Chapter 153 Achievement in the First Battle
In the afternoon, the gopher came out of the hole with his men. They were all covered with dirt, and they were really like mice.
When he saw Xiao Tianjian standing at the mouth of the cave, he drilled the gopher and said with a smile, "This underground soil layer is very even, and there is no trouble!" It has been dug under the Zhuangmen, and the brothers have dug a big hole under the Zhuangmen. As long as gunpowder is stored, it is sure to collapse the whole Zhuangmen!"
After hearing this, Xiao Tianjian curiously drilled into the hole and took a look. The hole was not big enough for only one person to bend down and drill into it. The hole was dark, and only a small oil lamp was lit on the wall of the cave, so that there could be some faint light in the hole, and the hole dug by the gophers was not simple. The shape is arched above, and a ventilation hole to the ground will be opened at intervals, which is very neat. It can be seen that the people who drill gophers are really good at doing this.
So Xiao Tianjian clapped his hands and went back to the ground with satisfaction, laughing, "The inside officer is awesome!" This tunnel is beautifully dug! But did Brother Liang make sure that it was just under the Zhuangmen at the end? If you miss it, it will explode in vain, and it will also disturb the people in the village!"
The gopher replied confidently, "Don't worry, the big boss. We are all good at doing this. We can guarantee that there will be no deviation. If there is any mistake, the big boss can cut off my head!"
After laughing, Xiao Tianjian patted the gopher on the shoulder and said, "Of course I can trust Brother Liang's craftsmanship!" Come on! Go in and install gunpowder! Then fill in the hole!"
The gopher laughed and said, "Let me do this in person!" If the hole can't be filled tightly, you will be discouraged, and you won't be able to blow up the Zhuangmen!"
So a soldier immediately sent a few buckets of gunpowder. The gopher took his men, carried these gunpowder barrels, and then drilled into the hole again. After another busy work, the gopher drilled out of the hole with a medicine twist and gave it to the soldiers guarding the mouth of the cave. He patted the dust on his body and jumped back to the ground and smiled at Xiao. Tianjian said, "Okay, big head! It's all done inside! You can ignite and blow up the door at any time and enter the village!"
Xiao Tianjian looked at the sky. By this time, it was not dark, so he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. Luo Li and Yan Chongxi, who were still mastating to attack Zhuangzi, withdrew from the battle and gathered again outside the village.
The people in the village looked at the Xing Tianjun who retreated again, and began to shout and laugh one after another. A man in iron armor, and the generals of the Xingtian army outside the village laughed loudly at Xing Tianjun's incompetence, and Luo Li jumped to curse.
After Xiao Tianjian summoned the generals in front of him, he said to them, "Brothers, don't be angry! I'm going to have a rest tonight! Let everyone in the village know how powerful we are! Let's go in with me later! Come on! Light the fire!"
After listening to the order, several soldiers standing at the mouth of the cave immediately put the torch on the medicine twist at the mouth of the cave. The medicine twist immediately hissed and burned, like insects with life, quickly burned into the cave with green smoke.
Everyone stood outside the Zhuangmen holding their breath, quietly waiting for the sound of the explosion to come out. At this moment, it seemed to freeze, and it passed very slowly. For a long time, they did not feel a trace of vibration from the ground under their feet. They couldn't help but make people more anxious. Gradually began to **, although no one dared to be big. They questioned each other loudly, but they also exchanged eye contact with each other, as if they were asking each other why there was no movement until now.
Xiao Tianjian is also a little nervous. After all, this is the first time they have taken such a method to attack a solid stronghold. To some extent, it is also testing a new method of tactics. If the detonation is not successful, it will inevitably affect morale, and they also have to take the risk of drilling into the ground. In the hole, re-ignite, but that will undoubtedly be very dangerous.
So he also turned his head and looked at the gopher. The gopher was also confused and didn't know what was going on. After all, there is no clock at this time. No one knows how long it has been since the ignition. It may have been a while, or it may have been a long time. Everyone In order to be nervous and feel that the passage of time is unusually slow, even the gopher feels uneasy at this moment. After all, doing this kind of thing is also a new task for him, and he has never done it before.
After drilling the gopher for a while, he didn't feel the gunpowder in the hole explode, so he scratched his head awkwardly and said to Xiao Tianjian, "Big boss, I guess I will break the medicine twist when I came out just now? I'll go down and have a look!"
Xiao Tianjian was a little helpless. After all, after waiting for a long time, the gunpowder did not explode. It was likely that something was wrong, which caused the gunpowder below not to be ignited. In this way, it was necessary to go in and have a look, but he was worried that the medicine twist below had not been burned out, and he was afraid that there would be an accident if he went down, so he nodded and said. "It's okay! Wait a minute. If it doesn't blow up when it gets dark, it's not too late to go in! Now..."
As soon as he said this, he suddenly felt a violent shaking under his feet. Everyone shook slightly. After that, Xiao Tianjian quickly looked at the Zhuangmen of Xiejiazhuang. Suddenly, the ground at the Zhuangmen arched, and the whole Zhuangzi trembled violently, and then the whole Zhuangmen slowly began to collapse. After going down, the people on the wall of the village were shaken upside down, and some people even fell directly from the collapsed village gate, and the whole Xiejiazhuang suddenly became chaotic.
Xiao Tianjian turned his head and looked at the hole behind him. At the same time, a mass of dust spewed out from the hole, and the whole ditch was filled with smoke.
It was not until this time that people heard a thunderous roar from Xiejiazhuang. Everyone was shocked, but suddenly laughed. Xiao Tianjian pulled out his waist knife, waved at Xiejiazhuang, and roared, "Follow me!" As soon as he finished speaking, he spread his long legs and rushed to Xie Jiazhuang.
And the generals behind him also burst out a thunderous shout at the same time, cheering and running towards Xiejiazhuang one by one.
The whole Zhuangmen of Xiejiazhuang has completely collapsed at this moment. The piled up on the collapsed ground has become a pile of rubble. Even a nearby Zhuang wall collapsed due to the huge vibration. Many Zhuangding Xiangyong also fell into the rubble with the collapsed Zhuang wall, and the flesh and blood were blurred. There are also some people who are close to Zhuangmen. They are so shocked by the huge vibration that they spit out blood and fall to the ground. They twisted their bodies in pain. There is dust everywhere, and the air is still filled with a choking smell of gunpowder smoke. Some people who were not injured inside were stunned by the shock, and their bodies were swayed to distinguish the southeast and northwest.
And Xing Tianjun only used a charge to kill Zhuangzi from the collapsed gap, and the people in Zhuangzi have long lost the ability to resist because of the sudden blow. In the face of the Xingtian army who entered Zhuangzi like a wolf like a tiger, it can be said that there is nothing. With the power of his hands, he was put into a pool of blood like cutting melons and vegetables by the soldiers of Xing Tianjun. In just half an hour, Xing Tianjun completely controlled the whole Xiejiazhuang.
In the face of the attack of the Xingtian army, the brave people in Zhuangding Township took the initiative to drop their weapons, kneel on the ground with their heads in their heads, and gave up resistance. Only a small number of the fierce Zhuangdings finally carried out an ineffective resistance. Soon they were killed by the Xingtian army members who rushed into Zhuangzi, even that Zhang Dachuan, the master, was also captured on the spot, tied up and escorted to Xiao Tianjian.
Xiao Tianjian was not the first person to rush into Xiejiazhuang. After all, there is no need for him to take the lead in such a war, so after launching the charge, he fell behind and commanded. After he entered the village, the battle in Zhuangzi was almost over, leaving only the last courtyard of the Xie family. There are also a few members of the Xie family who made the last weak resistance, but they also had no chance to turn around.
Xiao Tianjian took a look at the middle-aged man who was tied up in front of him. He saw this man's fierce face, with a big beard, his face full of blood, and the iron armor on his body was also tattered. Obviously, it was after a fierce fight that he took this guy off, so he asked his men who were holding this guy. He said, "Who is this person?"
The soldier who escorted this man replied loudly, "General, just now after killing Zhuangzi, I met this guy who was leading people to resist and wanted to knock us out. He looked like a leader, and he was very fierce! He also hurt our three brothers. Until more than a dozen brothers surrounded him, he still refused to surrender. As a result, he was forcibly turned over by us. We looked at this man like a head and took him to see the general!
Just now, a prisoner said that his name was Zhang Dachuan, that is, he led the Zhuangding Xiangyongs in the village to fight with us for three days. If it hadn't been for this man, we would have killed this Xiejiazhuang long ago!"
"Oh? Zhang Dachuan? OK! Well done, reward! Well, let me ask you, are you the leader here? Xiao Tianjian then turned his head and asked the prisoner.
"Bah! I won't change my name or my surname. I'm Zhang Dachuan! It's me who led people here to stop you thieves!
You are not a good man to cheat and blow up our door! If you have the ability, let go of me and let me fight with you!" Zhang Dachuan refused to kneel down and struggled to curse Xiao Tianjian.
Xiao Tianjian smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, you have a lot of ability. You actually blocked our Xing Tianjun for three days with these rabbles! Not bad, not bad! But you miscalculated the year today, and you also found the wrong opponent! In the past three days, you have led people to kill dozens of my brothers and hurt nearly 100 of my brothers. We have to calculate this well!
As far as I know, you also have a village here! When I break through your village, let's calculate this account together. Come on, take him down and take a good look at it! Don't make him run away!"
Hearing Xiao Tianjian mention his Zhuangzi, Zhang Dachuan's face suddenly changed greatly, and his attitude suddenly softened. He hurriedly struggled and said to Xiao Tianjian, "Okay! I'm convinced! I admit defeat! But don't involve me and my brothers' families in this matter, and don't be angry with them!"
Xiao Tianjian sneered and said, "Do you also know that you are afraid of words? All right! For the face of whether you are still a man, I won't care about you this time! As long as you are willing to persuade them to surrender, then they can not burn with Zhuangzi jade, but if they resist, then you will also blame me for being cruel!"
Looking at Zhang Dachuan, who was detained, Xiao Tianjian gathered his generals and said to them, "At present, in order to attack Xiejiazhuang, we have delayed a lot of time. It is expected that the government should also take action at this time, so time does not wait for people. We need to smooth the surrounding areas as soon as possible!" The villagers who can fight in Zhuangzi nearby have basically fallen into our hands this time. There are not many people who can fight in other Zhuangzi. Yan Chongxi and Luo Li, you are divided into two ways and will start to sweep the surrounding Zhuangzi early tomorrow morning!"
Yan Chongxi and Luo Li immediately took the order. The next morning, only Xiao Tianjian and a small number of guards were left to deal with the post-war affairs in Xiejiazhuang. The two of them immediately led their troops and rushed east of Xiejiazhuang in two directions.
(I came back last night. I was disappointed, regretful, hard and surprised when I went out for three days, but the last word was tired! I almost got tired and lay down! After three days of rest, I came back to sort out my thoughts and prepare to start typing!)