At the first watch, everyone put on armor, each with a spear, a sword, a crossbow, a crossbow bolt and a shield. In addition, they also carried three powder barrels with poison-quenching nails, and incense sticks with the same appearance.
The powder barrels were put together and mixed into the city. Each weighed five kilograms and were carried by Wang Chao, the deputy commander of the firearms battalion.
Everyone also carried ladders. If the mission failed, they would use the ladders to evacuate. This was Chen Qing's order and they must be obeyed.
The time has passed the second watch, and hundreds of soldiers are walking slowly along the store. This is also the defensive advantage of Yiling County. The field of vision is particularly wide. During the day, you can see more than ten miles away. If you use the moonlight at night, you can see
There are no problems inside or out.
Fortunately, the moonlight tonight is very good, the moonlight is bright, and the earth seems to be sprinkled with a layer of silver light. The situation on the top of the city is clearly visible several miles away, and there is no problem below the city wall. Even a weasel running past cannot escape the soldiers at the top of the city.
Eye.
The only loophole is the dense concentration of shops at the foot of the mountain. Hiding behind the shops, the defenders on the top of the city cannot see them.
Hundreds of elite Song troops, led by Liu Cui, were hiding behind the shops closest to the city wall. Once the city gate was opened, they only needed a cup of tea to rush up the high slope and rush into the city.
Door.
They made an appointment before and after the third watch, which is not necessarily accurate. There is no problem in opening the city gate before the third watch.
At two o'clock in the morning, thirteen warriors set off. Led by one of Jiang Ming's servants, they ran quickly along an alley toward the city gate. When they reached a fork, the servant pointed to a small alleyway: "
Exiting this alley is East-West Street, less than a hundred steps from the East Gate."
"Thank you!"
The servants left, Yang Zaixing led twelve people and ran towards the entrance of the alley. When they reached the entrance of the alley, Yang Zaixing looked around and saw a patrol of 200 people coming from the direction of the east city gate. Yang Zaixing
Quickly pushing his hands back, everyone retreated and squatted down in the dark.
According to normal circumstances, if the patrol cannot find the people in the alley, they will walk directly there. After they have gone far, the group of people will come out of the alley.
But there were many things that they never thought of in advance. Just as they squatted down, a patrolling soldier passed by the entrance of the alley. Suddenly, fierce barking came from the yard next to him, and several vicious dogs were barking fiercely. They just stood up and wanted to retreat.
, but was discovered by several patrolling soldiers.
"Who is it?"
At this moment, Yang Zaixing needs to make a decision. Should they run away or meet him?
Yang Zaixing felt excited and said to Wang Chao: "Light a gunpowder barrel and throw it out!"
Yang Zaixing shouted coldly: "We are having fun, don't ruin our good deeds, leave quickly!"
Wherever the patrolling soldiers were willing to go, they all rushed into the alley and said, "If you have anything good to do, bring your brother to play with you."
They regarded Yang Zaixing and others as stragglers who were looking for women.
But the leading general walked to the alley and shouted: "Whose subordinates are you? Give me the command first!"
Wang Chao lit the gunpowder barrel and threw it out of the alley at the right moment. Yang Zaixing shouted: "Get down!"
Thirteen Song generals lay down one after another, raising their shields to protect their heads and backs.
The gunpowder barrel exploded accurately on the heads of two hundred soldiers. Thousands of poison-quenched iron nails flew out. The explosion was deafening and screams were heard. Two hundred people fell one after another. The explosive power of this double-layer wooden barrel
Stronger, the poison nails have a longer range and can easily penetrate leather armor and enter the body.
Yang Zaixing jumped up and shouted, "Kill!"
He brandished his iron spear and charged forward, and the twelve generals behind him also got up and rushed forward.
On the street, a large number of two hundred patrols fell down. A dozen soldiers who were closest to the explosion point were blown into a bloody mess, and some of them had no heads. The other soldiers were basically injured by poisonous nails, which were shot in the head.
Most of them were lying on the ground groaning in pain. A dozen soldiers who were lucky enough not to be hit by the poisonous nails were so frightened that they ran away.
Yang Zaixing shot backhand and assassinated the enemy general. He shouted: "Leave them alone and go to the city!"
Everyone ran towards the city gate a hundred steps away. At this moment, the alarm bell on the city top blared, 'Dang! Dang! Dang!' In fact, there was no need for them to ring the alarm bell. There was an explosion and the whole city was awakened.
The soldiers who were sleeping on the top of the city were also awakened one after another, shouting and running towards the corridor. The soldiers guarding the city gate also ran towards the corridor. Up and down, 300 soldiers crowded into the upper city in the south.
As for the corridors, Yiling is a small city. Unlike the big city which has a barbican and two corridors to the city, it is relatively simple and simple, with no barbican and only one corridor to the city.
They rushed to the corridor. The soldiers at the top of the city and on the corridor fired arrows. Yang Zaixing, Gao Ding and Liu Qiong used iron guns to fire the arrows. Yang Zaixing shouted, "King's Nest, target corridor!"
Wang Chao took out another gunpowder barrel and lit the match rope with a fire stick. He ran two steps and threw it towards the corridor with all his strength. Wang Chao was the deputy commander of the firearms battalion and one of the first soldiers to use firearms. After several years of thinking and experience,
The accumulation of time has enabled him to understand the various habits of gunpowder barrels. The gunpowder barrels he throws can even explode one foot from the ground.
Wang Chao shouted, "Get down!"
Thirteen companions lay down at the same time, using shields to protect their heads and backs. This has been verified through countless experiments. Using this method, there is a 95% chance of avoiding the attack of the poisonous nails.
The gunpowder barrel exploded above the corridor where the enemy soldiers were densely packed. The fire flashed, the poison nails burst out, the huge explosion was deafening, and the thick smoke filled the corridor. They jumped up, and most of the soldiers on the corridor were lying down.
, many soldiers on the city walls were even worse. They were shot in the face and neck with poisonous nails.
"kill!"
Yang Zaixing roared and rushed up the corridor with his companions. Twenty or so surviving soldiers tried to resist, but he stabbed seven of them to death with random shots. The remaining soldiers were so frightened that they turned around and fled.
"Liu Qiong, please lead a few people to open the door below the city!"
Liu Qiong turned around and ran down, saying to several companions: "Follow me!"
Here Yang Zaixing is the commander, Liu Qiong is the deputy commander, Gao Ding is the general commander, and the others are partial general commanders, deputy commanders and heads, so Yang Zaixing is the leader, Liu Qiong and Gao Ding are deputy generals.
Liu Qiong led three people into the city gate. They could pull out the three iron door bolts, but the top three iron door bolts needed to be opened from the top of the city.
They had just pulled out an iron door bolt when one of their companions suddenly screamed and was shot in the back by an arrow.
When Liu Qiong turned around, he discovered that countless soldiers were running towards him, and more than twenty soldiers were firing arrows at this direction from a hundred steps away.
"You go on, I'll cover you!"
Liu Qiong rushed out of the door, swung his iron gun to fire arrows, and the other two companions struggled to pull out the two remaining door bolts. The rest was on the top of the city.
On the top of the city, Yang Zaixing, Gao Ding and six other companions were fighting fiercely with 300 enemy soldiers. They covered Liang Gui and turned on three switches. They usually inserted iron rods into the sleeves, and then the three soldiers pushed hard.
Turn the switch slowly.
Liang Gui roared, and a switch creaked open.
At this time, Liu Qiong's anxious shouting came from the city, "Hurry up, the enemy is coming."
Yang Zaixing shouted anxiously, "Liang Gui, hurry up!"
Liang Gui was sweating profusely, but the condom underneath was too small and he couldn't use the strength.
Gao Ding suddenly shouted: "Put the hammer handle in!"
This sentence reminded Liang Gui, so he slapped himself hard, turned the hammer upside down, inserted the short handle into the iron sleeve, held the hammer and tried hard to pull the switch, and he pulled open the second switch.
There is still the last switch, and hundreds of enemy troops under the city have already reached ten steps from the city gate.
Liu Qiong led two soldiers to kill them, blocked the city gate, and fought fiercely with hundreds of soldiers.
At this time, Chen Qing led thousands of soldiers to rush outside the city gate. Some soldiers threw iron hooks, which caught the city wall, and the soldiers began to climb towards the top of the city.
Suddenly, the city gate made a sharp creaking sound, and the city gate suddenly moved. The soldiers pushed open the city gate with all their strength. Chen Qing roared and rushed into the city gate cave first. He only saw Liu Qiong alone, covered in blood.
They brandished their spears and fought fiercely with the enemy. The other three fell to the ground and died.
Chen Qing's eyes turned red. He rushed forward and got in front of Liu Qiong. His halberd flew out and more than a dozen heads flew up at the same time.