Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 28 Add some sugar
The old cousins ​​in Guangxi may not care about the court or the king's law, but they care deeply about their ancestors and clan.

The greatness of our ancestors is not just talk!

In order to keep the ancestral hall, they are really willing to go all out.

For a time, the battle situation fell into a stalemate. The Ming army could not open the door of the Yang family with manpower, and the young men of the Yang family could only stick to the house and could not take the initiative to attack and repel the invading Ming army.

The shouts of killing that resounded all around and the smell of blood in the air all showed the intensity of the battle.

There were corpses lying inside and outside the Yang family courtyard...

……

Outside Jintian Town, Zhu Jing'an stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the battle situation in the town.

Seeing the Ming army troops surrounding Jintian Town and launching an attack on the Yang family mansion, his eyes were full of expectations.

Looking forward to good news from the front line.

At this moment, a messenger ran out of the town, came to Zhu Jing'an, and spoke.

"Report! Report to the Commander-in-Chief that the battle situation on the front line is tense. Commander Zhang requests the Commander-in-Chief to quickly send reinforcements."

Zhu Jing'an heard the words, pondered for a while, and then spoke.

"What's the specific battle situation on the front line?"

The messenger heard the words and spoke.

"Reporting to the Grand Governor, the battle situation on the front line is very anxious."

"The gate of the Yang family's residence is too strong. Our army was blocked outside the gate. We faced off against the Yang family members inside the gate and were unable to make a breakthrough for a while."

"The situation is critical!"

Zhu Jing'an thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Pass a military order to send two additional bureaus of reinforcements to the front line."

"After the reinforcements arrive, ask Zhang Hu to attack the Yang family mansion as soon as possible for the governor. There must be no mistake."

At this point, Zhu Jing'an paused for a moment before continuing.

"Also, order someone to send a few custom-packed explosives to the front line. Since the door of the Yang family's mansion is strong, use gunpowder to blow it open."

Almost all the explosive packages currently used by the Ming Army are fixed explosives, and the charge of each explosive package is determined in advance.

In wartime, as long as the lead is plugged in, it can be used directly.

What is even more worth mentioning is that the gunpowder currently used by the Ming army is not ordinary black powder, but Zhu Jingan's improved formula.

During the period when the Ming army was stationed at Zijin Mountain, Zhu Jingan deliberately improved the gunpowder formula.

After removing the lead, mercury, eggs, arsenic and other messy things, only the three materials of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal were left, and the Ming army's gunpowder production formula was determined according to a fixed ratio.

The reason why Zhu Jing'an knows this is because he once dated an ex-girlfriend who was proficient in modern military science.

Also, in order to increase the power of gunpowder, he also added some sugar to the gunpowder formula.

Although due to the water absorption of white sugar, gunpowder added with white sugar cannot be stored for a long time. Over time, it will easily become damp and harden, and then it cannot be used.

But if it is packaged into an explosive package or filled into a thunder, it will definitely not affect its use if it is stored briefly for three to five days.

Therefore, before the Ming army came out of the mountain this time, Zhu Jingan ordered his people to prepare several explosive packs and two boxes of thunder.

It is prepared to be used to overcome difficulties and dangers, and now is just the right time.

When the ordering soldiers heard this, they clasped their fists and left.

Prepare to convey Zhu Jingan's order.

……

On the other side, outside the Yang family mansion.

The fighting continues.

There were constant casualties on the Ming army's side.

From time to time, feather arrows were thrown out from the Yang family mansion, causing damage to the Ming army outside the mansion.

Although under the threat of the spearmen of the Ming army, the young men of the Yang family only dared to hide in the courtyard and shoot arrows, but did not dare to climb the high wall, show their heads and aim straight.

However, because the Ming army's array was too dense, casualties were still inevitable.The Ming army was also fighting back, and the archers also bent their bows and nocked arrows, shooting rain of arrows into the courtyard.

Some people even brought ladders and tried to climb over the wall, but as soon as they showed up, they were shot down by Yang Dingzhuang with a bow and arrow, and he died tragically on the spot.

Pan Dazhu looked around and said with a flash of inspiration.

"Table! We can bring a table and put it on our head to avoid arrows."

"Quick, find a table!"

Pan Dazhu's words also attracted the attention of the other Ming troops around him. After hearing this, many people showed surprise on their faces.

Zhang Hu also directly ordered people to find some table tops to avoid arrows.

Not long after, almost all the Ming troops outside the Yang family's mansion were on top of the table.

On average, three to five people hid under a table to avoid the rain of arrows. Although it looked quite embarrassing, this trick was actually effective.

The power of the arrow when thrown is not as good as the direct shot. If it is blocked by the table, it will be difficult to cause effective damage to the Ming soldiers under the table.

Benedict!Tuk Tuk!

The arrow hit the table, and the sound of nails hammering into the wood continued to sound.

But the screams disappeared.

At this time, reinforcements from the Ming army also arrived on the battlefield. Nearly 200 reinforcements arrived, which quickly restored the Ming army to its peak after being somewhat depressed.

Those explosive packets were also delivered to Zhang Hu.

The orderly said.

"Your Majesty, Commander, the Governor orders you to lead your troops to conquer and take control of the Yang family residence as soon as possible."

"These explosive packets were sent to the front line by the Grand Governor for you to use to attack the enemy."

Hearing this, Zhang Hu looked at the several explosive packets in front of him with bright eyes and nodded vigorously.

"Excuse me, please report to the Commander-in-Chief. I, Zhang Hu, promise to complete the mission!"

When the ordering soldier heard this, he clasped his fists and left.

……

Soon, the Ming army launched a general attack on the Yang family mansion.

An explosive bag was nailed to the door of Yang's house, and the Ming soldiers around the door retreated after receiving the order.

After the crowd dispersed, the fuse on the explosive package was ignited.

With a burst of burning sound, the fuse quickly disappeared into the explosive bag.

The next moment, a rumbling explosion sounded.

Fire and smoke rose into the sky, and the door was instantly torn apart by the shock wave, with sawdust flying everywhere.

The violent explosion caused a sudden silence between heaven and earth.

"Kill!"

The next moment, the sound of shouting and killing sounded.

Before the smoke and dust from the explosion dispersed, the Ming army launched the final attack on the Yang family mansion.

……

The sudden violent explosion shocked everyone, and the young men of the Yang family who were blocking the door were blown away by the shock wave in the blink of an eye.

Yang Laobai felt his eyes go dark, his chest felt tight, and he flew backwards in an instant.

While the person was still flying in mid-air, waves of stinging pain continued to appear on his face and body.

That was the feeling caused by the wood chips blown away by the explosion being inserted into his body.

With a bang, Yang Laobai's body fell heavily to the ground. His head was a little dizzy, and he felt as if the whole world was spinning.

Just as he was about to struggle to get up from the ground, a spear was already pressed against his chest.

"Don't move. If you surrender, don't kill. Those who act rashly will die!"

(End of this chapter)