Explosive bombs are naturally cannonballs when placed in a cannon barrel, but if they are thrown into a crowd with bare hands, they can be used as soil bombs.
But I have to say that this thing is too heavy.
The weight of a shell is generally several kilograms or more. A shell of this size...
It cannot be thrown very far, so under normal circumstances, this thing cannot be used as a throwing object.
But the key to what a thing is used for depends on the occasion and how it is used.
For example, in the battle for the city tower, this thing is very useful. There are Qi troops under the city tower. Just throw it out and the effect will be good.
Su Ding's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Mr. Shen's method is good. With such a dense crowd of people, if the cannonballs are thrown out and exploded, the effect will be great!"
He thought for a while and then said: "However, the gunners in the Chinese artillery battalion are very valuable. There are not many gunners who can cut the lead wires now. Why don't we let them go to the battlefield like this, lest they be hurt and suffer too much loss?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "No one has ever used this thing except them. It's not easy to know how long the lead is. If the lead is short, there is no way to throw it out. If it explodes here, it will cause trouble. If the lead is long, Already…”
Shen Yi glanced at Su Ding and continued: "Qi Ren will probably throw it back."
"So, it's better for these gunners to come up."
"We don't want them to fight directly with the Qi people. They are all soldiers of the Huai'an Army. There is no distinction between high and low. They should be allowed to go."
When Su Ding heard this, he no longer hesitated. He clasped his fists at Shen Yi and said, "The general will personally deploy it."
Shen Yi nodded and said: "It is best to break down the south gate of Yanzhou tonight, and it is best to occupy part of the south area of Yanzhou City."
Su Ding clasped his fists in response, then turned around and strode away.
It didn't take long for Zhong Ming to receive the order. At this moment, he was still on the tower. After hearing Su Ding's order, without saying a word, he jumped down from the tower, jumped on the ladder, and then lightly Jumping means four or five steps of stairs. After a few jumps, I jumped off the tower and kept my feet on the ground.
He walked across the battlefield and strode towards Su Ding. When he saw Su Ding, he cupped his fists and said, "General Su!"
Su Ding looked at Zhong Ming, who was full of blood and sweat. He couldn't help but admire what a good man he was. He patted Zhong Ming on the shoulder and pointed to the thirty or so Huai'an Army soldiers wearing suspenders. He said in a deep voice: "Cover them up to the tower, and the battle will be much easier immediately."
Zhong Ming turned around and glanced at these people. Without asking why, he shouted in a low voice: "Follow me!"
Su Ding was speechless, looked at his back, and warned: "Be careful of your own safety!"
Su Ding turned back, clasped his fists, then strode towards the city wall, shouting: "Artillery camp! Three rounds of artillery fire cover!"
After he stopped shouting, someone immediately rushed to the Chinese artillery camp to convey his order.
Now that the artillery camp was under the overall command of Su Ding, he naturally would not disagree. Soon, the sound of cannons sounded.
Zhong Ming took a deep breath, waited for the first round of artillery fire to end, and shouted: "Xuanjia Guard, shield!"
More than a dozen Xuanjia guards immediately held their shields and attacked the tower.
Zhong Ming turned around and shouted to the thirty or so gunners: "Follow me and climb the tower together!"
He glanced at the rucksacks on the backs of these gunners, and without thinking, shouted: "Someone, take their rucksacks!"
In the Xuanjia Guard, dozens of men immediately stepped forward and took the backpacks from the gunners. These gunners were also from the Huai'an army. They looked a little embarrassed. Someone said loudly: "This general, we are also from Huai'an."
Soldiers, we can carry it!"
"No nonsense!"
Zhong Ming said with a straight face: "Climbing Yanzhou City, you will die if you are not careful. Have you ever climbed it before?"
He patted his chest and said loudly: "I've been up here a dozen times!"
"My brothers have all been there at least four or five times!"
"Just follow us!"
He still took the lead, grabbing both sides of the ladder repeatedly with both hands, and climbed up the city wall as nimbly as an ape.
At this time, the third round of artillery fire from the artillery battalion had just ended. The Qi people on the city wall had no way to control them. In addition, there were Huai'an Army officers and soldiers on the city wall supporting them. Zhong Ming climbed up the city wall smoothly. He held a knife
Taking advantage of the situation, he chopped down a Qi man.
But after all, there were too many Qi people on the city wall, and Zhong Ming had just put his feet on the ground. He had no time to look at the six directions, and was slashed in the back shoulder by a Qi person from the rear left!
He was wearing armor, and it would be difficult to injure him if he hit his back. But this knife hit the gap in his armor. Fortunately, the force was not strong, and it only penetrated half an inch of his flesh.
Zhong Ming became ferocious under the pain, shouted angrily, turned around and slashed the Qi man's arm with a knife. With such huge force, the man's arm flew out directly, and he lay on the ground rolling and wailing.
Zhong Ming turned around and shouted: "Hurry up!"
Under his cover, most of the more than thirty gunners climbed onto the tower, but only three or four were hit by falling rocks and rolled down.
And those explosive bullets were also transported to the tower by Xuanjia Guards.
Zhong Ming made a quick decision and said loudly: "Form up a shield formation and protect them!"
After saying this, Zhong Ming himself did not stay in the shield formation. Instead, he held knives in both hands and broke into the enemy formation.
After getting their own explosive shells, the gunners did not dare to neglect. After quickly estimating the distance, they all took out small scissors from their waists, trimmed the length of the fuse, ignited the fuse, and fought hard towards the crowds of people on the tower.
Lost place.
Under the cover of the shield array, they were temporarily unscathed by arrows and were close enough to the Qi people. A bomb was thrown into the Qi people and exploded immediately without giving the Qi people any time to react.
Accompanied by a burst of Qi people's wails, the shield formation walked forward a dozen steps and came to the other side of the city wall. Looking at the Qi people rushing up in a steady stream on the corridor, the middle-aged man leading the gunner shouted:
"Throw it down the corridor!"
Thirty people, each carrying about seven or eight explosive bombs. After hearing this instruction, everyone quickly trimmed the leads again and threw them towards the corridor together!
With this throw, a clear space was forcibly cleared for Xuanjia Wei!
On the city tower, the pressure on the officers and soldiers of the Huai'an Army suddenly decreased!
Then the ladders were set up, and more officers and soldiers of the Huai'an Army rushed up to the tower!
This scene was seen by Shen Yi, who was watching the battle from a distance. He slowly put down the telescope in his hand, looked back at Su Ding who had returned behind him, and said, "It seems that this thing is indeed useful."
Su Ding also nodded.
"General, after thinking about it, it seems that it is only useful in this kind of situation. If it is a field battle, it is basically useless."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "It should also be used when defending the city. The effect will not be any worse than falling rocks and gold juice."
"I'll tell Senior Brother Zhao later and ask him to summon more blacksmiths to produce as many of these things as possible."
Having said this, Mr. Shen looked at the battlefield and said with emotion: "This Zhong Ming is really fierce."
"When Xue Wei sees him, it's probably too late to meet him."
When Su Ding heard this, he smiled and said, "General Xue is as clever as he is clumsy, but he is much stronger than him."
"It's so clever that it seems clumsy. Don't praise him. He still has a lot to learn and grow."
After laughing and scolding, Shen Yi looked to the east and his expression became serious.
"Can Xue Wei be able to stand alone in the future..."
"It depends on whether he can win this battle."
………………
At night, Sishui County.
Surabaya is also a county very close to Yanzhou, but it has already been plowed by Su Ding once. Now there are no defenders in the city, and even the county magistrate has fled.
After Xue Wei's troops arrived in Sishui County, they did not enter the city, but camped outside Sishui County.
After setting up camp, General Xue hung up the map in his tent and stared at the map of Shandong in a daze by candlelight.
Until midnight, Xue Wei, who was hungry, asked someone to get a piece of beef. While chewing the beef, he still stared at the map.
"General Xue."
There was a report from the primary school outside the tent, and he said: "Secretary Luo, the reporter from Di Di, is here and wants to see you."
Xue Wei cheered up, stood up immediately, and said loudly: "Please come in quickly!"
He even couldn't wait, so he walked out of the camp in person and welcomed Luo Yong in. After pulling Luo Yong to sit down, he said with a smile on his face: "Brother Luo is here in person. Do you have any important information?"
"The Qi people from Yizhou have already moved, following General Xue."
Luo Yong took out Shen Yi's order from his sleeve and handed it to Xue Wei: "General Xue, please look at this. This is Si Zheng's personal order."
Xue Wei quickly took the order, read it once, folded it carefully, and put it in his sleeve. Then he looked at Luo Yong and asked: "Brother Luo, I must always confirm the position of the Qi army in Yizhou."
"But it's not easy for me to send scouts out and alert them. I can only report to the police at home."
Luo Yong thought for a while and replied: "This should be no problem. There are too many of them and they cannot hide their movements from others. It may be difficult to grasp the precise position, but the error is only ten miles at most."
Xue Wei touched his chin and thought for a while.
"That's almost enough."
He stood up and said loudly: "Have someone call Wan Zhong here!"
After the vanguard army was formed, in addition to the subordinates he brought with him, Xue Wei also asked Wan Zhong to come over and be his deputy.
Soon, Wan Zhong trotted over. Seeing outsiders, he clasped his fists at Xue Wei and lowered his head: "General Xue!"
Xue Wei looked at him and said slowly: "Early tomorrow morning, you will lead the army and continue westward to Yanzhou."
"I took five thousand soldiers, broke them into pieces, pretended to be refugees, and stayed in the Surabaya area."
He patted Wan Zhong on the shoulder and smiled heartily.
"When he was in Shuhe, Xuzhou Prefecture, Mr. Shen used this trick."
"Wait for the enemies of Yizhou to enter Surabaya."
Xue Wei grinned and said, "I'll trap them. Brother, you lead the troops and kill them with a single shot!"
Wan Zhong was stunned and said quickly: "General Xue, it is better for the last general to stop the attack. You can take charge of it."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I am the commander-in-chief, and whatever I say is what I say!"
Xue Mangzi shouted loudly.
"Send a Qi man to Yanzhou, and you and I, brothers, will never fight together in the Huai'an army again!"
