Chapter 522: Crisis and Variables
Li Dingguo gave this order, and a group of Tang Army auxiliaries, of course, no one dared to disobey them, and they immediately began to rekindle the hand-thrown thunder in their hands like a machine receiving an order, and began to prepare for throwing again.
It's just that each of them's faces are full of fear and unbearable, and of course they know how cruel Li Dingguo's order is, its true content.
At such a close distance, and the situation of the two armies fighting each other in a mixed and short battle, if the Qing army was bombed, it was very likely that they would accidentally injure themselves, and in this way, both the Tang and Qing sides would suffer heavy losses.
And now Li Dingguo's intention is obviously to burn all the jade, it is the kind of fighting tactics that plan to die together, he does not intend to distinguish between the troops of the Tang and Qing dynasties at all, but only hopes that when the defense of the inner city is already in danger, killing and wounding as many Qing troops as possible regardless of casualties is the most important goal.
If it is said that the last time the Tang army ordered the crossbowmen to shoot and kill the armies of the two countries fighting at the head of the city, regardless of the target, it once exposed the dark side of Li Dingguo's unknown side, then this time the auxiliary soldiers were ordered to drop bombs at such a close distance, which can be said to show the bloody and cruel dark side of Li Dingguo again.
It's just that Li Dingguo, as the chief general of the Tang Army, has reached the point of desperate last fight, and any means that have no bottom line will be used.
At this point in the war, it has torn off any external painting skin, completely exposing its natural bloody and ugly face, and the two warring sides, in order to achieve the final victory, any morality and rules, and even all the laws of the world, can be trampled underfoot, and any sacrifice and war damage can also be accepted.
"Any glorification of an act of war is ulterior, ulterior, despicable and shameful." - Victor? Hugo.
"Ready, cast!"
Another cold and clear order came, and all the Tang army auxiliaries did not hesitate, and they once again threw the hand-throwing thunder with the wooden handle that had been soaked in sweat by the sweat of their hands, and threw it at the surging Qing army in a standard sideways throwing posture.
More than a dozen paces away, a fuse was burning with thunder, and raindrops fell from the sky.
"Bang 。。。。。。"
More than 700 hand-thrown mines were thrown, and about 600 hand-thrown mines exploded smoothly.
Violent explosions rang out violently, and the blinding yellow flames stretched into a web of death, powerful shockwaves and screaming fragments, with a devastating and violent force, tearing all those or things who dared to stop them to pieces.
If you look out from the rudimentary barriers, you can clearly see that the enemy troops who have entered the range of hand-thrown grenades suddenly turn into a rafflet rain of flesh and blood, and the fragments of armor and broken human tissue are flying in all directions in the thick of choking smoke.
And what is also extremely tragic is that the crossbowmen of the Tang army at the front also suffered heavy losses, and many Tang soldiers who were fighting hard with the Qing army were lifted high by the air waves of hand-thrown thunder, and then crossed a parabola in the air, and fell into a mess of flesh.
There were many more soldiers of the Tang Army, who were directly hit by the whistling hand-thrown thunder fragments, and the stumps of flesh and limbs flew everywhere, and the flying blood was sprayed everywhere like a freehand painting, and the death was horrific.
Li Dingguo saw with his own eyes a very young crossbowman who looked like he was completely underage, rolling and struggling on the ground, his throat was cut open by sharp fragments, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
He subconsciously reached out his hand, as if trying to plug the throat of the nozzle. At the same time, he kept screaming miserably and indistinctly, as if he had been shouting something like "Mother, ......", and gradually, the young auxiliary's movements became smaller and smaller, and finally curled up in a ball, like a dead puppy, and there was no more movement.
Li Dingguo watched him die coldly, but there was an inexplicable sadness in his resolute eyes, which flashed in a flash.
Child, may you be born in a stable and peaceful world in the next life, and don't be a person in troubled times again......
The Tang army dropped bombs at close range, killing and wounding at least nearly 2,000 Qing troops, and its own losses reached more than 300 people.
Rao was like this, but the Qing army still did not retreat.
More Qing troops behind, trampling on the broken corpses everywhere, still roaring frantically, rushed towards the front opening, as if their lives were worthless and insignificant. The faces of every Qing army were full of fanatical and bloodthirsty looks, as if the only value of their existence was to kill all the Tang troops guarding this gap and occupy all the inner cities of Vladivostok. And for this goal, no matter how big the death and injury are, it is not a problem.
The Qing army did not retreat from the battle, and the Tang army was more courageous, and these Tang troops, who had undergone strict training and strong brainwashing, and had been rewarded with rich pensions, were even more Tang crossbowmen who were not behind, and rushed forward more and more fiercely, and the Qing army fought together, and the soldiers of the two armies were quickly strangled together.
This is an extremely cruel war of attrition, the Tang and Qing sides fought desperately and bloodily, the soldiers of the two armies fought selflessly, the clanging sound of swords chopping each other, the popping sound of spears entering the flesh, the porphyry sound of cutting bones, and the tragic death of dying soldiers, resounded and made people's hearts palpitate. At this time, the battle situation began to show a staggered state again, but after all, the Qing army was strong, and on the whole, it was still gaining more and more of the upper hand.
Next, the Tang army threw another round of hand-thrown mines, and in the rumbling explosion, nearly 2,000 Qing troops were killed, and the Tang army itself lost as many as 300 people.
"Don't stop, cast again!"
Li Dingguo's face was expressionless, and he roared angrily and continued to order.
In Li Dingguo's eyes, these Tang troops who fought to the death under his command were just bargaining chips that could be paid at any time in order to obtain the final victory.
Of course, Li Dingguo is not ruthless and ruthless, treating his subordinates as a mustard person, on the contrary, he takes great care of his subordinate soldiers, and tries his best to fight for their rights and interests, but in this extraordinary period, there is no room for any woman's kindness, in this bloody and cruel battlefield, as the main general, he must be as hard as iron, must be ruthless and resolute, and his only mission is to win the war.
Unexpectedly, as soon as his order was passed down, an auxiliary captain hurriedly came to report: "General, now that every auxiliary soldier in our army has thrown all the hand mines, and there are no more warehouses, the order is really impossible to execute." ”
Hearing the report of the auxiliary captain, Li Dingguo looked shocked and couldn't help but sigh, but fortunately, he quickly controlled his feelings.
No way!
At this critical stage, the hand-thrown thunder that can determine the direction of the battle was actually thrown like this?!
Doesn't that mean that now the Tang army has no other way but to let these long-range soldiers and horses engage in hand-to-hand battles with the Qing army?
The Qing army already has a huge advantage in strength, and if it can only use these long-range forces to fight with the Qing army in close combat, it can be said that the Tang army is basically defeated.
If this kind of battle continues, perhaps, it won't be long before the Tang army will be completely annihilated.
Could it be that this inner city of Vladivostok is the place where Li was buried......
A huge chill spread from Li Dingguo's back, making him shiver.
However, he still endured the huge panic in his heart and still gave the order coldly.
"That being the case, General Chuanben ordered all the auxiliaries to immediately assemble the formation like the crossbowmen and make the waist sword resist the enemy."
"Order!"
Looking at all the auxiliary soldiers who had drawn out their waist knives and began to assemble the formation, Li Dingguo's heart was inexplicably sour, and he couldn't help but sigh a long sigh.
Now he has pinned all the last remaining hopes of guarding this inner city on the 9 auxiliary soldiers led by Li Laiwang.
It can be said that if Li Laiwang's plan finally failed, all the Tang troops guarding the inner city would definitely be destroyed, and the entire Vladivostok Fort would definitely fall into the hands of the Qing army.
Then, this battle for the defense of Vladivostok Fort will become the most painful defeat and the largest defeat of the Tang Army since its founding.
What a terrible end!
So, how are Li Laiwang and them progressing now?
Li Dingguo's heart is completely bottomless.
Of course, he didn't know that when the Tang and Qing sides were fighting to the death inside, Li Laiwang and them, who had sneaked to the western city wall, were sweating profusely, desperately digging the rammed earth in the city wall, in order to get as close as possible to the position where Huang Taiji was sitting, and finally succeeded in killing the supreme ruler of the Qing Empire.
At this time, Li Laiwang and the others were digging frantically against time, and large masses of rammed earth were pouring down, and so far, they had already dug seven or eight steps away, almost half of the predetermined goal.
Working in this drowsy and dreary environment, everyone's physical strength has dropped very quickly, everyone is covered with dust and sweat, the thick robe used to keep out the cold has long been taken off, and several people are simply shirtless, sweating all over their bodies and gritting their teeth and working hard. By this point, everyone was out of breath and exhausted, and they were struggling almost all at once.
Finally, after digging rapidly and quickly for a while, a tall and strong auxiliary soldier threw a shovel first, and sat on the ground panting.
"Damn, I'm tired of Lao Tzu, I want to rest." The auxiliary, with a deep scar on his face, sat on the ground covered with clods of dirt, panting and whispering.
Led by him, several other people also threw their tools and lay on the ground crookedly.
Seeing that they stopped and stopped, the captain Li Laiwang suddenly frowned, and he shouted at the strong man auxiliary soldier who was the first to lie on the ground: "Zhang Scar, the time is so urgent now, you are embarrassed to lie down and rest." You must know that the brothers outside are buying us time with their lives! It's good for you, why did you lie down one by one, are you worthy of the brothers who fought bloody outside?! “
Li Laiwang's words were very serious, and with his angry eyes, everyone could deeply feel his dissatisfaction and anger.
Seeing that Li Laiwang was angry at himself, the auxiliary soldier named Zhang Scar was suddenly unhappy, he snorted, pouted and said: "The surname is Li, here, you really fucking regard yourself as the captain." Tell you, when Lao Tzu was a thug in his hometown in Chongqing, he would beat anyone who was not pleasing to the eye, Lao Tzu's heart was black, ** was also black, from childhood to adulthood, he has been doing this illegal and discipline-breaking business, and he has never been afraid of anyone! Li Laiwang, there is no official to cover you in this place, if you really provoke Zhang Ye and me, Zhang Ye I want you to look good! “
When Li Laiwang heard this, his blood suddenly surged, his face flushed, the shovel in his hand pointed directly at Zhang Scar, and scolded: "Zhang Scar, who entered the dog, you have the ability to do it, wow, do you want to rebel here?!" Even Lao Tzu is in his eyes, are you fucking tired of life! Tell you, if Lao Tzu had ordered these brothers to go with me, he would have hoeed your dog into meat sauce a long time ago, don't think that you would have dared to ignore military discipline here, and dare to disobey Lao Tzu's orders here! “
Seeing Li Laiwang angry, several other auxiliary soldiers who were lying on the ground to rest turned ashamed, and they hurriedly got up and picked up shovels and shovels. It's just that the scar just snorted coldly and didn't get up.
Hearing Li Laiwang's anger at Zhang Scar, the youngest Zhang Ercheng hurriedly dissuaded: "Brother Zhang, don't rest, no matter how tired and hard you are, you have to hurry up and dig it!" Otherwise, we will delay here a little longer, and we don't know how many lives of our soldiers will be sacrificed outside! If the inner city is taken by the Qing captives, then we will be busy in vain! “
After Zhang Ercheng finished speaking, Li Laiwang took over and said hatefully: "Zhang Scar, have you heard, Zhang Ercheng, who is so small, is much more sensible than you bastard, you fuck, don't be embarrassed, get up and work for Lao Tzu!" ”
Seeing that he had committed public anger, Zhang Scar hesitated for a moment, then got up tremblingly, and while picking up the tools, he muttered in his mouth: "Okay, okay, don't fucking scream, can't Lao Tzu get up and work?" How could Lao Tzu not know that the brothers outside were desperately fighting with the Qing Lu to buy us time, but Lao Tzu was indeed tired, so this was not the time? Besides, when Chongqing Mansion was captured by the giant thief Zhang Xianzhong, if it weren't for Lord Li's policy of exchanging money for prisoners, Lao Tzu's whole family would have gone to report to the king of Hades, although Lao Tzu was a bastard before joining the army, he was also a person who knew how to repay his kindness. Besides, although Lao Tzu has done fighting before, he still has a bit of conscience, but he has never done murder and arson, from this point of view, Lao Tzu's heart is much cleaner than that of the Ming Dynasty......"
When Zhang Scar said this, Li Laiwang suddenly drank in a deep voice: "Don't say it, there seems to be movement above!" ”
Hearing him say this, the auxiliary soldiers who were still digging below all subconsciously stopped, and they looked up in amazement, and sure enough, they found that the soil layer above seemed to be trembling slightly, as if someone was digging on it synchronously.
"it, our plans are in jeopardy! Those dog-inned tartars must have found something abnormal, and now they are about to dig up the soil to find out! ”
In an instant, Li Laiwang's face changed greatly, and he screamed.