The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 128
Everyone went, Heihu, Heibao, Gou'er and others stayed close to Huang Sheng, they kept a distance to guard around.

About half an hour later, Huang Dongshan inquired about the situation and reported it.

"My lord, Liu Guozheng often helps the pirates carry supplies into and out of that cave, and I have asked other people to inquire about it again, and I already know the situation inside."

"Very good! Is there any other exit from the cave? How many pirates are there?"

"The cave is not deep, about [-] or [-] steps. No one has heard of other exits. The [-] steps into the cave are narrow and only two people can walk side by side. The inside is relatively spacious and is a pirate's warehouse..." Huang Dongshan learned about the cave. The topographical conditions are explained one by one.

"How many people are hiding pirates inside? Is there any artillery? Is there a lot of gunpowder inside?"

"The pirate leader is Yuji Aoi. He hides inside with up to twelve pirates. There is no artillery or gunpowder. The pirates are afraid that the torch will destroy the grain and property inside. The gunpowder barrels are stored in a room outside. , has been seized, not much, only about [-] catties."

"How to attack you must already have a plan?"

"My lord, I'm going to use smoke to smoke. There's not much space in the cave. It won't take long for the Japanese pirates who are hiding to be overwhelmed."

"I'm afraid it won't work! The enemy has quilts and other items, and there is a leaking water source inside, and the entrance road has a narrow place. It should be easier to block the flue!"

"That's true, my lord. If the attack is planned properly, the casualties will not be too great. The soldiers all volunteered!"

"Dongshan! Soldiers are not afraid of casualties because they have a fearless spirit. As the generals, we should love them and never sacrifice unless it is absolutely necessary!"

"My lord, I have been educated in humble positions, what do you think about holding a pre-war meeting immediately!"

"Of course, brainstorming is exactly what it should be."

Huang Sheng was very happy. This educated young man who had been a slave for four years had grown up, and he would definitely become a master in his own right in the future.

The discussion cabin of the 'Guangning' was full of discussions among senior officers above the flag officer.

The medical girl Li Guixiang had already taken the medical soldiers to treat the wounded. It wasn't the officers and soldiers of the Huang family that suffered casualties, but many slaves of the Japanese pirates suffered casualties during the scuffle.

Secretary He Xiang and the four female gentlemen did not attend the treatment, Bai Mudan and Bai Furong were taking minutes of the meeting, and Huan'er and Le'er were pouring tea and water.

All the officers were using their brains to come up with suggestions. Sure enough, there were many wonderful ideas. In the end, Huang Sheng adopted some methods and added and perfected the details.

When Mr. Huang Sheng summed up everyone's wonderful ideas into a complete plan and made it public, all the officers were happy, and everyone was beaming. They split up to prepare, and after lunch, they started to fight mice.

Huang Mingdao stayed on the warship all the time, and this time he had no chance to shoot and fire, and felt a little aggrieved.

He complained to Huang Sheng: "My lord, the battle is almost over. I have never missed a shot. In the afternoon, you will come to the town to be the commander. I will lead people to attack the cave, okay?"

"No, the battle in the afternoon is not important. Our army's warships are the lifeblood. I won't attack them either. I'm just watching the excitement. There are only a dozen or so frightened rats. We're sure to win. There's no challenge. "

"Yes, I obey!"

"Hexiang, Bai Mudan, Bai Furong, you guys have a mission." Huang Sheng looked at the busy beauties and said cheerfully.

"Young master, it's not right, slave family, it's not right, report to the lord, the humble official is always ready, please give the order!"

He Xiang had never received a combat mission before, so she was so excited that she became incoherent for a while.

"There are [-] or [-] women on the island. You are responsible for screening and finding out the pirate woman. If she was forced to do so, it's justifiable. If she has done evil things like working for a tiger, she will be killed."

"Ah! My lord, I don't dare to kill people in humble positions!" He Xiang's pretty face immediately turned pale with fright, thinking that the young master asked her to kill people.

"Silly girl, when did I let you do it yourself?" Huang Sheng smiled and cursed at the honest girl.

"I understand, I must complete the task to the letter!"

Bai Mudan was watching without blinking eyes, Huang Sheng suddenly wanted to tease her, and asked her: "Mr. Bai Mudan, Secretary He Xiang dare not kill people, do you dare?"

Bai Mudan was stunned for a while, then she stood at attention and said loudly: "Those bad guys who work for tigers deserve more than death, they dare to kill them with their humble positions!"

"Ah?" Huang Sheng was amused again when he saw the serious-looking big woman, and said, "Bai Mudan, do you understand that you are united, tense, serious and lively? There are no outsiders now, so I don't know if the master is joking?"

"Master, this servant thought you really wanted this servant to kill people!" The beauty blushed and felt embarrassed.

After lunch, three groups of heavy infantry with iron shields stood in front of the cave.

Quan Yong was holding a ten-step-long moso bamboo, and a small bomb made of seven catties of gunpowder was protruding from the moso bamboo's head, as were two strong men.

This kind of small bomb produced by the Huang family is similar to the Feizhen Tianlei produced by the Ming Army. Due to the reasonable proportion and use of granular gunpowder, it is more powerful than the Feizhen Tianlei produced by the Ming Dynasty.

Detonated by a flintlock gun, the effective killing radius is six steps. There may be lead in the narrow cave, and the iron ball flies to more than ten steps, and its power may be able to break through the steel armor.

The Japanese pirates in the cave have matchlock guns to use, and there are more than one. The lead bullets fired in about [-] steps can completely break through steel armor.

The steel shield prepared by the Huang family was designed to deal with hot weapons, and it came in handy at this time.

The attack plan was for two heavy infantrymen to use steel shields to protect themselves and Quan Yong to enter the hole and use moso bamboo to pick up a seven-jin small bomb ten steps away from the heavy infantrymen.

Because the bomb is detonated by sparks generated by rubbing flint against iron, the distance when thrown into the cave is uncertain, and there is a high possibility that it will not explode, so a foolproof method was used.

Using Huang Sheng's marksmanship to follow behind and detonate the bomb with one shot, the bomb was almost certain. When the dust of the explosion had not yet settled, the heavy infantry rushed forward twenty steps to eliminate the pirates who were lucky enough to survive.

At this time, the cave should be full of gunpowder and smoke. Our army is equipped with visors, goggles, and masks, which are not only psychologically prepared but also materially prepared, and the impact is minimal.

However, the enemy's results within ten steps of the bomb will not be very good. They should be stunned, deaf, and blinded by the bomb, and nine out of ten of them who were not killed by the bomb should also be injured.

It only takes two attacks like this. The heavily armed heavy infantry with steel shields rushed out of the bottleneck area and stabilized. A steady stream of archers and musketeers will follow one after another. Beating to death should be out of the question.

Everything was ready, and the attack began immediately, but there was a small accident.

A dozen or so outstanding musketeers headed by Huang Dongshan and Gu Shanhe all knelt down in front of the ready-to-go adults and begged for orders, asking the Patriarch to give them the credit for his achievements.

Huang Sheng knew that it was fake for them to take credit, and it was true that he refused to risk his own life by entering the cave and shooting.

Although the situation in the cave has been investigated very carefully, all the soldiers are unwilling to enter the dangerous area in person. They unanimously ask Huang Dongshan, who can replace the adult, and the musketeers to stop the beloved Patriarch.

Huang Sheng thought for a while, and it didn't matter that the view inside was not very good and he couldn't hit the small bomb with a single shot, just come again later.

He handed over this not-too-difficult task to Gu Shanhe, and said a few words of encouragement.

The older child was so happy that he could see his teeth but not his eyes, and went happily.

Zhou Qiang and Chen Jinggong are now the corporal leaders of the heavy infantry. They and Quan Yong were old partners in the first corps. The three of them cooperated quite tacitly, and they cooperated again to lead the battle today.

Gu Shanhe has the potential to be a sniper. In the dark cave, he can only vaguely see the outline of a bomb the size of a grapefruit ten steps away.

He aimed easily, pulled the trigger calmly, and as expected, he hit the bomb with one shot, and there was an earth-shattering noise. Fortunately, the soldiers in front were already prepared, and their ears were stuffed.

(End of this chapter)