed, this was not as simple as just destroying a Lu bus!

This kind of behemoth shakes the morale of the army the most. If it can't be dealt with, a charge will destroy the morale of the soldiers defending the city. At that time, it will really be over.

It can be regarded as God's blessing. After successfully burning one, people's hearts will return.

Zhang Ximeng has made a great contribution!

At this moment, there was another cheer.

Zhu Chongba didn't have time to say anything to Zhang Ximeng, so he hurriedly turned around.

It turned out that another Lv bus got stuck in the quagmire when it passed the original moat, and one side sank deeper and deeper.

The defenders kept attacking with rockets. Although they hadn't ignited the fire, the people inside were already terrified, so they had to abandon Lu's bus and run for their lives in embarrassment.

Jia Lu's carefully crafted treasure has already gone out of three.

But at this moment, the third Lu public car finally approached the city of Haozhou.

With a bang, the front of Mr. Lu's car hit the city wall.

From the gaps in the guard, more than a dozen long spears protruded and stabbed the soldiers defending the city fiercely. Suddenly, several people were pierced with candied haws, and the rest retreated to the two sides.

At this moment, the soldiers in the car pushed open the baffle with all their strength, and they took big strides, crossed the crenel, and rushed to the top of the city!

The city wall, which was originally more than two feet high, instantly felt like walking on the ground.

Lu Gongche finally showed his strength.

Being condescending is the greatest advantage of the defenders.

But there is such a thing, which can smooth out the advantage of the defenders.

No, that's not quite right.

Lu's bus was divided into three floors, and there were hundreds of soldiers inside. As long as they touched the city wall, they would go on and on, climbing up to the top floor, and then flocking from the top floor to the city wall.

Because there were too few defenders blocking the front, they were rushed back to the sides involuntarily.

One of the most frightening situations occurred, a breach in the city defense!

One place is broken, a hundred places are broken, and the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by ant nests!

Don't forget that the Red Turban Army was mostly a group of peasants a few months ago. Even if they joined the Red Turban, they had never experienced cruel wars and rigorous training.

The gigantic Lügong chariot and the wolves and tigers of Yuan soldiers all destroyed the courage of the soldiers.

One more point, we must not forget that most of the weapons of the Red Scarf Army were captured. The Yuan court severely restricted iron weapons, and even guarded against common people's kitchen knives. After that, there were advanced gadgets such as armor and crossbow arrows, but unfortunately there were not many of them.

In contrast, the soldiers and horses of the Yuan army attacking the city were all the best of the best, wearing heavy armor and holding sharp knives.

A thousand households surnamed Xu tried to lead his brothers to stop him, but he bumped into more than a dozen soldiers head-on, and several brothers were cut down in an instant. He turned his head and tried to run, but was stabbed in the back of the heart. He fell to the ground, and then cut off his head with another knife.

A Yuan soldier, Baihu, picked up his hair with a knife, and raised Xu Qianhu's head high, showing off his might.

"Red scarf thief, don't surrender yet! Hahaha!"

Yuan soldiers were all mad, they laughed and slashed and killed without restraint.

More and more Red Scarf soldiers retreated, rolled down the steps, and rolled to the bottom of the city.

Getting up from the ground, he wiped the dirt from his face, fear enveloped his heart, someone turned around unconsciously, and was about to run away.

It's just that they didn't take a few steps, and suddenly realized that there was a trench just dug behind them.

A two-foot-wide trench blocked their way.

There is no way, we must rush to the passage.

When they gathered in the passageway, a group of supervising teams with ghost knives and glaring eyes appeared on the opposite side!

Zhang Ximeng's deployment finally showed its power. Instead of placing it outside the city to block the enemy, it can be placed inside the city to block its own people. Although it is not so beautiful, the effect is the same.

"Don't retreat! Kill us back!"

Zhu Chongba opened his eyes wide with anger, holding a long knife in his hand, and roared loudly.

It turned out that Zhu Chongba found that a Lu public car approached the head of the city, and the soldiers retreated, so he planned to go to the emergency.But Zhang Ximeng stopped him, the most important thing right now was to prevent the red scarf from retreating.

Tang He also realized it, gritted his teeth and said, "Chongba, I have a cheap life. I'm going to fight the Tartars. Go and supervise the battle!" The strange eyes are round and round!

"Brothers, Yuan Tartars have entered the city, and our family is finished. Follow me, rush!"

Tang He was worthy of being a mighty general. He led dozens of people and went to help decisively. He first cut down the two red scarf soldiers, stopped the rout, and then took the lead and rushed over.

The right wing of the Yuan soldiers suddenly counterattacked, and Tang He killed several of them.

The yuan soldiers who were chasing the red scarf army and killing them down the city didn't know how many Tang and his troops were at this moment, so they could only turn back.

Zhu Chongba took the opportunity to go down to the city, crossed the ditch with the help of the pontoon bridge prepared by Zhang Ximeng in advance, went around to the front of the rout soldiers, and intercepted them.

The situation is extremely critical at this moment, Lao Zhu has sent someone to invite Guo Zixing, hoping to use the power and prestige of the commander-in-chief to stop the rout, but people have been sent out long ago, and Guo Zixing has been delayed.

Zhu Chongba's scalp was numb. The people he saw were already piled up, and some of them fell into the ditch. It was a mess. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it!

"Brothers, Yuan Tartars are all tigers, wolves and beasts. Let them enter the city, and our relatives will be finished."

The broken soldiers seemed to have listened, but they didn't look back after all.

If the commander-in-chief is here, he can naturally kill, but Zhu Chongba can't, he gritted his teeth and said: "Brothers, we are a manly man, we Zhu Chongba are willing to rush ahead, if you are a man, follow us ,Go together!"

As Zhu Chongba said, he decisively led the supervising team, passed through the tunnel, and rushed in front of everyone.

Doing what you do is more effective than the rolling heads of the supervisory team.

The rout soldiers hesitated for a moment, but they all followed Lao Zhu and killed them back.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who forgot his fear, rushed to the steps first, just as a tartar came down, he raised his knife, from the neck to the ribs, and split the opponent into two pieces.

Bloody internal organs flowed all over the ground, Zhu Chongba was soaked in blood, charged forward, like a god of war, and finally rekindled the sluggish morale!

"Okay! Mr. Zhu is mighty!"

Finally, the soldiers regained their courage and rushed back screaming. They rushed to the top of the city along the steps.Then press Yuan Bing and keep pushing forward.

On the city wall at this moment, Yuan soldiers were in the middle, Tang He was on one side, and Zhu Chongba was on the other side. They each led their troops, struggling to fight, the sound of weapons clashing one after another, and countless wounded soldiers.

Whether it was Yuan Bing or Red Scarf, they all suffered heavy losses.

Blood almost stained the top of the city red.

It was beyond Zhang Ximeng's expectation that the two sides could fight so cruelly. His stomach was churning and he was quite uncomfortable.But Zhang Ximeng still had to be a hundred times more careful. There were too few people who could be used now. Lao Zhu hadn't returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers. The only legendary Huaixi nobleman was Tang He, who was not the best at fighting.

If you make a slight mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable... Is there anything else I can use?

Indeed, it was a batch of trebuchets.

According to the original estimate, it was used to deal with return artillery, should it be used in advance now?

After a brief hesitation, Zhang Ximeng shook his head, not yet.

He suddenly remembered that there were still two cannons that were useless, maybe he could try.

When the soldiers brought the cannon up, Zhang Ximeng shook his head a little.

Although it is made of metal, it is only two feet long, that is, sixty centimeters... It is almost the same as a firecracker... Sorry, this is the artillery of the Yuan Dynasty.

Even this is quite big, less than half of it can be held in hand.

I have no choice but to blog about it!

"fire!"

Although this thing is not big, when it is launched, it is still earth-shattering, with a loud bang.

The iron sand ejected from the muzzle rushed at Mr. Lu's car, tearing open the rawhide in an instant, and even sending sawdust flying around.Coincidentally, sawdust splashed and pierced the ox pulling the cart.

The livestock are in disarray again.

"Arrows! Rockets!"

Zhang Ximeng yelled at the top of his voice, why didn't he let the cannons be fired, sorry, one of the doors has been cracked, tofu scum, killing a person!