Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2162 Assault
Zhu Si thought about it, even if the whole squadron were to suppress this situation, it might not be able to please.He has been in the army for many years, and he knows that it is not necessarily a good thing to fight with many people-they will trample on each other in chaos, but they will suffer heavy casualties.Anyway, the plan proposed by Li Dong is not bad.Agree now.

The two sides discuss the contact signal.The integrated squadron was still divided into left and right detachments according to the organization when they were on the boat. Zhu Si led the left detachment to attack head-on, and Li Dong led the right detachment to make a detour.

Li Dong called together all the personnel of the right detachment and briefly explained the next battle plan.

"Because we have to detour from the pond and paddy fields, those who can't swim or can't enter the water should explain now, and stay and exchange with the left detachment."

At present, there are more than a dozen people who are either injured or unable to swim, and the personnel from the left detachment have been exchanged.

Li Dong ordered all members of the detachment to keep their firearms except for the Nanyang rifle shooter, and only carry spears and machetes.All the backpacks and other equipment with him were left in place, and all the grenades in the detachment were collected, and handed over to a few soldiers with the best bombing performance and the most courageous.Each bombardier is also assigned an ammunition hand.

The bomber puts the grenade in the pockets at both ends and hangs it around the neck, which is convenient for movement.

"Everyone take off your military boots! Roll up your trouser legs." Zai Li Dong ordered, "Is there anyone with thin skin and tender flesh who is not used to walking barefoot?"

This question amused the soldiers: "They all live in poverty", "I haven't worn shoes since I was a child", "The cocoon skin is thicker than the sole of the shoe".

"Everyone has been to the ground, these paddy fields are nothing. Let's touch them and give the bandits a grenade first. Let them see how powerful the machetes are!"

After Li Dong finished speaking, he led his troops into the woods and detoured westward to avoid the eyes and ears of the bandits on the hills.Here, Zhu Si told the soldiers to set up all the firearms left by Li Dong—whether they could be aimed accurately or not, it was always right to set up the fire for a round first.

"Raise the muzzles of these shabby guns higher! Aim them at the entrance of the village and the hills on both sides." Zhu Si ordered in a low voice.

From the position to the entrance of the village, there is a distance of about 500 meters, which is far beyond the effective range of these miscellaneous firearms.Raising the muzzle can increase the range, but the distribution of the fired ammunition is basically a spray situation, and it is difficult to expect to hit a specific target.

However, although these projectiles have no accuracy at all, they still maintain sufficient lethality. If the enemy's formation density is high, this kind of covering shooting can cause a lot of casualties.

Suddenly, a red rocket flew into the evening sky - this was the signal that Mi Longtao's troops were in position.Zhu Si ordered:
"shooting!"

Three 12-pound mountain howitzers roared one after another, and the soldiers could see with the naked eye that black iron balls flew out of the thick white smoke with red flames, and hit the street at the entrance of the village with smoke trails , Dirt, tree trunks, and debris of various sundries were flying, and the barricades blocking the road were pierced in an instant, faintly, and people could be seen shaking.

Miscellaneous firearms crackled, and this time the soldiers couldn't see the effect of the bullets clearly, and the white gunpowder smoke enveloped the entire forest.Zhu Si stood on the hill, nervously watching the entrance of the village with binoculars.

The entrance of the village and the hills on both sides have been completely covered by thick smoke at this moment, and the flames can still be seen vaguely. Zhu Si looked at Li Dong's devious direction, feeling a little anxious in his heart.

Although he has three mountain grenades, he carries very little ammunition, only 24 rounds of shells and propellant.As an emergency, at least one-third of the ammunition should be left, and there are very few ammunition that can be used for firepower preparation.Zhu Si ordered the artillery to fight for three rounds first, and then began to charge after the fight.

If shells and firearms fail to completely suppress the bandits, then after rushing into the village, they will inevitably start hand-to-hand combat with the enemy-this has been the touchstone of soldier organization and morale since ancient times.However, Zhu Si was not sure about this matter.

"Where did you detour, Li Dong?" He cursed secretly, and anxiously searched for the signal of the right detachment with the binoculars.

In order to avoid being seen by the bandit sentinels, Li Dong led the right detachment to quickly leap westward for more than 100 meters, entered a hill, and then made a detour to the Lixu flank.He chose the route very carefully, not taking country roads or field ridges, but directly crossing paddy fields, "frog jumping" from one hill to another, or using the mulberry fence next to the fish pond as a cover, Keep approaching the village.

The quick detour of the right detachment did not seem to arouse the enemy's idea. The soldiers passed through the muddy paddy fields barefoot and lightly loaded.

The hills to the west of Lixu are more "dangerous" than imagined. There are seven or eight meters high "cliffs"-in fact, they are only more than 60 degrees. You can climb up with bare hands by grasping the vegetation.Looking up at the hills, in addition to all kinds of fruit trees, there are mulberry trees, which are lush and dense.

"Romo!" he called softly.

"To!"

"Take a few people with you, go up and have a look first. If there are sentries, catch them alive!"

"Okay!" Luo Mao nodded, handed the rifle to another soldier, and led several people to climb up the cliff hand and foot.

But after a while, Luo Mao poked his head out from above, signaling that the above was safe.Then, he dropped the rope again.The soldiers of the right team grabbed the rope and quickly climbed up.

Li Dong was the first to go up, and Luo Mao reported in a low voice that the bandits only had two sentries here, so they killed one and left one alive.

The prisoner was immediately brought over. Li Dong glanced at him. He was quite tall, but his body was thin, his hair was disheveled, and his clothes were in tatters. His hands were tied behind his back. Shyly afraid to look up at people.Li Dong met many bandits along the way. Although their appearances were different, their tattered and slovenly images seemed to be carved out of the same mold. Apart from contempt, they didn't feel pitiful—this bandit deserved...

"How many people are there in the village?"

"Two hundred... more than 200..."

"Why are you hiding here?"

"Don't dare to go during the day, for fear that you won't be able to get away, so hide here and wait until it gets dark."

"Are you a Han or Yao?"

"Han people! Han people!" The prisoner was afraid that he would have something to do with the Yao people. "There are only a few Yao people in the team, and they are all medicine crossbowmen..."

Li Dong has a lot of questions to ask, but the first task right now is to deal with Lixu's enemies.He went on to ask:

"Where are you all gathering?"

"Most of the brothers are at the ancestral hall in the village, and the younger ones were sent here to watch the wind..." Seeing Luo Mao's shiny machete, he hurriedly said, "It was said that there... Kun... the army arrived, I see that many brothers have rushed to the entrance of the village."

"Is there any other way out of here besides the entrance of the village over there?"

"Turn over the hill to the north, and you will find a small road when you go out..."

"Are there guards?"

"Yes, yes, there are brothers guarding everywhere. The little ones dare not lie."

"how many people?"

"There are 50 people in each of the north and south routes, and they are all led by leaders. The head of the family takes the rest of the brothers to rest in Shenming Pavilion."

Li Dong wanted to ask again, when suddenly a red rocket shot up in the sky—this was the signal to start action that Mi Longtao had stipulated.After a while, there was rumbling gunfire from the south of the village: Zhu Si started to act according to the plan!

He didn't care about reviewing other details, and ordered: "Take it down!"

"Master, please—" Before the words of fate came out, Luo Mao stuffed a hemp core into his mouth and dragged it down.

"You send someone to look after him, don't let him die!" After saying that, he waved his hand: "Let's all go!"

The right detachment quietly passed through the orchard on the hill, and saw the mountain began to go down.Li Dong signaled to stop, and he led a few people to move forward quietly.But there are street houses in Lixu Village under the hillside.Just below the hillside, next to the road, the bandits converted a pigsty into a artillery barracks, with two wooden cannons inside, facing the direction of the village entrance. A dozen bandits were either carrying knives or guns or He was holding a bow and arrow firearm, hiding behind the artillery barracks, and his attention was all on the road laid out from the south, and he didn't expect that someone would come around behind the mountain.

"Listen," Li Dong summoned the squad leader and squad leader, "Now that Captain Zhu is attacking over there, the enemy's attention has been attracted, and we just happened to catch them off guard."

The two squads of the right detachment each formed two columns of three people wide across the front. Each squad was led by sergeants and veterans with the most actual combat experience.
"After approaching the enemy, the riflemen fire two volleys first, then the bombardiers throw a wave of grenades, and then all attack in columns. Be quick and don't hesitate!"

After setting up the battle plan, he pulled out the command knife from his waist, and said in a low voice, "Everyone is there, listen to my password! Go forward!"

The riflemen of the two squads first passed through the orchard and appeared on the slope, then the soldiers in the first three rows of the two columns leveled their spears and walked through the woods in unison. When he found them, he walked a few steps on the right side of the team and turned his head for fear that some people would be timid and run away.The sudden appearance of the national army without a word startled the bandits. Some wanted to turn their cannons around, while others ran to the fort and brandished their weapons to prepare for resistance.The team on the right was going downhill faster and faster, almost trotting towards the defeated army. The team was pulled apart, and Li Dong had to shout "1/2/1" to make the riflemen slow down a little and wait for the people behind to come up. .As the distance got closer, he found that there were a lot more bandits in the artillery barracks than before, at least 50 people, but the charge could no longer be stopped. Li Dong's heartbeat became faster and faster, and he shouted: " Shoot!!" He commanded the team to speed up and rush down the mountain.

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