Just when Omoktu and Buyan were discussing whether to attack or defend, they suddenly heard the loud shouts of the soldiers, and then with the corner of their eyes, they saw a huge black shadow shrouding their heads.
The two looked up and saw a huge airship with thick smoke and flames passing over their heads. Judging from its flight trajectory, it was estimated that it should have landed in the surrounding area.
"Send the order and we must capture the barbarian on the airship alive!"
Omoktu knew the value of airships, but the downed airships all burst into flames, and some even exploded when they hit the ground. It was extremely difficult to capture a fully equipped airship.
The airship is the top weapon and equipment of the Ming Dynasty, and its capture is a great achievement. Its significance is no less than the capture of a high-ranking Ming Ming general, so Omoktu hurriedly gave instructions.
"Brother! Wake up! Wake up quickly!"
Liu Ye did not faint in the airship crash, and seemed to be unscathed. After finding that he was not seriously injured, he hurriedly shook Sun Tong, who was not far away from him.
"...What? Didn't you go to see the King of Hell?"
Sun Tong reluctantly opened his eyes and saw that the figure in front of him was his comrade-in-arms. Then he slowly opened his mouth, struggled hard, and suddenly felt soreness in his limbs.
The No. 011 airship they were driving was shot down by Gou Tatar's artillery fire not long after. Fortunately, after the bombing was completed, Sun Tong and Liu Ye worked hard to make the airship fall to their side.
But the weather was not as planned, and it happened to fall where the dog was. Now it was completely finished. Before falling to the ground, Sun Tong also told his little brother that he would rather sacrifice his life for justice than be captured, otherwise he would be hurt by Ling Chi. died.
"Hurry! The dog tartars are coming up!"
"Throw the grenade!"
Each airship is equipped with a rifle, a blunderbuss, a waist knife, and five grenades for self-defense. It is okay to deal with a small number of dog Tatars, but it will be troublesome if it falls to a crowded place.
"Zhang Jing has an order to capture them alive! As long as they are caught, there will be heavy rewards! Hurry! All of us go up!"
Surrounded by soldiers from the Eight Banners with Zhenglan Banner, Xianghuang Banner and Xianggrey Banner, there were no Han troops. The other party spoke in Tatar, so Sun Tong and Liu Ye did not understand the meaning of the other party's shouting at all.
"boom……"
Several Eight Banners soldiers who had just rushed forward were hit by a grenade and were immediately blown to the ground. They were all injured and rolled all over the ground in the smoke and fire.
However, the remaining Eight Banners soldiers were not deterred. After seeing clearly that there were only two people on the other side, they rushed forward with confidence. Such a good opportunity to receive the reward was determined not to be missed.
"boom……"
There were more and more dog Tatars around, and Sun Tong couldn't care less about talking. He hurriedly lit all the remaining grenades and killed a few. Anyway, he earned it.
"ah……"
Screams of different pitches were immediately heard nearby. Even the Eight Banners soldiers wearing double-layered armor were unable to guard against the iron beads exploding from the grenades most of the time.
Five grenades killed and injured more than 20 people. This undoubtedly angered Niu Lu Zhangjing, who was supervising the battle at the scene. He kept yelling and yelling at his men not to be afraid, and immediately captured the dog barbarian on the opposite side alive.
"Little Ye Zi! Use the waist knife! See you in the next life, brother!"
Sun Tong installed the bayonet on the head of the rifle. He would be more comfortable with this thing and might be able to kill a few more dog Tatars.
I feel sorry for the little brother next to me. I didn't wait for him to marry his mother-in-law, but in the next life, I had to sell iron to him in exchange for this debt of gratitude.
"Brother, take care!"
Ever since Liuye and Sun Tong were assigned to the same flight team, this eldest brother had never bullied him. Instead, he took care of him everywhere and helped him get married as soon as possible.
But the matter has come to this, and there is no other thought. Faced with nearly a hundred dog Tatars around them, the two brothers can only fight to the death, which is worthy of the prince's kindness.
"Kill the Tartars!"
Sun Tong shouted loudly, jumped out of the dilapidated hanging basket together with Liu Ye, and fought with the dog Tatar who rushed up from the opposite side.
However, none of the pilots were equipped with armor, only leather jackets for cold protection. Their protective capabilities were far inferior to the cotton armor of the Qing army, and they were at a disadvantage in close combat.
Sun Tong came from the Yongwei Battalion, had rich practical experience, and received stabbing training. Facing the Eight Banners soldiers who only had waist swords, even if one person had to fight five or six, he would not suffer much loss.
"ah……"
The two sides fought several times with bayonets and waist knives. Sun Tong saw the opportunity and stabbed hard. The bayonet immediately penetrated the face of an Eight Banners soldier, causing the other party to scream in pain.
"Brother...save me..."
At this moment, Liuye called out for help. He was just a new soldier. He had never fought in actual combat, let alone killed enemy soldiers with his own hands. The first air strike before was considered to be the first batch of results.
The waist knife in his hand was completely unable to withstand the attacks of the Eight Banners soldiers. After waving wildly for a while, he barely resisted a few times, and then he could no longer resist. He was directly hugged by an Eight Banners soldier in the back and fell to the ground.
Then two or three Eight Banners soldiers swooped over and held down their prey with the weight of their bodies. Zhang Jing has an order that he must be captured alive, as dead ones are worthless.
Just when Sun Tong was distracted, two people suddenly attacked his flanks, one from the left and one from the right. Suddenly something happened to the little brother. Sun Tong was so restless that he changed his moves and was unable to withstand the opponent's attack.
A gash was made in the left rib, and the rifle was immediately jammed by the dog's knife. Both sides could not overpower each other, so they hugged each other and struggled with each other.
The Eight Banners soldiers finally took advantage of their superior numbers. No matter who was in the upper or lower position, they would all pounce on them and pin them down first. Sun Tong struggled several times but felt unable to reverse the situation, and was finally captured together with Liu Ye.
"Hahahaha...Okay! Tie him up, gag him, take him out of the cave, and present him to the emperor!"
Omoktu has been looking for opportunities to make up for his mistakes in losing troops and generals. Now he shot down several airships and captured two soldiers on the airships alive. He was considered guilty and meritorious.
"Dog Tartar! Your death is not far away..."
The more people bully the less powerful, Sun Tong was dissatisfied with his defeat, and his mouth was also dissatisfied. Before being blocked, he did not forget to curse the opponent. With the crown prince, the Ming Dynasty can turn defeat into victory, and the dog Tatars are doomed.
"Hmph! If you two weren't worth so much, I would have ordered you to be executed on the spot! Someone, take all the airship equipment that has not been burned around and take it out of the city and present it to the emperor!"
He is the winner, and Omoktu doesn't care what the other party says.
With the parts on the airship and the soldiers on it, the Qing Dynasty will also have airships in the future.
Even though these crazy people are rude, it doesn't matter. As long as they are willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, work hard for the emperor, and train soldiers to fly airships, they can enjoy glory and wealth in the future.
Even Omoktu wanted to fly an airship and try the feeling of ascending to the sky. This must be even more true for the emperor. He could be considered as surrendering to the emperor!
How wonderful!
How wonderful~!
After the two high-value prisoners were taken away, Omoktu and Buyan looked at the messy scene on the ground, but they didn't feel much sorrow in their hearts.
These two barbarians had a strong fighting spirit and killed and wounded no less than twenty Eight Banners soldiers.
But the price is definitely worth it, because with the airship, the "Qing Heavenly Soldiers" will really be able to go to the sky in the future!
When the Qing Dynasty has dozens or even hundreds of airships, coupled with hundreds of thousands of cavalry, wouldn't it be invincible?
Man Ming's thousands of miles of land will surely fall into the hands of the emperor, and the Qing Dynasty will surely replace Man Ming and become the master of the pass!
Thinking of this, Omoktu suddenly felt that what Buyan just said made sense.
Instead of being passively beaten, it is better to take the initiative and attack!
Then he summoned Wang Shixuan, Chang Guofang, Pan Xiaohe, and the proposer Buyan to discuss it.
Under the fierce artillery fire of the Ming Ming defenders, several senior generals naturally did not want to be killed alive.
The generals of the Han Army and the Tianyou Army did not have much say. Only Omoktu and Buyan really had a say.
Being accused of being afraid of the enemy and cowardly fighting is no joke. Since the Eight Banners Master asked for an attack, they had no choice but to obey.
Optimistically, it is estimated that the total number of the five troops is four to five thousand, and the decision to attack is also wise.
After being completely crippled by the barbarian's artillery fire, even if he wanted to attack, he would be powerless.
Besides, the Qing army in this area was compressed into an extremely narrow area, and they could be penetrated by barbarians at any time.
Once the Ming army that came from the east bank of the Cao River merged with the city defenders, it meant that the Qing army was divided and surrounded by them.
After being surrounded, it would be extremely difficult to break out of the encirclement, or even counterattack to regain the west bank of the Cao River.
Taking advantage of the situation, several airships were shot down, and the morale of the soldiers was high. They launched a counterattack immediately, and they had a good chance of winning.
"In that case, please go back and give the order. When the horn sounds, the whole army will attack without hesitation!"
Omoktu agreed that Wang Shixuan, Chang Guofang, Pan Xiao and the other three troops would each send half a cow to guard the artillery and ammunition, and the remaining soldiers must follow the army to launch the attack.
If there is no sound of retreating horns, any unit retreats without authorization, delays the fighter plane, and affects the counterattack, and military law must be followed!
"Woo~~~"
"kill!"
"Come on!"
"Chop down the barbarian dog!"
As soon as the horn sounded, the Eight Banners soldiers who heard the order to attack rushed out from all corners of the ruins. Under the leadership of the Eight Banners soldiers, soldiers from the Zhenghong Banner and Tianyou Army of the Han Army also followed.
In an instant, the streets and alleys were crowded with people, and there were Qing soldiers wearing armors of different colors everywhere. They were so densely packed that it was difficult to count them with the naked eye.
"Do it! The Tatars are really here! Throw the white grenades! Throw them all out! Don't leave even one behind!"
Facing the Qing troops rushing in like a wave, Wang Zhilun, who was hiding on the roof of a dilapidated building to observe the enemy's movements, immediately ordered his subordinates to drop bombs.
There are at least several thousand people here. It is too late to stop them with various types of artillery. We have to use hand grenades. Finally, we encounter dog Tatars who are fooling around and take the initiative to kill them. We must eat them all as ordered.
The dog tartar huddled up into a ball, and neither Wang Zhilun nor Zhang Yilong could eat it quickly. As the density of enemy troops on the battlefield increased, the resistance to Wang's division's advance became increasingly greater.
Previously, because of the slow advance, casualties were rising. Wang Zhilun had to order to stop the infantry attack and instead to wait for artillery fire.
Especially when he saw that his side had lost as many as six airships, he was heartbroken. Just as he was worrying about how to avenge his brothers in the sky, the dog Tatars in the ruins opposite came to kill him.
"Drop bombs! Throw them all out! Don't keep them to lay eggs!"
The company and platoon-level officers were afraid that their rookie recruits would be overwhelmed, so they had to quickly give instructions. At this time, even if each person on the front line threw an extra grenade, hundreds more people on the opposite side might die.
In the previous attack, more than a hundred snake venom grenades were thrown. Most of them were put in cloth bags and had no chance to be thrown. The soldiers always thought it was something.
A large group of dog tartars rushed towards us, and it was time to feed them. After throwing away the poisonous ones, there are still non-poisonous ones. No matter what, feed each dog one tartar first.
Except for the soldiers of the East Palace Guards who were blocking the road with tanks on the street, most people had already gone to their houses. Even if there was no roof, they could still use the ruins of the walls. Even if they were sitting on the top of the wall, they would have a height advantage.
Many soldiers on the street stand behind tank turrets, where they can drop bombs, shoot, and direct tank troops to carry out shelling. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
Through actual combat, someone has invented a more convenient method of dropping bombs. Instead of a single person igniting and dropping bombs, one person uses his or her own musket and flintlock mechanism to ignite the grenades of other people in the squad.
The class is responsible for observing the battlefield situation and directing everyone to drop bombs in batches, which not only saves time, but also has a good killing effect.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
There were explosions everywhere on the battlefield. The fire blocking nets of muskets, small guns, and grenades caused a huge loss to the Qing army that was the first to rush out.
Almost all the armored soldiers in the front row were shot down and blown to the ground. Although the shotgun fired by the small Folang machine was much less powerful than a single heavy bullet.
But it was still able to penetrate two or three rows of armored soldiers, carving holes in the charging formation, and the ground was instantly stained red with the blood of the Eight Banners soldiers.
"The Qing Dynasty will definitely win!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Rush! Don't stop!"
However, the Eight Banners soldiers seemed to have forgotten the danger, and still shouted slogans and rushed towards the enemy in front of them. Once they rushed through this dangerous zone, they would be able to escape the gunfire of the barbarians and kill them.
Since the distance between the two sides is very close, the muskets can be fired at most once, and the grenades can be thrown once or twice. After a close encounter, the only way to engage in close combat is with bayonets.
Tank guns can still fire, but only from the front, otherwise continuing to fire may injure the infantry fighting with the dog Tatars.
"Mount bayonets! Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"
“When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!”
"Get out of the way! The pawns are coming!"
At this moment, the cavalry troops who had been waiting slightly behind the front line immediately rushed out. They had almost lost their patience in waiting for the opportunity.
Either infantry and tanks, airship air strikes, or artillery fire cover, they have almost become scraps to help the brother troops.
The Dog Tartars finally rushed over once. If we don't attack now, when will we wait? ? ?
The cavalrymen were all armed with long-handled swords, and the officers were holding maces. They came galloping on horseback. They could kill anyone wearing armor other than their own.
"Bullshit!"
"What are you doing here???"
"Dry!"
"Fuck him!"
The tank soldiers were very dissatisfied with this. Once cavalry appeared on the battlefield, they would not be able to fire at will.
In their opinion, this large group of cavalry, under the guise of helping to kill the enemy, is completely doing a disservice!
The cavalry didn't care about the number, charging and killing at will on the chaotic battlefield.
Dog Tartar has finally lost his war horse. If he doesn't go up to harvest a wave of crops now, wouldn't he be a fool?
The opponent has horses, but they really don't dare to charge forward, and the fight is just like the dog Tatars have no horses at the moment!
The infantry also started yelling, and they couldn't throw the grenades anymore. The battlefield turned into a pot of porridge.
Although the number of Wang Zhilun's troops was small, they had tanks and cavalry rushing to support them, so they did not suffer a disadvantage in terms of the situation.
In a melee, even if the cavalry has a small space, as long as it gallops, it is equivalent to a sickle to cut wheat.
Five hundred cavalry marched in groups and carried out a wall push. Their combat effectiveness was no less than that of five thousand heavy infantry.
At present, there is no way to form a joint force. They are divided into small groups, and each cavalry has only one platoon.
But the Qing army still couldn't resist, and they only used bows and arrows to kill the Ming army's horses...
