Chapter 998: Burning the South Gate of Edinburgh

Yesterday afternoon and in the middle of the night, the Scottish Guards sent out most of them to go to the villages around Edinburgh to catch Zhuangding. Before dawn, a total of 2,600 strong men were captured into the city to assist the army in defending Edinburgh.

At the same time, about 4,000 male residents of the adult population in the city were also gathered and came to the arsenal to distribute weapons. Of course, before that, they had to close the gate hole, so that the oak gate could not stand the enemy's shelling.

When the Fourth Army arrived outside Edinburgh, the gate of Edinburgh City had just completed the internal blockade. After the blockade was completed, the strong soldiers took up rusty weapons and followed the regular army to the wall.

After reaching the city wall, the guards and soldiers kept telling the strong men how to counter possible enemy attacks. Mainly, how to deal with enemy soldiers climbing the wall. Even these soldiers personally demonstrated the downward piercing movement to the strong men.

Looking at the lively city wall, Saqqara was taken aback:

"So many people? Isn't it only the 1600 army? Is the intelligence wrong?"

After looking at it with his telescope for a while, his adjutant shook his head and said:

"The information is correct. Most of the people in the city are the strong men. You see their clothes are very messy, unlike the regular army!"

"Then I'm relieved ..." Sakala relaxed.

"Head of the Legion, from which door do we launch the main attack?" The adjutant asked.

Sakara didn't speak, but observed it with a telescope for a while. He rode around the city wall for a while and then said:

"Edinburgh ’s royal palace, Edinburgh Castle, is located on the hillside west of the city, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and most of the artillery of Edinburgh City is mounted there. Therefore, the West Gate is not the best choice."

"Dongcheng Gate is too far away from the palace in the west of the city, and it will be troublesome after the attack. So, you can only choose from the South Gate and the North Gate ... Well ... If the main attack is on the North Gate, the enemy troops can easily withdraw from the South Gate and enter the southern mountains ... … So, let ’s start the main attack from the south gate! However, send cavalry guards outside the west gate to prevent the enemy chief couple from fleeing the west gate! ”

"Yes, I will arrange this!" The adjutant paid a respect and immediately arranged it.

Soon, the 20 32-pound Karen guns that came with the ship were also moved outside the south gate, along with a large number of iron ball shells and gunpowder barrels. Subsequently, 20 32-pound Karen artillery shelled the south gate of Edinburgh. However, Edinburgh is a king city after all, and the gates are still quite thick. Even a 32-pound gun can't be effective for several days.

Seeing that the shelling had no effect, Saqqara was not in a hurry. Because he did not expect the shelling to be effective. After all, Marin brought in "fire oil" for burning wood gates ...

However, he is now paralysing the enemy with shelling. As for how to use the fierce oil, he decided to wait until midnight. In this way, the soldier carrying the fiery fire oil to burn the city gate will not be surprised. If the soldier who carried the oil barrel to burn the city gate was accidentally hit by the enemy, another rocket was fired, and the fiery oil was burned by himself, without threatening the city gate.

But Sakala only has a barrel of "fire oil" in his hand, which can't be wasted naturally. So, he decided to wait until midnight to send someone to the dark to bring the fiery fire oil to the south gate of Edinburgh, and fire the door ...

Therefore, the siege of the Fourth Army during the day seems to be loud, but in fact the rain is small, and there is no substantial progress at all.

Moreover, in this era, it is normal for the siege in Europe to continue for several months. The defenders in Edinburgh have actually prepared for a protracted war.

As for the posture to attack the South Gate, will the main force of the Scottish defenders gather near the South Gate? Saqqara has no worries. Why? Because the enemy defenders have only 1600 regular troops, the rest are strong soldiers with low combat power. Once the city gate was broken, Sakhara did not believe that his 4th Army soldiers could not beat each other. Moreover, it can also take the opportunity to destroy the main force of the other party near the south gate. Once the main force of the other party is eliminated, it is very simple to occupy the whole city of Edinburgh.

In addition to concentrating the main force on the south gate, Saqqara also divided some troops and sent them outside the west gate, east gate and north gate to conduct patrols to prevent the enemy from escaping from these three gates. In fact, those ordinary soldiers and civilians have nothing to escape. The ultimate goal of Saqqara is to capture John Stewart and Queen Margaret. Others are not important.

In this way, throughout the day, the offensive and defensive battle between the Fourth Army and the Edinburgh garrison was more like a friendly exercise, and there were not many casualties. But what the Scottish defenders did not notice was that during the general attack, the Fourth Army quietly filled the trench near the South Gate with sandbags ...

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In the middle of the night, both parties were exhausted and rested separately. Of course, both armies have arranged for night sergeants to closely monitor each other and not give opponents a chance. Especially in the Fourth Army, there were several German and animal husbandry nights in the camp. Once a wind blows the grass, the awakened De Mu will warn and bark. Therefore, for now, the army of Beihai should be the most difficult to be attacked by night. What's more, there was also a dark whistle arranged outside the camp of the Fourth Army. If you want to attack at night, there is no way.

The Scottish defenders in the city are also nervously defending the walls. Because the North Sea army has a tradition of night raids, so the Scottish army must not be nervous.

But most of the night passed and nothing happened. And the Scottish defenders, tense nerves, finally relaxed ...

However, before dawn, at more than three o'clock, from the Fourth Army Corps, a small group of men and women quietly walked out and touched the direction of Edinburgh's south gate ...

This group of people, most of them carrying a bundle of firewood, only one person, carrying a wooden barrel. The barrel was filled with the legendary "fire oil", that is, mixed gasoline.

After quietly touching the south gate, the defenders above the city did not notice it. After all, it's almost dawn now (it's more than 4 o'clock in early August), and the night-time Scottish soldiers are also asleep. Several Fourth Army soldiers who touched the gate of the city could even hear the screams of the Scottish defenders above the city ...

At this time, the moon in the sky had already set, leaving only a little starlight. It was by this starlight that a group of people touched the south gate of Edinburgh.

The back bucket that led the team waved, and the others quickly piled the firewood gently on the oak city gate. Then, the soldier carrying the barrel opened the cork of the barrel and poured the unknown liquid in the barrel to the piles of firewood leaning on the gate. An unpleasant smell came from the air ...

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At this time, the captain carrying the wooden barrel gestured to several others, and the others took off a small wooden tube from their waists. Pull out the wooden tube, and there is a bleak line of fire. The wooden tube is open at both ends, without breath holding. And the ignited fire rope is encased in it, and it will not go out. And with a wooden tube, you can prevent Mars from being discovered by others in the night.

Of course, the captain carrying the barrel did not dare to bring this stuff. Because the regimental commander said that this kind of "fire oil" is too powerful, and those who carry oil drums must put an end to Mars. Even before he hurried, the captain kept a certain distance from several other people, that is, to avoid the sparks of the fire rope on them accidentally touching the oil barrel.

Afterwards, the captain carrying the oil barrel pulled out an elongated fuse from his pocket, one end connected to the firewood pile poured with fiery fire oil on the city gate, and the other end, farther away ...

After arranging the fuse, the captain of the back barrel whispered:

"ignition!"

Suddenly, several burning fire-wire heads reached the fuse ...

"Oh, yell--" A faint sound came, and the people in charge of the ignition ran far away ...

Soon, under the south gate of Edinburgh, there was a sudden burst of fire. Moreover, the fire was extremely fierce. It only took a few seconds from the fire to the fierce fire ...

Moreover, the flame temperature is extremely high, estimated to be thousands of degrees. Even the Scotsman who was dozing on the city gate tower felt a heat wave rising ...

The awakened Scottish soldier froze for a moment, but then saw the fire under the city. He glanced over his head, and he was suddenly taken aback. Then he shouted:

"It's on fire! The Nancheng Gate is on fire!"

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