Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Major John saw that the bombardment was not effective and could only play a suppressive role, and he was also sure that the other side did not have artillery to counterattack, so he decisively ordered the troops to advance to a place 300 meters away from the city wall.

With an order, the passionate drumbeats sounded again. Except for the artillery regiment, the other more than 3,000 red-haired devils were neatly arranged into a square formation, taking firm steps and continuing to advance forward to the sound of drumbeats.

The terrain of the West Gate was open, and the multinational marines were arranged in a formation of six columns of 200 people advancing side by side, followed closely by the subsequent columns. When they reached 300 meters, the shelling stopped abruptly.

Major John immediately gave orders to the six columns in front to advance to within a hundred meters of the city wall, then quickly deploy into battle formation and open fire on the city wall to suppress the soldiers defending the city.

Next, he ordered the rear army to select one hundred soldiers, divide them into ten teams, each with ten people, to form a blasting team, ready to blow up the city gate.

Before long, the multinational coalition forces successfully formed a battle formation. The six squares together had four or five hundred flintlock rifles in each row.

At this time, the artillery fire on the city wall had stopped, and many people curiously stretched their heads out to see what the multinational coalition forces under the city gate were doing. Seeing this, Li Qianzong hurriedly shouted: "Everyone be careful! The devils are about to shoot!" Hurry up and squat, squat down quickly..."

Most of the young and strong people listened to the call and squatted down quickly, but there were a few who thought that the distance was a hundred meters and they were not carrying a cannon, so how could a musket hit the man far? So they refused to believe it and stood on the city wall to watch the red-haired devils fire their guns.

"shoot"

As the commander gave the order, "bang bang bang..." a burst of fierce gunfire rang out, and four or five hundred revolvers in the front row fired at the top of the city wall in a row.

At the west gate, the young men who were standing and watching the excitement fell down instantly. Many of them were shot in the head and died instantly. Blood gushed out from their heads and splashed on the city wall, forming bright red blood flowers. Some people fell to the ground without even having time to scream, and died with their eyes open.

The other civilians were trembling with fear, looking at the tragic scene in front of them in horror. They had never experienced such a scene before, and their hearts were filled with fear and helplessness. Now they understood that war was not just about shouting slogans and charging into battle, but also about paying the price of life.

"Squat down" (crouch down) the commander gave the order to the front row to squat, and then ordered the second row: "Raise a gun" (raise a gun), and then everyone in the second row raised their guns and aimed, "shoot" (shoot) and another row of gunshots rang out...

At this time, everyone on the city wall squatted down, except for the militiaman in charge of observation, who crouched and stared at the red-haired devils' every move through the observation hole.

This round of volleys of bullets hardly hurt anyone, but Major John did not ask the commander to stop shooting. Instead, he continued to fire in three rows.

On the other side, ten teams were ready. The first team was led by a captain, and every three members pushed a cart with a gunpowder barrel tied to it, which was estimated to hold 50 kilograms of black powder.

Three carts passed through the gap in the middle of the square formation. The captain ran to the front to observe, and the three carts followed closely behind in a V-shape.

As soon as the militiamen on the observation post discovered it, they immediately shouted: "The Japs are going to blow up the city gate! Quickly activate the Rolling Stone Golden Soup equipment..."

At the same time, a hundred or so strong men suddenly rushed out from the tower of the west city gate, holding huge stones and rolling logs in their hands. The strong men in the middle covered their noses and carried the golden soup pot to the foot of the city wall. These young and strong men were obviously well prepared. They acted quickly, showing the Chinese spirit of fearlessness and bravery.

At this time, the militiamen in charge of observation on the city wall were closely watching the blasting team approaching the city gate.

Due to the suppression of fire from the flintlock muskets on the top of the city wall, the few remaining muskets and bows and arrows were unable to get up and shoot at the red-haired devils in the blasting team.

When the Japanese blasting team leader found that he was not under any attack, he immediately shouted loudly, urging the three carts behind to speed up. The entire blasting team moved forward smoothly without encountering any obstacles.

Seeing this, Major John showed a knowing smile to his adjutant beside him and said triumphantly: "These cowardly Qing people were so scared that they dared not even show their heads, let alone fight back."

However, just as he finished speaking, the observer on the city wall had clearly seen the demolition team arrive in front of the city gate, but soon they entered his blind spot. So, he raised the small flag in his hand high up without hesitation and sent a signal to the top of the city gate.

At this time, the young and strong men who were already ready on the city gate were staring at the observers with full concentration, ready to execute the next action at any time.

The observer calculated the time silently in his mind. Suddenly, he shouted loudly: "Fire!"

As the flags on the city wall fell, the people on the city gate tower began to move. Golden soup, boiling oil, huge rocks, rolling logs, etc. fell from the city gate tower one after another.

The ten people below were hit by the stones in an instant. Before they could react, they felt their skin being burned all over their bodies. A piercing pain came over them, followed by a foul stench.

These red-haired devils screamed in agony and could only struggle in agony at the city gate. The troops behind saw this and became panic-stricken. The originally neat team became chaotic.

Major John looked at the struggling demolition team in front of him, and he made up his mind and gave an order to his adjutant: "The nine teams below, charge together with a distance of ten meters between them!" He knew in his heart that as long as a few teams successfully rushed into the city gate, the mission would be accomplished.

So, under the cover of the volley of gunfire from the rear, 27 carts rushed forward one after another. Each cart was several meters apart, forming a long battle line. The demolition man tightly grasped the handle of the cart in his hand, with a serious expression, and ran desperately towards the city gate. They knew that only by rushing into the city gate would they be relatively safe.

On the city wall, Li Qianzong frowned as he looked at the long line of blasters from the observation hole, thinking to himself: These red-haired devils are really cunning! They obviously want to break through the city wall defense line in this way, we can't let them succeed! However, facing such a powerful offensive, he couldn't help feeling powerless.

He was well aware of the enemy's intentions, but at this time the soldiers defending the city had only six muskets and more than ten bows and arrows available, and the volleys of gunfire fired by the enemy under the city wall made his side dare not show their heads at all.