Sang Wenlai didn't know what Zhou Qingfeng was thinking. He only knew that he had entered the battlefield in a daze. When he was forcibly conscripted into the army, it was agreed that he would be a carpenter, dig ditches, and do odd jobs. He was called a 'sapper'. But a few days ago, Sister Xu brought over several boxes of 'incendiary bombs', 'grenades', and 'explosives', so Sang Wenlai became a 'combat sapper'.
The people of the Sang family were honest. As his father, Sang Youshen only dared to say a few words about Zhou Qingfeng behind his back. He still had to be honest in front of him. Sang Wenlai was an ordinary farmer. He learned carpentry from his father and was considered 'loyal and reliable', so he became the squad leader of the sappers. Now, he was even the squad leader of the combat sappers.
Since the word 'combat' was added to his title, he couldn't stay in the back and watch the spearmen fight. Not only could Sang Wenlai not watch from the back, he even had to wear his armor and charge at the front. Heavens, this was the work of a combat sapper.
When assigning tasks during the day, Zhou Qingfeng had different requirements for the two infantry platoons. The breakthrough point for Gao Daniu's platoon was the walls of the Gulay Mountain stronghold. They had to kill their way in from an unexpected direction. The second platoon of the martial gate would attack the main gate to attract the enemy's attention. If they could break through, they would. If not, they would feint.
Zhou Qingfeng would lead the second platoon, while Xu Bing would lead the first platoon. In front of the first platoon, Sang Wenlai and his twenty 'combat sappers' felt that he was extremely unlucky. Every sapper carried an axe and a shovel. After the 'battle', they each carried four 'incendiary grenades', which were stuffed into the pockets of their tactical vests. In addition, they also carried a three kilogram explosive bag.
The battle on Gulay Mountain began with the sound of cannons fired by the enemy's hidden sentries. Compared to the two spearmen who dismounted and used the Swift Art to advance, the 'combat sappers' and the female archers who were responsible for covering them rode across the hundred-meter-wide Suzi River. They quickly crossed a distance of four to five hundred meters on the flat land of the river bank. It only took them about a minute to reach the stronghold walls and dismount again.
At this moment, the Second Platoon, which was attacking from the front, had only advanced halfway. However, they fought openly and shouted loudly, becoming the focus of the enemy's attention in the dark. At this moment, the two arrowheads were more than a hundred meters away from each other. Zhou Qingfeng's army could not communicate with each other. The one leading the 'combat engineers' was Xu Bing, who was on the battlefield for the first time.
With the help of the light from the torches in the direction of the stockade village, Xu Bing whipped her horse and galloped over. When she arrived at the village wall with the combat engineers, she was overjoyed. There were not many female sentries on the village wall. In the darkness of the night, the sentries on top of the wall jumped over the wall and fled. Faced with such a great opportunity, Xu Bing immediately got off her horse and shouted, "Group One, come to me."
The first group was led by Sang Wenlai, the class monitor. There were five people in the group. After hearing the order, they immediately stepped forward and stood beside Xu Bing. Xu Bing ordered, "Dig holes under the village wall. After digging, put the explosives in the holes. Every hole should be three meters apart."
In the past two days, Sang Wenlai had been training in long-distance night raids and training in explosives. The instructor was Xu Bing, the only person in the group who had knowledge in this area. The three kilograms of explosives were black gunpowder tightly wrapped in linen. These black gunpowder came from the Ming Army's arsenal. The gunpowder was mixed incorrectly and had a lot of impurities. There were more than a thousand kilograms of them.
Due to the lack of time, Xu Bing didn't have time to wet granulate the black gunpowder. She could only arrange for people to clean up the impurities. After confirming that they could still be used, she put them in clay jars and used them as grenades or wrapped them in linen as explosives.
The people in the stockade village were attracted by the Second Platoon's fierce attack. Even if someone found something on the village wall, they didn't dare to rashly poke their head out. Behind them, a platoon of female soldiers also rode up. They stood about twenty meters away and used strong bows to suppress the enemy.
Sang Wenlai's explosives were set up very easily. Five explosives led to a one-meter-long fuse. It was just that when he lit the fuse, his hands kept shaking and he couldn't bring the match up no matter what. Xu Bing looked anxious and personally came up to light the fuse. In the end, she also lit the fuse after a long time. Her hands were also shaking.
The fuse was also made of linen. There were saltpeter and carbon powder inside, so it burned quite quickly. After lighting the fuse, Xu Bing called out to everyone and they quickly ran back. Even the female soldiers who were in charge of suppressing the enemy also quickly retreated.
Everyone ran 30 meters away and lay on the ground waiting. As Xu Bing lay on the ground, she kept praying in her heart, "You must blow it up. You must blow it up. Even if it's just one."
After the fuse was made and tested, there was only a seventy percent chance that it would burn out completely. If it was unlucky, it could burn several fuses in a row. Xu Bing lay on the ground with her hands covering her head and ears. Sang Wenlai also lay on the ground. Because the explosives had only been tested on a small yield, he was foolishly bold and didn't know the power of the black gunpowder. He looked at the nagging Xu Bing, then looked at ….
Boom …. There was a thunderous sound in the dark night and the ground shook.
Five three-kilogram black gunpowder explosives were all detonated.
Sang Wenlai still had his head up. When the explosion happened, he felt his body being thrown off the ground. His head buzzed and he fainted.
Faced with a night attack, the stronghold of Guleshan was already in a state of shock. The female soldiers who walked out of the houses were hurriedly putting on their armor. They didn't know what was going on. When the explosives blew up the stronghold wall, everyone was frightened by the loud noise and tremors.
The people in the stronghold seemed to be drunk. They couldn't even stand steadily and stumbled as if they had lost their souls. Many supervisors were whipping the slaves who were running around and waiting for the explosion to start. They were terrified and ran away like rats.
The Second Platoon, who was originally shouting and killing, attracted all the attention of the stronghold. When the explosion went off, not only did no one in the stronghold pay attention to them, but even they themselves were shocked.
The Martial Gate, who was usually shouting, was also shocked by the loud sound of thunder in the dark night. He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound. Only Zhou Qingfeng, who was riding on a giant wolf, shouted loudly, "What are you waiting for? This is a great opportunity. Charge with me! "
Let's not talk about other things for now and return to the Combat Engineer class.
Sang Wenlai never thought that the explosives he was carrying would be so powerful. When Xu Bing gave him this stuff, she specifically said that this black gunpowder was a low-energy explosive with a slow explosion speed. That meant that this stuff wasn't that powerful. Now that Sang Wenlai was woken up by his subordinates splashing water on him, his first thought was — this stuff was too scary!
Since Sang Wenlai was frightened, the combat sappers were all frightened as well. Sang Wenlai wasn't the only one who fainted. There were also quite a few who wet their pants. Even the female platoon at the back and Gao Daniu's group, who were running to break through the stronghold, were so scared that they screamed or stopped moving forward.
The only one who was mentally prepared was Xu Bing. Not long after the explosion, before the debris of the stronghold wall fell to the ground, she jumped up excitedly and shouted, "We did it! Get up, get up! Combat engineers, the battle has just begun. Use the explosives in your hands and strike fear into the enemy's hearts. "
The enemy was terrified upon hearing the news, but the combat engineers themselves were terrified as well. When they found out that the explosion, which seemed to be the wrath of God, was inflicted on the enemy, the Combat Engineers were still in a daze.
At this time, Gao Daniu's platoon also saw the gap in the stronghold wall that was blasted open. They yelled and rushed in through the gap. The Second Platoon of the Martial Gate also rushed into the stronghold's main gate like beating a drowning dog. Chai Jie's female platoon climbed up the stronghold wall and kept suppressing the enemies who were trying to regroup.
After shouting for a long time, Xu Bing finally shouted angrily, "Get up! What kind of cowardly man are you? The explosion just now was you blowing up the enemy, not the other way around! Now, follow me. Combat sappers are tough to deal with. If anyone dares to stop you, we'll blow them up into the sky with explosives. "
The wall that was blasted open was more than 20 meters wide, and the ground was covered with a layer of loose soil. Sang Wenlai reorganized the Combat Engineers under his command and followed Gao Daniu into the stronghold. The stronghold on Guleshan occupied a large area. The Jurchen guarding the stronghold immediately retreated when they found that the stronghold wall had been broken through. They relied on the buildings inside the stronghold as fortifications to resist.
For the Jurchen barbarians who relied on houses to fight through the doors and windows, the Jurchen barbarians with spears in their hands couldn't display their full strength. At this time, according to the battle plan, Gao Daniu would call for the Combat Engineers.
"Go, blow up those bastards." Xu Bing personally led the two Combat Engineer teams to demonstrate the battle. Compared to the straightforward swords and spears, she let the Combat Engineers use matches to ignite the 'Arson Grenades' they carried. These pots were filled with black gunpowder that weighed about half a jin. Although it wasn't convenient to throw them, they could still be thrown at an angle of seven to eight meters.
The explosive power of the 'Arson Grenades' was limited. Rather than saying it was an explosion, it was better to say it was a sound. However, it was quite scary that the exploding pots couldn't kill people, especially if they could be thrown through the doors and windows. As long as such a thing exploded in a house, it would immediately strike fear in people's hearts. No matter how stubborn the enemy was, they would run for their lives, even if they ran into a spear.
After watching Xu Bing throw them a few times, the entire Combat Engineer Squad immediately fell in love with this kind of weapon. They would sneak up to the enemy's house, twist open the lid, light the fuse with a match, and throw it at the doors and windows.
After the morale of the Combat Engineer Squad rose, they didn't run after throwing the 'Arson Grenades'. Instead, they covered their ears and squatted under the enemy's door and window. After waiting for the inside to explode, they would use the axes they carried with them to sneak attack the Female Zhen soldiers who were fleeing in panic.
After more than a dozen explosions, the fortified houses were constantly broken through, and many places were even set on fire. There were many flammable things in the wooden houses, and once they caught fire, they would burn with a loud whoosh. As soon as Xu Bing saw the flames coming out, she immediately ordered the attack team to retreat collectively. They must not fall into the sea of fire, otherwise, there would be no way to rescue them.
The raging flames lit up the night sky, and the battle had to be paused for a while. Although the Female Zhen people were running around like headless flies, the fierce burning flames became an obstacle, forcing the Imperial Guard to retreat continuously.
Zhou Qingfeng was organizing the troops to withdraw from the stronghold through the military link. Xu Bing found him in the flames and asked, "Where is the enemy's granary? Has it been burned? "
"No." Zhou Qingfeng shook his head and said, "Those granaries were built with fireproofing in mind. The Female Zhen people built them in the innermost part of the stronghold, and now we are blocked by the wall of fire."
"Then let's take a detour and blow it up."
"That's what I was thinking."
"Sang Wenlai."
"Here."
At this moment, Sang Wenlai was full of vigor. Although his face was covered in black smoke, he was full of energy and a smile. He was holding a bloody axe in his hand, and his aura was bursting, showing his valiant spirit. Before the battle was over, the little carpenter had already become a true warrior.
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