Attacking from the air is unimaginable, but it is by no means impossible, after the Anguo army was equipped with a hot air balloon, it tried to throw grenades from above, and the killing effect was not bad. It's just that if you want to bomb the Tartar City, you need to use more brains.

Wu Kaijie's staff officers are all astute, and when they mention their ideas, they immediately have an idea.

"Lord Wang, the city of the Daimyo Mansion is high and deep, and the population is also 100,000, if you want to cause any damage with a hot air balloon, I think it may be a little difficult, but an attack from the sky will inevitably hit the morale of the Tartars and disintegrate the fighting spirit. After all, the Tartars are still quite ignorant, and when they see an incredible attack, most of them will take it as a curse! ”

Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly: "Attack the city for the bottom, attack the heart for the top." Do you think this is possible? ”

Ou Rongting, who had just been promoted to staff officer, stood up, he was just in his early thirties this year, and he had originally followed Huang Degong and fought for many years. After being incorporated into the Angolan Army, he returned to the furnace, and the new concept of the Anguo Army in the school confirmed that Ou Rongting's progress was also quite amazing, and he was familiar with the old and new armies, which can be called resourceful.

"Lord, I think that the key to this war is to intimidate the people in the city and break the military spirit of the Tartars, in this case, grenades alone may not be possible, it is best to throw some leaflets to encourage the people in the city to rebel."

"Wonderful!" Gu Zhenhua nodded with satisfaction and said, "Vice Chief Wu, you hurry up and arrange for someone to write the leaflet by hand, be sure to be concise and to the point, and explain the problem in two sentences." Counselor Ou, how to use these hot air balloons depends on your skills! ”

Ou Rongting's eyes suddenly lit up, as the saying goes, staff officers do not have commanders. I don't make a sound of fart! Their achievements in planning and planning are not as good as those of rushing and killing on the battlefield and making meritorious contributions before the battle.

Therefore, he especially cherished the opportunity to be alone, and Ou Rongting saluted solemnly at Gu Zhenhua.

"Don't worry. Humble duty must live up to the mission! ”

At the sound of an order, the Anguo army moved up and down quickly, and fifty heaters were concentrated. Ou Rongting and Lu Shun, who assisted him, immediately chose a suitable place to attack.

In the past, hot air balloons were connected by ropes underground, but this time it was obviously not possible, and the hot air balloon had to fly over the daimyo on its own. After all, a hot air balloon can't be compared to an airplane, so the terrain is ah. The direction of the wind, the load, these have to be carefully calculated. Can't go out a little cuò.

"Three hundred zhang southeast of the Daimyo, there is a large mound, the terrain is higher than the others, and it follows the direction of the wind. It is easy to fly over the city in a hot air balloon. ”

Lu Shun said: "Brother Ou is naturally looking for the right place. You release the heater from the southeast, and I will take people to the northwest to receive it. ”

"Well, Battalion Commander Lu, these hot air balloons are the treasures of the Anguo Army, and they are secrets that cannot be passed on, and they must not fall into the hands of the Tartars. If you can't attack, even if you destroy the hot air balloon, you can't let the Tartars get it! ”

"This is natural. Please also ask Brother Ou to remind all drivers as well, in addition to preparing bombs. Whale oil should also be prepared, and once the hot air balloon is about to fall within range of the tartar, it must be ignited immediately and the hot air balloon must be set on fire. All drivers must be prepared to die. ”

"Don't worry, I'll arrange it!"

……

For the whole day, the Anguo army stormed the daimyo's mansion, and the cannons rang from morning to night, shaking the ears to buzz. Tuhai rushed to wherever there was danger, and finally the sky was dark, the offensive stopped, and he sat on the ground against the corner of the city wall.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps, and Tong Tulai walked over excitedly.

"General, your method is indeed too good, we set up an ambush in the city of urns, and killed at least two hundred Ming dogs, and injured countless people. Let these bright dogs have no one in their eyes, how can I have no one in the Qing Dynasty! ”

Tu Hai also became excited when he heard this, he struggled to stand up, but when his body relaxed, he felt pain, and he actually froze on his waist.

Tong Tulai saw that the situation was wrong, so he hurriedly supported Tuhai and said anxiously: "General, you are the backbone of the Daimyo's Mansion, you must not have an accident, hurry up and let the military doctor show you!" ”

Tu Hai smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "Brother, I know my body, and I can't die for the time being." Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart, I never thought I would leave the Daimyo's Mansion alive. Tu Hai wants to sprinkle all this blood here, drag Gu Zhenhua, and buy time for the regent! ”

Tong Tulai nodded frequently, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes from time to time, and said: "The general's loyal heart can be learned from heaven and earth." You are the pillar of the Qing Dynasty, how can you casually say death! ”

Tu Hai said with a smile: "Brother, in my opinion, Minggou's plan is not only like this, we only have the heart of death, and there is a slight chance of winning." You immediately send an order, ask everyone to strengthen the city overnight, and then gather the people in the city, and if you don't listen to the order, you will be killed! ”

Tong Tulai nodded emphatically: "General, you have a good rest first, and I'll arrange it!" ”

……

The sun rises in the east, dispelling the night, and the great war is staged again. In fact, last night, the artillery of the Anguo army did not stop, and the Tartars at the head of the city were as if they had not heard of it, carrying corpses, strengthening the city, hoarding rolling wood and stones, and were very busy.

Tuhai is really a loyal minion, yesterday he could barely stand up, today the drums of war sounded, he was full of energy, roared loudly, and commanded all the Tartars to prepare for battle.

Today's offensive of the Anguo Army is different from yesterday, the four gates are acting together, and it is impossible to distinguish where the key attack is, and can only hear the shouts of killing like thunder, which is earth-shattering.

After a full meal, the Anguo army poured in from all directions, and the number of men and horses seemed to be more than double that of yesterday.

"Minggou, do you want to win the name today? You are delusional! ”

Tu Hai sneered and roared: "Warriors of the Great Qing Dynasty, show your courage, don't insult the ancestors and ancestors!" ”

Today's battle entered a white-hot battle from the beginning, the Angolan army concentrated twenty artillery pieces and launched a fierce attack on the Tartar artillery at the head of the city, destroying four red-coated cannons and ten Furlong machine guns, and the fire at the head of the city was suppressed at once.

Then the Anguo army rushed bravely to kill, and climbed to the top of the city several times, Tuhai had to personally lead the troops to come to the rescue, people on both sides died every moment, and the moat was filled with corpses!

In the field battle, the Anguo army gnawed hard bones, but it was the first time that such a difficult siege battle was encountered, and all the generals gritted their teeth to support it.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, hundreds of soldiers stood neatly on the mound southeast of the Daimyo's Mansion, and behind them were huge hot air balloons, all of whom were anxiously waiting.

A gust of wind blew, the red flag on the mountain fluttered in the wind, and the streamer on the flag slowly pointed to the northwest.

"The wind is blowing!"

"Sir, the wind is blowing!"

The soldier shouted excitedly, and Ou Rongting's face, which had been tightened, finally showed a smile.

"Brothers, the time has come for you to show your might!"

With Ou Rongting's shout, the soldiers quickly jumped into the gondola, and one by one huge heaters slowly rose into the sky. In a quarter of an hour, the mound suddenly became colorful, and huge balloons covered the sky and the sun, and under the shadows, Ou Rongting felt a little small.

A small red flag symbolizing the completion of the preparation was raised on the hot air balloons, and Ou Rongting also waved the command flag in his hand vigorously, and in an instant, the soldiers on the hot air balloon cut the ropes together, and they flew towards the Daimyo Mansion with the wind.

……

"Kill!"

Brandishing his sword, Tuhai slashed at an Anguo soldier who was equally unambiguous, with a bayonet stabbed at his shoulder.

Tu Hai's shoulder hurt, and like a beast, he smashed his helmet with a knife and cut off the soldier's head with a backhand. But the triangular wound on his shoulder had pierced the blood vessels, and blood was gushing out, Tu Hai only felt that his arm was numb, and he raised his head blankly, only to see a large dark cloud in the distance drifting towards the Daimyo's Mansion!

"Is it going to rain? It's also good, Minggou's firearms can weaken a lot! ”

Tu Hai was praying for God's help, these "dark clouds" were getting closer and closer, and he could finally see the true face of Lushan, Tu Hai seemed to be frozen for a moment, and his whole body would never move again.

The first hot air balloon flew over the battlefield and fluttered over the Daimyo's Mansion, at this time the hot air balloon was about three hundred meters above the ground, and no weapon from the Tartars could hurt them.

One soldier lit a bag of grenades on the side of the gondola, the arquebus rattled, the other untied the rope, and the five grenades fell to the city so easily.

When it was about three meters away from the city wall, it exploded. The Tartars below were already frightened, and with a loud bang, more than a dozen Tartars fell in a pool of blood, and half of the city gate tower was blown up.

In the blink of an eye, two more bags of bombs were dropped, although the lethality was not as effective as before, but the Tartars had already taken their courage at this time.

In the face of the Anguo army rushing up, they may still have courage, but in the face of the attack from the sky, they really can't understand, the more incomprehensible, the more frightened, the more afraid, the more afraid.

One after another, the hot air balloons flew over the Tartars, and the bombs kept dropping, and the Tartars were holding their heads and running away. To be honest, there are not many Tartars who died directly under the bombardment, but the shock has already formed, and the Tartar rout has become irreversible.

Some people fled in a hurry, some knelt on the ground and prayed, and some people learned from the shaman's grandmother, and the nerves jumped to hide the fear in their hearts.

In the short split second the hot air balloon swept over the city, at least a thousand Tartars scrambled to escape. The defense of the head of the city was suddenly full of loopholes, and the soldiers of the Anguo Army climbed the ladder and quickly seized the city wall.

Just as everyone was laughing, the hot air balloon had already arrived in the city, and at this time the soldiers took out stacks of papers from the hanging baskets, and threw them down like flowers.

"The Tartar is over, and he is a man again."

"Kill a Tartar and get a reward of fifty taels of silver!"

"Revenge for revenge, revenge for wrong!"

Wu Kaijie wrote concisely according to Gu Zhenhua's meaning. When the first leaflet landed in the middle of a group of people, a young man swept the words on it, looked up at the hot air balloon flying by, and his blood instantly burned.

Grabbing the shovel, he flew in front of the Tartar.

"Kill the Tartars, take revenge!" (To be continued......)