Chapter 627: Breaking the City!

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When the first round of shelling began, the blasting was a familiar thing for him, and there were no technical problems. Therefore, in the face of Zhang Zhun's inquiry, Mo Luo can be said to be full of confidence.

Mo Luo became the leader of the demolition team, and his biggest advantage was his physical fitness. He is burly and powerful, enough to carry a large ** bag. Two fifty-pound ** bags, carried by ordinary soldiers, are already very difficult, and the speed of movement is very slow. But for Mo Luo, weighing 100 catties is not a big deal at all, and he can run and jump when he carries it.

Of course, it is a little difficult to blast the south gate of Dengzhou City today. It's not that the south gate of Dengzhou City is strong, but the main thing is that the bows and arrows of the Tartars are more difficult to deal with. Unlike other opponents, the Tartars would rather die than surrender. Their archery skills are fast, accurate and ruthless. If they get the chance to shoot, they will probably die in the city. Therefore, Mo Luo must carefully make all preparations.

For a good demoman, the best skill should not be the blasting technique, but how to preserve himself. If you can't send the ** bag smoothly, no matter how good the blasting technology is, it won't be able to play a role. Therefore, Mo Luo used special protective armor of various colors, including thick leather clothes and thick cotton cloth cloths that were wet with water, to wrap around the body of the vital parts.

In particular, the legs should be bandaged with a thick protective sleeve to avoid being shot by the arrows of the Tartars and losing the ability to move. The shoes he uses are also specially made, very large, one shoe is the size of three other people's shoes. The shoes are surrounded by thick cotton cloth, and the middle of the cotton cloth is also inlaid with steel sheets. This can effectively block the damage of arrows to the soles of the feet.

After such protection, even if an arrow with a tartar hit Mo Luo's body, it would not be able to cause fatal damage to him. And the general firecracker, the projectile hits it, and it is also unable to penetrate the thick protective layer. Of course, such protection comes at the expense of movement speed. Even if Mo Luo's strength is infinite, after wearing such a set of equipment, and carrying two fifty-pound big ** bags, the speed of movement is almost the same as that of a turtle.

Fortunately, the covering firepower of the Tiger Ben Army is also very powerful. There are not only flying dragon cannons, but also Hongyi cannons, in addition, the intensive shooting of the tiger army has also caused great pressure on the defenders on the city. The defenders at the head of the city only dared to hide behind the battlements. If you want to stand up and shoot an arrow, you need a lot of courage. In fact, such behavior is very stupid. The raging Mini bullets can completely tear them all apart.

"Up!"

Zhang Zhun patted Mo Luo's shoulder vigorously and said loudly.

Under the cover of other comrades-in-arms, the demolition team led by Mo Luo set off. The blasting team consisted of a total of sixteen people, each carrying a fifty-pound bag. Well, Moluo is the exception. There are four groups of four, and the distance between them is relatively long.

They still took the way of covering the top of the Eight Immortals with a wet quilt. Everyone grabbed a table leg and moved slowly. The wet quilt can effectively block the shooting of arrowheads. In order to better provide protection, these Eight Immortal Tables, as well as quilts, are all specially made, and there is only a gap of about one foot between the quilt and the ground.

In the beginning, the demolition team didn't encounter much resistance. The occasional arrows fired by the defenders, as well as the projectiles fired, were blocked by wet quilts. But when they reached the city gate, a large number of arrows fell from the sky. Luckily, the wet quilt effectively blocked the arrows. However, the arrows stuck in the ground still caused them to get in the way. They had to kick the arrows off in order to move on.

While Dorgon was hiding in the cellar, Dodor and Condor were near the walls of the south gate. They were not on the tower. Because, the artillery fire of the Tiger Ben Army is constantly pouring on the city, if they are on the city, there is a chance that they will be killed. In the face of the powerful artillery fire of the Tiger Army, both of them looked at each other with bitter expressions.

The Wyvern Cannon fires solid shells with the aim of smashing buildings in the city. The Hongyi cannon fired grapeshot. The grape bullets fired by the Hongyi cannon were scattered and the marbles were splashed everywhere, causing great psychological pressure on the defenders. The guns of the Tiger Ben army crushed the Tartars on the head of the city to the point that they could not raise their heads at all, let alone shoot arrows.

However, if the defenders don't fight back at all, it will be tantamount to being manipulated by the Tiger Ben Army at will, which is also very painful. The dignified Dajin Army once dominated the world and had few opponents. Now, he has been crushed by the Tiger Ben Army and turned into a quail, but I am afraid that every Dajin Army will feel uncomfortable in his heart. Even a symbolic counterattack is a must. Otherwise, morale will be even lower.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Duoduo kept roaring.

Behind the walls, the archers of the Tartars gathered together and fired their arrows diagonally into the sky. After the arrow flew into the air, it refracted and landed just near the city gate. This was the solution that Dorgon had come up with. It can effectively avoid the attack of the Tiger Army's cannonballs, save yourself, and release arrows outside the city. The Dolgon Tartars hoped to rely on this method of archery to stop the approach of the Tiger Army.

In fact, Dodor did not approve of Dorgon's suggestion. He felt that this was purely superfluous, and it was just a psychological comfort for himself. Whether it can really make a difference, no one knows. Where the arrows were shot and where they landed, Duoduo himself didn't know very well. The Tartars are better at riding and shooting than projectiles. This kind of projectile is almost like a blind man's nonsense. If it were in Liaodong, such a mess would be seriously despised.

However, apart from such a way of fighting back, is there any better way for the Dajin Army? No! Not really! Dolgon was undoubtedly a clever man, searching for dry intestines and doing everything he could to find an effective way to deal with the Tiger Army. However, he failed. Faced with the huge superiority of the Tiger Army, he simply couldn't think of any way to effectively fight back.

It's like a three-year-old child fighting with a 30-year-old strong man, no matter what kind of means the child takes, he can't help the big man in the end. Before, Dolgon had always believed that the Dajin army was the thirty-year-old strong man, and the Ming army was the poor child. But now, everything has turned around. The Tiger Army became a strong man, but the Dajin Army became that poor child.

In fact, at the head of the city at the south gate, the defenders also deployed several Franc machine artillery. At one point, they pinned their hopes on these artillery. Unfortunately, when the battle actually began, the defenders found that the guns had no chance to fire. Because, the Tiger Ben Army has already focused on killing them. The artillery of the Tiger Army, as well as the snipers, were all staring at these artillery.

As soon as the rebel gunners tried to get close to the Franco's artillery, they would immediately be bombarded by the Tiger Army. The cover of artillery fire was enough, and the most frightening thing was the sniper's fire. Their marksmanship is so ruthless that even if they are thirty or forty feet away, they can still hit with one shot accurately.

At the beginning, the rebel artillery did not know the strength of the Tiger Snipers, and tried to operate the artillery, but as a result, a continuous number of people were killed next to the artillery. After twenty or thirty gunners were killed, no rebel gunner was willing to come up and die.

In fact, compared to the fierce firepower of the Tiger Army, the role of these several Franc machine guns is simply negligible. The defenders fired one shell, and they were about to attract dozens of shells in response from the Tiger Army. In terms of the number of artillery, both sides are not at all of a grade. Later, even Duoduo and Kong Youde completely gave up these cannons.

"The enemy is coming!"

The Tartar observation post, from the back of the battlements, found Mo Luo and the others approaching, and hurriedly roared. At this time, Mo Luo and the others were less than ten zhang away from the south gate of Dengzhou City. It was only by this time that the defenders realized that they had come up, and that they were indeed a little late.

Duoduo and Kong Youde hurriedly ordered the troops to counterattack. The Tartars at the head of the city, as well as the rebels, all tentatively stood up and fired arrows directly at the city. Of course, this action of theirs is not allowed by the Tiger Army. As a result, they were immediately attacked more fiercely by the Tiger Army.

"Fire!"

Hao Linyong ordered loudly.

The sniper detachment is Zhang Zhun's patent, and he cannot be mobilized. However, in the Chuang Zi Battalion, he also organized hundreds of sharpshooters, who were specifically responsible for suppressing the enemy near the city gate. Tartars want to release arrows? That's absolutely impossible! As long as you dare to show your head, I will shoot you in the head!

"Bang bang bang!"

Sure enough, the sharpshooters fired one after another, and the defenders at the head of the city immediately retreated.

There was a white-armored soldier with a Tartar, who was proud of his bravery, and brazenly ignored the shooting of the Tiger Army, and stood up unabashedly. As a result, a series of Mini bullets hit his body, hitting him all over the body on the spot, and blood kept gushing out, and he became a bloody man in a few moments. He muttered weakly unwillingly, and finally fell backwards with his back to the sky, and it was over.

Another Tartar white-armored soldier, seeing his companion killed, may have been too angry in his heart, or he may have no longer wanted to endure the grievances of being beaten, or he simply wanted to die a little braver. As a result, he also stood up violently. It turns out that the Tiger Army is absolutely the same, and since you want to seek death, you will definitely be satisfied. A series of Mini bullets flew in, knocking the Tartar's white-armored soldier to the ground with ease.

The white-armored soldier of this Tartar had a serene face when he fell, and even his eyes were closed in advance. It seems that he is indeed seeking his own death. There is no way, after being besieged for half a year, I suffered such an overwhelming blow, and I didn't even have a chance to fight back, such a day is really embarrassing. It is better to die vigorously than to live in a nest.

The other tartars, seeing this scene, all consciously retracted. The guns of the Tiger Ben Army were constantly whistling, and it was definitely a dead end for them to stand up at this time. Since the defeat in the battle of Huangxian, the self-confidence and courage of the Tartars have been strongly hit, and they are no longer as brave as before.

Blood gushed along the walls and stretched around, as if to silently warn the other Tartars that you must not follow him, otherwise, this will be the end. No matter how brave you are, in front of the Tiger Army, you are scum!

Of course, the vast majority of Tartars are still unwilling to commit suicide. Especially those rebels, as well as the servant army, the two Tartars and the like. Until the moment the Tiger Army's Minnie bullet hit them, they would never have ended their lives on their own. Some of them even fantasize that they still have a chance to escape.

Kong Youde has such a fantasy.

At this time, Kong Youde understood that he had to make a choice. He must make a decision that will allow him to survive before Jang Joon catches him. It's not easy to do that. There are too many charges on him. The article of active treason alone is enough to exterminate his family. Subconsciously, Kong Youde looked at Duoduo beside him.

If you want to live, or die a decent death, you can only decide from Dorgon and Dordor. There is no doubt that this time the Tiger Ben army attacked Dengzhou City, and there was no suspense about victory. The point is that Dolgon and Duoduo will definitely not let themselves fall into the hands of the Tiger Army alive, and they will not let themselves appear in front of Zhang Zhun alive. For Zhang Zhun, if he can catch Dolgon and Duoduo alive, of course, it is better than death.

The question is, will Jang Jon be able to catch the living Dolgon and Duoduo? It's not impossible, it's just hard. No matter how powerful the Tiger Army is, Dorgon and Duoduo have a chance to commit suicide. The only one who can help Zhang Zhun capture them alive is himself. There is only that person named Kong Youde. This is also the only way out for him Kong Youde, the only hope for survival.

Duoduo, who was beside Kong Youde, didn't notice at all that Kong Youde's expression was different. He is not a person who knows little, and he doesn't like to use his brain to figure out people. Kong Youde's flowery intestines, he was completely unaware. He was just very depressed, feeling that the Tiger Army was too strong and he had no ability to fight back. It was a real failure to fight to this extent.

However, seeing that the Tiger Ben Army is constantly sending ** bags up, that's not a way. When many Tartars were in Huangxian, they had already seen the power of ** bags, which was an invisible thing that killed people! So many ** bags, piled up in the city gate hole, exploded in a while, who will have good fruit to eat? Therefore, he had to make a decision and must find a way to avoid this catastrophe.

"Withdraw!"

"Evacuate the gates!"

Duoduo shouted helplessly.

If you continue to stay at the city gates, you will only be blown up.

Thirty-six plans, go for the best plan, first avoid the explosion of the Tiger Ben Army.

I have to say that this order of Duoduo saved a lot of defenders and saved a lot of strength. Without this order, a large number of defenders would still be near the city gates, and they would surely have been buried in the ruins by the explosion. Eight hundred catties of black **, stacked in the city gate hole, can completely overturn the entire city tower into the air.

However, Duoduo did not expect that when he ordered the withdrawal of the army, Kong Youde's figure was gone. Moreover, several cronies around Kong Youde are also gone. Because the scene was very chaotic, there were chaotic crowds everywhere, and there were Dajin troops and rebels who had withdrawn in a hurry, and Duoduo didn't notice this at all.

"Let's go!"

Mo Luo lit the fuse and immediately ran out.

The other members of the demolition team had already retreated first.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang behind him, as if the sky was falling apart.

Mo Luo felt as if his eardrums were about to be shattered. It seems that something has been violently shaken in the chest, and I feel like I want to vomit. Immediately after, a huge wave of qi surged up from behind, overturning him to the ground. Fortunately, he was far enough away, otherwise, this violent explosion would have encompassed him.

The power of 800 catties of black ** is, of course, very small. At that time, the city walls were not made of reinforced concrete, as in later generations. At that time, most of the walls were made of bricks or stones on both sides, and the middle was made of compacted earth. In the middle of the stone or brick, there is no cement connection, only lime. Some don't even have lime, just clay. The wind and rain are blowing, the sun and the rain are blowing, and the connections between the bricks and stones have long been cracked. Such a city wall, of course, can't stop the bombardment of 800 catties of black **.

After a loud bang, the entire south gate of Dengzhou City seemed to be directly moved into the air, and then shattered one after another, and then shattered again. The most exaggerated thing is the castle tower. The entire castle tower flew into the air, as if it were the Lingxiao Hall in mythology. However, before the vast majority of people saw it, this illusory Lingxiao Hall shattered and disappeared without a trace.

"Up!"

Hao Linyong roared loudly.

The soldiers of the Chuang Zi Battalion rushed forward one after another.

The entire southern gate of Dengzhou Castle had collapsed, and a large amount of rubble, bricks, and dirt had piled up on top of each other to form a rugged slope. At the top of the slope is the gap. On top of the gap, there is still rubble rolling down. The warriors struggled up the slope, trying to seize the breach first.

The smoke from the blasting had not yet completely dispersed, and visibility was very low. The air was also filled with the strong smell of gunpowder, which was almost suffocating. The soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army who came up by surprise, some of them kept coughing, and some of them subconsciously pinched their noses, and then quickly climbed up. In the middle, people kept falling, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

"Adjust the range!"

"Shoot grapeshot!"

After the city gate hole was blown open, Li Yang was also busy in the position of the artillery battalion.

The gap opened, and the next step was to contain the defenders' counterattack. I believe that the defenders will definitely fight back wildly. They wouldn't let the Tiger Army enter the city easily. The Tiger Army, which had just come up by assault, was definitely not large in number and not strong in firepower, so it was necessary to rely on the help of artillery in order to better contain the joint counterattack of the Tartars and the rebels.

In fact, it is. After Dordort withdrew his troops, he did not evacuate too far from the city gates. When the Tiger Army opened the city gate, it was obviously impossible to stop it. However, if the Tiger Ben Army wants to enter the city, he has to ask him if he agrees. He planned to immediately organize troops to counterattack when the Tiger Army entered the city, and give the Tiger Army a blow to the head, so that they would know how powerful the warriors of the Dajin Army were.

Dying, you have to pull a cushion, this is the most primitive idea of Duoduo. Now, of course, it is impossible for him to fantasize about being able to defend Dengzhou City. The only thing he can consider now is to increase the casualties of the Tiger Ben Army as much as possible, and defeat both the Tiger Ben Army and break the net. Of course, it would be better if we could all die together.

"Fight back!"

Immediately after the violent explosion, Dodor screamed.

The remnants of the Tartars, driving the large number of rebels, closed the gap.

"Kill a Tiger Army!"

"One hundred taels of silver!"

Dodor shouted loudly from behind.

He had completely forgotten that at this time, silver still had a fart function. However, what was in the hands of Dordor besides the silver? Promotion? Even if you don't have your life, what are you going to do with your promotion? Material rewards? Grain? The amount of food is simply not much. As for the others, there are no ones in Dengzhou City. Everything that could be eaten, they took it out and ate it. Only gold, silver, and jewelry could not be eaten, so they were all kept.

Having said that, when the Dajin Army entered Dengzhou City, there were really a lot of gold, silver and jewelry seized. At that time, Dengzhou City concentrated most of the large families in Laizhou Mansion and Dengzhou Mansion, and their family property fell into the hands of the Dajin Army and the hands of Dolgon and Duoduo. Because of a momentary mistake, they were afraid that Huang Taiji would make a ghost from it, so they did not transport these gold, silver and jewelry to Liaodong in time. As a result, they were all trapped in Dengzhou City.

The thought of this made Dodor's heart ache. The gold, silver, and jewels seized were worth five or six hundred thousand taels of silver, as well as so many treasures that could not be estimated for the time being, such as calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, precious medicinal herbs, and so on, all of which added up to a value of more than one million taels. From Dongjiang Town, they also received a considerable amount of wealth, which was probably worth two or three hundred thousand taels. In order to avoid Huang Taiji's interference, they also transported it to Dengzhou City. Outcome...... It's all over.

After the city is broken, these riches will definitely fall into Zhang Zhun's hands. It's really hard for whom. He and Dolgon worked hard and exhausted, and finally came to Shandong and made a lot of money, but as a result, they were robbed by Zhang Zhun again before they could cover the heat. I knew that if I gave Huang Taiji a little bit and transported it back to Liaodong as soon as possible, I would not end up with no people and money now.

Unwilling, really unwilling!

Why should Zhang Zhun give any benefits?

"Whoa, whoa!"

Suddenly, there was a strange sound in the sky.

Duoduo looked up and saw faint black dots. He immediately realized that something was wrong, and hurried into the next room, hiding under the doorframe. He came to his senses, and these falling black dots were grapeshotfires fired by the Hongyi cannon. The range of the Hongyi cannon was long, and it actually hit Duoduo's hiding place.

"Crack, crack!"

"Ping Pong!"

"Crackling"

Sure enough, Dodor had just ducked under the doorframe, and it looked like a rain of bullets was falling outside. Grapeball's marbles fell down hard, hitting any target that stood in its way. The tartars, who didn't have time to dodge, were knocked over to the ground by the flying marbles. Some were killed on the spot, and many more fell to the ground groaning in pain. There was blood running everywhere on the ground, and there wasn't even a clean place.

However, this is not the worst of it. The worst is the vicinity of the gap. More grape bombs landed in the gap, about twenty or thirty zhang away. This happens to be the area with the highest concentration of Tartars. They are all preparing to fight back against the Tiger Ben army that came up from the gap, and there are naturally quite a few of them. Dense marbles fell, and for them, it was a catastrophe.

"Ouch!"

The screams continued to be heard.

The tartars who were hit by marbles, as well as the rebels, lay on the streets, not knowing whether they were dead or alive. For a time, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and corpses were everywhere. Those who are lucky enough not to be hit look around for a place to hide. The scene was chaotic, without command, and scattered. Many rebels took the opportunity to burrow into the alleys next to them and disappeared.

The biggest feature of grapeshotfire is that it is particularly lethal to dense crowds. In order to fight back against the gap, the Tartars kept coming up, and of course people were very close to each other. As a result, a piece of marbles covered it, and more than half of the tartars lay down. Such a killing effect was not expected by Li Yang beforehand.

The remaining Tartars hurriedly looked for a place to hide, and they didn't care about fighting back. As a result, the forward troops of the Tiger Ben Army successfully climbed to the position of the gap and seized the favorable terrain. Seeing the Tiger Ben Army appear, those Tartars had no choice but to rush up. If they continue to dodge, the Tiger Army will be able to shoot them directly.

"Whoa, whoa!"

In mid-air, another rain of bullets fell.

The Tartars, who fought back against the gap, were again half knocked down.

The remaining Tartars were shot by the Tiger Ben Army at the gap.

As time passed, more and more Tiger Ben troops appeared in the gap, and commanders at the assistant leader level also came up. However, they could not move forward. Because, the shooting of the flying dragon cannon has not yet been extended. And, it seems, the Tartars won't easily give up the fight for the gap. This is destined to be in the vicinity of the gap, there is still a fierce battle.

For the Tiger Army, the more actively the Tartars fought for the gap, the more people died. The more Tartars killed people in the breach, the less they could defend the city. Drain all the vital power of the tartar in the gap, and it will be much easier to catch mice in the future.

"Wait for them to come up."

Hao Linyong came to the front line in person and soon reached the gap.

Sure enough, Dodor was in a hurry. The Tiger Army had already taken control of the gap, and if he didn't fight back quickly, he wouldn't have a chance. Under the shouting, he pieced together more than 1,000 people, including two or three hundred Dajin troops, and seven or eight hundred rebels, and launched a counterattack against the gap.

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