I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 118 Half Day City
Although the red-turbaned Ming army did attack quickly and fiercely, and had an indomitable momentum. It was true that if they didn't advance, they would die. The tens of thousands of new Ming troops behind them who were supervising the battle were not just for show.

But fighting a war these days does not rely entirely on courage, not to mention that the courage of the defenders at the top of the city is no worse than those of the attacking red scarf Ming troops.

With his own soldiers, he once again drove down several Ming thieves who climbed to the top of the city. Tabai sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.

He had been slashing with the knife continuously for almost half an hour, and his hand was almost numb. The sword in his hand had long been cut with a curled blade, and now he was using an ordinary waist knife taken from someone's corpse.

Looking up at the sky, let alone getting dark, it was still an hour or two away from noon. Tabai already felt despair in his heart, but he quickly shook his head.

No, he can't die yet, he has to live. These Ming thieves can't attack endlessly. After paying such huge casualties, even the Eight Banners heavenly soldiers of our ancestors have to retreat and rest.

Just hold on a little longer and hold on a little longer.

Of course, in fact, even Tabai himself didn't know why he persisted. The lower-level soldiers and even officers didn't know, but he, the Hangzhou general, understood it very well.

Unless they have repelled the Ming thief army now, there will be no reinforcements coming from the Liangjiang area.

Without reinforcements, Hangzhou is an isolated city, which has been undefendable since ancient times.

He is now desperately defending the city, and the best result is that he will die a few days late.

But Tabai is not willing to give in!
Since ancient times, the only option was death, and who was willing to die? Qitabai still had a glimmer of hope. What if Governor Long changed his mind, or if the Ming thieves felt that Hangzhou was difficult to fight and took the initiative to retreat?
Even if the hope is slim, everyone has to have some hope, right?
Just as Tabai was still holding his sword and thinking secretly, suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the shocked Tabai almost fell forward.

"What's going on? Where's the movement coming from?"

Tabai was horrified and quickly stood up from exhaustion. He heard many Qing soldiers at the top of the city shouting: "It's a demon, a demon. The thieves are using demons to blow up the city wall!"

Hearing these words, Tabai's head buzzed, and he quickly looked towards the battlements, and saw thick smoke rising from a corner below the city, and dozens of thieves in red scarves were dragging several corpses back quickly.

"The magic method? The Ming thief really has the magic method? No, this is gunpowder, the Ming thief used gunpowder..." Looking at the corner of the city that looked like a cannon had just blasted, Tabai understood everything immediately.

It turns out that this is the magic trick of the Ming thieves, using gunpowder to blow up their city walls.

But the question is, how did the Ming thief do it? Can't gunpowder only be used as ammunition for artillery and blunderbuss?

Moreover, how much gunpowder would be needed to blow down the city walls?

How did the Ming thieves transport so much gunpowder to the city wall without anyone noticing?

However, Tabai had no time to think. He quickly raised his sword and shouted: "Shoot for me... No, shoot for me. Don't let another thief get close to the city wall, not even half a step!"

Without artillery, Tabai could only order arrows to be fired.

But it was of no use. After witnessing the Ming thief's so-called demonic skills, especially the violent thunderous vibrations, no matter whether they were the elite Fubiao or the invincible Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers, their hearts were trembling at this moment.

In addition, after fighting for a long time, his limbs were sore and numb, and the arrows in his hands were already weak and weak. After a round of arrow rain, not even the red scarf Ming army could kill a few, let alone the new armies wearing armor.

At this time, outside the city, Luo Xiaolin, who had just retreated with his men in disgrace, was cursing the Ming soldiers who dug holes and buried explosives in coffins.

"What the hell are you doing? With so many brothers covering you and rushing over, you only gave us a blast for a long time, and even killed many of our brothers?"

Another Ming soldier who was equally disgraced quickly knelt down on one knee and said: "Luo Ying, the fault this time is that I misjudged the strength of the Hangzhou city wall. Both the amount of gunpowder in the coffin and the depth of the excavation were insufficient. To blow down the walls of Hangzhou City..."

Luo Xiaolin, however, grasped the key point keenly: "You mean it's enough to just give you another chance?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then solemnly clasped his fists: "...Yes, if we do it again, we will definitely be able to break the city!"

Luo Xiaolin spat to the side and cursed: "Then do it again. If it doesn't work, you can die to apologize!"

"Take the lead!"

Just as he was talking, a Ming army suddenly ran over: "Officer Luo Ying, General Zheng wants to ask why the west wall of Hangzhou was not blasted as planned..."

"Shut up and ask the baggage town to get us a coffin immediately. Hurry!"

"Uh... yes!"

The Ming army was stunned for a moment and responded subconsciously, but after responding, he reacted again, glanced at Luo Xiaolin, and quickly ran back to the Chinese army's tent.After all, this matter must be reported to the general first, and he will make the decision.

Zheng Dingrui quickly received the report, and without any hesitation, he waved his hand directly: "As Officer Luo Ying said, immediately ask the baggage troops to prepare coffin explosives, hurry!"

Although Zheng Dingrui has a cautious and calm personality, this is a battlefield, and fighter opportunities are fleeting. When it is time to take risks, he will not hesitate at all.

Anyway, there is only one battalion and two coffins with explosives, and it is not even noon now, so why not let them try.

Soon, Luo Xiaolin once again led his battalion to carry a coffin, protected by a rattan shield, and rushed under the previous city wall.

This time, Tabai and the others finally noticed Luo Xiaolin and the others. Looking at the huge coffin that Luo Xiaolin and the others were carrying, Tabai almost instantly thought that the gunpowder must have been put in the coffin.

But why put it in a coffin?Or is it that only by putting it in a coffin can it have the power to blow down the city wall?

Just thinking about it, Ta Bai, who had just firmly rejected the Ming thief's magic method, was now hesitant again.

But soon, Ta Bai came back to his senses, because Luo Xiaolin and others below the city had suddenly arrived under the city despite the sporadic rain of arrows.

Thanks to the failure of the previous blasting, the originally dug hole has now been expanded several layers. It only takes two shovels to dig down slightly to lower the coffin.

Since the blast just killed a friendly force by mistake, this time the man deliberately extended the fuse.

Ignite, fuse burns...

Luo Xiaolin and the others hardly needed to be reminded, and everyone ran away immediately.

The whole process only lasted two or three minutes. Although Ta Bai at the top of the city noticed them, he could not move his hands to block Luo Xiaolin and others because the red scarf Ming army under the city launched another offensive.

Just relying on the sporadic and weak Liu Ya, let alone the shield, could not even pierce the leather armor of Luo Xiaolin and others.

Without any surprise, there was a loud bang.

The entire city began to shake violently again, and this time the shaking no longer stopped all at once.

"Boom~"

There were continuous loud noises like an earth dragon turning over, and accompanied by a strong earthquake, a section of the city wall only a few meters away from Tabai was severely damaged by the huge power of the coffin explosive due to its load-bearing structure.

Finally, they could no longer hold up, and the entire city wall collapsed. The nearby Red Scarf Ming army dispersed and fled in a flash, narrowly missing being hit by the boulder.

But the Qing army at the top of the city was different. They were standing on the city wall with no way to escape, and they were buried with the collapsed city wall in an instant.

The collapse of the city wall extended for nearly ten meters before stopping. A burst of cheers instantly came from the city, all coming from the red scarf Ming army.

"The city is broken! The city is broken!"

The city wall collapsed, and they finally no longer had to take human lives to fill up the city wall in Hangzhou.

"Kill! Kill Qing Gou!"

"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

Almost without anyone's orders, these original Hangzhou guys seemed to have been reborn at this moment, screaming and rushing towards the city of Hangzhou along the huge gap created by the explosives.

"General, Ming...Ming thieves have entered the city, let's run! I'll protect the general and break out..." Seeing that the situation was over, Tabai's soldiers immediately persuaded him.

Tabai suddenly raised his hand and said solemnly: "Breakout, where to break out? Hangzhou has been defeated, Jiaxing and Huzhou are just the things in the pocket of Ming thieves. Furthermore, since I am the general of Hangzhou, how can the city of Hangzhou be defeated?" live alone?"

After Tabai finished speaking, he suddenly struggled to get up. He did not imitate the civil servants who bowed three times and kowtowed to the north. He only cursed loudly: "Longkodo, you have no courage, you are the one who harmed the Qing Dynasty." You lost Hangzhou and it was you who harmed the Qing Dynasty! Your Majesty, why did you let such a cowardless person be the governor of Jiangnan, Your Majesty!"

Tabai cursed and cried, and then suddenly fell off the city wall without the soldiers paying attention.

When the soldiers reacted and looked again, Tabai had already fallen under the city, his brains bursting out, and then countless thieves trampled and submerged Tabai's body.

　So be it!Phew~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)