Chapter Twenty-Six: Defending Yulin Bay (Part II)
The sky was just getting dark, and the morning fog had not yet lifted. www.biquge.info He Chaoyong squinted at the tower with his rifle in his arms, and it was his shift in the second half of last night. Nearly 2 months have been basically safe, the vigilance of these sentries has also relaxed a little, at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning is the sleepiest and coldest time, He Chaoyong wrapped his clothes vigorously, curled up on the tower in a daze and took a nap. Suddenly, He Chao bravely opened his eyes, and an animal intuition told him that something was wrong. He looked ahead with wide eyes, and there were figures swaying in the morning mist.
"Password!" He Chaoyong shouted, then pressed his body tightly to the back of the cover, and casually opened the safety of the rifle.
"Whoosh, whoosh." He Chaoyong was answered by two sharp arrows that came from him, and they were nailed to the plank of the tower with a clang.
"Damn, enemy attack." He Chaoyong didn't say a word, fired 2 shots at the figure Ping Pong, and then shouted down, "Wang Qianxiang, ring the alarm bell, send a signal, enemy attack, enemy attack!" β
Three people with rifles rushed out of the wooden house behind the earthen wall, and the earthen wall department arranged a six-person guard team at night, divided into 2 squads, one on the watchtower, and 2 on the earthen wall, equipped with 6 03 rifles. At this time, all the people hid behind the earthen wall, and six rifles took turns shooting at the figure in the morning mist.
There were too many people below, there were more than 100 people, especially before the morning fog cleared, and the full fire of the 6 rifles could not stop these people from slowly approaching the earthen wall. Seeing that it was less than 30 meters away from the earthen wall, at the last moment, two tongues of fire suddenly appeared on the machine gun positions on both sides, and the sounds of Flight 95 and Flight 58 came and went.
The first wave to attack the earthen wall was the one hundred and ten people under He Laoliu. Seeing that he was about to rush under the earthen wall, the other party's fire system didn't seem to play much role in the morning mist, He Lao Liu was proud, but unfortunately it didn't take long for this pride to be dumbfounded. On the hills on the left and right, a deafening sound suddenly sounded like he had never heard before, and two tongues of fire rushed into the crowd in front of the earthen wall. He Lao Liu had never seen such a scene, his own people fell one by one like wheat harvesting, and 2 or 30 people fell to the ground in an instant.
"Fire Dragon, it's Fire Dragon!" Except for a shout of horror in the crowd, all the people turned around and ran without looking back, for fear that if they were a little slower, they would be eaten by the fire dragon as a snack.
When the morning fog dispersed, Lin Zhaolong ran up to the 101 Heights and kicked away Zhou Lei, who was still shooting downward: "Don't fucking fight, there's no one alive down there, save bullets." β
"Hehe, it's enjoyable, it's really enjoyable." Zhou Lei touched his ass and smirked.
Han Wantao rushed to the earthen wall with the marine team, and the 16 rifles were now firmly mounted on the earthen wall, interspersed with dozens of bows and crossbows in the middle. After Luan Xu found that the bows and arrows he made were basically useless, he imitated a batch of Lizhai's crossbows brought back by Xu Lang, and now the traverser has more than 30 crossbows in his hands, with a range of more than 50 meters.
Looking at the crowd that ran back lifelessly, not only He Laoliu was dumbfounded, but Zhou Chongde next to him was also dumbfounded: "He Laoliu, what's going on, didn't you say that these salt sellers are vulnerable?" β
"This, this." He Laoliu stammered and couldn't speak.
Zhou Chongde didn't speak, and secretly thought in his heart: "Look at this situation, does the other party really have a fire dragon out of the water?" This thing is also very powerful at sea, but since I brought someone here, I can't just return in vain. β
Thinking of this, Zhou Chongde turned his gaze to Li Bing not far away. The leader of these Li soldiers was a Tusha named Yata, who was leading more than 100 of his Li soldiers to stand on a high slope and look out at the battlefield ahead.
Zhou Chongde asked his soldiers to call Yata over: "Yata Tushe, it's time for you to go up next." β
Yata tilted his head and said reluctantly: "Lord Zhou, the fire dragons of those people on the other side are very powerful, and I'm afraid we will suffer a loss if we go up." β
"Don't be afraid." He Lao Liu hurriedly said, "Their fire dragon has been defeated, and there are very few of them, as long as you can take down the earthen wall, I, He Lao Liu, will give out silver, 5 taels per person." Besides, there are thousands of elite soldiers who will press the battle behind, what are you afraid of. β
There must be brave men under the so-called heavy reward. Yata thought for a moment and stamped her foot: "Okay, since that's the case, then let's go and take down the earthen wall." But Sixth Master He, don't be reliant when the time comes. β
Shen Daxing and Sun Tianhao sat with their backs against the earthen wall, and the two of them were fiddling with a fire system in their hands, which were the two arquebuses that Ye Sunquan had completed for a while. Ye Sunquan received a commission of 2 taels of silver, and he was very happy, so he contributed the secret recipe of gunpowder. According to the records in the Ming Dynasty's "Wubei Zhi", the prescription for gunpowder was: 1 tael of nitrate, 1.4 yuan of sulfur, and 1.8 yuan of willow charcoal. Saltpeter accounts for 75%, sulfur accounts for 11%, and charcoal accounts for 14%, which is basically the same as the standard composition ratio of modern black powder. At the same time, the method of making gunpowder also tended to be fine, and the raw material was granular and no longer powder. The scientific research team used the saltpeter and sulfur brought back by Li Shuang, plus the charcoal burned by Shen Daxing himself, and prepared some HEI gunpowder according to the improved secret recipe. After testing, this arquebus can hit a distance of about 120 meters. There is a certain lethality within 80 meters, and as for the quasi-head, only God knows. In the absence of rifling, this is a common problem of smoothbore guns, and the technology team is currently working on improvements.
Sun Tianhao touched the heavy fire system in his hand, and asked Shen Daxing in his heart: "Is this thing okay, can it be blown up?" I've heard that there were a lot of fires in the Ming Dynasty. β
"Look at your little bit of interest." Shen Daxing was very dissatisfied with Sun Tianhao's doubts about the fruits of his labor, "It's all tested, and it's okay to shoot 5 shots in a row." But I don't think I can get 5 shots today, this thing is too troublesome to reload, this is also a sample, and it needs to be improved. β
"It's all quiet." Han Wantao shouted in a low voice, "The enemy is coming up again, listen to my orders for a while, and you are not allowed to shoot without an order." β
Sun Tianhao hurriedly turned around, set up the arquebus, and lit the arquebus. His clumsy movements caused a snicker from those around him. The scene in front of the earthen wall made these later marines less nervous at the beginning, and before the invention of the tank, there was no effective means to block the strafing of machine guns, not to mention that this was the Ming Dynasty. It's just that the broken corpses that are scattered all over the place make these traversers vomit for a while.
More than 100 soldiers rushed up under the leadership of Yata waving their weapons and howling, and the bounty of 5 taels of silver greatly stimulated these people, but they didn't know it yet, and they would not be able to take the 5 taels of silver in a while.
Li Bing rushed to a distance of about 70 meters from the earthen wall, and sporadic crossbow arrows shot over, sticking diagonally into the ground in front of the earthen wall. Han Wantao waved his hand: "All ready,γγγγγγ β
There was a loud "boom", and before Han Wantao could fire two words, a cloud of smoke rose inside the earthen wall, and Sun Tianhao's arquebus rang out. A Li soldier on the opposite side fell to the ground.
"Hey, hey, hit!" Sun Tianhao jumped up excitedly, pointed ahead and shouted.
"Get down, don't kill you." Han Wantao pushed Sun Tianhao to the ground, pointed at him and said angrily, "I haven't shouted to fire yet, why did you shoot." β
"Hey, hey." Sun Tianhao smirked, "I'm nervous." β
16 rifles opened fire at the same time. Putting the enemy at a distance of 70 meters is a very helpless choice for Han Wantao, because he knows that if it is really 100 meters away, even if it is a modern 03 rifle, I am afraid that these people who have not been trained in shooting will not necessarily have a higher hit rate than a smoothbore gun.
On the opposite side fell another 5,6 people. Yata brandished a big knife and blocked the Li soldiers who were about to retreat: "Rush up, and their fire will be able to fight once." β
It's a pity that he has no way to rush forward, and at the same time, a deafening sound sounded from the machine gun positions on both sides, and the two fire dragons began to reap the lives of the two fire dragons ragingly.
The rest of the Li soldiers retreated like a tide. Han Wantao kept slapping the members of the Marine Corps one by one: "Don't fight, what are you going to fight when there is no one, save bullets." β
Zhou Chongde's cold sweat flowed down: "Who are these people, how can their fire system and fire dragon be so powerful, this is not like my Ming firearm." β
Han Wantao held the binoculars and looked at it for a while, then waved his hand and called Sun Tianhao over: "Here, look at the people on the high slope in front, I think they are the leaders on the other side, are there any you know." β
Sun Tianhao took the binoculars and looked in the direction of Han Wantao's finger for a while, and suddenly shouted: "He Lao Liu, it's He Lao Liu over there." Grandma's, no wonder Li Shuang didn't see him, he went to recruit troops, it's really dark. β
"Are you sure it's He Lao Liu?" Now everyone in Yulin Bay knows that the He family brothers are the biggest enemies in Yulin Bay at present.
"I know him even if he turns to ashes." Sun Tianhao said fiercely, "The one who wears navy blue clothes and loses his right hand is He Lao Liu, but I don't know a few people next to me, and they look like military generals of the Ming Dynasty." β
Han Wantao pursed his lips and called to the side: "Li Fuqiang." β
"Here." A man of medium build, very athletic, replied, holding the 85 sniper rifle in his hand.
Han Wantao pointed to the distance: "Are you sure on the high slope opposite?" β
Li Fuqiang stretched out his right hand, gave a thumbs up for a while, and shook his head: "It's difficult." β
"Li Fuqiang, didn't you say that you were the first in the whole regiment in shooting back then, what, blow?"
"Team leader, that's not blowing." Li Fuqiang defended, "But it's been 4 years since I was discharged from the army." The gun, you don't know it, you don't know it, you don't touch it for 3 days, and you get rusty. Besides, there is a gap of 800 meters over there, and the effective range of the 85 sniper is only 1000 metersγγγγγγ β
"Alright, alright, I don't listen to your reasons." Han Wantao interrupted Li Fuqiang with a wave of his hand, and pointed ahead, "Do you see the person who has lost his right hand, that is He Lao Liu, whether it works or not, him for a while." β
Li Fuqiang put his finger in his mouth, pulled it out again to test the direction of the wind, and then set up the sniper rifle. He Lao Liu in the scope suddenly became clear, Li Fuqiang looked at it for a while, and then turned his head to Han Wantao and asked, "Injured or killed?" β
"Whatever." Han Wantao suddenly didn't dare to answer this question head-on, so he had to respond vaguely. This is an order given by himself, if He Lao Liu rushed up with a big knife, then he would definitely answer to kill him, but now He Lao Liu is standing there honestly. Killed? Personally ordered to kill a living person, Han Wantao felt that he still didn't have that determination.
"Shoot, must shoot." Sun Tianhao shouted on the side, "Keeping him is an absolute scourge." β
Li Fuqiang didn't speak, turned his head silently, and circled He Lao Liu in the scope again. His index finger trembled a little, and when he fired just now, Li Fuqiang aimed for a long time but did not fire a single shot. He understands very well that others are just shooting out indiscriminately, and no one knows who hit and who didn't. But he is different, it is a living face in the scope, not a familiar target, as long as his index finger moves, that face will be unrecognizable. Killing, even if you have been a soldier for 2 years, this is something you can't even think about.
"What are you rubbing?" Sun Tianhao urged on the side.
"It's killing, not targeting." Li Fuqiang glared at Sun Tianhao, and finally swallowed this sentence into his stomach.
"Hit or miss, He Lao Liu, you ask for more blessings." Li Fuqiang said silently in his heart, turned his face to the scope, closed his eyes, and pulled the trigger.
He Lao Liu was gesturing with Zhou Chongde, trying to persuade this Qianhu Lord to organize people to rush again, when suddenly a loud noise sounded on the opposite side, and his right arm hurt again, and something sticky flowed down his arm. The 7.62 mm bullet slashed through He Laoliu's mutilated right arm, bringing a piece of flesh away, revealing Sensen's white bones.
"Ahh He Lao Liu shouted, he couldn't care about the stupid Zhou Chongde next to him, he covered his right arm with his intact left hand and turned around and ran, he knew too well that the other party's fire was powerful.
Zhou Chongde was completely dumbfounded, and the 2 rounds of 100-person charges were easily repelled by the other party, with heavy casualties. He Laoliu was injured by the opponent's fire system again, but can the opponent's fire system fight so far, is this a system or a cannon?
"My lord, it's dangerous." Several pro-soldiers surrounded him, pulled out his waist knife and waved it, as if this waist knife could block the overall bullet.
"Your Excellency, your Excellency." Several hundreds of households next to him also surrounded them, "Let's retreat, this battle can't be fought, He Laoliu ran away, and the opposite side is not at all like He Laosan said." β
Zhou Chongde looked at the soldiers around him and stomped his foot fiercely: "Retreat." He Laosan, I want you to give me an explanation. β