Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 217 The Third Siege (Thirteen)

It was getting dark gradually, the Tartars withdrew their troops and returned to the camp, and the cannons that had been roaring all day also stopped.The regiments guarding the top of the city finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they were lucky to live another day.Next was the dinner they were looking forward to the most. People had to eat when they were alive, no matter how fierce the battle was, they had to eat this meal.After eating, except for a few troops on duty, the rest of the regiment members can get a good night's sleep. This is what they enjoy the most after suffering from the flames of war.

In the middle of the night, in the quiet north gate, a thousand strong men with long knives in their hands and explosives on their backs were gathering together.They were silent, although there were many people, but not a single sound came out.

After an incense stick, one of the leaders opened the door softly.Then the gate, whose joints were oiled, was quietly opened, and the drawbridge was gently lowered.

There are clouds in the sky tonight, and the light of the moon shines through the clouds with only a faint gleam of moonlight. The earth is gray, which is no better than not seeing your fingers.

Xue Chao led the thousand regiments walking on tiptoe. There were many sundries after the war on the ground, and if they were not careful, they would trip over them.Although these 1000 people were all carefully selected people without night blindness, but not having night blindness does not mean they can see at night. They dare not light an open flame and can only move forward with difficulty by a little bit of weak moonlight.

Xue Chao, who was walking in the middle of the team, sighed in his heart that the head of the team was wise. He did not expect that eating more animal livers could relieve night blindness.In the past, I couldn't do without candles when it got dark, otherwise I couldn't go anywhere, but now I can travel with a little moonlight, which made Xue Chao very happy.

But right now is not the time to be happy, the war on the Eastern Front is urgent, and I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders.Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian of the Tartars, was in charge of the eastern war. The [-] army attacked Zhenjiang, and the small Danyang could not hold back for long.Although the third battalion has raised the height and thickness of Danyang City since it was stationed in Zhenjiang, if the Tartars continue to bombard it with cannons like this, without the Tartars attacking the city, the city walls will probably collapse.

After reining in his mind, Xue Chao walked with extra care. Although there were bumps and bumps on the road, fortunately, the Tartars didn't think about it.

In this way, Xue Chao and others were finally discovered by the Tartar sentry outside the Tartar camp.Under the light of many torches in front of the camp, the sneaking regiments had nowhere to hide.

Just when the sentinel was about to warn, several crossbow arrows shot him, and then several regiment members rushed towards the camp gate with explosive packs on their backs.However, although they found that the sentries of Xue Chao and others had been wiped out, there was more than one sentry by the camp gate. Soon, the sentry hiding in a remote place issued a warning sound.At this time, several regiment members had rushed to the gate of the Tartar camp.I saw the regiment members took out the explosive packs carried behind them, tied up several explosive packs with ropes, and then one of the regiment members brought over the torch that had already been blown, and lit the explosive packs.Then the regiments rushed away.

The sentry's warning made the Tartar camp gradually agitated, but many people were still asleep before, and they would not wake up for a while.However, the next violent explosion drove away their drowsiness without a trace.However, although the drowsiness was driven away, the loud noise in the middle of the night frightened people so much that their souls were scared away.Originally, this kind of loud noise was going to cause Ying Xiao, but now with Xue Chao and others joining in, the consequences suffered by the Tartars were far greater than Ying Xiao.

After blasting open the gate, Xue Chao led the regiments to rush in.At this moment, the regiment members had already lit the torches they carried with them, holding explosives in their hands and walking forward, throwing one in whenever there were many people or tents.Each group member brought four of these ten-jin explosive packs, so there were four thousand for 1000 people.

In fact, Qiu Tianxing wanted to replace it with a grenade. This kind of explosive pack is firstly bulky and secondly powerful, and thirdly, it is inconvenient to carry.But it is too difficult for the grenade of this era to meet Qiu Tianxing's requirements and explode after pulling out the tab for a few seconds.Moreover, even though granular gunpowder was used, it was also explosive. The power of this kind of gunpowder was too low, and it could only be made up by quantity.

So, with the help of explosive kits, Xue Chao and others successfully broke into the Tartar camp and caused chaos among the Tartars.

Because the explosive package is too heavy, it is still not far away, so it has repeatedly caused accidental injuries to our own side.But compared to the loss of the Tartars, the casualties of our own people were nothing, and it didn't affect morale.

For this attack on the Tartar camp, Xue Chao had two targets to choose from, one was Chen Jin, the Tartar commander in the east, and the other was the Tartar artillery battalion.

The Tartar commander was in the center of the army. If he penetrated too deep, he might be surrounded. After much consideration, Xue Chao chose to go to the Tartar artillery camp.At this time, the most harmful thing to Danyang City is the Tartar artillery battalion. If the Tartar artillery battalion can be wiped out in one fell swoop, even if a thousand of his own people die here, it will be worth it.

During the past few days, Xue Chao had been watching from the top of the city. He knew the approximate location of the Tartar artillery battalion, so he led the crowd to kill the Tartar artillery battalion.

Along the way, the Tartars ran wild and panicked.When they saw the explosive package flying towards them, they all backed away in fear. No one had the courage to step forward and cut off the burning fuse.

Facing these disheveled and unarmed Tartars, Xue Chao did not stop to wipe them out.He clearly knew that he had few people, no matter how hard he tried to kill the Tartars, he would not be able to kill many, and would miss the good opportunity to wipe out the Tartar artillery battalion.At this moment, the Tazi's Chinese army camp also moved into action, and a large number of troops that had not been attacked gathered in the Chinese army one after another, which also provided Xue Chao with an opportunity.

After searching for a while, Xue Chao finally found the location of the Tartar Artillery Battalion.At this moment, the Tartars in the artillery battalion were running around like headless chickens.Here, Xue Chao didn't dare to throw explosives at will. He took the lead and rushed up with a long knife, and after a fight, he took control of the artillery camp.

With the light of the torches in the distance, Xue Chao looked at nearly a hundred cannons, big and small, and his eyes turned green.

It would be great if so many cannons could be brought back!The security team lacked cannons, and tree cannons have been used to replace them all the time.But the tree cannon will break down after two shots, and its range and lifespan are far from those of authentic cannons.

However, no matter how reluctant Xue Chao was, he had to blow them all up, otherwise these cannons would become the accomplices of the Tartars massacring the comrades of the security regiment.So, amidst the reluctance of the regiment members, the remaining explosives were tied to the body of the cannon, and those that could not be tied were piled up next to the cannon.In addition to the explosive packs, the regiment members also piled up the gunpowder and shells of the Tartars.

Ten steps away, Xue Chao took a last look at these cannons reluctantly. Beside him were more than a dozen regiments with bows and arrows, and the arrows were already lit with flames.Except for myself and more than a dozen regiments who wanted to shoot arrows, the rest of the regiments were already far away.

No matter how reluctant you are, you must act immediately. Time has dragged on for a long time, and the tartar will react soon.For the safety of our comrades, we must retreat.

So Xue Chao ordered: "Shoot!"

Immediately, more than ten rockets were shot out. After shooting the rockets, Xue Chao and others turned and ran.Although it is okay to use a long fuse, Xue Chao is not at ease with the fuse, so he uses a rocket to detonate it.

After only two steps, Xue Chao heard an explosion, but the sound was not loud.After hearing the sound, Xue Chao ran even faster, and the regiments in front also rushed forward desperately.Because the Tartar camp was burning everywhere, the lighting problem was also solved, but the road was somewhat blocked.

Although several small-scale explosions blew up some explosives, most of them remained.Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and the earth seemed to tremble.Xue Chao felt as if his back was hit by the air wave, and a fishy and sweet feeling rushed into his throat. He clenched his teeth and rushed forward without turning his head.

(End of this chapter)