Chapter 1788 Boom
Although the Zhejiang Army’s trench trap caused the Japanese pirates to lose hundreds of people, except for the candied haws-glut Japanese pirates at the bottom of the ditch, the other Japanese pirates were very excited. They had been in battle for a long time and knew this. It was the Zhejiang Army's last struggle. After passing this trench, the Zhejiang Army was at their mercy!
Besides, it was just a trench three meters wide and two meters deep, so it was not that difficult to deal with.
How many county towns have been captured by the Japanese pirates? The trenches in front of any county town are wider and deeper than this, and some have more than one trench. To them, the trenches in front of the Zhejiang Army's formation are... Not worth mentioning.
"This ditch is only about two meters deep. You guys jump in carefully, cut off the spearheads, clear an open space, throw in a few shields, place them diagonally at the bottom of the ditch, and let's jump on the shields. Past.”
An experienced captain in the Japanese pirate vanguard shouted, ordered three Japanese pirates, and asked them to carefully avoid the spearheads and jump in, cut off a piece of spearheads, clear a two-meter-wide path, and then asked them to put their shields on Throw it into the ditch and simply build a slope for the Japanese pirates to step on and jump out of the ditch.
The nearby Japanese pirates also followed the same example, and soon built about a dozen slopes with shields in the trench to pass through.
Of course, the Zhejiang Army would not just watch the Japanese pirates deal with the trenches calmly. During this period, they fired two rounds of firecrackers and took away many Japanese lives, especially when clearing spearheads and shields in the trenches. The Japanese pirates were given special care, causing the Japanese pirates to lose two groups of people before setting up a shield slope at the bottom of the ditch.
In addition, taking this opportunity, the Zhejiang army who had set off the firecrackers also took the opportunity to load all the firecrackers and spare gun tubes with ammunition.
“Brothers, kill, rush, rush forward, chop up all these turtles who only know how to set off firecrackers!”
The Japanese pirates who had built the shield shouted ferociously and jumped up on the slope of the shield.
A dozen shield slopes create a channel for Japanese pirates to attack.
Originally, the Zhejiang Army's formation was next to the Grand Canal, and the field in front of the formation was not wide enough for the Japanese troops to spread out. Now they can only attack through these dozen shield slopes, and it is even more difficult to spread out. , more than two thousand Japanese pirate forwards stretched for fifty or sixty meters in front of the Zhejiang army's formation, like a ferocious python.
Seeing the trenches, the last line of defense of the Zhejiang Army, with more than a dozen bloody roads paved by shields, the Japanese reinforcements were all excited, like sharks smelling the smell of blood. Forward.
In a few breaths, we successfully reunited with the Japanese pirates in the vanguard. The Japanese pirate team stretched for 130 to 40 meters.
About a hundred meters in front of the Zhejiang Army's formation, there used to be a temporary wharf, which was slightly wider. There were also many Japanese pirates gathered here, and nearly half of their troops were concentrated here.
Viewed from a high place or from a distance, the six or seven thousand Japanese pirates charging into the formation looked like a giant python that had just swallowed a giant thing and its belly was stretched. One hundred meters in front of the Zhejiang army's formation The place is its stretched belly.
"Baga! Baga! Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way, let the governor rush forward!"
Douzan Hojo, who came from behind, led his retainers and relatives. Wei also came and reached the tail of the giant python. He waved his Japanese sword, yelled and unreasonably rushed out of a path, and rushed forward with murderous intent.
All the Japanese pirates knew that the Japanese chief had a bad temper, so they quickly gave way to him. Hojo Dozo led his retainers and personal guards and rushed forward.
Although the Zhejiang Army's firearms are sharp, the number of Japanese pirates is limited after all, and there are too many Japanese pirates. Although they can only attack the Zhejiang Army's position through a dozen shield slopes, they are constantly flowing. Although many Japanese pirates fell, many Japanese pirates succeeded. He suddenly rushed to the front of the Zhejiang army's formation, brandishing his sword to stab and hack at the Zhejiang army behind the wall.
"Hahahaha, the big deal has been decided, the Zhejiang army is finished!" "
Xu Hai and other Japanese chiefs who were holding the battle at the back saw this, looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing proudly.
The entire Japanese pirate army was filled with the joy of victory.
Compared to the joy of the Japanese pirates' victory, a depressing and heavy air filled the air above Suzhou City in the distance.
At this time, the sky was already half-dark, and the visibility was much better than at the beginning of the battle. They could vaguely see the fierce fighting at Maple Bridge Camp on the high city wall.
At this moment, they also saw that the second wave of Japanese pirates attacking Fengqiao Camp had rushed to the Zhejiang Army's formation, and the third wave of supporting Japanese pirates had also successfully joined forces with the second wave of Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates attacking Fengqiao camp stretched for more than a hundred meters. There were so many Japanese pirates that they were like ants, and they were hard to count.
Not to mention, the Japanese pirate army behind them is also slowly moving towards the Zhejiang Army camp.
In addition, among the Japanese pirate army, there are also groups of murderous Japanese pirates that are faintly visible, breaking away from the Japanese pirate army and rushing towards the Zhejiang army's position. "
The densely packed Japanese pirates were like roaring chariots, mercilessly crushing the Zhejiang Army's position, while the Zhejiang Army's position was like a mantis that stretched out its arms to block the car without knowing its capabilities. The outcome was doomed.< br>
"Alas, the Zhejiang Army is finished..."
"I thought they could resist for a while longer, but I didn't expect it to be finished so soon...".
After the vast number of Japanese pirates rushed towards the Zhejiang Army's formation, the people on the city wall began to sigh.
"The Zhejiang Army only has a total of 2,000 people. They can repel a wave of Japanese pirates. This wave of Japanese pirates is too many. They started with 4,000 or 5,000 and then reinforced with another 4,000 or 5,000. They have been able to resist until now. , It has far exceeded expectations.”
When I heard someone complaining that the Zhejiang Army was finished so quickly, someone immediately spoke for the Zhejiang Army, which aroused a lot of resonance.
"Oh, it's strange, it's strange. Look, the Zhejiang Army's position was immediately breached by the Japanese pirates. Why don't Master Zhu and the others run away on horseback? If they don't run away, it will be too late..."
There is someone on the wall. Noticing that there was not even a single person running on horseback in the Zhejiang Army's position, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"That's right, not a single one of the Zhejiang troops ran away. Didn't they have a thousand horses?! Keeping the green hills there, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. Taking a step back to open up the sky, Mr. Zhu will not be confused. Do you want to live and die with the position?"
Others also noticed this and kept shaking their heads.
"Well, when Master Zhu opened the city gate for the people before, he said that they would fight to the death against the Japanese pirates. If the Japanese pirates came, they would first step on the corpses of their Zhejiang troops. I didn't expect Master Zhu to say He said, but he was serious, and he actually vowed to stop the Japanese pirates to the death..."
Someone murmured.
"What does it mean to be unable to think about things?! A real man, do something and don't do something! This is what I look like as an official of the Ming Dynasty! We must do the same. When Suzhou City is here, we are here. When Suzhou City is not there, we are here. His body must be there too!" Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou, couldn't bear it any longer and scolded him with an angry expression.
"Yes, yes..."
On the surface, the officials were taught a lesson, but in their hearts they did not agree. They would not be unable to think about the great life.
"What a pity..."
I don’t know who started it, but soon there was a sigh on the city wall, even Shang Wei was no exception.
Looking at the Japanese pirates who were swarming like ants towards the Zhejiang Army’s position, everyone observed a moment of silence as if they were attending a memorial service.
If nothing else happens, a lot of paper money will be sprinkled outside the city tonight to comfort the souls of Zhu Ping'an and the Zhejiang Army...
"Kill, charge!"
“Silver woman, right in front!”
"Kill, die, die..."
The numerous Japanese pirates shouted ferociously, rushing towards the Zhejiang army one after another, eager to kill.
"The big thing is done, the Zhejiang army is finished, get ready for breakfast!"
Xu Hai and other Japanese chiefs sat in the rear, looking at the Japanese pirates marching forward bravely, with smiles on their faces as bright as flowers.
At this moment, a big change occurred!
"Boom!"
A violent and earth-shaking sound suddenly sounded, like thunder from the sky, with the force of a mountain collapsing and the ground shaking. A bomb exploded about a hundred meters in front of the Zhejiang army's formation. The huge pit of black fire raised a mushroom cloud of earth, stone and gunpowder smoke seven to eight meters high.
In an instant, like an earth dragon turning over, the ground shook, and Suzhou City in the distance seemed to be shaking. (End of this chapter)