Chapter 627 Breaking the city!

When the Dabai Fleet began its first round of artillery attacks, Mo Luo also began to prepare for the relevant work of blasting. For him, blasting was familiar with the art and had no technical problems. Therefore, in the face of Zhang Zhun's inquiry, Mo Luo was full of confidence.

Mo Luo became the leader of the explosion team. His biggest advantage was his physical fitness. He was burly and powerful, and was enough to carry a large amount of explosive pack. It was already very difficult for ordinary soldiers to carry two explosive packs weighing fifty kilograms and move very slowly. But for Mo Luo, weighing one hundred kilograms is not a big deal, and he can run or jump even if he is carried.

Of course, it is a little difficult to blast the south gate of Dengzhou City today. It is not that the south gate of Dengzhou City is so strong, mainly because the Tartars' bows and arrows are more difficult to deal with. The Tartars are different from other opponents, and they would rather die than surrender. Their archery skills are fast, accurate and ruthless. If they catch the opportunity to shoot, they may die in the city. Therefore, Mo Luo must make careful preparations.

For an excellent blaster, the best skill should not be blasting technology, but how to save yourself. If you cannot send the explosive bag smoothly, no matter how excellent the blasting technology is, it will not work. Therefore, Mo Luo used special protective armor, including thick leather jackets, thick cotton cloth bags that wet water, and wrapped around the body of the key parts.

Especially for the legs, thick protective covers should be worn to avoid being shot by the Tartar arrows and losing their ability to move. The shoes he used were also specially made and very large. One shoe was as big as three other people's shoes. The shoes were surrounded by thick cotton cloth, and steel sheets were also inlaid in the middle of the cotton cloth. This could effectively block the damage of the arrows to the soles of the feet.

After such protection, even if the Tartar arrow hit Mo Luo, it would not cause fatal damage to him. Ordinary muskets, projectiles hit on it, could not penetrate the thick protective layer. Of course, such protective performance came at the expense of moving speed. Even if Mo Luo had a great force, after wearing such a set of equipment, he would carry two large explosive packs weighing 50 kilograms, and his movement speed was similar to that of a turtle.

Fortunately, the cover firepower of the Hu Ben Army is also very powerful. Not only are there flying dragon cannons, but also red barbarian cannons. In addition, the dense shooting of the Hu Ben Army also put great pressure on the defenders on the city. The defenders on the city only dare to hide behind the battlements. It takes considerable courage to stand up and shoot arrows. In fact, such behavior is very stupid. The raging Minnie bullets can completely tear them all to pieces.

"superior!"

Zhang Zhun patted Mo Luo’s shoulder hard and said loudly.

Under the cover of other comrades, the blasting team led by Mo Luo set off. There were a total of sixteen people in the blasting team, each carrying a 50-kilogram explosive pack. Well, Mo Luo is an exception. Each four people have a group, and there are four groups in total, and the distance between them is relatively far.

They were still using the method of covering the wet quilt on the Eight Immortals table. Everyone grabbed a table leg and moved forward slowly. The wet quilt can effectively block the shooting of arrows. In order to better provide protection, these Eight Immortals tables and quilts are specially made, with only about one foot of space between the quilt and the ground.

At the beginning, the blasting team did not encounter too many obstacles. The arrowheads occasionally shot and the projectiles fired by the defenders were blocked by the wet quilts. However, when they arrived near the city gate, a large number of arrowheads fell from the sky. Fortunately, the wet quilts effectively blocked these arrowheads. However, the arrowheads inserted randomly on the ground still caused obstacles to them. They had to kick off these arrowheads before they could continue to move forward.

When Dorgon was hiding in the cellar, Duoduo and Kong Youde were near the city wall at the south gate. They were not on the city tower. Because the artillery fire of the Hu Ben Army was pouring on the top of the city, if they were on the top of the city, they would probably be killed. Faced with the powerful artillery fire of the Hu Ben Army, both of them looked at each other with bitter faces.

The flying dragon cannon fired solid bullets, with the purpose of smashing the buildings in the city. However, the red cannon fired grape bullets. The grape cannon fired from the red cannon have very scattered landing points, and marbles were splashed everywhere, which put a lot of psychological pressure on the defenders. The guns and cannons of the Tiger Army pressed the Tartars on the top of the city so that they could not raise their heads, let alone archery.

However, if the defenders did not fight back at all, it would be like being controlled by the Hu Ben Army at will, which was also very painful. The great Jin army once dominated the world and had few opponents. Now, they were actually suppressed by the Hu Ben Army and turned into quails. I am afraid that every Jin army would feel uncomfortable. Even a symbolic counterattack was necessary. Otherwise, morale would be even lower.

"Shoot the arrow!"

"Shoot the arrow!"

"Shoot the arrow!"

Duoduo kept roaring.

Behind the city wall, the Tartars archers gathered together and shot arrows obliquely into the sky. After the arrows flew into the air, they refracted and landed just near the city gate. This was the method Dorgon thought of. It could effectively avoid the attack of the Tiger Ben Army's artillery shells, save itself, and release the arrows outside the city. The Dorgon's Tartars hoped to rely on this method of archery to block the approach of the Tiger Ben Army.

In fact, Duoduo did not agree with Dorgon's suggestion. He felt that doing this was purely unnecessary, but just a psychological comfort for himself. No one knew whether it could really play a role. Duoduo himself was not very clear about where the arrow shot was. The Tartars were better at riding and shooting, rather than shooting. Such a shooting method was almost the same as a blind man shooting. If he was in Liaodong, such a mess would be seriously despised.

However, besides this way of counterattack, is there any better way for the Jin army? No! Really no! Dorgon was undoubtedly a smart man, who worked hard to search for his dry heart and tried every means to find a way to effectively deal with the Hu Ben Army. However, he failed. Faced with the huge advantages of the Hu Ben Army, he could not think of any way to effectively counterattack.

It was like a three-year-old child fighting with a thirty-year-old strong man. No matter what means the child took, he would never do anything to the Han Dynasty. In the past, Dorgon always believed that the Jin army was the strong man in thirty-year-old, while the Ming army was the poor child. But now, everything has turned around. The Hu Ben army has become a strong man, while the Jin army has become that pitiful child.

In fact, at the top of the south gate, the defenders also deployed several Folang artillery guns. They once placed their hopes on these artillery guns. Unfortunately, when the battle really began, the defenders found that these artillery guns had no chance to fire. Because the Hu Ben Army had focused on them. The Hu Ben Army's cannons and snipers were staring at these artillery guns.

As long as the rebel gunners try to get close to the Flangji cannon, they will immediately be bombarded by the Hu Ben Army. It would be fine if the artillery fire is covered, but the most terrifying thing is the shooting of the snipers. Their shooting skills are too fierce. Even if they are thirty or forty feet away, they can still accurately hit a shot.

At the beginning, the rebel artillery did not know how powerful the Tiger Ben Army snipers were, and they tried to activate artillery. As a result, people were continuously killed by the artillery. After twenty or thirty gunners were killed, no rebel gunners were willing to come up and die.

In fact, compared with the fierce firepower of the Hu Ben Army, the functions of these several Folang cannons are simply negligible. The defenders fired a shell and immediately attracted several shells from the Hu Ben Army, which was dozens of shells. In terms of the number of cannons, the two sides were not of the same level. Later, even Duoduo and Kong Youde completely gave up these cannons.

"The enemy is coming!"

"The enemy is coming!"

"The enemy is coming!"

The Tartars' observation whistle found Mo Luo and others approaching from behind the battlements, and roared quickly. At this time, Mo Luo and others were less than ten feet away from the south gate of Dengzhou City. At this time, the defenders realized that they were indeed a little late to come up.

Duoduo and Kong Youde hurriedly ordered the troops to fight back. The Tartars and the rebels on the top of the city stood up and shot arrows directly under the city. Of course, their actions were not allowed by the Hu Ben Army. So they were immediately attacked by the Hu Ben Army even more fiercely.

"Open fire!"

Hao Linyong ordered loudly.

The sniper team is Zhang Zhun's patent, and he cannot mobilize it. However, in the Chuangzi Camp, he also organized hundreds of sharpshooters to be responsible for suppressing enemies near the city gate. If the Tartars want to shoot arrows, it is absolutely impossible! As long as you dare to show your head, I will shoot you in the head!

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Sure enough, the sharpshooters shot one after another, and the defenders on the top of the city immediately retreated.

A white-armored soldier of Tartars was brave enough to stand up without any concealment, regardless of the shooting of the Hu Ben Army. As a result, a series of Minnie bombs hit him, knocking him all over his body, blood kept pouring out, and in a moment he became a blood man. He muttered powerlessly, and finally fell backwards to the sky and ended.

Another white-armored soldier of the Tartars might be too angry when he saw his companion being beaten to death, or he might be too angry to endure the aggrievedness of being beaten, or he might just want to die a little more heroic. As a result, he stood up fiercely. Facts have proved that the Tiger Army is definitely treated equally. Since you are seeking death, you will definitely meet your requirements. A series of Minnie bombs flew over and knocked the Tartars white-armored soldier to the ground easily.

When this white-armored Tartar soldier fell down, his face was peaceful and even his eyes closed in advance. It seemed that he was seeking death by himself. There was no way. After being besieged for half a year, he suffered such a huge blow and did not even have the chance to fight back. Such a life is really frustrating. Instead of living a cowardly life, it is better to die vigorously.

When the other Tartars saw this scene, they all consciously retreated. The guns and cannons of the Tiger Army kept roaring, and they were definitely dead when they stood up at this time. Since the defeat in the battle in Huangxian, the Tartars' self-confidence and courage have been severely hit, and they are no longer as brave as before.

Blood flowed around the city wall, as if silently warning other Tartars, you must not learn from him, otherwise, this would be the end. No matter how brave you are, you will be a scumbag in front of the Hu Ben Army!

Of course, most of the Tartars are still unwilling to commit suicide. Especially those rebels, servants, second Tartars, etc. They will never end their lives until the moment the Minnie bomb of the Tiger Army hit them. Some of them even fantasized that they still have a chance to escape.

Kong Youde had such fantasies.

At this time, Kong Youde understood that he had to make a choice. He had to make a decision that would make him survive before Zhang Zhun caught him. It was very difficult to do this. There were too many crimes he was carrying. The act of voluntarily treason was enough to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan. Subconsciously, Kong Youde looked at Duoduo beside him.

If you want to survive or die more decently, you can only make a decision on Dorgon and Duoduo. There is no doubt that there is no suspense in the victory of the Hu Ben Army attacking Dengzhou City this time. The key is that Dorgon and Duoduo will definitely not let themselves live and fall into the hands of the Hu Ben Army, and will not let themselves appear in front of Zhang Zhun alive. For Zhang Zhun, if they can catch Dorgon and Duoduo, of course, it would be better than death.

The question is, can Zhang Zhun catch Dorgon and Duoduo who are alive? It's not impossible, it's just difficult. Even if the Hu Ben Army is powerful, Dorgon and Duoduo have a chance to commit suicide. The only one who can help Zhang Zhun capture them alive is himself. Only the man named Kong Youde. This is also his only way out and the only hope for survival.

Duoduo, who was beside Kong Youde, had no idea at all. Kong Youde's expression was different. He was not a person who knew the details and did not like to think about it. Kong Youde's colorful intestines were completely unaware of Kong Youde. He was just very depressed, thinking that the Hu Ben Army was too powerful and he had no ability to fight back. It was really a failure to fight this battle.

However, seeing the Hu Ben Army keeps delivering explosive bags, that is not a solution. Many Tartars have seen the power of explosive bags when they were in Huang County, which is an invisible thing to kill people! So many explosive bags are piled up in the city gate and explode after a while. Who will have good fruits to eat? Therefore, Duoduo had to make a decision and find a way to avoid this disaster.

"withdraw!"

"Escape from the city gate!"

Duoduo had no choice but to shout helplessly.

If you continue to stay at the city gate, you will only be killed by all.

Thirty-six strategies, the best strategy is to avoid the explosion of the Hu Ben Army first.

It has to be said that Duoduo's order saved many defenders and preserved a lot of power. If it were not for this order, a large number of defenders would be buried in the ruins by explosions. Eight hundred kilograms of black explosives were piled up in the city gate, which could completely overturn the entire city tower into the air.

However, Duoduo did not expect that when he ordered the withdrawal of troops, Kong Youde's figure disappeared. Moreover, several of Kong Youde's confidants were gone. Because the scene was very chaotic, there were messy crowds everywhere, and there were the Great Jin army and rebels who were evacuated in panic. Duoduo did not notice this at all.

"Walk!"

Mo Luo lit the fuse and ran out immediately.

Other members of the blasting team have retreated first.

"Boom!"

A loud noise came from behind, as if the sky was falling and the earth was cracking.

Mo Luo felt that his eardrums were about to be shattered. Something seemed to be shaking hard in his chest, feeling a little bit like vomiting. Immediately, a huge wave of air surged up from behind and overthrew him to the ground. Fortunately, his distance was far enough, otherwise, the violent explosion would have included him.

The power of 800 kilograms of black explosives is of course very small. The city walls at that time were not all reinforced concrete like later generations. Most of the city walls at that time were bricks or stones on both sides, and compact soil in the middle. There was no cement connection between stones or bricks, only lime. Some even had lime, only clay. The wind and rain, sun and rain, and the connection between bricks and stones had long been cracked. Such a city wall of course could not stop the bombardment of 800 kilograms of black explosives.

After a loud bang, the entire south gate of Dengzhou City seemed to have been moved directly into the air, then broken one after another, and then shattered. The most exaggerated thing is the city tower. The entire city tower flew into the air, just like the Lingxiao Palace in mythology. However, before most people could see it, the illusory Lingxiao Palace was shattered and disappeared without a trace.

"superior!"

Hao Linyong yelled loudly.

The soldiers who broke into the camp ran forward one after another.

The entire south gate of Dengzhou City has collapsed, and a large amount of gravel, bricks, and soil are piled up together to form a rugged slope. The top of the slope is the gap. The gravel is constantly rolling down the gap. The soldiers climbed up along the slope, trying to take the lead in occupying the gap.

The blasting smoke had not completely dispersed, and the visibility was very low. The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, which was simply suffocating. Some of the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army who came up from attack kept coughing, while some subconsciously pinched their noses and then quickly climbed up. In the middle, some people kept falling down, and the scene was once in a mess.

"Adjust the range!"

"Start grape bomb!"

After the city gate was blown up, Li Yang was also busy in the artillery battalion's position.

When the gap opens, the next step is to curb the counterattack of the defenders. I believe that the defenders will definitely counterattack wildly. They will definitely not let the Hu Ben Army enter the city easily. The Hu Ben Army that just assaulted must not have many people and its firepower is not strong. They must rely on the help of artillery to better curb the joint counterattack of the Tatars and the rebels.

In fact, this is true. After Duoduo retreated his troops, he did not evacuate too far from the city gate. The Hu Ben Army opened the city gate, which obviously could not stop him. However, if the Hu Ben Army wanted to enter the city, he would ask him if he agreed. He was going to organize troops to fight back immediately when the Hu Ben Army entered the city, and give them a blow to the Hu Ben Army, so that they could know the power of the warriors of the Jin army.

It is Duoduo's most primitive idea to take a cushion before dying. Now, of course, he cannot still fantasize about defending Dengzhou City. The only thing he can consider now is to increase the casualties of the Hu Ben Army as much as possible, and to suffer both losses and defeat the Hu Ben Army. Of course, it would be even better if he could die together.

"Strike back!"

"Strike back!"

"Strike back!"

After the violent explosion, Duoduo immediately shouted.

The remaining Tartars drove away a large number of rebels and blocked the gap.

"Kill a Tiger Army!"

"Award one hundred taels of silver!"

Duoduo shouted loudly from behind.

He completely forgot that at this time, silver had a fart effect. However, besides silver, what else did Duoduo have in his hands? He had no life left. What else could he do for promotion? Material rewards? Food? The amount of food was not large at all. As for the others, there was no such thing in Dengzhou City. They took out everything they could eat. Only gold, silver and jewelry could not be eaten, so they were still kept.

Having said that, when the Great Jin army entered Dengzhou City, there were really a lot of gold, silver and jewelry seized. At that time, Dengzhou City concentrated most of the wealthy families in Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture. Their property fell into the hands of the Great Jin Army and Dorgon and Duoduo. Because of a temporary accident, they were afraid that Huang Taiji would make trouble, so neither of them transported the gold, silver and jewelry to Liaodong in time. As a result, they were all trapped in Dengzhou City.
To be continued...