The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 35 Siege War (1)

Outside the county seat, Jiang Tao approached and saw that the city wall was about seven meters high, without a moat or trench, and applauded loudly in his heart.

Jiang Tao sneered in his heart and ordered Jiang Wushang's subordinates to stand in a row, followed by Yizijun and Jiang Wuhui's subordinates holding bows, followed by Jiang Wuji's firearm flag, and Jiang Wudao Jiang Tao pulled out his waist knife and shouted: "Approach slowly, and drive until you reach fifty steps below the city. Jiang Wushang ordered his subordinates to try their best to protect the brothers behind them. As long as the Qing army came out of the city, the archers and The musketeers shot at will, aiming to kill with one blow, without giving the Qing army a chance to fight back, and the swordsmen followed behind, waiting for orders, and set off."

When he was 120 meters away from the city gate, dozens of arrows and gunfire slammed down from the city, but no one was injured. Jiang Tao was startled, and immediately shouted: "Go ahead, fight back!" .”

Immediately arrows rushed towards the people on the city wall like locusts, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, desolate screams could be heard everywhere, Mr. Luo Qian lay on the ground and dared not get up, hurriedly picked up the helmet that was shot down just now, terrified in his heart: " Could it be those sharpshooters again?"

"Mr. Qian, what should we do now? As long as the brothers who show their heads are shot." Luo Qian's personal soldiers crawled over and said mournfully.

Mr. Luo Qian woke up suddenly, and roared with red eyes: "Brothers, be careful, these bandits won't be able to enter the city, and when they get close, they will kill those who kill thousands of knives. Damn, how dare you provoke Mr. Qian."

He leaned forward, held the iron helmet with a knife, leaned out of the city, and leaped backwards with the knife and the iron helmet, injuring a small soldier. Mr. Luo Qian was secretly glad that the iron helmet was cracked He didn't dare to wait any longer, he climbed towards the city tower in a panic, and shouted: "General Manager Wu, even if you die, you still have to defend the city, do you hear me?"

"Master Qian, President Wu, he has passed away." A soldier said timidly with tears in his voice.

Mr. Luo Qian cursed inwardly, you bastard, you have to choose a time to die, and shouted sharply: "Fuck, whoever dares to take a step back and kill without mercy, I will watch from the tower. If you win, everyone will be rewarded." One tael of silver."

The soldiers and young men on the top of the city were in a dilemma, so they had no choice but to lean against the parapet, and few people peeped outside the city.

"Luo Dayou, go to the county government office and report to the county magistrate, and you will say that the bandits are ferocious, so immediately bring troops to help." Mr. Luo Qian pushed his own soldiers and shouted angrily. Said: "Everyone is a fool, shoot arrows quickly, hurry up!"

The archers hiding behind the parapet of the tower glared at Mr. Luo Qian, but none of them stood up.

Mr. Luo Qian leaned forward and wanted to draw his sword, killing people to gain power, but he didn't want the waist knife to fall on the city wall. Looking at the hostile eyes of everyone, he felt panicked, what are these subordinates doing?Usually he is as timid as a mouse and afraid of himself as a tiger, but now?
He was puzzled, his soldiers were either dead or on the city wall, he didn't dare to roar any more, and said bitterly in his heart: "These mud legs are really looking for death, they are still needed now, I will deal with you later."

He sneaked a glance to the bottom of the city, and quickly backed away, only to be relieved, these thieves were standing fifty steps below the city, neither attacking the city nor shouting, are they stupid?
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Under the city, Jiang Tao smelled the strong and choking smell of gunpowder, and he was deeply moved: "No wonder muskets have gradually replaced bows and arrows. Now the power of self-generated gunpowder is far greater than that of bows and arrows. Unexpectedly, uncle's troops used granules of black powder, and muskets Everyone in the banner has precise marksmanship and skillful movements, uncle is really not easy, the only shortcoming is the slow rate of fire."

"Jiang Wuji, divide your subordinates into three groups. If the Qing army pokes its head out, it needs to shoot uninterrupted." Jiang Tao shouted. Seeing the crowd shooting in volley, it was a waste and incoherent, so he couldn't help but think of "three paragraphs" shoot".

"You five can understand." Jiang Tao said to the five people around him kindly. Two of them have drilled wells, the other two are strong men who have dug mines, and one is a musket flag. The gunpowder detonated the stone mountain, and they were all carefully selected by Jiang Tao.

"I understand, don't worry about Heihu being in charge (the general)." The five hurriedly clasped their fists and replied, only after meeting Heihu face to face did they realize that Heihu was so easy to get along with.

"Whether you can capture this city or not depends on you. From today onwards, you will set up your own banner, called the Explosive Banner, and Jiang Yan will be the head of the banner. Take care!" The city wall is a big joke, which not only reduces his prestige, but also wastes a lot of time, time is too important to him.

"General Black Tiger, please rest assured

"Yes." Jiang Tao nodded.

The five people, headed by Jiang Yan, rushed towards the gate of the city with two square tables on top of them, only to see that there were several quilts on the square table, and water was still dripping.

Jiang Tao's heart was pounding, and he stared fixedly at the five people. When they arrived ten meters to the right of the city gate without any danger, huge stones, lumber, gray bottles, kerosene, etc. were immediately thrown into the ground. It's a pity that they couldn't reach them, so Jiang Tao felt relieved.

According to Jiang Tao's instructions, Jiang Yan and others put two square tables together, one in front of the other, and the two brothers who were born digging wells began to dig wells under the table behind, and the rest were vigilant.

Jiang Tao looked at the two buckets of granular black powder beside him, and recalled in his heart: "The temperature of black powder deflagration can reach over 1000C at an instant, and its destructive power is extremely strong. When about every 4 grams of black powder ignites and burns, it can produce 280 liters of gas, which can expand in volume. Nearly [-] times. If so, two hundred catties of black powder will be enough, and that one barrel will be enough, don’t be fooled, blowing yourself up would be a joke.”

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After listening to Luo Dayou's report, the magistrate of the county government office, the chess piece in his hand fell on the chessboard with a clatter, snorted for a moment, and scolded coldly: "Idiot, a bunch of bandits are no match for it."

"Let Hu catch the head and lead the people to go." Wang Zhixian patted the chessboard, and said to Wei County Cheng as calmly as possible: "This game is not counted. Does Yuexiang have the pleasure of continuing to play chess?"

"I have no choice but to give up my life to accompany the gentleman." Wei Xiancheng said with a smile, but he was worried about the safety of the city gate. Judging from the current situation, it is considered evenly matched. The bandits have the upper hand, why not attack the city directly?But seeing the magistrate's attitude, he obviously wants to be arty, and he will never let him go, even if he goes, he can't be the master.

"Okay, life and death are fate, there is a time for wealth and honor, and Yuexiang is not afraid in the face of danger, he is really a man." Wang Zhixian shook his head and said with a smile: "Come on, continue!"

"The magistrate has the style of the ancients, and the lower officials admire him so much, please invite him first." Wei Xiancheng heard the bragging meaning of the magistrate, as a subordinate, he must abide by his duty, and it is the duty of the subordinate to please the superior. Dare to be negligent, it seems that it is better to let the adults win once quietly.

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Luo Qian, who was hiding with all the soldiers, was always really terrified. Just now when his own soldiers came to report, within a quarter of an hour, one-third of his men had been killed or killed, not counting the young and strong casualties. They dug holes under the table, and the officers and soldiers could do nothing to them.

Mr. Luo Qian would never stand up to see what happened now, and thought to himself: "What are these people who kill thousands of swords up to? Are they digging tunnels?"

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the reason, and he immediately ordered his soldiers to patrol the city with more than a hundred young men to find out the location of the tunnel entrance.

"Master Qian, what if the bandits rush up from the tunnel?" the soldier said in horror.

"Stupid, stabbing it with a gun or burning it with kerosene, it's useless to support you, so don't hurry up." Mr. Luo Qian scolded angrily, but sneered in his heart: "The bandit army only uses this little trick, which made Mr. Qian worry about it for a long time. , really should be killed."

He said proudly: "Fortunately, I didn't act recklessly, otherwise I would directly confront the bandit army, I'm afraid..."

PS: Now this book is ranked fifth on the new book list. It is easy to win the country, but difficult to keep it. I can repay everyone more. It seems that I have to work overtime tonight. My family is very busy recently, so I can only do two shifts. After returning to my hometown in a few days, the butcher will definitely work harder.

(End of this chapter)