Zhang Yibin led 1,500 people to Taungzhi City, which was about 90 miles away from Lailin.
The road was not easy to walk.
Although they were riding horses, they had to dismount and be led along some roads. , under the guidance of the guide, it took more than two hours to arrive outside Taunggyi City.
Taunggyi City is slightly larger than Lailin City, and the city wall is almost five feet higher than Lailin City, but it actually has a moat.
Zhang Yibin first let the troops rest in the woods and took out his binoculars to observe carefully.
He summoned the officers for a meeting and first said: "This Taunggyi City is a bit troublesome.
First of all, the city wall is higher than that of Lailin City.
The most troublesome thing is the moat.
The river is two feet wide, but after crossing the river, it is only one foot."
Wherever we go, no matter whether we use a ladder or iron bars, there is no way to get up.”
The leader of the white-pole soldiers looked at the telescope for a while and said: "It's really difficult to use.
The main reason is that the place is too small and the ladder is not easy to set up.
The iron bars are inserted very slowly and the sound is loud, which will definitely alarm the people above. ” A director said: "Brothers Baiganbing have no choice but to attack by force."
Zhang Yibin shook his head and said: "The cost of a strong attack is too high.
According to Wu Lhasu, there are more than 2,000 Taungu soldiers in Taunggyi City.
If we fight hard, we can't take Taunggyi City.
We must open the city gate first.
I took a look, The suspension bridge is okay, it uses thick cables.
Although I don’t know what it is made of, at least it can be seen that it is not an iron cable.”
The director said: "Isn't that simple?
Although we didn't bring a cannon, we have explosives.
We can use the explosives to blow open the door, and then we can rush in."
Zhang Yibin scolded: "Xiong Tianyi, it's so simple to tell you that when the explosive pack blew open the city gate, it also destroyed the suspension bridge.
Are you going to let everyone swim across?"
Xiong Tianyi said: "Then lower the suspension bridge first so that the explosives will not blow it up.
We will guard in front of the suspension bridge and rush in as soon as the door explodes to catch them off guard."
Zhang Yibin thought for a while and said: "This is very difficult.
First, the suspension bridge must be lowered without the enemy noticing.
This requires at least twenty people to support the suspension bridge in the water and let it lower slowly.
After it is lowered, it must be lowered immediately.
Blast the city gate open and rush in immediately.
It will take a little time for the enemy to react and it will be in trouble. " Xiong Tianyi said carelessly: "I'll blow up the city gate.
The white pole soldiers will use white poles to support the suspension bridge and use knives to cut the thick ropes."
Zhang Yibin said: "First we need to feel the condition of the moat.
If there are sharp stakes or something in it, it will be troublesome.
Qin Yongchun will lead people to solve this matter.
Xiong Tianyi, you are responsible for leading people to bury explosives.
Use the kind that can delay The longest lead, click and run.”
After the sky completely darkened, Qin Yongchun led more than a dozen white-poled soldiers to the city gate.
He first used his white-poled guns to move slowly in the water, and soon discovered that there were indeed sharp stakes.
He secretly cursed the Donggu people for being cunning, and then he and his men slowly shook the picket, and after it was loose, they dragged the picket to the shore.
Because they were afraid of being discovered by the people on the city wall, everyone could only work slowly, and even stopped temporarily when the patrol passed by.
It took more than an hour to finally clear the pickets about five steps below and on both sides of the suspension bridge. .
Qin Yongchun climbed up to the other side again, first climbed along the suspension bridge to where the rope was tied, tried it with the steel knife in his hand, and found that it could be cut, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he slipped down and entered the city gate hole to observe.
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He found that the city gate hole was only about two steps deep, and he frowned again.
When the white-pole soldiers returned to the woods, Qin Yongchun said to Zhang Yibin: "Battal Commander, there is nothing wrong with the suspension bridge, and the pickets have been taken out.
But the city gate hole is not deep.
I measured it, and it was only two steps more than one step."
"Diandian, I'm afraid the explosives will damage the suspension bridge."
Zhang Yibin said: "There is no problem with this.
Just wet the quilt and put it on the suspension bridge."
Due to the weather, the Ming army did not bring quilts, but with blankets, the same effect should be achieved.
Zhang Yibin asked the troops to rest first.
There were many mosquitoes in the woods.
Fortunately, the military doctor prepared a potion and applied it to the bodies of people and horses to prevent the horses with their mouths from moving.
At one o'clock in the morning, the officers began to wake the soldiers.
Qin Yongchun and Xiong Tianyi carefully touched the city gate.
Xiong Tianyi raised the explosive bag above his head and swam across the moat, and then began to place the explosive bag.
Qin Yongchun climbed up the suspension bridge and carefully cut off one side of the suspension rope with a knife.
The white pole soldier in the water below used a tree trunk about two inches thick to hold the suspension bridge.
The suspension bridge swayed briefly and returned to its original state.
Qin Yongchun climbed to the other side and started cutting the sling.
He quickly cut the sling.
He jumped off the suspension bridge gently, and with gestures, he directed the white pole soldiers to slowly lower the suspension bridge.
With a burst of creaking, With a loud sound, the suspension bridge was lowered.
Although the squeaking sound was not loud, it seemed particularly harsh in the quiet night.
Two Dongyu soldiers appeared on the top of the city.
They held torches and started shouting and asking: "Who is it?"
Qin Yongchun knew that it was not easy to see the bottom of the city wall from above, so he lay motionless by the suspension bridge.
Unexpectedly, one of the Toungu soldiers threw down the torch and saw that the suspension bridge had been lowered, and immediately shouted.
When Qin Yongchun knew that the incident had been revealed, he immediately spread a wet military blanket on the bridge and told the white-pole soldiers in the water to retreat quickly.
Xiong Tianyi had already placed the explosive package and blocked it with two stones on the outside.
This could increase the power and prevent damage to the suspension bridge.
He pulled out a fuse from the explosive bag, then took out a match sealed with oil paper to light it, but struck two matches with no success.
Qin Yongchun saw this and picked up the torch dropped by the Donggu soldiers and ran in front of Xiong Tianyi.
Xiong Tianyi took the torch and cursed: "I'm so stupid."
As he said this, he lit the fuse, then threw the torch and pulled it.
Following Qin Yongchun, he ran to the suspension bridge.
The Dongxu soldiers' screams were particularly harsh in the quiet night, and noises could be heard in the city.
A man who looked like a leader came to the top of the city and threw down a torch.
He happened to see the fleeing Ming army.
He shouted loudly, and some Dongyu soldiers took out their bows and arrows and prepared to shoot.
At this time, there was an earth-shaking loud noise, and the people on the city gate tower fell to the ground together.
The city gate was blown to pieces, and a torch could be seen inside the city.
The Guards who had been guarding in front of the suspension bridge for a long time took up firecrackers and opened fire at the city gate.
As screams rang out, the Guardsmen who had not yet opened fire took firecrackers and rushed into the city gate.
Zhang Yibin's voice It sounded: "Come in quickly and hit the torch."
The Guards who rushed into the city were met with a burst of bullets at the torches.
Many torches fell to the ground, but the Dongyu soldiers were illuminated more clearly.
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The sound of gunfire continued, and the screams came and went, like a grand piece of music
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