Chapter 432: Meritorious service and reward are just around the corner
Hu Tieniu walked up to Xiao Youjin with a big grin and slapped Xiao Youjin on the shoulder. said in a loud voice: "Old Xiao! Stand up straight, this is your first appearance for the Demolition Team. Be sure to set off a big fireworks for Lao Tzu and blow up the walls of Antai Fort! ”
Xiao Youjin was slapped by Hu Tieniu and took a step back, almost sitting on the ground. Hurriedly stood up straight, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead and said, "Xiao Youjin does his best, he must do his best!" ”
Zhang Dou jumped off the war horse and said, "Captain Xiao, don't be nervous, you estimate that you will start digging from the current position, how long will it take to dig the passage!" ”
Xiao Youjin had already seen the situation on the ground, and said teacherly: "Handsome! Tomorrow morning at the earliest! ”
Seeing Zhang Dou's eyebrows, he hurriedly explained: "Handsome! This place is different from the boundary of Jinan Mansion in Shandong, and there are many mountains and rocks underground. If it weren't for the sharpness of the shovel, it is estimated that the time would have been extended! ”
"Hmm!" Zhang Dou nodded, he knew that the Liaodong Peninsula was located at the end of the Qianshan Mountain Range. At the beginning, he also used the Qianshan Mountain Range to get rid of the pursuit of the Jurchens.
"Good! Act as soon as possible! Pay attention to safety, don't be greedy, and keep yourself safe! Zhang Dou said.
"Yes! Handsome! "It was the first time Xiao Youjin met a general who thought about himself so much, and just two sentences made this simple Shandong man return to his heart.
Xiao Youjin led a demolition team of miners to start digging holes, and the trenches of the Changxing Army did not stop.
The Changxing army dug two circular trenches around Antai Fort, and the third trench was already close to Antai Fort, and this distance Changsheng Gong could hit the head of the city.
As long as this moat is completed, it will be difficult for the Jurchens to even rise to the top of the city. Looking at the advancing Changxing Army, Aru had no way to make up for it, and it had failed to go out of the city to destroy the trenches, and the effect of rushing out with the Jurchens would not be much better.
Now he can only sit in the city of sorrow, and the feeling of sitting and waiting to die is not comfortable. In the evening of the same day, the Changxing army dug the third trench, and the soldiers of the Changxing army were exhausted by digging three trenches in a day.
Despite this, the Immortal Spear still quietly exposed the mouth of the gun on the trench and fired a black gun at the defenders at the head of the city.
At a distance of more than a hundred paces, the Jurchens' bows and arrows were powerless, but the Immortal Gun could easily hit the target.
In just half an hour before dark, a hundred and ten defenders were killed. Both the Jurchens and the Han army banners hid at the head of the city of Antai Fort and did not dare to stand up straight, and the range of the firearms outside the city was too far.
Four or five guns are fired at a person, and one moment they will hit the target. The man who was hit howled for a long time on the head of the city before dying, and the defenders were terrified one by one.
Arubu knew that Antai Fort couldn't hold it, and the courage of the defenders had been defeated, so what else could he do to fight the Changxing army outside the city?
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, Antai Fort will be breached. At that time, it will be the time for him to die to repay his master, as for the mud in the city? It's better to let them bury themselves!
That night, Antaibao didn't even dare to light the torches, for fear that the Changxing army would hit the black guns again. Fortunately, on this night, the Changxing army seemed to be tired and did not attack again. The defenders survived the difficult night with trepidation, and Zhang Dou outside the city was also very disappointed.
Zhang Dou carefully prepared a feast, and the Jurchens were not fooled. The arranged pocket array unexpectedly failed, and he couldn't understand the thoughts of the Antai Fort guards. Didn't the Jurchens want to destroy their own trenches?
The first rays of sunlight in the morning shine on Antai Fort, giving the entire Antai Fort a layer of golden brilliance.
Arubu was not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sunrise, and at this moment he found that at some point, the Changxing army had gathered in the third trench.
Fortunately, he didn't launch a night attack last night, otherwise no matter how many people he sent, it would not be enough for the Changxing army to kill. In addition to being afraid, Arubu was also worried, and it seemed that today's Changxing army was going to attack the city with all its might.
"Let the mud khans all go to the city! The Changxing army must not be allowed to set foot on the city for half a step, and dare to retreat from the latter and behead his entire family! As soon as Arubu's cruel order was issued, it decided the life and death of the Han Army Banner.
Many people were driven to the city with tears in their eyes, when sporadic clanging sounded outside the city. Some of the guys who accidentally showed their heads were knocked down, and screams and exclamations spread throughout the city of Antaibao.
Xiao Youjin came to Zhang Dou covered in dirt, saluted and said, "Handsome! The tunnel has been dug and the gunpowder has been transported into the tunnel, and now the tunnel is being closed. There is another hour to blast the city wall, and when to blast it, please ask the marshal to show it! ”
"Good! If you succeed in blasting the city wall, you will be credited with the first merit of your demolition team! Zhang Dou said.
"Xie Dashuai!" Xiao Youjin knelt down and kowtowed excitedly, but he immediately came to his senses. Hurry up and laugh awkwardly.
Zhang Dou's words attracted a jealous gaze, and the first credit was a double credit. Seeing that everyone was envious, Xiao Youjin was even more happy to keep his mouth shut.
As soon as the time arrived, Xiao Youjin personally lit the fire rope in the bamboo tube. Looking at the fire rope that disappeared into the bamboo tube of the black hole, Xiao Youjin's heart also lifted.
The gunpowder released this time was twice that of Tang Wangzhen, which was enough to weigh thousands of catties. The tunnel was also excavated according to the sketch given to the flower by the marshal, and even the blasting room was built into a semicircle.
He has done everything, and whether he can get the first merit depends on the will of heaven. The soldiers of the Changxing Army also stared at the walls of Antai Fort, and Wu Shuang was even more prepared to charge.
He put the handcuff in the most comfortable position and raised his hand to shoot if there was danger. The bow and arrow behind his back were also in his hand, and three sharpened arrows were also held in his palm. Although the little shovel was a little awkward behind his back, he was still reluctant to drop such a sharp weapon.
As long as the city wall collapses, it will be the first to jump out of the trench and rush to Antai Fort, and with the arrival of the time, Wu Shuang's center of the earth is also raised. "Old Xiao! It's up to you! ”
"Boom!" A loud bang came from under the city of Antaibao, and the position under the city suddenly rose upward.
The people on this section of the city wall flew up in an instant, and the masonry and rammed earth flew all over the sky. Even the Changxing army in the third trench had to lower and wait for the bricks and stones to fall.
A three-zhang long section of the wall disappeared from the dust, and was replaced by a ground of rammed earth.
In the stunned eyes of the others, Wu Shuang was the first to jump out of the trench: "Brothers! The reward for meritorious service is right in front of you, rush with me! ”
The Changxing army in his hundred-man team was the first to react and rushed forward with Wu in both directions. They rushed into Antai Fort without the Jurchens reacting, and after Wu entered Antai Fort with bows and arrows in his hands in the flying dust, he shot an arrow when he saw the figure shaking.
When the screams came, he had already led more than fifty people to break into Antai Fort.