Under their black-hearted general Zhang, the soldiers of the Pou Nu Army were as hard as iron, and had a unique understanding of close-knit combat. Generally, two rows of swords and shield hands were in front. The reason for this was that when the front row of swords and shield hands were killed or injured, the back row of swords and shield hands could replace the fallen brothers as quickly as possible. Behind the swords and shield hands were two rows of spearmen. They raised their spears and stabbed forward alternately, providing cover for the swords and shield hands in front.

In this melee battle, the fire of the muskets that the Pou Nu Army is best at is basically useless, not to mention that the Wu Tianxing army has not yet learned the long-range hanging tactics of the muskets of Huang Zhi army. The crossbows that support infantry sieges to attack the city are afraid of shooting at will in this situation. They are afraid that if they accidentally cause casualties to their brothers. Therefore, the Hui army and the Pou Nu Army are crowded together on the uphill side of the city tower. The Hui army shouted and wanted to push the Pou Nu Army down. The Pou Nu Army roared and crowded with people to push the Hui army back.

At this critical moment, the advantages of the well-equipped warriors of the Pound Army were once again reflected. The swords of the Hui army were basically damaged by the strong and light shields of the Pound Army. Even if they were cut through the gaps between the shields, they could not cut through the solid armor of the Pound Army soldiers. As long as they were not cut to the vital parts, it would not pose a fatal threat to the Pound Army. The arrows shot by the archers on the Hui army's city tower caused certain damage to the Pound Army. Many Pound Army soldiers were shot by arrows with their arms and calfs. However, such minor injuries did not destroy the will of the Pound Army, but instead stimulated their blood.

More and more Hui troops rushed to the melee battlefield. They used their advantages to the high ground to squeeze the Ponu Army down the city tower bit by bit. The Ponu Army soldiers were strong and strong, and they were full of fish and meat every day. In addition, their daily training skills were much higher than those of Hui troops. On the one hand, Hui troops pushed down with the number of people and weight of high places, while on the other hand, the Ponu Army used their physical advantages to rush upwards. The two sides were in a stalemate, and many soldiers in the middle of the front were squeezed to death.

Gu Xin also rushed outside the west gate at this time. When he saw this, he scolded He Yushu, the Qiang General of the artillery team of Wu Tianxing: "You bastard He Yushu, you are fucking stupid! Use a crossbow to fire a cannon in the rear of the army!"

But He Yushu was still a little hesitant. He looked at Wu Tianxing and replied carefully: "Wu Dutong, Chief of Staff Gu, this is not very eye-catching! If he beat his brothers, the subordinates will be very responsible."

This time, Gu Xin did not hesitate at all. He said to the inspector around him: "Go! Catch this doggyman and chop it up!"

But Wu Tianxing stopped Gu Xin's order. He smiled and bowed to Gu Xin and said, "Chief of Staff! Stop your anger! This dog is worthy of beating!"

Wu Tianxing laughed apologized, and raised his whip and slapped He Yushu. He scolded: "You dog, the chief of staff tells you to fire, you fire, there is no such nonsense. The chief of staff has the gold medal of the Grand Marshal. It is natural to kill you to disobey the battlefield!"

He Yushu, who understood Wu Tianxing's reminder, immediately sweated coldly. While he was fired according to Gu Xin's order, he secretly thanked him. Fortunately, Du Xiaoshan, the Thousand General of the Inspectorate Team, did not come. If Du Xiaoshan, a black-faced Bao Gong, was here, He Yushu's head would not be safe. Gu Xin was also afraid at this time. Today, he was not fully thoughtful and the order he issued was wrong. If he only arrested He Yushu, there would be no future. Today, Wu Tianxing's behavior to stop him from ordering will definitely be known to Marshal Zhang.

He is the Gu Xin who represents Zhang Daxing to the front line to command. Wu Tianxing's behavior to stop him from ordering is a challenge to Zhang Daxing's authority. Zhang Daxing is very sensitive to anything that dares to challenge his authority. Wu Tianxing is not good at memory. Zhang Daxing will definitely punish Wu Tianxing for this matter. In Zhang Daxing's view, another advantage can be brought by knocking Wu Tianxing, which is to push Gu Xin in front to form an opposite to Wu Tianxing so that he can coordinate the conflict between the two.

Just as Gu Xin was thinking about it, the * of the Po Nu Army's crossbow cannons broke the balance of hand-to-hand combat. The continuous explosions exploded on the city tower, and the reinforcements from the rear of the army were blown away with blood mist and meat. The Reinforcers who lost the follow-up reinforcements were dizzy and squeezed by the crowd. They felt that the blood on their backs became lighter and warm, and the soldiers invaded their armor. When they looked back, they were frightened to death.

The soldiers of the Hui army saw a scene that made them fear for their whole life. The explosion splashed shrapnel harvested their brother's body. The newly fallen Hui army brother was lifted up again and stood up. The body that had lost his life on his feet was instantly split and torn apart. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the officer of the Pou Nu Army shouted: "Brothers, work harder!"

"Hey, hey!" The soldiers then sang, surrounding the bodies that were squeezed to death by both sides and pushed up step by step.

"Brothers, work harder!"

"Hey, hey!"

"Turn the army back!"

"Hey, hey!"……

Accompanied by the slogans, the Pou Nu Army pushed the remaining four hundred troops back to the city wall bit by bit. He Yushu, who was commanding the crossbows, quickly ordered the stop of artillery. His order was rejected by Gu Xin. He rode on the horse and started scolding: "You bastard, who told you to stop shooting! You won't extend the artillery?"

He Yushu's whips are one by one today, and Wu Tianxing beat him up again. In response, He Yushu did not dare to resist at all and quickly ordered the artillery team to extend the artillery. As soon as the slave army arrived on the city wall, it launched a final massacre at the remnants of the Hui army. The raging * had already fired into the distance to block the reinforcements of the Hui army. The remains of the Hui army's corpses on the city tower were condensed into ice, and the slippery ground was unable to stand. The soldiers of the Hui army, who were seriously overdrawn, slipped to the ground and kicked the last resistance.

The musket soldiers of the Pou Nu Army also went up the city tower at this time. They pushed away the brothers who were also kicking their breath and shot revenge bullets at the Hui Army. The sound of musket shooting sounded like beans, causing the blood mist on their bodies like ghosts dancing. In a moment, there was no movement. In the silence, only the sound of the Pou Nu Army's heavy breathing and the soft sorrow of the injured brothers. For the injured soldiers of the Return Army, the officers and soldiers of the Pou Nu Army who exerted their anger were killed one by one. Anyway, the Pou Nu Army did not have the tradition of treating prisoners well.

After taking the Ximen Gate, the Ponu Army immediately built a defensive front with earth bags. The auxiliary soldiers and engineers built a dirt slope from the city tower to the city in a very short time and began to transport crossbows to the city tower. It was not until this time that Gu Xin, who was watching the formation, was a little relieved. He got off the horse and walked up to the west gate along the dirt slope. The Ponu Army had already controlled the southwest city wall, and no longer had to worry about the return army using the geographical advantages of the upper wind vent to carry out fire attacks, thus ensuring the return of the army's ration warehouse for transportation.

After Gu Xin arranged the battle between Ximen, he told Wu Tianxing to try to take down the East Gate of Ningxia. He must not be ruthless when he can bombard it with a crossbow. As long as there are fewer dead people, he will be a great achievement. After explaining everything, Gu Xin rode his horse to inspect the grain warehouse guarded by Xu Town. He was most concerned about the transfer of food, because it was related to the final victory of the entire battle. Gu Xinyi went to the command post of Xu Town and grabbed Xu Town to check the defense line with him. Gu Xin saw that Xu Town's army was busy but not in chaos, and about 10,000 auxiliary soldiers and warriors were strengthening the position with soil bags.

The roof behind the defense line was full of musket soldiers holding muskets, and Xu Zhen's crossbows had also entered the city and distributed among various key points. The artillery officers were directing the gunners to test the live ammunition in order to confirm the best shooting angle. The inspector rode horses back and forth to patrol the streets occupied by the Possessed Army of Ningxia, commanding the convoys to transfer grain. At the beginning, the method of using manpower to replace the transfer of grain was exhausted. In order to speed up the transfer of grain, even the Mongolian Niulalelli cart joined the city.

In one hour, 20,000 stones of grain had been transported away. Gu Xin kept shaking his head when he saw this. At this speed, it would take more than a day to transfer the grain. If a person accidentally left the water (fire), General Zhang would have wasted all his previous efforts. There were more than 20,000 remaining troops led by Ma Tenghui, the general of the army in the city. They were very familiar with the terrain of Ningxia and might even have any trouble.

At this time, the chief staff officer Zhao Sidao, who was beside him, guessed Gu Xin's worries and whispered: "Chief of Staff, let's dig a few holes in the north wall of the grain warehouse and order the auxiliary soldiers to clean up the streets. Let Mongolia leave the city and transport grain outside. Their lorry speed is too slow, which will affect the progress of our army's lorry transport grain. Do you see if this can be...."

As he said that, Zhao Sidao took out the map and pointed to several arrows marked on the map with a charcoal pen and said: "Our army box truck takes a circular single-track road. These four streets can form two one-way lanes, and all box trucks enter the east street from the west street. In this way, it will not block the not-so-spacious streets, but will speed up the transfer of food. Outside Ningxia City is my territory of the slave army, so I am not afraid of returning to the army to find trouble."

Zhao Sidao's suggestion made Gu Xin suddenly realize. He immediately adopted Zhao Sidao's proposal and ordered Zhao Sidao to preside over the grain transfer. In order to strengthen the authority of Zhao Sidao's on-site command, Gu Xin handed the gold medal of Zhang Dashen to Zhao Sidao and reminded: "You do it boldly. If you transfer the grain to the outside of the city tomorrow, I will go to the Dashen to ask for you. As long as you do not transfer Xu Zhen and Wu Tianxing's troops, you can transfer anyone!"

Gu Xin, who fell to the ground in his heart, rode his horse toward the camp outside the city with a relaxed look on his face. From afar, he saw Zhang Wuji, the favorite student of Zhang Daji, the Intelligence Department. The reason why Gu Xin was deeply impressed by Zhang Wuji was the smug and satisfied look whenever Zhang Daji called Zhang Wuji's name. He searched through the history books and asked Lu Xiangsheng, who was knowledgeable, but he could not figure out the source of Zhang Wuji's name.

When he got closer, Gu Xin saw Zhang Wuji's tender face full of joy, and he led a group of more than 100 strong men from the Intelligence Department Operation Team to select the captured officers around the corner of the streets and alleys. Zhang Wuji carried a torture skin representing his image on his back. When he saw this torture skin, Gu Xin felt his scalp numb. (To be continued)
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