Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 50 Siege

Xiao Wu immediately ran to Tang Ning and reported, "General, according to our latest investigation, of the four gates of Huanggang City, only the west gate is open. The other three gates have been closed since the rebels took over. It's closed."

"I sneaked in to do some reconnaissance. Among them, the west gate is the most heavily guarded, with about 200 people, and the other three gates have about [-] people each. When the officers and troops withdrew, some of the artillery was too late to be destroyed, and they seized and used it."

"I heard from a small officer who hid in the city before he could escape in time, that the number of artillery pieces they captured would not exceed fifteen."

"I found an opportunity to deliver food, and went upstairs to inquire about the West City Gate. There are five Franc cannons at the West City Gate. I didn't find a suitable opportunity for the other three city gates, and I didn't have enough time, so how many specific configurations are there? Cannon, it is not clear yet."

"However, from the point of view of the enemy's defensive focus, the west gate is their main defense target, so it can be analyzed that the artillery of the other three gates should not exceed five, and it is very likely that there are only two or three."

"During the day, they will set up a roadblock about 30 steps outside the west city gate. They are mainly responsible for checking the people entering the city. The number of people is about [-]."

"Every day the city gate opens at about five quarters of Mao, and closes at about five quarters of you..."

Xiao Wu's scouting of the situation can be said to be very detailed. From this, it can be seen that this kid is bold, careful, and good at analysis, so Tangning didn't let Tangning see him wrong.

It was about [-] o'clock in the morning. Tangning looked at her watch. It was still a quarter of an hour before it was [-] o'clock. The surrounding area was still dark and extremely silent.

Tangning ordered Xiao Wu to continue to investigate, while he himself ordered people to make various preparations.

After half an hour, Ye Dacheng returned to his place with the other laggards.

At this time, it was already [-]:[-], and the sky was already light.

"Ye Dacheng, get ready." Tangning ordered Ye Dacheng before he had time to rest.

"Yes." Ye Dacheng responded with a low shout.

The reason why the mission was handed over to Ye Dacheng again was because Tangning accepted Ye Dacheng's proposal when discussing the battle plan.

He, Tangning, doesn't take care of everything, and he doesn't think that he is a future person, so he looks down on the ancients, so he is very happy to let everyone express their opinions, and then choose the best, and everyone has nothing to say.

After a while, two mule-drawn carts set off one after the other, with baskets, baskets and the like on them, which seemed to be filled with grain.

About half a mile behind the two mule-drawn carts, there were six or seven burden-bearers, panting, wiping the sweat from their foreheads with their sleeves from time to time.

The sounds of mules and horses from time to time attracted the attention of patrolling soldiers on the city wall.

With the help of the light of the torches on the top of the city, they saw two mules and horse-drawn carts full of things, followed by more than a dozen farmers.

"Hey, these peasants got up quite early, and they arrived before the city gate opened." A small leader looked down the direction of the city and joked with a smile, but he never thought that two months ago, he himself was also a peasant. .

"Where is this farmer, and there is still food for sale." Another person said curiously.

"Didn't you see that there were more than ten people there? It must be from some village. They gathered together and rushed to the city. Heh, as for the food, who knows? When the city gate opens, go check it out and you'll know." gone."

The two of them chatted one after another, obviously not paying attention to the people below.

After all, there were only a dozen people on the other side, and they appeared under the city wall so openly, what kind of waves could there be?
It's not yet time, so the city gate is still closed. If the city gate is not open, the roadblocks outside the city will not be set up, so the first mule cart stops directly at the city gate, and the patrolling soldiers on the city head also didn't care.

But the second mule-drawn carriage stopped after a distance of about ten feet, and the group simply sat on the ground to rest, waiting for the city gate to open.

Time passed bit by bit, and when the specified time came, there was still no movement at the city gate.

There is no way, these rebels started in a hurry and lacked the necessary training, so their discipline is much worse, and it is normal for them to be loose.

What's more, Huanggang City is located behind the land they occupied, the city wall is strong, and there are more than ten cannons. Is it afraid that some people who don't open their eyes will come and make trouble?

With a dull creaking sound, the heavy door was finally slowly pushed open by a few soldiers, and they didn't care when they saw a mule-drawn carriage at the main entrance.

When the door was slowly opened, the peasants stood up and surrounded the mules and carriages, as if preparing to enter the city immediately.

And at the moment when the door was fully opened, their hands seemed to be inadvertently placed on the basket.

It was too late, but soon, they suddenly pulled out something from the covered basket.

"beat……"

With a shout, the seven people in the first mule-drawn carriage lined up in an arrow shape, holding MP40 submachine guns in their hands, and fired wildly at the unsuspecting soldiers who were close at hand.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Ah..." There was a shrill scream, and the soldiers who had just opened the city gate were swept away like they were cutting leeks.

In the corridor, the other soldiers who were preparing to leave the city immediately looked terrified and fell into chaos.

Some people wanted to go forward and close the city gate again, while others desperately wanted to escape into the city.

However, the corridor leading into the city is five feet long, and the distance of more than ten meters is nothing in normal times, but at this time it is a natural moat that cannot be passed, and is directly exposed to the direct firepower of MP40.

While the first mule-drawn carriage opened fire, the personnel of the second mule-drawn carriage also took out the MP40 hidden in the baskets and baskets.

However, their task was not to clear the passages into the city, but the tower and the defenders on the walls on both sides of the tower. This is why they deliberately opened a distance from the first mule cart, in order to have a better view and Angle shot.

"Bang bang bang..." The nine people shot at the city wall with a clear division of labor.

Due to the sudden incident, the soldiers on the city wall were not prepared at all, and they were beaten on their backs for a while, screaming continuously.

They would never have imagined that before the city gate opened, those burden-bearers had already silently stopped at the barricade outside the city and put down the burden on their shoulders.

When the people in front just took out the hidden guns, these people immediately took out six MG42s from the load.

Quickly set up the gun on the refusal horse, then loaded the MG42 bullets that had already been loaded with ammunition chains, and fired wildly at the city.

"Chichi..." More terrifying firepower suppressed the defenders on the city wall.

The turbulent bullets rushed straight into the clouds, or hit the masonry of the city wall, or passed through the saw teeth and shooting holes of the toothed wall, bringing up clouds of blood mist, but screams were rarely heard.

Before he could utter a scream, his body was torn apart.

All of a sudden, blood rained down, and the shattered body parts and internal organs of the human body were thrown around, spraying the whole body and face of the surrounding companions, and the blood was abnormal.

The people who had never seen such bloody screamed in shock and panic, and were completely confused.

(End of this chapter)