Chapter Seventy-Five: A Joyful Siege Drill
After cleaning up the battlefield, Xiao Yao continued to lead the three big boats of the infantry battalion to trace the river along the estuary of the small river, led by the big man who had been frightened and collapsed, and went straight to Haiyan County, and under his confession, he cleaned up several outposts on the road!
Riding the sea breeze, the fleet soon came to the county seat of Haiyan County, not far from the coast, but found that the wharf, which was originally full of traffic, was now empty, and there was no resistance from the Yan Gang, and the officers and soldiers of the infantry battalion quickly gathered in front of the city gate of Haiyan County.
Haiyan County has been set up in the Qin Dynasty, and now it has a history of 800 years, although the county seat is not large, it is only 2 square kilometers in size, but it is also surrounded by rammed earth walls more than 6 meters high.
"There is no one outside the city, the city gates are closed, and the defenders on the city gates are fully armed, it seems that they have been prepared!" Xiao Yao took the telescope and observed carefully.
"Commander, that guy said that the Salt Gang is inside, and the county town has been surrounded by us, when will we attack?" Huang Wenyuan, who has always been eager to try and want to show off his skills, asked.
"Report to the commander, we stopped two people in the direction of Huzhou, one claimed to be a subordinate of General Xu of Wuxing County, and the other claimed to be a subordinate of the ancestor boss of the General Merchant Bank, they said that General Xu and Boss Zu were coming by boat, and there was still an hour away from Haiyan County! And General Xu also brought a thousand soldiers and horses. "A person in charge of patrolling came to report to Xiao Yao.
"It's finally here, pass my orders, and prepare to attack the city!" Xiao Yao ordered.
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"Gang Leader Li, I said that this Xiao Shilang is not an idle person! Be careful! You see, we have just learned that he has landed from the sea, and now that he is besieging us outside the city, how can this be! Steward Feng said angrily.
"I have already arranged three big ships to block the entrance to the sea, and the boats are all brothers who have followed me from birth to death for many years, all of them are very brave, even if they forcibly break in, they will have to entangle with my brothers, how can they come to the outside of the city so quickly, it must be you, the spy, who brought them!" Li Chujiu pointed to the little minion who came to report the news first and scolded.
"Spare your life! I'm not a spy! When the eldest brother of the coast guard saw them at sea, he immediately sent me back to report the news, but before I had gone a few steps, I turned back and saw that the big ships blocking the entrance to the bay had begun to sink, and then there was a lot of thunder on a dry day! Then, and then I hurried back on my horse, and I don't know how they came to the county so quickly! I definitely didn't bring them here! The little minion who came back to report the news before was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Regardless of whether he is a spy or not, the most important thing for us is to solve the current situation! They suddenly appeared and surrounded us, and we weren't ready yet, so should we sit back and wait? Steward Feng was a little flustered.
He was just a merchant, and of course he had never seen such a big scene as a siege, but he had heard it many times: a siege, either starved to death, or the city was broken and killed! So now it's in a hurry.
"How many more do we have now? Can you fight? "Haiyan County Ling He Wu is a little knowledgeable, calm down, after all, he was born in troubled times, and many officials were born in the team.
"We sent 300 people to intercept at sea before, but now it seems that they are gone, and now we have more than 2,000 people at most, but now most of them are sent to defend the city!" Li Chujiu counted with his fingers.
"Well, you're back in big trouble this time! Our men, and your messy gangsters, are okay to scare the people, but now that they're well-trained soldiers, we're not enough to stuff people's teeth! He Wu said.
"Then we surrender?" Steward Feng asked.
"No, no, no, you can't kill or humiliate, if you want me Li Chujiu to surrender, don't even think about it!" Li Chujiu said angrily.
While the three were still arguing, another subordinate rushed in and reported, "Oh no, helper! The officers outside are starting to siege the city! β
"What! So fast? Steward Feng's eyes darkened and he fainted.
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Outside the city, Xiao Yao is indeed attacking the city, because it is rare to have such environmental conditions now, there is a real city that can provide them with practice siege, and it is impossible to build a city for simulation training in normal times.
"You have to cherish such an opportunity, in the future Northern Expedition we will encounter such a large number of siege battles, so today we have to train hard, accumulate experience in practice, and summarize the shortcomings, so everyone must take it seriously, not child's play!" Xiao Yao spoke to the infantry battalion.
"Yes! Commander! β
Thus began the siege of the main gate: the shield men erected a wall of shields and escorted the artillery corps, followed closely behind by the musketeers, firing at the men who came out of the battlements, followed by the soldiers who were ready to charge.
Before the other party entered the firing range, and the defenders in the city had not yet shot bows and arrows, they saw more than a dozen accomplices all headshot, all of them were frightened and shouted surrender, and Xiao Yao, who was so angry that he was bent on practicing the siege of the city, pointed to the city and scolded: "Don't accept surrender!" Go on! Go on! You're still not men! Shoot arrows down and shoot more! β
When the artillery team entered the firing range, there was no one in the city to shoot arrows, but the soldiers of the infantry battalion still trained carefully, strictly followed the siege steps, stretched out the muzzle of the cannon from the gap in the shield wall, adjusted the angle, the small sub-cannon fired shotguns at the city, and the large sub-mother cannon fired a salvo to bombard the city gate!
Rumble! The battlements of the city were beaten to the dust, and they did not dare to come forward, and the closed gates were blasted out of a big hole!
The defenders of the city were all frightened by the sound of the cannon, which was louder than thunder, but the infantry battalion did not leave time for them, and seeing that the city gate had been broken and the shield wall suddenly separated, the stormtroopers with shields and knives behind quickly rushed out, and under the cover of shotguns, muskets, bows and arrows, rushed into the city!
The defenders who were squatting on the city wall and bowing their heads and raising their hands to surrender waited for a long time, and found that no one had come up to take them over.
It turned out that Xiao Yao called the team back again: "Okay, this siege method just now, everyone practiced it very well, but the continuous fire of the artillery should be more compact, and the infantry impact should be faster!" Who else is that, did you want to die when you ran so slowly just now! Thought I couldn't see it? Next time, be serious, be serious! Okay, now let's go to another gate and practice the second siege method! β
"You defenders of the city, don't want to live anymore, you don't listen to me, dare not shoot arrows, do not attack, how can my soldiers feel nervous! Realism! If you don't want to die, go to the next gate and try to defend it! Remember to shoot hard, or I won't be able to spare you later! Xiao Yao shouted at the defenders in the city again.
The defenders of the city cried, where is the madman, I want to go home!
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As a result, the 4 city gates in Haiyan County today allowed Xiao Yao's infantry battalion to play 4 siege tactics:
Braving the arrows of the defenders, use the shield wall to send the Demoman to the city gate, put up an explosive bag on the wooden gate, and boom! Successful goal!
Several explosive packets were thrown into the city, so frightened that the defenders took the initiative to open the city gate and flee out! Successful goal!
After the artillery salvo, shout to the defenders to surrender! Successful goal!
So a brutal siege battle turned into a joyful siege drill battleγγγγγγ