Chapter 404: Breaking the City! Break the king's mansion!
"Take a wet quilt."
"Again!"
Liu Jixiang shouted viciously.
The Demoman who went up just now was from their third battalion. This blasting task was won by him with great difficulty, and now that it is blocked, how can he bear it? Soon, the wet quilt was found, and several powerful warriors put three layers of thick wet quilt on their heads and continued to move forward.
Sure enough, the defenders' fire system, hitting the top of the wet quilt, basically had no effect. The three-layer wet quilt is enough to block the shooting of ordinary arquebuses. So, they managed to get close to their five companions, picked up the explosives packets, and moved on. At the same time, behind them, another demolition team followed. Two demolition teams with a total of ten packs of explosives. Enough to blow open the gates.
When all the firepower of the defenders was concentrated on the wet quilt, the soldiers who carried the bamboo ladder actually made miraculous movements. It turned out that they had only suffered some casualties, not all of them. Taking advantage of this gap, they successfully erected a bamboo ladder above the spacious moat.
"Hit!"
"Kombat!
"Kill them!"
Seeing that the Tiger Army rushed towards the direction of the city gate, and successfully erected a bamboo ladder on the top of the moat, some officers of the Ming army shouted hysterically. Idiots know the purpose of the Tiger Army to add up these bamboo ladders. If you don't desperately block the approach of the Tiger Ben Army, Qingzhou City will be breached.
They lay on the battlements, desperately firing their guns at the wet quilts. Some of the existing arquebuses had no effect, so they didn't know where to find bows and arrows and shoot at the wet quilts. Such a weapon naturally has no effect. The Tiger's demolition team moved on. There were also attempts to break the bamboo ladder with muskets, but naturally it had no effect.
"Stone!"
"Beat the wood!"
"Kerose!"
The commander of the Ming army shouted angrily.
He suddenly appeared, and the arquebus in his hand was not reliable at all. No matter how they shot, the sound of ping-pong, the tiger army outside the city, there were not too many casualties. Only the most primitive defensive weapons, such as stones, wood, and oil, may still be effective. Although it is possible that the trough wood and stone can block the moat and create a natural passage for the deceased. But at this time, I can't care so much.
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
A large number of stones and trough logs were smashed down, directly into the moat.
"Click!"
A bamboo ladder was broken.
"Click!"
Another bamboo ladder was smashed.
"Click!"
"Click!"
"Click!"
With the continuous sound of the bamboo ladder breaking, all ten bamboo ladders were smashed.
However, the falling stones and trough logs also blocked the moat. In the direction of the city gates, these rolling stones and timbers have formed a path leading to the city gates. Although the road is very rough, very difficult to walk, very dangerous, it is indeed a real road, a road that leads to the city.
"Kerose!"
"Pour out the oil!"
The Ming army officers at the head of the city shouted desperately again.
"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
A large amount of fire oil was poured down and fell on top of the rolling stones and wood.
Subsequently, several torches were thrown down from above.
"Coax!"
The oil was ignited immediately.
Subsequently, the entire vicinity of the East Gate burned into a sea of fire.
"Haha!"
"Come here!"
"Look at the big tip and don't burn you!"
The defenders at the head of the city were greatly relieved.
With these raging fires in the way, the Tiger Army did not want to get closer.
"Huh?"
"The fire is out?"
However, the defenders did not rejoice for long, when suddenly they appeared, and the raging fire suddenly weakened. They hurriedly poked their heads out and screamed me. It turned out that due to the blockage of the river, the water level of the moat, which continued to rise, gradually overflowed the rolling stones and looting wood, and continued to flow downstream. In this way, the flames on the rolling stones and the fishing wood were naturally annihilated by the river.
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
There was no way, the defenders at the head of the city had to throw down more rolling stones and scooping wood.
Finally, after throwing down an unknown number of rolling stones and trough wood, they poured the oil again and threw the torches down again. This time, the fire was burning again. These burning large quantities of stones and timber fell near the city gate, just blocking the route of the Tiger Army's march.
"Grass!"
Liu Jixiang put down the clairvoyant mirror and scolded his mother viciously.
"Again!"
Liu Jixiang was very unwilling.
Want to be able to stop the advance of the Tiger Army with stones and trough wood?
It's absolutely impossible!
"Blow those stones and trough wood apart!"
After Liu Jixiang scolded his mother, he quickly calmed down.
Zhang Zhun often warned them not to be hot-headed and not to joke with the lives of soldiers in the event of defeat. The more urgent the situation, the more you need to use your brain. He remembers this fondly. Those stones and trough wood are indeed obstacles. Once you load the explosives underneath, though, it's different.
"Boom!"
Sure enough, after the piece was scraped, a loud bang came.
It was the stones and timbers near the gates that were blasted.
A ball of fire burst out, illuminating half of Qingzhou City. A large amount of debris and wood chips flew directly above the city. Many Ming soldiers were hit on the spot, screaming and falling to the ground, bleeding profusely. A moment later, a large number of boulders and sawdust fell from mid-air and smashed on top of the city wall as if a layer of hail had fallen. The moats upstream and downstream are even more like boiling, and the water surface is all splashing.
The defenders at the head of the city suddenly ceased. The stones and trough logs they threw down ended up being the enemy's weapons against them. After a loud bang, it all turned into hail and smashed on their skulls. Fortunately, the hailstones that fell were not large enough to kill people. However, if the stone rain keeps falling, they will still be in trouble!
At the moment of the explosion, all the defenders at the head of the city were shocked to temporarily stop firing and avoid the debris falling like raindrops. At the same time, the upstream and downstream rivers were blown apart. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the demolition team of the Tiger Ben Army continued to move forward.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
The Tiger Ben army concentrated more forces and fired at the position of the city gate.
Stones and trough wood can only be waved if they are smashed from the top of the castle tower. Now, the Tiger Army is going to blockade the entire tower. Even if there are occasional rolling stones and trough logs falling, they are just laying a passage for the Tiger Army.
"Chirp!"
"Chirp!"
"Chirp!"
One by one, the Mini bullets, dragging and screaming, kept hitting the top of the tower.
The east gate tower of Qingzhou City was suddenly shrouded in a rain of bullets. Minnie bullets fell on the city tower like raindrops, splashing the fire of the Chinese light every day. The Ming army on the city tower was suddenly so crushed that they didn't dare to raise their heads. Not to mention smashing rocks and throwing trough logs.
After pressing down the Ming army, Liu Jixiang immediately organized a demolition team and continued to move forward. At the same time, more bamboo ladders were carried to the front. As soon as the gates are blown open, victory beckons to everyone. Therefore, the morale of the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army is very high, and they rush forward one after another.
At this time, the defenders of Qingzhou City also began to waver. Such a fierce battle was something they had never encountered before. Their morale could not hold out for such a fierce battle for so long. So far, the casualties of the Ming army have been hundreds, and most of them are the guards of the Hengwang Mansion. Fortunately, it was the guards of the Hengwang Mansion, and if it were other Ming troops, they would have collapsed long ago.
In fact, other Ming troops, witnessing the tragic battle at the East Gate, were secretly lucky, fortunately they were not defended at the East Gate. Otherwise, it's definitely over. At the same time, they also developed a deep fear of the Tiger Ben army outside the city. Even the guards of the Heng Palace's Mansion couldn't stop the attack of the Tiger Army, where were they the opponents of the Tiger Army?
After some efforts, the Tiger Army successfully re-erected the bamboo ladder, and the soldiers followed the bamboo ladder to send a large number of explosives bags up and piled them up under the city gate. The Ming army was aware of the danger and fought back desperately, but it was never effective. Their cannons were blocked, as were the rolling stones and the wood, and only the arquebuses could still shoot. However, the projectile of the arquebus, simply could not shoot a thick wet quilt. Therefore, they could only watch as the Tiger Army delivered the explosives package to the city gate.
Soon, ten huge explosives packets were stacked. After lighting the fuse, the last Tiger Warrior, like a rabbit, quickly evacuated. It's as if it's an induction. The gunfire on the battlefield suddenly fell silent. There was a strong smell of gunpowder wafting in the air, there was no wind, and the smell of gunpowder was almost condensed and suffocating.
"What's going on?"
Wang Xiangyun asked the generals beside him.
"My lord, it looks like it's going to explode."
The general replied tremblingly.
"Explosion?"
Wang Xiangyun said to himself.
Wang Xiangyun didn't have much of a concept of the explosion. Therefore, when the deputy general climbed out of the city tower, Wang Xiangyun was still standing there stupidly.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a loud bang came, earth-shattering, and the mountain collapsed and cracked.
As a violent fire burst out, the east gate of Qingzhou City was blown open.
Wang Xiangyun, the prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture, was just above the east gate, and was suddenly blown to pieces and disappeared completely. He was buried in the ruins with hundreds of Ming soldiers. When the smoke of the explosion gradually dissipated, the entire east gate of Qingzhou Mansion had collapsed. Subsequently, a large amount of rubble poured into the moat, completely blocking the moat. The road leading to the city was opened.
"Up!"
Liu Jixiang shouted excitedly.
, finally blew up Qingzhou City. Otherwise, the third battalion will really lose face this time. sat on the Magan, but actually forgot even the most basic blasting skills, which is to be laughed at. Fortunately, the third battalion finally lived up to its mission and successfully bombed Qingzhou City.
"Withdraw!"
"Retreat to Jiang Mansion!"
King Heng Zhu Youqu was lucky not to be injured, and hurriedly ordered the withdrawal of the army.
The remaining defenders hurriedly retreated to the Hengwang Mansion. At the same time, part of the defenders also fled to the west gate. Because, when they suddenly appeared, the Tiger Ben army only stormed the east gate, but the west gate did not move. It seems that the Tiger Ben Army adopted the tactics of encircling three and missing one, deliberately leaving a way for them to escape. Sure enough, the Ran army, which had a way to survive, immediately fled westward.
"Bastard!"
"Where are you fleeing?"
"Retreat in the direction of the palace!"
Zhu Youqu shouted angrily.
However, his voice was soon drowned out in the chaos.
Zhu Youqiao sent people to intercept these Ming troops, but they never stopped them. Staying in the palace with you, isn't this looking for death? In case the Tiger Ben Army blocks all the city gates and stays in the Hengwang Mansion, there is only one way to die! Those who don't run at this time are fools! Only those guards remained, and most of them remained. There was no way, Zhu Youqu had no choice but to take his guards and continue to resist stubbornly in the Hengwang Mansion.
At this time, the most painful people in the city are probably those big families who escaped from Laizhou Mansion. They didn't expect that Qingzhou City would be breached so quickly. They originally thought that Qingzhou City could hold on for about five days, but they didn't expect that it would be captured by the Tiger Ben Army in less than a morning. At this time, even if they want to evacuate, it is too late, and the only thing they can do is to hide and pray for God's blessing?
What the?
Street fighting with the Tiger Army?
Don't be kidding, even Wang Xiangyun was killed, and they are still fighting with the Tiger Ben Army? Don't you think you're dying soon? With their combat effectiveness, can they fight against the Tiger Army?
At this moment, they all regret it very much. Knowing this, what did they run? What to run away from? ran away and fled, but finally fell into the clutches of the Tiger Army. I knew that the Tiger Army was so powerful, so it was better to simply take refuge in the Tiger Army. Even if all the fields under his name were to be dispersed, the losses would not be as great as they are now. Now they are very good to be able to survive. Regret, regret, they really regret it.
In fact, when the news of Gao Hongtu's defection to Zhang Zhun came, they regretted it very much. In fact, if you think about it seriously, Zhang Zhun's policy is not so terrible, nor is it completely unacceptable. The limit of 50 acres of land per person can be satisfied as long as it is distributed to his children and nephews. As for paying 40 catties of rice per mu of land as a tax, it is indeed more heart-wrenching, but compared with now, I don't know how many times better. Accept Zhang Zhun's pieces, and you can live a comfortable life. If you don't accept Zhang Zhun's conditions, you can't even make a lost dog, why bother?
"Rush!"
"Rush!"
"Rush!"
Xie Zhiyou took the lead and took the lead in rushing into Qingzhou City.
At this time, near the gap, there was still a pungent smoke of gunpowder, and I couldn't breathe at all. Xie Zhiyou completely relied on holding his breath and rushed through the gunsmoke. On the ruins, there were still some Ming soldiers who had been blown up in a daze, bleeding from all over the place, and looked at Xie Zhiyou who was passing by with a blank expression, and there was no reaction at all. Xie Zhiyou didn't react, he ignored them at all and went directly into the city.
The other warriors followed and fought their way into the city. Without the obstruction of the city wall, the defense of the defenders was greatly reduced, and the remaining Ming army had no possibility of resistance at all. As for the defenders inside the ruins, they were all dealt with with bayonets by the follow-up troops.
At this time, Qingzhou City was already in chaos. The fleeing Ming army, as well as the families of large families, are still resisting stubbornly. At the same time, some officials and eunuchs also fled in a panic. They all hated Zhu Youqu and Wang Xiangyun. I thought that Qingzhou City could support it for a few days, but I didn't expect that it was broken in only half a day. The Tiger Army has entered the city, and they are going to be finished.
"Kill!"
"Kill to Heng Wangfu!"
The warriors of the Tiger Army, shouting loudly, rushed towards the street in front.
The remnants of the Ming army fled in the direction of Hengwangfu. The soldiers followed the pursuers and killed them, and it was easy to find the location of the Hengwang Mansion. Soon, they were stopped by a ferocious burst of gunfire. A grand mansion appeared in front, with a red wall and a green roof, and a tall archway outside, and below the archway, there were four stone lions. It's the Hengwang Mansion!
The retreating Ming army deployed defenses in the Hengwang Mansion in an attempt to continue to resist stubbornly.
These guards of the Hengwang Mansion were relatively well equipped and disciplined, and after retreating to the Hengwang Mansion, they quickly reorganized the battle line. Of course, most people seemed terrified. The combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Army is too strong, and the shock it brings to them is too strong.
"Keep attacking!"
The Tiger Army continued its attack.
The sporadic enemies in the city were quickly wiped out. The families of those big families were all scattered when they were rushed by the Tiger Army. After all, they are not a professional army, where is the opponent of the fierce Tiger Army? Many people now have no way out, so they have no choice but to raise their hands and surrender. They were quickly arrested and concentrated under the city walls. Immediately after, their owners were also arrested.
Zhang Zhun had also entered the city, and soon came to the location of King Heng's mansion.
The Hengwang Mansion is indeed very strong, and the red wall alone is three zhang high. However, no matter how strong the Hengwang Mansion is, it is not as strong as Qingzhou City. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before the Hengwang Mansion is taken. Zhang Zhun was not in a hurry at all. He has nothing now, just time.
According to Zhang Zhun's order, all the gates of Qingzhou City have been closed. None of these people in the city could escape. In other words, none of the assets they carry can escape. Especially those assets from Laizhou Mansion, they will eventually go back to Laizhou Mansion obediently.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Under the cover of the dense Tiger Commandery, the demolition team stepped forward.
Without the threat of twelve cannons, without the obstruction of the moat, the Tiger Army will be much easier to place explosives packs.
Soon, five large explosives packets were placed.
"Boom!"
Soon after, an earth-shattering bang was heard.
In the dazzling firelight, the gate of King Heng's Mansion was forcibly blown open.
The Tiger Ben army immediately swarmed in and directly fought face-to-face with the guards of the Hengwang Mansion.