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Chapter 795: Zhao Tianyue in the Huangpu River (3)

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    Horsetail grenades exploded among the swarming crowd, throwing up clouds of smoke and mud, followed by screams and screams.  That was when people were hit by shrapnel from exploding grenades.  The horsetail grenade of the Hongwu Army has been continuously improved by soldiers in the arsenal and the front line after several actual battles.  In addition to the gradual fixation of the charge amount and gunpowder type, the grenade shells are also consciously made of different thicknesses during the casting process, laying the foundation for faster and better fragmentation after the explosion.  However, the most terrible thing is not the fragments produced by the explosion, but the smoke produced by the explosion.  "It's a poisonous smoke bomb!" "It's a gray bomb, guys, run away!" Amidst the roaring explosions, streams of dazzling and choking smoke filled the air.  Some Qing soldiers who happened to inhale it immediately coughed.  Everyone screamed and ran.  The most basic ingredients of this smoke are quicklime, and then arsenic, the most famous weapon for murdering husbands when traveling at home.  These two things are the most basic standard configuration.  Just imagine, the shock wave after the explosion pushed quicklime mixed with arsenic into the humid air after the rain, and it was inhaled into the lungs and respiratory systems of people who were exercising vigorously. This feeling is probably something that only soldiers in the trenches of World War I can compare with.  The soldiers had some exchanges.  The Qing soldiers who were unlucky enough to inhale a lot of poisonous smoke felt dizzy and had a splitting headache.  Then I felt horrified that my breathing was short and I felt like I was suffocating.  They desperately reached out to ask for help from others.  Then he wanted to speak, but found that nothing could come out. He only made a sound in his mouth, and his whole body twitched violently.  ¡°Some people found that their vision became difficult after inhaling the poisonous smoke. They ran around howling in fear, vomiting loudly while running, and vomited dirt all over their bodies.  Some people were running with their mouths in their noses and mouths at the same time.  Dark blood flowed from time to time, adding to their fear.  When quicklime meets water, it emits a large amount of heat, burning people's skin and various tissues and organs. Arsenic, croton, and wolfsbane have a great effect on human health. As dense grenades continue to attack the crowd,  After the explosion, plumes of thick smoke rose up in the Qing army's offensive formation, and quickly turned into thick and thick smoke. The gray-white smoke blocked the sun's rays, making people feel as if they were in daylight hell.  "Fire!" "Fire!" The Qing army could only stop in the thick toxic and harmful smoke, threw away their weapons, and covered their mouths and noses with their hands, trying to block the terrible smoke. Everyone kept shouting  There were coughs and groans, and people kept falling to the ground, with black blood flowing from their mouths and noses and dying.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Hongwu Army soldiers in the trench loaded, fired, cleared their barrels, reloaded, and fired again. They fired in the direction where the shouts and groans were the densest in the smoke, knocking over the Qing troops one by one.  The ground turned into corpses.  The grenadiers threw out the horsetail grenades one after another, thickening and heightening the visible and intangible wall of smoke in front of them!  "Quick! Rush up! Rush up! This is a poisonous smoke bomb! Dip your headscarves with water, cover your mouth and nose, and you'll be fine!" "No escape, violators will be killed on the spot, no escape, cough cough  " Continuously, Qing army officers used swords, whips and curses to drive groups of Qing soldiers into the smoke.  They covered their mouths and noses with their turbans, howled and shot them.  As a result, another group of people spent their health and lives learning a basic equation in chemistry class.  Calcium oxide reacts with water and turns into calcium hydroxide, releasing a large amount of heat energy.  Choking lime powder was flying everywhere on the battlefield along with various drugs of unknown composition.  Lime invades the eyes, causing excruciating pain immediately and making it impossible to open the eyes. Over time, the result is blindness.  Normally, when eyes are hit by quicklime, they cannot be washed with water and have to be wiped with vegetable oil. But on this battlefield where tens of thousands of people are dying and don¡¯t know when it will end, where can you find vegetable oil?  What's more, what's in these people's eyes, bodies, mouths and noses is more than just quicklime?  Wave after wave of Qing troops rushed up, and wave after wave turned into corpses and fell there.  Gradually, the earth was covered with corpses, and the corpses of those who came later fell on top of the former, layer by layer, layer by layer. In the most places, there were seven or eight layers of corpses.  However, even if rows of soldiers were beaten to death in front of the battlefield, their eyes would still be blood-red and they would not flinch.  The spears stabbed in layers and the dense rain of arrows continued to cause casualties to the Hongwu Army soldiers in the trenches.  Although they may only be able to rush to the edge of the ditch and stab one shot before being killed by muskets and pellets, or they may just shoot an arrow in the direction of the ditch and fall to the ground, but they are better in numbers.  Gradually, there were fewer and fewer people around Mo Sande.  "Mother Diurege! Come on! The Guangxi boys brought out by our second young marshal are in no way better than?Young Marshal¡¯s Dongfang soldiers!  "He carried two short fire guns and kept swimming back and forth in the trench. He kept rushing up and knocked down the Qing soldiers who tried to jump into the trench. He kept motivating his soldiers. "However,  The distance of the Qing army's charge was getting shorter and shorter, and the intervals between the charges were getting shorter and shorter. The Luzhai had been either demolished or burned down by the Qing army. The few remaining Luzhai were filled with corpses of the Qing army.  Finally, another charge from the Qing army came. "Kill the barbarians!"  !  " "Kill the Tatars!  !  "After firing the trigger, the soldiers of the Hongwu Army almost synchronized with the projectiles coming out of the barrel, straightened the muskets, raised the butts of their rifles, and faced the Qing soldiers who jumped from the edge of the trench. The Qing soldiers also had red eyes.  , holding a spear in hand and stabbed at the Hongwu Army in the trench. The two sides collided instantly, and countless screams were heard. In this dense crowd of people and guns, there is almost no room to display your physical skills, no matter how good your personal martial arts are.  They can't do it either. Instead of thrusting forward, they compete with each other's will, discipline and ability to withstand it. It depends on who can't stand it first and collapses first!  The sound continued, and the soldiers who were the first to come into contact with both sides fell in large pieces in the blink of an eye. The battle with cold weapons was very cruel, and the pain of being penetrated into the body was unimaginable. It was lucky to die on the spot. If the internal organs were punctured or something, then it would be unimaginable.  The pain is really unbearable for ordinary people. If you are stabbed in the lungs, even if there are no other injuries, you will suffocate to death because the lungs cannot expand and take in fresh air. Although Hongwujun paid great attention to the training of hand-to-hand combat with muskets,  Li Huabao was also a registered disciple of Taoist Master Liu Guidan, and he paid more attention to the assassination training of his subordinates. However, a good tiger could not stand up to a pack of wolves. The Qing army's spearmen continued to enter the battlefield regardless of casualties, and both sides stabbed each other in the trenches.  There was no room to escape. Gradually, the Hongwu Army showed signs of collapse. It was too late for Mo Sande's two short-fire muskets to be loaded. At this time, he had already picked up a shot and didn't know whether his master was alive or dead.  He used the blunderbuss to fight with his life against the Qing soldiers who rushed in. He had lost track of how many Qing soldiers he had killed who jumped into the trenches, and he also forgot that several Qing soldiers fell beside him and were stabbed by the Qing soldiers.  Warrior, all he could think about was stabbing forward with all his strength, guarding against the left thrust, guarding against the right thrust, thrusting, and thrusting downwards. People on both sides kept falling, and there were wailing sounds, and many people who were not dead were struggling on the ground.  , in the trenches, blood and rain were mixed together, and the entrails of the war dead were piled on the ground, which was extremely slippery underfoot. From time to time, they would encounter the wounded and corpses, and they were stabbed crazily.  He discovered an advantage. The Qing army's spears were long and difficult to use in the trenches. Therefore, once the Qing army jumped into the trenches, they would find their own way out. However, if they stood on the edge of the trenches, they would just head towards the trenches.  In all likelihood, the unlucky ones are the Hongwu Army soldiers. Facing the sword and shield soldiers of the Qing Army, the wider the area, the more Hongwu Army soldiers form formations, the more Hongwu Army soldiers will come up.  You can also teach them how to behave with blunderbuss. However, if it is a narrow area and the soldiers of the Hongwu Army have not formed a formation, those who are skilled in personal martial arts will have room to display their personal martial arts. He began to greet those around him to gather together!  The people fight in formation! Three people are outside, and one person is in the middle. The person outside uses a musket to greet him, and the person in the middle either uses a horsetail grenade or loads the fire gun with projectiles. In short, he is giving full play to his firepower.  ! Gradually, tactical teams were formed in the trenches one by one, clearing the trenches section by section, and drove out the Qing troops who rushed in.  The space in the trenches was limited, and Mo Sande's new tactics were quickly promoted at the front. The morale of the Qing army's attack gradually declined.  No matter how much silver dollars the superiors offer as a reward, we still have to be ordered to receive it!  Their crazy emotions stimulated by the silver dollar slowly cooled down, and some people began to show hesitation and fear.  As the casualties continue to increase, more and more people are frightened and hesitant, all trying to push their partners forward. This makes their battle line more chaotic and less and less capable of fighting.  The soldier in the front row fell, and the vacancy he had gained with his life was lost in the hesitation and hesitation of the soldiers behind him.  Gradually, the morale of both sides waxed and waned.  Finally, the last straw that broke the camel's back appeared.  Behind the city wall, there was a loud sound of copper trumpets.  Along with the sound of the trumpet, dozens of artillery fires inside and outside the city began to fire violently at the rear of the Qing army's offensive route.  "No! Nanmanzi's reinforcements are coming! Run!" Someone suddenly realized, shouted loudly, turned around and ran away.  It spreads faster than the plague, and completely replicates at the speed of a computer virus.One person howled loudly and ran away, taking away the fighting will of countless people, and the Qing army began to flee.  I will kill you while you are sick!  Mo Sande jumped out of the trench in one stride, led the few dozen men left under his command, and chased them all the way with his brothers in the neighboring trenches.  He picked up the fire gun in his hand and used the butt of the fire gun as a three-eyed gun or a mace. He immediately cracked open the head of a Qing soldier in front of him, sprinkling red and white all over him.  The gun holder was shattered together with the Qing soldier's head.  Before he could withdraw the gun, a spear came from beside him and passed under his ribs.  He pulled out a horsetail grenade from his waist, swung it up and smashed it in the direction of the spearhead.  Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a spear stabbing his head from the right side.  "It's over! I can't eat the rice noodles at home anymore!" Such a thought flashed through his mind.  "However, the spear was a little skewed, and it scratched his cheek. It was unclear whether it took away a piece of skin or bitten off a piece of meat. Mo Sande just felt that his face was burning.  The man who stabbed him looked at his chest in great surprise. There, a piece of blood was expanding until the entire torso was dyed red.  Looking back, it was Luo Agui, the leader of his regiment, who came to meet him with his men.  Several soldiers from the Guards Company around Luo Agui had their gunshots puffing out faint smoke.  It seemed that they had opened fire in time and saved his life.  "Mo San Mengzi! You street boy! You home shovel! Lose that mother! I clearly blew the call to mobilize troops, asking you to shrink your position and leave room for the artillery brothers to shell. You dogs  Thing! You can listen to the troop call as a charge call! If the Tatar soldiers run away, are you going to chase them to Beijing? " Luo Agui was so angry that he came over and kicked him.  Mo Sande was kicked to the ground.  "Pull me back! Blow the trumpet and withdraw the troops! Retreat to the city! Then each battalion takes turns to cover and retreat to the business district!" He took a life-saving kit from the guard beside him and randomly pressed it on Mo Sande's face.  He said, "You already look like a sweet potato head! And you got hit on the fucking face by a guy! If you lose your appearance in the future, let me see what you say about marriage! Which girl is willing to marry such an ugly guy like you!"  While cursing, the movements of his hands did not stop at all. He ordered the buglers to blow their trumpets, gather the troops, check the results of the battle, count the casualties, evacuate the wounded and dead, and arrange for the ammunition that could not be transported to be burned and destroyed.  , pick up some of the Qing army's swords and guns and take them back to prepare for reporting the merits.  "Captain, this is a good fight. Why do you have to retreat to the city and back to the business district alternately?" Mo Sande covered his face with his hands and followed Luo Agui closely like a follower.  Behind the butt.  "Why are you asking this? Are you commanding the left behind, or are the left behind commanding you?!" "Then of course we have to listen to the Second Marshal!" Luo Agui and Mo Sande both joined the army when Li Huabao was in charge of government affairs in Guangxi.  Naturally, he regards himself as Li Huabao's direct teammate. In private conversations, he always calls Li Huabao "Second Young Marshal" to show his closeness.  "How big is Shanghai County in total? How many people can it accommodate? Let's withdraw to the business area and rely on the fortifications there to delay and consume the Tatars!" Look at Mo Sande's troops stationed outside the city. They have already moved in.  Within the city wall, the troops outside the city also took advantage of the gap between the Qing troops to reorganize their troops and have lunch to remove the artillery from the forts.  Only then did Luo Agui regain his composure.  "I tell you, the forts along the river sent people to deliver a message. The fleet led by Li has passed Gaochang Temple and is about to lure the Tatar fleet out of the sea. Over there, the sea is wide, and it is our princess.  The good thing about showing off your skills!" "These dog Tatars really don't know how to live or die. They actually engage in a water battle in front of the princess's fleet!" Luo Agui didn't know whether he felt contempt for the Qing navy.  Behavior snorted twice.  Although Li Huamei and Li Huabao, the direct line officers like Luo Agui and Mo Sande, could not fully understand the arrangements for the entire campaign, they still understood the general arrangements.  First of all, Li Huabao's land camp soldiers and horses must drag hundreds of thousands of people like Luckedhun into the river and lake network area around Shanghai County and the Shanghai Business District, so that they cannot go elsewhere and eliminate them for Li Huamei.  The Qing navy fought for time and space.  At the same time, it was also convenient for the Qing navy to arrange a flower arrangement behind the Shanghai defenders' back on the Huangpu River and land on the Huangpu River.  Li Huamei wanted to attack the Qing navy first, and after a period of contact, he would lure the Qing navy eastward along the river. During the movement, he would seize the main warships of the Qing army and the canals, grain ships, and other ships brought in to make up the numbers.  Even passenger boats and fishing boats are distinguished.  In the wide area of ????the seaport, use the technical and tactical advantages of the Hongwu Army's naval fleet to deal with these warships, and then deal with the large mass of the Qing army.Although there are many ships, they have little combat effectiveness.  (Does it look familiar? Yes! Shi Dakai, the wing king of the Taiping Rebellion at that time, used such tactics when facing the Hunan Navy of Master Barber Zeng during the Battle of Hukou in Jiangxi Province. He defeated the Hunan Navy  The elite warships separated from the logistics fleet, and then cut off the contact and captured them one by one. In this battle, Master Zeng once again crossed the line and performed a three-meter springboard dive.) First, destroy the Qing navy.  Remove the biggest hidden danger of Hongwu Army's Shanghai garrison, and then the land and water armies can work together to deal with the Qing army's land attack.  In Li Huabao's view, as long as there are no problems on the waterway, there is no need to worry about the Qing army coming from behind, and the Huangpu River becomes a continuous channel for the Hongwu Army to communicate with the outside world, then he does not mind fighting with Luck Dehun in this battle.  Fight it!  "San Mengzi, your battalion officer was shot and carried away for treatment. He won't be able to come back for a while. You will lead this battalion first. I will report it to the brigade commander later. I will promote you to be the assistant commander and acting battalion officer."  ." Luo Agui had a dark face, obviously giving Mo Sande a promotion, but she still seemed to be scolding him.  "I'll allocate a hundred recruits to you later. You can make up for the minor injuries first. The vacancies left by the brothers who were killed or seriously injured can only wait for the left-behind adults to send new recruits." "Thank you very much.  ! Thank you, Commander! I'll ask you to give me a thumbs up later!" Mo Sande chuckled, but his teeth were cracked by the wounds on his face. "Commander, this is the brigade commander's gun.  When the brigade commander reported it, he just said that we didn't embarrass the Second Marshal! "Go away! I won't do it for you!" Luo Agui saw it.  San De's little trick was not revealed.  "Alas! Captain, tell us how those Qinggu navy masters showed off in front of the princess?" Looking at Luo Agui going away, Mo Sande was still looking for words.  "These gangsters! They actually played a trick of setting fire to the oil altar in front of the princess! I don't even think about it, how old it is, and who is our princess!" Luo Agui said stiffly from a distance.  Zhubi Chinese website
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