The artillery fire of the Perak Army became more and more fierce, causing the bandits to hide everywhere in the fortress. Although the Tiger Crouching Cannon was classified as a light artillery within the Perak Army, it was compared to the heavier city defense artillery. In fact, the explosive power was

It's not weak. It can at least kill more people than a grenade. Its direct fire

The ballistic trajectory of the cannon can cross the wall and bombard soft targets such as people inside the fortress. The mother-child cannon is much more powerful. Although it cannot collapse the fortress wall, it can also knock the rocks into craters. Its huge explosion and splashing debris

Shi was so frightened that the bandits who were drawing bows and shooting arrows huddled behind the arrow stacks.

Hiding behind the wall cannot guarantee safety. Two bandits were really unlucky. They were squatting behind the crenel, one behind the other. Unexpectedly, a solid iron bullet from the mother-child cannon shattered the crenel and the remaining force was not eliminated.

, smashed the two people into a pulp. For a moment, the broken flesh, bones, blood, water, intestines, intestines, brains were all mixed together... This time, the Pili Army Tiger Crouching Cannon used shotguns, mainly

It is a soft target such as anti-personnel. The mother-child cannon uses solid iron bullets and is mainly used to attack hard targets such as buildings and fortifications. Not to mention the human body is hit, even if it is slightly scratched, the limbs will be broken. Although most bandits are

Although he was a brave man, he was petrified by the bloody scene. The brave ones even jumped under the wall to hide, while the timid ones vomited on the spot.

The continuous falling shells caused heavy casualties to the bandits in the fortress. They huddled in door openings, corners, and walls with their heads in their hands. These bandits were actually not stupid. After these rounds of shelling, they also knew that these places were safe, no matter Xia Qi

Huru

He scolded and threatened and refused to go up to the wall again. Although Xia Qihu was anxious, there was nothing he could do. If he really used force to suppress it, these bandits who were forced to panic would really dare to draw their swords against him. In desperation, Xia Qihu

Tiger had no choice but to take a few followers with him.

Braving the artillery fire, I braved the gunfire and climbed to the top of the gate of the fortress, lying down at the crenellation in the corner and gasping for breath. The thick stone wall here is the strongest part of the fortress, and it faces the direction of the Perak Army's shelling, and the fortress is facing the constant falling shells.

In the hospital

It is safer. But this is only relatively safe. The moment he came up, one of his followers was hit in the eye by gravel flying everywhere because he was not lying down quickly. At this moment, he was covering his blood-stained eyes.

They were rolling on the ground and wailing.

A small group of soldiers from the Perak Army came steadily along the mountain road towards the gate of the fortress under the cover of shields. This scene happened to be seen by Xia Qihu who stretched out his body to look outside the crenellation. He shouted hastily: "The Perak Army is attacking."

Come here, put them all on the wall." But no one paid attention to his order, and the only response to his cry was the continuous sound of explosions. In fact, no one paid attention to his order.

When the trebuchet was blown up just now, Xia Qihu already had the idea of ​​​​escape. However, he had been a bandit in Wanjiaping for many years and knew the consequences of defeat. Even if he was the "second in command", he would not be able to escape if he retreated.

Xiong Ben's strict "military law". Moreover, he had received news that Xiong Ben had blocked the gate of Wanjiazhai in order to force him to lead his men to defend the stone fortress.

Amidst the sound of artillery, Chen Tianxiang, squad leader of the fifth squad of the Perak Army's first company, led his squad of soldiers closer to the fortress step by step. At this time, the bandit's bow and arrow fire had been suppressed. Only sporadic stones were thrown from the gate tower, but they were all blocked by giant shields.

, did not affect their progress. Walking closer

At this point, the soldiers of the Perak Army discovered that there was a wide and deep trench surrounding the gate. The bottom of the trench was covered with sharp wooden stakes, making it impossible to approach the gate. Chen Tianxiang did not panic. He made a gesture and followed closely the person beside him.

The soldier then put a linen bag with a long fuse

The package was handed to him. The package was actually a pack of explosives. In addition to gunpowder, it was also filled with iron balls the size of pigeon eggs. Although it was not big, it was heavy. Under the cover of the shield, Chen Tianxiang quickly tied the package to a long rope with a rope.

On the pole behind the spear tip, light the fuse

After burning, he threw the spear across the ditch with all his strength, stuck it firmly on the wooden door of the fortress, and then led the people to run down the mountain. This breaching tactic was proposed by the Perak Army during the great debate, and was discussed and practiced repeatedly.

, the original proposer was Chen Tianxiang.

After the soldiers of the fifth squad ran out for a while, they all lay down under the high ridge on the roadside. They completely lost the calmness of the attack just now. This made Xia Qihu quite proud. It seemed that the Perak Army was in front of high walls and deep trenches.

Nothing more than that. Just

It was he who crawled on the gatehouse with his followers and smashed stones. However, Xia Qihu did not feel proud for long, because not long after the soldiers of the Perak Army ran away, the explosive package nailed to the door exploded. Not only the wooden door

bombed

The strong gatehouse was shattered, and even a corner of the sturdy gatehouse was blown down. Xia Qihu and his entourage who were on the gatehouse were also hit by the blast shock wave and fell heavily from the gatehouse. Xia Qihu's head hit the stone base in the corner, and he made no sound.

Just hum directly

He was killed, and his personal entourage was also either dead or injured. One of the unlucky guys was knocked into the ditch, and was pierced through the chest by a sharp wooden stake, like a fish pierced by a harpoon, with his eyes looking up to the sky and his mouth blank.

Still opening and closing silently.

After the gate of the fortress was blown down, the Perak Army stopped shelling. This caused a brief silence around the fort. The fierce shelling and the huge explosion during the blast made the bandits hold their breath for fear of attracting shells falling on their heads.

The blown-up stumps and strong blood made the bandit soldiers tremble. At this time, a large number of Perak soldiers were slowly attacking the fortress along the mountain road with spears and giant shields. Defense.

The defense has been broken and the leader is dead. How long can we wait if we don't escape now? At this moment, the desire for life overwhelms everything, and the bandits rush towards the door one after another, starting the escape mode. As for how to deal with Xiong Ben's harsh "military law"

, we have to talk about life. At this time, there are clever bandits who have already thought about blaming all the responsibility for the failure on Xia Qihu. If the dead will not bear the blame, how about the living?

It's just that the bandits were really unlucky. There was only one door in this fortress. Although the door was wide open, the drawbridge was damaged and couldn't be lowered down. Without the drawbridge, the trench filled with sharp wooden piles was too wide.

, it was impossible to jump over. Therefore, when the Perak Army arrived in front of the fortress, except for a few bandits who relied on their agility to cross the trench and escape towards Wanjiazhai on the mountain, the rest of the bandits

Many of the bandits were wandering around in front of the trench, and some turned back and rushed into the fortress. The charging soldiers of the Perak Army blocked the bandits' escape route, and shouted in unison, "Thunderbolt from heaven, punish the rapists and eradicate the evil, surrender as soon as possible,
Chapter completed!