The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 419 Fierce Battle in Texas
Li Zhongwen could see very clearly from his high position that there was a dense mass of people a few miles away from the city. They were all Luo Shixin's men and horses, people shouting and neighing, flags and flags were unfurled, trumpets fluttering, swords and guns were like a forest, and they could not see the edge at a glance. They were busy. Set up camp.

At this moment, a general beside him gave him attention and said: "General, we can take advantage of the enemy coming from a long distance, and our foothold is not stable, so we go out of the city and kill them by surprise. The general is willing to ask for orders to fight."

Li Zhongwen shook his head after hearing this: "No. Didn't you see the banner of the enemy's commander? This should be Luo Shixin's men, the leader of Yang Yong's five tiger generals, and this general is brave and invincible. It is impossible for them to come with surprise troops. There is no defense. Besides, we only have [-] soldiers in the city. We must guard the city well and not go out to battle. But we can quickly send people to Hengshui for help. In addition, Linyi is not far from here, and the general will get news soon. Surely we will be able to arrive, if the reinforcements from the two groups can come together, then we will join forces from inside and outside, attacking from front to back, and Luo Shixin will definitely be defeated."

"Good advice, general." The soldiers did not dare to speak.

After going down to the city, Li Zhongwen wrote an intensified letter and sent a trusted general to ride a fast horse out of the west city to ask Hengshui for reinforcements.Then it was ordered that all the soldiers in the city go to the city to be on guard. The soldiers will not remove their armor and their horses will not leave their saddles. They will strictly guard the city. No one is allowed to leave the city.

In this way, until it got dark, Luo Shixin's camp did not move, neither came to the city to challenge the enemy, nor showed signs of attacking the city.

Li Zhongwen couldn't sit still anymore, his mind was spinning at a high speed, what was Luo Shixin's team going to do when they came suddenly?Soon he figured it out, he must be waiting for a fighter plane, and this fighter plane is likely to have reinforcements coming.Then just wait, I am not afraid to wait, the general you are waiting for has arrived, and our reinforcements are almost ready, so we will have a showdown.

After Li Zhongwen made up his mind to pay attention, he felt tense all day long before he eased down.

After going down to the city, he hastily spent his battle meal, and then he led his personal guards to inspect the city defense. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, he returned to the camp to rest at the appointed time.

Sleeping in the middle of the night, Li Zhongwen was suddenly awakened by earth-shattering shouts, but fortunately he didn't take off his clothes, he just slept with his clothes on, got up from the bed, and shouted outside: "Come on, what's the matter? "

At this time, a small school rushed in and reported: "General, the bandits are attacking the city!"

In a word, Li Zhongwen didn't feel sleepy at all, and with the help of the school principal, he put on his armor, wore a burqa with belts, put on his armor and surrounded the group, and rushed out of the camp with a big knife in his hand.The outside of the tent was brightly lit by torches, and his personal guards were fully armed, and they had already assembled and were ready to go.

At this time, someone pulled his war horse over, and Li Zhongwen took the reins in his hand, moved the saddle, recognized the pedal and flew on the horse, and rushed to the top of the city with more than 100 people at a fast speed.

At this time, the city was full of flames, like a boiling pot, shouts of killing, scolding, screaming, neighing of war horses, bows and arrows being drawn, rolling logs and stones falling, and the sound of knives and guns colliding. ...These voices are so mixed together that they can't tell the number.

Looking further down the city, Luo Shixin's men and horses came over the sky and covered the sky like rough sea waves. They shouted, with big knives and spears in one hand, and a shield in the other, and rushed forward desperately.The person in front fell down, and the people behind turned a blind eye, stepping on the bloody corpse of the person in front and continued to rush forward.

The generals who rushed to the bottom of the city flew up the ladder and climbed up, while the archers in charge of covering kept shooting arrows at the top of the city.The soldiers guarding the city on the top of the city desperately threw stones, rolled logs, and shot arrows. From time to time, some people were shot and cut off the top of the city.

Under the cover of the archers, some of Luo Shixin's climbers had rushed up to the top of the city, opening several gaps, while the defenders tried their best to block it. The two sides fought hand-to-hand at the top of the city. For a moment, flesh and blood flew, and screams came and went.

The situation was very critical, and Li Zhongwen was so excited when he saw this situation, he shouted, and joined the battle group with his personal guards.In the middle of the night, the lord general personally participated in the battle, which greatly boosted morale. Therefore, the morale of Li Zhongwen's soldiers was greatly increased, and they drove Luo Shixin's dead men who had rushed to the top of the city to the top of the city. Cut down or overturned, the gap made by the stone is quickly blocked.

In this way, Luo Shixin's first charge failed, needless to say the heavy losses.

But Luo Shixin was not discouraged, and then organized a second charge, this time the charge was more violent, and Luo Shixin also called out the siege vehicles and siege stone cannons.

Amidst the earth-shattering shouts, countless dead men who climbed the city rushed towards the city of Dezhou again.Like the waves of a rising tide, wave after wave violently hit the ancient city wall.

In the darkness, Luo Shixin's siege vehicle pushed under the city gate. Hundreds of warriors pushed the vehicle and slammed into the city gate. Every time it hit, there was a dull sound, like a giant thunder rolling in the sky, and the ground fell to the ground. The mountains are shaken, but the thick walls and metal gates remain unchanged.

After finding a favorable terrain, several siege cannons threw stones onto the top of the city, and many defenders were smashed into meatloaf.Stones flew onto the city wall, sparks splashed everywhere, and some smashed their mouths down, which was soul-stirring.

However, Li Zhongwen commanded his subordinates not to retreat a single step. Half an hour later, Luo Shixin's second charge was repulsed.

Luo Shixin looked behind, his eyes were red, and he organized a third attack, but he still couldn't attack, because Dezhou City was too strong.Luo Shixin did not give up, and later organized troops to attack twice, but failed to win Texas.It was dawn at this time, and Luo Shixin organized a total of five charges in the past half night and more than three hours, but failed to take down the impenetrable Dezhou City.

However, his casualties were undoubtedly heavy.When he set off from Yang Yong's camp, he had a total of 1000 elite soldiers. He attacked Pingyuan City and lost more than 3000 people, leaving another 5000 people to defend Pingyuan. In this way, the troops he brought to attack Dezhou were only 1. At this time, if we check the number of people again, more than half of them have been killed or injured, and there are less than [-] horses who can fight in front of us.

Luo Shixin saw that this would not work, his own strength was limited, and a hard attack was not an option. If he continued to attack like this, it would be tantamount to self-destruction, so he ordered the troops to retreat.

After receiving the order, nearly ten thousand volunteers carried the wounded, armed with knives and guns, and dragged siege vehicles and siege cannons back to their camp.

In the city of Dezhou in the early morning, the sound of shouting and killing subsided, the remaining fire gradually died down, and calm was restored.But above and below the city, as if washed by blood, corpses were everywhere, blood flowed into rivers, and the moat was dyed red. The thick smell of blood, mixed with the smell of scorched carrion, permeated the sky above the ancient city. The sky tells of the cruelty of war.

Li Zhongwen commanded from the top of the city. The soldiers dragged their tired bodies to treat the wounded, remove the dead, repair the damaged walls, and transport bows and arrows, rolling logs and stones up. If these things were not enough, they cut down trees and demolished houses to replace them. , ready for the next battle.

Back in the camp, Luo Shixin was so anxious that he fought for half the night, and at this moment his physical and mental exhaustion had long been forgotten.I personally promised to the military adviser and brother-in-law that I will take Texas within three days, otherwise I will come to see you.Time is running out, today is the second day, and more importantly, maybe the reinforcements sent by that girl Li Xiuning are already on the way, they will be able to arrive soon at a distance of [-] or [-] miles. If you don't go to Dezhou, you will fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy from the front and back, and the whole army will be wiped out. The battle plan of the brother-in-law and the military adviser will all come to nothing.No, we have to fight with our backs, even if we lose everything.

Thinking of this, Luo Shixin's blood boiled with enthusiasm, and he already had a plan in his heart, and he shouted outside the account: "Come here, pass my order and order the Huotou army to cook the best meals. After half an hour, all except the military doctors and the wounded will gather." !"

　The second one was delivered today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)