Chapter 431: Demolition Team
Arubu watched the Changxing army work hard outside the city, and the pit was dug deeper and deeper. He could no longer sit still and immediately gave the order to open fire.
When the cannon at the head of the city sounded, the soldiers of the Changxing Army had already dug a half-man-deep earth pit. The excavated floating soil was also piled up on the side of the Xiangantai Fort, and most of the bodies of the soldiers of the Changxing Army had already entered the pit.
Coupled with bending over to dig in the soil, their figure has been completely blocked. Although the artillery bombardment at Antaibao was fierce, the results were few.
Except for the flying rubble and dirt that injured a few soldiers, there was no effective effect. Seeing that Changxingjun's figure was completely buried in the tunnel, Aru Bu felt anxious for no reason.
Wu Shuang outside the city is also working desperately digging the soil, although he is a showman, but his body that has been practicing martial arts all year round is no worse than others.
He quickly waved the small shovel in his hand, and quickly dug through the soil layer underground. March was still a bit cold, and although the surface had melted, there was still a foot-thick layer of permafrost below.
Fortunately, the small shovel in his hand is extremely sharp, and he can dig up a large piece of frozen soil with a shovel. Even if you encounter ordinary stones, you can break them with one blow, and it is really a waste to use such a good steel mouth on a shovel.
If you swing this shovel in close combat, the effect is estimated to be not much worse than that of a steel knife. He was given the order to dig a trench, which was deep enough to dig in circles until it reached the bottom of the fort.
Wu Shuang, who got the order, led the recruits to get a small shovel and began to work, although the small shovel was sharp, but everyone was tired and sweating.
"Xiucai! We're here to fight, not to do farm work, so when will we dig like this? Besides, this shovel is too small, and a bigger one will kill people, huh? Old Mazi complained as he did it.
Wu Shuang glared at Lao Mazi and said, "Work quickly!" Less nonsense! If you want to die, no one will stop you, Antai Fort is there, you can rush over it yourself! ”
"Don't! I'm just talking about it! I am very much in favor of Dashuai's decision, isn't it just digging a pit, our old business, good at ......it" Before the old pockmark finished speaking, there was a burst of cannonballs at the head of Antaibao City.
"Lie down!" Wu Shuang let out a low cry and fell into the dirt pit. The others also heard the sound of the cannon, and they all lay down in the pit and did not dare to move.
Although the shells of Antaibao were fierce, most of the shells hit their heads. A very small number of them fell on the excavated mound, and although the earth and rocks were splashed, they did not hurt anyone.
Wu Shuang, who was lying in the dirt pit, saw that there was no danger, squatted down and tried to continue digging. When he swung the shovel, he realized that the length of the small shovel at the moment was just right.
"Squat down and dig in the dirt!" Wu Shuang ordered while digging.
"Huh? You really don't have to say, who came up with the little shovel. Squatting and digging is just right, it turns out that the shovel is used like this! "Lao Mazi no longer complains about the small shovel, they do it quickly and dig to a depth where they can hide people.
After the depth was enough, two people who were close to each other were digging through each other, and a trench was quickly dug. By digging in this trench, it took only one day for the Changxing army to advance the trench to less than a mile from Antaibao.
Aru Bu was anxious at the head of the city, and then digging forward with some guns from the Changxing army could hit the head of the city, and then Antai Fort would be in danger.
"Let the mud go out to rush the Changxing Army once, you can't let them dig like this!" With his order, two Niu Lu 600 Han military banners were sent out of the city.
The moment the city gate opened, the banners of the Han army gritted their teeth and rushed to the trench of the Changxing army. No one wanted to come to the task of sending them to death, but the family members in Antai Fort were all in the hands of the Jurchens, and refusing to leave the station was immediately the result of being in a different place.
They rushed to the trench of the Changxing army with a glimmer of life, and as long as they jumped into the trench, they had a chance to fight hand-to-hand.
These people were discovered by the Changxing army the moment the city gate was opened, and Xu Lianshan, who had been monitoring the city gate, immediately blew the copper whistle.
The soldiers of the Changxing Army immediately picked up the small shovels in their hands, grabbed the fire guns and began to aim at the Han army flag.
"Fire!" As soon as Xu Lianshan gave the order, the soldiers in his team immediately fired a volley. The Changxing army of other teams also opened fire immediately, and for a time the smoke of gunfire rose in the trench, and the sound of guns continued.
The running Han military flags were shot and fell to the ground one after another, and the originally dense human heads were suddenly reduced by a small half.
The remaining Han soldiers did not dare to turn back, and their families had already been escorted to the city. Daring to retreat was immediately the end of their heads, and they roared and continued to charge with their lives.
After the second round of firecrackers sounded, only one-third of the more than 600 Han military flags remained. But they also managed to jump into the trench and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Changxing army.
Xu Lianshan raised the short gun in his hand and pulled the trigger on the Han Army Flag that jumped in, and at such a close distance, the Han Army Flag was bulleted in the chest and opened a big blood hole.
Then the second Han military flag jumped out, Xu Lianshan threw away the fire gun in his hand, picked up the small shovel and split it.
The soldiers of the Han Army Banner still wanted to raise their knives to block, but the force driven by the weight of the shovel was not at all something that a steel knife weighing three or four catties could resist.
In just one stroke, he slashed the steel knife in the hand of the Han Army Banner, and before the Han Army Banner could turn around and flee, half of his head was cut off by Xu Lianshan with a shovel.
The fight was over in the trench after less than a cup of tea, and the Han army flag that jumped into the trench was like a speck of dust thrown into the lake, and it regained its calm without even a ripple.
The combat strength of the Changxing army surprised Aru Bu at the head of the city, although the Han army banner was not as good as their Jurchens, but the two Niu Lu just now were also brave.
Such more than 200 people jumped into the trench and screamed again and again, which shows that the elite of the Changxing army in the trench is undoubtedly the elite.
Can you still hold your own Antai Fort? Aru was skeptical.
Xu Lianshan and the other captains in the trench began to count the casualties, and there were no other casualties in their 100-man squad except for five who were cut off and slightly injured in their limbs.
The equipment of the short fire gun makes the lethality of the Changxing army in close combat skyrocket, and if you encounter an enemy who rushes over, as long as you are not blind, you can defeat it with one shot.
The enemy rushed up and waved his weapon to protect himself, and the short fire of his companions behind him would not be dry.
The Changxing Army, which had the advantage in numbers, did not suffer any major casualties except for a dozen or so people who were killed at the point of penetration.
Xiao Youjin stood tremblingly in front of Zhang Douma, saluted a military salute and said in a trembling voice: "Xiao Youjin of the demolition team has seen the handsome!" After saying this, his legs trembled incessantly, and he was in danger of kneeling down immediately.
The one in front of him is the earl, the husband of the eldest princess, and the master of the Ming Dynasty. This is a character that can only be seen on the stage, Xiao Youjin feels that the Venus in front of him is rising, and there is a possibility of fainting at any time.