"Must succeed!"
When Ye Bilong arrived at the top of Guangenmen City, he clenched his right hand tightly into a fist when he heard the shouts of killing coming from the direction of the Tiger Flag camp outside the city.
Unable to sneak into the Tiger Flag camp quietly, Duosang and Aduoyan led their men and rushed towards the Tiger Flag camp in front.
The Luzhai soldiers and horses blocking the road were picked up and thrown aside one after another to clear the way into the camp.
boom! boom! boom!
On the wall of the Tiger Flag camp, some gunshots sounded sporadicly.
The sparse sound of gunfire made people know that there were not many people firing guns.
Even though there were not many people firing cannons, the road in front of the camp gate was not wide. All the Qing troops who attacked the camp were crowded on this road, so from time to time someone in the Qing army would fall down with the sound of cannons.
"Quickly, open the camp door and rush in." Duosang shouted to the subordinates around him.
The Tiger Flag's camp was erected according to the camp, and the outermost circle was surrounded by a wall. Although it was not too high, it was not easy for people outside to climb in through the wall.
Such a camp cannot match the defense of a fortress, but it is more convenient, can be disassembled and assembled at any time, and can provide good protection against general attacks on the camp or sneak attacks.
Duosang and Aduoyan did not bring cavalry, and they had no siege equipment. Facing the tiger-shaped flag's camp, they could only rely on manpower to forcefully break the camp.
It's just that it's not that easy to break open the village gate with human power.
The Qing army was still trying hard to break through the camp in front of them, but footsteps could be heard from behind the gate of the camp.
At the same time, these Qing troops also had to withstand attacks from both sides.
Although the Qing army themselves used bows and arrows to fight back from time to time, the tiger-shaped flag gun soldiers behind the wall were not seriously harmed because they were protected by the wall.
On the contrary, the Qing army itself, because they were in the open space outside the village gate, surrounded by bare and unobstructed territory, had no place to hide when facing the attack.
Fortunately, it was dark and the number of artillery soldiers was not large. Although the Qing army suffered casualties, they could still withstand it in a short period of time.
"This can't go on like this, let's set it on fire! Otherwise it will be difficult for us to break into the camp." Seeing that he could not break open the camp gate, Aduoyan approached Duosang and proposed to set it on fire.
Their goal this time was to burn down the cannons and medicine used in the Tiger Flag, and they brought a lot of fire starters with them.
Duosang looked hesitant.
The reason why they wanted to rely on manpower to break open the camp instead of setting fire to the camp gate from the beginning was not only because they were afraid of not having enough kerosene, but also because there were few camp gates to set fire to. Although they could break open the camp, it would still prevent them from rushing into the camp. The time will give the people of Tiger Flag more time to prepare, leading to the final failure of the attack on the camp.
"Stop hesitating. If you wait any longer, there will really be no chance at all." Seeing that Duosang was still hesitating, Aduoyan couldn't help but urge him.
He is different from Dosan.
The failure of the attack on the camp did not have much impact on Duosang. At worst, he could escape back to Gaizhou City, but he was different. He needed to use his merits to reduce the guilt of Xiong Yueyi's fall.
Duosang looked at the gate in front of him that blocked their way into the camp, gritted his teeth and said, "Throw the kerosene and burn it."
After the words fell, he took the initiative to step back.
At this time, more than a dozen Qing soldiers came up and threw the kerosene they carried on the village gate in front.
Jars containing kerosene were smashed one after another, and a pungent smell spread out.
Aduoyan took out the fire stick on his body, lit the fire, and threw it directly to the place where there was fire oil.
Kerosene ignites immediately upon contact with fire and cannot be extinguished easily.
A line of fire followed the kerosene and burned along the village gate. The lines of fire quickly connected into one, and the flames shot out more than ten feet high.
All areas with little kerosene were burned first.
The firelight made the area near the village gate shine like daylight, and some Qing troops who were originally in the shadows were also reflected in the firelight.
Not only the Qing army, but also on the walls on both sides of the village gate, there were many gunmen with tiger flags, half of their bodies higher than the wall under the firelight.
Without the protection of darkness, these gun soldiers suddenly became the targets of the Qing army's archers.
Also without the Qing troops hiding at night, it became easier for the gunmen to kill.
One party is behind the wall, and the other is outside the wall, constantly shooting at each other.
The head of Guangenmen in Gaizhou City in the distance.
When Ye Bilong saw a fire burning in the direction of the Tiger Flag camp, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled happily.
The appearance of the fire seemed to him that the attack on the camp had been successful.
As long as the tiger-shaped flag loses the advantage of artillery fire, Gaizhou City can be defended.
Although he didn't hear the sound of Yaozi's death, he believed that it won't be long before Duosang and Aduoyan, who went to attack the camp, would bring him the good news.
"General, you are clever and clever, and the two assistants are also brave and good at fighting. This time, the tiger thief's cannon was destroyed, and the tiger thief did not have many ways to threaten Gaizhou City." General Qian, the guard of Guang'en Gate, was trying to contain him. There was praise from Long's side.
He and Ye Bilong had the same idea. Since there was a fire in the direction of the Tiger Flag camp, it meant that the attack on the camp went very smoothly. Even if all the cannons of the Tiger Flag could not be destroyed, most of them could be destroyed. At worst, they could be destroyed. All the medicine in the camp was destroyed.
Without the medicine, the gun is just a decoration.
The important thing is that as long as Gaizhou City can be defended for a period of time until reinforcements from Shengjing arrive, the crisis in Gaizhou City can naturally be resolved.
The words of the thousand general manager made Ye Bilong very happy.
"Duosang and Aduoyan have done a good job this time. They are worthy of being our Batulu of the Qing Dynasty." Ebilong praised the two assistant leaders who went to attack the camp, and then said to Mr. Qian on the side, "This A tiger thief's cannon was almost knocked off once, if you can't defend Guang'en Gate again, I won't let you go lightly."
Mr. Qian on the side half-bowed and said reassuringly: "General, don't worry, as long as the tiger thieves don't have cannons, if Guang'en Gate is lost from the hands of the general, the general will be willing to come and see you."
"Remember what you said." Ye Bilong said, then turned to look in the direction of the distant fire again.
Under the reflection of the fire, the faces of the Qing soldiers outside the village gate turned red.
"Duosang, we can't wait any longer. The longer the delay is, the worse it will be for us." Aduoyan looked at Duosang.
The gun soldiers with the Tiger Flag on the wall kept firing at the crowd of Qing soldiers. Although the archers among the Qing soldiers also kept fighting back, dozens of Qing soldiers were still killed or injured in such a short time.
For the Qing soldiers, the more people died, the fewer people died. On the contrary, it was the people of the Tiger Flag. As time passed, more and more people came over.
Duosang looked hesitant.
Unlike Aduoyan who wanted to make a desperate move, he had the idea of returning to Gaizhou City.
(End of chapter)
