Wang Ermazi and Chen Suizuizi skillfully fixed the steel frame and pulley block on the city wall. They were preparing to temporarily install a lifting equipment.
When they saw that the merchant group had begun to learn how to build slaves and prepared shield vehicles, they had to respond effectively. It was impossible for muskets to penetrate the shield vehicles.
Now, on the city walls on the east and west sides, and on the two horse paths, shield chariots are used to clear the way.
A large number of swordsmen, who were preparing for hand-to-hand combat, huddled behind and planned to rush forward to fight in hand-to-hand combat.
"Lift up twenty camel cannons and destroy their shield vehicles." The Ansan Department put down the telescope, "Get the Gatling gun ready. After a while, the merchant group's general attack will begin. Immediately open fire on their team's shields."
Where the car can’t cover it.”
"Here, Commander, do you want to use rocket-propelled grenades?"
"We don't bring much, so don't use it yet. Good steel should be used on the blade. Just wait and see."
A group of artillerymen, a group of eleven people, used wooden poles and ropes to carry the camel cannon under the city wall. Then they tied the ropes.
"Wang Er Mazi, okay, pull it." Hu Laofi shouted loudly.
But the people below saw the steel frame above making a grinding sound and shaking violently. There was a sudden panic below, and Hu Laofi cursed angrily: "You bitch! Did the crane erection collapse? If it falls, I will kill you."
Your balls pinch out the yolk."
"Don't worry, it's okay, it won't fall off. I'm talking about Chen's nonsense, Ermihu, you two hurry up and get out of here. You're so stupid." Wang Ermazi scolded.
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As soon as he finished speaking, the steel frame shook violently again. And a lot of debris and dust fell down into bricks, which fell on the head of the artilleryman below.
The artillerymen underground yelled angrily and hurried away.
Everyone watched in horror. Wang Ermazi held a cigarette in the corner of his mouth and pulled the rope nonchalantly. He laughed at them all over again.
"Are you all gentlemen? Do you all pee standing up? I look so scared of you. You have so little courage to be a soldier. Go home and take care of your children."
Hu Dahai spat and cursed: "Fuck you, you're the one who peed while squatting."
Wang Ermazi was one of the first batch of regiment training veterans. This bastard never followed the rules. He never made big mistakes but kept making small mistakes. He was a complete old man. Those who survived the Battle of Rock Beach basically became squadron leaders.
Many of them have even become regimental commanders and battalion commanders.
Even though he was still an engineer team leader, Yang Fan shook his head with a headache when talking about him.
The army didn't want him either. He was a veteran and a thorn in the side. No one could do anything to him. He was sent to the grassland, but he still didn't change his bad habits.
Although the steel frame creaked and twisted, twenty camel cannons, as well as three thousand rounds of shells and propellant packs were all transported up. In the end, there was no problem.
"You cowards, you know nothing. This is the fastest and safest installation method. If someone else had just set up the rack now, not a single cannon has been transported up. Do you understand how fast soldiers are? You guys
Naturally, a group of illiterate people will not understand." Wang Ermazi laughed.
"Okay, we can transport people. We transport five people at a time. Tie the ropes around your waist. Hurry up and stop inking. The people in front are all crazy. Lin Hu is going crazy with anxiety. He is waiting for the cannon to deal with it.
Where’s the shield truck? We’re almost out of grenades again.”
Team leader Xie Miaohe scolded: "Wang Ermazi, your uncle, if you get on five people at a time, what if they fall down? You are a fucking lunatic."
"Really, the master also said that I am a madman, hahaha, you have a discerning mind, you can see that I am a madman. The last time I tried to fire the shell with my bare hands, my wife turned pale with fright. Hahaha.
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Artillery battalion commander Yue Haiping took out his pocket watch and looked at it. The luminous dial showed that it was less than half an hour before dawn. In an emergency, he was the first to tie the rope to his waist.
Seeing that the battalion commander had all gone up, the other officers didn't know what to say and tied the ropes around their waists one after another.
"Hey! Old Yue, you are a man. Don't worry, you won't be able to drop or touch it. Just carry it with you and you'll get it soon." Wang Erpazi smiled and said, "The luminous pocket watch you received from me is really a good thing. Tsk tsk.
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"Hey, Wang Er, what are you talking about? You were an old brother who was trained in the first batch of regiments, so you can't be a little formal. Now you have become the engineer battalion commander." Yue Haiping shook his head.
"That's how I am. I can't do anything to you. I don't care whether I am an official or not. When you are alive, you have to be at ease. It's like wearing a mask on your face all day long."
Before dawn, the artillery battalion carried twenty camel cannons and three thousand rounds of ammunition completely onto the city wall.
Lin Hu was extremely anxious.
They have repelled more than a dozen attacks from the business group.
The cannons on the mountains outside were too far away to hit their targets. To deal with the armed merchant groups pushing their homemade shield carts, they had to get close and shoot directly.
These servants maintained by Shanxi merchants are all veteran swordsmen and musketeers from the northwest.
Every time they go on a mission, they have to fight horse thieves and Mongolian tribes.
They were all trained in actual combat, and were far from being comparable to those beggar soldiers in the garrison camp who practiced every ten days, or even never practiced at all.
They opened a shooting port on the shield car, and three bird gunners stood on the car and shot forward. Their marksmanship was very accurate, and they were all veterans. In every attack, many soldiers were hit on the exposed heads.
Fortunately, the beak helmet is very reliable. The outer layer does not touch the skin and leaves a large space to prevent it from being smashed by heavy weapons and damaging the head.
Most of these bird-beaked helmets were not penetrated, but were flattened. After all, the gunpowder in their blunderbuss was not powerful enough, and the lead bullets were too soft. If they had used maroon gunpowder and steel-core bullets, they would have definitely penetrated.
During these dozen attacks, Wu Yun and others managed to defeat them with grenades.
Because, Yang Fan's soldier training with grenades is a top priority. The soldiers who were trained to throw grenades were so miserable that after the training, their arms were swollen.
This city is the headquarters of the eight major locust merchants. There are many carriages, and thousands of them can be converted into shield carriages.
Whenever the shield car got closer than 20 meters, Lin Hu immediately ordered the grenade to be thrown.
To his relief, the master always emphasized grenade throwing.
The master's original words were, as long as you can't practice to death, you can practice to death. Long-term and hard training finally shows its value.
Every time, offensive grenades and defensive grenades can be accurately thrown behind the shield vehicle.
Wu Yun's favorite thing is to bundle three grenades together and throw them over. He is a Mongolian warrior with amazing arm strength.
Cluster grenades are so powerful that they were even used to blow up tank tracks during World War II. They are easy to use against these shield vehicles.
Each time, flames rose into the sky, blowing off the wheels of the shield carriage. The frame of the carriage was blown apart. The heavy shield wall temporarily made of door panels in the front fell backwards, smashing the musket hand hidden behind it.