Kai Fu Han

Chapter 248 The Battle Begins
"It would be great if there was a cannon here. One cannon can blast open the gate of Yexian City." A Marine Corps captain said. The Navy has not yet been reorganized and is still organized into squadrons and brigades.

"If you need artillery to attack a small Yexian County, what use are we soldiers? It's better to put the artillery in Huangshui. They have to face many more enemies than us." Li Cang replied.

The seat of Ye County is Guofu County and the state capital of Laizhou. It is considered a "small town" in Licang.

When the troops reached two hundred steps from the west gate, they could already clearly see the commotion on the city wall. The officers and soldiers guarding the city had discovered something strange at the port and were organizing troops to defend the city. However, according to the Puppet Qi's military capabilities, it would not be possible for a while. I definitely can't organize it.Because it has been almost an hour, the city has not sent any troops out to investigate, which already shows the quality of these defenders.

"With this level of defense, there are 5000 people in this city?" the captain asked doubtfully, looking at the scattered defenders on top of the city.

"The number should be correct. The intelligence from the Military Intelligence Department will not be too different. We are attacking suddenly, and most of the defenders should be in the military camp." Li Cang replied.

A hundred steps further, we were already less than a hundred steps away from the city gate.

"Stop going! Stop going!"

There were shouts and shouts from the city gate tower, and some threatened to shoot arrows if they went further.

"Demolition team!" Li Cang shouted.

A three-person demolition team immediately ran forward.

"Report, the explosion team reports!"

Look at these three people, two are carrying explosive bags, and one is equipped with armor, bow and arrow, and sword.

"Second Lieutenant, you command the crossbowmen and musketeers to cover the demolition team." Li Cang ordered a Marine Corps captain. The Third Fleet had previously been issued fifty muskets due to training needs.

"Corporal, you lead the demolition team to blow open the city gate." This was the order given to the demolition team.Generally, the team leader is a second-class soldier or a first-class soldier, but the demolition team belongs to a technical branch with a higher military rank, and the team leader is usually a soldier, so the lowest rank of the team leader is a corporal.

"Yes, Captain!" The two of them answered the order together.

The crossbowmen were in front and the musketeers were behind. They advanced twenty steps, formed two rows and started shooting at the defenders on the city gate. The defenders who had been shouting and asking were silenced by the people below. The shot was instantly blinded, and the huge sound effect of the musket seemed particularly intimidating in this silent early morning.

The female wall at the top of the city was covered in dust by the bullets fired from the muskets. Those who were shot in the chest were almost all killed with one shot.

After two rounds of shooting, no one dared to peek out.

"set off!"

The demolition team began to rush towards the city gate, each with a large shield on their head, trotting forward at a very fast speed.

"Quick! Quick! Throw it down, throw it down!"

The team leader heard someone shouting from the city gate tower and immediately realized that there was danger above his head. He looked up and saw two soldiers holding a piece of thick wood and preparing to throw it down.

"Bang! Bang!..." Continuous gunshots rang out, and both of them were shot. One fell backward, and the other fell from the top of the city along with the falling Samu.

The team leader immediately threw down his shield and grabbed the two soldiers who were still charging forward with both hands. The wood hit him less than two feet in front of the three of them. The team leader kicked forward and rolled towards the three of them. The coming Saki stopped.Fortunately, the team leader was a warrior and was agile enough to catch the two of them in time, otherwise they would have just been hit by the falling Tsumugi.

"Quick! Don't be stunned, arrange the explosives." They stopped the thank you they were about to say and ordered.

"Yes!"

The two stepped over the wood, rushed into the city gate, put down their shields, took off the explosive bags on their backs and placed them under the city gate, then covered the shields with the explosive bags.During this time gap, the team leader happened to clear Samu to the side and open up the retreat route. The Puppet Qi soldiers who fell from the tower were also thrown to the side.

The two warriors looked back, took out the fire sticks together, and began to blow fire.

"One! Two! Fire!" After Huo Zhezi lit up the open flame, the two shouted together, and after two blasts, they lit the fuse of the explosive pack together.

"Retreat quickly!!" The team leader kept watching the two men's movements and warned loudly.

The three of them quickly ran toward their own battle formation.

After three breaths.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Two loud noises were heard almost at the same time. The loud noises were amplified by the city gate and became more earth-shattering.A huge plume of smoke rushed out from the city gate hole, and then, the city gate tower was seen shaking violently and then collapsed.

Collapsed!

"Holy shit, it collapsed?" Li Cang said in shock.

The amount of explosives used in these two explosive packets has been calculated. It is estimated that they can only blow open the city gate without destroying the city tower.Now I don’t know whether it was due to too much medication or the poor quality of the city gate building, which caused it to collapse.

After a while, the smoke and dust dispersed a little, and you could basically see that the original location of the city gate tower had turned into ruins, and various tragic howls and cries of pain could be heard from inside.

Although the passage into the city is gone, the collapsed city gate tower has also formed a slope outwards, allowing people to go up directly.

"Charge! Kill the enemy and seize the city!" Li Cang ordered loudly.

"kill!!"

"kill!!"

After receiving the order, the troops behind them, led by the captains, shouted loudly, rushed up the ruins, and rushed into the city.

After entering the city, the ten captains acted separately according to the previous division of labor arrangements.

Three naval brigades headed towards the east, south, and north gates respectively, preparing to occupy the three gates. One team stayed in place to guard the west gate, clearing out the remaining enemies and preventing the Laizhou Navy troops from the port from landing and entering the city.

The remaining 600 Marines followed Li Cang and rushed towards the military camp in the city.

The military camp is located in the southeast of the city. As soon as they passed the bell tower, the troops led by Li Cang encountered the defenders of Ye County coming out of the military camp.

The two troops met suddenly, neither formed a formation, and street fighting did not require formations.

The narrow road meets the brave to win!

The marines led by Li Cang rushed into the Yexian garrison camp, which was still in a state of being forced by the sudden encounter with the enemy, without even a moment's pause.

Taking Li Cang as the arrow, all the 20 people in front were soldiers. Their terrifying combat power was almost unmatched by anyone. The troops of the Xinghan League were like cutting into tofu with a hot knife.

As soon as the leading officer said "Incoming enemy report...", he was hanged by Li Cang with a knife. Then Li Cang maintained the speed of one knife per person and one knife at a time, leading the officers and soldiers of the Xinghan League to penetrate deeply into Ye County. among the defenders.

The defenders of Yexian County became more and more chaotic as they fought, and there was no effective resistance from the beginning of the battle.The officers and soldiers of the Xinghan League fought more and more rhythmically, forming a slender Yanxiang formation, with melee soldiers on both sides, and archers and crossbowmen in the middle. They cooperated from far to near.

When this huge arrow was about to penetrate the entire garrison camp, the garrison collapsed.

(End of this chapter)