When the sky was just getting brighter, a thin layer of morning mist floated on the Ru River. Occasionally, the calls of waterbirds make the banks of the Ru River seem even quieter in the early morning.
And hundreds of shirtless warriors, carrying large blades and shields on their backs and hanging grenades, had already carried sheepskin rafts to the water on the south side of the Ru River under the cover of morning fog.
Cui Liu, the artillery battalion staff officer of the Army's First Town, held an order flag and leaned half out from behind an artillery bunker built with sandbags. He saw six multiple rocket launchers surrounded by artillerymen who were ready. Huo Zhezi, the thirty-six barrels of the six rocket launchers were all loaded with rockets, so he waved the red flag in his hand and shouted: "Fire!"
"ignition!"
The artillerymen holding fire certificates in their hands also shouted together, and then started to light the fire.
A multiple rocket launcher has six copper tubes, and a rocket with a large head and a small body is inserted into each tube. The rocket is divided into two parts: the propulsion part and the warhead part, which need to be ignited separately.
Among them, the fire of the propulsion part is lit on the buttocks, and the fire of the warhead is lit on the head, so there are two artillerymen responsible for igniting. There are also two people who are responsible for supervising the ignition - the person who lit the ignition forgot that they have to be responsible for reminding!
One person stands at the muzzle of the rocket launcher, holding a fire stick and points it from top to bottom, first three in the upper row, and then three in the lower row. When igniting, you have to grab the "big head" of a rocket with one hand, lift it out a little, and then light a wooden tube fuse hidden behind the big head. Light one, and the ignition soldier will have to say "Ignite No. 1", "Ignite No. 2"...all the way to "Ignite No. 6".
The artilleryman responsible for supervising him was watching from the side. When he saw the igniter lighting the fire, he would shout "No. 1 is over", "No. 2 is over"... until "No. 6 is over".
Another ignition soldier was half-kneeling at the tail of the rocket launcher, responsible for igniting the firing line of the propulsion unit. He ordered from the bottom row to the top, and he didn't just order randomly, he had to order according to the numbers. He started ordering from No. 6 and continued to No. 1. However, when the number is called, it is not "the number is ignited", but "the number is launched".
In addition, the person responsible for supervising the ignition soldier will shout "The launch of a certain number is completed."
It’s not easy to misunderstand such a call. And it’s not easy to make mistakes if one person lights the fire and one person supervises it.
After the warheads and launchers of all six rockets are ignited, the six artillerymen will immediately hide in the bunker on the side - it must be just in case!
If something goes wrong and the rocket explodes in the tube of the rocket launcher, at least it won't kill anyone.
The "big head" design of those rockets actually takes into account that if the rocket explodes without being launched, the rocket launcher will not be blown to pieces - the warhead is outside the barrel, so it won't explode like this. If the barrel is broken, the gun can continue to be used.
In addition, the super-caliber bullet "invented" by Zhu Heji for the light mortar also had this consideration. Even if the shell exploded before being launched, it would not destroy the gun.
The twenty-four gunners of the six rocket launchers had already taken shelter in the bunker. Cui Liu also quickly retracted his bunker, then covered his ears and counted in his heart.
When he counted to "six", he suddenly heard the loud sound of "Qiu Qiu Qiu"!
The rocket launchers started firing!
And the scene of the rocket launcher...that was really spectacular!
Although there are only six six-unit rocket launchers in total, and the rockets fired are sugar-coated rockets, it still gives off a bit of a "Katyusha" feeling!
I saw the thirty-six tubes of six rocket launchers spraying fire from the beginning to the tail, and then the rockets rushed out of the tubes dragging fire and smoke, and rushed into the sky, while also making strange sounds of "Autumn Autumn Autumn". Call.
The thirty-six rockets were not sprayed into the sky at the same time, but one by one, so the strange scream of "Qiu Qiuqiu" lasted for a while before gradually fading away.
All thirty-six rockets flew out of the muzzle, screamed strangely across the sky, dragged frightening flames, and flew towards Sanjiangkou Town on the other side of the Ru River like some magic weapon.
This spectacular scene is simply not what a human war should be like... This is simply the "saint" Zhu San Taisun using magical magic in violation of regulations!
It was the first time for Liu Jinzhong and his men to watch a rocket launcher, and they were all shocked! They all forgot that they were on the battlefield. They all yelled "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" with their mouths wide open. Some of the quickest responders knelt down on the sheepskin raft and worshiped the "magic weapon" flying in the sky - this thing I'm afraid it's not a flying sword, right? There may be a flying immortal with a sword above!
It turns out that Zhu San's grandson is really a saint... so he can ask the gods to help!
This time you can win for sure, win hemp!
"Boom boom boom..."
The "gods" are showing off their power!
Thirty "magic weapons" roared across the Ru River. About two-thirds landed in Sanjiangkou Town, and the other third exploded over Sanjiangkou Town, turning into a terrifying mass. of fireballs and smoke.
At the same time, large swaths of smoke and flames erupted in Sanjiangkou Town, and the fragments exploded by rockets swept through the entire town like a storm. Tiles, wood blocks, and bricks were blown up in all directions, and many houses that were directly hit by rockets were completely destroyed! The smoke enveloped the entire town in an instant...
"Wan Sheng! The Ming Dynasty is Wan Sheng!"
The loudest cheers suddenly erupted from behind the embankment on the south bank of the Ru River on the water surface of the Ru River.
At this time, Liu Jinzhong was holding a red flag with the two characters "Yongwei" tattooed on it. He pointed at the red flag and raised his arms at the same time and shouted: "Yongwei camp, move forward!"
All the soldiers on the sheepskin rafts on the river began to pick up wooden oars and paddle hard, driving the rafts bit by bit towards the one or two hundred wooden boats on the other side of the river.
At the same time, the thirty-six rocket launchers placed on the south bank of the Ru River began to roar "Autumn Autumn Autumn" again.
To the ears of "raft guests" like Liu Jinzhong, this sound is encouraging! The two bare arms suddenly seemed to have several kilograms of strength. Everyone completely forgot about fatigue and could only paddle hard.
Just as these sheepskin rafts were approaching the wooden boats, dots of rockets began to shoot out from behind a few rows of wooden houses behind the embankment on the other side of the Ru River!
However, these rockets were not fired at Liu Jinzhong and the others, but at the wooden boats piled with firewood.
At the same time, more than a dozen ropes tied to the wooden boat began to be ignited, and the ropes burned quickly. In a blink of an eye, the fire was sent to the wooden boat on the surface of the Ru River. These wooden boats were piled with firewood, and the dry firewood immediately burned into pieces when exposed to the fierce fire.
However, fourteen or fifteen wooden boats still fell into the hands of Liu Jinzhong's "raft guests". I saw these shirtless strong men holding shields and carrying big swords. They screamed and jumped onto the wooden boat that was about to be set on fire. They first cut the rope with a knife. Then he dropped the knife and used his hands and feet to kick, move and throw away. Soon, all the hay and firewood on the wooden boats were thrown into the river.
Some of the strong men who boarded the boat first were carrying wooden oars. While other people were busy cutting ropes and throwing firewood, they had already rowed the wooden boats they had just grabbed towards the south bank of the Ru River.
However, Liu Jinzhong himself did not return by boat. Instead, he held up the red flag of his Yongwei camp and led the remaining sheepskin rafts to rush to the beach on the north bank of the Ru River.
The Qing army should have set up defenses along the banks of the Ru River near Sanjiangkou Town, otherwise no one would have used rockets to shoot wooden boats piled with firewood on the water. However, there should not be many of their defenders, and most of them might have been scared away by the rocket fire. Anyway, when Liu Jinzhong rushed towards the river bank with more than a thousand "big knife rafts" passengers, only very sparse firepower started shooting based on the river bank.
Of course, such firepower could not reach Liu Jinzhong and his "big sword rafters". Soon these rafters rushed to the beach on the north bank of the Ru River with the enemy's sparse shotgun and bow and arrow firepower, followed by dozens or hundreds of pullers. The cable grenade hit him and exploded into a column of fire and smoke.
The scene of the Ming army's rocket attack and river crossing could be clearly seen with a telescope even by Kang Mazi, who was standing on the roof of a tall house in a small village more than ten miles away.
High imitation Kang Mazi put down his telescope, his face pockmarked and livid: "Isn't this too powerful?"
At this time, Tu Hai was standing next to the high imitation Kang Mazi. He also put down the telescope and shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, if they were not powerful, how could Shang Kexi lose his life in Guangdong? How could this slave lose so miserably? ? However, Zhou Peigong's strategy should still be feasible. Now that the strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west and waiting for work has been completed, throwing bricks and tiles to attract others has also become half... Now let's see if we can attract Zhu Heji? This possibility is still very high Yes, Zhu Heji was actually quite rash in his use of troops. He often put himself in dangerous situations. The reason why he was able to succeed was all because of his sharp firearms. If we can lead him across the river, then we can use the method of half-crossing to attack him in one fell swoop. killed!"
High imitation Kang Mazi nodded and said in a low voice: "Then I will personally act as bait!"
