Now that the dust has settled in Yashiro, I am also inspecting the special hero unit that played a decisive role in the battle that just ended.
It was a large row of tubular objects stacked diagonally on a large carriage, and there was a large group of launchers with charred traces of use at the bottom; this was the Huai-made seven-year-old heavy-duty model that had been further refined after many improvements. Flying Fire Thunder (Hale Rocket);
Therefore, compared with the original style, the original rail-mounted launcher made of bamboo and wood has been changed into a lighter thin iron roll-type launch tube, and a folding short tail fin is riveted on the projectile body, and the left fin is more conducive to air vortex. of spiral grooves for more stable and narrowed trajectory dispersion.
Then use iron hoops to assemble and stack them horizontally in parallel, and load them on a specially reinforced and shock-absorbed horse-drawn cart, which becomes the simplest rocket nest and cluster launcher; it can be used to accompany the army's mobile movement, It can also be placed on preset forts to strengthen and build defensive positions.
Then the bracket on the car can also be greatly adjusted and turned through the mechanical structure composed of gears and turntables.
Some of them are epitaxial super-caliber flying fire mines with specially enlarged and weighted warheads, which are based on the principle of rocket-propelled high explosive charges. They are the ancient version of heartless cannons, but the range is even shorter, and can almost be defeated by a condescending bow. Crossbow threat obtained.
Because the range and accuracy of the early products were very impressive, the probability of accidental damage to oneself and the enemy during the cover and suppressive shooting of the corresponding flying fire mines in field battles and fortifications was also criticized; therefore, in the previous attacks on the outer walls and the inner city, During the battle, there were not many opportunities to be put to use, and they gave way to directional blasting methods used by light and heavy artillery and combat engineers that were more suitable for hard target destruction and destruction.
But for a fortress-like fixed target like Yacheng, which has few civilian targets and no additional concerns, but is relatively small and strong and gathers a large number of enemies, there is no need to taboo anything and it can be used with confidence without worrying about errors.
Just because of the production sequence and batch problems, coupled with the relatively complicated and time-consuming process, it was not until recently that a batch sufficient for use was completed. They were sent over quickly and slowly, and finally caught up with the Battle of Youzhou. the final stage.
In addition to the various experimental products accumulated over the years in the inventory, as well as the old-fashioned flying fire mines obtained from the imperial army, which were thick and bulky and difficult to carry and transport, they were all sent out here to be consumed in disguise. The results achieved are also quite astonishing.
Although this kind of probabilistic intensive bombing can actually weaken and destroy city defenses to a limited extent, it can cause considerable damage to various buildings and people exposed without protection, as well as the corresponding psychological impact and shock. The most obvious and effective thing is the ruins and corpses everywhere after the sea of ????fire.
It happened that when thousands of rockets were bombarded at the same time, most of the generals of the Ring Guard gathered on the city to take the oath and give instructions. As a result, they were the first to bear the brunt of the attack and suffered heavy casualties and were wiped out on the spot. Therefore, the soldiers who survived this round of attack They had neither fighting spirit nor morale at all, and were divided by the roar of fires and explosions ignited everywhere. .
Finally, when the vanguards and warriors selected by the Huai Army had just assembled in front of the gate of Yacheng, preparing to launch a trial attack on the city under the cover of the artillery team, they found that the city had been actively opened from the inside out. ; And those who rushed out were not the desperate men who broke through with all their strength, but scattered and broken troops who fled one after another.
Then, he easily and bloodlessly captured the city gates that were completely unguarded. But then, these pioneering warriors were helpless against the raging fires that had intensified inside Yacheng and were burning everywhere;
Because the opponent seemed to have placed combustible materials throughout Yacheng as a precaution, the flying fire thunder that was bombarded accidentally ignited, and the flames spread out of control and spread rapidly.
In the end, the Huai army, which had already occupied part of Yacheng, could only hold on to the section of the city they had controlled through follow-up measures such as water spraying and earth isolation. They waited for the fire to burn out in the midst of blazing flames and then naturally extinguished.
Therefore, among the last remaining ruins of Yacheng, there are everywhere the disgraced prisoners waiting to be taken in and managed, as well as the remaining soldiers and civilians who are covered in soot and burned and sitting on the ground crying, and the total number in the end is less than 10,000. Just people.
The only slight drawback is that Han Zhongyan, who was the primary target, is missing, and no body similar to him has been found yet; moreover, a lot of money and silk accumulated in Yacheng were burned and destroyed on the spot, leaving many The loot picked up in the end obviously shrank significantly.
Not long after the Yacheng was conquered and the mess started to be cleared up, a shocking shout came from the west direction of the city.There were killing sounds and dull roars; then someone sent an urgent report, but it was the Pinglu Army outside the city that suddenly dug down a certain section of the city wall and entered the city through many gaps.
"This is finally here"
I said to the left and right without taking it seriously
"I can feel at ease now No."
Because, I deliberately left and created these flaws. Even the foundation of the city wall was tampered with in advance.
Before that, I had given Wang Yuan, who had already arrived, a task: to arrange several groups of people to wait for an opportunity to escape to the Pinglu Army outside the city, and tell them the news and inside story that the inner city was still fighting
Most of a day later, on the battlefield on the west side of Youzhou Waiguo shrouded in fireworks, on the long street blocked by various obstacles, the fighting was still going on.
"Rush over"
"Just rush over"
"You will win if you rush over,"
Wang Jilie, also known as the "Double-Sword General", was also loudly encouraging the soldiers around him.
"Follow me to kill as many thieves as you canah"
Although even he didn't know how many times he had said this, how many enemy defenses he had broken through, how many blunderbuss he had chopped off and hacked away with his own hands, and how many soldiers around him had changed. No matter how many times, the enemies and the rain of lead bullets standing in front of us still seem to be endless, which makes people feel hoarse and desperate.
The once-familiar city areas and streets are so strange and dangerous. There are ambushing enemies everywhere, and their ubiquitous trumpets and whistles. There are firelights and smoke from firearms in front, back and left. Advancing a certain distance is paved with the bodies of many fallen soldiers who were knocked down in rows.
The most terrifying thing are the cannons that shoot into the crowd from time to time, plowing up blood and flesh in a zigzag path; and the multi-barreled guns on the wheel frame. As long as these sudden sounds are heard suddenly for a while, the cannons will be fired. A group of people fell inexplicably among the advancing team;
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of this conflict, many of his familiar people had died;
Tong Baiwan, a hunter who was born with great strength and was nicknamed "Human Bear", was hit by a cannon and his upper body was broken; Lieutenant Pulici, a eagle shooter outside the Great Wall, was blown up by an ambush mine. After falling over, he could not get up again;
Ranrang, the captain of Tiaodang, who was said to have torn apart tigers and wolves with his hands, was hit half of his head by a stray bullet while climbing over the barricade; Su Huaian, the veteran patrolman of Liucheng who was very popular in the border town, was suddenly killed on the street. The store that collapsed after being exploded was buried under pressure and suffocated to death when rescue efforts failed.
Not to mention that the leader of the family who had been following him for many years, who risked his life to protect him, was beaten into a large sieve of blood by several sprays with trumpets and guns.
Obviously, from the moment he led his army into the city through the gap in the city wall that was dug and cut, he had already fallen into the trap carefully laid by the opponent; and those who were hiding on the roofs and behind the walls were constantly shooting. The gunmen of the Huai Army were like omnipresent tarsal maggots, and like pieces of sponges absorbing water, constantly distracting and drawing away the military strength they continuously invested.
Then, like a gambler who keeps investing and gets red-eyed, and finally makes a desperate move, they have to put all their efforts into it to win this chance of winning. The several Pinglu troops that entered the city one after another were also forced to scatter during the attack, and each of them looked for a way out and tried to break out.
In fact, ever since the commander-in-chief of the army who had always trusted and favored him, Lu Qian, Fan Yang's military governor and governor, had been cut off by a series of big explosions planned by the Huai Army. , after unfortunately being trapped in the period and leaving no bones;
Wang Jilie had only the last and only idea left, to break through the obstacles of the Huai army in front of him, and to fight a bloody path for his troops.
Then, he suddenly found that the pressure on the opposite side suddenly relaxed, and his field of vision suddenly became clear again, leaving only a row of side-by-side car walls in the distance; but he couldn't help the warning sign in his heart and roared loudly behind him:
"Get down on the ground quickly. Be careful with the cannons."
Then he fell forward and fell to the ground. Before he finished speaking, he heard a dull puffing sound, and a dense buzzing sound in the air. Countless tracks with smoke traces passed by in an instant. The top of his head fell on the group of soldiers behind him who had not yet reacted;
In an instant, the parts above their thighs exploded with large blood splatters, or were torn and penetrated in the air like pieces of rags or straw men, with tornThe rotten body fell to the ground and was gone in the blink of an eye.
Wang Jilie, who witnessed all this on the spot, was so stunned that he dug his fingers deeply into the soil on the ground, and his whole body was shaking so hard that he almost exploded.
However, all this was like the last straw that broke the back of the camel team. They dispersed behind him, and no one was willing to follow him. In the end, only dozens of lonely figures were left staggeringly following Wang Jilie, who stood up again.
"The children of Yanshan are mighty"
"Be in the same robe as your son,"
"Perish with the enemy"
They continued to roar and rushed into the car formation that had just been fired, and then they were dragged down to the ground by hooks and nooses that suddenly stretched out from the car, and those who were thrown became prisoners.